AN: heyo guys! Sorry for the huge wait for the next chapter and all, I was fighting sicknesses and my brother's injury :3 we're all better now and I've been writing up a storm! I worked hard on this and the next chapter :3
And I just wanted to send an awesome thank you to the person who reviewed this :D you get a virtual cookie for being the first one :3 also, thanks to those who favorited and followed the story as well, and in light of that here's a treat: a double update! Enjoy :33
EDIT REALLY QUICK: so I said this was a double update, but seeing as I'm slowly falling behind writing the third chapter I decided I'll post this first and post the third one soon. And by soon I mean within at least four days :3 so here you are; the actual second chapter, with some davesol because every good homestuck fanfic needs davesol.
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"Thank'th for tagging along to the campout with me," Sollux flashed a fanged smile to me as I parked my car outside his and Aradia's shared house. "I gue'th it wa'thnt a'th lame a'th I thought it wa'th gonna be."
I returned his smile, shrugging "No problem," but he grabbed my arm as I went to get out to walk him to the door.
"Hey wait, I have th'omething I want to a'thk you."
"Shoot,"
"Do you think GG'th been acting weird?"
"Um, no, why?" I asked, sitting back in the seat as Sollux scowled.
"Well, KK th'aid th'e hathnt been eating much lately, and th'e wa'th al'tho out'thide their tent getting th'ick thi'th morning." He explained
I thought for a moment on Sollux's words, realising that Jade had actually been looking pretty gaunt lately. She looked like she's been losing weight, which would make sense if Karkat said she wasn't eating.
"Shit, well let's swing by Rose's and see if she knows anything about it. Shoot Aradia a text really quick, I'll bring you back around afterwords." I started the car and buckled back up.
"It'll be ea'thier if I ju'tht cra'thh at your pla'the." Sollux quickly typed out a text to his roommate, and I drove off down the street.
"Alright," I smiled softly.
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"I am not currently aware if Jade has or has not in fact contracted any ailments, sorry," Rose set down her empty teacup on the coffee table, casting a glance to Kanaya at her side. "But if it helps sate your curiosity, I am in fact accompanying Jade to a hospital appointment tomorrow morning for a routine check-up. Perhaps then I can relay the results of our endevour?"
"That'd be wonderful, yeah thanks," I nodded, draining the last of the apple juice from my cup and I stood. "That's all we really wanted to know, Sollux here was pretty worried about her and all," I shrugged. "But we'll get out of your hair for now, see ya round, Rose," I shot herald Kanaya the peace sign, pulling Sollux off the couch and to the door.
"What do you think it could be?" He asked me as we left the house, heading to my car.
"Dunno. If anything she could be on her period or some girl shit." I shrugged, climbing into the driver seat.
"Maybe, but I've got a bad feeling about it all I gue'th," Sollux bit his lip like he usually does when he's thinking hard, before he looked to me with a wide smile on his lips. "Well, if th'e i'th ju'tht on her period, we could get KK to do th'omething ni'the or th'omething for her!"
I broke out into a smile alongside him, "Sollux, have I ever told you how brilliant you can be at some times?"
He smirked and shook his head. "You don't tell me that enough, TG," he leaned over and kissed my cheek, sitting back and buckling up as he called Karkat to tell him we were stopping by on our way to my place.
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"Alright, what the fuck do you two want this time," Karkat groaned as he let me as Sollux inside the house. "Just be quiet okay? Jade's already asleep and I don't want you guys waking her up with your obnoxiously loud load-gapers."
"Ju'tht th'hut up for a th'econd and we'll tell you, KK," Sollux sighed, crossing his arms over his chest.
"We've noticed Jade hasn't been looking to good, and we assume she probably isn't feeling good either. Sollux here," I gesture to the ex-troll next to me "had the bright idea of giving you some advice on how to cheer her up and make her feel better."
"Why the fuck would I take advice from you two? You don't even fucking live with a human girl," Karkat narrowed his eyes suspiciously "but I swear to gog if you try and spout some assanine fucking shit from your protein-chutes I'll personally shove a boot up your asses."
Sollux snickered, rolling his eyes. "We're not trying to prank you, dumba'th, thi'th i'th th'eriou'th bu'thine'th."
"Jade likes the cherry chocolates by the way, and I'm pretty sure she'd sit down with you through a marathon of shitty rom-coms if you cuddle with her and rub her ears-"
"Her dog one'th though," sollux interjected.
"Yeah, the dog ones, she fuckin loves that. Make her hot chocolate with some vanilla in it, she loves that too."
Karkat put out his hands in a 'hold the fucking phone' motion "woah woah, back the fuck up, my rom-coms are not shitty, Strider, they're fucking masterpieces and-"
The ex-troll was silenced by Sollux, who slapped his hand over Karkat's mouth. "Oh my gog KK, th'eriou'thly, th'ut the fuck up for moment okay?"
"Just do all of those things for her okay? She really needs it." I sighed, emphasizing my request with my hands.
"Alright fine, but I'll do it after she gets back from her appointment okay?" Karkat growled, pushing Sollux away from him. "Now just get your asses out of here before someone wakes up Jade."
"Aye-aye captain," Sollux saluted Karkat mockingly and headed out the door. I shot the Cancer a meaningful glare under my shades before following Sollux out to my car and we drove home.