Well, I like the reactions i got to the cliffhanger :). Anyway, the wait is over. Here is the next chapter!
Nepeta was in pain. She couldn't remember what had just happened. She could feel Nepkat pressed against her chest. She was shivering and Nepeta stroked her head. She could feel someone on top of her. She tried to look and see who it was but she couldn't move. She tried to say something but started coughing violently. She shivered and held Nepkat close and closed her eyes. Where was Karkat? She wanted Karkat!
Karkat could hardly comprehend what had happened. Feferi had run over and covered Nepeta when the car hit her. Then they were both being brought into an ambulance. Karkat and Rufioh sat in the ambulance with them as the ambulance drove to the hospital. Karkat could only stare at them, unable to process what was right in front of him.
At the hospital Nepeta and Feferi were both rushed into the same room and doctors and nurses swarmed them, attaching cords, checking their pulses. Karkat and Rufioh stood and watched the whole time, unable to talk. All Karkat seemed to be able to do was pray. So he prayed to God that Nepeta and Feferi would be alright, that they'd survive.
When the nurses and doctors weren't swarming around them both they let Karkat and Rufioh approach. Karkat sat next to Nepeta and held her hand gently. He could feel her pulse in her wrist. It was fine. So far. Nepkat was lying next to Nepeta, looking a bit worse for wear. Karkat stroked the kitten's fur softly. He looked at Feferi and groaned. She really didn't look well. She had lots of wires in her and there was a machine that seemed to count her heart rate that kept beeping. Rufioh was sitting next to her, looking like he'd just seen the end of the world. And for him he must have.
Karkat sat in between both Nepeta and Feferi, holding both their hands. After awhile Tavros arrived with an older girl that looked a bit like Feferi, but more wild like Vriska and she had her hair in two long braids that trailed on the ground.
"Oh my god! Feferi!" They both ran up to her and hovered over her with Rufioh. Karkat sat next to Nepeta to give them some privacy. He kept stroking Nepeta's hand and praying to God to let them both be alright.
Awhile later Kanaya and Gamzee arrived. Gamzee was hysterical and kept shouting until Kanaya told him that if he didn't calm down he would have to leave. He sat next to Karkat and stared at Nepeta with what Karkat was sure was the same expression on his face.
Nepeta and Feferi stayed unconscious the whole time Karkat was there. When it got late the doctors made him and the others leave. Kanaya gave both Karkat and Gamzee each a hug.
"It's going to be fine." she said. Karkat just nodded, not trusting himself to talk. He'd been making himself not cry the entire time.
Porrim drove them home and even dropped Gamzee off at his home. He lived with the school counselor Calliope and Miss Lalonde. Apparently they were living together, and they'd volunteered to care for Gamzee since he didn't have a home after the whole thing with his dad.
"It's going to be fine." Kanaya repeated when they got home. Karkat just nodded and went to his room and shut the door. He lay down on his bed, the light's turned out, and yelled. He yelled until his throat was dry and it hurt to shout. Then he finally broke down and cried. He didn't even bother to put a pillow over his face to muffle it. He didn't have the strength to. He cried until he fell into a fitful sleep.
The next day Karkat skipped school and went to the hospital to see Nepeta and Feferi. Tavros and the other girl were there too. Gamzee wasn't there, probably because Calliope wouldn't let him skip. But once she saw Karkat and Tavros weren't at school, she'd probably let him. Karkat hoped so.
When he entered the room Karkat was relieved to see Feferi was awake. She smiled at him and the other two as they entered.
"Hi Karkat, Tavros and Mheena." she said. She sounded so tired. Karkat walked up to her and sat next to her. Mheena and Tavros did as well.
"How you feeling sis?" Mheena asked.
"Painful." Feferi said. "But I'm alive. How's Nepeta?"
"She's fine." Karkat said, pointing behind him to where Nepeta was asleep. Feferi looked at her and smiled.
"Oh, good." she said. They were all quiet after that. They occasionally brought up some small talk, but it would eventually just fade away to silence. After awhile a doctor came in and said they needed to leave the room while they performed a checkup. Karkat waited nervously outside the room with Tavros and Mheena. He could tell they were worried too.
When the doctor came out of the room they all looked up at him both hopefully and fearfully.
"How is she?" Mheena asked.
"She has been paralyzed from the waist down." the doctor said.
"What!" Tavros exclaimed. The doctor nodded.
"She won't be able to walk again. But she will live, rest assured. And the little girl is fine too, the only serious injuries are some broken bones."
"Can we see her?" Tavros asked. The doctor nodded and stepped aside. Karkat walked in and looked at Feferi. She was asleep now and breathing softly. He found his gaze drawn to the shape of her legs under the blanket. Legs that would never move again. Karkat felt a jolt of guilt run through him but he suppressed it quickly. It wasn't his fault. He wasn't the cause of this.
"Karkitty?" Karkat turned in surprise and smiled with relief when he saw Nepeta staring at him. Karkat sat down next to her and held her hand.
"Hi Nep." he said. Nepeta smiled and looked around her.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"You're at the hospital."
"Why? What happened?"
"You got hit by a car." Nepeta's eyes went wide. "Well, not really. Feferi blocked you from getting hit by the car. You were still injured though."
"Feferi?! Is she okay?!" Nepeta asked. Karkat nodded and pointed at Feferi. Nepeta looked at her and looked relieved.
"She can't walk anymore, but she's fine." Karkat said. Nepeta nodded and yawned.
"I'm so sleepy." she mumbled.
"That's probably from medications." Karkat said. Nepeta nodded sleepily and closed her eyes. Karkat bent down and kissed her cheek. "You're going to be fine Nepeta."
"Yes." Nepeta agreed. After a few seconds she fell asleep.
Yeah, I made the Nitrams and Peixes siblings only because I was gonna have Feferi get paralyzed from the waist-down. Seriously, that's the only reason.
And yeah, there was a jUjUbabes (RoxyxCalliope) shipping too because IT'S PERFECT!
So I hope you all liked that. Get ready for the next update! :3
