George was in the kitchen, putting some canned food away that Wilbur and Tommy gathered. Karl was in the living room, setting up a game of Speed after Wilbur, Tommy, and Tubbo left on an adventure. George shut the cabinet, looking towards the door when there was a knock "Karl can you get it, please?" he called
"Yeah" Karl answered, walking to the door. He looked through the peephole then backed up "It's not Wilbur"
"Well, who is it?" George asked still preoccupied with what he was doing
"Dream..?"
"What?" George asked and walked over to the door
"That's Dream, right? You brought him to dinner that one time?" Karl smiled, crossing his arms as George looked through the peephole
George back up and rolled his eyes "Yeah that's him"
"Well answer it!" Karl said, pushing George out of the way and opening the door; being greeted by two more people "Uh- ... hello"
Dream looked like he didn't want to be here, standing towards the front of the trio with his hands in his pockets. Sapnap seemed excited to meet everyone, and BadBoyHalo was just smiling and giving a friendly wave "Hi" Sapnap smiled at Karl
Karl smiled "Who are you guys?"
George budged in before anyone can answer, going in front of Karl and facing Dream "What're you guys doing here?"
"I wanted to get to know you better, and we were bored" Sapnap answered, patting Dream on the shoulder
Dream rolled his eyes "I couldn't stop him"
"Well Karl and I are the only ones here- Tommy, Tubbo, and Wilbur are out"
Karl grabbed George's shoulder, poking his head out to be involved in the conversation "Well you guys can come in. Dream seemed to have a good time last time he was here so-"
"Wait wait wait- I thought you've just been hanging out with George" Sapnap laughed
Dream rolled his eyes, smiling at Karl as he walked through, not even bothering to answer Sapnap
"Do you guys want food?" Karl asked, closing the door when everyone was inside
"No we're okay-" Bad shook his head
"Hey" George smiled "You weren't letting me leave without eating. So you guys are eating"
Bad chuckled and nodded "Thanks George"
George and Karl walked into the kitchen, just grabbing some small snacks "So.. you've met them all before?" Karl asked
"Yep" George mumbled and rolled his eyes "They give off intimidating vibes, but they're fine"
Karl shrugged "I'm not worried about it. The only person I worry about is Technoblade," he said, walking back to the living room to see Dream and Sapnap arguing, while Bad watched
"Shut it-" Sapnap rolled his eyes, smacking Dream on the arm then looked up when he saw Karl "Thanks for the food"
"No problem" Karl smiled, passing around the Granola Bars and Coca-Cola cans
George walked in, sitting on the couch across from Dream "So what brought you guys over here?"
"We were doing a supply run and it seemed to be getting late... and I wanted to get to know you better since you and Dream have apparently been getting along" Sapnap explained, taking a bite of the granola bar, crumbs going everywhere
George looked at Dream. Dream just shrugged and gave him a glance of apology "Alright..."
"Yeah so how have you been? We haven't seen you since you broke in" Bad laughed, bringing his legs up so he was sitting crisscross on the couch, putting his open can of Coke in between his legs so it wouldn't spill
"I've been good.. as good as you can be" George smiled a little "How about you guys?"
"We've been fine" Sapnap shrugged "Since you broke in nothing exciting has happened"
"So.. you really did just break into their house?" Karl laughed, looking at George
Sapnap answered for him "Yes he did. He thought he could walk on through"
"He was in my spot" Dream smiled a little
"I didn't think anyone lived there" George defended himself "It's not like I was stealing anything or hurting anyone" he rolled his eyes and glared at Dream who just smirked
"That's the only reason we didn't just kill you where you stood" Dream spoke up
"You wouldn't kill me" George smiled, feeling his confidence rise
"Oh, I wouldn't? How do you know?" Dream asked, tilting his head at George
"You just wouldn't" George shrugged "I know you wouldn't"
Dream rolled his eyes "Right"
"You wouldn't" Sapnap agreed
Dream looked at him, confused "I could though"
"Dream, you could kill everyone here. That doesn't mean you will" Sapnap shrugged
There was a knock on the door, Karl got up and went to the door "Tubbo and them are back" Karl said before opening the door and greeting everyone with a hug
"You'll never guess what we found" Tubbo smiled after pulling away from Karls embrace
George also got up, giving Wilbur and Tommy a side hug "What'd you guys get?"
Tubbo reached into his bag, pulling out two bottles of shampoo and one bottle of conditioner
George's eyes widened "Yoo!" he smiled "It's been like- a week since we ran off out of shampoo"
"Yeah we needed this" Wilbur smiled "We went towards the mall so we actually got a bunch of good shit"
Dream got up, walking over to everyone "Wait you guys went to the mall?" he asked
Wilbur nodded, before realizing who he was talking to "Dream! Aye man, how's it been?"
"It's been good" Dream smiled a little, he and Wilbur got along best when he was last here so it's nice to see him again "But you guys went inside the mall? And took stuff..?"
