A month later, Encre's POV

I wake up suddenly to the sound of children's laughter. I go to check on Jasper, only to find him asleep in bed. I hear it coming from downstairs. I go downstairs and get a flash of a memory. 

The marketplace.....

I stumble and grip the railing. The laughter gets louder. It's....so familiar. I keep going to it. Another flash comes, even stronger.

A child.....My only friend....

I press against the wall, trying to regain my balance. These flashes are full of strong memories. Of old times.....An old friend. 

What is going on? Why now? Is this supposed to tell me something?

"Something wrong, Grandson?"My Grandma asks

"I think Memory Lane just came to me."I say

"Ah, I see. Good memories?"She asks

I nod.

"Well go enjoy them."She says

"Come on, Encre!"A voice says

A familiar voice.

I nod and start heading to where I heard the voice. I came right outside, but I no longer saw a forest around me. I saw a market. All kinds of monsters passed me, talking or shopping. I see a familiar face in the crowd.

"Come on! Before they catch us, Encre! Quickly now!"He says

I look behind me and see guards coming. I feel something in my hands. I glance to see a bunch of apples. I remember now. Hah! These days!

I run to keep up with him, hopping over market stands, climbing onto houses and hopping off of sheds. We run until we could not hear the guards anymore. But I trip and fall.

"Woah!"I yelp

"Don't worry, I got you."He says

I feel my feet leave the ground. The pains and the memories come quickly to me. I start feeling dizzy. I feel someone pick me up.

"Bonjour, Encre. Long time no see. You seem a bit shaky, why don't I take you to my place?"A voice says

I nod.

"Away we go then."He says

(image above)

I get carried away as I pass out.

Hours later, I wake up in a cozy cottage.

"Bonjour, Encre."A voice says

I glance over and instantly a smile comes to my face.

"Rêver!"I cheer

He comes over and hugs me.

"It's been too long, old friend."He says

I nod.

"Where have you been? I haven't seen you in years!"I say

"Ah, so my artist knows English now?"He says

I chuckle and nod.

"Still learning."I say

"Well, I have been hiding out in the farthest forest from the villages. I'm guessing you don't know what happened?"He says

"You disappeared when I was eight."I say

"And I am so sorry for that. It was nice protecting you from those dumb parents of yours or running through the market with food from the guards."He says

I chuckle.

"You got that right!"I say

"But King Asgore had me captured one day to run a special test. They wanted to see if they could make a vampire and if that worked, they thought they'd know how to destroy a vampire."He says

Those piles of poop!

"It wasn't completely successful. I don't have wings like other vampires but I got fangs and urges that other vampires do. And my eyes changed as you could tell. Though they aren't so different from us."He says

His eyes shined a bright red at me.

"Agreed."I say

"That said, I can proudly say that I am one of the scariest vampires of the forests, despite my lack of wings."He says

That really got me to laugh.

"What's so funny?"He asks

"You? Scary? Really?"I say

"Hey, I can be scawy!"He says, pouting

"Pfft, you're not exactly proving your point. And aren't you the one who fears bunnies?"I say

"Those balls of fur are planning something! I'm telling you! I have a right to be fearing them! You're brave not to be!"He says

"Do bunnies or you have poisonous bites?"I ask

"Nope."He says

"Then I don't."I say

"Wait, have you dealt with that?!"He asks in shock

"Yep."I say

"How are you still alive? What bit you?"He asks

"Anti-venom. And Horror bit me."I say

"Horror? The vampire council member Horror?"He asks

"Yep."I say

"What were you doing in the Forbidden Forest with him?"He asks

"That's a bit of a story."I say

"How many people hurt you?"He asks

"That's complicated."I say

"Does your Grandma still have the cane she gave me?"He asks

"The smacking cane? Yep."I say

"Can we see her?"He asks

I nod.

"We'll explain everything. It's so good to see you again!"I say

"Where to?"He asks

"The Forbidden Forest."I reply

He looks outside.

"We wait until sundown."He says

"Is it morning?"I ask

He nods.

Shoot.

"You seem uneased. Why is that?"He asks

"I may be in trouble.....I never told anyone that I was leaving. Usually I have to be back before sunrise."I say

"I'm sure we can explain."He says, then takes a nap

At nightfall, he woke up.

