A Tainted Love (Nightmare x Reader)

Chapter One

"Prince Dream," a small smile forms on my face while looking at him. A couple weeks ago I was promoted to a commander in Dream's army and was given my own room in the castle as well. I grew very close to Dream ever since my parents died. He's almost like a brother to me. As some servants take my stuff to my room I remember a very funny thing that happened when I first met him.

It was a couple days after my parents had died and Prince Dream had come to apologize to me. I didn't really understand why until now. He believed it was his fault my they died. As he was talking to me I interrupted him by accidentally thinking out loud.

"Lady (Y/n) (L/n), I'm so sorry about what happened with your parents and I hope you can forgi-"
"You know, mommy always read me the story about you and your brother," The Prince looked at the young girl confused of why she was bringing this up now . " And she always mentioned that your brother was handsome, but she never stated that you were handsome as well," The Prince's face turned to a bright yellow color taken aback by the young girl's comment. He then smiled.
"Aha, you flatter me young lady," the young girl smiled brightly and gripped onto the heart necklace while staring at the Prince with admiration in her eyes.

"(Y/n)? (Y/n)!" I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Dream calling my name many times.
"Y-Yes? Sorry I dozed off for a second." The Prince smiled.
"It's alright, what were you thinking about? He asked.
"The day we first met and I called you handsome,"
"Oh, really? Well it seems like time has changed a lot since then,"
"Hmmmm, not really,"
"What do you mean," he asks the same look of confusion that was on his face years ago.
"Your still handsome," his face turned bright yellow and I smirked. I got him again with that even after all of these years. I then heard someone clear their throat behind as trying to get our attention. I turn to see both Ink and Blue standing there.
"So, who's more handsome?" Ink says.
"Out of who?" I ask a confused look finally showing up on my face.
"Me, Blue, and Dream," he smirks.
"Hmmmm, well I wouldn't call Blue handsome," I pause as I watch Blue's face turn sad. "I would say he's cuter than both of you two combined," and in an instant Blue goes from sad to happy.
"Mweh heh heh!!!!!!!! Thank you human!!!" I smile at him.
"Now for who's more handsome, I'll have to chose Dream on this one Ink, sorry not sorry," We all laugh except Ink he just stands their pouting with his hands on his hips his face looking stern.

"Alright," he smirks. "Who's more handsome" he pauses for a bit the smirk never leaving his face. "Dream, or Nightmare," the room became quiet for a moment.  I could feel a small bit of tension in the air when he said that name. Almost like everyone in the world who hates him heard it and is now filled with disgust, even though it was only the four of us in that foyer.
"Sorry Ink, can't answer that,"
"Why not," his face turns to concern thinking he did something wrong. "Is it because I mentioned 'he who shall not be named' by his name?"
"No, it's because, I don't really know what Nightmare looks like." The other three gasp.
"You're joking right." Dream asks. I shake my head.
"My mother always mentioned he was handsome, well before he turned, but she never showed me a picture of him even when I asked." Dream rests his hand on his chin as he thinks for a moment.
"Wait here, I'll be right back," and just like that he leaves.

A couple minutes later he comes back with two photos. The first one he showed me had a black skeleton with tentacles and looked like he was melting. "This is what Nightmare looks like now(lol it autocorrected to joe as I was writing this), and here-" he showed me the second picture. This time he looked more like an actual skeleton. He was wearing a very fancy purple tunic lavished in gold and other jewels along with a crown similar to his brother's but with a crescent on it. In all honesty my mother was right, he was handsome. "-Is what he looked like before he turned,"
"Now, who's more handsome?" Ink asked again.
"It's honestly hard to chose now." The three of them laugh.
"I bet so," Ink says after he calmed down.
"He could have gotten a girl easily if he wasn't so serious," Dream says with a smile but it falls quickly. "And if people actually liked him," There was that tension again but this time it was short lived as a servant informed us that my room was ready. I said farewell to them before we all went our separate ways for the rest of the day.