Mutant Red
Chapter 1:
Keep a Secret
Karkat Vantas ran about his room hunting for cloths that were suitable for his first day at his new high school. He threw several pairs of pants to the other side of the room before finding his favorite gray jeans, actually they were in fact the only pair without holes in the knees. Successfully finding an old tattered black hoodie he found under his bed with the cancer sign on the back he shrugged it on. Not long after putting on his only pair of black converses Karkat slung on his shoulder bag and ran down stairs.
"Karkat, are you leaving so soon? The school is only a block away from here, I never would have thought, you, of all people would want to be early on the first day of school." The older boy walked over and put his hand on Karkat's forehead. "Hm, you do not feel like you have a fever, so you must not be sick"
Karkat slapped his hand away "Fuck you, Kankri. Go suck your own bulge." He spat at Kankri and flipped him off while walking out the door.
"Do not let people know your secret Kar" Kankri yelled before Karkat could get the door shut.
The sound of crunching leaves echoed every time Karkat took a step forward. The chilled breeze made him shiver; Karkat was not fond of the cold. 'I know Kankri; I know I need to keep the secret. Trust me, I know.' Karkat sighed and looked down at the sidewalk while he walked, 'What if someone finds out? I, no Kankri and I could be culled. I just won't let anyone get that close to me, yea that will work' He looked up the street and noticed the school's entrance sign. As Karkat got closer he could make out the words. 'Makara High School' and underneath were the small almost unreadable 'Human's and Troll's Welcome'. It had only been a short time since the Trolls were forced onto Earth and it wasn't long until the High Bloods took over.
Karkat continued on only to feel a knot in his stomach after seeing a purple blood standing by the doors entrance. He was tall and had a mess of hair atop his head; he had clown make-up decorating his gray face. Every part of Karkat told him to walk in the other direction, but of course being Karkat he did not.
He walked at a faster pace as he noticed the purple blood looking down at his small frame.
"Honk"
Karkat's blood ran cold but was slightly pissed because he was stopped and turned to look at the larger troll.
"Where you think you're going motherfucker?" He voice was rough and smoker like.
Karkat could feel his purple eye looking into Karkat's soul, it was irritating.
"Inside, obviously nook sniffer" He growled
The clown frowned but soon smiled again at him.
"And you don't say hi to me?" He patted the low blood on his should and forced at toothy grin. "Well brother, my name's Gamzee Makara. What's your name motherfucker?"
'Seriously, he is a Makara? That's fucked up, he looked stoned, or drunk.'
"Vantas, Karkat Vantas" Karkat smirked "What's it to you, fuckass"
"So…you're the new motherfucker?" He smiled "Nice to meet you Karbro"
"Karbro?" Karkat was stunned, 'did he just give me a nickname?'
Gamzee just laughed "I'll show you around" He smiled "Honk"
Karkat couldn't protest before he was being dragged into the building by the Makara clown. He looked around taking in everything, it was huge. Karkat spun around looking at the ceiling and the pillars leading up to it, there was a large stair case in the middle of it all, 'This is Makara High? Oh Gog, I'm so going to get lost'
"Motherfuckin' over is the library, and there is the main office. Um, let's motherfuckin' see, that's the cafeteria, and" He paused and walked down a hall Karkat trailing behind him.
Gamzee pointed to a long hall way with lockers on either side of the wall all painted red. Red, the color red made Karkat sick to his stomach. Gamzee pointed down the hallway and smiled a sharp smile.
"Your motherfuckin' classes are all down this motherfucker" Gamzee looked back at Karkat and patted his shoulder. "Classes don't motherfuckin' starts for about an hour, so, Karbro feel free to look around this huge motherfucker." Gamzee walked away before Karkat could say a thing.
He sighed and walked around the school looking at the room numbers trying to remember them all. Karkat was looking down at his schedule and ran into something hard. Karkat rubbed his head and cringed at the pain.
"Ouch, that hurt. Did I just run into a wall, what an idiot I am" He sighed and kept rubbing his head and picking up the paper he had dropped not looking up one second.
