Chapter 4: Stars, Wishes and Almost Kisses

It had been almost two months since the two skeletons had decided they would become friends instead of enemies. Every once in awhile they'd head out together and look for the corruption over timelines.

It turns out, they worked pretty well together. Ink would go through and try to get rid of the corruption that e could handle while Error would go ahead and looks through the other AU's since the tar didn't have a draining effect on him like it did Ink. It had only happened two so far, but every once in awhile they'd find an entire timeline corrupted and Ink had to sit back and let Error destroy them so the corruption wouldn't get out of hand. It really took a toll on the short skeleton and Error would try and cheer I'm up afterwards which always seemed to work.

Usually they'd be out patrolling but today was their day off. Error was curled up in his bed, sleeping peacefully as dawn came around.

"Error! Error come on!" Ink yelled as he burst into Error's room. Error groaned and put his pillow over his head.

God, did Ink ever sleep?!

"Ink, let me sleep god dammit…" He mumbled. Ink merely yanked on the bed sheets, making me tug on the harder to try and keep them on me. I was warm and I was comfortable, I was not giving this up without a fight.

"I told you yesterday that I was going to take you on a tour of some of my favorite AU's and you agreed to it! Now c'mon! Get up!" He cheered.

ERROR'S *P.O.V*

I can't believe I agreed to this.

When he said he was gonna take me through the timelines I didn't think he'd get me up THIS early to do so. I groaned and looked up at him.

"Look I get that you're excited and all, but do you really have to get me up so early?" I muttered. I heard him giggle and he yanked off my blankets.

"Yes! I want you to see all of my favorites!" He said cheerfully.

When did this guy ever calm down?

I groaned and got up, finally giving in to his energetic ways.

"Alright then so where are we headed first?" I said to humor him. He grabbed my hand and smiled fondly, making my insides churn again.

What was going on with me lately?

"We're headed to Undertale, where it all began." He said, pulling me towards a portal he had summoned.

"Oh joy." I muttered.

*five hours later*

The entire experience was a blur for me. There were way too many AU's for me to keep track of so I kinda stopped listening about 2 AU's in. I still didn't understand why Ink thought so highly of these AU's. Half of them barely had a plotline let alone a good design for their characters.

"Error, I know you aren't listening but you've got to for this AU!" He whined, pulling me out of my thoughts. I groaned and looked over at him.

"What makes this AU so different from the rest?" I mumbled. He smiled at me and squeezed my hand, making my stomach churn once more.

What has he been putting in my food?

"This one's my favorite AU." He said, pulling me towards the portal he opened. I smirked and followed.

"Isn't that what you said about the last, I dunno…. 12 AU's?" I snickered. I saw a splash of color burst in his cheeks and I laughed. He smiled sheepishly and pulled me into the portal.

"Well this time I'm serious! This is my absolute favorite!" He assured, smiling brightly at the starry AU we had entered.

"Welcome to Outertale…" He said in awe. I looked up and I felt my breath being ripped out of my chest. Man, this place was absolutely beautiful. Stars dotted across the sky and we could see the lights of one of the towns further away. He pulled me off the trail and into the forests, catching me by surprise.

"I-Ink? Where are we going? I thought you said we were supposed to stay on the tra-" I was cut of by his chuckle.

"Sometimes the best things aren't on the trail. You have to find them yourself." He said, pulling me deeper into the forest, smirking widely at me. I could feel my cheeks burn and I looked away. What was this skeleton doing to me?

WHY was he doing this to me?

HOW was he doing this to me?

I've never felt so awkward or-

"Error, we're almost there," He whispered softly, bringing me out of my thoughts yet again, "You doing okay?" He asked softly. I nodded and tried to push away these weird thoughts.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine." I assured. He gave me a skeptical look but continued on.

"Okay, it's just through here." He said before pulling me out of the woods and into a clearing.

Oh god it was amazing.

Ink sat me down on the grass and pulled me down beside him as we looked up at the millions of stars above us.

"Isn't it beautiful, Error?" He said in awe. I nodded and turned to talk to him but I stopped in my tracks when I saw him smiling at me. He was smiling widely at me with a soft blush coating his cheeks.

Oh hey was that little ink spot always there on his cheek?

It's kinda cute.

He opened his eyes and he stared at me while I stared back for what seemed like forever.

Has he always had that little star in his left eye?

Oh god his eyes are magnificent.

I felt myself lean forwards slightly and I felt my heart pounding in my chest when I saw him do the same.

Is this really happening?

"Error….?" He asked softly. I felt my cheeks burn with anticipation.

"Y-Yeah?" I asked back. He smiled warmly at me and my stomach flipped at him being so close.

"Do you like this AU?" He asked, looking up at the stars again and smiling fondly. I pulled back slightly and I could've sworn I saw a hint of disappointment in his eyes as I tore my eyes away from him and up at the sky.

"I-It's alright." I muttered, trying to play off that awkward moment between us.

God what was I thinking?!

He chuckled softly and looked up at the stars in content. I took this time to sneak a peek over at him. He seems pretty happy whenever he's here or even when he's with me. I thought about my strange occurrences with him over the past few months.

My heart would always beat faster when I was near him.

My cheeks would burn and my stomach would flip whenever he laughed or smiled.

He made me happy.

I could feel my cheeks flush when I finally put two and two together. After all this time I couldn't believe I was so blind as to not see it.

I had the biggest crush on this short, inky skeleton.

"Error! Look! This almost never happens!" Ink shouted, pointing at the sky right as a star shot across.

"Make a wish, Inky." I said, blushing when I realized I had called him Inky. He blushed at the nickname but he giggled softly, making me smile as he closed his eyes and scrunched up his nose as he made his wish, his tongue sticking out of his mouth slightly and his fingers crossed.

God, could he get any cuter?

He smiled and opened his eyes.

"I made my wish! Did you?" He asked, smiling brightly at me. I blushed softly and looked at him warmly.

"Yeah, I did."

Woo! I'm feeling incredibly productive and I'm horrible at waiting to post things, so here's chapter 4! Things are getting a little more romance-y between the two skeletons as you can see!

Leave a suggestion on what should happen next or just how you feel about the story so far! Thanks for reading!

Stay Wicked!