nightmare had been alone in his castle for 100 years now his family had been killed by ink he stupidly threw all of his gang in the void but him. dream protected him if it wasn't for dream and his quick thinking he would have died too now he's all a...
I started opening my eyes but the blazing sunlight caused me to immediately close them though dream seemed to realize I was awake through this small motion so he immediately ran up to me. "brother are you alright does anything hurt? you shouldn't try to move you we're hurt pretty badly last night." he said concerned.
"it's alright dream I've had worse." I said but immediately shut up when I realized what I said.
dream had a more concerned look on his face now and sighed. "brother that's exactly the reason I'm going to ask you this its not something I can be oblivious to any longer who is hurting you because I know that you did not fall down the hill it was done by someone or maybe more than someone please brother I know you don't like being forced to share things with me but this is something I can't back down on!" he said with complete certainty.
I sighed I did not want to make him worry more than needed but this was what I was trying to achieve.
"I want you to know that everything I'm about to tell you I something you can't tell to any of your friends it would put me at risk and it would put the tree at risk." I waited for him to nod and promise me.
"I promise I won't tell anyone but please tell me what's going on so I can help!" he said desperately.
I tried to think on how to word what was happening but dream did not rush me waiting for me to tell him on my own which I greatly appreciated I did not plan on what I said once my plan worked so his patience was helpful. "t-the villagers they um don't like me like they like you dream." I said trying to find the right words.
"well I'm sure if you came to the village more often then they would see how amazing you are but I don't see how this has anything to do with.. do they!? oh my god, oh my god! s-so they hurt you?" he asked and I nodded.
"b-but I-I d-don't understand w-were they using me t-THIS WHOLE TIME!?" he screamed loudly.
I shushed him and pointed to the villagers passing by he nodded and gave me a look that told me to continue.
"I-I know its not something you would like to see but I took a video of some of them beating me before you came um it was one of the more lighter beatings the ones that came this time were not that strong." I said quietly knowing it would upset him but he had to know what's been happening in order for it to stop and for us to have a happy ending I just got my mom and my brother back and everyone else is waiting for me I don't have time to mess up.
he looked at me in disbelief but then he tried to think of villagers he knew would not do this but I stoped that train of thought before it came. "dream everyone in this village has came to beat me at least once trust me I can recognize who beat me and I searched the whole village to find help no one here likes me because of my duty even the kids and though its there parents fault it still doesn't mean they won't come to beat me when there older like every batch of high schoolers its like a tradition in this place to beat me to fit in its sick but I'm used to it." I said explaining how they view me. he looked sad and betrayed I understood how he felt and did not blame him he viewed the villagers as friends and he just found out his friends were beating his brother one of the only family members he had left I would feel betrayed too considering how much trust he put in them. but they don't deserve that trust and he needs to know that.
"s-so they hurt you all the time? how often does this happen?" he asked almost scared.
"every time you leave." I elaborated
"o-oh god what do we do!?" he was scared and betrayed and he probably felt like he did not even know the people who he called friends so of course he was scared but now is not the time for that we have to scare the villagers enough so they won't hurt us anymore we have to scare them so much they won't even think to try and steal any of the apples again.
"we have to scare them show them what guardians can do!" I said enthusiastically dream nodded but then looked like something did not make sense so he turned to me.
"um night why didn't you tell me sooner if they were hurting you so bad you know I would believe you right?" he asked a little hurt.
"because they were your friends and I did not want to get in between that and at first I thought it was my fault they hurt me that it was the negativity I protect that caused them to be angry with me but I learned recently from someone that I may protect negativity but I did not make them take out all the bad things that happen on me they decided to not me and its not my fault for all the bad things that happen and sometimes a little bad can make the good shine brighter there the ones who don't see that." I said with a smile dream looked at me a little dazed but started grinning with me. I was happy he liked the saying because that was something dream taught me even if he won't remember I still live by it.
"well whoever taught you that I would like to meet them someday!" he said happily.
"but dream you already met them." I said teasingly.
he looked at me confused. "huh I have?"
I smiled and said. "of course you have its you silly." I smiled and he blushed a little but then smiled with me. (I do not ship dreammare in this book dream blushed because he was embarrassed)
"come on let's show those villagers what happens if you mess with the guardians!" I said and dream nodded and we walked to the village with new found determination to protect in our souls.
this is something I would not know until much later but at we walked to the village the tree glowed a little brighter and when the wind passed us if you listen hard enough you could hear the soft whisper of good luck the tree was trying to convoy to her children in a voice filled with pride.
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