"Fuck! Watch where the fuck you're going next time"
Karkat looked up shocked and froze; blue and red eyes caught him in a grip. He opened his mouth to speak but no words wormed out of his mouth. The other troll's hair was spiked in the back and he wore a black shirt with the Gemini symbol stretching across the chest, his white pants were clashing with his white and black shoes. The boy wore a smug look on his face but his eyes were hidden behind blue and red glasses.
"What are you thtaring at?" The boy blushed slightly revealing his yellow blood under his gray skin.
"What?" Karkat snapped back to reality "Who the fuck are you? Why did you run into me nook licking?" Karkat scruffed his eyebrows.
The yellow blood gave a questioning look, and spoke with an annoyed voice.
"You ran into me, you inthufferable prick. How about you watch where you're going next time." The troll sighed and got up and began walking away.
"Fuck you mustard blood" Karkat exhaled and stood up "Hey, wait"
The boy turned too stared at the smaller troll.
"What?" He was annoyed and embarrassed at the same time.
"I'm, fucking sorry I ran into you" Karkat chocked on his words, this was the first time he had apologized to anyone.
A small blush tinted Karkat's face and he noticed it.
"I have to go!" Karkat spun and began to run down the hall to be stopped by something. He looked down and noticed blue and red sparks surrounding him.
'Oh fuck! I can't move, if he finds out he'll cull me'
"Let me go fuckass!" Karkat turned his head to the other troll who was walking closer, 'Fuck, Fuck 'His blood pumper sped up and was attacking his chest with thumps.
"Who are you?" The boy stood next to him now and was looking into Karkat's eye.
"Why does it matter fucker, let me go damnit!" Karkat tried to move but he couldn't move his limbs, he felt the lights get tighter around him.
"Are you trying to cull me, fuckass?" Karkat could hardly breathe now.
"Oh, thorry. Now who are you? I'm Thollux Captor" The boy still stared into Karkat's eyes.
"I don't care who you are! I'm Karkat Vantas damnit, now let me go! This hurts!"
Sollux released Karkat and smiled, "That'th a nice name, Karkat"
Karkat felt a blush coming on and hid his face in his hoodie. Sollux noticed this and raised an eyebrow.
"What'th wrong?" Sollux frowned a bit and looked down at Karkat.
'Think dumbass, what do I say. Fuck'
"It smells like mustard in here" Karkat eyed Sollux and frowned.
Sollux blushed massively and back away. "I-"Sollux chocked and blushed even more in embarrassment "I'm thorry for that"
Karkat was surprised at how much someone could blush, 'So this is a yellow blooded psionic welding prick, hm, more pathetic than I thought' Karkat didn't notice the stare Sollux was giving him.
"Tho, um. Are you buthy at lunch? I mean, if you want to we, um could thit together. Like, I can introduce you to my friendth, if you want." The blush had not faded one bit.
"Of course not, fuckass. It's my first day dumbass; you and Gamzee are the only people I've met at this point." Karkat ignored Sollux's remark about him being busy.
"Tho, you've met Gam huh?" Sollux's blush had faded and was barely tinting his cheeks. "What do you think of him?"
Karkat smirked "He's an idiot, is he on drugs or something? Like, he is so hard to understand, speaking wise. 'Motherfuckin' this and 'motherfuckin' that. It hurts my think pan to be honest"
Sollux laughed and forced a smile on his normally emotionless face. "You're eating lunch with uth, tho meet me at the main office before and I'll walk with you." Before Karkat could talk Sollux was already making his way down the hall to his classes, and Karkat did the same.
Karkat walked into a classroom and only one person sat in the desks. The human boy sat still trying too hard to be cool; his dark black shades showed he didn't like to talk to uncool people. The boy had almost white hair that lay just under his eyebrows; his shirt was red with white sleeves and had a record in the center of his chest. He had a smooth expression displayed on his face that would make anyone look at him twice, 'Damn, he's kinda hot' Karkat bit his lip with his sharp teeth to silence the thought, 'No, he's human.'
