Disclaimer: I do not own Homestuck, I don't own Never Been Kissed, and however unfortunate it may be, I don't own Yellowcard. (Sureshot is their song)

Kanaya groaned loudly in protest of what her friend was suggesting. This wasn't happening, uh-uh, no, she HATED parties. Honesty, she would probably prefer to stay home and read with maybe a cup of tea or talk to Karkat for awhile and watch romcoms, but she also knew Vriska would never let that happen. Speaking of which, she should probably tune back into whatever Vriska had been ranting about for the past 5 minutes or so.

"-and that is my withstanding argument on why you should attend the fabulous and amazing party I will be hosting this night. Seriously though Kanaya, if you don't come, I'm probably going to die. I'm not even joking, like, Eridan is coming and I hate him so fucking much I may just attempt murder and then if I do I'm pretty sure the death penalty is LEGAL in this state and what if I died Kanaya!?

The girl in question gave a heavy sigh. At the moment she wouldn't mind an excuse to shut Vriska up…but no, though she entertained the thought at times, Vriska and Eridan dying probably wouldn't be for the best. Oh well.

In reality, it had been quite a long since she'd gone out and done anything at all, and she needed to answer her annoying friend before she started monologuing. Again.

"Honestly Vriska, I Don't Know Why Youre Always So Adamant About Me Attending Your Parties, But I Will Grace You` With My Presence-"

Vriska couldn't help but smirk there and she knew it.

"-On One Condition. I Am Allowed To Bring Karkat."

She could see the indignation rising in Vriska's eyes, and she needed an alibi for her statement, fast.

"Simply Because Hes Alone All Of The Time Vriska! What If He Managed To Meet Someone Or…"

Kanaya did in fact know that she needed to stop forcing Karkat into social situations in the same manner that you would force a cat into a body of water, but it was inevitable, and besides, she'd been doing it since high school. He couldn't really fight back now and GODDAMNIT was Vriska really feeling inclined to give a speech again?! She could rival Martin Luther King at this point.

Unfortunately, Vriska's speeches leaned towards less productive content like not leaving toothpaste in the sink and why people should never wear skin colored leggings.

She loved the girl in the most platonic way possible, but having her as a roommate could be tirelessly exhausting. To be completely honest, she did used to have a pretty bad crush on Vriska, but that had died along with their dorm pet, a rather unfortunate feline. The poor thing wasn't fed when she left for a week, and it was Vriska's job. She honestly had no idea why this would kill (hehe) her more, erm, non-platonic feelings, but it did the job nicely. Maybe something to do with children?

Actually, Vriska still owed her one for covering that up. Oh, speak of the devil, she's talking again. Jeez, they really have to work on that.

"-but if you reaaaaaaaally feel the inclination to bring that drag along-

-He Is Not A Drag Vriska!-

-whatever, my point still stands Maryam. As I was saying, you can bring him if you must."

Kanaya smiled at Vriska, mentally planning on how in the world she was going to actually CONVINCE Karkat to come with her.

-Time skip presented to you by the gods of This Part Would Be Incredibly Damn Boring Trust Me-

Actually, it didn't turn out to be that hard.

Well, hard for Karkat's standards. If you didn't count the mild scratched she now had from trying to pull him out of the pitiful pile of blankets and ramen that was Karkat's bed and the incredibly cliche plot from the rom com he was watching that was now lodged in her brain, it went ridiculously well.

He later informed her it was something along the lines of Never Been..Kissed? Yes, she believed it was in fact Never Been Kissed that he was watching. Maybe it was Kanaya's problem, actually. She seemed to be a really bad listener lately.

Or maybe her friends just talked too much.

Yeah, that was probably it. Or she would just say it was. Presently, her and Karkat were on their way to the location Vriska had given her over text. "Apartment 11954 in the Wonder Wall apartment building on 6th" it had said. She double-checked, unsure that someone had actually named an entire building after a 90s song. Unfortunately, she was right.

She could hear Karkat muttering behind her, so Kanaya turned around to see what he was saying. She wasn't disappointed, he was always true to himself if anything.

Apparently, he had been trying to glare a hole in her back. She hadn't felt it. An angry pause filled the silence, but she tried to smile. She was actua-

"NO."

Karkat cut her thoughts off abruptly, but she couldn't really figure out why. Well, other than the party but...

"What, Karkat? The Party? It'll Be Fine, I'm Sure You'll Meet New People, And It Really Is Good For You To Get Out! Personally, I'm Rather Excited For It, And-"

"KANAYA, PLEASE STOP RAMBLING. I REALLY DON'T THINK YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I HATE PEOPLE. THE ONLY ONE I CAN ACTUALLY STAND IS YOU, AND OCCASIONALLY GAMZEE AND SOLLUX. VERY RARELY TEREZI. VERY RARELY. THERE WILL AN UNFATHOMABLE AMOUNT OF DOUCHE CANOES IN THERE. I DO NOT WANT TO DROWN IN THE RIDICULOUSLY DEEP WATERS SURROUNDING THEIR DOUCHEY-NESS, BECAUSE I WILL REFUSE TO JUMP ON IN WITH THEM."

Kanaya sighed. She should of known that Karkat would try to bail right before. This wasn't happening. She clasped Karkat's hand, filing away his flattery for later on.

She pushed forward to the door, dragging him along with her. She was going to make something happen tonight, hopefully for the both of them.

Notes: Hey guys, short little intro, more coming soon! I'm taking a looooong car trip soon, so I will have plenty of time to write. Hope you all like it!