((A.N Quick reminder that in the AU the ancestors & dancestors are Parent- and Sibling figures. And another thing, this is based off my headcanon that the signless is more like karkat than kanrki))

"I'm home!"

Those words echoed throughout many different households. It was 3.15 pm, the time the tired students of Sburb high would head back home.

"Kankri, Karkat!" the Vantas' Guardian greeted them from the sofa, "How was human thingy?"

"You mean school?" Karkat grumbled, "Fucking sucked. Don't see a reason we have to go."

Signless stood up and whacked him on the back with a rolled up newpaper.

"Watch the language mister. And if we're gonna stay on earth, you gotta have an eduka-educati- fuck- educashin"

Karkat groaned. He had no desire to stay on the dump called Earth. Alternia was cool and it was fun there but no. It had to crash into a random moon and force them onto the most sustainable planet- Earth.

Kankri finally spoke up, "I believe you mean the Human term, 'Education'. A system of superiors passing on knowledge to their pupils...blah blah blah"

Karkat stopped listening, and he was pretty sure his father did aswell as he was just staring blankly at his son. They exchanged glances before sighing and exiting from whatever boring converstaion Kanrki had planned for them.

"Ah, yes! Get ready to leave at 7 human o clock. We're going to Dolorosa's house for dinner." Signless called after them.

"Get out of my room, Cronus!" an eccentric voice yelled from a different household.

Cronus wedged himself between the door frames, blocking any exit.

"All I'm askin'" the sleazy bastard (so called by Eridan himself) smugly said, "Is you get me the number of that hot mama fish queen in your class."

"Fuck no! I wwouldn't evver in my life givve Fef the number of a nasty piece of trash like yourself."

"Harsh."

Eridan slammed the door to his room shut. He didn't care that his elder brother was groaning in pain after it hit him in the face. Hard. He cared even less that Dualscar was yelling from downstairs.

"Hey, you boys better not be roughhousin'!"

"Wwell tell Cro to back off! He's being a perv." Eridan called out angrily.

"Cronus!", Dualscar continued to yell, "Wvhat did I tell you! Ya can't be forceful wvith the ladies."

"Hah! Dad called you girl!" Cronus taunted him in a singsongy voice.

"Fuck off!"

Dualscar groaned as the two boys continued to shout at eachother.

"Have kids, they said. It'll be fun, they said."

"Ah, welcome back Porrim. Has Kanaya not returned yet?" Dolorosa came out of the kitchen and greeted her.

"No, not yet." Porrim answered, heading into the kitchen with her mother.

Dolorosa gave her a quick kiss on the forehead before returning to her cooking. It smelled wonderful.

"What's for dinner?"

Rosa smiled and she stirred the food in a pot.

"Stew. It's a kind of food I found in the book Roxy's mother lent to me."

Porrim sat down and folded her arms.

"Who's Roxy?"

"Ah, she's a girl in one of your classes. The spunky one with the blonde hair? I met her mother after I dropped you to off at school. Afterwards we were both heading to the shop for supplies. Grocery store they call it. So we went together."

Porrim remembered and nodded. She had seen the girl around but didn't know her name. She seemed pretty fun.

They heard the door open.

"I'm back."

"Go call her into the kitchen, food is almost ready." Rosa said while sprinkling different spices into the pot.

Porrim walked out of the kitchen and into the hall, where Kanaya stood. She had already taken off her shoes and put her bag neatly in the corner. The smell of fresh spices danced around in the air and filled their noses with a wonderful aroma.

"Food is almost ready. Come over to the kitchen with us." Porrim said, taking her own shoes off and pushing them aside.

They walked together into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Then, Dolorosa asked them to set the table for six today.

"Why are we setting for six?" Kanaya asked as she took out forks and knives from the drawer.

"I have invited the Vantas family for dinner." their mother said cheerfully, "They should be arriving a bit later on. I hope you don't mind!"

Both Porrim and Kanaya shook their heads. Porrim got on with Kankri and Kanaya and Karkat were pretty good friends, so neither of them objected to the idea.

"How was your school day, Kanaya dear?"

Kanaya described her first day as she was placing cups on the oak table inside their kitchen. It had been a rather decent first day. At least she had her classes with somebody she knew.

"Who's in your grade, Kanaya?" Porrim asked her as she sat back down at the now set table.

Kanaya pondered a moment.

"Myself, Karkat, Gamzee, Aradia, Nepeta and Equius."

"Quite a few Trolls, mmh?", Rosa said, stepping away from the stove, letting the food cook.

Then she washed her hands, took off the white apron and folded it before neatly placing in a cupboard. She kissed Kanaya on the top of her head and left the kitchen.

"I've got to quickly leave and go to the Human Shop to buy some beverages for this evening. I'll be back in about 20 minutes!"

After their guardian scurried out of the house, Kanaya walked up the stairs and into her room. It was very similar to her old hive, except the recupercoon had been replaced with a strange wooden frame with a foam base and a big piece of cloth.

She sat on the thing, called a 'bed', and opened her black and green backpack. She didn't have to dig for her phone, as it was organized rather neatly. No new messages.

Kanaya sighed. She was hoping Rose, a girl she met after class today, would have messaged her but Kanaya's inbox was completely empty. The two girls had exchanged handles earlier today as they sat close to each other at lunch. Ah well, it's not like she was waiting for a text...

"Meenah! Feferi! Back already, huh?"

"Hey Condy." Meenah grinned and flung her backpack on the floor before getting an evil look from her guardian and quickly picking it up again.

"So, how was school? Anyone mess wit you? If so, imma smack a bitch-"

"No, Condy," Feferi chuckled as she hugged the Condess, "It was pretty good, actually!"

Meenah nodded.

"Fuckin terrible."

"You're only saying that because they confiscated your trident. Anyway, how was your day, Condy?" Feferi asked as she pulled out of the hug only to be firmly tugged back in.

"It was good, I watched a lot of TV. Started watching these weird things called 'Reality shows'. It was pretty shit but so entertaining, yo."

"I'm goin out later."

Meenah added just as her guardian finished, "Guy from school."

The Condess raised an eyebrow.

"Who?"

"You wouldn't know him..." Meenah said trying to avoid the certain question that followed.

"Is he a troll?"

"...Nah."

Her guardian pursed her fuschia lips together and rested her hand above her hips. "No way." The silence was only broken by Feferi unsuccessfully attempting to lighten the mood before giving up and sneaking away. Before the Condess could say another word Meenah just sighed and headed to her room. The Condess finally just grumbled and sat back down on the couch, fiddling with her phone.

Meenah angrily stormed upstairs. Her day had been shitty enough, them confiscating her beloved weapon at school because it was "too dangerous" and attempting to stab people was "inappropriate". And now she was annoyed her future self was a massive racist. Meenah would sneak out later anyway.