I just wanted an autograph {Davekat/BandAU}

Meet the Vantas...

Dave Strider

I'm taking Karkat home so he could get rest and stuff before the show. He said he lives alone which I didn't expect. Even I don't... technically live alone. He must have worked his ass off getting money. Anyway. We pull up to his house. There's two cars there... 

"You have guests?" Karkat looks out the window.

"NO..." He rushes out of the car. I follow. He might be getting robbed. Shit. We run to the front door.  Karkat unlocks the door. It's quiet. I shield Karkat as we walk inside. A whistle is blown. The fuck. I look around. Karkat runs in front of me. What is he doing...?!

"KANKRI?!?!" He looks down a hall way. A taller troll runs and jumps on Karkat. They look exactly the same except one is taller and the other is wearing my clothes. (Karkat put his own shorts on) Does Karkat have siblings? The two of them stand up and brush themselves off.

"DAVE. THIS IS KANKRI. KANKRI THIS I-." Karkat starts but the tall troll holds a hand up.

"I kn9w wh9 he is." Kankri smiles. I wave before going up the stairs and standing by Karkat. Kankri waves us over to a table to sit down. Something about this seems so familiar. 

"SOOO...." Karkat inhales sharply.

"I'm c9nfused 9n why there is an awkward silence. Y9u tw9 have kn9wn each 9ther f9r years." Kankri says. Karkat and I look at each other in utter confusion.

"No I don't believe we have..." I say uneasily. This does seem oddly familiar. A chunk of my life does seem to be missing. Have I met Karkat before?

"9h y9u have. H9ld 9n.." Kankri reaches into his back pocket and pulls out a phone. He scroll through and clicks on a picture.

"See. Y9u tw9 went t9 pr9m t9gether." Kankri smiles and shows us his phone. And to my surprise there we were. Karkat and I, dressed up and all.

"WHAT?! HOW?! I NEVER WENT TO PROM."

"9h y9u did.... the d9ct9rs th9ught i'd 6e 6etter if we didn't tell y9u what happened that night." Kankri smiles nervously and puts his phone away. What...?

"Now hold on. I don't remember most of prom either." I say. Leaning in with interest.

"Ahahaha... lets change the subject..." Kankri waves my statement off. He seems very uh... idek... 

"WELL UHH I'LL START. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Karkat glances at me then focuses on Kankri.

"Ah yes, I saw... this 9n the Stril9nde fan page..." Kankri takes out his phone again and pulls up another photo. It's Karkat and I kissing at the party. When we were drunk. Karkat's stare is directed at me. The stare of 'WE DID THAT?!' And strong concern.

"I decided I sh9uld warn y9u..." Kankri's soft expression turns into a deadly glare at me. 

"Woah woah woah. I'm just as surprised as you two are."

"Yes. Let's say that." Kankri's glare gets worse. Karkat sighs. 

"I'M TOO TIRED FOR THIS BULLSHIT." Karkat stands up and walks to what I'm guessing is his room. When the door shuts Kankri gets serious.

"Listen here David Eliza6eth Strider. And listen well. My 6r9ther is n9 t99l. If y9u hurt him..." Kankri grabs my collar and pulls my head forward.

"I will destr9y y9u." Kankri swipes past a picture on his phone. It's of me as a child. Holy shit... he's blackmailing me. Cesus jhrist. Great... great... okay be cool. I push his phone down.

"I can promise you... no harm will come to Karkat. I will never let that happen. Ever." Kankri releases me. 

"G99d. N9w 6e a dear and clean up the dishes while I check 9n Karkat." Guess I'm stuck on chore duty.

"Yessir." I say. We stand up. Walking in our separate directions. The show is tomorrow... should I ask Karkat... should I ask him to be my boyfriend? It's silly. But I think he'll say yes. I shake the thought and start the dishes. I hope he gets sleep. I finish the dishes. There were only like... 3 plates. Kankri's still in there with Karkat... I'm gonna check on them. I walk down the hall and enter the room with voices present. 

"Everything alright ladies?" I joke. Kankri is standing there while Karkat groans with his face in a pillow.

"Everything is fine Dave. Y9u d9n't need t9 6e here." Kankri glares at me. I ignore him and sit on the bed next to Karkat. I poke his head, he lifts it. 

"GO AWAY BOTH OF YOUUUU." Karkat groans again. I'm not going down without a fight. I lean over and start tickling him. Karkat laughs into the pillow.

"C'mom Karkles, this isn't fun if you don't fight ba-." Mid sentence. Karkat chucks the pillow at me. I continue tickling him. He curls up and tries to escape but I keep getting him. He laughs so hard he falls off the bed. Even after that. He keeps laughing. I laugh too. 

"YOU BITCHASS DON'T TICKLE ME." Karkat punches me on the shoulder multiple times. How many times have I been punched by Karkat these past three days? 6...7 times. Now... 12 no... 14... 25. That's enough. I put my hand out and grab his fist.

"Okay okay I get it." I say. Karkat stops punching. Still laughing. I ruffle his hair. 

"Alright time to sleep, Kitkat." I lift Karkat up and onto his bed.

"Want a bed time story?" I joke. 

"HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM?! YES I WANT A FUCKING BED TIME STORY." Karkat and I share a laugh. We know it's a joke. I tuck him in like he's a toddler. 

"Now sir. Before I go. Your brother has ordered me to take extra safety precautions. So I shall check for monsters under your bed." I lean down and look under his bed. Karkat rolls his eyes. All clear. Houston we're all clear. I sit back up. 

"All good. But... there is a chicken chilling in the right corner. Try not to squish it. It might lay eggs." I shrug smugly. Karkat chuckles.

"OKAY. NOW GET THE FUCK OUT." Kankri leaves. Before I go I take Karkat's hand and kiss the back of it.

"Sleep will kittykat." I smirk and leave his room. Time to go home...

(This chapter was poorly written. I apologize.)