wow, ok it's been a while since i posted anything. i've been really busy lately so i haven't had much time to write. well here's a long chapter to make up for my absence.
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It's Monday. Karkat waits outside for the bus with Aradia. "man, what's taking Gamzee so long?" Aradia asks, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Karkat
looks at the ground. Only he knows why Gamzee's late, and he choses not to tell Aradia what his father does, and what he has to go through.
The two wait for another four minutes, then Gamzee comes into view, walking across the street. Karkat can tell there's something wrong by the way he
carries himself. He's hanging his head, and he's walking a lot less clumsy and slow. he's walking at a good pace and he isn't tripping or leaning
forwards a little. "hey Gamzee, what's up?" Karkat asks, happy to see him at the least. Gamzee lifts his head up. Instantly, Karkat's stomach drops and
his heart rises into his throat. "oh fuck, Gamzee..." Karkat says, rushing to him. The boy's eyes were very sleep-deprived, and below them were dark
bags. Gamzee's makeup was smudged all around his face, mixed with blood. But then, what made Karkat choke up were three long cuts going
diagonally down his face, across his eyes, lips, and nose. "what did he do?!" Karkat said quietly, trying to wipe the blood off with an extra shirt he had
in his backpack. "i stood up to him, Karkat." Gamzee's tone was different. Not the usual pitch-changing slur he had all the time. It was a deep, serious,
gruff voice. Karkat had never heard Gamzee talk like that, and it startled him. "a-and he did this?" Karkat wipes away some stray tears. He hates when
his friends get hurt. He can't help but babble like an idiot, trying not to cry. "i stood up to him. All i said was, 'I'm not afraid of you, bastard.' and he
looked me dead in the eye. I really didn't care what he did, i wasn't afraid. And then he grabbed one of the kitchen knifes and choked me. He held the
knife up to my face and said, 'oh, you should be afraid. You should be very fuckin' afraid!' and then he took the knife. He took the knife and sliced up my
face. After that, he threw my backpack at me and pushed me outside. Here i am." Gamzee says solemnly.
Just then, the bus was seen coming down the road. "oh no, it's the bus..." Aradia says, pointing at it. "shit!" Karkat curses. "what do we do?"
"i can go to school, it's fine." Gamzee says with the same unchanging expression.
"but-"
"Karkat. I'm going to school." Gamzee cuts him off, looking straight into his eyes.
"o-okay..." He felt sick and dizzy. "what the fuck is going on with you Gamzee?"
the three kids get on the bus. Everyone who was howling and laughing a second ago, now stopped. The bus was dead silent. After a moment of
looking around, Karkat, Aradia, And Gamzee managed to find an open seat. After they were seated, people started talking again, lots were whispering,
most likely gossiping about them. By the end of the ride to school, everyone had returned to their loud, obnoxious, teenage chatting.
The day was going well up until lunchtime.
Karkat, Gamzee, and Aradia were sitting at their usual table in the back of the lunchroom. Gamzee stayed silent while Karkat and Aradia talked about
the new episode of Fiduspawn last night.
Gamzee spoke up, getting tired of the childish conversation. "why do you motherfuckers even watch that show. It's for motherfuckin' kids." he says, not
looking up from his food. Karkat and Aradia were a little unnerved by his dark tone. "well, we just still like it is all. If you have such a negative view on
it, just don't listen to the conversation." Aradia says, putting her elbow on the table and leaning her chin on her palm. Gamzee growls quietly, then
goes back to eating the disgusting school food.
"hey Gamzee, you're really weirding us out, are you okay?" Karkat asks, putting a hand on Gamzee's shoulder. Gamzee pushes his hand off. "i went
motherfuckin sober, that's what!" he barks. Karkat flinches from him yelling. "whoa, calm down Gamzee, that's great that you're sober, but you're
just..."
"just motherfuckin' what?"
"...y-you're just different."
Then, a familiar voice calls out to them. "well if it isn't the infamous three jack-offs" a tall boy with a smirk approaches them. " Just leave us alone
Marco. We aren't taking your shit today." Aradia says, sitting up straight. "oh, sorry babe, but I'm just gonna ask you to shut up for a bit. Is that
alright?" Marco says condescendingly. Aradia goes to say something, but Karkat interrupts her. "don't you fucking talk to her like that, asshole!" he
stands up, clenching his fists. Karkat had had enough of Marco's constant bullying. "why don't you go fuck yourself in the ass and leave us alone!"
Karkat steps in front of him with an angry expression. "Aww, did i make Karkitty upseeeet?" he says in a baby voice. "shut up!" Karkat yells, now
having the attention of everyone in the room. Marco pinches his cheeks and pushes him. "hey!" Karkat pushes him back, but Marco picks him up by
the collar, bringing him up to his face. "look at you, you're a fucking coward. Little shits like you need to learn how to respect the big guys." he smirks,
then punches Karkat in the stomach. Karkat lurches over, clutching his gut. "you asshole!" Aradia yells, going after him. Some of Marco's friends grab
her and hold her back. Marco punches him in the face and drops him, he stands over Karkat; laughing. "look how easy he went down! Just goes to
show how weak this little sophomore is." Marco starts kicking Karkat, lying on the floor, trying to defend himself.
"s-stop! Plea-AUGH!" Karkat tries to say, but is interrupted each time by Marco's kicks. Suddenly, Karkat hears a loud crack, then a round of gasps and
a thud. Someone grabs Karkat and holds him bridal-style. "how dare you." a gruff voice says. Karkat recognizes it as Gamzee's. He's still in a daze from
being kicked nearly to the point of spitting blood. Gamzee runs out of the cafeteria and brings Karkat into the nurse's office. He closes his eyes and
dozes off.
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oh god dammit
next chapter
here it comes
gamzee's officially hostile now
there will be lots of crying next chapter
just warning you
-Jake-