Misery Loves Company

A Little Tour And A Little Dream

You can't help your frustration as you wrote a letter to Underfell Sans, being in need of his services for the next run and needing to apologize for Killer stealing his chocolate, you promised a good amount of gold, all of which would come from your pocket.

You want to bang your skull on the desk but just as you're about to, a guard bursts through your door. You let your skull hit the desk and groan, "what?!" you snap out, low on patience.

"MY LORD, THERE IS AN INTRUDER, HE IS CALLING OUT YOUR NAME AND SEEMS TO HAVE COME FROM THE UPPER LEVELS" the Papyrus guard says, your head shooting up at the information. "where?" you growl out lowly, the Star Sanses best not be here for their own sake.

"HE WAS IN THE LIVING ROOM LAST I'D SEEN" he says, and in an instant you teleport. It's complete and utter chaos, a skeleton in the center of your group seeming to have fallen to the floor and staying still in fear.

Your socket widens in shock, "dream?" you whisper and the group stops, parting for you to get a clearer look at your brother. "you know this cutie, boss?" Killer asks, flipping his knife and tilting his skull, Dream and you make visual contact and you watch his sockets begin to fill with golden tears.

"brother!!" he shouts, jumping on you, making you both fall to the floor. You briefly hear one of your inner group members question the others about whether you had ever mentioned having a brother but you're too busy hugging Dream back.

You manage to snap out of your happiness and realize that your group is watching you and Dream interact. You stand, holding Dream like a child, and clear your throat. "i shall be in my room if anyone needs me, we have a meeting tomorrow in the throne room so warn the others", you then promptly teleport to your room, landing on your soft bed.

"brother, i missed you so much!!!" Dream cries and buries his skull into the collar of your tunic, "i missed you too, dream" you say, letting your sludge drip off you. You become smaller, just as small as the skeleton in your arms, which is about the size of a child. "dream, look at me" you say, pulling back from the hug and smiling.

When he pulls back, his sockets widen as he meets your two amethyst eyelights, "how are you, dream?" you ask, laughing.

"i-i think i'm good" he says, tears now falling down his cheeks, "come here, you crybaby" you say, pushing his skull into your tunic. You smile, so wide it hurts a bit, "happy birthday, baby brother" you say, clinking your crown that was still atop your skull against his. "happy birthday, nightmare" he said back, and for a moment, you were happy, the happiest you have ever been.

You can't help but giggle when he nuzzles into your collarbone, it being a very sensitive area and you being very ticklish. "i missed you so much, nightmare", you laugh, "you already said that, dreamy" you say, patting the top of his skull. "i know, it's just- i can't seem to say it enough" he says, and you snort, "fair enough" you respond.

And for a moment you two sit in silence, understanding.

"brother?", Dream's voice interrupts the silence, you sigh, "yes, dream?". "why did you eat it?" he asks softly and you pause, not knowing how to word what you had gone through as Nightmare. You didn't want to shatter his pureness and tell him of the cruel acts the villagers had done.

"can it wait? i don't think i am ready to confront my inner demons yet" you say hesitantly, Dream nods, "i understand, but, do tell me one day, yes?", it was your turn to nod now. "i promise, just not yet" you say, letting silence fall once more.

At least until Dream got bored, which, one should never let happen.

Dream stood up quickly, bumping your skulls together painfully, "ouch!" you yelp and Dream gives a quick apology before pulling you to your feet so fast you feel dizzy. "sorry, take me on a tour, brother!!!! i wish to see what you've made of your life while i was sleeping!" he shouts excitedly and you can't help your smile. "of course, dream, but first let me switch forms" you say, letting yourself be covered in your black slime and ignoring the small twinges of pain that came with the change.

"but why?" Dream inquires and you cringe slightly, guilt you had tucked away rising once again, "my group doesn't exactly know of my other form, much less that i can change into it. all they know is that, i used to look different" you say, rubbing your left arm. "i see" he says simply before smiling brightly, "i shall not speak of it until you're ready then", you smile, "thank you, dream" you whisper with a soft smile in return.

You let Dream drag you from the room and laugh as he looks both ways with a clueless face, "how did you even get to the living room? it's on the bottom level", Dream blushes gold and you laugh again, locking the door behind you. "i just ran, i didn't really pay attention to where, this place is very unfamiliar to me and at the moment i was panicking, trying to find you" he says, the gold spreading to his shoulders.

You hum, "makes sense, come on" you say, grabbing his arm. You hear him yelp as you pull him to the left, leading to the upper levels, "we'll start at the top level and work our way down" you say, leading him up the stairs. He yelps as he trips but you wrap a tendril around him and simply hold him there.

You teleport to the top level, the attic. When you look back at Dream, he's looking around in awe, eyelights in the shape of stars. "this is the attic, there are many old antiques, things that have yet to have a use, and things that are not of use to anyone but i have yet to find a way to rid myself of them" you say, looking particularly at an old thronne donned in gold and cyan.

Dream comes to stand by your side as you let him down from your hold, "what were you planning to do with that throne?" he questions, tilting his skull, you can't help but find the action adorable. "I made it for you, before I started gathering my forces. you did promise that i'd see you once again, did you not?" you ask, more rhetorically than anything else but Dream answers, "well, yes, but i didn't-", you cut him off.

"you are my younger brother and i am a king, therefore, you are a prince and shall be treated as such" you say, factually. "i have one as well, but in purple and black, yours is going to be placed right next to mine" you say just as Dream goes to open his mouth.

"anyway, next", you teleport the the level below the attic, "this is the fourth floor, it holds mostly empty but clean bedrooms and storage rooms, with a bathroom attached to each bedroom, each room is labeled and the rooms that are taken have the names of the dwellers carved into the door" you state, following Dream as he explores this level.

"i think there is also a lounge room somewhere on this level but i don't often come up here", you ponder, "i would like your room to be close to my own but i shall let you choose if you would like it to be on one of the lower levels, not any of the higher ones because i would like to keep tabs on you" you say, feeling a bit possessive and protective of your younger brother that you've been separated from for five hundred years.

Dream turns to you, and looks you in your singular eyelight, "uh, night-", a growl rings out and Dream flushes bright gold. You pause, "oh, how forgetful of me? you must be low on magic, come on, let us get you something to snack on, the tour can wait", you grab him and teleport to the kitchen, accidentally startling the staff. You release Dream and turn to your servers, they tense and pause the preparations for dinner, "please prepare an extra plate tonight, and place a chair right next to my own" you say to one of them.

"and please prepare a light magic filling lunch consisting of-", you think for a moment, unlike yourself Dream has a love for sweets, "something sweet, and tea" you say, remembering Dream loved tea. "thank you, brother" Dream says and you smile, feeling your ego rise.

How cute, right?