He awoke, sitting up fast, sweating. He took a couple deep breaths, then layed back down. He had dreamt the same thing he kept dreaming about. His friends. Something horrible happened every time he dreamt.
It had been several years since the teens were split, as far as he knew noone had contact with anyone on the other side, and Karkat had become one of the highest government officials. He hated it. But he wanted to help make the world right. The split gave him a greater appreciation for life, and he wanted to make the world a better place. He would not resort to harming anyone, though, making it seem like he was weak to other officials. As it turned out, the side he was on back then had taken jobs in the government . That accounted for himself, John, Jade, Equius, Feferi, Eridan, Kanaya, and Sollux. John, Equius and Jade took to the Senate. Kanaya and Sollux were secretaries. His, to be exact, they wanted him to move up the corporate ladder. Feferi was higher up than Karkat, and Eridan was higher up than Feferi. The idea of Eridan being almost to the top unnerved Karkat for some reason.
Since the time Sollux asked out Feferi, and had gotten a great answer, Eridan had kept to himself more. Jealousy, probably.
Karkat decided to get up, and walked to his bathroom. He started the shower, turning both nobs, but keeping it slightly colder. He took off his shirt to see the scar across his chest.
~(Flashback? YES)
Shortly after the whole mess back then, and after Sollux left his house, he got into an argument with his dad.
He kept saying how it was bullshit about what they did. His dad was drunk off his ass, as usual, and yelled back at Karkat. He went to slap the teen, but he caught the arm, pushing it away. His dad said "How dare you, you little piece of shit!" and slashed at him with one of the many broken beer bottles laying around, creating a deep gash in Karkat's chest.
Karkat's mom rushed in the room as he fell to the ground. "Leave him be, let him die" his dad said.
He stared up at him as he walked away, tears stinging his eyes. He expected to hear those words one day, but that never prepared him for the pain that it gave him, even more than his wound. His mom quickly put a cloth against the gash, and helped him up and into the car, rushing to the hospital. Karkat spent a couple weeks in the hospital, his friends visiting him often, but his mother rarely.
After a month and a half, Karkat was let out. He was expected to be picked up by his mom, but saw noone, and waited for a couple hours. He gave a sigh, finally giving up and walked home. He knocked on the door. "I'm fucking home" he said.
He sighed again as no answer came, and he opened the door. It didn't smell too well. The wall had a red splatter. His heart rushed, following the trail on the wall, as it looked like a hand had dragged across it. He slowly walked into the kitchen, to see his mom laying in a puddle of blood, her hands on her stomach, and a beer bottle shattered all over her. He expected his dad to pop up and slash him too, and braced himself, but no such thing came. He walked into his dads room to see a table set up with lines of white. Cocaine, probably, and then saw his dad laying face down, arm bent in a way it shouldn't. He checked for a pulse, expecting to be smacked. He felt none. He had overdosed.
~(Present)
Karkat shed tears at the memories. Afterwards, he had moved in with Sollux. Now, though, the 8 adults had lived in an expensive complex, affordable thanks to the money they made and the discounts for being in the government how they were, and they got rooms near each other.
He stripped off the rest of his clothing and went into the shower, sighing in relief at the cool water splashing his skin. He let his thoughts and mind wander, trying to think of happier memories.
After 40 minutes, he stepped out, turned the water off and dried off. After that, he put on a short sleeved black button up shirt and black jeans. He was never one to dress too formal for a job. He put on some socks and his shoes and walked out, heading towards the elevator. As usual, he saw Kanaya and Sollux waiting for him. "Hey KK." Sollux greeted
"Karkat." Kanaya smiled.
"What's on the agenda today?" Karkat asked.
"Meeting. Ya know. The uthual."
"Also, Eridan inquired to speak to you later today."
Karkat gave her a confused look. Eridan never did this. Must be important, he thinks. "Okay then. Weird" Karkat commented.
"We believe it hath thomething to do with the rebelth thathave been showing up." Sollux said.
That's right, they still had rebels to worry about. The rebels had showed up not too long after the group had taken up these jobs. They always said the government was corrupted, the normality. But, these were different. It's like they knew that something sinister was going on in the higher ups, thanks to certain words and actions they had showed to the government. The middle class didn't really mind, 'cause they barely had anything to do with the upper class, but the upper class was unnerved for some reason. Whenever Kanaya, Sollux, or Karkat asked why they seemed unnerved, if not scared, they waved the questions away. Even Eridan refused to answer. Feferi honestly didn't know anything.
