How to Fix the Broken

Chapter 24: Truth

(5 minutes before the end of the last chapter...)

Nightmare jumped into the portal, feeling Horror and Dust jump in after.

But not Killer. He closed it before his mind could register it.

"Um... where's Killer?" Dust asked staring where the stained skeleton would have been standing.

"I don't know..." Nightmare said, still holding Blueberry, bridal style.

"... he has been slower lately..." Horror whispered.

"... what do you think happened?" Dust asked, terrified.

"He either stayed where he was... or Dream captured him... knowing him... I'd say he probably knows that he has been slower lately and stayed put..." Horror whispered again, extremely uncomfortable with the amount of words he said.

Dust nodded, clinging to Horror.

"We need to go back for him!" Blue said. "He wouldn't have left me alone, why should we leave him?"

"Killer can take care of himself Blue..." Nightmare said, just a bit unsure. "Let's wait a bit...

3 minutes later...

A portal opened in front of Horror and Dust.

"Hey guys..." a very shook Killer stepped through looking distant but unharmed.

"Killer!" Dust jumped up and hugged his lover. He had been so worried, "what took so long...?" Dust asked quietly from Killers warm embrace.

"I... have a lot to share..." Killer whisperers quietly.

"What do you mean?" Nightmare asked. He stood behind Killer, Blue clinging to his arm.

"Killer! You're okay!" Blue said upon seeing him. He rushed forward and hugged him. "I thought Ink had gotten you!" He said glitching a bit.

"About that..." Killer mumbled. "I caught something on camera... something you may need to see..." Killer took out his phone, calling everyone to lounge.

Nightmare sat with Blue in his lap. He was stiff.

He wrapped his arms around Blue's waist. "...What's wrong?" He murmured and looked down at his lover.

"N-nothing!" Blue said sounding unsure and even a bit scared.

Blue went silent, looking forward his face and emotions falling.

Then he started silently crying. Nightmare started to freak. Did he do something wrong?!

"Blue..?" He asked tentatively.

"Hmm..?" Blue responded. He seemed unaware that he was crying.

"You're crying..." Nightmare said uneasily wondering if and what he did wrong.

"Wha-...?" Blueberry snuck a hand up and carefully touched his face. Then started to wipe away the tears.

Nightmare suddenly had the urge to grab his hands and so he did.

"Why are you crying?" He twisted Blue around so that he could actually see his face.

"I-... how- why-... what did I do to deserve you..?" Blue asked. He fell forward into Nightmare's chest, stuffing his face in Night's turtleneck. "Why do you love me..?" He asked, muffled by the sweater. "How could you ever love the broken titled god of innocence and friendship... this glitching slut of a fake god..?" He murmured. He started crying again quietly as he buffered

Slut..? Slut!? Oh hell no!

Nightmare pulled Blueberry closer in a tight hug, pulling his tentacles around then to create a bubble.