She sighed, not believing him but accepting the fact that he didn't want to tell her. "Do you still plan on staying with us?" She asked softly.
"Uh... If you want me to..." He rubbed his neck, unsure.
She nodded, "I do." She knew both of them would be safer at her place. "You don't mind guys, right?" She asked Nepeta and Feferi.
Feferi shrugged. "Not really!"
Nepeta turned around. "We don't have anywhere for him to sleep."
"What about the extra room next to mine?"
"... Oh." She turned around, pouting to herself.
"Do you not like that idea?" She asked, assuming she was pouting. She could hear it in her voice.
"... No, but whatever."
She laughed, "I know you're pouting right now. Tell me, do you not like my idea?"
Karkat shifted a bit. "I-I don't have to stay."
She shook her head, "No I want you to. Besides you don't have anywhere else to go, and you are not going back to Bro. I won't let you."
"But it makes her uncomfortable..."
"Its not uncomfortable. I just don't trust him too much."
Karkat rested his head in his hands, something totally off in his mind. Every mean word made him want to cry rather than scream. He was grateful when Feferi pulled into the driveway and got out to help Terezi out of the car so that he wouldn't have to and she wouldn't have to hear him break down.
Terezi got out of the car and followed Feferi and Nepeta inside. "Please just try and trust him. Just a little." She asked Nepeta soft enough so Karkat wouldn't hear, "For me."
Nepeta turned and glared at her. "Trust him? He tried to kill you!"
She shook her head. "He didn't want to kill me, that was Bro. And he saved my life, he got me out of there. He is the only reason I am alive right now."
"But he kidnapped you!"
"He had no other choice, Bro made him. If it wasn't for him I would be /dead/ right now." She yelled back, trying to defend him. "He saved my life!"
"... I don't like him."
She sighed, "Can you please just give him a chance?" She asked softly, as they walked inside. She was so glad to be home.
"Fine. But I still don't like him!"
She sighed, "Just please be nice and give him a chance. I really like him and I don't want you to hurt him."
"Alright, fine."
She smiled and hugged Nepeta. "Thanks. Did Karkat follow us in?" She asked. Wondering where he went and what he thought of her house.
"I think so."
She nodded, "Hey Karkat, what do you think of my house?" She laughed, heading to her room.
Karkat followed behind her, shrugging a bit. "It's fine. Bigger than what I'm used to."
"Well we do have three people living here." She led him to her room, "Wanna see my room? It's right next to yours."
"Uh, yeah, sure." He played with the edge of his sleeve.
"Are you okay?" She asked, "You sound off." She grabbed his hand and dragged him to her room. She laughed and stopped at the door to her room, waiting for his reaction.
"No, I-" He stopped, staring at her ceiling where various dragon-like plushies hung by their necks. "... Terezi...?"
"You what?" She laughed, walking over to her closet, perfectly avoiding all the scalemates. She had about 40 different colored scalemates all hanging from nooses. She opened her closet and grabbed the spare cane she just remembered she had. She felt so much safer holding it.
"What the fuck?"
"What?" She laughed, sitting on her bed. "Come in and sit with me." She patted the spot next to her.
He ducked under a few scalemates, still managing to hit himself in the face with a few more. "Do you have some anger issues or something?"
She laughed, "No I just served rightful justice." She started batting one with her cane.
"O...kay..." He watched her, not sure whether to be fascinated or terrified.
She laughed, "It makes people think twice about messing with me. I can easily tie a noose without looking now." She picked up a piece of rope and quickly tied it into a noose, she hung it around her neck like a necklace and smiled at him.
"Get that thing off!"
She laughed and pulled on it, making it tighten a little."Why? I don't /see/ a problem here."
"Jesus, stop that!" He grabbed the rope from her, trying to figure out how to untie the knot.
She made fake choking noises when he grabbed the rope. "Don't pull that part!" She gasped.
Karkat dropped the rope, grabbing his knife quickly from his pocket. "Terezi, you fucktard!"
She flinched back from the knife, fear making her smile waver for a minute.
"Relax, would you?" he growled, holding it closer to her neck and hacking the rope away.
She flinched when her got near her neck with the knife. "I am relaxed," She laughed nervously, "I am so chill right now."
"Uh huh." He tossed away the rope. "Don't fucking do that, you hear me?"
She sighed, ignoring his request. "You ruined the rope. I could have used that."
"How? Fucking hanging yourself?"
She shrugged, "Maybe it was for me. Maybe it was for you."
Karkat's eyes widened. "/What/?!"
She smiled at him, "You heard me."
Karkat stood up slowly. "Ooookay."
She grabbed his hand and pulled him back down. "You don't want to leave yet." She laughed, pulling out more rope.
"Terezi!" he yelled, trying to squirm away.
She laughed, sitting on his chest and starting to tie the rope into a noose.
"Stop it!" He grabbed onto her wrists, managing to push her away long enough to turn over.
Terezi gasped with the sudden movement, disoriented for a minute. She dropped the rope, which she managed to finish tying before he flipped her. "I'm sorry." She whispered, a little bit of fear leaking into her voice.
He stared down at her, hearing the fear in her voice and relaxing his grip. He lowered his face a lot closer to hers. "It doesn't really matter that much to me," he mumbled.
She felt his breath on her face and turned away from him, nervous. "I'm sorry." She whispered again, not knowing what to say.
He laid his hand on her cheek, not exactly knowing what to say either. Surprisingly it didn't make him shaky. He leaned down, brushing his lips against hers lightly.
She froze and gasped again. "Karkat?" She asked softly, starting to tremble underneath him.
He pulled back, biting his lip. "... I, um..."