Terminally Flushed

Defending

Gamzee's POV

I noticed you were tensed up on the swing and you stopped laughing. I could immediately tell there was something wrong. Stopping the swing, I looked into your eyes and saw a little fear in your eyes. "[Y/n], what's wrong? You can motherfucking tell me." Your only answer was your hand raising, pointing behind me. Hesitantly, I turned to see what you were pointing at. It seemed somebody was walking towards us fairly quickly. I didn't like this one bit. I also didn't want anything to happen to you so I whispered to you to stay here and if something happened, you were to run back to the van. Standing up, I walked towards to figure. You obediently stayed on the swing, watching. As we drew closer to each other, I could get a better look at who it was. Somewhat tall but shorter than me, obviously. I could tell it was a guy because of his figure and his short black hair. He was wearing a yellow t-shirt and black pants. His sunglasses didn't match though. They looked like 3-D glasses. Oh shit, not this guy.

"What in the motherfuck do you want, Sollux?" He slowed his pace until we were five feet away from each other. I couldn't see his multicolored eyes but I could tell he wasn't in a very happy mood. "I wanted to talk to [Y/n]. Thith hath nothing to do with you." "Well, you're gonna have to get through me first before you get to her. I told you to motherfucking stay away from her." Sollux clenched his shaking hands. "I don't care. I want to talk to her. It'th not like thhe'th your girlfriend. You jutht met her tho you have no claim over her." Okay, now I'm getting mad. Who the fuck does he think he is trying to tell me I can't like you. Yes, we just met earlier but I still like her. It was an instant connection; at least it was for me, I don't know if it was for you. I really hope it was the same for you. I'll worry about that later. Right now, I've got this moron to deal with. "So what if we just motherfucking met today? I'm not the one acting like a creepy flirt so she actually likes being around me. If you're motherfucking here to try and seduce her or flirt or whatever the fuck it is you do, go ahead and turn the fuck around and walk away. Don't piss me off, Sol." I was hoping he'd back off but I was let down. 3D glasses boy just laughed. A determined look was set in his eyes when he stopped laughing like an idiot and glared at me. "I'm not going anywhere. I have ath much of a right to thee [Y/n] ath you do. Tho jutht thtep to the thide and let me hang out with her." My head turned to glance at you and see you were shaking your head. I knew you didn't want him near you. Looking back at Sollux, I chuckled. A low, rumbling from my chest. It slowly grew to a very eerie laugh. I warned him to leave. Now he's gonna get it. "Look, Sollux, I'm not letting you past. You're not going anywhere near her. You try to get near her, I'm not afraid to motherfucking hurt you. We may be friends but I will hurt you." That's when he decided to try and tackle me to the ground. Notice I said "try". All he did was move me back a few feet. I heard a car door shut and knew you had gone back to the van. Good girl. I wrapped my arms around his waist and squeezed, squeezing the air from him. Then, lifting him up, I laughed more. Sollux's arms had let go of me and I dropped him to the ground. Without missing a beat, I straddled his waist and raised a closed fist. "I told you to leave her the motherfuck alone, asshole." My fist connected with his cheek. I kept going until he was about to pass out. Right before he did, he looked up at me with a bloody smile. "I will have her, Gamzee. You aren't gonna thtop me." I just glared at him as he passed out.

I slowly stood up and walked to the van. Looking in the windshield to your face, I could clearly see the fear in your features. Shit. Please tell me you're not scared of me. Silently, I got in the driver's side and sat in the seat, waiting for you to say something. When you remained quiet, I chanced a look at you. Looking at your [e/c] eyes, I saw they were filled with fear, curiosity, and something else. I couldn't really tell what it was and never got the chance to think about it before I felt arms wrap around my neck and you whispering "thank you" in my ear. Wasn't really expecting this.

Reader's POV

I hugged him as tight as I could without suffocating him. That was the first time anybody has ever defended me like that. Well besides at lunch but Vriska wasn't being a creepy perv. It scared me shitless to see him so serious. I wanted so badly to run up to him and calm him down but he told me to go to the van if something happened. That's what I did when Sollux tackled Gamzee. Gamzee had barely moved. Even in the van, I could see Gamzee's frame shaking with anger. I closed my eyes for a few seconds before opening them again to see him punching Sollux before he passed out. When he stood up, I could waves of anger and power roll off of him. Then when he looked at me, his whole figure softened. Gamzee was Gamzee again. Seeing him like that is pretty scary but he stood up for me, again. All I could do was hug him and thank him. I felt his arms wrap around me as he hugged me back. His shoulders shook as he chuckled a bit. "It was no problem, lil mama. I wasn't gonna let him come motherfucking anywhere close to you." A light blush rose to my cheeks and I smiled brightly. He laughed again before we separated. Leaning back in my seat, the smile never left my face. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see him staring with wonder on his face. This caused me to blush more.

After a few minutes, Gamzee started the van and left the park. Where are we going? Oh yeah, his father invited me to dinner for earlier. This is the first time I'm going to be eating with somebody other than Miss F and her daughter. Miss F has been my foster mom for over 5 years, so she's practically my adopted mom except she hasn't signed the adoption papers. She does think of me as her daughter, but we already talked about why we can't do the adoption papers. Since she's my foster mom, she gets paid to take care of me. No, she doesn't keep the money for herself and leave me to fend for myself. She actually cares about my well being. She uses most of the money for groceries for the three of us, mixing money from her own paycheck so we can get more. The rest of the money she gets to take care of me, she puts away in a savings account for me, for when I go to college. Honestly, Miss F is the most caring and loving foster parent I've had. I'm glad I have her.

My thoughts were interrupted when we stopped in front of a pretty large house. I couldn't help but gawk. Gamzee got a kick out of this and busted out laughing. I looked over at him. "Is this seriously your house? You could fit like 10 families in this place!" He laughed more. "We could, but its just motherfucking me, my dad, and my brother Kurloz. And a few maids to keep the place clean. C'mon, Dad's waiting for us." He got out of the van and walked over to my side, opening the door for me. Such a gentleman. I giggled and took his hand as he helped me out. He didn't let go of my hand as we walked up to the doors. Good. I wasn't planning on letting go first. Slowly, the large purple and white doors creaked open, allowing us inside. Butterflies filled my stomach as we walked into the house. I was so not ready for this dinner.