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---Dream's POV----

As soon as he whipped around I saw it. That vulnerable look in his eye. It wasn't cold and uncaring like I'd seen before. It was the vulnerability I used to see in my brother's eyes. Nightmare's eyes.

"D-Dream?" He seemed to freeze up, his eye widening.

I narrowed my eyes, looking him up and down. "Brother."

They say time changes you, but when they say that, I don't think they mean as much as Nightmare has. Physically and mentally.

The young and energetic brother full of excitement and wonder no longer existed. He didn't have white bones anymore, they were covered in black oozing slime tinted with a slight blue. His purple pupils were gone, leaving one glowing blue eye on the left of his face. He'd certainly grown by a few foot. He used to be rather small for a skeleton, but now he towers over everyone in this room. I can faintly remember seeing him like this when we caught him nine years ago with Horror and Lust. But I'd have never suspected them that it was him I glared at through the cell bars...my brother...

There is one thing I'm happy about however. One thing that Nightmare hasn't lost. His love. I could see that clearly with him and Cross. The smol skeleton was forever cuddled up in his arms, on his lap, or by his side.

But he doesn't seem to be here at the moment...

I frowned, taking in the current scene.

Reaper was limp in the floor, groaning weakly as Geno fussed over him, frantically asking if he was okay as he pressed his hands against the gaping wound on his shoulder, trying to stop the blood flow.

My eyes flicked to the side and I flinched upon seeing Blue looking at me with almost horror. I know he left the police near the beginning of the gang's break up, but he must have heard the news of my disappearance from Ink. They both probably thought I had died...

Speaking of Ink, I glanced over at where he was stood, being met with an equally horrified expression. "D-Dream? Y-You're alive...?"

I ignored him, focusing on my brother once more. I watched as he gripped onto my arrow I had shot into his shoulder, hissing.

He inhaled sharply before ripping the arrow out, earning a muffled yelp of pain as he quickly dropped it to the floor.

The arrow fell with a clatter, laying stiffly on the floor before rolling away as Nightmare kicked it away, growling as he watched it tumble to a stop by my feet.

I leaned down to pick it up before looking at Nightmare again. "I have some questions..."

"I have more." He hissed back, looking me up and down. "What the hells happened to you? I remember my brother as positive and fun, not dark and depressing."

I narrowed my eyes. "Is that so? Because I remember my brother as a small white boned skeleton, obsessed with nature and with a passion to read. I remember him without black slime covering his entire body! I remember him with more emotions! I remember the boy who cared for everyone!"

Nightmare flinched, looking away. "That boy is gone..."

I rolled my eyes, crossing my arms over my chest. "And the boy you remember is gone as well. I searched for you for a total of fifteen years Nightmare. Fifteen years. And I find you only to discover you're a criminal. A lab rat tortured by experiments!"

Even as I said this I could feel myself cracking. My soul was tugging at my insides. All I wanted to do now was run forwards and hug him, cry.

"I-I searched everywhere for you! Everywhere! I asked everyone if they'd seen anyone fitting the description I gave of you, along with that f-family photo mum had painted of us all those years ago!"

Nightmare flinched as I mentioned our mum. She had committed suicide a few months after Nightmare's disappearance. She had already been going through a phase, all those voices in her head drove her insane. And then once day she couldn't take it anymore.

It was no ones fault, but I'm pretty sure once Nightmare found out he took it to himself to say that it was all his fault. He always blames things that aren't his fault on himself.

I inhaled sharply as he looked me up and down, his tentacles twitching agitatedly. "I pictured our reunion a little more...loveable if I'm honest...maybe with us running forwards at first sight and hugging each other tightly..." I laughed dryly, looking down. "I should have known that the brother I'd find wouldn't be the same as the one I lost..."

Something wrapped around my wrist lightly and I flinched, blinking in confusion as I saw one of Nightmare's tentacles curled gently around my wrist and hand. It gently tugged me towards him, pulling me into his chest.

I immediately snapped and flung my arms around him, hugging him tightly as I buried my face into his chest.

Nightmare sighed softly, gently wrapping his arms around me. "I've missed you, Dreamy..."

"I've missed you too, Nighty..."

His whole body physically flinched as I said that. "P-Please...just don't call me that..."

I frowned, looking up at him. "Why not...?"

He looked to the side, deciding that he'd rather look at anything other than me. "That's what C-Cross calls me..."

I winced, burying my face in his chest once more. "Oh..." I'm not gonna lie, knowing that Nightmare had effectively replaced me with Cross hurt, but I can't object to that. The most important thing in life to me was my brother, and still is. Nightmare's whole world used to be dedicated to me, but now Cross has taken my spot. I'm not mad over that. Just disappointed.

After a bit I finally pulled away, standing a little away from Nightmare as I glanced at the others, taking in their expressions. "Hi...Ink...Blue..."

Without warning the two of them rushed forwards, hugging me tightly as they fussed over me like I was injured or something. "O-Oh god Dream you've been alive all this time?!"

I nodded weakly, hugging them back. As all this was happening I could feel some of my aura return to my body. Before I had basically blocked my positive aura, bottling it up deep down where no one could sense it. But now it was starting to crack, breaking though a bit. Not fully though.

After a lot of fussing, Ink and Blue returned to their partners, smiling at me.

I squeaked as a pair of arms wrapped around my waist from behind and I immediately spun around, ready to slap whoever it was.

Killer smirked at me, intercepting my hand before it could ram into his face. "That wasn't very nice, Dream~"

Remembering what happened earlier, my face flushed yellow. "Hi..." I pulled my hood back over my head, trying to pathetically cover up some of my blush.

He snickered, pulling me into his chest, which earned a wolf whistle from everyone else.

"Having spent all his life single, Killer is finally making some moves~!"

Both of our faces flushed and we looked away from each other, Killer glaring at them as I buried my face in his chest. "Sh-Shut up guys..."

They all snickered and I pulled my face away from Killer's chest to glare at them as well.

They were all smirking widely at us. All of them except Geno, who was still panicking over Reaper. Reaper, who was still limp on the floor. Blue, who had been dragged over by Geno to heal Reaper. And Nightmare, who looked physically sick.

I frowned as I looked at Nightmare, and then his panicked looking kids. That's when everything clicked into place. "Nightmare...?"

He flinched, looking up at me, his expression broken. "Y-Yeah?"

"...Where's Cross...?"

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Mmmmmmm some brotherly reunionnnnnnn

Mmm that suCcEd

Oh welllllllll

Idk what Imma write for tomorrowwwww

Halppppp

:'D

Oh AnD tAkE tHiS--

'Tis not sin dun worry :3

Mmmmm just sum neko Nightmare ^w^

-Jess-