Darkside - A Dreamnoblade Story

Chapter 8 ~ Candles

TW: Mention of killing/death, mention of fights and duels

Dream's POV:

"Sorry the lock was jammed. Took a while to open," Techno smiled at us. The door was only a crack open which only allowed me to see his left eye. I could tell he had been crying, his eyes were red.

"Open the door all the way," The inspector said in a rough voice. Techno's eyes went wide and he started to tremble. Something must've happened between them before. I stared wide eyed at both of them. I wasn't sure what Techno was going to do. He didn't want to open the door but I know he wouldn't break the rules, I could tell by the look in his eyes. 

"Aiden, please," Techno whispered. Aiden, the inspector, let out a grunt and stomped away. I had a feeling that this wouldn't be the last time we would have problems with him.

I looked back at the door and Techno's no longer standing there. The door was left a crack open so I opened it the rest of the way and entered the room. Techno was staring at the candles on the desk. They would only last another few minutes. Techno slowly turned towards me with glassy eyes.

"Is this me?" Techno motioned to the dying candles. I tilted my head in confusion, "Useful for only one thing. Then when deemed useless, thrown away without hesitation. Only useful for a certain amount of time?" 

Silent tears started to fall down his cheeks. I move towards him but he flinches back. Techno wasn't done talking,

"Would I be useless if I wasn't the Blood God? Would I be useless if I didn't kill people? Dream, I don't want to kill people," Techno was shaking, the last part came out quieter than the rest. I looked at him with tears in my eyes. If only I could tell him everything, everything that I've ever loved about him. But I can't, he's not ready for that.

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'You have to love yourself before you can love someone else'?" Techno asked. I slowly nod my head, someone special used to tell me that all the time, "I'm sorry Dream."

My eyes widened in shock. Did he just indirectly say he loved me? While my mind was malfunctioning Techno was moving closer to me. He was already hugging me when I snapped out of my daze. I returned the hug and buried my face into his beautiful hair. It was always so clean even though we were rarely allowed baths.

"Let's run away."

What?

Techno's POV:

I've made up my mind. Everyone here only sees what's on the outside. Niki, Sapnap, Schlatt, and all the people watching in the stands of the Pit. They know me because of my reputation in the Pit. Something that I was forced into, something that brings me the opposite of joy. Dream is the only one who's ever seen more than just the Blood God. 

It's hard to accept this. Remember when I said that I've cared about someone else before? He's the reason why I have trust issues. Killed in front of me because I lost some of my practice duels. I was 15 at the time.

Tommy.....

I'm so so sorry Tommy. I guess your candle burnt out faster than mine did.

"Let's run away," Just the thought of him made me want to get as far away from here as possible. It was the first time in a while that I let myself think of Tommy. It still brings tears to my eyes. I saw the shocked expression on Dream's face, he clearly wasn't expecting that.