Valentines day and I'm technically not alone. Woohoo! I do not own Homestuck. I may finish up some Hetalia Fics later. I'm thinking about it again.

~Kolko


Karkat went back to the rumpusblock where Eridan was already hitting on Aradia.

"Oh Aradia! Am I ever glad to see you!" Karkat said.
"Oh, is something wrong?" she asked, "Did someone die?"
"Unfortunately no," mumbled Eridan.
"Hey Aradia, you're really close to Sollux, right?" Karkat asked.
"You could say that," she replied.
"Well, he's kind of in a really rough spot. Could you talk to him?" he asked, "Please?" She nodded and headed to his respiteblock.

She sighed and knocked on the door.
"I said go away ed!"
"Sollux?" she called, "It's me."
"AA? W-What are you doing here?"
"Breaking and entering," she said, "You?"
"I'm in a bit of a…fishy situation…"
"I heard," she said.
"Hey aa?"
"Yes?"
"Can I talk to you about something?"
"Of course, you can talk to me about anything Sollux, you know that," she promised.
"Um…remember how you said we'd help each other through anything no matter how weird it was?"
"Uh…I guess…"
"Ah…shit this hurts…"
"Are you okay? What's wrong?" she asked.
"Um…"
"Sollux, unlock your door," she requested.
"I-I cant."
"Why not?" she asked.
"Because I…" he said, "You're going to freak out if you see me like this…"
"It can't be that bad," she assured, "Is it as bad as the time where you had really bad acne?"
"Worse than that."
"You as a pupa," she suggested.
"Worse."
"Is it worse than that one time where you had that really weird rash and–"
"Getting warmer..." She chuckled. "I guess you're right. I can't really look less repulsive than I did before."
"Let me in now?" she asked, "The only way to help you is to let me in. Please?" He sighed.
"…okay fine, but please, don't freak out okay?"
"I promise I won't," she assured. The door unlocked with a click. He then opened the door. She examined his body.

"Well, go ahe–" he was cut off by a hug. Aradia was very much of a hugger and normally hugged things out a lot if the time. But whenever she hugged someone, well…it almost felt like you were being squeezed to death. "AA…too tight…" he gasped. She put him down.

"Sorry," she said. A smile broke across his lips.
"Oh what the heck?" She was surprised when he hugged her again.

"AA, I don't want to be a seadweller. I want to stay here on land with you and kk and tz maybe even Vriska," he spilled, "I belong here. I don't like the sea. My blood is the exact opposite to theirs. The fact that I can't swim doesn't help either. AA I don't know what to do. Please help!"
"I promise I will help you through this. Besides, you like Feferi a lot, right? You'll be fine if you stick with her," she assured. A smile began to stretch across his face. The smile didn't last long. He soon felt a surge of pain in his legs. He then collapsed on to the floor. "Sollux?" He moaned. Aradia ran off to get Karkat and Eridan. Sollux clutched his knees to his chest. He soon heard multiple footsteps running towards him.
"Sol? Are you ok?!" Eridan asked.
"My legs…" he groaned.
"What do we do?" Karkat asked.
"Well, I think we should get him to the couch first," said Aradia.
"Good idea," said Karkat. Karkat tried helping him up. Sollux's legs would not cooperate. "Okay, it would help it you at least attempted to fucking move!"

"I don't think he can," said Aradia, "Here let me help." She then scooped him up and carried him to the couch.

"Okay, how does she does that?!" Karkat said. He sighed and followed them into the next room.
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"Please?"
"No!"
"Please?"
"No Sollux!"
"Come on man, I'm dying here!" Sollux complained.
"I'm not giving you any!" Karkat snapped.
"Then at least quit holding it in front of my face!" Sollux snapped back. Karkat put away his glass of water. There was a moment of silence.
"Eridan…I will give you Modern Shorefare 5," he said. Eridan was a bit edgy on the decision.
"Do you want it to get worse? If the water doesn't I promise I will," he said. Sollux crossed his arms which he found rather hard to do with the fins on his arms.
"Why do you care?" Sollux asked.
"Because I almost pity you," said Karkat.
"Aww, that's nice Karkat," said Aradia.
"I said ALMOST. I still hate you," he snapped. Sollux chuckled.
"I guess I'm just too pityable," he smirked. His face then twisted to a grimace.

