Heh, Chapter 7! Boosh, early update. Here you are.
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He fell asleep on me, once. I don't remember what all had happened that led up to the situation, but it had to have been a funny story.
Thinking back on it now, I think that was the day that Tavros got up the courage to ask out Gamzee, but I could be wrong on that one.
The point is, Dave fell asleep on me. I remember it because he was heavy and I stopped being embarrassed about it after ten minutes and was just flat out annoyed.
The asshole was seriously heavy and I couldn't breathe.
John was also asleep, but not on me. He was sleeping in the chair next to the couch me and Dave were on. I couldn't get either to wake up, and I ended up falling asleep under Dave.
I think I kinda passed out from lack of oxygen.
I still remember him smelling like strawberries. I don't know why, but he did.
I've always loved strawberries...
Not the point.
I don't even remember what movie we were watching, but it wasn't even a good one.
Oh god, and the next day was when all that shit with Vriska went down.
God she was such a bitch back then.
Who am I kidding? She's still a bitch.
Not as bad as she was back then, though.
Hey! That was the same day Tavros asked out Gamzee, because it was them dating that gave John the idea to watch 50 First Dates, for some reason.
Don't ask me how a gay couple made John think of a romantic comedy, but whatever.
Asshole even fell asleep before the movie was half way through, the stupid bucktoothed idiot.
The weekends aren't that bad.
You like to think weekends are actually pretty fun.
This particular weekend is not one of those that is, however.
Gamzee and Dave are at it again.
They really do not enjoy being around each other.
You need to remember to try and keep them apart.
You aren't even sure why they are fighting this time, but someone threw something at Dave, and he (for some reason) assumed it was Gamzee and flipped a shit.
They have been glaring at each other for the past 8 minutes now.
"Hey...uh, Gamzee? I have a...question...for you, I mean." the sound of Tavros speaking to him snaps Gamzee's attention away from Dave.
"What is up, my bro?" Gamzee smiles over to his little friend, forgetting about Dave for the moment.
"The hell is his problem, anyways?" Dave whispers over to you, jabbing his thumb in Gamzee's direction.
You shrug, smiling up at Dave.
He lets out a sigh and your attention returns to Tavros playing with the hem of his shirt and looking everywhere but Gamzee.
"What's your question, Tavbro?" Gamzee asks again, looking down slightly worriedly at him.
"Oh!" Tavros squeaks, "I was wondering...if it wasn't too much to ask...if you wanted to, uh, go out...with m-me, I mean." he whispers, so quietly you almost don't hear him.
But Gamzee sure as fuck hears it.
"As in a date?" he asks. You can see the excitement bubbling up in your best motherfucking friend and you are happy for him.
"Uh...y-yeah..." Tavros' face is beet red, and you almost feel sorry for just kinda standing here watching them like a creep.
You tug on Dave's sleeve and motion for the two of you to give them some space.
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"Hey John wants to know if you wanna come hang today." Dave asks, looking up from his phone.
The two of you have been walking for a while now, just talking about this and that, not really paying attention to the conversation.
"Sure, you coming too?"
He nods and you change course for Johns house, laughing at whatever jokes Dave makes.
"We watching another movie?" you ask suddenly, noticing how close you are to Johns house. Dave shrugs and chuckles softly.
"Probably, that's all we really ever do."
You chuckle at that as well and hop up the steps to his house.
Already the day is getting better.
"Hey guys!" John greets the two of you when you knock. He smiles, and tugs both of you into the house, shutting the door behind him. "I have the perfect movie!" he says, rushing over to get said movie and pop it into the DVD player.
You roll your eyes and flop down on the couch. You have a favorite spot on this couch, in the right hand corner, and you always sit here.
Dave always sits next to you, and John is always in the big fluffy recliner chair right next to the couch.
You don't remember when or why you started having movie nights over at Johns house, and you deffinatly don't remember when Dave ended up in the mix, but you are almost certain it had something to do with Vriska being a bitch.
Suddenly you have an epiphany and you realize when movie night started.
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"Karkat? It's Dave. I could use some help here."
You stop walking, right in front of your door.
Something is very wrong.
Dave never calls you by your actual name.
"What's wrong."
"Just come here please." he pleads, and you hear the sound of sobbing in the background.
Instantly recognizing the sound as John crying, you drop your bag in front of the door and start back down the steps.
"Where exactly is 'here'?" you ask, already making your way down the street towards John's house, where you assume whatever happened is going down.
"My house."
Oh god.
"Oh...uh...right. Sure, be right there." you turn around and start in the other direction, hoping Dirk isn't there.
That dude kinda scares you.
He's a little bit...
Flamey.
Not that you have any room to judge, but that's not the point.
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"Thank god. I didn't know who to else I could call for this." Dave answers the door, stepping aside to let you enter.
You find John curled up in a ball on Dave's couch, sniffling and watching a movie. Taking a few seconds to figure out what movie he's watching, you realize it's a Disney movie and stop caring.
"John what the fuck happened?" you ask tentatively.
You aren't sure how he might react, because he's never done this before.
