(Happy Valentine's day everyone! Posting this to cope with being single once again for Valentine's)

~Y/n's POV~

I clung to Ink as we travelled through the infinite amount of space across the multiverse. He was holding me just as tightly as soon as we landed back in our room. I never wanted to let him go again, but there was so much I needed to explain to him. And he had a lot to explain to me, just what the hell was that Blade situation??

Surprisingly, Ink was the one to let go of the embrace first. He leaned down slightly and cupped my face in his hands, "Are you hurt? Why did they paint fake cuts on you?" He was tilting my head slightly to look at said fake cuts.

"I'm alright. I honestly have no idea why... All Cross said was that he wanted me to look helpless. But that's besides the point. I really need to tell you something." I grabbed the hands that were on my face and gently pried them away. Ink could tell by my voice that I was very serious and he resisted the urge to ask more questions.

With his hands still in mine, I pulled him to sit down with me on the bed. He definitely needed to be sat down for this. I didn't really know what his reaction was going to be, but it was probably going to be extreme. I felt slightly guilty for the worry I was putting him through right now but I knew it would be worth it. Shifting my position so I could fully face him, I took a deep breath.

"Ink... I'm pregnant."

A second, then five seconds, and then ten seconds of Ink staring into my face blankly. I almost thought he didn't hear me but then his eyes widened in disbelief and to my surprise, horror. "I should've gotten to you so much sooner! ifihadn'tbeensostupidandfiguredouthowtogetyououtyouwouldn'tofbeenr-" He was rambling faster than I've heard anybody speak, his eye lights flashing between several different symbols. His hands had darted to his skull and were clawing at it.

"Ink!" I tried to get his attention but he kept rambling. "INK!" Still rambling. I grabbed the sides of his skull just like he had done to me, forcing him to look me in the eyes and shut up. "I'm pregnant with YOUR child." 

He visibly relaxed and melted into my touch, a wave of relief having washed over him. "Thank the multiverse... Wait- I'm gonna be a Dad??" Both his eye lights turned into hearts and started to glow as bright as his smile. I nodded enthusiastically, a few tears welling in my eyes at his reaction. He pulled me into another tight embrace that I returned equally. It was all worth it to be in this moment. Every bit of hurt, just to see him like this.

"I can't believe it..." He murmured in disbelief, his face pressed into the crook of my shoulder.

"I couldn't either. Cross he... helped me figure it out." Now it was time to tell him about how kind of bizarre Cross was treating me.

"He did? Hang on, we should probably tell everyone that you're back now." We let go of the embrace, both of us wiping a few tears.

"I should probably get out of these clothes, if you could even call them that." I wasn't too bothered wearing it around Ink like I had been with the other skeletons. Still, it was pretty uncomfortable. "And this face paint probably isn't good to have on my face much longer."

Without another thought, Ink sat up unprompted, gathered some clothes for me from the dresser, and prepped his paintbrush to remove the makeup off me.

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After many hugs and relieved sighs, we were now all eating dinner. Although I was being fed right during my capture, the food paled in comparison. I hadn't said too much so far, mostly focusing on the food. I knew it was only a matter of time before I was bombarded with questions though.

There was also a very important person missing. Nightmare wasn't here. No one has brought it up, not even Dream (who was currently a chatterbox as he always is). It felt... odd.

Everything was feeling surreal, like I wasn't truly here just yet. My feet hadn't hit reality. Sounds felt foggy... everyone felt so far away even though they were right here. I had been clutching Ink's hand this whole time we ate, but even that was feeling... far. Maybe it was the lack of sleep I'd been getting, it was hard to fall asleep some nights.

Ink was talking to me right now, I could feel the familiar rumble of his voice but couldn't fully hear him. I blinked multiple times until the world seemed to come back into some clarity.

"What'd you say?" I managed to turn and look at him. To my surprise, 'his' eyes were both red. Blade?

"You're really zoning out... did Cross do something to you?" She muttered to me, trying to ensure no one else heard.

