Lalala, I thought that this was longer but it's not! T-T oh well... I am trying to do a chapter a week, but I still have school, and work thingies, and Shakespeare team, and friends that like to come over to my house. But I am trying, really! And sorry if there are any typos!

If you have trouble reading Sollux's lisp, feel free to ask what he's saying!

"So what movie did you pick out?" Karkat asked, taking a bite of his cookie.

"The Birdth, not too thcary for you, ith it?" Sollux taunted, popping it into the DVD player.

"No fucking way, how are birds scary?" Karkat sputtered, looking at Sollux like he was crazy.

"Birdth are thcary when they all thwarm down at you at once and peck out you eyeth." Sollux shrugged, turning the TV on. "But I don't think that thith movie is thcary."

"Whoa hey, do you have any blankets?"

"Yeah thure, by the couch." Sollux gestured to his right, off to the side of his dark blue couch.

Karkat grabbed a blanket and plopped down on the couch, "Where are your parents again?"

"They're away thomewhere for the weekend… Figured I'm rethponthible enough to leave me alone…" Sollux switched the TV so that The Birds opening credits could play.

"Neighbors keeping an eye on you?"

"They come by every little bit, make thure I'm not dead or anything…"

"That's nice of them…" Karkat trailed off, wrapping the blanket around him.

"Dude." Sollux look at Karkat, seriously? A blanket? What are you, scared?

"What?" Karkat snapped.

"Nothing…"

"Just press play already!"

"I'm doing it! Jethuth KK, thometimeth you're tho needy…"
"Whatever you lisping freak!" Karkat stuck his tongue out at Sollux as the movie began.

The credits began, and as the 'terror' of the movie increased, so did Karkat's fear.

"S-sol?" Karkat mumbled, gulping, after another on-screen bird attack.

"What ith it KK?"

"Can we…" Karkat turned his head to look up at Sollux, seeing his amused expression, still fixed on the TV.

"Ha! Fake!" Sollux chanted, not hearing Karkat over the squawking of the birds.

"Sol?" Karkat scooted closer to Sollux, wrapping the blanket tighter around himself.

"What? You can't be thcared? Can you? Come on, look at how fake thith ith!" Sollux snorted, laughing at the fake blood.

"I-I just… I have to… Use the b-bathroom…" Karkat leapt out of his seat, and ran into the bathroom, slamming the door behind him. He leaned his head over the sink and let out a tear. He let it roll halfway down his face before wiping it away furiously with his fist. No way Karkat, there is no way you are scared by those dumb birds. Get a grip Karkat! Why are you crying? Sollux thinks that this is funny, why are you so scared?

Karkat took in a deep breath and splashed cold water on his face, okay, I'm ready to go back in there and finish that dumbshit movie. He opened the bathroom door and made his way back to the couch.

"Hey KK, ith raining…" Sollux trailed off, looking at the downpour outside.

"It is raining, thank you for pointing that out Captain Obvious." Karkat said with hostile eyes.

"I hope that thereth thunder and lightning, that ith the betht part of a thtorm…"

I hope not… Karkat thought, glancing outside. There were probably a bunch of birds out there, waiting for him to come out so that they could peck him to death. Stupid movie.

"Hey, come and thit down." Sollux patted the spot next to him, looking back at Karkat.

"Fine but you better not pull anything, fuckass." Karkat glared at Sollux, cautiously sitting down.

They watched another attack of the birds, more birds. Birds, birds, birds, and more birds.

"Hey, I'll be right back." Sollux got up from the couch and went down the hallway, leaving Karkat alone.

"Sollux?" Karkat called.

A streak of lightning illuminated the air, making Karkat jump and squeal.

"Sollux!" Karkat howled, clutching his blanket closer to him.

Wholly thit KK… What ith wrong with leaving you alone for five thecondth...

Sollux went up to his room, and grabbed a metal cage and shushing the chirping coming from inside. Karkat will never know what hit him. Thith ith my revenge for that thupid prank he and John pulled on me a while back… I already got John, now for KK…

"Hey KK! I have thomething for you!" Sollux teased, grabbing the small bird out of its cage.

