Just Like in the Movies

Chapter 2

Finally reaching the front step of the insane brunette's house, Karkat knocks on the door a couple of times but after a few seconds, nobody shows.

She had told him her parents were out for a month, so she had to be here, right?

Waiting a moment more, he tries opening the door.

It’s unlocked.

Ok cool. All alone in the house for a month but not giving a single shit for her own security. Way to go, Pyrope.

He looks around in the darkness of the quiet street, then walks in.

“Terezi? Where the hell are you?”

Terezi lies asleep on the couch, and small little breaths escape her nose. Her stomach slowly rose and fell, as she laid sideways on the couch. She was covered up in her blanket and her hair was a bit messy, strewn across her face.

This is one of the times that she was actually quiet, alone from being bossy or annoying or anything else. Adding onto that, a deep sleeper.

Walking in, Karkat notices the tv in the living room playing, of course, Law and Order.

Ignoring the characters on the screen, he walks into the large room. The couch is in front of him and he walks up behind it.

Peering over, he sees Terezi's sleeping form. She looks peaceful without her overly large grin on her face.

He's struck for a moment by how... adorable she looks.

Slightly curled up, she looks about half her usual size. Her hair is partially covering her face and he urges to reach out and sweep it behind her ear, but he refrains, just barely.

She's hinted of having feelings for him, but it was always in such a teasing manner, he could never quite be sure.

So instead, he shakes his head and reaches over and gently prods her shoulder.

“Hey. Terezi,” He said quietly. “Terezi. Wake up. I'm here now.”

She turned slightly, her eyes slightly fluttering open. ''Hmm..?" she yawned and stretched. Opening her eyes fully and looking at the face greeting her, she let out a genuine smile to him.

"Oh hey." She slipped her hands behind herself, pushing on the couch fabric to sit up.

"You took forever. You've gotta be cold as well.. Its sort of a long walk, isn't it?" letting out a small chuckle as she ran her hand along her head and she gently pushed some hair behind her ear.

She was actually sort of pleased to wake up to his face there. His expression was calm, and not as stressed as it normally was. A nice face to wake up to, to be honest.

“I'm fine, I have a jacket. Its really not even that cold, you just have a skewed sense of temperature.” He remarked, rolling his eyes.

“And I didn't mean to take forever. You live a few blocks away, it takes a while to walk here and there is no way was I going to waste gas driving."

"Sorry I couldn't get here fast enough to please you, your highness.” He added.

She still had a sleepy look in her eyes, one he, admittedly, found a little cute. "Shut up." She chuckled sleepily with a smile. "I wasn't complaining." Terezi yawned again, scratching her head.

"Alright, come sit down already," she said, patting the space beside her on the couch.

"We don't have to watch Law and Order, don't worry." She brought her blanket around her shoulders, lazily trying to rub her eyes again in an attempt to wake herself up.