The final chapter.
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Chapter 5- Enter The Dark Carnival
"Tavros….."
Gamzee opened his eyes as he looked around, he took the shades he wore and set them down.
'Mother fucking holes, but there aren't any holes now.'
Gamzee froze.
"Get out…. Leave me alone already."
The voices came back; those voices weren't him, no matter how many times they said that. He regretted giving in, his giving in led to Terezi's death. Those voices won't go away giving in or not. He figured that out the hard way, the extremely painful one.
He looked around; he must have passed out on the couch again. He smiled when he noticed a certain kid hugging his waist close. Gamzee smoothed back Tavros's hair in affection before getting up to make himself one of his 'pies'.
"Man... there is nothing motherfucking here." Gamzee shuffled through the kitchen, throwing random items that weren't in the ingredients.
Ring Ring.
Gamzee turned to look around.
"Man where is that mother fucking ringing coming from?"
Ring Ring.
"Oh, heheh.. it's in my pocket. That's cool little phone, I got ya."
"Hello?"
"Get your fucking ass out and meet me in the ally way."
Click.
Gamzee set down his phone, flipping it shut before dropping everything and heading out. He didn't notice he caused someone to stir in the process.
Gamzee walked down the street corner, and into the nearby alleyway.
The memories flooded in, the urge to claw his skin raised, along with the urge to… smash something, or someone. He didn't want to be here.
He didn't want to be around Dave either.
He tried to concentrate on the good ones, and ignore the bad that slowly flowed through.
"Tinker bull…"
Tavros sat there, holding a picture to his chest. He did his best not to shed any tears, for he needed to show he wasn't such a crybaby as Dave portrayed him to be.
He wanted to be brave, and have confidence.
All he ever wanted, besides being happy.
"Yo Tavbro you up and ready to rap- oh… Tav?"
The said troll quickly wiped the tears away on his shirt, staining it with light shades of brown. Tavros sighed as he tried to get it out.
"Uh… sorry Gamzee… I just don't feel up to it."
Gamzee flinched a bit when he heard the sniffling start up again.
"Hey… Tav.. it's alright."
"You don't know that… what if Tinker Bull is all alone? He needs me and I need him.. I.. I hate being alone."
"You not alone…"
Tavros looked up, tears spilling once more.
"I.. I'm not?"
Gamzee gently reached for his hands, soothing them over with a thumb.
"Your never alone Tav, you always got me."
"About time you got here. Where are her shades?"
Gamzee jolted out of his flashback to look up to meet shades. The very darkened shades he grew to hate.
"Mother fucker…"
"I said where are her fucking shades. I know you have them you fucking clown. I also know what you did to Nepeta's friend, how do I know? The neck had a clean cut. Same as TZ."
Gamzee's anger rose.
"I don't fucking know what you're talking about. Now if you excuse me I got to get back to-"
"Tavros doesn't give a shit about you."
Gamzee turned on his heel, to glare at Dave.
"What the mother fuck did you say?"
'Kill him.'
Gamzee's hands tightened, his nails cutting into his palms, causing blood to trickle down slowly.
"I said he doesn't give a shit about you. You're a murderer, they didn't deserve to die. Hell he probably wants you to end up like them!"
"No one talks shit about Tavros. He didn't say that."
Dave smirked.
"If he did?"
"You're going to motherfucking pay."
Dave found himself backing up against the cold brick wall, as Gamzee slowly cornered him. Dave gasped as a cold hand surrounded his neck and hoisted him up against the wall. His feet dangled a few inches above the ground.
Gamzee decided to humor him, and slip on Terezi's shades.
"You mean…. Mother fucking these?"
Dave's eyes widened before looking away. He couldn't bare it, Terezi was special to him, and having this feeling she was murdered by someone he knew, well it was worse than a kick to the balls.
"You fucking.. monster."
"We… are not monsters, we are the.. mirthful messiahs."
Gamzee's eyes turned deep indigo, ringed with blood thirst.
"And we are motherfucking higher than you, brother."
Tavros had a bad feeling, and the feeling to get out as soon as possible.
"I still don't know what the fuck you're talking about."
Tavros begged Karkat to drive him around to look for Gamzee, he could tell Karkat wanted to as well, but didn't want to admit it.
"You listening-"
"Stop the car!"
Tavros hurriedly opened the back doors and wheeled himself down the ramp and into the alley way. Karkat could be heard giving minor cursing while trying to close the doors and find a place to park.
"Gamzee where are you? G-Dave…?"
Tavros picked up himself out of his chair, and eased himself down on the ground.
Dave, hearing his name looked up. His shades were broken, cracked on the edges, and one lens completely broke to shards on the ground. His lip was busted; it started to turn blueish purple.
Tavros reached up with shaking hands and roamed them across his body to check for other wounds, sure enough Dave hissed, indicating his stomach had been.
Tavros gently lifted the shirt up to reveal a clean cut, still oozing blood.
"D-Dave.. who.. who did this?"
Dave gave one of his smirks.
"Doesn't matter.. just run… and leave this place.. Take John.. and Jade and just go… Even take that ass of a friend of yours, VantASS..heheh he would be crushed without my best bro around him."
Tavros smiled, sad, but smiled at the lame comeback.
"Tavros leave."
"No. not without you, I can't. Uh.. I can get help, Karkat is over-"
"LOOK OUT!"
Dave, blocked the blow from hitting Tavros.
He hit the ground with a loud thud, and nothing else came after that-Just the ragged breathing and the low growl of his captivator. Tavros dared to look up, and regretted so.
Gamzee.
The said man held a blade, Dave's to be exact.
"Honk…."
The smile across his face wasn't his. It was happy, but all for the wrong reasons.
"Hi Tavbro…..heheh.. what are you doing here?"
