"Man, you look like you haven't slept in a week." You grin, looking over at the sleep deprived Karkat.

"Shut up," Karkat snaps, "you don't look any better."

"Yeah, but least I'm not crabby."

Karkat scowls at this, but doesn't retaliate.

"Oof." Is the only thing you hear from Dave, causing you to chuckle.

You hear someone yell and look over, causing you to freeze. You cease walking and you feel yourself begin to shake.

"(Y/n), are you alright?" you hear Dave's voice, but don't respond.

The scruffy looking man standing only about 30 feet away from you. When his eyes meet yours, a look of recognition falls over his face. That look dissipates into a look of anger.

"You!" he shouts, pointing at you.

You feel an arm wrap around your shoulder, causing you to yelp. You look over to see Dirk, a blank look on his face.

The man marches towards you, his stance threatening.

"Dave, stay by (y/n)." Dirk tells Dave.

He nods and walks beside you, grabbing your hand reassuringly. Dirk stands in front of you and you feel someone grab your other hand. You look over to see Karkat on your other side.

Once the man reaches Dirk he growls in anger.

"What do you want with my sibling?" Dirk asks.

"That brat," he growls, "that bitch is the reason my sister and brother in law are in jail."

You begin to sob, instinctively taking a step back.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Dirk says, "leave, old man, don't come near them."

"You cunt!" the man yells, going to charge towards you, but Dirk shoves him back.

"You let your own parents get chucked in jail!" he continues.

You bury your face in Dave's shoulder, still crying. Dave's hand reassuringly tightens his grip on your hand.

"You better get rid of this bastard or you'll end up in jail too!"

And with that the man storms off. As soon as he's out of sight you collapse onto the ground, barely able to breathe. You hear Dave and Karkat fall with you.

"(Y/n)," you feel hands on your face and look up to see Dirk had removed his glasses, looking at you calmly, "it's okay, I'll call Bro and we can go home."

You nod, not being able to talk. Dirk slips his shades back on before standing up and taking out his phone. You couldn't pick up everything he was saying, but you got a bit of the conversation.

"Hey Bro... pick us..... some guy."

Dave and Karkat help you to your feet, but you could barely stand.

"Bro will be here as soon as he can," Dirk tells you, "Karkat, you should go to school, we'll look after them."

Karkat nods, "hope you feel better soon."

And with that Karkat lets go of your hand and heads to school.

It only took about 5 minutes before Bro showed up. You all hop into the car and Bro begins to head back to the apartment. The ride is silent and it wasn't until you were comfortably seated on the couch. You had now stopped crying, but your eyes were red and puffy, your cheeks blotchy.

"Are you alright kid?" Bro asks.

You nod in reply.

"So, uh, who was that?" Dirk asks, sitting beside you.

"That was, uh, my uncle." You say in a quiet voice.

"What?" Dave seemed confused, "I thought you had no other family to look after you?"

"Oh, well, the family I had hated my guts and were mostly criminals so they put me out for adoption instead," You explain, "I never thought I'd see any of them again, and now they know what town I live in, they'll come for me."

By now you were hyperventilating.

"Whoa kid, calm down." Bro attempts to calm you down.

"They won't get to you, we promise." Dirk speaks up.

You nod, calming your breathing.

"How about we watch a movie?" Dirk offers.

You nod in response. Dave sits down beside you, and Dirk stays on the other side. Bro sits on the singe seater couch and begins to flick through the movie selection.

"So, what do you want to watch?"

"(Fave movie)." You suggest.

Bro nods and selects the movie. You were sure you had never spent good time with your family before, so this was a first. You smile as you watch the screen, surrounded by your family.