Your name is Karkat Vantas, and people are assuming you're crazy for talking to thin air. The problem is, it's not just air, it's an invisible being who will no longer leave you alone since he's revealed himself fully to you.
Your name is Sollux Captor, and ever since you were first seen by Karkat, you've found out that life is slowly starting to get a whole lot more interesting, even if you are neither alive nor dead.
It had been a couple days since both Sollux and Karkat officially met. Not much had happened since then, mostly just them getting used the idea of each other. Sollux enjoyed spending his time pestering Karkat, often pulling on his hair or touching him in public to see if he'd get a reaction out of him, but being careful so no one would guess what was going on and expose him. Though he did enjoy doing it around crowds, and when Karkat would scream at him, it elicited a nice laugh since the shorter male just made a scene and no one understood what had happened, and looked at him like he was insane.
All in all, it was a very thrilling, and amusing time for the angel. Karkat on the other hand didn't quite enjoy it. He'd often cause a scene then scurry away as if he'd just been burned and needed to rush to the hospital. It wasn't very fun, and he always wanted to hurt Sollux in the end, but what could he do? The angel was immortal, and the worst he could do was scream at him in private. Which was partly happening on their walk back to his house from school.
"Do you seriously feel the need to follow me around at every fucking turn? It's like you're my shadow, but you can float, speak, and all that comes out of your mouth is complete garbage and slander. Seriously could you shut the fuck up for five minutes so I don't look insane when I speak to nothing but air and... you." He growled out, unhappy at how Sollux would always pester him during school, he'd rather go insane from losing all his shit and seeing sparkles than deal with this.
"Ehehehe... But it'th tho fun! Theriouthly, I get bored and watching you thitting there in a large room ith tho amuthing, I can't help but inthtigate... I mean hey, when all you have to do ith watch a human, shit get'th old real fatht! But when you get to watch a human who can thee you? Fuck that shit, I'm milking it for all it'th worth, you'll be dried out by the time I'm done with you... and FUCK, that thounded ridiculouth, pretend I never thaid it." To Sollux it sounded almost perverse, mainly because of the questioning raised brow he got from the other that caused his current outburst.
"Yeah and I'm the horrible one? At least I don't go around making normal things sound perverted, oh wow. Yeah milking this thing? Sure, all you'll be doing is wanking and shoving your dick up your ass to replace the stick already residing there. It's be a lovely pair too, and would explain why you're such an asshole, and also as to why you seem to only spew out nonsense, and random assed words."
"Jutht be quiet and shut your mouth for two thecondth, that'd be blithh. Who would even want to hear you talk? It'th like lithtening to shit talk on repeat, followed by a nithe thide of fuck you. Woohoo, I'm your guardian angel and I'm probably the rudetht perthon you know, or ath clothe to rude ath rude can get on your litht... Wait that'd be everything from a little mouthe, to a fucking human being. Make it I'm the motht foul, dethpicable thing you know that had ever had the pleathure to walk thith earth... float, fly, whatever. I'm walking now tho it totally countth!" He said, a small smile on his lips as he landed on the ground to walk beside Karkat, people phasing right through him as he went.
The Cancer just rolled his eyes, huffing before he retorted back, his tone somewhat amused and annoyed all in one. "You are and you should really take your own advice and shut your damn mouth because listening to you makes me want to tear my hair out and roll around the floor bleeding in pain, slowly dying as I wait for that piercing noise making my ears bleed. Oh wait, holy shit that's you, and it won't stop! Time to die of blood loss via ears!" He growled out, wishing Sollux would just be quiet, this bantering was lame, and he really couldn't stand the lisping voice for so long, especially when he continued to talk as if his life depending on insulting Karkat.
The second Sollux was about to reply with something meaningless and undignified, he was interrupted by a dark-skinned woman in a beautiful jade dress, heels, and a thin silver chain around her neck with a sapphire as the jewel that was connected to it by a small charm in the shape of a heart, silver twining around it. Her hair was short and somewhat spiked, the sides framing her face, and bangs messy but swooped to the right. "I would prefer not to intrude, but are you talking to yourself Karkat...? I implore that you should really refrain from speaking so rudely in public if there is no one around that deserves your wrath. Unless there was someone and you simply were blowing off steam? Otherwise I could advise a lovely psychologist for you to see."
"If by psychologist you mean that psycho girl who thinks she can diagnose someone because she reads all about these sort of things, and loves to write about whatever the fuck it is in that journal of hers? No thanks, I'd rather take my chances with Gamzee and one of his homemade meals."
"That is a very disconcerting choice, but I meant a real one thanks. As much as she likes to analyze, she really is a fantastic writer, and does amazingly at knitting much to your... dismay. However the one I was talking about goes by the name Aranea Serket."
