Just wanted to remind you I really would love some feedback! I know the first story was kind of choppy and odd… sorry :(

I have such a hard time with finding a good flow! So hopefully the more I write the easier it will be to find that. Anyway, thanks for reading!

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Day 2

Prompt: Guilt

Rated: T

Vriska sat waiting, feeling like stone. Perhaps she would sit here and weather away before anyone found her. Maybe she would just become a part of this horrid place?

Hitting her home button on her phone to check the time, she realized she was shaking; her eyes had an awful time trying to catch the numbers lit on the screen. When she finally managed she realized an entire eight hours had passed.

Eight hours since hell began for them. Well technically eight and a half, if you include what happened before they arrived…

9 Hours Previously

"Taaavrooos" Vriska called up tauntingly. "Aren't you just dashing in that little suit? I'll be honest, I was expecting something Neverland themed, but this is waaaay better!" and with a toss of her head, a laugh escaped her lips that would be described as anything but kind.

Tavros blushed and hid behind his much taller friend, wishing he could be wearing anything other than a Looney Tunes swim trunk to the water hole. Unfortunately for Tavros his family didn't have a lot, so whatever his mother could find at the Good Will was what he got. This also led to extreme torture via Vriska, who would stop at nothing to make a spectacle of him.

"Leave him alone Vriska! Like yours is any better?" Aradia said as she gestured to the other girl's mismatched swim suit.

Vriska crossed her arms, and rolled her eyes. She hated being ridiculed for anything. "Whatever weirdo, you're just friends with him because he's the only person who doesn't find your 'death' obsession creepy."

And just like that, Vriska was left alone. Not in a physical sense, everyone was still around her. But at times like these, when Vriska was in her 'moods' (her friends often called her 'spider bitch' during these times), they stopped interacting with her for short periods of time.

At times she hated them for it, but mostly she couldn't blame them. It honestly seemed no matter what she did to push them away they still remained her friends, which led to her constantly pushing boundaries.

And it was times like these, when she was licking her wounds that she thought of the most horrible things to say and do to them.

Tavros had been her target for some time. At first it began with her usual, or rather unusual, way of creating friendships. She was always extraordinarily rude to someone she liked. But of course Tavros just couldn't take any sort of cruelty without blubbering like an infant. And whenever that happened he had friends that were instantly at his side, attempting to fend her off with harsh words and stares.

The thought of Tavros always having someone to protect him made her seethe. If she could just get him alone, convince him to do something truly stupid…

Suddenly she grinned, looking a little too much like the Cheshire Cat, and having eyes a little too hostile, she made her way to extract revenge. Oh how Tavros will wish he had never made her look stupid.

She stopped behind him and cleared her throat, taking satisfaction in the way he nearly jumped out of his skin.

"Excuse me Tav, could I have a moment? I wanted to talk and…apologize for earlier." She said, her voice almost purring. She could feel Gamzee's heated glare boring into her, but chose to ignore it. After a moment of uncertainty, Tavros finally agreed. Taking advantage of this, she snatched his arm before he could say a word and dragged him away from everyone.

"It's so lovely out, isn't it?" She asked calmly, the grin yet to leave her face. Tavros frowned slightly, unsure how to handle her mood swings.

"Uh, yeah, it really is nice out," He managed to squeak out. Her grip tightened on his arm and her teeth ground together at the annoying sound he made when he spoke. The wince on his face from her nails digging into him brought her smile back though.

She stopped when they reached the highest point. It really wasn't that far up, and it had only taken them a few minutes to get there, but it gave her the privacy she wanted.

"Look Tavros, here's the thing. You… you are an annoying little shit. In fact, I think little shit is too good for you." She took great pleasure from seeing Tavros' face fall, and it gave her the energy to continue berating him.

"I would say, 'waste of space' is much more accurate. After all, you are always needing people to stand up for you! Do you even have a spine? Huh? Baby Worm?" she asked, cooing the last part. Tears began to well up in his now down cast eyes. His shoulders slumped forward.

"No one even likes you! They're just nice because they feel bad for you! You know what? If anything you should be thanking me! I'm the only one who is nice enough to tell it like it is. And in a way, that makes me the best friend. Doesn't it? I don't lie to you, I just want you to realize how pathetic you are! I mean really! Here we are, trying to have a nice conversation, and you're bawling your eyes out! You cry over everything! In fact, the only reason they are so nice is because they don't want to have to deal with you crying like this!" She placed a hand on his shoulder, patting his now shaking form.

"Let's face it Tavros, the greatest thing that could happen to our little circle of friends is if you just disappeared. Poof! No more whiny baby waste of space." She felt her high kick in as Tavros took in her words. And she knew he believed him. He was so insecure about everything; it was almost too easy to do things like this.

With an exaggerated sigh, she slapped his back.

"Good talk Tavros, why don't you clean yourself up? And I'll see you back by the water, kay?" And with a smirk she turned, walking away with all the confidence of a queen.

"Oh and one last thing," she called over her shoulder, "Put that cliff to use and end it while you can~" She said cheerily just as she disappeared from view.

The few minutes it took her to walk back to where her friends were, was her greatest joy so far. She had never been able to get Tavros alone, and therefore had never been able to give him all the verbal abuse she could muster. And it felt damn good. She would pay for it later, probably from Aradia, but it was well worth it.

A sudden piercing scream sent a chill down her spine. Vriska stopped mid stride as she waited. Frantic yelling, loud cries, all of it coming from where her friends were. She took off, genuine concern kicking in, what she saw when she got there made her blood run cold.

Tavros had reached them before her. His body was soaked from the water, lying like a stone on the ground. In that moment Vriska wretched. She dropped to her knees and her throat began to burn. Her eyes filled with tears as she realized what she had just done…

Present

Now Vriska sat alone, waiting to hear anything, from anyone. But no one contacted her. Maybe they knew what she had done. Maybe they assumed just because she wasn't there with them. Either way, she found herself friendless. She knew no matter what she did, they would never speak to her again. And she didn't want them to. After what she had done to Tavros…

Tears began to stream down her face for the umpteenth that evening. She didn't deserve friends, not after this. And as soon as she found out Tavros' condition she would leave, and never speak with them again. It was something she had already decided on.

A loud knock caused her to bolt up as a large man in a lab coat entered. He looked beyond exhausted, and weary. "Did you come with party including Tavros Nitram?" He asked. Dread built within her as she nodded.

"I'm sorry to inform you, but…"