There and Back Again {On Hold}

we meet again

Dave's POV: *two months before present*

"Come on bro!" I yelled. "Let me go!"
"Absolutely not! Its a fourteen hour drive!" He said.
"Why do you care?!" I shouted.
"I care about your well being."
"No you don't!" I replied.
"Your not going, end of story." He said.
"I just wanna see my friends again..." I mumbled.
"You haven't seen them in two years. Let it go." He answered.
"No...we were friends for four years...I'm not letting that go."

"Is this about that redheaded kid that yelled I love you to you when we moved away?" He asked.
"W-what...n-no I..well...maybe but I wanna know what he meant..." I replied.
My bro sighed. "Ok, fine. You can go... Just don't do anything stupid."
"I promise!"

Dave's POV: *present day*

The truck came to a halt.
"Looks like this is your stop kid." Said my bro.
We were parked outside a huge pink house. A lot bigger then the one we had before we moved. It was about 8:22 in the morning and bro woke me up when we got to town.
"I guess it is." I looked at the huge girly house that my cousin Roxy happened to own.
"I'll see ya in August. Now go have fun, and make sure you get that boy!" Said my bro.
I blushed at the mention of karkat.
I got out and began to the door. Bro waved and sped off.

It was true, I grew to like the boy with red hair. After he yelled I love you to me as I was leaving, something just clicked. I wanted to scream I love you too but he was out of sight. I never knew what he meant though. I didn't know if he actually really loved me or if it was just a bro kinda love but I was gonna find out this summer.

John's POV:

I was sound asleep when I heard knocking on the door.
I looked up and I was on the ground, oh yeah I slept in karkat's room last night to make him feel better, he was really messed up yesterday. He needs me.

I went downstairs. The door kept knocking, where's dad??
On the door was a note:

Had to go to work, I'll be home tonight, don't burn the house down
-dad

then there was rapid knocking on the door which made me jump.
"Ugh..." I opened the door and jade was standing there.
"Hi john!!" She said enthusiastically.
"Jade...why are you here? Its like 8 in the morning..." I replied somberly.
"Guess what?! Dave's back in town! I came to get you and karks so we could meet him!" She smiled.
I gave her a blank look.
"Um...I was hoping you'd be more happy.." She looked at the ground.
"Look jade, I appreciate the offer but I really don't think this is a good idea, karkat broke down in tears yesterday and I had to spend the night in his room to get him to sleep...and he did because you told him dave was coming back."
"Oh no! I didn't mean to upset him! Is he ok?!" She yelled.
"Probably not, but its not your fault, all I know is that he needs me more then ever and maybe its a good idea if dave stays away, at least until I can calm kar down..." I replied.
"Don't worry...I understand.. I'll see you later john!" She skipped away.

I closed the door and heard the stairs creak.
"Who was at the door?" Karkat asked weakly.
"Oh...just jade, she wanted to go meet dave but...I told her that it wasn't a good idea."
"Wait, your not going?" He asked.
"Well no, I wasn't gonna leave you alone, last time I left you alone you passed out in the hallway upstairs!" I stated.
"That was two years ago you ass, and I've been eating so there's no reason why I would pass out! Go have fun!" He yelled at me.

Truth was, I did wanna see dave again but I need to be here for karkat too.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Of course! I know you wanna see dave! Go have fun." He smiled.
"Well ok...but please don't pass out again!"
"I won't! Go have fun."

Karkat's POV:

"Well see ya karkat! Dad told us not to burn the house down so don't!"
I chuckled. "Don't worry, I wont."
He walked out the door. Well home alone, I kinda like being alone, it gives off a tranquil feel.

I went upstairs to just lay in bed and be lazy but need up in johns room, I don't know why but whatever, I didn't go through his stuff, I just looked around his room. Him and his gog awful movies.

I came back out and didn't realize how boring it was without anyone around.
I went into my room and just sat in my bean bag in the corner. I was fucking around on my phone when I saw some type of movement out of the corner of my eye, it was by the window.
"What the fuck?" I walked over to the window slowly. I looked through it but nothing was out of the ordinary.

I continued to look through it but suddenly a head popped up.
I jumped back, off my bed and on the floor.
There in my window, was dave fucking strider. The last person I wanted to see. I guess he was hanging off the roof cause he was upside down. How the fuck did he even get up there?!

I just stared at him, wide eyed as he opened the window and come through.
"Sup KitKat." He said. "Looks like we meet again"

After those words, everything went black.