I spend a few minutes crying before I hear someone approach. I'm quick to wipe the tears away from my eyes and stand, dusting myself off, making sure I looked normal. I had to look normal, like I was in control, like...

Like I wasn't dying. I let out a soft sigh.

"Is Something Wrong Vriska? You Didn't Come In With Everyone."

"I wanted to take a look around, and you don't have to act like you care. Now that the game is over you don't have to put up with me anymore." I turn away and set to walk away in any other direction when she steps in front of me, grabbing my arm. (Luckily not the injured one.)

"Vriska! I Thought We Were Over This! You Are Still My Friend And I'm Going To Keep Caring Despite What You Say." She stares into my face and looks deep into my eyes. I'm tempted to look away but that was too much of a clue. Kanaya had always been able to read me, it made her a better moirail before she broke it off. I still don't know why.

She brought her hand gently to my face, "Vriska... Have You Been Crying?"

The look on her face shook me to my core. It was the same face she made whenever she saw me upset before, the motherly look that seemed to make you want to scream out your worries to her and that she'd make them all better for you. But she can't make this better, no one can.

"I'm fine, it was nothing."

Her motherly look turned into a pout. "You Don't Cry Over Nothing, I've Known You Well Enough To Know That."

"Yeah? Well it seems I didn't know you well enough considering you snapped our moirallegiance like a twig."

Her eyes widened, "Your Still Upset About That?"

"Still upset. STILL UPSET? Considering the fact you never gave me a damn reason? Yeah, I'm still upset."

"It Was For The Best. You Didn't Need Me Anymore."

"Says who?"

"Says Me. You Were In Control, You Didn't Need A Moirail Anymore."

"Oh yeah?" I say with a sneer, "And what made you think that?"

"The Fact You Kissed Tavros."

I stopped. Wait, hadn't that happened ages ago? And wasn't that inside my own home? I quickly facepalm. Of course, Kanaya had been my server player, of course she would have seen that.

"I Thought If You Could Handle Kissing Someone You'd Constantly Call Worthless You'd Have A Good Amount Of Control."

I take a deep breath, and start, "Kanaya, I didn't mean that. It was a stupid impulse of mine. Want to know what's so funny a8out it? I thought he really was Pupa Pan." Kanaya's eyes grew even wider. "Yeah, I know what that is, loved it as a wiggler, I thought I grew out of it. Guess I didn't."

"Stupid how I made fun of him so much over it when I loved it myself. Guess I just saw a 8it of me in him. And you know what I do whenever I find someone knew to 'o8sess' over. So congrat's Kanaya, you now know one of my deepest secrets. Feel happy, that doesn't happen everyday."

"Vriska..." she began, " I Never Knew. I Thought You Did It As A Way To Say You Didn't Need Me."

I sigh before pulling her into a hug, "I always needed you. You were my right hand girl, never felt the same without you there."

"I Am Sorry."

"No, I'm sorry. Now come on," I say, pulling her in the direction of the house, "Let's go see what we got here."

When I entered the house I realized something that should have been obvious, it was way bigger looking on the inside. It looked like there was one main room with a bunch of hallways branching off of it, each one labeled with someone's name.

"It Seems That This Is The Central Area," she turned to point next to the door, "Your Hallway Is There, And No Need To Fret As No One Has Entered It, And Mine," she turned to point almost directly across from mine, "Is Over Here. It Appears We Cannot Enter Others Without Permission. I Wonder Why That Is..."

"May8e whathisface understood privacy." I muttered, even though I knew it was mostly for my case. If no one could enter without my permission, no one could see me when I wasn't ready. I had a bad feeling that was going to happen a bit more now.

"Maybe. I Have Already Seen My Hall, Shall We Go Look At Yours?" I think about it for a second, then shrug.

"Sure, why not?" I drag her into my hallway, and upon entering I can feel a weird... Tingling sensation? Kind of like walking through something that wasn't really there? Huh, maybe that's what keeps people out. It probably is. God, am I going to have to feel that every time I walk in? That's gonna get annoying, really fast.

We make it the the first door and I kick it in, "Vriska-" begins Kanaya, but she's cut off by my gasp. The room was amazing. The walls and floor were set in a wooden pattern, tinted a dark shade of blue. It had small circular windows that looked to the outside world, each set in a larger metal circle covered in dark signs. In the corner was a blue 'coon, but on the other side was a large metal framed bed. It seems I get my choice in where I sleep. Sitting on top of the bed was a husktop, engraved with my personal symbol. Instead of normal dressers there were treasure chests, each filled with clothes that would fit me in my normal colors. Just above the chests was a large mirror. Lavish chairs were placed in the middle of the room, and they faintly reminded me of a memory, one that I couldn't place just yet. It all looked like the inside of a ship, and I loved it.

While I was sitting there staring off into space thinking about how wonderful it was, Kanaya had started talking, "Wow, Vriska, Your Room Looks Amazing. Reminds Me Almost Completely Of You. I'm Sure You Like It, Correct?" All I could do was nod. "Good. It'd Be Dreadful If You Didn't Like Your Own Room, You Can Be Very Fickle Sometimes."

"And that means?"

"You Change Your Mind A Lot."
"Oh, I guess that's fine. Whatever! Let's go check out the other rooms."

I go through the other rooms, kicking the doors open as I go. There was a kitchen, a bathroom, and what appeared to be a game room (which was only a guess by the huge TV and computer set). At the end of the hallway was a small door, just large enough to fit me (including my horns) with the words "Vriska only" painted in blue on the door. I had a feeling I already knew what was behind it.

"What Is This? I Did Not Have A Door Like This In My Space."

"It's part of my reward. Special place just for me."

"Oh. Then Shall I Leave So You Can Look Inside?"

"Yeah, thanks," I said as she begins to leave," Oh, and Kanaya?" She turns back to me, "Thanks for understanding." Before she can say anything back I'm stepping through the door. It was actually a sort of tube, and the instant the door closed it began to go down. Not at a very fast pace, but for someone who wasn't expecting it? I fell down (Even though I'd never admit it.)

Down and down we went until it stopped in front of another door. Opening this one I nearly fell again, but this time because there was no floor. The room appeared to be a large circle, and it was filled to the brim with rope sized spider webs!

I gasp and grab onto one, pulling myself onto it. It was slightly sticky, but not enough to get myself caught on it. I climbed even more, pulling myself higher and farther along, crossing from web to web. It was amazing, and it a deep sense comforting. Spidermom may not have been a very good lusus, okay, she was down right horrible, but at least as a wriggler she cared. Looking at the webs I could see a variety of small spiders walking along them.

I checked the whole room, and it really was just a large circle. I head towards the middle, pulling a few webs with me. I fashion them into something of a hammock, and lay there for a while.

"I guess this is fine. Kinda weird, 8ut I guess I'm weirder. How long was that? A morning? So I got 9 ½ days left and I already worked things out with Kan. May8e I can do that some more, make people remem8er a 8etter me." I thought about it for a moment. "Yeah, that's my new plan. Make the 8est time possi8le, and lessen the h8 a 8it."

Authors Note:

Added a bit of Kanaya in this chapter, but she will come back again!

I'm thinking John for the next "victim", that good?