"Well, are you going to sit down anytime soon dude?" The boy was looking at Karkat and looked very intrigued by the young troll.
Karkat snapped back to reality and blurted out the only thing that came to his mind. "Fuck you nook licker" Karkat snarled at the other boy showing his jagged teeth. The human just laughed as if Karkat had told the most hilarious joke of time. Karkat felt very insulted at this point and was raging inside, he could feel his red eyes glowing behind the gray contacts.
"What is the actual fuck is so fucking funny, bulge face?!" Karkat growled and jumped on the desk the boy was sitting at with his sickle in his hand. The blond boy smiled and patted Karkat's cheek.
"You are adorable, all of you trolls are, but you top them." Karkat punched the boy in the face breaking his shades revealing his red eyes. The boy just smiled more and whipped out a new pair as quick as the other broke. Karkat snarled again and walked to a seat in the back of the classroom in time for the rest of the class to come in.
After they were seated the teacher stood in the front of the class looking at a list on a clipboard. He was Karkat's math teacher, Mr. Frunt. Mr. Frunt was a high blooded troll who didn't take kindly to low bloods. He looked around the class and stopped when he saw Karkat in the back.
"Oh yes, we have a new student with us now. Mr. Vantas will you please stand and say your name and blood color for the rest of us, blood color mainly for the other trolls and myself to know. "He smiled evilly at Karkat and motioned to stand.
Karkat rolled his eyes and stood.
"My name is, Karkat Vantas." He paused 'What did Porrim say I need to say for my blood color, oh yea' "Jade blood, sir." Karkat smirked and continued "I really don't want to be here however. I think it's annoying I need to announce my blood color to the likes of you. "Karkat took a breath "And, I think you're already a nook licker because of how you make me say it out loud, along with how you just looked at me like I was low blooded trash. I should take of my sickle and shove it up your escape trap; I just want to make myself clear, if I haven't already done so."
The blond human Karkat was previously talking to was staring at him with a smile, he mouthed the words 'How Cute Can You Be?' and Karkat frowned.
Mr. Frunt was stunned at the words that left Karkat's mouth and looked at him with suspicion. "Mr. Vantas, explain to me why your eyes are not jade green?"
Karkat froze, he knew someone would notice. "I do not have jade eyes because male jade bloods are extremely rare, me and my elder brother Kankri are the only jade blooded males in fact."
Frunt slammed his hand against his face and sighed "You mean, you are related to Kankri, Kankri Vantas? The little ranting grub, that never shuts up? That Kankri?"
Karkat looked at him and frowned, "Yes…was he that bad?"
"Yes, the most annoying troll I've ever had" He held back no insults now.
"You shouldn't dis him as much as you are, I may hate him but he is MY family. So I would watch what you say, high blooded fuckass" Karkat grew angry at his remark and pulled his sickle out from his back under his hoodie.
Mr. Frunt only smiled and walked around to his desk and pulled out his chair and sat down overlooking his classroom. "Karkat Vantas please be seated by Mr. Strider in the middle" Karkat looked at him clueless "Dave, raise your hand so Vantas knows where to sit"
Karkat was stunned when the blond boy raised his hand grinning.
"Can't I just stay here, I mean really." Karkat protested
"No, I need to keep an eye on you, personal reasons," Mr. Frunt grinned and point to sit.
Karkat rolled his eyes at him and sat with Dave, he pushed his seat away from the other boy some and sat there "What a bucket fucker" Karkat growled at himself and looked down the whole class. Dave said nothing; he only looked at the young troll, drooling.
Karkat stumbled out of his third class and walked down the hall to the main office. By the time he arrived Sollux was already there on his laptop doing gog knows what. Karkat walked up to Sollux and sat next to him quietly watching Sollux type in codes and other bullshit Karkat couldn't do without blowing up his computer. Sollux noticed Karkat and jumped jerking his head up to meet the others grey eyes.
"Oh, fuck. You thcared me KK" Sollux closed his laptop and looked at Karkat.
"KK? What's that mean? My name's Karkat, asswipe" Karkat looked annoyed and pissed at the new nickname.
