There and Back Again {On Hold}

how did it end up like this?

Karkat's POV:

I've been living with kankri for about a month now, that also means that Its been almost a month since me and dave started dating, and let me tell you, its all I ever dreamed of. I know its gonna end soon...we only have a month and half before school starts back up again and that means dave will have to go back to Texas...I really don't want him to..but I don't want to think about that right now so I'll think of something of something else.

Kankri. Yes...my brother and boy can he talk! Hes way more protective then I thought he would be. He lectures me if I'm out after dark which of course was ONE time when me and dave lost track of time while I was at Roxy's house with him. He also doesn't let me cook in fear of "the house burning down". I know how to cook I'm not stupid. I live with mr Egbert for two years for crying out loud.

I guess it could be worse. I've actually gotten used to living with him and I've grown kinda attached to him since he was my brother and lost him around the age of 4. And john? Well not so much. He's still kinda having a rough time. I've gone over to see him everyday to just hangout, but when it starts getting dark and I have to leave, he gets upset. He even started crying last time I left his house. I feel so bad...that's why I asked kankri if I could spend the the weekend with him and he said I could.
So thats where I'm going now.

I was walking down his street with my duffle bag, I immediately get tackled down by someone, I thought it was john but it ended up being dave, my boyfriend. My boyfriend tackled me in the middle of the fucking street.

"Strider what the fuck?!" I yelled at him.
"Aw can't a loving boyfriend tackle his adorable boyfriend to the ground?" He asked.

I blushed when he said I was adorable. "Get the hell off me strider..." I mumbled. He got off and let me up.
"So where are you headed with that Duffle bag KitKat?" He asked.
"Oh I'm staying the weekend with john..." I said.
"Wow! Would ya look at that!" He lifted up a red bookbag.
"I am too." He smiled.

I smiled back. I'm glad to have him in my life.

We walked down the road together just talking when we saw john sitting on by his door, he looked upset.
He looked up and saw us, his expression went from upset to joyful.

He ran up to us. "Hey guys!"
"Sup." Said the hot hipster.
I smiled. "Hey John."
He hugged me and hugged back.

"I didn't know dave was staying with us tonight." I said to him.

"Well I thought it would be a good surprise for you.." He waggled his eyebrows.
I blushed, "s-shut up.."

We all went inside.
"Well hello boys! Karkat! I'm glad you were able to stay with us tonight." Said mr Egbert as we walked inside.

We all walked upstairs, I went into my old room and dave followed.
"It looks just like it did when I moved..." I mumbled.
Dave hugged me. "I know its hard KitKat but...you'll pull through trust me." He kissed my forehead and I blushed.
"Come on dave.." I pushed him off.
"What? Can I not love my boyfriend?" He asked.
"Yes you can just...you're making me blush!" I put my head in my hands.
"Awe! KitKat!" He yelled.
John all of a sudden walked in and gave us a weird look. "What in the world is going on in here?"
"Nothing." We both replied.
He gave us another weird look and walked out.
Me and dave burst out laughing.

We put our stuff away, dave decided to stay in my room for the night. We went downstairs, mr Egbert ordered pizza and we sat down and played MarioCart all night.

It was around 9:30 when we ventured into our rooms for the night.

"Do you think bro will let me come down for Christmas?"  He asked as I was messing around on my laptop.
"I hope..I'd like to see you again before next summer." I mumbled.

He stared at me.
I looked over at him. "What?" I asked.
"Can you promise me something?" He questioned.
"Um it depends if I can actually keep it.." I said.
"Well..could you promise, when I go back to Texas and the school year starts...you won't meet someone new and I don't know...fall in love with them...?" He asked shyly.

I shut my laptop. "Dave of course not...I promise that won't happen..."
"Good." He hugged me.
I put my laptop on charge. And then cuddled up with him.

We eventually fell asleep.

Two hours later someone barged into the room.
"Guys wake up!" Someone yelled.

I sat up and so did dave.
"Egbert what the fuck..." Asked a groggy dave as he slipped his shades on.
"Why the fuck are you yelling at us at fucking midnight.." I asked.
"Because!! There's a house in fire on oak street!" Yelled john and he darted out of the room.
It took me a few minutes to prosess what he was saying, then it dawned on me.

That's where I live.

"KANKRI!!!" I screamed as I darted after john.
We had ran outside. Dave followed suit.
We saw huge red flames on the street over.
"Come on! Dad gave us the ok to go over!" He grabbed his bike and begun peddling down the street. Me and dave ran.

We got to the street and tried to find my house but...

it was mine that was up in flames.

"K-KANKRI" I tried to run up to my house but one of the firefighters stopped me.
"I'm sorry young man but you can't go any farther." She said.
"But my brother is in there!" I yelled at her, tears now flowing down my face.
She looked upset. "We haven't found a body..."

"Karkat..maybe he wasn't in there..maybe he was out doing something..." John said.

I tried to call him but it went straight to voice mail.
It never goes straight to voice mail.

About 20 minutes later mr egbert drove up. They informed us that they found kankris body.

He didn't make it. He had breathed in too much smoke.

I was a huge mess. I was crying, yelling over how unfair this was. I was so upset. I had lost the remaining family I had left.
I kicked dave out of my room. He stayed in johns. I wouldn't let anyone in not even john.

I didn't sleep at all that night.

How did it end up like this...?