INTRO
AC: :33 befur you read this fanfiction, purrlease be aware of the following:
AC: :33 1) i suppurrt many shippings, (fur example i suppurrt all thr33 of these purrings: karkittyxnepeta, karkittyxterezi, and tavrosxnepeta, and much more :oo) so if you dont like one of the shippings, dont compurrlain, purrlease. :33
AC: :33 2) i may or may not continue this, it depends on how many people like it. so, if you like it, purrlease contact me or give advice!
AC: :33 3) i may switch betw33n shippings, fur thats how it works in canon troll society
AC: :33 4) i will do an intro thing like this in the beginning of each chapter - i will do a different troll each time. :33
AC: :33 5) suggestions will be furry welcome!
AC: :33 thank you! :)) i wont waste any of your time now; read away! :DD purrlease do not stop reading if you just dislike one purrt. :cc thanks again! :33
AC: :33 this is an edit! thank you fur the review, grovyle9!
AC: :33 i have edited the purrts you advised me to fix! and by the way, it won't let me do the less-than sign after the ":33", so yeah.. :(( enjoy?
Wrapped Up In a Shipping Wall
Chapter 1
- Nepeta's Point of View -
Nepeta sat infront of her newly updated shipping wall, gazing at it thoughtfully. Earlier, Vriska had asked her, "Do you really support all the shippings?" Nepeta, of course, had immediately answered with; ":33 of course vwiskers! efurry shipping is purrfect!" But now, she began to doubt her theory. She glanced over at her sleeping lusus, Pounce de Leon. He had been feeling a bit ill lately, which was quite worrying. He purred slightly in his sleep, but then his purr turned to a ragged cough, much like that of when he spit up furballs. Except these few times, no furballs came out. Nepeta backed away from her shipping wall and went over to the double-mouthed feline.
"Pounce de Leon? Are you alright? You seem awfurry sick..." Nepeta murmured, scratching behind the sleeping lusus's ears.
The lusus replied with a weak cough, but didn't move. Nepeta glanced at her computer; someone was trying to message her. Reluctantly, she went over to the computer.
adiosToreador [AT] began trolling arsenicCatnip [AC]
AT: uHH,,, nEPETA?,,,
AT: aRE YOU, uH, tHERE?,,,
AC: :33 oh, h33h33. hi, tavros! :33
AT: uH, oH, hI, yOU ARE ON!,,, }:)
AC: :33 yep! i might have to go fur awhile, though...
AT: wHY? }:(
AC: :33 well, um, my lusus, hes... furry furry sick...
AC: :33 and i dont want pounce de leon to die...
AT: uH, iM SORRY,
AT: i DONT KNOW A LOT ABOUT THAT, uH, kIND OF STUFF, tHOUGH,,, }:(
AT: aND, wELL, uH, kARKAT IS ALSO ONLINE,,, mAYBE YOU COULD SPEAK, uH, wITH HIM?,,,
AC: :33 ...you think karkitty would help? he s33ms a bit too... er, grumpy
AT: yES, hE WOULD, uH, dEFINITELY hELP, nEPETA,
Nepeta felt her cheeks turn an olive green colour; she put a hand up to her warm face and glanced at the shipping wall, which displayed a picture of her and Karkat as a shipping. She shivered a bit and turned back to the computer.
AC: :33 ...really?
AT: i, uH, jUST SAID YES,,, }:) gO AHEAD,
AC: :33 okay... :))
arsenicCatnip [AC] ceased trolling adiosToreador [AT]
Nepeta glanced briefly at Pounce de Leon, then clicked on Karkat's name.
arsenicCatnip [AC] began trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG]
AC: :33 karkitty!
AC: :33 thank goodness that youre online like tavros said! :cc
CG: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT, NEPETA.
AC: :33 ...my lusus, is, um, furry furry sick... i was wondering if you could purrhaps help?
CG: ...
CG: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "SICK"?
AC: :33 almost dead...
CG: ... BRING YOUR GOGDAMN LUSUS OVER THEN, I GUESS. WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, HOW ABOUT A FUCKING LUSUS PARTY?
CG: AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING STUPID LIKE "HEY SOUNDS GOOD KARKATTY" THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP RIGHT NOW. BUT JUST BRING YOUR LUSUS, OKAY?
AC: :33 thank you furry much! :DD
CG: JUST BRING HIM OVER.
AC: :33 h33h33, right!
arsenicCatnip [AC] ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG]
Nepeta felt a delighted, relieved grin spread across her face. She quickly went over to Pounce de Leon, scooped the feline up in her arms, and bounded out of her cave hive and towards Karkat's home.
- Karkat's Point of View -
Karkat groaned as he stared at the screen, his gray fists clenched. What the fuck did he just do? Sure, Crabdad wasn't here right now, but if he came hive, he would flip his shit. Karkat slowly left the conversation and walked over to the front foor of his hive, arms crossed. Now that he thought about it, this idea was bullshit. Did he know anything about gogdamn feline lusii? No, he certainly did not. He let out an angry sigh as Nepeta arrived. Karkat forced himself not to tell her that he couldn't help as he opened the door. She scampered inside gratefully, cradling her lusus.
"So..." Karkat gave Pounce de Leon a thoughtful stare, and closed the door. After a moment, he said in his loud, crackling voice, "What am I supposed to fucking do?"
Nepeta looked a little surprised, but then replied, "Purrlease, just... Help him anyway you can..." Her yellow-orange eyes widened hopefully, looking remarkably like a kitten would if a kitten could turn into a troll.
"Alright, fuckass." Karkat took Pounce de Leon from her arms, and noticed her blush as they made contact. He shrugged it off and examined the cat. He sighed; he wasn't an expert, perhaps Crabdad could help with this shit... If he wasn't crabby. "Look, I'm going to ask my lusus when he gets home. You can go, alright?"
Nepeta shook her head. "I'm staying with Pounce de Leon."
"Whatever, just don't make Crabdad fucking pissed." Karkat grumbled, taking Pounce de Leon over to the couch and sitting down on it. Nepeta quickly followed and sat down - more like pounced down - on the couch next to him. He smiled slightly when she pounced, but didn't say anything and lightly pet the sick lusus. He meowed and gazed at Karkat, then closed his eyes again. Karkat sighed, "Your lusus is so much fucking nicer than mine... Mine's a crabby bitch." He immediately clamped his mouth shut after he finished.
"Oh... I'm furry sorry... Then again, you two must be furry alike then, hmm?" Nepeta grinned, then sighed.
"Yeah, I guess..." Karkat groaned. "I hate how we both act, though. It's so fucking disappointing." What the fuck was he saying? Imagine if his gogdamn lusus found out...
"Really? Then maybe you should both change-"
"Fuck no, I'm not a trol who changes his gogdamn personality twenty-fucking-four seven."
"Oh..." Nepeta flinched and looked away. "Sorry, Karkitty..."
Karkat felt a slight twinge of guilt root inside him, but he flicked it away. "So, what should we do while we're wating for my asshole of a lusus to show up?"
Nepeta didn't answer, but simply looked at the ground and fiddled with her gloved hands nervously. Karkat rolled his eyes and glanced at Pounce de Leon, who had fallen into a light, disturbed sleep. He felt a slight concern for the animal, but didn't admit this to the troll sitting next to him. Hell, he pretended not to notice his own feelings. Feelings? What feelings? What was he talking about, for fuck's sake? That's right, nothing. Bored, he studied the wall in front of him to avoid making eye contact with the silent, cat-like troll. After awhile, the olive-blooded one spoke.
"Karkitty, can we ... L.A.R.P?" Nepeta asked him quietly. He was surprised; they both knew that her moirail would disapprove of this shit. Perhaps she meant the kind that wasn't fucking dangerous.
"Uh, sure. What if Equius finds out? He'd be fucking pissed, Nepeta."
"Well, as long as I don't get hurt, we're both gonna stay away furom trouble!" Nepeta smiled, and Karkat could tell that she was joyous at the fact that he hadn't refused her offer. "I'll start!" Nepeta grabbed Pounce de Leon from Karkat's arms gently, set the feline down onto the hive's floor, and surprised Karkat with a 'purrounce' that sent them both toppling off of the couch's arm rest's edge and onto the floor. Nepeta clung to Karkat's shirt, claws slightly extended, as they tumbled heads-over-heels until they reached the wall. Karkat exclaimed a string of swear words as the back of his head slammed harshly into the wall. Nepeta gasped guiltily, but didn't get off of Karkat, examining his head anxiously. Karkat's vision was blurry from the collision, but he could make out the figure of Nepeta as she reached out and tried to pry his head from the wall. He felt his face turn a bright red color - gogdamnit! He hated his blood color - and he quickly turned his head so that it faced his lap as he shakily sat up all the way.
"Karkitty, I'm so, so, so, so sorry! Are y-you okay?" Nepeta covered her mouth with her hands, aghast.
"Get the fuck off of me, asshole." Karkat hissed under his breath as he rubbed the back of his pounding head and tried to force his face colour back to gray.
"I-I really didn't mean to hurt you Karcat!" Nepeta scampered off of her companion as he groaned and continued rubbing his head. "Why won't you lift your face up?"
"No reason, fuckass. Mind your own shit!" Karkat looked up as he yelled at her, then immediately regretted it. Nepeta's gaze fixed on his red face, and she began to tremble a bit. "...Nepeta?"
