Another month has passed by, and it's almost our first week long break. Just one more day, and I can spend the whole week at home, sleeping, making pies, or whatever the motherfuck I want. I wake up before the buzzing of my alarm and almost prance from excitement out of my recuperacoon, to the shower. The water couldn't warm up fast enough, and I'm out before it even gets to the regular degree Celsius. My clothes slip on, and I'm down the stairs by 6 on the dot.
"cAn'T wAiT fOr ThIs DaY tO gEt OvEr It." I laugh as I walk into the kitchen. Karkat and I had so much shit planned. His lusi agreed to let him stay over my hive, well, not so much as he let him. More like Karbro told him he was, and he is. I reach in to my refrigerator and pull out one of my pies. Cut up out a slice, and making a sandwich, and grabbing one of my Faygo's. Now, motherfucking faygo's are some miraculous shit. Fizzy motherfuckers just something you don't drink. I toss one in my backpack and look back towards the clock, it says it's 6:15. I'm out the door and down the hill to Tavros' by 6:20. I knock on his front door of his hive and it opens momentarily.
"wOW, YOU'RE HERE EARLY."
"YeAh, I kNoW tAvBrO. YoU aLmOsT rEaDy?" He wheels out and motions to his couch.
"yEAH, JUST NEED MY BAG." I nod and walk in to grab the backpack and we start our way to the school. It doesn't take long, because of the speed we're walking at. Well, mostly me chugging him up the hill.
"wHAT'S GOTTEN IN TO YOU?" He asks me questionably. We're already in front of the secretary office, and I look at my phone to see it is 6:37. "gAMZEE? yOU THERE?"
"HuH? sOrRy TaV, i DiDn'T hEaR yOu."
"nEVER MIND. i'LL AFTERSCHOOL. i HAVE TO GO SEE MY MATH TEACHER AT LUNCH."
"It'S aLl CoOl TaVbRo. ByE, bRo!" I wave to him as he heads inside one of the classrooms. Rushing over to where I meet Karkat in the mornings, I see that nobodies around. I start honking quietly to myself. Going through my bag I pull out a can of spray paint. You got to have at least one good prank before break, that's a rule.
"GAMZEE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" I jump up, and thrust the can behind my back and turn to face the condescending voice behind me. Karkat has his head tilted and his eyebrows raised.
"NoThInG, jUsT, uH, aBoUt To Go To ThE bAtHrOoM! YeAh, tHe BaThRoOm." I tug on my collar some, and he just looks at me with a little more concern.
"WHAT'S BEHIND YOUR BACK?" He points to the crook of my arm protruding out the back of me.
I tilt on my toes and lean on the wall, acting nonchalantly. "WhAt? I gOt NoThInG, I sWeAr." He frowns at me even more.
"OK, YOU'RE ACTING LIKE I JUST CAUGHT YOU WATCHING SOME WEIRD ADULT MOVIE. NOW SERIOUSLY WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?" He leans into my face and looks like he was about to kiss me, I lean in close myself, getting tricked. Karkat reaches behind me, and grabs the can of spray paint.
"AwW, mOtHeRfUcKeR, tHaT sHiT wAsN't FaIr." He sneers at me and holds the can in front of him.
"WHY DO YOU HAVE BLACK SPRAY PAINT? " I look up to the overhang and smirk.
"No ReAsOn. JuSt Up AnD hAvE iT." I smile at him. He crosses his arms and glares at me unconvinced with my answer, shaking the can in his hand.
"OH? THEN YOU JUST DON'T MIND IF I KEEP IT? SINCE YOU JUST HAVE IT." My face drops as he takes off his bag and starts to shove the can in it.
"wHaT!? WhY!?"
He smiles at me and tries to imitate my voice. "NO REASON. JUST TOO UP AND HAVE IT." He leans in, and smirks against my lips.
"ThAt'S nOt MoThErFuCkiNg FaIr." I pout some, but he just laughs.
"YEAH, AND YOU GETTING IN TROUBLE IS? IT WOULD SUCK IF SOME FUCKER I KNOW GOT AFTERSCHOOL DETENTION AND I'M JUST STANDING OUT FRONT LIKE A DUMBASS WAITING FOR SAID FUCKER."
