Warning:Lots of afterdeath. Shippers be prepared. Chanclas are advised for certain moments*

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Geno's POV

"Hey, Geno?"Blue says

"Yes?"I ask, looking over at him as he walks into the house

"You might want to see this."He says, taking his phone out

"What is it?"I ask

"I got a message from Science. Read it."He says, showing me the screen

I read it carefully. I look at Blue, hardly surprised.

"Lockdown? Intrusion? Theft? I'm sorry but how many times will this happen until he updates his security?"I ask

Blue looks at me, as if in shock.

"What?"I say

"That's all you have to say?"Blue asks

"Ya, why?"I ask

"Error took Goth and Palette to the lab earlier today. Science was running tests on them before he sent this message."Blue says

"HE WHAT?!"I say, mistakenly raising my voice

"I thought you knew."He says

"I did not."I tell him

"Shoot."Blue says, then walks away

"Where are you going?"I ask

"Dream wants me to find Cross."Blue says

"You find him? I'm sorry but does he even know how dangerous Cross is? He has been acting off lately."I say

Cross has been having week long dissapearances and then return at random moments. I've caught him sneaking or snooping around, even training with his knife again. He doesn't talk to any of us anymore. It's just so sudden and odd. Reaper agrees that he's acting odd. We all know how skilled Cross is with battles. 

*And now Dream wants one of the most merciful fighters to go and find him?! What's going through Dream's head?

"Yes and I promised him that I will. I won't let him down. Surely it won't be that hard. I'll be back soon. Dream isn't feeling well anyway."Blue says, then teleports away

I shake my head. I have a bad feeling. But then my dream from last night caught my attention. I had promised my alternate self, the one from Goth's timeline, that I'll keep Goth and Raven safe or anyone really. The other me promised to be watching and checking up on things. If you break the promise, there will be consequences. 

Frick!

I get out of my seat and put my hoodie on. I quickly leave and speed down the street. I walk as fast as I can. I keep my head low, thinking. What would Goth do? If there's trouble? Attacks? Escape. And Palette? Goth would probably get Palette out in the process. Where would they go? Palette would go to Sprinkle or try to find everyone else....But Goth, where would he go? And what if he's injured? So many questions run through my head. Then I tripped. That makes me look up as I fall. I landed on the ground, but not directly. My face warms. Reaper has fallen with me. He is below me on the ground. My eye light shrinks. He shut his eyes from the impact but opens them. His face lit up. He looks at me, silent.

"Hey, Geno.~"He says with a smile and wink

I feel my face warm up even more.

"Hello, Reaper...."I say

"What's up? Besides you of course."He says

"Shut up. I was deep in thought and not looking at where I was going."I say

He breaks into laughter, his face very bright. This only causes mine to warm as well. I'm beginning to realize how I like his laugh. But I won't admit that. He can't figure that out or know. What would he do? Oh and he would only tease even more. I'm not like Goth's Geno though. I don't feel like....like that for Reaper!

Are you sure about that?

What the?

I told you I'll be visiting. Now where are my sons? And are you sure you're not like me? You're blushing.

I didn't think you meant like this! Goth was last known being in a lab that is under attack. Raven is with Sprinkle at his home. I was going to find him before this whole incident happened. I know I am but he shouldn't! That doesn't mean anything! I'm not like you!

I see. So you haven't broken the promise. Oh just admit it, you like Reaper. He likes you too ya know. You're acting just like I did when I began to realize that I liked my Reaper. I won't tell him. You're more like me than you think or you already know and are just denying it.

No! He doesn't like me! Not like that! All he does is tease! He's just an idiot! You better not!

Then why's he blushing like you are? That teasing is called flirting. My Reaper is talking to him right now and least to say, he isn't matching your statements. Why do you think he's laughing? You make him so nervous! The truth will set you free!

...Fine, I guess I might like him. Now that stays between you and me! Get out of my head! I have your son to find!

Doesn't that feel better?

Shut up!

