Killer's POV
I wait for hours. We all do. Error went upstairs, getting impatient. He disappears for a full fifteen minutes. Then he comes back down with a smirk. He is calm and happy. He wouldn't tell what happened though, not even to Ink. Suave looks at me after the fourth time he came to check on us all. He shakes his head.
"Why didn't I notice it sooner? Come on, Killer, we gotta talk. There's a task to be done."He says
He takes me by the arm and takes me to another room. He pats me down and takes all my knives away.
"These belong in kitchens, not in pockets."He says
"Bruh, I'm called Killer for a reason. Those are my tools to defend myself."I tell him
"Why not a frying pan?"He asks
"Well this isn't Disney."I say
"What is Disney?"He asks
"Never mind. Now, is that the task or what had to be talked about?"I ask
"No. Your task is to sleep."He says
"Sleep?"I repeat
"Yes, you've stayed up all night. Now unless you are secretly a vampire like M'Lord Fallacy, you need to rest. Cause I don't think Nightmare would like you crashing on him asleep from pulling an all nighter as a welcome back. I will wake you when he comes or I get word of his condition. I promise. And I'm not taking no for an answer."He says
"Will I get my knives back?"I ask
"We'll see."He says
I sigh, shaking my head. He gestures to a bed and I lay on it. He frowns. I know what he wants. I get under the blankets. He smiles and nods. He leaves and shuts the door. I shut my eyes and rest.
When I woke back up, I could hear Jasper yelling. I come out to see what all the noise is about.
"Father! Father! I found a new friend!"Jasper cheers
"Better not be another owl or critter you found in a tree."Fallacy replies
"No! It's a person! It's a he! Say hi to my Father, buddy!"Jasper says
"Hello, Mister Fallacy."A familiar voice says
I look and see Ghastly beside Jasper. How the heck? How-? What? How'd he get here? I left him with Reaper! Wait....I left him with Reaper. Everything makes sense now.
(-Reaper senses he is being blamed for something and is annoyed, yet shrugs it off-)
"Hello, who are you?"Fallacy asks with narrowed eyes
"Is something wrong? You don't look happy, sir."Ghastly says, dodging the question
"I'm fine."Fallacy says
"Father, don't narrow your eyes. You are making him uneasy. You make people uneasy when you do. We've talked about this!"Jasper says
"Oh! Sorry."Fallacy says
"Ghastly, what are you doing here?"I ask, coming over
"Wait! This is Ghastly? Pleasure to meet ya!"Jasper says
"You know him?"Fallacy asks
"Ya! Nightmare told Encre about him while I was in the room! This is his son!"Jasper says
"You know my Papa? Wait...You're that Jasper! Papa told me about you! You rock! Pleasure to meet you!"Ghastly cheers
Jasper and Ghastly high-five while Fallacy looks so confused.
"And you're Papa's friend! Nice to meet you, Mr. Fallacy!"Ghastly says
"Nice to meet you too..."Fallacy says
"Does that mean Mr. Encre is here too?"Ghastly asks
"Someone call me? Oh! Bonjour monsieur!"Encre says, coming over to Ghastly
"This is my new friend!"Jasper says proudly
"Bonjour Encre! It's nice to meet you! My Papa and Jasper have told me about you! You're very cool!"Ghastly says
"Oh, how interesting! Wait, is your Papa...?"Encre begins to ask
"Yep!"Ghastly says
"Oh! It's such a pleasure to meet you as well! I've heard from your Papa about you! You are a very good kid and he loves you a lot!"Encre says, hugging Ghastly
"Wait...What are you doing here when you're grounded?"He asks
"Mr. Reaper told me that Killer went to help Papa and I knew that meant trouble, so I wanted to make sure he is ok!"Ghastly replies
"Ghastly, what's this in your hand?"Jasper asks
"Oh! This is my favorite toy! It reminds me of Papa!"Ghastly replies
It's a purple octopus.
"Wait, he's Nightmare the were-octopus' son?"Fallacy asks
"Heh, so it's true you call him that!"Ghastly says
He looks to me.
"Is he?"He asks
I nod.
Fallacy scoops all three of them into a hug. Ghastly smiles and laughs, but then uses a blue attack to drag me into the hug as well.
