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Sorry I haven't been updating recently because of life things
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Going back to school
You are John Egbert and you woke up on a very energetic side of the bed. Today is a new day and after the family bonding day you had yesterday, you are hoping that the rest of your week will play out just as well.
That is what you're hoping for since Dave is gone for the rest of the week and you can finally relax. However there's a sinking feeling in your stomach that when he comes back, it might not be so pleasant.
You get up from bed to go to the washroom. You go to the sink to wash your face and your neck aches in a very familiar way. Examining the source of the pain in the mirror's reflection, you see the bite marks are still there and are very noticeable.
Sighing at the sight you, finish the rest of your bathroom routine and get dressed, grabbing a large blue hoodie and wrapping headphones around your neck.
After getting ready, you go downstairs into the kitchen to find a note next to a blue lunch bag, a plate of toast, eggs, and orange juice. Picking up the note, it reads, "Have a nice day at school son, I'm so proud of you." Smiling at the note, you eat quickly, and grab your lunch bag, putting it into your backpack and heading off to school.
You arrive at school and upon entering you see people talking amongst themselves like usual. Once they see you, everything goes silent.
It is rather unsettling. As you walk through the hallways, you notice that everyone is slowly backing away from you, giving you looks, and you can hear them whisper to each other. However, the whispers aren't loud enough for you to hear the exact topic.
There is one student that approaches you, though from the opposite side of the hallway. It seems to be Karkat since you notice his black hair and turtleneck with the cancer symbol on it.
"Hey John, I was wondering if we can talk about some things." Karkat says, hiding behind his turtle neck. You nod in return and the two of you walk through the halls. Karkat leads the both of you to the grad committee room, closing the door behind you.
"So you what did you want to talk about Karkat?" you ask while you stare at his back since he hasn't quite faced you yet. You can tell he is hiding behind his turtleneck, also you note the smell of strawberry candy, is he embarrassed?
Slowly he turns to you, still tucking his head in his turtleneck, inhaling sharply and says, "JOHN I WANTED ABOUT THAT KISS YESTERDAY IT WAS UNCALLED FOR AND I FEEL REALLY BAD THAT I FORCED MYSELF ONTO YOU. I MEAN I'M REALLY SORRY I DIDN'T ADDRESS IT UNTIL NOW SINCE THE WHOLE FUCKING STRIDER SITUATION AND BECAUSE YOU WERE HURT. AND I'M SORRY IF I LEAD YOU ON JOHN BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY FOR YOU AND-"
"It's fine Karkat I know, I mean it's not uncommon that friends kiss each other around here because of the whole pheromone thing and all. You know this its fine you couldn't help it, you probably just responded to my emotional imbalance the best way you could." You interrupt Karkat from his panic attack, also noting the strawberry candy smell getting weaker, he must be calming down a bit.
Though you do feel your heart tighten a little since the kiss didn't have much meaning. It would have been nice if it had, but then again you who would ever see you as a romantic partner anyways? You mean look at yourself, you are a short 5'3, untamable mess of black hair which has broken a good couple of combs, very ugly looking buckteeth, and plain blue eyes.
However, he did find someone that he likes and you are happy for the both of them, even though they are reluctant to admit it themselves. You can't help but smile at the thought as you look at Karkat's greyish red eyes
"You know Karkat thanks for the apology but I'm fine really. It was a nice gesture but I have a feeling that someone else would have appreciated that same gesture herself. You know long black hair, adorable buck teeth, bright green eyes, and smells like kiwis." You say with a mischievous grin on your face, also noting Karkat turning red, and the smell of strawberry candy come in.
You mean you could feel connection between the two. They bicker constantly, but when there's trouble, the first person they tell is each other.
"What the fuck are you implying John that I have feelings for her?" Karkat looks at you as though you found out a deep dark secret.
"Well I mean the first person you tell about the whole situation is Jade, and you two do constantly fight like an old married couple. You know lovers spats here and there." You say with a grin, as you see Karkat turn three darker shades of red and the candy smell becomes more prominent.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP EGBERT, IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUISNESS WHO I GET INTO FUCKING FIGHTS WITH, AND SORRY FOR TRYING TO LET ONE OF YOUR FUCKING FAMILY MEMBERS THAT YOU WERE FUCKING HURT. I MEAN WHY IN THAT LITTLE SQUISHY HEAD WOULD YOU FATHOM ME HAVING FEELINGS FOR THAT THAT FLUFFY HEADED, KIWI SMELLING BETA DOG LOVER!" Karkat rants again, but the words coming from his mouth do not seem to match the look on his face, since he was turning another shade of red, and flailing about. You laugh to yourself; it was really funny to tease Karkat.
