Apologies, but updates may become slower because I am coming up to the last chapters, and the new school semester started so I'm pretty busy. After I finish this fic, I'll be taking fic suggestions, so come at me with your requests guys! :D
PoV: Karkat
It's been awhile since Dave moved out. Terezi and I began dating about a month ago, and she lived with me now since she had no other place to go. We had separate rooms though, which meant I had to rearrange most of the apartment to compensate for it. Oh well. It was nice having company around that didn't get on your nerves 100% of the time. i had pretty much gotten over Dave by now, but a small part of me still longed to have him back.
It was Friday, and tomorrow, Dave and John were hosting game night. 2 weeks after, Eridan was going to have a huge Christmas party. I hated huge events, but I knew Terezi would drag me along one way or another.
I was currently serving dinner to Terezi and myself, tinight's dinner being take-out pizza. We both ate as we watched T.V. in the living room. In the middle of whatever fuckass T.V. show we were watching, the doorbell rang. Terezi hopped up to answer the door, and a few moments later, Vriska joined us.
"What're you doing here?" I asked, scowling at the girl.
"Just wanted to remind you about John's party tomorrow!" she said.
I rolled my eyes and got up to shove her out of the apartment when she spoke up again,
"But that's not all!" she began excitedly. I raised my eyebrows at her.
"I think...," she paused for a more dramatic effect, "John and Dave are a thing now!"
My mouth dropped, but I can't say I wasn't expecting this. Despite that, I still questioned her,
"W-what?"
"Yeah! But I guess we'll have to find out for sure tomorrow!" Vriska replied, smirking. I made my way to my room, hanging out there and doing homework until Terezi knocked on my door a few hours later.
"Vriska's gone," she said, answering my unspoken question as she walked in. But now it was her turn to ask.
"Are you upset? About Dave?" she asked me.
"I don't know," I told her. She sighed and retreated out of the room, leaving me to sleep. That I did, and to my surprise, I did so quite easily.
I had woken up and carried out my Saturday normally until it was time for game night. Terezi and I walked to Dave and John's place, which was on campus, and as we arrived, Terezi knocked on the door. John answered not even three seconds later.
"Hey guys!" he greeted us cheerfully. "You're the first ones here!"
"Hip hip fucking hooray," I said sarcastically as Terezi and I followed John inside. Terezi punched my arm, and I was going to retalliate when something on the fridge we were passing caught my eye.
"So Vriska was right," I mumbled out loud. Terezi snickered as we examined the picture on the fridge. Dave was dipping John, and they were kissing. I looked away from the picture and continued following John into the living room, where Dave was.
We soon started a game of Twister (don't ask why the fuck I agreed to it), and halfway through it, the doorbell rang. I jumped and fell on top of Dave, with John falling on me since I bumped him. I was in the middle of a cool kid Egbert sandwich. Gross. I tried to wriggle my way out, but ended up elbowing Dave in a place that made him cry out in pain, and in all of our half drunk states, I ended up turning John on by the time I got out.
"Shit," I mumbled, trying to get the hell out of that room. John was blushing and Dave was still curled up in pain when I shot one last glance back into the living room before entering the kitchen and splashing water in my face. I needed to calm the fuck down. I then turned to answer the door, Vriska and and Eridan were standing there. Eridan's wishy washy voice spoke up.
"We're here!" he shouted. Vriska was smirking as if she knew about the entire situation already. Terezi then joined me in the kitchen, greeting the two at the door and leading them inside.
"So we were playing Twister, but I'm not sure if that's such a good idea anymore," I could hear Terezi say as Vriska snickered from the living room. I decided to step outside for some fresh air, so I left the apartment silently and took out a cigarette once I was outside. I didn't normally smoke, but I could really use the nicotine to calm myself down. I lit the cigarette and took a long drag, and after a few minutes, I heard someone walk out behind me. As the footsteps came closer, I turned to find myself face to face with Strider. I felt like such a stranger to him.
"You okay?" he asked me, light concern in his voice.
"I'm fine. You?" I returned.
"As fine as I could be after getting elbowed in the junk," he replied, chuckling.
"yeah, sorry about that. I was just...uncomfortable," I told him.
He nodded in reply and we stood in silence as i finished my cigarette. I exchanged a glance with him, and we both headed inside. Upon returning, I saw that everyone was in an intense game of Clue. I almost scoffed, but instead reached for another beer. I sipped the foamy drink as I watched the others play their game. In the end, Eridan was the killer, which I found to be quite amusing.
"No fair!" he whined, slamming his cards down on the table. Several people, including myself, giggled at his reactions. He folded his arms and pouted as John cleaned up the game and put it away.
"Any suggestions for another game?" John asked the group. When no one spoke up, John huffed in frustration and stomped his foot a little.
"Guys! We came here to play games and have fun! Not sit around and act stupid!" he complained to us.
We all exchanged glances, and I was ready to suggest calling it a night, but Vriska spoke up.
"Let's play Truth or Dare! It'll be so fun, I haven't played in years!" she said, her eyes flashing. I wanted to say no, but I soon found myself agreeing with it. Not that my opinion would've mattered anyways; Everyone else agreed to it. I sighed as we all sat ourselves down in a circle on the floor. Vriska decided she was going to ask first.
"Hey Dave! Truth or Dare?" she asked Dave wickedly.
"Dare, of course," he replied smugly. Vriska thought for a moment before deciding on a dare.
"I dare you to take a shot of vinegar."
A chorus of 'ew' went around, but Dave wasn't one to chicken out, so he went through with the dare anyways. I think a lot of us were glad that it wasn't a sexual dare. That would've been awkward. A few of these meddlesome dares went around, and suddenly, I found Eridan asking me.
"Truth? Or...Dare?" he asked in a dramatic voice.
"Truth," I mumbled. After all, I didn't want to end up drinking out of the toilet or something ridiculous like that.
"Alright," Eridan responded. "Do you still...feel for Dave?" he asked.
I froze, and all eyes were on me. Against my will, I found the truth wriggling its way out.
"Yeah," I said, my voice quiet, whisper-like. Terezi looked hurt, Dave looked confused, and everyone else was somewhere between bewildered and amused. My face heated up, and I wanted nothing more than to excuse myself, but I was frozen in place. When I looked over at Vriska, she had a hard stare fixed on me, with an evil grin of sorts on her face. My heart was racing, and I shook my head to clear it. I didn't like this attention, so I turned to John and asked,
"Truth or Dare?"
He looked up at me. "What? Oh...dare, I guess."
And so the game went on awkwardly until everyone was almost on the verge of smashed, and made their way home. When we got home, Terezi didn't speak a word to me. But even so, I could hear her sobs carry on late into the night.
Sorry if this story seems to have too much drama. But I'm trying to steer it into one specific direction, so that's how it's happening. Reviews with feedback would be really appreciated you guys!
