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---Cross' POV----

I woke up, forgetting what had happened last night. I shifted slightly, only to freeze as I felt my face press against something warm and...alive.

I looked up slowly, feeling my face flush as I saw Nightmare's sleeping face  only inches from mine.

His breathing was soft and calm, his expression peaceful. I wanted to take a picture of his expression, capture that moment forever.

Suddenly a dark chuckle escaped him, making me jolt.

"Enjoying the view, Crossy~?"

I squeaked, quickly burying my face into his chest as I shook my head rapidly. "N-No!"

He chuckled again, wrapping his arms around me as he cuddled me closer. "You're so cute~"

I felt my face flush and I squirmed slightly, his words making me flustered. "No I'm not..."

He nuzzled me, humming. "You might not think you are, but I do..."

I blushed more, snuggling closer in his arms as I let out a soft yawn. "Why are you so nice to me...?" I asked, sighing softly.

"Because I know that you don't deserve this. I've told you this, remember?"

I nodded, smiling at his words. "I love it when you talk to me like that..."

"Like what?"

"Like I'm the same as you guys..." I whispered, gazing up at him admiringly.

"You are the same as us Cross..." He murmured, stroking my cheek softly.

"No I'm not..." I looked down at my arm. "You treat me as if I'm not infected...as if I won't change suddenly and attack you...you treat me as a-a friend..."

He hugged me tightly, smiling. "You are my friend, Cross. You always will be."

I blushed, resting my head on his shoulder. "You make me so happy..." I whispered.

Nightmare grinned, nuzzling me. "I guess I'm doing something right then~"

I nodded. "Something very right."

Nightmare yawned softly, sitting up. "You hungry? Cuz I am."

I giggled, sitting up next to him. "Yeah, I am pretty hungry."

"Anything in particular you want?" He asked, flicking my nose ridge.

I blinked rapidly and sneezed softly, leaning away from him. "Well...back before the apocalypse started...my favourite thing in the world to eat, other than chocolate, was tacos."

"Tacos?"

I nodded, smiling up at him.

He went silent, thinking for a moment as he pet my head silently. "You know what? I think we might have a few taco kits down in the main kitchen..."

My eyes widened and I looked up at him hopefully. "R-Really?"

He nodded, smirking. "I could go check if you'd like?"

I nodded feverishly, blushing lightly.

He chuckled, yawning before he stood up and grabbed his hoodie from the edge of the bed.

I got after him as well, holding onto the bed frame shakily as I let my vision focus and my balance righten.

Nightmare stayed right by my side, holding onto my waist lightly so that I could steady myself. "You okay?"

I nodded, smiling weakly at him. "I'm fine Nightmare... don't worry."

My wrist was aching a bit, but I didn't tell him. I didn't want him to worry.

Now that my vision was steady, I stepped out of his hold, standing by myself. I forced a smile, holding onto his hand lightly. "So, can we go look for those tacos?"

He nodded, looking me up and down. "Are you sure you're okay to walk?"

"I'm fine Nightmare. I promise." I said, smiling at him. "I'll tell you if something's wrong, okay?"

Nightmare sighed in defeat, nodding. "If you say so..."

He still gripped onto my hand, watching and staying close as we walked out of his room and down the corridor.

The stairs were a challenge. My legs were shaky and weak, and half way down I nearly collapsed. Nightmare carried me the rest of the way after that, ignoring my protests that I was fine and could handle myself.

He walked into the kitchen with me, placing me in the counter like last time.

I sighed, crossing my arms as I watched him.

Nightmare hummed softly, looking through all the many different cupboards for anything taco-like.

After about five minutes he let out a triumphant cry, reaching into the cupboard before pulling out a box labelled 'easy to make Taco kit'.

Instantly my face lit up and I reached out for it, making Nightmare laugh. "I need to make and cook it first Cross."

"Hhh– hurry up theennnn!" I whined, shifting about on the counter.

Nightmare chuckled, turning on the stove as he ripped open the packet and poured out the contents onto the worktop. "The package says that it should take about thirty minutes."

