A few weeks later, Nightmare's POV

I smile and slowly sneak out of my room, my wounds healing but still hurting a bit. I look around and smile, strolling through the halls and talking with anyone I saw. Cross greets me with a smile and we start to chat. I really want to catch up with everyone.

"Hey, Cross. How's everything going?"I ask

"Pretty good. Dream is my friend again. Chara is still stealing chocolate. It's really just the usual. How have you been?"He says

"Ah, alright. That's good to hear. You seem happy and I'm sure Chara is. I've been good. Healing, but better. Killer has been helping me a lot. As has Dream. He's grown to be better, I can tell."I say

"I haven't seen Killer anywhere! But I have seen some sort of animal wandering about lately. And what makes you see a change in Dream?"Cross asks

"Well, Killer was poisoned by chemicals. He is that animal. And about Dream, he's gone from not caring to caring too much. He's well...gotten clingy. Just a simple thing as hello is the start of a game of 20 questions with him. And he doesn't exactly let me get much alone time. He fears something may happen in the, I'm not kidding you I timed it, 5 seconds we were apart. And if I'm not wrong, he should be doing this in 3....2....1."I say

"There you are Nightmare!"Dream cheers, running over and hugging me

"I see what you mean."Cross says

"Huh?"Dream says cluelessly

"Nothing, Dream."Cross says

Dream smiles at Cross and Cross smiles back. I look at Dream and see that when Cross did this, HE was blushing. Oh the tables have turned dear brother! I chuckle after noticing this.

"What's so funny?"Dream asks

"Oh nothing."I say with a smirk

"Have you been resting well?"He asks

"Yep."I lie

I've had in truth many scary dreams. Nightmares. Nothing good. Different every time with some sort of death. But I don't say anything because then Dream would get way too overprotective. As if he isn't overprotective already. T-T

I feel a head nudge me from behind. Next thing I know, I am getting nudged away from Dream and Cross. I look and see it's Killer nudging me away with narrow eyes at Dream. He wags his tail once he looks at me. He gets me back in my room. I look at him. He smiles, his ears perking.

"Killer, what are you-?"I begin, but he jumps and knocks me down before I could finish

"Agh!"I yell

He smiles even more, than proceeds to kiss, or lick to put it correctly, me again. He even lowers the collar of my shirt down, getting at my neck. My face burns and I shake a bit, not used to this. I look around and see that the door is shut. I stop shaking, feeling relieved that we're alone and have privacy but still uneasy about this.

"K-K-Killer? Where is this going?"I ask

He looks at me, then upward. I look up and see the bed nearby. My face burns even more.

"Killer! Get off me!"I say, trying to get him off me

I fail. Can't even get him to budge. I try to find some way to get him off me or to loosen his grip on the floor around me and stop it for just a moment at least. I reach up and feel his head. It's soft. I move my hands a bit. He lowers his ears. He pauses. He loosens up. But he doesn't get off of me. He looks at me, seeming  a little less confident but still had a fond gaze. After a few moments, his gaze had some kind of yearning element in it. He wants something. My soul beats faster.

"W-W-W-What do you want?"I ask

He paws my hands off his head, pinning them to the floor past my head. He smiles at me. I realize what he may be looking for. I lift my head up the best I could, kissing him on the head. He looks at me in surprise, then smiles and gives me a look that tells me I am right. He nuzzles his head against mine. Then I feel him lick me again. I kiss him again to retaliate. I shut my eyes, focusing on freeing my hands. But I feel a change. I open my eyes and find Killer on me, but a skeleton again. I smile. This makes getting away from him easier. Or at least out from under him. He looks dazed. I grab him and shove him gently off me. I twist and turn until I am above him. Now he looks at me in surprise, his face reddening.

"N-Nightmare?!"He stutters

"Hey Killer.~"I say, winking

His face is now completely red.  His eye-lights appear again, forming red and white hearts. I rest my head against him. I can hear his soul pound quickly. I smile, feeling reassurance hearing this. I wrap my arms around him and hold him tightly. He keeps jolting at each move. I look at him, smiling. He freezes up. I lean in and kiss him. Then I get up and off him. He looks at me with a dazed smile. My head aches and I step back, sitting on the bed. He comes over and looks at me. I try to get up. My leg starts hurting and I sit back down.

