He remembered that voice, it was unforgettable. ' Don't forget who I used to be ' , that sentence was said so many centauries ago, but nobody would ever forget it. The last words Dream's brother had ever said, before he changed and became something else.

" We're in my-our castle... Could I ask you something ? How much do you remember ? "

" I...Not much...Something about a skeleton with black eyes and their importance, but nothing else...Sorry..." , for some reason, the little guardian felt the need to apoligize, as if it could be dangerous to be disrespectfull. As if he was talking to a king.

" Do you...remember your name ? " , Nightmare feared with all of his soul, he feared his ability to hurt the smaller.

" I-No...I'm so sorry..."

Killer had been crying for hours, and he wasn't trying to hide it. Who wouldn't be crying right now ? He lost the person that protected him for years, the one that stood up for him whenever he was hurt. His Angel of Darkness.

Suddenly, the sound of shattering glass echoed through the now empty halleways. Did one of the other members come back ? Killer teared up at the thought of explaining this to one of his teammates, Nightmare had been special to all of them. After all, each of them had been saved by the guardian multiple times, and on top of that, he gave them a home when they lost theirs.

Sighing, the skeleton made his way up, trying to be as quiet as possible. Maybe, just maybe, he could avoid whoever was upstairs. What if they'd blame Nightmare's death on him ? ...Was it his fault that he died ? Would the king still be alive if Killer didn't hesitate back then ?

" I-is it that bad ? "

" Wha-No ! I  was simply suprised, no need to worry...Would you like to have a name ? "

" You'd give me a name ? Could you, please ? "

" Well, I can try...Sorry, I can't think of anything..."

" Oh...What's your name then ? "

" It's Nightmare...Why do you want to know ? "

" Well, I could be Night then, right ? Seeing that we are currently sharing a body...Would that be alright ? "

" Of course-"

A weird voice interrupted Killers stealthy approach, it didn't sound like anyone that he knew, so he froze, knowing all to well that it came from the room with Nightmares' dust. Who dared to enter an obvious graveyard ? Now that the murderus skeleton was filled with blind rage, he didn't pay attention to his volume anymore. He started to run in an attempt to stop the intruder, his rage starting to emit in emotional waves.

" W-what was that ?! "

" Negative emotions...But whose ? "

" Why...why does it feel like that ? Why does it feel so...empowering ? "

Something confused the black-eyed monster greatly, the door was still closed, and the lock wasn't destroyed, even if he carried the only key. Nobody should be able to get inside, not without him noticing. Determined, yet still scared, Killer pushed against the door.

But what he saw was beyond his wildest hopes, there stood the one that he was grieving for. Though, how could he be sure that it wasn't a mere illusion, created by his clouded mind ?

" Nightmare ?! " , it was a desperate call for help, a call meant for the one who was believed to be dead. At this very moment, Killer had only one wish, he wished for this to be real, he wished that his guardian angel was really still alive.

" Killer ? Is that really you ? "

" It's him ! The guy I saw while being trapped ! "

There it was again, the unknown voice. But, strangely, it seemed to be coming from the king's own mouth, adding to Killers confusion.

" Boss ? What's going on ? I- I saw you die ! " , struck by absolute confusion, the other stared in skock, completely ignoring the shattered glass piercing his feet, he had more important things to do right now.

" To be honest, I do not know either..." , the fallen guardian spoke the truth, he did not know how he was still alive, much less how there was another him within his corrupted body.

Neither of them knew what they were supposed to say, seeing that one of them recently came back from the death.

" Why did he call you 'Boss' ? Am I supposed to do that, too ? " , the little one didn't know that his speaking would cause his older selfs' teammate to get alarmed, he didn't think that Killer would be able to hear him, anyways.

The murderous subordinate jolted up, not seeing the one speaking." Wha- Who said that ?! " , of course, this was a justified question, since nobody but him and Nightmare could be seen within the room that they were currently in.

" Uhm...Nightmare ? Help...He's scary..." , the little guardian was afraid of this strange skeleton, even if something told him that he could trust him.

" Well, Killer, I do ofically have a ghost buddy of my own now, like most of us do. His name is Night. " ,the Lord of Negativity intrudced his other half as a ghost, since he never told anyone about his past.

" But...If that's true, why can I hear him ? " , all of them had experience with possessing spirits, but usually, nobody else could see the ghosts of others.

As the Embodyment of Darkness was about to answer, he could feel something weird within his soul, it didn't really hurt, but...tickled instead.

" Why is there a goopy apple lying around ? " , knewing all to well what his counterpart was talking about, Nightmare started to panick.

" I'd appreciate it if you'd not touch that, it's my soul. " , the dark king blurted this out without thinking, setting off a chain reaction, since he never told anyone about his unique soul.

" Oh...But why is it an apple ? Is that normal ? " , Night was the first one to speak up, interrupting the awkward silence.

" Wha-First, I do agree with the kid, that's not normal. Why did you never tell us, boss ? " , sure, Killer was glad to have his boss back, but he was to shocked to grasp this completely right now. However, there was a hint of betrayal in his voice, why didn't their caretaker tell them about such an important fact ?!  ...Was it in order to protect them, and even himself ? Thinking back to the events in the forest, whatever had happened there, it must've brought back some bad memories, since he couldn't think of anything else that was able to brake a soul. Rethinking his words, the smaller skeleton was about to tell his boss that he didn't have to answer, even if he was really curious.

" I thought that it was obvious, seeing that Dream has an apple-soul, too. Its origin is not important right now. " , this was true, in a way, but in reality, the dark king was trying to avoid his past as much as possible, seeing that it killed him earlier. How much time did pass,anyways ?

" Killer ? How long was I...dead ? " , asking this specific question felt weird, and if it wasn't for the other seeing him dying, he'd definetly think that the corrupted god was crazy. Which he was, anyways, along with the rest of his gang.

"...Long enough to make me cry in despair, thinking that it was all my fault, but not long enough for the others to come back. "

" Your tears are black ?" , the little guardian was curious, the black streams were one of the first things that he noticed about this strange figure, but he hadn't dared to ask.

" Wha-No ! Those markings are normal, I didn't get them from crying ! " , did he ? He surely didn't have them when he was still 'Sans'...

The King of Fear watched in amusement, not participating in the entertaining argument. It was interesting how his other half got the regretless murderer thinking within a few seconds. Though, he couldn't complain, it was nice to see the usually calm and emotionless skeleton confused and emberrassed, even if it wasn't exactly his fault.

A soft giggle emited from the goopy ones' chest, suprising Nightmare, and starteling Killer.

" You're cute when you're flustered ! "

" E-excuse me ?! " , if it wasn't for his already black eyesockets, his eyes would have disappeared by now. Instead, a bright blue blush spread across his streaked checks as he stared at Nightmare, waiting for his reaction.

At first, the negative twin didn't know what he was supposed to do, so he hid his cyan face within his goopy hands, wishing to simply disapear. However, in his emberrassed state, he forgot that he was capable of teleporting, so he didn't leave.