I open my eyes to see the smiling face of a certain happy looking seadweller hovering above mine. Before I register his identity, however, adrenaline shoots me up from my matress with a large gasp, causing my groggy head to collide with his. Hard.
"OVW, BABE THAT HURT," He whisper-shouts, trying his best not to wake the sleeping members occupying the hotel room. Him, me, Meenah, Meulin, Latula, Mituna, Kankri and Porrim are all on a road trip to Las Vegas, and our hotel is one of the best ones outside of the city.
"Sorry, Cro," I whisper, getting out of bed slowly. I lead him out into the brightly hit hall where there's not a big chance of waking anyone. As we step out, he trips on Meenahs bag, but we still make it nonetheless.
"Now, what in Gods name would you need me for at three a.m.?" I ask, my voice now at a more conversational level. His smile returns as his amethyst eyes grow bright with anticipation.
"I found somethin'," he says cheekily.
"What?" I ask with a hint of annoyance. He woke me up from a good dream (which was, admittedly, about him), and I'm more than fatigued after hours and hours of driving.
"I'll shovw ya," he replies, eagerly grabbing my hand and nearly jogging towards the elevator. He clicks the button and waits without a word for the doors to open, and once inside he presses the level to the rooftop. I don't question, knowing what answer he would give me beforehand.
The elevator travels up slowly, but we arrive on the roof soon enough.
"You ready, y/n?" I roll my eyes.
"It's not like it's a million dollars, so yes, whatever." He leads me around a corner to see a large clear swimming pool overlooking the city and desert before it, its lights dancing across the water as the noise of the breeze move along with the rhythm of it. I gasp at the beauty of it. The scene looks like it's straight out of a painting, with the purple-blue sky and stars dotting above, the vivid aqua-blue of the pool, and the eventful lights of the city before us.
"Wow, Cronus, it... it's beautiful." I say with a hand to my mouth.
"I knovw, right?!" He looks like a child at a candy store.
"How... how did you find this?" I ask. He shrugs.
"I vwanted to svwim," he replies simply, taking off his shirt to reveal his chiseled grey form. It takes all I have not to stare, but I still can't help but blush. He smirks, noticing the shade of red dusting my s/c face. He then runs to the edge of the pool and hops in with childish glee, making the splash reach all the way to where I stand. I follow, but don't go in, and instead just dip my feet in the temperate water as he rises up into the air. He looks at me with confusion.
"You not svwimmin, babe? The water's nice..." he says, his smile faltering as if he found this, in reality, just for me.
"I would, but my pjs aren't really stuff to swim in." I look down at my rather heavy apparel. I put on my sweater and fuzzy pants due to the freezing setting Meulin put on the a/c. He puts on the same devilish smirk from earlier, but doesn't say anything.
"Suit yourself, kitten." He replies, dunking back into the water. I ignore his deviant aura and close my eyes, breathing in the fresh air the breeze gives me. After a few minutes of silence, I feel a cold hand grab my ankle.
"Don't you dare, CronAUGHBUFUCK," I'm cut off by water filling my lungs; but I quickly close my mouth and feel arms wrap around my soaked frame. I'm pulled into the air by the asshole who dragged me into the pool, and begin to vehemently cough up the water I intook upon impact.
When I finish hacking up the foul chlorine, I give him a cold glare of false anger.
"You really suck, y'know that?" I say quietly as the same smile returns to his smug face.
"No, kitten, I didn't knovw it." He replies cooly. I sigh and take off my now soaked clothing, tossing it to the edge of the pool without very much caution.
"There. Happy? I'm swimming now." I say with a sigh. He doesn't reply, and I look over to see that his face has gone completely frozen. And purple. It's my turn to smirk.
"Enjoying the view?"
On top of his furious blush, I'm wearing a purple bra that matches his blood color completely. I guess it's a turn-on. Whoops.
"Definitely, kitten." He says dumbfoundedly as I swim over to him. The only reason I've never made a move on the Grease-obsessed troll is because I'm never sure of his feelings for me, since he hits on... well... everyone. But I'm thinking that now's the chance? Since, well, he didn't even show Meenah this place.
"So, did you wanna swim with me or not?" I ask as I draw nearer to his shirtless form.
"Yeah, kitten. Definitely." He says as he covers up his feelings with a cool smile. I return it and pull close, my body only inches away from his. Be begins to step closer. My hands wrap around his neck. This... well... escalated quickly.
"I thought you liked Meenah..." I whisper quietly, beginning to have bouts of second thoughts. I've liked this guy for years on years, always doubting any real flushed feeling on his end.
"Liked is past-tense there, kitten," He replies. My heart skips a beat as his hand pulls my chin up to meet his eyes. "And I'm sorry to disappoint, but you can tell her that I've found someone else..." his voice trails off as his lips softly meet mine.
I gasp and return the kiss, pulling in closer and closer until there's no space at all. He doesn't even ask for entrance, but instead roughly shoves his tongue into my mouth, exploring with eager curiosity. I let out a small moan, causing him to smirk and let his hands travel to my waist, rubbing up and down my sides and sending shivers throughout my body as I wrap my legs around his bare waist. He puts his hand around my thighs to support my weight as we deepen the kiss further and further until, finally, we pull back for air, only a strand of saliva connecting our parted lips. I blink. It was all so fast, and I don't even think it was real. It couldn't be real.
But it was.
"Do you knovw hovw long I'vwe been waiting for that, y/n?" He asks with a more serious tone.
"Ha ha, very funny. I don't think you realize, Cro." I reply. He encloses on me again.
"Do you vwant me to prove it to ya?"
