I See the Light

A Sadstuck AU fic

Main Pairs: GamTav, SolAra, EriFef

AlL tHoSe DaYs,LiViNg In A dAy DrEaM,

AlL tHoSe YeArS, lIvInG iN a BlUr.

All that tiime, never truly 2eeiing, thiing2 the way they were.

Noww she's here, shining in the starlight,

Noww she's here, suddenly, I knoww…

iF HE'S HERE, IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR, i'M WHERE i'M MEANT TO GO,,,

and at last I see the light and its like the f0g has lifted

and at last I s-e-e t)(-e lig)(t.

Chapter I: Freaks

Tavros sat uneasily on the bus. He was going to a smaller, newer school with kids like him. Or, freaks like him. This school was for kids with mental or physical handicaps. Tavros was physically and mentally handicapped. Tavros hadn't spoken a word since his parents passing and since he'd been put in his wheelchair. A lot had been done to get him to talk, but when he was really pushed, he'd end up crying. He shaved his hair into a Mohawk and gave himself a couple piercings so people would stay away from him. It didn't work, but he kept with the look. Since he was starting to seem more like a burden, they sent him to this school. He'd live with freaks like him.

The Dean of the school looked him over. She was a woman named Kanaya Maryam. She seemed so nice and allowed the others to call her Ms. K or even just Kanaya. She explained the housing situations. Each of the dorm wings allowed only six kids to stay per area. He'd be staying in the North wing. He was going to be given a tour, but not by the Dean, but by the councilor that was there since class was in session. The councilor came in, and only one word came to Tavros' mind. Cat. The councilor was Nepeta Leijon. She only wanted to be called Nepeta. No formalities or abbreviations necessary. She started leading the way with Tavros wheeling behind her.

Nepeta was also looking through his file as they went through the halls. "According to this, you'll be seeing me at least once a day! I think that's just perfect!" she said, almost saying "perfect" with a purr to it. She really was very much like a cat, wasn't she? The last room they went to was the lunch room in the North wing. "This is where you will eat along with your dorm buddies. All of these are the ones you'll be staying with here. Why don't you talk and get to know them?" she said with a smile as he wheeled in and looked at the group.

He really did belong here… They were quite the bunch.

There was a girl with long, dark flowing hair. She seemed very bright and calm, but she scarred her face up with something sharp. But you could still tell she was very beautiful. There was a boy with black hair sitting near her with what seemed to be 3-D glasses. He didn't seem very interested in anything going on. There was another boy with glasses who had a streak of blonde going through his wavy hair and wore a scarf. He seemed interested in the girl who sat next to him who was another pretty creature. She seemed to be wearing swimming goggles and has a little circlet on. Then in the corner was a boy who seemed to be in a complete daze. It made Tavros wonder if the poor guy was over medicated or not…

The girl with the long, flowing hair and scarred face approached him, making the kid with the 3-D glasses frown slightly. "Hello there, new guy." She said rather emotionlessly. "I am Aradia Megido. I am the leader of this building. May I ask who you are?" I pull out my note pad and wrote down his name and showed it to her. "Tavros Nitram?" she asked, making sure she said the last name correctly. When she received a nod of approval, she smiled slightly and said "Welcome to the North Wing, Tavros. We'll be happy to keep you." Tavros nodded with the slightest of smiles. "Let me introduce you to the others." She said as she wheeled him over, starting with the boy she was sitting next to.

"This is Sollux Captor." She said with as the boy looked Tavros over. "Nithe to meet you, Tavroth." He said with a lisp. Tavros had never met anyone with a speech impediment, so he couldn't help raising an eyebrow. Aradia rolled him over to the boy with the scarf and the other girl. "That's Eridan Ampora." She said as she pointed to the boy. "And Feferi Peixes." She added when she pointed to the girl. Eridan didn't really say anything, but Feferi piped right up by saying "Why, hello there, Tavros! I hope you have a good stay here!" Tavros gave out a tiny smile before he was wheeled over to the dazed kid. "And this is Gamzee Makara." Aradia said as Tavros was the one to look him over this time. Gamzee looked at him with a small smile. Tavros waved a bit and Gamzee nodded a hello. Aradia wheeled him over to sit with her and Sollux before bringing over everyone's food. Tavros had a chicken dish on his plate. As he went to take a bite, Sollux piped up. "Why are you here, anywayth?" The whole room went quiet.

"Sol! That's quite rude of you and he's in a wheelchair. That's your answer." Eridan said, wavering over his "w"s.

"There'th OBVIOUTHLY thomething wrong with him other than hith fucking wheelchair. You are blind, Ampora!" Sollux growled.

"At least my glasses are proper!"
"Oh my cod! Will you two quit it? You're always at each other's throats! Enough! Cod!" Feferi chimed in in annoyance.

Aradia just turned to Tavros who seemed slightly scared as she said "This occurs every day, you'll get used to it."

Tavros just nodded and started eating. The food was surprisingly good. He ate and once he was done, it was time for the others to go to class. Tavros didn't have his schedule yet, so he wasn't allowed to go. Instead, he had this whole room to himself for therapy. Nepeta came in with her own notepad to keep track of sessions and a notepad for him too. She started asking him standard questions to start the session and he would write everything he wanted to say on his notepad. Once the session was done, Nepeta showed him to his room which turned out to belong to Sollux. And Tavros' things were already there and ready to be unpacked. Nepeta left him to unpack and get used to his new room.

Tavros unpacked rather quickly and pulled out an old DVD of Peter Pan that had a few curious red stains on its cover. They were small, but slightly noticeable. He placed it under his pillow and wrote to place on top of it:

"You're still here with me Mom and Dad."