Can't You Listen?

Chapter 1

     In a cheerful Au, there is Error who is simply walking around the Au. No other reason except he was bored and had no intention of destroying. Error was just glad that Ink hadn't come and attacked him yet, good, he wanted a break from just finishing off "some" Au's earlier. Ink just doesn't know when to quit, does he?

Of course, Error thought, all things must come to an end. Ink showed up. Error quickly took cover by a nearby tree and hoped that he wasn't seen by Ink.

Ink felt a disturbance in this Au, something that doesn't belong. As the protector of the Au's and creator, it is his duty to make sure everything is running smoothly and Error hasn't messed with anything. Sadly, Ink saw something run behind a tree, and so he went to check it out.

"Hello?" Ink called out. No answer. "Is anyone there? I'm not going to hurt you." He said.

In Error' head, he could only think one thing, Please don't find me. Error trembled on the spot and refused to come out from behind the tree. Could I make a portal? He thought. No, Ink will hear and then make a fuss.

He stopped thinking as he heard Ink get closer. Great, I'm going to have to fight...for doing nothing wrong. Error hates fighting, destroying, killing, hurting, or anything that deals with pain to others. Oh, how he enjoys broken bones that feel like they will crumble to dust any second! All because of his stupidly unfair job!

Ink is getting closer, and closer, and closer. Ink was curious about what monster was hiding and why they hadn't come out yet. Maybe they were hurt? Ink fastened his pace at that thought.

  Was the monster a threat? He slowed down. Was it Error? Again, he fastened his pace. If it was Error then why wasn't the Au destroyed yet? Error is the God of destruction, so he shouldn't worry about it being him, or else this place would be gone already!

When both saw the other it made them both freeze. Error took a step back, never looking away from Ink. Need to find a way out, Error thought. Where too? He didn't care, anywhere but here. Error then thought about the Anti-void. If it will get me out of this situation.

Ink couldn't believe his eye-sockets. There, right in front of him was Error, who wasn't destroying anything in this Au. 

Or he just hasn't started to destroy it yet.

Ink readied himself for the fight that he believed was about to start. Yet it never came. Both waiting in suspense for the other to initiate the battle, neither knowing when or how.

"Error," Ink started. "What are you doing here? Planning on destroying this Au?"

"What does it matter to you? I've tried to tell ya and what do you do? Go and call me a liar!" Error argued.

"Oh? Maybe it is because all you say is that you can't stop! Of course, you can it's easy, just stay in that empty space of yours!"

"See what I mean? You don't take into consideration what I say. After all, the bad is always evil, right?" Error mumbled just loud enough for the other to hear. Ink huffed and chose to start the fight. Red paint went flying from his paintbrush to Error, and in response, he moved to the side.

"Guess we're doing this huh?" Error sighed and shot out his strings. He just wants to go home, that's all! Ink just wants to look good in the eyes of the others while Error is the guy to receive all the hate he 'deserves'. The next thing he knew he was in the air by his strings and shielded from Ink's attack. He shot his strings to wrap Ink up. Ink, caught off guard, fell.

"Ha! This is pathetic of you Ink! Letting yourself get caught in my strings so easily? I can just end you right here and now."

Error knows that Ink would take the threat seriously, but what Ink doesn't know is that Error can't end him. One could only do so much, but if Ink were to be dusted then the balance would be unstable and would collapse. Error looked him dead in the eyes and smiled.

Ink honestly thought he was going going to be dusted, even though he knows that he can't be dusted like others since he was a god, but Error was also a god.

"Wait!" Ink yelled.

Error turned to him. "What?"

"What were you doing in this Au?"

"Nothing."

"But-" He was cut off by a portal being opened under him and him falling through it. He took one last look at Error and saw another portal, a very colorful portal.

Error had nothing to fear when a colorful portal opened beside him, as it was Fresh's portal.

"Yo, what's up? Didn't think you were in Candytale." Fresh said.

Error shrugged. "Took a break and ran into Ink, what about you?"

"Not much. I just wanted to tell ya Geno is mad."

"Reaper?"

"Yup! Apparently, Reaper told one too many jokes and Geno got annoyed."

"Wasn't he supposed to be the cool-headed one of us?" Fresh shrugged. Wasn't the oldest supposed to be the one to be so tired of the younger siblings that they kinda just give up on trying anymore?

"Alright, that's all. See ya later." And Fresh was gone.

Error had weird opinions on the Anti-void. On one hand, it's empty and he was alone, on the other hand, It has those annoying voices yelling and screeching at Error like bratty kids.

Hey, ya little worthless piece of garbage! You need to destroy some more!

It is your only purpose to live anyway.

Oh look the crybaby is crying!

"Can y'all ever be quiet? Even when I'm doing my job y'all just are never satisfied huh?" Error said as he curled into a ball with his hoodie over his head. He silently cried, wishing that those voices would just stop.