Dave wasn't exactly the cool guy at school but he sure as hell acted like one. Skinny jeans, red baseball jacket and classy yet ironic shades. The teen sat at the back desk, feet propped up before him. He was surrounded by a close group of friends who truly cared about him furthermore he truly cared about them. However Dave didn't feel like Dave. To himself, Dave meant an aura of false bravado. Dave meant a happy boy going with the flow. That wasn't really him though but there was no way anyone was ever going to know that.

"Okay so I hope you guys don't mind but I have invited a friend to come sit with us at lunch today! I think you guys will like him! Probably… Maybe…?" John Egbert spoke in his usual chirpy manner. John was one of his closest and longest friends, ever since pre-school actually. They became friends when Dave beaten on one of John bullies when they were teasing him about his glasses, that detention was always worth it. Even though they were best friends they might as well be the polar opposites. John was small, kind of timid on the other hand cheerful and outgoing. He was the kinda guy to apologize to someone who punched him. Dave admired John for his kindness and determination however not his awful taste in cheesy actions movies.

"John you like anyone that smiles at you" Rose Lalonde chuckled softly to herself, the way she would say things would always sounded so insulting but if you really knew her she was actually as soft as a button. All bark but no bite. Rose was Dave's younger sister, just old enough to make it to his year strangely enough. They sort of looked like each other with the blonde hair, sharp eyes yet looked nothing alike at the same time. Dave was slightly broad, tall with long limbs moreover Rose was medium height with an hourglass figure and sharp shoulders. It more then likely does not help that they do not live together. Their parents split up when we were young as a consequence Rose stayed with their mother and Dave ended up with his Dad. We don't talk about it. Rose will never visit them at home in addition to that Dave have no real motivation to spend family time with his mother or sister. He sees Rose at school and that is enough for him, as for the his mother he has had enough on the parent front. Dave didn't like thinking about his parents.

"Now I don't think that's so true, let's give them the benefit of the doubt" Jade Harley beamed. That is John's cousin that moved over only a few years ago. Jade and John looked more like siblings then Dave and Rose. They both had glistening black hair, prominent two front teeth that would bite slightly on the lower lip and both wore glasses, they were roughly the same height, shoulder height on Dave and a head taller then Rose. Dave and Jade used to be a thing aside from that they ended on a smidge of a bad note. Dave felt he wasn't good enough for Jade so he decided to cut it off there and then. Even though Jade forgave him, John wasn't so easily letting go of that sore spot around the the breakup. Jade and Dave have been cool ever since but he will admit he still has a soft spot for her.

"I think he's friend's with TZ, I hear they hang out a lot" John said just as soon as the bell chimes. Dave nods in response with a small "huh" as both John and Jade pack up their bags and return to their assigned seats. Rose spins around in her chair and faces forward, her long black skirt dragging across the floor as she does so. She opens up her compact mirror using it to re-apply her black lipstick and a way to peek at him from the seat behind her. Dave raises an eyebrow looking at her quizzically.

"Aren't you jealous?" Rose questions still peering at him through her mirror. Dave rolls his eyes, he knows she is just trying to get under his skin just so she can do her psycho babble on him. He slips his legs under the table and leans forward on the desk.

"Why would I, the coolest boyfriend this earth has ever had the utmost pleasure to have get jealous of my girlfriend having a male friend?" Dave sneers at her, leaning back against his chair, it creaking beneath his weight. Rose sighs, snapping her compact mirror shut and sliding it into her black coffin shaped bag. "I ain't some douche who is gonna tell her what she can and can't do" Rose turns her head to look at the teen face to face. It appears she wants to reply to Dave's remark but before she could the teacher strolls into the classroom and starts his lesson.

It was now lunch and the whole group were spaced out across in a small part of the high school's field, chatting away and chowing down on whatever lunch they had brought. Dave had a packet of crisps along with a bottle of apple juice that he bought from what change he had left, he would usual mooch off other people didn't want of their lunch. Dave was a growing boy and needed to fill up his black hole of a stomach. He laid on the grass on his back, using his elbows to prop himself up to be able to look at people easier during conversations.

"Hey! Over here!" Dave looks toward John who's waving his hand in the air signalling toward a group of three already making their way toward us.

"Oh jesus John, you meant him?" Dave said with a sigh, throwing his head back. Dave meant the very small boy that walked beside a considerably tall woman that looked incredibly regal along with his girlfriend Terezi. The small boy obviously heard Dave and clenched his fists with an extremely pissed of expression (not like he usually had that expression). He couldn't quite remember but he believed his name was Karkat?

"Fuck you Strider, if you hate my presence so much why don't you crawl back into whatever dirt hole you were born from" Karkat spat at Dave, crossing his arms. Was he having a tantrum already? John leant forward, glancing quickly between Dave and Karkat.

"So you guys know each other?" John equired, pushing up his glasses.

Dave scoffed "Hardly, we just got stuck in detention together at one point"

"Excuse you, you make it sound so innocent! You kept chatting shit through out, calling it rapping but it was the most irritating thing I have ever had to endure" God, Karkat's voice gets even more screechy the more gets pissed off. Taking one peek at Karkat however he looked more infuriated then just pissed off.

"Dude, you shoved a pencil up my nose!" Dave exclaimed, furrowing his brows together, he felt himself getting slightly irritated. Man, does this guy just rub off on you.

"You poured juice all over my fucking work! ...Beside it was the rubber end" Karkat protested at that instant Terezi nudged Karkat's arm with her shoulder while making her way closer to me, using her blind stick to make sure she can walk safely. He sometimes wondered why she actually had that stick, that girl has crazy talent of being very aware of her surroundings by sound and smell.

"Just shut up and sit down before you blow your head off" Terezi snickered, dropping her stick beside Dave's leg, lowering herself to a cross legged position next to me. Terezi was beautiful there was no doubt about that, she made a point to wear extreme looking shades since she couldn't see anyway. That was something Dave could get behind. Sure she always wore something as plain as just t-shirt and jeans literally all the time that hid her figure and even made her look boyish to match her attitude. She still had a small cult following of boys that would gladly have her step on them. Dave guessed he could see why but for him the main attraction to Terezi is that she never pitied herself for her disability. In fact, she saw it as a challenge that she needed to face head on. He admired that. That and that they could have fun appreciating some meme's together.

Karkat huffed turning his head sharply, still standing. Yep, he was defiantly having a tantrum. Karkat honestly looked like a child in that moment, his chubby face in a permanent sour scowl, wearing a jumper that almost drowned his tiny frame. Didn't help he wore skinny jeans that made him look like a lemon on a stick. He turned his attention away to the third member that joined the group. The tall woman that seemed to stick by Karkat, staying silent. Now Dave was no fashion guru but he could defiantly tell that she must spend a fortune on her attire, she was very classy. Too classy even especially for school. She appeared thick with makeup, large earrings and rings that reflected the sun's light made her appear heaps older than she actually must be. In any other situation he would have mistaken her for a teacher that he has just never seen before. The woman caught Dave's gaze, turning a slight pink she turned her head so she couldn't see him looking anymore. Was he looking or blatantly staring he didn't know. Honestly he thought he could just rely on his shades to not show what he's doing with his eyes.

Dave only just realised the awkward silence until Rose decided to speak up "So, John how did you become friends with Karkat and this lovely lady we haven't been introduced to yet" she put extra emphasis on the last bit. Something about the way she said it was similar to way she would only talk about things she had genuine interest in. He caught Rose fluttering her eyelashes toward the tall woman. Was she serious? She's smiling, fuck she is serious.

"Actually it was only me and John. We have been hanging out at the homework club after school then he told me to come with Terezi for lunch. But this is Kanaya, she would only sit alone if she didn't come with us" Karkat explains gesturing to the tall woman. Kanaya almost has panic in her eyes when Karkat was talking about her sitting alone. Dave guesses Kanaya doesn't like being called out for being a loner. Dave sits up turning his attention toward John.

"Why couldn't you have found a better friend?" Dave challenged, running a hand through his golden hair with a bored expression.

"I agree, why couldn't you?" Everyone turned to upon hearing Jade speaking so boldly like that. Jade was sitting on her knees holding a daisy chain that she had only half finished, staring at John. If it wasn't for the serious expression on Jade's face, Dave would have laughed. Jade doesn't have any energy to dislike someone therefore Karkat must have done some really bad to piss even her off. Dave looks back toward Karkat who evidently looks extremely bashful. Dave wondered what that meant, why was Karkat blushing? It was obvious however that in that precise moment he wanted to be anywhere but here.

"Harley I-" Kanaya cuts off Karkat before he can finish by saying "He isn't so bad you know? Just give him a chance, he warms on you. He just… isn't in very much control of his emotions." Kanaya smiled warmly, something in the way she looked at Karkat seemed very motherly. It was also a surprise to hear her speak, she has a very unique accent. Northern Dave supposed but defiantly from nowhere near here. Terezi poked Dave and gave him a reassuring nod as if to enhance Kanaya's words. The teen shrugged, if it was to be true Dave would have to find out but for now Karkat was just a irritating loud mouth.

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Dave returned home to the apartment which he shared with his Dad. Except he never called him Dad, he always hated being called that so Dave has to call him Bro. Maybe Bro didn't feel fatherly enough to be called Dad. It makes sense. Dave shoved past all the dirty clothes, strewn about puppets and general crap on the floor, making his way to his room. He didn't feel like making anything to eat especially when he heard his Bro cluttering around in there. Dave wasn't ready to face him, not today. The last marks he left were bad enough for the week.