Chapter 10
I don't own Homestuck, just this plot
Thanks for the review Metalbeack the great
"Hey Strider," Karkat says, "so what does the cool kid what for his birthday?" HE asks with a grin.
"Nothing, I just want to sleep," Dave says and lays back on Karkat's bed.
Karkat glares at him, "do we really need to do this again?"
"What?"
"I make you something shitty then I have to give you something else like a fucking month later because you break and tell me what you want."
"Then yes," he says, "just give me apple juice."
"I did that last year!" Karkat says irritated, "and it was a two year supply that you guzzled down in a month!"
"Yeah that was a good party," Dave says, "but I am still confused about one thing."
"What is that?"
"I could have sworn last year I saw you pale," Dave sits up.
"Stupid," he says, "if you did then I was just your imagination. You must have been high off of apple juice."
"Yeah," he says.
"Dave it is time for us to leave," Bro says.
"K, bye Karkles," Dave leaves.
Karkat grins and pulls out the present he has been waiting to give to Dave all year, "little fucker won't know what hit him," he looks at the new shades he got him after his birthday. He also pulls out a good sword, "there is no fucking way he will be able to break this one," he runs a cloth on it to make sure it stays shiny and puts it back in the box.
"Karkat," Kanri walks in, "do you need me to take you to the store to get something for Dave?"
"Nope," Karkat says and shows her the shades, "this will be enough for him."
"Ok," she says, "oh and while I am gone I need you to make a cake ok?"
"Sure, for Strider right?"
"Yes for the Striders, if I let Bro try to cook it they will have to stay with us again like last year."
"I still don't understand why he thought it would be a good idea to cook it for three hours and leave the house while it was cooking."
"Striders like to stride, I guess," she says "thanks sweetie."
"Whatever," he says.
"Whats wrong?" She sits next to him, "are you worried about the shades?"
"NO!"
"Then what is bothering my little wriggler," she asks.
"I am not a baby anymore!" He says.
"I have seen you cook a lot you can bake a simple cake, I will frost it when I get back."
"NO I will do it," Karkat says, "I will make it by myself!"
"Ok," she says, "I will be back in an hour."
"Ok," he says and watches her leave.
He goes into the kitchen and starts baking the cake, "ok so nothing with Betty Crocker." He looks over all the ingredients to make sure, "good." After making it he sticks it in the oven, "now for the frosting." He makes fresh frosting and dyes half of it red. Karkat cleans up since the cake is still baking, "ugh my hands are red from the fucking dye," he washes the dishes he isn't using and his hands.
Cooler Than Me starts playing from his phone, Karkat dries his hands then answers, "hey Karkles, are you busy?"
"Yes I am actually."
"What, well it can't be that important, I need your help."
Karkat looks at the oven, "what is wrong?"
"My Bro is trying to cook," Dave is watching his from outside of the kitchen, "I didn't even know our oven worked."
Karkat is shocked, "tell him, wait just give him your phone and don't let him cook it!"
"Hey Bro, Karkles wants to talk to you," he gives the phone to Bro then Bro shoes him away and hides all the batter.
"Hey little dude, is something wrong?"
"What are you doing trying to bake a cake?!" Karkat screams into his phone.
"Whoa, I was just trying."
"Remember last year?"
"That is why I am trying again this year."
"Well I already called cake duty, it is in the oven already so HA!"
"What?" Bro says, "no way."
"See it and fucking weep," Karkat sends his a picture of the cake in the oven.
"Shit you are fast."
"Two minutes left and I am about to frost it, and delete the picture before Dave sees it," he adds.
"Ok," he does, "now I am baking it next year. I already called it little Kar."
Karkat cringes, "call me that again and I will use one of the pranks John showed me on you."
"Be cool," he says, "I like my hair on my head and everything where it is supposed to be."
"I know, so do I. So let's not cause any problems for each other," Karkat says, "shit I have to go," He puts his phone on the counter and takes the cake out.
"Karkat?"
"Fuck that was hot!"
"Karkat?"
He picks up the phone, "I have to go."
"Why?"
