( Alright, so Meulin and Nepeta are having a super close moment as a start off to the story. I'm not too familiar with the alpha timeline trolls so forgive me if I get Meulin or Kurloz's personalities wrong. Thus far, I see Meulin as more outgoing and louder than Nepeta is, whereas Nepeta is friendly and outgoing but a bit more shy than her dancestor; if you read on I've illustrated this in the writing through their conversation. Again, no idea if it's truly canon, just mah headcanons :PP)

I laughed excitedly along with my adorable little dancestor for the hundredth time today. Nepeta giggled as she said "I know right, they are pawsitively adorable together! I ship them so much!", I watched as she clenched her fingers close to her heart and mewled happily.

We sat on the bow of the ship as the sunset made the water glisten and continued to discuss our favorite…ships…you know, the relationship kind. "So, if you could make any ship possible, what would it be?" I tilted my head and gave Nepeta a slight smile as I watched for her reaction. She thought about the question for a moment, her eyes staring blankly into space. She blushed and her excited hands dropped to her lap, she twitched her tail nervously "Well…um…", I noticed the question breached into personal ground and she was reluctant to complete her sentence. My hand touched her arm and squeezed reassuringly "Don't get your whiskers in a knot, Nep, you can tell me anything, I pawmise". Nepeta looked at me gratefully and sighed deeply.

"Well, okay" she paused for a moment looking off into the distance, then her eyes focused on mine, "I haven't told anyone this before but…well, I want Karkat to be my matespurrite". I blinked, shocked on so many levels. First of all, I felt deeply touched that my dancestor would confide in me for something that seemed to bother her so much. Then I roused my memory for the troll that was Kankri's dancestor, and I have to admit I wasn't expecting it. But now that I think of it, the way she acts around him it was pretty obvious all along.

"Oh, the hissy-fit guy? He's puretty high-strung. But I can see how you like him, he has a good heart. Not to mention he's super cute" I squeed excitedly as soon as I said the last part. I could feel my body tingle just thinking of sweet Nepeta and that tsundere boy as a couple. I looked at Nepeta, and she blushed as that sweet smile crossed her face. I knew I made her feel better. However, she decided to change the subject anyways. "So, do you have a special someone?" She asked me.

I clenched my teeth and noticed my tail droop slightly, but I regained my composure hoping she didn't notice. I smiled "No. Not anymore. It was a while ago". Nepeta tilted her head , she must have noticed the momentary lapse in my candor. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to Meulin, I don't mind". I laughed and ruffled her hair with my hand "What makes you think I'd hold any infurmation from you? That would make me a hypawcrite, now wouldn't it?" Nepeta broke into a smile, "Well, if you're okay with it, then please tell me" I stretched my arms in the air, this was going to be a tense ordeal.

I nodded "Okay, but I must warn you, the feels are just too much, and it's not the good kind either. You sure you want me to tell you my sad tail?" I said it as playfully as I could, but I was already uneasy at the memory of my past. Nepeta looked at me a moment, her eyes were round as she thought about the implications, she nodded in reply "Yes, I want to know. Tell me what happened". I sighed, that's exactly what I wanted to hear and hated to hear at the same time. This will be the first time I've breached this memory in a long time. A moment of silence followed, (and by silence I meant a hiatus in conversation, considering I can't actually hear anything anyways), the boat rocked as the waves crashed against the hull of the creaking wooden ship. The scent of seawater wafted in the air. I took one big gulp of air and told my dancestor everything.