Chromatober 2024

Chromatober Day 2 - Forgiveness

[This makes use of my RQ Vampire AU. Basically all the steves are vampires and stuff :3 Also this is only a hypothetical to the AU if Sabre got to talk to Rainbow once more when he was finally healed. No idea how this would work but deal with it :D]

TW: Vampires, mentions of abuse, mentions of neglect, and minor cursing.

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[Sabre's POV]

It had been I believe three years since I had last seen Rainbow, and I was okay with that. I was more then happy that the gap since last seeing him was growing larger with every day.

I was honestly feeling a lot better about myself now. The bite scars were a little more faded, still there, but I didn't care; they were like battles won to me now.

I no longer felt intensive hatred towards my body. I no longer felt the urge to cut at myself. I no longer felt like I needed to feed Time to make myself useful, he didn't want that from me.

Everything was.. Okay... Better then okay actually! Everything was great!! Sure people still tried to attack me, but people actually cared enough to do things about it. They care...

It all was going good until I was jumpscared by some ominous noises, hearing a tear. I whipped around and was pulled somehow into a random portal.

I yelped as I was pulled through and fell into someone's arms. They were obviously taller than me since basically everyone was here. But it wasn't the height that scared me, it was the colors...

They were bright orange with thick veins of rainbow running through the skin. Nononononononononono it-it can't be..

I pulled away and was breathing heavily, panicking for the first time in awhile. "Sabre calm down!! It's okay, you're safe.." Rainbow said in an attempt to to calm me.

"Calm down!? Calm, down?? What do you mean by calm down?! I have every right to be panicking right now!" I yelled out hysterically, grabbing at my hair and tearing out a small chunk.

Calm down calm down you're falling back into old habits.. Don't do this... Do NOT tear at your hair..

I felt Rainbow try and grab my arms to stop me, it only made it worse. I tore away from him once again. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" I yelled.

Rainbow gave me a pitying look. "Sabre.. What happened to us..?" He asked softly, probably faking the kindness.

"Oh I'll tell you what the hell happened, it was you!! YOU destroyed us.. YOU bit me not soon after Nightmare brutally murdered me by tearing me apart. YOU let the power get to your head. YOU were controlling and manipulative. YOU acted like I was an object instead of a person. You caused many of these scars..." I screamed out at Rainbow in anger, not caring how deranged I looked.

"I know it was me Sabre!!" He snapped back. "I know I was horrible I know I was abusive. But I've changed, really! I swear Sabre, I really have. I want to apologize..."

I looked down and turned away. "How did you even end up in the World Beyond anyways..? Shouldn't you be in Hel- The World Below?" I asked flatly, not caring about the effect my words would have. I crossed my arms.

"I guess it's just since all steves are vampiric we're all very possessive. It's not considered bad to be possessive within our species, it's normal. Plus, I passed the test." Rainbow said proudly.

"Was I one of the tests?" I asked, directly to the point.

"Sorry?" Rainbow asked, confused.

I repeated it with zero emotion. "Was I one of the trials you had to go through in order to get to the World Beyond?"

Rainbow paused, not saying anything for awhile while we sat in silence. "Yes.. You were.."

I felt my blood practically boil beneath my skin. "Did you even follow me?! I bet the only reason you did get here was because you saw me and immediately went the opposite way, huh?! You didn't even care.." I said, completely fueled with anger.

Rainbow didn't reply, he instead changed the conversation. "You didn't even say anything to my apology.." He mumbled.

"And you didn't say anything to the fact that you hated seeing me after you died." I replied back stubbornly.

"Are you gonna accept to apology..?" He lengthened the words of the sentence, only pissing me off more.

"Do you really think you're entitled to have an apology?? After EVERYTHING you did to me!? No I don't forgive you! I may forgive you someday, but sure as hell not today!!" I made wild hand motions, starting to walk away. "Goodbye Rainbow, don't bring me here again if this was you.."

"Wait- SABRE??! Please I'm sorry I'm so so sorry I really just please..!" He fell to his knees, looking pathetic.

It reminded me of when he was alive, except the roles were swapped. "I hate you Rainbow..."

"...I'm sorry..."

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Haha they were doomed from the moment this AU was created :D!!

Anywasyyyy erm yeahhhhhhhh fun fun Rainbow sucked yeayea

Also doesn't really help the instincts that once V!Rainbow became Rainbow he did have SEVEN OTHER SOULS INSIDE HIM SOOOOOO UHHH?? I guess he gets a bit of a pass but still.

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