"YoU wOuLd HaVe To Be An IdIoT tO kEeP yOu WaItInG."
"DAMN RIGHT." He chuckles in my chest.
"Ok, BuT i Do HaVe To PiSs, KaRbRo. If I tElL yOu WhEn I gEt BaCk, CaN i GeT iT bAcK?" he looks at me again as if he was about to say no. "PlEaSe?" I say in a singsong voice.
"WHATEVER, IF YOU TELL ME I GUESS." I kiss him quickly, and pick up my bag.
"ThAnKs, I'lL bE rIgHt BaCk!" I start to jog to the nearest building with a restroom. As soon as I'm sure I'm out of sight, I duck on the side of the building. I slide off my backpack, and look inside of it for another can of paint. You got to be all prepared for emergencies.
"GuEsS tHaT's EnOuGh FoR oNe MoThErFuCkInG cAr AnYwAy." I sigh out. "MoThErFuCkInG kArBrO, bEiNg AlL cOnCeRnEd AnD sHiT." I smile despite how I wanted it to sound. At least he cares for me enough that he doesn't want me in trouble. I put the can on the ground and toss on my bag, and rush down to the teacher's parking lot. Karkat's going to get suspicious if I'm gone to long so I need to be as fast as I possibly can. Just as I get there I target the car I want to paint. I look around the area to make sure no one's around, and get closer to the car. I put my hand on the hood of the car to see how long it's been there. It's still warm, so my P.E. teacher must have come a little while ago, all the better. He won't comeback anytime soon. I shake up the can of black paint to make sure it's well mix and start to spray out the windows. I get the front windshield blotted out, then to two front side ones. By the time I'm finished with it all, the car is reeking with the metallic stench of wet paint. The parking lot is filling with the upper class men's cars, and I start back to where Karkat was waiting for me. I have to find a place to keep the can until the end of school, don't need to up and get in any trouble. I make a detour to the art building and I head inside to my class. My teacher greets me, and I smile down at her. I come up with an excuse that this is for a later project, and she agrees and locks it into the paint cabinet.
"JuSt WaNtEd To Up AnD pLaCe It HeRe So I dOn'T gEt In AnY tRoUbLe."
"That's a good idea. It would suck if you got detention, or suspension over it. By the way, what colour was it? So we don't get it mixed up with anyone else's."
"I cAn PuT mY nAmE oN iT." She nods, and beckons me to the cabinet.
"Just lock it when you're done." She walks back out to the front of the room. I grab a yellow can of paint that doesn't have a name on it and write on mine. Just for good measure I get a little bit on my hands. Heading back out I wave to my teacher with the hand with the paint.
"SeE yOu AfTeR lUnCh!"
"Bye, Gamzee." She waves back. I check my phone one more time to see that it's 7:14. School will start in about 15 more minutes so I have time to spend with Karkat. He's tapping his foot against the wall and when he spots me his eyes slightly flash with annoyance.
"THAT WAS THE LONGEST PISS EVERY, FUCKER. THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOUR BLADDER? DID IT TURN INTO THE FUCKING OCEAN FROM ALL THAT SHIT YOU DRINK?"
"SoRrY." That's the only thing I can say, if he only knew. I let him hug me regardless, and I rest my arms on the wall behind him. We talk mindlessly about whatever pops into our heads. What we plan on doing on break, if we did today's math homework, why I never do mine, what I did afterschool. Just normal things, but they seem like a miricales the time we spend talking about it. Time speeds by as the morning bell rings to signal the students to their classes. I reach down to grab Karkat's hand.
"C'mOn, WaLk YoU tO cLaSs."
"WHEN DON'T YOU?" He jokes, but he leans on my shoulder and we walk to his psychology class. We are half way there when I'm struck with a high pitched voice bouncing off my ear drums.
"Oh, my GOD! You two are so cuuuuuuute together! Seriously!"
