When Karkat woke up he was only half surprised to find himself in his room. He glanced at the clock and saw that it was 11:57. He sighed and dragged himself out of his room and to the table. Porrim was having her lunch and she smiled at Karkat.
"Sollux called earlier." she said. "He was wondering if you wanted to spend the rest of spring break at his place."
"Oh." Karkat grunted. He grabbed himself a bowl of cereal and sat down.
"I recommend you go because Kankri gets spring break off and once he sees you're up he'll start ranting to you about how did you behave yesterday? and stuff like that." Porrim said. Karkat nodded and finished off his cereal.
"I'll just go now." he said. He went to his room and got dressed. He didn't bother to shower because he didn't smell that bad and Sollux probably wouldn't care anyway. Then Porrim said he wasn't allowed to leave the house until he showered. So he had no choice but to go shower.
"Call if there's a problem." Porrim said. "Be polite since you're their guest. Don't forget your toothbrush, and check to see if you packed enough underwear. And if you miss us and want to come home just call us, okay?"
"Jesus, I'm not a kid anymore!" Karkat exclaimed.
"I know, I'm just doing what any parent would do." Karkat rolled his eyes and walked out of the house. "I'll call you tonight to check up on you!"
"Fuck, please don't!"
The walk to Sollux's house was quick as usual. When Karkat got there he was greeted by Sollux's dad.
"Thollux ith in hith room. You remember where that ith, right?" he said. Karkat nodded and walked down the hall. He knocked on Sollux's door and opened it.
"Hey Sollux." he said. He stopped when he saw him. Sollux was getting dressed or something and didn't have his shirt on. Karkat shut the door and felt his face go warm. Well that was awkward. He heard Sollux get up and he opened the door. And he still didn't have his fucking shirt on. Sollux grinned at Karkat.
"KK, you're blushing." he said. Karkat swore and wiped his face with his hands.
"No I'm not." he grumbled.
"You tho are. Am I turning you on?"
"No. Jesus, put a fucking shirt on!" Sollux shrugged and picked up his shirt. He put it on and Karkat stepped into his room. He dropped his bag on the floor and sat down. Sollux's room was always cleaner than Karkat's.
"Tho, want to play thome videogameth?" Sollux asked.
"Sure." Karkat grabbed a controller and sat next to Sollux.
"Wanna bet on who will win?" Sollux asked.
"No." Karkat had pretty much accepted the fact that he wasn't going to beat Sollux.
"You're tho boring."
Sollux of course beat Karkat every time. And Karkat flipped out every time, as usual. Eventually Sollux agreed to watching TV. So they went and sat in the living room and watched TV for a few hours. Then it was supper time. Sollux's dad had cooked them lasagna. It was really tasty. After supper Karkat and Sollux sat down and watched more TV. Then Karkat's phone went off. He sighed and answered it.
"Hi."
"Hello Karkat, it's Kankri-"
"Why the fuck are you phoning me?!"
"Karkat, that's very triggering of you. I would much prefer it if you do not speak to me in such a tone. And I am calling you to check up on you. Porrim said she was going to be calling you but I offered to instead. I hope that doesn't trigger you Karkat, and if it does I do apologize. Oh, and I'm also calling to tell you it was very triggering of you to leave without telling me. I would appreciate it if you let me know when you're going to stay over at a friend's house from now on. It would certainly help avoid any triggering conversations between us in the future. I hope you understand and I apologize if this conversation is triggering you, which I'm sure it is. Please tell me if you have been triggered and I will attempt to refrain from triggering you so much in the future."
"Is that all? Can I hang up now?" Karkat asked.
"Karkat! That's extremely triggering! You didn't even answer my question! And I'll have you know that what you said was very rude and would trigger anyone, not just me. I was hoping you would have stopped being so rude and triggering by now. I am very disappointed in you Karkat. I wish you would behave better. It's getting extremely triggering and I-"
"Shut the fuck up. Goodbye." Karkat hung up and put his phone away. A few seconds later his phone rang again. He didn't bother to pick it up. He knew Kankri would leave him a long-as-fuck voicemail, but he didn't give a shit at that moment.
Karkat and Sollux watched TV for a couple more hours. Then Sollux's dad told them it was time for them to go to bed. Sollux got Karkat a sleeping bag from the closet and put it on the floor for him. Karkat hadn't brought a pillow so he grabbed one from the couch. He moved the sleeping bag away from Sollux's bed and lay down in it. He closed his eyes and relaxed but it still took him awhile to fall asleep.
Sollux couldn't sleep for awhile. He glanced at the clock and saw that it was already past midnight. He glanced at Karkat and grinned. He was already asleep. Sollux reached over and poked his nose. Karkat flinched and rubbed his nose. He turned over so his back was to Sollux and kept breathing peacefully. Sollux grinned and lay back down. He reached into a drawer and pulled out his photograph of Aradia from the very back. He stared at it and sighed.
"Thtill mith you AA." he muttered. He stared at the photograph for a few seconds longer. Then he sighed and tucked it away in the drawer. He lay back down and stared at Karkat. The three ghosts were still around him, they were just in the shadows, where Sollux couldn't see them. He smiled and closed his eyes and fell asleep.