"Are you sure we can't give him anything?" Aradia asked.
"What's the point? I'm going to die anyways," said Sollux.

"Hey! It's not so bad after you die," she said, "I hear everything's okay after you pass on."
"Is it?" Sollux asked.
"Yeah! I hear the afterlife is okay. You don't feel doomed anymore," she said.
"Unfortunately, I'm probubbly going to live so go on and brag about it," he said.
"Don't knock the dead. They're already talking shit about you," she replied.
"Well shell them to–" Sollux's body suddenly seized up. He squeezed his eyes shut. He began having spasms. His breathing became staggered.

"Sollux," said Karkat, "Sollux say something." Sollux began gasping and choking. As if he couldn't breathe. A look of terror came to Eridan's face.

"Stand back," he ordered, "Let me through and don't touch him!" He then began to take off Sollux's shirt. He tried to defend himself. "Trust me," he said looking straight into his eyes. He removed the shirt and tossed it aside. Large slits were forming at his sides.

"What's happening to him?!" Karkat asked. There was then a knock on the door.
"His lungs are turning into gills," he replied, "Not good." The knock came again.

Eridan dashed towards the door. Feferi burst in before he could open it and ended up smacking Eridan in the face with the door. She pulled out a red bottle.

"What the hell took you so long?" Karkat snapped, "He can't breathe."
"Karcrab shut up and Solfish open wide," she said. Sollux obeyed. She poured the fluid into his mouth. He then closed his eyes. Everyone suddenly heard…snoring? His breathing was shallow, but he was breathing air. "Let him rest…everything will be fine soon. I know Sollux doesn't in have one in his hive, but do either of you own a bath tub?" Karkat and Aradia looked confused.

"Oh! I know what you mean!" Aradia said, "Yes I remember. Yeah mine doesn't work."
"What are we talking about?" Karkat asked.
"An ablution trap," translated Aradia.
"Ohhhh! Yeah mine works. Why do you need it?" Karkat asked.

"He's extremely dehydrated. Now that the polyp is dead we can rehydrate him. Also, you may want to have a vomit vessel near him when he wakes up," she said. Karkat made a confused and disgusted face.
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After carrying Sollux to Karkat's house, they set him down in the bath tub/ablution trap as Karkat got the waste bin.

"So, then do we just leave him in the ablution trap overnight?" Karkat asked.

"Yes," said Feferi, "After that, the effects will have reduce to minimal and we'll take him for about a week."

"We'll?" Aradia asked, "What do you mean by–" she then heard noises from Sollux.
"He's waking," whispered Eridan. Sollux slowly blinked open his eyes.

"Where…am I?" he asked.
"At my hive," said Karkat.
"Am I cured or somefin? Am I–" he paused. A very unpleasant sound came from his stomach. Eridan handed him the bin. "Oh c–" he was cut off but his own stomach fluids. Black fluid leaked from the side of his mouth. Everyone's faces turned sour.

"Bluh!" Everyone said in unison.
"What's wrong with him?" Eridan asked.
"He's just cleansing his stomach of the Gillweed. It's actually better that he coughs up more fluid so that he doesn't choke on the solid," she explained.
"BLUH!" all cried again. Sollux made a sound. It was an airless noise that sounded like he was choking on something. Feferi then wrapped her arms around his midsection for aid. Finally, he hacked up something that finally landed on the floor a decent distance away. Everyone cried out another "BLUH!" Sollux gasped for air. The thing that was now on Karkat's floor looked like a black tentacle ball the size of a small fist. "BLUUUUUUHHHHHH!"

"What the fuck is that thing?" Karkat said now on Eridan's shoulders.
"That was in his stomach," said Feferi.
"Oh cod…that's so disgusting…" groaned Sollux turning to throw up again.

"So, do we put him in the ablution trap now?" asked Karkat.
"Yes, for tonight, that's where he will stay," said Feferi.

"Wait, for tonight, where am I staying the rest of the time?" Sollux asked.
"Since the effects won't be wearing off for about a week, I was thinking you'd stay with us!" Feferi cheered.
"Us?"

"Yes! You will stay with Eridan or me in our sea dwelling home for about a week," she said elated, "Isn't that exciting Sollux?" Sollux then threw up again before he could respond.