"UH, THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR LIKE THE MILLIONTH TIME VRISKA. YOU SAY THAT EVERY FUCKING TIME YOU SEE US. STARTING TO THINK THAT YOUR ONE FUCKING EYE IS FORGETTING WHAT WE LOOK LIKE EVERY TIME YOU SEE US. MAYBE YOU AND THAT SWEAT FREAK EQUIUS SHOULD GET TOGETHER SO YOU WON'T BE PREOCCUPIED STARING AT US. OR THAT ROCK OVER THERE," He points his head to a boulder that's covered in gum and moss from over the years. "YOU TWO PROBABLY HAVE A LOT IN COMMON, LIKE BRAIN LEVEL ACTIVITY FOR ONE. IT COULD TEACH YOU HOW TO BE QUIET FOR, I DON'T KNOW, LONGER THAN THIRTY SECONDS? THAT'S A GOOD START, I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP BY SAYING HOW *CUUUUUUUUTE* YOU TWO ARE TOGETHER." Towards the end of his long, sarcastic monologue he lets go of my hand to clasp his own together to put emphasis on the cute. I chuckle to myself, she's been doing this every morning when she sees us, we haven't really talked since I caught her in the hall. I just fine with that, as long as she doesn't mess with my friends or Karkat I'm motherfucking cool. They do this every morning, with variations on the insults. But today, I don't think Vriska's in the mood for his insults.
"Shut up and take the fucking compliment for once karkat! You act as if you're so high and mighty when you won't even share your 8lood colour, you are pretty much the last one to talk." She scoffs at him. Karkat's eyes go into slits as he stares at her.
"AND WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU TO TALK? YOU JUST BARELY PASSED THE HEMOSPECTRUM AS A HIGHBLOOD TWO MORE DOWN YOU'D BE LIKE THE REST OF US! AND I CAN HIDE MY BLOOD COLOUR IF I DAMN SURE WANT TOO!" He takes a step closer to her, and she does the same. Blood colours on Alternia are important, by life or death, to be exact. There are 12 colours on the spectrum, and the higher bloods are suppose too help the lower bloods. That doesn't have to happen though, and I don't think it ever has. Low bloods are supposed to respect the upper half, but some trolls like me and Karbro don't really give a fuck. I do sometimes wonder what his colour is, though. He doesn't really talk about it.
"The rest of who? You're dating a high8lood yourself, where's everyone else you're talking about."
"HeY, lEaVe Me OuT oF tHiS, I aIn'T dOnE a MoThErFuCkInG tHiNg." They break from their argument to look over towards me. Great, now they notice me.
"Oh, gamzee you, silly, little, clown. You're probably in the same predicament as karkat here, maybe you're wearing a totally different shirt than your colour. 8eause if you were acting like your colour would in tell, you pro8a8bly wouldn't even 8e here right now. Let alone dating this jackass. "
"EXCUSE YOU?!" Karkat looks as if he is about to start fighting. Thank God you aren't allowed to bring your weapons to school. I extend my arm out to hold him back and try to subdue my rage.
"WhAt?"
"You heard me."
"TaKe It BaCk."
"Make me." I look at her and she looks as if she just one the grand prize at being the top motherfucking bitch. She doesn't know what she just brought up.
"YoU cRaZy SpIdEr BiTcH, i'M hOlDiNg BaCk FrOm BeAtInG yOu SeNsLeSs. NoT mY cOlOuR? mOtHeRfUcKeR, yOu KnOw DaMn WeLl WhAt My CoLoUr Is, YoU gAvE mE tHaT eYe, ReMeMbEr?"
"That wasn't me…."
"DID I SAY TALK?!" I raise my voice to a level were even I'm shocked at, the other trolls around us grow quiet and look in our direction. Karkat holds on to my shoulder, and Vriska just looks on, her face completely empty of emotion.
"you're a motherfucking blue blood, A BLUE BLOOD AND YOU'RE TELLING ME what I should do as a motherfucking highblood?! AND WHO I SHOULD BE MOTHERFUCKING DATING?! hell, you don't even deserve that rock as your matesprit if that's what you think! WHAT EXCATLY SHOULD I BE DATING?! some heartless bitch like you, THAT DOESN'T GIVE A MOTHERFUCK ABOUT HER FRIENDS?! Seriously, you paralyzed one and blinded another. YOU'RE THE LAST ONE I WOULD LISTEN TO." I was engulfed in rage, there was so much more to say, but I couldn't think straight. Then, she does it again, that motherfucking smile.
