Under The Mask

Chapter twenty two: Crossmare Becoming Parents

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"Hey, Chara. Get up." Cross whispered to his sibling.

"Hm? What...?"

"The carnival, remember? We have to get ready early."

"Oh yeah." Chara slowly got out of bed.

Cross smiled at him. "I'll go make breakfast, you get ready."

...

"Did you invite Nightmare to come with us?" Chara teased while holding his fork over his food.

"No, actually."

"What? Why?"

"He invited himself."

"What!?" Chara was grinning.

Cross sighed. "You heard me."

"Hah, he really likes you, huh?"

"Quiet."

"No, I'm being as loud as I want all day!"

"Just eat up."

Chara laughed a little and did as told.

...

Betty came over a while later. Chara had showered and gotten dressed by then. He opened the door for her. "Hey, Betty."

"Hey, Chara." She smiled back. Chara opened the door wider, gesturing her to come in.

"We have the house to ourselves, except Cross is still here, so not really."

"As long as your dad isn't home, right?"

"Yeah.."

"Anyways, is Nightmare coming?"

Chara grinned. "Yeah, he invited himself."

"Yup, sounds like Nightmare." She sat on the couch before immediately standing back up. "Okay, did your dad make a touch sensitive febreeze scent that's alcohol or what?"

Chara laughed at the joke. "No, he's practically glued to that couch."

"Ew." She shivered. She gave Chara a kiss on the cheek. "Let's go to your room, if that's alright."

"Sure." He led her upstairs.

"Oh, where is Cross, actually?"

"Kitchen. He's making breakfast for himself."

"He didn't eat already?" She sat on Chara's bed. He joined her.

"No, he... Got used to not eating..."

"Oh. . . Wait. Nightmare hasn't been feeding him!?"

"I don't think Nightmare even knows."

"No, he doesn't. I would be able to tell. He'd probably be in deep thought all the time."

"Yeah, I told Cross not to hide stuff from his boyfriend."

"Cross said something about them not being a thing, right?"

"Sorry, future boyfriend." Chara corrected himself.

"Mhm. Let's hope they get together soon. Oh! Remember that video you showed me where Cross mumbled Nightmare's name in his sleep?"

"While gripping a pillow as if it were Nightmare? Of course. What about it?"

"What if we sent it to Nightmare?"

Cross had just walked in. "Send what to Nightmare?"

"Nothing!"

"Hmm, how believable. Chara, what are you two sending?"