Author's Note: Sorry. This chapter took WAY too long to get finished, as I had to deal with both school and Writer's Block. All I have to say is, watch my profile for any updates and changes, as well as plans and edits. Finally, this story might very well become M rated soon enough, so watch out for that next chapter!
Feferi smiled widely as she lay in her bed, glancing at her phone every so often for Gamzee's incoming messages. She was excited to say the least, having shared her first kiss with the clown troll. She loved the thought of having recently gotten herself a matesprit. Gamzee was her matesprit!
She held herself and grinned. She was beyond happy that her feelings for him had been reciprocated.
She exhaled a breath that she didn't know she was holding in and continued to respond to his messages as they came through.
TC: I wIsH i CoUlD aLl Up AnD sNuGgLe YoU rIgHt NoW :o)
CC: Aww, t)(at's sweet 38D.
CC: T)(at would be super nice, but.
CC: You would drown before you even got )(ere...
TC: YeAh, I pRoBaBlY wOuLd.
TC: :o(
CC: Maybe we can snuggle tomorrow at your )(ive?
TC: SoUnDs LiKe A mOtHeRfUcKiN pLaN, bAbE ;o)
CC: )(ee)(ee!
TC: ArE yOu GoNnA aLl Up AnD gO tO bEd SoOn? It's GeTtIn ReAl LaTe.
CC: Yea)(... I probably s)(ould...
TC: DoN'T yOu AlL uP aNd MeAn "pRaWnBuBbLy" sHoUlD? :o)
CC: Y-ES!
TC: HaHa WeLl I'Ll AlL uP aNd SeE yOu ToMoRrRoW, oKaY?
TC: GoOdNiGhT 3
CC: GOODNIG)(T! 3
Feferi grinned and kissed her phone screen, then giggled at the absurdity in that. She was about to turn in for the night when she received a message from Eridan. Feferi was a little confused that he would message her at that hour, yet she began to respond.
CA: hey fef i knoww its late but are you there
CA: i got a question
CC: S)(ore, w)(at is it?
CA: do you think that i should be in a kismesis
CC: GASP! 380
CC: WIT)( W)(O.
CA: damn it fef im the one askin questions around here
CC: FIN-E
CC: BUT A KISM-ESIS -ERIDAN?
CC: I just want to know w)(o it is!
CA: shit maybe askin wwasnt the best idea
CA: look i havve to go
CA: think about askin him for a sec
CC: Oo)(, so it's a guy I sea 38D.
CA: oh cod fef
CA: ill let ya knoww soon enough
He exited the chat, and Feferi grinned ear to ear. There weren't that many choices as to who it could be, and she already had a pretty good idea on who it was.
Karkat awoke hours later from his anger-induced nap. You shouldn't go to bed angry, he told himself. But he never listened. It certainly didn't help that he dreamed vividly whenever he did so.
In his dream, Karkat and Terezi were together, and they were happier than they ever were before. They had abandoned their lusii and moved into a new hive together, free of their troubles.
But then his dream became worse. The sky began to show signs of a storm. Gamzee had appeared within the dream, wearing a twisted smile. Terezi abandoned Karkat's side and clutched Gamzee's arm, sharing his smile. As if this was their plan all along.
Karkat was devastated, but he couldn't make any noise. His voice wouldn't work, and he felt himself getting heavier by the second. Gamzee and Terezi laughed as they turned and walked away, leaving Karkat alone to face the oncoming storm.
When the nightmare was over, Karkat woke up and growled with frustration.
I have a fucking problem, he thought. He got up and checked his Trollian messages. Quite a few from Terezi and a couple from some of his other friends. His head hurt at the thought of having to go through every single one of these messages, but he sat down regardless and skimmed them.
"Fuck off," he said, deleting Terezi's messages. "I don't want to deal with this now…"
He found a couple other messages from Sollux and decided to read them.
TA: karkat are you there
TA: ii have 2omethiing two tell you
CG: WHAT THE FUCK IS IT?
CG: I WAS SLEEPING YOU KNOW.
TA: my bad
TA: jk ii dont giive a 2hiit
TA: what ii have two 2ay ii2 iimportant
CG: OH BOY I CAN'T WAIT.
CG: WELL WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?
TA: well
TA: ii thiink ii have a cru2h on 2omeone
CG: OH SWEET MERCIFUL FUCK.
