I'd Only Choose You

*I'd Only Choose You* is the first installment in the New Planet, New Life series by MiyaWritesThings under the old pseudonym VocaloidAnimeFreak. It was published to FanFiction.net on July 22, 2012, and to Archive of Our Own on May 29, 2013.

## Summary

Karkat and Terezi have lived on Earth for several months now, and their relationship has strengthened greatly. So Karkat decides to ask Terezi something very important...with a ring involved. Alternate ending to *Alone Together Forever* by adiosToredor, after chapter 8.

## Chapter-by-Chapter

### Chapter 1

Karkat gets off from his job at McDonald's, and decides to swing by John's house before coming home to his and Terezi's apartment. John, tired from the day, is irritated by Karkat's sudden and late arrival, but nevertheless invites him in for a chat. Karkat tells him he thinks he wants to get married to Terezi, and John freaks out: he thinks they're moving too quickly, and he isn't even sure if they're old enough until Karkat confirms they are. John explains the ins and outs of a marriage proposal, to Karkat's surprise; he becomes embarrassed when Karkat asks how John knows all that stuff. Mr. Egbert peeks into John's bedroom to scold him for having friends over so late, and Karkat decides to head out for the night.

### Chapter 2

Cameron Jones, Karkat's boss, notices he is slacking off at work, and pulls him aside to ask why. Karkat explains he is planning on proposing to Terezi, and he is nervous. Mr. Jones allows him to take the rest of the day off and wishes him well.

Karkat immediately heads to the nearest jewelers and purchases an engagement ring, a ruby set in a gold band.

While walking back home, Karkat thinks about how he wants to propose to Terezi. He arrives at their apartment, and Terezi is surprised he is home early. He tells her he wants to go out to dinner, and the two leave.

### Chapter 3

Karkat and Terezi go to a nice Italian restaurant for dinner. After dinner, they head to a local park and walk around. Karkat proposes to Terezi in front of a fountain and she enthusiastically accepts, knocking him to the ground in the process. They then return home.

### Chapter 4

Karkat goes to work before Terezi wakes up, and while he is gone she laments not being able to hold a job due to her blindness. Karkat's boss was aware of her blindness, so if she were to get a job anyway and Karkat let it slip, she didn't want to risk both her employment and Karkat's.

Terezi goes to visit him at work, and Karkat scolds her for visiting him while he is working, since he doesn't want his boss to learn the truth. Even so, during his lunch break he joins her outside for a meal. Terezi complains about his long shifts, and Karkat expresses frustration at their financial situation, since his job does not pay well and they are still having to borrow money from Mr. Egbert. While eating, Karkat gets ketchup on the corner of his mouth, and Terezi playfully licks it off. Since they are in public, Karkat is embarrassed, and Terezi explains that she doesn't know what is considered socially acceptable since she rarely leaves the apartment due to her blindness. She brings up getting a job so Karkat can work less *and* they can earn more money, but he reminds her she is blind and doesn't have much self-control. She angrily leaves.

### Chapter 5

Karkat gets home from work, and finds Terezi huddled in bed. He changes out of his work uniform, and Terezi notices he is wearing red boxers, which he only wears when he wants to have sex with her. Terezi questions him, and Karkat tells her he's not *against* the idea of them having sex that day, but he believes she's still mad at him. She tells him she hasn't taken off her engagement ring since he proposed, and apologizes for freaking out earlier. The two then make up and have sex.

Karkat decides to cut back on the amount of overtime he is working, and Terezi decides she is going to get a job. Karkat is excited at the potential of more money in the household, but is still apprehensive about other people learning of her blindness.

### Chapter 6

Terezi wakes up to find Karkat watching TV, and asks him why he's not a work. He tells her he called in sick so he can help her look for a job.

They walk around town to find places that are hiring, but by lunchtime have found nothing. The two decide to get lunch, and Terezi suggests they go to a Chinese bistro called Red Dragon that she's ordered takeout from before.

