Hello :33 So this is a new Homestuck AU idea that I had. This chapter is a little short, but hopefully I can update weekly, along with my other Soul x Maka fanfiction that I am writing. Anyway, enjoy the first chapter. :33

disclaimer: I do not own Homestuck.

Night has fallen in the suburbs. A dimly lit house holds a sleepy Equius, who, after a long day at school, finally decides to lay his head down to rest. He shuts the lights off, and as he lies down, his head slowly hits his fluffy blue pillow, and begins to drift into sleep.

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'No.' Equius thought. 'Now of all times? You couldn't have come sooner?' With reluctance he pushed himself away from his wonderful, warm bed, and walked to the window that was being assaulted by tiny pebbles. He knew who was waking him so late at night; this isn't the first time it's happened. He opened his window, and with sarcasm he said, "You know, you are allowed to use the front door." He looked down, and there stood a little Nepeta, with her tattered clothes that are 3 sizes too large for her. She had her usual bright smile, despite the fact that she's standing in cold, wet grass, shoe-less at 2am.

"I know! But it's more fun this way! It's like a fairytale or something!"

"It's called Romeo & Juliet, dummy. Now come inside before you get hypothermia."

"Yes, sir!" With a happy face, Nepeta flung the rest of the pebbles she was holding into the air, and marched happily to the front door.

Equius dragged himself slowly down the stairs, and to the front door. There stood a cheery Nepeta, waiting patiently for her best friend.

"Equius!" she shouted.

He winced at the loudness of her voice. "Quiet down. It's way too late at night for you to be this happy." He motioned for her to come inside, and she skipped into the house. "You're lucky I live alone, or else my parents would kill you."

Narrator: You see, Equius is part of the higher class. His parents own their own house (more like mansion), and they decided that Equius was old enough to have his own small house next to theirs. Many people can't even fathom the wealth of the Zahhak family. The only people who know the extent of his wealth are his close friends, who are all significantly less rich than him. His best and sometimes only friend is Nepeta, who lives quite the opposite life, but enough back story for now, let's see what those crazy two are up to.

"Enough fun for now, let's go to bed please?" said Equius, staring at the board game that Nepeta had pulled out from his closet. They had played four rounds, and Nepeta was setting up for another round. "Come on, Equius! Where's your spirit? One more round please?"

"No, Nepeta-"

"But, Equius, please I-"

"Nepeta." He shouted. Nepeta looked up at him with sad eyes. He knew she had finally given up. Equius got up slowly, abandoning the game, and scooped Nepeta into his arms, bringing her to his bedroom, and laying her down into his bed. "You sleep here, okay?" A frightened look crossed her face. "B-but Equius, where are you gonna sleep?"
"I'll be right downstairs in the living room, okay? Come get me if you need anything."

Equius turned away from the bedside and walked to the door, shutting off the lights before he disappeared downstairs into the dark.
Nepeta pulled the blankets up towards her head, and curled herself into a ball. She closed her eyes as tight as she could and tried to imagine positive, totally non-nightmarish things, but to no avail. She couldn't stop shaking, and couldn't keep her eyes shut. After just 15 minutes of lying in bed, she couldn't take it anymore. She jumped up, grabbed a blanket and ran downstairs. But something stopped her.

There was Equius, sound asleep on the couch. She had kept him up for another 3 hours, even though he kept telling her he wanted to sleep. He had the TV on, which made Nepeta feel guilty, but happy. 'He left the TV on for me.' Equius knows that Nepeta doesn't like to sleep in the dark, although he's trying to break her from it. 'He probably knew I was going to come down here. I can't let him down again.' With her head down and tears in her eyes, Nepeta slowly walked back upstairs to the bedroom to spend another restless night until Equius awoke once again.