As Leah laid there in a heap, the both of the Sanes looked at each other.

"Now what?" Ink said with a yellow question marks in his sockets while he wore a stupid but confused grin at Error.

Error fought himself on facepalming. “i-i-i do-on-t kn-ow! sh-e-s y-your-sou-l ma-ate, c-car-ry he-r or s-ome-th-ing!” The glitchy skeleton looked at the shed door, curious.

Red exclamation points ‼️ popped up in Inks' sockets.

"Oh! Okay! Sorry! I'm kinda new at this. Hehehe~!!!" Ink giggles as he easily and carefully picks up the fainted and terrified maiden. Error rolled his eye sockets and walked over to the shack door and opened it to a dark room. He fumbled his hands against the walls  to find a light switch.

“w-wh-ere is th-e d-am-n th-in-g-” With a click, the light flipped on.

The inside of the shack was bigger inside than it was outside in all honesty. And filled wall to wall were arrays of endless works of art. From paintings to sculptures to even what looks like animal origamis in the corner pile right beside what looks like a giant blank canvas. Although for something that looks new…. It looked run down…. Like someone traveled with it or something.

"Le gasp!!!! Everything in here looks absolutely beautiful!!!! Except for that one…" Ink pointed to a glorified self portrait of Blackberry in a gothic punk outfit with a royal cape, crown, and scepter. While Mutt was bending down on one knee while fanning him with a large peacock feathered fan. All the meanwhile being surrounded by gold and jewels while the background was on fire.

Error…. Was at a loss for words. And it wasn't just because of the… painting. Well mostly. 

“w-wo-w… us-ual-ly i te-ll pe-opl-e t-to ge-t a ho-bb-y, b-ut t-his i-s s-som-eth-ing el-se ent-ire-ly. sh-e re-al-ly do-es su-it y-ou, i ha-ave to ad-m-it…”

"Really?! You actually admit something suits me without it being sarcastic and/or ruduntly?!" Ink blueberried and had stars in his eyes.

Error glitched heavily in annoyance. “¥€$, b-u+ i-i @m n0+ d-0in-g i+ @g@i-n-n!!!"

*Yes but I am not doing it again*

"That's good enough for me!!!" Ink cheered while he looked over the paintings.

"Hey Error?" Ink asked as his head tilted in confusion.

“n-now wh-at?” Error grumbled.

"Don't some of these paintings look like some of the AUs that we've visited?" Ink asked as he gestured his head towards some of the paintings.

Error dug through his pockets, pulling out his glasses so he could see better. “... y-es…”

Ink was trying his hardest not to snicker at the SIGHT.

(*Cue rimshot*)

Error noticed this and mumbled a few choice words for Error and the fourth wall author of the fic. But did admit that Ink was right about some of the paintings. Most of these were landscape paintings of the towns and hillsides that were either caught in the crossfire of the war or because they were visiting them for business purposes. Then something seemed to click.

He looked back and forth between the paintings, the tired and blank giant canvas and Leah in Inks' arms.

"What's cookin' in the ol' noggin' weird lookin'?" Ink quipped as he had stars and question marks flashing in his sockets while wearing his clueless smile.

“I-in-k… doe-sn-t an-y of th-i-i-s l-oo-k fam-i-ilia-r to y-ou?” Error questioned.

Ink tilted his head and seemed to think with a rainbow tongue sticking out to the side as he thought about it.

".... NO~PE!" He chirped.

This time Error really did facepalm. “y-ou-r-e an id-i-io-t in-k. y-y-ou ca-n-t ev-en re-cog-niz-e y-ou-r o-wn ar-t su-pp-l-ly…”

Inks' sockets had exclamation points flashing in his sockets as he took a closer look at the paint quality on some of the canvas.

"Huh! Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! You're right! And here I thought you didn't notice me senpai~ but sorry! My soul has been taken by this dame~."

“€-₩ €-₩ €-₩ n-0-” Error walked out.

*Ew, ew, ew, no*

"Where ya goin?" He called out to a quickly retreating Error.

"@n¥₩h€r€ b-u+ h€r€!!!" Error hissed, blipping away to calm himself before he began his own search.

*Anywhere but here!!!*

Ink cackled as he successfully made his frienemy uncomfortable yet again.

