(A/N: Hey guys, this is my first ever fanfic for anything, so please be forgiving for any mistakes... I'll try my best to keep grammar and spelling mistakes to a minimum, and Karkat may be a little OOC, I don't really know if I'm characterizing him right, but if any of you have some tips/suggestions/constructive criticism, that would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to drop a PM to me or a review! Thanks so much for reading! Enjoy 3)

Karkat's POV

Chapter 1: Accidental Encounter

I was too busy trying to not get killed that I ran into the closest room I could find, and didn't have time to check to see who else could possibly be in there. So I threw open the door in haste to find some sort of refuge, and slammed it shut behind me, panting.

It was then that I heard water running inside.

OH FUCK.

To my utter embarrassment, I heard a female voice call out, "Hello?" and this was the last thing I needed on top of everything else going on, FUCKFUCKFUCK, I JUST NEED TO THINK!

"H-hello?.." she called again.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP," I hissed, "HE'LL HEAR US YOU DUMBASS!"

"Karkat?! What the fuck, I'm taking a shower, get the hell out of here, you perv!" a head popped out from the curtains, and out of all people, it had to be Caterina glaring at me.

I don't have the patience for this.

"FUCK, IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE– LOOK, WE'RE IN DANGER, FIRST ERIDAN WALTZED INTO THE LAB, STARTED A FIGHT WITH SOLLUX, AND THEN HE KILLED FEF AND KANAYA. AND NOW GAMZEE LOST HIS SHIT AND WENT CRAZY. HE'S KILLING TROLLS LEFT AND RIGHT AND I JUST RAN IN HERE TO THINK. SO FUCKING SUE ME."

"But I'm naked in here!" she whined with obvious humiliation and frustration. Then she glanced down at Sollux's limp body. Her frustration quickly turned to unadulterated anger.

"YOU FUCKING BROUGHT SOLLUX HERE TOO?! WHAT IF HE WAKES UP?!" she basically screamed.

"HE'S BLIND, AND THAT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER NOW, WE COULD DIE! JUST PLEASE, QUIET DOWN WHILE I TRY TO THINK HERE. TURN THE WATER OFF."

With an irritated sigh, she surprisingly obeyed, and I sat on the toilet beside the shower.

Caterina's POV

"Alright Nep, I'm gonna take a shower, I'll be right back," I smiled down at Nepeta, who gave me a warm, "Bye, Cat!" as I walked away.

Everything was calm in the Veil on our isolated meteor, and most of the trolls had already accepted and tolerated my alien intrusion. I slightly suspected that Nepeta only took a liking to me because of the word, "cat" in my name, but I liked her all the same. We hung out from time to time on the asteroid, but I mainly walked around by myself exploring the place, and spying on the other trolls. I don't really know how I came to be the only human here on this asteroid, but I was in my room back on earth before I suddenly appearified before them, blinking and confused. Apparently I was some descendent of another human named Jade, accidentally created out of an ectobiology mishap. Nevertheless, I became pretty good friends/hate friends with all of them, but the troll that was the hardest to figure out was Karkat.

I've tried to talk to him and be friendly, but he was always so hostile towards me that I eventually began throw back some hostility to him. And to that, he often responded with a blush and grumpy expletives before he walked off. What was his deal? I pondered this as I headed toward the bathroom, oblivious for what was about to come.

I always denied the trolls' true nature to be violent and terrifying, as I was trying to make myself feel safe around these random, alien strangers, but I never expected this. Feeling thoroughly violated, annoyed and embarrassed on top of newly brewing panic in my chest, my heart raced as Karkat sat beside me, only a thin curtain blocking my nude body from his sight. Although I'd never admit it to myself, much less him, I couldn't help but feel a slight attraction to the strange troll. To be really honest, I felt safe under his leadership and admired him as a person(troll?) when he wasn't being a complete immature douchebag. Which, to be even more honest, was most of the time.

"So? What do you got, genius?" I whispered sarcastically, before I heard a loud HONK slowly approaching from outside and we both jumped in fear.

Oh, god.

Karkat's POV

OH GOG.

"SHIT, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THIS," I tried to explain quickly as I pulled back the curtain to hide.

"Wha-!" she began to cry out in panic, and I slammed my hand over her mouth. Keeping my eyes determined to focus on her dark brown ones, I put a finger to my lips and she nodded, her face bright red and eyes wide. She was shaking in fear and humiliation as we slowly sat down together in the tub and she flinched whenever my skin would accidentally touch hers. Fuck, I felt terrible for making her feel so uncomfortable, but it's not like I particularly enjoyed being in a bathroom with a naked human girl, either. Still, my eyes couldn't help but just glance over her skin even for just a second.

We found ourselves huddling close together as we heard the HONKs get nearer and nearer, and my blood ran cold as I heard what was most likely Gamzee's footsteps stop in front of the door.

HONK.

Caterina was basically on my lap now, and my hand tightened around my sickle. We prepared for the worst until a screeching "pounceavenge!" shattered the silence and my heart rose in hope.

"ALRIGHT, NOW'S MY CHANCE TO SNEAK UP BEHIND HIM WHILE HE'S DISTRACTED. STAY. HERE." I whispered firmly.

"No, are you crazy?!" she whispered back stubbornly, gripping on my shirt. "I'm not letting you leave me here alone. Either I go with you, or we sit back here and hear everyone die before we're next." Gog, she was fucking impossible.

"TAKE THIS," I grumbled as I pulled off my shirt, blushing slightly. In her fear, I think she herself forgot she was naked and quickly snatched my shirt to cover herself.

"Th-thanks," she murmured, hiding her ashamed face. Thankfully the shirt was long enough on her to cover her lower parts as well, and I could tell she was trying hard to return the favor of not staring at my bare chest. Slowly, we began to stand up together to get out of the tub as quietly as possible. Caterina, realizing what she had been doing, practically jumped away from me and put a chaste distance between us as we headed towards the door.

However, we stopped short when we heard her screams.

"Nepe-" Cat cried out again before my hand silenced her. Tears streaked her face, and I was taken aback at how much she actually cared for us. Red tinged tears were dangerously close to spilling over at the sight of another friend's death, and it took all the strength I could muster to keep strong and look composed as leader for the team; there were more important matters at hand. Cat equipped her sniper rifle beside me, and I gripped my sickle. Ready to strife if we had to, we walked out of the bathroom. Sollux began to stir, and being blind, he couldn't assess the scandalous situation and kept quiet. For once. I sucked in my breath as I saw Nepeta's body crumpled only yards away, and Cat whimpered softly. Sollux just followed along, knowing what was going on.

We needed to find the others. If there are any others.

"Karkat..." Cat began.

"WHAT?"

"What are we going to do now? How many of us are..?"

"WE'RE GOING TO FIND THE OTHERS."