Alright. But if I were you, I'd find out why he's laughing the way you're so fond of. Accept your feelings. It is a lot better than denying them. And maybe show him some love.

I said shut up and go! ಠ////ಠ And get your Reaper out of m-my Reaper's head while you're at it!

Fine, fine, I'll go. But I'll be back. *pop*

Good, he's gone.

I shake my head. I look at him. Still blushing. Still laughing. What other me said echoes in my head. It makes me question things. I make him nervous? He's blushing? He was flirting? What's he saying and why's he laughing? Do I like him? So many things. I think for a few moments. I answer a few but not all of them. Dang, other me was right. I do like him. 0///0 But he needs to answer my questions. I feel my face burn up extremely at this conclusion.

"What's so funny, Reaper?"I ask

"Nothing, nothing. I just knew one day you'd fall for me."He chuckles

"Oh shut up!"I snap

"Aww come on, Geno! You know I love ya!"He says

"You what?"I ask

He's just proving things even more correct. I feel uneasy. His eyes open and he looks right at me.

"So you don't know?"He asks

"Know what? What's with people leaving me in oblivion lately?"I reply

"That other me is a freaking liar...."He mutters

"Huh?"I say

He looks at me and his face is extremely bright.

"Nothing. Nothing at all, Geno. U-Um, I dunno why that's happening. I em, I uh, um..."He tells me

"You said you loved me. Was that another joke or attempt at a pun? A tease? Cause it wasn't funny."I say

"You mean it wasn't PUNny."Reaper says

"Answer the questions, Reaper."I tell him

He just keeps on stuttering, unable to answer. I shake my head. I got my answer. I frown and shake my head. The other Geno was wrong. And part of my soul sank at this thought.

"Ok, I see. I'll be off. I have to go find Goth. I'll.....I'll see you around, Reaper."I say, getting up

He sits up and reaches for my hand, but I swiftly move to be out of his reach.

"Don't touch me."I say, but could hear my voice shake.

"Geno?"He says

"I have to go. Bye Reaper."I tell him

Then, before he could say anything, I walk off. Speedwalk even. I feel tears falling. I wipe my face to check. I had tears. Am I seriously crying over this? I just found out of my feelings! I should hardly care! But, I am crying over it. I do care. Maybe the feelings have been around longer than I've known. I sigh and raise my scarf. Something feels off. There's some kind of presence and it wasn't Reaper's. I look around. 

Zwip!

I look and there's an arrow in the wall, having soared just past my skull. This tells me a lot. Then another fires, landing in the ground at my feet. I run off quickly. I hear the arrows getting shot and landing nearby. I then hear them zipping past me. I reach a spot with no way out but up. Buildings on to my sides and people crowding around, making it hard to get through or run. I couldn't summon anything either, no space. But this doesn't stop whoever was firing. I had no idea who is firing and have no real way to go that wouldn't be going towards the danger. I move with the crowd and try to blend in. Very hard to do as a skeleton with a crowd of humans. I soon got shuffled to the outer ring of the crowd, along the wall. The humans speed up so I couldn't keep up with them. Arrows land all around me. I stop against the wall, surrounded by arrows. But I notice these arrows had something different about them. Something is on them. A chemical or something. Some kind of liquid.

"Don't move."A voice says

I look up and see a hooded figure on a roof. They had a bow and arrow aimed right at me. The tip had the liquid on it. I froze, trying to look for a way out or clues about the person, but ot nothing.

"Now, you're coming with me. Boss wants you."They say

It's a boy's voice for sure, but one I don't recognize.

"Oh, like Goth and Palette had to? Who's your boss?"I say

"We are hunting them down. You shall meet with her soon."They say

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm not going anywhere. Especially to your boss."I state

"Well say goodbye then. Sweet dreams."They tell me, pulling back on the bow.

"GENO!"Another voice yells

I couldn't move. I look at the figure.

