The movie was finally reaching its conclusion, and Karkat and Aradia were at the edge of their seats. Sollux and Nepeta continued to stare with either confusion or disinterest. Sometimes both.
"When thith ends, you have to take Gamthee home," said Sollux to Karkat, who groaned.
"Oh fuck, I forgot about that damn clown. Fuck, I'll think of something later."
Aradia's mind once again went to the mess in the bathroom. She certainly wasn't looking forward to cleaning that. However, she wasn't totally angry with Gamzee. He needed his pies at times.
Nepeta's phone went off, and she answered it quickly.
CT: D - Nepeta
CT: D - Are you still with Karkat
AC: :33 *ac purrs and yawns*
AC: :33 yes i am!
AC: :33 please stop worrying about me! i can handle myself and i'm fine. karkitty would nefur hurt me!
CT: D - His temper worries me, Nepeta
CT: D - What if you anger him and he lays his hands on you
AC: :33 *ac gasps!*
AC: :33 karkitty would nefur! he told me himself!
AC: :33 you n33d to have faith, equius!
AC: :33 i am not a grub!
CT: D - I know Nepeta
CT: D - But as your moirail it is my job to make sure that you are safe at all times
Nepeta rolled her eyes in a manner similar to Karkat and put her phone away, not wanting to argue with him right now. Equius could be frustrating at times, and usually treated Nepeta like a child.
Whatefur, she thought. He doesn't have to worry.
She looked towards Karkat, and his expression was getting more and more wide with anticipation, watching the movie reach its conclusion. Nepeta also looked beside her to see Aradia with the same expression. At least the movie was almost over. Nepeta was getting more and more tired with every passing minute.
"I am tho completely lost at this point," said Sollux, referring to the movie. "What the fuck is even a 'Chaoth Emerald?'"
Aradia and Karkat gasped, their heads slowly turning to face Sollux.
"What the fuck, haven't you been paying attention?" said Karkat.
"Sweetie," said Aradia, making movements with her hands for emphasis. "Troll Barack Obama needs those Chaos Emeralds for a very important reason. How did you miss the part with the Game Sphere?"
"It's so spherical..." whispered Karkat, his hands running through his hair in disbelief. Sollux was at a loss for words. He preferred movies that were less romantic and more... crime solvey. But whatever, as long as Aradia was happy and as long as it was almost over.
Sollux never thought he would live to see the credits roll, but there they were, and he couldn't have been happier that it was over. Now his friends can go home and he can get a decent night's sleep. First he had to get Karkat and Aradia to stop crying.
"T-TEN OUT OF TEN," sobbed Aradia. "SUCH A GREAT ENDING!"
Karkat sniffled and wiped more tears out of his eyes. "I told you the movie was fucking great. I told you..." Aradia and Karkat stand up and proceed to hug, comforting each other through their weeping.
Sollux grabbed the remote control and shut the movie off, removing it from the player and setting it into its case. Nepeta had the same idea that Sollux had, and it was to stand up and prepare to head home.
Karkat and Aradia stopped their gross sobbing after a couple minutes, and took another minute to regain their composure.
"I-I'm fine now," said Aradia, nodding. "I'm good."
"Me too," said Karkat, clearing his throat. "God fucking dammit, that ending gets me every damn time..."
Sollux held the movie in his hands uncomfortably. "Tho uh... I gueth you'll be heading out then?"
Karkat coughed and nodded. "Yeah, it's getting kind of late. We should be off." He took the movie from Sollux and put it into his bag.
"You're forgetting thomeone," said Sollux, pointing to the bathroom. Aradia sighed softly. She had almost forgotten she would have to clean the bathroom.
"Oh for the love of-" muttered Karkat, storming off and opening the bathroom door. He found Gamzee asleep in a giant pool of water and wet makeup. He was surrounded by sopor slime and empty pie tins.
"RISE AND SHINE, FUCKASS!" yelled Karkat. Gamzee awoke immediately, scanning the room and his surroundings.
"Whoa, what the motherfuck," said Gamzee. He cleared his throat. "How long was I all up and out?"
"Who the fuck even cares, you secondary character," said Karkat. "Let's go."
Gamzee stood up. "Alright! Where did Tavbro go?"
"Tavros went home when you got high and shit," said Karkat. "I think he's upset, bro. You should talk to him when you can."
"Oh maaan," said Gamzee, his expression dropping. "That shit is totally UN-miraculous..." Nevertheless, he got up and exited the bathroom, rubbing his eyes as they adjusted to the light.
Aradia smiled at her clown friend when he greeted her. Nepeta gave a slight wave, and Sollux rolled his eyes. Dumbass clown always makes messes he'll never clean.
Karkat slung his movie backpack on and spoke. "We only got to see one movie, but fuck it, we'll watch more some other day."
Sollux shrugged and Aradia smiled.
"Well goodnight guys. Hopefully we weren't too much to deal with." And with that, they left. Sollux and Aradia were alone at last.
The first thing they did was sit down together at the couch, and let out a long sigh.
"Fucking finally," said Sollux. "I thought they would never leave."
"You sound like Karkat," said Aradia. She grabbed his arm. "Baby, you have to say tonight was still fun though."
He nodded. "Interethting is a better word." He kissed her cheek. "I'm tired."
"Should we fix the bath-"
"Don't," said Sollux, rubbing his temples. "Don't mention that right now, oh my god."
Aradia giggled and kissed Sollux, patting his knee. "On to bed then."
Sollux awoke late the next morning, and felt good about it. He yawned and cracked his neck, noticing that Aradia was not with him. She probably awoke a long while ago.
Getting up, Sollux stumbled over to the shower. He could hear the TV on in the distance, and figured that Aradia has just made breakfast and is catching up on any news.
Sollux stepped into the shower, feeling the hot water run all over his body, and he let out a long sigh. "I am the King of Showertime. It is me."
When he finished drying himself off, he put on a rather comfortable bathrobe and headed down to the living room.
"Honey?" he called out. "Did you make any coffee?"
"No coffee, motherfucker," said Gamzee. "Nice robe!"
"Thankth man," said Gamzee, craning his head and walking into the kitchen. "Do we have any coffee to make?"
"How the fuck should I know?" he heard Karkat say. "Just grab some soda and come join us. That shit perks you up better. Do you know how unhealthy coffee is?"
"Would you like me to brew some tea, Sollux?" called Kanaya. "It is good for the mind."
"No thank you," said Sollux. And then he slowly realized what was happening. Instead of slamming his head into a wall, he growled in anger and quickly walked into the living room, now spotting all of his friends.
"Heeeeeeeey Sollux!" said Vriska, winking. "Finally awake, huh?"
The only thing that would make this worse is if Sollux's robe dropped to the floor. He anticipated as such, and tied it tighter.
"Oh, good morning babe!" said Aradia, patting the seat on the couch next to her. "I saved you a seat! Karkat never mentioned that amazing movie had a sequel!"
"This one, Aradia," said Karkat, motioning towards the television. "Troll Barack Obama goes absolutely fucking crazy in this one. You haven't lived until you've seen him in action."
"I can't wait!" squeaked Aradia. Sollux received mixed "good mornings" from his friends. His eyes twitched. He couldn't speak. This was going to be a long, long day.
Author's Note: Figured now was a good place to end this story before it gets any worse. My thinkpan is rusted from having just taken my SAT. The next story I write will most likely involve Nepeta or Vriska. Thanks for reading~
