"Hello!"

It was so simple. Just a greeting. One little, "hello", just one thing to say to her, one thing that would start a conversation. The conversation that would lead to their first date, and their marriage and their twins, Aquamarine Elizabeth, and James Matthew.

At least, that was how it went in Karkat's head.

"Terezi Pyrope?" The teacher called out for role.
"He~re!" She chirped out. God, she was so cute. That fiery red hair, wisping into faint curls at her neck, that matched her red sunglasses, hiding gorgeous green eyes. He had only seen her without her glasses once. No one knew why she never took them off, and of course, the teachers never told why she was allowed to wear them in class. Karkat was convinced that if she did, they'd all be blinded by her beauty.

As ironic as that statement turned out to be.

She leaned over to whisper with her bitchy (although, admittedly cute) friend, Vriska Serket. She was so friendly, even to fuckasses like Serket and Strider. Especially that damn Strider, who SO OBVIOUSLY wanted a piece of dat ass. And Terezi was falling right into his trap like a (sexy) idiot!

Sexy? Where did that come from? Not from Karkat, that's for damn sure.

"Hey, Karkat?"

He jumped a foot in the air. "T-Terezi! Hel-"

"Can you hand me that?" she pointed to a pencil, red of course, floating under his desk. She just wanted her pencil back. That much he could handle. He ducked down to retrieve it, bumping his head on the way up. "Fuck!" he hissed, hoping the teacher hadn't heard him. Terezi giggled (adorably. Wait what?) and Karkat choked out an apology, beet red.

"Thanks!" She said cheerfully, whirling back around to chat with Vriska. Karkat sat, frozen.

She had accidentally brushed his hand.

Their hands had touched. Touched!

He was still thinking about it when he skipped down the stairs to meet his handful of friends for lunch.

Sollux, Nepeta, and John were faithfully waiting at their usual table. Thank god Nepeta's creepy, sweaty freak of a best friend had joined the football team. He had to sit with them now.

"Karkit-, I mean, Karkat!" Nepeta squealed, hugging him. Karkat teasingly rolled his eyes. Even though he didn't love being hugged, he'd gotten used to it. John and Sollux were too busy eating the shitty cafeteria food to care too much about the arrival of their buddy.

Karkat agreed. Shitty cafeteria food it was, but it was still food, and he was starving.

"Shit," he facepalmed, "I forgot my money! Godammit!'

"Again? Wow, KK do you need to thaple a not to your head or thomething?" Sollux snickered.

"Shut up, Thollux. I don't think well in the morning! Dammit! I'm hungry..." his stomach growled in agreement.

"Sure, in the morning, Karkat," John chuckled.

"Shut up fuckass!"

"Um," Nepeta said quietly. "You can have mine if you want." She pushed it in front of him. He stared disbelievingly at it. Untouched.

"Aren't you hungry..?" he said curiously. She turned bright red and ducked her head down in embarrassment.

"N-no, I'm not hungry. Go for it!" She smiled.

Huh. Ok. Karkat dug in eagerly, but was interrupted by a punch in the shoulder. "Duuude! What the hell?!"

"KK, theriouthly. They're coming in." Sollux whispered. Karkat whirled around to stare with John and Sollux. Terezi Pyrope...

In the arms of Gamzee. Again.

"Oh my god, someone tell me this is a joke! Is she really dating him again?!" He clenched his fist angrily.

"I know the feels bro," John whispered. "I swear, Vriska is so gay for Aradia. But, I still have hope, right?"

"No way!" Sollux snapped, "I heard that Aradia and Vriska hate each other! If anything," he said, watching as she stroke over to the football table, "she likes Equius."

Nepeta slammed her hands on the table. "Oh my god, really?! I need to update!" She scrambled around in her bag for her notebook and pencil and started to scribble furiously. I mean furiously.

"I don't know why you keep that damn thing. Don't you have fanfictions in there too?" Karkat asked.

"Uh," Nepeta squeaked. "S-sometimes."

"Can I read them?" He reached out for it, wiggling his fingers impatiently.

"Nooooo! Nobody can!" She shook her head rapidly. "Not even Equius!"

All three boys raised an eyebrow in surprise to her outburst, out of character for her shy personality.

"I think you're right about Aradia," she said weakly, pointing to where the popular girl was putting her hand on Equius's sweaty shoulder.

"Ew," John grimaced. Sollux looked crushed. Karkat clapped him on the back.

"It's ok! Maybe when I finally start dating Terezi, she'll tell Aradia about you!" He grinned, and Sollux scoffed.

"Oh pleathe. Latht time I thaw, thhe wath thill in the armth of that freaky clown thithead."

"She talked to me," he said proudly. John looked shocked. Nepeta looked slightly like someone had prodded her with a taser.

"Really? Wha'd thhe athk?!" Sollux leaned forward eagerly.

"...She asked for her pencil."

Sollux and John groaned in unison. "Ugh, I though it wath thomething important!"

"It's better than anything you got!" Karkat snapped back. "She'll see...She'll see how perfect we are for each other! She has to!"

I'm sure of it...

Welp. Hehe, I hope you like it? And I'm definitely gonna continue it. I have chapter two about halfway done already, so I'll try and update soon. But I'm kinda grounded from my computer, so it might be a while... Review and follow please! 3