"STOP CALLING ME THAT." Karkat said, his face scrunching in a way that showed his dimple and Dave almost smiled. "I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS AND YOU'VE GOT SOME ANSWERS."
Dave sighed, his heart still not slowing its pace and a knot of nervousness forming in his stomach. Keeping his cool on the outside, he went and sat in a chair near the bed. (But not too close.) "Well, seeing as every other word isn't a cuss, this must be serious. Ask away."
"WHY DID YOU KISS ME?"
"I told you dude, I had a theory and wanted to test it out."
"IS THAT THE ONLY REASON?"
Dave wanted to say something, to let Karkat know, to … but he didn't. If Karkat was with Sollux, Dave was not going to be "that" guy. Instead he just shrugged, "Yeah."
"WERE YOU GOING TO KISS ME AGAIN?"
"... yeah, I was."
"WHY?"
"Ironic purposes."
"SERIOUSLY? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING WITH? RIGHT, FINE. WHY WERE YOU LOOKING FOR ME THE NEXT DAY? I KNOW YOU SAW ME AT SOLLUX'S, 'CAUSE I SAW YOU LOOKING AROUND THE CORNER."
Despite a bit of embarrassment at being caught, Dave didn't miss a beat and answered, "I was just wondering if you wanted to play a videogame, that's all."
"HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS THERE?"
"Told you, dude. You smell like apples."
Karkat mulled over this for a few minutes and Dave just sat there, leaning back and arms crossed, waiting.
Finally Karkat looked up and asked, "WHY HAVE YOU BEEN AVOIDING ME? YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO ME AND YOU STAY AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROOM."
At this, Dave stood up and walked back the table, grabbing his juice and taking a swig, hoping to buy some time to think of an answer. He hadn't realised he was being that obviously distant and briefly wondered if anyone else had noticed. Still not sure what to say Dave recapped the bottle, set it down and turned back to Karkat.
In an instant there were hands tangled in his hair, pulling him down slightly, and soft, warm, appley lips pressed to his.
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