A long silence settled between the two opposites, Error's back was still facing Ink, while Ink was at a complete loss for words.
Without any glitching in his voice, Error spoke again. "I knew you couldn't love me back... I knew all along and i fell for you anyway..." He put his hood over his head and started walking again, passing beside Ink without looking at him. Ink just watched him walk and followed close behind, but was still too shocked to say anything, resulting in a long and silent walk.
When they arrived at New home, they were both tired from all the walking and both decided, without talking, to go take a nap. Error went in the kids room and closed the door behind him so Ink couldn't go with him and Ink went to the next room, the King's room, and layed down on the bed. But even though he was tired, he couldn't sleep. Thinking about what Error said to him, he felt more and more responsible for hurting Error. Even more than he thought. But now, Error's behaviors started to make sense to Ink, as he now understood why the glitch was acting the way he did whenever they happen to see each other, or fight one another.
As minutes passed by, neither of them could sleep. Error felt like such an idiot.. How could he say what he has bottled up for all those years like that? He hated himself and his own feelings, wishing he could just die or disappear and never be found again... Tears started to fall down his cheeks. How pathetic he was to cry for something so stupid. Waiting for the voices to tell him 'I told you so' and bashing him with more insults. But they never came. So he continued to cry, hearing his own shaky breaths and quiet sobbing.
Eventually though, Error cried himself to sleep. But Ink could not. Not capable to forget what he heard, he needed to talk to a friend. Or anyone. But who? He couldn't talk to Error and all kind of communications had been cut off... What else could he do?
After more thinking, Ink decided to try to talk to Gaster. If he was the one who trapped them here, maybe he could help? So, after a bit of hesitation, Ink called for Gaster, hoping to be heard. When he did not get a response, he left the room and started to walk around, calling for Gaster again and again, losing hope to be heard as time slowly passed.
As he rounded a corner, Ink was met with darkness. Cold. And empty. He turned around to escape it and hopefully go back, only to be met with the same cold pitch black emptiness of the Void. Fear gripped at his non-existent heart, until a presence came, warm and protective. Ink turned around, looking at the goopy and tall being that was Gaster.
"Gaster!" Ink smiled, happy to see a friendly, slightly scary, smiled back, taking and holding Ink's hands "How... Are... You...?"Ink instantly loses his smile, looking down "I-i... I don't know... I really don't know anymore..." Gaster frown, knowingly "Is... Because... Of... Error...?"
Ink looked up "No! Well... Yes? I just..." He sighed "I hurted him... He confessed his feelings for me, and... I didn't do anything... And it hurted him..."Gaster nodded "Hmm... Didn't... meant... To..."Ink answered right away "Of course not, I've never wanted to hurt him! I want to be his friend, to be there for him... I... Just want him to be happy..." Gaster hugged Ink close "Hmm... What... You... Feeling...?"Ink hugged back, but looked up at him confused "My feelings? I don't know... I was stunned, and shocked, and... I did felt something weird, but I don't know what it is..."Gaster smiled softly "Happi... ness...?"Ink looked at Gaster "Happiness...?"
Happiness... The more he thought about it, the more he blushed. As if that feeling wasn't coming from his yellow paint, but perhaps from his real feelings that he lost so long ago. It felt so natural, so real, as if it was meant to be. "Ho... I... Yes..." He smiled, releasing Gaster from the hug "Yes, it was happiness!"Gaster laughed a bit "Go... Back... Make... Understand... You..." Ink hugged him one last time, then took a few step back "I'll try my best!" He smiled to Gaster one last time "Thank you, Gaster, for always being here for everyone." Gaster smiled back "Happy... To... Help..."
Ink turned to leave, but he turned around, looking again at Gaster, only to see the tunnels of Waterfall. Smiling with a newfound confidence, he went back to Error. Or at least tried to. After getting lost 5 times, forgetting and remembering, he finally went back to him.
When he arrived, back in the empty castle, Ink walked to the door from where Error went, and knocked lightly. Hoping to get a response, but none came. So he knocked again, a little harder. But when no sound was heard still, he tried to open the door.
To his surprise, it wasn't locked and he walked in slowly. "Error..?" Ink tried, whispering. When he got no reply what so ever, he approached the glitch.
Error didn't look like he was in a peaceful sleep. In fact, he looked like he was having a nightmare. So, with a bit of hesitation, Ink reached out to him with his left hand and shook him softly. Error groaned, but was still not waking up. Ink though, noticed the blue stains on his cheeks. They were glowing? Ink got curious but decided to ask another time, right now, they needed to talk. So he shook him once again, a bit more demanding, calling his name louder than earlier.
Error finally woke up, when he saw Ink though, he jumped and backed away, as if he was scared of him. "WhAt-WhAt ArE yOu-" He started, but Ink cut him off. "We need to talk..." He said, with a serious expression and tone.