**I. LOVE. GUMLEE.**

Y/n.

Y/n Vantas.

Y/n M/n Vantas.

I blushed as I wrote that on a piece of paper, over and over. She was probably going to laugh at me at the jam session, but I can't help it; She's so beautiful and perfect. I hide the paper while the door was being knocked upon. "Yo Karkles!" I heard her yell, opening to door. "You here?" "COMING, GOG, BE PATIENT FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE!" I yell back, running to the front room. The punk rocker smirks at me. "Why do you think I'd ever be patient?" I shake my head and roll my eyes at the antics of the girl. "Okay, you ready to rock?" She cheers, holding up her bass. I nod and bring out my own instrument. We usually play sort of calm songs, despite her demeanor. "Today's a little different, Karky. My boy dumped me." She began tuning her bass and I play my keyboard softly. She didn't have the best boyfriend. He was a horrible ass wipe, and doesn't treat her right, but she love him. "La da da da da, I'm gonna bury you in the ground." She sang. I frown; she never sings like this unless we're doing covers of our favorite songs. "La da da da da, I'm gonna bury you with my sound, I'm gonna." Here she sashays over to me and smirks. "Drink the red blood from your pretty grey face-" "N/N, THAT'S TOO FUCKING DISTASTEFUL." I interrupt. She stops for a second and glares. Something has happened. The boy fucked her up too many tomes to count, and now left her alone. "Oh, you don't like that?" Se plays a bad chord. I shrink a little. "Or do you just not like me?" She starts again. "Sorry I don't treat you perfect, like all you're little loyal trolls do." I play my keyboard to the same beat. And for once, I sing.

(Bold is Karkat, italics is you, both is both of you singing.)

"Is that what people really think about me? 
like I'm a Gog above all you?"

I hit the keys hard. He anger leeches onto me.

"Sorry if I seem malicious, But I can sympathize with you.
I know what it feels to be lonely.
But I can't take that burden from you!"

"I'm just your problem, well."

"You're your own-"

"Problem."

"It's like I'm not even a person,
Am I?"

"I'm just your problem."

The hurt is evident in her voice as she plays. Her troubled and angered face hurt me as well, I hate it when this happens to her. I play a little more. 

"You wear this defensive attitude."

"I shouldn't have to prove anything to you.

I'm sorry that I exist,
I forgot what landed me on your blacklist,

Well."

"I will always be here,
But it's not my battle to save you from you!
So."

"But yes, I still want to.."
"Why do I want to.."

"Oh, I still want to.."
"Why do I want to?"

"But I must stand watch."
"I don't have a clue." 

She made such a confused and sad voice sound regal. I hide my own face behind my crazy hair, making sure she can't see the tears hiding behind them. I bite my lip, almost drawing blood, to keep the tears from falling. 

"We will survive!"
"I'm asking you , so."

"But I still want to.."
"Why do I want to?"

She looks up at me, a little helpless and with tear tracks on her face. 

"And I guess that's why I want to bury  
You in the ground.
"It's because I care!
You wanna bury me with your sound!"

"I'm sorry that it's this way."

"But I don't know what else to say."
"And I promise you,
You could never push me away,
And I can't wait for when you say."

"I'm just your problem.."

"I'll help your problems."

I stop playing and the bass was on the floor. Y/n was also on the floor. I rush over to her and hug her tight. How dare someone push her that far, to make her think that's she's nothing! She is amazing, beautiful, smart, and the perfect girl that I couldn't stand to ever lose! I stroke her hair and kiss her on the forehead over and over again to calm her down. "K-Karkat, I hate him!" She sobs into my shoulder. I hush her and pick her up. She's lighter than before. I don't let my alarmed face show to her and place her on my bed. She wraps her arms tight around me, still crying. "Please stay, I'm so done with being alone." I lie her down and we curl underneath the dark blankets. She stays close to me, her head in my chest. "I'm so sorry." She says in a croaky voice. "DON'T BE. YOU DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER." I say in my most quiet voice. It's true; she deserves so, so much more then what she had received. She slowly falls asleep and I kiss her on the cheek.

"I SWEAR I WON'T LET ANYMORE PROBLEMS HAPPEN TO YOU. I SWEAR I WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU."