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======= Sollux, recall
You will never forget that day. It was a 2000 black ford truck. You were crossing the street to meet Karkat. He was waiting on the other side. It shouldn't have happened, but it did. The car didn't stop. All you saw was black as a figure collided in to you. Pushed you out of the way. Then all you saw was red.
"KARKAT!" You screeched, scrambling to him.
The man got out of his truck, saying something. People began to crowd, several on there cell phones. Time seamed to stop, even without Strider or AA present. Crimson stains on Karkat's ink shirt, charcoal skin. Cherry splatters on the truck's dark hood. A scarlet pool beneath his body.
"Karkat!" You grabbed him gently, holding your friend. "Karkat! Thtay with me KK, thtay with me! Why did you have to thave me? KK! Don't die on me, KK! Don't you dare leave me! "
Karkat's eyes closed, something within you died at the sight. You don't remember what happened next. Minutes ticked by feeling like hours, Karkat's body was taken away in a stretcher, you followed blindly. Later, Kanaya told you in your anger and sadness, your psionics nearly destroyed the city block. You didn't care. You still don't have him back.
Beep. Beep.
"Hey KK. How'th it going?"
Beep. Beep.
"It'th been a while, hathn't it?"
Beep. Beep.
"I've mithed you."
Beep. Beep.
"The doctorth thay that your condithion hath improved."
Beep. Beep.
"We're jutht waiting for you to wake up."
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Thometimeth I withh it wath me. Inthead of you."
Beep. Beep.
"Becauth it'th my fault."
Beep. Beep.
"And I know that you'd be yelling at me right now, telling me I'm wrong, telling me it'th
not my fault. But if I didn't athk you to meet me, you wouldn't be lying here."
Beep. Beep.
"If it wath me you'd thill be living. Not like me. I have no life outthide of you. You're my everything, KK. My bethtfriend. My life."
Beep. Beep.
"I don't know why it'th taken me this long to figure it out."
Beep. Beep.
"I love you KK. Tho you have to wake up. Pleath. For me."
Beep. Beep. Beeeeeeeeeeeee-
"KK? KK! DOCTOR!"
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-
"Nurse get a defibrillator! We need some assistance here!"
"Sir? We're going to have to ask you to leave-"
"But KK! He'th going to be alright? He hath to!"
"Sir, we need more room to work, please wait in the lounge."
You are Sollux Captor, and you were just shoved out of your best friend's hospital room. After telling his unconscious body you love him. And hearing his heart literally stop. Your heterochromatic eyes gloss over, threatening tears as you float down the halls to the empty waiting room, unsure of where else to go. You take a corner seat, away from anyone else who may come into the room. Your head falls to your hands and you let it all out.
"Karkat... Karkat... pleath," you let out between wails. "pleath be okay... pleath thtay alive... pleath KK, don't leave me."
You can feel your body beginning to shake and your psionics start to spark around your double horns. You take a deep breath, trying to calm yourself before you destroy something. You glance up to look at the other people waiting, only to find no one else there. You are all alone, awaiting the doctors update on Karkat.
"Gog... I hope he'th alright." You whisper. "I can't live without him."
The room is quite. Unnaturally quite. And it unnerves you. This is a hospital, there should be some type of noise, right? Some sign of life within the black white walls. The beeping of a heart monitor, signalizing someone is alive- no. Stop it. You halt your train of thought and chose to focus on your breathing, deep, steady, clam, breathing-
"Mr. Captor?"
Your head snaps up, something behind you cracks. The doctor filches and forces a smile onto his face as he stared into your mustard tearstained face and red-blue eyes.
"Yeth?" You whisper, desperation covering the anger seeping into your voice.
"Mmm... ah! W-we have stabilized you friend, Mr. Vantas. He's going to be fine."
Your psionics stop instantly and it takes all of your will power not to hug the doctor screaming 'Thank you' to the skies.
"Can I see him now?"
"His condition hasn't improved, but yes, we can permit you to see him. Like it would stop you if we said no..."
"Thank you." You whisper and walk past him, the doctor flinches. He's scared of you. The other hates you. Ignoring his fear, you start heading down the halls.
You don't even read the signs anymore. It's been three months; you know the way by heart. You take the third door to the left and see him laying there, just how you left him. By looking at him, you finally realize just how fast your heart was beating and how afraid you were that you would lose him. A nurse slides by you, smiling, as you walk into the room, taking your usual seat next to your best friend.
"Gog, KK, you thcared the thit out of me."
The only reply you get is his steady, balanced breathing.
"Don't do that KK. Don't give in. If anything, wake up. Wake up, KK. Pleath."
