How to Fix the Broken

Chapter 25: Wounded Chains

Horror stared at his lover on the floor. He stood and walked up to him.

He crouched down and pulled Killer into his arms hugging him tightly.

"I love you." He murmured quietly into his 'ear' as Killer hiccupped and clutched to his sweater. Dust came down from his seat and hugged Killer as well.

Blue stared at the three on the floor. It was overwhelmingly wholesome.

"Aawwwww....." Blue said quietly, then feeling his face fall as he thought about how Ink reacted to finding out Dream was in the same boat as Killer.

Nightmare started dumbfounded by the three.

Horror had immediately hugged Killer and Dust followed not even a second later. He could feel the fear radiating from them, afraid they would be killed or kicked out.

He placed Blue off his lap and crouched down to the three.

Dust looked at him in absolute fear. He patted his head. "I already knew of your relationship." Nightmare winced remembering how he used to treat them. "I know that I was quite a mean person when I took you in... I have changed... I wouldn't hurt you for simply falling in love..." he wrapped his tentacles around the three giving them a quick squeeze. "Congratulations..." he whispered with a sad smile.

"4 months..." Cross whispered. "You hid that thing for 4 months?"

"He is not a thing! He is a boy! Thank you very much." Killer growled defensively. "And yes! I did hide him for 4 months. Yes I have been slower, yes I have been vomiting in the toilet randomly, yes I have been more careful and alert... you just never noticed..."

"I did... I didn't say anything because I thought you would get defensive and stop... it's good to see you actually caring for yourself... I was scared you would stop if I said anything.... I wouldn't have known what to say anyways..." Horror mumbled quietly.

"Oh Horror..." Killer mumbled and stuffed his face in his shirt.

Nightmare suddenly sat up, "Blue, Where is the star base?"

"In somewhere the doodle sphere, why...?" Blue said nonchalantly.

"I stuck a spy in the stars. He hasn't reported a thing since, and that was what... a month ago?" He looked over at Cross who nodded then he looked at Blue.

"Spy...?" Blue stared at his friends. A spy... then it clicked. "Lust?!" He cried out. Nightmare nodded.

"I'm beginning to worry that Lust was found..." Nightmare trailed off, searching through the multiverse's emotion scape.

Dream groaned and rubbed his skull.

"You're awake." Ink sat across from Dream, emotionless. "When were you planning to tell me?"

Dream looked down and realized that the shirt he was borrowing from Lust was gone.

Leaving his child completely exposed.

Dream gulped and looked back at Ink.

"Well?"

"Eventually... I swear, I was going to tell you!" Dream stared at Ink, fear eating him alive from the inside out.

"Ink?" Lust called from the kitchen.

"What!?" Ink yelled out harshly.

Lust head poked out, "I was going to say dinner..." he pulled his head back.

"Oh..." Ink got up and glared at Dream. "Come on slut."

Dream flinched at the name and stood, looking at the ground.