I awoke a little while later to see Karkat sleeping peacefully next to me. I smiled and kissed his nose. I grabbed some clothes, and went to the bathroom to take a shower and get dressed. I went back into my room, sat down at my desk, and pulled up a few ukulele tabs. I played until Karkat woke up.

"Good morning, sunshine! Sleep well?"

"Morning, Kitty... No, didn't really sleep very well, but what else is new?" He said, getting up and stretching. "I'm gonna go get dressed." He said, getting up and walking to Meulin's room. He stayed in there for a little while, then returned to my room a few minutes later. He sat down on the bed and layed back, sighing.

"What are you sighing about?"

"Eh, I dunno.. Just was thinking about how pretty it is out today. Seems like the perfect time to take a beautiful girl on a date?" He said, looking at me and smiling. I couldn't help but giggle, and get up and go over to lay next to him.

"And who would this beautiful girl be?"

"Oh, you know... She's got the most adorable smile that makes me never wanna stop making her happy so I can always see it. She has really soft hair that's fun to play with, and her eyes are so pretty, they light up when she laughs... You know her, actually. Though, to be honest, you two are nothing alike." He said with a teasing smile. I giggled and blushed and leaned down and kissed him gently. He kissed me back and wrapped his arms around my waist. I laid down next to him, humming softly.

"You really think all that about me..?"

"Of course! Why would I say all that if I didn't mean it?"

"I suppose you wouldn't..."

"That's right! Now..." He scooped me up in his arms and stood up so he was holding me bridal style. "We have a date we should be getting to!" I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.

"Away!" I said, giggling.

He carried me out the door, and dropped me down at the top of the steps, and we went down together. We walked, hand in hand, to the park. We had written my mom a note telling her where we were gonna be, and we went out. Karkat took me took me to the park, and we walked on the trail, then went to the swings. He pushed me for a bit, then we switched. After a few moments, I slowed his swing, and had him stay there. I sat in his lap, and he pushed us gently with his feet. I smiled at the placid little moment, leaning against him, laying my head on his shoulder. He kissed the side of my head, and I sang softly, enjoying this sweet little moment.

Too soon, we got up, and he took me to lunch. He treated me, though I vowed to pay him back for my half later. Probably would just slip the money back in his wallet later. I really don't like people buying things for me, but he insisted, so I went with it. We had a lot of fun together, and he made me laugh a lot, and he had a lot of really fun stories to tell. He even had a few I hadn't heard.

He walked me back to my house, and then we sat on the couch and watched movies a while, snuggled up in a blanket together. I eventually fell asleep on him, and he just held me, stroking my hair softly. When I woke a while later, my mom was saying dinner would be ready soon. I sat up, and looked at him, smiling a bit.

"Hello..."

"Hey kitty. I have one more thing to do for our date, but we have to wait a while, okay?"

"Okay.. What is it?"

"A surprise."

"God dammit, Karkat..."

"What? It is!" I laughed softly, and my mom called us to dinner. Karkat and I walked in together, and sat across from each other. We all ate together, and we told my mom about our date today, and we all had a good time talking to each other. We finished, and me and Karkat did the dishes, then we sat down on the couch and watched TV for a while.

A few hours after dinner, Karkat got up, and pulled me up with him. He shouted up to my mom and said we were going on a walk and would be back soon. He lead me outside, and we walked down the street, to his house. He unlocked the door, and brought me upstairs. We went into his room, and opened the window, and climbed out. He helped me up, and we went to a little area that was close to the top and laid down on a flat area. I smiled and laid down next to him, smiling a bit.

"Look up at all the stars, Kitty..." he said, waving his hands over the sky, as if showing off the vastness. I smiled and hugged him tight.

"I love star gazing.. You know today has been a wonderful day.. I really love spending time with you.."

"I love spending time with you too." He said, looking at me.

"Well...I love you, Karkat..." I said, blushing a bit and smiling.

"I-.. I love you too, Nepeta.." He replied, smiling wide. I kissed him gently, and he kissed back, wrapping his arms tighter around me. We smiled at each other for a moment, and he sighed contentedly. I looked back up at the sky, and pointed to a constellation.

"Look up there... That's the cancer constellation. And next to it is the Leo constellation." I said, looking at him. He smiled, and squeezed my hand.

"Does that mean that even when we're dead and gone, we'll be together in the stars?"

"I think it does.. I really think it does.." I said, my eyes drifting closed. He kissed my forehead, and I drifted off to sleep, happily in his arms, happily in love.

A/N Here we go, a fluffy chapter full of date! I hope this is a little happier than yesterday's chapter. I did move the story along a little today, but I probably be more so in the next few chapters. I would also like to remind you all that the Cover Art Contest is open to all, and will be ending this Thursday. Good luck to all who enter!