"Not that I'm aware of, why?" I was finally at attention.

"Just a precaution. Sometimes being possessed by his knife can leave people dazed. Wanted to make sure you... hadn't." It seemed to dawn on her that she was being uncharacteristically doting towards me. A minor blush appeared on Ink's cheekbones.

"I'm fine. Just taking things back in."

She nodded in understanding and started to eat the food that Ink hadn't yet. Ink's eye lights were still flickering between shapes, just never changing from that red color. It was an interesting detail about their weird shared body thing.

I wasn't used to this new Blade. Where had she even come from? Was this another trick of hers? Even though she assisted in saving me... could she be trusted? Maybe she didn't want to kill me anymore but she's still a bad person. We can't just forget her past.

Everyone had finished eating and were now returning their plates to the kitchen. I was about to do the same thing, but Ink grabbed my plate for me. I thought it had been Blade but when I looked back, Ink's eyes had returned to normal. He gave a small smile, "I'll be back upstairs, you should go rest. I'll tell the others not to bother us for now."

I returned the smile and nodded. I definitely needed a break. At least I wasn't so out of it now. I returned to the bedroom and flopped on the bed so I stared up at the ceiling. There were so many thoughts bubbling in my head. What the hell was Blade up to? What was Cross' deal? Why did he want me to send a message to Night? Where was Night?? How do I even begin to prepare for this child? I wasn't taught anything about being a parent...

My mind flickered back to my own parents. They needed to know more than anybody else (except Ink) about this baby. They were going to be grandparents! I knew that's always been their dream. I'm sure they weren't expecting... whatever this child is going to look like.

Ink came back into the room like he said he would, shutting the door behind him with a sigh. He laid in the bed next to me without a word, staring up at the empty ceiling.

"Something wrong?" I asked as I turned my head to face him.

"Blade is acting weird. She's never stopped talking before but now she's being dead quiet." Ink glanced back to me, mild concern and annoyance on his face. "She's hiding in our SOUL right now so you don't have to worry about her overhearing right now."

I didn't say anything as I scooted over to cuddle into Ink. My face was buried in the crook of his neck, my legs were straddling his, and I was hugging his torso close. He held one hand to my back and used the other to rub his temple. How did skeletons even get headaches?

Blade didn't seem like a major concern right now. We could worry about her later. Right now, I needed to talk about Ink about other pressing things. I hardly knew where to even start.

I finally started with, "Ink, we really need to go see my parents."

"Don't worry, I briefed them on the situation not too long after you were taken." His face was currently snuggled into my hair so his voice was slightly muffled.

"You did that? I... really appreciate that. But we should probably also tell them that I'm back. And that they're going to be grandparents. That seems pretty important." I was very slightly annoyed that he didn't seem to take that into consideration also.

"Oh, uh- right. I kind of forgot we need to do that too." He was sounding extremely tired.

"Ink, did you get any sleep while I was gone?"

"Maybe a few hours... give or take."

I un-snuggled myself for a moment to grab his jaw with both of my hands to look at him. Now that he had finally let himself relax, the bags under his eye sockets were incredibly noticeable. I ran a thumb under one of them and Ink... purred? Was that how you would describe that sound that just came out of his body?

"You sir, are far too in love with me if you can't get any sleep while I'm away and purr at my slightest touch." I said teasingly, a loving smile across my face.

"Guilty as charged." He blinked up at me, an equal smile on his features. I gave him a gentle kiss on his temple, where the headache had been residing before, before letting him go and resuming cuddle time.

"What am I going to do with you?" I tsked playfully as I pulled him even deeper.

"If you think I'm bad, just imagine how this kid is going to be. I'll be such a bad influence on them." Ink ran his hand gently over my stomach.

"You better get your beauty sleep now, we sure won't be able to once this bundle of joy is here." I put my own hand over his.

"I can't wait for it..." Ink was sounding like he was struggling to stay awake, his voice barely above a mutter.

"Me neither."

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