He looked down at Leah and then the giant canvas and then to the rest of the room of art.

"This should be interesting my colorful little bird~." He mischievously smiled as he blipped him, her, and her stuff back to somewhere safe.

Error's POV

After an hour of making random things with his strings, Error decided that he should finally get it done and over with. He should at least meet her and see how things went. “e-elai-ne lop-ez…” He recalled was her name. Remembering that Raven said she worked for security. He would have to check the roster.

To his luck, she was there which gave him an almost foreign feeling in his soul. He was relieved? Almost excited? Error shook it off. It seemed he would have to wait until later and set someone else to take the shift while he had her for the night.

He walked towards the where other guards pointed out as they seemed a bit uneasy about even MENTIONING Elaine's name. He thought it was weird but shrugged it off till he came to the training hall. And there he was greeted with…

"YOU INSIGNIFICANT PIECES OF SWINE EXCREMENT! I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO DO THESE EXERCISES WITH YOUR PATROL PARTNER THAT I ASSIGNED YOU, YOU MORONS!!!!!" A thick female Mexican accent was heard barking out insults like the woman breathed air.

“... he-h h-eh he-eh… i-m go-in-g to en-joy th-is…” Nobody could tell if Error was being sarcastic or not.

There slowly pacing back and forth down the line of newbie recruits was a tall ass dark skinned woman with long black and red striped curly hair. The woman must've been about 6'5" or something. She had the figure of a thick and curvaceous hourglass that would put a succubus to shame. She had what appeared to be a police uniform, only it was black with red accessories. Including the tie. Honestly she looked like a badass version of a war general. That and the riding crop that she patted against her thigh in impatience and irritation. And her eyes… were a deep blue ocean. And if she wasn't chewing out the new recruits, Error would've found it more elegant and peaceful. But right now… it is anything but. 

"WHEN I GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS I EXPECT YOU TO FOLLOW THEM TO THE "T" YOU DISRESPECTFUL LITTLE SHITS!!!!"

She then picked up a newspaper that was dated only a few days ago. She whipped it open and read it out loud.

"ROYAL GUARDS?! MORE LIKE KNIGHTS OF THE PARTY NIGHT!!! THE KING'S GUARDS WERE FOUND IN ONE OF THE MORE SCANDALOUS PUBS ON THE NEGATIVES' SIDE OF THE KINGDOM AND SEEMED TO BE WASTING OUR TAXPAYER MONEY FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE MOB IN ORDER TO SOLICIT WORKING GIRLS WITH ENDLESS BEERS…."

The paper had a picture of the same guards having a hay day at the club.

She then slammed and scattered the papers in front of the terrified guard's feet and spat on it.

"I DON'T EXPECT MUCH FROM YOUR SIMPLISTIC LITTLE BOY MINDS TO ACTUALLY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY…. BUT I AT LEAST EXPECT YOU TO AT LEAST SAVE THE KINGS' AND THE ROYAL GUARD'S NAME FROM YOUR SHAMELESS STUPIDITY BY AT LEAST NOT WEARING THE UNIFORM THAT IDENTIFIES YOU WHO YOU WORK FOR!!!!!"

By this time some of them just wished a savior would come save them from this tongue lashing. They'll even become sterile if it means that it won't be because of her.

Meanwhile Error was enjoying the view of both the terror and fright from the guards and possibly the awesome behind that Elaine had.

One of the guards that was on the further left side of the line noticed him snickering and paled even further. Elaine noticed the change in the recruits' posture to be more stiff and formal.

"What the Hell is wrong with you?" She snapped at him. He gulped and shakily gestured with his head towards the door behind her.

She turned around and gasped and if it was possible, she seemed even more enraged at the recruits.

"WHAT'RE YOU MORONIC NITWITS DOING?! SALUTE TO YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER! DON'T EMBARRASS THE KINGDOM AND ME MORE THAN YOU ALREADY HAVE!" She ordered while the guards straightened up and saluted.

She saluted him while making sure not to make eye contact. As it was a custom of respect in the military.

