Kitty Kitty

"Gray. What is that?" Alice asks as Gray walks into the room.

"Hm? Oh, erh… Nothing! Nothing at all." He says as he turns to leave the room.

"Not so fast lizard. Bring it here before you kill it." Nightmare said.

"Why would I ever kill it?!" Gray asks.

"Well… what happened to that pet puppy I got you a few weeks ago?"

"I-er…." The gears in Gray's mind turned under the pressure. He knew every thought was open to Nightmare but he didn't want to confess anything out loud.

"Give it to Alice. I'm sure she would appreciate it just as much as you do." Nightmare ordered. Gray reluctantly handed over the small thing that he was holding. It quietly mewed at Alice as she looked at it. She then turned to look at Gray who was now blushing.

"He has a thing for cute things." Nightmare chuckled.

'I guess I'm not cute at all… he seems to hate me…' Alice thought, hoping Nightmare would hear.

"That's not true, Alice." he muttered.

'Which part?' She began to cuddle the kitten.

"I don't know. Why don't you ask him?" Nightmare chuckled.

'You know perfectly well I don't want to talk to him. He scares me.'

"That's not a nice thing to say. I want you two to be friends. Why can't you two just get along?"

"Can you please stop talking about me inside your head, Alice?" Gray said, angrily.

"Fine." 'Bye Nightmare.' She then got up and headed for the door, giving the kitten back to Gray.

"Wait! Don't go Alice!"

"Why? I will see you in my dreams later. Right now, you have some work to do. I'm exhausted from traveling through town and I need to make sure my nightgown fits ok." She said before she left the room.

"What's her problem?" Gray asked.

"First of all, your questioning her in the hallway scared her. Secondly, you didn't seem too happy about buying her nightgown, and thirdly you make her think she isn't cute because you don't like her."

"I never said I don't like her and I never said she wasn't cute."

"Then maybe she would feel better if you told her that."

"I'm not going to tell her that! Do you know how awkward it would be?!"

"Fine. Suit yourself." Nightmare shrugged and proceeded to get out of his chair. "I'm going to go see Alice now."

"No you're not! You have work to do! How is it that she has so much control over you?!"

"Because I love her." He mumbled before sitting back down and crossing his arms.

"What makes you think you love her?" Gray asked.

"I don't think I love her. I know I love her. Now get out of my business before I start getting into yours." Nightmare growled. Gray grabbed his head in memory of Nightmare forcing himself into his mind and digging through his memories. It was not a feeling he wanted to experience again. Sometimes, Nightmare can be quite scary.

"I-I'm sorry Lord Nightmare. I-I will l-leave you alone now." Gray said as he darted for the door. Nightmare smiled.

'Sometimes it is good to be feared.' He thought.

"She really does have control of me… doesn't she…?" he asked himself. Sighing, he finished his work before heading off to bed.

Why was this chapter just randomly short? its like the 2nd shortest of this story!