Inside the bloody tent, Rose gently pets Kanaya's black hair as she sleeps, bandages cover her neck. Kittur sits close to his moirail, gently petting her hair.
"H0W C0ULD SH3 HAV3 SL3P7 7H40UGH 7HA7?"
The others circled around the fire, extremely exhausted from their battle.
"GOOD THING KANAYA'S SKIN WAS GLOWING," Karkat pauses, "IT HELPED THE MEDICATION KILL THE VENOM."
"SO, SH3 W4S B1TT3N BY VR1SK4 4ND N3P3T4?"
"yeah." Dave answers.
"SHE PASSED OUT DUE TO THE LACK OF BLOOD," Karkat pauses again, "NOT ONLY DID THEY BITE, THEY WERE TRYING TO SUCK EVERY LAST DROP OF BLOOD SHE HAD IN HER BODY."
"that's just sick." John gags.
Sollux turns his back to see the two grubs.
"s0 what are we g0nna d0 ab0ut the grubs?"
"I DON'T KNOW."
"Can we really risk having them with us?" Roxy asks.
"kittur did save 0ur lives th0ugh." Aradia says.
"that's n0t the p0int aa," Sollux pauses, "they c0uld attack us at any time."
"im with sollux on that one." Dave says.
"I THINK THAT WE CAN'T TAKE THE RISK OF HAVING THEM WITH US." Karkat pauses, "BUT I DON'T WANT TO KILL THEM."
"W3 H4V3 NO OTH3R CHO1C3, K4RK3LS."
"i agree with karkat." John says.
"well lets have a vote." Dave pauses, "all in favor for doing what we have to do."
Terezi, Roxy, Aradia, and Sollux raise their hand.
"thats four." Dave pauses, "and you two are out voted."
"MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE ROSE VOTE."
"bad idea." John pauses, "she has already been through a lot. first a nightmare, then this."
"well ill go talk to kittur." Dave says.
"im c0ming with y0u." Sollux says as he follows the human.
Karkat takes a deep breath in and lets it out, he closes his eyes. Terezi slowly takes his hand into her own. At the other side of the camp, Dave and Sollux had explained to Kittur about how they can't take any chances, Kayie might've been bitten while she was asleep, while they were fighting, and not paying attention.
"N0, PL3AS3, D0N'7 K1LL H34."
"im sorry kittur." Dave says.
Kittur nods his head, his jade tears falling from his face.
"AL41GH7, 7H343 1S SOM37H1NG 1 HAV3 70 D0 F14ST."
"fine, but y0u have t0 be quick ab0ut it."
Kittur leans in and whispers into Kayie's ear.
"1M S044Y 7HA7 1 HAV3 70 D0 7H1S," Kittur holds a knife in his right hand, he stabs Kayie through the heart, gently kisses her lips, and then holds her body close to him, "W3 W1LL B3 70G37H34 AGA1N. 1 WAS FLUSH3D F04 Y0U, KAY13."
He slowly places the limp body of his matesprit on the ground, her face holds a smile. He sees her mutant red blood on his hands, he turns to the human and the older troll.
"1M 43ADY N0W." He pauses, "MAK3 17 FAS7."
Dave takes his sword and trembles a little.
"im sorry, my young friend." He rushes and kills Kittur with a stab through the heart. He slowly pulls the sword out as he places the jade blooded troll next to his matesprit. Sollux uses his psiioniic powers to put their hands together.
"ill g0 get every0ne s0 we can start walking, again." Sollux says.
"alright." Dave wipes his tears from his red eyes.
Dave opens his eyes as he hears a voice.
"Don't worry human, they will be with us."
This made him turn around to see who was talking, but he didn't see anyone. But, doesn't mean that someone wasn't there. Back inside the tent, Kanaya's face holds a smile, she saw the Dolorosa and the Signless hold their loving hands out for the two grubs, they took their hands with joy.
John walked closer to his side, he looks down at Dave's hand before taking it into his own, and then he looks at the dead lovers.
"i'm sad that we had to kill them."
"i only killed kittur," Dave pauses, "he killed his own love."
"he wanted to do it for himself."
"well, maybe we should put them under the ground."
Dave softly squeezes John's hand, more tears come out.
"why was i being stupid?" Dave whimpered, "i was the one who murdered him."
"there is nothing we can do to change it," John says, "it's done."
Dave gently pulls John closer to him, his arms around his friend in a hug, the Knight of Time cries into the heir's chest.
"woah, it's okay." John gently pats Dave's back.
"HEY, WE ARE LEAVING NOW." Karkat sees them, "IS HE FUCKING CRYING?"
John nods his head slightly, then shooshpaps his friend to calm him down. Kanaya sits in a wheelchair that once belonged to Tavros, being pushed by her loving matesprit.
"why is kanaya in a wheelchair?"
"NEPETA PINCHED A NERVE CAUSING THIS FOR A FEW HOURS." Karkat pauses, "NEVER MIND THAT, LETS GO!"
