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Merry Christmas everyone!
I kind of did Dreamberry dirty last year at Halloween so I think they deserve some kind of closure this Christmas so have some fluff!
Enjoy your reading!

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Warnings: Hurt comfort, self-blaming, strong language, brief mention of violence... what else is there actually?
Ships: Kolour and Dreamberry
Synopsis: "Killer, Dust and Horror, while excellent warriors, are but a little obstacle to get through." He put his hands on his hips, raising an eyebrow. "Do you see me weak enough to be defeated by them?"
"Of course not!" Blue shot up, almost offended that Dream thought he was underestimating him. "It's just... wouldn't it be better if you were to spend Christmas with Papyrus and me?" The idea was so sudden and unexpected that it left Dream speechless, eyes wide.

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"Are you sure it's okay for me to go back home for Christmas?" Blue asked, a worried frown on his face as he stared at the usual polite smile on Dream's features. That smile never let anyone know what was actually happening in that head of his but today, it only seemed to underline the idea that something was wrong.

However, the other did not seem to want to talk about it, preferring to nod. "I am certain. You know, way before you and Ink came to my aid, I was perfectly capable of holding my own against Nightmare, so you really have no reason to worry."

"But now he has a team..." He tried to protest but Dream shook his head before he could further comment on his train of thoughts.

"Killer, Dust and Horror, while excellent warriors, are but a little obstacle to get through." He put his hands on his hips, raising an eyebrow. "Do you see me weak enough to be defeated by them?"

"Of course not!" Blue shot up, almost offended that Dream thought he was underestimating him. "It's just... wouldn't it be better if you were to spend Christmas with Papyrus and me?" The idea was so sudden and unexpected that it left Dream speechless, eyes wide.

Seeing that he was not going to react to his speech yet, Blue kept talking. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind! Besides, you really do need a break and--" Dream held up a hand while the other was used to rest his forehead. Blue closed his mouth, waiting for his answer.

"... I appreciate the thought." He began, sighing. "However, I believe it would not be wise to proceed that way. I need to travel a lot to avoid Nightmare finding me and staying in one place for an entire day is dangerous for both the universe itself and its inhabitants. You would not want to put your peers in danger, would you?"

Blue lowered his head. "Well, no."

"Besides, Christmas is a time to reunite with your family so you really shouldn't let anyone intrude on that." He smiled sadly. "After all, you never know when they could be gone or when the next time you'll have the opportunity to see them again is."

Blue's frown deepened as he stood up straight again. "Dream..."

The other patted him on the head. "I appreciate the concern but again, there is no need to worry. I have long since accepted things could not always go in the way I want it to."

'It never does.' Blue wanted to retort but he held himself back.

Dream retracted his hand and that's when Blue had an idea, he apologized to the other in his head as a wide smile spread on his face. "Then, would it bother you if I were to go back when the party would begin?"

Dream, clueless about the plan Blue just made up, only tilted his head to the side in confusion. "Would it not be better if you were to go back earlier? I heard mortals had a lot to prepare before--"

For once, Blue was the one who cut him off. "I still haven't bought him a gift and they sell better items around the multiverse than in my world. Besides, I want to wish you merry Christmas too, is that a problem?"

"..." Dream looked away. "Not quite no."

His smile widened. "In this case, I'll speak to you again in a few days!"

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The 24th of December finally turned up.

As discussed, the duo met up again on this fateful day. They both bid each other goodbye as Dream opened a portal to Blue's home, after this, they would not see each other again for a good moment.

Or so, that is what Dream thought.

Just as Blue turned to the golden rift and was about to step into it, he suddenly pointed to a place behind Dream. "Look out, Nightmare!"

Obviously, hearing that, the other turned around quickly, summoning his weapon at record speed, and already charging an arrow as he questioned how he had not felt the other's aura yet.

However, there was no one when he turned around. He made a noise of confusion.

"Blue, there isn't-" The next thing he knew, the latter had grabbed him by the wrist and jumped into the portal, him being dragged into it by default.

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Blue landed on the snow with a soft crunch, almost gracefully, while Dream tumbled out of the portal and missed faceplanting into the snow by a single step. Dream had placed the portal in a remotely deserted area to avoid causing suspicion, after all, most people were not supposed to be aware of the multiverse's existence in the first place.

Dream was still in shock when Blue tugged his arm to walk with him toward the main part of the town.

