Chapter 5: Night Terrors

INK'S *P.O.V*

Error and I walked home together although it was a bit awkward considering the fact that we could've kissed back in Outertale. Not that I would've minded, if anything I'd love to kiss that gorgeous skeleton. But I'm not too sure if Error would feel the same way about me that I do with him. We walked to our home and Error opened the door for me and nodded for me to go through, yellow tinting his cheeks in a blush.

What?

Since when was he a gentleman?

I smiled warmly at him and giggled at his action, nodding thankfully at him.

"Thanks Error." I said softly, walking into our home. He nodded and walked in after me, closing the door behind us. I turned to talk with him but he had a nervous expression on his face and he looked away from.

"Um… I-I'm gonna head to bed." He mumbled, rushing up the stairs and into his room. I watched him go and I felt my heart pound in my chest.

I had had the biggest crush on that skeleton and I knew he couldn't've felt the same way about me. He was always teasing me and making jokes. I doubt he saw me as more than a friend.

"G'night…." I whispered, looking up at the direction of the stairs, "I love you…" I turned to my sketchbook and pulled out my pen, drawing little doodles of Error on the page, sighing to myself.

"God he's so cute…. I could've kissed him back in Outertale but how awkward would that have been?" I chuckled bitterly to myself and continued sketching in silence, thinking about our time in Outertale for hours.

He looked so peaceful for once. He looked like he was genuinely having a good time with me out there by the stars. His eyes were bright with wonder and I couldn't help but stare. When he turned to face me and our eyes locked together I couldn't do anything to contain my blush. In that moment he looked so innocent and kind.

He was beautiful.

I hugged my sketchbook to my chest and fantasized about what we could be, smiling goofily to myself and giggling giddily for a few moments before it was broken by a scream upstairs. I jumped up and dropped my sketchbook on the floor in shock and ran upstairs, bursting into Error's room and nearly falling over in shock.

He was sobbing helplessly into his hands and error signs and glitches appeared all throughout his body.

"E-Error?!" I yelled, rushing towards him and gripping his shoulders. Error looked up at me, glitching harshly and scooting back from me, covering his eyes with his hands and trembling harshly from his nightmare.

"I-I-I-I-Ink…." He stuttered, blushing with embarrassment at being caught in such a vulnerable state. I calmly sat beside him and cupped his cheek, turning his face up to see me and pulling his hands down so I could look him in the eyes. His hurt and broken expression nearly shattered my heart whole.

"Error…" I cooed, holding his face gently with my hands. He sniffed and rested against my hands.

"Error what happened?" I asked softly, stroking his cheeks with my thumbs, looking at him with a heavily concerned expression. He sobbed helplessly into my hands and trembled, putting his owns hands over mine and holding onto them gently.

"Y-Y-You didn't want to be with me anymore… The corruption got to you… I-I was alone…." He said hoarsely, sniffing weakly and slumping over. My heart began cracking at the sight of seeing him so broken and I quickly wrapped my arms around him in a close hug.

"Shh…. Error I'm right here, I promise you… I'm not going anywhere." I assured. After a few moments he had processed what I said, slowly beginning to calm down from his dream. I felt his shaky arms wrap around my waist as he hugged me close, burying his face into my neck and sobbing quietly. I nuzzles his head with mine and stroked his back gently, slowly rocking us back in forth in my best efforts to comfort him.

"Shh…" I said softly, stroking the back of his head. He held me tighter and stroked my back, most likely to distract himself from the horrid nightmare. After he had calmed down a bit I gently lied him down onto the bed and weaved myself out of his arms, turning to leave. He whimpered at me and yanked me down beside him, holding me close in his arms. It took me by surprise and I let out a soft yelp.

In other circumstances, I'd be blushing more colors than every color palate in existence.

But now, it only made me nervous.

What happened in his dream to make him so scared?

"Error could you tell me what happened?" I asked softly, hugging him and patting his back gently. I felt him tense his arms up around me.

ERROR'S *P.O.V*

I noticeably stiffened at his question.

Shit.

How am I supposed to tell him what happened? He had rejected me in my dream so why wouldn't he do it here? I clenched my eyes shut as I remembered my dream. We were in Waterfall together and I finally had the courage to ask him out on a date. I was about to ask him for a date but the corruption swallowed him whole and left him broken.