"It's time?"He asks

I nod.

He leads the way back to the Forbidden Forest.

Fallacy's POV

I stand alone on a balcony, watching Charlos and Jasper play outside together. Encre is nowhere around but his Grandma says not to worry.

"My grandson has certainly shown that he can handle himself."She said

So now I am spending time just watching my son have fun. Suave is helping Fibi clean. All of the council members left except Poussière. That's normal. He likes to hang around a bit after all the meetings are done so he could be his friendly self, not just his council member self. Plus, he has tried to hang out with Azure. Multiple nights he has returned with Azure in his arms, out of his armor. Apparently he figured out where Azure lives and visits him when he knows Azure doesn't have his sword or armor. Then they have talk or he even sneaks Azure here. The guard at first would be surprised and struggle, but after a while just got used to it and even warmed up to him. We've gotten to know Azure and even Rufous, who comes to pick Azure up and bring him home before sunrise.

"Hey, Fallacy."Poussière says, joining me 

"Hey."I say

He smiles.

We chat a bit.

"Encre! You're back!"Jasper cheers

"Hey, Jasper."Encre's voice says

I glance down to see Encre coming over with another skeleton. Encre hugs Jasper, then Jasper hugs the other guy. I am very confused.

Who da fuck is that with Encre?

"I'm guessing you don't recognize him?"Poussière says

"No, I do not."I say

"Eh? Who don't you know?"A voice says

I turn to see Encre's gramma come waddling over.

"That guy with Encre."I say

She lifts herself above the stone railing and glances down.

"Ohohoho! I haven't seen that boy in years! Good thing I have his cane! Ohoho, the meories! Y'all have no idea! Hah!"She says

"Okay, now I'm curious!"Poussière says

"That is Dream. Encre's childhood best bud. They got through tough times together! He defended Encre and was the first person to understand my grandchild! Heck, he was the first person to get quizzed! He asked when he was ten to get my quiz while Encre was getting paper. He actually passed, but told me to keep it secret from Encre."She explains

Poussière looks at me. He smirks.

"No competition, eh? Sounds like competition for you to me."He says teasingly

"You both better deal with your situation with Encre professionally."She says

"Maybe now you will get the push to speak your soul to him."Poussière says

I glance down at Encre. Encre smiles and was talking with Dream. Dream pulls him closer, wrapping his arms around Encre and placing a hand on his cheek. Encre holds his back and wrist. Then he kissed Encre's cheek!

I saw the rainbow return to Encre's face and how he smiled.

He seems so happy. With that guy.....But he hasn't kissed Encre directly and Encre has not kissed him back......I'm gonna step in before either of those things happen. I can sense a vampire auora or vibe from the other guy, which just made me a bit more ticked off. 

Doesn't he see the mark? My mark? On Encre? Can't he see that Encre is mine?!

But something was off about him too. His vibe was strange....I will investigate it.

"What are you thinking?"He asks

"I'm thinking of going down there now."I say

"Someone's getting jealous.~"Poussière teases

"Just don't do anything stupid, young man!"Encre's grandmother says

"Okay, got it."I say, then hop off

I land behind Encre while he chats with him.

"Back off."I mouth to Dream

"Encre....you have a buddy behind you."Dream says

Encre turns to me. I smile at him, concealing the anger or dirty look I was giving Dream.

"Fallacy!"He says, smiling at me

"Hello, Encre."I say

He comes closer, hugging me. Dream looks confused as hell. I smirk over Encre's shoulder, sticking my tongue out at him. 

"You okay, Love?"I ask, kissing Encre's neck

This seems to have annoyed Dream. I don't care. 

"Yes, I'm alright."He says

"You got me worried when I couldn't find you all day."I say

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to worry you."He says

"Encre. Who the hell is he?"Dream asks

"Oh! Right! Rêver, this is Fallacy. Fallacy, this is my childhood best friend, Rêver."Encre says

Rêver is French for Dream. I smile.

"Pleasure to meet you."I say

He does not answer me. I offer my hand to shake. He does not shake it. He just glares at me.

"Why are you looking upset with my father?"Jasper asks

He looks at Jasper, then at me.

"Something wrong, Rêver?"Encre asks

Encre's question got him to shake my hand.

"Nope! Everything is just fine."He says

Then he takes Encre's hand.

