AN: ok this will have implied DavexJade and maybe hinting at DaveKat in the future, but, as I said previously, I will try out each ship (implying it) and see what's easiest to write. But I know that there WILL BE I REPEAT WILL BE meowrails and JohnVris (pale or flushed) if I continue this! So, if there are any ships you are DYING to see, comment and I will see what I can fit in here! Thank you!

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Chapter 5:

You walk down the hallway, shoes squeaking on the cold white floors. You turn to a stainless steel door, and twist the doorknob open, allowing the warm air concealed in the room blow your mass of hair back. There, in the room were cabinets of all shapes, filled to the brim with files on the 'experiments'.

You pull out the file on experiment 612, the picture was a child, though he was far older now, with a mass of midnight hair, tanned skin and red eyes. That's what captivated you, those eyes, full of hate and difference, it drew you to the child, convincing you to make him, Karkat Vantas, the control in your experiment. You're the ruler of the universe after all, everything needed to be perfect when putting everything together.

Your name is Her Imperious Condescension, and you have successfully created a universe for yourself to rule.

Be Dave==

Your name is Dave Strider and holy crap this school is huge. Like, you knew that it would be big, considering that it was the number one school on earth, but not THIS BIG. Not that you were complaining, but it didn't make sense that there was this big of a school, and it only allowed 1000 students every four years.

The school was about 400 feet tall, and had a sleek modern feel to it, with fushia-tinted windows and white walls. There was a color coordinated garden, and a large dorm building next to it, with a classy roman feel to it, instead of the modern one. There were pillars that held the structure up, and ivy climbing up the stone walls.

Boy was it going to be hard NOT getting lost in this mayhem.

The other students from all over were just arriving, groups of them literally dropping all of their stuff to gaze at the school.

A girl with a long mess of black hair walked up to you, she was standing with a guy in a hoodie and wearing earbuds, and another girl who was- wait was that Jade?

" hi there! I'm Feferi, my friend Jade here said she knew you" she holds out her hand expectantly, thinking that you would shake it. You brush it off.

"Sup." you state, your eyes darting to the three, Jade was smiling and looked pretty chummy with the two. Your eyes dart back to the guy with the hoodie. He has pitch black hair and white skin, a scar resides over one of his red eyes. Red eyes. Like your eyes. Red. He seemed to brush everything off, looking preoccupied.

You and Jade hug and have a reunion time. You love Jade, a lot, she's happy and accepting of everyone, and not to mention adorable, with wide green eyes and long brown hair. The girl of your dreams. You don't know why, but you always feel like you've known her quite a bit longer than you actually have.

You are giddy on the inside to meet your friend here. You really are, but your eyes keep darting over to the kid next to them. With the Red eyes. It's not his eyes that pull yours to him, it's just that there is familiar feeling of regret and pity every time you look at him, as if you knew him, and did something terrible to him. But it might just be relation to his eyes that make you feel guilty.

Jade seems to notice you staring at him and laughs

"Oh right, we never introduced him! That's Karkat, he doesn't really talk much. But he can be really nice."

Karkat. The name seemed so familiar to you, yet this was the first time you had ever heard it.

You wonder who he is. And why you are drawn to him.

Your name is Dave Strider, and you don't really understand reality anymore.