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Killer was surprised. This little guy was their boss? The dark and evil Nightmare?

"Oh, wow.." was all he could really say.

Cross couldn't hold back the amused huff. Dream really was not lying when he said they were twins. Though, Horror was also just as shocked. "..tiny.." he muttered quietly.

Dust nodded, patting his back. "You said it, big guy. Tiny as hell. Maybe even smaller then shortstack over there!"

Blue could tell they were talking about him and pouted. "I can hear you, y'know! I am NOT that short! I.. haven't hit my growth spurt yet is all.."

Dream's smile widened as he gently scooped his brother up into his arms. "Welcome back, brother.." he whispered. Blue peeked at the little prince.

"He has a baby face! And he's clearly shorter then me! You can tell!" The swap said, eyelights going starry. Ink watched with amusement clear in his face.

"He's probably going to be pissed when he wakes up.." Cross muttered, eyelights trained on the purple skeleton.

Horror nodded while Killer snorted. They could all just imagine their boss throwing a hissy fit in this state. It'd really just looked like a tiny chihuahua barking at them.

"So.. what now? We were able to bring him back. Do we wait till he wakes up? Or... just decided what to do from there? You're sure our boss with be okay now?" Killer asked.

Dream laughed softly, "oh, you boys will just have to call him Nightmare, now."

The gang looked rather confused. They never called the boss by his real name. So.. having to call him it now didn't seem right. Dream hummed. "I can see all of your confused faces so I'll just answer it bluntly."

"Nightmare is coming with me."

Dream opened a portal, jumping through it with Blue and Ink hopping in after him hurriedly. The yellow skeletons shut it. The last thing they saw was the gang launching towards the closed portal with their hands out.

"Dream, what the hell was that about?!"

Blue yelled, stamping his foot and looking up at his yellow friend. Though, quickly shrunk back when he saw the scary look on Dream's face.

The yellow prince said no more as he carried Nightmare upstairs into the guestroom. He set his little brother down on the bed, tucking him in.

He took a minute to watch over him. He'd truly missed him. Though he wouldn't have to miss him any longer. They'd be able to start over. He could start anew and join the good side.

Dream gave Nightmare one last smile before leaving the room and closing the door quietly.

Ink crossed his arms, looking to Dream. "That.. that was never spoken of, Dream. Why'd you do that?" The yellow prince sighed, "didn't we agree that you'd help me get my brother back? In return you get our auras? Or have you forgotten so quickly."

Ink huffed in amusement before laughing happily. "Of course I haven't forgotten, Dreamboat! Juuuuust checking!"

Blue frowned. "What..? You guys are saying these things like you... like you planned it from the very beginning! Did you..?—"

Ink and Dream went silent. And that was enough for the cyan skeleton to confirm his theory. "No...no, you didn't! You assholes!"

"You.. you can't just do that, Dream! How do you even know he wants to be with you?! First you force him to do stuff—"

"—that you agreed to help me with." Dream countered.

"Then you burn his soul!—"

"—that you watched me do."

"And now you've kidnapped him?!—"

"—I've merely took him with me."

Blue groaned in frustration. "THAT'S NOT THE POINT! Can't you just consider his feelings?! Which you haven't done at all since we were with him?!"

Dream only sighed and gave a soft smile. Though it looked like mocking one. "Blue.. can't you understand? I.. I messed up in the past that resulted in some really bad things happening. And.. now I wanna try again. I wanna be able to be the best brother I can. Don't you understand? Big brothers always know best. Just like how Papyrus knows best for you."

The cyan skeleton only crossed his arms.

"It's.. not like that.." he muttered.

He said coldly. Thinking of how overprotective Papyrus was ever since he started hanging out with his alternates and saving the world, he was nothing but more strict.

"Dream.. this.. this isn't right..not only have you kidnapped someone but you've also probably broken their friendship truce we had with them!"

Ink finally spoke up. "Blue, there was never a truce to begin with. It was only a temporary understanding till we got Nightmare back! Soooooo now that we have him...it's back to war."

The cyan skeleton's eyes widened. "No..no no no no no no... I-I can't..! Do you guys realize how horrible this is going to be?! They'll come at us so much harder then usual! I-I don't wanna die! And I don't wanna lose you guys either!"

The smaller of the three of them embraced both of his friends. Of course they didn't push away and only hugged back.

"Blue, it's alright. Nobody is going to die.. just don't think of it too much." Dream re-assured, letting his calming aura take over.

"Ink.. Dream, I'm scared.."

They embraced him tighter. Blue was their best friend and teammate. He was always there for them. It'd be quite awful if they weren't there for him as well.

"I know.. I know. It's all going to be okay, Blue."

Dream stated once again.

The cyan skeleton then let out a breath, "..okay—"

"AAAAAAAAAAH!"

Dream didn't even give a second thought before rushing past the both and sprinting up the stairs.

He slammed open the room which held his brother, staff drawn and ready to hurt whoever made him scream. Though... he put it away when he saw nobody but Nightmare. No one but his little brother.

