Entrapdak - Because You Caught Me

Crush???

About a week had passed since the vent incident, and neither Entrapta nor Hordak had mentioned it. To be honest, they were both too embarrassed to want to say anything.

Entrapta had been examining her feelings and reactions to certain stimuli, and had concluded what she had already figured out.

She had a crush on Hordak.

No... Saying that sounds wrong.

She doesn't have a crush on him!

Crush... Crush is a strange word... It could either mean to deform, pulverize, or force inwards by compressing forcefully. It could mean to violently subdue, as in oppose, or rebel. It could mean to make someone feel overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed.

But of course, she didn't want any of that for him.

What she should be saying is that she has feelings for him. Yes, that's it.

She has feelings for Hordak... And those feelings could be friendly feelings, purely platonic.

Or she could stop lying to herself and just accept that she was in love with him. Maybe that would be best she thought, sparks flying around her as she numbly fixed a few more wires in place for the portal. Focus on what you're doing

About an hour passed, and not a word was said by either of them. They had both been silently working on their own little corners of the portal, pulling apart and the wires and correcting their placement.

Entrapta was working, just as she had been the whole time, when Hordak finally spoke up. "When was the last time you slept?"

"Hm?" She looked up, removing her welding mask.

"You appear to be fatigued, your actions and reactions are slightly slower than usual. I just wondered if that was a result of a lack of sleep."

"Oh," she said, blushing. Truth be told, she hadn't slept in a while, constantly avoiding it to continue working.

"You don't have to answer, you're going to rest now"

"What?"

"You heard me."

"But-"

"Those are your orders! You will return here when you have fully rested. I cannot have human clumsiness ruin my machine."

There was a brief moment of silence as she stared at him. "Yes, Lord Hordak"

"Good."

Entrapta stood up and walked quickly out of the room. She felt her face flush, and suddenly there were butterflies in her stomach. Not literally, of course.

She slowed down her pace, only able to think of one thing. He cares about me! He really cares about me!

She stepped inside her quarters and shut the door behind her. Laughing, she fell backwards onto her bed. She stayed like that for a moment before standing up and taking off her boots and gloves.

There was an odd sinking feeling in her chest as she reviewed what he said. 'I cannot have human clumsiness ruin my machine.'

Maybe... Maybe he didn't really care about her... She looked up at the ceiling, and then closed her eyes.

You can wait and see tomorrow. Test him. Set something up to see if he really loves you. If he succeeds, he's worth it. If he fails, then you have to let him go. She smiled to herself at her own plan, and let herself fall into the clutches of sleep.

A/N: I hope you like this chapter, let me know if there's anything that you would like to see in this story in the future.
-Vinnie