He grabbed her hand and twisted it, making her let go of him. "Want me to break it bitch? Let's see you and try to fight with one hand." He held the blade by her throat, pressing down hard enough to draw a little blood.

She spat at him, kicking out and trying to get him to let go of her. She just wanted to get to Jade. Bitch needed to hurt.

He laughed at her, twisting her wrist even more. Not enough to break it, but enough to really make it hurt. "Is that the best you got?" He laughed, pushing her back against the wall, and pushing the knife even harder against her throat. "Cause it ain't enough to even get your sorry ass free."

She gasped in pain, though it didn't stop her from glaring silently into his eyes.

Jade tugged on his shirt. "Please, Karkat," she begged. "Not now..."

"You don't fucking touch her, ever." He hissed, ignoring Jade, and twisting Meehan's hand until it snapped. "Maybe you'll learn your fucking lesson and leave her alone next time." He growling, letting go of her wrist and grabbing her head. He started bashing it into the wall, a murderous look in his eyes.

Meenah couldn't help but scream, the first name on her lips being Dave.

Jade froze for a moment before pulling desperately on his arm. "Karkat, if he finds out, we're both /dead/!"

He turned to face her, not letting go of Meenah. "He won't find out, he's not close enough to hear her right now, otherwise he would have come a while ago. And trust me, she won't remember who did this tomorrow, I'll make sure of it." He bashed her head a few more times, before letting her go. "She'll have to bad of a concussion to remember any of this."

Meenah collapsed against the wall, screaming out just for any sort of help. She could hear footsteps and it brought her some comfort, especially when she heard who it was.

"'Ey! What the hell happened here?" Cronus yelled.

"Come on, Karkat, we can't get involved with this now!" Jade begged, continuing to pull on his sleeve.

Karkat kicked Meenah in the stomach before turning around to see who was knew he couldn't run now, that would get him chased, and then he would become the prey. "We can't run Jade, they will chase us." He whispered, pushing her behind him protectively.

She trembled behind him, lowering her head to hide from him.

Cronus grabbed him by the shirt, shoving him against the wall opposite of where Meenah had collapsed. "What the fuck did I just ask, you little prick?"

Karkat pushed him off of him. "I would answer you if you got your smelly ass self off of me." He growled back. He put his blade against his throat, "Now if you just let us leave no one will get hurt."

Cronus stared at him, the blade not scaring him in the least. "Someone was already hurt, kid. Tell me what the fuck you did to her."

"Snapped her sorry ass wrist and smashed her head against the wall." He glared at Cornus, hoping if he played nice he and Jade could just leave. "Now if you don't mind I'll just be leaving."

Cronus knelt down next to Meenah, who was now entirely unconscious. He rested his hand on her neck to make sure she was still breathing. "You're gonna pay, kid. Not tonight, but you're gonna pay."

He laughed, "Yeah you and what army? If that's how your whole gang fights it will be easy for me." He grabbed Jades hand and started to walk off. "And for the record, the bitch had it coming."

Jade stumbled as he started to walk off, finally catching up to him again.

Cronus shook his head, picking Meenah up and starting to run back home. The hospital wasn't an option for them; they asked for explanations, and explanations went to the police. He could take care of her at home.

As soon as Karkat was out of their sight he started to run, running as fast as he could to Jade's house. He really needed to get off the streets.

She ran after him, panting.

As soon as he reached her house he turned around to see if she was okay. He gently checked her neck for any cuts, he then checked her eyes for a concussion. "Are you okay Jade?"

She nodded a bit, grabbing his hands. "Are you fucking crazy?"

"What?" He put his knife away, letting her take his hands.

"You got yourself into /so/ much shit just then, do you understand that?"

"She caused the shit not me. I was just protecting you. Do you really wanna know what would have happened if I let her go? This is what I do Jade, this is what happens when you're in a gang."

"I would've been fine, you didn't have to almost kill her!"

"Jade she would have killed you. I fucking saw it in her eyes. She wanted to see you bleeding out on that street. I had no fucking choice."

She stared at him for a while, deciding to change the subject. "... Are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine, she barely even touched me. Are you okay?" He asked again, worried she had a concussion from when she got hit.

"I'm fine. I'll be fine." She hugged him tightly.

He nodded and hugged her back. "I'm sorry if I scared you baby." He whispered, starting to calm down.

She nodded a bit. "A hell of a lot, I thought you were going to die."

He smiled softly, "I'm to good at this to die sweetheart." He laughed, "No need to worry about me. I just didn't want you to have to see me like that."

She smiled a bit. "You sure?"

He nodded, "No one can even touch me." He laughed, pulling out of the hug to look at her. "Does it look like she even touched me?" He laughed.

"Well, no, but..."

"But what?"

"I don't know. I just... Don't want any more trouble with them."

He sighed, "I wish I could promise you they would leave you alone. Do you want to come and stay with me?" He asked softly. "You'll be in safe territory and I can watch and protect you."

She nodded a bit. "I... think I'd like that."

He smiled, "Good, I'll be glad to have you stay with me. Do you want to head over now?" He asked softly.

"Sure."

He smiled, "Good, let's go inside and pack you a bag."

She nodded, taking his hand.

He led her inside, making sure to lock the door behind them. "Pack quick and then we can leave." He sighed, wondering if Cronus would come looking for them. "Do they know where you live?"

She shook her head, heading up the stairs. "I just know where they hang around."

He nodded, "I'll make sure to avoid it on the way home then." He sighed, following her up the stairs.

"Alright." Jade packed stuff

Karkat took her hand and led her to his car, driving home as fast as he could. He wanted to be out of rival territory as fast as he could.