Wow, sorry for not updating for like, two weeks. I really meant to, but the internet stopped working. Sorry. :P But I'm back! Yay!

The next night they were all ready to move out. They all wore black robes with their symbols on it. Karkat led them as they walked through the Academy gates and outside. The town was in front of them; a multitude of houses next to each other and a bunch of stores. Karkat jumped quietly onto a rooftop and the others followed him.

"Everyone remember their directions?" Karkat whispered. The others nodded and stood in their groups. "Let's get this over with as quickly as possible. We'll meet up in the kittens' wing when we've all finished. Clear?"

"Clear," everyone responded. Karkat nodded and they all set off, leaping from rooftop to rooftop. There was a full moon that night and it shone brightly. Of course, Karkat would have been able to see fine without it. They all would have. But he actually liked the moonlight better than the dark. Though he'd never admit it.

Soon they were a few houses away from their destination. Karkat stopped and looked through a window. Nepeta and Equius stopped next to him.

"You two take Jake English, I'll deal with Jade Harley," Karkat whispered. Nepeta and Equius nodded and leapt across to another rooftop. Karkat leapt to a different one until he was outside a window. He turned to Nepeta and Equius and mouthed Don't mess this up! They nodded and Equius gave him a thumbs-up. Karkat nodded and they moved in.

20 MINUTES EARLIER:

"Jade, you should go to bed," Jake said. Jade sighed and turned away from the TV.

"I'm not tired," she said. Jake sighed and shook his head.

"Yes you are. I can tell. Now come on, get to bed." Jake grabbed her arm and pulled her off the couch. Jade sighed and walked upstairs to her room. She changed into her pyjamas and lay down. Bec came and licked her face, making her smile.

"Goodnight," she said. Bec walked to the doorway where Jake was standing.

"Goodnight. I'll be downstairs if you need me." He turned to leave.

"Um, Jake?"

"Yes?"

"I've had a nervous feeling ever since we came here." Jake chuckled and shook his head.

"You just have to get used to this place." Jade sighed and nodded, though she wasn't convinced. "Tell you what, I'll have Bec stay here with you, okay?" Jade grinned and nodded. Jake pushed Bec to her and he lay down under her bed. Jade smiled and scratched his head.

"Thanks. Goodnight."

"Goodnight." Jake turned out the light and shut the door. Jade sighed and rolled over. Something's not right.

BACK TO PRESENT:

Karkat climbed up to the window and peered through. Jade was lying in bed, clearly asleep. Karkat fiddled with the window until he got it open. He quietly stepped inside and moved forward. He froze when he heard a low growling. He looked down and saw a big white dog slowly advancing towards him. I can deal with that well enough. Karkat took out a small knife and made a cut in his hand. He held it in front of the dog's nose. The dog stared at his hand and he moved it in a circle. The dog's eyes never left his hand and eventually the dog fell unconscious. Karkat grinned and licked the cut away. That was a special trick all of them could do. Tavros had discovered it a few years ago, and they kept it a secret in their team. Though some other teams probably already knew about that.

No time for that. I have work to do. Karkat stepped past the dog and moved to Jade. He made sure not to step on any creaky floorboards as he did. When he was next to the bed he reached out and gently grabbed Jade's arm.

Jade immediately sat up and pointed a gun at him.

"Who are you?!" she hissed. "What do you want?!" Oh fuck, she was awake. And she has a gun. Not like it'll kill me, but it would hurt like hell to be shot. "I said who are-"

Karkat jumped forward and knocked the gun out of Jade's hand. He grabbed her arms and spun her around so she was facing away from him. She kicked at him but he hardly noticed. He wrapped his arms around her to hold her still. He brushed her hair out of the way and took a deep breath. Then he bit her neck. And Jade screamed.

"Jade?!" Karkat heard hurried footsteps and Jake burst into the room. Dammit, I can't be interrupted now! What the hell are Nepeta and Equius doing?! Jake stared at Karkat in surprise, then pulled out two pistols. Great. More guns.

"No mew don't!" Nepeta yelled. She jumped on his back and covered his eyes. "Don't shoot or you might accidentally shoot Jade!" Equius came up and wrestled the guns out of Jake's hands. Meanwhile Nepeta bit Jake and covered his mouth as he screamed.

Jade had passed out already and Karkat closed his eyes and focused on what he was doing. He kept counting how many seconds he'd been biting her. Six…seven….eight…nine…ten! Karkat let go and Jade completely collapsed. He picked her up and waited for Nepeta to finish with Jake. Equius picked him up and nodded to Karkat.

"What about her dog?" Nepeta asked. "We've got some teams with a beast-tamer in them, like Tavros in ours. Do mew think she's one?"

"I do not think so," Equius said. "A beast-tamer's animal would not be overtaken by the smell of Vampire blood."

"Oh yeah…still, don't you think she'll want him?"

"Then bring him with us if you have to. Let's go!" Karkat hissed. Nepeta picked up the dog and carried him over her shoulder. Karkat leapt out the window and onto a nearby rooftop. He moved out of the way as Nepeta, then Equius, followed. Karkat nodded to them and they leapt across rooftops, making their way back to the Academy.

"At least they won't remember what happened," Nepeta said.

"Yeah, then they won't hate us," Karkat said. They were silent for the rest of the way there. I hope the others did well.