-Karkat-

I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked like any normal fifteen year old boy. No horns, no grey skin, and no fangs. I rubbed the spots on my head where my horns used to be. I had messy dark brown hair that looked black and reddish brown eyes. I may look normal, but on the inside, I'm still a troll. A troll with mutant red blood. After we beat the game and killed Jack, all of our lives were reset. We were all humans now and lost contact with each other. One person I remember stands out the most. John. I love him. I fucking love him. I miss him so much. I never got a chance to tell him the truth about how I felt. We were really close friends during the game, but he was always talking to Dave about how he was "Not a homosexual", so I was always afraid to try anything. At this point, I don't give a fuck if he's straight. He's mine, and I'll find him, no matter what. I guess that makes me a homosexual. Not that I give two shits.

Speaking of twos, I'm still friends with Sollux. He remembers, too, so maybe none of us forgot. I hope that John remembers. Maybe I can finally ask him out since we were now both human.

"Karkat, are you ready for school or not? I don't have all day." My older brother, Kankri, said through my closed bedroom door. Kankri is three years older then me and he was supposed to drive me to school, but today I couldn't stop thinking about John. His big blue eyes, thick Jet black hair, even his slight overbite and his glasses. He was so nerdy, yet so adorable and innocent. And irresistable.

"KARKAT VANTAS! I SWEAR TO GOD YOU ARE MAKING ME GET VERY TRIGGERED!" Kankri yelled. Dammit, he still complains about triggers, even after he switched lives. When the fuck will he let that go?! The weird thing is, he doesn't even remember anything from our past troll lives.

"CALM THE FUCK DOWN, KANKRI! I'M FUCKING COMING! JUST HOLD YOUR GODDAMN HORSES!" I yelled back angrily. I grabbed my bookbag and swung open the door to see a really pissed off looking Kankri.

"FREAKING FINALLY! You take forever!" Kankri was glaring at me. He looked almost identical to his troll self. He even wore a blank bright red turtle neck sweater like he used to.

"Can we just go!? I'm gonna be late!" I groaned. If I was late, Sollux would start bitching. Him and his stupid lisp. I shouldn't say that. He is my best friend.

"Since when did you care about attendance?"

"Since I became friends with Sollux." I answered sharply. I walked outside to the car with Kankri. It was fucking freezing outside. I wish I would have brought a jacket. Thank god I decided to wear my black long-sleeved shirt with the Cancer sign on it. Maybe someone would remember me.

(Time Skip)

I waved by to Kankri as I got out of the car. Lots of people were outside. Time to find Sollux.

-Sollux-

Where's this douchebag?

Oh there he is. Is he really wearing that sweater again? He really wants to find other people that remember us. I mean, it would be cool to find Aradia or Feferi, hell, even Eridan.

Karkat walked up to me. He had a faraway look in his eyes.

"Hey, kk. Kk?" I snapped my fingers in front of his face. He flinched and looked at me.

"Oh, hey Sollux." He spoke quietly and his face was red.

"What'th with you today?"

"Oh...nothing. I was just thinking about...you know...how cool it would be to find everyone again." He spoke in a tone that I never heard Karkat use in my life. It was slow and sad.

"Alright. What the fuck ith wrong? Jutht thpit it out." I tried to sound serious, but my stupid lisp didn't make it any better.

"FINE. I'LL SPIT IT OUT." There's KK. Loud and irritated. I was so unnatural to see Karkat sad and quiet.

"I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT SOMEONE."

"TZ?"

"NO."

"Gamzee?"

"NOPE."

"Oh. NP?"

"WHY THE FUCK WOULD IT BE NEPETA? JUST STOP GUESSING AND I'LL EXPLAIN."

I shut up quick.

-Karkat-

Should I tell him who I've been thinking about? He'll probably just laugh and call me stupid. Then again, it's fucking Sollux. What's the worst that could happen?

"ITS J-" My voice cracked for some reason. Fear, I guess?

"J..? Jade?" Great. Now he thinks it's Jade, just because I had a tiny crush on her.

"JOHN. THERE, I SAID IT. HAPPY?!" I looked at Sollux straight in the eye. Or 3-D glasses in this case. His eyes were both blue. He was a bit jealous that I had reddish eyes and he didn't.

"Wait...What about JN?"

"I...kind of...love him?" I said, my voice getting lower with each word. That came out as a question. Luckily, the bell rang, saving me from hearing his response.

"WHOOPS! THERE GOES THE BELL! SEE YOU THIRD PERIOD!" I shouted as I ran as fast as I could without falling. I took my chance as escape. But now what am I supposed to do third period. I had math with Sollux, which he is an expert at, since he's an awesome hacker. We even sit next to each other. When I sat in my seat in Science, I buried my head in my hands. Why is John getting to me today, of all days? Fuck. Well, thank god I have science to keep my mind busy.

(Time skip.)

The bell rang. I picked up my books and stuffed them in my bookbag. As I walked in the hallway, I heard mixed conversations. One stood out for some reason. A few people were messing with a kid that must have been new. I heard someone call him a faggot, and his response made me stop cold.

"Will you quit it!? I am not a homosexual! Stop fucking saying that!"

Holy fuck. Those words are way too familiar, aside from the curses, of course. That voice and the response to being called gay made me turn right back around and see what was going on. A short boy with glasses was getting teased by a bunch of other people. Someone took his glasses, revealing the biggest, bluest eyes I had ever seen. I watched in shock as something suddenly clicked in my head.

"Hey! Give me those!" He tried to grab them back but someone pushed him on the ground.

Watching that made my blood boil. Before I knew it, my fist was connecting with the bully's face. He fell to the floor, but still spoke. His lip was bleeding.

"What was that...for, Vantas?"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU'RE FUCKING WITH THIS POOR BOY! I MEAN LOOK AT HIM! ARE YOU THAT FUCKING INSECURE?!" I growled at him. The boy stood quiet. The other boys just stared at me. I turned to them.

"IF ANY OF YOU TRY TO TURN THIS ON ME, I SWEAR TO GOG I WILL BREAK EVERY BONE THAT IS BREAKABLE WITH A BASEBALL BAT." With that, I grabbed John's (at least i think it's John) glasses from the floor and dragged him to the bathroom.

I handed him his glasses and he slipped them on. God, he looked exactly the same. I had the urge to just kiss him, but I couldn't. At least, not yet.

-John-

"Thanks. I just started here yesterday, and I don't really know anyone except some old friends." I smiled at my savior.

"No problem, John." Wait, how the hell did he know my name?

"Hey how did you know my n-" I stopped talking and got a good look at the boy who saved me. He looked so familiar. He was wearing the same shirt someone used to wear. Karkat! But Karkat had horns and grey skin and fangs. Then it suddenly hit me.

The Reset! It changed the trolls' lives! Maybe it made them human as well!

Wait. Is really this...Karkat?

What was that...for, Vantas? I remembered the bully say to him. Is this really Karkat?! I really love Karkat, and always tried to cover it up by saying I wasn't a homosexual. I should probably speak up.