Hey, this isn't my first fanfic but it's been a while since I last wrote one so I might be a tad bit rusty~ Anyways I hope you guys all like it. It's a comedy AU!HUMANS and I'm gonna see how many characters I can fit in to flow with the plot. Also, Honey Or Tea? is being hosted on Tumblr at honeyortea(dot)tumblr(dot)com since I have art representing some scenes. Enjoy~

Prologue-

Sollux really didn't want to be here.

Really, he did not want to be here.

He stood at the end of a pathway to a familiar enormous backyard he had wandered for about a year now. He was really beginning to get bothered by these trips to the wealthy side of the neighborhood. Sure, Sollux was only a few years old with very little worries and a pretty decent life, but he couldn't help but notice his father's anxiety every time they came by this familiar estate. What was so scary about the place? Sollux was more than curious to know and constantly asked his father to answer his question. Unfortunately, he was always given the "you'll understand when you're older" card and that really bothered Sollux. There was only one time his father had to bring that line up, being when Sollux was curious as to why a woman he saw had a rather big stomach, claiming something was kicking in her. Sollux had asked for many weeks why the woman wouldn't take the demonic monster that was kicking her out of her stomach and his father caved in, giving those exact same words to him. In short, Sollux's father always had the answers; he never strayed away or gave a vague explanation unless needed. The demon monster didn't seem to bother his father so Sollux never asked again. This time though, every time they came to the estate, Sollux's father grew a little twitchy and nervous.

And Sollux had no clue as to why.

He sat in his car seat, still being a bit too small to officially sit on his own, and swung his legs back and forth. When they came up to a gate, Sollux glanced out his window, spotting massive trees, an endless field of emerald grass kids could play soccer or football on, lots of different buildings –big ones too- and a really pretty fountain. At first the place gave Sollux a dose of excitement; he had never been somewhere so fancy! Nowadays he sighed to himself, wondering why he was always brought over here. Well, he knew why he was brought all the time, his mother worked late so she couldn't take care of him, leaving the job up to his father. There were several times he was spared the dreaded trip and able to stay with Karkat. Today he was just out of luck. When leaving the car and entering the large estate he said his hello to Mr. Hipampus and was escorted to the backyard where a certain rich couple was waiting.

That was where Sollux felt the dread creep in.

Normally he spotted a little elegant table, filled with sweets and honey at the center of the wide green sea of grass, occupied by two children. A chubby little girl with long hair and large eyes would wave frantically at him, shouting his name and nearly ordering him to join; but there was no girl today. Instead there was her partner, an awkward boy, sitting alone at the table with his hands over his golden cream cheeks. The wind grazed against his wavy brownish-blond hair and chased towards Sollux. The bored boy sighed heavily, not catching Sollux's movements towards him. Sollux held his breath, taking slow steps in slight wonder why he was approaching the boy. It was obvious the child didn't like Sollux. He even shouted it at his face when his friend was here. Was he going to bully Sollux even more now that the girl was gone?

"Hey Eridan…" Sollux mumbled under his breath.

Eridan gazed up quickly, eyes wide open but soon his thin brows creased downward in anger.

"W-what are you doin' here?" Eridan asked, giving the most professional pout he could manage.

Sollux tried not to make his usual remarks to Eridan. They had this sort of habit of greeting one another with insults; Eridan usually shot at Sollux's unintended lisp and Sollux would stab at the stutter Eridan developed because of his guardian. Sollux knew it was a mean thing to make fun of, especially when Eridan couldn't help it because Mr. Hipampus spoke like that, but Sollux didn't intend on losing fights with this spoiled brat. He clenched his fists, drew out a breath, and attempted to smile.

"My dad needth more help from Mr. Hipamputh." Sollux managed.

"Hmph!" Eridan said, sticking his nose in the air. "Sure, that's what it is."

"It ith!" Sollux retorted, taking his seat on the grass from across the table. "I never wanna come here for fun. I wanna be with Karkat."

"W-who's Karkat?"

"My betht friend!"

Eridan folded his arms, pouting again. He looked away, cheeks blushed and eyes very still on no particular object. From across, Sollux looked around the wide backyard.

"Where'th Feferi?"

"She's sick." Eridan snapped.

"With what?"

Eridan simply shrugged, not daring to take even a glance at Sollux. He looked more upset than usual.

Sollux pushed out his upper lip. He really didn't like Eridan. He was such a prick. He almost never talked directly to Sollux unless it was to bully him. It didn't matter. If Eridan wasn't talking then Sollux was happy. Instead, he placed his attention on the one thing that made these trips to Eridan's home worth wild. The snacks~

The sugary treats Eridan's guardian always had out were the one thing that drove Sollux to behave the best he could –until Eridan made it difficult for him to. Today it was a two layered strawberry cake (one of Sollux's favorite fruits) with white cream dressed all around the cake and caramel drizzled on the top. Sollux's mouth watered instantly. His eyes spotted a tea kettle which he quickly took. He had a strange liking for tea, probably because his parents drank it like it was a life-line, but theirs was a traditional Asian-style green tea. When given the chance to try Eridan's tea, Sollux would almost inhale it. Today it was cinnamon with a jar of honey sitting next to it. Sollux poured some for himself, feeling the heat of the tea warm up his small fingers. The aroma tickled his nose, a wood-like scent with a sweet touch to the brown drink being taken in by the younger. He looked up, seeing Eridan still refusing to acknowledge Sollux's existence. The boy looked back at the kettle he held. He gingerly took Eridan's cup, setting it on the table and pouring some tea.

