Gamzee complied and picked the Cancer up, running back to the house with Kanaya and John following close behind. "Where do I put him?"
"In his room!"
Gamzee ran to Karkat's room, blinking for a second as he entered, then put him on the bed. Kanaya ran to grab medical supplies, and walked into the room after grabbing what she needed. She went to work on cleaning and patching up his wound. Afterwards, she went to clean herself off. Gamzee sat in a chair against the wall, John pacing the room. Kanaya returned shortly. "So is he going to be alright?" John asked.
She nodded. "Yes, if we hadn't gotten to him the time we did the wound would have gotten infected quickly, as it was quite deep. But overall, he just needs some rest so it does not open up."
Gamzee gave a sigh of relief. "That's good to motherfuckin know."
John nodded. "I need to apologize to him.."
"For what?" Kanaya asked.
"Well, he probably thinks it was me who stabbed him, as it was someone else copying my look.."
"It's all good, bro. Karkat'll understand if we explain." Gamzee commented.
"For now, you guys should go see the others. I'll look after Karkat for a little, check for any signs of other injuries." Kanaya said.
John and Gamzee nodded. They walked out, John went to check on Dave, and Gamzee went to see Nepeta. He walked in, not expecting her to be awake, but hoping. His hopes were right to be there, as she smiled and said, "Hi.. Gamzee.."
He sat on the bed next to her, as she motioned for him to. "How's a motherfucker feeling?"
"Quite better.. A little more rest.. And I'll be as good as new.." she said with a weak smile.
Gamzee shed a tear at seeing her like this, but he quickly wiped it hoping she didn't see. He looked down at her. She had her eyes closed. He couldn't help think how peaceful and cute she was, laying there. A wide smile spread across his face. And again he noticed he didn't have his makeup on. 'Noone tells me anymore' he thought.
She opened an eye and looked up at him with a smile. "You know, it's nice to look at you're naked face, you're very cute.." a light green blush could be seen as she looked away.
Gamzee blushed at her words, and unconsciously, his hand grabbed ahold of hers and their fingers laced together. She looked up at him, their eyes meeting, and neither looked away for once. Nepeta saw the hurt Gamzee had for her in this state, and the love and compassion he has for her. Gamzee saw how worried she is for his safety, and the love that's not possible to hide. His heart raced. Her heart raced. His eyes looked at her soft, lovely lips for a split second then back to her eyes. Her eyes looked at his lips aswell. "Gamzee.."
Her voice caused his heart to thump so loud he thought everyone in a 3 mile radius could hear. "Y-yes?" he stuttered.
Her hand slowly moved up his arm, then to his face. She smiled and closed here eyes. Gamzee thought his heart couldn't possibly beat any faster or harder. He gulped, then slowly moved his face closer to hers. Nepeta had a very bright blush, and her heartbeat skyrocketed as she felt him move. Their lips connected. He closed his eyes, feeling her emotions through the touch. She pushed her lips harder against his, deepening the kiss. They parted, and Gamzee pressed his forehead against hers.
Kanaya walked into Dave's room, and checked his pulse and such. "Seems to be stable so far." she said.
John stared at the unconscious Dave. "Did you see who or what bound you?" Kanaya asked him.
John shook his head. "I caught a glimpse, but I was knocked out before I noticed anything significant. The only thing I can say for sure, is that it was a female."
Kanaya nodded. "Maybe Vriska or Kiligan has information on whoever this is. Would you mind checking with them?"
"Okay." he replied, pulling out his phone and walking out.
Kanaya was about to walk into Nepeta's room, when she saw Nep and Gamzee were sharing feelings for one another. She gave a smile and decided she'd let them be for a bit longer, so she went back to check on Karkat. She walked into the room, to hear him mumbling and muttering. "Gogdamned fuckasses.. Gonna fucking kill them if I ever get ahold of them.."
His attention snapped to Kanaya as she walked in. "The fuck are you looking at?"
Kanaya gave a smile as she saw he was almost normal, not counting the wound. "Just making sure you're not dead."
"Ha, ha, ha, verrrryyyy funny." he replied rolling his eyes.
"And also, don't be angry with John, it wasn't him who injured you."
