My tiny little hand was being crushed by one large hand. Equius was taking me out to meet new people. Well, we were going to walk in the park. I was getting a little chubby because I didn't have to hunt for my food anymore. Equius was worried for me and said from now on we were talking long walks in the park. I didn't mind it. I used to walk at this park when I was homeless and bored. I made friends with one of the cats that stayed here.
There were few people and a lot of plant life. There were a few people here and there but it wasn't like the parks back at my old home town where all the kids were fighting to get on top of the slide and piss off their parents. Though, I used to sit down and just read a book. I never fit into a crowd. I was even the oddball of my own family. I never really met much of my family. The shied away from me once my dad came into the picture. I don't blame them, though.
My father wasn't only aggressive toward us but to our other family, too. He almost punched my cousin for saying that they didn't get him anything for Christmas. Equius was stronger then him, though. Equius wouldn't hurt me. I hear punching bags breaking every night. He stays up and lets his frustration out at night and often has to replace his punching bags. He was strong for someone his age. He was only two years older than me. Though I seem tiny and weak I bet some day I can just be as strong.
Just by looking around I didn't know anybody at all that were at this park. Equius and I sat down at the cold freezing benches. Across from us was a young lady with a nice crazy black hairdo with green highlights. She brightened up when her eyes caught Equius. He nodded and sort of smiled and laughed.
"How's the shop going Kanaya?" He asked, sitting up.
Now that I look at her shirt i read "Kan's Shop" and realized she owned her own shop in this town. Equius must buy from her shop often or something. Maybe they were friends. They were talking for a while about how the shop was going and what was going on with Equius' and why I was in this part of town. I was like a piece of hay in a needle stack. I can't wait to meet Karkat. He seemed a lot like me but just with a bit of darker skin and more aggressive.
I pulled up the collar of my shirt and sneezed. It was really cold. Equius looked over at me and nodded at Kanaya and waved away. We were on our way back to our apartment. It really was very cold tonight. My butt almost froze to the bench when I was waiting for them to stop talking. It still hasn't snowed yet. I never saw snow that wasn't animated before. I really wanted to see the snow. I loved the cold. It was better than sleeping in a puddle of sweat during the summer time.
Summer was the worse to handle when I was homeless. I could handle the fall with the leaves blowing every which way and the freezing colds of winter but not the extreme summer hotness. It was absolutely horrid. My mom used to wrap me in a nice cold thin blanket at night when it got to the summer heats. But now, she wasn't there for me. I bet Equius would do that for me now. Equius was my new guardian and he took care of me just like mother did.
He wasn't going to turn out like my father. He was too kind to me. He was my friend.