DISCLAIMER: TO VIEW THIS SELECTION, PLEASE SEE CHAPTER ONE. 8O''[[Looorrr8 continue reading here. Okay, I stake no claims to anything in this beastly work of fiction excepting of course the writing itself. I'm making no money off of this, nor do I want to. I mean, yeah it would be nice, but... Characters are property of Andrew Hussie and Homestuck, available at .com . And I suppose I should also give you a -
WARNING: CONTAINS IDEALOGICALLY SENSITIVE MATERIAL. Meaning of course, characters are being placed in homosexual situations who I know were likely not originally intended to be gay. Also may lead to a weight-gain situation to appease a good friend of mine. Gonna be taking place in a somewhat AU setting, because I'm a butt and started this before I had a clue what was entirely going on. OKAY. Now that that's all out of the way, on with the show!
tentacleTherapist began pestering turntechGodhead
TT: Evening, Strider. Have you and John been having a good time?
TG: sure have rose
TG: sup with you havent seen you in weeks
TT: I have been here no less than usual, Dave. You and John, on the other hand, seem to be rather elusive as of late.
TG: huh
TG: guess we have been chillin a lot
TG: sorry rose
TT: It's alright, Dave. I actually rather expected to not hear much from either of you for awhile after this move.
TG: lookin at the cue ball again
TT: No, this one can be chalked up to women's intuition.
TG: what is it with girls and bein able to see the future
TT: I can't see the future, Strider. I never could.
TT: I can only see what you're doing.
TT: Right now.
TT: All the time.
TG: you sayin youre stalking me
TT: I'm saying that I know why you and John have been so unreachable lately.
TG: ...
TG: you ah
TG: saw that did ya
TT: I must say I'm rather displeased with your decisions.
TG: why would ya say that
TT: Think about it and I'm sure you'll figure out why.
TG: what you like one of us or something
TG: you jealous rose
TG: rose
TG: you still there
TG: dont tell me you caught jades narcolepsy
tentacleTherapist ceased pestering turntechGodhead
Well, there was an up side and a down side to this conversation. On the plus side of things, Rose just found out that she could effectively use doublespeak and cold reading to extract information from people.
On the other hand, though... she was relatively certain what she had just found out was that Dave was currently sleeping with her love interest.
"Well. Who would Dave not sleep with?" Rose was slightly taken aback as she realized that those words had actually just slipped from her aloud. "I wonder what this means..." She knew what she would say to anyone else, but her passive-aggressive behavior was exclusively toward her mother. She was certain of that. There was no possible way she was jealous of Dave. That was just silly.
Maybe she could figure herself out if she talked to someone about it. John and Dave were out of the question. Her mother? That option was just plain laughable. She turned back to her Pesterchum account, looking for a certain handle. Darn. Kanaya isn't on. The only person logged on was...
tentacleTherapist began pestering gardenGnostic
TT: Hi Jade.
GG: hi rose!
TT: Are you busy? I was hoping to talk something out with you.
GG: not busy at all, rose! is something bothering you?
TT: Perhaps.
GG: :(
TT: Jade, you're attracted to Dave, right?
GG: um... Maybe?
TT: *sigh* You may not be the right person to talk with about this then.
GG: did Dave do something wrong, Rose?
TT: Not really.
GG: is this about your crush on John?
TT: ... I hate it when you do that, Jade.
GG: sorry! :o
TT: No, it may be a good thing if I don't have to explain it all to you.
GG: Did something happen?
TT: I think so, yes.
TT: I have reason to believe that John and Dave are involved.
GG: Oh?
TT: ...With each other.
GG: ...oh!
GG: oh...
GG: oh my.
GG: well... that's not so bad I guess.
GG: I mean, if they're both happy, right?
TT: Yes.
TT: Good for them.
TT: It's actually not so much that that is disturbing me.
GG: it's not?
TT: No. It's my own reaction to it.
GG: what happened, Rose?
TT: I may have made some passive aggressive statements in Dave's direction.
TT: Out loud.
TT: To myself.
GG: It's normal to be jealous, Rose.
