A light in the darkness |Nightmare x reader|

the meeting

she felt warm and safe. head resting on a soft pillow in the comfort of the soft silk blankets on the bed. head down in a new book and adventure. mind forgetting about her thought about the 'good Sanses' and her second thoughts on being roommates with Nightmare. just relaxing while reading a book with a happy ending. time forgotten fully while eyes scanning the pages. a cup of hot tea on the nightstand just hot enough to drinking. Nightmare had come up with it before going to find the other skeletons living here and discuss what was going on. the comfort of the blankets mixed with the safety made her quickly doze off with the book covering her sleeping face and tea getting cold.

Nightmare wandered the halls of his castle while walking toward the throne, and meeting, room. He had stumbled on Cross in the corridors and told him to gather the others for a meeting. he could feel himself sweating while thinking on who to deliver the truth and relationship he had with Y/n. he had to make it safe for her, he couldn't bear seeing her dead lifeless body one more time. he had to convince them. the door to the throne room where getting closer and he could feel his soul aching every step he took. doors bursting over only to get four pair of eye sockets looking toward him. he slowly made his way up to his throne. don't saying anything or make any kind of eye contact. plopping down on his throne before looking up at them.

interest , curiosity and a bit of annoyance filled their gazes. the word that Dust had caught the famous human he was hunting down had probably been spread, or probably bragged if the smug grin on Dust face was anything to go on. they was probably anticipating this meeting now that she was here. hoping some of their questions would be answered at the same time.

"Sooo, gonna tell us what's the plan with the chic?" Dust questioned while balancing his knife on the end of his finger. Nightmare had barely gotten seated and he had already began asking questions. "If you had just given me a few more seconds I would have already gotten to that" Nightmare had gotten a bit grumpy by the maniac of a skeleton. the thin cut over Y/n throat only fueling his grumpiness toward the skeleton. "And for her...She will be staying here" Guessing that there was no other way than to just telling them it.

"Are you going to get some information from her. she seems closed with Ink and your brother?" Cross commented. feats on the table and leaning back in his chair. Killer nodded next to him. "or are we going to use her as bait so they will come to us. like cross said, she seems pretty close to them. maybe she's one of their mates or whatever." Nightmare could feel himself getting more angry by who Killer thought at his brother and his friends was her mate. even worse was that he couldn't seem to know why he got like this.

"no! she will be living her with just like all of you idiots. not as a fucking captured animal." Nightmare may or may not have let some of his built up anger out. drawing of a chair was held together by the metallic clank of something made of metal hitting the table. looking up he noticed the others gaze had become more intense. Cross was sitting correctly on his chair, killer had his finger knitted together while his elbows were placed at the table, Dust had lost to gravity with his knife now on the table while Error only raised an eyebrow. Nightmare sighed after a brief moment of thinking through who he was going to explain this. "look, she's from the same AU as me..." "Didn't you kill everyone except your brother and destroy that timeline?" Error interrupted.

"Yes, but by some miracle she survived" Nightmare tried to begin explaining again only to be caught of by the tearing voice of Dust "a miracle eh? maybe you is the one that is her mate~" Nightmare could feel his face heating up fast. words quickly getting cut of in a jumble mess that made Dust grin spreading and the others were get a matching grin of their own. "She lonely was a friend!" Nightmare quickly managed to sputter out and thankfully his voice was stern. "Sure~" Dust teased again. Nightmare shakes his head, getting rid of his blush while getting his focus back. "Like I was saying..." he began angrily while glaring at Dust which made the other skeleton shift in his seat. "She will be staying here as a guest. and if I will personally torture anyone that lay a hand on her the wrong way"

The other skeleton nodded by his claim knowing he was not joking around. "Good. She's allowed to walk around by herself so I an assuming none of you guys are stupid enough to attack her. I will introduce her to you tomorrow." Nightmare left the other skeletons that was filled with curiosity on where the next day would lead. wanting to not answering more questions. Nightmare headed up to his room, quickly checking up on his friend. a rare soft smile for the other, but a common for this girl spread on his face while he looked at his peaceful friend. chuckling that she still fell asleep while reading. heading into the next door and grabbing the almost worn out book that was laying on a table in the center of his room. He could still faintly read the title of the old book she had let him borrow only a day before the incident. It was time to give it back to its owner.

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I'm on board with the HC that monster call their lovers mates than girlfriend/boyfriend -w-