"I need to frost the stupide cake!" He hangs up. Karkat makes it all white then goes back and does red rims and put a record on the top of it. He then writes 'happy birthday Dave' in red.
Bro gives Dave back his phone, "help yourself to the batter," he says carrying a little bowl away with him.
Dave walks into the kitchen and eats a little, "hm, vanilla."
Dave's phone goes off playing Fuck You. "I really need to change this," he picks up, "hello Karkles."
"Hey Strider, did he stop?"
"Yeah, what did you tell him?"
"I reminded him of last year," Karkat says licking his fingers because they have icing on them.
"Good," Dave licks a spoon, "I get to eat all of the cake batter.
Karkat is silent.
"Karkles?"
"Did you remember to check?"
"Check what?"
"TO see if it is fucking Batter Witch batter!"
Dave drops the spoon, "oh shit!" Karkat can hear the water running.
Karkat is laughing, "did you check first before flipping your shit?"
Dave looks at the package, "shit!" He goes back to washing his mouth.
"HAHA!" Karkat falls down in the kitchen and some of the leftover frosting falls on him, "fuck!"
"What happened to you?"
"I am covered in frosting!"
"Dude how?"
"I wanted something sweet," he says and licks some of it off of his face, "I need to go."
"Why?"
"I need to take a shower," he says, "bye," Karkat hangs up and shower.
Next day
Karkat puts on the cloth Dave gave him minus the shades, "mom!" He says grabbing the two wrapped boxes, "are you ready yet?!" Karkat asks zipping up his jacket.
"Yes let's go," they leave. Karkat runs through the snow, "I am surprised you like the snow."
"Why?" He makes a snow ball.
"You hate the cold," she says.
"So, that doesn't mean I hate snow," he puts several in his Sylladex and carries one.
"Ok," she says and they walk to the Strider apartment.
"Hello you two," Bro says waiting.
"Hi Bro," Karkat says.
"Little dude," Bro says then has a face full of snow.
"Ha," Karkat walks inside, "revenge!" He wants to say more but Kanri is watching.
"Karkat!" Kanri says, "Good shot, I can't believe you didn't see that coming."
"I did," he says and they walk inside.
"Really?" She asks.
"Yeah," he is hit in the face with another snow ball.
"What about that one?"
"Really Vantas?"
"Yep," she puts the cake down.
"That looks awesome, you did a good job."
"Oh Karkat made this," she says.
"Really?"
"Yep, without any help."
"Hey Strider," Karkat walks into Dave's room and sees he is wearing new shades.
"Oh hey Karkles," Dave says, "like my new shades," Karkat looks at them, they are the same ones he bought for Dave. HIs heart sinks and he feels a little sick.
"They are ok, better than the pointy anime shit you wore before," he says like normal.
"John gave them to me," Dave says and takes them off, "what is wrong with you?"
Karkat sighs, "nothing, here is your fucking present," he hands him a long box.
"Thanks," he opens it, "oh fuck yeah, a new sword!" He picks it up.
"Read the hilt," Karkat sits on his bed.
"What?" He turns it over, 'to TG from CG, happy birthday', "thanks dude."
"It was the only thing I could think of," he says, fuck! Now what am I going to do with these stupid shades! I refused to be that one fucking friend who gives someone the same gift as another friend! Crap!
"Karkles are you sure you are ok, you look upset."
"Yes I am fucking fine!"
"Then why didn't you say anything about me saying 'fuck yeah'?"
"It is your birthday so I am letting one slide, just one!"
"Ok," Dave says.
"Dude shut up," Karkat throws yarns at him and Dave falls down, "oh fuck! Rose what the fuck is this thing made off? Strider wake up," he shakes him, "it is your birthday get the fuck up!" Karkat growls, "ok fuck ass," he drops all of the snowballs from him Sylladex on him.
HE sits back on Dave's bed and Dave's head shoots up, "holly fuck that is cold!" He throws all the snow off of him. Karkat puts it all back in his Sylladex.
"Morning fuck ass," Karkat says, "feeling better?"
"You hit me with the yarn again didn't you?"
"Yep," Karkat gets up, "I want cake, let's go."
