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Karkat: Have a Visitor

A polite knock sounds on the door rousing Gamzee from his nap. He sits up and looks around the apartment. Ever since the day at the park when they were reunited Gamzee has stayed with Karkat in his human home. He finds it nice to get away from the other gods and enjoys playing with all the little crab bros. Another knock sounds bringing Gamzee out of his crab filled train of thought as he turns his unpainted face to look at the scratched up red door.

With a graceful sweep of his body he stands and strides across the apartment to the door, running his fingers on the scratches going down the wood before unlocking the door. Gripping the handle he pulls it open and peeks outside. The multiple sharp blades of a chainsaw greets him. He blinks with a confused honk and opens the door further to see more.

"Hello Gamzee." a quiet voice rings out over the sounds of the city around them. "Might I come in and have a word with Karkat?" Gamzee tilts his head looking up from the turned off chainsaw to it's owner. Her hair is delicately curled spiraling up to her horns, one horn going up at a slight curve as the other raised up and jerked back down almost like an upside down check mark. Her lips are painted a deep green shade that matched the color of the makeup around her eyes which were half transformed into a state of excitement, a slight shade lighter than the makeup around them. She's wearing a loose black blouse with small white polka-dots tucked neatly into a pair of white pants and some ankle boots.

"I can't all up and invite you in blood loving sister." She raises a delicate brow as Gamzee gives a sinister smirk in her direction and continues. "You see this here isn't my hive so I've got no right to be inviting people in."

A frown crosses the goddesses face as she sighs. "Gamzee, you know I am not a threat unless you make me one. Now please allow me to enter I need to have a word with Karkat."

"What the ever loving fuck are you doing standing there with the door open like that? You're letting the fucking heat out you idiot!" Karkat stomps over to the door, his hair dripping from the shower. Wearing only a pair of red plaid pyjama pants a large scar runs across his back from right shoulder blade across to right hip is visible to the world.

"Hello Karkat." The female god says in a soothing almost motherly tone when his scowling face comes into view below Gamzee's arm. "Might I come in and have a word with you?"

"Kanaya?" Red eyes go wide as Karkat ducks under Gamzee's arm to get a better look. "What are you doing he- why the fuck do you have a chainsaw?"

Kanaya smiles petting the turned off chainsaw with a well manicured green nail. "Just in case I need to use force."

A fierce growl sounds out from behind Karkat causing him to turn his head to stare at Gamzee. Solid purple eyes glared down at Kanaya, another loud growl rumbling from the lanky god's chest. With a frustrated sigh Karkat pushed on Gamzee's chest drawing his attention. "We're going to let her in Gamzee, and there won't be any need to use force. So calm the fuck down and go sit down." The taller god honks and shuffles across the floor flopping sideways onto the couch, one leg going up over the back the other dangling over the arm. He rests his head on the other arm and stares blankly at the ceiling.

Kanaya smiles and follows Karkat as he walks into the apartment, she shuts the door carefully behind her blinking at the rivlets running down the chipped paint on the door. "Have you attacked your door recently Karkat?"

"What the fuck does it matter what I do to my fucking door. Why are you here?" Karkat stomps over to Gamzee sitting down on the couch in front of the other's legs. Red eyes turn to glare at the intruding goddess.

Kanaya sighs and moves to sit in a chair, setting her chainsaw down in her lap she fidgets nervously with her nails for a moment before beginning. "Karkat, I need your help."

"No."

"Karkat please. My mate is in distress, the world around me is falling to pieces, and I know you can fix it." Kanaya turned solid eyes up to plead with the former god.

"What the fuck do you expect me to do? Bleed all over your problems? Attack another door perhaps? I'm human now! I'll probably die soon so why can't you just leave me alone until I do?" Karkat glares at the chainsaw resting in the other's lap.

"You're not going to die Karkat."

"What?"

Kanaya takes a deep breath and stops fidgeting, her eyes bleeding back to normal as she smiles slightly. "Karkat, do you know what my godhead is?"