"Are you okay?"He asks

"Ya...Just tired I guess."I lie, feeling my head

I know it's worse than that.

"Well okay, time to rest then."He says, picking me up

"K-Killer, what are you-?"I begin

He tosses me up in the air and when he catches me again, he holds me gently. He places me in bed and tucks me in. He fluffs a pillow and has me rest my head on it. He kneels down with a smile. He rests his head at the side of the bed on his hand with his elbow against the bed. He smiles at me.

He gazes at me in silence for a few moments.

"I.....I think you should rest."He says, getting up

I reach out, grabbing his hand before he could leave.

"No...Please. Stay?"I say

He looks at me. He comes over again and kisses my hand.

"Of course."He says

I smile. Then, I slowly shut my eyes and doze off.

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It was no good dream either.

I wake up and find Killer nowhere in sight. I get up but my leg is hurting worse than before. I grab Dream's staff(the one that can turn to a bow) that he left in my room and use it to support myself. I look around and find that Killer is nowhere to be found. I also find Error panicking.

"What's wrong, Error?"I ask

"I cAN'T fInD KiLlEr oR InK aNyWhErE aNd TheY wOn'T anSwEr tHeIr pHoNeS!"He tells me

"Shoot....Do you think they were taken?"I ask

"Well, logically, they seem to be the easiest to get. Their souls are easy to manipulate. Nightmare, you've shown that with Killer in the past, fixing or changing its shape. And Ink is still adjusting to havng one or increasing his hp. SO they would be the weakest."Science says, coming over

"SHuT Up ScIeNcE! ThAt's mY lOvEr yOu aRe tAlKiNg aBoUT!"Error and I say accidentally at the same time

We look out each other. Error's face goes yellow and I could feel mine warm. Error chases Science away. When he comes back, Dream and Cross come over with him, already knowing the situation. I recall something from my dream. It was flashes, but still something.

"Error, where was Ink when he....lost his memories and fought you?"I ask

(Reference to way back when or back in the day earlier in the book! XD "Back in my day yada yada!")

"A!Tale."He replies

I open a portal to the place and start going through.

"WhErE aRe yOu gOinG?"He asks

"Isn't it obvious? To get them back!"I say

Error smiles and nods, racing ahead of me. Dream grabs my arm and helps me through. Cross follows protectively. But soon, we dropped down the Mount Ebott hole and got split up.

Error's POV

I wander about after falling. I am not at where Frisk would start. It was some kind of hallway. I walk down it, hoping to find Ink. But then....another me comes running to me?! Yep, and this one looked familiar....Then I recognized it. He looked just like I did from Blue's sleepover with Ink during the truth or dare! He grabs me by the hand.

"ThErE yOu ArE #12! YoU nEaRlY mIsSeD tHe mEeTiNg!"He says, dragging me away

"WhaT mEeTiNg?"I ask

"ThE mEeTiNg tO pLan aN eScApE fOr InK! MaN, yoU rEaLlY gOtTa pAy aTTenTiOn #12!"He replies

He brings me to a group of at least 12 other Errors, each having the appearance from one of my memories.

"OkaY, sO wHat dO we kNow?"One asks

"ThAt wE wEre cReaTeD fRoM InK's MeMorIes bY E!GastEr to TrY aNd geT sOmeThiNg. At lEaSt tHat's whaT I KnOw #3."Another says

"ThAt eAch TiMe it iS SuCcEsSfUl, iT hUrtS INk mOre."A third says

"WhAt shOuld wE do?"Another asks

They all started to think and mutter things among themselves. I was getting info from what they said and just amazed that this was possible.

"LeT's dEsTrOy INK!"One cheers

All of them just stopped, looking at him. One goes up and slaps him. Then the rest tie him up and drop him in a portal.

