That night, Feferi lay in her bed, thinking. She glanced over the the bundle of colorful rocks she had found in the underwater chasm with Eridan, watching them shine softly. She wondered about the bioluminescence of them. They certainly brought a big glow to her room.
Feferi smiled. Now she had her own lava lamp, in a way. However she then thought back to the locket she had found. There was no way to open it without a key, she had found, and so there was no way to tell who it belonged to. She frowned. It certainly was an interesting little trinket. Perhaps she could find some use for it.
And then she sighed at the thought of Gamzee. There had to be a way she could bring him down into the chasm so he could check it out. Knowing him, he would think it was MoThErFuCkInG MiRaClEs. She giggled, wanting to see him.
Feferi checked the time on her phone and frowned. No doubt every one of her friends was asleep. She opened up Trollian and checked to be sure. Surprisingly, Gamzee, Karkat and Terezi were online.
And even more surprisingly, Gamzee was the one to message her first.
TC: NoW FeF, wHy aRe yOu aLl uP AnD AwAkE At tHiS TiMe?
CC: I cod ask you t)(e same t)(ing, Mr. Makara 38)
TC: HeHeHe, I cAn't SlEeP. tHiNkIn AbOuT sTuFf Is AlL.
CC: M-E TOO! Water you t)(inking aboat?
TC: MaN i CaN'T bElIeVe YoU cAn MaKe PuNs At A tImE lIkE tHiS. iT'S mOtHeRfUcKiN aDoRaBlE :o)
She squealed and blushed.
CC: You didn't answer my question!
TC: HaHa I'M jUsT tHiNkIn AbOuT, wElL.
TC: YoU.
Her heart skipped a beat. He was thinking about her? At this time? She actually put the phone down to catch her breath. She was hyperventilating. Now the cuttlefish were getting worried.
CC: YOU W-ER-E T)(INKING ABOAT M-E?
TC: YeAh, FeF. i WaS tHiNkIn LoNg AnD hArD aNd, WeLl.
TC: MaYbE tOmOrRoW aFtEr SwImMiNg PrAcTiCe YoU aNd I cOuLd.
TC: FuCk.
CC: YOU WANT US TO DO *W)(AT*?!
Holy shit she wasn't ready for this. Feferi began to hyperventilate even harder. Oh cod oh cod oh cod.
TC: WaIt ThAt CaMe OuT wRoNg!
TC: ThAt's NoT wHaT i MeAnT!
TC: I mEaNt "fUcK" BeCaUsE fUcK, tHiS rEaLlY iS hArDeR tO sAy ThAn I tHoUgHt.
TC: YoU sEe I wAs JuSt GiViN kArBrO sOmE rElAtIoNsHiP aDvIcE aBoUt ThIs SoRtA tHiNg, BuT i DiDn't ReAlIzE hOw MuCh HaRdEr It WaS tO aCtUaLlY fUcKiN sAy It To SoMeOnE yOuRsElF.
TC: FeF aRe YoU tHeRe?
TC: I dIdN'T aCtUaLlY mEaN tHaT i WaNtEd To FuCk YoU.
TC: I mEaN, wAiT nO, sHiT fUcK.
TC: I fUcKeD uP, dIdN'T i?
TC: Do:
Feferi regained her composure and took a deep breath. She had to tell Gamzee that she surely wasn't ready for something like this, but it is a definite possibility in the near future. Perhaps they should choose a pailing location now? And she should inquire if it would be Gamzee's first time.
Well of course not, she thought. Gamzee was big and handsome. Maybe he already pailed with one of their friends? Hopefully not Vriska. Euurgh. Also, did this mean that they could talk dirty now? Feferi had to prepare herself for that too. Maybe Gamzee would enjoy dirty fish puns too.
How big was his bulge? Feferi was getting excited again.
She took another deep breath and looked at her phone, reading over the messages he had sent her while she was in hysterics. Then she slapped herself for being stupid.
CC: You didn't fuck up! I understand w)(at you mean now!
CC: Knot fucking me, got it.
CC: I AM KNOT G-ETTING FUCK-ED AND I UND-ERSTAND T)(AT.
CC: )(A)(A)(A)(A)(A LOOK AT T)(-ES-E )(APPY WORDS AND PAR-ENT)(-ESIS. M-ESSAG-E R-EC-EIV-ED, GAMZ.
TC: PhEw. ThAt's A fUcKiN rElIeF.
TC: OkAy, GoOd. YoU uNdErStAnD. hEhEhE. lEt's FoRgEt AbOuT tHaT mOtHeRfUcKiN sLiP uP rIgHt NoW.
CC: OKAY!
TC: WhAt I wAs TrYiNg To SaY iS mAyBe We CoUlD bE mOrE tHaN fRiEnDs? If YoU mOtHeRfUcKiN wAnT.
TC: I cAn't StOp. ThInKiN aBoUt YoU, fEf. I sEe ThE wAy YoU lOoK aT mE sOmEtImEs AnD iT jUsT mAkEs Me A hApPy MoThErFuCkEr.
