Sleeping was hard as my mind flipped to Cronus every chance it had. I tossed and turned, never comfortable, apparently. I got up and walked into the kitchen quietly to see if it would clear my mind.
"What are you doing up?" Karkat asked in his usual tone. "I couldn't sleep…." I was still groggy. Karkat made a small noise I'd guess was a snicker (or as close to you get from Karkat). "What's so…. Funny...?" My voice was a little slurred. Karkat rolled his eyes. "You. You can't even open your eyes fully in the kitchen light." I didn't realize I had been squinting.
"Well…. I'm not used to the light…. like this… at this…." I paused, trying to think of the word in my tired state. "Hour? Time?" Karkat sounded annoyed. Possibly because of me not knowing and taking forever. "Uh… Yes. Hour…" What's he doing up…? I blinked a few times and finally asked. "Why are you up…? You have school tomorrow…" "Yeah and so do you. And I'm always up at this time. I hardly ever sleep." I'll have to get him some sleep medication on the way home. "... Hey… Karkat… How do you sleep when you do...?"
Then he did the one thing I was hoping he wouldn't. "I'll tell you if you say what's keeping you up." "Nothing. I just can't sleep." I felt my voice crack. I have always been a horrible liar. "Liar. Who are you thinking of? Or can I guess that guy… Cronus, I think, was his name….?" I knew my face was lighting up bright red slightly. "N-No." Well I'm a genius for stuttering and blushing.
Karkat smirked. "I'm telling Nepeta." I knew I was dead.