I walked as fast as I could, crying harder than I ever had before. My heart ached and my stomach was doing flips as I sat in the school's restroom, it being completely empty at the moment. I should be heading to class.. Like everyone else.. But I can't. Not after what I had just seen in the hall.

It had been a normal day.. A test in one class.. A fight or two in gym... Nothing out of the usual. But then I was at my locker before fifth bell and..

"I love you.."
"Love you too babe."

I had stopped searching for my books, peeking around the corner of my locker door, to see Dave Strider talking to my 'best friend', John Egbert. He's smiling.. Which never happens.. and so is John.

"Promise you'll come over to help me study?" The blue eyed male was staring hopefully up at the taller of the two.
Dave only gave him a look of uncertainness. "I'll see. I might be busy."
"Please Dave?"
My eyes widened in disbelief as the blonde smirked and leaned down, kissing John softly. "Ok. I'll be there around six. Sound good?"

I don't know what John's answer was because I quickly shut my locker door, forgetting my books, and absconded to the restroom where I now sit, crying and trying hard not to sob aloud. I sit there for who knows how long before I finally hear a knock on the stall door. "Karkitty..? Are you in here?"

It was Nepeta, one of the only friends I ever trusted with my secrets besides my ex moirail, Gamzee. "Y-yeah.. I'm here.." I say this quietly and stay where I am, eyes now red and swollen. "Well are you going to open the door or just make me stand in the boy's restroom all day?" She says this as she attempts to open the door, her tail swaying slightly behind her. "I just want to be alone Nepeta.. Please.. Go away." At this, she pouts and I hear her say, "Ok. You asked for it.". I see her feet disappear from under the door and the next thing I know... Her sweaty, milk loving moirail, Equius Zahhak, is breaking the door down.

"What the fuck Equius?! That's school property! We'll get in trouble!"

Nepeta instantly silences me with some shoosh paps. I try pushing her away, but her bright green eyes stare into mine, lulling me into a sense of security. "Worry about the door later. How about you come over to my house and we'll talk?" She says this softly, Equius right behind her with a face of stone.
"I don't know.."
"Don't worry. Equius won't listen. He has to go to football practice today so we'd be alone." Nepeta's sharp fangs poked over her lip a bit, a small smile on her face.
"Ok.. But just for a little while."

She smiles, and before I know it, I'm walking alone with the olive blooded troll, on my way to her house. I don't want to go.. But then again, I would like to talk to someone who cares.

And in this case... Nepeta's the only one who really does care.