Error's POV

'Shit'

That's all I could think. I can't have my clothes stained red and purple. I have a date coming up.

I felt another presence in the house. When I first got here, it was a distant feeling. Now, it's gotten closer. I turned my head and saw a flash of a black cloak. Someone saw me and then ran away. Luckily, I have my license and contract on hand.

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Reaper's POV

I teleported back to Geno's home. I was so shocked that I couldn't fully focus on my magic. I ended up in the kitchen. I saw Geno cooking.

Me: Hey

Geno: Hey

Me: Remember Error?

Geno: How could I forget?

Me: Well, he's alive.

Those words made Geno stop in his place. I think those words were what Geno has been wanting to hear for a long time. He spun around with a wide eye.

Geno: What?!

He grabbed his phone and started texting someone.

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Error's POV

I was working on one of my puppets when I got a text. I saw the name.

'Fuck'

Geno Text: YOU WERE ALIVE AND DIDN'T THINK TO TELL ME!!

'No going back on this'

Me: Sorry, my reasons were not important enough to let you know I'm alive.

Geno Text: Not important?! What the hell! You think killing our father and then leaving is not important?!

Me: Whatever.

I tossed my phone aside and continued my work. I kept hearing my phone ring. Geno was desperate to know why I ran away. That was so many years ago. Does it still matter?

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Error's POV (Age 12)

My alarm clock yelled at me to get up. I groaned as I threw my sheets away from me. After I got up and put my clothes on, I stared at my glasses. I was debating if I wanted to wear them. I grabbed them and stuffed them into my jacket just in case.

Walking through the hallway, I checked my phone for any messages. There were several, girls from school, my friend group, and most being from my best friend. I've never met my best friend because I met him over online games.

When I entered the kitchen, I saw my mom and Geno making breakfast. Geno was doing most of the work because mom was pregnant. She was ready to give birth any day now. Mom saw me, smiled and walked out. Geno turned to me and gave me a blank stare.

Geno: Error, take your schizophrenia medication.

Me: Why? It's annoying. Having low blood pressure sucks ass.

Geno: Do you want your symptoms to come back? Also, watch your mouth.

Me: .... no.

Geno: Then take them.

He handed me a pill bottle and a glass of water. I opened the bottle and took out a tablet. I stared at it until I shoved the tablet into my mouth. I drank the water. The cool liquid made it easier to swallow the pill.

Geno: Here....

Geno gave me a plate with a piece of ham on it.

Geno: for your low blood pressure.

Me: Thank you.

While I was eating, I heard yelling from down the hallway. Geno and I looked in the direction of the master bedroom. Ever since I can remember, our parents always argued, even over the littlest of things. That's not even the worst part. The worst part is that dad would go out, get drunk, and cheat on mom with another person. But then dad would come back with flowers in his hands and apologize. Mom would just accept the flowers and then act like nothing happened. Mom was Canadian and dad was Russian. Which meant that mom was too kind for her own good.

Geno: I remember a time when they didn't fight. Maybe they'll stop one day.

Me: Don't give me false hope.

Dad was at the end of the hallway, yelling at mom. He screamed about her being a useless whore. He stormed out of the house, probably never to be seen until next morning. I can't believe I'm related to this man. The family was slowly falling apart.

I realized what time it was and stood up. I had to leave for school in five minutes. I ate the last of my food and ran out of the house. I was able to make it to school on time.

(Time Skip)

I was sitting at my desk working on my assignment. Suddenly, the intercom rang out throughout the classroom.

Intercom: Can we have Error C.Q. to the office please. He needs to be here in a hurray.

Teacher: Alright.

'In a hurray?!'

I grabbed my rucksack and walked quickly to the office. In the room was my dad. He saw me, grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me to his car. When we got in, he sped off towards the hospital.

Dad: Your mother is in labor. I've already contacted Geno. We all need to be there.

'Mom's in labor?!'

(Time Skip)

I was sitting alone in the waiting room at the hospital. There was fixing to be another member of the family. Mom and dad had chosen the name, Fresh.

I heard footsteps against the nearby tile. I looked up and saw Geno. He still had his rucksack so he might have forgotten to leave it in the car.

Geno was seventeen. He wore a patch over his right eye because when he was little, he had surgery that resulted in part of his face melting. Lately, the hole has been melting more so he was going to have to figure out how to cover it up with magic.

Geno: Sorry I'm late. School and traffic held me up. How's mom?

Me: I don't know. I haven't heard anything since I got here.

Geno: That's mostly a good sign. How are you feeling? Are you getting any side effects from the pill.

Me: Only low blood pressure and restlessness.

Geno: Good.

We waited silently until a nurse came through the door.

Nurse: Would you like to see your new baby brother?

Geno nodded and stood up. He has long been waiting for Fresh to be born. Me on the other hand, was not excited at all. Fresh was more of a burden to me. I trailed after Geno down the white hallways.

We entered the room that mom was kept in. She was sleeping while dad was holding Fresh. Geno carefully took the baby from dad's arms. I walked over to mom and took her hand in mine. She squeezed my hand in her sleep. She started coughing violently. She woke up and held her stomach. She coughed up blood.

