Karkat hadn't even opened is eyes and he knew the room was spinning. Last night- Shit.
Karkat sat up as fast as he could and immediately planned his escape. How could he be so stupid? Someone must've seen his eyes-
"Where are you going?"
Karkat had just put his hood up. He slowly turned around and said in a strained voice, "Don't worry about it."
She rolled out of bed only wearing her panties. It was so tempting to stay.
"Karkat, whatever you did it doesn't matter now."
Karkat forced himself to dress, "Not for this."
"You were part of the rebellion?"
"You think I'd do that?"
"I don't know," Nepeta sat back on the bed in frustration, "I don't know anything about you anymore! Do you still like romcoms? Are you still moirails with Gamzee? Do you still smile? Do you still love me? Do I still love you?" Nepeta waited for Karkat to answer he questions, but he was too shocked by her last one.
"If you don't love me... break up with me," he said after a long silence.
Her head throbbed. Her throat was tight. Her patience was spent. She had literally put everything into this relationship. She stood up and shoved him and then punched him in the arm.
"You know what I've given up for you? To keep your secret that you won't tell me about? And now instead of just telling me the secret, you want to break up and throw it all away? You can't even do this for me?" she shoved him again.
"I don't deserve you..." Karkat bit his lip.
"Fight for me Karkat! Fight for me!" she screamed, her face hot with her olive blood. There was a long silence, and Karkat was desperately trying to swallow his crippling fear.
"You know what Karkat? I made out with Sollux because he showed me more love and affection in a second than you have in a whole sweep," she tried not to cry but the tears were overflowing from the corners of her eyes.
Karkat turned around to hide his tears. Nepeta was needed him to stay, but his self-loathing made him walk out.
"Don't come back!" Nepeta screamed. The tears were already caught in her throat. The door softly closed and she began sobbing wildly.
There were two wet hands on her shoulders, "It's gonna be alright, Nep"
She did a double-take, "Eridan? Were you in the tub? And why are you naked?!"
"I remember getting in, but not really a reason why..." Eridan scratched his bulge, "I'm still really drunk."
"Me too," Nepeta sighed as she went back to the bed and sat down, "Although the argument sopurred me up a lot."
Eridan sighed, "It was a long time coming..."
"I know... I wanted to purrtend that if I matured like he wanted, was patient like he wanted..." she walked over to the bed and sat down with her head in her hands.
Eridan sat down next to her, "You remember when Fef totally rejected me and I went off the deep? Do you remember what you told me?"
She flopped backwards, "You gotta give it time and you gotta get over it..."
Eridan laid down too, but had to turn his head to the side so his horns wouldn't puncture the mattress. Nepeta turned and looked at him, slowly closing her eyes and reopening them. Eridan shifted a little closer to her and kiss her.
"You just got Fefuri and you've already moved on?"
Eridan shook his head a little, "The thing is... I moved on, grew up and Fef stayed the same. By the time I got to the point where she'd like me, I didn't like her because I grew up... To stay together, people have to change together. You were moving forward and Kat was so fixed on one thing he couldn't walk with you."
Nepeta smiled warmly, "When did you get so philosophical?"
He laughed a little, "I've been waiting to tell you all that for awhile."
Her eyes were lazy and beautiful, and that's just how they looked when they finally fell asleep.
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"Fuck!" Eridan yelled as he kicked his other foot at something that hissed in response.
"What's the matter?" Nepeta mumbled through a pile of sheets.
"Your cat bit me!"
"My cat?" she shuffled the sheets over her head, "How did Po- The door is open!"
Eridan yelped, wrapped himself in a blanket falling over the side of the bed as he did so.
"I'm way too hungover for this," he groaned in a defeated heap on the floor.
"At least you're on the side away from the door."
"Where are my clothes?" He cocooned further into the comforter.
Nepeta looked at Pounce, "Pounce, I need you to find Eridan's clothes."
"I'm bleeding!"
Pounce arched her back and hissed.
"Like you've never been on the rebound," Nepeta snapped back. Pounce turned her head towards the door and meowed.
Suddenly Feferi was in the doorway, "What's going on in here?"
"I'M REALLY NAKED!" Nepeta shouted, making her own ears ring.
Feferi held up her hand to block the view, "I'm just wondering if you've seen Eridan. His clothes are in my room but I cant find him anywhere."
"Eridan? No, no, I just woke up."
"Okay just checking. See you at brunch!" she walked away.
When her footsteps grew faint Eridan groaned from his heap, "We are so incredibly fucked."