Criss, Cross, X

Chapter 2

About a month later

Cross POV

  It's been about a month since the first 'My Crossy' incident happened. Ink started referring me as 'his Crossy' more since it happened. It's creepy and Ink won't stop it, always taking on the scary tone when I try to ask him to stop. I also feel like I've been watched the past month. Sometimes when Ink is here, sometimes when he's gone.  It doesn't really have a pattern and after Ink did his 'My Crossy' thing when I felt it, they started comming more and more.

I pretend to not notice as much as possible, especially when Ink's around. I act like I always do, train, read, eat, sleep, repeat. Only changing up my schedule when Ink comes over. Chara hadn't noticed until I pointed it out a week ago. They person or monster, whoever they are, definitely know about Chara. It's not like Chara tried to hide his existence at all either, Ink knows about him. Chara just doesn't like most people.

Anyways after Ink left for the day I finished up the book he got me about master seals. Once I was done with that I practiced my magic, when something was thrown at me. Reacting without thinking, I summon my chains and bat whatever the heck it was away from me. That's when an, Octopus-Skeleton person appeared. Ummm, what? Chara appeared next to me. We were both looking at this- monster? Skeleton? When they decided to speak.

"Hello, my name is Nightmare, King of Negativity." 'Cross I hope your training pays off because if not then we're probably fucked if we fight this guy.' 'I know, let's avoid fighting if we can, I don't have much experience because Ink doesn't like sparring.' "Hello... This is Chara and I'm..." 'Are you gonna tell him you're name?" 'Im not Cross though, Cross died with his world, I'm someone knew and Ink only calls me Crossy because you said my name was Cross.'

Chara became silent at that, because it was true. I'm not Cross, Cross died with his AU. I just took over his body. With a deep breath I said, "Call me X." If he has been watching me then he knows Cross's name but.... My check never said that I was Cross. Just said that I was called Cross. "Well, X, I have a, deal of sorts, for you if you are interested." He hesitated on my name, so he has been eating me. "Does it involve why you've been stalking me the past month?" "So you have noticed." "Kinda hard not to, considering I have nothing to do here."

"Very well, My deal is that I get you out of here, and you give me your undying loyalty." That made both of us freeze. 'What?' 'Do you really think he can do it?' I could hear the hope in Chara's voice. This... Chara really wanted this. All Chara has wanted to do was leave his AU, where he had to watch everybody he knew die. He also hates Ink, so this, this was a miracle for him. 'I, I think he could, otherwise he wouldn't have offered.' and it's true, why offer something if you can't give it?

"Your ghost friend, Chara can come along as well, you will be given a roof over your head and food to eat. You will also have free time between missions to do whatever you wish to do." 'Does he not know about our soul?' 'I don't think so, I only took our soul out Once, when I first checked myself when I arrived.' Nightmare continued to talk, "You will also get health care, and if you have and special needs because of LV, your soul or anything like that it will be taken care of."

'X?' 'Yes Chara?' 'Are you gonna take his offer?' I could here the hope there. 'He might be able to keep Ink away as well!' I took a Shakey breath. "If your not sure I will come back in a week for your answer. It will also give you time to think things through and come up with any questions you may have before you decide." "Can you come back in a week please? I need to chat with my, uh, friend before we decide anything." "Of course, you have one week." Then Nightmare left, not hid, but left.