Tavros back away as much as his legs would be able to push him, which wasn't very far.
"You shouldn't be out here this late.. someone could…. Heheh….be out looking for others to kill."
Tavros shivered as his laughter echoed throughout the alleyway.
"G-Gamzee.. please.. no don't do this…we uh are your friends, and care for you."
"Friends? Mother fucking friends don't stab their 'friends' in the back mother fucker- at least not this one here." Gamzee kicked Dave, hearing him give a low growl filled with pain. Dave was still alive, that was good.
"Now.. now you.. must get stabbed… just like you stabbed me Tav."
"Gamzee I never did anything to you."
Gamzee's smile faltered.
"Don't you remember?"
~Flash Back~
"Tavroooooooos! What is it?"
Tavros fumbled with the ring, quickly putting in his pocket. He stood up quickly; being a certain friend made him new legs. He felt confident, but not enough to propose, not just yet.
"Uh.. I… wanted to ask you something.. but it seems.. I don't need it anymore…you're uh.. answer or at least not the moment."
Vriska raised an eyebrow before inviting herself to sit on his bean bag chair.
"Tell me anyways, it had to be something good, or else you wouldn't even dare to bother me."
Tavros flushed a light brown, that, grabbing her attention.
"Oh it is isn't it?"
Gamzee meanwhile took this chance to visit Tavros, but quickly hid when he saw Vriska. He narrowed his eyes and stifled a low growl. He didn't like her after what she had done to him. Alive or not, Gamzee wouldn't forgive her.
That was his matesprit, or.. going to be once he got the chance to admit his feelings towards the other troll.
"I wanted to uh… ask you. Play that game with me?"
Vriska blinked, she quickly looked down to find Tavros's hand fiddling with an object. She pretended to have not noticed anything and quickly answered.
"Oh.. I have other things to do, but later on maybe."
Vriska flipped her hair and glanced back at Tavros before heading out. She took notice of the hiding troll that had watched the scene unfold before giving him a smirk which sent anger throughout his veins.
Gamzee kept watching, he too curious about the object.
Gamzee felt like his blood pusher was to break when he saw the ring. He slowly backed away, biting away tears he didn't know he could shed, before running back to his block.
~End of Flash Back~
"Gamzee I… I never did.."
"SHUT UP!"
Gamzee raised the blade and aimed it towards his chest.
"You ripped my heart out… and I will rip yours."
Tavros felt tears run down his face, his throat became dry.
"Gamzee.. I always loved you… I was afraid to tell you… and.. I did feel attracted to Vriska once.. I.. I'm not anymore… I have been worried about you and didn't believe what Dave said about you being a murderer, but.. you're only proving him right by doing this!" Tavros jumped at his volume and huddled himself in a ball.
Gamzee stood there for a moment, realization took a hit, but he shook it away.
"That mother fucking doesn't change anything."
Gamzee raised the blade over his head and swooped it down.
"Goodbye Tav…."
Tavros braced himself for impact, but instead of a powerful pain of agony, he felt a low drum of pain in the pit of his stomach. He looked up to find Dave in front of him, sword pierced through his stomach; the end and the tip rested in Tavros's.
Dave coughed, blood trickling down his chin.
"Friends.. are friends… who take care of each other…"
Dave glanced back at Tavros, before grabbing the blade and shoving it inside himself even more. Tavros cried out, the blade piercing him even further.
"Sorry… but it looks like I have to finish off the job myself…"
Dave pulled the sword back, to free Tavros, but kept it inside of himself.
"I want to see TZ.. and I am soon…" Dave smiled as his both hands grabbed the sword.
"I knew I was going to die someday… who knew it would be today and by this…" Dave twisted the sword, yanking it completely out.
The hole quickly filled with blood, and poured into his lap. Dave raised one hand in front of him, like someone was greeting him.
"Sorry Tavros… But she's calling me." Dave gave a teary smile before looking back in front of him, and falls face forward, unmoving.
"DAVE!"
Tavros tried to move, but the pain made him double over and stare at his own blood that circled him.
"SHUT UP!" Gamzee fell to his knees and held his head, screaming.
Tavros stared in horror, trying to keep his eyes open long enough so Karkat could find them. Speaking of, he could have sworn he heard the boy curse and footsteps coming. He wasn't alone either.
Tavros crawled over to Gamzee, and laid a hand across the other's. Gamzee looked up and down at the touch.
"Huh… Tav.. why… I.. I killed.. them…"
The boy smiled and reached both bloody hands to Gamzee's face.
"Doesn't change the fact I care… I love you Gamzee Makara, and I know you didn't mean any of this."
Tavros leaned in, placing a gentle kiss upon the others lips before releasing his grip entirely, falling to the ground. His strength faded and the fuzzy feeling took over him to sleep and let everything go.
He did.
"Tav"
Tavros rolled over, and groaned when his horns bumped into something hard.
"Yo Tav you awake? We gotta meet the others."
Tavros opened his eyes, to be greeting by.. Gamzee?
The other troll smiled his lazy smile before helping the other sit up.
"Man.. you alright? I've been looking for you."
Tavros blinked, confused.
"You.. I.. Dave died.. and you… I died…" Tavros felt a sudden pain within him and lifted up his shirt.
It didn't have any scars, his flesh was fine.
Gamzee smiled and helped the other up to walk with him.
"You alright?"
"Yeah.. Uh.. nightmare I guess." Tavros smiled and walked to meet the others with Gamzee. He didn't bother to look back, not even at the tattered sword that was hidden under a pile of rubble.
It was just a dream, right?
Tavros didn't want to think about it.
That is the end. Ugh, must kill off some people for a ending or was that really the ending?- its the ending. Thanks for reading, and it seems this is a good story, being its the first GamTav ever typed.
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