Opposite Blue

Chapter 61 - Star

(Shorter chapter than usually just cos I didn't know how to plan a lemon chapter 😭)
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Six Months Later...

7am

Outer's View:
There was something about this time of the year that upset Killer. Every time I asked him he just avoided the question.

I was worried.

Nightmare and his team knew but simply told me to give him time and space. And I did, I really tried to but this year it was different...

He was worse than last year.

And this time, not even his team has seen him like this. Every night he'd stay on our bedroom balcony, looking down. After the tenth night of him doing so, the morning after, I went to talk to Nightmare.

* His memories? Whatever would you want to look into his memories for?

* It makes sense Nightmare, we need to find out exactly what happened and why he still feels it today. C'mon please just this once, I want to help him!

* We all do Outer, but this happens every year, he's had a rough life.

* I know that, but this year is different..please..?

He looked up from his office chair.

* Fine.

He took my hand and the room changed. We went back to the past, even to before he joined the Bad Sanses.

The Past:
'They're all dead because of you Killer, you accepted the deal~!'

* B-Brother...you did that?

Killer looked down in regret and misery.

Outer's View:
* That's not it, he can deal with that.

* You should take your own ad-

* Oh hush. It's something further back.

We went further and further back and everything was the same.

* Nothing changed Outer.

* What happened around now that he'd be hurt with...

* Your brother's death.

* Nightmare, this isn't about me.

He went I bit closer to the present, the day of my brother's death.

The Past:
* B-Brother don't go! I saw then coming towards us as I ran home..

* I'm just gonna check to see if everyone else is okay, don't worry.

* You promise you'll come back..??

* I promise.

Outer was given his brother's 'lucky charm', a golden star. Papyrus left the house, locking it behind him. Outer sat down, keeping the star tight in his hand. A few minutes passed and he couldn't just sit down and do nothing, he went to the kitchen and poured himself a cup of juice and drank it up.

* Well, well, well...~

He quickly turned around to see Killer, a bloody knife in his hand, grinning.

* St-Stay back!

* Oh I don't think so.

Killer teleported in front of him, grabbed him and turned him around, the knife right by Outer's neck.

* P-Please don't do this...w-we can negotiate something!

* This is my job, little star.

The glow from Outer's hand made Killer suspicious. He grabbed the star from Outer's hand, crushing it before he could take it back.

* That what's about to happen to your brother...~

* ...W-What?!

Outer elbowed Killer harshly in the stomach and started running towards the door. He was tripped over and Killer dragged him back.

* I n-need to save him, LET ME GO!

He was crying, begging Killer to give him a chance to save his brother. Even though Killer had seen this scenario many times, there was something about Outer's that made him pause for a second.

Buzz, buzz.

Killer got a message from his phone and he let Outer go. He used magic to make sure Outer couldn't open the door.

* PLEASE, j-just let me s-save him!

Killer looked around the saw a trapdoor on the floor in the corner of the living room.

* Do you want to die.

* N-No-

* Come, hurry.

Killer forced the floor door open and helped Outer down, locking it behind him. They went through tunnels until they got to a small underground room with food and drink supplies, two beds, and a burner phone.

* Please, we need to save him!

* I...I'm sorry...he's dead...

Outer stood still, frozen.

* They're my team and there is no excuse. I was sent to kill you but I just can't. If you want to live, you stay here. I'll come and get you once they've returned back home, but I need you to live.

Outer broke into tears as Killer went back up to declare him 'dead'.

Present...

Outer's View:
* He loves you, and he feels bad for hurting you so much.

* Killer wasn't the one who killed my brother, it was you.

* He's part of the team.

We were back in the office, I sighed and thanked Nightmare. I had every reason to hate him, I really did. But I didn't.

Killer wasn't in our room anymore...so I assumed he went out.

9pm

Killer's View:
I teleport up to the bedroom balcony and sat down on the chair.

* How was your day?

I jumped at Outer's voice.

* Fine...

* We need to talk.

His tone was one I'd never heard from him before.

* Is everything okay...?

* You know it's not your fault, right?

* ...What isn-

* My brother's death. You were part of a team, you were taking orders. I can't blame you for that, they were all you had at the time.

* Outer-

* And the charm, I don't care about the material Killer, it's the meaning and that'll always be in my heart, so please, please stop being upset with yourself about it. I'm trying my best to move away from the past...

* I...you're right. I just feel so bad about it Outer...you're my partner, my true love.

* Promise to show me a smile? :)

Outer hugged me and I kissed his forehead before we both went to bed.