I know I didn't actually know her, but I'm still in a mild shock about Meulin. I mean, she was beat in the head so much her ear drums broke. How the fuck does that happen? I'm walking with Nepeta and Kankri back home but he's farther behind us so we can talk. Not that we have been saying anything. I feel like I should say something to her, I can't tell if she is sad or not.

"...Are you ok?" I ask awkwardly. "Yeah. I'm much better now that I've seen her..." She answers. "Good.. Well.. How about we do something tomorrow? Like, the group of us." I ask. She turns her head to me before I say the group part. "Yeah. I'd like that" She smiles. I just nod and soon we get home.

As we walk through the door a random thought occurs to me.

"Hey Nep? What was Meulin squealing about?" I ask. She blushes a bit and waves her hands around as she speaks. "That's just what she does when she gets excited about a ship. Nothing to worry about hehehe." She laughs nervously. I don't understand shipping at all. "Uh. Ok." I reply.

"So what do you want to do tomorrow? I need to see if everyone else if up for it." I change the subject. She instantly looks more comfortable when my sentence finishes.

"Oh, well it doesn't really matter to me. If I get to choose it would just be going outside or to an art museum." She answers. "Hm. We can talk to everyone and see, that might actually work." I reply.

She smiles at me and nods. We both go straight to my room and pull out my laptop. I don't know why she didn't bring hers.

carcinoGeneticist [CG] has opened a memo

CG: COME ON GUYS HURRY UP AND START RESPONDING. I KNOW YOUR LOOKING AT THE MEMO AND JUST NOT REPLYING

TA: fiine kk. What2 thii2 about anyway?

CG: WELL :33 karkitty wants us all to hang out and do something tomorrow so we need to talk ideas!

CC: N-EP-ETA?

CG: :33 yup!

CC: O)(! I FORGOT YOU W-ER-E AT KARCRABS )(OUS-E

CG: YES SHE IS. NOW CAN WE GET DOWN TO BUISNESS?

GC: HOW LONG 4R3 YOU GONN4 B3 TH3R3 4NYW4Y N3P?

CG: :33 until im comfortable going home

TA: why wouldnt you be comfortable at home?

GC: GOD SOLLUX YOU N33D TO G3T CONN3CT1ONS. W3 4LR34DY KNOW

TA: know what? and shut up

CG: CAN WE NOT EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW?

CG: :33 no its fine! My uncle was drunk and attacked me and meulin last night. Shes in the hospital and im kind of scared to be at home right now.

TA: oh 2hiit.. are you ok?

CG: :33 yeah! im fine now. I just saw meulin so im doing much better. and he didnt hurt me near as much as he did her

TA: that2 good II gu22

CG: CAN WE GET BACK TO BISUNESS?

CA: wwait wwhat happened?

CG: OH MY GOOOOD

CA: wwhat? I just got here wwhat happened?

CC: ILL T-ELL YOU LAT-ER -ERIDAN

CA: ok I guess. so wwhats this all about?

CG: WE ARE GONNA GO HANG OUT TOMORROW AND NEED IDEAS FOR WHAT TO DO AND WHEN

CG: NEPETA SAID AN ART MUSEUM OR GOING TO THAT PARK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

CG: :33 but we dont n33d to do those so if you have a better idea please say so!

CC: I T)(INK THAT SOUNDS LIK-E FUN!

CA: wwe could go to the museum and then eat outside

CG: :33 yeah!

TT: WoAh

TT: SoRrY iM lAtE mOtHeRfUcKeRs

CG: ABOUT TIME GAMZEE

TT: I wAs AlL uP aNd SlEePiN aT tAvBrOs PlAcE

CG: WHATEVER. WE ARE ALL GONNA GO TO AN ART MUSEUM AND THEN OUT TO EAT TOMORROW. WANT TO COME?

TT: YeAh!

TT: MiNd If I bRiNg TaVbRo?

CG: SURE WHY NOT

CG: :33 that would be great!

CG: :33 and pawlux! You should s33 if aradia can come!

TA: ok

GC: TH1S 1S GONN4 ROCK! HOW M4NY OF US 1S TH3R3 NOW 4NYW4Y?

CG: :33 lets s33. Me, fefurry, karkitty, ampurra, furezi, aradia, tavros, pawlux, gamzee, and vriskers

TA: vrii2ka ii2 comiing?

CG: :33 well if you guys dont mind I would like to invite her

CC: S)(OR-E! TH-E MOR-E TH-E M-ERRI-ER!

CA: wwhat time are wwe meeting?

CG: WELL WE HAVE SCHOOL DONT WE? WE CAN GO RIGHT AFTER

TA: why not ju2t diitch?

CG: :00 is that a good idea?

TA: well iim a22umiing that you guy2 are 2tayiing home anyway

CG: :/ I was planning on going

CC: R-E-ELY?

