Karkat arrived in front of Dave's door promptly at nine. He had chosen a black turtleneck and some black skinny jeans to pull off his black cat ensemble. He was fidgeting with the collar of the turtleneck when Dave opened the door.

"Hey," He smiled and gave him the once over, "A black cat, huh? That's pretty kinky. Didn't take you for the type. I see you're playing up your legs in those skinnies. Finally decided to draw attention to those great assets thanks to a certain someone's compliments?"

"Dave!" Terezi's cane came down on Dave's head and he was pushed out the door, "Don't be an ass right off the bat! You'll drive him away before we even get to the event!"

Terezi's shove had pushed Dave fully into view revealing a set of oily black wings trailing down his back from the straps on his shoulders. They were long enough that they ran down to the back of his knees. He wore a black tee to better blend in with the color of the straps and a pair of jeans.

"You also forgot your horns," The beads on her Cleopatra wig clinked together as she clipped them into place unevenly in his hair.

"I got it," Dave adjusted them.

"So not an angel then?" Karkat was a bit flustered. The wings really suited Dave for some weird reason.

"A fallen angel. I didn't pick it out. My club did," Dave leaned closer so he could whisper into Karkat's ear, "But hey, you can call me angel if you want anyway. I don't mind."

Karkat moved away and covered his ear with his hand, "Stop spouting out nonsense and requesting I call you ridiculous pet names!"

"Hmm," Dave pretended to think it over, "Nah," He smiled and Karkat felt his heart drop into his stomach and his face go red.

What the fuck did his body think it was doing? He only smiled. It wasn't anything to get anxious about.

Terezi licked his face, "Karkat? You feel hot. Are you getting sick?"

"N-no! Can you not lick me?"

Karkat looked at Dave again but he wasn't smiling anymore. He looked shocked and there was a bit of blush peeking out from behind his shades, dusting his cheeks, "Hey, TZ. Can I take Karkat inside for a sec? I need to give him some whiskers for his cat costume."

"But-," Dave grabbed Karkat's arm and pulled him into his apartment, shutting the door quickly.

A moment later Karkat found himself back up against the door, with Dave hovering over him, "W-What?" Karkat questioned as Dave gave him a stern stare.

"You aren't allowed to be this cute. It isn't fair."

"What."

Dave rested his head on the door above Karkat's shoulder, "You can't just fuckin blush like an anime school girl. I didn't even do anything yet," Dave let out an exasperated sigh and in the most serious voice he could muster he asked, "Are you trying to seduce me?"

"Again, what."

Dave lifted his head up and pulled his glasses off, tucking them onto his shirt collar before looking at Karkat again, "If you continue being adorable where I can see you, I will have to take extreme measures," He leaned down and put his forehead to Karkat's. His breath was hot on his mouth, "Can I kiss you?"

He almost said yes. He panicked. Almost saying yes made him panic. He brought his hands up and was about to push Dave away, but he didn't.

Dave didn't look away. He gave a tentative smile that looked a bit sad and pulled back after leaving a peck on Karkat's temple, "Alright. I think I can make it through the night with that."

"Dave, I-."

"Vantas. I swear to god though. You aren't allowed to let people see how cute you are. You are so lucky Terezi is blind."

Dave opened the door and Terezi fell forward and landed body flat against the floor, "Hey, gents. What's up?" She said, causally striking a pose.

"You are so lucky you're blind too. Got it Pyrope?"

Terezi cackled, "Got it. Now somebody help me up so we can go!"

"What kind of event is this again?"

"It's a surprise!"

The surprise turned out to be a mosquito populated cornfield maze that the locals were using as a type of haunted house minus the house.

"Are people going to pop out at us?" Karkat was sending angry thought waves Terezi's way. He had bad nerves so this haunted maize maze was going to be hard on him.

"And props. But don't worry. They let people walk through it in groups."

"Great."

Dave nudged his elbow, "You scared?"

"THAT IS THE MOST LUDICROUS FUCKING THING TO HAVE LEFT YOUR MOUTH TONIGHT AND THAT IS SAYING SOMETHING CONSIDERING YOU HAVE BEEN SPEWING BULLSHIT NONSTOP SINCE I MET UP WITH YOU FOOLS."

"Relax," Dave slipped his hand into Karkat's, "We can hold hands."

Karkat spluttered and threw Dave's hand away, "Please kindly go fuck yourself. I have no intention of holding your hand and I'M NOT SCARED."

"Suit yourself. Just remember, you can always jump into my arms if you get the urge."

"Hey! If you two are done with releasing all that sexual tension, we're up next," Terezi huffed, "Honestly, children."