"What is it? Fuck, do I have to go up there?" Karkat whined, masking his fear.

"No, I'll bring it down to you, jutht don't move!"

Karkat sat rigidly in his seat, looking around him, above him, anywhere but outside or at the movie screen. A bird pecked through the door, only to be pushed back…

Sollux slowly crept down the stairs, quietly so that Karkat wouldn't hear him coming.

The girl went upstairs to the strange noise…

He peered around the corner, waiting for the perfect time.

She opened the door.

He took a peek at the movie screen.

She was ambushed by birds.

Almost there…

She let out a bloodcurdling scream.

Now! Sollux thought, jumping out from behind the wall and setting the bird loose on Karkat.

Karkat's scream was loud. Louder than he thought it would be. Damn that boy can scream.

"What the fucking shit! Sollux you fucking bastard!" Karkat shrieked, flailing his arms around.

Sollux laughed, laughed so hard tears budded in his eyes. "Oh my gog KK! I thoud've filmed that! It wath tho funny!"

"No it wasn't fucking funny! What the fuck Sollux?" Karkat stopped flailing and tried to catch his breath.

Sollux re-caught the bird and, still laughing, went upstairs and put it in its cage.

He crooned a few calming words to it before turning around and heading out the door.

"Jesus Sollux!" Karkat glared at Sollux as he came back down the stairs.

"What? That wath the thame reaction I had when you and John covered my room and replathed all my movieth with fucking My Little Pony themed thuff." Sollux pursed his lips as he tried to contain a smile.

"Oh yeah… You got me!" Karkat rolled his eyes, turning his attention back to the walls.

"Come on, you know it wath funny."

"Shut up."
"Come on…" Sollux poked Karkat's cheek, he flinched.

"I said shut the fuck up!"

Sollux looked at Karkat, smiling.

Karkat bit his lip, trying not to smile. He puffed out his cheeks, puckered his lips, and then burst into laughter.

"Oh fuck! That was so funny! Your reaction! Seeing all your stuff covered in My Little Pony!" Karkat doubled over, laughing so hard tears streamed down his face.

"Not ath funny ath your girl thcream!" Sollux laughed.

"No way! You screamed so much louder than I did!" Karkat retorted, still laughing.

The two continued laughing with tears pouring down their faces, not caring who might hear them.

Karkat caught his breath, wiping away the wetness on his face. "Okay, it's late I better get going… Fuck."

"What ith it KK?" Sollux crawled over to where Karkat was heaped on the floor, tangled in his blanket.

"It's raining."

"I know that, I told you earlier…" Sollux said.

"Yeah! But I forgot! Now it's fucking raining!" Karkat whined.

"Well whath wrong with rain?"

"I rode my bike here, I don't have a car! Remember?"

"Yeah, neither do I… Tho why don't you jutht thtay here tonight?" Sollux looked at Karkat like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I would, but I have to get up obscenely early to watch my mom perform at church." Karkat groaned, scrunching his face up.

"Again? Doethn't thith happen, like, every other weekend?"

"No fuckass, it's only her second performance. I need to be there to 'support' her." Karkat stuck his tongue out at Sollux.

"I would give you a ride back, but I wath told that if I touched one of my parenth carth, I would be grounded for life. I don't know why…" Sollux trailed off.

"Well I'm going to call John and ask if he'll come get me." Karkat pulled his phone out of his pocket, dialing the number.

"Your weird neighbor friend that pullth prankth on me hath a car?" Sollux sputtered, his jaw dropping.

"Yeah." Karkat mumbled, putting the phone to his ear.

Fifteen minutes later, headlights shone in the driveway, signaling Karkat to come out.

"See you later Sollux!" Karkat opened the door, pulling his hood up and racing to the car.

Sollux saw him struggle with the door before John unlocked it. He would bet money that he locked it on purpose, the little trickster.