Tavros is kind of lacking in appearence for a while, but he does show up eventually.

Warning: Karkat and his swearing.

Rated: T

Notes: Please review! Tavros is taller than Gamzee in this one.

Best Bros Chapter 13

Falling

Karkat growled to himself quietly, his legs fumbling to keep his balance on the shitty rolling chair which he was standing on. He had been told by Terezi that the power had unexplainably ceased working in a section of the meteor, and it was believed that a certain section of the cables had gone faulty. A certain section which was nailed to the ceiling directly above Karkat.

Being one of the only trolls who actually got shit done, Karkat currently held one of his multi colored sickles in his hand, and waved it frantically above him, trying to cut loose the cables. Having a short stature, and a shitty chair which rolled dangerously whenever Karkat swung to hard, made the job difficult.

Being to wrapped up in his anger, Karkat didn't notice a certain painted troll casually walk up to him. He did almost have a fit when said troll suddenly laughed. His surprise at Gamzee's sudden arrival almost sent him toppling from the chair, and he would have had Gamzee not steadied it with a quick roll of his wrist.

"What are you doing up there motherfucker?"

Panting due to his surprise and adrenalin at almost falling, Karkat bit out, "What the fuck are you doing!?"

Gamzee shrugged, his mouth tugging into a smile, "Making sure one motherfucker doesn't fall on his head."

Burring his anger, Karkat straightened himself and glared up at the ceiling cables.

"What are you doing though?"

Karkat glanced back down at Gamzee, who was still steadying the chair. "I'm trying to get those shitty cables down! Terezi said they were faulty, and now half of this shitty place doesn't have power! And let go of the chair! I can do this fine by myself."

Gamzee blinked at the mention of the Teal blood, before shrugging and reluctantly removing his hand, "You're gonna fall." Then as an after thought he added, "How long have you been trying to do this for?"

If Gamzee hadn't known better, he'd have thought Karkat was blushing, "N-not long."

"You've been at this for hours haven't you."

"S-shut up!" Karkat swung his body around to glare at the troll, only to give a surprised gasp as the sharp movement caused the chair to topple over. The world tilted dangerously and Karkat flailed his arms out in a pathetic attempt to catch himself, before he braced for pain.

It never came.

Instead he felt his sickle catch on something, and he heard a pained hiss from Gamzee before he was caught in skinny arms and they hit the floor. Karkat lay on the winded troll, stunned for a moment before he realized what had just happened and sat up quickly.

Gamzee's eyes were clenched shut, and he was trying to regain his breath, but he was smiling, "Told you you'd fall."

Ignoring the small jab at his pride, Karkat looked over Gamzee's body, making sure he wasn't hurt, and blinked when he found a long gash going from his elbow to the back of his wrist on his right arm.

Before he had a chance to ask how he had been hurt, Gamzee made a pained hissing sound, "Fuck those are sharp Kar."

Karkat dropped the sickle.

"Oh fuck! Gamzee I'm so sorry! I-I didn't mean to! Oh shit oh fuck-"

"Fucking relax Kar. Take a breather." Karkat stared at Gamzee dumbly, before grabbing the larger troll's other arm and pulling him up quickly. "Woah-"

Gamzee's eyes shut again at the sudden movement, pulling his hurt arm tight against his torso, staining his shirt with indigo blood. Karkat looked around frantically for somewhere to take Gamzee. Whose respite block was closest?

Hearing metal hit metal, Karkat remembered.

Tavros it is.

Tavros was walking casually along the halls of the meteor. He had had a pretty good day so far. He hadn't run into Vriska all day and he was on his way back to his Block to spend the rest of the day fussing with his Sylladeck when he ran into Karkat, literally. Before he had a chance to speak, the smaller troll was pulling him along quickly, and Tavros had to pause to understand what he was saying.

"…didn't mean to…fucking idiot tried to help…need you to carry him…" Tavros' eyes narrowed in confusion.

"Uh, Karkat? What happened?"

Karkat took a deep breath and turned to face Tavros, "I don't have time to fucking explain. Gamzee got hurt and I need you to carry him." Karkat didn't have time to even blink before Tavros walked quickly past him in the direction he had been being pulled. Staring at the spot Tavros' head had been a moment earlier, he shook his head quickly and followed swiftly behind.

"I didn't mean to do it. Fucker tried to help me and ended up being cut with my sickle."

Tavros rounded on him immediately, "You mean you're the one who hurt him." It wasn't a question. Karkat nodded hesitantly and Tavros' eyes narrowed, and Karkat took note of the uncharacteristic anger Tavros radiated.

He was pissed.

Spinning around, Tavros ignored anything else Karkat had to say. After a minute Karkat stopped saying anything, and just watched Tavros as he ran. Fucker was faster than he'd thought.

He would've been surprised if Tavros wasn't in any of Gamzee's quadrants. Hell if those two hadn't been in a quadrant together something was seriously wrong.

They were meant to be matesprites after all.

And seeing the changes that came out of it, Karkat had to approve. Gamzee had become more careful about how much soper pie he ate, when he had practically inhaled the grimey muck before, and Tavros had gotten a real confidence boost. But that confidence was a bitch when he was angry, like now.

Tavros suddenly piped up, his voice going an octave lower, "You mean so say that you just left Gamzee on the floor when he was injured?"

Karkat growled, "What the fuck else was I supposed to do?"

Tavros growled like a raging bull at Karkat, and forced himself to continue in Gamzee's direction, "Maybe you've forgotten, but were mate sprites. I would've figured out something was wrong even if you hadn't come to get me."

Karkat quieted, which was a rare thing for him to voluntarily do, and slowed his running. They had reached Gamzee.

Immediately Tavros was kneeled next to him, and gently lifting the smaller troll into his arms. Karkat was always amused at the fact that the shyer troll was so much taller than Gamzee. It would figure.

Tavros took one look at Gamzee's arm and growled at Karkat again. "You said he was hurt, not that he was bleeding out."

Karkat waved his hands frantically in front of him, "Woah he's not bleeding out! He's just a little bloody is all…" He quieted again under Tavros' glare and stepped back to watch as Tavros carried Gamzee away, his eyes scanning the troll sympathetically.

Some things never changed, but friendships changed every day. Tavros may never speak to him again after this incident.

Karkat hoped that didn't happen.

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