You lean forward, laying your head on his heart.
"It'th been three monthth thinth the athident, KK. And we need you back. I need you back."
You are on the verge of tears as you gently caress his cheek.
"I'm thorry, KK. I'm thorry that it wath you and not me. And I'm thorry that I have fallen in love with you. I don't care if you'll wake up and reject me, all I want ith for you to wake up. Pleath."
You fall silent then, the only sounds flowing through the room being your choked back sobs and Karkat's heart monitor, steadily beeping away.
You don't remember falling asleep, but you know you're dreaming. You're not in the hospital anymore, you're in a house. His house. He's in your arms, you can feel his breath on your chest, you pull him closer.
'...Sollux...'
Your eyes jolt open, slowly adjusting to the dark room. You don't remember moving, but you're no longer on Karkat's chest, but in the soft boxy chair to the far left of the room. You want to get up and return to his side, but you are so comfortable and besides the few hours you just got, you don't recall the last time you slept... or ate for that matter. KK was right. You really are helpless without him.
You uncurled from your side and stretched out, throwing your legs over one of the arm rests. The chair is too small to fit your whole lanky frame nicely, but it was better than not sleeping at all. You would truly like nothing more than to curl up beside Karkat in his bed, but you don't think the doctors would like it very much. If they weren't so scared of your psionics and bipolar mood swings, you probably would have been thrown out of here a while ago. You're lucky that the nurse monitoring Karkat likes you enough to let you stay the nights with him.
She had jokingly asked once if you were his legal guardian. You'd lightly laughed at this, especially at how it was more like he was your guardian. You shift in the chair, a small smile gently painted onto your lips. Karkat would be yelling at you right now, like he did when he would come over to your hive and find you asleep in your computer chair.
'CAPTOR!' He would shout and you'd reply with a sleepy grin. 'GET YOUR LISPY ASS UP AND OUT OF THAT FUCKING CHAIR! You are going to fuck up your back sleeping like that! You'll have to walk around with some stupid support shit like some fucking ancient fuckass!'
You would grumble out a complaint at being woken up and the shitty word choice of his comparison, but you would allow him to move you. A single honey tear rolls down your grey cheek. You wish that he would do that to you now. But if he could, he wouldn't be here and neither would you; therefore, he wouldn't have to do it. You sigh, growling at the paradox you've created to entertain your mind as you drift to sleep.
======= Be Karkat, Six Hours Ago.
"Hey KK. How'th it going?"
Captor? Sollux? Did you just hear Sollux?
"It'th been a while, hathn't it?"
What? You saw each other a day ago... What's he talking about?
"I've mithed you."
Why? Did something happen? What happened?
"The doctorth thay that your condithion hath improved."
Condition? Doctors? What the fuck is going on? Where are you?
"We're jutht waiting for you to wake up."
What? Wake up? What's going on here? Were ever the fuck here even is...
"Thometimeth I with it wath me. Inthead of you."
You try to move, but your body wont respond. Your body feels heavy, like an invisible weight was covering your frame. His voice sounds so... empty... broken... hollow...
"Becauth it'th my fault."
Your head hurts a bit too.
"And I know that you'd be yelling at me right now, telling me I'm wrong, telling me it'th
not my fault. But if I didn't athk you to meet me, you wouldn't be lying here."
Scratch that last. Your head hurts a lot. And lying where? What the fuck is Sollux talking about?!
"If it wath me you'd thill be living. Not like me. I have no life outthide of you. You're my everything, KK. My bethtfriend. My life."
Wait...what? Did you die and wake up in a shitty rom-com?
"I don't know why it'th taken me this long to figure it out."
Beep. Beep.
"I love you KK. Tho you have to wake up. Pleath. For me."
Beeeeeeeeeeeee- Your heart stops. Did Sollux just say that he loves you? Did Sollux just say that he fucking loves you?
"KK? KK! DOCTOR!"
Your head starts throbbing, yet feeling very light. The darkness in the recesses of your think pan seemed to be calling. Sleep... seamed... so... inviting. Voices become a jumble around you, you slowly drift off...
"CLEAR!" Boom.
Your body lurches, the shock launching you up, the darkness rejecting you, sending you back up to the pale limbo of your mind.
"He's stable." Someone declares.
"Nurse, can you please get these medications?" Another voice.
"Yes, right away." Gog, now you know how Sollux feels to have the voices of the dead in his head all the time. So. Fucking. Annoying.
You start to turn them out, instead opting to focus on what Sollux had said. He was so sad, so empty, so desperate. But, He said loves you. He misses you. Can't live with out you. Loves you. What the fuck happened that made him love you? Why has it taken so long?
