The Path We Walk

Ch.30 A First Date

Previously...

  The two spirits disappear into my soul for the time being. I shortcut infront of Nightmare's office and knock on the door. I hear a muffles, "Come in." I breath out and open the door, walking inside.

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Now

  I make my way back over to Nightmare's desk. The room is dimmer than earlier since it was getting dark outside. Once I'm infront of desk I realize I don't see him. I was about to start looking around, when I heard steps coming towards me. I turn to see a skeleton. They were probably only a couple inches taller than me. They had a purple eyelight on the left, and a cyan on the right. There was an old healed crack going above the left socket. They were wearing a dressy black blazer and cuffed pants. They had a lavender dress shirt and black dress shoes. I felt my face start to heat up. "Nightmare is that you?" I asked.

  "I'm surprised you recognized me without all the corruption. You look beautiful." Nightmare says in a smooth voice filled with awe. It wasn't as deep as when he was in his corrupted form, but it was definitely still masculine.

  I was wearing a dark blue and white waisted, empire waist dress. It had silver thread in a vine pattern decorating it. I had black blazer coat over it. I had a white scarf, knee high socks, and flower crown. I also had black victorian boots on. "Well besides the fact we're in your office, a place no one goes into without your permission, your eyelights give it away. It also doesn't really surprise me you can change into a passive form. I'm actually more confused at the fact I can't really feel your aura right now." I tell him.

  "Yes well, it's easier to hide it when I'm in this form. It's useful for being able to go out without having to worry about anyone realizing who I am or Dream finding me. We're going to a surface Au I regular, so we won't stand out much. The place is far away from the city where the Sans or any of the other monsters live, so we won't have to worry about being seen. The Sans there is a neutral, but it's more of a precaution." He explains to me.

  "Sounds good. I'm actually surprised your not taking me to that cafe I heard you always go to from Bill." I say. Nightmare huffs.

  "Ccino's cafe isn't the only place I go to. It just has the best coffee. I also want you to be able to have a real meal after the day we've had. While Ccino's is great, he mostly has pastries and drinks instead of meals. And, the place we're going actually serves monster food, despite not serving monsters often." Nightmare tells me.

  "Alright, but you have to take me to the cat cafe next date. I want to cuddle the kitties there. Especially kitty you. I wonder if I could get away with stealing kitty Nightmare." I tell him in thought, contemplating the difficulty of kitnapping. Nightmare flushes at the thought of me cuddling his cat alternative. He wasn't sure if he should be flattered or jealous.

  "Well we should get going. I'm sure your hungry and it takes a bit for them to prepare the food." Nightmare says, holding his arm out for me to grab.

  "Don't tell Horror I said so, but I'm practically starving. I haven't been this low on magic in ages, so I could use a good meal." I say coming over and grab his arm.

  "Oh, and call me Eclipse while we're out. That's my alias." Nightmare says to me.

  "Alright." I tell him

  Nightmare opens up a portal in front of us and leads me through. The first thing I notice is we are in an alleyway. I look up and see a clear night sky. While I couldn't see alot of stars thanks to the light pollution, I could still see a few and the moon. One of the things that were the most surreal for me moving into Nightmare's castle was being able to see the sky again after the genocides. Whether the blue sky during the day or the starry sky at night. I don't know what Au we live in exactly, but it had its natural beauty. I hadn't been able to see it in a few years. It just made me appreciate it more.