Cross's POV

Nightmare dropped boxes onto the ground and looked at me.

Me: Boxes?

He nodded, took a knife and cut through the tape. I looked inside. There were bundles of Christmas lights neatly stored.

Me: Wow. Never have I seen such clean organizing. It's a miracle that they aren't tangled up.

Nightmare: Yeah well, I'm a neat freak so everything must be perfect.

He picked up a bundle and untied the knot that held it together. He handed me strand of lights. I walked to the end of house with half of the lights while Nightmare went to the opposite side.

We spent at least an hour stringing the lights on the lowest part of the roof. Now it was time to actually get on the damn thing. Nightmare helped me onto to it. I looked down.

'Su pinche madre.'

One slip of the foot and that would result in something that would fucking hurt.

Nightmare: Be careful Cross.

Me: I'll try.

I took cautious steps across the steep platform. I couldn't use my knifes to help me stabilize myself as I didn't want to put holes in the roof.

I was close to finishing when I lost my sense of balance. There was nothing but fear that filled me and the wait for the impact of the hard concrete surface. Do my surprise, someone caught me. Opening my eyes slowly, I saw Nightmare holding me.

Nightmare: I guess you're falling for me, aren't ya Cross?

Me: Si, mi amor.

I rolled my R longer than normal.

Chara: Pinche güey. Esa estaba muy rápida.

I quietly exhaled a breath of annoyance. I hate being stuck with my sibling. They can never give me a break.

Nightmare gently put me down and stared at the roof. It was mostly finished but there was a small part that wasn't attached to it. I teleported up there to quickly tighten the lights then jumped off. Nightmare caught me again.

Nightmare: Okay, you did that one on purpose.

I nodded with a cheeky smile. We walked back inside, carrying the rest of the boxes. They held small trinkets that belonged into shelf, a nativity scene, and other decor. We didn't decorate for Halloween so we already had a head-start for the holidays.

Nightmare dragged out a tree and set up in the corner, near the electric fireplace. The fireplace is fake but it still has realistic wood however, it gets lit by gas and electricity. It's amazing for heating purposes without creating any smoke.

Me: May I turn the fire on, por favor?

Nightmare: Yup.

I turned the dial to light the fire. The flames flickered to life. My eyes couldn't stop watching the bright dancers. The warmth from the yellow light kissed my cheeks softly.

Nightmare: You know Cross, any time you wanna jump in and help, that would be fantastic.

Nightmare's snarky tone interrupted my fiery allusion. Chara giggled and floated off.

Me: Sorry.

I helped him with the ornaments and garland. Nightmare handed me three different toppers. A star, an angel, and Jesus.

Nightmare: Which one?

I looked at him and gave him a sassy expression. One that asked him if he was stupid. Nightmare noticed.

Nightmare: Jesus it is.

Chara: Estúpido.

Me: Cállete.

Chara: No.

Nightmare: Are you talking to that other entity again? Your other half?

He asked as he put the statue on the tree.

Me: Yeah. Chara won't shut up.

Chara: Oye!

Me: Lo siento.

Chara puffed out their cheeks and disappeared. At least they're not annoying me. I stood up to grab a few more ornaments to put on the branches. I stared at the many colors that spotted the basil shaded tree. I sighed happily.

Me: I love the holidays.

Nightmare wrapped his arm around his waist and pulled me towards him. He kissed me then let go.

Me: Te amo...

Mi amor

A Quick Discussion

This talk is going to be a bit different. I am writing this when I still have roughly 400 words. This is more like a diary entry. That's if you guys care about this.

I just finished watching the whole 12 hour stream of Unus Annus before they deleted their channel. They decided to delete the channel at 02:00 in the god damn morning. And oh my fucking god, I'm really tired. It's sad to watch something you enjoy disappear. Whelp, guess I'll get some sleep then come back to this draft.

Edit: I'm adding this after I have finished everything. I will be adding the translations down here. Here are the things that Cross and Chara say.

Mi amor
My love (obviously)

Pinche güey. Esa estaba muy rápida.
Damn dude. That was very quick.

Estúpido.
Stupid.

Te amo
I love you