Papa Nightmare? [Nightkiller] [English Version]

CHAP 62

Narrator:

Dream, hearing such a proposal he didn't know about, brought both hands to his face, completely blushing and not knowing how to react.

Nightmare, after a long moment of silence, closed his sockets and massaged his forehead.

"Is this a joke?" he finally asked.

"I assure you it's not," Cross replied, still on his knees. "I want to spend the rest of my life with him. I love him, and I'm willing to show you that I can be the partner he deserves."

The silence that followed was overwhelming. Crescent looked at his father, his uncle, and then at Cross, clearly surprised by the unexpected turn of events. Why couldn't his parents be like that too?

"Ye4h! Th1s iS tHe k1nd Of dr4ma I'v3 be3n w@iting f0r!" Error muttered, his tone genuinely excited.

Dust was covering his mouth like a surprised cat while recording with his cell phone, he definitely had to share the news with Blue.

Horror was just watching the whole situation unfold without saying a word.

Fellswap was posting everything that happened on his social network to let the entire multiverse know about the incredible scene that was happening in front of the famous nightmare king with the title ''Breaking news: The golden guardian and the nightmare king turn out to be brothers?! Sudden marriage proposal?! Will Cross known as the x oreo cookie be able to get out of this alive?!''

Red was wondering if he joined a group of bad boys, or a gay TV show.

Hate was starting to appreciate being present at today's meeting. This group never ceased to entertain him.

Killer, for his part, didn't know what information to assimilate first and decided to find a place to sit instead.

Finally, Nightmare opened his sockets and looked at Cross with a mix of disbelief and resignation. It bothered him that he couldn't just say no, since the monochrome would question his reason for giving such an answer, and he was 100% sure that the asshole wouldn't give up so quickly, even if he refused.

He really couldn't believe that he had to hand over his little, innocent brother into the hands of a brainless, useless, stupid skeleton scared of cows...

An idea suddenly came to his mind, with this he could definitely break all hope for the X with legs.

"Cross," Nightmare began, his tone cold as usually but this time with a hint of irony. "I understand your... enthusiasm. However, there's something you don't seem to know about Dream and me. About a tradition that is from our place of origin."

Dream slowly lowered his hands, looking at Nightmare with a mix of surprise and confusion.

'Tradition? What is my brother talking about?' He wondered.

Nightmare gave a slight smile that didn't bode well.

"Where we come from, it's an unbreakable rule that the eldest brother must marry first before the youngest. It's a tradition our mother imposed centuries ago, and I'm not one to break it" he said, as if he was pained by the mere fact of having to give such news.

The silence that followed was almost as intense as the previous one, but this time it was accompanied by expressions of shock and bewilderment from everyone. Cross blinked several times, trying to process what he had just heard. Even Error, who seemed to be enjoying the show to the fullest, stopped shoving popcorn into his mouth for a moment.

'Did a tradition like that exist?' Dream wondered in bewilderment.

"So, Cross, if you're really committed to marrying my brother, you'll have to wait your turn. Of course, that implies that I would have to... find a partner first" Nightmare said, with a confident smile and his pupils giving off an 'I won' air.