"Let's go. You'll live with me."Dream says, trying to drag him off

"Don't I have a say in that?"Encre asks

"NOPE! You are not staying with him! He's bad! Surely you'd rather me than him!"He says

"Rude."Jasper says, but Charlos holds him back from attacking this best friend of Encre's

No.

Charlos left me to handle it.

Encre reaches to me. I take his hand and snatch him from Dream.

"Give me Encre back! He's mine."Dream says

"He's mine too!"I snap, holding Encre close

His rainbow spread across his face.

I glance down at him.

"Right, Love? I'm your friend, too?"I say

He looks up at me. He smiles, holding my arms.

"Oui."He says

"Is he your lover or something, Encre?"Dream says

Encre goes quiet, his face getting brighter.

"You okay, Love?"I ask

He looks up at me.

"I don't wanna leave you."He says

"W-Wait....Is that a mark on your neck, Encre?"Dream says

Encre nods.

"I marked him. Surely you know what that means, Dream."I say

Dream looks shocked. I feel Encre's head.

"You're burning up. Let me take you inside."I say, flying back to the balcony and leading him inside

I lay him in bed and kiss his cheek.

"I'll be right back, Love."I say

"O-Okay...."He says

I leave the room, walking down the hall, but then get shoved into a room. I turn when I hear the door slam.

"So, you're the other guy who passed the Grandmother's test, huh? But did she give her blessing?"Dream snaps at me

"Yes, actually."I say

"Wow, you're extra rare. She only permitted me to hang around him. No blessing."He says

"2 people pass and 3 fail aren't that many."I say

"Oh, there are dozens more that failed. But she kept a secret from Encre and you unless her memory is going. Now, you are gonna give me an explanation right here, right now!"He snaps

"Uh-huh, and what about?"I say

"What does the king of evil vampires want with my best friend?"I ask

"You're a vampire so you're evil too by definition."I say

"I was turned to a vampire by King Asgore's scientists, not born one. I'm not like you. First things first, do you love Encre? More than a friend I mean!"He growls

"Yeah."I say

"Than stop the stupid contradictions between calling him Love and friend! There's a difference and it is toying with his emotions as a result!"He snaps

"I'm sure he knows I love him."I say

"Encre has grown up with only his grandparents and I to show him care. But then I got taken and he was left with toxic parents. He does not KNOW these signs! Heck, he had to ask YOUR SON if you were insulting or complimenting him by calling him cute! SO I think I have a right as his friend to get an explanation and good reasons to tell you to choose a name for him and stick with it."He says

"Fine, where do I start?"I ask

"The beginning duh."He says

An hour or two later, Encre's POV

It's been a while. I sit up from laying and sketching. Usually Fallacy is back and chatting with me. I know he has no meetings. I get up and creep into the hall. I sneak down the hall and hear talking from behind a door. I recognize Fallacy's voice. I hold my sketchbook, thinking I'd show him. I grab the knob and start to open the door.

"He was always stupid and pathetic. But good to use."Fallacy says

Who is he talking about?

"Yeah, Encre was quite weak in any state. Physical, mental, emotional, weak states."Dream says

Wait.....They're talking about me? Dream? Fallacy? They think I'm weak and stupid? Fallacy.....using me? Oh my stars, I fell for manipulative tricks again! My best friends! My crush!

My soul sank. I keep listening to them talk, hearing this all. I couldn't stand it. The two people I trusted the most. I look at my sketch of the three of us together, happy. I edit it a bit. But then I hear Dream ask a question.

"Why do you keep him around?"He asks Fallacy

Fallacy did not answer.

It's either he doesn't know or he doesn't have a reason to share. I could've named a dozen things for him, but he can't. I drop the sketchbook and shut the door again. Tears fill my eyes. I run down the hall to my room. Jasper sees me.

"Encre? What's wrong?"He asks in alarm

I just go past him. I get inside my room, open the window and hop out it. I run through the forest until I couldn't run anymore. I drop to my knees, crying. Why can't I see the signs? Why can't things just go right? Why?

I'm not weak. I'm not pathetic. I'm not stupid. Why does almost everyone I meet only keep me around for their benefit and not just because they want to be with me for fun? Why does almost anyone see me as that? I'm more than what they think, so why do they have to hurt me and not see beyond that?

