Karkat
Her expression when she told him about her parents was too sad for him. He was so close to hugging her but decided it would be best not to as she wiped her eyes. He wasn't expecting her to grab his hand and lead him away from the loud music. She was leading him to the town which he didn't want so he pulled her away from there and decided to explore the parts of the valley that nobody ever really went to that often. "Come on. I want to show you something."
It was only a few minutes before they made it to the forest. She seemed a bit nervous as he lead her deeper into the trees. "Where are we going?" He could hear her ask from behind him. He looked at her over his shoulder and pressed a finger against his lips.
"We're almost there." About ten more minutes passed before he stopped and smiled at her, brushing away a few vines, revealing a small cave that he often came to when he couldn't sleep or was just walking around by himself.
He stepped into the dark cave with her and smiled a bit as a few water droplets fell from the ceiling onto his neck and down his back. The brunette took a turn and stopped finally, smiling at what they had stopped in front of. It was a small, crystal clear water-filled crater. Right above the small crater was a hole in the ceiling exactly under the bright yellow full moon. Glistening lights seemed to be rising from the surface of the water and float towards the hole in the roof while fireflies zoomed about. It was much too beautiful.
"Oh my God." Nepeta stepped away from him, letting his hand go and she stepped towards the water. She turned back to him, a big smile spread across her lips. "It's beautiful! How did you find this place?"
"I was bored out of my mind one day and decided to explore a bit." He shrugged it off, stuffing his hands in his pockets and looking up at the moon. "Anyways, this is all I really wanted to show you. We can do whatever you like now." His dark eyes looked back down at her as she looked at the view in awe.
"Oh hey, do you like swings?" She turned back towards him and tilted her head as she asked the question.
"Um… yeah, I guess. Why?" He felt her take his hand again as she lead him out of the cave and through the dark forest lit up by the stars and fireflies. Her hair whipped around her face a bit like flames at the small gusts of wind that happened to pass as they were walking. About two minutes passed before he stopped, feeling a rain drop hit his forehead. "Oh God…" He muttered under his breath.
"What?" She asked, turning around to look at him as the rain started to pick up. He grinned at her and gripped her hand tightly before starting to run.
"We need to take cover!" He yelled jokingly as they ran through the dark mud, jumping over mossy roots and dodging stretched out branches. He heard her giggle as he felt his clothing begin to stick to his body before finally stopping in a small clearing, out of breath and laughing with her.
Catching his breath, he looked over at her and felt his smile fade as hers did when they met eyes. Why did she have to be so cute? They barely even knew each other and there he was, getting lost in her eyes at one in the morning. He took a step closer to her, watching her straighten up. His pale hand brushed a few strands of soaking wet hair behind her ear, his thumb resting against her jaw line lovingly. Against his better judgment, Karkat leaned down to her, his chapped lips centimeters away from her soft ones.