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It Was Just Ink

EFNF Oneshot! Errors POV.

   It was a quiet day. Work was slow. No one seemed to want to do anything. My coworkers kinds just accepted me back. I was one of the best workers, if one of the quietest.

   Recently they noticed my. . . Offness. I flinch at certain sounds, I run into walls that I don't notice, I mumbled to myself. It doesn't help that my boss sounds a little too much like Fate...

   I shut down my computer. 7 PM. Quitting time. Good. I barely got anything done today anyway.

   I scrolled through my phone quietly on the bus ride home. I was too out of it to take the car today. I stepped onto the sidewalk. It was quiet and peaceful.

   The stars sparkled overhead. It made me miss Outertale. I hung my head and sighed. I never was gonna get used to being alone in my thoughts.

   Arms wrapped around me. "Error!!"

   Panic coursed through me at the voice. Suddenly I was in Underswap and I was being attacked. I jerked my elbow back and turned to release myself from the hold.

   My attacker wheezed and looked up. His eyes were two blue question marks. Like he didn't expect me to attack. "Error..?"

   I jerked out of the memory and suddenly I was back on the sidewalk. "I-Ink?"

   "Yeah. . ." He blinked. "Error... Are you..? Did I? Are you hurt?"

   I clutched the shirt over my soul. "No." Not physically. "Don't do that."

   "Sorry I just. I saw you coming and I got excited and I just. . . Forgot..." He shrugged.

   "You forgot!? How could you forget that!?" I cried out.

   Ink winced. "I'm sorry."

   I rubbed the sides of my head. "It's fine. It's fine." I turned. "I'm going home." I sped away without waiting to listen.

   My soul was beating rapidly as I closed the door behind me. I sank down against the door and shuddered. "It was just Ink. . ."

   My mind supplied all the times "Ink" had attacked me. So many. So muh pain.  "It was just Ink..."

   I trembled lightly and tucked my head between my knees. "It was just Ink! Stop freaking out!!!"

   Heart popped his head out of the living room.. "Error..? Are you okay?"

   My hands trembled as tears came from both sockets. Crash. Crashing!

   Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppp!

   Rebooting. . . Please wait. . .

   1% 5% 12% 23% 37% 54% 65% 79% 86% 98% 99% 100%

   Rebooting. . .

  I opened my eyes. My hands were still shaking lightly. Crash. I crashed. Because of Ink..?

   Heart was talking. I couldn't hear his words for a moment. "-ou Okay? Are you back?" His voice finally reached me.

   "Huh..?" I asked softly.

   "Are you okay..?" Heart wiped my tears away.

   "Yeah. . ." I murmured and nuzzled into his shoulder. "I'm alright. . ." I gripped onto his shirt.

   It was just Ink. It was just Ink. It was just Ink. . . Fate is gone.