Opposite Blue

Chapter 15 - Dim Light

A week later ~ 1PM

Blue's View:
I was helping Dream rebandage his deeper wound but I realised he was flinching a lot.

* S-Sorry...just ignore my reaction...

* Does your magic work?

* ...Not anymore. Not until I go above a certain positivity level.

* So you're depressed?

Dream looked down. I finished cleaning up the bigger wounds and wrapped them with bandages.

* He'll be in to talk to you in a second.

* Wait Blue who-

Dream's View:
Blue left the room and Cross came in. Hadn't he had enough of me? I only caused him pain.

* How are you feeling...?

* I should be asking you that, Cross! I'm so sorry I said we were over...I was forced...you know I love y-

Cross cut me off and hugged me tightly.

* I love you more.

Cross kissed me and I blushed.

Shattered grabbed me, kissing me roughly. I tried to let go but he refused.

I quickly let go of Cross, shaking.

* Are you okay..?!

* S-Sorry...I'm just...not ready yet...

Cross realised and apologised again and again. I told him it wasn't his fault. He stayed with me and we watched movies together until I fell asleep.

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I woke up suddenly to the feeling of a crash to my head.

* Cro-

It was Shattered. I tried to get him off me but he kept on tightening his hand on my neck, cutting me.

* You're all mine. Right?

He asked. I shook my head, still focusing on escaping his grasp. He asked again, with anger in his voice.

* LET ME GO! I'LL NEVER BE YOURS-

He stabbed deep into my arm and I screamed.

* You'll learn soon enough.

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8PM
Cross's View:
* Dream, wake up!

I held him close to me as he began wheezing, shaking and pleading. Nothing was waking him up.

* Nightmare! Blue!

Dust came instead.

* They've gone out, is Dream okay?

* He's having a nightmare or something..what do we do?!

Dust grabbed a breathing mask and placed it on Dream.

* Does he have asthma?

* I-I don't know!

Dust called Nightmare on his phone, asking. He did, and it was severe with stress. We laid him down but once I let go..he began to cry.

I waited patiently for Blue and Nightmare to arrive back home; they could see the worry in my eyes. Blue tried waking up Dream but he only got worse. He was gasping for air, scratching his throat as if the oxygen was leaving him.

* Nightmare why don't you try...?

* I'm a being of pure negativity, I'd only make it worse.

Blue nudged him and he went up to Dream. He began to glow and soon after, Dream did too.