"Is Papa okay?"He whispers
"Haven't seen or heard anything."I reply
"Then go. I'll keep them busy."He says, then sends me on my way
I land on the top of the stairs and head off. I move carefully, knowing that if someone catches me I'll be sent back downstairs or yelled at. I see Reaper leave a room. He opens a portal and leaves. I go to the room he just left.
I peek in and see Nightmare reformed and laying in bed under a blanket. He is no longer a soul. He has many monitors attatched to him and tracking different rates of his. He has part of his head in his hostile form and has a tentacle in sight. I smile. Joy fills me. I am so happy to see his state and how okay he seems. And, he always looks cute when he is sleeping.
I see Geno asleep on a chair. He looks exhausted. I know he's been working until now to help him. He deserves rest. But this is my chance to check on him. I go inside and leave the door open a crack, the way I found it. I come over and check his stats. I have no clue what those monitors are saying or what they mean, better the classic way.
Act>CHECK
Nightmare
HP:FULL
ATK:????
DEF:????
EXP or L.O.V.E. on Kill:2000
ACTs:Check, Taunt, Attack, Insult, Switch form, Defend, Flee, Fake, Talk, Insult, Compliment, Train, Question, Love.
Condition:Stable.....In a Coma.
Form:Mixed
I smile, finding this as great news. I gaze at him, feeling my face warm already. I sit beside his bed and just watch him. He's strong. He's okay. It's just a coma. He will wake up soon. I know it. And I will be here when he wakes up. I won't....no, can't risk losing him again. Leaving just gives an oppurtunity for something to go wrong. And I won't allow this. Plus, it is easy to gaze at My Cute Nightmare here.
Hours later
I get up and lean over his bed. I gaze at him, smiling. I lean in, kissing the top of his head. His tentacle sways and he frowns. He opens his mouth but shuts it. His tentacle pokes me, as if trying to figure out who is there. I shake my head, smiling. I lean close.
"It's me, Nightmare. It's Killer."I say
His face warms.
He knows I'm here. He knows deep down that he is safe. And he is showing love! This rocks!
"You're safe now. Take as much time you need to heal. Wake up when you're ready, okay?"I whisper
He nods. I hear some movement and see Geno waking up. I quickly duck under the bed to hide. I am not looking for a lecture from that guy.
"Ah, morning Nightmare. You up?"Geno calls
No answer.
"I guess not. Let's check the monitors...."He says
Footsteps are heard and I hear him pace around the bed. I watch him walk around.
"Huh, stronger already. Guess I can unplug some things."He says
I wait and wait. Soon he leaves and I peek out, double checking. I come out and sit beside him again. I think for a few moments. I take his hand and kiss it. I smile. I refuse to leave his side. And I won't.
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MANY days later
Nightmare hasn't woken up. I have come to him during the arranged "visiting time" but I've truly never left him. Whenever my time was up, I'd hide in the room to make sure nothing happens. I have hope for him to wake up, but time goes on and I'm starting to get worried.
One day, Ghastly came to start his visit time at the end of mine. He didn't let me go though. He summons a tentacle, which is new. He locks the door.
"You stay with Papa."He says
"But my time is up."I tell him
"Not during my visit time. Now, stay with Papa. He misses you."He replies
"I think you mean that in vice versa."I say
"No, HE misses you. I know it."He says
"Heh, that's an assumption kid, he hasn't woken up so he doesn't exactly know where he is. He doesn't seem conscious enough to miss anyone."I say
"You don't always have to be conscious to have emotions."He says
He wraps his tentacle around me and lifts me up. He moves the blankets asides and places me down to lay beside Nightmare. He lifts the blankets back up. Nightmare shifts closer to me, as if knowing the change and knowing he's with someone he's okay around. His tentacle grabs my arm and lifts it around him. His tentacle releases me, making a heart. Then another tentacle reaches to Ghastly and shakes it, as if shaking hands to thank him. He opens his mouth but no words come out, though he seems to be talking. I smile nervously.
"There we go! Now, Mr. Killer, rest! Sleep! Stay with him. I'll be here and make sure both of you are okay."He says
"Huh? Wait, what? No, I got to leave for your visit time! Kid, I could be hurting him or causing some trouble with his recovery right now! I-!"I begin
"I'm ordering you. Stay. You will do that if you go."He says, frowning and standing at the door
Don't want to hurt him....
