- Enter Name

Rose Lalonde wanted to be a detective. She wanted to delve into criminal investigation and such. She was even practicing her skills right now. She had followed her friend Kanaya home.

Really, she was just being a glorified stalker. But detective sounded better.

Subject is entering into a large house. There are neither open windows nor vehicles in the drive. I intend to take up a post in a shrub, acting as voyeur until Subject's reappearance, Rose wrote down, sticking a pencil behind her ear.

Suddenly her phone buzzed, one of those fancy Android ones. She opened it up to see she had a message on PesterChum, from the ectoBiologist. This earned a facepalm. John was an idiot.

TT: Yes John?

Almost instantly she got a reply.

EB: rose! we need to talk to you super soon. can you get jade and come to dave's tomorrow after school

Rose sighed, glancing back up at the mansion. There was a slight flicker at the curtains, as if someone had been peeking out. She thought she had caught a glimpse of an eye too, but she couldn't be sure.

TT: Possibly. What brilliant information might you be revealing? Mathew McConaughey has finally agreed to be your lover?

Rose smirked, anticipating his reaction. Hopefully rage, possibly sarcasm, or… The reply came, cutting off her thought.

EB: No but dave and i are now. that is besides the point though

Wait, what? Dave and John were what? Lovers?!

TT: You nitwits are lovers? Gay lovers? As in you take it in the butt?

Rose cringed at her own crudeness but she was too shocked to worry about this. How the hell could her to best guy friends be engaging like that physically?

EB: HA HA SO FUNNY ROSE

EB: but yeah. you can't tell anyone yet okay? just bring jade tomorrow so we can explain the other thing

TT: You imbecile, do not torture me until tomorrow. Spill your guts or I'll come and disembowel you with one of David's worthless Katanas.

Rose sighed, attempting to calm herself. She had to focus on the task at hand. She wanted to know more about Kayana and who ever she lived with. She wanted to be able to talk to the girl again too…

"Rose, come out." The blonde jumped, slapping her hand over her mouth as not to scream. A figure was standing out in front of the window, wearing all black and a hood. A rapist? No… The voice was more familiar. Kanaya.

- Rose: Attempt not to die of embarrassment

Rose crept out of the bush, standing up and brushing off her own black attire. She couldn't see her very well in the fading daylight, but she knew the hooded figure was Kanaya. Why she was hiding her face like that?

"Why are you here?" Kanaya asked, shoving her hands deeper into her sweater pockets. Rose didn't know what say. She was intrigued? She was stalking her? She wanted to know more about her? It all made her sound ridiculous and obsessive.

"… I do not know…" Was the best answer she could muster. Kanaya sighed.

"I think you need to come inside with me. That's what you told me to do." What now? Rose thought, truly perplexed. What frivolous thought could have driven her to say something like that when they had barely even conversed?

Kanaya took a step forward and quick as lightning, grabbed Rose's hand. The blonde girl gasped, looking down at their hands. Kanaya's was a pale grey and her skin felt different that it should have.

"Don't be afraid, Rose. I'll explain everything. Just come with me." Rose's mind was racing at the speed of light, but every thought was mashed into the next. There had to be a logical explanation or even words to describe how she felt. But nothing but a mash of incoherent thoughts.

Her legs moved automatically in the confusion, letting Kanaya lead her inside the mansion. Back in the shrub, her phone buzzed with another unread message, most likely filled with worry.

- Enter Name

Kanaya Maryam knew that what she was doing was wrong, but she couldn't help herself. She felt something she'd never felt before with any troll, when it came to the one named Rose Lalonde. She had reason to believe that this girl was her Matesprit.

Moving swiftly but cautiously, Kanaya lead Rose inside the house, wary of her roommates. If anyone saw them, they were screwed. Best case scenario, they would get to the Earth room with no interference, but even then she'd have to explain to Tavros and Gamzee why she had brought a human in.

By a stroke of luck, the Earth room was empty upon their arrival. Kanaya collapsed on her bed, sighing in relief. Rose sat beside her, still in a shell-shock silence.