"Vriska is such...*sniff* a bitch...*sniff*" he replies, not once taking his eyes off the screen. You roll your eyes and take a seat next to him.
"Alright, if that's all you have to say right now, I'll just wait here next to you til you're ready to talk about it." you tell him, bringing your knees up to your chest and settling in for a long night.
Dave wanders over and takes the empty seat on the other side of you. You glance over at him and smile softly, knowing he called you for help when he didn't know what to do.
"thanks...for this...Karkat...Dave." John sniffs again. You nod to let him know you heard him and understood his thanks.
The rest of the movie plays without interruption.
As the credits roll, you look over and notice Dave snoring lightly, and you chuckle.
"I think I'm ready to talk about it now." John whispers. You look back over at John and nod, settling back down for John's story.
"I just thought, she was the one, you know? And I guess I just never realized how blind I was the shit she pulled behind my back. She was always doing things like this, messing with Terezi, and even pulling at Kanaya's heart strings. And oh god, poor Tavros. I never knew she was doing things like that until Eridan finally came to me and told me about it. He said how he was tired of her doing this to me without my knowing. At first I didn't even believe him, but then I saw it first hand. Even after that, I still thought she would grow past that, and stop doing it. I talked about it with her and she said she loved only me, and that she'd never do it again. I can't believe I bought her shit. I can't believe I didn't just break up with her then and there." he tells you calmly, and you feel tears start to prick the back of your eyes.
You knew she was doing these things, and you never said anything to John. You just figured it would be best if he just didn't find out.
You were trying to protect his feelings, because you knew how much she really meant to him, but now you see you should have just told him from the start. Then maybe he wouldn't be so sad now.
"Why didn't you?" Dave asks.
John looks up at him in confusion.
"Why didn't I what?"
"Break up with her then." he explains, sitting up straighter and leaning closer.
John looks down and sniffs again. "I guess I just thought maybe we could work things out. But I guess I was wrong." he starts crying again, and you suddenly have the urge to pull him into a hug.
So that's what you do. You wrap your arms around his shoulders and tug him into your chest, rocking him slightly as tears roll down your face.
"It's okay, John. Calm down, alright? Everything will be fine now." you coo softly, hoping to sooth his emotions at least somewhat.
You feel Dave snake his arms around you and around John, pulling both of you into a hug. You sit half-way in his lap, with John almost on yours and all three of you are crying and trying to shoosh each other at the same time.
John falls asleep in your arms, his tears already starting to dry on his cheeks, and you follow soon after, subconsciously leaning into Dave for warmth.
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Smiling softly over at Dave when he isn't looking, you remember what it felt like to have his arms around you.
The movie starts, and you settle down into the soft fabric of the worn out couch. This has become natural to the three of you, coming over here to watch movies with John. It isn't weird, not to you at least.
It feels...homey, at this point.
It feels right.
You watch the begining credits and let out a groan.
"50 First Dates? Fucking really, John?" you ask, groaning again and looking over at him. He giggles, fucking giggles and shrugs back.
What a lame ass movie.
"The whole thing with Gamzee and Tavros finally dating made me think of it." he explains, hitting play.
"What the fuck, how?"
He shrugs again, as the movie starts. "No idea."
You sigh and roll your eyes. Whatever the reason is, you don't give a fuck, might as well go ahead and watch the stupid movie anyways.
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You are the only one awake.
The movie is not even half way over.
John is snoring from his spot in his stupid puffy chair, and Dave is slowly sliding down the couch, and slowly falling straight onto you.
Honestly, you could move, but the thought of having Dave fall asleep on you is too good to pass up.
So you let it happen, and when he finally falls into your chest, you slowly wrap your arms around him and let out a content sigh.
He smells like strawberries, you realize, having breathed in his scent when he fell on you.
He is always heavy. Extremely heavy. You don't mind at first, but ten minutes later you are having trouble breathing and cursing Dave for being heavy.
You would attempt to push him off, really you would, but your useless noodle arms are trapped on either side of him.
Oh well, you decide, you might as well also sleep, seeing as that's what everyone else is doing.
You wonder, sleepily, where DadEgbert is.
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You wake up with your arms still full of Dave, and you blink several times as you try to remember how this happened.
"Morning Sleeping Beauty." he smiles down at you, nuzzling your neck slightly before releasing his hold on your waist. "I was starting to wonder when you might wake up."
You've already let go of him, and he is now sitting up and stretching his arms above his head. Your eyes wander down to the sliver of pale skin that shows as his shirt rides up slightly.
"Johns out cold. Must've been really tired." Dave musses, smiling over at the sleeping derp.
John fell asleep in his glasses again, you note. You reach over and pull the object from his face, closing down the sides and setting it on the coffee table.
"You're heavy." you suddenly blurt out. Dave starts laughing, and you feel your face heat at the sound.
He has such an amazing laugh.
You decide that this morning is off to a fantastic start.
You wouldn't mind having to wake up in the mornings so much if you always woke up to the sight of Dave, you decide.
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I thought this was cute.
It's cute.
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