Hello again! Wow, I feel like last chapter was rather slow. Sorry about that. Let's spice things up a bit shall we?
DISCLAIMER: Something something Homestuck. Something something Andrew Hussie.
Chapter 12
For the rest of the day, Kanaya avoided her friends like the plague. She didn't want to confront the fact that she had made the situation even worse, and potentially ruined any relationship she had with Rose or Dave. She sat alone in the courtyard at lunch, and when it came to French class, she sat on the opposite side of the room as Rose, avoiding eye contact at all costs. When the final bell rang, Kanaya rushed out the door and proceeded to walk home without Rose. This is ridiculous, but I'm sure she doesn't want to talk to me right now anyway. To make sure Rose didn't end up walking the same route home as her, she decided to walk out the back entrance by the outdoor basketball courts and take the long way around. Looking around to make sure she wasn't being followed by someone she knew, she sighed sadly and opened the door. She walked out a couple steps, then suddenly her vision went dark. Kanaya gasped.
"Haha I told you she would walk home alone today." A girls' voice said. Kanaya knew she had heard the voice before, but couldn't place it just yet.
"Ugh fine you were right. Now, shall we have a little fun with our new friend?" This voice Kanaya recognized.
"F-Feferi? That's you isn't it? And that means... " Kanaya's whole body went slack. "Vriska. Take off this blindfold right now."
Vriska chuckled. "Aw. Is the poor little baby scared of the dark? Fine. I was going to take it off anyway. I want to see your whole face." She untied the material, and Kanaya immediately started to blink, attempting to readjust to the light. After a minute or so, Kanaya could see everything clearly again. She looked at Vriska, and before anyone could say anything, punched her in the gut, who immediately doubled over and let out a breathy grunt. After up-righting herself again, she grabbed on to Kanaya's hair and pushed her head against the wall, standing really close to her. "You're going to be sorry you did that, bitch." She took out the material earlier used to blindfold Kanaya and handed it to Feferi. "Tie up her hands. She won't be needing them."
Kanaya felt a sharp pain as the course material was tightly wrapped around her two wrists. She let out a little whimper. "What do you want with me Vriska? I haven't done anything to you. I should, and probably could, but I have no fight to pick with you."
"Oh contraire, my stupid little s'more. See, I heard you talking with Jade earlier today, and couldn't help but overhear about your girlfriend's mother's terrible accident." Vriska relaxed her grip on Kanaya, shifting back ever so slightly. "So I went straight to Jade, who squealed like a piglet. I assume you two are blaming Jack for all of this, right?"
"Well why wouldn't we…" Kanaya's voice trailed off. "Wait. I haven't said anything about Jack all day. How could you possibly know?"
Vriska gave a small smirk. "Well, I put two and two together when my uncle was admitted into the hospital for minor injuries after a crash. See, I heard he was taking some ditzy slut out to dinner the other night, and after I heard about Lalonde's mother being in a car crash with someone else, I put two and two together."
Kanaya's face went numb. "Your… uncle?"
"Yeah, I don't like to talk about it much. He's not exactly our family's pride and joy. Though I did learn some things from him, like how to persuade a person to keep quiet about something." Vriska looked Kanaya in the eye. "So here's what's going to happen. You are going to keep quiet about Jack. No one is going to know he was involved in this little incident. In return, I'm not going to bother you. You just leave here as is, and no one knows we ever spoke."
Kanaya considered this for a moment. "And if I refuse? It's not like you could really do anything to me. You don't really scare me." Total lie, but I have to at least act confident.
"Is that a no? Are you refusing my terms? Listen here you little slut, no one denies Vriska Serket of what she wants. Especially not when my family is involved." Vriska huffed at Kanaya, clearly getting very furious with her.
Narrowing her eyes, Kanaya looked directly at Vriska before looking down and spitting on her black converse. "Does that answer your question?" She would have probably added an insult to the end of that, but was promptly punched in the jaw by Vriska, which sent her flying, landing on her side on the concrete. She started struggling against the bonds keeping her hands together in hopes of retaliating against the bigger girl.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance." Vriska walked over to Kanaya and kicked her side. "Feferi, you might want to leave. I wouldn't want someone so politically important to be caught at a scene like this."
Kanaya watched Feferi walk away as she coughed up blood. "You know what? Do your worst. I'm not scared of you."
Vriska cackled. "Is that a challenge? Well, challenge gladly accepted." She stepped on Kanaya's arm, to which she heard a loud snap. Kanaya screamed in agony. Not backing down, she straddled Kanaya, giving her a few punches in the face.
Kanaya started seeing spots in her vision.
"Dave!" Rose ran up to the blonde, who was, for once, without his partner. "Hey Dave, have you seen Kanaya anywhere? She was in my French class, but dashed out the door as soon as it ended. We usually walk home together and I just needed to make sure she isn't staying late or that she's okay."
