Chapter 10

Aradia stood in front of a tall handsome man. He was wearing a nice black and red suit, his black hair slicked back. His hazel-red eyes burning into her rusty-red ones.

It was silent for some moments, with her cowering in his dominating presence and a scowl darkening his features.

"You were absent yesterday..." he said, his gruff voice causing her to shrink.

The warehouse that Jack Noir owned. That was where it was all happening. Sure, a guy with class like him wouldn't dare be seen in a dirty place like this. Yet, he would if he had sexy ladies getting him money.

Aradia knew from experience that he didn't tolerate it if you came late or called in sick. It was either be there or be in a gutter on some street.

"I-I'm sorry! I fainted yesterday... And they wouldn't let me go." She said, covering her face. Hoping she wouldn't get punished.

Jack stared down at Aradia as if he was thinking of her punishment. He couldn't keep her back because he had an important client that wanted her. Maybe a small slap to the face would teach her.

Aradia slowly uncovered her face, everything turning black for a minute. Jack had slapped her. A hot red streak burning across her face.

"Get... Your client is waiting and he is very important." Jack said, turning back to his whores.

Aradia sighed and walked slowly to the back room, to prepare herself.

Sollux jammed his car into park and stalked out of the car, a scowl painted on his face. He rubbed his eyes and pounded on the scratched, dented door that belonged to his best and only friend that put up with him.

"What the fuck do you-!" Karkat paused when he saw Sollux's expression.

The short, angry, bad-tempered ginger had a scowl that far outmatched Sollux on any day, but it softened slightly. His pale skin was dotted with freckles and he had permanent frown lines darkening the corner of his lips.

"KK…." Sollux rubbed the back of his head.

"What?" Karkat snapped, lowering his tone ever-so-slightly.

Sollux wordlessly passed him and entered into the dark cave of Karkat's home. Not surprisingly, there were many things broken and a table flipped over on its side in front of a T.V.

"It's AA…I'm worried." Sollux muttered.

Karkat shook his head, a roll of his eyes soon following. "Get a fucking clue, asswad. She likes you as much as you like her. Ask her and get out of my gog-damned house!"

"That's not it! She has a boyfriend!" Sollux yelled.

Karkat went quiet. "Oh."

"Yeah. Oh. He's like….a leech or something," Sollux continued.

"What. Did he move in a sit on his more-than-likely lazy ass and command her like a screwed up parody of a slave?" Karkat said, scowl returning worse than ever.

Sollux sighed, "No. She was covered in love-bite'th."

His lisp proved how angry he actually was. "That just means they 'nest' far to often than is fucking necessary. And stop with the fucking lisp!"

Sollux glared at him darkly and Karat scowled right back. "What? It's annoying!"

When Sollux just kept glaring Karkat threw up his hands. "Fucking whatever."

Sollux stomped farther into the dark room and threw on the light with a faint crackle coming from the protesting switch. He went in the kitchen and repeated the gesture, the full extent of a souless ginger in the form of broken furniture and glass.

"Geez, KK. You need to get this shit cleaned up." Sollux said, emerging from the kitchen after about ten minutes.

He looked much better, just a faint worried expression remaining. His clothes were in a sligh dissarray, but a smile twitched at the corner of his lips. Karkat's laptop was clutched into his hands.

"Holy fuck, Are you going to pull your head out of your ass and be civil?! I am truly amazed." Karkat yelled.

Sollux pouted, and dropped the laptop on a mangled couch pillow. He sat quietly for a minute before getting up.

"Let's go find some babes." Sollux said loudly.

With that, and dragging a protesting Karkat, they walked down the street.

I love Karkat and his awesome use of language!

-Killer Ace