Sorry for the short chapter. Its just I don't know. Filler maybe? I'm still waiting on that plot, but thank you to the 4 people who faved/alerted and the 2 who reviewed. The plot is coming to me but I still need something. I'm still looking for help and I'll love you forever if you do. owo
Eridan didn't even leave his room the next month. The only person he would let in was Karkat. He hardly ate, as usual, being very picky with what he was brought. Usually, he settled for animal crackers and water with the exception of an apple here or there. Karkat noted he got more sleep as well. More often than not, he'd bring the seatroll breakfast, come back for a dinner meal and stay until the troll fell asleep. Everybody, humans and trolls alike, had just stopped asking after a while and Karkat never told them anything.
The morning that he did venture from his room, nobody said anything about it. They greeted him, asked him how his day was, but that was about the extent of it. There were no 'Where have you been?' s and no 'Why didn't you leave your room?'s and everything was pretty okay. He looked for John first, finding the Heir playing some game with the Seer. Once they'd spotted him, he gestured them closer.
They glanced at one another briefly before floating over. "Good morning, Eridan," Rose greeted him with a kind smile. "Mornin', Rose. Mornin', John." John grinned. "We were just tossing a ball around. Care to join us?" he offered. "Actually, I wwas wwonderin if you guys wwould wwanna play. You knoww, your instruments, I mean." Rose smiled again, "Of course we'll play. Right John?"
"Yeah! Of course!" Eridan's face lit up, a smile actually stretching across his face. It was nowhere near Terezi's wide grin (It was a miracle, as Gamzee would say, that her face didn't split right in half), but it was a step up Dave's poker face. The trip made their way to the music room. Jade's bass guitar stood in the corner beside the large piano. Rose's violin rested on the table. Dave's turntables were…pretty much everywhere with wires and cords strung around almost everything possible.
John seated himself down at the piano bench waiting as Rose tuned the small wooden instrument and tightened her bow. The notes swam from Rose's violin in a steady pace, sweet and mellow. John joined in as an accompaniment with soft arpeggios. It stayed tranquil at first like walking through one of the grassy meadows that Nepeta painted. Then there was a moment of silence and the notes came back rebellious, daring. Rose had gotten into her playing, hips swaying as she played, taking steps forwards and backwards accordingly.
"Wwoww… that wwas really good. Thanks…"
"Yeah! No problem!"
"It was a pleasure playing for you." Eridan just offered a small smile and left them to their playing. He searched for Karkat next, finding him watching a romcom with Jade. He leaned in close to the troll's ear, whispering something. The Cancer frowned then nodded, "Just be careful."
"I wwill." He rolled his eyes turning back to his room. He pulled his curtains aside, opening the sliding door. The seadweller stepped out to the balcony and onto the railings, lifting himself up onto the roof. He inched towards the middle, lying back to stare up at the clouds and get lost in his thoughts. He gladly accepted a banana from Dave who tried to convince Eridan he was only delivering the fruit because Karkat wouldn't get off of his back about it, but they both knew better. Eridan ate the banana, still staring up at the sky. The banana peel was captchalogued to be discarded at a later time.
Eridan's hand rested on the white scar circling his waist. It brought bad memories, but it was also calming in a way. His free arm went back behind his head to act as a sort of cushion. He fell asleep that way in the scarlet glow of the setting sun. He woke up a few hours later with a jolt and the sensation of falling to his death. Holy shit this was it. He was going to die. Again, that was stupid. He was immortal. He couldn't die. Even if he wanted to. He glanced around to see he wasn't even falling.
He was lying in the soft comforts of his bed with a blanket tangled around his legs. Karkat sat in the chair at the bedside. "You fell asleep on the roof, idiot. What if you fell off?" He frowned. "Sorry. I didn't mean ta." Karkat just sighed. "Yeah, yeah, I know. Just don't make me have to climb up there and bring you back down again." So it'd been Karkat to take him back to his bed. He sat up more glancing at the window. The moon was still climbing to its zenith, casting an ivory glow. He heard Karkat open the door to leave.
"Wwait! Kar!"
"What?"
"Thanks…"
"I know." With that, the Cancer left , closing the door behind him. Eridan tilted his head back staring up at the ceiling fan, lazily spinning circles, blowing a breeze of air into his face. After an hour or so, he crawled back under the covers to get at least a little bit of rest.
I guess this is pretty much just... yeah. Oh! And If you want to know where the inspiration for the music is from, its this song here Without Spaces of course. watch?v=tiWXrVXOMAU . Just paste that after the slash on youtube because FF won't let me post links.
ShadowC out
