You wake up to Sollux standing over you as well as your gym teacher and the nurse. You had something cold on your head and you still wondered why the hell everything was as dark as it was.

"Shit kk are you okay" Sollux blinks, looking actually a bit concerned for me. The teacher glares at him, Sollux mumbling an apology to her.

"karkat we tried to call your house but no one was home…do you have anyone that can pick you up?" you knew why your dad probably wasn't answering. He was either a. fucking some street bitch senseless or b. passed out because he was drinking his troubles away again.

"my brother Kankri's not in town…and my grandmas in California… so…no…" you manage to say, god you sounded weak, but probably because your head was killing you.

"you cant stay here all day… and you cant go back to class… it's the end of the da-"

"ill get him home Mrs.L" you hear Sollux say. You blink up at them, the gym teacher nodding and sighing

"Alright, but just this once…" Sollux nods and grins softly, me sitting up before stumbling and leaning on him, shaking and squinting. He just rolls his eyes, helping me to my locker to gather my things, before allowing me to lean on him. Outside there was a black car with a curly haired boy in the front next to one who's hair covered his face on the passengers' side. Sollux gets me to the back seat, throwing my back pack into the back of the car and helping me onto the seat, then getting into the side opposite of me.

"solly! Is that your friend?" the kid who had the worst case of helmet hair you've ever seen asks Sollux. Sollux just nods with a small grunt. The boy grins and turns back around, the curly haired taller male turning to back out of the spot. You realized he looked kind of familiar…a lot like that high kid from your class. You shrug it off, feeling Sollux shaking your shoulder.

"what's your address kk" he asks you, you blinking, your throbbing head taking a few minutes to process what he said before blinking.

"62 Fredressen road" sollux blinks, the driver started

"your friend lives a few streets away from us solly!" helmet hair squeals, smiling. The larger male just grins softly, getting back to your home. You blink before getting out and instantly feeling dizzy again, gripping onto the car. Sollux roll his eyes, getting out and grabbing your backpack before hook an arm around your waist and helping you into the house. He opens the door, only for you to spot your dad, laying on the couch, seemingly passed out. Sollux just raises a brow and asks you to where your room is, you mumbling the location. He just helps you on your way, getting onto your bed.

"you gonna be okay kk?" he sits on the edge of your bed, looking at you, before brushing your bangs out of your face and looking at you. You just blink at him face heating up slightly at the contact, him smirking slightly and leaning closer to you. You kind of shrink back a bit into the mattress.

"you suureeee?" he asks "your face is all red" you simply just pull a pillow over your face and mutter softly.

"I'm perfectly fucking fine you douche nugget" he just laughs and ruffles your hair, smirking at you, causing you to just burry your face more into the pillow. You feel a pair of lips hover over your ear before you jump back a bit, face going redder. Sollux just starts cracking up, falling off your bed and curling up on the floor, holding his stomach. You just hit him with the pillow and mutter, him being muffled. Eventually he sits up, wiping at his eyes and grinning stupidly at you, causing you to turn your head and mutter.

"well see you around kk" he smirks before walking out and to the car, you going to your window and seeing him get in, helmet hair just seemingly babbling incessantly to him. You don't know what about that asshole made you act like you did but did it anyway. You sigh and lay back down, looking at the ceiling and sighing softly, trying to sort through your thoughts, before Sollux's face making its way into your mind. You just try to push the thought away and sigh, covering your face with your hands. You remember your first encounter a year or two ago, when you were both around 13 years old. You had just gotten pesterchum and he found you through a random encounter. He had come off as a complete and utter asshole to you at first but later you guys became great friends just through chatting and eventually gaming and shit. You had never seen each other though, because at the time you didn't have a webcam and his dad was in the middle of a divorce and wouldn't let him go on a web cam chat. Now you two had met and you had seen him and he just wouldn't leave your mind. Come on Karkat you need to think straight your dad would literally kill you if you liked guys. You sigh, muttering at how lucky your brother was. You knew he had a boyfriend, and he was a greaser. You fucking hated him with all your heart and soul. But you were happy for your brother and glad your dad didn't find out and glad he and his boyfriend were happy together. You close your eyes and sigh, ignoring the pain in your head and drifting off eventually.