"TolD yA #14 wAs nO gOoD. MeMoRieS fRoM bEiNg eNeMieS."Number Three says

"WaIt wHy aRe tHerE stIlL 14 oF uS? WhO iS tHat oNe?"One asks pointing to me

They all separated from me into this crowd staring at me suspiciously.

"I aM hErE fOr mY InKy. ThAt oNe mIstOok mE fOr #12."I say, pointing to the one who dragged me here

"He'S tHe orIgInAl! ThE oNe fRom InK's mEmOriEs, eR, wHo maDe thEm."One says

They become a huddle, excluding me and muttering. They then run off, leaving me in the hall all alone. I am very confused and uneased. But only a few moments passed before the crowd returned.

"SuCCeSS!"They cheer

"HuH?"I say

"PlAn wOrkeD! HeRe iS yOur InKy!"They say, opening the crowd up and shoving each other around

Out is shoved MY Inky. He looks exhausted and wounded, but his face is covered in a rainbow. I smile.

"InKy, aRe yOu oKay?"I ask

"Mind....spinning.....head aches.....em....Which memory are you from?"Ink asks, rubbing his skull

"RigHt nOw."I reply, taking his hand

"G-Glitchy?"He stutters

"He aIn'T oNe of US Ink."Number Three says

He looks at me, then smiles. He pulls me in and kisses me. I could feel my face burn. He pulls back and smirks.

"WeLp, wE wIlL gO aNd eXplOre tHe muLtIveRse! CYa!"They say, slipping a paper into my pocket

Then they each open their own portals and leave.

(Now over a dozen Errors are released into the multiverse to explore and start their own Errorink stories :3)

I smirk and wrap my arms around him.

Now I hope Nightmare and Killer are having the same good look as us.

Nightmare's POV

I walk down the halls, looking around cautiously. I call for Killer but get no answer. I look for any sign of him but find none. Emotions built up in me but I contain them. I take out the flower Killer gave me and smile. I feel calmer now. Everything will be fine. I have him. He always assures me that it'll be okay. I am motivated to keep searching now. I start to hear whispers. I head in that direction. The voices get louder. I turn a corner and peek in a room where the whispers suddenly stop coming from.

My soul sank and felt like it took a beating. I drop the flower and stare in shock.

This is what I saw.

I felt the emotions ready to burst out of me. I'm reaching my limit. Anger fills me but at the same time, I want to cry.

I'm not Dream and I'm not Color.....I'm me. I'm bad....not good enough, stupid....He fooled me....I was worried about him for nothing!

I look down at the flower. The anger boils in me and I stomp on the flower, destroying it. Now it had no meaning of good to me. I duck out of the doorway before they could see me.

I sit there and try to calm myself. I try to get my mind in order. This is why I made the rule. I shouldn't have broken it. But then I hear them talk.

"You happy now?"Color asks

"Mhm."Killer replies

"Good. Oh look! A flower!"Color says

I see him come over and pick it up, not even looking around.

"Aww, it's damaged."Color says

"Oh..."Killer says

I just sit there, waiting for a chance to leave or think of something to do. I feel ready to fall apart but I gotta keep myself together. I am better than this. Stronger than this. At least, on the outside. When I get out of here and find some time alone, then I'll see how I'm doing. That's when I may fall apart.

Cross' POV

Dream walks with me through a hall. We talk and cautiously look around for trouble. But then Dream holds my arm tighter.

"Someone is gonna die."He says

Panic fills me quickly, automatically thinking one of our friends. Like Nightmare, he's still healing after all.

"Who?"I ask

"Whoever dares hurt my brother."He replies

I frown as well. We keep walking. But then I look ahead to see Nightmare coming over, his head low. I quickly come over to him and check him for wounds. The only ones he had are the ones that are healing still. Nothing new. But when I looked him in the eyes, I could see he is emotionally broken.

"Nightmare? What's wrong?"I ask

He sighs.

"Let's just go. Killer can handle himself."He says, having a disliking tone when mentioning Killer

"Wait...Did he do it again?"I ask

He nods.

