AN: Sup?

Dave leaned back to see the grinning bandaged face of a juggalo. "ah really can't remember yer name" He said, shrugging.

"GAMZEE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Karkat exclaimed, freaking out.

"SaMe rEaSoN ThE ReSt oF Us aRe hErE BrO." Gamzee said with a shrug, proudly wearing his Hufflepuff badge on his bandages.

"NO SERIOUSLY. WHY? NOBODY REALLY CARES. YOU'RE CALM, YOU CAN'T BRING ABOUT YOUR MIRTHFUL WHATEVER, WHY ARE YOU HERE?" Karkat asked, incredibly calm all of a sudden.

"I'M JuSt hErE To sAy hI To aLl yOu mOtHeRfUcKeRs." Gamzee explained, resting an arm on Terezi's head carelessly.

"G4MZ33…" Terezi growled annoyed.

"I'M NoT AlL CaLiGnOuS No mOrE. i aIn't oNe oF ThOsE BaBe sNaTcHiN MoThErFuCkErS" He assured.

"how do you even know about that?" John asked confused.

"YoU Be AlL HoLdIn hEr hAnD My bRoThEr" Gamzee pointed out, as they noticed that John was in fact, holding Terezi's hand.

"… i didn't even realise." He said in confusion.

"1T'S… K1ND OF 4N 1NST1NCT1V3 TH1NG. WH3N G4MZ33 K1ND4… 3H… H3 GOT V3RY H4NDSY… NOT 1N 4 GOOD W4Y…" Terezi told him, a little uncomfortable.

"We were preparing for class." Rose reminded everyone, causing a scramble for their stuff, passing it around, John finding something and pocketing it without a second thought, everyone rushing to class.

Minutes later

They were in charms, having made it just in time.

"HEY. JOHN." Karkat hissed, getting John's attention.

"yeah?"

"YOU TOOK MY NOTEBOOK. MIND PASSING IT BACK?" He asked quietly. John quickly rummaged through his pocket, finding it easily and looking at it confused. "YES. THAT ONE. GIVE IT HER- NO DON'T LOOK!" He hissed more, panicking as John looked through it.

"this isn't a notebook. it's a photo album." John pointed out.

"JUST GIVE IT HERE." He hissed out, snatching it and hiding it quickly.

"hey, karkat?"

"WHAT?"

"how are you a vantas if your parents are megido and ampora?" John asked confused.

"I'LL EXPLAIN LATER." He promised, before going back to helping out dave.

Later

John cornered Karkat, having gotten everyone to help him.

"JOHN. YOU ALREADY HAVE A KISMESIS." Karkat retorted, getting an instant shout of anger from john that quickly subsided.

"you said you'd explain, i don't want the others to miss it." He explained, getting nods.

"ah gotta admit ah'm a lil curious" Dave admitted.

"SO 4M 1."

"It's like, the 8iggest mystery of all mysteries! Other than why Tavros trusted me…" Vriska joked before she got a little depressed.

"WELL… cronusmaynotbemydad…" Karkat whispered quickly and quietly.

"what?" John asked, having missed it.

"CRONUS… ISN'T MY DAD…" He repeated embarrassed.

"TH3N WHO 1S?"

"DUH, KANKRI, MR TRIGGER WARNING… HE AND… DAMARA, THEY HAD THIS FLING WHEN HE GOT DRUNK, HE LEFT AFTERWARDS THOUGH SINCE HE WAS THAT VOW OF BLAH BLAH BLAH." He explained, blushing a little.

"W41T… TH4T M4K3S US COUS1NS!" Terezi exclaimed in excitement.

"HOW?!"

"UH, 1'M SOLLUX'S S1ST3R, S1NC3 L4TUL4 4ND M1TUN4 1S 4 TH1NG. BUUUUUT… H3 H4S SOM3… PROBL3MS, DOWN B3LOW… SO TH3Y K1ND4… Y34H…"

"THAT WOULD MAKE US SIBLINGS."

"Y34H, BUT M1TUN4 GOT 1T SORT3D OUT L4T3R, SO 1T'S JUST 34S13R TO C4LL US COUS1NS. " She explained with a shrug.