"I fucking know."
Kanaya nodded. "How is that?"
"Cause John is a fucking pussy and also he considers us friends. From what I know, that dumbass shitforbrains wouldn't hurt his friends."
Kanaya gave a soft chuckle. "Then do you know who really did this?"
He shook his head. "Nope. But it's not the first time I've dealt with this bitch."
"Are you inquiring this organism is a female?"
"Fuck yes. Aside from the girlish fucking giggles that still haunts me, I've had a couple glimpses of her following me around at points. Just thought she was some weird fucking stalker, but I guess she's with these shitheads that're after us." he sighed and dropped his head.
"Fuck all of this." he muttered.
Kanaya put a hand on his shoulder. "Do not concern yourself, we will get to the bottom of this, as they say."
Vriska arrived at Karkat's house, which she thought of as 'The infirmary'. Kanaya greeted her. "Glad you came by." she said.
"Watcha need?" she replied.
"Come in and have a seat. We'll discuss in there."
They both walked in, Kanaya leading to Karkat's room, and took a seat in there. Vriska gasped at seeing Karkat and his back. "Don't say a fucking word." he mumbled, thinking she was gonna make some kind of remark.
"Would you happen to know of any women working in the group that is currently after us?"
"Yeah, a few, why?"
"Then are there any with fucking mind or shapeshifting powers?" Karkat said.
She nodded. "Yeah, the Keller sisters, and this other chick. Why?"
"Had a bit of a fucking run in. John was trapped and I was stabbed. Does either of them give a stupid girlish fucking giggle?"
"Yes, Katherine, the younger one. The more destructive, dangerous one."
"Fuck me. Also, Dave's been put into a fucking coma or some shit."
Vriska looked shocked. "It's an alternate reality, for him."
"Alternate reality?" Kanaya said.
"Yes, a state in which he's asleep, yet not. He cannot be reached by us, but we can see his emotions."
Kanaya nodded. "Is there a way to reverse it?"
"Yes, either kill Katherine, or somehow convince her to let him out."
"This shit is stupid.." Karkat muttered.
"Let's let him rest. Alright?" Kanaya asked, standing up.
Vriska nodded and stood up. They walked out. Gamzee walked out of Nepeta's room, and John was sitting in the living room. "Done with the lovey-dovey crap?" Vriska said.
Gamzee blushed. "I'll check on her, be out in a moment." Kanaya said, flashing a grin at Gamzee.
They heard a knock at the door. Gamzee went and answered it. "I'm here to check on Nepeta." Equius said, stepping in.
"Might wanna give it a motherfucking minute, Kanaya checkin shit with her."
He nodded and walked to the living room. "John and Vriska are here?"
John nodded. "Yep."
"Why?"
"Fill you in later." Vriska said.
Equius shrugged. "Fine."
He took a seat, and Gamzee leaned against a wall. A couple minutes later, they heard a screech from outside. "What the fuck was that?" Karkat yelled from his room.
Equius, Gamzee and Vriska exchanged looks. "Son of a bitch.." Gamzee said, and the three rushed outside, John followed them.
They looked around, seeing nothing. They were about to go inside, when they heard the screech again, this time closer, and seemed to be coming from the woods. "Kanaya!" Gamzee yelled inside.
"What?" she replied, walking out.
"We need to move everyone out, now."
"Why?"
Gamzee pointed ahead, barely making out a lumpy figure. "That's why. That's the creature we ran into at Tav's place."
Gamzee's heart hurt with the memory of the Taurus's house, and an anger shifted throughout his body, threatening to make him go into a rage. "Equius, grab Nepeta, I'll grab Karkat, Vriska and John grab Dave." he said, distracting his thoughts.
They complied, and everyone ran out the back. They were running towards Equius's hive. A couple minutes into the run, they stopped for a rest, thinking they were far enough back. The house was still in view, though. A minute later, they heard a big crash, and they saw Karkat's hive collapsing. "Mother of a fucking hob-knocking asswiping hooker faced shithead! Crabdad gave me that house and now it's being torn to gogdamned bits by some lumpy-assed prick!" Karkat exploded.
The others looked at each other, picked up who they were carrying, and continued on their way.