Nepeta

Now, don't get her wrong, Nepeta wanted to kiss him but something in the back of her mind told her she better not. As she watched him lean down closer to her, the space between their lips closing in, she got more and more nervous. "We should go back. Terezi's probably wondering where I am." She watched him back up nervously, looking like she had just shot him in the face with a t-shirt gun.

"Yeah, of course." He chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand.

"Sorry…" She kicked the ground a bit, nervously, watching a few pebbles roll across the dirt.

"What?" He asked, looking over at her and setting his hand back down by his side. "No, don't be. If anyone should be apologizing, it's me."

"No, it's fine!" She took a step towards him, shaking her head and smiling softly.

"No, it's not. I made you uncomfortable." He looked over at her seriously and took a small step towards her.

"You didn't though!"

"Really?" Another step.

"Yeah, really!" She took one more small step over a puddle so that the toes of their shoes were touching. "It's purrfectly fine!" She rested a hand on one of his shoulders and tilted her a bit, smiling.

"Is that a cat pun I hear?" He laced an arm around the back of her waist, pulling them closer to each other and smiling.

"'Twas." She got up on her toes, watching him lean down, the space between their lips getting smaller yet again until they finally connected. She kissed him back, her eyes closing as a clap of thunder rang through the trees and the rain came down on them harder, the temperature slowly dropping as it continued. Cold drops slid down her face, arms and legs, causing her to feel a bit numb. She pulled back, breaking the kiss for breath. "I like you." Nepeta muttered as she set the rest of her feet back down. "But we should really get going before they notice we're gone."

"Good point." He smiled as he let go of her waist and shoved his hands into his pockets. He started walking out of the forest and she followed close behind, watching him with a small smile on her lips.

When they got back to the church, she instantly spotted Terezi hanging outside, waiting for her. "Nepeta!" The girl yelled, jogging over to her and hugging her. "Where have you been?" Nepeta watched Karkat slowly walk away and give her a small wave before turning around and punching some blonde playfully in the arm.

"Around. I went exploring in the forest."

"Uh huh. Of course you did." Terezi patted her head a bit. "Did you not even notice that it was raining or were you just that deep into it?" Nepeta just then realized how cold and stormy it was and how soaking wet they both were. That's what love does, it distracts you from everything except for the person you share it with.

"I guess…" She looked back at Karkat and smiled softly as he climbed into a car.

"Whatever. The concert that you missed was totally amazing, by the way!"

"I'm sure I had a better time than you. Anyways, let's go before we catch colds or something." She brushed some hair behind her ear and started walking towards her car.

"Impossible!" She exclaimed, chasing after her. "Alright. Good plan."