I sigh and doze off.
I didn't expect anything.
I just wanted to help and keep Ghastly from getting upset.
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But something does happen. Something I didn't expect.
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Something AMAZING.
I look around and see this mostly empty space. I am very confused. What's this? I hear movement. Violent noises. I go to investigate. They sound like punches, kicks, and swings. After a few moments of this, a body goes flying. It hits me and knocks me down. I look to investigate who it is and find it's Charles. He is horribly beaten and has goop on him that could only be left by Nightmare's tentacles. I notice a mark on his head saying #27. I got him off me faster than a kid handling something with "cooties". Then again, he does have a kind of cooties. Asshole cooties, the cooties that makes assholes. I frown and move forward. I've never dreamt of this before. But then there is a yell. A voice that fills me with joy to hear.
Nightmare's.
It happened again! We are sharing dreams!
But he is in trouble.
"Agh! Hey! No! Let me go! Now! I'm warning you!"Nightmare yells
I run quickly to the sound of his voice. I duck as two other copies of Charles were chucked away. I look ahead, seeing Nightmare. He has his tentacles glitching in and out, as if it was trying to just exist. He has a blindfold and a frown on. He stands shakily, but with fists clenched. He keeps fighting another copy of Charles. He throws kicks, punches, swings his tentacles, basically anything and everything he could. He gets knocked down but quickly gets back up each time. He picks the copy up and tosses it away. He turns his head in the direction that the Charles copies were thrown. He spits to the ground in spite of Charles, but I notice he had spat out some blood.
"I warned you."He growls
Seems dangerous to approach him right now.....Joy overpowers me seeing him though. I come over to him, placing a hand on his chin. I gently have him look up. I want to ensure he is okay. And he is.
"What the? Get your hands off of me! Now!"He snaps
"Oh relax, I got you."I tell him softly
"That's the problem! I won't let you abuse me again!"He snaps
He grabs my arm tight and yanks me away. Then he flips me over quickly and slaps me with his tentacle.
"Agh! Okay, that hurt!"I say, feeling my neck and weakly sitting up
He says nothing.
I get up but he throws punches and kicks. I dodge them as fast as I can. I frown. I grab his hands tight.
"Night! Stop! Please! It's ok! I'm here for you! Are you okay?!"I tell him
"Stop playing mind games with me! You stink! Absolute son of a bitch! Those shocks of code won't work on me! No matter how much they evolve or change! Now let go! And don't even think of hurting Ghastly or Dream or my friends and family!"He snaps
"No! This isn't a game! It's me, Killer! Night! Please! Are you okay? Tell me!"I plea
His hands shake in my hold, struggling to break free. His tentacle shoots at me but I shift his hands into one of mine and grab it with my other.
"Why should I? You will just use it against me! You don't know anything about me!"He exclaims
"Of course I do! Night, please. Listen! Hear me! The real me! Not who you think I am! I know you are misunderstood by many. You seem like this soulless guy who cares for only your benefit but that's all wrong! You are the most caring and selfless guy I know! You put others above yourself because you don't want them to feel what you've felt, alone. Broken. You get so protective about the ones you care about because you don't want to lose again. But you don't show it because you don't want to seem weak. Because then you can be manipulated. And when you're hurt you keep it bottled up, put on a smile and fake it all. You put these walls up to isolate yourself. And when you snap at others, you're keeping those walls up. And to the ones you care about your GO AWAY's or LEAVE ME ALONE's are really hidden COME HERE's and I NEED YOU's. Because you are scared. You will say you're fine but you're not to protect yourself. Because you've been broken. You've been hurt. You've been manipulated. You've been in pain so many times that you don't want to risk another time. Who would? You act all tough and brave in the worst of situations but you're really the most scared of all. I mean just look at your hostile form! You're this big, tough, dangerous guy that doesn't look like you should be messed with, but really deep down you're still that scared abandoned broken bully victim. You're you even with that. Always will be. And brave is just a fancy way of people saying Being Really Afraid Very Escondido. Fear is in everyone. And you are very afraid right now. You have been through so much and think you are alone but you're not! I'm here for you Nightmare! You don't have to go through this fear or pain alone! We can get through it together! So please, I'll ask you again. My Nightmare, are you okay?"I explain to him
"Y-You....You're here, not Charles.....I-I-I...I'm not dead so that's something. Thanks for snapping me out of that, buddy."He tells me
"Anything for you, my Nightmare. I love you!"I tell him, joy overcoming me again
I pull him close, crying from tears of joy. I hug him and don't ever wish on letting go.
