"Wow! You guys aren't how I pictured." John said, looking at them, and taking in the appearance of trolls. The portal closed up. Terezi wiped some of her blood off her cheek.

"John, what the fuck did you think we looked like?" Karkat asked, standing up.

"Like this." John grabbed a picture that had a dude with a buzz cut, with Karkat's name under it, then a girl with messy hair with Terezi's name at the bottom. Next to their faces was an equal sign, and a bucket. 'Ha-ha' was under it too. Somehow, it did not surprise Karkat that John was drawing porno. Both trolls in the drawings were green, with green horns.

"Hehehe! John, that looks nothing like us!" Laughed Terezi.

"Okay, yeah, I get it!" John frowned. There was a knock on his door.

"John! Who's in there! Who are you talking to? Is there a girl in there?" The 18 years old human boy jumped off his chair.

"Yea dad! It's okay, they're the people who-" Karkat covered John's mouth. He was doing a lot of this today.

"Douche, don't tell him we made your damn universe!" Hissed Karkat. He released John's mouth. "He'll think you're crazier than you actually are!"

"Who what?"

"Who are helping me on my biology project! They're in my group!" Yes, when in doubt, lie yer ass off! That was John's motto.

"Okay then. I'll bake you guys some cookies." John grew wide eyed. Karkat and Terezi didn't know what his deal was. Terezi loved cookies. Karkat pretended to hate them, but they were actually his favorite baked goodies. Only himself, Terezi, Sollux, and Gamzee knew. But John looked petrified.

"NO DAD WAIT!-" But he went downstairs already.

"John what the fuck is wrong with your male human lusus making you cookies?" Asked Karkat, angrily, but it was just out of nature. John sighed.

"They're called parents here, dude. Male ones are either dad, daddy, father, pa, papa, and female ones are either mom, mommy, mother, ma, or mama. But guardianship is just a bit more complicated than that. Like Jade, or Dave. They're guardians are, in Dave's case, his 'brother', and Jade's was her 'grandpa'." Explained John. "And personally, I haven't like baked goods, or Betty Crocker since I was 12." Answered John.

"John! You are so stupid!" Complained Terezi.

"Thanks and you're uglier than I thought!" John replied, sarcastically. Terezi frowned. That was mean.

"JOHN! Be fucking nice to Terezi!" Yelled Karkat. John looked skeptical.

"I have to be nice to her, but you don't? I mean remember that candle light hate date shit you were talking to me about a long time ago?"

"Of course you jackass! She's my matesprit already! As long as I don't completely fuck this up, she's still my crazy bitch." Terezi smiled at Karkat.

"Fine, I'm sorry, I guess." John said, insincerely.

"Shit John! MEAN IT!" Karkat grabbed John's shirt collar and growled angrily.

"AH! OKAY FINE I'M SORRY!" Shouted John, out of fear. Karkat never scared him, because Karkat couldn't hurt him, but now, now he could. John decided it'd be better to stay on his good, um normal side. Karkat dropped John and sat down on his weird looking 'coon, -bed-. John sat down next to him, and Terezi sat on the other side of Karkat.

"What! Why the fuck is everyone sitting around me?' He didn't like too many people sitting next to him. John quickly hopped off and onto his chair. Karkat looked over at Terezi, expecting her to, but also knew, she wouldn't. He was right, and she crossed her arms.

"Hey, Karkat, I'm not moving. You don't scare me." She grinned.

"How can you NOT be scared of him! He's so violent and dangerous!" John shouted from his chair.

"Hm, because I'm used to his constant threatening, and yelling, and swearing. And because if he takes it too far, I might not stay with him." 'And also because it is sorta cute.' She thought. "John, your blood smells like Karkat's blood! Delicious!"

"What? It does?" Karkat started to wonder. "Hey, wait a minute! Why the fuck are you SMELLING other guys, Pyrope? YOU'RE MINE!" He held a tight grab on her wrist. She laughed at his jealousy. But all that only made him tighten his grip more. She knew he wouldn't be afraid to break her wrist. He secretly loved watching her like this. Having her under his thumb was exactly what he wanted.

"The smell was over powering. God Karkat, Relax! If it makes you feel better, YOU are my knight, my knight in shining armor, now let go of my wrist!" Karkat let go of her wrist, happy with that answer. Her hand pretty much had no feeling in it now.

"First, What? Smell? Second, he is?" John asked, really confused.

"Yes John, smell. I'm blind, but I see through smelling colors." Answered Terezi. "And yes he is. That's why sometimes I call him Mr. Grumpynubs!" Karkat smacked her on the side of the head. John stared wide-eyed. He just hit her! But she took her cane and hit him in the back of the head. Then as he rubbed his head, she nuzzled into his neck a bit. His arm drifted behind her, as he leaned back on his arms.

"I AM NOT fucking Mr. Grumpynubs. I am Master AwesomeShiz! Yes, Master AwesomeShiz, the one you love so much!" He laughed confidently.

"Okay then… So Terezi, what's that teal liquid on your cheek?" Asked John. Terezi felt around until she felt it, she sniffed her fingers and frowned.

"It's blood."

"Why is it teal though?" Terezi glanced at Karkat, he looked sorta sad, probably because of his mutant blood. Even though, SHE was the one with mutant blood here.

"Because I am a Libra. Being a Libra means I have teal blood. Having Teal blood puts me as a mid-blood." Karkat knew what was coming next.

"Cool! So Karkat what is your blood then?" Terezi put her hand on his, and smiled at him. She leaned in close, next to his ear.

"You're blood isn't mutant here. Dave's blood was red, and so was his father's. It must be normal, so that means mine is the mutant here!" She whispered. He looked surprised.

"My blood is a bright red, because I'm a Cancer. Bright red blood puts me into the low-bloods." Answered Karkat.

"Yup! Your deliciously smelling blood!" Added Terezi. Finally! He was normal! But now he had to do what Terezi had done for him these last two sweeps.

He had to keep her blood a secret! He could probably make up excuses for the other things that made them stand out, like the horns, were to be like from a movie or something, and they painted their skins to look cool, or something. The teeth were just filed to be pointy, but the blood wouldn't have any excuse. But in any case the skin and teeth excuse wouldn't be good at all.

"Oh, okay, so it is like mine. That's cool. But now that you guys are I think, staying here, where will you guys go?" Asked John. "There's a cheap apartment down my street and to the left."

"How much boon- whatever is it?" Asked Terezi.

"Uh, we don't use boonmoney. We use dollars, and coins, or I guess money." Crap that means…

"John! We aren't fucking from here! We don't have any of your damn money." Snapped Karkat.

"Fine, here, since you guys are new to earth, I'll give you some money to start out with. You know, since you guys um, 'help' us with that game. And because you'll pay me back. Hey I'll even teach you guys how to be human!" John smiled. This would get him on Karkat's normal side.

"John, that would be fucking…nice." Karkat didn't like to be nice. Except for two trolls, that WERE his in red romance quadrants. Gamzee and Terezi. He was fine being nice to those two, but even at most times he wasn't nice to them. But he could be nice. He just didn't like to.

"You're welcome, I guess. Lemme go talk to my dad first though."