He rushed through the halls in a hurry to get to class.
Normally, he would have raced past her, but seeing her at her locker trying to get her lock undone was a little disheartening.
"What are you doing?" He asked as he took off his headphones and placed them around his neck.
Terezi was really working with that thing.
"What? Nothing." She didn't even look at him when she spoke. Instead she just continued trying to click the pieces into place.
What was supposed to be a red locker was instead a collage of stickers and posters. He didn't really have time to help someone who couldn't even get her locker open, but this was a good chance to find another recruitment.
"What's your combination?" He reached over and pushed her hand out of the way.
"Why should I tell you? Are you going to break into it later?"
"What? No I'm not... Damnit Terezi, I have to get to class just tell me the combination."
This time she looked at him. She didn't have her glasses on and he could now see her blueish green eyes above the few freckles that bridged across her nose. Now that he really looked, there were a few streaks of hazel that really brought out the green.
"15-7-22... thanks."
Karkat looked away and unlocked her locker the first try. He opened it up to see more stickers and a few library books on forensics.
"Which book is my English book?" She asked.
Karkat pulled a book from her locker. "This one? Can you not read or something?"
"Yes Karkat, I can read, just not without my glasses. I am basically blind without them."
Karkat tilted his head. "I thought that was just a movie cliche... people being blind without their glasses."
"It is, but I actually can't see without them. Vriska thought it would be hilarious to steal them from me and run off."
"Do you need help walking to your class or something?"
She reached over and grabbed the lock from his hands. "No I'm fine. It's not too far from here."
The lock, after many failed attempts, was finally placed back in its usual position, and locked. Terezi gave Karkat a swift smile and started to walk down the hall.
"Hey wait Terezi," Karkat said, remembering his original plan. "Is there any way you can meet Gamzee, Tavros, and I after school in the library? Wait... maybe not the library since everyone in there can't stop their shit spewing mouths for a single second."
Terezi laughed. "Why?"
Karkat walked up to her. "I am leading a group in the school game."
She bit her lip for a moment, as if thinking of an answer.
"Oh? I don't now. I might be able to. The library right?"
Karkat nodded. "Yeah, I suppose so. The back preferably."
She smiled a wide smile. It seemed to light up her entire face.
"Okay. I can try."
She turned around and almost smacked herself into a fire hydrant holder.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay?!" Karkat asked concerned. Terezi really didn't seem like was going to get to her class safely
"Yes Karkat."