"You aren't violent right now. And you aren;t stupid..." He reached over and patted his friend's hand

"Yeah...right now..." His voice is a low rumble.

Tavros frowned and hugged his friend. "You aren't violent when it matters." he said happily.

"You're so optimistic..." He smiled a little, wondering about the warm feelin spreading in his chest.

"Well... It's brighter that way, you know?" He smiled softly and pet his friend's crazy hair once more.

He cupped his friend's face in his hand, debating what he should do, then simply backed off.

Tavros' heart pounded in his chest for a moment. What had Gamzee been about to do? "Gamzee...?"

He turned to his friend, still thinking about what he'd almost done. "Yes Tav?"

Tavros hugged his friend, resting his face against the front of his shoulder because that was all his horns allowed. "You're awesome."

He put his hand on Tavros' back, rubbing little circles. "You too mother fucker..."

Tavros laughed. "Well thanks!" He smiled and looked up at the clown faced boy.

Gamzee held Tavros close for a spell, then moved away to turn off the game and such. "Do you think you'd like to stay here until you heal? I have an extra mattress I can bring down here so you won't have to climb the stairs. Besides, someone should look after you."

Tavros pondered this thought for a moment. "I-I wouldn't want to burden you Gamzee... I-I mean, it would mean a lot... but I have a lot of maintenance I have to do on my legs every day.."

"You could never be a burden Tav..it'd be nice to have some company for a while. And I could help you with the maintenance. I'd give me something to do."

"Well... I guess I could stay here then.... But... I need to go get clothes and tell Tinkerbull..."

"Would you like me to come with you?" He asked softly. "I can help you up the hill and such."

"I'd like the company!" he smiled at Gamzee. "So sure!!"

Gamzee stood with a smile. "Then it's settled. Ready to go?"

Tavros gripped the arm of the chair and forced himself to stand. "Yeah, I am"

He moved over to his friend. "You can lean on me of you need to."

"I think I'll be fine... at least until we get to the hill... then I need my wheelchair again..."

Gamzee pushed the empty chair. "Alright. That makes sense."

He nodded. "Yeah... hills are like the stairs... no thank you..."

The Capricorn troll thought for a moment before pecking at Tavros' cheek, managing to catch the side of his lips in the process. "Sure thing...I'll be happy to help you."

Brown blush once more flooded his cheeks. "Thanks Gamzee!" He walked outside with the purple-blood and looked at the hill/