The troll girl proceeded to shimmy the black pull-over off, revealing her zodiac shirt which she adored. She smiled at Rose, hoping she would sober up by seeing her as her, horns and all.

Finally, she spoke in a hollow voice, nearly a whisper.

"What are you?" Kanaya sighed. She had been wrong. Rose didn't know, didn't even suspect that she was something else. She was just a human girl with a crush she was unaware of. Her intuition had been wrong. But it was too late to turn back now.

- Kanaya: Explain Everything

Kanaya took Rose's hand, grimacing when the girl flinched, though she didn't pull away. A light blush even crept up the girl's face face.

"See Rose… Everyone besides you in this house is from another planet, called Alternia. We're a race that is roughly translated into your language as 'Trolls'." Rose nodded, stay silent. What else could Kanaya tell her without getting in too much trouble?

"We came to earth a few years ago on a mission. Kind of to observe humans. Those of us who have smaller horns," She motioned to her own, smiling fondly, "Have been disguising ourselves to understand the culture."

"We were given extremely strict rules to follow though, as not to expose ourselves. You can't imagine how many I've broken in the past ten minutes." At this, Rose cracked a smile. And then finally, the mood lightened, she spoke.

"This is quite a revelation, but it think I'll manage. I do have a question, if I may be so bold…" Kanaya nodded for her to continue, "May I possibly touch your, ah, horns?"

- Kayana: WHAT?

Kanaya froze, confused. Touch. Her. Horns? That was almost a forbidden act, but how would Rose know that? How would she know the effect it would have on her?

She nodded slowly, her eyes sliding shut. She flinched lightly when Rose's soft hands made contact, shivering when she slide them from the base to the tips. When she touched the little swoop at the tip of her left horn, a moan tore its way out of Kanaya's throat, her eyes flashing open.

Rose jumped and scooted away a little, blushing bright red. Kanaya's own cheeks flushed green.

"Sorry… Our horns are an erogenous zone, kind of like…" She thought for a moment, "The things you humans call 'nipples'. How the hell it works, we may never know." Rose turned even redder, making Kanaya laugh.

Suddenly, the door creaked open, sending both girls into a panic. Kanaya threw the other down behind her bed, motioning for her to slip under. She then tried to look innocent for whatever was coming.

- Rose: Attempt not to have an aneurism

"Tavros, Gamzee. Hi." Kanaya said, trying not to look flustered. Rose heard shuffling and a laugh, followed by a honk.

"Hey, mother fucking roommate. Isn't it past your hive time?" A voice asked. Rose watched Kanaya's feet shuffle nervously.

"Yeah, you're right. I'm going to go to sleep. I was about to change, but you guys scared me." She's actually pretty smooth… rose thought, her heart pounding. Regardless, she didn't want to be discovered. These were aliens and who knew what they were capable of.

"Okay then, motherfucker. I'm just gonna go visit my mother fucking best friend. Later." The door opened and shut, presumably the speaker leaving.

Rose heard rustling above her, watching Kanaya's feet move. Then she left the bedside and went the opposite direction. The bathroom, maybe?

A few minutes later, nearly holding her breath the whole time, Kanaya came back and laid on the bed. Then moments later, a lazy grey hand drifted down into her line of sight, dropping a piece of paper. Quietly, Rose grabbed it and began to read.

Rose,

I'm Sorry But You'll Have To Stay A While. You Can Stay The Whole Night Or Leave Once You Know For Sure The Others Are Sound Asleep. I'd Prefer You Wait For Me. I Don't Want Anything To Happen To You. Also, Don't Move Much Or Someone Might Smell You. Sorry Again.

Kanaya

Rose stifled a sigh. It looked like she was in a predicament. All she could do was wait for morning to come. It was going to be a long night.

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I realize that some character are out of character. And that the horn thing is kind of bullshit. But bear with me. It's just for NaNoWriMo and I'll edit it more afterwards. Just be happy for the frequent updates, I say…