I groaned, tipping my head back. "But that's aaaages!"

Nightmare shrugged. "Welp I didn't make it, did I?"

I sighed, watching him as he started making the food. "Your tentacle has grown back..." I noted, blinking curiously.

Nightmare snickered, nodding. "I told you it would."

"I nearly had a panic attack as I saw that guy with the hole in his skull cut it off. I thought he was trying to kill you!"

Nightmare let out a snort of amusement before smirking at me. "Aww~ So you do care about me~"

"O-Of course I do!" I said, quickly clamping my hands over my mouth and blushing straight after.

Nightmare was grinning at me. But I could see the faint blush visible across his cheeks. "I'm flattered~"

"Good." I huffed, looking away.

---Nightmare's POV----

"They're done Crossy~" I cooed, smirking as his expression went from bored to excited as he shifted closer to me on the counter. "Go into the living Nightmare room and I'll have them brought to you." I said, petting his skull.

He immediately jumped down from the counter, landing in a slightly wobbly crouch before skipping off to the living room.

I shook my head, smiling. He's just too cute. I put the two tacos on a plate and walked out of the kitchen, into the living room where Cross was already sat, shifting excitedly on the sofa.

I chuckled, sitting down next to him. "For you my sweet~" I purred, handing him the plate as I took one of them.

Cross blushed, his face heating up as he picked up his taco, immediately biting into it.

I watched in amusement as he devoured the taco within a few minutes, not even a crumb left. I knew I'd made a mistake eating mine slowly, because soon enough he was eyeing up my taco hungrily. He had the most irresistibly cute expression and I was having a hard time ignoring him.

"What do you want, Cross?"

He didn't answer, simply continuing to stare wistfully at my half-eaten taco.

Groaning loudly, I passed him the rest, earning a squeal of happiness from the smol bean as he quickly devoured that as well before leaning against me, content.

I smiled, petting him as I glanced over at Dust. He was snoozing. Not properly asleep, but not really awake either.

Cross twitched in my arms, making me look back down at him. "Cross?"

"...N-N...Ni..."

I sat up straighter, cursing under my breath as I sat him up.

He doubled over, hugging himself tightly as he gasped, whimpering loudly. His eyes glazed over once more and he dug his fingers into his bandaged arm, making him cry out in pain.

"Shit shit shit shit." I muttered, pulling him to his feet as he gagged. "Cross I can help you, but we need to go to my room."

I glanced over at Dust, who was stirring slightly.

Cross hissed, struggling in my arms as he shook his head rapidly, as if he was trying to dislodge the virus from his brain.

I managed to drag him upstairs where I then pinned him against a wall, covering his mouth with a tentacle to muffle his weak snarls.

"Cross it's me..." I whispered, touching his cheek lightly. "Calm down...its me..."

He glared at me, his eyes dull and glassy. But as I whispered those words they flickered, turning back to Cross' wide and confused ones.

I didn't have any ideas of what to do, so I did the first thing that came to my mind.

I moved the tentacle away from his face and leaned forwards, pressing our mouths together in a kiss.

Instantly Cross froze, his movements faltering as his body went slightly limp. His legs buckled from beneath him and I kept him up, wrapping my tentacles around his legs and setting them around my waist as I continued to kiss him.

Slowly Cross' eyes returned to normal, and he gained back control of his own body.

As soon as I saw this I pulled back, panting softly. But Cross immediately pulled me back into another kiss, wrapping his arms around the back of my neck as I deepened it, growling possessively.

After a while I pulled back again, smirking.

Cross was a blushing mess, his face flushed and his pupils hearts. "N-Nightmare..."

"Hm~?"

He gulped, keeping his legs wrapped tightly around my waist. "I-I...I think I might be falling in love with you..."

I chuckled, kissing his cheek. "Well if I'm honest with you Crossy~" I purred. "I think I might be falling in love with you too~"

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but the infection is taking over more of Cross every day!

What will they do?!?!?

-Jess-