"Shoot, not Death himself. Wait....Why'd Boss make ME get his crush?! That's a death sentence! Grr, better get it overwith before he comes."They say, then release the arrow, allowing it to fire

The world spun and zips around me. I feel something touch me. I can't tell if it's the arrow or something, someone, else. I blink a few times.

"I got you, Geno. Don't worry."A voice says

I feel whatever was touching me, two hands, pull me closer. I hear a soul beat. It's quite fast, so whoever is holding me is upset. But my face warms.

"Geno, I got you. I assure you that you're safe. I won't let you get shot. They won't take you."The voice says

I recognize it. The voice is Reaper's. I feel my face warm. He saved me. Death himself, Reaper, saved my life! He's carrying me. Protecting me. And speaking so kindly to me while  doing so. I recall what the figure said too. "Why'd Boss make ME get his crush?!" This only makes my face get warmer. I look up and there's Reaper. He smiles and looks at me. His face brightens a bit.

"R-R-R-Reaper?"I stutter

"Hey, Geno! Oh right, no touching, sorry."He says, shifting me and giving some distance.

"Y-You saved me?"I ask

"Of course!"He says sweetly

"W-Why?"I ask

"Because I don't want you on my list. I don't want you to die, especially like that. I....I care about you, Geno. I love you Geno."He says

I feel my face warm even more.

"What kind of love?"I ask

"The kind that makes souls skip beats. The kind that our friends have or seem to have."He says

I'm silent.

"Not the level of violence kind."He tells me

"...You're serious? This isn't a joke?"I inquire

"Nope. I'm as serious as Dream with his rules and you see how he is."Reaper says

I nod. Dream is very serious about that.

"R-Reaper...I....."I begin

"I'm sorry. I know that I'm annoying. I know that I'm an idiotic friend to you. Heck, if I wasn't an idiot and struggling to tell you sooner, you probably wouldn't have been in that position! I'll try and improve on that."He says

"Reaper."I say

"And I get that you don't love me back. I'm an idiot. An annoyance. I keep upsetting you or hurting you. I heard how hurt you were when you spoke earlier. If I can't be smart and make you happy, what good am I? I try puns, I try flirting but those don't work. I'm nothing more than idiotic, annoying friend. If I can even be called that....I don't even listen to you as a friend. I'll put you down soon, speaking of which. I don't even listen to you when ya want space.*sigh*"He explains

"Reaper!"I say loudly

"What?"He asks

I lean in slowly.

I lean back and smile at him. His face burns bright. I feel mine is very warm as well. I could see the shock on his face. I reach out and wrap an arm around him.

"You talk too much."I say

"Did you just?"He asks

"What do you think I did?"I answer with a smirk

His eye lights shrink and he fumbles with me in his arms. He nearly drops me and I hold him tighter. He pulls me close, hugging me. He then lowers me. He holds me close and then kisses my foreskull. I feel my face warm and bury it in my scarf.

"Reaper!"I exclaim

"What?"He asks

"Quit it!"I say, turning my head away from him

"I'm just repaying you, Geno.~"He says, nuzzling his face against mine

"Well quit it!"I snap

"Oh come on, your face is very bright. That must mean something."He says

"It means NOTHING!"I snap, lifting my scarf higher

"Oh I see. Hmm...."He says

I look at him to make sure he doesn't try anything. He lifts me above his head. I scramble in his hold, scared.

"What are you doing?!"I ask

"Relax."He says

"Kinda hard when you don't answer me."I tell him

He places me over his shoulder.

"Reaper put me down!"I snap

"No. Not until you say it.~"He says

"Say what?"I ask

"That you love me too!"He says with a hint of tease

"I don't know what you're talking about."I say

"Oh come on, Geno. Like the song goes, one kiss is all it takes to fall in love with me.~"He says

I feel my face warm even more.

