A/N: I know I said this would be posted on monday... sorry it is early. Enjoy!
John eyed the phone in Jade's hand, "Its him huh?" he said before she could say anything.
"Yeah," she closed it, "I will ignore him too, it is you that he needs to talk to."
"Fine." John sighed in exasperation, "Give that to me."
He was about to reach for her phone when his went off. It was Karkat.
CG: ABOUT FUCKING TIME YOU TALK TO ME!
CG: ANSWER ME DAMNIT!
CG: WHAT THE FUCK, WHY ARE YOU JUST STARING AT IT?
EB: you can see us huh?
CG: ABOUT FUCKIN TIME YOU REPLY, AND YES I CAN SEE YOU.
EB: how?
CG: HOW THE FUCK SHOULD I KNOW, AM I THE ALL SEEING AND ALL KNOWING? SUFICE IT TO SAY IT IS OUR CONNECTION. LEAVE IT AT THAT, MY THINK PAN BEGINS TO ACHE JUST THINKIN OF IT.
EB: so what is it you want me to say?
EB: what can one person say to appease you?
CG: HOW ABOUT I MISSED YOU?
EB: so you want me to tell you that i missed you? you want me to be honest? okay karkat, i missed you, how is that.
CG: FOR SOME ODD REASON, I DO NOT BELIEVE IT.
EB: at least this time you are doing things properly, and not backwards. okay karkat, i will tell you this, i missed you and vriska about equally, the others i don't remember. i will not tell you that you can think i am about to pursue you because of it, what i do remember of you was not all that pleasant, not that it was all bad, just that you need to work on your manners.
CG: SCREW YOU EGBERT, I HAVE THE BEST FUCKING MANNERS OUT OF ALL THESE TROLLS.
EB: you see me, laughing... that is me laughing at your manners. its gonna take more than that to please me karkat.
CG: FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU WITH SOMETHING HARD!
John couldn't help it, he laughed and showed it to Jade. "He wishes." Jade said while laughing also. "Poor baby, he has it bad for you."
When John looked at his phone again, four new lines were there.
CG: DON'T YOU FUCKIN DARE!
CG: DAMN IT JOHN...
CG: WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO HAVE YOU TAKE ME SERIOUSLY?
CG: ARE YOU GOING TO SAVE US?
EB: changing tactics i see.
EB: yes we are going to save you.
CG: GOOD!
CG: OH YEAH, BEFORE I FORGET, I MISSED YOU TOO.
EB: did you miss me? how sweet.
EB: see how easy it is to be a little nicer, if you have so much time to waste then you should check out the romance movies from here.
EB: you could pick up some pointers.
CG: WHAT THE FUCK
CG: ARE YOU SAYING I AM TRYING TO HAVE RED ROM FOR YOU?
EB: did you miss jade? what about dave and rose?
CG: SHUT THE FUCK UP.
EB: oh so you were just saying that you missed me?
CG: SHIT, FUCK IT EGBERT, YES I MISSED YOU.
EB: you know karkat, i did miss you too
EB: right now though, let jade and me head back to the apartment then i will talk to you all you want on the computer okay?
CG: FINE, I AM KEEPING YOU TO THIS PROMISE THEN.
With a smile, John closed his phone and stood up. "Lets get back."
Jade smiled at him as they walked out the door. "You seem happier."
"I guess I am."
"Good." she threaded her arm around his and they walked back in silence.
When the building was within sight, he asked, "How long do you think we have?"
Jade looked up at the sky as if she could see the asteroid, "Honestly I don't know, I have a feeling that things will go fast though now."
John nodded his head and held the door for her, "I figured that too. So do you really think that I have a thing for one of the trolls?" he deftly changed the subject.
Laughing, Jade nodded her head, "I think I know who too..."
"So does that mean I am a secret masochist?"
Jade laughed, "You will need to ask Rose, she is the one that always likes to analyze things you know. I love you anyway."
In the elevator, they were silent once more and John wanted to talk about his feelings, that would have to wait though. Rose was still on Dave's laptop talking to Kanaya still, Dave was in the shower, and that left John free to use his own computer.
As he turned it on, Jade waved and left. "I will call later with the details about our trip."
"Is it just going to be you and me?" he asked her.
Nodding her head, she added, "They will come in about a month." She indicated Rose and Dave who had just left the bathroom, hair dripping all over the floor. "As soon as they get all the information on what we need to do, along with the computer program they will be working on."
"Jade," John said, "Thanks for everything."
"Anything for you!" she said as she left, thinking twice she turned around and added as an after thought, "Oh and John, don't make him wait too long."
"Shut up you." John wanted to be upset, he was just in too good of a mood though for it to bother him, he didn't care what she said, he would get to Karkat when he got to him, not a moment sooner. Take that back, John could hardly wait till he was able to have peace so that he could message Karkat... Once again though he wondered about his sanity.
"Ah!" Dave said as he sat down on the desk while John tried to log on to his lap top. "So who is it that you have to contact?"
"Do you shower with your shades on?" John tried to sidetrack Dave.
"You know the answer to that, now you tell me who it is you have to contact?"
"Dave," Rose said from the other side of the apartment, "Leave him alone, he is finally talking to Karkat."
"Who told you that?" John blurted out.
"I see how it is," Dave teased, "You pass me by yet when this troll tells you to fuck off, you jump at his command."