“a-s mu-ch as i-i en-jo-yed y-our th-ras-hin-g up-on th-ese imb-eci-les, esp-ecia-lly af-te-r wh-at i-i he-ard, i w-ou-ld li-ke f-o-or yo-u t-to co-me wi-ith me, ms. l-lo-op-ez. s-som-eon-e el-se wi-ill be c-ove-rin-g y-you-r-r sh-ift.” Error narrowed his sockets at the recruits.

Elaine's eyes widened. "Sir! No disrespect for your decision but if I don't finish lashing out at these…. RECRUITS…. they won't take either me or this responsibility seriously. So unless this temporary guard will scare them straight to the point where they might pee the bed at night…. I have to refuse."

Error chuckled glitchily. “o-ho-ho, by a-ll mea-ns… i th-ink th-ey wil-l… en-joy th-ei-r ti-me w-with th-e mu-rd-er tim-e tr-io~” Error purred as said skeletons melted out of the shadows looking like they were going to murder the whole lot of them.

The recruits at this time jumped out of their skins at the sight and then began crying and begged on their knees to Elaine to stay. While Elaine? She was both surprised but pleased. Mostly pleased.

She turned to Error. "Alright, but a word of advice for General Horror." Said Skele turned towards her.

“what’s up, meat sack?” Error glared at Horror who didn’t really care.

Elaine didn't seem to care but smirked while she cocked a thick hip out. "I suggest not eating these insignificant BUGS. Or else you'll get indigestion with all the alcohol they consumed a few days before."

She then put her strict and commanding war general aura back on and faced the recruits.

"RECRUITS!!! STAND AT ATTENTION!!! GET OFF OF YOUR KNEES LIKE THE PATHETIC SINNERS YOU ARE AND PROPERLY ADDRESS THE COMMANDING OFFICERS BEFORE YOU!"

She saw one of the guards about to plead again until she used her leather riding crop and slapped it on a nearby wooden chair so hard that it broke into splinters upon impact. The sound itself was enough to sound like a crack of lightning striking on a redwood.

"GET YOUR GROVELING SORRY ASS UP. AND ALL OF YOU! GET BACK IN LINE AND PAY YOUR SUPERIORS WITH RESPECT! AND IF I GET WORD THAT YOU SHOW ANYTHING BUT WITH THESE THREE WHILE YOU'RE BEING "RE-EDUCATED", THEY'LL HAVE MY FULL PERMISSION TO STRIP YOU DOWN TO YOUR BOXERS AND HANG YOU UPSIDE DOWN TILL YOU BLACK OUT! DO YOU UNDERSTAND "SOLDIER"?"

She growled and barked out that sounded a lot like a demon on a tirade.

The Murder Time Trio gave Error a worried look, but the dark skeleton was grinning like it was Christmas. If they didn’t know any better, they would have thought they saw stars in his mismatched sockets. Error had a type. Who knew?
“sh-all we lea-ve th-em t-to it th-en?” Error hadn’t really thought this far ahead, but he had an idea of what would please them both without him getting in trouble for pulling her out of work for the night. It could be a “planned assessment” of her skills followed by some talk if he was lucky. Get to know her sort of stuff.

They both walked out while the trio starred in… shock? Amusement? Horror? They couldn't tell.

……

“s-so, ho-w d-do y-ou fee-ee-l ab-out be-ing ass-ss-esse-d on y-yo-ur c-com-bat ab-ili-ty? i a-a-m qu-ite cur-ious a-s t-to wh-hat yo-u ca-n do.” Error commented as he led the way to one of the training rooms.

Elaine blinked owlishly. "I-I didn't think that I was being assessed sir. Am I getting a promotion?" Elaine's voice sounded excited. If she were to get promoted, she'd be the first female captain of the royal guard. But she was also hoping to get to be the lead specialist for the technology department as well….

'Maybe I can ask him if I can show him what I can do with the computers before he leaves!'

Elaine wasn't only skilled in fighting, but also was an adorable computer geek when given the chance.

Error could easily arrange a promotion, especially if her combat skill was good. He also recalled Raven saying something about her computer skills as well, which he was eager to see. “y-ye-s. i d-do s-ee a pro-mot-ion in yo-ur fut-ure.”

Elaine raised an amused brow but held in her quip about him sounding like a fortune teller. "That's wonderful to hear! So, where do we begin?" She asked as they approached the entrance of the training rooms. More specifically, the ones with heavy duty reinforcement. Made specifically for the Sanses.

