Each Touch

Something New

(I apologize for a week's wait. I've been occupied with another fanfic I'm prewriting and BillDip)
(I know the pacing is going slow, so I'm going to scratch my plan and start picking up the pace.)

The bell rang and John gathered up his things, picking up his bag to walk out of the classroom with the other students. Most of them were heading off to their next class while John was making his way over to the cafeteria. He had his lunch right after 3rd hour.

As he walked into the cafeteria, there was a bunch of tables set up at a wall of the room. Plants and flowers were lined up on the floor, table, and up against the wall. It was the school's annual Greenhouse sale. John walked past it to walk to his table where Terezi, Equius, and Nepeta were already sitting.

"-ot hungry today Leijon. Go on ahead and grab lunch with Mcsweats here." smiled the sandy blonde.

"Let us go Nepeta. She has already told you she was not hungry." said the dark haired male.

Equius was a tall, tanned, and buff teenager. Over the average line buff for an average Freshman. He could be easily mistaken as a staff member or a regular adult if not for the school bag. His hair was in the process of growing back into it's original length it had been the previous year. Why he had cut his hair in the first place was a mystery to everyone. He was best friends with the small Nepeta Leijon, such a contrast of appearance and personality but everyone does agree they fit together like a puzzle.

John smiled and greeted the three, soon walking with the two best friends to the lunch line. While they were getting their lunches; Karkat, Dave, and Sollux joined Terezi at the table. Small chatter and loud words filled the cafeteria along with the other conversations merging into the noise.

"Dave, I got you an apple." said John sitting next to the blond.

"You know I don't like apples."

Karkat gave Dave a crazy look, lips parting as his eyes focused on the other. Dave loved apple juice, but it was a surprise to hear that he didn't like apples themselves. Was it suppose to be ironic that he liked apple juice but not apples? Is that ironic? He never got the irony shit that Dave pulls.

"That's stupid. You like apple juice but not apples?" said Karkat.

Dave nodded, "Apples just taste weird, apple juice is on a whole 'nother level."

"Is that your irony shit?"

"Nope."

"But-"

"Karkat, I've brought your lunch. You're not being rude to your friends are you? Did you let them tag their triggers?"

A groan escaped from Karkat's mouth as he looked up at his older brother, an almost mirror reflection of him. Kankri set a bagged lunch down on the table that Karkat resided at. The older Vantas insisted that they don't eat school lunch, not knowing what was in the food bothered him and he went out of his way to make sure his brother didn't ingest any of it either.

"It's Big Mouth Senior, haven't seen you around!" grinned Terezi, turning to face the two brothers.

"Very nice to see you too, Terezi Pyrope." said Kankri, "And please, must I remind you it's Kankri."

"Just leave and go sit with the people who pity you too much to even tolerate you." Karkat said pushing his brother off.

"I didn't give you permission to touch me Karkat." said Kankri.

"Leave!"

John smiled and giggled, it was funny to see the two like this when he knew how much they cared for each other. Looks like they both have high prides to keep up, conscious or unconscious is up to interpretation. Karkat eyed John, but the group of girls crowding Dave distracted him from throwing an insult at the bespectacled teen.