"Ugh Serket? Don't tell me she's similar to Vriska? I swear to God if she is I will personally murder myself by taking a bullet to the head, or maybe shoving a rusted knife into my heart, you know, since unlike her I do have one. How do you still associate with any of them after she practically stomped on your heart and threw it out the window liked a used up tissue?"
"Thanks for the analytical details, but what is of my current life dealing with her family is fairly complicated... She I tend to avoid since yes, that is fairly close to how things had happened, but her sister is really gracious. We often talk, and she is very good at picking apart the mind without leaving you conflicted, or even in Vriska's case, destroying all that you are."
Karkat just nodded, following Kanaya as they walked, Sollux floating above them and looking rather bored now that he couldn't speak without provoking Karkat and giving himself away... Though he did blow into his ear only to vanish as Karkat turned around to scream at him, frowning when he was suddenly gone.
"You know, if you are experiencing some delusions, I don't mind forcing you to go see her, it would be best." Kanaya said gently, noticing how he turned around and opened his mouth. There was no one close by any longer besides the two of them, and a few people on the opposite side of the street.
"Can you just leave it alone?! I'm not insane, I'm not crazy, I'm not imagining anything! Ugh, I'm just angry and might be a bit delusional that Terezi is taunting me, okay?" A lie, but how could he say that he had a guardian angel breathing down his neck, talking to him and giving the illusion that he was indeed insane. Which he was almost wondering if he was or not at this point...
"Terezi? Did something happen between the two of you that I should inquire about Karkat? Weren't you two dating?"
"You didn't hear? She completely broke my heart, yelled at me and smashed the little remains of a soul I had to the floor. Woe is me... But it sucked... I wound up spending time in the rain, and realizing wow, I suck worse than Dave because she didn't even like him and here I was getting paranoid!"
"If you'd like, you could come back to my place and we could discuss it further. It would be nice to hear exactly what happened, maybe I could even help to mend your broken relationship... that is unless Vriska manages to steal her first..."
"I doubt it's fixable since I made a complete fool out of myself, it involves charts. That is all I will say, and this is all you will know until I actually get to your house and am able to speak to you in private, and peace."
Sollux just watched bored as the two spoke, and eventually gave up as they headed towards her house. She was one of the few friends Karkat had that Sollux actually approved of! She was smart, nice, and probably the only person Karkat never really insulted. Actually the only person he was ever nice to constantly, and not just fleeting moments.
So he followed them to Kanaya's house, watching as they spoke and Karkat went over the events of what happened between him, Terezi, and Dave. He was so detailed about it, and it got to the point where Sollux got fed up and floated off without a warning. He'd witnessed it, he didn't need to actually hear the story over again, besides Karkat would be safe for the day, or at least while he was with Kanaya.
No one would try to kill him, his father wouldn't be angry since usually Karkat did spend his days with her. Well he usually didn't get angry for that, or Karkat would return after he was sleeping, so it was fine.
Naturally Sollux just wandered around the city, familiarizing himself with it, even though he already knew hte layout... He enjoyed searching for areas in it he never knew about. one time he found a tunnel under a bridge that led to a beautiful cave filled with stalagmites, the whole inside of it was almost like a rainbow, even the small river! But he didn't get further than the small park where Karkat had first seen him before he was stopped in his tracks. Not literally, but by a voice he hadn't heard in ages.
"Sollux, I hope I'm not intruding, but I have new orders for you dealing with Karkat Vantas... and a word of advice."
The angel turned around to face another of his kind, but not just any... One who had previously fallen, and was taken back in her previous rank, a messenger. Her hair was long, reaching to just above her back, a nice brunette color with maroon eyes, and maroon wings. Her eyes were large and almost innocent, lips full and turned into a small smile, a smile he hadn't seen for thousands of years. Never had he known she regained her position, but he did note her change in attire. A long red dress that was torn at the ends, white wrappings around her legs, a choker and a small symbol of time attached to it. There was a long hood too, but it was pulled down, and she seemed happy. Truly happy and not so dead inside like when she had fallen, fallen for a human and fallen for someone else... It tore at his heartstrings to see her. But he choked out a small. "What ith it...?"
"You need to talk to Sgnless... and as for my advice? Don't get so attached!" Attached? What did she mean by that. Sollux honestly had no clue... But he was sure to find out soon enough.
A/N: Sorry it's so short! but I have recently acquired a job on top of school, so my posts will be fairly slow! The next chapter will be longer, and probably take me awhile to write... But I have it planned out, and it should hopefully be interesting since this one I mostly needed to introduce Aradia.