Let's have a little gamjohn XD I felt bad for him being left out~
A soft melody resonated through the house. Leading back to the music room, John was playing on the piano. His swift hands moving in time as he plays his composed piece, smiling a little. Fingers danced across the ivory and black keys, he hummed to the song. Eyes now closed, as he was too into the activity, he missed a key. Opening his eyes at this he puffed out his cheeks in irritation.
"Egbert, this is the fifth time you messed up on that." There stood Karkat at the door, poking his head out of the side. John looked away, his nose in the air.
"Well I didn't ask you how many times I messed up, did I?" John said, now frowning at him.
"No, I commented on it" The troll grinned, knowing he won. He strolled in and crossed his arms on the piano., supporting his head on it. The human boy's irritation flew away when he saw the stubby horned troll walk in, an Idea popping into head. "Hey Karkat, wanna learn how to play the piano?" John scooted over, patting the spot next to him on the pianist's seat. Sighing, Karkat grumbled under his breath, sitting down next to him. He glanced at the human boy's ear, which poked out of his messy dorky hair. Feeling the gaze, John looked at him and smiled his usual toothy grin. Blushing at this, the troll man looked away. 'cute little fucker..'
A few minutes later, John tried to poke Karkat awake. 'Was I really that boring?' He thought, looking a bit sad. "Karkat! Go sleep up stairs if you feel tired! I wanna play with the piano." No use, the crabby man wouldn't wake up. Sighing, John thought for a while, then came up with an idea. He reached over to poke Karkat's tummy, only to be stopped halfway by the said man. The boy looked away guiltily, whistling to cover up what he tried to do.
"What was that, fuckass." Karkat glared at him, wanting to go back to sleep. His piano lesson was horrid.
"I uhh I was trying to wake you up an-"
"Oh, so your trying to come onto me, heh?" The troll smirked at him.
"N-no! I was just trying to wake you up, honest!" John stuttered, panicking. "I'm not a homosexual, remember?!" He puffed out his cheeks, crossing his arms. Karkat just sighed and got up, hugging the young boy from behind. John, tensing at the sudden action, blushed lightly, trying to wiggle out of his embrace. They were both interrupted by a loud HONK.
"HeY JoHnBoY, KaRbRo." The clown man smiled his lazy-as-usual smile. John smiled back at him, buck teeth resting on his bottom lip. Seeing this, the stubby horned troll glared at Gamzee, receiving one back. The human felt tension between the two. Wanting the tension to go away, he cleared his voice. Both heads turned to him. "Let's all go to the pool- I mean, it's super hot today, a nice cold water play would help, doncha think?" He smiled at them, thinking about the cool water. It was indeed hot today, and the only reason he was in the music room is because it was the coldest room in the house. At this temperature, even the music room is beginning to turn into an oven. With that, the trio set off to the public pool.
When they got there, it was packed. Luckily the adults pool wasn't so full, but the thing was, it was 10 feet deep at the farthest side, and there was a certain human that couldn't swim. John felt sweatbeads form at his forehead, wishing he could change his mind on this and go back home. 'I thought the kids pool would be less packed..' he thought. Noticing there were stands that sold the round floaty thingies, his eyes brightened. "Uhh..You guys can go ahead and go swim, I needa go buy something.." John said excitedly. 'Maybe if I had one, I won't be as scared of the deep side!'
After purchasing a bright pink donut floaty, the only one they had left, the pink boy stood at the edge of the pool, shaking. 'I've never been at the adult's pool..' he thought., the pink floaty already on him. 'N-no worries, this thing will help me stay above water!' he fought with himself, courage overpowering his fear. John slowly climbed down the ladder. 'M-maybe I'll just sit out..' two loud yells of his name called out to him, knowing it was his best friends. He tensed at this and locked himself to the ladder, water engulfing half of his body. 'No! Go away! I can't do this if you guys look at me!' thought the human, gulping. When Gamzee and Karkat finally got there, they each looked at John confused.
"Egbert, why are you wearing a pink floaty." Asked the stubby horned troll, trying to suppress the grin forming on his face. He couldn't take it anymore and started to laugh his ass off, causing John to whimper. "G-guys can you leave and go over there for a while.." The pink boy muttered, loud enough for them to hear. Gamzee just shook his head and started to pry John's arms off the ladder.