"Sorry, mom," Dave snickered.

Terezi scrunched up her nose and made a disgusted face as they entered the maze, "That makes my previous statement about sexual tension seem a bit incestuous."

The maze was relatively quiet. Terezi and Dave threw some quips back and forth and Karkat mostly screamed internally and grabbed onto Terezi's dress whenever a person popped out. Dave would comment on the person's costume and Terezi would try to lick them. One guy playing a mummy actually got a nice drubbing to the shin when Terezi tried to turn a corner. His moan of pain was so loud that they heard a nearby couple scream, "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?"

Suddenly the singular path they had been on came to an end and they found themselves in an open area. There were three paths to continue onward.

"Well, it looks like we have to split up, gang," Terezi smirked.

"Jinkies," Dave deadpanned.

"Can't we just go through them all until we find the right one?"

"Karkat, would you do it for a Scooby snack?" Dave smirked.

"I AM A CAT, NOT A FUCKING DOG."

"Dave will follow the right path, I will take the left, and Karkat will take the middle. Two of them are obvious dead ends and this will be the fastest way to locate the correct path," Terezi strategized.

"Why do you get to decide who goes where?" Karkat questioned.

"Because I'm a lawyer and my word is law!" Terezi shouted out the words like a battle cry before rushing off onto the left path.

"YOU ARE A PAIN IN MY ASS AND YOUR WORDS MEAN SHIT TO ME!" Karkat called after her. He heard wild cackling in response.

"Well, I better get goin," Dave moved to the right path before disappearing from view.

"Fuck," Karkat was alone in the middle of a corn field. A cold wind swept past him and made his skin crawl. Was it just his imagination or did it seem to pull him in the direction of the middle path? "Double fuck."

He started on the path muttering as he went. Maybe his path was the correct one… That would mean there wouldn't be anything popping out, right? It was the last part of the maze after all, right?

Without Dave or Terezi the cornfield seemed far too silent and unsettling. Karkat hugged himself. It was getting a bit chilly by himself. He shivered as he turned a corner. This is the middle path. There shouldn't be a corner.

A honk sounded and a clown head sprang out from the dead end of the cornfield. Karkat screamed and fell backwards. The head retracted but Karkat could still feel his heart racing. There was rustling in the maze heading towards him but Karkat's legs were shaking and he didn't think he could stand up yet, "Shit."

"Karkat?" Dave appeared from the field and looked down at him. He had some grassy stuff stuck in his wings and hair and he was breathing heavily, "You okay?"

"I'm fine," Karkat was a bit stunned, "Did you run here?"

"Dude, you don't look fine."

"Y-Yeah, well, neither do you! Are you bleeding?!"

Dave looked at his arms. There were a few cuts here and there, "Shit. Yeah. Corn leaves are fuckin sharp. Who knew?"

"Why would you-Are you an idiot?"

"'Hey, Dave. Thanks for coming to my rescue, Dave.'," He squatted down next to Karkat.

"I don't need to be rescued!"

"Yeah. Yeah. But you need a hand, am I right?" Dave pointed to Karkat's legs. They still felt a bit shaky.

"You're an ass," Karkat took Dave's outstretched hand.

Dave pulled him up and steadied him gently, "I'm a motherfuckin knight."

When Karkat felt okay on his feet again, he didn't bother telling Dave to let go of his hand as they walked back to the open space where the maze branched off, "So, was your path the right one?"

"Technically yes, but also no."

"DON'T BE A SMART ASS."

"It was the wrong path, but I did manage to knock out the guy who jumped out at me when my path came to a dead end."

"YOU WHAT?!"

"It was a reflex. I'm always battle ready. That's why we were letting Terezi lead us around. She doesn't punch people or get overly freaked out."

"Oh my god. Should we call for someone or?"
"Nah. Let's just finish the maze and then get the guy assistance. He'll be fine."

"Terezi is going to be so pissed when we get banned from this place."

"I've been banned from worse."

"Like?"

"Brothels."

"Are you kidding?"

"Absolutely not," Dave lifted his shades up and winked at Karkat, "Terezi told you I was quite the ladies' man in college."

"BUT BROTHELS ARE ILLEGAL."

"So is butterfly molestation in California. What's your point?"

"Why do you know that?"

"I was really wild in college."

Karkat groaned, "I don't know where the bullshit ends and the truth begins with you."

Dave stopped and turned around to kiss Karkat swiftly on the lips, "The bullshit ends there."

Dave continued walking until they were out of the maze. Terezi greeted them, "There you guys are! Karkat!" Terezi put her hands on his face and licked a huge stripe along his cheek, "Why are you so red again?"