*Cough cough, Gaster Blasters, cough cough*. 

Elaine noticed this right away since they entered the restricted area for the lower ranked like herself.

"Um, sir? What're we doing here? Isn't this for you and the other generals?" Elaine asked in confusion and with a bit of hesitance.

Error put his phalanges to his sockets and summoned his strings. “y-es. ar-e y-o-u rea-d-dy?”

Elaine's mouth dropped a bit. Her? Go against HIM? A general and veteran from a seemingly endless war between dimensions…?

'Oh HELL YAH!!!! LET'S DO THIS THING!!!!!' she cheered in her mind. But she kept her professional demeanor up and saluted while she stepped inside the room. The room itself was huge. It was also thick with concrete. It honestly looked like it was supposed to be designed to hold in the Hoover Dam instead of a couple of skeles.

'Kinda makes sense though considering we're hearing explosions from rooms like these every other training day when the generals are "working out".'

She took her hat, small waisted jacket, and tie off and set them aside while Error shut and heavily locked the door.

She walked to one side of the "arena" and tied her hair into a tight bun and bowed respectively to her "opponent". Then got into a fighting stance. She was more than ready. 

Seeing that she was prepared, he started with a frontal assault with his strings just to see how she would react.

She was caught off guard a bit but stood her ground and dodged when the strings were aimed at her feet. She knew that if she were caught, it was game over. There were enough horror stories from her superiors on how he could torture and kill with his strings to his victims if he wanted to.

She observed carefully as they circled each other. Trying to find an opening to where they could strike at.

Error decided to do what he’d done for Queen(?) Sunny. Eh, she’d probably become Queen soon enough. Digressions aside, he surrounded Elaine with his strings. The trap set, he waited for her next move.

She seemed taken aback but she seemed more than prepared. She reached in her pocket to bring out black leather looking gloves and put them on. She then grabbed two fistfuls of the crisscrossing strings and tugged them lightly. Testing them out. And when she saw which strings were the closest connected with his fingers, she yanked with great strength and threw him to the other side of the room. He landed harshly on the opposite wall with a little crater indented in it upon impact. The strings receded immediately. She resumed making a frontal approach and tried to punch him.

Error took a shortcut away, putting distance between them before summoning an Error Blaster. He typically didn’t use these things on humans, but seeing as she found his strings weakness so easily, he believed she could handle it.

Elaine gasped and got into a defensive position and as he fired she quickly brought out her retractable riding crop that, with a press of a button on the handle, it was turned into a cattle prod. It was already set in reverse. So when he fired, she, with great strength, pointed at the blast and absorbed it all in one go until he stopped.

Error’s jaw dropped. That was certainly something he never saw before. He was going to have to step up his game. He summoned more Error Blasters and his strings.

Elaine inwardly panicked. She didn't want to do this, but he left her no choice. With her gloves still on, she grabbed a fistful of strings with one hand and then reversed the cattle prod and slammed the strings down to the ground first and then used the stored energy on the strings. Making sure to stay away from them, they acted as a conductor and the energy quickly made their way "back to sender".

Lucky for Error, electricity didn’t harm him. His glitches increased ten fold, but he was unharmed and his magic was disrupted, meaning that the Blasters and the strings alike disappeared.

“1-1 +h-+h1-1nk ₩€ @-@r€ d-d-d0n-n€ h-h€-€-€r€ 4 +-+0d-@-@¥…"

*I think we are done here for today*

Elaine huffed and puffed from the adrenaline but shook it off nonetheless.

She approached Error and bowed. She then dug through her pockets and held out several monster candies.

"Here, I confiscated them from the runts. It seems the prod did something with your speech since it was your magic combined with several hundred watts of electricity." She then held them out for him to take. He was going to until he hesitated at the last minute. Elaine raised a brow.

"What's wrong?"

"... ₩-₩h-¥ d-d-d0n-+ ¥-0-u j-ju-u$-+ d-r0-p +h-€m-m 1-1-1n m-m¥ h-h@-n-n-d? h-h@r-d +-+-0 g-r@8 +h-+h-1n-g$ ₩-h€n 1-1-m g-gl1-+-+-ch1-ng €-v€-€r¥₩-h-€r€."