At the restaurant Karkat begins to have a meltdown while trying to figure out how to use chopsticks. Terezi leans over the table to show him how to use them, but accidentally knocks over her drink, which spills in Karkat's lap. In response, Karkat splashes her with his root beer, catching the attention of the restaurant's owner. Karkat goes to splash his drink on Terezi again, but Terezi ducks, and the drink instead hits the owner. She asks them to pay for the damages, but Karkat explains they don't have enough money to pay the amount she is asking. The owner tells them they either pay or work off the debt, and Terezi volunteers to work it off, expressing her desire to get a job. The restaurant's owner tells her she's not actually being hired, but if she does a good job, she may change her mind in the future.

### Chapter 7

The next day, Karkat gets home from work, and Terezi tells him about her great day at her "new job." She then remembers John is supposed to come over soon, and she quickly tries to clean up the apartment while Karkat changes out of his uniform. Terezi pops some popcorn and sets out some root beer for the group before Karkat buzzes John into the building.

Dave has unexpectedly tagged along, and he immediately heads to watch TV, much to Karkat's chagrin; he wanted to talk to John about his upcoming nuptials. Dave is clueless, and Karkat and Terezi announce their engagement to him. Like John, Dave is concerned they aren't thinking it through, but Karkat explains that he and Terezi are both old enough and have jobs.

John questions them, and Terezi explains she doesn't have a formal job and is just working off a debt, but she hopes to be hired once the debt is worked off. John comments that the manager will find out about her blindness eventually, but is quickly cut off by Karkat, who just wants to talk about marriage. They sit down at the kitchen table to talk about the wedding, and Karkat reveals he and Terezi have planned nothing.

### Chapter 8

Terezi arrives at her shift at Red Dragon, and Mrs. Wilson-Lee pulls her aside to tell her she is being hired as a waitress. Mrs. Wilson-Lee compliments Terezi on her sunglasses.

Karkat is at work, and since it's slow, Mr. Jones asks him to mop the floors. Karkat goes to get the cleaning supplies out of the supply closet, but freaks out upon realizing he has to use a bucket. A coworker volunteers to mop the floors in his place, and Mr. Jones sends Karkat back to his original workstation.

Karkat's shift comes to an end, and he decides to thank his coworker for cleaning the floors. His coworker tells him he volunteered because Karkat looked like he didn't want to *and* didn't know how to, and introduces himself as Cole Freeman. Cole compliments Karkat's horns, assuming they're from a sci-fi or fantasy movie. The two then say goodbye.

### Chapter 9

When Karkat gets home from work, Terezi announces she's been hired at Red Dragon. She then tells him to check Trollian, where he finds everyone who had previously unfriended him has been re-added to his ChumpRoll. Terezi tells him she was talking to Nepeta earlier, and Karkat asks if she told her about the wedding. Terezi says she wants to invite her, and Karkat proceeds to troll Nepeta, who accepts the invitation.

### Chapter 10

Karkat goes to work and runs into Cole while putting his lunch away. The two have a brief conversation where Karkat comes across as extremely stressed out.

Sollux begins trolling Terezi, and she tells him she and Karkat came to Earth and are now getting married. Terezi asks Sollux if he can come to the wedding, and he says yes.

### Chapter 11

Cole joins Karkat during his lunch break. The two get to talking, and Karkat learns Cole lives in the same neighborhood as John and has four younger siblings. Karkat invites Cole to come over sometime.

On John's birthday, Karkat tells him he and Terezi have decided on June 23 for their wedding date. John mentions that only gives them two months to finish planning, but Terezi tells him they've already ordered the invitations and decided who they're going to invite. John gives her the addresses of Rose, Dave, and Jade, but still reminds them of the other things they have to do for a proper wedding. Karkat tells John to ready the transportalizer, as he and Terezi are taking a quick trip back to Alternia to hand out wedding invitations to their friends, and Terezi gives John an invitation before they leave.

### Chapter 12

Karkat and Terezi arrive on Alternia, and their old friends are surprised at how much they've changed in such a short period of time. Terezi begins to hand out the invitations, and is surprised to find Vriska still alive. Everyone is able to make it to the wedding, and Terezi announces that Nepeta, Kanaya, and Vriska will be returning to Earth with her and Karkat. Vriska protests, but gives up as Nepeta and Kanaya previously agreed they would go.

The trolls arrive back to Earth, scaring John in the process. Vriska and John meet in person for the first time, and Karkat suggests they all go out to eat. John borrows $50 from his dad, who briefly questions when so many people came into his room.

