It was another day at school, and Gamzee walked me to my first class, rustling my hair. "See you at lunch, sis." I hugged him tight. Gamzee was like an older brother to me, and he told me that I was his little sis ever since the incident. We don't talk about what happened that day, but I wrong forget how he let me move in with him. "I'm so sorry.. But those motherfuckers didn't love you... So I killed them. Please forgive me. Hey, why don't you move in with me? I don't bite." His words resonated in my head. I smiled and walked into the classroom. I saw him sitting by himself again, Karkat, I wondered why he never sat with anyone. I walked over to where he sat and set my stuff down. He looked up, surprised. "You shouldn't isolate yourself." I said as I sat down. He looked at me, then spoke. "Who the FUCK are you?" "I'm Vextra, Vextra Noriam." I smiled and noticed he blushed just enough that I could see. "So you're the one Gamzee is always talking about... He was right about you being prettier than other girls.." He quickly looked down in embarrassment, and all I could do was giggle. He looked up, his face ruby red. I felt my face get slightly warmer than usual, and looked away shyly.
Classes flew by and before I knew it, the bell rang for lunch. I walked through the halls until I noticed there was a circle of girls around me. I was shoved amongst them, until one of them punched me. I was defenseless, all I could do was endure the pain. I could here them chanting the same words over and over again... "Beat the freak..." I was on the floor, curled in a fetal position, and I cried out for help, but the girls were loud. I heard footsteps running in my direction, and then I heard a familiar voice...
Karkat had thrown them out of his way and held me in his arms. "DON'T FUCKING TOUCH HER AGAIN OR I SWEAR I WILL CRUCIFY YOU ALL!" They started to back away, terrified by what they just heard. They left us, his eyes now looking at my own.
I woke up in the nurse's office, ice pack on my forehead, and Karkat sleeping in the chair next to the cot. Why did he protect me? I kept asking myself that as I lay there. I fell back asleep, light-headed from everything.
Karkat's P.O.V.
I woke up, and looked over at Vextra. I never understood why they bullied her, I couldn't grasp it. I put that thought aside and looked at her. She looked perfectly at peace, her face had healed. I could look at her all day, her eyes were like Bronze oceans, her small, perfectly curved nose, and her soft lips... I tell myself she was made by angels. Her hair added to this, it reminded me of black waves, cascading down to the small of her back. I turned away, my face felt like it was on fire.
I got up and replaced the ice pack on her head with another. I couldn't help but look at her, she was a bit bigger than most girls, but her curves were just in the right places. I quickly looked away and texted Gamzee about the incident. Just as I suspected, he came down to the nurse, his face full of concern. He looked like he had been crying, and sat on the floor next to her. "Why... Why did those motherfuckers hurt her?" He held her hand, trembling violently. I knew he was ready to kill all of those girls without a second thought... Then, she squeezed his hand.
Vextra's P. O.V
I woke up, squeezing Gamzee's hand to calm him down. His face lit up as he looked at me. "You're okay!" I smiled, then looked up at Karkat. "Thank you... For saving me..." "I... I couldn't let them kill you... I don't want to see you hurt." I blushed a bit, then got up. I walked up to him and hugged him. I don't know why I wanted to hug him... But his arms wrapped around me. He was warmer than I expected. Our hug lasted for a few minutes, then I pulled away. Gamzee was already up when I looked over where he was. "Karbro, I want you to protect her from now on while we're at school." Karkat nodded and looked at me, smiling. I returned a smile, looking forward to spending more time with Karkat... But I felt my heart beat faster... Could I be in love?