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~Gl'bgolyb


"Good bye Horrus," greeted Equius.
"Farewell. Get back to studying!" Horrus advised.

Equius exited through the back door of the hospital went through the alleyway between the hospital and the drugstore. Horrus always was there for him when he needed him. Maybe I should stop by and get Aradia's medication, he thought, No. I think she had plenty left. I'll just get some supplements tomorrow.

Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder and a knife to his throat.
"Give me your money," said the stranger. This guy picked the wrong person to mess with. Equius quickly grabbed the man's knife hand and twisted it. He then took his other hand and put it behind the man's back. Now Equius had the upper hand. This guy looked like he just wasn't having a good day.

"I highly suggest you get out of here before anything serious happens," said Equius.
"I totally agree!" gasped the crook. He ran off shortly after being released. Equius shook his head. Crooks. There's no room in this world for those lowlifes. They're in that situation for a reason.

He then continued on his way until he heard a scream. A high pitched cry of terror. Equius turned his head. He saw a couple figures in an alley across the street. He quickly looked both ways and dashed across. He then dashed to the commotion. He burst in on the scene.
Two men in black and white make up surrounded a small girl. On the ground was another very large man, passed out. The bad guys each held a blade, while the girl had nothing. She was in a catastrophic fight with these two men, obviously much bigger than her. She seemed to be holding her ground well, but Equius could tell she wasn't going to last much longer. Not with a head wound like that.

Equius lunged in and delivered a punch into the first man's face. He then uppercutted the other in the stomach. The two fell in defeat and looked like they weren't getting up anytime soon. The girl looked around and then up at Equius in awe. Equius examined her closer. She was very small and looked fragile. He guessed she was no older than 16. He wondered how someone that small could take on three strong gangsters almost twice her size, much less knock out one of them. She looked exhausted, weary, and cold. Her clothes were torn and dirty. Her short hair was messy and out of place and shoes were gone.
She looked up at him with deep green eyes still out of breath. Her eyes then closed as she fainted.


Aradia rested against the cold tile of the bathroom floor. Another 9 AM vomiting spree. Because the 3 AM trip wasn't enough. She just felt like falling back asleep on the tiles instead of returning to bed. She had off of work today so she wasn't going anywhere. She felt her phone vibrate and a tune began to play. She groaned. She reached and grabbed her phone off the counter and answered it.

"What?" she croaked.

Aradia?
Oh Jade. Sorry about that.
You don't sound very good.
I don't feel any better than I sound.
Want me to come over?
I think I'll just lie here on the bathroom floor all day.
Aradia…
Okay come on over. Man this week has been awful.
Is it that bad?
Hell yeah.
Don't worry. I'm leaving now. But first I'm going to stop at the store. Maybe there's something that can help this?
I hope so. I haven't seen vomiting like this since my sister Damara was…

Aradia gasped. No…no that's not possible. I didn't…oh shit I did! Oh crap…

Aradia? Hey! Aradia, are you okay?
Jade I need you to get a few things from the store.
Sure! What do you need?

Aradia looked around to see if any one was listening, but remembered Terezi left a while ago.

Aradia? I'm at the convenience store now.
Okay. Yeah I think I need a pregnancy test.
What? A pregnancy test? Why?
I'll tell you later, just get one and get over here.
Okay then.

Jade hung up. She then walked to the health aisle. Her jaw dropped when she saw the selection of pregnancy tests.

"There's like fifty kinds!" she gasped, "Maybe one of each?" She then proceeded to get one of each and every brand and proceeded to the checkout. Boxes were spilling out of the basket and she was trying to make sure none of them fell. She was already nervous enough and worried about people staring. She got to the checkout flushed red.

"Oh what have we here?" said the cashier, "Looks like the good girl is in a bit of trouble!" Jade then realized that she knew this guy.

"Dave! Wh-What are you doing here?!" Jade squeaked.
"I work here," he stated, "Being a DJ only pays so much."
"If that's even a real job," huffed Jade.
"So, who's the lucky bastard that knocked you up?" Dave asked.

"These are for a friend," she informed, "She's the one in trouble."
"You'll be spending hundreds of dollars if you buy all of these," he informed.
"What?!"
"These bitches are pretty damn expensive, so let the Wal Mart expert clue you in on a few things," he then began sorting through the basket and taking out items. "These are what you need. And they won't break you." There were four boxes left.

"How do you know all this?" she asked skeptically.
"Um, I work here," he stated. Jade rolled her eyes. "When you walked up here I was in awe. I never thought Jade Harley would ever have a sex life." Jade glared at him.

"You are so immature," she insulted.
"This coming from the girl who still has a room full of stuffed animals," he remarked.
"Just give me the freaking pregnancy tests!"


