"YoU reMeMbEr WhAt tHat cOde iS, rIgHT?"I ask.

Dust wipes some crumbs from his mouth with his sleeve. His smile grew and his eyes became half open. Dust nodded.

Blue froze, dropping the tray of tacos. His eye lights shrank and his face lit up. A bright BLUE too.

"No! The Magnificent Sans does not approve! Leave me alone! Not again!"Blue yells

I watched with Ink still in my grasp as Blue tried to run. Dust simply grabs Blue by the back of his scarf, picking him up by it. Dust pulls Blue close and holds him under an arm like a ball. He then began to tickle Blue with his newly free arm while running off. Blue could be heard between laughs demanding to be put down immediately. That was followed by a crashing noise that worried me. Before I could say anything, Blue ran by. His face lit up and hidden behind his gloved hands, yet managed to run upstairs and slam the door shut. I hear the click of the door locking.

Dust soon came in, muttering to himself. I look at him, confused. He kept his hood up, facepalming himself repeatedly. He seemed to be very embarrassed. I was silent. He then had an outburst.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid! Why'd I do that? Idiot!"Dust snaps at himself.

"Ya oKaY?"I ask

"There was something in that taco...I lost control a-and k-k-k-kissed him! He kicked his way out of my hold and looked so scared or shocked. I probably messed everything up. I'm so stupid!"Dust explains, pacing and shaking a fist.

"HeY, cAlM dOwn. I tHink I caN hElP, But I suggeSt hiDing iN a CloSet NoW."I explain

"Why?"Dust asks

"3....2....1."I say, waiting to cue correctly

"DUST!"Dream yells, slamming the door open from his room.

I whisper the directions to Dust and he teleports away. Dream comes barging in and searches for Dust.

"I will not allow another one of my allies to fall for a maniac! An idiot even!"Dream claims, stomping his foot.

"RiGhT heRe. AnD mAyBe yOu sHoUlD tRy bEinG wHat YOu pROTEcT. Ya knOw, PosItIve? HEard oF iT?"I say with a roll of my eye-lights

Dream glares at me, then it turned to an epiphany moment, as if he didn't think of it before. He nods and then went outside. I shake my head. Then I realize Ink had gone silent. More than usual.

Wait, what does he mean by another? I know Blue probs has the feels for Dust, but who's the other? Wait....IS A FRISK CRUSHING ON SOMEONE IN THE GANG? No....Could it be Ink? But on who? I'm so confused. Ink could fall for someone?

I release my grip on Ink and he got up, gazing at me. I saw so many emotions in his eyes that I couldn't tell anything. What he was thinking, gonna say or do. All I could do was sit and watch. Ink took the puppets from his jacket around his waist and place them on the table.

"InK, aRe tHerE anY oTheR StAr SAnseS gEttInG....fEElInGs?"I ask

Ink's face went rainbow.

"I'm surprised Blue didn't tell ya. If he told of my blushing to you after you noticed, I was sure he was gonna tell you...then the puppets and all that. It may be wrong....but I'm that other Star Sans Dream meant. And it's.....it's on you.I was that person who yelled in Outertale that I loved you. I just simply forgot that you went there! Hehe!"Ink explains, holding my hands and shutting his eyes with a smile.

I felt my face light up. I stare at him in shock and felt myself jump at him holding my hands. I'm so stupid! He's right! But at the same time, did Blue tell him how I felt? What does he know? What do I know? Gah! He looks so cute and happy!

Ink then leans in and kissed the cheek of my skull. He then skips away, noticeably taking the puppet of me with him.

I had to use a ton of willpower to not crash from shock and everything that happened overwhelming me. I slowly felt the spot he kissed me and let out a sigh. I smile. I went to check on Blue. I take my puppet of Ink with me.

I enter the room and shut the door behind me. Blue was laying on his bed, screaming into a pillow. He looks over at me, his face lit up. I sat on a chair in his room, summoning a notepad and pencil. Blue and I usually shared our feelings with each other at times like these.

"HeY, BlUe. I knOw aBouT tHe sItuAtIon, DuSt tOLd mE oF iT aNd hIs fEELInGs. NOw, iT Is yOUr tUrn."I say with a grin

"How interesting. So you know of the kiss?"Blue says

I nod.

"Ugh, great. Just great. Everything is so messed up now. And.... it's all......m......fault."Blue says, hugging the pillow

I write the facts down. Annoyed. Belief of everything is ruined. Sarcasm. Blame.