I frown. Nightmare doesn't deserve this. I send Nightmare to Dream, who starts caring for him instantly. I walk away, the way Nightmare came and find Color with Killer, Color holding the same flower that Nightmare got from Killer. They see me and Color kisses Killer's cheek.

"Oh so Dream wasn't enough for you, huh?"I ask sarcastically

"Wait, you're from a Driller AU? Whoops, wrong Killer. Peace!"Color says, then runs off

Killer comes over to me.

"Give me a reason not to kill you right now."I say, narrowing my eyes at him

"Oh come on, Cross! I apologized for that!"Killer says

"I'm not worried about that. I mean what I just witnessed, which makes me only think the worst of what Nightmare saw in that sense. You broke him. AGAIN. Wait....your eyes."I say, noticing his change of appearance

He no longer has black marks from his eyes. His eye-lights are the natural white dots. I check his soul and see that it's the normal monster soul again instead of the oval shape. Oh, Nightmare must've thought so many things if he noticed this too.

"What?!"He exclaims

"Where did you think that flower came from?"I ask

"I dunno! A portal?"He says

"He refuses to give that up. He kept that close to him at all times because it had meaning to him. Your love. You were his first love and he was worried about you when you went missing. And here you are, giving love to someone else! That broke him! And that is treason under the gang's code! Not just that but friend code! You don't get away with hurting my friends! So give me a reason why I shouldn't kill you!"I growl

Chara watches and listens, hovering beside me. He starts applauding me.

"Whoop! Get him Cross, get him! Get that Jerk!"He cheers

"B-Because....I didn't mean to."He says

I am silent. I process this. But I frown and shake my head.

"No. I'm leaving. Too many bone or mind cells of mine are dying from your stupid excuses. I'm not happy with you but you don't deserve the easy way out or getting death by my weapon. Good look with the rest of the gang and the others. Like, I dunno, Dream, Dust and Error? Oh and then there's those kids he befriended. Good luck with Dameon. Also I guess the fact that you're still alive shows how much Nightmare cares for you. He may be upset as well, but he had the ability to kill you. Yet he let you live or be happy. He takes all our crap and never gives it back. Remember that."I say, walking away

"Yes! Feed him to the wolves-er, our friends!"Chara cheers

"With pleasure."I mutter

I go back to Nightmare and Dream. We start to walk away to find Ink and Error then leave. Moments later, Killer runs over to Nightmare, crying and apologizing. Nightmare didn't even flinch. He just stares at Killer as he cries, clenching onto him, with this calm yet bored kind of look. 

"Are you done yet?"Nightmare asks

"H-Huh?"Killer says

"Saying sorry a bunch of times won't undo how you make me feel or fix what you did. It doesn't prove anything. I know it doesn't. So you can fool me once but you can't fool me twice."Nightmare says, shoving Killer away

"Can we talk?"Killer asks

Nightmare is silent. I could tell that it is killing Killer, but he needs to deal with this. He will learn. Nightmare comes over to us, not even glancing at Killer or answering him.

"So you're the one who hurt my brother! Square up!"Dream snaps, raising his fists

"Dream, let's not get violent. Let's focus on finding Ink and Error."Nightmare says

Dream looks at Nightmare in surprise, then sighs and nods. Nightmare walks behind everyone. Dream kept Killer ahead of us, wanting him to leave Nightmare alone. I notice after we made a certain distance from Nightmare that he made a turn elsewhere. I go to investigate and ensure that he's okay. I see him drop to his knees and bow his head. I dodge behind a wall and peek out. I see him crying. His right hand turns black. But then, all this dark energy shoots out from him, zipping around like electricity or lightning bolts. He really is broken.

I watch and feel so bad for him. He does everything he can to protect us, but it seems he always gets hurt in the process. He distances himself from us to protect us but never asks us when he needs help. He's helped me be happy and yet here he is, so miserable. So sad. So broken. He deserves better than this, I feel it.

The dark energy soars away.

Nightmare keeps crying.

