Over The Rainbow (Ink Sans X Reader)

Chapter 15

Three of us peer at the bubbling white and gray concoction on the stove. Dream, Red and I all wear different expressions; Red looks disgusted, Dream has wide eyesockets, and I have a cake-eating grin on my face as I look at them.

"That's what scrambled eggs look like in the beginning?" Red groans. "That looks gross. I'm gonna be sick."

"Don't be dramatic," Dream scolds. "I think it's amazing how humans figured out how to mix eggs, salt and milk then heat it up until it turns into a solid." He looks at me. "That's what happens, right?"

I shrug. "More or less. But there is one more ingredient." Dream and Red look at me curiously, and I stick my hand in the fridge and pull out an off-white block, still in its wrapper. "Some shredded cheese!"

Dream cheers, but his smile quickly falters. "What exactly do cheesy eggs taste like?"

"Like cheesy eggs," Red spits fiercely. "Don't be an idiot."

"Don't say that to me!" Dream says, sounding hurt, but his voice rises all the same. "I'm not stupid!"

"Hey, hey!" I shove myself between the two of them, pushing them apart. "Ladies, you're both pretty! Stop arguing." They stare at me in confusion.

"We're not ladies," Dream gently reminds me. I try not to roll my eyes.

"It's a phrase. It means to stop yelling at each other, there's no point." Dream nods, actually seeming to be intrigued by what I'm saying. Has he never heard of phrases before?

"Just watch the eggs while I corral the others," I sigh. They nod and go back to staring at the pan.

To my surprise (and relief), everyone's already at the table, with Classic at the head. He winks at me subtly then returns to staring at everyone else at the table.

Everyone immediately starts filling up their plate with food, but I can't eat. I stare at my empty plate, heart pounding so hard I feel like it'll rip out of my chest. I need to make my move, and now.

"Hey, guys..." I start softly. Somehow, everyone hears me and settles down, except for Red, who is still talking loudly about how Blue didn't need to give him a heart attack as soon as he woke up. Classic smacks him on the shoulder.

"Thank you," I nod, then look around at everybody watching me intently. "I need to tell you guys something important, something I've been keeping secret from you." 

I ignore the butterflies in my stomach and finally spill the news that I memorized after talking to Classic. "I have an insanely rare condition called monochromacy. It's a form of being colorblind, but I can only see the world in black, white and gray."

Everyone tenses up after hearing me reveal my monochromacy. But slowly, very slowly, Hip-Hop and Classic start grinning their heads off. Red rolls his eyes as if to tell me I'm a wimp for being nervous, then props his elbows on the table. Blue and Dream congratulate me for being so courageous.

But when I glance over at Ink, he's sitting still as a statue with a dazed expression. I slide off my chair, puzzled, and walk over to him.

"What's wrong?"

Ink shakes his head and looks at me seriously. "I'm just kinda upset you would keep this from us - from me - for so long. We've lived here for almost three months, and you decide to tell us now?"

I'm speechless. I feel tears spring to my eyes, and I desperately want to dry them. But I can't. I'm paralyzed with shock. But luckily for me, Hip-Hop comes to my defense, glaring at Ink with a burning hatred I've never seen in his eyesockets.

"Can you leave her alone?" he growls. "Y/N just spilled her heart to all of us, and this is how you react? You get mad at her?"

Ink's expression darkens, and I feel a stab of fear in my chest. I've never seen either of them act hostile, let alone to each other.

"I'm not angry," Ink snaps. "I'm confused. Why does she just tell us after months of knowing us?"

Again, I'm in the middle of an argument. I'm frightened, I'm shocked, but my own anger eventually pushes through. My fear is wiped away.

"Will you can it already?" I shout. "I don't give a damn if Ink is angry at me! I don't care! I've gotten used to weird looks and confused comments! So shut up and just leave me alone!"

Without hesitating, I spin around and storm upstairs. When I collapse onto my bed, a dam breaks inside of me and the tears start to flow. I don't wanna cry. I can't cry. I'm brave, I told them, I got through it, most of them were happy for them...

I sob until I have no tears left. I roll onto my back and stare at the ceiling. The white ceiling, with gray lights dotting it here and there.

Then Ink's words come back to me. We've lived here for almost three months now. I mull over the sentence over and over again. He's right. I can't be that brave if I took me three months to blurt what's wrong with me. I hiccup and wipe my eyes again. I'm just a weak little human. A weak little human, not even brave enough to share one secret with her best friends.

I'm about to start crying again when there's a knock at my door, and it creaks open. Dream pokes his head through the opening and slips through. I make no move to look at him. He says nothing, only walks to the other side of my bed and sits down. We don't say anything, but somehow, I'm comforted.

He stays with me until someone downstairs calls for him. I let him go and then bury my face into my pillow. I'm not sad, but still disappointed.

Ink will understand, I tell myself. We always does. Satisfied with my self-counseling, I decide I'll show myself again and maybe watch a movie with Blue. Disney is our favorite.

And if Ink doesn't accept the fact I'm colorblind, I'll make him sleep in the hall.

Nah, I'm not that mean. Although, if he tries to confront me again about not admitting until I've waited three months...