"WhO's fAulT iS iT yA sAy?"I ask, assuming that's his statement.

"Mine. It's my fault. If I hadn't put the stuff in those tacos for Ink to have, let alone have multiple of them, then he wouldn't have done that! He wouldn't have lost control! He probably hates me! I'm so stupid! It was so nice and I kinda liked it being him....BUT IT IS WRONG!"Blue says

Self-blame,assumes hate, insults self, enjoyment, crushing signs, justifying. I look at the facts I listed to find some of them are ones I'm dealing with and found a conclusion.

"WeLl, sEEms lIKe yOu aRe dEaliNG wIth sOmeThInG I aM aS wEll. LoVe aKa cRusHeS. I SuGGeSt Ya gEt a MOve On aNd TaLk tO DuSt. ALsO, dId yA gIvE InK a TaCO?"I say, showing him what I wrote down

"Oh, wowie! Thanks, Error. Yes I did and he ate it before ya came. Why? And how come ya said you're dealing with something similar?"Blue tells me

I lift my scarf up and look around to make sure we were the only ones in the room. We were.

"He uH....InK, em....h-He SaId hE lOveD mE a-And kISsEd mY cHeEk. I dOn't KnOw iF iT's wHat yA pUT iN thE tAco Or sOmE tRick....o-Or..."I explain, beginning to glitch up.

"It's about time he told ya! Don't worry, Error! He was being honest! Though, he's probably mad since his taco had a mix of honesty and love vials in it, causing him to do that. It's gonna be okay. He was scared of telling ya because of his whole soulless situation and the truce and blah blah blah. But ya do like him, right?"Blue exclaims.

"....No mOre TaCo tRicKs. I....I dO! He'S mY fRienD! He Is SpEcIal. He iS sO nIce, uNdeRStanDing, I dOn't GeT wHat hE sEes iN mE. OnE dAy we'Re eNeMieS, aNotHer wE'rE pAls wIth A tRuCe. NoW, I dOn't kNoW. ALl I knoW iS tHat I haVeN'T feLt lIke tHis FoR aNyOne bEfOre."I say, rubbing my skull and holding the puppet beside me.

"Well, I'm gonna talk to Dust. Thanks for the advice and maybe you should follow it. Cya, Error! Now, to check the closets and beds."Blue says, leaving the bed.

I get up and just as Blue opens the door, Dust came down the hall and approached the doorway. Dust saw Blue and tried to continue down the hall, nervously trying to give Blue some space, but Blue didn't know. Blue grabs Dust by the hood, catching Dust off guard. He yanks Dust back and they're face to face.

"Dust, we need to talk."Blue states

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Blue!"Dust cries, yanking to free himself

"Wait, why are you apologizing to me? I should apologize to you!"Blue snaps, holding Dust's hood and grabbing his arm to make sure he can't leave

"I shouldn't have done that! It was wrong! I went too far! I upset you! I didn't want to! Error warned me about the tacos but I didn't listen! I put it on myself and hurt you! I'm sorry!"Dust explains

"Oh...well....I... I shouldn't have made those kinds of tacos in the first place. So I guess we're both to blame. Heh. Then again, I am the Magnificent Sans! Okay, pal?"Blue says, trying to be confident but avoiding eye contact with Dust

"ThAt's hIs wAy oF sAyINg thAt hE lIked iT aND tHat hE waNts tO sTay aS yOur FriEnd. I'lL bE sUre tO tElL InK hIS shIp mAy saiL."I say teasingly

"Shut up, Error."Blue snaps, crossing his arms and hiding his face in his lil scarf, looking away.

"Oh, really? Yay! Wait, Error no, if you dare say anything, I'll tell Ink you know what!"Dust threatens, making me remember quickly

"NoO! PleAse dON't! I WoN'T! I pROMisE!"I say, feeling my face light up.

"That's what I thought. Error, Buddy, I would never do that to you. Besides, you know how to get right back at me."Dust states with a smile.

"Tell Ink what?"Blue asks

"Let's just say I've known of Error's lil feelings for Ink before he was even my friend. The fact that I knew this is the reason I'm still here and not, ya know, destroyed."Dust claims proudly.

I had a flashback at his statement almost immediately. It was all so clear of the memory.