"Don't use that song on me!"I snap

"Just did!"He says

"Oooh you are so dead when I get down."I growl

"Geno, I am Death! Besides, you can't get down until you say it! Come on! You can do it!"He says

"In your dreams."I say

"I'll give Dream a special request tonight.~ See you then."He says

"Shut up!"I say, swinging my legs

"Hey, quit it! You nearly kicked me!"He says

"Good. I'll stop when you put me down."I say

"And that ain't happening."He says

"What happened to that self-improving?"I ask

"That was before I knew how you feel about me."He replies

"How you wish I feel about you, you mean."I snap

"Aww, Geno, be honest."He says

"I am."I lie

"G-Geno? R-R-Reaper?"A voice calls

"Sup, Goth."Reaper says

My eye light shrinks. I swing my leg and feel Reaper release me. I land and turn to see Goth coming out of some building, completely okay.

"Goth!"I cheer, running to him

I run and hug him as close as I could.

"Geno? Are you okay?"He asks

"Yes! I'm okay! I'm just so glad you are ok! You're okay right? I was so worried about you! I promised to keep you safe!"I say

I nuzzle his head and he nervously laughs.

"I'm fine. Everything is alright."He tells me

"Good."I say

He opens his eyes and looks at me. His eyes had Palette's colors. This is odd. But I don't question it. As long as he is okay, I am okay.

"Promised who?"He asks

"Your Geno."I whisper

"Ah! I see. He's been checking on you too?"He says

I nod.

"Interesting."He says

"Come on, we should go."Reaper says

"Agreed."I say

Goth nods. 

"Okay."He says

We begin to head back to the house. Reaper seemed not to have a worry, he even begins to whistle. Goth seems at ease. He keeps me close though. I couldn't relax in the slightest. I keep looking around to make sure we weren't in danger. I see a figure on a roof, bow and arrow pointed. But it wasn't aimed at me, but behind me. I look over my shoulder to see Goth trailing behind, trying to call Palette on his phone. I look just in time to see the arrow get released. I know that Goth has no clue what's coming. I turn and run to Goth. I grab him and pull him close. He tries to move.

"Goth, no. I-AGH!"I say, feeling the arrow get me

"Geno!"Goth yells

I shut my eye from the pain. 

"Geno! Speak to me!"Goth tells me, holding me tight 

"I'm okay...agh, you're ok at least. It's just a stupid a-a-arrow."I say

Goth looks to my side and snaps. I hear someone yell and run off, then his scythe soar back beside him. He looks at me again. His eyes are full of worry. I hold him tight. I try to move but it's in my shoulder, I could hardly move from that shoulder down. I reach to pull it out, but that feels worse. I release the arrow.

"I'm fine."I tell him

"No, you're not. And we're getting you out of here."Goth says

He takes me by the hand and leads me the way Reaper went. He lifts the scarf over the arrow after failing to pull it out without causing me pain. He uses the scarf to make sure I don't bleed from the wound.He keeps a quick pace. Reaper comes over soon. I step behind Goth slightly to hide the wound. I continue to try and remove it. I cover my mouth to muffle the sounds. After a few tries, I succeed with the pain growing. I put a hand over where the wound was.

"Geno? Goth? You both okay? You're falling behind. I don't want trouble to come."Reaper says

"Trouble already came."Goth says, taking the arrow from me and stepping aside.

"Geno!"Reaper exclaims, coming over

He hugs me and nuzzles my head. I feel my face warm. He then places his hands on my arms and looks at me. 

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? What happened?"He asks

"I'm fine. N-No...."I lie

"Liar."Goth says, elbowing me

"Huh?"Reaper says

"He's not okay. He is hurt, just feel his shoulder."Goth says

Reaper looks at me. He grabs my shoulder gently. Instantly pain got me.

"Owwww!"I cry, grabbing his hand

He doesn't look pleased. He picks me up quickly. He puts me on his shoulder. 

"Reaper! Put me down!"I snap

"No....Now, what's on this arrow?"He says, lifting the arrow

He examines the arrow, then takes his phone out. He sends some messages before tucking his phone away. He grabs Goth and speeds to the house. He places me on the couch before going with Goth to do something secretive. Palette comes over and bandages the wound on my shoulder. I thank him and he goes to check on Sprinkle and Raven. I smile. But don't stay down.