### Chapter 13

The trolls arrive back at Karkat and Terezi's apartment, and Karkat has trouble with the stuck door. He goes to take a shower, frustrated that everyone will be staying in such a small apartment. While in the shower, his mind races: he has work tomorrow, and he and Terezi still haven't planned much for the wedding. While Terezi tries to make the other three feel at home, Vriska comments on how much she's changed, and Terezi decides to retire for the night. In the kitchen, Karkat goes through wedding planning materials on the laptop and realizes how few people will actually be at their wedding; he decides to invite Cole and his family to bring the number of attendees up. He finally heads to bed, only to find Terezi wearing lingerie and lying in their bed. Terezi suggests the two have sex, but Karkat turns her down, wanting to save their third time for when they're married. Instead, the two make out and do everything *but* sex.

### Chapter 14

Karkat wakes up at 5:45 am to head to work and grabs a root beer and a cup of yogurt for breakfast. He gives Terezi a kiss before leaving.

Terezi tells Nepeta, Kanaya, and Vriska they have an appointment to look at bridesmaids' dresses at 2 pm. Nepeta asks what a bridesmaid is, and Terezi tells her, having to also explain "boyfriend and girlfriend" and the concept of marriage as a whole. Kanaya asks what color the dresses will be, and Terezi tells her teal. Before leaving, Terezi suggests the others change out of their Alternian clothing and borrow some of her clothes.

### Chapter 15

Everyone has changed clothes, and Vriska complains about feeling awkward.

The four head to David's Bridal, and an employee takes them to a back room. A consultant, Kyla Rae, greets the group, and Terezi tells her she wants shorter dresses that are teal. Kyla Rae has Terezi pick out her choices first, and has the other girls try them on. The dresses Kanaya and Nepeta try on aren't the best, but the one Vriska tries on is much better, though the skirt style is a little awkward-looking. Kyla Rae goes to look for a similar style with a different skirt.

### Chapter 16

Karkat counts down the minutes until he's off of work and can go over to Cole's house. Once 4 pm hits, the two get in Cole's truck and drive to his house, which is only a few houses down from John's. As soon as Cole opens the door, his youngest sister, Caroline, greets him, and Cole introduces Karkat to his younger brothers Conner and Cody and his twin sister Charlotte. Cole's mother greets the two.

Back at David's Bridal, Kyla Rae has found a dress with the same style bodice as the previous one, but with a different skirt silhouette. Vriska tries on the new dress and Nepeta tries on the dress Vriska originally tried on to see if she likes how it fits, and the two are pleased. Terezi officially decides this is the dress she wants for her bridesmaids.

Terezi, Nepeta, Vriska, and Kanaya arrive back at the apartment, and Karkat greets them. He tells Terezi he thinks Caroline might be a good flower girl for the wedding, and also suggests Conner for the ringbearer.

Before dinner, Terezi gives the others a run-down of the next day's events. Her appointment for wedding dress shopping is at noon, and she suggests the group grab a quick lunch at McDonald's before heading over. Karkat decides to order a pepperoni pizza for dinner.

After dinner, Terezi starts to clean up, and Vriska asks her why she's doing the dishes when there's not many to do. Terezi replies that she's going to be a housewife soon, and housewives keep the house clean, but Karkat reminds her that housewives stay home all the time and don't have jobs. He offers to finish doing the dishes, even though he hates doing them. Vriska comments again on how different the two are, and Karkat grumbles that they've had to change since coming to Earth.

### Chapter 17

Terezi wakes up early in preparation for her appointment, takes a shower, and puts on some makeup. Karkat is lying in bed staring at the ceiling, and he's thinking about what he's going to do that day since he doesn't have to work.

Karkat heads over to John's house, and John asks what else they've gotten done for the wedding. He then asks Karkat if they're doing the "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue" tradition, and Karkat is utterly confused. After explaining, Karkat says they definitely have "something new" and "something blue," but he doesn't know where they'd get things that fall into the other two categories. After some thinking, John takes Karkat into a spare bedroom, where he grabs his mom's wedding veil out of the closet. He explains that before she died, she mentioned if she ever had a daughter she'd want her to wear it on her wedding day, but since that never happened it's just been collecting dust. John offers to lend Terezi the veil, since Karkat has been like a brother to him the past several months. Karkat then remembers Terezi's appointment is in half an hour, so he and John hurry to McDonald's to give her the veil before her appointment.