(Credit to original artist :3)

"I'm gLaD FoR tHaT, yOu eNdeD uP bEinG a GoOd fRIeND, PLUs I goT 20G fROM FeLl sINcE he tHoUghT iT wOulDn't wOrk oUt."I say with a chuckle

"Agre-WAIT FELL BET ON MY BAD SOCIAL SKILLS?! I'm gonna kill that funking idiot!"Dust exclaims

Blue shuts the door to reveal Fresh behind it. We all shake our heads. Fresh smiles at us.

"Wassup brosephs? I'm just going to check on my bro Ink now, later dudes and watch the language bro!"Fresh says

"You hurt Ink. I am not a broseph to a big meanie!"Blue snaps

"Neither am I. I thought I showed you last time what happens when ya do that."I say

"Leave."Dust demands, summoning a bone attack in his hand, his genocide eye only showing.

Blue summons some bone attacks as well, his genocide eye engaged as well.

Fresh's shades went from YOLO to OH NO. He then tried to run down the hall as fast as he could, obviously to Ink's. Blue and Dust chased him, but I used my skull. I teleported inside Ink's room, but leapt to the ceiling using my strings. Soon enough, Fresh broke into the room and shook Ink awake.

"Yo, Ink broseph, it's time to go. I have another idea of this time."Fresh says

Ink jumps quickly, looking at Fresh in shock. I could see tears in his eyes and marks to show he has cried.

"N-No! Not again! Please Fresh! I don't want to go! Don't touch me!"Ink snaps, pressing against the wall.

Fresh grabs Ink by the arm and yanks him, muttering to Ink. I drop down behind Fresh. I place a hand on his shoulder and shove him against the opposite wall. I pull Ink close to myself.

"It wOuld Be bEst iF yA lEaVe. WiThOUt InKy."I snap

Fresh nods and leaves through a portal. I hold Ink protectively. Then I felt Ink cling to me and was shaking. I look at him to find him crying.

"I'm sorry!I'm sorry!I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Error! I shouldn't have done that! Friends don't do what I did! I'm sorry!"Ink cried

"InKy, I doN't CAre aBoUt ThAt rIGht nOw! WhAt hAs thAt 80's trAsH dOnE t0 yOu?"I ask

"H-he's taken me to empty AUs.....It's always different. Sometimes he takes my vials from me and leaves me there to deal with the blankness and Autophobia. Other times he makes me take certain vials that cause me trouble or pain, or he'd....he'd....straight up beat me."Ink explains, his grip never loosening.

"InKy, hOw lOnG haS thIs bEeN hAPpEniNG?"I ask

"When I was in the anti-void with ya. Whenever you were busy or asleep, he'd come and do it. It hasn't happened again since we came here, but I guess it was just a matter of time...."Ink replies, tears forming and going down his face.

I roll up his sleeves to check for injuries to find scars from past injuries. Injuries that Fresh caused. I'm gonna kill him! I roll them back down and hug him.

"InKy, I promiSE I woN't lEt hIM hUrT yA AGaIn. I dOn't cAre iF yOur SoUlLesS, yoU'rE sTilL mY fRiEnD aNd yOu aReN't EmOtIOnLeSs. I dIdN'T oNce SeE yA dRiNk yOuR sAdnEsS viAl. BLue's sOrRy fOr pUtTinG tHe StUfF iN yOUr tAco. BeSIdEs, aReN't yA tHe oNe wHo cHoOseS wHiCh eMoTiOn to hAve anD aCt on tHem?"I tell Ink

He wipes some tears and his rainbow blush appears on his face. He nods.

"That's true. Thank you, Error.....But, why do call me Inky all of a sudden?"Ink asks

Shoot! I didn't even realize I was calling him that until now! Fix it! Fix it now!

I quickly try to think of an excuse, feeling my face light slightly. Then, I found one.

"WeLl, wOuLd yOu RaThEr ShORtIe?"I tease

"No!"Ink says, frowning

"ThAn InKy iT iS!"I state happily

"Fine....But then I get to call you Glitchy!"Ink says with a smile

I felt my face heat up fast.

"G-GlitChy?"I echo, nervously raising my scarf.