It is only when he felt the first pangs of his empathy acting up and attracting all different emotions that he finally snapped out of it, realizing with horror what Blue was doing. "Blue wait-"

Too late, they had already stepped into the busy street.

Recognizing the man with the bandana, a few people came to greet him. "Hi Sans, merry Christmas! How have you been doing?"

And as Dream tried to discreetly leave the conversation, Blue would hold him by the hand, forcing him still. "Merry Christmas to you too! It has been great; I think Papyrus will like my presents too!"

"That's great!" Dream could only hope that they would not notice him, too busy talking to the other. Of course, as if on cue, their eyes turned to him. "Oh, who is this? I'm sorry, I don't think we've seen you around yet, who are you?"

Dream cursed inwardly. "It's of no issue, my name is Dream."

"What a pretty name!" One of them said before turning back to Blue. "Why did you never introduce us to your friend Sans, he seems like a pretty fun person to talk to!"

"He's my boyfriend actually." Hearing that Dream choked on air as the two others gasped.

"HE'S YOUR BOYFRIEND?" One of them yelled, attracting other people's stares. Dream wanted to scream, now that most people had noticed his presence, it was going to be hard to get away without seeming suspicious or alerting anyone to his foreign origins.

The worst part is that Dream could easily tell this was all part of Blue's scheme.

"Sorry but Paps is waiting for us, see you two around!" Blue quickly dismissed them after the bomb had been dropped, teleporting them both to his house before anyone else could react and try to stop them from leaving.

The guardian of positivity didn't even try to protest this time, now well aware that any opposition would be in vain.
His subordinate turned back to him with a proud look and Dream could not help but laugh in disbelief at what had just happened and the general silliness of this whole situation.

"Well, if you wanted me to stay that badly you should have just said so instead of kidnapping me." He said that with a scolding tone but the smile he was showing contrasted vividly with that idea. "I suppose it would not hurt to spend a few hours here..."

"I was hoping you would say that." Blue grinned, leading him to the couch. Opposing it, a TV decorated with Christmas lights with a little Christmas tree standing a few feet away from it. At the top of that tree was a bright artificial star that switched between a blue and a yellow hue. "Paps shouldn't take too long to arrive now. You don't have to worry about anything, I'll take care of the explanation."

"If you say so." Dream leaned back onto the couch, trying not to show how worried he was about this ordeal. Though, even if he did not show any sign of it, Blue must have guessed he was anxious because he responded to his main concern at the moment almost perfectly.

"If you are worried about Nightmare, you really should not. I asked Color to help me with distracting him." Dream's eyes widened as he twisted his neck to look at Blue.

"You did what?" He blinked, trying to make sense of what he had just heard.

"Yeaaah..." Blue laughed, recalling the interaction.

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After parting with Dream, the first thing Blue did was to call Color.

"Hello?" The other picked up after the phone rang twice, a vague voice that Blue assumed to be Delta could be heard in the background cursing out someone's mother. "What do you need, Blue?"

"Sorry to bother you Color," He started, fiddling with his scarf. "But there was something that I wanted to ask you..."
"Yeah?" The shuffling of clothes could be heard on the other side of the line. "What's up?"

"So basically, I want to spend Christmas with Dream, since he desperately needs a break, but I do not want to have my universe being obliterated by Nightmare, so I need you to distract him that day. Is that okay with you?" He finished and a little silence ensued, before being broken by a hum.

"I mean, sure but it's going to be hard to take him on head on plus--" He was soon cut off, Blue pretending not to have heard him start speaking.

"I heard from Error that Nightmare was planning on messing with Killer's soul again that day too since that event would bring back good memories for him--" he said, waiting for the other to process his words.

"HUH?! يلعن شكله ان الشرموطة !" He yelled; the outburst was so sudden a terrified Delta could be vaguely heard asking why he was so angry all of the sudden.

"You've switched languages." Blue tried hard to stifle his laughter, barely succeeding. He had never heard anyone use this before and it was both terrifying and absolutely hilarious. Thankfully, it seemed Color was too caught up in his anger to notice anything.

"I'm going to kill that fucking bastard I-" The rest of the sentence was lost, the other speaking too fast for anyone to really understand him. Though eventually, he did take a deep inhale to slow down. "Say no more, I've got the situation covered." He still sounded pissed.

"Alright, thank you!"