"You're crying? Are you okay?"He asks
"I missed you so much! I got so worried! This is the best dream or whatever this is I've had!"I say
"I....I missed you too."He says
I smile at him.
"Did I hurt you?"He asks
"Just a scratch. That's all."I say
He reaches up, feeling me for injuries. He feels my neck and the cut made on it.
"That is not 'just a scratch.' Here, let me help that!"He says
Then, without hesitation, he unties the blindfold and ties it around my neck like a bandage. He looks up at me.
"Why are you here again?"He asks
"I dunno, why was I let in? I don't have much control. All I did was go to sleep beside you after Ghastly told me to."I tell him
"Ah, so he disobeyed my directions. Nice..."He says
"Huh?"I say
"He found a way to get into my head when he's asleep. He saw what I was dealing with and said he was gonna fix this. I told him not to try anything but here we are."He says
"He said you missed me and if I didn't stay beside you, I'd hurt you."I tell him
"No, these things would have. Those shocks from the collar injected tiny bits of code into me, making viruses and things to keep me from waking up. Until he wants me to or another way is found. I am with you and not him, right?"He says
"Yes and you're gonna stay with me. Nothing will change that. I will protect you."I say
"Then we should keep moving. Seems like another set of viruses are coming."He says
I nod and follow behind him.
We walk a good distance. I look around cautiously.
"Ummm...Nightmare?"I say
"Ya?"He says
"Would any of the viruses take form as butterflies?"I ask
"Purple ones yes. Why?"He replies
"A bunch are coming."I say, watching yellow, orange and purple butterflies flutter over
I look around at them all.
This is odd. What shall happen? Do I run? Do we run? There's only two purple. Surely we could handle two. And if the purple ones are bad, what are the rest?
"Killer! We gotta go! Before--------------we're too late."He says, pausing when a yellow one lands on my arm
He shakes his head.
"Nightmare?"I say
"It's just a yellow one. It's good. We must be crossing into the positive part. The part of the mind powered by Dream's half of the soul."He says
The butterfly crawls up to my shoulder.
"I see...."I say
It flaps its wings against my head. Information is transferred to me. Info that I never knew. It amazes me.
"Nightmare....."I say
"Hm?"He says
"You were Midnight?"I ask, referring to the cat that I found and cared for
The one that mysteriously went missing the same day Dream killed Nightmare.
The one that was Nightmare.
His face gets a bright glow.
"Shit, that one went to you. You found out."He mutters
"It's true?!"I say in shock
"Mhm...."He says, hiding his face behind a tentacle
"H-How?"I ask
"Dream turned me...."He replies
"That's why Dream couldn't get near em, you! I'm glad I protected you then! Wait! That means you were purring! At me!"I say
"Sh-Shut up! Thank you for that but shut up! I know I was! Weird, isn't it?"He snaps
"No. That's what cats do when they love someone. You loved me even back then?"I say
He nods.
I walk closer to him. I wrap my arms around him. He looks at me as if he was full of shame and embarrassment.
"There's nothing to be looking ashamed about. I loved you too, even back then. Besides, you looked purrfectly adorable as a cat, Night.~ Also, I was a cat.....And it was hard not to purr at you all those weeks as one. I knew you'd get uncomfortable if I did, so I didn't. That became especially hard when you'd put your hand on my head or kiss me.."I tell him
He looks at me. He smirks.
"You're welcome for the challenge then!"He says with a wink
"Hehe, thanks."I say
He smirks. But then frowns. A purple butterfly lands on his shoulder. He starts to shake, looking scared. I slap the virus in disguise off his shoulder almost instantly. It lays on the ground in pieces.
"Ssshhh, ssshhhh, Nightmare. It's okay. I got you. It's okay. I'm here. It wasn't real. It's not re-"I say but stop
I forgot about the second butterfly.
Nightmare, the real Nightmare, disappears from my sight and a new sight reappears.