*Why don't you just drop them in my hand? Hard to grab things when I'm glitching everywhere.*

"Hm? Oh. Sure." She then proceeded to grab his hand and then put the candies in it. She smiled, feeling like she helped out a higher ranked officer with great merit.

"Better?" She had a hopeful glint in her eyes until….

There was an electronic screech as Error crashed, dropping to the floor in a heap.

"SIR?! WHAT'S WRONG?! WHAT HAPPENED?! DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG?!" She asked while trying hard not to panic.

36% 42% 59% 61%... There seemed to be a count happening, though Error himself was unresponsive.

Elaine was very confused…. "Oh my Lord… did I kill him?!" She now began to panic. She had to do something. So she quickly but gently uncurled him and laid him flat. And proceeded to try to hear his breathing.

87% 99% 100% Loading… Load complete.

Unfortunately she didn't hear this because of the adrenaline and was already doing CPR on him. Lips touching his skeletal mouth in order to revitalize him.

Error crashed happily this time, though the screech couldn’t be stopped.

"Wha— what did I… was he awake?! He's not dead?!.... Do I just… wait for him to wake up? Hmmm…." She then decided to put his head on her lap in an angle so that he wouldn't choke on his tongue… or whatever he used to talk with… and waited for him to wake up.

11% 24% 32% 47% 55% 61% 78% 86% 93% 99% 100% Loading… Load Complete.

Error groaned softly as he rebooted once more. “u-ug-h… m- sk-u-ll...” He blinked tiredly at the blurry blob that was currently Elaine’s face, looking confused.

His senses weren't entirely working, so he didn't pay much attention and shakily got up from his thick and soft pillow…

It was then, after a few good seconds, that he realized what he was laying on. He hurriedly scooted away from her while trying VERY hard not to crash again.

Elaine seemed both shocked, worried, and a bit sad/insulted. "Sir…?"

“... i-i a-am so-rr-y. i-i sh-ou-ld h-h-av-e w-wa-r-ned y-you of m-y h-ha-haph-e-ph-phob-ia.” Error apologized immediately.

She looked confused but still worried. "Haphephobia? What is that? Is it an illness or something? If so, then we shouldn't have battled. It might've made it worse… OH MY GOD! I DIDN'T PUT YOU IN CRITICAL CONDITION WITH THE PROD DID I?!" She grabbed her head and gripped her hair in panic.

“n-no no n-no! no-th-ing of th-e s-sor-t! ha-phe-pho-bia is… i-s th-e f-ea-r o-f be-in-g tou-che-d…” He glanced away, as if embarrassed by that fact. Big Bad Error, scared of touch. It was laughable.

"....oh….Oh!...OH!!!!" She said in three different tones of voice. One of slight recognition, then of recognition, and then recognition of what she did and how stupid it was. She facepalmed. And started to mumble Mexican curses under her breath.

She looked up at him in regret and empathy. "I'm so sorry! I didn't… what I was… what I'm trying to say is…. UGH! DAMMIT!" She clutched her hair again in frustration at trying to word herself correctly.

He chuckled quietly. “i-it is f-fin-e. a-as i s-sai-d, i sho-uld hav-ve war-r-ned y-you. s-so… sh-al-l we m-mov-ve on t-to y-you-r com-put-ter ass-ess-men-t?”

She perked up at the mention of the word "computer" and then looked like she was going to spazz out by the other word "assessment".

"W-what…?!" She stuttered out.

“y-yo-u a-re al-so g-g-oo-d w-with-th tec-hno-log-y, co-rr-ect?” He questioned as he picked up his dropped monster candy. What could he say? He was a sucker for sweets.

"U-uh… yeah! But… who told you…? Not a whole lot of people even know about my hobby. And even if they did, they'd just scoff and ignore it. Seeing as how they're afraid of being punished by me if they make fun of me."

He tutted almost playfully at her. “d-don-t f-for-ge-t wh-o i a-am. h-hac-kin-g w-worl-d cod-es a-and-d th-e co-de-s o-f oth-ers i-s my spe-cia-lty~. i-nfor-mat-ion li-ke th-at i-is ea-sy f-for me t-to ge-t-t ah-ol-d of.”