### Chapter 18

The girls head to Bridals by Michelle for the appointment, and Terezi reminds everyone of her cover story: the veil belonged to her deceased mother. While waiting for a consultant, Kanaya asks Terezi if she has anything in mind, but Terezi says she'll "know it when [she] smells it." Anica, the consultant, greets them, and pulls Terezi aside to ask her about the wedding and her overall background. Terezi tells her she and Karkat met when they were around twelve, and he proposed a few weeks ago. Terezi mentions they've booked a local country club as the wedding venue, and Anica is shocked that they were able to book such a popular venue. Anica then asks if she has a dress style in mind, and Terezi says she doesn't really like mermaid-style dresses and would prefer something in between an A-line gown and a ballgown. Her budget is $800. Before they go to look at dresses, Terezi pulls out the veil from John's mother, wanting to find something that will match it.

Anica takes Terezi to a rack of dresses, and pulls one out that Terezi wants to try on. Everyone thinks the dress looks good, but Vriska mentions the amount of sparkle doesn't really match Terezi's personality. Terezi returns to the dressing room while Anica looks for more dresses, and eventually she tries on one with a laced back. It looks pretty, but feels uncomfortable, so Anica takes her back to try on another one. She then tries on a sleeveless V-neck gown that's very comfortable, but the bodice doesn't look quite right. Anica goes to look for more dresses, and Terezi decides she'd like one with a splash of color.

Terezi's worried she won't find anything, but then Anica comes back with a ballgown with a simpler bodice and a red sash. Terezi tries it on and is extremely pleased, and goes to show the others. Everyone else likes it, so Terezi asks to put on the veil. She starts to cry, and knows this is the dress for her. Anica checks the price tag before placing the order, but finds it's over budget at $1,000 even. Terezi doesn't care; she's willing to stretch to get the dress she wants.

### Chapter 19

Terezi's elated at ordering her dress, and can't wait for it to come in in a month.

They head back to the apartment, and Terezi is shocked to find Sollux and Gamzee inside. Karkat pulls her aside into the bedroom, and tells her they have a tuxedo fitting the next day and Sollux and Gamzee will be staying with John. Terezi is beginning to feel stressed, and wishes they'd pushed the date back a bit more, since they still have so much to do, including getting a marriage license. Karkat completely didn't realize that was necessary, and Terezi tells him it's overall easy to apply for, but they need some form of legal identification first.

They go back to the kitchen to find Sollux raiding the fridge, and Karkat reminds him they're going out to eat soon. Terezi realizes she has to work the next day, and Karkat wants her to take off, but she doesn't want to since her wedding dress was over budget. Karkat freaks out, saying the money could have gone towards something else they need for their wedding, but Terezi reminds him the bridesmaids' dresses were *under* budget. Even so, Karkat's concerned about her spending habits, and Terezi jumps to conclusions and says they might as well just cancel the wedding altogether. She takes off her engagement ring and runs to the bedroom. Karkat goes onto the balcony to calm down.

### Chapter 20

Terezi is laying in bed, sobbing. Vriska comes in to comfort her; the two don't say anything, and eventually Terezi decides to go to sleep. Vriska goes back into the living area, and Karkat, who is sulking on the couch, asks if Terezi's okay. Vriska tells him she's never seen her that sad before, and says that even though Terezi went over budget on the wedding dress she's been trying really hard to save money everywhere else. Back in the bedroom, Terezi has been crying so much she's becoming dehydrated and hungry, but she doesn't feel like getting out of bed. All she can think about is Karkat.

### Chapter 21

The next day, Karkat gets ready for work, but Terezi isn't awoken by his movements like she usually would be. A few hours later, when the others have woken up, Nepeta wants to know how Terezi is doing, so Vriska volunteers to check on her. Upon entering the bedroom, Terezi can't be woken up, so Vriska uses her phone to call Karkat.