Nightmare is covered in cuts and wounds, shaking. He is bleeding out. He has one of his hands holding someone's hand still. In their hand was a bloody knife. And who is this other person? None other than Charles himself. Charles kisses Nightmare, only causing him to shake more.
"Don't disobey me again. You are mine. You belong to me. Unless we have to get the collar again."Charles says
Nightmare shakes his head.
"Good, then you'll understand why I'm doing this."He says, trying to free his hand holding the knife
"Stay away from him! I won't let you hurt him again!"I snap
"Oh ya? Go ahead. I dare you."Charles says, giving me a cocky look
"I will kill you!"I exclaim
I try to advance toward him but couldn't move. I reach for a knife but don't have anything. I can't do anything. I can't help Nightmare. I'm useless.
"That's what I thought."Charles says proudly
"NO! DON'T YOU DARE HURT HIM! I SWEAR I WILL MAKE YO-MMMPH!"I yell but get cut off
It feels like I'm getting kissed. I blink a few times and each time this sight grows fainter. I soon see Nightmare kissing me. He slaps the butterfly/ virus off of me and wraps his arms around me. He snapped me out of it. I feel my face warm up. I gaze at him. I realize as he holds me close in this kiss that it is more than just for snapping me out of it. I feel something stab me in the back and hold him tight. In an instant, I'm awake. I look around and find Ghastly beside me. He smiles happily.
"It worked! You're up, Mr. Killer!"He cheers
"Huh? But what about Ni-"I begin
"Don't worry about me, Killer. I'm right here."Nightmare says
I look and see him sitting up. He smiles at me.
"Sorry I stabbed ya in my mind, I just thought it's about time we woke up."He says
I feel tears come from my eyes.
"Papa!"Ghastly cheers, hugging Nightmare
"Hey kiddo. Sorry I worried you."Nightmare says
Ghastly releases Night and looks at me. Night mutters something I could not hear. Ghastly gets onto the bed and walks to me. He wipes the tears from my eyes, making me aware of them.
"Papa doesn't like it when you're upset. Just go kiss him already."Ghastly says
"Ghastly!"Night snaps
"What? I want you happy! Both of you!"He says
"But he seems upset for what I did."Night sighs
"That's the least of my worries, Night."I say
Ghastly hops off the bed and doesn't bump his head. I scoot over to Nightmare and smile.
"Then what is?"He asks
"How happy I am that you're up. I got no worries now."I say, then lean in and kiss him
He is shocked at first, his face lighting up. But he quickly gives in and shuts his eyes.
I part and smile. Night opens his eyes and looks so dazed. He smiles at me though. Ghastly comes over and hugs us. He smiles. He whispers something to Nightmare and Nightmare's face burns up. He shakes his head.
"No....No...He isn't."Nightmare says
"Is he....boyfriend?"I hear Ghastly ask
"....."Nightmare is silent
I sit and watch in confused silence, listening to what I can.
"Mr. Killer, Papa's boyfriend, it's time to leave. My visit time is nearly up and yours has been up for a while. It's best you go."He tells me
"Boyfriend?!"I repeat, feeling my face warm up
"Yes, that's what you seem to be."He says
"Ghastly!"Nightmare snaps
"What? Am I wrong?"He asks
We both go silent. Nightmare looks away from me. Both our faces are burning. But then I smirk. I lean in and place a hand on his cheek. He looks at me, his face warming and in surprise.
"Ya Nightmare, is he wrong?"I ask teasingly
"K-K-Killer!"He stutters
"That's not an answer, Nighty.~"I say, holding his hand
The monitor for his soul starts beeping quicker. I glance at it and see that it says his soul is racing. I look at him again and smirk.
"What are you thinking now, K-Killer?"He asks, squirming nervously
"Nothing for you to squirm about. I'm simply waiting for an answer."I say with a wink
".....I'd like him to be right."He says
"Alright. Then he is right. Hey, My Nightmare. How are you?"I ask, kissing him on the head
I smile and see his face light up into a blushing mess. He's adorable. So adorable. I love him. He kissed me back. I leave the room, happy as can be. A little while later, I come back for the visit time. I see Geno run inside instead. I open the door and my soul drops. I hear the monitors beep change.
Beep...Beep.....Beeeeeeep.
