It hurt.

A wrapped package fell to the ground from suddenly shaking hands, Cross's eye light small from shock.

Today was Dust and his own one year anniversary of being datemate. He'd tracked down a rare treat for his boyfriend.

Then this...

"Come on... Cross, ignore the looser. he's not worth it," Chara scowled, they hadn't exactly been happy when they started dating but Dust cheating? No, no one saw that coming.

"Was I not enough?" he asked with a broken whisper, backing away. He didn't bother picking up the expensive gift.. it was useless to him now.

He moved almost robotacally away, trying to unsee Dust making out with Killer.

"Its not you Crossy, its him.. don't let him explain he'll likely gaslit you," Chara said rather kindly, as this was likely not the first time.

No one deserved a cheat.

"I'm done... I gave up trying to restore or AU. It was impossible.. then I gained a new happiness.. a datemate, and it's ripped away again," Cross said brokenly, tears slipped down his face as his fingers tugged at his hoods fluff.

"Why not head back to the base, lay down and rest a bit..." Chara suggested, starting to feel a bit panicked at how despondent Cross was becoming.

"No, I don't want to be near Nightmare. Chara, I'm done," Cross said with a sad conviction.

"Your jumping sides?" Chara asked confused, a small laughed escaped Cross.

"No, there just as bad under all that goodness," he said.

Then Chara found themselves in charge of the body, unable to feel Cross they'd retreated so far within there mind.

"Damn it..." Chara said, they looked around the AU they'd stayed the last two years and left.

There as nothing holding them there anymore.