"You okay in there?" Jade asked.
"Yeah. None have showed up yet."
"Okay," said Jade, "I ran into Dave today."
"Oh, how did that go?"
"Well he saved me from spending $300 on pregnancy tests," she said.
"The first one is negative," she called.
"I wouldn't celebrate too soon," Jade warned.
"One can only hope. Okay. Here's the other 3…" Jade waited outside. Aradia opened the door.

"Well?"
"Yeah, I'm screwed," she answered.
"I'm sorry," apologized Jade embracing Aradia into a hug.

"Oh God…Oh God what am I going to do? I don't have money to raise a baby!" she fretted, "I don't have money for an abortion either. I don't know what I'm going to do!" She then curled up on the floor. "I don't have any money. I barely pay rent as it is. I just paid Terezi back and now I'm broke. I'm going to get paid even less now. Getting an abortion is out of the question. I'd have to raise it on literally nothing!"
"I'm sure Terezi will cover things. And I'm positive Equius will help you figure it out," assured Jade, "After all it is his kid. Or you could go to one of those organizations that does free counseling and gives out free stuff. But Equius is a great guy, right?"

"Yeah…Equius," she hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Jade asked.
"Nothing. It's just…" began Aradia, "He may somewhat…kind of…"
"What?" Jade asked.
"…not be the father," tensed Aradia.

"What?!" Jade asked, "How?"
"It's not in the way you think!" Aradia excused, "It happened at Eridan's party. I know the guy. We drank, there were drugs, and the next morning I woke up next to him." Aradia suddenly burst into tears. "I'm such a terrible person!" Jade hugged her.
"Shh! No you're not! It's okay," she assured.
"Yes I am!" she sobbed, "I broke all of Equius's rules he gave me! He even warned me not to go and i did it anyways!" Jade gave her a weird look. Aradia tried to wipe her tears away. "Ugh! I'm sorry."

"No, it's not that. I just realized I've never seen you cry before," noticed Jade. Aradia began to calm down.
"Yeah, it's just the hormones," she sniffed, "When my sister was in high school she got pregnant and so I learned a few things from that."

"Well you're not in high school. You're an adult and you know what you're doing now," encouraged Jade, "You have a job and a career and whoever's baby is in there is really missing out on the wonderful person who's carrying it." Aradia got teary eyed again.

"Damn it Jade!" Aradia croaked. Jade embraced her in another hug. "You're too nice! The cuteness is just…" she began crying again. "You suck…" Jade giggled.

"So, who is this guy anyways?" Jade asked. Aradia sighed.
"I suppose I can tell you what happened," she said, "But you can't tell anyone!"
"I won't," she promised, "Don't worry. This guy is probably understanding and understanding and will probably stay with you. So tell me, who is he?"


"Such a shame it rained today!" Feferi sighed, "Oh well, we can go to the beach another day!"
"Yeah, what a bummer…" grumbled Sollux fiddling with the black box in his coat pocket. The two then hung up their coats.
"I love the beach so much. It makes me feel at home!" Feferi dreamed, "And today was…nevermind!"
"What?"
"It's nothing!" Feferi exclaimed.
"Come on, tell me!" Sollux smirked.

"Okay okay! There was supposed to be be a male European swimsuit model shoot today," she blushed, "And don't judge me! I know what you're really looking at whenever we go to the beach!"
"Well, there really isn't much more to look at when your girlfriend's a supermodel," he replied. She sighed.

"A bodybuilder is nice, but the man for me is short, pale, and has his ribs sticking out of his chest," she said kissing him on the cheek and slowly lifting up his shirt teasingly. Sollux moved her hand.
"Hey! Stop!" Sollux commanded.
"Aw, but I like your ribs. And your tiny little belly…" she teased, "Oh? What's this?"
"Ff I swear…"
"Is it…ticklish!" Feferi then began tickling him. Sollux began to laugh and snort.=
"Ff ehehehe…stop please! ehehehe…ow my stomach!" Sollux gasped. Feferi stopped. She then gave him a quick peck on the lips. The two then resumed laying on the couch. Feferi flipped on the tv. Sollux took out his computer.

"Hey Sollux?" Sollux looked at Feferi. "What do you think about maybe getting married, having a few kids, moving out of the city…" Sollux stiffened.
"I've been thinking about getting married. I think I still need to think about it a bit more," he said, "As for children, no thank you."
"Awh! Why not?" Feferi asked.
"First of all, I'd be a crappy father. Second, I don't want another human being to be cursed with my ugliness," he explained, "Third, it'd ruin your career…wait, why are you telling me this? Oh God, you're pregnant aren't you?"
"No, I'm not," she promised,"Don't worry."
"Why would you want kids? Wouldn't it ruin your career?" Sollux asked.
"Sollux, I don't plan to be a model forever," she replied, "I want to take control of my family's company."
"Oh yeah," he remembered, "You told me about that."

