The love of a demigod | HeroSteve (On Ice for a while)

-49- A simple kind of love

(Alex's FoV)

I ran my fingers through Nighty's hair, softly sighing. He's so trusting for some ungodly reason. It's dangerous, but also adorable.
It's so simple for him. Such a simple kind of love.
I hummed and kissed his head. Nightmare shifted, softly purring at the kiss.
Maybe... Maybe it was good to give into it. Despite his appearance he's a very gentle man, getting shy very easily. I kind of liked it, he wasn't some sort of macho.
I kept caressing his head before pausing when Nighty cramped up suddenly, letting out a small whimper. Frowning softly, I tried to wake him up, unsuccessful tho. A bit confused I watched, slowly realizing that it was a panic attack.
I didn't know how to handle that, but I did what I thought was best and pulled him into a tight hug, not letting him curl into a ball. Then I just waited.
He didn't respond for a long time before he finally woke up, glancing at me. I tilted my head a bit. "Good morning.", I said softly. He hummed and hid in my chest, obviously still tired. "Morning...", he mumbled, his voice weak and exhausted. I ran my fingers through his hair. We stayed quiet for a bit, just enjoying the cuddle session.
"Was that a panic attack?", I asked after a while. He hesitated before nodding. I hummed softly. "What caused that? Did you have a nightmare?"
He shook his head. "No, sometimes it just happens. I suppose my body still subconsciously responds to... what happened...", he mumbled. I frowned softly. "What happened, Nightmare?", I poked around. But he shook his head. "I'm... not ready to talk about this yet..."
I nodded and accepted that answer. "Take your time, you can talk to me whenever you're ready.", I offered.
Nighty smiled and hid in my chest, burying his face in there. I let out a small chuckle and ran my fingers down his bare back, easily feeling the sharp bones beneath his skin.
Nighty seemed to enjoy the sensation, so I kept it up until I felt his breath slow down to a more steady pace, snoring soon replacing his soft breathing sounds.
I stopped and rested my hand on his back. It's clear by now that he fully gave himself into my hands. His life was now in them, and I could decide whether to protect or destroy him.
A small frown appeared on my face. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to hurt him on purpose. That trust alone prevented it.
With the insane amount of trust he puts in me...
I sighed deeply and closed my eyes again, deciding to rest a little.

(Nightmare's FoV)

I found myself in the void again, a bit confused. Thankfully I was fully dressed there, so I didn't feel that awkward upon seeing Notch in here, arms crossed.
"Where are you?", he asked, concerned. I hesitated a bit before going red and looking away. "In Alex's room.", I admitted. He frowned softly. "Why there? I thought she hated you."
"Apparently not."
"Oh? Did you two do something?"
I blushed more, biting my lip. "Maybe...", I whispered.
Notch stared at me before smiling. "Ooooooooh~ You two fucked~", he giggled, relaxing. "Was it good?"
I hid my face, now getting embarrassed. "You don't ask that sort of stuff! It's embarrassing!", I whined. "What, I'm curious!", he kept pushing. I let him push until I let out a nervous sigh. "Yeah... it was good.", I admitted. He grinned more. "Oh, I bet she was the bottom!"
I bit my lip, not ready to admit that this wasn't the case. Notch seemed to realize that tho.
"She was the top??", he gasped, genuinely not believing me. I rubbed my arm nervously, trying to somehow settle down again. "D-Don't dig deeper into that-", I started, but he started grinning. "So you're just really weak?"
I paused and frowned. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?", I asked, now serious. He grinned. "Oh, I'm just saying. A girl completely dominated you. Isn't that a bit depressing?"
I frowned more and lowered my arms, raising my head to look at him.
This was not right.
"Don't you da-"
"Oh, but what if I do, Nightmare? What if I dare to doubt your strength? What if I dare to go to your former master and inform him about how far you dropped, hm?", Notch sneered.
No. Not Notch. This isn't Notch. He wouldn't even remotely try and say stuff like that.
Something has gone horribly wrong.
I tried to disconnect from the dream, trying to wake up, but that didn't work.
"There's no escape this time, Nightmare."
I growled lowly. "Who the fuck are you? You aren't Notch, that's for sure!"
He grinned mischievously. "Don't worry about that. I'm no one important. And quite frankly, seeing how your old master would react to seeing you get topped by a pathetic human girl, you soon won't be someone important as well."
I growled louder and reached for my sword. Usually it's here during the dreams. Especially since this is a part of the void, split from the rest of it. It's pretty much the dream sector of the vo-
"Looking for this?"
I snapped out of my thoughts and focused on the man again. He was holding my sword calmly, twirling it in his hands. "It's pretty. And really sharp. No wonder you're looking for it. It'd be like you to kill anything that gets in your way. Isn't that right, Realm Killer?"
I hissed at the name. This was what Pietro had nicknamed me when he took me in and trained me.
He knew from the very start that I'd be capable of killing a realm if necessary. And I proved that with Jubilea during the ceremony to crown him as overall ruler of Greed.
I lowered my hand, unamused. "Give that to me.", I slowly said. The man smirked. "'If you die in your dreams, you die in real life'. Isn't that exactly what Jubilea used to preach? Let's see if this is actually true, shall we?"
I frowned before quickly dodging when the man attacked, quite clearly capable of fighting. I was taken aback, tho a very painful punch into the back made me snap out of it.
Collapsing to the ground, I tried to regain control over my body and ignore the pain, turning to get up.
However just as I did that, the blade came down on my neck.
The very last thing I saw were two pink eyes, piercing through me, and the long, thin tail, wrapped around my arm.