*kneels down in hope of forgiveness*
I am SO SO SOOOO sorry I abandoned you guys for a while! (okay a long while)

But I'm back and I'm gonna try to keep this authors note short. That being said, another sorry and...

Warnings the same as usual.

Homestuck belongs to the almighty troll Hussie.

Chapter 10: Day Two

It was past noon when something occurred to me as I sat inside of Sollux's car. We were driving back up to the mansion to grab some more stuff (preferably the items Sollux had suggested the night before) when I remembered that I had promised a few things for Sollux when we first meet.

What was it again...

"Sol, I just remembered somethin'."

"And that would beee?"

I removed one of my earbuds from my ear and let it dangle as I twisted to glance at Sollux's face," Didn't I promise to help you with somethin' when I ruined your laptop?"

"Hm? Doethn't ring a bell."

I turned my attention to Sollux now, his face concentrating on the road.

"No, no. I remember somethin'... It was somethin' about a project for a website, was it not?"

His lips pressed together into a thin line and a light shade of pink lightened his cheeks. The silence was extensive and my patience was dwindling by the second. My lips pulled down into a frown as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Sol."

We made it to a stop light and I didn't lift my glare. I could see his eyes darting in any other direction except towards me.

"Sol!"

He bit down on his lip then whipped his head to look at me, "Okay! I lied!"

I was taken aback by his response. Why in the world would he lie about something like that? Was he just trying to mess with me back then? Or maybe it was because he was trying to... no. That wouldn't be likely.

The light turned green and Sollux shifted back into his original position. The rest of the drive went in awkward silence until we made our way up the oh so familiar street. A silent agreement passed between the two of us to never speak of the incident again when we hopped out of the van.

I had timed our visit back to the house so that we wouldn't run into Feferi or anything. It would be best to avoid her for now.

Sollux and I walked into the large house just in time to see Gamzee and Equius hop out of a pickup truck parked in front of the gate. Letting the drugged clown and the sweaty body builder (who seemed even sweatier in the presence of Gamzee) in, we dashed up into my room and started to remove various items.

The sun had began to set once we had figured out how to get my waterbed downstairs without dropping it down the staircase. We had finally placed all the useless items into the cars and had found a lounging area in the living room with the TV on.

Gamzee sprawled out onto the long rounded couch pushing poor Equius into the arm rest at the end of the couch. Gamzee's head lolled back into my lap, the lop-sided smile never leaving his face. I had become accustomed to the careless behavior of the juggalo from years of experience, so it did not bother me the slightest as his head rolled around in my lap. Sollux however...

He didn't seem very comfortable with the level of careless affection Gamzee was giving me. It was somewhat amusing to watch Sollux trying to avert his gaze, but sadly failing and looking anyways. Equius didn't look any better in the matter but his distance from me might have helped him better cope with the situation, unlike Sollux who had decided it would be a good idea to try and fit himself in between me and the armrest.

Gamzee didn't seem to notice the sexual tension, if any, was hanging very thick in the air.

I had soon gotten bored of the flustering next to me and decided to save him from his embarrassment. I poked Gamzee's head a few times and he lifted it in understanding as I stood and stretched. My tucked in dress shirt lifted out of its hold from my jeans as I lifted my arms over my head.

Equius's heavy breathing hitched while Sollux choked out a strangled groan. Gamzee just continued to lay there with no idea of what was happening around him.

I never thought I would have so much fun teasing people. Preferably Sollux, as he had the cutest reactions.

Wait... What?

Shaking my head of the thought, I rounded the couch and slid into the kitchen. A maid was currently nibbling on a fresh baked cookie to see if it tasted as good as it looked. The tray of the remaining confectioneries laid next to a large platter. She squeaked as soon as she noticed I had entered and placed the cookie down before slightly bowing towards me.

I chuckled at the gesture and smiled at her," May I take them now? My colleagues might like them just as much."

She still did not look up at me, but it was obvious that she was blushing," Y-yes sir."

She quickly dumped the fresh batch onto the platter, keeping all cookies intact, before following me out the kitchen. Gamzee had decided to sit up when the sent of fresh baked goods filled the room. Taking my original place on the couch, the maid laid the platter onto the coffee table in front of us.

"Careful," she warned," They're still hot."

She stood there for a few seconds before excusing herself.

"It mutht be nithe to have all thethe maidth and butlerth running around the houthe all the time, huh ED?" Sollux grabbed a cookie from the platter and examined it.

"Eh," I shrugged," You never get any privacy or alone time. Even in the bathroom, you always have someone tryin' to get in to 'assist' you in anyway. It gets annoyin'." I scoffed and hastily took a cookie myself.

"That's also the reason I don't have as many butlers as I have maids. They can never keep their hands to themselves. It's happened more than once," my face twisted into a look of disgust at the memory.

"Oh. Tho you have been...?"

"Yeah."

"Oh."

We all sat there in awkward silence with the television blurring around the room. Gamzee happily broke the silence when he stated that it was getting late and Feferi was coming back soon.

We all went back to our vehicles and made our way back to the apartment.

It was another hour or so when we finally finished bringing everything up and getting them situated. It was all worth it in the end though. Sollux and I did our nightly routine then, but something seemed off.

He seemed quieter than normal. Almost, sad-like.

After I had gotten freshened up and changed, I found him laying in the new bed facing the wall. He left a spot for me to lay next to him, the side that wasn't against the wall. His arm was covering his face and it looked like we was sleeping. I turned the remaining light off and slipped into the bed next to him. I shifted so I faced away from Sollux. That was when I felt him move.

I suddenly felt an arm wrap around my waist and pull me close. I was too surprised to do anything, but then I heard him whisper something into my ear.

"Please..."

A few moments past and I finally relaxed into the hold. Sometime later his grip slowly softened and his breathing became slow and calm.

He had fallen asleep.

I still didn't try to move his hand though. I just began to contemplate what was happening. I could feel his breathing against my neck, the warmth of his body against mine, his arm wrapped securely around my waist.

I felt safe.

Okay... now I can fully apologize for the long long LONG wait I made all of you go through. I AM SO SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

To better explain why I was not able to continue this story for sometime was all because I am a lazy ass who has no inspiration. But that was until something triggered me to write again.

Let me explain. The weirdest things can trigger inspiration for me. Sometimes they don't even have anything to do with the story topic. But they usually have to do with goals that I will never reach.

So this certain person I recently have an obsession with has given me inspiration to write again. It's all part of this large plan that will never be successful, but I tend to be an extreme dreamer that always wishes for the impossible. The plan is pretty confusing but... it will only start if I can ever become famous with my writing.

I know what your thinking, this girl is crazy, but I have a method to my madness, and now I am only ranting about something that none of you would care for sooo... I'll save this for another time then shall we?

(In summary: this was an elaborate way of advertising my own stupid stories I plan on making. I am so sorry.)

Another apology for not continuing this, and an apology for my odd reasoning for writing.

Please Review, I do love and appreciate all of you from now and forever!

- PersonalBubbles (I will now apologize in this format from now on because I believe I will be doing that a lot)