Papa Nightmare? [Nightkiller] [English Version]

CHAP 38

Killer's POV:

I woke up somewhat confused, wondering for a few seconds why the place didn't look like my room, that was only until I remembered that I had accompanied Crescent to my Boss's room.

'I ended up sleeping here...' I yawn sleepily.

As I thought, the little one was still sleeping peacefully next to me, the pose in which he slept was adorably funny so much so that it made me want to tease him a little, avoiding the urge to laugh at the cuteness.

Repressing my desire to bother and having cleared my mind, I looked around, looking for that person who made me feel so worried and nervous but I didn't find any trace of his presence 'He must have gotten up early to do the paperwork' I thought more relieved.

 "Crescent... Crescent..." I whispered several times, gently shaking the shoulder of the named.

He was beginning to wake up, frowning in annoyance, rubbing his sockets lazily, reminding me of his father when he seems angry, specifically when we couldn't find a suitable plan despite arguing for hours.

Looking at him closely, he does have a lot of similarity with Nightmare, the only thing different is that the tone of his bones are lighter as well as the color of his pupils, but his soft dark freckles could be compared to the color of the older's bones.

I realize that it was very stupid of me to think that he had kidnapped him when they look so similar to each other, now I can only be left with the shame of having said such stupidity in front of the King of Nightmares.

"Mommy...?" Crescent looked at me sleepily, letting out a weak yawn.

'It's still very early... was it a good idea to wake him up at this time?' I questioned myself guilty.

The little boy stood still for several seconds as if he was still not completely sure that what he was seeing was real.

"You kept your promise!" He suddenly shouted excitedly, taking me in a warm hug with a goofy smile.

'That was very sudden' I sighed for being taken by surprise 'I'm sure that one day this child will kill me with fright and cuteness...' I thought, forming a half smile, reciprocating the hug and placing a kiss on the minor's forehead 'I'm starting to doubt again whether Nightmare is really his father or not, maybe he bring out that adorable side of his Mother?' I asked myself thoughtfully 'To be honest, it is difficult for me to imagine the King of Nightmares getting together with someone with a good heart...but...perhaps that's the reason why they were able to conquer a soul like his...' I thought dejectedly.

I shooked my head several times to dispel those silly thoughts, managing to come to my senses. 'Whether Crescent's mother is a good-hearted person or not should be none of my concern, I can't always be thinking about stupid things like these every time I think about Nightmare being next to someone else!' I said to myself to cheer myself up.

After a while I separated from the hug without abruptness, giving a melancholic smile to the little moon that was looking at me confused. I already kept my promise to stay until he woke up so there was no reason to be here much longer.

Before I could move away from the bed, Crescent grabbed my shirt and then extended his little hands towards me.

"Up! Up!" He demanded with brightness in his pupils.

'There was no way he was going to let me go that easily, was there?' I thought defeated.

With some resignation I took the little one in my arms and carried him to leave the room.

'Maybe I couldn't leave right away, but at some point I would have the chance to leave the castle on my own' Oh so I thought...

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"Where are we going?" Crescent asked me, looking curiously to the sides, giving me the impression that he didn't know the path we were taking.

"You still don't know the whole castle? I thought you had lived here before" I looked at him confused.

"Dad and I lived somewhere else, most of the time it was just the three of us until Dad came home from work" He responded with a smile despite having a discouraged tone when speaking.

'The three of us?' I could imagine that one of those three people he mentioned was him and the other must be his mother, but about the other person I didn't have the slightest idea who it could be. 'First of all, if Nightmare lived with his partner, why didn't he bring them with him to the castle?' I hesitated for a moment.

I had to be brought out of my thoughts by a sudden touch, Crescent was looking at me worried.

'*sigh* Once again I had been lost in my thoughts for a long time'

"It's nothing" I responded, gently stroking his head.

Maybe the reason Crescent calls me Mom is because he still misses the company of his real mother, I don't know why they are not together but surely there must be a reason behind all this. Whatever it is there is no reason why I should worry, after all Nightmare's life has nothing to do with me, our relationship is something as simple as a pet and its owner and for that same reason it should not change.

~Time later~

"Come here little devil!" I shouted in a hurry, running through the corridors of the castle trying with all my might to keep the towel that covered me from falling.

"You have to be faster to catch me!" The little naughty boy who was running in front of me, without wearing any clothing, shouted back at me.

"Crescent! If you keep running like this you m-might fall!" I screamed, losing my breath.

I had been running for a long time but I still seemed to be the only one who couldn't continue anymore, if we continued like this I would lose all my stamina.

'How did we get to this?' I questioned myself tiredly.

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