I get up and wander around to check on everyone. Everyone is accounted for. Ink, Error, their brothers, Swap!Pap, Dust, Change, Palette, were all there. Cross was still gone and Dream has his door locked. I know Blue's on the hunt for him. Epic is who knows where. Fresh is probably causing trouble, as is E!Pap and Renew most likely. Reaper and Goth are off somwhere. PJ and Gradient are in their timelines as far as I know. I keep wandering. I check aound just in case. I hear a door shut.

"Wassup Geno broseph."A voice says

Correction, Fresh is here. My hands ball into fists. I look to see Fresh in the corner, having been behind the door. He smirks, coming close. His shades spell my name.

"Hello, Fresh...."I say, trying to summon a bone attack or two

"Hehehe, I knew those recruits of Renew were too stupid to capture you. You're coming with me."He says, reaching out to me

*I dodge his hand and go to the door. Locked. But not for long. I turn the knob. Click. I feel weaker suddenly. I grab the knob and begin to open the door. I feel a hand grab my shoulder tight. Pain explodes from the wound. I yell out in pain but then Fresh puts a hand over my face to shut me up. 

"Silence, Geno. Don't be unrad and snitch on me. Don't make this job harder than it has to be."Fresh says

I kick him. His grip on me is broken. I kick and punch him away. I know summoning a blaster brings too much attention and could cause too much damage. Bone attacks it is.

"Stay away from me!"I snap

He leaps at me, tackling me. I refuse to give in to this parasite's junk. We wrestle, one of my goals constantly along with escape is to keep my wound safe. I manage to kick him off of me but he shoves me into the door. He grabs my uninjured arm, the one I could move and only one I could fight with. He takes it, turning me and pinning this arm behind me so I couldn't use it. He shoves me back into the door, this time with my back to him. I could hear a voice on the other side. It's muffled so I don't know who it is or what they're saying.

"You're coming with me."He says

I open my mouth to object but he pulls me back and slams me into the door again. The door is locked again. I could hear the voice now.

"Has anyone seen Geno?"The voice asks

I feel Fresh pull me back and look to see he was taking us to a window. I try to get free but his grip got tighter. He even pounded a fist on my shoulder, making me give in. But I recognize the voice. I think of who to call for help. One name comes to mind.

"REAPER!"I yell as loud as possible

"You're not supposed to call for help. You never do. Especially from him."Fresh mutters, clenching my shoulder

BAM! 

"Things c-change."I mutter

BANG! CRASH!

"GENO!"A voice yells

I turn my head and see Reaper. He knocked the door down. He looks at us and I could see the anger in his eyes. He summons his scythe. He comes over quickly. I could feel Fresh tremble. His shades said OH NO. I manage to free my arm. I reach out and grab his hand. His face brightens at this. 

"Oh I see what's going on. Wow, I never knew Death could fall for someone on their list. Or vice versa."Fresh says

I see his face brighten. Reaper's silent.

"Ya know that can't work out right? But what even made you fall for him of all people?"Fresh asks

I look and see Reaper's mood was down at Fresh's statement. Fresh grabs my shoulder tight again. 

"Aaaagh!"I say in pain

"Let him go!"Reaper snaps

"Then answer the questions. Tick tock."Fresh says, twisting my arm and making it hurt

"Then I kill you. You're on my list and not in a good way."Reaper growls

He stops twisting it and begins to shake.

"B-B-But why him?"Fresh asks nervously

"Well, he's cute and very nice. May sound silly but he brings Death here to life. Now why are you even here or want him?"Reaper tells him

I feel my face warm. The two begin to talk back and forth, then argue over truths and lies. Reaper manages to get the truth out of Fresh. Renew wants me to get to Goth, dunno why. He's just trying to save his AU. ANd himself. Reaper is displeased. My face is warm and I start to get a sickening feeling.It weakens me.