The murmur in the air becoming clearer:
"Doctor?"
"Yes, his vitals are stable. I'll get his friend. Hopefully, nothing's been damaged yet." The voice sounded slightly pissed off at the end. Footsteps echoed away.
"Well I never!" The nurse said. "Oh, the nerve of that man! It's not like the it's the poor boy's fault his emotions get out of hand sometimes. He has a good heart and cares about you. Heck, he I don't think that boy has a life outside you." If you could laugh, you would 'cause isn't that the truth. She smooths down something, a blanket you think. "Good luck, Honey. See you later." Her hands leave your body, heels clicking away.
The room is silent for a second before someone sits in a creaking chair beside you.
"Gog, KK, you thcared the thit out of me."
Sollux. An arm is lightly layed on your chest as Sollux spoke again.
"Don't do that KK. Don't give in. If anything, wake up. Wake up, KK. Pleath."
His arm is shaking slightly. A greater pressure is rested on your upper chest. A shaking mass; hard, yet soft.
"It'th been three monthth thinth the athident, KK. And I need you back."
His voice cracked as you felt his warm hand smoothly pet your face. You want to move into his touch, to let him know it's okay, but your body still betrayed your mind.
"I'm thorry, KK. I'm thorry that it wath you and not me. An I'm thorry that I have fallen in love with you. I don't care if you'll wake up and reject me, all I want ith for you to wake up. Pleath."
Sollux's voice was barely above a whisper by the time it broke at the last few words. He fell quite, the only sound coming form him being quite sobs and whimpers. He shifted up, moving his head so his hair ticked your face. You want to wake up from whatever you're in. You want to come back to him. You look around yourself, only to see the sleeping grey expanse that is your current mind. Below you, black. Death. Something you knew you didn't want to fall into again. Above you, white. Alive. Awake. Sollux. You push up, pulling, trying to climb out of the pit of your mind. Sollux was all that mattered now.
Sometime in your struggle,when someone (a nurse?) comes to check on you, you realize you can't feel how much time passes.
"Well isn't that cute." She whispers, lifting Sollux from your body. "Sorry Hun, but we don't want either of you to get hurt." You want to scream, tell her to let him stay. You miss his warmth. You struggle more against the haze of your mind. You have never wanted anything more than to wake up and be held in Sollux's arms. To tell him that you were also flushed for him, and have been for sweeps. 'Pleath, wake up. For me.' Sollux's voice echos around your think pan.
======= Be Sollux, just waking up.
You shift uncomfortably, a bright light shinning dully into your closed, covered mix-matched eyes. You (Austin== Throw daggers at friend in coma)(Beta == Wwhat?) blink lazily, turning your face out of the sun. You blink your eyes open, taking in the tinted blue and red walls. You take off your glasses, gently rubbing your eyes. Despite Karkat being in a coma for the past three months, you had only fallen asleep in the hospital a few times. You either barely made it through your door before passing out on the floor after being dragged home by a friend or would just stay up in case Karkat woke up. The doctors, nurse staff, and most of your friends begs you to leave the hospital more, and live again. You'd only smile at them and say 'KK ith my life.' Aradia was the first to pick up on your flushed feelings when she came to drag your ass home one night and make you stay. Kanaya was second. Terezi was third, and she still wasn't happy about it.
Speak of the devil... you can hear that annoying clicking coming closer. Why the hell does she use that cane? It's not like she actually fucking needs it. You look up to see Terezi walking into the Karkat's room, her usual insane smile plastered to her face. She takes in a deep breath, inhaling the sight before her.
"Hehehe... Good morning Sollux." She cackled out.
You don't even bother to put on a fake smile when you answer her. "Morning Terezthi."
Unlike you, who spent every waking hour here, Terezi had a normal life, like most of your friends, but it was common for her, Gamzee, and John to check in every week or so. Kanaya, Aradia, and Feferi stopped by every two to three days, although you were unsure if this was for Karkat or your benefit.
"The room reeks of mustard... did you sleep here last night?"
If possible, her smile widens as she walks over to the unconscious troll.
"Apparently tho." Jellouth? You want to add, but bite your spilt tongue.
"No change?" She half asks.
"The doctorth thaid he wath improving, but hith heart thtoped tetherday..."
Terezi's smile half falters at the news and you know that the moment she's out of here, everyone will know. Some will come to make sure he's okay (John, Kanaya, Jade, Gamzee, and Nepeta). Some will come out of courtesy or with a friend (Aradia, Tavros, Dave, Rose, Feferi, and Equius). Some will come asking why he didn't die (Vriska and Eridan), even though you know they don't really mean it. But once they do come, you know that they won't leave for at least the rest of the day.