"oh? I'm a heartless 8itch? I'm hurt, gamzee. I do all of that so others will know my place, it's not my fault idiots like you can't see that. I think I could still be a 8etter high8lood than you." She shrugs it off as if it was dirt on her shoulders. I leap forward, almost ready to punch her, but I feel Karkat arm rest around my chest and he tugs me back.
"LET GO! i'm going to kill her! I SWEAR TO THE MOTHERFUCKING MESSIAHS, i'm going to motherfucking choke her!"
"GAMZEE, CALM THE FUCK DOWN! DON'T LET HER GET TO YOU! YOU'RE LETTING HER WIN!"
"Now you're acting like a juggulator! Coooooooome gamzee, you're strong enough aren't you or are you weaker than that asshole holding you 8ack!?" She sticks her tongue out at me and I almost sling karkat over my shoulder. He glares at her, and I hear him spit something out.
"IF YOU DON'T LEAVE US THE FUCK ALONE, I'M GOING TO LET HIM GO TO SEE HOW BADLY YOU GET HURT!"
"WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO, KARKAT?! HUG ME TO DEATH!?" She laughs, through her nostrils, and I lose it. I manage to break free of Karkat's hold and I charge towards her. Vriska's eyes open wide as I end up tackling her to the ground.
"GAMZEE! DON'T YOU ASSHOLE, DO YOU WANT TO END UP SUSPENED ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE BREAK!?"
"the motherfuck, DO I CARE FOR?! she deserves it!" I turn my head back towards him. As much as I hate to say it, he's right.
"You going to listen to your 8eloved?" She jokes nervously to me. I shoot her a menacing scowl, and have my fist hover above her.
"LeAvE uS aLoNe, I dOn'T wAnT nOtHiNg To Do WiTh YoUr GrOuP." I lean down and whisper in her ear.
"You have no idea what you just started, Makara." She hisses back "you're too scared to punch me now, you won't have the guts to stop me later."
"Oh. ReAlLy?"
"Yes, 8elieve me, you won't." She barely gets the word out when I land a right hook to her jaw.
"GAMZEE, LAY OFF!" I feel Karkat grab my arms and drag me off to the side. "IF YOU GET IN TROUBLE I SWEAR TO GOD I'M STAYING HOME FOR BREAK."
"WhAT? WhY? ShE aSkEd FoR iT, AnD yOu CaN't IgNoRe A mOtHeRfUcKeR pLeAs."
"YEAH, YEAH, SAVE IT." He rolls his eyes and helps me off the ground. "THAT'S A FAIR PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR CLOWN ASS. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST LET IT GO."
"ShE iNsUlTeD yOu, CoUlDn'T lEt ThAt SlIdE."
"AM I CRYING IN A CORNER RIGHT NOW? NO, I'M NOT. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO, IT DIDN'T HURT ME ANY."
"If YoU sAy So, KaRbRo." I play it off as if he's right. But inwardly I want to go back over to her and get a couple of more hits in. why the hell would she say that anyway? Crazy motherfucking bitch is trying too hard to make my life a living hell.
"I DO SAY SO. I'M RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG. END OF DISCUSSION. NOW, I'M GOING TO GO BACK OVER THERE AND DEAL WITH WHATEVER AWKWARD QUESTIONS AND ONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHY THERE'S A RANDOM STUDENT BLEEDING TO OUR TEACHER. AND YOU HAVE BETTER HOPE VRISKA DOESN'T SAY SHIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED OR WAVE BYE-BYE TO YOUR WEEK SPENT WITH YOUR MATESPRIT. AND YOU ARE GOING DOWN TO P.E. AND YOU'RE GOING TO ACT AS IF YOU'RE THE BEST FUCKING STUDENT IN THAT CLASS. YOUR TEACHER SHOULDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S YOU FROM HOW WELL BEHAVED YOU'RE BEING. YOU'RE A TRANSFER STUDENT FROM *EVERYTHING I DO IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING* HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU NEVER LEAVE. AND IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THAT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, GOT IT?"
"FiNe, I'lL bE gOoD i SwEaR." I lean down and kiss him goodbye, and start to walk in the opposite direction of where Vriska's still laying. I take the long way down to try and relax before I get wound up from my daily dose of insults from my teacher. I get down there before the final bell to see nobody is on their numbers for roll call. Wandering around I find a huge crowd of students in the parking lot.