Sollux smirked "Yeth, KK. You know becauthe you have two K'th in your name. It'th cute" He looked back down and put away his laptop into his bag.
Karkat felt like blushing but calmed down "Oh, um. Okay, wait! Fuck you"
Sollux laughed and stood up pulling Karkat up with him. He smiled and started walking to the lunch room pulling Karkat by his wrist. Looking around Karkat took in the view of the rather large room with half trolls and half humans occupying it.
Sollux continued to pull Karkat until they were in front of two tables pushed together; there were fourteen others people sitting not including him and Sollux, four humans and ten trolls.
"Oh, Hello Sollux, Dear. I See You Have Brought Along A Friend." A female troll looked at Karkat and smiled. Her short black hair was spiked at the sides; she wore a long-sleeved shirt with the Virgo symbol on it and a long red skirt with white buttons. "My Name Is Kanaya Maryam; It Is Nice to Make Your Acquaintance. What Is Your Name, If You Do Not Mind My Curiosity"
Karkat was about to speak but Sollux interrupted him.
"Oh, guyth!" The crowd of students stopped their conversions with one another and looked in Sollux and Karkat's direction. He smiled and pulled Karkat closer to the other kids. "I'd like you all to meet, Karkat" The bunch of kids smiled and introduced themselves.
"Hello Karkat, I am Rose. It is wonderful to meet you" A blonde girl smiled at Karkat. Karkat just forced a smile and looked down the tables.
"I'm Terezi, ehehe" A girl stood up with red glasses and a cane stood and walked to Karkat and sniffed him. She grinned "You smell like cherries Karkarles, Are you wearing body spray?" She licked his cheek and smiled "You taste like candy" Karkat was horrified with the meeting; he stood there with his mouth open. Sollux noticed the look and patted his back.
"Terezi is blind, so she smells and tastes thing to know stuff" Sollux smiled slightly
Next a cat like female troll jumped onto Karkat's back and purred.
"Hi Karkity, I'm Nepeta! It's nice to meet you." The cat pointed to a muscled blood blooded troll with a broken horn and broken glasses. "That's my meowrail, Equius"
The trolls continued to introduce themselves one after another, Karkat only knew three of them before he was dragged in here. Gamzee sat by is 'best bro' Tavros. Tavros was the only troll Karkat had met with no self-confidence what so ever, and he being in a four-wheeled device didn't help the situation. Dave was eying Karkat the whole lunch hour completely ignoring John's conversation with him. And of course Sollux was next to Karkat on his laptop coding viruses he was going to send Eriden or even Karkat. Karkat looked at Sollux's height compared to his, 'Gog I'm short.' Karkat frowned and turned his head to the group and listened to Gamzee go on about 'Miracles" and "The Messiahs" to Eriden and Equius.
"So, w-what you mean is you're crazy and w-we should run?" Eriden smirked at the clown.
"I agree, with the high blood. Gamzee you need to act with your blood color, you are the highest land dweller." Equius looked to Gamzee with a stern look.
"No motherfuckers, your missin' the motherfuckerin' point of it." Gamzee protested and turned to Karkat "you motherfuckin' know about motherfuckin' miracles right Karbro?" Karkat blinked and looked to Sollux for help, but Sollux just shook his head.
"Um," Now everyone was looking at him now "What the fuck are 'miracles'?"
Karkat looked around with everyone smiling,
"We finally found a normal one, you see Dave here seems to think he understand the insane clown over there. So it's nice to know Sollux picked a good one" Aradia smiled and winked at Sollux who was blushing like a mad man.
Karkat felt his face heat up and covered his face with the hood of his hoodie, he heard everyone giggle and mutter how cute they were together.
'Oh no, what have I done? I let people to close to me, I let my guard down. They'll find out now, I'm dead, shit. This has gone on too long, I'm fucked damnit'
"Hey Karkity, what's your screen name? " Nepeta blurted and smiled, everyone look at Karkat again with curiosity in their eyes.
He gulped
"It's, carcinoGeneticist."