One of the weirdest things that had happened that fateful day is that Kankri had stopped talking as much. I know, I know, it's kind of a big deal. I'd gotten used to it, but for some reason I couldn't help but think about that as I walked down the empty road back to my house. Before he'd never shut up and now he was silent almost always. We hadn't had an actual conversation since my suicide attempt and that had been a long time ago. He knew them too, but they had been my friends and I couldn't help but feel as though he was most sad because of me. I could just tell in a weird way. I kept walking slowly to my house. I got there at around 5:30 and I sighed and stood for a moment outside the front door. Kankri was home and I closed my eyes for a minute then pushed open the door.

I walked straight into my room and shut the door as quickly as possible. I didn't expect Kankri to ask me any questions but I wasn't going to take the risk. I sat down on my bed and stared at the blank wall and just thought. I thought about them and Terezi and John and love and death. I thought about Kankri and my dad and Dave freaking Strider. I just sat there and tried to let it all go. I shut my eye and lay down on my bed and tried to think about nothing at all. I sat up suddenly because I heard a knock on the door. I open my bedroom door and saw Kankri was answering it.

"Oh, hello Latula," Kankri said semi awkwardly. Latula pushed past him into our house.

"I really have to talk to you Kankri," she said her voice slightly shaky.

"What?" Kankri said, following her.

She sat down our couch and stared at him, "I just need to talk to you."

"Ok," Kankri said slowly and unsurely, "fine." He sat down next to her on the couch.

"First off, promise me you'll shut up for once. I just need to talk so don't interrupt or go on another endless rant."

"Latula..." Kankri said. He looked at her and sighed "Fine. I'll shut up, but you know I haven't done that in a long time. It ironical triggered people…"

"I know, I know, trigger and whatever. I know you don't do it anymore and sometimes I wish you would!" Latula said angrily. Then she sighed "But not this time. Not this time…"

"O-ok. What do you need to talk about Latula?"

"It's just…it's just. Ugh Kankri!" she threw her arms around and for a moment he went stiff, then hugged her back. "This, this is just more then I can take!"

"Latula, what's wrong?"

"What do you think is wrong?" she snapped "I mean they're dead, that's bad enough even if I didn't know them that well. There are other things. Terezi has been acting so weird. We used to be pretty close but now she barely ever talks to me and she doesn't make scale mates any more. She's always a loner and her boy friend's a jerk! She's so much better than that." She took in a deep breath, crying a little but her voice wasn't breaking anymore. "I just miss her in a way. She never says hi anymore and I heard her crying in her room and I wanted to help her but…" she was breathing heavily, "I just don't know what to do! And then there's Mituna."

"What about Mituna?" Kankri asked.

"We broke up." She said softly "Yesterday."

Kankri looked surprised "Why? I thought you'd always be together…" I remember he used to have a crush on Latula. I had no idea if he still did or not.

"I did to. But lately…well he zones out and completely ignores me at times and honestly I thought about going to talk to him instead of you but it would be useless. He doesn't even care. He won't let me touch him and he never really seems like he wants to be around me. We never do stuff together anymore. So yesterday I went over to his house and we talked and I told him I was breaking it off. I doubt he even cares. I miss him too. I miss how everyone used to be. Terezi, Mituna, even you. I miss everything about before, but now it's gone." She leaned into Kankri and he wrapped his arms around her.

"It'll be ok Latula. It'll be ok." He said softly, "it's alright."

"Why did this have to happen to us? Isn't this the kind of thing that happens to other people?" I could see the tears fall from behind her glasses. I'd never seen Latula like this. She always seemed confident but now she just seemed scared.

"To everyone else, we're other people."

"Yeah," her voice broke "I guess you're right. I guess we are." She curled up into a ball and he kept his arms around her.

"It's ok," he whispered again.

"No it's not."

"Fine. It's not ok. And maybe it won't be for a while. But one day our sun will rise again."

I couldn't watch this anymore. I went into my room and opened my window. The screen had been kicked out by Gamzee a long time ago. I had somewhere I needed to go and seeing Latula made me realize it.

As soon as my feet hit the pavement I was walking as fast as I could. I thought about Latula. She'd been at my house several times before but I guess I never understood her and Kankri's relationship. I t seemed to be deeper than I thought.

I kept walking as though my feet had decided where they I was going without taking my mind into consideration. After walking for a while I began to wonder if I should turn back. I wanted to but I kept going without stopping. Auto run once again. Keep going, without ever stopping.

Finally I got the where I was heading to. It was a neighborhood where almost all the houses looked the same, but I knew which one I wanted. I kept walking down rows of houses, looking at the address to make sure I went to the right one. Finally I found it. 7813. I'd been here several times before but it had been a long time. There wasn't a car pulled up and I knew there wasn't any room in their garage to put their car in, but I knew he was home. I didn't know how I knew, I just did. I could leave now, but I didn't. I walked up to the front door and placed my hand over the door bell and didn't press it. I could run now. I didn't. I pressed the button.

Suddenly all confidence I had in this task left and my legs started shaking. Running didn't seem so bad now. I actually was going to leave, but then the door opened.

"Hel-," he was cut off almost instantly at seeing me, "why are you here?" he said somewhat nervously.

"Hey," I said quietly, my voice shaking. Keep calm and don't murder anyone. But he was right in front of me. The person I had been dying to see yet never wanted to see again. Whose name I never spoke anymore.

Sollux Captor.

R.I.P Jessica Rekos, 6, May 10 2006- December 14 2012 and Avielle Richman, 6, October 17 2006 – December 14 2012

A/N: Ok so kinda cliff hangery. Sorry about that. Next chapter should be up on Sunday like usual. I'm just oh so nice that I gave you a chapter early while breaking you're feels. Also I'm going to do a story in this AU about the Alpha trolls from Meulin's point of view called "When I Grow Up," which should be out one week after the epilogue of this story. If you guys could give me advice on what I messed up on with Kankri and Latula that would be sooo helpful! (Even thought they're meant to be slightly ooc) I have never written Alpha trolls before so this should be fun. Thanks for the reviews and putting up with my long Author notes! That's all for now.