You sigh, really hungry. Part of you wants to run down stairs to the café and grab something to eat, but the majority of your bipolar self agreed that there was no way on earth that you would leave Terezi with an unconscious Karkat. You'd sooner have sloppy make outs with Eridan that leave them alone together. Okay, maybe you wouldn't go that far...
"You reek, darling. When was the last time you went home?" She's still talking to you?
"Two dayth ago." You grimace as she drags her hand over KK's body.
"Aradia?"
"Kanaya."
Her smirked widened again. "Hehehehehehehe... I swear Sollux. If it wasn't for us, you'd be dead by now. You never take care of yourself."
'Fuck off' You mouth.
She raises her eyebrows, her face questioning what you just 'said'. You only smile.
"Well, I have to go. So many things to do; so many irons in the fire. I'll be seeing you later though, dear Sollux." She turns, tapping her dragon walking stick in front of her- as if she actually needed it. You can hear Terezi's phone open before she's even out the door.
You roll your eyes, though you've been told many times it doesn't look like you're doing anything. You slowly stand up, stretching as you go. Huh. Karkat was right; sleeping in a chair is apparently really bad for your body.
You slink over to the side of Karkat's bed, smiling softly. "Moring, KK."
You start to gently caress his cheek, then stop. Frowning slightly, you pull your hand back, remembering that Karkat doesn't share your feelings. He didn't three months ago, and being in a coma hasn't done anything to change that. The doctors said that when he wakes up, it will be as if he was only asleep for a few minutes or days. He wouldn't feel the passing time.
Your stomach growls, reminding you yet again how you haven't eaten in two days since Kanaya dragged you home. A part of you wants to get food, another part wants to stay at Karkat's side, but the majority of you doesn't give a flying fuck about what you need. You've forgotten to eat before and it wasn't that bad. You think. You passed out, so you don't really recall much. Only waking up to Karkat's screams about how you were an idiot and needed to take better care of yourself. A small smile forms on your lips at the memory. It seems like almost every memory you have of Karkat makes you smile is some strange way.
"Good Morning Mr. Captor. Did you sleep well?" A nurse, Miss Skies (Cookie, as she's told you to called her), walks in with a new IV for Karkat.
You like Cookie. She didn't care that you, Karkat, or any of your friends are Trolls. Unlike almost half of the humans you met did. When you had asked her, she said that she didn't believe in discrimination based on appearances. 'It never did anyone a lick of good in all of history.' She told you.
"Yeth, I did. Do I have you to thank for that?"
She smiles sweetly, attaching a new bag to the tube in his arm. "Yes, that was me, honey. And you should eat more, I'm no super strong gal, but I could pick you up and fling you to Texas with one arm!" She chuckles light before checking KK's head and chest wrappings.
"Thank you." You whisper.
"You're welcome, honey." She smiles softly at you before turning to the door, looking down the hall. "Oh my, word got out already? Looks like you'll be having some company today. I'll check on you two later, okay? Bye, Darlings."
She leaves and you instantly miss her presence. Cookie had such a soothing, calming feeling about her. It made you feel as if everything was going to be alright. You hear a set of foot steps practically running down the hall. The steps were light, barley touching the ground, as if the wind was carrying them. John. And if he was here, the ever silent 'ninja-skilled' Strider would be too.
"Sollux? Is Karkat okay?" John's voice filters into your ears as bright yellow shoes enter the bland room.
"Yeah, of courth." You look up. "Why wouldn't he be?"
"Because all Terezi's messaged everyone was 'K4KL3S H4D 4 H34RT 4TT4CK.'" Dave said emotionless, appearing against the door frame.
That fuckass nooksucking bitch. She has just made sure that everyone will come to check on him.
"Oh! Good! I was so worried! Terezi didn't say if he was alive or not! But it looks like he's still asleep..." John's face slightly faltered from happy to sad as he walked up to Karkat's side. "Hey Karkat. How's everything?" John starts talking to your unconscious friend, and you start to tune him out.
"Hey." Dave nods in your direction.
"Yeth, Thrider?"
He shifts his hair and moves to the table in front of you, pulling out a sandwich, apple, and water bottle from his red sweat shirt pocket, setting them on the table.
"Eat. You won't do him any good dying."
You stand frozen at the gesture of kindness from the cool-kid. "Thankth, Thrider."
You wonder how he knows exactly what you need right now. "No problem, Captor."