I curl up in a ball, hugging my knees. One of them talking behind my back is bad enough, but two? Both of them? That's worse!

I feel someone kiss my head.

I open my eyes.

"Aww, did someone break your soul?"A stranger asks

"T-That is none of your concern."I say

"Aww, but Encre, I care for anyone who has been hurt."He says

"How do you know me?"I ask

"Awww, I know everything about you. My name is Charles. And I will take you somewhere Fallacy and Rêver will never bother you again."He says

As nice as that sounded, I do not trust him.

"I am fine where I am."I say

"I was figuring you might say that."He says, then injects something in me

I couldn't move.

"Did you poison me?"I ask

"No, I just paralyzed you. I'm taking you to a better place."He says

He picks me up and carries me away.

"I have plans for you anyway."He says

Who doesn't at this point? Using me for their plans or benefits....

Meanwhile

"Where in tarnation are Fallacy and Dream?"Encre's Grandma shouts

Fallacy and Dream come out of a room. The grandmother runs over to them, swinging her cane and whacks them on the head four times.

"What was that for?!"They ask

"What were you just doing?"She asks

"Talking privately about our history with Encre and how people mistreated him."Dream says

"And how we disagreed with it."Fallacy says

"Did you ever say he is weak, pathetic or stupid?"She asks

They both nod. They get whacked again.

"It's what the jerks said!"Dream says

"Well my grandson overheard and thought you both thought that about him!"She snaps, showing a drawing in Encre's sketchbook

Their faces went grim. She counts the number of insults quoted above them. She whacks Fallacy 4 times and Dream 18 times.

"Why'd I get more?"He asks

"Because you said more."She says

"Hah! At least I didn't feel right saying more."Fallacy says

"Oh, missed one. Doesn't have a reason to keep me around, it says."She says, then whacks Fallacy again

"I did ask about that...."Dream says

"The answer is none of your concern."Fallacy says

"Stupid king biting my oblivous best friend."Dream mutters

He gets whacked again.

"Be nice! My grandson is not as oblivious as you think! Speaking of which...."She says

Dream falls to the floor, knocked out from being whacked too many times.

"Fallacy, what does mon amour mean?"She asks

"That I am special to Encre."He replies proudly

"Well yes and no, which just makes it worse. It means my love or lover in some cases. He probably didn't tell you since he was shy as always or didn't want you to use it to make him flustered. Also, that rainbow you keep seeing appear on him that you find cute and kiss to see on him is his blush. Like your yellow one. So he was blushing a lot around you. Connect the dots, numbskull."She snaps

"Wait.....He......."Fallacy struggles to process what this means

"Father! Encre ran into the forest crying! A guy named Charles took him saying he has plans for Encre!"Jasper yells, running over

"Okay, I'll go get him."Fallacy says

Jasper runs off to tell Suave.

"You better. Now, just a question, but did you even want to talk about that instead of being with my grandson?"The grandma asks

"No! Dream here pulled me into a room to talk when I was going to grab something for him!"Fallacy says

"I see.....Well, if you get him back and get him to understand that, then you can keep the blessing. If not, you don't and I won't ever leave you alone with my grandson. We'll even go to the village if I must."She says

"Okay....And.....What's his favorite flower?"Fallacy asks

"He loves violets, especially for what they mean. And due to your poor communication skills, I'd say it's better you give him the message through his expertise. He knows what flowers mean so you could tell him through those since you seem to struggle to say I love you and just freaking confess already."The grandmother says

Suave comes over as she walks away.

"So making the attic garden wasn't a waste of time!"He says

"What do I do, Suave?"He asks

"Don't worry, M'Lord. I'll help you."Suave says

The grandmother comes back over.

"My husband says that Encre was taken out of this world."She says

Fallacy's eyes fill with tears. That Charles jerk will pay!

"And by that I mean he was brought to another world."She says

He was so confused.

"There's nothing you can do right now. So just take this for when you can act, you'll be ready."She says, handing him a book from the library

It was a book called: FLOWERS AND THEIR MEANINGS OR SYMBOLISM! VOL 1!

"Let's get to work, M'Lord."Suave says

He nods and follows Suave. They look through the book together, once Fallacy stopped crying of course. Suave demanded him to stop looking at grief flowers in the book twice.

