The Path We Walk

Ch.27 The Truth Is Revealed

Previously

  I realize I'm still holding his face and blush embarrassed. I quickly wrap my arms back around him. He smirks at me and we are surrounded by darkness. Before I can blink, we're in his office. I look around to see everything is the same as it was last time I was here. I let go and sit down in a seat. "Well since I got you here, I think we have a few things to discuss. Don't you think?" I say.

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Now

  Nightmare sighs. "I suppose your right. I've avoided the discussion long enough, and with your current emotional state I can get an answer to some of my questions. At least before I try to put it back to how it was. Just try to stay calm." Nightmare tells me. I nod.

  Nightmare goes and sit in his desk throne chair. I kinda just admire the view. It's so weird having feelings again. This was probably the longest amount of time I went without them, so they seem to be stronger than I remember. I definitely felt attracted to the negative king, and I was sure he could feel that too. He starts blushing. I just smirk at him. "So it seems I have the answer to one of my questions by the feel of your attraction." He says.

  "I had a crush on you even before I actually met you, I just wanted to get to know you before I tried to do anything about it. Bill and Alister were just being pushy, since they already knew. I get they don't want me living the single life, but it can be annoying." I tell him. Nightmare blushes harder at the fact I already had a crush on him, but nods in understanding.

  "Well at least I know that you have actual feelings for me and that our feelings are mutual. I didn't want to take advantage of the fact that you were unable to feel any emotions, so unable to know otherwise. I understand that as your boss you may have felt obligated to agree to go on a date with me with the encouragement of your 'friends'." Nightmare says.

  "Don't got to worry about that Night. No one can force me to do anything I don't want to without a fight. Using the PLAYER situation as proof. I have a stronger WILL than that. You being my 'boss' is a non-issue for me, simply because I don't care what anyone else thinks or says. I will only do what I want or what feels right for me, no matter what anyone else says about it. I appreciate the thought, though." I say.

  "Spoken like a true neutral. Then Aster, would you do the honors of going on a date with me at a future time of your choice?" Nightmare asks me. I smile at the familiar wording.

  "Well, we should be free the rest of the day. After we take of my little soul problem, if you let me take a shower and change, I would be happy to go out and eat something with you. No time like the present." I tell him. He smiles back.

  "Alright, then we better take care of it." Nightmare says getting up and heading over to me. I slip my scarf off.

  Nightmare starts looking at my soul seeming confused. I look down and see it's not an orange regular target like it usually is, but my normal coloring in a upsidedown heart shaped target. I was thoroughly confused as well. "Do you know what caused it to change? It hasn't completely reversed, but this isn't normal for you." Nightmare asks.

  "Well, I'm not a hundred percent sure. All I know is that one moment I was talking to Dream, and he grabbed my hand. Then I feel a sort of shift in my soul. Then I'm feeling frustrated at Dream and like I need to get to you." I tell him. Nightmare tenses up.

  He knew something. I give him a look. "What am I missing Nightmare?" I ask him seriously. He looks to me.

  "What emotions have you felt since it happened?" He asks, thinking hard.

  "I was frustrated when Dream wouldn't let me go, when I tried to get to you. I was upset afterwards. I was embarrassed when I let go of your face. And, I have been feeling some level of attraction for you most of the time after that." I tell him honestly. He sighs.

  "Well there is nothing I can do, since this isn't something I can simply reverse. Your soul has adapted to your soul state to an extent to allow you to feel emotions towards me." Nightmare says, rubbing between his eyesockets.

  "How and why would it do that? Touching Dream shouldn't do that and I have touched you a few times, heck you've touched my soul on a regular basis since you did this. Plus I was upset at Dream, not you." I say.

  "I really didn't want to put you in this situation, but it seems we don't have a choice in the matter. I was really hopeing this wouldn't be the case." Nightmare says stressed.

  "Knock it off with all the vague bull and just give it to me straight Night. I'm a grown adult and can handle just about anything you throw at me." I say becoming irritated at him. That answers if I can feel negative feelings towards him.

  "When I first brought you here I gave you a check. On the bottom of the check in the description, it told me that we were soulmate bond compatible. When you made physical contact with Dream you formed a bond with him like you have with myself, triggering your soul to adapt." Nightmare says. He seemed ready for me to start yelling at him.

  That explains a lot of his behaviors. The shyness and avoidence. The fact I can get him off guard so easily. Allowing me to call him by name and nicknames. His anger and possessiveness towards me when
Dream tried to take me.

"We're soulmates."