Dave shrugs, flash-stepping over to John. "Come on John. He's fine. Well, as fine as one could be in a coma, battling between dipping into the dark, deep pull of death and the sweet, singing, bright push of life- but anyhow, let's go get him some flowers or something. My treat." Besides one Dave Strider, you don't know anyone who can talk for that long or that descriptive in one sentence. Oh wait, Karkat could. Can.
John smiled softly. "Yeah, that'd be nice... but we have to come back!"
Dave gave the boy a small smirk. Not smile, smirk. Striders never smile. "Of course John."
John practically glomps his boyfriend, allowing Dave to lead him out of the room. "Bye Sollux!" he calls. "And see you later!"
Well, at least you weren't completely forgotten. You give a silent prayer of thanks to Dave for giving you the things you needed right now: silence, 'alone time' with KK, and food. The sandwich is strange, tuna, you think. But at the moment, you are too hungry to care. You scarf down the sandwich in record time, along with the apple, but not the core. For some odd reason, humans didn't eat the core. It was a strange waste of food, but you ask no questions; just follow the rules.
You down the water before depositing it, the core, and the plastic wrap from the sandwich into the trash receptacle next to Karkat's bed. You take 'your' seat next to Karkat's bed, gently tracing his symbol on the back of his hand. So far, only three of the expected fourteen came to check on Karkat. And with the message Terezi sent, there was no way everyone would not come.
And once they did, they would either stay for a while, leave, then come back or just stay for the rest of the day. You look at the clock, seeing it's only 10:06 in the morning. This was going to be a long day.
"Fuck." You whisper. "Jutht Fuck."
======= Be Sollux, later in the day
You sit rubbing your aching head. You eyes trail up to the clock, sadly only reading 3:46.
"Hehehehehehehehehe!"
"But truly, I believe black and red are more his color."
"And then when he saves the bunny!"
"And then it will be puuuuuurrfect, Jade!"
"I know! I love it! I love him!"
"Yes, I agree. Red and black do suite him best."
"Haha, TZ, I know you want a piece of this Strider ass."
"Yes! Yes! It's going to be so fun!"
"Hey, how's my motherfucking moirail, my fine motherfuckers?"
"Hey Gamzee! Hey Tavros!"
"Come join the party!"
"H-hi..."
You feel like your head is going to explode; or something else if your psionics start acting up again. You can already feel the sharp twinges and snaps of pain as the red and blue sparks lash agains your hands.
"Are you alright, Sollux?" A soothing voice asks you.
"Yeah, thure, AA. Only on the verge of blowing thomthing up. Or more like uthing up all my energy tho I don't do that." Aradia half frowns at you.
"And now he's in that new movie!"
"We should totally see it together!"
"So he's all fucking fine and shit? That's a motherfucking miracle."
"Hehehehehe... you know I want it Dave. So it's really a shame that you've got Egbert."
"What can I say Tez? Something about all that cute derpyness just turns me on."
"And it will be red, black, and grey themed!"
"And blue and yellow! That will be the puuurrfect party Nepeta!"
"Yes, I believe so. You will get the necessary materials?"
"Yes. And you will get the required supplies and sizes?"
Your psionics crackle again, lightly cutting your hands, honey blood leaking from the wounds.
"Sollux, you need to calm down. Maybe you should step out for a moment."
"I wath here first." You growl, then freeze, realizing how harsh you just sounded. "Thorry, AA. I thouldn't take thith out on you. Maybe I thould thtep out for a minute..."
Aradia nods, taking you hand, and gently pulls you up. The sudden movement immediately rushes to your head, causing you to almost fall back down in pain. Slowly, she leads you to the door. You really don't want to leave Karkat in there with all those fuckasses and insufferable pricks, but you don't want to blow up something keeping him alive even more...
"Come back in when your ready." Aradia smiles gently, closing the door, trapping the rambling noise on the inside.
It was quite. Well, as quite as it could get in a hospital. You think about moving to the waiting room, but decide against it- and anything that involves movement. You slide down the wall into a sitting position, placing your head between your knees. You close your eyes and wonder when they'll all just go the fuck away.
You know that they mean well, and you can understand coming to visit KK, but just hanging out to talk about life and the shit they've been doing afterward is just crazy. Did they ever consider that perhaps you were there because you were actually worried for your friend and not just to chat? There are millions of more appropriate places to meet than the hospital room of a troll in a coma! Gog! Your body begin to glow red, blue and purple, then stops. Being Calm. Having Self Control. Both are things that exist. You try to focus on your breathing instead. Steady. Calm. In... and Out...
