The Path We Walk

Ch.28 Getting Ready

  I sigh. Well this is unexpected. While it's not uncommon for monsters to end up in relationships and bond with eachother, soulmates are much rarer. Since many have longer lifespans you can meet them young or after hundreds of years. That is especially common in boss monsters with their near immortality. Most monsters can still reproduce without using their souls, but it is still the preferred method since physical gender is not an issue. Undyne and Alphys being an example of a same sex soulmate couple. While it's true monsters can still soul bond without being soulmates, but it isn't as strong as if they were.

  Most times you won't even realize that someone is your soulmate until you do a check, but once you make physical contact the bond will begin to form. The more frequent and intimate the stronger the bond. The fact that Nightmare has been in direct physical contact with my soul means that the bond is incredibly strong even if I hadn't know about it. It actually explains his issues with continuing my treatment after he figured out that he took my soul virginity. It also explains the unconscious intentions I feel when he touches my soul. Despite wanting to help me, his soul itself wants to be closer to me.

  Then we get into the fact that he's a twin with Dream. The bond wasn't able to form properly without me being connected to his brother as well. It like having puzzle pieces. I fit into one but it wasn't complete without the other. Even if my bond with Dream is incredibly weak, it's still there. Not that he knows about it right now. Ugh, this is going to be complicated. I'm literally soulmates to a pair of archenemies on a multiversal scale. One of which I work for. I rub my skull to try to stop the skullache forming at my conclusion.

  "While I have no problem to continue to date and build a relationship with you, I personally have no beef with your twin. I'm going to try to stay out of the mess between you two, and let the both of you figure things out when Dream finds out the truth. It is basically inevitable at this point, now that I formed a bond with him. You just need to understand that even if I have feelings for you, I will be unable to stop growing feeling for your brother if I were to spend any time with him. Such is the nature of a soulmate bonds, as you should know. Not even getting into the fact that as our bond strengthens or if we were to complete the bond, it would effect the one between Dream and I as well." I tell Nightmare, calmly. Nightmare nods in understanding, but seems confused.

  "Your not angry at me for keeping this from you?" Nightmare ask me.

  "No. It gave me time to get to know you better from a more distant perspective, rather than simply a future romantic partner. Sure you avoided me a bit, but I found your behavior cute and funny more than anything." I tell him smirking. Nightmare huffs while blushing at being referred to as cute.

  "Fine. Since we can't really do anything about your soul, we should be get ready for that date you wanted. I know a good place we can go on short notice. We'll meet back here when we're done." Nightmare tells me. I put my dirty scarf back on and over my soul for the time being. I'll need to use another one until I can clean it.

  "Alright, I'm gonna shortcut to my room to shower and change. I rather not be covered in Error's magic and dust on our first date, even if I make it work." I say, striking a pose.

  Nightmare rolls his eyelight and smiles. He shoos me away. I giggle as I disappear and reappear in my room. I turn to see a grumpy Dil talking to Ama and Lus. Oh ya, I didn't get the chance to pick him up with everything going on. Dil notices me. "You look like shit." The flower says.

  "Language, Buttercup. I just got done saving a god from the brink of dusting and went through an emergency meeting to figure out a way to save the multiverse. Now I'm going to get showered and dressed up, so I can go on a nice date before taking a nap and things start to get nuts." I say heading to the bathroom. I leave the door open.