"Nighty!" He smiled.

Though, his brother didn't return his affection. Speed walking towards him, which Dream thought was for a hug, was actually for a punch in the ribcage that knocked the wind out of him.

"YOU ASSHOLE!" The purple prince screamed.

Dream sputtered, bending over. Nightmare's tiny fist sure did pack a good punch, but it wasn't strong enough to actually do lots of damage.

"Ugh... what was that for, little brother?"

"LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID TO ME!! YOU FUCKING JERK!! WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO DO THIS TO ME?! I'LL SHOVE YOUR CROWN SO FAR DOWN YOUR THROAT-!"

Dream interrupted his brother by kneeling down and embracing the angry guardian.

The younger of the two of them did NOT want to be held and embraced! But no matter how much he tried, his weak body could part itself from his counterpart's.

Till he let go and smiled.

"Calm down. I know what I did was very irrational and not very good at all. But I only did it to keep you safe, y'know. I.. want our relationship to be on good terms this time, brother."

Nightmare's eyes twitched. "Then why didn't you just say that you yellow ass-wipe?! Hell no! I don't want anything to do with you! Now take me back or I swear to Fox—"

Blue and Ink came into the room, looking down at the tiny guardian.

"Awwwww!" The artist laughed, looking at the little dust-mite on the floor. "Is that Nightmare? The King of Darkness and Negativity?! I could've tripped over him! He's so tiny and cuuuute!"

"YOU!! YOU DID THIS TO ME TOO!!"The little prince screamed at the artist, as he pointed at him.

"He is so adorable when he is trying to be threatening! Dream, can we keep him? Pleeeeaaaaase!"

The purple guardian was about to break some bones, though glad when Blue stopped them.

"Now, now, Ink.. he's.. still Nightmare.. don't provoke him!"

Ink laughed, "sorry, sorry it's just.. he's so tiny! And purple!" Dream huffed in amusement though pat his back, "you heard Blue, Ink. Don't provoke my brother. He's rather insecure."

Nightmare's cheeks were now purple with embarrassment and hot rage. How dare Dream and Ink treat him like some delicate toddler?!

"I'LL KILL YOU!!"

Ink snorted, "yeah, if you can reach me first. And I though Blue was short! You're like.. teeeeeeny tiny!" He hummed. Blue let out a nervous, awkward laugh before pulling Nightmare by his arm out of the room and into the hallway.

"Yeah.. sorry about.. him— well.. them. They.. sometimes don't really know when to be serious."

The purple prince crossed his arms and rolled his eyes. "Mhm, yeah I can tell, dumbass."

Blue gave out some nervous, awkward laughter, scratching the back of his skull. "Hey, how about I make you something to eat! That'll take both our minds off of it!"

Both?

As the bandana-wearing skeleton held Nightmare's hand and led him into the kitchen, he got all of his ingredients out to make his "fan-favorite all over the multiverse."

"Fear not, I've been practicing after the last person got constipated! So, for your arrival, I shall grant you a Blueberry special!" He smiled.

Nightmare looked.. amused yet also confused and annoyed in some aspects. But.. if he DID get constipation, at least it'd take his mind off of his current predicament.

"Do you like cooking?"  Nightmare asked, fiddling with his neatly- folded sleeves.

Blue turned to face him, holding taco shells.

"I. Love. Cooking."

The cyan-skeleton declared, a wide grin on his face. Nightmare was weirded out by Blue's antics, but snorted. He found him kind of funny.

"I wonder what Dream and Ink are doing upstairs." Blue muttered, though Nightmare heard him.

"I hate what they did to me."

The cyan skeleton sighed."I know.. I'm.. I'm sorry.., if.. I would've known what would've happened.. I would've tried too—"

"You didn't try shit. I was screaming and begging them to stop and all you did was cry like a bitch.. pathetic, taco-addict is what you truly are, Blue."

Blue frowned, though smiled quickly. "Eh, yeah.. I know. And I wish I could've done more.. but, I guess I'll have a bunch of time to make it up!"

The blue skeleton got out a knife, beginning to cut tomatoes and lettuce. "And that starts now with my Blueberry special!"

Nightmare looked at him with surprise. He just insulted him, and he's just accepting it and continuing to cook for him?

The prince went silent. Oh, how he hated Dream, Ink, and everyone.

If he had just ended it all with the noose, he wouldn't be here in this situation!

No, maybe there is one good thing about being in his old form. He was much weaker now, so he'd have less HP and defense... and that knife Blue is holding... if he could just get a hold of it later, then...

"Do you have a favorite food? Mine is oatmeal! It's weird, I know! But I like how it tastes." Blue said out of the blue, currently getting the meat to cook.

The guardian tilted his head to the side. But.. he cooked tacos everyday? How could something you love to cook not be your favorite food..?

"...my favorite food?"

What was his favorite food anyway? Did he have one? Nobody had really ever asked him that—

"It's fine if you don't have one! We can always search for yours together, right?"

Blue's turquoise eyes met his own purple ones for a split second before the other went back to the cooking food.