"Wwhy, wwhat's been wwashed up here? Hello, Sol."
Oh Gog fucking damn it! This is fucking great. Just what you needed. A watery asshole.
"Ugh... what could you pothibly want Eridan?"
"Nothin' from you, Sol. Wwhat's up wwith Kar? He dead?"
"Eridan! Be nice!" A high pitched voice chimes in. Gog that hurt.
You slowly roll your head up and open your eyes to your ex-girlfriend/matesprit, Feferi and your ex-kismesis. You gave up on being Ampora's kismesis a while ago. There was no love in that relationship. Just hate through and through. The guy had too many problems for you, and he only did it to stop FF from being your Matesprit. Talk about clingy. As for Feferi, you were still unsure of what happened between you two. Neither of you called your relationship off, you both just started seeing less and less of each other and more of your other friends.
"Hey FF. How've you been?" You ask, completely ignoring Eridan. You don't need his shit right now. Then again, if you were to 'accidentally' lose control of your psionics...
"I'm doing wonderful!" She sings out. "And how are you?"
"Fine until about nine forty-five thith morning."
She giggles. "Sol-lux! Don't be so crabby! What are you doing out here though? I would have thought that you'd be inside."
"Too many voitheth. Wath driving me crathy." She nods sympathetically.
"Well, I'm guessing that you being out here means that everything is going swimmingly with Karkat in there."
"You would be guething right." You force your voice to come out calmer than you actually felt.
"Wwell that's glubbering fin-fucking-tastic! Noww can wwe leave?" Eridan crossed his arms in a very pissed off manner. You wonder what crawled up his ass and died today.
"But Eri-dan! Glub! EVERYONE'S inside! I want to- socialize!" Feferi was almost jumping with excitement.
Eridan growled in response. "Fine. But I'm leaving. 'Sea' you later." He turned, storming off back down the white halls.
"What'th hith problem?" You sigh, glad he's gone. "That wath pretty bitchy even for him."
Feferi rolled her eyes. "Someone else turned him down, so his moods hit rock bottom."
"Ahh."
"Well, if you don't mind, I'm going to go talk to everyone!" She opens the door to slide inside allowing voices to slip out.
"What do you think Sollux will do when he finds out?"
"Hehe! Da-ve! Don't tease!"
"Hmp. What does he have-"
"That I don't?"
"I would worry more about Karkat and how he'll respond."
"Dave could be our DJ! Mixing all his sweet beats!"
"Yes, yes, yes! This is going to be so fun!"
"So this Motherfucker was all bitch'en and shit..."
"You should consult with more people before you plan such an extravagant event."
"Yes. I agree with Miss Aradia, Nepeta."
"Hey, Fef!"
"Hi Jade!"
The door clicks closed again, leaving you confused at the jumble of words. They hurt your head, but serve as a minor distraction from thinking about Karkat. Nepeta and Jade are planning an 'extravagant event' what ever the fuck that means... and Aradia and Equius were warning against it. Terezi and Vriska were jealous of Dave and John's open flirting... again. They should really get over it and find someone new. Kanaya and Rose were making something and were unsure of how you and Karkat would respond. Gamzee was going off on some story to someone, probably Karkat, being the only one in the room not engaged in a conversation.
You growl again, feeling your head ache level up to 'fucking killer migraine of death'. Most would always laugh when you would bitch about your migraines, especially the ones who haven't experienced something this bad. Karkat was the only one who knew just how bad it was for you, having found out when he came into your respiteblock once on the meteor, only to find you at your weakest, crying and holding your head in pitch black. He walked right up, sat beside you, and just held you, slowly rubbing around the base of your horns, circles on your forehead. Gently pressing his cool hands over your closed eyes. He helped you, made it bearable.
You wish he could do that now.
Red and Blue start sparking, the pain trapped in your skull tripling. Half of you wants to scream. The other half wants to beat your brains out on the side of the wall. You're not sure which would be worse. The lights in the room are blindingly bright, only serving to fuel your aching mind. The throbbing, pulsing of your brain amplifying every noise, every light. These lights are bright. Why are they so bright?! Can't they just go away? Gog... can someone kill you... please...
Your psionics snap again, as well as your control. The hall lights erupt, broken glass being adding to the list things cutting your skin today. Semi-darkness fills the hallway, not as dark as you would like it to be, the lights from the other hallways and widows shining in. You silently thank Egbert's subconscious worrying over Karkat to allow for it to be cloudy and overcast today.
You slowly lay your head back between your knees, the dimness helping your head slightly.
"Hehehehehehehe!" Terezi's murderous cackle breaks through the wall behind you, your body tensing at the sound.