"What the heck happened? He was fine before? Who was the last to visit him?!"Geno exclaims, running tests and such
"According to the schedule, nobody. He was to be left alone."Reaper says
"Maybe we should have had someone in that time....Ugh, this is so worrying and we cannot lose him!"Geno says
"Hey, Geno...Check his code....Maybe something was added..Or removed."I say, leaning against the door frame
"Okay!"Geno says, shutting me out with the door
I see Dream come over.
"Is everything ok?"He asks
"It will be."I say
Ghastly comes over.
"Uncle Dream? Can I see your weapon?"He asks
"Sure! Are we gonna get revenge on Charles?"Dream asks
"Perhaps."Ghastly says
Dream smiles and summons his bow with an arrow already set with it.
"Ah, it looks very powerful. Interesting..."Ghastly says
Dream nods.
"It is."He says
Ghastly summons his tentacle and punches Dream down with it, knocking him down. But he doesn't take Dream's weapon. I stare in shock at this, surprised to witness this. Ghastly looks at me with a slightly annoyed gaze. But he seems overall calm.
"What? I hear he used that weapon to hurt Papa! And nobody can hurt my Papa! Also, he is the one who caused that jerk to even know Papa at all. If he wasn't so not smart and did that, Papa would be just fine!"Ghastly says
"You got a point...."I admit
"Besides, he will be redeeming himself and that weapon any second now."He adds
"Did you knock him out to get him into Nightmare's mind?"I ask
"Maybe.~"He says with a proud smile
He takes me by the hand and leads me away.
Many hours later....
I sit in my room, bored. I toss the knife, only one so far, that I got back from Suave. I toss it to the ceiling and catch it again. I do this repeatedly while sitting in bed. I dunno what to do while I wait for a chance to see Nightmare or even know that he's okay. There's been nothing said of him. Fallacy showed me how to hide my wings and I learned how to hide my horn on my own. It's better than just having wings tucked under my shirt or a horn getting stuck in stuff, I will admit that. I sigh, worry consuming me. But then I hear voices.
"Right this way, buddy. Take my hand."Encre says
"Mhm."Another voice says
"Woah, easy! You're still recovering!"Encre says
"Mhm."The voice responds
"Who exactly do you want to see?"Encre asks
"My amant."the voice says
"Oh! He's right this way."Encre says
The door to my room opens right as I catch the knife. I glance over. My knife clatters to the floor. I feel my face burn up. My soul pounds, feeling like it was struck through the center. Joy and surprise washes away the worry filling me.
"He's here?"Nightmare asks
"He's right ahead! Killer, some of his coode was deleted, whatever that is, so be careful with him."Encre replies
"O-O-Ok!"I say
"I gotta go meet with Ink! We're gonna make some art on the landscape outside the east wing!"Encre says, then runs off
Nightmare is an absolute angel and now, without the horn or tail getting in the way, he looks it as well. Well, more of an angel. He always was in my eyes.
Anyways, he comes over to me but stumbles. I kick the knife under the bed and get up to greet him. He looks ahead at me and blindly smiles. Yes, I could tell he's blind still.
"Kills? Kills are you there?"He asks
That gets me. Kills. Since when did he call me that?
He comes closer but reaches past me and feels the bed.
"Huh, well you gotta be somewhere. Unless Encre is just tricking me into resting."He says, looking around
He doesn't know it, but he looked me in the eyes. He looked so cute....so innocent....so nice....so amazing.....so.....Nightmare. And I....couldn't take it. He turns to his right and starts walking, calling for me.
I was calling for Asgoro to give me strength to not break from my feelings or how cute he is.
"Night..."I finally say
He turns to me and completely leaps onto me, knocking me onto the bed.
"Kills!"He exclaims full of cheer
"N-Night!"I say, feeling my face burn
"Hey.~"He says, smirking
"Since when did you call me Kills?"I ask
"I didn't before?"He asks
"No."I say
"Oh....hmmm...Guess that bitch Charleer changed that as well with my code&memory...."He says
I caught the changes. Charles and those stupid viruses man. I notice the endings too. He was swapping out our names in Night's memory! And if he was successful, which he isn't, I can tell I would've been made the bad guy of the situation.