Soon, the meat was done cooking. Blue emptied all the ingredients into the tacos, and put them on two plates; one for Nightmare, and one for himself.

"Bone appetite!"

Blue began to eat his. While the prince picked one up, and sniffed it. It smelled nostalgic..

"Pfft, that's not how you eat a taco, silly!"

The prince huffed. Rolling his purple eyelights, he growled. "I know. I'm just making sure you aren't going to kill me with this abomination."

He then took a tiny bite of the taco. Chewing it before swallowing.

"Oh wow... it's..alot better then I thought.."

The cyan skeleton was actually surprised..People usually didn't like his tacos.. so this made him happy. It seems his regular tacos did work!

"Only the best for my new friend! This.. is actually my first time serving my Blueberry special to anyone! So to know it tastes good makes me feel wonderful!"

Huh..

Nightmare was never able to spread positivity wherever he went.. and it seemed to cancel out because of how strong Blue's aura was...

The prince couldn't help but let a content smile creep its way onto his face. He had made someone happy for once. He had been trying to do that for so long, but gave up as he realized everyone hated him.

"You should smile more often, Nightmare! It looks nice!"

Blue complimented, causing Nightmare to stop smiling. He felt flustered. "Keep.. keep your mouth shut and don't speak unless you're spoken to."

That was his version of a 'thank you.' It was the only way he could get his words out. With threats or commands. But Blue didn't seem to mind one bit.'

When the taller had gotten everything cleaned, he took a seat next to Nightmare.

"Though no amount of apologies can let me know I'm sorry for everything that has been happening thus far...I at least hope your suicidal tendencies have cleared up a bit. Besides, you only get to live once! Better make it worth while why you can!"

"But—"

"I believe that.. if you spend your whole life worrying and living in the past, you never get to enjoy the future or catch up with it. The world is always changing.. even when it doesn't seem like it. There are ups and there are downs. Especially for more then others.. but, if you keep it on paused, you'll never learn to let go. It's not easy, that's for sure. But, it helps!"

Blue smiled brightly at Nightmare, who teared up from hearing his words. He hated how true it sounded. Stars, why did this guy always know what exactly what to say to him?!

"B-but... But... I still have problems in the present, too..."

Nightmare stammered, tears beginning to cloud his vision. He refused to let himself cry in front of anyone again; he REFUSED to be seen as weak!

But it was too late for that, wasn't it...? He'd been showing so much vulnerability over the past few days...

He panicked. That's all he could ever do when in such an emotional state. All he could do was ACT angry. It covered up that panic and that fear.

"You don't know shit about me. You can't just.. throw words together to form some stupid sentences that all mean the same thing! I should move on. 'Move on' my ass!"

The cyan skeleton sighed. He could EASILY see through that fake, panicked anger.

"You know, it's okay to show emotion Nightmare... I can tell you're panicking. Please, calm down, okay?"

The prince growled. "Calm down? CALM DOWN?! I'm CALM!"

Blue sighed. He knew the other wasn't the best at expressing how he felt.  "Just take your time, Nightmare! I've got nowhere to be at the moment!" He smiled, watching the other start to pace and mutter to himself.

Tentacles sprouted out of his back and aimed right at Blue, though they didn't hurt him. Yet.

"Why aren't you scared? You're so vulnerable. I could easily hurt you.."

The cyan skeleton only laughed softly. "I could do the same." Nightmare didn't understand what he meant before he turned his head and saw the several bones floating in the air behind him.

Letting the tentacles de-summon, he crossed his arms. "I hate you.."

"I really really hate you..." Nightmare said, his voice wavering. He looked like he was about to cry again. Nightmare inwardly cursed at himself for tearing up. His emotions felt so out of whack today, and he hoped things would just go back to normal soon. Or rather, maybe like this he could finally end it?

He then thought back to what Blue had said. About staying alive and letting go of the past to make a better future. That showing emotion was okay because everyone has feelings.

The prince then sniffled. A small, stray tear rolled down his face. Oh stars, how he hated crying. Centuries ago when he cried infront of Dream, he was insulted and called a crybaby. Would Blue do the same?

The cyan skeleton didn't do that though. He watched Nightmare cry and smiled softly. "It's alright to cry, y'know! I cry all the time!"

The guardian let out a breathy, amused huff. Still covering his face to let his emotions flow through. Blue was probably the only person he could stand right now.

"Thanks..? This.. this doesn't mean we're friends or anything. You never saw me cry.. You never saw anything."

Blue smiled, "saw what?"

The prince smiled softly and sighed. "Thanks.."

Though, with the gang..

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! THAT YELLOW SHIT-TURD JUST TOOK OUR BOSS!"

Cross yelled, flipping over the dining table. All of them were pissed. They weren't expecting Dream to take Nightmare away! Had he been planning this the entire time?! How could they be so stupid to trust them?! They were the Stars, for Fox's sake!

Though, all of their thoughts were equally as angry, they all could think the same as they always did.

This truce is over.