Karkat has no idea what's wrong with her, so Terezi is taken to the local hospital. Upon seeing her blood color, the doctor is fascinated, but otherwise doesn't think much of it. Terezi wakes up and she and Karkat apologize to each other. Karkat re-proposes to her, and he explains that she's really dehydrated and that's why she's in the hospital. Vriska, Nepeta, and Kanaya come into the hospital room to see how Terezi is doing, as does the doctor, who decides to run another test to see if Terezi's hydration level is any better. While the doctor steps out, Terezi calls her boss to tell her she won't be able to come in for the next couple of days, and her boss insists she not return until the next week. The doctor then returns, and informs Terezi that while she *is* more hydrated, she'll have to be kept overnight just to make sure everything is okay.

### Chapter 22

Terezi has gotten out of the hospital, and Karkat, John, Sollux, and Gamzee are at their tuxedo fitting. Nepeta is getting hungry, and Terezi mentions she can order takeout from Red Dragon, since she gets the employee discount. However, Karkat and John return with Subway for dinner. While eating, Terezi tells Karkat she's going to the florist the next day, and asks him if he has any preferences. Karkat replies white roses, and Terezi asks if he'd be okay with red and teal stem-dyed roses. Karkat announces he applied for his driver's license earlier that day, since Cole has been teaching him how to drive after work.

### Chapter 23

John arrives home two hours late, and his dad scolds him for not telling him. John lets it slip that he was at a tuxedo fitting, and Mr. Egbert asks if he's going to be in a wedding; John is forced to admit that Karkat and Terezi are getting married. Mr. Egbert realizes John has been lying to him about the trolls being siblings, and is furious that he was lied to in order to get him to lend them money. John's dad sends him to his room.

Back at Karkat and Terezi's apartment, everyone has fallen asleep while watching a movie. Terezi rolls over and smacks Karkat in the face, waking him up. He realizes that she's about to fall off of the couch and on top of Vriska, and realizing how poorly that could go, picks her up and takes her into their bedroom. They fall back asleep.

### Chapter 24

Terezi gets back from the florist, exhausted. She, Kanaya, and Vriska are all beginning to get hungry, but it's only 3 pm and they don't want to spoil their dinner. Terezi suggests she grab finger sandwiches from a cafe near Red Dragon.

Karkat arrives home and immediately hugs Terezi, announcing he got promoted at work. Not only will he make nearly twice as much money and will still get off at 4, he won't have to wear his ugly uniform anymore. He suggests they celebrate by going to eat at a fancy restaurant, even if the food tastes bad.

Before bed, Karkat brings up the possibility of finding a different place to live. It's too crowded in the apartment, and since Karkat got promoted, he might have to have a dedicated workspace at home. Terezi suggests they move somewhere closer to downtown, since she walks to work and wants to be closer. They agree to talk about it more the next day, and go to sleep.

### Chapter 25

The next Monday, Karkat is admiring his brand-new driver's license, and realizes he now has a form of legal identification he can use to apply for a marriage license. Terezi realizes she needs some form of ID too, but finds out work ID cards are acceptable. *(Note: the author was literally 12 years old when this was written, so in real life it is absolutely not acceptable.)* Karkat checks the stack of mail on the table and sees they got several RSVP cards. So far, they have a total of ten people coming aside from those in the wedding party. He tells Terezi Cole's siblings Caroline and Conner will be the flower girl and ringbearer, respectively, and they will be going over to the Freemans' house for dinner the following night so she can meet them.

### Chapter 26

John lends Karkat a car until he can afford his own, and Karkat and Terezi head over to the Freemans' house for dinner. Terezi's still stressed out about ordering the cake and hiring catering, and Karkat assures her everything will be fine; he's also found some possible contenders for a new place to live. The two arrive at the Freemans', where steak is being prepared for dinner. After dinner, Cole announces they are having red velvet cake for dessert. Terezi enthusiastically asks for a slice, but is disappointed when the color isn't her idea of red. Cole asks her how she can tell what the color is if she's blind, and she and Karkat reluctantly tell the Freemans of their origins.

Mr. and Mrs. Freeman are shocked, but Cole's sci-fi enthusiast self is pleased. Terezi shows everyone her eyes, with similar reactions. She and Mrs. Freeman then set up a time to get together and go shopping for Caroline's flower girl dress. Before leaving, Karkat and Terezi ask the Freemans to keep their secret, and they promise they will.

### Chapter 27

Terezi drags Vriska, Nepeta, and Kanaya with her to go shoe shopping. She asks Karkat to drive them downtown, and he remembers he needs to buy some shoes to go with his tuxedo, so they all end up going.