Oh dear Gog, this is fucking painful. You feel liquid prickling at your eyes and before you can stop yourself, silent honey tears are spilling over your grey cheeks. All of it hurts, everything hurts. The light. The voices. The lack of the one voice you wish that you could hear. The tears become sobs, your breaths coming out in short pants.
"KK... why... why won't you come back?"
======= Be Karkat, pissed off several hours later
Oh. Dear. Fucking. Gog! Why wont these stupid nooksuckers just shut the fuck up?! Do you care how awesome Nic Cage is? Do you care about what colors look best together on sweat shirts? Do you give one flying fuck about any of the ramblings that you've heard? NO! Only one voice do you want to hear. But that one voice is the only one that's not present. Sollux...Where are you?
You register Gamzee's voice closest to you, but you honestly don't care about what he's saying. Well, not until you hear:
"And our bro Sollux is all fuckin' up in here, never leaving your mother fucking side. Loyal as always, my fine motherfuckin' friend! Hardly left this place in... shoot... Tav-bro? How long has my motherfuckin' moirail been in a fuckin' coma up in here?"
"Uhhh... Ab-bout, ugh, three months, I think."
You pause in your mental rant. Coma? Three Months? You've been in a fucking hospital for three months? What on this damn planet could have happened to you that has landed your ass in this shit hole? And your nooksucker of a best friend hasn't left your side? It's a miracle he's not fucking dead by now. You pause to thank whichever of your friends took it upon themselves to look after and keep that fuckass alive while you were out commission. But he wasn't leaving your side? He did say he loved you. He was caring for you. And you were stuck in a fucking coma, with no recollection of what the hell happened to put you here!
What did happen? It was something... something about... meeting Sollux and then... and then... A car. There was a car. And it was coming... coming right at Sollux. You pushed him out of the way. You let the car hit you instead...
"KARKAT!" he screeched, your vision failing.
The guy had gottten out of his truck, cursing about being sued. He'd hit you in a cross walk. "Oh shit, shit, kid please be okay. Fuck! Someone call 911!"
"Karkat!" Thin arms held you. "Karkat! Thtay with me KK, thtay with me! Why did you have to thave me? KK! Don't die on me, KK! Don't! ..."
Red. All you saw was red. Red stained everything in sight. Then all you saw was black. You've never hated the color red so much. You don't remember anything else, up until a day ago. You think. It was hard to tell time in a coma. A day ago? When Sollux said he loved you. He loved you. Could he really love you? After all these years? Could he finally be returning your feelings? Has it really been three months?
"You are stronger than this, Vantas." Someone whispers in your ear. "You can wake up. I know you can. You won't leave us. You won't leave Sollux alone. Come on. We're all waiting."
"Alright, I think this is enough." Aradia's voice cut through the chatter in the room. "I don't think this is quite fair to Sollux or Karkat. If you're not here to visit Karkat, then I suggest you find another place to chat."
"Yes, You are one hundred percent completely right, Miss Aradia. Come on, Nepeta, I will escort you home." Zahhak's voice sounded... slightly intimidated.
"Okay, Equius. I'll call you to-meow-ow, Jade!" You could hear, and practically see, the pout in Nepeta's voice as she answers.
"By Nep! Rose, can I get a ride from you and Kanaya?"
"Of course. Well, we shall be taking our leave then. See you all later."
What the fuck? How in fucking hell is Aradia getting all of these stupid fuckass wrigglers to leave?! None of these nubslurpers ever listen to anyone!
"I should go find Eridan and make sure he hasn't hurt anything. Bye!"
"Uh, We'll...we'll l-leave in a few, A-Aradia."
"Well, this is bye for now my motherfucking best friend. Hope to see you fucking awake and shit next time. Now that'd be a miracle." Gamzee's voice fades away along with metal clanking.
"Come on John, the curtain's going down on this spot light." Strider. Wow, you remember his voice being more annoying than that. Maybe the coma is dulling your senses. Or maybe it was just what he happened to be wasting his breath on saying at that time.
"Okay, Dave. Bye Terezi! See you later, Vriska!" Nope. No dulling of Egbert's voice. Still high, sharp, and annoying as always.
"Bye John."
"Bye Cool-kid. Are we still going to-"
"Yes, Pyrope. Therefore, we should leave and get this iron in the fire, before Megido kills us with that glare."
Ah. That's how Aradia was doing it. You've never seen her glaring, but the girl could give some pretty creepy looks. It didn't help when she came back to life and got that creepy ass smirk either.
