Cronkri: I won't let you down

Chapter 25: Kankri

You thought this was gonna be happy. I am prepared for you all to hate me after this chapter. *evil laughter*
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Over the course of the next several weeks after Cronus's visit, things had started to fall into routine. Cronus and I would Skype on the weekends, Aranea and I would have movie nights when she didn't have work the next day. We both love mystery movies, especially the murder mysteries, and a lot of the time we'll pause the movie partway through to discuss who we think the culprit is.

"No, the butler can't have done it. The butler always does it, that ending would be too predictable," Aranea said, starting our usual mid-movie debates.

"Well it can't be the father, he was already suspected by one of the other characters. They just made it look like he did it to throw the suspicion. The butler hasn't had any lines in the movie so far, he's a side character that no one would suspect."

"But the father had all the motives! He would have gotten the money and the land if he had done it."

I rolled my eyes. "Honestly, Aranea you are too predictable." I wrapped my arm around her shoulders without even thinking about it and she rested her head on my shoulder, pulling the blanket tighter around herself. It wasn't until then that I noticed just how close we were sitting.....

After work one day, I came home and threw myself onto the couch exhaustedly, reaching for the remote and turning on the TV. There was a documentary on about childhood obesity in America. It was quite interesting, actually. By the time Aranea got home, the documentary was still running. She sat down next to me and we watched the rest of it together. As soon as it was over, we stood up and launched into a debate.

"Those parents were horribly unsupportive. They should have taken steps to help their children," Aranea began the discussion as usual.

"Yes, I agree. However, I think the main cause in the children's obesity is the rise of technology. Instead of going outside and running around, they're sitting inside on their devices."

"You sound like an old man." She took a step closer and jabbed a finger into my chest. "The devices aren't the problem, it's their intake. Households are becoming too lax on what is and isn't good for you. How much is too much, you know?"

"That is true, but studies have shown that with the recent rise in technology, obesity rates in America have raised sufficiently, especially in children." I leaned closer to her to make my point more efficiently.

"I don't doubt that, but if we're to make a change in the weight of these children then the first step needs to be with the diets at home." She crossed her arms.

"Yes, but that is a problem when the healthier foods are more expensive than the junk food. Another statistic is that the majority of homes close to the poverty line are overweight, while the wealthier homes can afford to eat right. Besides, the food isn't the main problem, it's the technology. Physical activity is the only way to burn calories, and the technology is taking away that possibility."

She stared into my eyes. Our faces were just inches apart. Never before had I realized how beautiful she truly.... NO. Stop it, you have a boyfr-

"You look so hot when you argue like that..." Aranea muttered, then cupped my face in her hands and kissed me, hard. I got caught up in the moment and returned the kiss, grabbing her wrists and pinning her against the wall. Never had anyone so perfectly constructed an argument after a long day at work. Not even Cronus could talk like that. I dropped her arms and she wrapped them around my neck, pulling me closer into a passionate kiss. I let my hands trail slowly down her sides, reveling in the feeling of a feminine figure. I had never felt that before.

Before I knew it, we were in her room. Clothes were flying everywhere as she led me to her bed, the both of us stripped down to our underwear. It only took a few seconds of grinding before those were out of the way too. Then, Aranea reached for the drawer of her nightstand and pulled out two things: a condom and a bottle of lube. This put a pause in the moment and I had time to think. What was I doing? Aranea and I are just friends, we can't just casually have sex like this. I have a boyfriend for Pete's sake!

"Aranea I-"

"Shh." She held a finger to my lips. "Just put this on."

I took the condom from her and opened the package, then slid it on. Before long, I had lost my virginity to someone other than the love of my life.