"Who the fuck would do this to my god damn car!?" It takes all of my control to stop myself from laughing at the sight. My coach is tugging on his hair and his face is completely blue from his blood rushing to his face from yelling for the past 15 minutes. My day just got twenty times better. We didn't do much in P.E., just watch him motherfucking complain about if he catches the kid he's making sure they're going to get expelled, I had to go to the bathroom so I could finally get my laugh on. My next two classes we really just sat around and talked while some movie played. That's why I love days before breaks, you don't do motherfucking shit. After watching a play in my English it's finally lunch.
"Have a good break class! See you in a week!" He shouts to us as we bombarded out the doors. It doesn't take me long to get to my lunch table, but Karkat has already beat me there. His face is his face is in a weird morph of pissed, and miserably.
"WhAt'S uP kArBrO?" I say as I walk behind him. I wrap him in my arms and rest my head on top of his, while he fidgets below me.
"I FORGOT TO REMIND MY LUSUS, EVEN THOUGH THAT COUNTS AS TAKING CARE OF ME, TO PACK MY LUNCH. AND I DIDN'T GRAB ANY MONEY TO BUY SOME." He must be hungry, he didn't even go into a long insulting explanation on why his lusus should be culled.
"YoU wAnT mInE? i JuSt WaNt ThE sOdA." I reach in my to grab the lunch I prepared from earlier. At first he shakes his head, ready to say that taking mine won't solve anything, but his stomach growls. I dangle the bag in front of his face, and when he tries to grab it jerk it up. "WhOa, WhOa, WhOa, MoThErFuCkEr. i DiDn'T sAy It WaS fReE."
"I JUST SAID I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY, AND IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR SOME, THAT'S LOW."
Leaning over more, till we are eye to eye, and so he can see my smile I continue. "WhO sAiD aNyThInG aBoUt MoNeY? tHiS iS gOnNa CoSt YoU a KiSs KaRkAt."
"YOU CAN BE SO FUCKING CHEESY SOMETIMES, I SWEAR TO GOD." He jeers in my face, grabbing my cheeks, and pulls me in. at first he just presses his lips against mine, not unlike what we always do. We always kiss like this. I'm about to let go, till I feel his lips massage against mine. He sucks on my bottom lip and let's go of it slowly, teasing as if he won't do it again. The lunch bag drops from my hand as he leads me to a seat beside him. I start to move my lips awkwardly in the same motion. I'm really not good at this, but I don't want him to stop. With every grab of my mouth it's sending a shiver down my spine. Karkat grabs the sides of my chest, pressing harder, spreading my lips in the process. I scarcely open my mouth to feel his tongue slide past my sharp fangs. The top of his tongue rakes the roof of my mouth a few more times, and let's go of me with a muffled pop.
"THERE, THINK I PAID YOU ENOUGH," Karkat reaches over to grab the bag of food. "OR WAS I SHORT SOME?" Gloating, as he digs around to find the sandwich. "HEY, ALTERNIA TO GAMZEE. YOU THERE, ASSHOLE?" Shaking my head to wake up from my love-struck gaze, I start laughing.
"KaRbRo, I tHiNk YoU pAiD mE oVeR." I pant out. I wrap my arms around his waist and he laughs.
"WHATEVER; DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE OF THE P.E. TEACHERS CAR?"
"YeAh, SoMe MoThErFuCkEr bLaCkEd OuT hIs WiNdOw WiTh SpRaY PaInT." I grimace as I catch my slip, should have just said paint.
"SPRAY...PAINT?" He shuffles in my hold, so that he's looking at me.
"I dOn'T kNoW iS wHaT i HeArEd FrOm A sEnIoR." I try to cover up my slip but it's too late.
"GAMZEE, DIDN'T *YOU* HAVE SPRAY PAINT THIS MORNING?" Karkat frowns. I don't look at him directly and play it off like I'm staring at someone in the distance. "GAMZEE…" Once again, I get saved by the bell. I leap up and kiss his forehead.
"SoRrY kArBrO! cAn'T bE lAtE tO cLaSs!"
"DON'T THINK I'M LETTING YOU OFF THAT EASILY! I'LL SEE YOU IN CHEMISTRY!" He shouts as I dive into my Art class. For once I get there before everyone in the class. Before I sit down I get called back to my teacher.