"Bye Karkles~! Hehehehehe!" Terezi says, you listen to her footsteps trail away.
"There. Sorry about that Karkat. Hopefully Sollux is done destroying lighting fixtures, calmer, and with out his migraine by now. I'll send him in." She starts to move then stops again, "Karkat, please don't make him wait to long. He needs you."
She leaves. You agree with her and that mystery voice. Sollux needs you, and you need him. You've got to get out of this coma.
======= Be Sollux, calmer
Aradia kicks one of the glass pieces around you, then glances down the hall. "Are you feeling better?"
"A bit. I thouldn't go back in yet though. Not until everyone leaveth." You whisper, head still putting you in agony.
"It's almost seven o'clock, Sollux. Give me five minutes, Sollux, and that room will be empty." She turns and walks back inside the room. "Alright, I think thats-"
Seconds pass, Neputa and Euquis are the first to leave the room. Euquis gives you a light nod, Neputa gives you a good-bye pounce, whispering the promise she'll update her shipping wall.
Jade, Rose, and Kanaya follow, all saying good-bye to you from a distance after looking at your bloody skin and tear stained face.
"Mustard Yellow does not look good on grey." Jade comments, you half heartedly flip her off.
"Should I send a nurse by?" Kanaya asks, you shake your head no. She'll do it anyway, you're sure.
Kanaya and Jade start to walk away, Rose drops a paper by your hand then joins them. I left something inside for you. A small 'pick me up', if you will. Kanaya told me you'd like it. Take care of it though, it is handmade. -R.L. What on Altera-Earth could she be talking about?
Feferi's next and she gives you a huge hug, promising to message you later. "And after Karkat's better, we should hang out! It'll be fun!"
Gamzee doesn't even see you when he exits Karkat's room, Tavros gives you a small nod of acknowledgment.
"Bye Sollux!" John calls, trying to keep up with Dave's longer and faster stride. "See you next time!"
"See yha, Captor." Dave deadpans, "Eat, sleep, and don't die. One almost dead troll is all we need. Don't make it two, even of you love the number."
Vriska and Terezi hurry by, mumbling something along the lines of "See you later" and "Sorry".
Aradia appeared a minute later, smiling. "I told you so." She extends a hand to you.
You take it, allowing her to pull you up. She does so with ease. "You are amazing. Good Friend. Betht Moirail." You whimper, attempting to give her a smile.
"I know Sollux, I know." Aradia laughs, it is the only part of her that still sounds hollow and empty since her resurrection after the game. You hated it, the reminder that at one point, she wasn't fun and lively. And it was your fault.
Aradia brings you back into Karkat's room. You instantly whimper at the lights, to which Aradia promptly turns them off.
"There," She whispers, leading you to the chair you slept in over night. "Would you like me to stay?"
You lightly shake your head no, whispering "Thank you AA."
She kisses you on the head, then leaves. "By Sollux. I'll come back tomorrow, okay?"
Silence, aside from KK's heart monitor, envelopes you. You finger the paper in your hand then scan the room. There is just enough pale light coming through the window on the opposite wall for you to see what Rose had left for you. You're heart almost melted. You crawl (almost literally) to the side table that it's on, picking it up delicately. Kanaya and Rose made this for me? A... A push Cancer Crab.
Your vision glosses over, tears spilling down your face. You aren't sure whether they're from happiness at the gift or sadness over your friend. You fall back into the chair next to KK's bed, holding the red crab close to your chest. Somehow you get your phone from your pocket and are able to send a quick 'Thank you, I love it' to Rose and Kanaya before you start bawling. Even you can't understand what you're saying. You pull your legs close to your chest and just cry, your body shaking from the force of your sobs .
"Shhhhh, it's okay, i'm sorry, don't cry, Sollux." Someone was petting your head, holding you, talking to you.
======== Be Karkat
Silence. Except for that fucking beeping. It's really starting to annoy you. A lot.
You hear the door opening again, followed by a pained whimper then the blackness around you darkens. Wait, the lights affected you?
"There." Aradia's voice "Would you like me to stay?"
"Thank you, AA." Sollux. Gog, has anything ever sounded so good, so sweet as your lsipy friend's voice? You think not.
"Bye Sollux. I'll come back tomorrow, okay?" The door closes. Silence.
Light foot steps come near you, then stumble, followed by the sound of a body falling into a chair. Then Sobbing filled the room. Sollux was crying. Again. Because of you.
That is fucking it. Karkat Fuckass Vantas, you have put your best friend and love of your life into complete hell for three months. If you don't wake up or what-the-fuck-ever right now, I promise I will kill you/myself.
Your eyes open.