"Oh… right…" she blushed with embarrassment. Gotta say, Error thought it was pretty cute.

He turned to the door to hide his own blush. “t-to th-e la-b th-en?” That stutter wasn’t completely his glitch.

"U-uh… yeah!" She got up from her position and got her stuff and ran back to Error.

As they went through the corridors to the tech department, the more geeky looking lab assistants kept gawking, staring and blushing at, not Error, but the thick bodied and terrifying beauty walking behind him. Mutters and murmurs whispered all throughout the department as they entered one of the test laboratories.

Error growled to himself. Couldn’t they just leave Elaine alone? He took a seat, quickly logging into one of the computers for Elaine to do her thing in.

Once he was in, he got up and let her sit in his seat while she mentally prepared herself.

"What do you want me to do? I can hack into other people's web cameras and profiles, I can create viruses of all sorts, and I can make programs… some of these require time, so do you want me to just hack a high profile computer somewhere?"

Error hummed, getting an idea as to how they, mostly Elaine, could help the Kings with the Venom Fists. “c-cou-ld y-you ha-ck i-int-o on-e of th-e v-ven-om f-is-ts com-pu-ter-s a-and-d pl-an-t a-a vir-rus? sl-ow th-ei-r ope-rat-ion-s?”

She blinked a few times. But smiled deviously. "Just give me a target. Although I can't make a serious motherboard crashing bug… I can try to make one that'll be annoying and hard to get rid of without the right sequence of codes."

“w-wil-ma b-bar-ns. t-he bar-one-ss…” Error growled. He wasn’t really a fan of that perra*.

*Translation from spanish: *cough* female dog *cough*

"Isn't that the Baroness from the Negatives Side?"

“d-don-t le-t he-r a-ct f-oo-l y-ou, sh-she f-fun-d-ds the en-em-y.” Error replied.

"Oh! You mean that mafia…? Okay! I'll see what I can do." She began to type at the computer with speed and elegance that only a female geek could do. And soon enough, she was in the mainframe of a private computer that was obviously owned by someone of importance. She continued to look through the files at lightning speed and was able to use a USB drive that Error handed to her and download all the files from there. Even the ones that had to be decrypted. She would deal with those later. She then opened up several browsers and started to make coding of a virus. This virus was to slow down downloading and processing. Not to mention find annoying and scandalous looking ads that would open more of those till it crashed, rebooted, and when the owner thought it was over, it would start again as soon as they opened the internet browser.

She then clicked Enter and everything was done.

"Now it's just a waiting game for anything to happen." She felt proud of herself for showing off her skills to her superior. And apparently everyone in the department as they were in awe of her and trying to ask her questions and one of them even asked for her email. To say she was flustered was an understatement and Error was… less than amused.

“y-yo-u id-io-ts s-sh-oo! th-i-s is m-y t-ti-me wi-th- h-er— ass-ess-ing h-er!” He used his strings to get them out.

There were "boos" and recants being shouted in defiance. But once Error gave them a deadly glare… they ran.

"Oh… so, is there anything else you need to assess?" Elaine asked innocently.

Oh stars help him. She was too adorable. “n-no… i-i wi-ll b-e f-fil-in-g y-ou prom-moti-ons s-s-oon, cap-tain le-ad spe-cia-list lop-ez. b-ut, i-f y-ou wo-ul-d l-ike t-to, u-uh, ha-ng ou-t so-me… i-m fr-ee.”

Elaine was excited but confused. Excited that she was getting a whole different and special promotion. Confused that Error was offering her to spend time with him.

"Is there any special reason or occasion why?" She tilted her head. She wasn't getting it.

“W-we-ll, y-o-ur inte-r-est-ing t-to be a-rou-nd. i-i w-want-t t-to g-e-t t-to kn-ow yo-u…” He replied with a slight blush in his cheekbones.

She blinked a few times. Still seeming to not get it. Mainly because she's actually never heard that coming from another person before. So, he decided to take the direct path.

He sighed, though it was far from impatient. “i-i ha-ve re-as-on t-to be-lie-ve yo-u ar-e my s-ou-l ma-te. i-i w-wa-nt-t to ge-t t-to kn-ow yo-u a-an-d s-ee if th-at-s tr-ue. y-ou wi-ll st-ill be get-tin-g y-ou-r pro-mot-ion, th-at is v-ve-ry wel-l des-erv-ed, b-ut th-at is th-e re-al rea-son i pu-ll-ed y-ou ou-t f-or th-e ni-gh-t.”

