Pentious came back into the room with a tray of food for Arackniss. He was disappointed that it wasn't a Wild Pegasus but didn't want to be rude. Arackniss took the tray from Pentious. He tried to pick up the fork but he winced in pain trying to lift his arm. Arackniss tried again a few more times but would wince in pain trying to move his injured arm or drop the fork. Pentious could see that the little spider demon struggling and it broke his heart. He couldn't watch the spider struggle anymore. So he offered Arackniss his help in feeding him so he didn't hurt himself more.

Arackniss looked embarrassed; his face flushed red. "Uh... It's fine. I can do it." Arackniss quickly said, trying to hide his embarrassment.

"Arackniss, it's nothing to be ashamed of. Besides, you're my patient. I feel like I should help." Pentious assured.

Arackniss swallowed his pride and allowed Pentious to help him. One look at Pentious's pleading eyes made him give in. Pentious picked up the fork and slowly fed the food to Arackniss. Even though Arackniss was a little embarrassed; there was just something about Penntious that made him feel safe. The spider ate about three forkfuls of food before he told Pentious to stop. Pentious was a little confused; Arackniss had barely eaten anything. Pentious asked Arackniss if he was ok due to the little food he had eaten. Arackniss isn't one to share everything with anyone. He looked away from Pentious as a sign of not talking.

Pentious didn't push the questioning any further. He then looked over the bandages all over Arackniss in case he needed to change them. Thankfully, they didn't need to be changed until the next day. Arackniss looked at Pentious with curious eyes, watching him. Pentious told Arackniss that he would be back to check up on him in a bit. But when Pentious tried to slither out of the room, the Egg Boiz came in all excited that they had a guest. They were a little too much for Arackniss. He quickly tried to reach for his gun on the bedside table but he moved his arm too quickly and it caused the pain to act up.

Pentious shooed the Egg Boiz out of the room and then rushed to Arackniss's side. "I am so sorry! The Egg Boiz meant no harm." Pentious apologized.

"Just... Just make sure those things don't bother me." Arackniss stated.

"Of course." Pentious said, "I know it's difficult being in a strange place. But I'm not here to hurt you."

"It's not that. My Pops... He's gonna wonder about where I've been and what happened with the deal..."

"Deal? Is that why you were at that warehouse?"

"I can't say much. But it turned out to be a disappointment."

Pentious placed a gentle hand in Arackniss's hand. Arackniss felt his stomach turn inside out from that single touch. He just stared at Pentious all while Pentious was telling him that he would do his best to care for Arackniss. With that, Pentious slithered out of the room to let Arackniss get some rest. Arackniss immediately snapped out of whatever trance he was in from Pentious. He felt his heart beating faster, his thoughts only made him think about Sir Pentious. He didn't even want Pentious to leave the room. That was when Arackniss realized what was happening; he had fallen in love with the snake.

He began to shake off these thoughts. "No. No. I can't. I can't be gay." Arackniss muttered to himself.

The memories of his time in the living world replayed in his head. One of those memories was when his little brother, Angel, came out to their family. The sounds of his father's angry screams, the loud slaps, and Angel's sobs replayed in his head. He knew his father would never approve of him falling in love with another man. He would be erased if his father ever found out. Arackniss decided that he couldn't stay any longer. He needed to spare himself from these feelings towards Pentious. So he started to work through the pain and slowly got out of bed. His legs felt like jello the second he stood up.

He started taking small steps towards the door. But when he opened the door, he was surprised to see Pentious standing in front of him. "What? How did you...?"

"I thought you were thirsty. So I wanted to bring you some tea." Pentious said, holding a cup of tea for the spider demon.

Arackniss was about to say something but his legs gave out and he collapsed to the floor. Pentious put the tea on the side table and then rushed Arackniss back to bed. Pentious told him that he was under strict bedrest and he shouldn't have gotten out of bed when he was clearly injured. Arackniss stammered with his words but the snake demon was determined to keep Arackniss in bed. Pentious then grabbed the cup of tea and handed it to Arackniss. "Careful. It's a little hot." Pentious warned.

Arackniss didn't take a sip; he just stared down at the tea, lost in his thoughts. When he heard the snake call out his name, he looked up at him. Pentious offered to help him but Arackniss told him that he could handle it. But when he tried to take a sip; his hand slipped and he ended up spilling the tea all over his fur and the bed sheets. Arackniss started to have a panic attack; his ears were ringing, his heart beat faster, and his breathing became shallow. Pentious immediately took his hands into Arackniss's and told him to calm down. He told Arackniss to follow his breathing which slowly started to help the spider.

When Arackniss was calmed down, Pentious pulled out some napkins from his back pocket and started wiping the tea off Arackniss. He could feel Arackniss's body as he wiped away the tea; the little spider demon was very skinny and not in a healthy way. He could feel the bones; both broken and intact. Pentious then slowly undressed the bandages that were around Arackniss's ribs and changed them into clean ones. "You see, all better," Pentious stated.

"I'm... I'm sorry about..." Arackniss fumbled.

"It's alright. Nothing to be embarrassed about." Pentious assured.