"N-no! Gamzee stop, I can't sw-" Johm covered his mouth, realizing that he almost let them know. Too bad for him, the trolls weren't that dumb. Karkat laughed even harder now, while the clown just smirked. "DoN't WoRrY JoHnBoY, I'Ll TeAcH YoU HoW To SwIm." Gamzee whispered into the human's ear, feeling the smaller shiver from the breath on his ear. John nodded and let Gamzee carry him to the edge of the pool. The pink boy started to shake, afraid that his friend would let go. Eventually he did, cooing promises of not letting him drown. Gripping the edge of the pool until his knuckles were white, he looked at Gamzee pleadingly. The said man shook his head and guided him through a little swimming lesson. John felt confident now, knowing that he can float on his back and belly while also knowing how to hold his breath for a while and to kick.
"Thanks Gamzee! You were a big help!" Hearing this, Karkat dipped his nose under the pool and started bubbling. The pink boy looked at him, puffing his cheeks and looking away, he swam to Gamzee, earning a hug. The clown just smirked over John's head, looking at Karkat. The stubby horned man just glared at him. "Fuckass couldn't swim..I could've taught him." He grumbled to himself. After a few minutes later, all three boys swam over to the ten feet level. John now fully confident, swam around the deep area. Feeling pride in his new skill, he puffed out his chest. 'I can swim now, I can swim~' He hummed a tune, smiling his buckteeth smile. Little did the boy know that there was a hook coming out from the ground, tall enough to catch on his swimming trunks. To John's bad luck, he slipped out of his pink tube, right at the spot where the hook was resting, two feet from the ground. Gasping at the sudden surprise, he coughed in the water, letting his precious oxygen out. He covered his mouth with one hand, reaching above to the surface above him. With no luck, he ceased movement, thinking to himself. 'Is this the way I'm gonna de? By slipping off of a baby floaty tube and getting caught on a hook? That's so lame..'
Karkat was at the bathroom, leaving Gamzee alone. He searched for his crush, only to see him no where. The adult pool, not as packed as the child one, still had people in it. It was hard for him to tell apart the strangers and his beloved buddy. He saw a few bubbles at the ten foot deep end. 'Shit, that motherfucker.' The clown rushed to the spot that once had bubbles ontop of the surface. Now, the water was clear, he couldn't see anything. 'Well fuck. It wasn't him?' he thought. Looking a little closer, the troll saw a glint in the water. 'His glasses'!
'I forgot to tell my friends bye, I guess I'll never see them again..' John thought,slowly blacking out. 'This is so uncool..'
The human felt a hand grab his arm,trying to pull him back up. 'w-wha..' he saw a faint shadow blocking the bright light, but it was too late. He felt his lungs burn from the lack of air. Finally, he was pulled back up to the surface, into the arms of a certain troll. John coughed, and coughed, trying to get the water out of his lungs and trying to get air back into them. He looked up to see His friend Gamzee, face clear of his favorite clown make-up. 'He looks so cool without his usual paint..Not that his paint is bad! That's what makes him..well, him!' The pink boy, a bit light headed, felt his mouth being captured. Air was being pushed into it, making him feel a little less woozy. John rubbed his eyes, noticing his glasses were gone. He panicked and tried to push the taller man away.
"Finally up, motherfucker?" he heard Gamzee's velvety voice, gentle and full of worry. He nodded at him, feeling a blush crawl onto your cheeks. The once-was clown boy smiled gently, making John's heart melt for a second. He snapped back into what he was supposed to do.
'G-Gamzee have you seen my glasses? I can't really see without them, everything's blurry.." The human stated, trying to wiggle out of his friend's embrace.
"Whoa there Johnboy, You'll end up drowning again if you struggle." Gamzee looked into your eyes, seeing confused emotions in them. John was indeed scared, not knowing what feet he's in. He wrapped his arms around Gamzee's neck, shaking.
"Y-your right..Can you b-bring me to the ladder? The pink boy stuttered, scared shitless. The troll just Grinned his lazy smile, nodding. As they made their way back to the ladder, Karkat showed up.
"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED? GAMZEE YOU STUPIDASS DID YOU DROWN HIM OH GOG- HE'S PALE AND SHAKING. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?!" The stubby troll yelled, worry and anger coating his voice.
"Mother fucker, he drowned by getting caught on a hook." Gamzee glared at the man, his eyes full of irritation. Karkat glanced at John, feeling bad. 'Why couldn't I have been there for him? Fuck, fuck fuck fuck!'
Soon after the incident, they walked back to John's house. Gamzee piggy-backed the poor boy.
"G-Gamzee?" John mumbled, shifting his weight on the troll's back.
"YeA MoThErFuCkEr?" The clown replied, looking over his shoulder. He saw a warm smile.
"Thank's for saving me." The pink boy started to shake a little less, relaxing on the older troll's back. Gamzee just looked away, a light blush dusting his cheeks.
"No problem, John."