Serena was awake and sat on the edge of the bed... And from the looks of the expression on her face... Was trying her hardest not to burst out laughing.

"You should've seen the look on his face...!" Serena said, a faint smirk plastered onto her face, before she took a deep breath to try and compose herself.

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Cronic, meanwhile, was doing all the dishes from last night's feast, and rather speedily too; He was trying to do something, anything, to take his mind off of what just transpired.

"Aria. Not. Another. Word." Cronic said, the tone of his voice saying she should drop the subject before Cronic snapped.

[i]"You'd think I'd wake up from being hauled upstairs!"[/i]