... (A/N: R&R!)

That's when he left.

"You were the hacker?!" Karkat and Sollux yelled simultaneously. I turned to face them.

"Yes, but I have a good reason."

"And what would that be?" Karkat tapped his foot.

"If I didn't, then you would have never actually let me in."

"How is that a good reason?" Karkat blew up.

"That's actually pretty ingenious." Sollux rubbed his chin.

"Why, thank you." I smiled. I tried not to blush when I looked at Sollux, but I guess Sollux caught on.

"Why are you blushing?" Sollux asked.

"He's blushing?" Karkat looked at me. I blushed harder. I connected what Karkat said and countered with a "Hey!" "He's kinda cute when he blushes."

"I'm not a 'he'." I crossed my arms.

"You're an it?" Sollux cocked his head a bit. I face-palmed. "Well, you're not a guy. And you certainly not a girl. By the deduction, you're an it."

"Why would you assume that I'm not a girl?"

"You are?" Karkat crossed his arms.

"Yes. But why would you think I'm not a girl? Is it because I know how computers work?" They looked away from and Karkat started to whistle. "Why, I never. You sexist trolls."

"But, um, girl person, I never thought you were a girl because of the way you spoke," Sollux said.

I blushed hard. I thought that Sollux and Karkat would have stuck to the excuse of I knew how to work a computer. I never thought either of them would try to apologize. I brought myself to reality when I heard Karkat say, "I bet you can't get her to kiss you."

"I bet you can't get her to kiss you," Sollux countered. I guess they thought I wasn't paying attention and I wasn't up until they made bets. I pretended to drift back into self-awareness. "Don't tell anyone."

"Tell anyone what?" I asked, innocent from anything.

"Oh, nothing. Just a thing between me and Kk." Sollux turned back to Karkat, "So how much?"

"Twenty," Karkat stated.

"Thirty," Sollux tried to pronounce, but it came out like, "Thithe".

"Fine. Thirty, but you have to do it by the end of the day."

"And you do, too." They shook hands on the bet.

"Oh. Is it a bet? What's it for?" I asked.

"None of your business, girl person," Sollux turned to me. "Sorry for calling you girl person, but I don't know your name."

"Oh. Sorry. I never did tell, did I?" I looked at Sollux, then Karkat. "My name is Anabel Leone."

"Ab? That's not a half bad nickname," Sollux rubbed his chin some more.

"And neither is Kk." I paused. "Now we need a nickname for you, Sollux."

"I'm fine with Sol." He winked at me.

"Okay, Sol, Ab and Kk, but Kk is your thing, Sol."

"Hm," is all Sol or Karkat said.

"Oh. How about Kitkat?"

"What is a 'Kitkat'?" Sol asked.

"It's a delicious Earth treat they have," I answered.

"Well, since I am delicious," Karkat, or Kitkat, said. I laughed a bit, which caused him to blush and smile. I mentally noted one point for Kitkat.

I looked outside, "Oh, crap. I gotta go. My Lusus would kill me if I can home late again." I started to leave.

"You can't go just yet," Sol grabbed my hand. "I was just getting to know you." I noted a point for Sol.

"It's only mid-day, Sol. I just need to check up on her. She likes it when I come home for lunch," I said. Sol still didn't let go. "Hey! How about we go together?"

"Are you sure it would be okay with your Lusus?" Kitkat asked. Sol dropped his hand, letting mine fall as well.

"Yeah. She'll enjoy the company." Sol and Kitkat looked at each other. "No, she doesn't eat trolls." They smiled a bit. "Well, let's go." We left Karkat's hive to go to mine. I was glad it wasn't to far. It felt like less time because Sol and Kitkat kept it enjoyable. When we got there, Sol had earned three points and Kitkat four.

"Wow, Ab. I never thought your hive would be like this," Sol awed.

"What did you think? I lived in a cave? No. This is my hive." I opened the door to see my Lusus. I hugged her around her neck as she nuzzled up to me. "I'm sorry I'm a bit. I was with friends." She appeared to nod. I smiled, hugging her tight before letting go. "Oh, yeah. These were the friends, Sol and Kitkat." She made some noise and I replied with, "No. Not really and besides it's none of your business." She walked away.

"I never saw a hoofbeast Lusus," Sol said.

"Really?" I asked as I walked in and up to my room. I swung the door open.

"Geez, Ab. Why do you have so many books?" Kitkat asked. I closed the door once we were in.

"So my Lusus can't come in here. I made it just wide enough for me, but not her." I paused, thinking of a joke. "Sorry, Kit, if it's too much knowledge for you." I high-fived Sol, who was laughing. The only thing I thought after the joke was how sexy Sol's laugh actually is. I leaned towards Sol to hear his laugh better. I'm guessing he took as a sign I liked him, which I did, but... Sol pulled me close and kissed me. At first it was hard, then it became softer. I pushed back a bit. He responded by pushing a bit harder. I thought this was great and it was, but then an image clouded the experience. I pulled away. I couldn't believe that I participated in the stupid bet. I couldn't believe I had even enjoyed it.

What I could believe was that I was just a pawn in Sollux's and Karkat's feud. "Please leave," I said.

"Not until I get an explanation of what just happened," Karkat demanded.