Dave huffed. "Why should we really care? Rose, she didn't even take our feelings into account this morning when we were talking with Jade. She just did things without thinking."
"Exactly! She wasn't thinking. All she wanted to do was help, which frankly, is more than most people have done in my life. Come on Dave. You know what happened last time mom was in a bad situation." Rose saw Dave grab his arm. "Yeah. I don't need that happening to us again, and Kanaya doesn't want that either. She was simply trying to help. Now, do you know where she is?"
The boy shifted back, taken slightly by Rose's defense for her friend. "No, unfortunately I don't. But I will help you look. Where have you looked already?"
Rose smiled, grateful for her step brother's help. "I looked in all the bathrooms and checked all her teacher's classrooms. She isn't answering her phone, so that's out."
"Okay. Have you called Porrim? Maybe she is already home."
The girl rolled her eyes. "No. Why would I ever think of that." She said sarcastically. "Of course I called Porrim. Do you think I would be so worried if I hadn't?"
Dave put his hands up. "Alright, alright I'm sorry. I had to ask. Let's check behind the school. Maybe she's talking with someone or doing homework or something." The two set off in the direction of the behind-school basketball courts.
When they got there, Rose opened the door, and immediately her face went pale. There, on the floor, hands above her head, face all bloodied, was Kanaya. What was worse was seeing a girl with long strawberry blonde hair on top of her. She gasped, but stayed quiet, not wanting to be seen.
Her secrecy didn't last long, because Vriska turned her head around and smirked. "Well, if it isn't tweedle dee and tweedle dumb. Come to check on your girlfriend, Rose?"
"Sh- she's not my girlfriend. Just my good friend that you better get off of right now or you won't wake up to see tomorrow." Rose started walking forward, but Dave held her back.
The girl with glasses grinned. "That's cute. Well, if she's not your girlfriend, then I suppose you won't mind me doing this." She turned towards Kanaya, forcing her to an upright position, and smashing their lips together. She ran her hands down Kanaya's back, then up into her hair, all while Kanaya was sitting there helpless.
Rose couldn't take this any longer. Her blood was boiling with anger. She walked up to Vriska, pulled her hair, effectively separating her from Kanaya, and slapped her across the face. "You listen here. I don't care who you think you are. You stay away from me, my friends, and my family. I don't want to see your ugly face near anyone I know, do you understand me you little- ah!"
She would have continued if it wasn't for Dave pulling her arm towards him. "Rose stop. Let her go. I know you don't want to, but she isn't worth your time or energy."
"Aw. Sweet brother to the rescue. I bet after this you'll go home and paint each other's nails and do each other's hair, since he's clearly into being a girl." Vriska smirked, getting up off the floor. "Well, I will see you later, but don't think I will forget this. A Serket never forgets." She walked off with a swagger of someone who thinks they have won a war, when they have only just won the battle.
Rose bent down, looking at Kanaya, who only seemed to be half conscious. "Oh my god Kanaya. I don't know how I could have let this happen to you. Are you alright?"
"Me? Fine. Just fine." Kanaya attempted to stand, only to fall back down again.
Rose held on to her friend and started crying. "This is all my fault. I should have talked to you sooner. I'm so sorry."
Dave knelt down next to the girls. "Hey, as much as I think it's great we are getting things straight, perhaps we should get Kanaya home. Give me your phone Rose. I'll call Porrim."
The girl handed her phone to Dave, who took it and walked away, dialing Porrim's number. Rose stayed by Kanaya's side. "Why did she beat you up? What happened?"
"Well, she listened to our conversation with Jade this morning, and Jade told her everything when it was forced out of her. Apparently, Jack is Vriska's uncle, and it didn't take long for her to figure out your mom was who he was on a date with the other night. She told me if I kept quiet about Jack and what he had done, then she would leave me alone. But I was so frustrated with her that I spat on her shoe, and she took it as a no." Kanaya chuckled weakly. "I guess now I know a spit on the shoe is a sign of disrespect in New York. Who would have thought?"
The blond sighed and rolled her eyes. "We can discuss what to do next later. For now, let's get you fixed up. Can you stand?" She helped up Kanaya slowly, careful not to touch the arm bent at an interesting angle.
Dave walked back up to them. "Porrim should be here soon."
Not thirty seconds after he said that, Porrim pulled up in her car and barely stopped the car before jumping out and running to her sister. "Oh goodness Kanaya!" She hugged her sister gently, which emitted a small yelp from her. "Sorry. Okay, we will talk later. For now, let's get you in the car and take you to the ER."
The three of them collectively helped Kanaya into the back seat and jumped in the car themselves. As Porrim drove off, Rose just sat next to Kanaya, saying nothing, but thinking to herself how she was going to get revenge on Vriska.
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~Jane