"Its all Karkat is talking about," Rose said, "Kanaya told me."
"When did this all happen?" Dave asked.
"I am going to talk to Vriska too." John said in defense.
"Playing with both of them now?" Dave laughed, "I guess for you to play with me I need to grow my horn huh?"
Rose snorted and John blushed at what she said, "I don't think you have all the horns that John wants."
"You wound me John." With that , Dave jumped up off of the desk and sauntered over to bug Rose, leaving John in peace.
True to his word, he began pestering both Vriska and Karkat.
EB: hey karkat, i made that promise so here i am.
CG: ABOUT FUCKING TIME.
EB: so you missed me huh?
EB: i guess i missed you too.
EB: i am not too sure about it, it is all foggy.
CG: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
CG: YOU EITHER MISSED ME OR YOU DIDN'T.
EB: okay. i missed you, truly i did
CG: I CAN SEE THE SARCASM JOHN.
CG: AND WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE TALKING TO VRISKA TOO? HAVE I NOT TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES TO NOT GET TOO ATTACHED TO HER?
CG: SHE IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU.
CG: JOHN? DAMNIT!
CG: JOHN GET YOUR SCRAWNY ASS BACK HERE AND LEAVE HER ALONE.
John was not away, he just had been explaining to Vriska a few things about the plan. She seemed to be impressed that they had thought that far ahead with just a few hours notice.
EB: keep calm karkat, i just had to explain something to vriska.
CG: WELL OH. I DIDN'T KNOW!
CG: SO WHAT DID SHE WANT TO KNOW?
EB: she wanted to know what the plan was.
CG: SO TELL ME TOO.
EB: jade and i are going to her home and get the coordinates set up while dave and rose complete the computer program that your friend created so that we can all be in sync.
EB: once they are done with that, they will come to where we are and we will try to pull you all off that rock that you are on.
CG: THIS FUCKIN ROCK IS STILL GOING TO CRASH, HAVE YOU FIGURED THAT ONE OUT YET?
EB: i am working on that, in a way.
CG: WHAT DO YOU MEAN IN A WAY?
EB: i am working on it in my head okay?
CG: WHAT THE FUCK!
CG: YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO SAVE US SO THAT WE CAN ALL DIE TOGETHER WHEN THIS ROCK HITS YOUR PLANET?
CG: BRILLIANT PLAN EGBERT.
EB: at least i am trying to help
EB: if you want us to leave you up in space, i got no problem with it.
CG: COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN JOHN, I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.
EB: is this you being 'nice?'
EB: if so then you can do better than that.
CG: OH AND I CAN DO WORSE.
CG: SHALL I TELL YOU HOW FLAWED YOUR PLAN IS?
EB: if it is so flawed, then you come up with something better.
John sat back, who was he to say shit like that, at least he was trying to help them out. Vriska was talking to him about how wonderful the plan sounded, and here Karkat was saying just the opposite. Maybe he was wrong in assuming that it was Karkat that he liked, maybe it was Vriska. Nah, he liked Vriska as a friend and nothing more.
EB: i can't believe we are arguing over this. if you want to argue so bad i am not going to respond.
CG: WHO THE HELL SAID ANYTHING ABOUT ARGUING?
CG: I WILL ADMIT I AM MILDLY UPSET.
EB: karkat, i have a life to live too. it can't be all about you.
EB: lets just change the subject ok?
CG: FINE
EB: so what was it you wanted to talk about earlier?
CG: THAT DATE YOU HAD, THE ONE THAT ENDED IN YOU BEING UPSET.
EB: you mean my prom?
CG: YEAH THAT
EB: what did you want to know?
CG: HOW IT FELT, AND WHY YOU ARE UPSET ABOUT IT.
EB: you mean the kiss?
CG: YES I MEAN THE KISS.
EB: first of all karkat, i did enjoy the kiss, it just didn't feel right.
EB: when she wanted to do more that was what i didn't like.
CG: SO YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT WHEN SHE TRIED TO FILL BUCKETS WITH YOU, WHY NOT?
EB: i just didn't want that, so that is filling buckets huh?
EB: i always thought more stuff was involved.
CG: IT IS YOU IDIOT, THAT IS THE START.
CG: LETS NOT TALK ABOUT THIS.
EB: good idea.
EB: so uh, what do you want to talk about?
EB: wait hold on vriska is wanting some information, hold on...
CG: NO GOG DAMNIT!
CG: WHAT THE FUCK!
CG: I HAVE A LOT TO SAY TO YOU AND YET HERE YOU ARE TALKING TO HER WHILE YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO BE WITH ME.
CG: IF YOU DO NOT GET BACK HERE NOW, I MAY NOT FORGIVE YOU!
CG: DAMNIT JOHN, GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE NOW.
EB: sorry, i told vriska to get a hold of me later, i will now devote all my attention to you.
EB: so do you forgive me?
CG: FINE, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PLANET.
The next couple of hours were spent with John telling Karkat all he knew about the Earth. It was in the middle of a pause in the conversation when Dave came up, closed the computer and said; "You have only twenty minutes to get to the airport."
"What!" John stood up so fast he was nearly a blur. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I have been telling you for the past hour." Dave laughed to himself as John once more fell under his trap. He did have to be at the airport, but he had plenty of time. Well this way, Dave figured, John will be on time.