TT: Ah. So you think so as well.
GG: what?
TT: That I am jealous.
GG: Well yeah. Maybe?
GG: is that bad?
TT: I suppose I didn't think myself capable of that flavor of animosity.
GG: You know what you need, Rose?
TT: What?
GG: A vacation!
TT: Oh?
GG: Yeah!
GG: Go away somewhere!
GG: have some time away from the computer and away from boys and just have some fun!
GG: Rose?
TT: Yes, I'm here. Just thinking a moment.
TT: I think that is a very good idea, Jade.
GG: :D
TT: Perchance I could even come to visit you for awhile.
GG: Oh that would be great! You'll have to take a boat to get here, but I'd love to have you!
GG: I don't tell many people this, but I do get lonely sometimes. GG: Especially since Bec's gone.
TT: Well, just send me your coordinates and I'll start deliberating on tactics for my arrival.
GG: hehe!
gardenGnostic sent file Heres a map! to tentacleTherapist
TT: Wow.
TT: You're really out there, aren't you?
GG: Yup!
TT: This is going to take some serious planning. I'll get back to you when I have an estimated arrival time.
GG: okay! I'll see you in two weeks! Bye!
gardenGnostic has ceased pestering tentacleTherapist
Rose tilted her head to one side. Two weeks, huh? Well, we'll see if her predictions are still as accurate as they used to be.
Two weeks to the day later, Rose was stepping off a rented aquatic taxi service boat onto the dock on Jade's island. "Wow. This is beautiful..." She looked around, shielding her eyes from the early afternoon sun with one hand. She wondered idly whether Jade forgot she was arriving today as she watched the boat buzzing away across the ocean as it reflected the sun repeatedly as far as the eye could see, the only break in the strangely calm ocean water being the wake from the departing vessel.
Rose's only warning before being nearly tackled into the water was a voice squealing "ROOOOOSE!" The dark-haired bespectacled girl came streaking across the landscape and leapt at Rose, hugging her tightly and suddenly.
Having nearly fallen at the impact, Rose did manage to catch herself and return the excited girl's hug. "Good afternoon, Jade. Your island is remarkable."
Jade backed up a step and gave her a goofy grin. "I've gotten used to it, but it is still really pretty! Come on, come on, let's get your bags into the house!" She went to grab one of Rose's bags and fell right onto her butt trying to dash off with the deceptively heavy suitcase. "Whoa. Hehehe! I'm glad I have this!" She whipped out her Pictionary fetch modus and started doodling Rose's suitcases.
Rose chuckled a bit as she watched Jade's face light up with delight as her drawing actually worked and her bags were captchalogued. "I suppose those cards do come in handy sometimes."
Giggling, Jade nodded and took Rose's hand to lead her to her towering house. The 'additions' to the house were still all in tact, though nothing was in the rooms they created. She led her onto the transportalizer and up to her room. "It's nice not having to take the stairs for the first flight anymore!" She giggled.
Rose was highly impressed by her room, by her whole house, actually. And she'd only seen a small portion of it so far. "Jade, we should have done this sooner." She bit her lip lightly. It seemed Jade hadn't thought of everything. "Where am I going to sleep, Jade?"
"Huh? Oh yeah. Well, I was thinking we could share my bed. I've got a pretty big one. And I never get to cuddle with anyone..." Jade poked her fingers together with a light blush rising in her cheeks and a heartrending expression on her face. "Is that bad? Should I think of something else?"
Rose couldn't help but feel bad for her. She had spent nearly her entire life alone. Even her dog wasn't much company to her most times while he was still there and not being part of a kernelsprite somewhere, sobbing away with a dead dream Jade. "No, Jade. It's just fine. I'm just not used to it, that's all."
Smiling brightly again, Jade took out the card with Rose's luggage and brought her stuff out. "You're staying until the end of the month, right?"
"Indeed." Kneeling at her bags, Rose opened one of them. "If you don't mind, could we just relax today until bedtime? The time change has made me groggy."
