There and Back Again {On Hold}

long day.

Dave's POV:

I stumbled back as I felt karkat's hand collide with my face. There was a dull sting on my cheek. I stared at the tears falling from his face.
I was dazed and confused, a few seconds later I had noticed he ran off.
"Oh no!" Yelled john over the storm that was getting worse.
"We have to go after him!" Shouted jade.
"N-no! You guys go home! I'll get him." I responded loudly.
"I'm going with you!" Bellowed john. He ran up to me, his shoes squishing against the soggy ground.
"No! Go back to your house so your dad doesn't freak out!" I remarked.

I ran off after karkat without saying another word to john.
I ran in the direction he did but the rain was so thick I couldn't see him.
The rain felt like sewing pins hitting my skin rapidly as I weaved in and out of streets looking for karkat.

"KARKAT!!!" I screamed his name.
I screamed his name over and over as I bustled through the empty streets. No sign of him.
I felt tears in my eyes. Where the hell did he go?! Come in dave! Think!

Then it came to me.
I knew exactly where he would be.
I darted the way I had came, the rain still hitting my already soaked skin and hair and fogging up my sunglasses.
"Aw fuck it!" I yelled and took them off to hang them on The collar of my wet shirt.

I zig zagged across streets to get to oak.
I ran up the street till I see the half burnt down house.
I walked slowly up to it.

I saw ruffles of auburn hair against the burnt up wall.
I walked closer, the ash covered soggy ground crunched under my feet.
Karkat had his head buried in his legs crying softly.
I sat down beside him and put my hand on his shoulder. He jumped when I did so and look up.

He stared at me. "D-dave...?"
"Yeah?" I asked softly.
"Y-your...eyes..."

That's the exact moment I realized I didn't have on my shades on.
I didn't scramble to put them back on like I would normally but...I just let him see them.
He deserves to know anyway..

He then started sobbing uncontrollably. I hugged him and he let me.
He sobbed into my shirt for ten minutes before he sat up.
"Come on...let's get you home.." I said.
"N-no...I mean..I don't want I..can we go to your house?" He asked in a jumble of words.
"Oh..I um..sure..we can go to my place.." I responded.

We got up off the ground and began trudging to my cousins place.
The rain had let up a little but not very much.
We walked hand in hand till we got there.
I opened the door and Roxy came up to me.
"Dave?! What happened?" Roxy yelled.
"Oh..um..I was out with karkat and we got caught in the rain...and this was the closest place so.." I mumbled.

"Here let me get you boys some towls." She went up the stairs.
I grabbed karkat's hand and led him to the living room.
He looked at the ground.
"Hey..look at me.." I whispered.
He looked up at me, there were still faint tears mixed with rain water on his face.
"Its ok...I forgive you for hitting me like that...its my fault anyway..I shouldn't pushed you like that..."

"But-" he started saying.
"No...it's fine KitKat...its ok...we're ok.." I hugged him and he hugged right back.

Just then Roxy came down with two plain white towels and and handed us one each.
"Here you boys go. Dave do you have clothes that will fit him?" Roxy asked.
"Um..I think..." I started walking upstairs with karkat trailing slowly behind.
I opened my bedroom door and went up to my dresser.
I pulled out two sets of clothes.
I handed one to karkat and he left to get dressed in the bathroom.

I peeled the soggy wet clothes from my body. I threw on a red shirt with a gear on it and some blue jeans.

Karkat came back in wearing my red and white record shirt that was a little big in him, and he had on some sweatpants.
He was drying his hair. He looked so cute.

"What?" He said, snapping me out of my trance.
"Oh..nothing, you just look cute." I smirked.
His whole face went red which made him look even more cute.

I laughed and walked up to hug him.
Roxy popped her head in. "Karkat dear do you want me to throw your clothes in the dryer so you don't have to wear Dave's clothes home?" She asked karkat.
"O-oh...sure..." He replied shyly.

I sat on my bed and motioned for him to sit beside me.
He sat beside me and I put my arm around him. He Nuzzled into my chest.

We both fell asleep.

Today was a long day.