• The Villain Kids • [ON HIATUS]

Chapter XVI : Father & Son

Nacre is sitting on the bench in the backyard garden of Dream's mansion, he has this large garden behind his mansion and it's really pretty with a fountain in the middle of it and lots of flowers.

It's in the middle of the night and again, he doesn't feel like sleeping. He had fun today, with helping the Stellars baking a cake for Verdana's parents. It was chaotic, but overall fun.

He had a smile on his face as he watched the water fountain while thinking of how chaotic the 'cooking lesson' was.

"Did something make you happy today?"

Nacre blinked and looked to his left, finding his father standing there next to the bench.

"Oh, Father-"

Nightmare smiled softly and then sitting down next to Nacre. Nacre continued to talk,

"It's nothing.. I just had fun with Dainty and the others earlier. And remembering how the cooking lesson for Verdana was a mess, hehe."

Nacre said. Nightmare felt the sting of positivity aura from Nacre hurtful, but he himself glad to see Nacre looks cheerful and happy. As a parent himself, he just wanted his son to be happy.

"I see. So you spend time with your cousin."

"Yes."

Nightmare and Nacre looked up at the moon in the sky. It's a full moon and shining so bright tonight. They can also see the starts, there's not a lot of it but they can see it.

The wind felt cold, but comforting. Just a father and his son sitting under the moonlight in the garden.

"Nacre."

Nacre turned his attention at Nightmare, "Mm?"

Nightmare also turned his attention at Nacre, "You said you wanted to have a talk with me. What is it?"

Nacre looked away, his smile faded, "Oh.. um.."

Nacre looked away for a second, he fell quiet. Nightmare also didn't say anything as he wait for Nacre to say something, whatever it is that he wants to tell him.

"It's.. about that mission.. where you sent us to wipe out Hex's organization."

Nightmare payed attention, "What about it?"

"...I told you before, that Hex surrendered himself, right? Before I did kill him, Hex managed to grab my wrist and chanted some kind of spell and that was the spell of moving his soul to another body, inside me."

Nacre moved his hand to Nightmare, to show him the red dot on his palm. Nightmare looked at it,

"This red dot is a sign that Hex is living inside me. He.. might as well listening to us right now."

"I see.."

They fell quiet for a few seconds. Before Nacre looked away from Nightmare, his head hung low as he said,

"I'm sorry, Father.."

Nightmare tilted his head a bit, "For what?"

"...For hurting you."

Nightmare sighed, "Nacre, don't blame yourself. You did not do anything wrong. Hex was the one to blame."

"But it was still my body---"

"But it was Hex who took control of you. So, it's not your fault."

Nacre sighed. Nightmare kept his eye on his son.

"When he tried to take control, what did you feel?" Nightmare asked.

"...a major headache. But sometimes, I didn't even feel anything, I blacked out and finding myself somewhere else."