Terezi tells her bridesmaids to look for something black while she goes to look for her shoes. Nepeta quickly finds a pair of shoes, as does Terezi; eventually, Kanaya and Vriska find theirs too. Karkat has also found his shoes, so the group goes to check out.

### Chapter 28

Terezi listens to a voicemail on her phone, and learns her wedding dress came into the shop. She is going to try it on on Saturday. Nepeta is excited to see it on Terezi, and Karkat jokingly asks if he can come too, but Terezi shoots him down.

Terezi, Vriska, Nepeta, and Kanaya go to the bridal shop, and Terezi tries on the dress. After adding the veil, she comes out of the dressing room, and the three others react positively. Terezi begins to cry, and Vriska teases her.

### Chapter 29

One and a half weeks later, Terezi and Karkat are discussing their wedding plans, and are relieved they booked the Italian restaurant where they ate before Karkat proposed to do catering. Terezi remembers they still haven't ordered the cake, and considering the wedding is only three weeks away, it may be too late. Karkat asks what flavor she'd like, to which she replies red velvet, and Karkat hesitantly agrees.

The next day, Terezi arrives at work, and begins talking to Anastasia and Blair, two of her coworkers. They ask how the wedding is coming along, and Blair asks Terezi how her parents feel about her getting married so young. Terezi then goes into "the lie": her mother died a few years ago, and her father left before she was even born. Ana and Blair give their condolences, and Blair asks what Karkat's parents think. Terezi tells her he is estranged from them, and hasn't spoken to them in two years, but it's okay since he never really liked them anyway. Blair points out that Terezi seems really dismissive of such traumatic life events, and Terezi realizes her cover has been blown.

Ana and Blair take the news relatively well, but Mrs. Wilson-Lee catches the three slacking off and berates them. Before Terezi gets back to work, Mrs. Wilson-Lee asks if she can work overtime until six. Terezi says yes.

Ana tells Terezi to wipe down the tables in the conference room, and Terezi complains about still being at work since the restaurant closed early. Ana points out she's still getting paid, and helps her carry the cleaning supplies. Before reaching the room, Ana quietly sets them down, and Terezi struggles with the door until Ana pushes her inside. In the conference room, her coworkers have thrown her a surprise bridal shower. Mrs. Wilson-Lee asks Terezi to take off her sunglasses for a picture, but Terezi declines, saying that her eyes look strange and bother some people.

After the shower, Ana helps Terezi take her gifts back to the apartment, and Ana introduces herself to Karkat before she leaves. Terezi explains the gifts to Karkat, but insists he not take anything out of its box until after they're married. Someone knocks on the door, and Nepeta asks to be let inside. Terezi opens the door, and asks where she and the others went. Nepeta replies that John took them out to eat, and called Vriska "babe" a total of 187 times while they were out. John and Vriska say their goodbyes, and confirms a date for the next day at four before kissing each other goodbye. Terezi pokes fun at Vriska for dating John, and Vriska admits they've been seeing each other almost the entire time she's been on Earth. However, Vriska doesn't really want to talk about it, and Terezi doesn't press her.

### Chapter 30

Ana complains about her and Terezi's late lunch break, and suggests they head to McDonald's. Terezi mentions Karkat is the assistant manager there, and Ana wonders how he got promoted to that position since he's the same age as her. She asks if they can get a discount, and Terezi points out that it'll be cheap enough they won't really need one. However, since the wedding budget is tight and Terezi and Karkat are trying to find a house, she'll have to start bringing her lunch more. After ordering their food, Ana asks Terezi where she and Karkat are going for their honeymoon. They're going to drive down to Los Angeles for a few days, and Ana complains about how boring it'll be without Terezi at work for two weeks. Even though Terezi has paid time off, Karkat has to go back to work the day after they get back. While they're talking, Karkat tries to sneak up behind Terezi, but she recognizes his scent and catches him. They share a quick kiss before he returns to working.

### Chapter 31

The wedding is now only three days away, and Terezi is beginning to freak out. Only about fifty people are coming, and there wouldn't be any alcoholic beverages at cocktail hour since Karkat and Terezi aren't 21. She wonders if the food will be good, but is still looking forward to the same chicken parmesan she ate the night she got engaged. She is especially worried about the first dance, since she and Karkat haven't danced before.