"He is still out there! M'Lord, I can feel it!"Suave says

Fallacy complies. They go to the attic and start picking flowers.

8 violets, 1 yellow tulip, 1 red tulip, 1 blue salvia, 1 red rose, 1 white camellia, 1 Platycodon with a white orchid and he snook in a pink camellia. They are small flowers, not big like sunflowers, so they were easily tied together in boquet. Hopefully this gets the point across. Or points.

Now they just have to wait for Encre to come back to this world.

Whatever that means.

Hours later, Encre's POV

"P-Please....Stop...."I cry as this guy plays with my soul

He squeezes it, making me cry.

"Why are you doing this?"I ask

"Well, I want you to love me. I got a quiz called Which Au sans is your soulmate and I got you as my result! So, let's make that happen."He says

"It's just a quiz!"I say, recalling those who would be your friend or who are you match quizzes in the newspaper

"Which is like statistics, which never lie."He says, squeezing my soul so I don't talk

This idiot!

His pocket dings. He checks it.

"Oh, nevermind. Now I am going to find some Deccy dude. But can't let them know I had a history."He says, then injects me with something else

(Fresh be like: I DONT FUNKING THINK SO!-Hugs Deccy close and blasts Charles away-)

I pass out and when I woke up, everything was so much bigger. I find myself in different clothes too. I shudder, remembering the experience I just had. I look around, seeing that Charles was gone. 

Thank the stars!

I start trying to move. I couldn't get far. I feel a pain in me, coming from my soul. He went way too rough on my soul. I manage to get to a window, but it's locked.

"Bonjour?"I shout

I try to speak but couldn't say English. Not even what I knew. It's like I'm restrained to speaking French now. 

Lack of communication means less help that I can get. He's crazy, but not the dumbest idiot.

I see two skeletons outside. They look like kids. I can trust kids. Those are the only ones I seem able to trust. Adults seem to want something, always something with them.

"Bonjour! Bonjour! Aidez-moi! S'il vous plaît!"I shout

(Hello! Hello! Help! Please!)

One of their heads pop up. The two talk and then one runs over to the window, looking at me. He breaks the window as I yell. He grabs me and brings me to the other.

"Merci!"I say

(Thank you!)

I hug both of them.

"My nAmE iS GrAdIeNt aNd thIs iS BluEscReEn. YoU'Re EncRe rIgHt?"One says

I nod.

"Were yoU tAkEn?"He asks

I nod.

"We'Ll hAndLe thAt. BlUesCrEen, You hAndLe Him."Gradient says

Bluescreen puts me in a satchel. I sit there, waiting and wondering. I feel them start moving.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Hello?"A voice says

Suave!

I jerk my head up but that hurt my neck that he cut. 

"HelLo, sIr. WouLd yOu hApPen tO bE mIsSinG a sKeLeToN nAmEd EnCrE?"Gradient asks

"Yes....Do you...."He says

The bag opens.

"You do!"Suave says

The bag shuts.

"M'Lord! M'Lord! He's back!"Suave shouts

I frown. Part of me does not want to be back.....Not now.

"I'll take him from here."Jasper says

I get taken from the bag and find myself in his hands. Jasper smiles at me. I smile back.

"So glad to see you're okay!"He says

"Encre?!"Dream shouts

I see him running down the hall. I crawl up Jasper's arm and hide on his shoulder. I frown.

"You idiot! Don't worry us again!"He snaps

He reminds me of everything he called me that I overheard. Tears come to my eyes.

"What happened, Encre?"Jasper asks

"I heard him talking and insulting me behind my back....."I say

He lifts a hand to block me from Dream once he got over.

"You are doing nothing with Encre, you big meanie! You've done enough!"He snaps

Then he carries me off. He flies up some stairs and smiles.

"My father wants to see you. He's been so worried about you."He says

He goes up some steps, opening a trap door and placing me inside, shutting the door behind me.

I feel really uneasy. I turn and try to open it back up, but it was too heavy. A shadow casts over me. I turn and feel tears run down my face. It's Fallacy.

"Encre....."He says

I bow my head, ready to hear some insults or something from him. 

He kneels down and picks me up.

"W-W-W-What do you want with me?"I ask, finally able to speak English again

"Encre....."He says

"What do you want with a weak and pathetic guy like me?!"I ask, pointing to myself

He frowns.

