The following week came and went in a colorful blur. Nepeta spent time with Equius whenever they were alone in the apartment. She helped him with his robots, and he tolerated her screeching as they added new ships to her wall. Kanaya threw another tea party and invited Vriska, Feferi, and Nepeta again. Terezi also came, and a few Aradiabots. Nepeta realized they weren't half bad. Everyone had fun, anyway, and that's what mattered, right? She also took time to find Tavros and spend time with him, as she regretting floating away from him, and she figured then was as good a time as any to mend the gap in their old friendship.

And of course, she spent a lot of time with Gamzee. They ate together often, and spent a lot of time kissing. Which Nepeta had grown to appreciate as an activity worthy of her attention and time. When she recounted the details of their dates to Equius, however, she usually left that part out.

One night found her snuggled into Gamzee on his destroyed couch, a blanket thrown over them haphazardly. She had put together a playlist of songs, both human and troll, on her laptop, which sat on the floor near them. At that moment, a human song Jade had introduced to her was playing. It was apparently from a human movie. It sounded different than most popular Earth songs, but Nepeta liked it. There was very little instrumental noises behind the voices singing, which were kind of hoarse and plain. But the song was simple. And it was truthful.

I don't see what anyone can see in anyone else…but you, sang the girl, and then passed the lyrics over to her male partner.

We both have shiny, happy fits of rage, he added, and Nepeta looked up at Gamzee with adoring eyes. I want more fans, you want more stage. When the main line came up again, Nepeta began to sing quietly.

"I don't see what anyone could see in anyone else," she chanted softly. Gamzee grinned at her.

"But motherfucking you," he added, leaning down and closing the distance between their lips. After a few minutes, he carefully sat up and slipped out from underneath her to stand up, stretch, and walk into the kitchenette.

"Where are you going?" Nepeta yawned, burying her face into the ripped cushions. She felt the surface of the couch sink when Gamzee sat down by her head, holding a small saucer. She looked up at him, and edged away when she saw that a glowing green substance was sitting innocently on the tiny plate.

Her matesprit watched her as she sat up and glared at the sopor. He tipper her chin up with one long finger. "This is the motherfucking last of the sopor," he said when he had her attention. "And I want to motherfucking share it."

Nepeta hissed and backed away. "I'm not eating that stuff!" Gamzee looked down at the saucer in his hands.

"Please, Nepeta," Gamzee pleaded, sounding earnest. "I just don't want to motherfucking end it like I started it." Nepeta blinked at him, and he went on. "Motherfucking alone."

Nepeta smiled wryly and glanced down at her laptop as the song ended and a new one started. Another human tune. She scooted back down the couch toward Gamzee and dipped a finger into the sopor. "Only for you." Gamzee grinned and did the same as the melody to the song sped up and more instruments joined the music.

This story's missing a wishing well, no mirror to show and tell, no kiss that can break the spell, I'm falling asleep. Nepeta and Gamzee touched their slime-coated fingers together. "Cheers," she giggled, as they inserted their appendages into their mouths and licked off the sopor.

Every prince is a fantasy, the witch is inside of me, her poison will wash away the memory. Immediately, Nepeta felt the urge to spit out the vile concoction. But she forced it down, for Gamzee's sake. Her smiled at her toothily and urged her to take more, letting her go first and then following in his turn.

We kill the lights, and put on a show. The second taste was better than the first. It tasted sweeter, less disgusting and more like a strange candy.

It's all a lie, but you'd never know. Already Nepeta could feel herself warming up to the drug. She greedily took a more and more, and the room around her began to spin.

The star will shine, and then it will fall. When all the sopor was gone, Gamzee licked the saucer and tossed it on the floor, where it shattered. Nepeta watched him turn back to her. He looked so handsome, so tall and lanky, so…and Nepeta had never really felt this way before…sexy?

She pounced on him and pushed him back into the cushions.

And you will forget it all.