Cupid (DNF + Karlnap)

Chapter 19: Clean Up

Dream POV.

Karl disappeared, leaving just myself and George and Sapnap at the table. Sapnap’s gaze kept down on the plate in front of him, focusing on the food that he had been eating. I wanted to make conversation, however I didn’t really know what to say to him. It seemed that he was content right now to just focus on his food.

So instead I looked over at George, giving him a soft smile. “So what did you think about going to California?” I asked, tilting my head as I admired him.
“It was nice.” He responded. “Being able to go somewhere warm and nice that isn’t Florida.” I nodded, agreeing that it was nice.

“If you wanted I could take you somewhere else that is warm that isn’t Florida.”  I offered, giving him a smile. It was meant to be an offer for just the two of us, but he didn’t notice that.
“Is there a convention somewhere else that we’ve been invited to make an appearance at?” The brunette asked, and I chuckled with a smile at the cuteness he possessed.

“George. I mean did you want to go somewhere just because.” I noticed that Sapnap had fallen silent, he didn’t interact with either of us however it was clear he was listening.
“I’m not so sure,” he murmured, setting down his fork as he finished his meal. “Especially if the two of us will be seen as a couple. We aren’t a couple.”

“Oh, of course not.” I stood up, taking my plate and putting it on the counter just like Karl and Techno had both done earlier. “If you’ll both excuse me I have to get some work done.” Sapnap and George glanced over at me without saying anything.

I went upstairs and as I was in the hallway headed to my room I heard some muttering. This was Kalr’s room, and I was worried that perhaps something was wrong. it caused me to get curious and cautiously  I knocked on the door. “Hey Karl?” I asked. “Are you okay?”

For a moment there was nothing, but then the door opened and a grey eye peeked through the crack. “ᚹᚺᚨᛏ ᚨᚱᛖ…” He began, speaking in another language. This was something I didn’t understand but he caught himself. “I mean… What are you doing here Dream? Can I help you with something?”

“Just heard some stuff.” I shrugged. “Are you okay?”
“Yes I am fine.” He responded. He gave an uncertain grin as he said that before blinking slowly at me. “Did you need something?” Slowly I shook my head. He didn’t say anything for a few moments and I muttered an apology for disturbing him.

After a few moments of not saying anything he shut the door, and I felt bad. It seemed as though I had accidently fucked up. Perhaps it was wrong of me to go knocking on his door since it seemed that whatever he was talking about was personal and only for him to hear. I sighed, thinking that maybe I was annoying or worrying him.

Then I headed to my room, keeping silent as I opened my door and stepped inside. Truth be told, I was feeling annoyed or upset, as though I wasn’t able to keep this house organised. It felt like anything that I did ended up fucking up myself or other people.

Techno was just being Techno, nothing strange. I was trying to get closer to George and he was either oblivious or intentionally ignoring me. We had two guests that were invited into the house that I owned with little-to-no consideration as to how I felt. George seemed to be crushing on Karl, and Karl and Sapnap were both being weird.

We didn’t even know much about them but they seemed so interested in us. At the minimum they would be two normal people who happened to know us both. At the worst they could be massive stalkers who were planning on stealing our skin and replacing us.

Sapnap POV.

Dream walked out of the room, and I finally glanced away from my food on the table. George had a faint smile on his face, one that hadn’t appeared until after Dream had left. “What are you thinking about?” I asked him, catching him off guard. It almost seemed as though he had forgotten that I was there.

“I was thinking about helping you and Karl.” He muttered. “Y’know, thinking about things you could do around Florida since you guys are tourists.”
“Didn’t you only move here a year ago?” I questioned, giving a small chuckle.
“Yes, but I’ve gotten cultured enough in that time.” He chuckled back.

He stood up, smiling at me as though he was trying to win me over, which he already had done as I was working on this job, cleaning up the plates and containers. “Perhaps you could work with Dream?” I offered, and I saw the way he paused at the mention of the blond. “Since you’ve done the research, and he is a local.”

“Maybe.” He shrugged. “But I am capable of doing this on my own, y’know?” I sighed, knowing that sometimes he felt as though he needed to prove himself, especially living amongst the two ultra-talents of Techno and Dream.
“I know you are capable.” I reassured him, giving a nod with a grin.

“All that I was thinking was that you could be the brains behind everything and Dream can be your partner. The two of you seem to work well together.”
“We do.” George admitted with a hum, and I could sense the warmth wafting off of him.

The warmth made my body heat up. I sensed his care for the blond regardless of whether he admitted it or not. The true passion of soulmates was felt even if they didn’t think of the other in that light. I glowed, reflecting his passion but managing to keep myself composed. “You two make the perfect pair.” He blushed.

“I’m not so sure.” He whispered. “There is someone else who I am interested in, and even if I wasn’t Dream would never be interested in me.”
“Wouldn’t he?” I asked, the fire of passion running through my fingertips and creating a spark of flames which bathed the room like a candle.

“Can I help you with cleaning up?” I offered, quickly moving from my seat and over to the brunette. “You can keep talking about whatever really while we do.” He slowly nodded, liking the offer that I had made.
“Thank you.” Was all that he really said.

We didn’t exchange many more words as I helped him rinse out the empty containers or put them in the fridge. It was clear that he was thinking about something but for now I decided not to pry, giving him time. Eventually I couldn’t take the silence and glanced over at the brunette. “So I noticed the way you smiled when you shared your food with Dream.”

It wasn’t much that I had said but George’s brows furrowed, defensive. “So?” He asked.
“So nothing. I just thought that it was cute. Nothing more.” He let out an annoyed ‘hmph’ sound, yet as he turned away I could sense his cheeks heating up. A small grin grew on my face and I took note of it to talk to Karl about.
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The runic in this chapter is just a 'can I help you' Nothing too plot heavy.

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