CG: :33 well yeah. why not?

GC: 1 THOUGHT YOU WOULD W4NT TO ST4Y HOM3 FOR 4 WH1L3 UNT1L YOUR F33L1NG B3TT3R OR SOM3TH1NG

CG: :33 im fine really!

CA: is no one gonna explain wwhy nep wwouldn't be fine?

CC: I TOLD YOU. ILL -EXPLAIN LAT-ER

CA: im totally lost right noww though!

CG: :33 my uncle was drunk last night and attacked me and meulin. she is recovering well in the hospital and im staying at karkitty's house until im comfortable going home. but you guys need to stop worrying! im hardly hurt at all compared to her!

CA: im sorry nep. I didnt knoww

CG: :33 its really fine!

CC: I HOP-E YOU R-EALLY M-EAN THAT.

CG: :33 i do. really.

GC: TH1S 1S ST4RT1NG TO G3T M3 DOWN. C4N W3 G3T B4CK TO WH4T T1M3 W3'R3 M33T1NG UP?

CG: TRY TO SOUND MORE CONCERNED FOR ONCE. THIS TOPIC IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST JUMP AWAY FROM. ITS SERIOUS

AG: You guys are so predicta8le

CG: WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

AG: I've 8een reading your conversation since the start moron

CG: AND WHY DIDNT YOU SAY ANYTHING?

AG: 8ecause I wanted to see what was going on

AG: Anyway. If Nepeta is ok with the topic changing you should 8ack off Karkat

CG: :33 well its good im ok with it then!

CG: FINE LETS JUST GET A TIME FIGURED OUT

TA: let2 ju2t meet up at 2 or 2omethiing

GC: OF COURS3 YOU W4NT TO M33T 4T 2 SOLLUX

TA: ii liike the number. 2ue me

CG: WHATEVER. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME SO LETS JUST GO WITH THAT.

CC: OK!

CA: sure

AG: I'm game

TT: SoUnDs GoOd My MoThEr FuCkIn FrIeNdS

CG: AH FUCK WE HAVE TO GO. IM JUST GONNA ASSUME THE REST OF YOU CAN COME AT THAT TIME SO SUCK IT IF YOU CAN'T.

I close my laptop and look back at the doorway where Kankri is standing. He just told us about going out to dinner.

"Are you ready to go now or do you need to get ready?" Kankri asks.
"No we can go if that's ok with karkitty." Nepeta replies and looks at me.

"Lets go then." I answer. I start to get off of the bed only to be cut off by Nepeta jumping hands first over my lap, landing on all fours and almost slamming into me. "God Nepeta." I say, words mixing my my large exhale as I get up. "What's wrong?" She asks. Both of us start walking out of the room, Kankri following us down the stairs. "You almost knocked me over." I explain. "Oh. Sorry about that." She replies. I brush it off and we proceed to walk in silence out the door.

When we start driving I turn on the radio and make sure it is louder then Kankri so when he complains about the type of music I choose I wont hear him.

When I start playing "Hurt" Nepeta reaches up from the back seat and changes the station.

I wack her hand away but it's to late. She hits me back and soon we are in a slap fight with Kankri snapping at us and "Primidona" playing as loud as it could be. A few more songs of that style play by the time we stop hitting each other. Which by that point I have wiggled almost completely out of my seat belt and into the back seat.

"Karkitty you have to stay in your seat!" She snaps. "What about you?!" I shout back. She is unbuckled and almost laying down with me leaning over her. Kankri slams on the breaks, sending me back and Nepeta forward. My back hits the dash and Nepeta flies over the middle console of the car, her stomach hits it and stops her. I grunt and she whines within recovery. "Kankri what the fuck!?" I snap. "We are here and you two needed to stop." He snaps back. "Blaaarg." She whines.

"Come now." He says as he gets out of the car. Nepeta and I follow him. She looks fine and normal where as I am still rubbing the back of my head. I don't know how she can just get over things like that. It's scary.

After we get our food and start eating I notice something. Nepeta doesn't use silverware. Why would she not use silverware? "Uh Nepeta. You want to use a fork maybe?" I ask. "Why? My hands aren't dirty and besides, a mighty huntress has no need for such things." She answers confidantly.

"You aren't a huntress Nepeta." I reply. Her face turns into sort of a ".-." look and she just stares at me. "I'm a huntress that can claw your motherfuckin' eyes out." She says bluntly. Holy shit.

I hold my hands up in surrender. "Fine fine." I reply. Her face goes back to normal and we continue eating. That was a quick mood change. God. I wish I knew how to handle her. I mean, this is really strange. She is really strange. I mean yeah my group of friends aren't much better but they are somewhat normal. Interesting names and hobbies I guess but Nepeta... She's just a whole new type of person. Forget weird. She is the most unique person I know.

It's kind of cool.