Us? (Errorink) [On Hiatus]

Chapter 22: 《"A nightmare"》

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-=Ink's point of view=-

I collapsed on my shared bed, not caring either if I landed on Ruru's glasses. I felt too tired to deal with it now. For a good few minutes of gently placing Pj on his new bedroom without waking him up was hell. But now, I am comfortedly dressed for the night, and taking in a few breaths led me at ease. "InK, yOu mIgHt hAv3 lAnDeD oN mY gLass3S. . ." Error said in a drowsy tone as if he was murmuring his words. "Mmh. . ." I responded with a groan and turned to my side. The glasses were not damaged, it was just pushed against the soft sheet-covered mattress.

"N3Xt tIm3 mAkE sUrE yOu hAvE dOnE aLL wHaT yOu aR3 nE3DeD tO Do." Error said, flopping to my side. "Remind me then. . ." I grumbled. "WrIt3 It dOwN tHeN." He groaned. "Tomorrow. . ." I whined, pulling the sheets to my shoulders. "YoUr CHoIc3." He said, hugging me from behind. I turned to face his chest and snuggled in closer for warmth. Error began to rub(●˙︶˙●) my head at a calm pace. "Thank you. . ." I mumbled softly, scooting closer. I felt drowsy and slowly fell asleep. . .
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And I had a dream. . .
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An unwanted dream. . .
A nightmare.

My vision slowly adjusted to the black void around me. Sitting up, a source of light was just above. The floor was filled with water, only reaching half an inch of my body. I observed my surroundings, hearing faint voices from afar. I then saw a faint silhouette of a skeleton on my front. 'That mask. . .'
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"Gin. . .?"

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He turned towards me, smiling, with a wave.

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"Gin. . . !" I nearly shouted, his body slowly fading with the atmosphere. My shoulders dropped. Tears swelled down to my cheeks.

I could not move.

I felt paralysed.

A small chuckle from him echoed before he faded away.

It happened.

And I could not prevent it.

I only watched him dust.

Am I this useless?

I could have done something to prevent it from happening, right?

A laugh emitted from my side. Turning to the source, I saw Error and Swap talking. They both laughed and giggled. . .

. . . They were so happy . . .

Without me.

Their voices slowly became clearer for me to listen. . .

I slowly tried to lift my hand in an effort to try to reach them. "Error!, Swap! Can you help me -"

_" Hey Error, do you by chance know a skeleton named 'Ink'?"

_" NeVeR hEaRd oF tHeM. WhY?"

". . .what. . ."

_" Never mind, let us go and watch Undernovela!"

_" SuR3, Blu3bErRy."

_" Please do not call me with those weird nicknames!"

_" HaHA, YeAh, YeAh."

". .Wait-!"

Then they disappeared. They ignored me. They might have just not heard me, right? They could not have forgotten me, right?

No. .

Error would never. . . Would he?

Swap and Error are close, far more close than me in the past. They both get along so well, and I tried hard trying to even get close to him. . .

Error would not forget me, right?. . .

Right. .?

I sobbed. I wanted to know the truth. This is a dream. It is. Right?

But it feels all too real. . .

"Error does not love you."

I shot up. A voice echoed in the dark void.

"W-who are you -"

"He does not."

" What- H-he does!"

"How are you so sure? You already lost one, and you are losing another."

"I-i. . ."

"T-this is all just a d-dream!"

"It may be, but dreams also send the dreamer a message, am I right?"

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"H-he does love me. . . Does he. . . ?"

"A soulless being? Impossible!"

"H-He said it! With or without -"

"Are you able to love him back? You cannot! In what level of stupidity are you on?"

"B-but he-"

"And you would believe those words? How naive!"

"I-i am not -"

"Admit it."

"H.e d.o.e.s n.o.t l.o.v.e y.o.u"

". . ."

"H-he. . ."

"I dO n0t l0v3 y0u."

"Error? Love - what do you mean -"

"I. D.o n.0.t l.o.V.3 y.0.u"
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"InK!"

I suddenly woke up, clutching my chest hard as I sweat. "Ar3 yOu aLrIgHt!?" Error screamed. Another light shake came from my side. It was Pj, looking bitterly worried. Tears ran down to my cheeks as I tightly hugged Error. It was just a dream. It is not real. . . "Y-you love me, right Error?" I asked shakingly, My voice cracked, but I managed to let out my words. "I-i, oF cOuRs3 I Do. I loV3 y0u, Ink." He said softly, bringing my head to face him and caressing my cheek as he wiped away my tears using his thumb. He pecked my forehead before rubbing circles at my spine. "ShHhhH. . . It wAs jUsT a DrEam. . ."
He continued to whisper lovely things as I slowly calmed down. He was right. It was just a dream. . . Right?

Something hugged me on my stomach. As I looked down, Pj was hugging me tightly while he was trembling. I pat his head, and his raised shoulders lowered, and he relaxed not for long. We all stayed like that until I felt my eyes slowly shut by itself. I felt weak and numb. I did not want to sleep, but tiredness swept me to slumber.

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I warned you.
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