The nurses came to her aid. They took the baby away and forced us out of the room.

(Time Skip)

We all waited, hoping that mom would be okay.

The doctor came in with a clipboard in his hands. He had a solemn look in his eyes. He sighed and took off his glasses.

Doctor: I don't know how to phrase this in a better way but...

He looked at dad.

Doctor: Your wife has a disease that destroys the soul from the inside out. She has a very low chance of surviving.

(Three Years Later)

Error's POV (Age 15)

It was a rainy day. Very fitting for a day like this.

Geno was helping me tie my black tie around my neck. He and I were dressed in all black because it was our mom's funeral. She died a few days ago.

The glitch over his eye fizzed slightly. It reminded me of my own glitchy body.

He sadly sighed and finished. He turned around a grabbed an umbrella.

Geno: Come on. We need to go say goodbye to mother.

I followed next to him under the umbrella as we walked down the path to the grave. There were several flowers. Many were her favorites. The flowers colored the dull ground.

I looked around. I saw mom's friends and relatives. Her sister was holding Fresh close to her. I felt somewhat jealous of Fresh. He didn't have to go through so much despair like I was. I noticed something that was wrong. I didn't see dad anywhere.

The priest began reading prayers for mom. The funeral has started.

(Time Skip)

Geno was driving us home. I was forced to hold Fresh. I was having a major mental breakdown.

When we got out of the car, I shoved Fresh into Geno's hands. We walked through the door and saw dad fucking a human female on the couch.

(Time Skip)

Lately, dad has been getting drunk off his ass and started abusing me. He doesn't hurt Geno or Fresh, just me. He would grab me by my wrist, drag me into my room and beat the shit out of me. His grip was so hard that my wrists were bruised. Most of my body was black and it showed signs of abuse. That's how hard dad beat me.

I was pulling an all-nighter when dad came through my door, grabbed my wrist and slammed me into a wall. He began kicking me in my stomach. This went on for about three hours. By the end of it, I was coughing up blood and laying in a fetal position on the floor.

He is the reason why I developed the fear of touching, especially on my wrists. Thank god none of this affected my schizophrenia.

(Time Skip)

Error's POV (Age 17)

I've had it. Dad has abused me for the last time. Tonight, I will take my plan into action.

For the past two years, every single day, dad would hurt me. I can barely feel pain anymore. I was bandaging up my wounds that dad had given me. I was waiting for him to fall asleep. Staring at my packed rucksack, I was focusing my hearing on the master bedroom. When I couldn't hear anything, I snuck out and into the kitchen. I did not have my magic yet so I reached out and grabbed a very sharp knife.

I opened the door to dad's bedroom. In the bed was a drunk dad and one of his side chicks. I took the knife and plunged it into his head. I didn't bother taking the knife out. When I turned around to head towards my bedroom, I saw Geno standing in the doorway. He wore a horrified expression.

I ran past and into my bedroom. I locked the door behind me. I could hear Geno slamming on the door and yelling my name. I opened my window. Grabbing my rucksack, I jumped out of the window and ran away.

(One Year Later)

Error's POV (Age 18)

I was sitting at a table with my friend group. My friends were Nightmare, Dust, Horror, and Killer. Nightmare was my best friend. I became really lucky because he turned out to be my online friend. I thought about how I got here. One year ago, I ran away from my home. A nice couple adopted me and took care of me. Then I started the rest of my high school education here in this town.

I was staring at a white skeleton that wore a brown scarf. He intrigued me. For some reason, he made me feel alive just by looking at him. More alive than I've ever felt. I don't understand this emotion. Nightmare brought me out of my thoughts.

Nightmare: You're staring at my best friend, Ink. You got the hots for him?

Me: I don't know. He makes me feel alive. I don't understand.

Nightmare: You love him.

Me: Love?

Nightmare: Did your family ever teach you about love?

Me: My family never really showed me love.

(A Year Later)

Error's POV (Age 19)

I was staring at the back of the airplane seat. My friend group had agreed to become assassins together. I looked to my left and saw Nightmare staring out of the window. I saw that Ink was leaning on him, sleeping. Seeing Ink touch someone else made me feel extremely jealous. Honestly, I wanted to kill Nightmare for touching Ink.

I sighed angrily and closed my eyes. I'll just have to deal with this.

(Time Skip)

Ink is driving me crazy. Every time I look at him, I feel weak and warm. I realized that I was in love with him but I never had the chance to tell him. Nightmare was always next to him. I can't ever get him alone.

I had a strong grip around my dog tag.

QUEEN
ERROR C.
XXX-XX-XXXX
A NEG AA
NO PREF

I'll figure it out. I always do.

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Error's POV (Present)

I got up from my bed and into my bathroom. I opened the medicine cabinet and grabbed my pill bottle. I swallowed a pill and rested my head on the sink counter.

I heard the door open. Ink walked in and saw me.

Ink: Are you okay?

'I'm happy you care about me'

Me: Yeah. I'm fine.

Ink: Well. I'm ready for that coffee date.

I smiled. I took his hands in mine and began our little date. I hope you see one day....

That I love you