Chapter 21

Hey I am soooooooo sorry about the long wit for this chapter. I am sick and when I was going to update I had tests all day at school.

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"Ok Engineer, what do you need?" Karkat asks somewhat annoyed that he was woken up early. He yawns and slumps down in his chair in the library.

The Engineer smiles as he gives Karkat the present, a dark blue chain, "this will show everyone that we are moirails," he clips it on Karkat's neck, "I will get you more later."

He looks at the blue chain, "um thanks. But I am really not one for jewelry," the Engineer frowns, "but I guess I can fucking wear it for you." He smiles at his small moirail. Karkat sighs, he would rather not wear any color besides jade but he needs to keep his quadrants up and he knows the Condesce is always watching him. He does like him pale but sometimes it is a bit overwhelming to be with him, Karkat has a new found respect for Nepeta because of this. He also knows that if Engineer figures out that Karkat is a mutant then he might cull him.

"Oh I know what to get you next time," he says smiling, "I will see you later Rednight," Karkat goes back to his room and falls into his bed with a very loud thud. He jumps out of his bed to see something is under his covers and moaning.

"Ow Kar," Eridan pops his head out.

Karkat blushes red, "what in the living fuck are you fucking doing here?!" Eridan is going to get both of them culled if he keeps sneaking into Karkat's room, it will look like he is having an affair with him!

"Checkin up on ya, I saw you wwith that blue blood again," he lifts the necklace up with one finger, "and now I knoww wwhy." Eridan doesn't know why but it makes him mad to see Karkat here. He is happy that he is alive but living here is ticking him off, his moirail is keeping him here. But Karkat explained Feferi doesn't know anything about the special deal he made, neither does the Engineer.

"Fuck off," Karkat growls and yanks the chain away from Eridan, "it is a fucking moirail thing. I am surprise you aren't wearing any fuchsia."

Eridan looks away, "wwell you are her matesprit so where is yours?" Karkat throws his gloves at Eridan's face.

"Look at the symbol fuck ass," he says and picks up his bow.

"A cherry Pisces?" He asks, "you twwo pailed?! Vvris is goin be so mad!" Eridan screams and Karkat puts his gloves back up.

"We did but the gloves are fucking mine," Karkat walks to the door, "it is time for breakfast so hurry up," he leaves and Eridan follows his quickly. Everyone watches Karkat walk with Eridan and mutters things about them in a quadrant, a black quadrant.

"Rednight," Engineer stops them, "are the rumors true?"

Karkat face palms, "I have no new fucking quadrants!" He whines. Eridan looks at him shocked, Karkat never whines.

"Good, if you do go into a black quadrant with him though…" He goes to grab his bow again.

Karkat paps his chest, "shut up," he growls and a red rim is seen around his gray contacts, "and back off of Feferi's moirail."

The Engineer backs up, "Rednight, the glow," he says.

"Gloww?" Eridan looks at the red glow and remembers when Vriska warned him about it. He back away from him, "holly shit she wwasn't kiddin."

Karkat sighs, "I can't fucking deal with this tonight," he grabs Eridan's arm, "you can fucking shoosh pap me after breakfast," he drags Eridan away to the breakfast hall.

Eridan is whimpering when they walk in, both of the fuchsia bloods are already waiting.

"Stop being a fucking grub!" Karkat growls and makes him sits next to Feferi as he sits on her other sit, next to the Condesce too. Both fuchsia look confused, "good night," Karkat says.

"Good night Rednight," Feferi says, "good night Eridan." He nods to her while rubbing his wrist; he never thought a mutant low blood could have such a strong grip.

Karkat smiles at him, "I call it red glare," Karkat's eyes are only gray now, "I get the strength of a fuchsia blood but keep my normal speed."

Eridan chuckles, "then you are still sloww?" Karkat raises his eyebrow at him then eats. Feferi giggles as she eats. "Wwhat?!" He asks.

"Rednight is the fastest troll here," the Condesce says, "so he isn't glubben slow."

Karkat smiles at him, it is creeping Eridan out to see him smile so much. Is he high or something?

After breakfast Feferi pulls Karkat away, "hey I have somefin for you," she says and gives him a box. It is bright red with fuchsia ribbon on it.

"Thank you Fef," he kisses her on the check. He opens it to see a fuchsia ring with the Cancer and Pisces symbols on it. He slips it on his finger, "it looks nice."

