Opposite Blue

Chapter 8 - Illness

A week later ~ 9AM

Blue's View:
Nightmare had been doing everything to win me back but yesterday, he didn't come out of his room. He was in bed, not moving. At all. Horror had been in there a few times to check up on him but he hadn't told us anything.

* Well?

* I don't know Blue, he doesn't seem too good. He has a temperate and his fever won't go down.

So he was sick? I wheeled into his room and looked at him. I took out his soul. It was black as expected but it seemed to be...tired?

* Does his soul connect to Dream's..?

And yes, Cross told me what actually happened to Dream. He seemed more sad about it than the rest of us actually.

* Yeah why?

* Shattered must've done something to Dream; it's affecting Nightmare.

Dream's View:
My soul was so tired and weak, the negativity had gotten the best of me. I gave up on screaming. I was in such bad conditions that it would probably be having a toll on Nightmare now.

I was such a horrible brother.

I looked up to see Shattered walking towards me.

* We should really dispose of you, all your yelling, whining, and begging has given me a damn headache.

He grabbed my soul, clenching it, and pulled me across the ground. I didn't even have the voice to complain or ask for mercy. He placed it in some sort of...device. Everything went fuzzy before I realised I was falling, and falling fast. Had he just...taking over my soul, leaving my body to break away?! I didn't even have the energy to look around. I fell into water and continue to sink.

I could only breathe for so long...
This was it...

Nightmare's View:
I was walking towards the kitchen when it came. It felt as if there was a crushing pressure on top of me, I could barely breathe. I grabbed onto the closest post near me as it became impossible to breathe.

What was Dream doing?!

* Nightmare?!
I heard Blue's voice as he came towards me in his wheelchair.

* Nightmare what's wrong?!

I tried do tell him to help me but I could breathe at all. Instead, I fell to the floor, not able to keep myself up anymore.

Cross's View:
I ran over to Blue and Nightmare to see what was going on. It looked as if Nightmare was...suffocating? As if he was drowning.

Dream.

I used magic to teleport Nughtmare, Blue and I to the big waterfall and I saw nothing.

* Cross what are you doing?!

* Just, trust me on this. Stay with Nightmare.

* As if I can get awa-

I dived into the deep waters, going deeper and deeper. He had to be here somewhere. I used magic to stop the water crushing me but I had to find Dream quickly otherwise it would crush him as well as Nightmare.

Minutes went.

But I still couldn't find him. I was about to return back to the surfer when I saw it. It was faint but it was definitely something...someone. A hand floating. I swam quickly, getting rid of the rocks and untangling the seaweed and there he was...

Not breathing.

I held him in my arms and speedily swam up. I gasped as we reached the surface. Nightmare took one look at us before passing out from the lack of oxygen. I made a quick ohone call to the others, telling them to get a joint room ready for the twins.

We went home.

We connected them to healing lines and breathing tubes. They both had to be on life support. They had to survive...

I don't know what I would do without either of them.

Three week later
2PM

Nightmare's View:
My eyes were still closed when I woke up. I could hear a beep noise, and soon, footsteps.

* You're gonna get an uncomfortable feeling in a sec Nighty.

Blue said, I knew it was him. He removed the breathing tube and a coughed, mucus coming out. He was smiling joyfully at the sight of my awakening. I opened my eyes very faintly, thank goodness the lights were dimmed.

* W...What happened?

Blue told me everything. Dream...the drowning...the rescue. I had been in a coma for three weeks.

* What about Dream?

He pointed to the bed next to mine. Dream lay still, he was still attached to life support.

* It's unlikely he'll make it...not only was he starved of oxygen for a long time, but he was also dangerously infected by negativity. Also, there was damage to the vocal chords, right leg, and skull.

* How come he's got no heartbeat?

* His soul was nowhere to be found...

A week later
6pm
Blue's View:
I was taking Dream's vitals when Nightmare came into the room, he seemed to be in a relatively good mood.

* Blue I think we should see if your legs are back up and running.

I sighed.

* Just for you, my love. 💗

We had become official. And I felt like the happiest person alive.

I finished talking Dream's vitals and refilled his hygiene drip and healing drip. Nightmare wheeled me downstairs and held my hands.

* Don't let go of me. We're gonna walking from here to the kitchen, okay?

I nodded, holding his hands tightly. Using as much muscle as I could, I stood up and started to walk with Nightmare. It felt wobbly and weak but I was determined. Before you knew it, we got to the kitchen and the others were there, cheering me on. I smiled and went to the buffet area with Nightmare.

This time I had as much of a meal as Nightmare. We were all chatting it up when I noticed Cross. He was silent and not eating any of his food. I knew why.

* Cross, would you like to eat your food upstairs...?
I asked him, smiling towards him.

He nodded and went upstairs. I knew he just wanted to be with his secret love...Dream. He confessed a few days ago that him and Dream were dating before Dream began to change.

But he still loved him.