She blinked again. "What's a soulmate?"

He blinked back. “a so-ulm-ate i-is yo-ur de-stin-ed pa-rtn-er, y-ou-r “oth-er hal-f” so t-o sp-ea-k.”

She seemed to pause for a minute or two. Seemed to be in a processing state.

"Partner…? Do you mean partner in battle…? Or…. Something else?" She looked genuinely confused. Mainly because no one's had the guts to ask her in the first place.

“i-i me-an rom-man-tic-ally, ela-ine. i’m as-kin-g y-ou o-ut.” Boy did that sound foreign to his tongue.

She blinked owlishly. "Oh… OH! Dammit I feel like an idiot… uhhh…. I've never been asked before… but uh… yeah! Sure!"

“r-r-rea-lly? th-at-s gre-at! u-uh… d-do y-yo-u w-wan-na g-et d-di-nn-er s-om-et-im-e?” He poked his phalanges like a shy school girl.

She stared at him for a split second then chuckled.

"Sure! Where to?" She smiled sweetly but excitedly.

“w-we-ll… th-e kin-g do-es ha-ve a gir-lfri-end w-who ow-ns a d-din-er. c-cou-ld che-ck th-at pl-ac-e ou-t i-if it-s st-ill op-en?” He replied thoughtfully.

She tilted her head curiously. "Oh yeah? What's the name, I might know it."

“i-i thi-nk sh-e ca-ll-ed it… th-e sun-ny si-de up di-ner.”

Her mood immediately lightened up. "Really?! The new queen is going to be Miss Sunny?!" She excitedly cheered.

He blinked. “y-you kn-ow m-la-dy?” He asked curiously.

"Well a little bit. I grew up on the Negatives Side and ate at her diner a few times! I love the food and she and the employees are really nice. She finds the most interesting people to hire. Most of her staff consist of misfits that most would think they would have been left to either rot in an alley or been seen in a murder scene…. As the culprit. Hah!"

“h-eh, y-ea-h. sh-e-s no-t ba-d. ga-ve me q-ui-te th-e fu-n cha-lle-nge.” He grinned excitedly. “th-ou-gh i don-t thi-nk any-thi-ng wi-ll be-at ou-r epi-c fi-ght.” He winked.

She blushed and smiled. "Well thank you~. I honestly can't wait to spar with you again. It tested my on my feet abilities….. Do you think anything will happen on our date….?"

“an-yth-ing be-ing?”

".... I don't know… honestly I've heard all sorts of things that people say about how anything could happen. I'm just wondering if… you're expecting anything exciting or something on this date?" She said a bit of uncertainty.

“he-h… uh, i-i do-n-t th-in-k s-so…? i-m ki-nd-a ex-pe-ct-ing th-e usu-al ge-t t-to kn-ow ea-ch ot-her s-sor-t of s-tu-ff, i-i don-t thi-nk i cou-ld ha-ndl-e an-yth-ing el-se ev-en if i-i wa-nt-ed to-o.” He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

She giggled. "Was that how Sunny and the king got to know each other…?"

Error’s smile grew shit eating. “f-fro-m wh-at i-i hea-rd, th-ey-d kn-own ea-ch oth-er mu-ch lo-ng-er th-an tha-t. yo-u did-n-t he-ar any-thi-ng fro-m-m me th-ou-gh.”

Her smile also grew out into that of mischief.

"Really~? Well… what about King Dream?" She usually wasn't one for gossip but with Error, she was starting to get interested in a lot of unorthodox things.

“th-e pos-it-ive side-s da-rk qu-ee-n, r-rav-en win-che-ste-r. sh-e s-sor-t of he-lp-ed le-ad me t-to yo-u.” He admitted.

"I see… maybe we can discuss it more over dinner and… maybe something else….?" She said while she blushed.

He blushed as well. “m-may-be… i-i go-t lo-ts of go-ss-ip t-oo!”

She laughed. "Well thank you. For… everything. Since, we're like soulmates, or something, can I… kiss you?"