"Gamzee, wait colour spray paint did you give me this morning?" She keeps a straight face, and has her hands balled into a fist together.
"YeLlOw, I wRoTe My NaMe On It ReMeMbEr? If ThIs Is AbOuT cOaCh'S cArE pAiNtEd, I sWeAr I dIdN't Do It. I'Ve BeEn MoThErFuCkInG cOnCeRnEd SiNcE i HeArd."
"I believe you Gamzee, just wanted to make sure." I nod, and go back to my seat. I never liked lying to any motherfuckers, just doesn't feel right. But, I had to do this one, don't up and want any trouble.
"X33 GAMZ3333333333333333333! OH MY GOD! YOU AND KARKAT ARE SO CUTE!" I sit down next, to hear screeches of joy.
"Ok, WhAt We Do NoW?" I roll my eyes, I don't think I want to hear how cute we are. I can't be mean to Nepeta, even if I tried. You just have to love her.
";33 I saw you two at lunch. You two are purrfect fur one another."
"MoThErFuCk, YoU gOt GoOd EyEs, SiS." I chuckle out.
":33 how could you not see you guys?! you sit right in the middle of the cafeteria!" I groan as she continues on about how cute we are, and how we should get a room. I get saved by the onslaught when she has to go to the restroom.
"SO WH4T, NOT GO1NG TO T4LK TO M3?" Terezi smirks at me, and I turn back to her.
"HeY, sOrRy, SiS. GoT cAuGhT wItH nEpEtA. WhAt'S uP?"
"1 DON'T KNOW, YOU T3LL M3."
"WeLl, YoU sEe Us At LuNcH tOo? YoU cOuLd KiD wItH tHiS mOtHeRfUcKeR oN tHaT."
" 1 D1DN'T S33 ANYTH1NG." She cackles at me. "AND 1 DON'T M34N TH4T. 1 M34N WH4T TH1S MORN1NG W1TH VR1SKA." Shit, I completely forgot about her and that shit. Then again, I can't completely forget.
"ShE sTaRtEd IT! MoThErFuCkInG bItCh InSulTeD kArKaT aNd Me! TaLkInG aBoUt OuR bLoOd CoLoUr, WhEn I'm MoThErFuCkInG HiGhEr. ThEn ShE dOeSn'T eVeN kNoW kArKaT's ! FoR aLl ShE kNoWs He'S lIkE ErIdAn!" I'm gripping the side of the table as if I'm going to break it in half. I really wish I would have punched her more than once. She would have still be knocked the motherfuck out.
"1 DON'T C4R3 ABOUT THAT! SH3 D3S3RVERES 1T, YOU KNOW 1 AGR33 W1TH YOU. BUT D1D SH3 S4Y ANY TH1NG?"
"NoT tHaT i ReMeMbER. SoMe ShIt'S gOiNg To HaPpEn ThOuGh, I kNoW iT."
"YOU KNOW 1T. W4TCH YOUR B4CK, AND K4RK4T'S." She says ominously, and points in the direction of the door. A feww seconds later, Nepeta walks back in and run back to where we are. We stop talking about it, as long as she's hear. I don't want her to worry about any of it, and because she might ask Equius. That will probably lead to more trouble. The end of the class draws closer, and everyone starts to pack up there stuff I feel Terezi grab on my shoulder, and leans in to my ear.
"YOU M1GHT W4NT TO W4ALK TO K4RK4AT'S H1VE TODAY, TH3N GO TO YOURS."
"I gOt To WaLk TaVbRo, ThOuGh."
"1'LL DO 1T. 1 DON'T M1ND, BES1DES, VR1SKA S4ID SH3 H4S SOME WORK AFT3RSCHOOL." I nod and thank her just as the bell rings. I rush out to class and head to the Science building. I take the long way, to calm down again. I don't want Karkat to see me riled up, I want our day to end on a good foot. I get to the classroom just as the tardy bells about to ring. Being the second to last student in my seat, I gently put my bag on the ground not to interrupt my teacher's monologue.
"Since it's the last day before break, and you are the last class of the day, I decided to watch a movie."
"HAS ANY OF YOUR OTHER CLASSES WATCH ONE?" I had my head turned searching in my bag for my notebook, but when I head Karkat talk, I looked over. He doesn't sound normal, his speech sounds slurred. And he completely chopped that sentence to where it was barely recognisable.
