Fear of death (dream smp)

6. Clash of sides

Stepping into the arena I felt all eyes fall on me. Sapnap stared at me as though he was studying me. The moment felt brief before we were both lunging at each other with such force, a feeling of determination surged through me. His first plan of attack was to strike by my stomach so I twisted my body, and whipped my way around, he however had fast reflexes. He turned and blocked my strike to the hip. He was much more aggressive than i anticipated, making it difficult to process his next move. I continued to block his moves, making sure I kept a good posture throughout. That's until I felt he slit my cheek, the burning sensation caused me to step back and grimace in annoyance.
I guess we were going to play dirty.
Lifting my sword up I made him charge forwards but I used my leg to kick him in the shin, he stumbled in shock, facing me again. I seemed to have angered him more. He lunged at me again, sword raised. I bent my sword down to block his strike from above and finally I spotted the blind spot, his stomach. I stepped back quickly, he fell forward slightly as I got to the side of him and took the back of the sword, hitting him in the back. He gasped in pain, stumbling as the pain from his spine lingered.
I could feel the sensation of my cut linger as I brought my sword to his neck.
"Times up." I mumbled.

A moment of silence commenced, no one said a word, Dream looked at me wide eyed.
An eruption of an applause echoed from Wilbur, Tommy, Tubbo and Quackity and Technoblade, Tommy and Tubbo cheered. Wilbur smiled and Techno gave me a proud look.
I grinned, but looked towards Sapnap who was adjusting his back. I walked to him, I wasn't sure what inclination caused me to do so but I did. He stared at me, built he didn't seem mad, or upset.
I faced him, reaching out my hand, "You did well, I am impressed."
He chuckled, "Well thank you, I was surprised I'll admit, but good fight," he shook my hand too.
We both turned and went back to our allocated sides.
I was greeted with smiles and thanks. Wilbur shook my hand whilst Tubbo and Tommy practically bounced around me in excitement. I felt at home, welcomed and happy by them. I was happy I made them proud. But as I glanced over I noticed Dream staring at me. Ill be honest, I wasn't sure what he wanted to say to me, but I think it was a lot...

People dispersed for a while, so in this time I went down a path to walk. The burning sensation on my arms and face hadn't stopped. Sapnap had given me a nasty scratch on my arm too, but I wasn't overly bothered. Sitting by a tree I thought about the fight. Even in the highest tension moments I made my way to glory, I was proud of myself, maybe it proved my worth to everyone in a sense.
As I sat I looked forward to see the tall figure of Dream making his way to me.
I couldn't read his face, but he was carrying a box in his hand.
"Hello stranger." I smiled.
He sat next to me, silent for a moment.
"You surprised me, I must say. Sapnap is one of my best fighters after all." He said opening the box.
Inside was medical supplies.
I chuckled, "We playing doctor and patient now or something?" I joked.
"Just give me your arm." He shook his head, a smile on his face.
"So Y/n, these skills you have, they are very close related, well from what I could tell. Do you have any relations to him?"
"Oh not at all, we just had the same sensei who trained us." I replied, slightly wincing at the pain of the wound.
"Ah I see, well you did well in your dual." He said.
I gave him a nod of appreciation, allowing him to treat my wounds.
"How thoughtful of you to treat them." I said, breaking the silence.
"Well I wasn't going to let you walk around injured was I?" He laughed.
He got a piece of cloth and reached for the scratch on my cheek. I hadn't noticed how close our faces were. As he cleaned it up, our eyes met for a split second, I noticed how green his eyes were, perfectly matching his brown hair. He gave me a small smile, I smiled back Before the moment could continue I heard the voices of Tommy, and Quackity, Wilbur and Technoblade, they sounded annoyed.
"Oi Dream, what the fuck are you doing?" Tommy expressed.
Dream rolled his eyes, "Well Tommy, I am treating the wounds of someone who you guys wont bother to do." He snapped.
"She is none of your concern, she's with us." Wilbur mumbled.
I decided to interject, "Guys, Could we not do this right Now?"
"Y/n, with all due respect, this guy is still our enemy." Technoblade said looking at me.
I looked down at the ground.
"Yeah Y/n you seem awfully defensive of him." Quackity said angrily, walking towards me, he had his axe in his hand.
"Quackity calm down." Wilbur said, but Quackity interrupted.
"No, I haven't trusted this one, she may be fighting for us, but that doesn't prove her worth."
He still stepped closer and closer to me.
I felt extremely threatened, an uneasy feeling settled in my stomach.
"Quackity thats enough." Tommy said trying to reason with him.
Closer and closer.
"And you dream, awfully close with her too, I wonder if Y/n is who they say they are."
Closer and Closer.
"Maybe, she's a spy, or maybe she's actually someone evil, don't think I haven't noticed your tattoo."
Closer and closer.
I covered my arm in annoyance and out of instinct, I had forgotten about that.
Closer and Closer...
The sound of a sword being sheathed could be heard as it was put between me and Quackity. The tall figure of Technoblade stood in front of me.
"I think Quackity, you need to go." He said in a low tone, sending shivers down my spine.
Quackity decided not to argue, he turned and trudged away.
Techno turned to me, "I apologise, I'm not sure what's gotten into him."
"I don't either, he has been acting strangely, even when he punched you in the face the first time." Wilbur said sincerely."
"Punched?" Dream and Techno questioned at the same time.
"He punched them in the face, when they gave signs of trying to escape." Wilbur responded.
There was a moment of silence.
"Well I'll be off, if need me." Dream said, making his way away from us, "But remember, you can't do this forever."
I was confused by his statement.
"He didn't harm you in any way?" Wilbur asked.
I shook my head, "He helped treat my wounds"
"I see, well I think lets head back to the arena if so then." Tommy said.
"Actually, you two go on, I'd like to ask Y/n something." Techno interjected.
The two gave me a look and I shrugged my shoulders. They took their leave and Techno turned to me.
"I need to ask, was that tattoo from Sensei?"
I looked at the ground, "Yeah, after... well something."
He lifted his sleeve to show the same tattoo, a smile on his face.
"You aren't alone, I promise. I understand."
A small smile appeared on my face.
I guess some people made me feel safer than others, Techno reminded me of home back at the monastery, I had pondered how I had never seen him though before. But that wasn't for me to ask, in the mean time I took the time to recollect my thoughts. About both Dream and my fate in L'manberg.
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Bit of a longer chapter for u guys, hope you guys like this chapter, maybe it answers some questions u had about the story