Conflicts

Chapter 3: Nightmares

  Ink had made his own dimension awhile back, pretty much like any of the other worlds, but it was a bit smaller, and you had to know where to find it to be able to enter it. Error was currently there, wanting to be alone, but also wanting to be away from the nothing-ness of the anti-void.

  It was night time in the dimension, and there was a gentle breeze flowing. Error's eye sockets were drifting closed. He didn't really need sleep, but it was oh so tempting.. 

  He curled up near the tree he was laying under, determined to stay awake. He looked at the stars. Error could still hear Ink pointing out constellations and smiled. 

  He kept thinking about Ink, and was enjoying the small wind that would come by every now and then. Slowly he fell into a peaceful sleep, dreaming.

  Error  played with his puppets, he was waiting for Ink to swing by after checking on the AU's. It was a bit pointless, considering Error stopped destroying them to please his lover. 

He heard a portal open and close. 'Ink!' He smiled and turned around. But something was off..

Ink looked.. mad? He really couldn't tell, but the emotionless look on his face was unnerving.

"Inky? Babe are you oka-" He was cut off as he dodged an attack from Ink.. What??

He didn't have time to think before his lover swung at him again. He tried to use his strings to hold the other back, but his powers weren't working?? 

"W-what..?" Error looked at Ink fearfully, "Babe, why are you doing this?"

Ink chuckled darkly, "Isn't it obvious? You destroyed so many universes that I fought to keep  alive." 

Error opened his mouth to respond but suddenly Ink's brush went straight through his ribcage. He gasped for air.

"I...In..K...I'm..sor-"

"Sorry doesn't cut it."  He twisted the brush, digging it deeper. The dark skeleton gasped before letting out a scream.

  Error woke up with a gasp. He took in deep, shaky breaths, he closed his eyes and felt tears rolling down his cheek bones. Leaning against the tree, he held onto his chest, trying to calm down. The glitchy skeleton couldn't remember his dream, no matter how hard he tried. 

  He wanted Ink.. but no. He had calmed himself down before, he'll do it again.. But it would be so easy to call his partner. Error's conflicting thoughts weren't helping, making him feel worse, he started whimpering softly. He tried taking more deep breaths, and thinking of things that were 'happy.'

Ink teleported to his dimension that he created and walked to his favorite tree, but he heard whimpers.. that sounded a lot like..

"Error?!" Ink rushed over to his lover, kneeling by him.

The skeleton in question opened his eyes, "I-InK?" He hesitated a bit before latching onto his love.

"I-I don't kNow w-what hAppeNeD." Error was glitching.. Oh no.

Ink patted Error's back, "Shh.. It's okay.. Just take deep breaths with me, can I hug you?"

Error nodded, stuffing his face into Ink's chest. Ink wrapped his arms around Error and started rocking him. Error was gripping him tightly, taking deep breaths.

After several long minutes, the dark skeleton was breathing steadily and had relaxed his grip a bit.

Ink placed a small kiss on Error's forehead, "You okay, babe?"

The darker skeleton nodded a bit, pulling away from the embrace. Suddenly he remembered his dream- no nightmare. He shuddered slightly and looked over at Ink.

"I-I'm sorry.." He mumbled softly.

Ink tilted his head, "For what?"

"F-for destroying the-" He gulped, "..universes."

Ink paused a bit before smiling sympathetically, and holding Error's face in his hands. 

"..That's all in the past, Error. I forgave you awhile ago, hun. And you stopped anyway, so there's no reason for me to be angry with you right now anyway." He sighed. It was hard to forgive the other's actions, but he did. 

Error closed his eyes and rubbed his cheek into Ink's hand, holding his lovers wrist, "Y-you mean that?"

Inky chuckled, "Of course I do, Error."

"...I love you."

"I love you too." 

Error leaned in for a kiss, and was met halfway by Ink. He felt better now..

((Well that was weirdly enjoyable to write. Hope you all liked ;D))