You find yourself standing in front of Vriska's door again, but this time you do not hesitate to knock loudly and obnoxiously. After a single knock, the door swings inward and you almost accidentally punch her in the face.
She grins at you.
"Hey John!" She says.
"Vriska, what the hell!?"
Her grin falters slightly as she realizes how angry you are. Before you can say anything else, she grabs the front of your shirt and pulls you into her room, slamming the door behind you. You stumble a little when she lets you go. You whip around.
"Why would you do that!?"
"I wanted privacy dorkwad." She says.
"Not that. Why would you read Karkat's journal to everyone? I had no idea that's what you wanted to do with the file on his computer!"
She rolls her eyes and steps towards you.
"Exactly. If I had told you my brilliant plan, you would have been a weenie and not helped me. You were the one who wanted to get back at Karkat remember?"
She pokes you in the chest, pushing you back a couple steps.
"Yea but I didn't think you would go that far! I just wanted to do something stupid to get on his nerves. And now Terezi and Dave have been dragged into this mess. What did they do to deserve it?"
She comes even closer so you take another step back. Your lower back bumps into the edge of her desk.
"John, John, John." She says, shaking her head. "When will you ever learn? There are always casualties in war. Sometimes they are innocent bystanders. But who is really ever innocent?"
You furrow your eyebrows as you try to understand what she is saying. Frankly, you are having a hard time thinking straight as you are pretty much pinned against the desk of a scary spider bitch with said scary spider bitch standing over you.
"I just don't get what you would gain by doing that."
She studies you for a moment.
"You know John, not everything I do is to benefit myself. Why would you even suggest that? It's like you think I'm some heartless self-centered bitch."
That's kind of exactly what you think she is. But you don't want to be mean so you don't actually say that out loud.
"Sorry but I just don't get it."
She smiles and leans closer.
"Don't worry about it. You don't have to. Besides, you still owe me."
Oh right. That.
"Of course. What do you want?"
"This."
Suddenly, the space between you disappears as her lips land on yours. Your eyes are wide with surprise. Vriska's eyes are shut tight as she presses her mouth furiously against your own. It takes you a moment before you realize what is happening.
You gently place your hands on her shoulders and push her away. Her eyes are still closed. She keeps them closed as she stands there for several moments while you work up the nerve to say something. Just as you think you have found the right words, she speaks before you can.
"You can go John." She says.
"But—"
"Leave!"
You blink and step past her. You look back at her once before you open the door. She is still standing in the same place.
You close the door behind you and sink back against it, resting your head in your hands. Well that was emotionally exhausting. And it's about to get even more emotionally exhausting because guess who stands before you.
Karkat shouty McVantas himself.
And he looks pissed.
Rose, go to your room.
In this chapter, there is a very obvious headcannon. However, for the sake of anyone who doesn't get it yet, for whatever reason, I'm not going to spoil it. So you're welcome.