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"It's a funny story that I will tell you of later." Dream raised a brow but did not question him any further.

Then, the front door opened to Blue's brother who just finished stepping on a recently lit cigarette. His eyes locked on Dream before he sent a questioning look to Blue.

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As the night went on, Dream found himself simultaneously enjoying the change of pace for once and being the victim of a strong melancholy that wrapped itself around his soul and squeezed harder each time Blue and his brother interacted.

Again, he could not help but feel as if he were intruding.

He should not be here.

That held especially true when Papyrus came back from the kitchen with a Christmas pastry and gave him a slice.

Blue and Papyrus should be able to spend their time together as they wished.

Why was he--

Just before he could tell himself anything else, his phone let out a big beep that had him and his hosts jump. He quickly retrieved the device from his pocket, the name Ink appearing in big font on the lit-up screen with a big picture of said man in a circle.

He excused himself from the table, standing up. He picked up the phone, vaguely hearing Ink on the other side of the line.

"Dream we kind of need your help right now Nightmare and Color are having a fight--"

"DIE, YOU MISERABLE SLIMY SON OF A BITCH!" Came a furious Color, his voice somehow being even clearer than Ink's. The sound of an explosion echoed in the background.

"KILLER!" Then came an equally furious Nightmare. "NOW IS NOT THE FUCKING TIME TO SIMP FOR THE ENEMY."

"But he's so cute when he's mad <3" Killer yelled back, Dream able to imagine the heart-shaped eye lights in the black void that served as his eyes.

"TORTURE CHAMBER WHEN WE GET BACK."

"No regret <3"

"TOUCH ONE SINGLE STRAND OF HIS HAIR AND I SWEAR TO GOD THAT CRUSTY ASS OF YOURS ISN'T GOING TO BE THE ONLY THING YOU'LL BE LAMENTING ABOUT."

"E X C U S E   Y O U ?!"

"Colooouuur, I love yoouuuu <3"

Dream coughed awkwardly, thinking that maybe he was not supposed to be the witness of that interaction.

"... Anyway," Ink started, making Dream focus back on the current discussion. "Could you help us out?"

"Of course, I'll be here as soon as possible." He said, hanging up just at the right time to hear Error howling from laughter.
He sighed, turning back toward Blue and Papyrus. "I'm sorry I have to leave because--" He paused, just now remembering that Blue's Papyrus was not aware of the multiverse's existence.

"Because..." He had to find an excuse and fast.

"I... need to join my brother." That was the best one he could come up with and while it was not technically a lie, he still felt a pang of sadness squeezing his soul. He could most certainly feel the concern radiating from Blue, but he chose not to pay any attention to it as of now.

His Papyrus nodded, understanding. "That's completely fine, family should come first after all. It was nice to talk to you."

"The pleasure was mine." He hesitated but finally summoned what seemed to be a plasma lamp. In reality, it was an item that diffused positivity in the form of light but of course, that would be too complicated to explain to someone who had no clue how that worked. "I know it is not much, but I at least wanted to thank you two for showing me so much hospitality.

He could not remember the last time someone had treated him so well in the past years.

Papyrus seemed surprised but accepted the gift, nonetheless. "Thank you, even though you did not have to. Stay safe."

"... I will."

Blue stood up from his seat. "I'll walk him out." He shared a knowing glance with his brother before accompanying Dream to the house's entrance.

Once they were there, Blue stopped him from going any further by grabbing his shoulder. Dream turned around; eyebrow raised.

"What is it?" He did not want to sound rude, but his patience was really being tested today, he could not help it.

"During Christmas time, we have the habit of giving people gifts to celebrate." He began, teleporting two puppets in his hand. The two dolls were holding hands, both wearing Christmas clothes with one of them wearing a golden crown and the other a blue bandana on its neck.

Dream smiled fondly at them as they were passed down to his hands. "Merry Christmas."

"I appreciate the explanation, but I was already aware of it." Similarly to Blue, he teleported a little star pin in his hands that he then proceeded to attach to his bandana.

Blue seemed taken aback, staring at the little pin with wide eyes. "Merry Christmas to you too, Blue."

He attempted to say something, but the words soon got caught in his throat when the other disappeared from sight. He blinked a few times, chuckling.

One of his fingers traced over the garment, looking up at the fake sky above him.

"Thank you." He then went back inside.

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