Karkat gets out of the bathroom, and Terezi asks him if he knows how to dance. He shows her the basic steps, and they slow dance in silence for a few minutes. He suddenly stops, and grabs a small bag with a pre-wedding gift for Terezi that he bought while she went to get her wedding dress. Terezi pulls out a necklace with the Libra symbol on it, and promises she'll wear it on their wedding day.

### Chapter 32

It's the morning of the wedding, and Terezi gets onto Vriska for messing up her nail polish. Mrs. Freeman arrives at Karkat and Terezi's apartment with Caroline to help everyone get their hair and makeup done before they leave to head to the wedding venue. Terezi straightens Vriska's and Nepeta's hair, and Mrs. Freeman helps Terezi curl her hair.

A few minutes before 4, Terezi nervously waits for the ceremony to begin. Nepeta peeks into the hallway and sees Karkat heading outside, and everyone assures Terezi she'll do fine. Finally, it's time for the ceremony to begin, and the bridal party heads outside.

Karkat and Terezi exchange vows they each wrote themselves. After exchanging rings, the couple light a unity candle, and the ceremony concludes with the two sharing a kiss.

### Chapter 33

During cocktail hour, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman are commenting on how successful everything has been so far. Mr. Freeman complains about the lack of alcoholic beverages, but his wife remarks that Karkat and Terezi are only the same age as Cole. He's surprised they're that young, but Mrs. Freeman reminds him they're a different species. The doors to the reception open, and the two go to grab their placecards.

Dave, who is the DJ and MC, announces Karkat and Terezi as husband and wife for the first time, and the newlyweds enter the reception. They begin their first dance and discuss saving more money to go towards house payments and repairs, but Terezi suggests they instead think about how fun their honeymoon will be and how nice it will be once they move out of their apartment.

After they finish dancing, tomato soup is served as the first course, and Karkat and Terezi remark on how many people actually came. Vriska, Nepeta, and Kanaya are enjoying themselves, and Terezi decides that after they finish the main course she and Karkat will go around and thank everyone for coming. Terezi asks Karkat for a bit of his filet mignon, and he agrees in exchange for a piece of her chicken parmesan. Despite agreeing to finish the course first, Terezi drags Karkat out of his chair to thank the guests for coming.

### Chapter 34

Karkat nervously awaits the beginning of the best man speech. John gets up and introduces himself to everyone, talks about how he knows Karkat, and congratulates the couple on their marriage, ending the speech by proposing a toast to the newlyweds.

Vriska gets up for her maid of honor speech, and Karkat becomes nervous all over again. The speech is surprisingly tame, and like John, Vriska proposes a toast before sitting down.

Terezi and Karkat begin to cut the cake, and the guests take pictures of them. Karkat begs Terezi to be neat while feeding the slice to him, and she simply smirks before shoving the fork into his mouth and smearing icing on the side of his mouth. Karkat responds by smearing a bit of the cake on Terezi's mouth.

Ana congratulates Terezi on her marriage, and comments that this is the best wedding she's ever been to. Karkat pulls Terezi aside for the bouquet and garter toss.

Vriska triumphantly catches the bouquet, and the garter ends up in John's hands. John hesitates and is forcibly pushed towards Vriska, and Vriska nervously tells him to hurry up and put it on. Terezi comments to Karkat that they're cute together, but Karkat says he and Terezi are the cuter couple. They share a kiss.

### Epilogue

Karkat picks Terezi up bridal-style, much to her confusion, before carrying her over the threshold into their apartment. They head straight into the bedroom, and she asks him if he's ready to leave for their honeymoon. He is, but he has other things on his mind. He climbs on top of her, and proposes they "make [their] third time count."

## Character Appearances

All characters are listed in alphabetical order, by surname. Main characters' names are bolded.

* Sollux Captor
* **John Egbert**
* Mr. Egbert
* Cole Freeman
* Cameron Jones
* Nepeta Leijon
* Gamzee Makara
* Kanaya Maryam
* Anastasia Parker
* **Terezi Pyrope**
* Vriska Serket
* Dave Strider
* **Karkat Vantas**
* Andrea Wilson-Lee