You're Karkat Vantas and you are on vacation with your friend, Kanaya. You are ready to relax and not worry about school. The car stops. You already kicked off your shoes and are headed to the changing rooms at the beach.

The sand feels nice on your feet. The moist breeze flows through your hair as you take in a deep breath. What a wonderful day it is. You reach the changing room and surprisingly there is no wait to get in. You and Kanaya change to your bathing suits and when you come out Kanaya already set out a towel to sit on and was rubbing on sun screen.

You start rubbing on sun screen as Kanaya gos on and on about the wonderful ocean and what a nice day it was.

"Do you want to go swimming with me?" Kanaya asked taking off her flip flops.

"Okay. It's a great day for swimming." Karkat purred.

But he didn't know how this wonderful day would end that poor child. Karkat dipped a toe in the water.

"Come on Karkat! The water's nice!" Kanaya whispered.

He backed up, closed his eyes, and jumped in the water. She was right, it wasn't that bad. Just a bit chilly.

"Look Karkat! A crab is on the bottom of the water!" Kanaya shouted pointing down to the water.

She was right! A huge crab was walking on the floor of the sea! Karkat swam to Kanaya next to the crab.

"The sea is truly wonderful, Karkat." Kanaya whispered tapping a shell with her foot. "There are many wonders out there and we barely know any of the sea's greatest secrets."

"If you love the sea so much why do you not go out and study it?" He asked. "It's a dangerous job to study the deep, far off ocean wonders! You can get yourself killed!" Karkat grabbed Kanaya's shoulder. "I believe in you, Kanaya. You can do it."

"Do you really think that?" Kanaya asked looking over with wide eyes. "I have always wanted to study the ocean but I never thought I could survive out there." She looked down at the sandy floor and started kicking up sand and shells. "You would be amazing at it. You can survive happy hour at the bar I'm sure you can survive the ocean." He laughed looking over at Kanaya. "I'm sure you can." Kanaya looked over and smiled.

"It does get crazy at the bar those days." She laughed. "Thank you Karkat. Thanks for believing in me."

"Of course I believe in you! Why would I not? You're amazing!" He asked.

"Well, thank you. What would you like to be when you grow up huh?"

"Well uh…. I never really thought about it…."

You started trembling.

What seemed like a perfect day was about to turn awful. "Karkat?..." Kanaya turned around just as a huge wave crashed on them. They both tried to swim away. You hit your foot on a sharp rock. All you could hear was waves crashing and a scream, and it came from you. Soon, all you could hear at all was a loud ringing sound. It all became black. Were you dead? No. You couldn't be. It wasn't your time yet. Please, I can't die.

I don't want to die yet.

Please.

I still have much to do with my life.

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