Hehe, SURPRISE! Here's another chapter. From our favorite Land-Dweller hater.
dreamConundrum - I'm so sorry! I missed you when I was replying Dx Yes! You are quite right, my friend, about Meshlamtaea and Lugalirra :3 It's nice to know other people know this too! I felt a tad bit nerdy xD
Ninjarocker - Omg! xD You freaking crack me up, I was sitting in my History class this morning (because I actually went to it today instead of sleeping in again) and I was reading your reviews and I lost it. I couldn't breath I was laughing so hard. x3 (And just for you I decided to put on another chapter since I finished my notes and such.) I'm also glad that you like the pairings thus far, and that you like how I right them (I was worried for a while that no one would). You are also right about Meshlamtaea and Lugalirra- AND HECK YEAH! :D I absolutely love Mituna (Sollux too) I might be a little biased since I'm a Gemini, but oh well x3 -Ah! The head chef at my college looks like David Tennant and we call him Doctor Chef (Because Doctor Who is awesome)- And and, yes, Gamz definitely doesn't like Captor, trying to all up and get his Karkitty, poor poor Gamzee. (Whoa I wrote a lot)
Gamekat - Hey now, if ninja gets pie, I want some too! :3
Enjoy~ :3
Chap. 8 - Eridan: Get Rejected And Make An Enemy
"Wwhere wwere you this mornin', Fef?" I asked taking a seat in the bleachers by her. I just got done with a group meeting with Vriska and the others where she explained to us who the handsome guy was, who stopped Vriska from hitting Nep. And I gotta say, he's got some balls to stand up to Vriska.
"Hm? Oh! Hey Eridan. Sorry, I was running reelly late this morning." Feferi smiled at me, glancing up from the book she was reading. "I meant to text you, but I forgot my phone at home." I shook my head at her,
"Honestly Fef, you can be so forgetful sometimes. Sometimes I wwonder howw you manage to be in the top 5 of your class."
"Whale that's why I have you to remind me things, Eri." She giggled bumping me in the shoulder, "That's what best friends are for, right?"
"Right." I gave a small smile, 'Friends.. because I'm too much of a pansy to tell you howw I feel about you.. Oh Feferi..' "So, are you enjoying your freshmen year, so far?"
"It's only second hour, Eridan." She closed her book, sitting it on the bench next to her, "But yes. I am. And I'm so glad we have classes together. I was reelly sad last year since you were up here and I was still in middle school, and I figured this year we would hardly sea each other too." A cute pout graced her mouth, making me smile,
"I'd skip class if it wwas the only wway to see you, Fef." She smiled back,
"Eridan, I l-"
"ATTENTION YOU LITTLE MAGGOTS."
A loud booming voice echoed around the gym, we looked to the center of the room where a tall muscular man with black hair and purple eyes was standing, 'Dad.' "I WANT ALL OF YOU SITTING ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROOM, IN THE FRONT COUPLE OF ROWS." He pointed to the side of the room where I was already sitting. While the kids on the other side of the room shuffled over and the kids in the higher up rows moved down, I leant over to Fef.
"Wwhat wwere you sayin', Fef?"
"O-oh, nothing." She smiled, but it didn't look authentic, "It wasn't anything important." She paused while the others filled in around us, "You're dad is very enthusiastic today."
"Yeah, tell me about it." I rolled my eyes. He was always like this. Always. I don't understand why, it's just gym class. There are much more important things then this, like my drama club, or my photography class. 'Wwho cares 'bout a stupid physical fitness class? I mean, howw wwould I make a livvin' out of this?' Once everyone was seated and quiet dad spoke up again,
"Alright. Now that you're all paying attention, let's start class shall we? My name is Bromwell Ampora, and I will be your Physical Educations teacher for the rest of your high school life. Today we will go over the rules, and I will assign you your locker numbers and give you your locker pad. Any questions so far?" He looked around the room. "Good, let's start with the rules then shall we? You will go straight to the locker rooms and change into your gym clothes before coming into the gym. You must have on sneakers, no sandals, no bare feet, and no crocs. You must dress out every day, no exceptions. The only way you'll get out of doing this class is if you die or if you've broken a bone. Or... if you're in a wheelchair?" My dad looked at Tavros, who was sitting in the fourth row by Gamzee, his chair folded up next to him. "Boy, what's your name?"
"Uh,.. Tavros Nitram.." Dad snorted, 'He wwould pick on the disabled kid.'
"Well, Tavros Nitram, what are you doing in my class when you can't even stand on your own two feet." Everyone turned to look at the shy paraplegic boy, his face turned red,
"I-I-I-I.. w-well.."
"I don't believe in babying anyone. Even the crippled. You will receive no special treatment just because you're in a wheelchair. I will expect you to hold your own if you're going to stay in this class. Even if you have to drag yourself around the trac-"
"Leave him alone you dumb fuck!"
Audible gasps echoed around the room and everyone turned to Karkat who was now standing, giving my dad the nastiest glare I've ever seen. "What? Do you get off on putting people down? What kind of sick, pompous-ass, low-life kind of teacher are you? Do they just hire any miserable fucking douche-bag that walks in the doors and applies for a fucking teaching position?! How dare you treat Tavros like that! It's not like he asked to lose the ability to control his legs! Why don't you turn the fuck around, walk your scummy ass into your office, find a corner and fucking die! You fuckass!" My dad returned the glare and his voice boomed,
"EXCUSE ME? What's your name, boy?"
"Karkat Fucking Vantas."
My dad blinked looking taken back by his name, then he smirked, "Ohh ho ho. So you're Cato's youngest brother? I can see the resemblance now that I look at you, same filthy look.. Anyways, Mr. Vantas, that's a nice little mouth you've got there. I'm going to enjoy see it in detention after school today. Now sit down before I make it into a weeks' worth." Karkat's face fell, and he sat down quietly. My dad's smirk grew, "That's a good little orphan." Even I winced at that, my dad can be such an ass. "Now like I was saying, there is no getting out of this class. If you have a broken leg and can not run, you will sit over in a study-hall until you are well enough to participate and make up the classes you've missed. As I read off your name, you'll come get your locker pad, it has your locker number on it." He looked around at us before reading from his paper,
"Aradia and Damara Megido. Jade Harley. Latula and Terezi Pyrope. Rose Lalonde. Aranea and Vriska Serket. Jane Crocker. Meulin and Nepeta Leijon. Kanaya and Porrim Maryam. Feferi and Meenah Peixes.-" Fef smiled at me, "Be right back." She got her lock and left for the girl's locker room. My dad continued down the list of girls before he started on the guys, I only started to pay attention again once he was half way through the list. "Equius and Horrus Zahhak. John Egbert. Tavros Nitram. Gamzee and Kurloz Makara-" I watched Gamzee carry Tavros down, picking up their locks on the way out of the gym. 'Tavv is lucky to havve someone like Gamzee lookin' after him..' "-Dave Strider. Jake English. Mituna and Sollux Captor. Kankri and Karkat Vantas. Eridan Ampora." He chucked my lock at me as I walked up, I winced. "Don't be a pussy, Eridan." Was all he said before he turned and addressed the kids in the room.
'Gee, thanks dad.' I frowned walking down to the locker room, passing Gamzee, Tavros, John, Dave, and a handful of others on their way back up. I walked into the locker room and the scent of mildew mixed with the musky smell of sweat hit my nose causing my face to wrinkle in disgust. 'Honestly, wwould it kill the school to actually clean dowwn here once in a wwhile?' I walked past the island of lockers in the center of the room where Karkat's older brother was ranting about something stupid to Gamzee's older brother, what's his name.. Kurloz? Well whatever his name is, he nodded along making faces with two other boys. One I recognized at the boy who got between Vriska and Nepeta. The other I didn't recognize, but he sorta looked like the first boy, but with poofy blonde hair that covered part of his face.
