There and Back Again {On Hold}

lost

Karkat's POV:

I woke from the light shining in my face once again. I looked down and saw that there were two arms clinging to me. I looked up and those arms belonged to Dave.
He had his shades off and was sleeping peacefully. I smiled at his cuteness. I looked around the room and john was in his sleeping bag in the corner snoring. Heh..he's always snored.

I felt Dave shift around a little. I looked at him and he had a pained expression on his
Face. What's going on?
"Dave?" I whispered.
He only responded with inaudible mumbles.
I was starting to get worried about him. His expression distorted into one of pure terror and he began to shift around rapidly. "Dave" I said louder.
He started mumbling a little louder, I could hear what he was saying now.
"Nononononononono! Please d-dont.." He was having a nightmare...
"DAVE!" I practically screamed at him.
He shot up quickly shoving me off the bed in the process.
"DONT DO IT!!" he yelled.
John shot up as well. "Dave?!"
I sat up, dave had tears streaming down his face. "D-dave? Are you OK?"
He looked at me in the eyes. They were full of fear. "Karkat..." He broke down and cried. John didn't know what to do, he never seen dave cry before.

I climbed up onto the bed and hugged him tightly. He clung to me. I've seen him cry but I've never seen him this upset. He clutched me tightly, there was something seriously wrong.
"John? Can you get him water or something?" I asked John.
He nodded and left the room without a word.
"Dave...? What happened..." I whispered. He looked up at me with a look of fear. "I..I love you...please remember that...I need you...please don't leave me..." He cried.
"Hey hey...I'm not going anywhere...even when you go back to Texas.. I'm not gonna leave you.."

"That's not what I mean..." He mumbled.
"Well..what do you mean...?" I asked.
He sighed. "I had a dream...you...you had a gun...t-to your head and you..wouldn't put it down...you..pulled it...and...and" I hugged him tighter. "That's enough.. You don't need to say anymore"
He squeezed back.
John walked back in and dave immediately reached for his shades.
He gave dave a glass of water.
"T-thanks.."

He took small sips from it.
"Are you OK now?" I asked.
He looked at me. "O-oh...yeah.." He gave me a small smile. "I'll be OK."

We both got up to get dressed, me to one of the spare bedrooms and john to the bathroom.

John was quiet the rest of the day. I think he was upset that he couldn't really help dave.

The rest of the weekend went by smoothly, well til the day he had to actually leave.

We decided for us to all meet at the park so everyone could say goodbye, we headed over around 9:00 but left at 12 so dave could make sure he
Had everything, and so me and him could have some quality time together before he left.

Right now it was 2:00 and we were just sitting on the couch, he had his arm around me and we were just sitting in silence enjoying each others company till dave had to go.

Then there was a knock on the door. That was the knock I've been dreading all summer.

Dave's cousin roxy went to answer it. There in the doorway stood Dave's brother.

"Hello dirky! Its nice to see ya again!" Roxy basically yelled. "Nice to see ya too rox. Say how was my bro? Did he behave himself?" Dirk said.
"Oh yes of course! It was such a pleasure to have him come down for the summer!" She responded. Me and Dave just sat there awkwardly.

"Well Lil bro? You have all your things?" His brother turned towards him.
Dave look at me then back at his bro. "Y-yeah." He got up off the couch and picked up his assortment of bags. They walked outside and I followed.

Dave put his things in the back of the pickup truck and turned to me.
"Well...I guess this is goodbye..at least for now.." He said, sadly.
He rapped his arms around me and kissed me lovingly. Probably the best kiss I ever had. "I love you."
"I love you too." I responded.

He let go and climbed in the passenger seat in the truck.
He smiled and waved.

They drove off.

I just watched in silence. Unable to move. I wanted to cry but I knew that would just make my situation worse and I wouldn't get over Dave's departure.

I walked home in silence. I had no idea what to do now. My whole summer revolved around dave, now he was gone.

We still had two weeks till school started, but what will I do with the two weeks? I could always hangout with jade ..no I remember dave was reluctant on letting us hang out after I told him we went out for 8 months. Rose? No..she's been super busy since she got a girlfriend. I hangout with john everyday... What could I do?! Man this feeling sucks...

I just feel lost...