A/N: Based off of Lana Del Ray's version of "Once Upon a Dream" from Maleficent.

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The sound of footsteps echoed around the abandoned studio, the puddles of ink splashing gently against your skirts.

Your dull (e/c) eyes scanned the hallway, hearing someone else headed your way. Nothing in this hell unnerved you anymore. If it was that monster, then he could go suck a fat one.

You heard them gasping for air, and a pale hand stained crimson came to rest on the wall.

Your heart painfully skipped a beat as that man came into view.

Your face never changed as he came closer. He paused, then knelt beside you.

"(y/n)..." He murmured, reaching out a hand.

"If you touch me..." You muttered weakly, placing your hand on the handle in your belly, "then I will rain a fountain of blood on you."

"I'm- I'm sorry," he sounded a bit choked up as he gazed into your dirty face. "I never meant to-"

"Kill me?" You laughed mirthlessly, pausing to hack up blood. Your lips stained further, you smiled a grim smile at the man, letting your hand relax. "Well, didn't really sound like it to me. You know, when you stabbed me."

"The ink took control." He protested, taking your hand, grimacing when he saw the ink beginning to stain. "I love you."

You didn't reply for a while, and when he looked back up at you, you were staring at him, your lips set in a straight line. The sight of the blood slowly oozing down your chin unnerved him.

"(y/n)?" He whispered to you.

"I'm alive, nimrod." You grunted, closing your eyes. "I...I loved you once."

He felt his heart squeeze and he nodded, focusing on your fingers.

"B-but then Susie..." You grit your crimson teeth, narrowing your eyes in pain. "And then...Alis- Alisonnnn..."

"(y/n)?" He looked up immediately, concern in his eyes as he gazed at you.

"Oh, calm down, I'm fine..." You wheezed, giving him a glare. "I just never thought...that I'd go so soon."

Your words were beginning to slur. The ink had made its way up your neck and to your face, staining your sclera black.

"(y/n), your eyes...!" He gasped, letting go of your hand to cup your cheek.

"Stop it, Joey..." You mumbled, trying to swat his hand away. You caught a glimpse of your own skin and sighed. "The ink's trying to...get another victim."

"I have to do something!" Tears were beginning to dot his eyes as he looked over your body desperately. "I can't let it get to you!"

"I know you," your voice, soft, wafted through the hall. "I walked with you once upon a dream."

"(y/n), this isn't the time for-"

"I know you, that gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam." Your eyes softened and a tiny smile spread across your lips.

Joey's chest constricted and his head bowed. "That's the song you were singing...on your first day...isn't it?"

"And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem." Your eyes seemed a bit dimmer, though you were...calm, almost as if you'd accepted your fate.

"But if I know you, I know what you'll do: you'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream." Your hand lifted to his face, the darkness rubbing off on his face.

Visions ran through your mind.

"But if I know you, I know what you'll do: you'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream." Your voice was quieter as you stared into his eyes.

But the most prominent face was Joey Drew.

"(y/n)..." There was heartbreak in his big brown eyes as he clasped a hand over your cold one.

"Joey," you breathed, your lungs screaming in pain. "Please...kiss me one last time."

"Are you sure?" He asked, somewhat incredulously.

At the slight nod of your head, he took a breath and tried to smile at you. "O-okay."

He slowly leaned in, closing his eyes as he hesitantly touched your trembling lips.

You pulled him in closer with all of your fading strength and wrapped your arms around his neck. Your lips curled into a smile and you whispered, "I forgive you...Joey."

The impromptu deepening of the kiss nearly made him recoil. You tasted of bitter ink and copper...

Once your grip slackened, he slowly pulled away, opening his eyes to see yours wide open, glassy, with your lips still in that beautiful smile.

"(y/n)?" He asked, gently grabbing your shoulder.

You didn't say a word.

"(y/n)? (y/n)?" He asked, panicking. He shook you, only stopping when your head slapped against the wooden planks and shifted to the side, giving him a sick view of the ink welling up in globs along your skin.

"Oh, no..." He whispered, gripping your arms tightly. Tears dribbled down his face and he quickly met your lips again, only to find them colder.

"(y/n)...I'm so, so sorry." His shoulders shook and he carefully shut your eyes, folding your hands across your chest.

He stood, not minding the stains all over his pants, and, wiping the tears away, he walked away, not wanting to look back.

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"I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream!" The newest staff member sang happily as she skipped around the office. She was currently busy filling out and filing papers for Mr. Joey Drew, and boy did she love it!

It was just her luck that she got the job. She had been a fan of Joey Drew's cartoons for a while, and when he told her she was hired, she was absolutely ecstatic.

"I know you, that gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam." She swayed from side to side as she took a tiny stack from another person, not noticing his weirded look at her when she left.

"And I know it's true- oof!" She was quickly cut off as she bumped into someone. When she looked up she gasped, "Oh, Mr. Drew! I'm so sorry, I didn't see where I was going-"

"It's quite alright, miss (l/n)." He laughed, his voice carrying easily through the hall. He patted her head. "And do call me Joey. Mr. Drew makes me sound old."

"O-okay, uh, Joey!" She beamed at him, her cheeks turning pink from embarrassment. "And you can call me (y/n)!"

"Well, alrighty, (y/n)." He smiled kindly to her and continued on his way.

She glanced back at him and sighed, blushing a bit harder. "Wow," she whispered, putting a hand over her heart, "it's so cliche, but...I think I'll like him."

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"And if I know you, I know what you'll do: you'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream."

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"I forgive you...Joey."

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A/N: Alrighty. Before anyone says anything, yes, I know "Once Upon a Dream" didn't exist in the twenties/thirties.
I really hope you liked it! I know it might've gotten a little weird near the end, but I kinda like this one.

Please tell me what you thought, feel free to request in the comments, and I'll see you guys later!