Angst in this chapter!
"Dream?" Y/N called, entering the room and swiftly looking around to check. Eyes focusing on the open window, going over and closing it. "Dream!" She called once more, looking at the bush outside very closely if she could see any movement. When detected there was no one there, she turned back to the door to leave.
"Dream!" Y/N called once more, thinking of where he might be. "Dr- Oh, Puffy do you know where Dream is?" She asked once Puffy walked in,
"Dream is in his office, I believe. Sending a letter or something." She answered, holding a cup of coffee. "I was just going to bring him this. I can pass on a message?" Puffy continued,
"Uh- yes please. That I'm going to my friend's house for a couple of hours to build. Just was going to let him know." Y/N said with a smile, it was a lie. Her heart picking up slightly from some movement down the corridor, before realising it was Karl.
She smiled at him and nodded. He beamed back.
"No problem, go have fun." said Puffy, looking behind her to see Karl now at the door. "Now, I need to bring this to him before it gets cold. I'll see you when you get back, yeah?" Y/N nodded as she left, following and stopping at the door.
Listening to her footsteps slowly getting quieter as she walked down the corridor. Head moving quicker at any sound to her left, seeing Karl waiting patiently.
"Are you ready?" He said patiently. She didn't respond at first, and he continued to wait as her eyes slowly went to his. It didn't help when the irritating voices in her head yelled at her to check anything to see if someone was there.
Karl smiled. Karl understood her since he put the voices there. She doesn't know how. But all she knew was that he did it. So he knows when they are talking. Now with the whines of a toddler in a tantrum, she wanted to do what they asked as quickly as possible.
"Um, yeah. Sorry." Y/N apologized anyway. Smiling at him now as she went right beside him, walking to the stairs he recently came from.
Normally- well before she knew about Tyler. Y/N wanted to walk by herself. Used to tell Karl every time that she has legs plus a sense of direction and can. But now, in the present. Y/N is always walking with Karl, or Dream or one of her friends.
Now being so aware of everything. She noticed a clock hanging on the wall nearby the stairs. Reading off the time in her head, 1.10 pm.
Maybe someone placed it there. Karl hurried.
"Are you coming?" Karl stood one step down on the staircase, Y/N turned to him and nodded. Following him to the library where he brought her to the future. She had Micheal and his fathers to keep her company while Karl went somewhere else.
She noticed only two petals remained on the Bittersweet as she walked past.
--
"Techno? Did something happen?" Dream stood in the hallway as the guard made his way to his office. Catching off guard by the sound of his name.
"Oh. Um, no. Just checking up on Y/N since we haven't seen her in 2 weeks." He told the truth. Straightening his posture.
Dream laughed awkwardly. "What do you mean, isn't she over there right now?" He took it as a joke. Why wouldn't he?
Dream knows Tommy from Y/N, and she expressed that he normally does pranks or jokes all the time. Maybe Techno was in on this one. Maybe he asked him to do it because it would be 'extra funny'.
The look that Techno gave him was pure confusion, knocking his thinking pattern away. But maybe he was just good at acting? Dream told himself.
"She is? Did she just get there or something?" That was what Techno replied with, pointing behind him to the stairway.
"No. She has been there for about 2 hours now," Dream looked over at the clock on the wall. The one Y/N noticed before she left and the one that was confiniantly placed. The hands are now 2 and a half hours to the future. "No- even two and a half since Puffy told me of her departure."
Techno shook his head, "I only left home about 30 minutes ago, no sign of her over there" His voice was wary.
Dream froze, not caring of the prank that may be simmering in the eyes of the person in front of him. It all brought back memories of when she ran away a year ago, "Is Karl there?" Was his next question, his eyes focused now on the man near the stairs.
"No... He normally comes with Y/N." Techno acted like it was obvious, "Is something wrong?"
"Nothings wrong," It was like he was saying it to himself, "Just forgot. Cause, she normally goes there every day for the past month."
"That's.. not true. Are you sure everything is okay? You look really stressed or something," Techno spoke, pointing out the obvious.
"Positive.. I'll make sure to ask her to come over there," Dream had a small voice. A promise in his words, a fake smile on his lips.
Any second now, Dream told himself. Any second before Techno bursts out laughing, calling him out for worrying. Saying that in fact, Y/N is over with Tommy, Tubbo, Phil and Wilbur. Was in fact accompanied by Karl for the past month. And it was all a joke.
But Techno never said those words.
"Thank you. I'll get going now, if you need anything just come over." Techno was friendly, walking backwards as the conversation was ending. Dream nodded submissively,
"Yea. Alright, have a safe trip back," He muttered, before quickly thinking of something. A question, or many.
"Actually. I have some questions," Techno stopped in his recent tracks back down the winding staircase. Turning to him.
"Questions? What, you going to ask for my mother maiden name or something?" Techno joked, before realising he was serious. "Oh. Yeah, of course."
"How often does she go to your place?" Dream asked, you could see the cogs turning in Techno's mind.
Just say it's a prank! That's all you have to do right now- Was his silent words at the end. Maybe with the show of concern, he would give in and tell.
"Uh, about twice a week normally." The man on the stairs answered, before nervously laughing. "Doesn't she tell you? I really ne-"
"Um. That's the thing." He cut off. Techno stood awkwardly. "I get told she goes there every day, with Karl. And she left here 2 hours ago saying she went to yours." Confusion was evident in Dream's voice, as well as the shock in the other man's face.
Maybe it wasn't a joke.
"I-" Techno stuttered, which is very unnatural to what Dream has seen of him. "All I can say is that she comes twice a week at most-"
"Does she stay the night whatsoever over there?" Dream interrupted, Techno shook his head slowly. His heart picked up more. Repeating the same phrase over and over in his mind. "And when did the construction of the house end?" Was the next question,
"No, well." He trailed off. "She did the once when Dad said it was dangerous to go back that late. But that was months ago. But we finished the house when she left a year ago," Techno provided the information, emphasising seem able facts. Facts. That word stuck with Dream,
"And this isn't a joke or- or whatever Tommy says? She isn't there?" Dream's voice was hurried. Y/N couldn't have run away again. Without telling her friends at most- or even him? Karl isn't here either. Were they hurt? Attacked on the way?
"Of course not." He sounded offended. "I won't team with that gremlin child." The false hurt on the edge of Techno's tongue. Like it was horrible to even think he would do that.
It looked like the truth- he heard the truth. But can he trust his instincts with the matter of truth anymore?
"Do you need help... finding her or?" And the hurt was gone. Techno's voice still housed wary, the confusion still there.
"I- Yeah. If you see her then tell her to come back here, please?" Dream's voice went back to small, a sort of plea. "I need to talk to her."
"Yeah, of course. I don't understand why she is lying- But, just." He stopped talking. Before continuing. "I'm sure she will be back soon." Techno nodded as a goodbye since his words won't be good enough as sympathy with the thoughts in the mind of the other.
Dream said goodbye to the other, repeating that he wishes safe travel back and if he needs a carriage or anything for the way back. The other dismissed it, saying it's not that far with the right route; and left the castle.
Why was she lying?
--
a/n
ooo
how is your tuesday? i probably posted this as soon as I woke up but since i am writing this in the past of this book then idk what is happening
I finished this in school when I'm meant to be doing work, so it might be a little rushed from me not wanting to get caught lmao
this is the start of the 2 more angst chapters :> have fun
love you all!
MWAH
1452 words