Hello, lovelies! I am back with another chapter, and sorry for the delay in posting~ If you don't know, I'm a very busy person ;D (jk I sit around all day eating Oreos and typing fanfiction)

Review of the chapter goes out to Midnight-Firefly, who is apparently going to be sending tomato unicorns after me…that sounds scary. I'm hiring six more bodyguards.
(I'm perpetually laughing, ERS. I'll always be here, laughing.)

Also, I have your Gamtav! Extinguish your flames, my dear readers, and put away those stakes. Plz. Much fire. XD

By the way, does anyone want a chapter in John's POV? I could make that happen if you guys wish.

Read on~

I dropped my head into my knees and gave a quiet sigh , not noticing Sollux walking up to me until he spoke with concern lacing his tone.

"KK? You alright? You've been gone a while…"

My head shot up and I hastily climbed to my feet, giving a small shrug. "Uh, yeah. I'm ok."

We walked back to Gamzee and Tavros, who were all cuddled up on a sofa, waiting for us to come back. The purple-eyed male gave me a wide grin as I returned to my seat, hugging Tavros close to him.

"Hey Karbro. How's it going?" He questioned, Tav sitting next to him with his legs curled underneath himself.

"Well, my brother's in a coma and Cronus is back, what do you think?" I snapped, lashing out at him. I felt a bit guilty when he raised an eyebrow at me and stayed silent. Gamzee was the only person besides Kankri who understood how I felt and knew about what Cronus had tried to do to me when I was younger. When I had first told him, it had taken all of my strength to stop him from tearing the Ampora into little pieces.

"Not very well, I think. How are you, Gamthee?" Sollux gave me a mirthless smile, which I returned.

"Tavbro and I had a sweet time in Mexico, right?" He grinned and nuzzled the younger male, who blushed, a faint red hue appearing on his cheeks.

"Y-yeah, it was nice. The ocean was really pretty." He smiled back at Gamzee, who pecked him on the cheek and hummed as he held him close. Jealously ran through my veins as I watched the two interact and kiss. How easily they fit together, like two pieces of a puzzle. I glanced at the dual-eyed male next to me and sighed softly to myself.

"That thoundth great." Sollux gave a small smile to the couple, and as I looked at my best friend, I noticed he and Tav were both wearing matching silver rings. Huh. Interesting…I wonder if they were engagement rings or simply promise rings. The two were close and I wouldn't have been surprised if Gamzee had proposed to Tavros while on vacation. It seemed romantic enough.

The doctor soon came over and informed me I couldn't see Kankri because they were going to run some serious tests on him later on. Upset but understanding, I bid my goodbyes to everyone and left the hospital.

As I reached my flat and locked the door behind me, I decided on calling John, just to see if he was alright, before I headed into work late. He didn't pick up, and I left him a voicemail asking him if he was doing alright before changing into a fresh set of clothes for work. John didn't answer me back, so I turned my phone off and drove to work.

When I got there, I was told by one of my coworkers to go see my boss, so I dropped my files on my desk and walked into her office after tapping lightly on the door first. She looked up, her sharp blue eyes focusing on me right away, and gave a thin smile.

"Glad to see you here, Karkat. I have some extra work which I'm sure you wouldn't mind doing." I swore silently as I took the piece of paper from her. It had a list of assignments, some not even in my field of work. I sighed but nodded and agreed not to leave until I finished all the work.

On top of that, I realized, I had to finish an article from last week that was going to be the headline news for the magazine. Taking a deep breath to calm myself, I sat down at my desk and switched my computer on, getting started right away.

Four hours and twenty-six minutes later, I was typing feverishly away on my computer, my fingers flying over the keys. If I finished this week's article on pollution, then I could get to the ad about the aquarium and insert that into a nice background layout. That meant I could squeeze in a five minute breather, my second one in two hours, before getting started on the one thousand word article for the headline.

By the time I finished the headline article, it was 7 pm and I was starving. I staggered across the street to the bakery and got myself an extra large coffee and a sandwich before returning to the office, continuing my work. It was another three hours before I finished the list of tasks I was supposed to complete, and when I drove home it took a lot of willpower for me to stay awake. I collapsed on the couch, not even bothering to lock my front door, and was asleep within seconds.

So this was a bit of a filler chapter, apologies for that, but not every chapter can have all the action!

I'd appreciate it if you guys would follow and review, as it means the world to me!

Also, yes to a chapter in John's POV?

~samx