Oneshots / Random Things

"Can I stay here forever..?" | RR

> Ruined Reality

> Episode 66

> No ships.

> Light and Rainbow are canonically brothers. Said by Light himself.

> CW: Depiction of Light with a personality disorder. Brief mention of a character breaking down.

> Republish because I'm pretty it didn't publish correctly when I published it HOURS AGO. And didn't notice it until HOURS LATER.

Enjoy.

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“I’m going to take a nap; this has been stressful. Consider this my break Violet Leader!”

Light Steve was already mid-walking to a tent to rest in, passing by Cliff, who was running like a chicken with his head caught off, Louis trying to chase him down to get him to chill out. 

“This isn’t the start of your break Light! You’re still going with me on an actual break later!” The Violet Leader called back out towards Light Steve.

A faint laugh came from Light as he sighed soon after, getting into the tent and settling down on of the beds. He took a deep breath of relief, the sounds of screaming from Cliff in the distance becoming fainter as he drifted off into sleep.

Light groaned softly, stirring awake to the feeling of someone shaking his shoulder.

“LIGHHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!”

Light startled awake to the scream of his name, looking around shakily. 

“Oh! Sabre, he’s awake!” Light felt a sense of pure dread wash over him as he watched his happy, bubbly, his best friend, his brother, Rainbow Steve, walk across the room they were in to open the door to the room, allowing for his longtime ally, his ex-ally, he should say, Sabre to walk in, wearing his old, signature chicken onesie.

“Light! Hey, you doing alright man? You randomly passed out on us when we were in a meeting with the Yellow Leader.” Sabre asked as he walked in, sitting down on the edge of the bed Light was on.

“Wh- What- no... nonononono-” Light backed up on the bed, his breathing becoming shaken up as his vision truly set in from waking up. Rainbow immediately rushed to his side, grabbing onto his hands and holding them in his own.

Light froze up, looking down at his hands interlocked with Rainbow’s, then up into Rainbow’s eyes, his own slowly filling up with tears.

“Shy..is that you...? Are you the one with us right now...? I’m so sorry for scaring you if we did, it’s just me, it’s Rainbow, and Sabre’s here...” Rainbow whispered softly, as if he was a mother whispering to their child, rubbing the back of Light’s hands with his thumbs.

Light mumbled things to himself, his breathing forced to keep himself awake.

“No, no, it’s me..it’s Light, not Shy..” Light whispered softly finally, his lip quivering and his entire body shaking. Rainbow nodded his head, still rubbing the back of his hands with his thumbs.

Sabre moved a bit closer, placing his hand on one of Light’s shoulders.

“Why did you wake up in such a startle Light? Did you have a nightmare or something?” Sabre asked, rubbing Light’s shoulder. Light blinked
slowly, trying to keep himself from crying, crying was for the pathetic, the weak.

But Cliff broke down crying in his arms that one time...and Cliff was not pathetic, or weak. Cliff was one of the strongest people he had ever known.

“I don’t understand how I’m back, The First Curse sent me to that other world, and how are you alive Rainbow? Sabre why are you back in the chicken outfit, I thought you hated that after you were a chicken too many times by Void, I don't understand what's happening anymore-”

Light rambled for a minute, which just earned very confused looks from both Rainbow and Sabre. Once he finished ranting, he took a shaky deep breath and cleared his throat, looking at both.

“Light, that is a very complex dream you had, I’m sorry that happened, we’re here though, both me and Sabre are here and alive.” Rainbow pulled Light into a hug, which all but confirmed it for Light that this? 

This was real. 

Light hugged Rainbow back tightly, finally letting his walls come down and breaking down with a loud sob against Rainbow’s chest, worrying Rainbow and startling Sabre for a moment. Sabre moved over and hugged Light, which allowed the pure white Steve to curl up in both their arms. 

He missed them. He missed his friend so badly, and now he was home. He was right where he belonged. Even if he would miss Louis and Cliff and the Leaders (except the Steve Leader) and the Professor and Snowy, he was home now.

Light had broken his curse, he didn’t know how, but he did. And he was free.

Lightning sounded in the back of his mind, and suddenly everything was black and white. An echoing voice laughed hysterically. Light froze up, before crying out in defeat, refusing to leave the comfort of his friend’s arms.

“Please let me stay in this dream a little bit longer..”

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The End.