"Oh so you mean you are not interested in her. Hmmm maybe I should tell Tavros that since it does seem that he likes Jade too. Then again those two compliment each other nicely since Jade is so sweet, and Tavros is so-"
You were about to finish, but there is a new smell, a rather threatening one from strawberry candy to sour strawberries. You gulp and you know you went a little over board because Karkat is a little angry, okay really angry.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP EGBERT IF YOU SO MUCH AS DARE TALK TO TAVROS OR ANYONE REMOTELY INTERESTED IN HER I SWEAR I'LL COME AFTER YOU! AND I'LL PUNCH YOU IN THE FUCKING THROAT SO HARD THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TALK FOR A WEEK. SO DO ME A FUCKING FAVOUR, WIPE THAT FUCKING SMUG LOOK ON YOUR FACE OFF, GET TO FUCKING CLASS YOU FUCKASS. OH MY FUCKING GOD THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT SOMEONE WHO WAS TRYING TO APOLOGIZE, HELP YOU OUT THROUGH A TOUGH TIME FROM YOUR FUCKING ASS OF AN EX BEST FRIEND. AND YOU REPAY THEM BY TELLING THAT THE PERSON THEY LIKE IS UP FOR THE FUCKING MARKET, I MEAN SERIOUSLY JOHN YOU HAVE TO BE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST IDIOT."
Karkat yells as he kind of confesses his feelings towards your cousin and you think someone would have had to be deaf not to hear the yells of the equally tall beta.
"Oh so you do have the feels for my cousin because I mean you did say like after all." You sat as your mouth forms into a full on smile.
You can't help yourself because the reaction you get from Karkat is priceless. The sour smell emitting from him is getting weaker and goes back to the embarrassed strawberry candy odor.
"OH SHUT THE FUCK UP JOHN, AND DO ME A FAVOUR AND HOW ABOUT YOU GET YOUR ASS TO FUCKING CLASS YOU FUCKASS." Karkat yells, pushing you towards the door.
"Hey Karkat thanks for the talk it meant a lot." You say before he pushes you into the door.
"..yeah…john…thanks for forgiving me…you're a good friend." Karkat says behind your back before opening the door and pushing you out along with your bag.
It is nice that Karkat mustered the courage to talk to you. You can't help but smile when he called you his friend, even though he kinda made you land on your face when he pushed you out of the committee room.
You stand and dust yourself off, slinging your bag over your shoulders and heading for class which is English.
You make into your class and as you enter the room, you notice that the students stop talking again and just stare at you. It is a rather unsettling scene since you aren't used to being ignored. Sighing, you head for your seat, which is near the back in the corner by the window.
You take out your things for the class and then absently stare outside through the window. You look at sky, the clouds fluffy white floating on a beautiful blue background, and a bird flying freely.
It is something that you wish you could do, be as free as a bird. Not having to deal with issues at school, not having to feel the stress of being alone at home, but to be free to be wherever and whoever you want to be. Not some weak omega that can barely defend himself from danger. Though you know that reality for you isn't like that, but slowly but surely things will change back to the way they were.
The class bell rings, alerting you to pay attention because class is about to start, so you shift your attention from the window to the front of the classroom.
Ms. Serket approaches the front of the class with some papers; they are probably for a new assignment or something, so that is nice. A little something you can add to the ever expanding amount of homework you are about to receive.
"Hello class, before we start class off today I want to introduce you all to our new arrival." Ms. Serket says as she motions to the right of her. Most likely to the new student, you think to yourself.
You look to the right and your eyes widen to see a very familiar shade of platinum blonde and very familiar Ben Stiller shades.
"This is Davis Strider, he moved from California to here in Sburb and I hope that you all will welcome him very kindly. Davis your seat will be beside John Egbert, the young gentleman in the back beside the window." Ms. Serket motions to where you are.
He looks in your direction, at you. It looks like he remembers you, but you are too busy being on the verge of an internal mental breakdown at the moment to notice.
Hey everyone sorry again that I haven't been updating recently, and I'll try to write them as soon as I can.
Also I had update the older chapters fixing mistakes that I did not catch the first time but the help with of my amazing editor those mistakes have been corrected.
Anyways back to the story. John is feeling really nervous and that's understandable but does he really have to be?