- Nepeta's Point of View -
Nepeta couldn't find the words to answer him. She felt the guilt of hurting him weight down on her conscience, as well as the fact that her red-crush was... blushing. Not only that, but she suddenly felt the pain from all of his countless, hurtful outbursts at her. She felt her cheeks turn a green colour as she stared at him, still shuddering. Suddenly, she burst out crying, olive green streaks dripping down her cheeks. The male troll's eyes widened in wonder and confusion as she brought her gloved hands up to her eyes, sniffling as she tried to stop the tears.
"...Nepeta?" He whispered her name again.
"W-what?" Nepeta's voice shook between her sobs. She brought her hands away from her face just in time to see Karkat's arms enveloping her into a hug. She 33ped, not expecting any sign of affection or friendliness from the crabby troll, and looked up at him as he gently rested his chin on her shoulder. "K-karkitty?"
"I'm really fucking sorry, Nepeta. I can't say that my gogdamn personality will change in the fucking slightest, but I shouldn't have done this shit to you." Karkat pulled away from the hug and looked her in the eye, serious. "...I hope you don't take this as a sign of some sort of ... gogdamn relationship starter, but... Take it as an apology..." Karkat took a deep breath and leaned forward again, and before Nepeta had any time to react or reply, their lips met, and they were kissing. It was like Nepeta was dreaming, except for the fact that he hadn't said the words "I love you", like in that... one movie whose title she couldn't remember because it was so long. Despite the fact that Karkat's lips were dry, Nepeta enjoyed the kiss immensely and her heart felt like it was trying to soar out of her ribcage like a bird who had just learned how to fly. But before she could hug him to make the kiss... ':33 a bit more supurrb', there was a knock at the door.
- Terezi's Point of View -
Terezi had told Karkat that she was coming over later that day. Of course, she knew that the leader-wannabe with candy-red blood had probably forgotten. She sighed and leaned against the outside wall of Karkat's hive, clutching her cane and sniffing the air. Her grin quickly faded - what was Nepeta doing in there with Karkat? She smelled a bit of fresh blood - C4NDY-R3D BLOOD - and became suspicious. Had Nepeta... hurt Karkat? No, she couldn't have. Terezi's heard pounded as she went over to the door and knocked on it with the tip of her cane. She heard an "Eep!" and a "FUCK!" from inside, and to her confusion she heard a bit of scrambling as footsteps approached.
"I'M FUCKING COMING, CRABDAD! KEEP YOUR GOGDAMN CLAWS ON," Karkat shouted.
Terezi chuckled in relief and shook her head, "Hehe! Karkles, it's M3, Terezi."
"Oh, shit! One second Terezi!" Karkat quickly replied. She smiled, heard/smelled him open the door, and quickly went inside to stand next to him. When she got inside she immediately turned her head and licked the back of Karkat's head. Karkat made a grossed-out sound and quickly took a step back, muttering, "What the fuck?"
"Karkles, your head was obviously bleeding before," Terezi informed him, worried. "Whoever did this to you must be brought to justice. Justice is 4LW4YS made."
"Keep your fucking justice shit to your gogdamn self. Jegus! And I just fell backwards and hit my head."
"I never knew you to be the clumsy type, Karkat," Terezi commented with a devious grin.
"Shut the fuck up." Karkat growled, and Terezi heard him reaching up to rub his jet black hair - where Terezi had licked him - dry. Behind her she heard some rustling, to which she responded by spinning around with cane raised. She heard Nepeta step back, and smelled her fresh GU1LT and... why did she smell like Karkat? Karkat must have seen her changed expression, for she smelled a bit of... F34R on him... What the hell was going on?
"Karkles, did SH3 make you bleed?" Terezi asked cautiously.
"...Yes, but not on purpose. No fucking justice needed."
Terezi nodded once, smiled in the direction of Nepeta, and lowered her cane. "Sorry, Nepeta," she apologized. She sensed Nepeta's shrug and her toothy grin in reply to Terezi's smile. There was silence for a few minutes - except for Karkat's mutters under his voice, which the female trolls could hardly hear - until Nepeta piped up.
"Well, I would go, but I have to wait fur Pounce de Leon to feel better." Nepeta murmured awkwardly.
"Oh, I'm sorry about your lusus." Terezi told her. Nepeta murmured a thank you, and Karkat grunted.
"Nepeta, like I said before, you don't have to fucking wait here like a stalker." Karkat said in a sharp tone.
Terezi sensed Nepeta flinch before she said, "O-okay, Karkit-" - Nepeta swallowed, making her stutter vanish - "-ty, I'll leave, then." She gave Terezi a friendly hug, glanced at Karkat, then left the hive swiftly.