"Well, let's worry about this later or we're gonna be fuckin' late." Karkat said, walking into an elevator. Kanaya and Sollux followed. The elevator took a long ass time to get down, as normal. Finally, it got to the bottom and opened. Surprisingly, it hadn't stopped on its way down. The trio walked out of the elevator on the 2nd floor, where the main offices were, and they walked into Karkat's office. He sat behind the desk. "You need anything, KK?" Sollux asked.
"I'm good right now, I'll get to you if anything is need." he replied.
"Don't overexert yourself, Karkat. The meeting starts in 2 hours, on the east end, room 327c." Kanaya said.
Karkat nodded and the secretaries left the room. Honestly, they were the only ones he trusted in the government, counting his other friends but not so much Eridan, and had agreed with some of the things the rebels were doing. But other times, he thought they took it too far. He didn't want anyone hurt. So he worked and fought against the other members of this government, never giving in to an argument. He believed the government was clean. Well, a part of him did. The other part, which he thought was the more rational side, believed it was corrupted up the ass, and he wanted to get to the highest position and fix what he could. Sollux and Kanaya were the only ones he told, and they wanted him to achieve this goal, and support him all the way.
Karkat got to work on the papers in front of him, distracting his thoughts till the meeting came. He stood up and walked out of the office, heading towards room 327c on the other side of the building. He walked into the room, taking a seat near the middle, and waited. Kanaya and Sollux showed shortly, taking seats next to him. The meeting started a bit later, and it was a boring one as usual, just reviewing events and such. It was short, so they left within an hour.
Karkat yawned and walked with Kanaya and Sollux to his office, them saying their 'laters' then heading to their own offices.
Eridan walked into his office, like the ignorant prick he was. "Karkat. There is something i must discuss."
"What the fuck is it?" Karkat asked, expecting to hear something stupid.
"It's concerning the rebels. The higher class has come up with a plan to.. 'disband' some of their forces."
Karkat looked at him. "What the fuck are they thinking of, and why the fuck are you telling me?"
He smiled. "I need you to sign this paper, approvving the act. As for wwhat, you'll find out."
Karkat didn't really like the sound of it, but, the part of his mind saying 'it'll be for the best' took over, and he signed the paper layed out in front him. Eridan gave a smile. "Thank you, Karkat." he started walking away, "They won't survive.." he muttered.
"What the fuck was that?" Karkat said, eyeing Eridan suspiciously.
"Oh, nothing." Eridan said, hurrying out.
"Fuckin dick.." Karkat muttered, returning to his boring ass paperwork.
Hours later, he was walking out of his office, meeting with the double as usual. "Do you guys always fucking hang out and wait for me?"
Kanaya nodded. "It'th our job." Sollux commented.
They walked back to the elevator. They entered it and went to their floor, the 11th one. "Mind if we talked for a bit?" Sollux asked the two.
"I don't see a problem." Kanaya said.
"Sure, whatever." Karkat said.
The trio walked into Sollux's room, and took seats on the beds. "I may have found the others." he started.
Karkat shot up at the mention. "What, what you mean.. the other part of us?"
"Yeth.. I had been thuspiciouth of Eridan lately, thomething wathn't right. I wath looking through hith fileth, and thaw thome referring to the rebelth."
Karkat didn't like where he thought this was going. "There were pictureth. And.. I thought I recognized Gamzee and Nepeta in some, ath well ath Terezi and Dave in otherth."
Karkat gulped, sitting back down. Kanaya looked at him. "That is something.. Do you know for sure?"
Sollux shook his head. "No, the pictureth were too blurry. But I thought I'd share it with you both, jutht in-cathe thith wath true."
Karkat's heart had a spark of hope. Then, the word rebels popped into his mind, his heart starting to sink. Kanaya looked at the distressed Karkat. "We should let this sink in. We don't know for sure. So it may not be them. But, if it very well is them, we need to find them ourselves before the higher ups do."
Karkat and Sollux nodded. Karkat and Kanaya stood up, said their 'laters' and walked out of the room. They walked to their own rooms. Karkat entered his room, plopping on the bed, his thoughts rushing all around. He hoped he had found them, and also that they weren't involved with the more violent actions.
Karkat sat up. He decided he would rest tonight, and investigate tomorrow. 'Deer god, I hope I find them..' he thought, getting up and getting ready to sleep.