A/N: Grr, why did this take so long to update?

Sometimes people hated the things that happened to them on certain days. That was how Tavros felt at the moment. He gritted his teeth as he sat in his cursed wheelchair. His prosthetic legs were out of commission for the time being and so he was confined to the damn thing one more. He huffed angrily, puffing out his cheeks and rubbing his temples frustratedly. He really didn't like this one bit as he exited his home.

He hunched up in his wheelchair as he pushed himself down the street, on his way to go to the park to relax and meet up with Gamzee who had been feeling much better from his previous illness. He kept his eyes on the floor, not wanting to meet the obvious looks he received as he reached the crosswalk. He kept his head bowed, trying to ignore the whispers that consisted of pity and disgust. The light eventually allowed him to cross and he sped off across the road.

"Stupid wheelchair..."

He reached the park without as many distractions and rolled up the stony path, small frown seemingly set on his face permanently. Gamzee was sitting on a swing, muttering faint lyrics to a rap as he heard someone come along. He turned to see Tavros making his way over to him and grinned, waving at him.

"Hey Tavros, nice to be seeing that ya'll came." He finally discerned the chair, "Your legs ain't being to miraculous today. That why you all chilling in that chair?"

"Uh yeah, that is exactly what happened."

He saw that the other wasn't looking too happy and got off the swing, walking over to his friend and kneeling in front of him. He didn't speak, only stared up at him with curious purple eyes.

"Taaaavros."

No response.

"Tavros?"

Silence.

"Tav, Tav, Tav, Tav, Tavros."

Silence.

Gamzee pouted and poked his friend on the side, eliciting a twitching of the lips from the other. He grinned in success and continued his pokes and lengthened sayings of his name. Tavros soon caved in and laughed, swatting him away.

"Haha, o-okay. Stop it, I'm fine."

"Heh, good to hear, my motherfucking bro. So what had ya'll down in the sad places earlier?"

"Oh..well it's just my wheelchair. I always get mixed reactions from it which is why I second guessed myself about heading out. But I guess it's fine now."

Gamzee seemed to be okay with that answer, studying his features to see if he was still upset. He only found amusement at his watching and made Tavros laugh again. He was happy to know his bro wasn't down in the dumps and ruffled his hair cheerfully, standing to full height and running behind him. Tavros was concerned until he felt his chair move and peered to the side to see a hand on the back.

He caught on and gently shooed Gamzee back, fully aware of the fact that he was being pushed.

"Gamzee no. I-I can handle myself just fine."

"Aw don't mind a motherfucker. I'm just going to help you out, where do you wanna go?"

Tavros paused and looked up at him, eyes wide in surprise. The purple eyed teen seemed genuine in his question, already pushing him along the same path he had come up. He grinned down at him, making him blush slightly and turn to face ahead. He shook his head, stuttering a bit. He felt a tad confused when he felt his heartbeat speed up a little but put it off as nothing.

"Anywhere. Anywhere is fine Gamzee."

"A'ight, you got it brother."

They traveled along out of the park and ended up in a little ice cream shop. Gamzee had set him at a table and went along to get them a treat. He smiled at his friend's retreating back and stared at the small decorations in the shop to distract himself. A whisper had managed to catch his attention and he glance over curiously to a pair of teen girls who were whispering and pointing at him. More whispers appeared and he saw a group of males laughing audibly and grinning darkly at him. Tavros felt a bit more nervous and sank into his seat with a small whimper.

Footsteps came his way and he raised his head, thinking it was Gamzee with the ice cream. Much to his chagrin and anxiety, it was one of the males from the group tailed by the two girls he'd seen as well.

"Hey dude, what's with the chair?"

Tavros knew he was just teasing and knew what was wrong but wanted to make the other afraid.

"Uh, well I can't move. So I'm sitting in this chair obviously."

Gamzee was finishing up the toppings on his and Tavros' ice creams when a certain voice caught his attention. He turned to see his friend being harassed by others. His eyes narrowed as he scowled and walked over to them. As he got closer, he heard the sounds of the individuals teasing him.

"You shouldn't be so wimpy, dude. We're just asking you some stuff."

"Y-Yes I know. But I'd uh, like it a lot if you would leave me alone."

The guy rested a hand on his head, evcen if it seemed gentle, it carried a forcefulness behind it that made the smaller male whimper as he shok him off.

"Leave me alone.."

"Or else what?"

Gamzee took that moment to step in, grabbing the guy's shoulder and roughly pulling him back.

"Or else, you motherfuckers gotta deal with me."

He bared his teeth at them as he glared, standing protectively in front of Tavros and crossing his arms. The girls giggled and spoke up, pointing at Tavros.

"You're going to protect him?"

"Why? He's just a cr-"

"You better think real motherfucking hard about the next words that might spew from your motherfucking mouth girl."

He spoke with such abrasiveness that both the girls stopped talking and backed away with slight fear. He returned his glare to the boy who also stepped back, his hands held up in surrender as he shook his head.

"Whoa, let's not fight buddy."

"Then do me a favor and back the fuck away."

The three individuals nodded and skittered away to their own spots. Gamzee watched them for a while more before looking back at Tavros and smiling at him, ruffling his hair.

"You okay Tavbro?"

"Uh yeah, thanks Gamzee."

Tavros smiled back at him as Gamzee set their ice creams down and sat next to him.

"No prob and don't let them motherfuckers get to you yeah? They ain't nothing."

Tavros nodded at him and ate some of his own ice cream, a cheery feeling finally settling in his mind as he glanced at Gamzee once more. He was really thankful for him being there when he needed him. Although he couldn't help but notice along with his happiness, another feeling had bugged him. But he'd let it rest for now while he chatted and ate with Gamzee.