"So....Are Ink and Palette brosephs home yet?"Fresh asks

I stay quiet. Reaper turns his head at hearing footsteps. There in the doorway enters Ink and Palette. This is Ink's room after all. They were talking, not even glancing at us. Reaper tears me from Fresh. He holds me close. I look up at him. He glances down at me. I smile at him slightly. He feels my cheek softly. His face gets brighter and I feel mine get warmer.

"Error!"He yells

"Shoot..."Fresh mumbles

"WhAt?!"Error yells in annoyance

"Get in here! We have a situation!"Reaper says

"Do I rEaLlY haVe To gEt iNvOlVeD?"Error asks

"Yes! A certain parasite has intruded!"Reaper says

Ink and Palette have stopped their conversation now. Ink looks over and I could see him tremble at the sight of Fresh. I don't know why though. I just could see the fear in his eye lights. Palette holds him to keep him steady. Reaper pushes me over to them. I look at him.

"You don't look well. He's hurt you enough. Just go with them with Goth to a secure room. I'll come when it's all clear."Reaper says

I nod. Ink grabs me shakily and we leave right as Error comes. Error looks at us, hugs Ink or "his Inky", then enters the room. Yelling and violent sounds start almost instantly being heard. Palette takes us to his room, where Goth was waiting. He and Goth were gonna read apparently. Palette locks and barracades the door while Ink bandages the injuries Fresh caused me. Goth was confused and asks what happened. I knew how he'd react so I say nothing important, as does Palette and Ink. I start feeling dizzy. I shut my eyes. I passed out.

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I slowly wake up. Something is different. I look around. It's dark. But I see light. I try to sit up but hit my head.

"He's awake."Ink says

"Should we tell him?"Goth asks

"Nah, he can find it out on their own."Ink says slyly

"I can see the looks on their faces."Palette says

What are they talking about?

I hear footsteps and crawl slowly, peeking out. I was put under the bed?! I look around. Nobody was in the room and the barricade's gone. But I still feel tired and my shoulder hurts so I shut my eyes and sleep. Bad decision. Why? Because when I wake up, I was somewhere different. 

It's white on all sides and a very small space. I look up and there was some kind of lid. On one side of the space, there's a note. I read it carefully:

Dear Geno,

Merry Christmas! Happy holidays! I see how you and Reaper act around each other, is there some feelings? But that arrow must've done something to Geno/you. It apparently had one of Science's chemicals on it. Don't worry, Geno is/you're safe! Just enjoy the trick and don't worry about his/your scarf with the changes the chemical did to you/him. I tied it up so you/he won't trip. You are welcome! I hope this makes one of you happy! =)

Signed,

Error

Changes? What changes? Chemical? Science really has to update his security. But what does he mean by trick? My scarf? Where am I? What did Error do? I'll have to speak with him soon. I reach up and feel my scarf from my neck to my head, tied in a nice bow at the top. I feel my face warm a bit after noticing and rereading the note. I then hear noises and look up. The lid is removed. And who do I find looking down at me?

None other then Reaper himself. Though, for some reason, he seemed taller than I last saw him and his hood was torn a bit. He gazes down at me in complete surprise. I feel my face burn. His face lights up.

"Oh my stars....G-G-Geno?"He says

"R-R-Reapa?"I say, then cover my mouth in shock at how different and childish I sounded

"Geno! It's you! Aww! You're so cute and small! The scarf was a nice touch and you sound adorable!"He compliments with a smile growing on his face

"Sh-Shut up!"I snap, feeling my face burn even more with my soul skipping beats

"Awww! That's Geno alright! My Geno! So cute!"He says

"I'm not yours!"I exclaim

"This tag on the box says otherwise.~"He says with a wink and showing me a tag

It said To Reaper From Error -Inside is YOUR GENO!-

"Well Error is lying! Did he seriously put in a box, Reapa?"I say

"Yep. You're in it right now. But I guess it was easy since the chemicals made you little. Kinda like Error was that one time. Can you say my name again? Please? You sound so cute when you do!"He says

"Wittle?! Cute?! H-Huh?!......Be quiet!"I respond

He smiles, his face brightening. He then looks around, as if checking for others around. I can see an idea shaping in his head by the look in his eyes.

