Hi guys! Sorry for the wait, I've been pretty busy lately working on other stuff and working on cosplays. Sorry for a bit of a crappy chapter... this chapter moves buy a little slow but this stuff is going to be important later on i promise. I also promise that this story will start moving faster! Anyways I hope you enjoy!

~90sbaby112

*Sollux's POV*

I was pulled away from my flashback when I heard a knock on the door. I quickly shoved everything back into the box and threw it in my desk drawer. I cleared my throat and said:

"Come in."

The door squeaked open and my mom entered my room silently. She shut the door behind her very gently, as if she was trying not to wake anyone up...Not sure why, I could still hear Mituna watching TV from downstairs but whatever.

My mom smiled at me and wrapped a strand of her dirty blonde hair behind her ear.

"Mituna said you wanted to talk to me?"

I frowned and nodded. "Yeah."

She opened her mouth to say something but she was cut off by the holler of swears coming from my stereo.

"Sollux Captor! Turn that filth off right now! You know I hate this band! How can you even listen to this?!"

I smirked at how distressed she sounded. She had a habit of overreacting.

I quickly ran up to my stereo and paused the music.

She sighed in relief and sat down on my bed.

I watched her carefully. She looked back at me and raised an eyebrow.

"Sollux."

"Wha?-I mean...Yeth...?"

She chuckled. "You wanted to talk."

"Yeth."

She nodded slowly, as if she was waiting for something.

I started back at her feeling confused.

"Sollux." She repeated.

"Yeah?"

"You wanted to talk?"

"Yeth."

"Okay...so what is it?"

"Oh! Yeah, right! Thorry, forgot!"

I walked up to my bed and sat down beside her.

I looked up into her sparkling blue eyes. She looked curious and concerned.

I opened my mouth but then closed it. I looked at her and she raised her eyebrows, probably wondering what the hell was wrong with me.

I bit my lip and then sighed in frustration.

"Mom... I'm fucked up."

"Sollux Captor! How many times have I told you not to use foul language?!" Her voice was parental but also playful.

I looked up at her and found her giving me a comforting smile.

"What's wrong Sollux? Talk to me." She almost begged.

I love my mom. I could talk to her about everything...Ever since I was born I thought she was amazing. And she still is! I mean, not just anyone can pull themselves together after their husband walks out! Plus, she took care of two little boys on her own! You have to be completely awesome and completely insane to do that!"

She put a hand on my shoulder.

"Come on Sollux, it can't be that bad."

I took a deep breath. "Do you ever feel like thuch a thcrew up? Like you methed everything up and there'th no way you'll be able to fix it? Like you made the wortht mithtake ever and you're going to have to live with it for the retht of your life?"

She wrinkled her eyebrows. "Hmm... Well, to answer your question yes, I have felt like such a screw up. Yes, I have felt like I couldn't be able to fix any of the stuff I did. Yes, I feel like i've made plenty of mistakes...Everyone has Sollux, it's not just you."

"Then why doeth it feel like i'm the only one?"

She frowned and squeezed my shoulder. "What's going on Sollux?"

I sighed and shook my head. "N-nothing I juth...I jutht don't want to feel thith way...Even though I ruined everything..."

"Sollux! You have not ruined everything you are an awesome young man and you will be able to fix any mess you made."

I groaned. "How? How could you pothibly know that?"

She smiled. "Because it's a part of life. Also because i'm your mother and I know everything!"

I smiled. "Thankth mom."

She smiled back. "You're welcome...Is that it?"

I sighed and nodded. "Ytah, thankth again."

She smiled wider. "Also, surround yourself with people who make you happy...Like Aradia!"

I tensed up. "W-what?"

"Well every time you hang out with Aradia you seem happier...more at peace. And you know i'm glad that you two are still friends despite your breakup!"

My eyes widened. "Uh..Yeah. Yeah we're thtill friendth."

She narrowed her eyes in suspicion.

"You two are still friends right?"

"Of courthe we're thtill friendth!" I snapped.

She looked like she didn't believe me.

"Really?"

"Yeth! She'th coming over after thchool on Friday to work on math!"

Her face lit up and i gulped. What the hell did I just do?

"Really? That's great! And I don't have to work that day so I'll be able to see her!"

Oh fuck. "Yeah..."

She got off my bed with a huge smile on her face.

Oh shit...

She was about to walk out of my room then she stopped.

"Oh, and Feferi called while you were out. You should call her back and have her over sometime too. I've only met her once about two years ago."

I buried my head in my hands and nodded. "Uh huh."

There was a pause. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." I mumbled.

There was another silence.

"Mom...I'm going to call Feferi back...Can you leave now?"

"Oh yeah sorry! I'm going to go start supper. Don't stay on the phone for too long."

I sighed and removed my hands from my face. "Yeah."

She gave me a warm smile before walking out of my room and shutting the door.

I quickly pulled out my phone and dialed the number. After three rings someone picked up.

"Hello?"

"Damara! Ith AA okay?"

She sighed heavily. "Yeah she's fine."

She sounded somewhat bored.

I wrinkled my eyebrows. "What'th going on?"

She sighed again. "Nothing, she's just acting like a little baby and not opening the door." I heard her blow into the phone, she must've been smoking.

"Are you sure she'th okay? Like 100% sure?"

"Sollux, she's fine. I promise she'll be okay."

"I know it'th jutht I yelled at her and she cried and you know-"

"Hey Kid. Shut the fuck up for a second."

I did.

"She'll be fine, I promise."

"But, are you sure? What if she goeth to the washroom and-"

"She won't."

"How do you know?" I demanded.

"After our little incident my mom bought a safe and that's where we keep all our medicine. Only my parents and I know the combination to it. The only thing we have in the medicine cabinet is toothpaste and toothbrushes."

I hesistated. "Well if you're sure..."

Damara sighed. "Don't worry Sollux, it'll be okay."

"You'll call me if it'th not?"

"You'll be the first I call."

"Good."

"Sollux I have to go Aradia just hung up."

"What? Hung up what?"

"I'll talk to you later."

"Wait-"

"Bye."

She hung up before I could say anything else.

*Aradia's POV*

I stared at the cell phone in my hand...What did I just do?!

"Aradia!" Damara called. "You did something stupid didn't you?"

I nodded even though she couldn't see me.

"Open the door will you?"

With a dazed look, I got up slowly, walked over to my door and opened it weakly. Damara had her hands folded across her chest with her eyebrows raised.

"I can't believe you did that."

I shook my head. "Me neither."

"How are you going to explain this to your friends?"

"I-I have no idea... I don't even know what i'm supposed to tell them!"

She smirked lightly and sighed. "I don't know if I support this."

I wrinkled my eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"You dating Equius. I don't think that I approve."

"Why is that?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Because I hate Horuss."

I rolled my eyes and walked past her out of my room. "Of course you do."

"I do!" She shouted as I made my way down the stairs.

"That douche bag made out with my boyfriend!"

I nodded. "Yep I remember."

I headed to my kitchen and opened the fridge, looking for the orange juice.

Damara suddenly showed up beside me.

"I mean, I can list a million reasons why I don't approve of you dating Equius but there is only one that sticks out in my mind."

I raised my eyebrows questioningly.

"You don't like him."

I sighed heavily and slammed the fridge door shut.

"I have to move on Damara! Sollux already has and I need to too. And who knows? Maybe I could fall in love with Equius!"

She raised her eyebrows. "Alright good like with that." She said and then turned around to walk away.

I groaned and then slammed my head against the fridge. I was going to have fun explaining this to my friends at school...

*Next day at school*

"You did WHAT?!" Vriska exploded at me while I was putting my stuff in my locker before the bell rang. My friends were all surrounding me, mouths agape.

I sighed. "I-"

"You agreed to go on a DATE with EQUIUS?!"

"I-just-I-"

Nepeta frowned. "Don't be so harsh on him Vriska! He's not that bad!"

Vriska rolled her eyes and crossed her arms across her chest. "Okay so maybe he's not that bad but still, Aradia likes Sollux!"

Nepeta nodded. "Yeah well I guess that's true..."

"So where is he taking you?" John asked.

I shrugged and closed my locker door. "I don't know on the phone he said we'd talk about it later."

Vriska nodded slowly. "So...Now you have to see him more often..."

I sighed heavily. "Yeah, I guess I have to..."

There was an awkward silence and everyone just stared at me. After a while I groaned.

"Geez i'm sorry guys I just...I didn't know how else to move on!"

"I don't think Sollux really knows how to move on either." Karkat said.

I looked at him curiously. "Why is that?"

He sighed heavily. "Because the idiot is running up to you faster than a fucking rocket!"

We looked to wear Karkat was looking and saw Sollux bolting up to me. He pushed some of my friends out of the way, grabbed my shoulders and slammed me against the lockers.

"Aradia!" She shouted with a look of worry on his face.

"Uh...Sollux?"

"You have to come over Friday after thchool okay?!"

"Wait what-"

"Pleathe if you don't my mom'th gonna find out that i'm thorta lying and have my head! Pleathe! Pluth I mith you and you need help with math right?! Okay tho I'll thee you after thchool on Friday! Okay I have to go find Feferi now I forgot to call her back latht night bye!" and after quickly rambling he left just as fast as he arrived.

I stood there, back leaning against the lockers staring at my friends in confusing.

They stared back at me with the same confusion until Vriska started laughing.

"Oh my fucking god that boy is fucking killing me!"

I wrinkled my eyebrows. "Huh?"

Terezi suddenly decided to speak. "Did anyone catch that? He said that he misses Aradia!"

"Aww!" Nepeta said. "Maybe you guys are made for each other!"

"Maybe?!" Vriska shouted. "They are!"

Vriska continued to laugh while my other friends stood there trying to decide what the heck just happened while I was there trying to do that same thing...So apparently I was going to Sollux's house after school on Friday for math help? But what about our fight? I still hadn't told my friends and in a way I didn't want to...Goddamn!

I sighed. "Hey guys can we talk about something else? I just need to clear my brain really quickly."

They grew silent exchanged a glance and then shrugged alright.

"Oh my gog you guys!" Terezi suddenly shouted. "Did you guys here that Sum 41's coming!?"

I had suddenly forgotten about everything. "They are?!"

"Yeah they are! We should totally go!"

We all suddenly started talking in excitement about how long we have been waiting to go to a Sum 41 concert when I suddenly remembered something,

"Guys...I...I can't go..."

They all immediately stopped talking and turned to me.

"Why not?!" They shouted in sync.

I sighed. "I can't afford it. My parents are still sending us money but it's less than usual because they need more money there. Damara has been working hard and all the money I earn on the weekends from my job I give to Damara to help buy food and pay bills and stuff...I won't be able to afford a ticket..."

Vriska suddenly looked enraged.

"No no no no NO! WE HAVE WAITED YEARS FOR THIS! DO YOU HEAR ME MEGIDO YEARS! Sure we've gone to a shit load of concerts in the past but never Sum 41 NEVER Sum 41 you ARE coming! I will get you a ticket even if it is the LAST THING I DO! YOU GOT IT!?"

"Uhh..."

"Good!"

Suddenly, the bell rang.

I sighed feeling somewhat more confused than before...What hell is even going on?

Alright guys thanks for reading! Please leave reviews and I'll have the next chapter up soon!

~90sbaby112