Never Alone

Ch.2

I walked into the classroom and as soon as I do all eyes focus on me.

"Are you the new student?" The teacher asks. I nodded and walked over to him handing him my schedule. He looked at it and nodded.

"Alright let's have you sit....over there! Right next to Mr. Vantas and Mr. Egbert,"

"Egbert...?" That name sounded familiar to me. My own pals name was John Egbert. I walked over to the row of seats he pointed to and sat down between a dorky looking kid and a bored troll with nubby horns and sharp teeth. I turned to the dorky kid.

"Are you john Egbert?"

"Yeah that's me," he says with a smile.

"I'm Dave. Dave Strider. Your pen pal," I said. His eyes brightened with great joy as he was about to scream, but I had to stop him. Finally someone I actually know. Hard to believe right? With this small twisted world? After class was over we headed to our next class which we had together. It was gym class. Since it was the first day we didn't do much but sit around. But then I got to meet atleast my other two pen pals. Jade and Rose. I was starting to think that being here in school was just fine with me, even if my home life sucked.

At lunch we all sat in the courtyard where John introduced me to a few other people three trolls and two humans. There was Karkat, Terezi, and Kanaya. If I'm right Karkat sat next to me in my first class but just stared out the window dazed. Then there was Roxy, Rose's sister. And Jane Roxy's best friend.

"Oh oh here comes Dirky! And Jakey! Guyssss! Ova here!" She calls waving her arm wildly. My head snapped up at the name Dirk. Was that who I thought it was? I turned around and there he was. I put my stuff down. He looked up at me and stopped in his tracks. For a moment it was all silent. I took the first step and walked over, but then I broke into a run. It was him. My older brother Dirk. He threw his stuff aside and opened his arms wide as I ran into them and hugged him tightly.

"Oh. My. God." I whispered closing my eyes behind my shades. I felt tears. Actual tears flow down my cheeks. He hugged me back just as tightly. His voice was smooth yet shaky.

"Welcome home. Bro..." He says in my ear. I only clutched onto him even more. Was I really home now? Here with my friends and my brother. The answer was clear.