I come over to him. I move carefully, not wanting to upset him or startle him. I sit down beside him.

"So, how's my wingman doing?"I ask

"Oh! H-Hey, Cross. I-I'm f-f-fine."He replies

"Bud, don't lie. Nobody can be okay after that. You can tell me."I say

He looks at me. He sighs and hugs me, sobbing. His voice shakes but I could still get an understandable explanation from him.

"Nightmare.....Don't......Don't say those things. You are special. You are you. You are good enough. You are not worthless. You are not a bad guy. You aren't stupid. You're stupendous. You're better than them. Don't let that hold you back. You really are an angel."I tell him

"What do you mean?"He asks

"Sure, you've done wrong but even angels can be bad. You've done so much good and are so nice that you don't deserve it. Protecting and helping us. So please, let us repay you. Let me repay you."I reply

He looks at me, but couldn't stop crying. I try to wipe his tears but it could not be stopped.

"Come on, Nightmare. We can help you every step of the way. But I don't think you want Dream to see you crying do you?"I ask

"No...And I don't want Killer to see...thinking I am weak."He says

"You aren't weak. And I don't care what he thinks, neither should you."I say

"O-Okay...."He says but mutters something

"Huh?"I ask

"Something tells me I am weaker than I think. Something deep down."He says

I shake my head. Gotta prove him wrong. I wrap my arms around him and lean in.

I pull away.

"Woo! I sense some Crossmare!"Chara cheers

I was just making a point to him. I'm still into Dream.

"Aww, dang it."He says, still not a fan of Dream

"C-Cross?"Nightmare stutters

"Sorry bout that. I just can't handle the fact that you spend all this time helping us and yet you seem to be punished instead of rewarded for it by the stupid multiverse!"I tell him

"Heh, thanks Cross. But just go get with my brother already....But, do me a favor, will you?"He asks

"Sure."I say

He smiles. He takes out a soul in a blanket.It's a monster soul.

"I found this soul on the edge of breaking while coming back from..that sight. It has a note with some code on it. Could you...get this to Geno or get the soul to wherever that code is?"He asks

I take it from his hands.

"And here you are again being a good guy. Of course."I say

"Thanks, Cross....That means a lot. I'll be waiting for the call of that big day."He says

I'm confused by that.

"He is best man worthy, Cross."Chara says

My face warms up, their statements connecting.

Shut up!

"Really?"I say

"Heh, always fun to mess with ya....But I am ready to hear those bells ring.~"He says, getting up

My face burns while Chara laughs his head off.

My phone rings as we regroup with Dream, Killer as well as Ink and Error now. Error apparently got word of what happened and was beating Killer mercilessly, filled with rage. I answer it.

"Hello?"I say

"Hey Cross, Dream told me what happened. Would ya mind sending Killer to me? I want to talk with him."Science says

For a moment, I worried of what Science may do. But in the next, I couldn't care less.

"Do as you wish, I will send him over."I say

He hangs up.

I get Error to open a portal, which he gladly shoves Killer through. Then after shutting that one, he opens another and we go through that one.

Science POV

I turn around in my chair after hearing a portal shut. I look around. I see Killer, looking confused and slightly different laying there face-first to the floor. 

"Get up, Killer."I tell him

He gets up, reluctantly.

"What do you want?"He asks

"I don't think you realize just how much damage you did. So I am here to show you. Or, I brought you here to show you I should say."I say

"And how are you gonna do that?"He asks

I get up, picking up a scanner.

"First, let's get something out of the way."I say

"Huh?"He says

I have him put his arms out, T-Posing. I wave the scanner across him and it beeps 12 times. I snap and 24 knives appear beside me. All with his name on them. He had these knives. I put these knives in a bin and shove it out of his reach. Now he cannot hurt me, if he loses his mind that is.

"There."I say

"Really?"He asks

"I am a doctor of science. Namely life and biology. Or chemistry. And we scientists have a saying with these things called safety first. I follow this. Now, let me show you some X-Rays."I say

"X-Rays?"He repeats

"Yes, of Nightmare."I reply

"W-What?"He stutters in shock

"Oh don't get any ideas. It's just his soul. And we are freaking skeletons already."I say, grabbing papers from a file

He is silent.