"Yes sir," he follows Karkat to the kitchen, he blows out the candles, "whoa this looks good. Did you make it Kanri?"
"Nope," Dave puts his fork down, "then who did?"
Karkat is eating, "me fuck ass," he finishes his slice, "homemade with nothing relating to the Batter Witch."
Dave eats his, "holly shit this is good."
"Fuck yeah it is," he says.
"Karkat!" Kanri says.
"I still have three more times saved up mom," he says.
"Fine," she says and eats some, "and you only have two left, the first one was two."
"Fine," he says, "more please," he hands his plate to Kanri and she gives him another slice.
"I didn't know you could cook," Dave says.
"I am still learning, all I can make is sweets," he says, "and spaghetti."
"Ok," he says, "wait is that why you were covered in frosting yesterday on the phone?"
"Yeah your reaction to the Batter Witch batter was funny as hell and I fell, then the leftover frosting landed on me."
"Ha-ha!" Dave says.
"Shut up David," Karkat says.
Dave glares at him and everyone can see because he isn't wearing his shades, "don't call me David."
"Whatever Strider," Karkat says waving him off and eating more cake, "this sucks."
"What?" Bro asks.
"The cake," he pushes the plat away, "I screwed up on it."
"It tastes good," Dave says shoving some in his mouth.
"Good but not great or awesome," Karkat says, "I could have done better with the frosting and how I mixed then bakes it."
"It is good, don't down yourself on cake," Dave says.
"Like you should down yourself on your own name?" Karkat asks with his eye brow raised.
"Yeah," Dave says, "wait!"
"Ha you said it!" Karkat finishes his the cake on his plate.
"Why you little!"
"I can't believe you didn't realize I was screwing with you. But I could be better."
"No, do not start again!" Dave growls, "You done?"
"Yeah."
"Ok let's go," Dave drags Karkat back to his room, "you are staying the night."
"Ok, bye mom," Karkat says then let's Dave drag him away.
"I saw that coming," she says, "well I will come back for him tomorrow," she leaves.
"Sit," Dave pushes him on his bed.
"Hey," Karkat sits up, "what is wrong with you?"
"Nothing is wrong with me but you are acting like you are P. !"
"Fuck you," Karkat says and lays down, "besides if you really need to know I get crabbier than usual when it is cold out. I hate being cold!"
"I know that!" Dave says, "why do you think I always keep an extra blanket near when you sleepover, even in the summer!"
"Hm," Karkat sighs and closes his eyes, "fuck you."
"Ok speaking of that, change your ring tone. I am getting tired of hearing that song every time you call me."
"Fine," Dave throws it before he opens his eye.
"Karkles," Karkat catches it without opening his eyes.
"What?" He looks through Dave's phone for a new ringtone.
"Nothing, don't make it have the words fuck you in it."
"Fine," Karkat looks though it until he smiles, "ok here you go."
"What is the new tone?" He takes back him phone.
Karkat calls him and All I Ever Wanted starts to play.
"Really?"
"Take it or leave it dude."
"Change it again."
"Look Fuck You is perfect song for me just like Cooler Than Me is perfect for you."
"Change it."
"Fine," Karkat looks through songs, "oh this will work."
"This is the old one."
"Yeah it will work until I can find a better song," Karkat says, "actually," he takes the phone and changes it.
"What is this one?" Karkat calls him and I Will Not Bow plays.
"Better?"
"Better than the first one," he puts away his phone, "do you need to borrow some cloths?"
Karkat thinks about the cloths he has already packed, "yeah."
"Here," he gives Karkat a red shirt and black shorts.
Karkat changes, "why are your cloths so big?" He asks, the red shirt is baggy on him.
"You are just tiny," Dave says, "now come to bed."
"Fucker," Karkat says and crosses his arms.
"Come on," Dave lies down and holds the covers up for him.
"You are fucking luck you are my friend," Karkat crawls under the blanket and goes to sleep. Dave puts his arm over him and goes to sleep too. Karkat opens his eyes and looks at Dave then snuggles up to him, "Gog I hate you sometimes," he mutters and lays there with his eyes closed but doesn't go to sleep.
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