chapter one - a stranger

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by rowanstuck

by rowanstuck

*this takes place 2 years after earth c was made. john, dave, karkat, and terezi live together.*

john wakes up in a cold sweat, another one of his nightmares. he has this strange nightmare every night about a girl crying over his dead body while all he can do is watch, its torture. she looks just like him. he looks around and gets out of bed. its gonna be a long day.

he stands in his room, theres a couple of posters of his favorite shitty movies and interests. they include ghostbusters, con air, and... of course... pjsk. dave says its really girly to like pjsk but whos he to judge? well... he is someone to judge. hes really masculine. anyways, he pulls out his phone and sits on his bed. he has one new message from jade.

-- gardenGnostic [GG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 9:18 --

GG: hi john! im here with rose at the coffee shop :) give me a text back!
EB: hey jade! sorry i just woke up.
GG: haha youve been sleeping in late recently! come on sleepyhead, enjoy new earth!
EB: i thought you were the sleeper, what happened to the sleepy jade i used to know? also earth c was made like 2 years ago.
GG: haha, im not as sleepy as i used to be john! the past is the past

john stares at the message 'the past is the past'. he knows its not meant to be taken seriously but hes been feeling that hes being obsessed with the past recently. he still feels 13 but he knows he is 18. he is a legal adult now and god that hurts him. he takes a deep breath.

EB: yeah, i guess youre right. anyways, im going to go see whats happening with dave and terezi. i might even talk to karkat if hes not in one of his moods.
GG: alright john! take care :)
EB: i will.

-- gardenGnostic [GG] ceased pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 9:56 --

john sighs and stands up, he stares at his door. he cant stop thinking of that girl that he saw in his dreams, she looked just like him, only with longer hair and a skirt along with a few accessories. he was intriuged by who she was and where she came from. john headed out the door.

he stood in the living room, surprisingly, no one was up. he had a red couch and a clock on the wall that always had the incorrect time for some reason. the room was decorated with pictures of the group hanging out and some other sentimental photos john had. john sat down on the couch infront of the coffee table. it was glass with brown edges. the tv was blaring with some weird kids show terezi was watching, john hadnt even noticed. he picked up the remote and put on the best tv show in the world (to him) ghostbusters. he went into the kitchen to make breakfast. he grabbed some cereal and stepped back into the living room. he was greeted by terezi staring at him.

JOHN: oh, hey.
TEREZI: H1 DORK WHY D1D YOU TURN OFF MY SHOW
JOHN: because i thought you werent awake, plus it was really annoying.

he sat down on the couch and put his cereal down on the coffee table.

TEREZI: 4ND YOU TH1NK GHOSTBUST3RS 1S B3TT3R TH4N TH3 L4W OF DR4GONS IV
JOHN: apparently.
TEREZI: W3LL NO ON3 W4NTS TO W4TCH GHOSTBUST3RS BUT YOU JOHN
JOHN: well i thought no one was up, and when no one else is up its my tv time.
TEREZI: WH4T3VER YOU S4Y 1D1OT

dave enters, rubbing his eyes and adjusting his shades.

DAVE: sup
DAVE: am i interrupting anything here
TEREZI: NO JOHN W4S JUST B31NG RUD3 4BOUT MY SHOW
JOHN: when was i ever rude!
TEREZI: YOU S41D 1T W4S 4NNOY1NG
DAVE: it kinda is though
TEREZI: NO YOUR3 4NNOY1NG
JOHN: whatever it doesnt matter!
TEREZI: 1M M4K1NG BR34KF4ST

terezi walks into the kitchen. dave sits next to john.

DAVE: oh dude you put on ghostbusters come on
JOHN: what! its a good show!
DAVE: its not i need the remote immediately
JOHN: dude im not giving you the remote!

john takes the remote and holds it high above his head so dave cant reach it. dave struggles for the remote.

DAVE: dude come on i need it i dont wanna watch ghostbusters
JOHN: well i do so suck it!
DAVE: thats the gayest thing ive heard you say all day you just told a dude to suck your dick bro i thought you werent a homo
JOHN: "thats the gayest thing ive heard you say all day"? the day just started! and plus i literally dont give two fucks if a dude wants to suck my dick im still not a homo.

dave stops struggling for the remote and john puts the remote down suspiciously.

DAVE: are you saying you think i want to suck your dick i dont want to suck your dick mainly because youre straight
JOHN: is that the only reason? dude thats really gay.

terezi walks in with a plate of chalk for breakfast.

TEREZI: W3LL NOW 1M 1NT3RRUPT1NG SOM3TH1NG

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