Hello everyone. I have decided to write this Solradia fanfiction. It is a Humanstuck AU centering around Sollux and Aradia. The way I will structure this story is one chapter in Aradia's POV, the next in Sollux's. I like this story and I hope you do too. I will be uploading hopefully every other week.

Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Aradia sighed and stared thoughtfully out the window, her eyes scanning the seemingly endless skyscrapers that rolled across the horizon. Music blasted through her headphones pounding out the beat of "Centuries" by Fallout Boy. The music provided a distraction from her destination and why she was going there. Closing her eyes, Aradia willed away her thoughts and became lost in the song.

Her peace did not last long as the car soon came to a stop. A muffled voice called to her over Aradia's pounding music. Opening her eyes slowly, she sat up and yawned. She must have fallen asleep at some point. Taking her headphones out, she sleepily looked at the speaker. "What was that again? Sorry."

The speaker was Aradia's aunt, Lynn Paint. While Aradia called her aunt, the two of them were unrelated. Lynn had been best friends with Aradia's mom before moving to the states, and promised to keep Aradia safe until things settled down. "I said we're here," She repeated, her voice soft and gentle. "Welcome to Houston."

She got out of the car and grabbed the small duffel bag that sat at her feet that held the few personal belongings she thought to keep. Lynn came to her side. "I think you're going to like it here." The blonde haired woman smiled at Aradia. "Let's go get you settled in." Aradia followed her, letting her new caretaker lead her inside the pristine complex.

They walked to the elevator and went up a few floors. They walked to the apartment at the end of the floor and Lynn opened the door. "I hope you find everything to your liking. It's not much, but it's hopefully only temporary." She smiled and showed Aradia to her room. It wasn't a huge room, but it's better than what she used to live in. She set her bag down on the single bed and turned to face Lynn. "Thank you so much Auntie Lynn. Are you sure it's okay I stay here for a while? I don't want to intrude on your life."

Lynn walked to Aradia and hugged her, then the both sat on her bed. "Of course it's okay. I wouldn't have told your mom it was if I didn't feel comfortable with it. You'll love it here, and I think you'll make so many friends."

Aradia put on a brave smile. "I'm sure I will." Before she had arrived though, she had made a promise that she wouldn't have any friends or make any attachments. She didn't want to have to say goodbye to anyone.

Lynn gave a grin. "How about you go exploring for a while. Your mom told me you loved that." This was true. The high school junior had always loved to explore and had a rather intense curiosity. As a child she would make forts, pretending they were ruins and she was Indiana Jones trekking through the jungle looking for a glittering ancient treasure.

"Yeah. Thanks. I think I will." Aradia stood up and grabbed her phone, stuffing it in her pocket.

"Be back before dinner, okay?"

"Sure thing. Bye Auntie Lynn!" Aradia called back before heading out the door and to the elevator. She pressed the button and waited patiently for the elevator to arrive. It eventually did, and she walked in, standing alone. It descended and arrived on the first floor. She stepped out and walked through the lobby, out into the August air. It was quite humid, which she wasn't very use to. She sighed and walked down the sidewalks and past the bustling streets.

Aradia paid no heed to where she was going as she twisted and turned through streets, avoiding shadowy alleyways. She left those dark pathways for another adventure through the concrete jungle. Jegus she was a nerd. After a while she found she was the only one on the side walk and the sun was waning on the horizon. She was about to turn around and head home when she felt the hairs on the back of her neck stood straight up. She turned her head slowly and saw a huge man standing in the place from which she had come and where she meant to go. The young woman turned her head forward and walked swiftly around the corner and onto the next street. Her heart raced as she turned around again and saw the same towering man following her. She broke into a run.

Aradia's feet slammed against the concrete as she raced through the maze of deserted streets. Her heart jumped when she heard the thudding of heavy steps behind her. She kept running, twisting, and turning around corners. If she had not been running from a scary man, she would have compared the maze-work of back alleys to ancient ruins dying to be explored by none other than her favorite movie hero Indiana Jones. In her haste and fear she didn't see the outstretched foot sticking out from behind the next turn. Her foot snagged against the other and she tripped, falling flat on her face. She cried out and hit the asphalt rather hard. The man who had tripped her snickered. "Looks like we caught another brat, Boxcars." Aradia snickered inwardly despite the situation. What kind of name is Boxcars?

He only grunted in reply and she felt the ground shake as he walked toward her. The bulky man roughly yanked her up by the arm and she emitted a small yelp. That's when the realization that she had been kidnapped hit her like a brick wall. She began to kick and scream and struggle. Her efforts seemed to have no effect on the man however. The shorter one scowled. "Dammit, I wish the lady would just let me stab the stupid brats we abduct. They're always so noisy." He rubbed his temples as if he had a headache. The man holding her put a hand over her mouth, muffling her screams. "Will you just shut up already? Get her in the car."

"Roger, Slick." The trio spun around and began to walk through the maze of alleyways. "Oh my gosh I'm getting kidnapped. Think Aradia, think." Aradia closed her eyes in concentration, racking her brain for a solution. Suddenly, the man holding her came to an abrupt stop and gave a low growl. "Looks like the punks found us." Aradia's eyes snapped open and she was startled and relieved to find three teenagers around her age blocking the exit of the alley. The one who stood on the left was wearing a tank top, leaving his arms, ripped with muscles, exposed. He was tall and towered over Aradia, almost reaching her kidnapper's height. He was tanned and his hair was jet black. Spanish decent if she was correct, though she couldn't be sure in this light. The one who stood on the right was short and scrawny. His hair was red and his skin was rather pale. Freckles showed on his cheeks and he wore a rather pissed off expression.

Her eyes finally settled on the one in the middle which she presumed to be the leader. He was tall and thin but not scrawny like the guy on the right. He was sleek and built like a soccer player. He wore a confident smirk on his face that made you think he would get whatever he wanted when he wanted it. He had brown hair that was a few shades darker than her own. The most intriguing thing about him though was that he wore 3D looking glasses. They were oval rimmed with the right one being blue and the left one being red. Aradia could not see his eyes through them, and she most certainly could not keep her eyes off of him. Aradia then realized that while she had been analyzing the trio she had completely missed the conversation between the groups. The man holding her stumbled backwards as the teenager in the muscle shirt ran up and punched him in the face. He let go of her and, suddenly remembering the situation, she bolted. She sprinted through the lamp lit streets to her apartment complex and did not stop until she reached her bed and flopped down on it with an adrenaline, fear, and tired-filled huff. That had been the most terrifying experience in her life but none of that was on her mind right now. As she closed her eyes there was only one image imprinted on her eyelids: the face of the boy with the funny glasses. She slept pondering the color of the eyes that resided behind those glasses.

Well that was chapter 1 for you. I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave comments and stuff if you liked it. I love getting feedback.

See you in two weeks!

~Jane