"E-Error, why didn't you save me?" He said, crawling toward me with tears in his eyes. I was in tears, shaking.

"N-No! I can save you! J-Just let me help!" I cried, reaching out towards him. He slapped my hand away and stood up like he was possessed.

"Why would you want to help me? All you've done is hurt me!" He growled. I stumbled backwards and fell to the ground, trembling weakly.

"N-No! I-Ink…. I love you! I love you, Ink!" I cried, trembling at him. He looked at me in shock and smirked, his teeth inhumanely sharp.

"What? Were you expecting to ask me on a date?" He hissed. Tears filled my vision and I could barely see.

"A date? With a GLITCH like you? As if, all you've ever done is hurt my precious AU's. I'd NEVER go on a date with the like of YOU!" He hissed, grabbing soul and crushing it with his hands. Thousands of voice exploded in my mind all at once.

He'd never love you.

Why do you even bother?

You're worthless.

You're pathetic.

You could never make him happy.

You're nothing but a screw up.

You are a nobod-

"Hey, if you don't want to talk about it then that's okay…. Just relax, okay?" Ink said softly, making me shudder slightly as he pulled me out of my thoughts. I looked at him with tears in my eyes and slowly calmed down, remembering that it was only a dream. He held my cheek in his hand and gently stroked it with his thumb, wrapping his arm around my neck with the other.

"Relax, Error…" He cooed, his actions slowly making me relax in his hold. I nodded meekly and held onto him, pulling his head into my chest.

God it felt so good to have him in my arms.

He was warm.

I pulled him closer and sniffed, still trying to wipe away my tears. He patted my back gently.

"All better?" He asked, pulling his head out of my chest and looking up at me with concern, cupping my cheek and wiping away my tears with his thumb. I leaned into his hand and nodded. He smiled and pulled his hand back, which made me frown slightly in disappointment.

It hadn't even been 5 seconds and I already missed his touch.

"Well then you try and head back to sleep while I go get some sleep myself." He said, pulling himself out of my arms and turning to leave. I watched as he was about to leave with a heartbroken expression.

Ink….

Before I even knew what I was doing, I stood up and in one moment Ink was about to leave and in the next, he was in my arms lying back down on the bed. He looked up at me with a large blush coating his cheeks in shock.

"E-Error….?" He asked quietly. I finally realized that I had yanked him back into my arms but I didn't care.

I needed him.

I trembled and gently held his face with my hand, looking deep into his eyes, pleading softly with them.

"Stay….?" I asked, blushing softly. He looked up at me shocked.

Shit. Maybe I shouldn't've said that.

What is he gonna-

My thoughts were cut off when I felt two arms wrap around my torso and a head nuzzling into my neck.

"Stay…." He confirmed, curling up in my arms. I smiled faintly and held him close.

I love you Ink….

After a few minutes we ended up curled up under the covers together. His face was buried into my chest and I could hear him snore on occasion. I scooted back slightly and looked at him, watching his sleeping figure with pure adoration. He had a small smile on his face and he had his head rested on his hands.

Heh, Cutie.

I blushed at my thoughts and leaned in slowly.

Should I do this?

I looked down at Ink's sleeping face and smiled warmly.

Hell yeah I'm doing this.

I chuckled warmly and leans down, pressing a kiss on his forehead before pulling him back into my arms. He cuddled up next to me in response, resting his head in the crook of my neck as he fell into a deeper sleep.

I felt content for once.

He was so warm.

I loved the feel of him in my arms.

I don't think I could ever let go even if someone tore my arms off.

I curled up beside him and wrapped us in the blankets before I slowly began to fall asleep.

"G'night, Inky…. I love you." I whispered, slowly falling asleep with him in my arms. He nuzzled my neck and whispered softly to me in his half-asleep state as I was dozing off.

"Good night Error…. I love you too."

Alrighty this'll be the last time I upload a chapter for a few days since I'm getting busy with school and such, but I'll still be free to take suggestions!

Someone asked for Error's perspective and a longer chapter so I did my best to do so in this chapter!

Thanks for reading!

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