"Love-"He begins

"Don't call me that!"I snap

"Encre....I did not mean what I said. We were talking about what those jerks think you are and how wrong they are."He says

That did sound like stuff the village people said.

"Then why didn't you answer Dream's question?"I ask

"It was none of his concern."He says

"Well it's certainly my concern so why do you keep me around?"I ask

He kisses me on the head.

"You are so cute, very tiny."He says

"That doesn't answer my question! Why do you keep me around?"I ask, though my face did burn up

"What happened to your neck? I see it's bandaged."He says

"Don't change the subject!"I snap

He narrows his eyes at me.

"What. Happened. Tell me."He says coldly

It was so cold that it scared me. I flinch and back up. I look down, holding my neck gently.

"This guy named Charles.....He found me, paralyzed me and took me somewhere strange.....He saw your mark on me.....H-He cut it to remove any previous ownership of a lover since he said I am his to have fun with."I explain

"Awww, Encre....."He says, reaching a finger up my shirt

"Don't even try touching my-ahhh....Stop it! Don't, ahhh, touch my soul!"I shout, but feel him touch it with my soul

I shove his finger out and away.

"D-Don't touch me."I say, turning away

"Encre?"He says

I don't answer him.

"What happened? What did he do to you?"He asks

"You don't answer my questions, I don't answer yours....I don't want to talk about that anyway."I say

He pinches me with two fingers and turns me around.

"My answer matters that much?"He asks

"Well being that one of your council members keeps thinking that I am just a blood source or meal that you're saving for later, I think it should."I say, crossing my arms

"Well....I....My reason is....well...."He says

Thud!

"Did something just fall?"I ask

He looks over his shoulder.

"Noooooo?"He says

I hop down from his hand. I go behind him. I see a boquet of flowers.

"What are these flowers for?"I ask

I get shoved into the boquet.

"Gah!"I yelp, gripping onto a violet

"They're.....for you."He says

I look at the flowers.

Violets.....My favorite..Meaning loyalty, devotion, faithfulness or modesty...Yellow tulip means sunshine in a smile, most often the reciever of the gift.....Red tulip means passion or declaring love......Blue salvia means I think of you.....red rose means love or I love you, duh...White camellia means you're adorable..white orchid, symobolizing sincerity for apologies....Platycodon means love or honesty....With the two beside each other he is trying to say he is honestly sorry......Pink camellia means longing for you........

I feel my face burn up. My soul beats faster. Did he really set this up...? He means this...?

I hear movement. I hide behind the violets' petals.

"Do you like it?"He asks, his voice booming loud from our extreme size difference

"O-Oui."I say

His hand reaches in. He lowers one of the petals, revealing my face. I bet he could see my burning face.

"You look adorable."He says

I hide my face.

"Aww, Encre. You want to know why I keep you around?"He asks

He holds the rose in front of my face. 

"This is why. And I mean it."He says

I feel my face burn even more.

I hide myself among the violets while the rose blocks his view of me. He tucks it away.

"Encre? Where'd you go now?"He asks

I find a thorn that got broken off. I grab it and toss it. It made a light tapping noise across the floor.

"Where are you going?"He asks

I hear him walk away. I crawl out and find a hole in the wooden floor. I slip through it and land on a ceiling fan's wing. I sit there, still, quiet, hidden.

"I love him...."I whisper

I slide off the wing and land on a bed. I just sit there, trying to think.

"Grandson! You're back! But....So much smaller."Grandma says

I look at her.

"Everything okay?"She asks

"Today's been a really long day...."I sigh

"Did those boys make it up to you?"She asks

"Fallacy has and-Mmph!"I say, but get cut off when something falls on me

I struggle to move but she takes it off me. It's a box.

"It's full of random flowers and sweets."She says

"Oh..."I say

"It's supposedly from Dream."She says

She looks in the book but Dream snatches me from behind her before she could notice. He carries me off.

"Put me down! What do you think you're doing, Dream?"I ask

"We're leaving."He says, then kisses my head

"No I'm not!"I snap

He covers my mouth with a finger.

"What's going on here?"Poussière says

"I'm taking Encre here and going."Dream says

I squirm out of his hold. I land on the floor.

