Hello! I'm the author! This is my first Sadstuck fanfiction and my second (published) Homestuck fanfiction! I'm really excited about this story ^W^ Thanks for reading!

Chapter Three: Ice Cream

You and I ended up having a lot of classes together! Looking back, I kinda should have realized I was gay from the start, huh? I have to laugh at myself now! But when we were in gym I found myself looking at you. Ack, geez I feel embarrassed saying it now. But you peeled off your gym shirt and wandered over to me.

"You're pretty good at that basketball shit," you said, patting my back. I blushed, glancing at you. I remember thinking how thin you looked. I could probably have counted your ribs, but I forced myself to look at the ground.

"Thanks!" You asked if I played on a team and I said no. I said that I didn't really want to… sports aren't really my thing. You just nodded and grinned.

"So lunch time next?"

"Yeah!" I said, retying my shoes. It's always tricky tying my shoes. You offered my some "motherfucking help" and I was embarrassed so I declined and fnished tying my shoes. You started pushing my wheelchair.

"G-gamzee!" I cried. I was really surprised, ha ha! "What're you doing?" The first thing that came to my mind was you were going to slam me into a wall or something. I thought you were just going to be a bully. I was wrong, luckily. You smiled and continued to push me.

"This is kinda fun. I'm pushing your little wheelchair to lunch! Can I?" I paused.

"I.. I… ah… okay! Thanks, Gamzee!" We became friends pretty fast, huh? Kids were looking at us, and I was kind of embarrassed. Nobody had any idea who the heck you were! Ha ha!

When we got to lunch I showed you where I normally sat.

"You found it," Tavros said. Gamzee looked up.

"Oh…," he whispered. "Uh, yeah. Did you want me not to read it?" Tavros blushed.

"N-no. It's just kinda embarrassing. It's like a diary kinda! B-but I want you to read it! I mean that's why I wrote it and stuff. So you could read it." Gamzee grinned at the way Tavros rambles nervously to assure himself of what he's saying. Gamzee sat down next to Tavros and hugs as best as he can while Tavros lies do wn.

"Now you listen to me, Tavros Nitram," Gamzee said in his most serious voice. He smiles, but it's a sad, pathetic smile. A begging smile. He met Tavros' eyes. "You are gonna up and get all better okay. None of this dying stuff. I know you're not gonna motherfucking leave me." Tavros smiled.

"I'll do my absolute best!" He said. The cheeriness in his voice made Gamzee want to cry. He was so amazed at how he could hold on so well. Gamzee knew that he couldn't be as strong as Tavros. He sat on the edge of Tavros' bed.

"Your mom called," Gamzee said after a while. "She's gonna stay with you tonight." Tavros nodded.

"Alright!"

"And I'll be back first motherfucking thing in the morning," Gamzee said, squeezing Tavros' cold hand. Tavros wrapped his fingers around Gamzee's.

"I know you'll be," he said.

A nurse came in with Tavros' blood transfusion. Gamzee watched as Tavros got hooked up. Tavros thanked the nurse. Gamzee smiled. He still managed to be polite.

"You hungry? You should eat," Gamzee said, as the nurse left. Tavros nodded. "Enough of this hospital food crap. I'll go out and get you whatever the motherfuck you want, Tav."

"Aw, you don't have to Gamzee. I mean it's fine the food hear isn't bad."

"I'm getting you whatever you want," Gamzee insisted, standing up and getting his coat. "And I'll be back here before you can even miss me." Tavros considers.

"I want… ice cream."

"Ice cream? For lunch?" Tavros' blushes, then grins and nods. Gamzee laughs. "I'll get you a huge motherfucking sundae with cherries and fudge and all that shit." Tavros smiles.

"Thanks, Gamzee."

"No problem, Tavros."

True to his word, Gamzee came back with the biggest sundae that Friendly's had, piled high with whipped cream. Tavros grinned like a child and plunged his plastic spoon into his lunch. Gamzee ate his own ice cream lunch and went to open the book again.

When we got to lunch I showed you where I normally sat. There was one boy there that I didn't really talk to much. I introduced you to Sollux and you waved and that was about all the talking you did with Sollux.

"How far are you?" Tavros asked, his mouth filled with ice cream. He swallowed. "Could… you read it allowed so I know where you are?"

"Sure," Gamzee said. He was slightly embarrassed. He was a slow reader and didn't read with much emotion. Tavros' didn't seem to mind usually, so he cleared his throat, set down his finished paper bowl of ice cream and held the book in both hands.

"Where did you come from?" I asked. You frowned.

"Eh, I used to live a little bit away from here with my parents. But they stuck me in a house here and stuff." I was surprised. Mostly with how you were so open to just tell me everything. I tried to smile. I wanted to be a good friend.

"Oh… I…" Well you know how I am with words.

Gamzee smiled as he read this, and Tavros blushed at hearing his own words being read aloud.

"Nah, it's cool," you said, sensing the sympathy I was about to give you. "I was a mess in that house. I was on drugs and shit and my parents were too. But now I'm on real meds instead of the shit you get off the street." I think you thought I might be afraid of you. Part of me was, but I still really liked you. I think I could just tell that you and I were meant to be friends.

Gamzee smiled. "You write the sweetest things," he said. Tavros blushes. "When you get yourself out of here, you should write a book. You're really good at this. And with that crazy imagination of your you could really be something, Tav!" Tavros tries to deny it but Gamzee kisses his forehead. "You really are something motherfucking special, Tavros."He put the book down for the moment, and curled up next to Tavros on the bed, turning on the television. He stopped it on a channel that was playing Toy Story. Tavros watched it, leaning his head against Gamzee. They did this most afternoon now. There was usually a movie on and Tavros would cling to Gamzee, watching it. No matter if he saw the movie or not, or even if he really liked it, he would get completely engulfed in it.

Tavros was just a kid being forced to live in a grown-up world. Gamzee wanted to let him be a kid as much as possible. Because Gamzee liked being a kid too. He wanted to never grow up together with Tavros. He subconsciously hugged Tavros tighter.