"No, I only have this class because I plan on going straight home after this. I have to go catch a flight."
"OOOOH, THAT MAKE SSSSSENSE." He drags the end of his sentence out. Even Sollux is looking at him weird, what has gotten in to him?
"Yes, well." She turns away from him to the rest of the class. "I'm letting you guys move seats. But don't leave a mess, or talk over the movie." There's some cheer from everyone, and I pick up my stuff to go sit by Karkat. I want to see what's up with that motherfucker.
"HeY, SoLlUx. CaN i SiT tHeRe?"
"yeah, maybe you can 2ee what'2 wrong wiith hiim. he'2 been giggling ever since we walked iin." He jumps out his seat and heads over to a girl he seems to know.
"HEEEEEEY," He warbles to me. "HEY! SIT NEXT TO ME, GAMMY!"
"GaMmY? YoU dOn'T cAlL mE tHaT." I pull out the chair and sit down, and he pounces on me, nuzzling into my neck.
"WELL MAYBE I SHOULD, IT SUITS YOU." He still talking slower than what I'm used to. That scares me some, and I need to get to the bottom of it.
"KaRkAT, WhAt'S gOtTeN iN tO yOu? YoU sEeM, dIfFeReNt." He starts laughing into my side, kissing my neck in the process. We get quieted by some of the other students around us, as the film starts up. I rest my arm on the back of his chair, and he's fidgeting in his seat, holding on to my hands and resting in my lap. He still won't stop laughing quietly to himself.
"YOU LOOK SO FUCKING CUTE RIGHT NOW. YOU ALWAYS DO, BUT JUST CUTE-TE-ER."
"CuTe-Te-Er? ThAt'S a NeW wOrD." I lean down and kiss his forehead, and sit him up. "HeY, I'Ll Be RiGhT bAcK, oK?" He shakes his head in acknowledgement and I walk to the door. Our teacher says that since we're highschoolers we're responsible for our own bladder problems, and she can't tell us when we can go or not. I just think she doesn't want to hear about when we have to go and pee. I head out the door with my bag and start a quick walk down the hall to the boy's bathroom. Finishing my business, I head to the sink to wash my hands. As the water stops, I hear the door open and close as if somebody has walked in. For some reason, the school doesn't allow mirrors in the bathroom, so I can't see him. Then, with a sudden rush of movement I'm shoved sideways till I crash into the wall. At first, I'm about to punch the motherfucker till the motherfucking walls painted with any other colour than the boring white they are when I feel a recognisable pair of lips on mine. I drop my fist and look down to see Karkat gripping on my shirt. He let's go of my lips and starts laughing again. At least now I can talk to him without the blare of dramatic music.
"Ok, NoW sErIoUsLy, WhAt'S gOiNg On WiTh YoU?" I say holding him back. He just grips the side of my arm and leans in on my stomach looking up at me.
"HAHAHAHA! I D-DON'T KNOW!" He says through some laughs "AFTER YOU LEFT ME IN LUNCH I WENT TO MY CLASS. AND I, DON'T KNOW, BEEN FEELING DIZZY. BUT NOT A BAD DIZZY! LIKE, A HAPPY DIZZY!" With the last part of the sentence he breaks into more laughter. I raise my eyebrows and give him a look of concern and confusion. Dizzy? Then it hits me what might be wrong with him.
"KaRkAt, DiD yOu EaT aLl ThE lUnCh I gAvE yOu?"
"YEAH, IT WASN'T MUCH! JUST THAT SANDWICH AND THE PIE. THE PIE WAS GOOD THOUGH." I let go of him, and he wraps his hands around my waist. I raise my hands to my face and shake my head. I forgot I had that pie in there. I didn't even tell him anything about it. I haven't told him what exactly my pies are made of, so if he remembers after this I have a lot of explaining to do this weekend.
"Oh, ShI-i-I-i-" My sentence is cut short as I feel Karkat squeeze my bone-bulge.
"YOU KNOW HOW I SAID YOU LOOKED CUTE EARLIER?" He says mumbling on my neck, leading up to my lips "I MEAN YOU LOOK REALLY, REALLY FUCKING CUTE…."