So this is my first story and I was hoping to get it out before Christmas but I don't think I'll be finished be for so I want to start getting it up now. I don't own anything other than this story; all characters are the property of Andrew Hussie. I hope you like it and please review.
"Hey watch what you're doing you fucking asshole." Karkat yelled as he just barely dodged the slush that was kicked up by the taxi that he was trying to hail. Karkat looked down to see his suit was still dry before looking up at the building he was leaving, his "luxury apartment" not that it has been very luxurious to his in a while. Karkat then looked at his reflection and saw the years on his face, he was twenty-eight but he looked older, his skin was pale and his hair showing gray on the sides, but his eyes reflected everything he felt about the holidays.
"Hey, KK you thtill there?" Karkat looked back at his phone where a familiar voice was calling to him. "KK I am theriouthly going to hang up if you don't athwer your phone."
"Hey I'm still here fuckass, just had to dodge a fucking cab that wouldn't stop." Karkat yelled as he lean over to try and hail another. "I think this is one of the few times I envy you Sollux."
Karkat heard Sollux laugh and say, "Hey I offered to help you thkip town latht week."
"Not all of us can be close former lovers of the CEO's daughter." Karkat snapped as he got pushed aside by people on the street.
"Fef told me that I not only could bring a friend but I had to, it'th not my fault you turned it down." Sollux said in a tone that told Karkat he was smirking.
"Speaking of which how was the ride with the little prince?" Karkat asked checking his watch.
"Horrible. Eridan thpent the whole trip hitting on Fef." Sollux said with a hint of possession.
Karkat sniggered and said, "Be careful it sounds like you still have feelings." Before Sollux could rebuttal Karkat said, "Hey I gotta go I think I found a cab." After hanging up Karkat hail the cab that had slowed down due to the traffic, after telling the driver he was heading to the airport he began to grab his bags as he noticed a woman trying to hail a cab. "Hey ma'am do you need a cab?" he yelled but she couldn't hear him.
"Hey buddy if you keep gawking I'm gonna have to start the meter," came the voice of the cabby.
"Then run the damn thing," Karkat spat back before going up to the woman. "Excuse me miss, do you need a cab?" She looked at Karkat with beautiful olive eyes; she was just a few inches shorter than him with shoulder length brown hair. She was wearing a green overcoat over some casual winter clothes, but Karkat couldn't help but center on her eyes again.
"That would be wonderful, are you headed to the airport?" Karkat could only nod in a trance at her angelic voice as he led her to the cab, noting a slight French accent. "We'll split it ok?" she said as she loaded the back with her luggage.
"No, I'm the reason it's going to be so high I can pay for it." Karkat said as he realized his feelings. When they got in the cab she pulled out a book to read and Karkat jumped on his phone to message Sollux:
Sollux
btw have you found a giirl yet
4:26pm
KK? 2eriou2ly?
4:31pm
II'm iin your pocket riight now aren't II?
4:36pm
SHUT UP
4:37pm
2o you are there. Anyway diid you fiind a giirl or not?
4:39pm
NO AND I HAVENT TRIED
4:40pm
Really, II always thought you'd be able two hiit iit off with that nice giirl iin your buiildiing, what wa2 her name agaiin?
4:42pm
JADE AND NO BECAUSE WHEN I WENT DOWN TO ASK HER SHE WAS KISSING THE DICK DAVE"
4:43pm
Waiit, the douthe bag that hogged the communiity laundry room when your water main broke?
4:45pm
YEAH BUT THEY SEEM TO BE GOOD FOR EACH OTHER SO I DON'T GIVE A FUCK
4:45pm
You wouldn't have even triied would you?
4:47pm
I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT
4:48pm
KK iit'2 been fiive year2
4:50pm
LOOK I HAVE TO GO THE CAB IS STOPPING AND THE GIRL NEXT TO ME IS PUTTING UP HER BOOK SO BYE FUCKASS
4:51pm
Giirl? Liisten KK don't fuck thii2 up.
4:53pm
Karkat sighed and felt the band in his pocket as he put his phone up. Then he heard the slight purring accent of the other passenger, "I'm guessing that whoever you were texting is the last purrson you wanted to talk to?" she laughed a little when he looked at her.
"Actually he's one of my best friends it's just…he thinks he fucking knows me." Karkat said with a slight sting on the last bit.
"Purrhaps he's just worried about you, may I ask what's wrong?" she looked concerned but eager to help.
"Thanks but I don't even know you. I mean…uh… dammit that sounded harsh." Karkat stammered and looked down.
The woman looked at Karkat and realized she hadn't introduced herself but just as she started to the driver pulled over and said, "End of the road, get out and pay." Karkat helped the woman with her bags and walked around to the window to pay the driver, forty-seven seventy-four. As he rounded the cab and the driver pulled away Karkat saw the woman writing something down.
"This is my number, call me sometime," she smiled and then realized what it sounded like and started blushing, "it's so I can repay you."
Karkat laughed and said, "I know what you meant…" he looked at the paper and read her name, "Nepeta?" she nodded and he added, "Here I'll text you so you can have mine." As he finished the text he heard a slight meow come from her pocket.
Nepeta blushed and said, "I like cats," before checking here phone and reading it.
413-522-3269
HERE'S MY NUMBER, THE NAME IS KARKAT
5:03pm
"Well Karkat, I hope to see you again," she said as she brushed a stray hair out of her face and collected her stuff, "I wish I could talk but I have to hurry my sister and her new boyfriend have a ticket for me in here so I can meet them. Bye."
As she left Karkat noticed he was staring so he grabbed his suitcases and he hurried to the company's private waiting room. Karkat was in the middle of the expensively decorated room pacing back and forth. He held a silver band in his fore finger and thumb when his phone started ringing, "Hello?"
"Where the hell are you aththhole?" came the lisped voice of his annoying friend.
"I'm at the fucking airport why?" Karkat snapped.
"Oh, then I guethth I'll go." Sollux said in a matter of fact tone.
Karkat stood confused, "What?"
"I called to make thure you don't mithth the plane. Bye." Sollux said nonchalantly.
"Wait! I need your help." Karkat couldn't understand why this was happening now or even at all.
"What could you poththibly need my help with?" He was being sarcastic, great.
"Well there's this…," Karkat read the words engraved on the polished silver "Always" and sighed, "…girl."