I show him one first.

"What do you see?"I ask

"What is this, an x-ray or an inkblot test?"He asks

"What do you see?"I ask again

"I see a purple and yellow soul, most likely Dream mixed with Nightmare. It seems perfectly okay."I say

"Correct. But from my research, this can be a disguise from trouble within. And Nightmare is a master of disguises."I say

"Where is this going?"He asks

"Now, you must know that Nightmare hasn't had the best treatment. Both emotional and physical. Right?"I say

He nods.

"Well, that can have a large impact. I have discovered that monster kind technically have two souls but are fused together to make a single being. It's called a double soul. Like humans, there are many things that impact their health, or hp. It can be their physical state. But their emotional or phsycological state can also impact their health in similar ways. It can hurt them. Monsters have a similar thing with their souls. One of these 'double souls' is a disguise mostly but can reflect the physical damages or scars from physical incidents. And as you see, Nightmare doesn't have a single flaw with that. All his scars are healed in that sense. But then we get to the other sense of the other 'soul'. The emotional or phsychological one. If this one is damaged or hurt, it can affect the being's state even though the physical soul covers it up. This can cause many reactions. Adrenaline as a fuel as it is for humans. The soul can initiate something like fight or flight mode, where it shuts itself off from any threats or anything that could hurt it. And if it is the emotional soul that initiates this, then it will cut off any threatening emotions or things, people or memories that cause threats. They may become more closed off, isolated, silent, evasive, anything to avoid trouble. In Nightmare's case, it's you."I explain

"What?"I ask

"Here's an X-ray I took when he came with Dream and some beast. It is very flawed by scars and wounds from his past, showing emotional damages from it. This makes his soul very vulnerable in the emotional sense. I wouldn't be surprised if he put more walls up to try to prevent this. But since you hurt him, he would take this as a large blow due to how much he trusted or cared for you. So, this may now be his new state."I saw, adding something to the x-ray

I show it to him. His eye-lights shrink.

"Ya, not the best. Wanna get a scientific diagnosis for you? And I mean you, not Nightmare."I say

He nods. 

I get a paper out and write away.

After some writing, I hand it over to him.

"I conclude that there is a high probality that the laws of physics and gravity or any force of life will increase and fall down upon you. The biologic, chemical, and physical aspects will yada yada yada. What the heck does this mean?"He asks, getting bored and not even finishing it

"What?" I say

"I'm no scientist. I don't get this."He says

"Oh, well in none scientific terms, one moment please."I say, getting up

I take a quick x-ray of a cartoon picture and come back, stapling it to his paper.

"Turn that page."I say

He turns and sees the x-ray.

He frowns and looks at me.

"Best way I could put it."I say

"An x-ray of a hand?"He asks

"Showing you the Digitus Me'dius. I thought it's the least scientific way to put it. I'm sure someone like you could understand the message."I say, then shove him out

I keep the knives though. Don't want him causing more trouble.

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Later that night, Dream's POV

I wake up quickly, hitting my head on the bunk above me. I frown and feel the half of the soul that I still have race. Tears race down my face and I could feel myself tremble. I just had the first nightmare I've had in a while. And it was about Nightmare.

Cross climbs down from the bunk above me.

"Everything okay, Dream?"He asks

I get a bad feeling. Brotherly senses aren't failing me now.

"I need to check on Nightmare."I say

Then, I get out of bed. I leave the room and run to Nightmare's room. I knock but when I get no answer, I worriedly kick the door in. I gasp. 

There's some being hovering over Nightmare. It was like a faint E!Gaster type of dude. And it was breaking Nightmare's soul.

"Get away from him!"I snap, summoning my bow and arrows

I fire at the being but it's too late. I watch and feel my brother's soul get crushed to nothing. I watch him turn to dust, with only some kind of tiny box on top. I look at it and recognize it. Geno had described as well as Science and warned us all of what these "viruses" can look like. This box was one. I drop to my knees, crying.

