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11. A mark left behind

You felt the warmth around you shift, a tired groan came from under you. You yawned. A couple minutes passed and you heard the door open and the person sounded like they were going to start an argument but stopped. The sound of them running down the hall and into another room made your eyes open slightly. You just stretched and a soft smiled grazed your lips as you felt Dualscar shift a little underneath you. You gasped as he flipped you underneath him. His arms on both sides of you. The gel in his hair had been wiped out, causing some of it to fall in front of his face. You giggled and he blew some of it out of his face. He sighed. "Mornin (y/n)~" a soft blush coated your cheeks. "Morning." You ran your fingers through his hair and a purr came from his throat. You held in a laugh as he closed his eyes happily. Your eyes managed to flicker down and your blush thickened as you noticed he was only wearing boxers. The sound of a certain ampora clearing his throat made you both look towards the doorway. Cronus leaned against the open door, his eyes sent a sour glare towards his ancestor. His lips formed into a scowl. "Vwhy the hell are you still here?" His eyes looked at you for a moment before flicking back to Dualscar. He smirked and replied. "Vwhats the matter chief?" He mocked. Cronus's frame showed anger and he growled. "Vwhats the matter is that you're still here." He muttered. Dualscar flickered his fins. "Excuse me? If ya gotta problem with me then vwhy aren't ya saying it to my face? Scared?" He raised and brow and sat up, pulling you into his lap. Your body was facing his and you felt your face heat up as his hand was placed lower then before. Cronus was shocked for a moment but stomped over to him and stopped. Dualscar leaned his face towards Cronus. "If you're gonna do something then just do it. There ain't no need to be a pussy about anything~" he growled and Cronus gritted his teeth before trying to slap him. He ducked and quickly got up, holding you close to him. "Novw ya knovw that's cheating, I'm kinda holding someone here." Cronus stopped and looked down at you for a moment. He scoffed at Dualscar and walked out the door, slamming it behind him. Dualscar smirked and set you down on the bed. "Don't knovw vwhy he has a problem vwith me." He muttered and stretched. "Sorry I kinda pulled ya inta that lass, didn't vwant it to feel avwkvward." You nodded slightly. He smiled and walked out of the room, down the hall and to the bathroom.

You stretched your arms in the air and sighed before getting up and exiting the room. Quietly shutting the door behind you. You saw Eridan on the top of the stairs but he stopped you before you could go down. "Hey, so are you twwo...a thing?" You blushed. "I really don't know, ever since that stuff happened with Kurloz I've been 'marked' as his. Or so he calls it." Eridan stopped for a second before responding. "Did you ever say anything about your feelings towwards him? Like red, or pale?" You bit your lip. "Y-Yeah." He raised a brow. "And wwhen wwas it?" You looked down at the floor for a moment. "It was the first time we 'cough' and maybe some other times." he nodded his head as if he understood. "(Y/n), people say a lot of stuff wwhen they're feeling certain things. Especially wwhen they've never felt it before, so I think it's understandable wwhen it's in this type of situation." You sighed. "I really just don't know what happened to him, ever since we met he's always acted protective around me. But I just thought it was because he was my friend. I never really thought about him liking me that much until...the stuff happened." You felt yourself getting emotional and his face saddened. His warm arms wrapped around you, a violet cape covering your shoulders. "(Y/n) you're the nicest person that I've ever met, please don't think that your wworth or desirability changes because that fucking mime did shit to you. You wwere caught up in the moment and didn't mean it, but at the time it felt right because of wwhat wwas happening." You sniffled softly and pulled away. "Thanks." You said smiling. He smiled back and made his way down the hall and to what you presumed was his room. Walking down the stairs and into the front room. Cronus was laying on the couch watching some tattoo show, a small scowl still placed on his lips.
You quietly walked into the kitchen to see a huge window, showing the beauty of the water they lived near. You silently gasped. "Beautiful ain't it?" You jumped at the voice behind you. He chuckled and leaned his head on yours as his arms wrapped around you. You smiled as the feeling of warmth made you happy. Cronus walked through the kitchen and quietly scoffed. Dualscar looked over at him. "Problem chief?" Cronus got a drink from the fridge and rolled his eyes. His arms unraveled from around you and you went into the front room. Cronus opened the drink as Dualscar watched him. "Don't knovw vwhy ya got an issue vwith me." Cronus set the drink on the counter and glared at him. "Vwhy the fuck vwould I not? Just don't get any ideas pervert, Eridan told me that the Makara already marked her." Dual eyed at him. "It vwas a mark from him, she doesn't lovve him. I heard her and Eridan talking in the hall. She can only be permanently marked by him if she truly lovves him, which she doesn't. But if she truly lovves someone else and they have sexual relations then she will be permanently marked by them." Cronus spaced out a little. "Vwhats the marking?" "A temporary one is the one she has on her right thigh, it's just the outline of a Capricorn symbol. For a permanent one it would'vve been filled in. The temporary one will fade ovver time until it's made permanent or she finds someone."
Cronus nodded slightly and walked back into the front room with his drink.