"What did I call you?"He asks
"Killer. You didn't exactly give me nicknames, Night. And that bitch is Charles, not Charleer."I reply
"Ah....hmmm, I think that will be your nickname! You have been calling me Night instead of Nightmare!"He says
I feel my soul beat quicker.
"So is Nighty allowed too?~"I ask
His face becomes bright purple.
"Babybone steps, Kills, babybone steps. One nickname is fine for now."He says
"Aww, okay. I'll save it for later then!"I say with a smirk, catching his wording
"Shut up!"He snaps
"No, I'm your boyfriend. It's my job to give you love and affection. Some of those ways are making you blush, making your soul race, and messing with you."I say
He lowers his head to my chest.
"Then I guess I'm doing a good job at one of those ways at least. Wait..."He says
He reaches up and feels my head.
"Make that two. Two out of three? I'll take it."He says
I smile and wrap my arms around him. He smiles.
"Papa!"A voice cheers
I look and see Ghastly in the doorway. I lift my arm from around Night.
"Come here kid."I say
He smiles, running and hopping over. He lands on Night's back, hugging him. I wrap my arm around him and Nighty. Nighty smiles.
"Hello son."He says
The joy on his face hearing Night is indescribable but sweet nonetheless.
"Hello Papa and Mr. Killer."Ghastly says
We smile. There's a few moments of silence. Only a few.
"NEPHEW!"I hear Dream yelling
"What's he yelling about now?"Night asks
"Uncle Dream....Well, Mr. Cross came to visit and check up on us, especially you Papa. Dream took me to greet him and I might've given him a little push. Least to say, I have a gift for Mr. E!Pap and his book when we get back."Ghastly says
I fill in the blanks and start laughing. Night connects the dots and chuckles.
"Well done, kid! Hah! I can picture it! No wonder only Dream is yelling! What do you think is Cross' reaction, Night?"I say
"Probably joy."Night says
"I was thinking out cold in a blushing mess on the floor. Haha!"I chuckle
"So, I'm not in trouble?"Ghastly asks
"No! I'm proud of you, Ghastly! Haha! No trouble from me."Night says
"Same here."I say
"Then can you hide me from Uncle Dream? He doesn't sound happy."Ghastly asks
"Sure!"I say
"Heh, messing with him is fun."Night says
Ghastly crawls under Night, between us but out of sight from the doorway. We're all chuckling but then hear footsteps. We shush each other and I, being the only one able to look, lift my head slightly to look at the doorway. Dream enters it. He looks brighter than a pot of gold, a blushing mess.
"Can we help you?"I ask
"Have you or Night seen Ghastly?"Dream asks
"Night can't see anything so no. And I haven't seen the kid. Why are you looking for him?"I say
"He shoved Cross and I into a kiss on the floor. He gained Nightmare's tentacle ability and is using it for.....reasons. I have to speak with him and s-stop him!"Dream says
"Are you sure you want to? He's just a kid and you seem hesitant."I say
"What's brother's input?"He asks
Night looks tired. He glances up at me and shrugs.
"He's asleep."I lie
"Oh, ok."He says
"Answer the questions please."I say
"I'm gonna keep looking instead."He says
"Pfft, hope you had fun then.~ I'm sure Cross did."I tease
This made his face even brighter.
"Shut up!"He snaps, stomping his foot
"Heh, annoying you is such fun."I say
"Hmph."He says, stomping off
As soon as I couldn't hear him or see his soul when I checked for nearby souls, we break into laughter again. But it is short-lived. Both Night and Ghastly fall asleep on me, falling silent but keeping a tight grip on me. Some time passes and Suave enters the room. He sees what I'm dealing with and sighs, shaking his head. He leaves and returns with a blanket. He shifts us to properly lay in the bed and lays the blanket on us. I thank him and he says it was nothing. He leaves to not disturb us.
I smile, feeling better. With them, I had nothing to fear.
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A few hours passed and I wake up with the other two still asleep on me. I look out a window from where I lay and see that night has fallen. I smile, holding the two close. I hear footsteps outside the room though. I hear a knock.
"Yes?"I call out low enough to be heard but not wake them
The door opens and Fallacy peeks in.