"I am glad you glubben love it," she says smiling and jumping. He slips it off of his finger though and puts it on the blue chain Engineer gave him.

"Now I can't fucking lose it," he explains when she looks at him sad and confused. He leaves. Karkat goes outside and looks at the large ocean outside of the castle. He signs and throws a rock into the water, he used to be proud of being able to swim but now he wishes he never learned how to swim. Then maybe if he 'fell' in then the deal would still be in order.

"You shouldn't stand so close to the wwater Kar," Eridan says and walks to him.

"Rednight," Karkat corrects him, "how many fucking times do I need to tell you before it sinks into the rust you call a think pan?!" He is growling at him now. Eridan is free to leave, he can come and go but Karkat can't. Why is Eridan still here anyway, why doesn't he go out and check on everyone for Karat?!

"Sorry," Eridan says, "you can still swwim right?" He asks with a small smile, Karkat nods. "Then come and swwim wwith us," he grabs Karkat's arm.

Karkat yanks his arm away from Eridan and sighs, "I don't swim anymore."

"WWHAT?! You are the first glubben land dwweller I havve seen swwim wwithout drowwnin."

Feferi runs out in his bathing suit, "go change Rednight and swim with us," she says happily.

Karkat glares at her, "no."

Eridan shutters at the coldness in his voice and Feferi frowns, "why, I know you loved to swim before." She looks at the ground.

"Not anymore, I refuse to go into the water anymore," Karkat says and Eridan shoves him into the water.

"K- Rednight!" She screams and jumps in.

"He can swwim," Eridan growls some as he takes off his cape and jumps in after them.

Karkat swims to the surface and is growling at Eridan when he surfaces, "fuck ass," he says dryly and swims to shore. He climbs out and takes off his weapons and shoes, "you want to see me fucking swim?"

Eridan smiles, "come and glubben get me," he dives under. Karkat takes off his shirt and looks at the soaked bandages, he rips them off then jumps back in.

"Rednight?" Feferi looks up to see his discarded items and frowns at the bandages. The bandages, oh glub no! Feferi dives under to see Karkat swimming after Eridan.

"HOWW?!" Eridan screams as Karkat is catching up to him. Karkat smiles then stops and swims up to the surfaces quickly. He coughs and gasps for breath, "someone forgot to breathe," Eridan says cockily.

"Oh yeah," Karkat says glaring and smirking at him, "well fuck you Mr. FISH!"

"Yep, I have gills" Eridan swims under him and yanks him under, "come and get me!" Karkat swims after him again but this time Feferi grabs him and yanks him back to land.

"Rednight," she says as she pulls him on land with her.

"Feferi, what is wrong?" Karkat asks.

Eridan gets out, "wwhat?" He walks behind them to get his discarded cape and sees the scars on Karkat's back.

"Your back," she says and Karkat stiffens, Eridan drops his cape over Karkat's back.

"Nice scars," he says, "you must havve done somethin big." Eridan is surprised that he can see them; if he sat down behind Karkat then he can count out each individual one.

Karkat clips the cape on himself, "yeah I tried to destroy the hemospectrum." Eridan smiles at him sadly and Feferi punches his arm.

"Rednight!" She giggles as she talks.

He rolls his eyes and gathers his things, "well fcuk," he looks at the bandages he ripped off his of his body a few minutes ago, "maybe that wasn't a good idea."

"Ya think," Eridan says, "borroww that till you can wwear a shirt again."

Karkat chuckles, "then you won't be getting this back." Karkat pulls the cape closer to him so it covers his chest.

"Wwhat wwhy?!" Eridan asks.

"I am not supposed to wear a shirt ever, but I do because I don't like to walk around without one."

Eridan pokes his stomach, "you are pretty wweak. Wwhat are you?" Eridan does sound like he is curious.

"Oh I am me, you are you, and she is she," he points to them as he talks about them and lets go of the cape ,"and if you are asking my blood color then go suck a fucking bulg."

"That a challenge?" Karkat frowns at him and walks behind Feferi.

"Matesprit protect me from the molester," Karkat says sounding dead serious.

Feferi looks at Karkat then Eridan, "Eridan!" Oh he is about to get it, Feferi is worse than the Engineer when someone tries to touch Karkat.

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