I ignored them and looked at my lock, '34.' I glanced around the rest of the room, when I finally found my number and walked to it- almost running into Karkat, who was standing at the locker next to mine. He seemed to be having a hard time opening his locker pad. His face was starting to red from frustration as he growled at the lock and grumbled something about always getting a broken lock. 'He's so cute when he blushes.' I liked Karkat, I wouldn't lie. There are three people I'd sell my soul to have, Feferi being at the very top of the list, miles and miles away from the other two- but since I don't have the nerve to tell her, I might as well go for the other two, right? The other two being Karkat Vantas and Dave Strider.
I heard the door open and Kankri's voice disappeared. 'I'm alone with Karkat..' I smiled placing my lock on my locker. I looked down at him, he was still fiddling with his lock. I gently took it from his hands, glancing at the paper with the combination on it, and opened it. Handing it back before he had the chance to start his bitching. He wore a small, not really upset, frown,
"Thanks Eridan." He put it on his locker.
"You knoww, wwhat you said to my dad out there. It wwas really bravve, Karkat." I said, he smiled slightly, "Not many people havve the nervve to stand up to my family. It's somethin' to be admired, howwevver I do agree wwith one thing my dad said." I felt myself smirking, I grabbed his chin pulling his face up to mine, "That is one nice little mouth you'vve got."
His smile evaporated and his eyes got big, and I watched as they darted to the door before coming back to me. 'He's going to try to run.' Just as the thought entered my head, he smacked my hand away from his face and tried to run past me. I grabbed his arm pulling him back, shoving him- a little rougher then I meant to- into the lockers. He let out a groan that sent a shiver up my spine. 'I wanna hear it again.' I felt my heart beating faster, "Tut-tut, Karkat. It's not nice to run awway from your authority."
"Fuck you, Ampora! You are NOT my authority! Y-" I grabbed his face in my hand squishing it between my thumb and pointer finger, causing his lips to purse slightly,
"Such a dirty mouth." I snickered, he raised one of his hands to hit me. I grabbed his wrist with my free hand and held it by his head. "I knoww, wwhy don't I lick it clean?" He started to shake his head violently, 'Wwhat do you knoww, he's cute evven wwhen he struggles.' I squeezed his face harder, a whimper slipped out from between his lips, 'Delicious.' "Noww, hold still, Karkat." I started to lean towards him, 'I'm finally gonna do it. I'm gonna kiss Karkat. Just another inch an-'
"Hey!"
'God damn it.' I turned to see the boy from earlier standing by the island of lockers, 'Wwhen did he come back in? Didn't he leavve wwith the others?' "Wwhat do you wwant, kid?"
"Let go of KK before I beat your sorry ass into the ground."
I laughed humorlessly and frowned, "Wwhat? Is it your job to savve evvery kid in the school, or somethin'? Wwhy don't you go play wwith your friends, and leavve my business alone?" I turned back to Karkat, who was still looking at the other guy until I started to lean back in to kiss him. Karkat started shaking his head again, trying to loose. I re-tightened my grip, making him whimper again.
"I said, back off my KK." The boy snapped. I froze, 'His?' I let go of Karkat and turned completely to the guy,
"Excuse me?"
"Did I stutter?"
"No, but you lisp which is equally as pathetic." I smirked folding my arms over my chest. "Wwho are you anywways?"
"If either of us is pathetic, it's you. Trying to force a guy, who's obviously not interested, into kissing you. It's painful to watch. You must be hopeless." He mimicked my position. "And the name's Sollux Captor."