"My grandmother has turned the innocent baking industry into an empire that makes military weapons, dangerous technology, and delicious baked goods. I want to return it to it's original state," she explained, "But my grandmother is quite a cunning and ruthless businesswoman. She takes her business very seriously and is planning to run it until she dies."
"She sounds like a pleasant person," remarked Sollux, "She must have been tough on your mother."
"Indeed. It is said my mother died because of her," she said, "Aunt Jane says that's what really happened to my parents, but I think she's exaggerating."

"Oh, I didn't know your dad died too…" said Sollux.
"Aunt Jane says he was nagged into a heart attack shortly after," she joked, "Aunt Jane is really funny. I was never too close to my parents anyways. They were always working or traveling. Like I said, we had a governess raise us."
"I wish someone else raised me," said Sollux.

"Bitter. Bitter. Bitter," she replied, "What's with you? You've been smiling less than usual. These past few weeks you've been ignoring me a bit. Can you tell me what's wrong?"
"Nothing! I've just been going through a rough time at work," he snapped.
"Which one?"
"My night job," he replied, "Can we not talk about this?"
"Fine," she sighed, "So…it's a rainy day. And I'm sooooo bored…"

"Ff, I'm not in the mood," he replied.
"But I'm soooo bored. And there's nothing good on TV…" she charmed.
"Ff, please. I really don't feel up to it," said Sollux not looking up from his laptop. Feferi frowned. She then went to Sollux's room. Sollux, meanwhile took out his phone. There were a couple messages from Aradia. Weird since she hadn't answered his messages since she got back.

AA: you there?
AA: I really need a friend to talk to
AA: I'm kind of in a tough situation
AA: text me back when you can
TA: hey
AA: oh hey!
TA: something wrong?
AA: oh it's nothing really just feeling a bit down
TA: about time you text me. I was starting to think Equius banned you from that too.
AA: you know you can be kind of rude
AA: why don't you like him again
TA: oh wow let me think. Because I haven't been able to see my best friend ever since he arrived? Because you're way out of his league? Or maybe because he turned my best friend into a perfect goody two shoes? Hmmm I can't seem to figure this out. Someone help me out here.
AA: you don't need to be like that
AA: and that's not what I wanted your input on

Sollux's texts were interrupted by someone. Someone in Victoria's Secret lingerie.
"This isn't supposed to be released for another two months," she annotated. Sollux dropped his phone. "They say the power's going to go out soon," she added. He then followed her into the room.

AA: sollux
AA: you still there


Karkat was waiting at the resturaunt. He looked at the clock. 12:29. He bit his lip. Where was she? I hope she didn't bail. Okay calm down Karkat. It'll be fine. If she doesn't show up you can say that your date had work on Saturdays. Wait then they'll know I'm lying. Fu–
"Karkat?" He turned around. There she was. Karkat had to admit, she was cute. Physically and personally.

"Oh Jade! Why don't you sit down?" Karkat invited. The two sat at a table. Jade smiled her adorable buck-toothed grin.

"Sorry I'm late I had to help out a friend," she said, "I hardly get to see you very often."
"Yeah, well work always gets busy and I'm always on a crazy mixed up schedule," he prattled.
"I haven't seen you in...a year has it been?" Jade marvelled.
"It's been 7 months," corrected Karkat.

"Still. It's been a while! What's been going on as of recently?" she asked.
"Terezi and I broke up."
"Oh, Karkat...I'm so sorry to hear about that," said Jade, "I recently went through a break up as well."
"Really?" Karkat asked.
"Yeah. We dated for 6 months. Then he decided to break it off and...I don't really want to talk about it," said Jade.
"Oh, that's understandable," said Karkat.
"I still can't believe you two broke up after almost two years," said Jade, "I just find that hard to believe."
"I did too," said Karkat, "Actually, while on the subject, I need to ask you something."
"Oh Karkat, is this what I think it is?" Jade asked.
"What do you think it is?" Karkat replied.

"Did you call me to ask me out?" Jade asked.
"Well...partially..." admitted Karkat.
"Karkat, you know I like you a lot, and you're cute and funny and sweet, but I just don't think I can," said Jade, "You and I just got over some pretty bad break ups and I think I may need some time."
"That's fine," said Karkat, "I understand."
"Was there more?" Jade asked, "You said partially so..."
"Nah. Now that I think about it the thing I was going to ask was stupid anyway," he said.
"What was it?" Jade asked, "Tell me."

"Okay...Terezi and her stupid new boyfriend asked me to go on a double date with them with the girlfriend I said I had and I didn't want to look like a lying asshole," he explained, "Even though I am a lying asshole. Told you it was stupid." Karkat sighed. "I just can't stand her and Dave! They–" Karkat was interrupted when Jade suddenly grabbed his arms.

"Dave...who?"