Gamzee let out a loud honk to get their attention. "CaN I Be aDdInG To tHiS FeElS BuCkEt?" He asked with the same doped up grin as always.

"i don't have a problem with it!" John said with a smile.

"ah don't mind long as ya don't hurt anyone" Dave agreed.

"I see no problem." Rose nodded.

"1 R34LLY DON'T W4NT YOU TOO BUT SUR3." Terezi agreed reluctantly.

"Eh, sure, might 8e fun." Vriska decided.

"B-BUCKETS…" Karkat whimpered, sliding down the wall dramatically.

"AlRiGhT ThEn… I Be GeTtIn wHeRe yOu'rE CoMinG FrOm. hOw cOuLd i nOt wHeN My dAd wEnT OfF To Be a mOtHeRfUcKiN VeT MiMe?" He told him, patting his shoulder.

"WAIT REALLY? OH, RIGHT YOUR DANCESTOR IS… CARLOS? THERE WAS UH… I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF THE NAMES EXCEPT FOR A FEW. THERE'S THE OBVIOUS ONES, LIKE CRONUS, KANKRI, MOM… I MEAN, DAMARA, UH… MEOWLIN? CARLOS… MM… OH, MEENAH, AAAAND… THAT'S ABOUT IT." He admitted with a shrug.

Terezi facepalmed, remembering the carlos thing. "YOU B3TT3R B3 JOK1NG…" She grumbled.

"NO. I HAVE A TERRIBLE MEMORY, IT'S REALLY BAD." He admitted.

"wow" Dave stated in shock. "ah really didn't think it was that bad" He muttered.

"why do you hate calling her mom?" John asked curiously.

"… BECAUSE…" He mumbled something out, that could not be heard.

"i'm sorry?" John asked, holding his hand to his ear.

"BECAUSE… SHE JUST… I DON'T KNOW… SHE'S NICE TO ME… SHE PUNCHED ONE KID THAT ENDED UP BULLYING ME… THE KID BROKE HIS JAW…" He admitted, looking away.

"You have a better mother than I've ever had." Rose pointed out.

"REALLY?"

"I was raised by an alcoholic."

"ah was raised by a walrus and an ugly giraffe" Dave added.

"MY MOMS 4 L4WY3R. I W1N."

"Mom's an archaeologist." Vriska added.

"crocker boss." John stated smugly.

"… You have the best luck ever!" Jake exclaimed.

"John. Please stop winning." Rose requested.

"MY MOM LITERALLY BEATS KIDS UP IF THEY BULLY ME. DOES THIS MAKE ME A CONTENDER?"

"nah. she's also very sexual from what i hear."

"NO SHE'S NOT!" Karkat shouted angrily. "SHE'S NOT BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I WAS BORN!" He explained, looking ready to punch the dorky look off of John's face.

"i've never met her! that's why i said from what i heard!" he explained quickly. "that's literally all that i've heard!" He added, trying to calm the scary guy down, making sure to lean away from the literal flames in his eyes.

"K4RK4T YOUR 3Y3S 4R3 BURN1NG." Terezi said quickly, smelling the flames.

"WHAT?! OH GOD MY EYES!" Karkat screamed, clutching his eyes.

"he doesn't realise they're metaphorical does he" Dave muttered to Rose with a sigh.

"More like… Semi metaphorical, his eyes are literally burning, but they won't hurt him."

"how'd ya know?"

"How do you think I give those… cold, looks?" Rose stated, giving the worst of cold puns.

"no" Dave groaned. "just no" he gave a sigh, staring rose in the eyes. "even ah have mah limits and they just got hit by that there pun o yers" He warned her.

"Alright… I thought it was funny…" She grumbled.

"WHATEVER… CAN WE GET TO CLASS? I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF…" Karkat asked.

"LeTs bE GoIn tHeN MoThErFuCkErS" Gamzee said, walking off with a doped up smile on his bandaged face.

"why is he bandaged?" John whispered quietly.

"I GoT A LoT Of sCaRs mY BrOtHeR" Gamzee explained as he kept walking.