Tommy nodded "Yeah that's what he just said"
"...Techno wasn't there?" Dream asked. Everyone turned his attention to him
"No..?" Tubbo looked confused "No- no one was there"
"Maybe they went out for the day" Sapnap had gotten up, standing behind Dream and leaning on the wall
"All of them? There's a lot of people in his group" Bad chimed in
"Who are you guys?" Wilbur asked with a laugh
"I'm Sapnap, that's Bad," he said, pointing to Bad when he said his name "We're George's best friends"
"O..kay..?" Wilbur laughed a little
"No, Gogy's my best friend. Fuck off" Tommy said, crossing his arms
"Language"
Tommy looked at Bad "The fuck?"
Bad rolled his eyes and covered his ears "Stoppp"
Dream laughed a little "He doesn't care so much for swearing"
"You and I are gonna get on great then," Tommy said sarcastically, walking past everyone and bringing Tubbo with him
"Ignore Tommy," Wilbur said with a soft laugh "It's nice to meet you guys. And it's nice to see you again Dream"
"Wow it's like you have a double life that I've only just found out about" Sapnap rolled his eyes
"No I'm just cooler than you and you're jealous" Dream shrugged. They all made their way back to the living room; getting to know each other and telling stories
"Yeah.. I've run into him a few times" Dream nodded
"And?" Tubbo asked
Dream shrugged, not expecting to be getting questioned after he mentioned he's talked with Technoblade before "What? You expect us to get along?"
Tubbo shrugged
Dream laughed a little "We're a little less than friends"
"It's you and Techno" Karl spoke up "Two people you don't mess with"
Dream looked at him a little confused "What do you mean?"
"It's you and Techno" Karl started to clarify "You think news still doesn't spread just cause TV is out?" he asked with a laugh
"Well- I guess, but who would you have heard that from?" Dream asked
Wilbur answered "We had a friend that fought him because he was being an idiot"
"Who?" Bad asked
"He ran off a while ago. His name's Quackity" Wilbur said, fixing his curly hair so it went back to being fluffy. They were all sitting around the coffee table, Sapnap, Bad, and Dream on one couch. George and Karl on a smaller couch across from them, Tubbo and Tommy sharing a single couch while Wilbur stood, leaning on the wall behind George and Karl with his arms crossed
A lightbulb went off in Dream's head but he quickly ignored it "So... he told you after he fought Techno that I also fought him..? No offense but only idiots fight Techno"
"You know that's you too" George pointed out, smiling a little
"No, I-" Dream started but then shook his head "Yeah.. but it's different. Anyone who looks for a fight and goes to Techno is an idiot" he corrected himself
"Ah," George said sarcastically, pretending that his mind was changed
Dream rolled his eyes, deciding to let it go and continue the conversation instead "How long ago did your friend run off?"
Karl looked back at Wilbur as if they were both thinking. Karl looked back "The same time we met you Dream," Wilbur said, "I think it was that day actually"
"I'm sorry. That's hard" Bad said, giving them a sorry smile
"It's alright. It's his own dumbass fault if something bad happened anyways" Wilbur shrugged, pushing himself off the wall and looking out the window "When did it get late?"
"We should go" Dream mumbled, getting up and grabbing Sapnap's bat, handing it to him, and starting towards the door "Thanks for the food. We appreciate it, really"
Everyone else got up after him. Tommy said a quick bye before disappearing upstairs, Tubbo quickly following after him. "You guys are welcome back anytime. Life is... weird, so everyone needs some sort of normality every once in a while" Wilbur said with a smile, opening the door for Dream, Sapnap, and Bad
"Thanks" Bad smiled as he walked out of the house "Nice to meet all of you- even Tommy" he mumbled
Karl laughed a little, following all of them out with George "Don't say that to his face or his ego will inflate" he smiled "Bye, be safe"
Everyone waved goodbye as George, Wilbur, and Karl walked back inside to close and lock the door "Well they were all nice" Karl shrugged
"Mhm. George, you and Dream are actually- like- good friends" Wilbur laughed
"No, we're not. I don't even know his name" George laughed a little, walking over to the living room to throw away the Coke cans "Did Tommy really down like- four cans of Coke?"
"Yeah I told him to only have two but he never listens to me" Wilbur rolled his eyes "Alright- Karl, are you gonna watch tonight? Or do you all just wanna go to bed?"
"I don't think I have the energy to watch," Karl said with a sigh "If any of you have the energy then go for it; I'll watch tomorrow for sure but this mini party we had wore me out"
"Alright we'll drop it for tonight" George shrugged after throwing away everything "I'm tired too"
Wilbur nodded "Alright, goodnight guys"
"Night" Karl smiled as George just waved. Wilbur went up the stairs
"Do you want help putting things away?" George asked
"I'm okay. Thanks though" Karl mumbled
"Are you okay though?" George asked with a small laugh "I noticed you went quiet when Wilbur brought up Quackity"
Karl shrugged, not looking up from his task. George watched as he put food into cabinets
"Karl?"
"I'm fine" he mumbled "I'm as fine as I can be. I don't really like talking about it"
"I just want to make sure you're not going to do anything.. stupid" George said softly, trying not to upset his friend
Karl just laughed a little "I'm past that"
George didn't know what to say. Karl and Quackity had become the closest pair of people George has probably ever seen. It must've broken him when Quackity disappeared
"Go to sleep George. I'm okay" Karl said, his voice softer than before
George nodded, taking a deep breath before heading up the stairs to his room
Words: 1997