"Nightmare....I'm sorry....I'm so sorry! Nightmare!"I cry

I failed him again!

Idiot!

Stupid!

Bad brother!

Unreliable!

Weak! 

Unforgivable!

These thoughts fill my head. The worst of scenarios fill my head as I try to think of how this happened...or how Nightmare felt while going through this in his sleep.

"Dream?"Cross' voice calls

I do not budge. Now, I just stare at the dust with the virus box. I hear footsteps behind me.

"Dream....That's dust and a virus box.....I heard you yell.....Does that mean....?"Cross mutters to me

I nod.

"It killed Nightmare. I failed him again. I couldn't protect him! Why can't I ever protect him? Why must he go through this? Why can't I be a better brother? I try! I really do! But it clearly isn't enough! He's gone and I can't fix it! I-I-I-!"I whimper

He turns me around to face him. He pulls me in and hugs me. 

"Ssshhh, ssssshhhh, Dream. Let it all out. I got you. I get it. Let it out."He says

I tremble, quivering. But then he takes my head and lowers it onto his shoulder. That set me off. I let it out. I sobb and cry, not wanting to lose Nightmare and could only blame myself. I could tell he is crying too, but he keeps assuring me of the good or that it's not like that.

I hold him tightly.

"C-C-Cross?"I stutter

"Ya?"He asks with a shaky voice

"Do you have some kind of hope for him?"I ask

"Of course, this is Nightmare we're talking about."He says

I look at him and smile. That sparks some hope in me.

"I-I guess you're right."I say

He grabs the virus from the dust.

"I'll get this to Geno."He says

I nod.

"Leave this room, it will just make you feel worse."He says, taking me out of the room

I nod.

I shut the door and he goes down the hall. I sigh, but guard the room. Just in case something, anything, good or bad, occurs in the room and somwhow it leads to my brother being alright. I do not sleep or budge, no matter what. I could not even touch my bow or arrows though, it just reminds me of how I hurt him.

Moments pass and soon, Killer comes over.

"Hey, can you move aside? I want to see Nightmare."He says

"No."I say

"Why not?"He asks, sounding ticked off

I am silent for a moment. I do not want to say the words. I want to have hope for him.

"Because I said so."I say instead

He frowns at me.

I look around and see Cross coming back. But I notice Killer has a hand behind his back.

"What's behind your back? You are definitely not going in there if you don't tell me."I say

He moves the hand into sight.

"Just some flowers for him."He says casually

I look at the flowers. My soul drops.

He has marigolds in his hand. Red marigolds. Symbolizing pain and grief. Tears fill my eyes. I look at him. Anger boils in me. This couldn't have happened at a worser than now. So, I slap him across the face. I knock the marigolds from his hand and stomp on them.

"You absolute JERK! This is for breaking my brother's heart! This is for hurting him! This is for everything you've done! And this is for giving stupid marigolds now! I swear on my life now that you will never enter this room now! And that's final!"I snap at him in tears, stomping on the marigolds

Cross comes over quickly.

"What happened?"He asks

"Killer here tried to go in Nightmare's room with marigolds!"I tell him

"Marigolds? Aren't those the ones...?"He says

"Yes. They mean pain and grief."I tell him

He crosses his arms and looks at Killer with tears still in his eyes.

"Great timing dude. NOT! Nightmare is gone and I have nothing to say to you, so just go. Go back to bed. It is early."He says

"What?! Did he run off again?"Killer asks

"No. He is gone. So leave us and his room alone. Take your stupid grief flowers with you."He snaps

Killer seems to not have gotten it. He just stands there, staring at us. Cross summons his weapon.

"Go."He tells Killer

Killer leaves. 

Cross hugs and comforts me again. I hold onto that bit of hope for Nightmare. Surely he isn't dead. But the situation doesn't give much hope...No...Nightmare will be okay! I can feel it!

I just hope the feeling is right.

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TBC