"That's okay! I have movies, maybe we could watch one of those?" She crawled into her bed and pulled her lunchtop onto her lap, and as if on cue, her head sagged forward and her eyes closed. Her rebuilt Jadebot sprang to life as Jade curled up on her side comfortably, her lunchtop now teetering precariously at the edge of the bed. Jadebot scooped it up and sat beside the slumbering girl. "Come and join me, Rose. What type of movies do you like?"
Rose gasped when Jade slumped forward, putting a hand to her chest as she remembered the narcolepsy. "Jeez.." She smiled at the Jadebot and crawled up beside her. "Okay, okay. Hm. I usually like documentaries... and fantasy."
"I have Lord of the Rings."
"Haha. Well it had to be either that or Star Wars, right? Okay, we'll watch that." She edged between Jade and Jadebot, brushing hair from Jade's face lightly. If her robot was programmed to act out what she was dreaming... then she must be dreaming about watching movies with her, and she looked so happy about it. That was... kind of adorable. She was really kind of pretty, too. That Strider didn't know what he was missing with Jade.
The first movie was about halfway over when the robot powered down, retreating back into it's containment unit, and Jade awoke, sitting up. She saw her lunchtop on Rose's far side, and the movie playing all around them. "Aw, did I fall asleep again?"
Rose smiled and patted her head. "Yeah, you did. Your robot kept me company, though." She moved the lunchtop to Jade's lap. "You can restart it if you like."
Jade smiled and cuddled up to Rose's shoulder. "No, it's okay. I've seen it a hundred times already."
Tilting her head to one side, Rose looked over at Jade. She was... really comfortable around her. She slid her arm around Jade and shifted them back to lean against the headboard. Jade was looking back up at her now, with that innocent smile she always wore.
That flush on Rose's cheeks must have been irresistible, since Jade moved in to kiss her softly on the lips. Rose gasped and twitched backward, but... that was... surprisingly nice... Ooh, but what about John? As she leaned in to resume that kiss while Frodo's gang traipsed along, the words reshaped themselves in her head. What *about* John? He was with Dave. And neither her nor Jade deserved to be alone just because the guys they liked were off banging in some corner.
Jade was blushing brightly when Rose kissed her back. It was really more of an experiment because she'd never gotten to kiss anyone before aside from Bec's muzzle, and he was furry, so he didn't count. But this... it really was kind of nice. Rose was really nice too. And pretty.
The end of the month came far too quickly, and Rose was silently praying to the Elder Gods that the aquatic taxi would get lost trying to find this island.
The two girls had become quite close in the three weeks they were together. They'd done more experimenting together than either had previously imagined, and the majority of it was not in the laboratory.
"I wish you could stay longer, Rose."
Why? Oh why did Jade have to be so cute? Rose lifted a more tanned than usual hand to brush some of Jade's hair back behind her ear. "Me too, Jade..." She leaned in to kiss the blushing ebony-haired girl of whom she'd grown so very fond of in such a short period of time.
Rose's purple eyes lowered to the ground as she heard the all too familiar hum of the approaching boat as it came into earshot. She sighed softly. "Sadly Jade, it seems the time has come for our revelry to come to an end."
Jade sniffled and hugged her tightly. "I don't want you to go yet!" Rose petted Jade's hair softly. "It's going to be just fine, Jade. I'll log onto Pesterchum as soon as I get home. We'll see each other again soon. And maybe next time you can come visit me on the mainland."
Jade put out her bottom lip, but sighed softly. "Okay. We should do that. The mainland sounds like fun."
The boat was docking, and Rose took Jade's chin in one hand, kissing her passionately on the lips. There was no telling when they'd be able to see each other again, and this was going to have to last them until then.
(AN-Yeah, I know this isn't what anyone was really expecting for the chapter 2 of this. But bear with me. I've got a huge shipping wall which will eventually work its way into existence somehow. I'll get back to John and Dave eventually, don't you worry your pretty little heads.)
(AN2- Please review with whom you'd like Chapter 3 to be about. Thanks!)
(Also, my dear readers, you are in for a treat! My kittens decided to write you a story as well! I left it in here for your literary rapture.)
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