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Nightmare POV:
I was sitting in the porch of our base, blanket wrapped around me as I watched the snow fall before me. It was pretty. This was one of the calm moments we had as I was surprisingly calm. I heard the door open behind me, I turned and saw Error.
"Hi." I said.
"Hi? You aren't yelling about something. Are you okay?" He asked. I laughed.
"Are you? You usually try to stop me from yelling." I joked. He rolled his eyes.
"It's just out of character for you." He commented. "Did the snow hypnotize you?"
"Eh, entranced is more like it. It's pretty." I replied. Error went back inside and I continued looking at the snow.
He returned a moment later and handed me a mug. It smelled like hot cocoa. I smiled. This felt good out in the cold, wrapped up in my blanket. I sipped the hot cocoa. It tasted good. It was dead silent. Nothing more than the wind daring to make a sound. A sudden crash of breaking branches startled me and I spilled part of my hot cocoa on me. I jumped up because it burned. What happened over there? It sounded a whole dragon just flew through our trees. I put my drink down and wrapped the blanket around me once more. Then I stepped off the porch to investigate. It came from the left in the forest. Our base was near the border of a forest(I don't know much about Dreamswap other than the characters, forgive me for incorrect details.). I walked over towards where the sound came from, subconsciously remembering how to get back. I peeked across a tree and saw the last thing I expected to see. Or person. If the golden wings weren't a dead giveaway, the crown was. It was Dream. Here. Why is he here?! Okay, I need to not freak out! He's gonna pick up on it and then-
"Nightmare, I can feel your dumb freak out-thing your having." Dream voice rang through the snowy forest. Oops. I peeked out and Dream immediately met my eyes. "I would try to kill your right now, but lucky for you, I hurt myself in my..."
"Crash?" I tried
"Tactical retreat." Dream replied, crossing his arms. I chuckled.
"A tactical retreat into trees?"
Dream's face flushed golden out of embarrassment. He turned away and blocked my view of his face with his wing. I smiled. I looked down at my belt. I had some bandages on there from my last adventure into the Justice Reigns Error made me keep. I could help Dream. I took a step towards him. He immediately looked over.
"What are you doing? Are you trying to get me while I'm down like a coward?" He sneered. I ignored it.
I kept stepping closer and closer ignoring Dream's sneers. I stopped a bit farther away. Dream knew what I was doing. I was just out reach of his claymore. I looked over his body for noticeable wounds, knowing he wouldn't tell me if I asked. He had scratches and scrapes, nothing to major, until I saw one of his ankles wasn't responding like the other. It was slow and I noticed a hint of hidden pain in Dream's sneers whenever he tried to move it. I took the bandages off my belt and jumped down towards his hurting ankle and practically ripped off his boot. Dream jolted back with surprise and I heard him summon his claymore. Right as he brought it down I summoned my staff with one arm and blocked it. I quickly continued until his ankle was fully wrapped, which wasn't easy with Dream trying to shove me off the whole time. I bit off the edge of the bandage and leaped back with my staff, allowing his claymore to fall onto the snow where I was. I took off my blanket and walked up behind him. I placed it over his shoulders and began walking away.
"Why did you do that?" I stopped and turned back to him.
"I would bring you back to our place, but Cross would throw a hissy fit. No one deserves an untimely death." I jogged off after, leaving Dream behind. He didn't say anything else, which means he might be stunned. Almost nothing rendered Dream speechless. I smiled a bit myself.
Dream POV:
It had been a few days since my encounter with Nightmare. Why had he been so nice to me? I couldn't get it off my mind.
"Hey boss?" I looked up and saw Ink.
"What do you need Ink?" I asked.
"Are you ever going to tell us how you lost your boot?"
I hadn't told them about my run in with Nightmare. I also hadn't realized that I'd never gotten my boot back.
"Nope. It's none of your business." I replied shortly.
"Alright. We managed to catch one of the meme squad weirdos. Nightmare." That caught my interest. "We almost got Cross, but Nightmare kicked him away and told him to go." Ink rolled his eyes.
"Is he in the dungeon?" I asked.
"Where else would he be?" Ink said before walking out.
I stood up and began making my way down there. I grabbed the blanket he gave me and slid a key in there. I entered and found Nightmare rather quickly, or heard is more accurate. He was yelling at the guard. I walked over and he stopped.
"Oh, hi Dream." He said as though he wasn't just shouting his head off. I dismissed the guard and waited until there was no one around. Nightmare was the only one in the dungeon.
"Hello Nightmare." I greeted. I took his blanket out from under my jacket and handed it back to him through the bars. He took out the key. "Consider it a return favor." I began walking out. "Wait until night. That key unlocks almost anything in the castle. I require it back." I added before leaving.
Nightmare POV:
Huh. I hadn't expected that from Dream. I thought he was going to kill me for sure. Especially because Cross and Error aren't here. It he gave me a key. The actual reason I came here was to give Dream his dumb boot back but the guards wouldn't take it and threw me in here instead! I hid the key back in my blanket and waited for night.
~That Night~
I stayed awake and went up to the door. The night-guards were only on the outside of the dungeon. I unlocked it and crept out. I knocked on the door of the dungeon then slunk into the shadows. The guards opened it and began looking around. I snuck out behind them. I then began sneaking through the palace. Man, Dream had a big place! I eventually came across what I assumed was his room. I used the key and unlocked the door. It was a big room and I saw a winged figure asleep in the bed a bit far away from me. I walked up to his nightstand and placed the key on there and then I put the boot next to his other one. I looked over at Dream. He looked so peaceful when he was asleep. Just like before...
I shook my head. I shouldn't let these thoughts come back. The Dream I knew is long gone. I took a deep breath and turned to walk out. Something grabbed my wrist as I tried.
"You always forget I can feel your emotions too, don't you?" Dream's sleepy voice rang out. I looked back at him.
"Sorry. I'll just go-" I got cut off as Dream yanked me down to sit beside him.
He sat up to reveal he wasn't wearing a shirt, showing all of his ribs. A purple hue crept onto my face.
"Dream. I really should go-" Dream leaned forwards and placed both of his hands on either side of my hips.
"Not just yet~." Dream cooed. A purple blush exploded across my face. He laughed. "You look cute like that."
I was about to say something when Dream kissed me. I wasn't about to miss my chance so I kissed him back. Dream pulled away gently after a few seconds.
"Why can't you stay the night?" He asked.
"Fine. I will." I replied.
I kicked off my shoes and hid them behind the nightstand and then climbed into the bed beside him. It was comfy. Just as I was dozing off, the door burst open.
"My Lord?"
Dream POV:
"My Lord?"
Dammit Finch! I quickly covered Nightmare with my wing. He tried to talk and I covered his mouth.
"What do you need Finch?" I asked angrily.
"Well, it appears Nightmare has escaped..."
"Okay? Get out! I'm trying to sleep!" I ordered.
Finch shut the door and left. I've told him not to barge in. I looked back at Nightmare who looked a bit worried. I kissed his forehead. He started blushing a lot again.
"I felt you're feelings for me return a while ago." I told him. "I wanted to return them. Now I have an excuse too."
"I love you too, Dream."
And with that, Nightmare fell asleep against me. I hugged him protectively. I finally managed to very weirdly confess to him. At least he returned it.
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