Her name is Terezi and she is furious.
It had been a year since the humans had joined them on the asteroid and she was having the time of her life. Dave was one of the best friends she could have asked for and she loved every minute of their time together. A lot of her friends had died along their journey, so having Dave with her was really helping her move on and have fun.
She did still have friends on the asteroid, but one was crazy, missing, and murderous, and one of her friends was avoiding her completely.
That's why she is furious.
"That's the last straw!"
Dave and the Mayor jumped slightly at the sudden exclamation from Terezi. They had been drawing a new expansion on the can city they were all so proud of. Dave quickly composed his cool kid demeanor, but the Mayor began running around a bit frantically gathering red chalk and placing it in front of Terezi to try to calm her down.
"Terezi, what's wrong? You scared the shit out of the Mayor." Dave lounged back against a wall, giving up on his drawing for the time being.
Terezi sniffed the air, smelling the faint tint of red she knew to be Karkat. She had known for a long time that he was watching her and she was sick and tired of being ignored whenever she tried to talk to him.
"Dave, Mayor! I have to go seek justice on a certain arrogant wriggler! I'll be back later!" Terezi spoke as she hastily stood up and grabbed her cane. She swiftly followed the red scent, leaving the boys behind to stare at her for a moment then go back to their drawings, not particularly worried about her and what they thought was another Alternian law game.
It didn't take her and her keen nose long before she tracked down Karkat. He was sitting on a platform on the roof. He was facing away from her and had somehow not heard her ascent up the stairs.
She silenntly but quickly walked over and stood behind him on the platform. Before Karkat could do more than hold his arms out to hold it back, Terezi had her cane in front of him and was pulling it back, nearly forcing him onto the ground had it not been for his quick reflex.
"Terezi! What the fuck?" Karkat's voice was strained as he used all his strength to stop the staff from choking him. He turned his head to the side to look back at Terezi only to find something he wasn't expecting.
She had on one of her typical alligator smile on, but it didn't reach her eyes. Her glasses were slipping off from the sudden lunge forward allowing Karkat to see her eyes. Her normally ruby red eyes where changing tint as they filled with light teal tears.
"Te... Terezi, why are you cryi-"
"Acknowledge me! I'm alive Karkat! Recognize that!" Terezi was screaming; she didn't care if anyone could hear her and luckily no one but Karkat could. Her hands started to loosen on the cane as her tears began to flow. They were hot and angry, yet she continued to smile.
"Acknowledge you? Terezi! What the hell are you talking about?" He kept his grip tight on the cane, Terezi's grip was still too strong for him to push it away.
"You can't just keep acting like I don't exist! Stop ignoring me! I'm right here!"
Karkat scowled furiously and finally snatched the cane out of Terezi's hands and threw it to the side. Before she could protest or grab the can back, he had her pinned down on the platform ground, his hands firmly planted on her shoulders and his knees beside either sides of her waist.
Terezi looked up with a shocked expression. Her glasses had been flung somewhere and angry tears still hung around her eyes.
"Am I finally here Karkles? Are you finally going to recognize that I am RIGHT HERE?" Terezi was snarling at him now. She struggled mercilously against his grip, just barely unable to break it.
"Terezi! Calm the fuck down! What the hell has gotten into you?"
"Don't you dare tell me to calm down you bastard!"
"Woah! Terezi! What the hell! What's with the language?"
"You. Are. A. Mother. FUCKING. BASTARD! Now get off me so I can kick your ass!"
"Like hell! I'm not getting off of you until you calm down!"
"Well tough shit Karkles! I'm not calming down any time soon! Not until you explain yourself!"
"EXplain myself! You're the one who needs to explain what the fuck is going on with you! Why the hell did you suddenly attack me?"
"Cut the crap Karkat! YOu know exactly what this is about! Why have you been ignoring me for the past year? Ever since the humans got here you've been treating me like I don't exist!"
"I-I haven't been avoiding you! I've just been busy!" Karkat was suddenly flustered and he was avoiding looking at Terezi.
"Don't give me that crap! I can smell the lies!" Terezi finally stopped resisting and just laid there. She turned her head to the side as she finally stopped screaming. She planned to hit him the moment he loosened his grip enough.
"What do you want me to tell you Terezi?" Karkat loosened his hands on her shoulders, but didn't let go.
"Why did you stop talking to me? Why have you been avoiding me? What did I do? I miss you Karkat, but I guess I'm the only one who feels that way..." She looked back up at him, her eyes sad and her smile wavering as she started to cry harder, this time tears of sadness rather than anger.
"...Terezi... I miss you too... but-"
"But nothing! I found that picture you had when you came to the roof a year ago! The one that was written in my handwriting and was offering you sloppy make outs on the roof! You came to the roof with that in your hands! Explain that! How did you go from that to ignoring me?"
Karkat jumped slightly, shocked that Terezi found the note. He had figured out she didn't write it, but now he could feel his cheeks turning red from the embarrassment of Terezi knowing.
"Er... that... uh..."
"You're such a liar, but your face is brutally honest." Terezi smirked, her tears finally stopping. "You wanted something from me back then didn't you Karkat?" Terezi enjoyed Karkat being flustered so decided not to punch him as long as he cooperated. If she could make him answer, then he was fine in the current position.
"Er... Terezi... that was..."
"Karkat let's be straightforward with this. You used to act like you wanted me in all of your quadrants. Now I feel like you don't want me in your life at all. Where do I lie with you? Am I even in your quadrants?"
"Terezi... you'll always have a place in my quadrants. We've been friends for so long... just lately..."
"What? What did I do Karkat?"
"It's not you... it's that douche, Dave." Karkat sat up letting go of Terezi's shoulders, but continued to hover over her waist.
"Dave? What did he do to drive you away from me?"
"You spend all your time with him and you're so obviously red for him! Don't even try denying that!"
"Karkat, we're nothing but friends! Morails at best. Where would you get the impression I'm red for him? ...wait, Karkat, are you... jealous of Dave?" Terezi smirked as she tried to hold back her laughter.
"Sh-shut up!" Karkat blushed red as blood started to rush to his face.
"No way! If you want me to shut up you're going to have to make me!" Terezi leaned up on her elbows and smirked up at Karkat as she finally started to laugh.
"Fine! If that's how you want it then I'll make you shut up and I'll make you understand!" Karkat scowled and pushed her back onto the ground, quickly smothering her lips with his own before she could say anything.