"The fuck do I care what your stupid fucking power is." Karkat scowls up at her.

"Karkat, I'm the goddess of information." Kanaya supplies. "And I know for a fact you are not going to die any time soon, especially as a human, for you are NOT mortal."

Karkat stands up, now solid red eyes glaring down at her. "You're a liar. Nepeta is the goddess of information, everyone knows that. It's why she's in the resistance."

"Nepeta is the goddess of friendship. I supply her with all her information so that I can stay out of the fights, and she can be a part of them like she wishes. You are not mortal Karkat, you haven't been for many, many years." Kanaya stared back up at the angry ex god in front of her. "After you were sentenced to your fate Sollux was crushed. He spent every waking moment searching for a way to bring you back. He barely slept, only getting sleep when he passed out from exhaustion usually with his face in a book or on top of the keyboard of his beloved computers. Seeing her chance Aradia made a deal with him. She would use her powers to preserve your life and in return he would give her a chance to be his new mate. Sollux agreed. They've been together for ten years, and she's been keeping you alive the whole time."

A single red tear escapes from Karkat's left eye as he flops back down on the couch hard, causing Gamzee to honk in shock. He runs his hands through his hair cursing. After a few minutes he lets out a shuttering breath. "What do you want Kanaya?"

"Your power." She answers simply.

"I don't have any, even Aradia can't bring those back to me, only a god or goddess of power can."

Kanaya sighs watching Karkat stare at his feet. "You're right, they are in fact still locked up inside of you. But, a shaman can still use them."

Karkat's head jerks up to stare at her. "And where the fuck are we supposed to find a shaman? The damned human yellow pages!?"

Kanaya chuckles and smiles lightly. "Excuse my lack of tact in this statement, but I'm sleeping with one."

"Your mate?"

"Yes, my mate Rose is a shaman. She can take your powers into herself and use them. I need you to let her, we have to go to the underworld I'm afraid." A proud smile graces her face as she continues. "You see Rose's step brother refuses to leave the hospital after his friend was put into a coma protecting him from Jack Noir."

Karkat straightens up and stares at her. "The god of corruption?"

"Correct. And it turns out that as a god he could not die, but his soul separated from his body and now resides in the underworld. We must go there and get him back so that Rose can get John home and rested."

Karkat's eyes widen again. "John?"

Kanaya's smile turns sad. "Yes Karkat, your human friend John. Jack killed his father and Rose's mother, and was going to kill him if Dave and Vriska had not saved him. Unfortunately Dave was stabbed by Jack in the process of saving him."

Karkat opened his mouth, then shut it again. A loud curse erupts from his lips as he punches the arm of the couch causing another honk from the zoned out god beside him. "This is my fault."

"That isn't true. Now please, help us? If not for me, then for John and Dave. They need help that only you can supply." Kanaya's eyes pleaded, her lips left partially opened in preparation to beg further.

"Fuck. Fine lets go." Karkat stands up and stomps over to the door to his bedroom. "Just let me get changed."

Kanaya sighs with relief relaxing as a smile spreads across her face again. Being the goddess of information had its perks, like learning of Aradia and Sollux's deal, and that Rose could still use Karkat's dormant powers. But she couldn't see everything, so she didn't know if Karkat would actually agree to do it.

Long legs flipped over and connected with the floor drawing Kanaya's eyes back up to Gamzee. "You're coming?" She questioned softly.

He looked up at her, determination in his eyes. "Where Karbro goes, I go. Plus I got some bad ass motherfucking attachments down there in the miracle world of souls."

Kanaya nods. "Thank you Gamzee. I'm glad you're willing to help."

Gamzee turns still solid eyes to the small Goddess. "I'm not doing it for you motherfucker. I'd rather see you spread out on the floor surrounded by the sparkling miracle color of your own blood from a hole in your chest. I'm doing this for Karbro. Don't get in the way."

Kanaya narrowed her eyes clutching her chainsaw tightly. "Then you stay out of mine."

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