"I'm going nowhere!"I snap

Poussière picks me up and holds me protectively.

"You heard him."He says

Dream groans.

"I'm not going anywhere without him."Dream says

"Tough luck then. He is not going anywhere."He says

"Let me talk to him."Dream says

Maybe he will say sorry....

I nod. Poussière hands me over to him.

"Encre..I might have fallen for you....So will you forgive me and allow me to mark you and become your boyfriend?"He asks

I stare at him. He did not seem to care about the apology.

"W-Why?"I ask

"I don't want you to be with that stupid Fallacy."He says

"You can't control that."I say, then hop out of his hand.

"So what do you say?"He asks

"Maybe."I say, then run off

I find Grandma and she scoops me up.

"Let me guess, they both confessed and you have to choose?"She asks

"Between my old best bud and new best bud, yes."I say

"Well, let your soul decide. What does your soul tell you? Who? Whoever you do not choose has to accept it if they are truly your friend. And even better, they might stay your friend if they are so nice."She says

"O-Okay..."I say

"And if they don't accept it and give you problems, well....Gramma here will have another round of Whack-a-Idiot!"She says

"Thank you, Gramma."I say

"Anything to help you, dearie. Now, where's Dream? I gotta whack him for dropping that box on you."She says

I nod. 

Some may wonder why Grandma sound so strange with her wording. But that's how she grew up. Her siblings were very silly, reading stuff about a wil west and so she caught onto the terms, becoming what my grandfather calls a total wild card. Our wild card.

She sets me down and begins to mosey down the hall to hunt Dream down. I walk down the hall and find Dream scooping me right back up.

"I flipped a coin on that maybe and the coin chose that to mean yes. So you accept my offer...."He says, leaning in

"Get your fucking MUCK FORKS OFF OF MY GRANDSON!"Grandma snaps, coming over as fast as a bull seeing red with her cane as the horn

Wham!

I get dropped after Gramma whacked him on the head.

Muck forks is cowboy for dirty hands.

"Come on!"Dream whines

"Quit being such a mumper. He doesn't want to go, he doesn't have to go. He turned down your proposal or offer. Just accept getting mitten and move on."She says

Mumper means begger and getting mitten means getting turned down from what I understand.

"Won't you be mine?"He asks me

"You are asking me to be yours just so that you can control me, make me leave my friends. So no."I say

He does not look happy. He reaches for me.

"Mizzle,Encre! Mizzle!"Gramma says

Mizzle means run away. I get to my feet and run away quickly. I run right into a pair of shoes. I look up and see Suave.

"Ah, there you are, my friend! Let's get you back to your normal size, shall we?"He says, scooping me up

He carries me away and has me sip a small cup. And by cup, I mean a cap from some bottle or something. I instantly grew back to my regular size. He hugs me.

"Now, I'm not sure if M'Lord gave you these, but he wanted to give you this."He says, handing me the exact same boquet of flowers from before

Yes, I know I already saw them, but it had the exact same effect. I feel my face burn up.

Suave smiles at me.

"May I give you I check up?"He asks, shutting and locking all the doors or windows

I nod, setting the boquet aside.

He gives me a checkup, checking my arms and reactions. He checks my spine and stuff. I do not mind. He is helping me, if anything. He had put the flowers on a desk outside the room so it doesn't get in the way

"Done."He says

"So...What's your diagnosis?"I ask

"You'll have to keep your neck wound covered for a week or two. Don't let anyone bite or touch it. And...Your soul seems to have had a rough time. It is bent and dented like a tin can, and you never want your soul to be like that. So, I advise you to take it easy until it heals itself."He says

"Okay, thanks Suave."I say

We go out of the room. Instead of finding the boquet of flowers wrapped in a fabric and tied by a string, I find a flower crown laying on the fabric and tied together by the string. Jasper stands right beside it.

"I thought Father would like to see you wearing his gift. I took out the white orchid though, it couldn't fit."He says

He is forgiven...so.....Whatever

"Plus you'd look nice with it! Shino taught me how to make it!"He says

(Shino, taking over the multiverse with flower-crowns, one AU at a time. >:3)

I chuckle.

"Sure."I say, putting it on

He smiles happily.

"Encre! Get back here!"Dream yells

"Welp, gotta go!"I say

"I just said to take it easy!"Suave says

"Try telling him that!"I say

Suave cracks his knuckles.

