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P.S. I call AU for Jake. I CALL IT TO THE HEAVENS!
**EDIIIT! For some reason I said that Dave was 16... I MEANT 18 WTF? I fixed it now.
Sollux: Get shit done
"Whatcha doin'?
I glare at my computer screen, "I'm getting the thchedule for all of The Heir of Breath'th friendth." I don't like being bothered while I do jobs for Jack. I don't mind Terezi too much, but I needed to get this done.
"Oh? Really?" I feel Terezi scoot up next to me. "So which one is this?"
I pinch the bridge of my nose as I feel the bubbling of a headache begin to blossom. "Terezi, can I pleathe finish my work?" I give her a look and I realize that she can't see it and I stop.
"Is it Dave?" She asks resting her elbows on my desk and staring at the wall next to me.
"No, it'th Jade. Pleathe, Terezi, I can't work with you breathing down my neck."
Terezi stands, pouting, "Fine, then." She walks away, swaying her hips. I'll face her wrath later, but for now I need to work. With Karkat gone, things have been chaotic. He was a bad leader, but he was a leader none the less. Everyone just messed around until Jack would come and bark a few orders without Karkat here to breathe down our necks.
I printed out Jade's schedule and placed it on top of my pile of work. Other than the boy wonder himself, these kids had really empty schedules. Dave was the hardest to figure out. I had get Aradia to help you place mini cameras in his room to figure out what he did. Jade was easy, though. She had some kind of weird memory issue because her entire schedule was printed out on just about every surface. She had at least three backups of the complete deal on her computer, too. She even had the schedule dialed down to every little thing she would do each day—including the mundane and pointless. When she would eat food, when she would talk to her friends. It was almost too easy.
I place the stack of papers into a file and set it aside. I need some medicine or something; my head is killing me.
I look around the room at the other trolls. Fucking worthless. If they weren't just sitting around, they were messing around. Making jokes or watching videos on the internet. Then for me, if I'm not doing jobs for Jack, I'm fixing someone's computer. Seriously, I'm the only person who gets anything done. It's kind of shameful.
Well, other than AA… She got stuff done too. Her, Fef and Vriska were sent to go get KK, Tav, and Eq out of jail. They've been gone for almost a week now and what's left of the group has been doing nothing. At all. I have no idea what the girls were doing, but hopefully it would bring back the leader and snap these lazy-ass shitstains into shape.
"AC sighs and rrrubs her head on TC's shoulder."
"Uhhh…. Gamzee pats Nepeta on the motherfuckin' head."
"Oh, Eridan, I do believe you are using that software incorrectly."
"Cram it, Kan. I can use this any fuckin' way I want!"
"Oh, don't be such a sourpuss, Eridan."
"Oh, cod, spare me your input, Terezi!"
I sigh and rub my forehead as I turn back to my computer. I'm really beginning to miss Karkat.
Sollux: Be future Karkat
"It's good to see you back, Vantas."
I stare at the ground, shaking. "T-Thank you, sir." You whisper.
"You've been back for, what? A full week? That's long enough. Right?"
I nod and squeeze your eyes shut.
"I have another errand for you to run."
I feel my nails bite into the skin of my palms.
"We have all the information you'll need. I want you and Mr. Captor to go and get Jade Harley for me."
I saw this coming. I fucking knew this was going to happen. I nod again.
"Good. You'll leave in the morning. You may go."
I nod again and turn to leave.
Karkat: Be Dave
"I'm really happy things are slowing down so we can finally get some time to hang out again." John beams at me. He was dressed in green today. It was weird because of all the blue he's been wearing lately. It's a nice change, though. He looks like John instead of the Heir of Breath.
I do my best to look indifferent, but a small smile creeps onto my face. It had been almost three weeks since I've been able to just hang out with John. It's nice. I've missed it.
"So what do you wanna do? Play some video games. Oh man, have I missed video games. It's always interview, interview, interview. No time to just be a kid."
"We can play video games." I say flopping down on John's couch. "And we're not going to be kids for long."
John elbows you in the side, "You have no room to talk, Mr. 18-year-old! You're not a kid anymore." He chuckles and turns on the Xbox. "Wanna play Left for Dead?"
"Sure."
Spending time with John, dorking around and playing videogames… Things are just about perfect right now. I feel my heart pounding in the most uncool way when I look at John, but I don't care. I just cherish the moment I get to be so close to him. I'm a bit lost in happiness.
That is, until John's phone rings.
"Oh, uh, it's probably my dad." He pulls out his phone, "Uh, do you know this number?" He holds up his phone, but the number is completely unknown. I shake your head.
"Hello?" He pauses the game and steps out of the room. I lean back and wait. I'm a little bit worried. Those weird grey kids hacked into John's and my computer. Who's to say that they can't do the same to his phone. I don't let my worry show, though. Just stay fucking chill.
My phone buzzes in my pocket and I scramble to check it. I'm half expecting those fucking freaks plastered all over my phone.
tenticleTherapist began pestering turntechGodhead
TT: Jade is missing.
TG: what
TT: Last night, somebody came into her house and kidnapped her. I just heard from her cousin.
TG: do you think its the midnight crew
TT: That would be the only logical explanation.
TG: shit
TT: Dave, is John alright? I'm afraid that he'll blame himself.
TG: ill talk to him
TT: Alright. Take care, Dave.
tenticleTherapist ceased pestering turntechGodhead
John stumbles back into the room, tears clinging to his eyes, "Daave?" He calls.
Youb turn and he walks farther into the room, "Yeah?"
"Dave, Jade—She was—Dave!" He flops onto the couch and stares at the paused game. "Dave, it's my fault." His voice is barely a whisper.
"No it's not." But I know that it is. The grey people said that they would go after the people John cared about. The message was loud and clear. They'd get Rose, too.
"I need to go save her." He says.
"No." My voice was strong and decisive. I was not going to let John go and hurt himself by doing something stupid. "I won't let you."
John glares at me, tears streaking down his face, "I need to go! This is my fault!" He shouts. He wipes his face on his sleeve. "I-I went and used my powers and now—now they're going to kill her! They're going to kill Jade if I don't stop them!" He stands.
"John." You grab his arm, "Don't." I adapt a warning tone.
"And let her die!" John pulled his arm from my grasp, "No." He glared at me, "I'm not going to let anyone else get hurt by them. Especially not my friends." He starts walking to his bedroom. No doubt to get changed into his Heir of Breath gear. "You should go." And with that, he leaves.
I sit on the couch, ready to pull my hair out when I notice that John left his phone on the couch. It lights up with a new text.
'WELCOME TO THE GAME, FUCKASS.'
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