It seems that I had fallen asleep again. I really wouldn't make a great team leader. Feebly trying to sit up, I found that I was weighted down under a red blanket. Why couldn't I move it?
Instead, I decide to look around. Not much to do if I stood up anyway except sit down again.
I happened to be laying on the teal sofa, facing the huge fireplace. The flames were nothing but embers now, and the books scattered on the floor had been throw in after I fell asleep.
Something moved in my blanket. I tentatively pulled it up to me, and Terezi's head popped out of the other side. Surely enough, if I move my arms, I could feel her legs. Wait... Was she... Naked?!
I threw myself off of the sofa, taking the blanket with me unintentionally.
"Ugggh... What the fuck Karklesss... I was having a pretty great dream y'know..." She rolled off of the sofa and landed next to me with the grace of a sleeping dog. Ouch, right on top of the final copy of that colossal shitty tome of human jokes John was whining about.
Luckily, she wasn't naked. She wore her usual shirt, with her dragon sleeping pants and yet another pair of those infinite red glasses. Pants? Boxers? Shorts? I'll never know.
I tentatively felt my cheek and neck for the huge cut, finding it still just as prominent, albeit closed by some rather wide stitching.
"Thanks, scalebutt..." I knocked her on the arm and sat up against the sofa. She then slowly trekked over to the nearest desk on all fours and threw a couple small texts at me.
"Blaze it, candy-blood" she said jokingly.
"Don't call me that! You shouldn't know!" I barked back. If they found out my blood colour I'd just be kicked out for being such a hindrance. She crawled back and sat next to me, leaning her head on my shoulder. I threw the books into the dying flames and they eagerly grasped onto the new burning material.
"Karkat... Do you trust me? "The fire began to crackle and spit. She crawled over and lay on her belly - poking the dancing flames down with another book.
"More than anyone on this station... Why?" The question was unexpected, and I had no idea what she wanted me to say.
"Just... Now I know your secret. That's all - I'm sorry." She scooted back towards me and cuddled back up to me. My arm was trapped behind her and I didn't want to pull it back in case I touched her butt. "But I suppose I should share a secret with you too then... Right? Because I trust you too. Okay?"
"Uhh... If you want to, dude. I won't tell an-"
She grabbed me by the collar and pushed her soft lips against mine. In that short instant, it felt like time froze.
My whole body exploded into a feeling of butterflies. I held my arm around her and slowly pulled her closer to me. Her body was warm and her shirt was so soft. I felt her slowly slip her hands around my neck and pull away from my mouth so slightly. I longed to meet her mouth again with mine. She nuzzled my face with hers and whispered
"I know you hate this word, but.. I love you, Karkles." My mind felt like it had exploded. I grabbed her and pulled her into a tight hug, whispering back
"I... Love you too... Terezi."