I know it's weird being here Sollux, but I need you to be a good boy for daddy, alright?

He had to be a good boy. Sollux bit his bottom lip, remembering how stressed out his father looked. Maybe if he actually did act like a good child his dad wouldn't be so tired.

"How much honey do you want?" Sollux asked.

Eridan didn't answer. Sollux rolled his heterochromatic eyes and grabbed the jar of honey. The honey nuzzled nicely within the clear jar, a hue of orange and brown creasing together and lifting a sugary scent. Sollux licked his lips, dipping a spoon into the golden delicacy and stirred it in Eridan's cup. He took another spoon full, and another, and-

"That's too much." Eridan finally spoke.

Sollux looked up. "Oh… thorry. Here, have mine. I didn't put any honey in it yet."

Eridan stared at the cup for a while before hesitantly grabbing it and taking the honey. He stirred his own amount, a much smaller amount, into his tea. Sollux took a cutting knife and split the cake, first asking Eridan how much he wanted. As always, it was small amount. Jeeze, when did the kid actually eat? Well, more cake for him! Sollux passed Eridan's piece and cut a large amount for himself. He was quick to begin stuffing the cake in his mouth. The fluffy texture settled nicely as he ate it, a melting cream mixed with caramel and a hint of vanilla sitting at the back of his mouth and- oh man it was just so good! Sollux wished he could have sweets like this every day of his life.

"You eat like a pig." Eridan whined.

Sollux looked up, spotting Eridan's scrunched up nose, and pursed lips.

"Tho?" Sollux asked with a mouthful.

"Eat wwith your mouth closed!" Eridan said.

Sollux began to obnoxiously eat his food, purposely slapping his lips together and making a scene. The boy across from him folded his arms once more and pouted angrily. Sollux pouted back, growing more irritated at that face. It was just so professionally done he only wanted to smack the ever living day lights out of it.

Instead, the two grew silent once more. Sollux ate quietly to himself, not in the mood to provoke Eridan for now. The piece Sollux cut out for Eridan was soon gone when Sollux took almost half the cake already. He was beginning to feel the sugar sit on his stomach but he refused to cave in. Who knows when the next time would be that he ate something as delicious as this?

"You don't like me, do you Sol?" Eridan asked, shuffling his hands back and forth.

Sollux blinked. Well yeah, if Eridan wasn't so mean than maybe he'd like him, but if Sollux said that he knew the boy would get angry. He tipped the thin lip of the tea cup to his mouth, tapping the tips of his teeth against it.

"I… I like you." Sollux said blandly.

Eridan glared at Sollux. "No you don't. You're lying!"

"I do!" Sollux argued back.

"No you don't!"

"Yes I do!"

"Nu-uh!"

Great, the one thing he was trying to avoid and it happened anyways. Sollux pouted. He had to do something to calm Eridan down, but what? Well, he remembered Feferi would always hug and kiss him; that would generally shut him up. Sollux didn't like the idea but today he was doing it for his dad. He stood up quickly and strolled towards Eridan, sitting next to the boy and tightly bringing him into an embrace.

"W-what are you doin'?" Eridan asked.

Before Eridan could splutter out another word, Sollux shut his eyes close tightly and puckered his lips outward, kissing Eridan's cheek. Sollux felt his cheeks warm up a bit, mostly because of the humiliation of having to do that. Eridan though, well, he looked like a plump red cherry from Sollux's view.

"W-what wwas that for?" Eridan asked with frantic eyes.

"I told you I liked you." Sollux responded firmly.

"…r… really?" Eridan sunk his face into the rather big scarf he wore obsessively. He glanced around the garden, as if expecting someone to come out of one of the many building surrounding them. His eyes fell back on Sollux. "You… really like me?"

"Thure." Sollux said, taking his plate and setting it in front of himself.

Within seconds Sollux began his gorging, taking in large amounts of the desert. Eridan was busy glancing at his hands, the cake and Sollux. It was evident that Sollux didn't understand what Eridan's definition of like was. Still, the two basked in their own worlds; Sollux enjoying Eridan's quiet and the food as well as Eridan beaming from a naive heart. Eridan nudged closer to Sollux, resting his head over the boy's shoulder. Sollux grew rigid for a second, only to relax once more when Eridan refrained from developing more tension.

Maybe today wouldn't turn out so terrible.

Their time was up almost too quickly. Sollux was stuffed and sleepy from eating almost the whole cake himself. Eridan settled with the tea they had, but he didn't drink more than the first cup. He had a rather tiny appetite. The moment Sollux's father called out to him from the estate, Sollux reluctantly got up from his laying position on the grass. If it wasn't for his father, he would have stayed there all day with Eridan clinging to him like a teddy bear. It was a little weird at first since Sollux didn't work so well with body contact –especially from bullies- but the hazy feeling in his head and his drowsy eyes helped him ignore Eridan's grasp. Once Sollux got up he said his good bye to Eridan and ran off to his father.

"Have a fun time with Eridan?" Sollux's father asked with a grin.

Sollux looked back to Eridan who gave a small wave. He returned the wave but it was short lived.

"Yeah… it wath okay." Sollux answered.

He looked more closely to his father, seeing the tired eyes and heavy expression had disappeared after so long. His dad looked relieved for once, without any stress or worry. Sollux smiled broadly to himself as the two walked back to the car. See, because he was a good boy his daddy would be happy. Sollux felt pretty proud of himself, after all…

Today turned out pretty good.

Side notes: Mr. Hipampu is Seahorse dad just to tell ya guys. I (lazily) came up with the idea since the genus for seahorse is Hippocampus.