"Hey, oh. You've got your hands full there. Em..."He says, clearly having something worrying him
"What's wrong, Fallacy?"I ask
"Have you seen Encre?"He inquires
I dunno why, maybe some sort of instinct or way of subconscious thinking, but my soul sank at hearing this question. Fear and worry fills me. Something is not right. Encre and Fallacy have become my friends and if something happens to them, we have a problem. I have a bad feeling already.
"No, not since he brought Night to my room."I say
"And when was that?"He asks
"Noon."I say
Both of us know this is bad. My feeling gets worse. His expression gets even more anxious. And that isn't the kind of look he usually has.
"Did he say where he was going when he left the room?"He asks
"He said he was gonna join Ink outside the east wing to make landscape art or something like that. Art outside east wing with Ink is all I recall."I reply
"Shoot...And Error can't find Ink anywhere either."Fallacy says
That did it. Something is wrong. Ideas of what form in my head. Lines were crossed. Whatever happened messed with my friends, my gang buddy Error and one of his highest values who I've found as a buddy as well:Ink. And nobody messes with those or our new buddies Fallacy and Encre. I hear something creak and see the window open. In flew Jasper as a bat with a canvas and some marks on the back. He drops the canvas and it hits the floor with a loud thud. This makes Night and Ghastly wake up in a fright. I look at them and nuzzle their heads, whispering that everything is ok. Night looks at Jasper and Fallacy in the room now. He looks at me and his gaze told me he has a similar feeling. But he calmly shushes and reassures Ghastly quietly, softly lulling him to sleep again.
"What's going on?"He asks as soon as he is done
"Ink and Encre cannot be found."Fallacy says
"Frick."He mutters
"Father, I found this under a tree outside the east wing! It worries me. Do you think Error's father came to visit?"Jasper says
"Why do you say that?"Fallacy asks
"Well, Error is the destroyer of the multiverse, very dangerous. That has to come from somewhere. What if it's a family thing and his dad is the destroyer of multiverses? Even more dangerous? You'll understand what I mean when you look at this."Jasper says, lifting up to him the canvas
"It's just a painting of a landscape. Signed by them too."Fallacy says
"Let me show the back."Jasper says
Jasper flips it and his expression goes to grim shock.
"I recognized Encre's painting style. He paints quite fast and it seems he was doing the rough draft of it...But got interuppted. Perhaps he was making this as a warning or proof if he was coming back to get help! He never smears his work! But the messages worry me. Those are not his handwritings or Ink's. And you gotta admit that looks like someone who could be Error's dad. And he isn't exactly being good here."Jasper explains
He nods.
"What?"I ask
Jasper comes and shows us what he was talking about.
"Idiot."Nightmare instantly says
"Huh?"Jasper says
"Dude actually thinks Encre is Ink's twin bro. He only got the french part correct."Nightmare says
"You know that guy?"Fallacy asks
"Shino warned you about him."Night says
"E!Gaster?"He guesses
Night nods.
Fear and anger are mixed and obvious on both the vampires' faces. I shift out from Ghastly and Night's hold.
"I'll go and tell Error. We'll handle this. Night, you stay here and recover. Ghastly and the others would be worried and very unhappy if you tried to fight in your condition."I say, noticing Night trying to sit up
He sighs and nods. I go over to him and kiss him on the head.
"I'll be back soon, Night."I say
"Okay, Kills."He says
I go to the door.
"But I'm coming with you. Nobody takes my love and gets away with it. Not even if they are a destroyer on the level Jasper fears."Fallacy says
"I'm coming to help!"Jasper says
"No you are not!"Fallacy snaps
Jasper nervously steps back.
"But...I wanna help."He says
Fallacy sighs. He kneels down to Jasper.
"I know. But you are still young and if something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do. Just stay here with Night and Suave. Help with what you can here."Fallacy says
"O-Ok. Be careful, Father."Jasper says
"Of course. When haven't I been careful?"He says
"Do you really want me to answer that? Cause I can name at least 18 right now."Jasper says
I contain a snicker.
"Nope! Come on, Killer, let's go!"Fallacy says, leading me down the hall
Though, I could hear as I walk away Jasper list the times to Night. I chuckle, Fallacy being unaware of this. We go to Error and explain what we found out. He frowns and opens a portal. We go through and the search begins. Fallacy was amazed at this new concept he's experiencing but stayed focus on finding Ink and Encre. We will do it. And E!Gaster will be stopped.
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