Outcast (JohnKat)

10: Karkat's Moirail

"Dave, can you get Karkat?"

"I already tried getting him outa' bed. He doesn't want to get up.." Dave sighed, getting a mug for coffee.

I sighed, "This Sollux thing is really hurting him.."

"Of course it is." Dave poured coffee into his #1 Cool Guy mug with a picture
of a skeleton on it.  "Id most likely act like him too if you suddenly died.."

"Aw, that's sweet- and depressing. Wow Dave." 

He shrugged. "It's the truth. Just let Karkat be for a while.. At least he's still eating and talking.." He took a drink.

"That's true.." I poured myself some coffee. "I'm just worried about him.. Like all the time.."

"Don't worry about him.. I'll hang out with him in the room today. I'll even skip work too. I'll chill with him. We can drink some apple juice and have a feelings thing or something.."

"Wow. Apple juice, no stripping on random dudes, and a feelings thing? You're a true super hero." I giggled, lifting up my mug but spilled coffee all over myself. "AH! TOO HOT!!!" I stood.

"Oh crap." Dave quickly grabbed napkins and started rubbing them against my pants.

"Don't rub! You have to dab it-"

"JHN? DVE??" Karkat stood right there, making us freeze.
He looked up and down at us, tilting his head. "DVE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO JHN?"

I looked down and saw Dave's hand at my crotch. I quickly stepped away.
"Uh.. I spilled coffee on myself.. Dave was just helping.. Uh.. Um.."

"......who wants sloppy joes?" Dave laughed nervously.

~•~

We all sat in the room together later, eating sloppy joes and drinking apple juice. Karkat sat down in between Dave and I. His face was a mess.
I grabbed a napkin and wiped it over his face. He hissed.
"I CAN CLEAN MYSELF!"

"But you look so cute, we can't help but want to do that!" Dave said, taking the napkin and repeating my actions to Karkats face.

Karkat pouted and stuck his tongue out at us.

I smiled and scratched behind his ears, making him purr. "Calm down Karkat, we're only playing around. Now finish up your food."

He nodded and kept eating.
I ate as well, but noticed Dave staring .

"What?" I looked at him.

"Your face is messy too." He grabbed a napkin and wiped my face.
Karkat laughed.

"Dave!" I whined, "What was that for?!"

"What? Just keeping my two favorite boys clean." He smirked, picking up Karkat. "He's my number 1 though."

"Oh Dave!" I put a hand to my chest. "Your words! They.. They wound me! How am I, the amazing John Egbert, not the number one of Dave Strider!?"

"BECAUSE YOU'RE LAME, JHN!!!" Karkat grinned, giving Dave a high five.

I giggled. This is great. Even if Karkat only keeps this happy mood for a little while, it's good that he's happy right now.. He deserves it..

I continued to act upset.

"A fatal blow by the dastardly Karkat! Once again, another reason why this fellow is my number one!" Dave placed Karkat on his shoulder. "The greatest of them all!"