"Shall we, M'Lord? He seems troublesome."Suave says

"I'm the only troublemaker here! Ya! Let's get him!"Jasper says

I run down one hall while they go another way. I stumble, coughing and feeling my soul ache.

"Gotta go easy......"I say, slowing my pace

"Love?"A voice says

I look up and see Fallacy coming towards me. He sees the flower crown on my head.

"Are those....The flowers I gave you?"He asks

I nod. The flowers slip over my eyes.

"Pfft, cute."He says

My face burns a bit. My soul beats a bit faster. It hurts. I grip my chest. He comes quickly over to me.

"What's wrong?"He asks

"I just....gotta listen to Suave and take it easy....I'll be fine."I say

"Encre! You better come here right now!"Dream shouts

"What's he yapping about now?"He asks

"I turned him down on an offer.....Now he's upset."I say

"And what offer is that?"He asks

"He wanted me to be his.....boyfriend, lover, just his. He wanted me to let him mark me even though it's wounded and to leave you all behind. I said no and....."I say

"There you are!"Dream snaps

I look at him and start shaking.

"Please, Dream. Let's stay friends."I say

He groans.

"I don't care about that anymore! You aren't staying with them!"He says

Fallacy wraps his wing around me protectively.

"If that's what he wishes, he will. Now be a good best friend and accept it. I have."He says

Dream's eyes turn dark crimson red. He leaps at us, but Fallacy ducks with me. Dream bounces off of the walls, knocking Fallacy down and beating him like a wild beast. I crawl away from them, then Dream looks at me. He grins.

"There's nothing you can do now, Encre.~"He says

He thinks I can't do anything like a weak, helpless person! That is not me!

He leaps at me, but I could see what he will do. I grab his arm and flip him, slamming him over my head into the floor behind me. Then I quickly step my foot on him, pinning him down.

"Buddy, stand down. Unless you want to end our friendship right here, right now."I say

He starts to freeze up.

"That's what I thought. Now, I don't see you as more than a friend. I'm sorry but you can't change that."I say

I hear footsteps.

"Now, enjoy the consequences of the trouble you caused."I say

I get off him and kneel down to Fallacy. I smile at him when he glances at me. His face burns up. He struggles to sit up. I lay down beside him. He pulls me close with his wing. I cup his face in my hands and kiss him. I feel my face burn, then I pull away before others come and tease us. I see Gramma start whacking Dream with her cane and Jasper was going wild, fueled by more anger after seeing Fallacy's condition. Suave comes over, hugging us and starting to bandage Fallacy up. And guess who comes out of a room at that moment?

Azure. 

From Poussière's room.

"Encre, it's getting too crazy here. I'll take you to the village until everything cools down here."He says

"What were you doing in Poussière's room?"I ask

"He put me there."He says, though his face burned a bit

"Oh we are so talking later."I say with a smirk

"Encre!"He says

I chuckle.

"I do believe you should. I will stay here and come to you when everything is better."Fallacy and Gramma say

I nod.

"Let's go, Encre."Azure says

"Hey! Is that one of my hoodies?"Poussière asks

There in Azure's hand is a hoodie bigger than him but would fit Poussière.

"Well you stole my chestplate, so-GO ENCRE!"He says, running and dragging me along

I could not help but laugh at how that went.

"Ooooo! Poussière with a guard! Is love in that air?"Jasper teases

"Azure's grandparents approve."Gramma says

He pulls me into the forest.

"You have some explaining, Azure.~"I tease

He sighs and explains it all.

Awww, they'd be nice for each other.

He even put the hoodie on once we went into a stone house with a stone wall around it.

"This is where you'll be staying since I don't trust Asgore or the village to leave you alone in your home. You'll be kept here in hiding until further notice. And don't worry, I'll get everything set up so you won't be bored here."He says

"Thank you, Azure."I say

"No problem, my friend."He says, then leaves to get preparations

There is a bed, a pile of neatly folded clothes, a ton of food and a few candles. The necessities are here, but he wants to get stuff for entertainment here.

I just sit down on the bed and smile.

Fallacy loves me.....

I take the flower crown off and gaze at it.

All these flowers mean something that he believes about me.....I love him so much.

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TBC