AN: sorry about the late upd8 I've been busy. Once again, I'm gonna be accepting OC'S for this for backstory and such, so just review or PM me to request one, I'm only accepting a few so... Yeah, first to request, first on Bbbthe list. Other then Karkat, Dave, Jade, and Nepeta, you can request them to share a quadrant with someone (your character might die though...) for a period of time. Oh, right, one more thing AradiaxSollux is gonna happen, it'll be a thing cause (if you've read my oneshot ghosts) if you don't know, that's like my OTP. So yeah... I'm pretty sure that that's it so let's get on with this (short) chapter.

Chapter 7:

Your name is a Karkat Vantas and you aren't really listening to music. You just have earbuds in, and are absorbing yourself in the moment. Allowing the whole idea of not running for your life to seep in.

You stand there as Jade and Dave hug. You remember when they were lovers. They always looked at each other as if they were created for the purpose of loving each other, but you screwed up on that part. You made the decision to leave them with Jack. Alone. And they were erased from that reality of theirs.

And you stand there and pretend not to watch as Nepeta pulls John off to ask about you and most likely if you were single. Nepeta. The cat girl who was always infatuated with you, and supported you from the sidelines, in getting with Terezi. You didn't realize how much you cared about her until after she was bleeding in your arms.

You watch as Feferi giggles at everything, her bubbly personality always at its peak. Little did she know, that at one point, the only thing bubbly about her, was her steaming blood as a stake is impaled through her.

You sigh and look at the building, as impressive as it was, it was the same hell where you saw all of your friends break and die, becoming lifeless sacrifices. You turn away and take out your phone, Feferi had given it to you, it had a cherry red and pitch black case with a grey symbol engraved on it, looking like a sideways 69. You turn on one of the songs on a playlist you had made. Sure, you were working, but you can hear just as well with music playing.

And you hear it all. John and Jade hugging (they ae cousins), Dave and John fist bumping, and Feferi meeting Eridan Ampora, who had just walked up to her and began flirting, she giggled. Hopefully he wouldn't be the cause of her death this time around. You see Nepeta approach the group casually, to get closer to you, maybe this time; you'll show her some form of love, though you would always love Terezi, who watched everyone die, and killed herself after killing her best friend.

Speaking of her best friend, Vriska came up to the group, she had already met John it seems. She started teasing everyone, but she was accepted into the group all the same.

This gathering was the same as last time, save you not cursing off the handle and the whole 'first time' thing. You turn away, holding the emotions inside. You wished that you were like them, with no memories of being broken, of being killed and having your body thrown aside as if it was a rag doll. You wished that you would be meeting them for the first time too.

You turn to the group and take out your earbuds. Maybe this time you won't screw everything up, maybe this was a second chance for you- for everyone, to start over.

You start conversation with Nepeta.

"Hey" you say.

She immediately blushes and her heart beats faster.

"H-hi..." She squeals, turning to fix her coat and hat.

"My name's Karkat by the way. Yours?" You know her name, but you want to make it a first to introduce yourself and others properly.

"Oh, ummmm Nepeta...?" She stutters, you remember when you met her last time, you ended up brushing her off. Not this time. This universe was your second chance, and no matter what, you wouldn't let anyone die, or have regrets in life.

The large steel gates in front of the school open and students begin piling in. Who would walk into their own cage? Their own prison? But you shrug it off, maybe this time around, it'll be a normal school. A normal life.

Your name is Karkat and today is your second chance.