Thank you all for the past reviews, I really enjoy reading them all! You all are just so wonderful! I'm trying to upload more but as of late I'm a bit busy. I have a new job and I've been working it like crazy and then I've been sick on top of that. And to put a cherry on top of the sundae of misery, I'm behind in school. So it could be either a short amount of time, or a week or two before I update again. I'm very spontaneous , but I thought I'd say something . Ughh I'm not looking forward to winter ; n ;

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-Nia Frost

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A few more months passed this way, their only visitors being Jade, Dave, Rose, and Kanaya. Jade was eager to hold and play with her niece and Dave spoke with John when his hands were free. Rose who was inseparable from Kanaya stood by and watched. Kanaya watched but in her head she was already creating little outfits for the small creature. Karkat didn't always like all of them being in there at once but they were John's closest friends. He knew he would be able to trust them as well, but he still felt on edge. When he spoke to John about it later he laughed and kissed him, explaining that that was just him feeling fatherly and protective.

Nepeta's wrist healed as well as Equis' arm and they were allowed to be without the splints. They were however warned to be careful. Tavros was still recovering but was coming along quickly with Gamzee's help and attentiveness. Gamzee constantly was apologizing to Tavros but Tavros only smiled and kissed his matesprit. He knew what would happen if he got involved, and he wasn't about to say he wouldn't do it again. He had gone back to sitting in his wheelchair while he was healing, just so that he wouldn't exert any extra energy trying to walk. Energy that he needed to heal. Karkat was healed up nicely with a few new scars to show and the same went for Gamzee. The scars across his face unnerved him when he saw them, but it was a constant reminder of what had happened. He even stopped wearing his makeup for a while, which Tavros approved of, but only because seeing the other's face without the makeup made him flush even more.

Vriska had disappeared and couldn't be found by anyone and it remained this way for quite some time. Terezi normally would be investigating but she was teaching Sollux to use his other senses to "see" around him. He was catching on rather quickly and was eventually fastened with a cane of his own. He didn't like it so much, but it at least kept him from walking into walls like was doing a lot of. Aradia was always at his side helping when she could. As for the others their respective moirails or matesprits were talking care of them.

Eridan woke up in a tub full of water. His wounds were dressed and healed enough that they weren't bleeding out. His head hurt and he wondered how long he'd been sleeping for. He lay comfortably in the water, breathing deeply. It'd been a long time since he'd been under water and the memories were flooding back in. Good memories, ones he kept for a good reason. He could hear giggling and at first he thought it was the memories but he realized that they were dulled lightly. He opened his eyes and staring down at him was Feferi.

"Good to see you're awake!" she spoke, sounding as chipper as usual.

Eridan was about to sit up but she quickly pushed him down and back into the water.

"Relax, alright? I was really worried! Why'd you have to go and do something so stupid?"

Eridan wasn't exactly sure what she was talking about but he relaxed under the water. She spoke a little more and he tried to listen as best as he could. He spoke up only to ask how long he'd been out.

"It's been a few months silly…..that's why I've been so worried" she spoke, the tone in her voice obvious that she felt pained to see him as he was.

Eridan was surprised, he didn't think that his injuries were that bad, and in fact they weren't. Vriska, still pissed off for what he had done had put him into a deep sleep.

Feferi had found Eridan lying face down in a small pool of his own blood. She panicked and ran towards him, gently rolling him over and trying to figure out what was wrong, where he was injured and what she could do to help him. She noticed that there was more blood than just his own, but whoever it was seemed to already have left or been taken care of. She was scared, she knew how Eridan felt about her and she was his good friend. She carefully picked him up to the best of her ability and brought him back to her room where she cleaned and patched his wounds. As the months paced she grew further apart from Sollux. He had to learn how to deal with being blind, and besides, Aradia was there for him once more. She felt a bit downhearted that it had happened that way, but she now had something else to worry about. She took good care of him but he didn't wake. So she waited.

It had been a while since the excluded trolls had seen John or Karkat around, and they were all excited to see about their wriggler. If everything was alright, and they hoped it would be, except for Vriska of course. It had been about 6 months and the only think they had heard was a shrill scream from deep in the lab. It only happened every so often but each time it made all of them hold their hands over their ears and wish for it to stop as soon as possible. Even for the other kids it was a horrible sound to endure.

As John was holding their sleeping daughter in his arms Karkat decided to he wanted to talk. John had watched him hold something back for a while and wasn't sure what it was, but he wouldn't bother him. He trusted that Karkat would speak his mind eventually. He watched him sit on the edge of the bed and look around a bit before looking straight at him. This made John blush a little but he smiled showing that he had his attention.

" I think we should go back to our room. It's been 6 months since we've been in this little setup, do you think that is enough time for her to strengthen up enough that we can be in the presence of the others?" he spoke quietly, which was unlike him, but you could tell he had thought hard about it.

Gently, John rubbed Casey's back as he held her. He thought quietly to himself before responding to Karkat.

"She has gotten bigger, and she's definitely been healthy! I think it would be alright for us to go back to our room, but…I kind of grew fond of this room" he spoke, laughing quietly as not to wake Casey. "It's just so comfortable in here"

Karkat shifted a little and couldn't help a tiny smile.

"I could make our room to be like this if you wanted?"

"No, it's alright, I understand why you made this room, and I really appreciate it. I just wish you would have told me that's what you were doing. I was very lonely without you"

John could see Karkat's ears sort of shift back, which he'd never notice happen before. He looked like he felt bad about something, but before he could ask Karkat had moved close and had placed a chaste kiss on his lips. It surprised him and made him gasp, but he smiled and leaned in for another kiss. They shared a few short loving kisses before Casey squirmed and they decided it would be best to let her rest.

A few days after their conversation they had packed up the things they'd need to bring back to their room with them, especially things for Casey and had gotten ready. They cleaned the room up and left it as it was and took only what they needed. They could always come back for anything else if they forgot it. John held Casey close as she looked around the room with her wide eyes. John had managed to get Jade to get a nook for her, and she was a lot more content and quiet with one. Karkat carried the few things that they'd decided they'd bring back to the room with them and the both of them quietly left together.

Upon arrival to their old room a small bell rang. Both of them looked at each other with confusion written on their faces, but the answer to their confusion was quickly placed in front of them. Nepeta opened the door to their room and held it open for them to come in.

"Welcome back!" she squeaked happily, excited for their return and even more excited to meet the child. Karkat was surprised that she was there, but John was happy to see her. They both came into the room and Karkat set their things down while John went to their old bed. He sat and invited Nepeta to come over. She didn't waste a moment and when John let her see Casey she began to purr. John laughed a little since he'd only ever heard Karkat make a purring noise and that was when they were having sex. He thought Nepeta would make such a noise since she was obviously in with cats, so when Karkat made that noise it surprised him and actually had made him giggle a bit.

Nepeta asked to hold Casey but John wasn't ready yet to let anyone other than himself, Karkat or Jade to hold her. Nepeta's ears lowered a little but she understood and suggested maybe another time. She then left the room after glancing over towards Karkat. He looked like he was being impatient about something so she decided to let them be in peace in their room.