"This is none of your business, Sollux. Wwhy don't you do me a favvor and go savve some damsel in distress again. Kar just doesn't knoww wwhat's good for him, but he wwill in a minute." 'Wwho does this Captor guy think he is? Tryin' to take awway my one shot at Karkat-' Karkat ran past me to the other guy, he clung to the back of the guy's hoodie, burying his face in it. Sollux looked over his shoulder at Karkat, a smug smile was on his face as he looked back at me,
"I think KK can make his own choices and he didn't choose you. So why don't you do yourself a favor and leave before you get hurt." Other than the low growl that escaped my throat I stayed quiet. I remembered what Vriska told us about this guy, '"He's like a super boy genius. He's on terrorist watch list for like, hacking into government files and shit. It'd be a totes smart idea to stay on his good side, guys.." Damn Vriska..' I glared, "Wwhatevva." I left the room to go back to the gym. I guess he could have his victory for now, but I'll get my chance. 'Just wwait and see.' I pasted Dave on my way back, he seemed to be going back to the locker rooms.
'Maybe I coul-' John appeared behind him, picking him up by the waist, "Come on, Dave."
"No! Egbert! You drop me this instant! I swear to God if you don't put me down I'll burn every Nicholas Cage movie you own! I'm not getting a makeover!" Dave struggled, kicking and flailing. John laughed,
"But Daveeeee, Rose and Kanaya said that they'd take good care of you! It'll be fun."
"Then you let them do your hair and make-up!" Kankri and the boy who I still didn't know walked out to them, Kankri was still raving about something and the other boy looked like he was about to lose his mind,
"Hey. Dave have you seen my brother?" The blonde boy asked causing the struggle to stop and Dave to be placed back on the ground. Kankri paused his rant to add,
"Or Karkat? I haven't seen him since we went to the locker room. I thought he was behind us when we left but when I turned around to ask him if he understood what I was saying, he was gone." Dave and John shared a look, "Have they met? Do you think they're somewhere together? Oh god, I hope Karkat isn't doing anything tha-" Kankri continued to talk. The boy in black and yellow rolled his eyes, turning his attention to Dave and John, the former looking rather amused and the latter looking angry.
"Do you have any idea where they'd be if they were together?"
"I might, Mituna. I'll go look for them, you guys cover for me in class, okay?" Dave said, the others nodded and headed back to class and Dave continued towards the locker room. I was about to follow him back when a girly giggle caught my ears,
"Eri, what are you doing?"
I looked up to see Feferi standing a few feet in front of me with Jane, Meulin, and Jade. "Uh, nothin'. Wwhy do you ask?"
"Because you're crouching behind a vending machine." She laughed again. 'Wwhen did I do that?' I stood straightening out my clothes,
"Oh, that's wwhat you meant. I wwas simply.. looking for a quarter I dropped." She playfully rolled her eyes at me,
"If you need another quarter I could give you one, you know." I nodded, "Whale, come on, Eri. We're gonna go play line tag." She grabbed my hand pulling me with her and her friends. A warm fuzzy feeling filled my gut as I looked at our hands, 'Someday.. maybe I'll tell her..'
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!
I couldn't decide if I wanted to right Eridan's whole "ww" "vv" thing just in his head, or out loud, so I did both.
Yeah, so Eridan's dad,, Bromwell Ampora, known throughout the school as the Orphaner, Because he... well... you see, he kinda... um.. Well... he killed the Vantas parents. Yeah, lets go with that? Maybe? Yeah, that's what I'm going to go with for know. Sorry Ix
And besides that did you see how he treated Tavros, talk about rude! Who could ever write such a thing.. oh wait...
What do you think Feferi was going to say to Eridan before Mr. Ampora interrupted? *wiggles eyebrows suggestively*
Haha, um.. well there's that. xD But on a side note, I have finals in my poetry class this week so I might not upload again 'til Thursday night or Friday, but I'll try my best to get at least a chapter or two by Thursday, okay? :3
Next Chapter is Karkat, and then it's Gamzee's! You get to see a little bit more of their relationship,, heheh. *More suggestive eyebrow wiggles* Anyways~
Until next Homestuck time.