A vantas and a strider

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The English day!:
Morning

" Karkat, I made you some pancakes~" Jake chimed as he sat the hot plate on the dresser near the bed. " oh... Jake, you shouldn't have."  Karkat said with a small smile On His face. "I'll be in the shower if you need me."  Karkat gave a nod as he stuffed his cheeks with pancake.

Jake heard the door open ever so slightly to the bathroom. " j-Jake?" "Yes, is there something you need darling?" He asked as his voice echoed through the room. " I, I was just lonely that's all..." at those words, Jake turned off the water and wrapped a towel around his waist. " I'm sorry I left you alone for so long. Would you like to take a shower?"  " yeah, do you happen to have any towels?" Jake opened a cabinet near the end of the toiletry cupboard to reveal a variety of towels. " thanks, and another thing..." " what's wrong? " " could you... stay in here?"  A small pink dusted over Jake's cheeks as he nodded. Karkat stripped and got into the shower as Jake brushed his teeth." Jake." "Yes." " why do you love my eyes." " they hold a secret with every eye roll, flutter. It's like unraveling an untold story. And you always have a story in them. They truly are a beautiful treasure." Karkat thought for a moment, feeling a small smile fall onto his face. "I really do love you Karkat. I know how you're feeling. Betrayed. Yet you still want to go back to them, to Dave. It's hard to forget about those people. The ones that hurt you the most, always wishing for the day that they'll promise to never hurt you again. That hope of one day being back in their arms. I don't want you to feel like I'm doing this on purpose. It is to show them that they need to respect you more. I hope you understand." Jake took a big sigh as he finished brushing his teeth. The shower stopped and Karkat walked out. A towel around his waist. " I understand, and I want you to know that you shouldn't be afraid to say things that are true to you." A tear passed from Karkat's eyes." I hope you know that... I love you too." Jake turned with a smile, seeing Karkat sporting the same one.

After getting dressed, the two drove to a nearby park. The cool air hitting their already flushed faces, The benches empty as they sat down. They sat rather far from each other, not knowing what to say to the other. " so... what's your favorite colour?" Jake said as he slowly shuffled over to Karkat." Grey... your favorite is dark green right?" A smile passed Karkat's face for a second." Yeah. You're right. Do you know why I brought you hear?" The troll looked questioningly at Jake. " well lad, my grandma and I would always come out here when I was younger. She was the one who planted those flowers in the garden. We would come here everyday and act as if we were Indiana Jones. I come here when I feel sad, or if I just need to be alone. She used to sing this song to me, it would give me a weird feeling. The way her voice rang through my ears. It would relax me."
The Brit gave a small sigh, looking to the floor as he felt a small coolness along his neck. He looked up to see small snowflakes falling. Karkat looked in amazement as a small snowflake fell on his nose. " what is this?" Jake gave a small chuckle and kissed Karkat's nose."this is snow" the troll started to shiver as the wind sent icy chills down his back. Jake took his jacket off and put it around Karkat. The green letterman jacket gave him the feeling of a warm fireplace." You're gonna get sick Jake, here." Karkat tried to take off the jacket, but to no avail. Jake buttoned Karkat up and zipped the zipper. " I'll be fine, just tell if you're cold ok?" Jake assured. Karkat kissed him on his cheek, leaving a warm spot in its place.
As the wind got harsher they jumped into the car. On their way back home they had gotten stuck on the road. " I'm sorry Karkat, it seems we're going to sleep in here for tonight. " they turned the heater on, laying their seats all the way back. Jake had finally found a use for that window at the top of his car.
The sky fell dark as the car was still trapped in snow, but at least it stopped. They laid down and told corny jokes that they've heard over time,bashful comments. Soon they got to know each other more.
" so karkat, what is your biggest dream?" The troll took a small breath, staring to the stars. " I wish that my friends were with me still, my lusus, or my ancestor. I still dream of having them with me, laughing and playing games. I dream... I dream of an old friend of mine, his goofy smile and love for some outdated drink. The one that caused my grief, my pain. I dream for the day that I see him again, after doing  horrible, unspeakable things, he couldn't forgive himself and ran away. I dream of seeing him again, comforting him." Karkat said, feeling a soft hand caress his face soothingly. " I hope your dreams come true lad. It takes true heart to still forgive after getting hurt. I admire that." Karkat and Jake fell asleep in each other's arms.



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