The Enemies Maid (Ink x The Bad Guys)

Saviour

Dream glanced over at Swap and Red, on another thick branch of the tree next to them. Swap smiled sadly back at him, and Dream returned the saddened look. Classic hit him lightly and told him to focus, which he nodded and agreed to after apologising. Classic made a remark about how this wasn't exactly the best time to get distracted, and he apologised again.

Dream smiled the best he could and refocused on the window. They looked into the bedroom the Bad Sanses had given Ink, at the scene unfolding between him and Horror. They were far enough away that they wouldn't be seen, but that meant they couldn't really make out anything being said or done. But they were just waiting for Horror to leave the room so they could save Ink from the group of murderers and get him into some normal clothes that didn't look like he was a character in a perverse porn video.

After another ten minutes of waiting Ink stood up and walked into a small room that didn't have a window they could see through. He came out in a plain pair of shorts and a t-shirt and flopped into the bed in the room. Horror picked up the now empty plate of food Ink had just finished and left the room, flicking the lights off and closing the door behind him. Dream looked between the three men to his side, all of them looking to him for confirmation that it was time to initiate their plan.

Dream nodded and the four of them jumped from the trees onto the balcony outside his bedroom. Dream tried to open the door as quietly and inconspicuously as he could, but it was locked. Swap placed a hand on his shoulder and nudged him out of the way. He quietly knocked on the door and asked for Ink to let them in, just as quietly. They waited for an answer that never came and Swap asked again, this time just a little louder.

This time they heard shuffling and grunting from the other side of the door. They all took a step back as they heard the click of unlocking the door and it opened. The four skeletons watched Ink's face turn from tired annoyance to pure shock as he realised who was standing outside his bedroom. He was frozen in shock as his two friends practically jumped on him and both hugged him tightly.

"Thank stars you're ok!" Swap said, a little too loudly, and he was shushed by Dream as they both let him go and stepped back from him.

They both looked at him, expecting some sort of reaction from him. Their joy turned to concern as he stood still, his emotions a confusing mess to both him and Dream. It was usually hard for Dream to tell what Ink was feeling, so he just had to ask and hope that Ink could open enough to get some help.

"Are you alright Ink? You seem shocked, or maybe sad?" Dream asked.

Ink sighed and crossed his arms giving the four men his attempt at an angry look. He demanded to know what they were doing there, catching them off guard. Swap and Dream look at each other, completely confused at Ink's anger. They'd never seen Ink angry before, especially not at them. Ink had never even really been annoyed at them before, so this was a very new experience for them.

"Is... is anything wrong Ink? I know it took us quite a while to find you, but we're here to help you now!" Dream tried to explain, reaching out for his hand, but Ink pulled away from him and turned away from the men.

"Ink, what's wrong, please!" Swap pleaded, trying to pull him in for a hun, but Ink pulled away from him again.

"Get off me Swap!" Ink yelped.

"Ink, please." Swap begged. "We only want to help you!"

Ink kept shoving Swap away from him, calling them both traitors loudly. This only confused both of them, as they had no idea what he was talking about. Dream asked him what he meant and it just set him off.

"What do I mean? What the fuck do I mean!?" Ink screamed, tears welling up in his eye sockets. "You fucking replaced me! You abandoned me! Even when we were friends you ignored me and pushed all your responsibilities onto me! Making people happy is not my fucking job! Now? Now you can deal with my responsibilities! And now you have the fucking audacity to say you're 'saving' me? You two assholes are so fucking horrible and toxic! Why would I ever come back?" Ink screamed, tears streaming down his face.