CG: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
CG: WHAT IS IT WITH LOVE, LATELY?
CG: IT'S ALL JUST A BIG GODDAMN JOKE IS WHAT IT IS.
CG: YOU END UP WITH YOUR HEART BROKEN AND YOU GET PISSED OFF AT THE WORLD, THAT'S ALL THAT LOVE IS.
TA: wow kk that2 liike the 2addest thiing ii ever heard get 2aiid
TA: but thii2 ii2nt 2o compliicated you 2ee
TA: iit2 a blackrom crush
CG: REALLY?
CG: WOW. LESS COMPLICATED. GREAT.
CG: CARE TO TELL ME WHO IT IS?
TA: not
TA: exactly no
TA: ii just wanted two let you know that ii have one ii2 all
CG: WHAT THE FUCK.
CG: WHY.
CG: WHAT PURPOSE DOES THAT EVEN SERVE, GODDAMN IT.
CG: IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PUTTING PEOPLE ON SUSPENSE, HERE. THE ONLY PERSON YOU'RE DOING THAT TO IS FUCKING *ME*.
TA: ii gue22 what ii wanted two 2ay wa2
TA: do you thiink iim cut out for one?
Karkat went on to explain that not only did he really not care all that much, but that he should do whatever his heart was set out to do and tell his crush when he was ready. Sollux agreed and thanked Karkat for the help, offering his own as well, since Karkat seemed on edge. Karkat declined his offer and ceased messaging him, leaving him to some other messages.
My fucking head hurts, he thought. He felt as though nothing got done that evening.
The next couple days went by without any problems. Karkat was still not answering Gamzee, and everyone knew about his relationship with Feferi. She had begun to teach him more and more how to swim, and pretty soon Gamzee could do more advanced swimming without Feferi's help.
"Good job!" she cheered as Gamzee swam to her. He smiled and stopped, panting a bit as he treaded water.
"Did I do a motherfuckin' good job?" he asked.
"Of course!" replied Feferi.
"You ain't just all up and sayin' that cause I'm your matesprit, right?"
"Of course not, silly!"
He kissed her softly, and she returned it happily, wrapping her arms around his neck. Gamzee loved the smell of her wet hair, and he grinned as he kissed her back, his hands finding her waist.
They broke the kiss shortly after to resume treading water more efficiently, and Feferi found herself wondering if she would ever move in with Gamzee.
It's way too early to think about that, she told herself. But still, the fantasy was quite wondrous. However, she soon found herself thinking about what she found below the underwater cavern before.
"Hey Gamzee," she said. "Did I ever show you what I found deep in the ocean?"
"Naw," said Gamzee. "I don't think you all up and did. What did you find?"
"These really cool rocks! And a necklace that I can't seem to open," she replied. "Maybe I can swim down to my hive and find them for you."
"Aw, I can't make you swim all the way down there for that," she said. "Maybe you can bring them tomorrow?"
"Okay, that works," said Feferi, reaching under the water and pulling out her shellphone. She was being messaged on Trollian again, this time from Sollux.
TA: hey feferii
CC: )(iya Sollux! 38D
CC: W)(at's up?
TA: ii have a giift for gamzee when he want2 iit.
TA: ii made iit my2elf.
TA: iit let2 hiim breathe underwater for a long whiile 2o ii fiigured maybe you 2hould get on that.
CC: -E-EP!
CC: R-EALLY?
CC: GOS)( SOLLUX T)(AT'S AMAZING!
TA: hehehe thank you.
TA: 2o ii2 one of you gonna piick iit up or what.
CC: I'll see if Gamzee or I could go over t)(ere and pick it up, okay?
CC: T)(anks again! 38D.
TA: no problem.
Feferi squealed with excitement and put her phone away. Gamzee tilted his head with confusion.
"What's up?" he asked. "Something goin' on?"
"Yeah! Apparently Sollux made you something that's gonna help you breathe underwater!" she said.
"Whoa, motherfuck," he said. "Should we go over there now?"
"I could go if you want," he said. "I don't want you to all up and be tired!"
"Aww, it's no trouble, Gamzee!" she said.
"Nah, I'll go on ahead," he said, kissing her forehead. "Just stay here and I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Okay," said Feferi, blushing a little. She swam with Gamzee out of the water and he made they made it to his hive. She could hardly contain herself. If all went well, she would soon take Gamzee deep underwater to her hive, and then things could really set sail from there.