There and Back Again {On Hold}

A new Beginning.

Karkat's POV:

I woke up with a scream and a thud. Fuck! I fell out of my bed. Stupid nightmares...

"Whoa! KK? Are you ok?!" Said my obnoxious room mate sollux.
I rubbed my head as I pulled myself up off the floor. "Yeah
...I'm fine! Just another nightmare..."
"You really need to tell thomone about that..." Mr lispy replied.
"Fuck you! I'm fine." I Claimed.
"Well why don't you hurry your ath up and get dressed tho we can go eat?" Sollux threw one of my dainty raggity sweaters and a pair of jeans with a few holes in them onto my bed.

I grabbed my worn clothing and headed to the washroom's to get dressed. After combing my messy unkept hair, I headed down to the breakfast room, I met up with sollux and terezi, the only friends I have in this hell hole of an orphanage.

"Hey karkles!" Terezi remarked.
"Shut the hell up pyrope. And don't call me that!" I exclaimed.

"Hey, we all hate it here. No need to be mr grumpy about it KK." Said sollux.

It was true, this place fucking sucked. The food, the beds, hell! Even the water pressure sucks!
I can't wait to either get adopted and only spend a month there. Or get moved to a different orphanage. Either way is fine. As long as I get out of here.

Breakfast was over and we either had the option to go out to the court yard or go back to our rooms. Sollux and terezi went outside but I stayed back in our room. I needed some alone time.

Before I knew it I was sifting through some old photos I had from when I was young.
I found one of me, as a toddler, my older brother kankri, looked about 7 or 8 and my...my dad...

Then all of a sudden a lady knocked on my door.

I opened the door. "Yes?"
"Um excuse me but does karkat vantas stay in this dorm?" Said the lady.
"I'm karkat vantas..." I mummbled.

She smiled "well come with me young man.

I had followed her down the hall to a small office looking area where sat the social services lady, her name was Calliope.

"Hello mr vantas! I'm very glad your here!" She said happily.
"What's this about? Am I in trouble?" I scratched the back of my neck.
"Oh far from it karkat! Your getting adopted!" She proclaimed.
"W-whoa...really?" I almost yelled.
"Yes of course! We got an email from a very nice man looking to adopt a 13 year old boy and saw your profile and said you were just what he was looking for!"

I couldn't believe it...I was getting adopted.

"You have three days to pack your belongings." The lady from before has escorted me back to my room where sollux was waiting.

"Where were you KK?" He asked with a confused look on his face.
I ignored him and pulled a duffle bag out from our shared closet and began to fold and stuff my worn clothing into it.

"Uh..KK? whath going on? Why you packing?" He asked again more confused then before.
"I got adopted." I responded calmly.
He smiled wide. "Wow! KK thath awthome!"
"Yeah I guess"

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The three days had passed and I had a book bag and a duffle bag filled with my things by the front doors of the building. Terezi and sollux stood with me to say goodbye.

"Ya know karks, its not gonna be the same around here without ya!" Proclaimed terezi.
"Thanks rezi, I'll miss your fuckass too!" I generally meant it. I has grown accustomed to living with the blind brunet and lispy blond. I'll miss them.

Just then a man who looked to be in his late 30's had walked through the door, he had on a white button up shirt with the same color pants, shoes, and fedora to go with it.

He looked at me and smiled then waved.
I did my best to smile and waved back. He went up to the lady at the desk to fill out some paper work I presume.

Me, sollux and terezi had a group hug.

"Well...I guess this is it...I'll see you guys..."

The man waved me over, he ruffled my ginger hair and took hold of my bookbag.
"So your name is karkat huh? That's a unique name." We walked out to a baby blue minivan and he placed my book bag in the back seat, as I did my duffle bag.
I got into the front seat and buckled myself in.

"Oh..yeah I guess" I replied to his statement. We drove out of the parking lot and onto the main road.
"With a name like that, John is bound to love you" he said.
"John?" I asked.

We drove on. "John is my son, and your new step brother, he had school so he couldn't come, he should be home when we get there."
"Where is...home?" I trailed off.

"We live in Washington, don't worry, not too far from here. We should be home before dark"
He stated.
"Oh, ok." I replied.
"By the way, my name is William Egbert. But you can call me will or mr egbert, at least until you comfortable calling me dad."

I smiled.

For the first time in years...I actually felt at home. I was happy. I felt like I belong. And I couldn't wait to meet my step brother john.

Maybe...

...

Maybe this was a new beginning for me.