No Homo

Chapter 9

Dave's POV

Two weeks after John and Vriska started dating, they were still together. I honestly didn't think they would still be together for this long. Vriska had been the typical clingy girlfriend and John and I have only gotten together to work on our project once, and that was only because Vriska had a doctor's appointment. I'm happy that John has a girlfriend, but good god that chick needs to lay off a bit. I barely get to talk to him and his plan for getting the project done early in the school year is going down the drain. I mean, I've become better friends with Jade and Rose, so I guess that's kind of a good thing. I know it's really weird of me to say this, but I find myself extremely bored after school because I don't get to hang out with John. I miss the little derp. Sure, I get to see him every day, but I can barely get in two words before a class starts or until Vriska steals him from me. The only time we really get to have a conversation is during lunch, but we don't get to talk the whole time because that's when John finishes up his homework. He used to do it at home, but he's told me that he and Vriska talk on the phone for a large part of his afternoon and evening, so he gets quite distracted. If that's the case, I don't see why he doesn't just tell Vriska to leave him alone so he can do his homework.

I eventually told him this, and he said that he had asked that before, but Vriska asked him if he didn't want to talk to his girlfriend. I didn't say this to him, but Vriska sounds like all she does is guilt him into doing things by pointing out that she's John's girlfriend, thus making John feel bad about asking in the first place. Of course John, having never been in a relationship before, would apologize and agree to do what she asked. If I were John, I would tell her to piss off, but maybe he actually still likes her and finds their relationship enjoyable. Someone as great as him doesn't deserve the type of crap that Vriska gives him, though. He deserves someone so much better. Someone who doesn't guilt him into doing things, who isn't so clingy, who understands he has other things to worry about and not just that person. I don't know, maybe I'm just being too nosy and maybe he's actually happy and maybe I just need to stay out of his business. In fact, I think I'll do just that: stay out of his business.

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A month and a half after John and Vriska got together, I got a phone call. Normally, I don't get phone calls on Saturday mornings, but there's my phone, and there's the screen all lit up with John's name above two colored buttons. I answered my phone.

"Sup ?"

"Hey Dave."

"Uh, what's up ?" We haven't talked much in over a month. We haven't seen much of each other outside of school. He hasn't called me in quite a while, nor have I called him. Needless to say, I was very surprised.

"Um, I really need to talk you, if thats okay."

"Yeah, of course bro. I'm here to listen. It's not like I have something more important to do than to help out my best bro."

"Thanks, Dave. I just really need help."

"Well dude, if you want my help you're going to have to explain the situation to me. As cool as I might be, I can't read minds."

"Heh. Sorry. Well, you know how I've never been in a relationship before Vriska, right ?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, well because of that, I just kind of did whatever she would tell me to do because, well, she's been in relationships before, so she knows how they work."

"Mhm," I prompted him to continue.

"Well, and I know I don't have any experience with dating and all, but it just doesn't seem right. She just--and she'd kill me if she found out I said this but-- she's just so controlling. I never get a say in anything. She won't let me do anything without her. I can't see or hang out with any other people. Whenever I protest against anything she says, she responds with, 'But I'm your girlfriend. We're supposed to be together any chance we get. Are you really going to do that to me ?' So then I feel guilty. And then whenever I want to hang out with any of my friends, she says, 'You'd rather hang out with a simple friend than your girlfriend ?' or, 'They're not dating you, I am, so I get first dibs.' Dave there's just no way out of it. I didn't know she was like this.