This is chapter two!
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Chapter 2- Petals of Past
The festival was filled with a anime like aroma, which Dirk would have loved if he was the-
"SO SUGOI!"
Dirk happened to be there, and managed to drag Jake along with him.
"Dirk I don't think you should be going about this so carefree."
"Shut up Jake, you're downing my mojo."
Dave groaned as he followed behind them. Dave's expression seemed to cheer up when he saw John come to view with Vriska by his side.
"Yo what's up Egderp? I see you have one of those alien girls by your side, she's not afraid to show her horns?"
John started to panic but Vriska cut in.
"It's a festival, as if they would question our horns. So far they took Tavroooooooos's horns as some cosplay along with the rest." Vriska pointed back to the rest of the trolls, some people have gotten them together for a picture. John laughed as he saw Karkat scowl at the offending humans.
Karkat had always hated taking pictures.
"Hey Karkat!" The said troll looked up in time to meet the flash of a camera, cursing loudly he rubbed his eyes and stumbled over. Terezi who was beside him started cackling.
"Yo TZ babe!" Terezi looked in Dave's direction and waved her cane, hitting Karkat back down to the ground.
"FUCK!"
"Hehe oops, sorry Karkles!"
John noticed they all were dressed up in Japanese like festival clothing. Terezi wore her usual colors along with the rest of the trolls, except hers had more red than teal, and looks as if someone had splattered her with rainbows.
Karkat's just had grey with black rims on the edges.
John recently discovered Karkat's blood color, but promised to keep it a secret so the other 'high blooded shits' wouldn't flip the fuck out.
"Dave? Where's Rose and Jade?"
Dave raised a brow as he pointed to the nearest game booth.
John nodded before telling Vriska he would meet her later on.
"SCORE!"
Rose dusted off her dress as she sat up.
"Aw I'm sorry.. I know you and Kanaya worked hard on your matching outfits.. I tend to get excited.. haha…" Jade helped Rose to her feet and dusted the rest of the dirt off.
Rose and Kanaya had made everyone's festival outfits in custom made formation; most on blood color or design that expressed themselves, or even both. Rose had of course roses bordered around hers but unlike Kanaya's, she wore a purple grey toned dress with white roses while Kanaya wore a jade black colored version.
"It's fine really, I'm glad you are having fun, I as well am."
Jade smiled as she grabbed her prize from the man behind the counter.
"A dog!"
Jade jumped around nearly knocking John over has he walked up behind them.
"Hey!" John fell back but caught himself in a breeze that flew by.
"Oh sorry- you still have your powers?"
John nodded and lowered himself to the ground. "Yeah, seems the others don't anymore- well except for Sollux and You." Jade waved her hand in the air, dismissing it.
"Hey let's not talk about the game anymore or who has what anymore either. This is our world now, restored to an even better version!" Jade laughed nervously.
"Except that the trolls have to hide their horns… but still! Its Earth, anyone not human is going to stand out."
John nodded as he shuffled his flip flops in the dirt.
"Something bothering you John?"
Jade looked at Rose and motioned her for them to move elsewhere.
Rose had led them to an empty table under a shady tree, it wasn't necessary, since it was night out, and the moon was the only light besides the lanterns that hung about.
"It's about the time I rushed in while you guys were doing that fashion thing with Dave."
They both gave a questioning gaze.
"You see… I was.. going to visit Karkat to see what was wrong with him.. but he kind of had someone there with him..So I kinda stayed there a bit longer, but overheard the conversation- bits of it!"
John fumbled with the edge of his robe.
"Karkat and Sollux were talking about something, and I overheard something about how Karkat liked someone else."
Rose was the first to speak up.
"Perhaps you like Karkat John? That could explain any feelings you have towards that subject. Though, I have no clue who he might like, for Terezi is taken by Dave."
John nodded and sighed.
"I'm not homosexual! I'm not!"
Jade snickered and Rose coughed slightly.
"You guys!"
"It's alright John! If you were, then we would all still like you!" Jade stood up to give him a hug, which he returned.
"Let's go play some games already!"
John smiled as he followed the girls.
Karkat poked the 'fish' that he was given by Nepeta.
"The fuck is this shit..." Karkat stabbed the roll and lifted it up by one of his chopsticks. He gave up on using both, for they pissed him off. Stabbing your food seemed the best way, and to let out anger he couldn't inflict on certain others.
At least he inflicted some pain, on Eridan at least. The fish fuck thought the humans had killed their own kind and served them up. Feferi had to calm him down, she too realizing after her own freak out that it wasn't their particular sea life, but was wrong to eat it regardless.
Karkat shrugged it off, he was kind of glad he wasn't a sea dweller, it seemed more shitty than being a low blooded freak- but he didn't pity Eridan, fuck no.
"Hey KK."
Karkat turned to greet Sollux with a mouthful of sushi.
"MfheyShollux."
Sollux grimaced before laughing, Karkat's failure at the human culture was priceless, he always had criticized the humans for not knowing their culture, but this time Karkat didn't know theirs.
"KK I think you thould uthe both of thothe."
"Fuck you and your fucking suggestions Captor. I can do whatever the fuck I want and-MMFF"
Sollux picked up the chopsticks and shoved a piece of sushi in his mouth to shut him up.
"Thhhh! KK lithen..."
Karkat stayed quiet while swallowing the last bit of his food.
"John why not? It's not that important!"
Karkat felt his blood boil, the urge to stab the spider bitch with the flimsy chopsticks.
"I have to find-"
"Don't tell me.-"
Karkat peeked over the table that Sollux had flipped over before shutting him up. He could see Vriska still in her spidery formal attire, while John struggled not to trip over his sky blue kimono.
"Karkat isn't it?"
John didn't answer, but Karkat could feel the pressure upon him. John didn't like lying to his friends, but it seemed he might have to on this one, but why did he? Didn't his ma- no… Karkat cursed to himself before glancing back up again- did John's FRIEND, his fucking bitchy friend understand he needs to fucking breathe?
"KK you okay?"
Karkat sucked in a breath he didn't know he was holding, he was the one who needed to breathe.
"I'm fine.. just fucking.. FINE FUCK!"
Karkat covered his mouth a bit too late.
"Who's there?!"
Vriska's footsteps could be heard circling around the table.
"Fuck…"
Sollux looked at Karkat with a smirk upon his features before using his powers to throw a chair across the room.
"Damn mithed…"
Vriska took the hint she was to leave, for her steps could be heard backtracking and soon in the distance before disappearing, either that or the 'fucking place is so not Vriska proof'. Sollux couldn't hold in anymore and busted out laughing, his twin fangs glimmering in the afternoon light.
"That was you?"
Sollux froze as he caught John staring down at him. Karkat took this time to show himself as well, he might as well get the shit over with, and he didn't want to hear anyone's bitching on how furniture started attacking people.
"Yeah, so the fuck what Egbert."
John lost for words stood there before staring at Karkat.
Karkat flinched.
"Take a picture fuckass, it lasts longer."
John stuttered, and it could have been the light reflecting off his face, but to Karkat it looked as if the dork flushed a pink.
"Uh I.. I'm not ho-"
Karkat threw his hands up in the air, and stormed out of the area.
Sollux watched as Karkat stormed off, occasionally bumping into someone and flipping them off for not knowing how to walk properly.
"Tho…"
John turned to Sollux.
"Uh.. Hi.. Uhm…"
"Thollux Captor, and we need to talk."
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Jealous, he?- NO fucking way.
"Hey John!"
Karkat growled, and grabbed Eridan's hand.
"Come on fish fuck, we got some games to play."