This is embarrassing! What's he even thinking?!

I start to reach to climb out but I couldn't. I jump and reach but it's still too high. I feel two hands grab me from behind.

"It is Christmas so how about I take you under some mistletoe and see what happens? Sounds like a plan."Reaper says, picking me up

My face stays warm and I could feel my soul skipping beats.

"EEP! NO!"I squeak, scrambling in his hold

He shifts me around to face him. I reach up and start trying to untie my scarf in order to hide my face. I look at him and freeze. He has tears in his eyes. He says nothing. I stop trying to untie my scarf and reach up to him. He lifts me closer and I wipe his tears.

"Don't cry. Why are you crying, Reapa?"I say

"I'm just so glad you're ok. I've been looking for you s-since when I came to tell you it's all clear, you were nowhere to be found. I got worried. I panicked. I thought...I thought someone took you.....to them."He says, tears attempting to go down his face

"Well now you know it was just one of Error's tricks. Don't cry, Reapa. It's ok."I tell him

He hugs me close, smiling now.

"I love you, Geno."He says

My face gets warmer and soul beats faster, skipping frequently. I love him t-too. I am able to peek over his shoulder while in the hug. My eye light shrinks. There's an arrow in his back. Was he attacked?! Is he ok? Is that why he's crying?

"Reapa?"I say

"Yes, Geno?"He says

"When did you get this arrow in your back? Were you attacked? Do you need help? I could remove the arrow and bandage the wound for you."I ask

He lifts me in his hold again, looking at me. I gaze right back at him worriedly. He puts me down.

"Not long ago. Yes, it was an attack. No, I don't. I'll be fine. Now, I gotta go."He says, backing away

I follow him. Having an arrow still there isn't good. I can tell it's hurting him. Suddenly, his cloak deflated, as if he wasn't there anymore. It hits the ground with a soft thud. The arrow slips out of a hole in it. The arrow had a chemical on it. Did it just kill Reaper? Make him disappear? Destroy?

"Reapa!"I yell, running over to investigate

I check under the hood and try to find a sign of him. But there's nothing. He's gone. I feel my eye sockets fill with tears.

"Reapa..."I cry

But there's no dust. Did they take him? That gave me hope. He may still be alive. I hear tiny sounds of movement. I look and see something was moving through the cloak to me. I back up. Out pops a tiny skeleton with a tiny cloak on. And by tiny, I mean tiny enough to fit in my hand. Could this be him? 

"R-R-Reapa?''I stutter

The skeleton looks at me. His face brightens.

"Is it you?"I ask

He smiles and nods. I smile but then frown.

"Don't scare me like that! It isn't nice or funny! I thought the chemical did something to you! Hurt you! I....I.."I tell him

I see him jumping and reaching out to me. I hesitantly reach out to him. He grabs it and pulls it closer to him. He holds one of my fingers gently.

"I'm sorry. I never meant to scare you. I just didn't want to make you worry. Now, please stop crying, Geno. I want to see you happy."He says

With my other hand I wipe my tears.He holds my finger tighter.

"That's better."He says

He then lowers his head and kisses my finger. I feel my face warm up again.

"R-R-R-Reapa!"I stutter

"What?"He asks

"S-Stop using this as an advantage! Stop being so cute!"I snap

"Y-You just called me c-c-cute?!"He says, looking at me in shock with his face brightening

"Shut up!"I snap

"You did! You really did!"He cheers

I grab him. An idea comes to mind. He grows nervous.

"G-G-Geno?"He stutters

"I have a plan of my own, Reapa. Maybe your new size does give a disadvantage.~"I say

"G-Geno! Put me down!"He squeaks

"No."I say, getting up