TC: I cAn TeLl ThAt YoU lIkE mE tOo BuT i WaNnA bE lIkE 100% cErTaIn.
TC: I sAw YoU bLuSh A cOuPlE tImEs AnD iT'S tHe MoSt AdOrAbLe FuCkIn' tHiNg i'vE eVeR sEeN iN mY eNtIrE lIfE.
TC: I gOtTa SaY iT aIn't No MoThErFuCkIn MiRaLcLe HoW bEaUtIfUl I fInD yOu.
TC: EvEn HaViNg YoU iN mY hIvE aNd TaLkIn To YoU aLl NiGhT wAs AmAzInG.
TC: ...FeF? aRe YoU tHeRe?
TC: I hOpE i DiDn't SaY tOo MuCh ToO mOtHeRfUcKiN fAsT.
He frowned and pulled his horns in frustration. Gah, he was so stupid. Stupid dumb stupid. Obviously she wasn't ready to hear all of that. He fucked up twice in one night. Just one more and it would be a new record.
Suddenly his front door swung open, making him jump in surprise. Feferi stood, dripping wet and clutching her cell phone, with a wide grin on her face.
"Fef?" asked Gamzee, shocked. "How the motherfuck-"
He was cut off by soft, wet lips planting themselves against his. His eyes widened in surprise, then lid themselves instinctively. Gamzee moves his hands to her hips, holding her as she kisses him deeply. Feferi tiptoes closer to him and wraps her arms around his neck, pulling him closer into the kiss. He tasted a little sugary, and of fruity soda. It made her grin.
They pulled away from the kiss and Gamzee was left in a daze. "Whoa, what the motherfuck just happened?"
"That wasn't hard at all," said Feferi. "You did an amazing job of saying all of that, Gamzee... I just, I can't even believe it."
He smiles. "Well fuck, I mean it's all true to me. I gotta say though, you scared the shit outta me when you barged in here. Thought you were a fuckin' axe murderer or something. Oh uh, you're not mad at me about the..."
She giggled. "No, forget about that," she said. "I know you mistyped. I'm just surprised at this entire thing!"
He grinned and held her by the waist. "Well fuck, did I just all up and catch myself a matesprit?"
She grins with him and giggles. "I can't believe you just said it like that!" She blushes and keeps her arms around his neck, then clears her throat. "Right well ah... we both know that we like each other... why did you tell me this tonight? What made you say it?"
"Like I said," said Gamzee. "I spoke with Karbro. We had a feelings jam and well, we talked about who we liked. I told him I'd tell you how I felt if he told Terezi how he felt."
"Karkat likes Terezi?" asked Feferi. "Huh. I always saw him as more of a... cat person."
Feferi kissed Gamzee's cheek. "Am I still seeing you for practice tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I'll wait for you by the beach," he said, pausing. "...sweetie."
She giggled and bounced in place. "Oh my cod it's so cute when you say that!"
They hugged and shared another brief kiss, promising to meet in the morning. They were going to take their relationship slow, and Gamzee didn't mind one bit. Now he just had to tell Karkat the good news.
"Bye Gamzee," said Feferi, saddened. "I should get back and get some sleep but I wanna stay here... can we at least have another Faygo after practice?"
Gamzee laughed. "I'd give you one now, but I think it would keep you awake. But yeah, I always have one waiting for you."
She smiled and blew him a kiss, exiting with a grin. She couldn't believe her luck. This evening was surely a big surprise and nothing could go wrong.
Gamzee went back to his computer with the biggest smile he's ever had on his face.
He stopped and pinched himself.
Nope, not dreaming! Truly a fucking miracle. A message came up on his computer screen from his best friend.
CG: HEY GAMZEE.
CG: KNOCK KNOCK.
TC: WhO'S ThErE?
CG: FUCK YOU AND GO TO HELL.
TC: ThAt's nOt a vErY GoOd jOkE, bRo.
CG: YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S NOT A GOOD JOKE?
CG: THERE ONCE WAS A DUMBASS NUBBY-HORNED TROLL WHO TOOK ADVICE FROM HIS BEST FRIEND TO ASK OUT HIS FLUSHCRUSH.
CG: AND THEN HIS FLUSHCRUSH REJECTED HIM IMMEDIATELY AFTER PROFESSING HIS FEELINGS.
TC: ShIiIiT. tErEzI ReJeCtEd yOu? I'M So sOrRy bRo.
TC: :o(
CG: I AM SO ANGRY I COULD PUNCH A HOLE THROUGH MY COMPUTER AND PRAY TO JEGUS MY FIST WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH YOUR STUPID CLOWN NOSE.
TC: CoMe oN BrO, eVeRyOnE GeTs rEjEcTeD. iT'S NoT ThE EnD Of tHe wOrLd.
CG: THAT IS NOT. THE FUCKING. POINT.
CG: TEREZI ISN'T IN LOVE WITH ME.
CG: SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU.