Jade: Drag Karkat to the Zoo

I sigh and lean against the wall. When I told John I was bored of sitting around all day and wanted to do something, I meant with him. But of course that dipshit set me up with his sister. Apparently Jade got lonely and she is staying with him. He thought it would be a great idea for me to do something with her. Because John is an idiot who can't take a hint, I decide to go along with his plan. Who knows, it might make him jealous or something. I don't plan on staying on this planet full of idiots very long, so if I don't make him jealous or what not, I will just go back home and forget about him. Why should I waste my time on idiots like him anyway? I am just better off being alone for the rest of eternity.

Now, thanks to John's plan I am sitting here waiting at a zoo. According to him, Jade loves animals. I look around and see a whole bunch of animals locked in cages, kids running around screaming, vendors selling food, and people laughing at the animals in the cages. 'So this is what humans do for fun.' I think to myself as I watch the chaos.

"Karkat!" A high voice snaps me out of my trance and I turn towards the direction it came from. Of course I see Jade running towards me, dog ears and all.

"Hey, Harley." I mumble to try to hide the fact that her presence lightens my bad mood. But she catches me off guard as she runs straight into me and hugs me tight. "U-umm, Harley?" I question flustered.

She pulls away and smiles at me. "Sorry Karkat. I know your not the hugging type, but I was so glad to see you! It's been so long! I was so happy when John told me you wanted to see me. Even though I am with John for the week, I still get bored. He can get a little annoying with all his stupid movies and stuff. It's nice to finally see somebody else!"

I start walking around with Jade talking a million words a minute. I guess it has been along time since I'v seen her. We have talked a few times since the game has ended, but it's kind of nice actually seeing her without the stress of the game. She seems so happy and relaxed, it seems to lighten my mood even more. Harley's pretty cool, it's almost makes me forget about her dipshit brother.

"Karkat?"

"Huh?" I turn to Jade next to me. I must have zoned out.

She rolls her eyes and smiles at me. "I said, are you okay?"

"I'm fucking fine." I mumble. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Oh, it's just that you seem kind of out of it." She says. I look into her emerald green eyes and I can tell she is concerned. It's like her to be over worried about me.

"Like I said, I'm fine." I grumble and look around. "What are we supposed to do at this place anyway?"

"Well," She says all perky again. "We could watch the seal show. I love the seals, they are so cute! I'm sure you would like them too!" She grabs my hand and starts yanking me in the direction of these 'seals'.

She leads me to a large pool with bleachers around it. Tons of people fill the bleachers. "Come on!" She leads me up the bleachers to an open seat. "The show will start in a minute." She smiles at me, but the only thing I can focus on is the fact that she is still holding my hand.

For some reason I don't want to let go. Her hand feels nice in mine, it just fits, like it belongs there. Wait, what am I thinking? I admit Harley's company is great, but don't think of her like that. Or at least I don't think I do. I turn and look at her. She's dorky, like her brother, but beautiful at the same time. And not to mention she always seems to get me out of my moods.

She notices me looking and turns towards me. Our eyes meet and she smiles her bucked toothed smile. I can't help myself, I let a small smile cross my lips. This makes her squeeze my hand and her smile double in size.