"Well, it's better sounding than Errory, right?"Ink says

"K, GlItChY iT iS."I say

"Now, where's Blue and Dusty?"Ink wonders

"Is tHat yOuR nIcKnAmE fOr HiM?"I ask

"No, Blue's."Ink replies

I chuckle and nod. I release him and we walk to find Blue and Dust. We found them checking the closets and Dust explains that they thought he was hiding somewhere. Ink understood and seemed to be back to his happy self after explaining what Fresh has done. Blue hugged him and made the same promise as me, Dust hates making promises, so he didn't make any. Dream came over, overhearing the conversation, and hugged Ink as well, checking for injuries but didn't find any since Ink wouldn't roll up his sleeves. Dream began to worry and rant on pros and cons of the situation. Ink silenced him by covering his mouth. I smirk at the shock on his face.

"Don't worry, Dream. Glitchy saved me from Fresh. He helped me. There's nothing to worry about. Don't try to kill him again."Ink says

I raise the scarf back up and look away, hugging the puppet of Ink close to myself behind my back. I felt nervous yet with the puppet, I felt safe.

"Glitchy?"Dust, Blue and Dream ask in confusion

"Oh, whoops. I mean Error. Forgot ya don't call him that."Ink says, nervously rubbing the back of his skull.

Dream sent me a glare, then let out a sigh.

"I guess since he helped you, it's ok. But you two aren't.....together, are you?"Dream says

I felt my face light up more. I saw Ink's face grow rainbow. Blue's and Dust's look with interest again. I tuck the puppet of Ink away and shake my head, making an X with my arms.

"N-N-N-No!"Ink snaps

"JuSt fRiEnDs!"I say

"Oh good, I was worried you'd actually have interest in someone like him!"Dream states with a giggle.

I bow my head. I put my glasses on and look at him.

"WoW, hOw poSitIvE yEt wItH a NeGaTiVe EfFeCT. YOu juSt lOvE hELpiNG yOUr bRO Huh? No wOnDeR hE cHanGed, aLl yA dO iS mAkE oTHerS fEEl SmAlL aNd NOt aS gOoD aS yA wHeNEVeR tHingS dOn't Go YOuR WAy!"I snap

"What? No! That's not what I meant or am trying to do!"Dream exclaims

Blue ran up behind Dream and pins his hands behind his back. Dust glares at Dream.

"Then would ya mind repeating that statement with an explanation of what you meant by saying, while laughing, 'someone like him?' Cause that doesn't sound very nice to say about a friend. My friend. Ink's and Blue's. Mr. Positive and Nice Star Sans."Dust growls

Dream was silent. I tried not to summon my strings from hurt and anger. Dust yanks me beside him. Dream simply bowed his head. Ink walked up to Dream, with the neutral expression on, though his eye lights were a red X and an orange rectangle. Nobody was sure of what he was gonna do. Then I witness Ink slap Dream.

"NO ONE SPEAKS ABOUT ANY OF MY FRIENDS LIKE THAT! Not even if they're a fellow friend or Star Sans! I expected more and better from you after all we've been through, all you've been through, even! So, Dream. Don't. You. Dare. Do any of that sort to Error or any of my friends! You hear me? Good!"Ink yells, Dream nodding to his question.

Dust and I look at each other in shock. We've never seen Ink like that. It was scary. But what shocked me most was that Ink did that over me! Blue didn't seem surprised. He just simply asked Ink of what to do with Dream.

"Do the usual Code 12D. I'm sure that will make him remember."Ink says without a hint of soft, kind, or mercy in his tone.

Blue nods and drags Dream away. Ink just stood there, staring at a wall, probably lost in thought. I felt Dust squeeze my arm tight.

"Ink's scary like this. But then again, it's also cool! You chose a good one."Dust whispers to me.

"I knOw bUt Shut up!"I snap

"Fine...But I wanna tell Ink that later."Dust whispers.

"Tell me what?"Ink asks, appearing in front of us, back to his cheery self

Ink's eyes were a blue question mark and yellow star, his face a slight rainbow, but still kept a huge grin on unlike before.

"That I dunno what that code was."Dust says

"Oh! He has to write his lesson at least a hundred times. While locked in a room with the stuff he hates other than Nightmare."Ink states

"Ah, okay! Ink, may I speak with you in private for a moment?"Dust says, putting on an innocent look.

"Okay!"Ink says cluelessly.

Dust and Ink soon went downstairs and out of sight. I was still processing what was happening. Then I realized. Dust was gonna tell him! He even took my puppet of Ink for proof! Dang it! Inky, please stay clueless. Don't catch on, please. Don't listen to him. Please don't let Ink know.