Nepeta

It wasn't long before she found his name in the phone book. Surprisingly, there was only one Karkat Vantas living in the area. She was going to text him but decided to get some groceries first. She was walking to a store not far from her home when she was pulled into a dark alley by someone. She could barely see them although she did notice their clown-like make-up and huge smile. Her mind became blank as she was pushed against a wall, a hand over her mouth so that she couldn't scream.

The pain came before the glass bottle even touched her. He had broken it right next to her head, grinning like a maniac before digging it into her hand first. The pain radiated through her body and she closed her eyes tightly as she screamed through her gritted teeth. "Hey lil sis, want to have some fun?" He took the glass bottle out of her hand and his hand from her mouth long enough for her to say, "Please. Why are you-" He covered her mouth again and placed a finger against his lips. "Now, now. How about we stay quiet?" He shoved the bottle into her leg, watching the red liquid escape quickly. A siren wailed in the distance, causing the man to panic, stabbing her in the chest, punching her once, knocking her to the ground and spray painting an indigo ':o)' on the brick wall before dropping the bottle and running off.

Nepeta fell onto the ground, blood pouring out of her body faster the more she just lied there. She watched a puddle of it form on the pavement before picking up her phone, going through her contacts and finding 'Karkitty33'. She had something to tell him.

"Nepeta? You there?" She smiled as his gravelly voice went through the phone speakers.

"I'm here." She coughed again, spitting up blood. She set the phone on the ground, putting it on speaker so it wouldn't get damaged as much.

"Where are you?"

"I…an alley near a grocery store. I don't know."

"Just…hang on. I'll be there soon."

"Please…don't." But it was too late, the click on the other end signaled that he had hung up.

Her breathing was scattered and desperate when he stood in the alley, staring wordlessly at her body. She blinked at him silently, smiling at him. He collapsed onto his knees in front of her before calling 911, almost yelling at the woman on the other end who was trying to get him to calm down. After hanging up, he looked down at Nepeta and hugged her to him, face on her shoulder as tears escaped from his eyes. "Don't you…dare…die." He choked out before she placed a hand on his pale face, stroking his cheek with her thumb.

"Hey now." She said as he looked at her sadly. "I said no crying. Don't you ever listen?" She wiped away a few of his tears, causing him to cry more.

"I'm just…not strong enough. I'm so, so sorry."

"What?" She asked, smile fading. "No, don't be! If anyone should apologize, it's me."

"No, it's fine." He replied through tears.

"No, it's not. I made you…uncomfortable." She smiled again, remembering the first time they said those words to each other.

"You…you didn't though!"

"Really?"

"Yeah, really. It…" He looked into her eyes, trying his hardest not to cry more. "It's purrfectly fine."

She took his hand in hers and tilted her head a bit, looking back into his eyes. "Is that a cat pun I hear?"

She felt him squeeze her hand back before speaking again, softly. "'Twas." He laughed a bit, weakly before she smiled and placed a small kiss on his lips. She pulled away, breaking the kiss again and looked into his eyes, stroking his cheek once more. "I really do love you."

Nepeta closed to her eyes and went limp, hearing the sirens wailing nearby. In her last fleeting moments, she could feel him hug her to his body tightly and kiss her again, muttering, "I love you too. Really and truly." Into her ear over and over again as she slipped away into darkness.