Safe And Sound

School Smarts

You've been tossing and turning restlessly all night and you think you only got about three hours of sleep. You guess the good part is that today is Friday and it's also a good thing you did your homework in Study Hall or else you would've been totally and royally fucked. In the ass. You moan weakly and blink as few times as new morning sunlight filters through one of the two medium sized windows by the bed. You roll over onto your other side, attempting to ignore the sharp sparks of pain, albeit they are generally impossible to ignore; shit, that was your bad side. You quickly pull the covers over your head and pretend to be asleep just as Sollux opens the door and walks in, quiet as a mouse.

"Good morniing Karka-" He sighs as he takes the bait and sits on the edge of the bed, pulling back the covers. 

"Come on Kk. You'll bee late iif you don't get up and eat breakfa2t."

"NO. I DON'T NEED BREAKFAST. I'M FUCKING FINE." you respond in a really bad casual voice. You need to work on that.

"You'll bee hungry later though."

"NO I WONT. DO I LOOK FUCKING HUNGRY TO YOU?"

"Ye2, now get up. II have PB&J 2andwhiiche2 on the table." You grunt in annoyance at him and refuse to move. If he wants you up, he'll have to work. You flip back over and bury yourself into your large sweater, which you did  wear to bed because you stayed the night and obviously have no extra clothes. He clicks his forked tongue and scoops you up in his arms, carrying your flailing body to the table.

"WHA- HEY FUCKASS, PUT ME DOWN BEFORE I SICKLE YOUR ASS."

"Heh. Try me." he responds teasingly, a smirk on his face. You emit a deep growl and bite him in the shoulder, not too hard but enough to draw that beautiful, bright, mustard-yellow blood out of him. He flinches but doesn't lose his grip. Your teeth sink deeper into his flesh even when he had already set you down. Only until he literally pries you off him do you cease your dwarfish "attack".

"Karkat, that hurt..." He exclaims, holding two fingers up to the fresh and bloodied bite mark.

"GOOD." you say, and poke at the sandwich expecting it to do something, an act like some stubborn wriggler would do.

"Jegu2 fuck Kk, iit burn2. Why are your teeth 2o 2harp?" 'They aren't you dunce.' 

"THEY ARE SHARP BECAUSE I MUST DEFEND MYSELF FROM STUBBORN AND INSUFFERABLE PRICKS LIKE YOU."

"2ay2 the 2tubborn iin2ufferable one..." he mumbles and goes to wash it out. You huff and put the sandwich on his plate instead. He comes back out with his usual default disappointed frown.

"Take iit back"

"NO. I DON'T WANT IT."

"You need energy."

"NO I DON'T."

"Ye2 you do."

"NO. I. DON'T."

"Don't argue wiith me." he threatens. "Or ii'll force feed iit two you."

"ID LIKE TO SEE YOU FUCKING TRY, CAPTOR"

"For fuck2 2ake! Ju2t 2top beiing 2o gogdamned diifiicult!"

"NO." you shout and get up, sprinting back into the dimly lit room. Sollux calmly gets up and walks to the locked door, placing a hand on it.

"Kk, Jegu2 chrii2t, open the gogdammed door; iit2 tiime for 2chool anyway2"

"I DONT WANT TO GO." You reply in a melancholic tone.