((The title is based off my art teacher, mr.fitz, he was explain how to clean a paint brush and he said not to molest the paint brushes or else he'll write us up))

Ink was woken up by his cell phone ringing. He groaned and turned over to his side; checking his phone. It was dream.

He decided to let it go to voice mail.

There was no way he was going to talk to him after what happened! But... maybe he had a reason for it.

Dream called again but ink still let it go to voicemail, this time dream actually left a voice mail. Ink had nothing better to do so he checked it.

"Ink-." He sniffled a bit. "-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I just lashed out you know?" He laughed a bit, trying to hide the fact he was crying.

"I'm sorry, I'm just jealous.... of Error." Dream
Stuttered out. He admitted defeat.

Ink looked confused. 'Jealous? But how?'

"God... just UGH! That fucking bastard is just going to hurt you again! And you are ignoring me to hang out with him!" Dream yelled at him.

Ink stopped the voice mail before it could finish. 

Dream called again but this time, ink picked up.

"I-ink! Thank god you picked up! I didn't mean what I said last night-" dream just rambled on about how sorry he was. Ink just listened, he smiled softly before sighing.

"Babe, are you listening?"

"Dream, you are so sweet..." Ink begun.

"No,no."

"You were a nice boyfriend. Well when you actually took my feelings into account."

"Who is making you say this, error? For fuck sakes! If he is-" dream growled and punched the pillow next to him.

Ink shook his head. "No and error isn't like he used to be."

"Pft how do you know?!" He

"I just do okay?! I forgive him for everything he has done to us in the past" Ink spat out.

Are you seriously forgiving him! He humiliated you! Left you scarred for years after! Emotionally and physically!" Dream started to pace around his room holding his phone tight to his own face. "I know I'm not acting like my normal self but it's only because he's in your life now!"

"You are doing this because I'm giving him a second chance?" Ink chuckled a bit "seriously? You aren't quote on quote jealous, you just hate him! You didn't take the time to actually know him like I did" ink screamed out.

"Oh in two weeks you guys are best friends? What about us?! All those years for nothing?! I stood by you when he hurt you, I helped you when he made it worse! I gave everything to you... well he just takes you away from me in under a month." Dream stopped. All that was heard on the other side of the phone was whimpers.

Ink looked on his wall, a picture of him and Dream were there and a few with Dream, blue, and him together. 'He really was always there for me' ink told himself. "Dream... you were always there for me, but... you can't control my friendships and the people I want to care about." Ink bit his hand softly after saying that.

"...I'll understand but please... can we date again."

Ink stayed silence. He knew he couldn't go back to him, this was their third break up anyways.

Dream sighed "right."

"I..."

"You what? Pity me?! Right. Right. Fuck you." Dream mumbled "I hate you"

The call ended.

Ink listened to call end and then he broke into tears "oh god what have I done."

He started to be flooded with memories of the past.
- - - - -

Middle school, 6th grade, age 11.

The age where everything kinda hits you in the face, people look different and in Ink's case. He really looked a lot different. He had to get brasses to help straighten his teeth and move his jaw to be alined with his upper teeth.

No one really bother Ink about it well, until a boy named error decided to join their school.

Everyone was swarming him, the first day he got into a fight with one of the "toughest" kids in their grade. This kid was nightmare. Of course now they are wonderful friends because of that. People are weird.

Error's popularity soared endlessly. People wanted to be him even the upperclass. Ink didn't care much about this 'error' kid. He was too into his head on trying learn and be kind to anyone who needed it.

In math they were introduced to error, this kid didn't have anywhere to sit but in the same table group as Ink.

Ink eyed error and error looked at him. "What."
Ink looked away then looked back. At that moment He decided to introduce himself. "Hello my name is Ink what's yours" he held out his hand and smiled softly.

Error smirked. "Error." He shook his hand.

Ink chuckled  and soon error stood up then kicked the person out of the seat sitting next to Ink. He sat down. "You seem cool."  The kid huffed and took the seat Error was originally in.

"Ehh not really. I mean people usually look away as soon as I say hello"  he huffed.

Error laughed a bit. "I see." 

They two enjoyed each other company for the rest of the period. They exchanged classes and apparently they only had this class together. "Aw shucks, looks like we only get to see each other in here" Ink sighed.

Error rolled his eyes. "It's cool" 

Everyday after that the two boys bonded over stupid stuff like video games. Ink showed error him and his few friends and error showed him his mountains of friends.

Ink was really impressed by how many friends he made in only a months.  Considering he has been around majority of these kids his entire life. "You know Error you are really popular." Ink smiled softly.

"Yeah I know. I'm pretty awesome."

"Man, I wish I were you! You probably have a girlfriend and everything." Ink yammered. Error huffed and paused for a moment like he was lost in thought.

"I mean I have had a few. But I really didn't enjoy it." Error mumbled. "I actually did really find most of them attractive now that I think about it."

"Not.Attractive? Dude I wish I could get girls as easily as you. Or anyone really. But-." Ink gave Error a questionable look. "-what do you mean by not finding attractive? Were they not your type or do you not like girls in general"

Error paused for a moment before replying. It looked like he was having a war inside his head. "They just weren't my type." He looked down at his paper and decide to work the problem.

Ink laughed a bit. "Then what is your type?"

"I'm... not sure actually."

"Hm. That's too bad" ink sighed and continued with his work.

On the weekend Ink would always talk about error and how cool he was to dream. "Error is really that popular?"  Dream said sarcastically like he didn't already know that.

"Yeah!" Ink chuckled "a popular person is friends with me! It's cool right?! The best part is we have a ton in common!"

"Ink I'm not sure if that's wise... I mean aren't they fake sometimes. Or cruel or evil" dream wiggles his fingers and changed his voice during evil.

"Psh, Error is nice! He wouldn't turn on me." Ink smiled softly.

"Whatever you say" dream giggled.

After that conversation. Error started acting differently.

He started to make fun of him for stuff he talked about and even made fun of his appearances at some points.

Even though he did this Ink still thought that Error was just messing around and playing jokes with him. But sadly Ink was shortly going to find out that wasn't the case.

It was like something completely changed in him. But one day in late January Ink started hearing a lot of stuff around school about him. Stuffed he enjoyed secretly and embarrassing stories.

He felt like he knew who was behind this. But he didn't want to believe it.

He sat in class quietly and saw error. Error sat down like normal and eyed Ink. "You okay?"

"Uh.. a lot of people are talking about me." Ink mumbled; playing with his pencil.

"What do you mean?" His voice cracked a bit.

"They are making fun of me. Telling me stuff I only told you and a few of my friends" His voice sounded purely heartbroken.

"Aw that sucks dude." Error started "but I mean who do you think it is?"

"You actually." Ink mumbled "Dream told me this might happen but... I didn't want to believe it"

Error glared at him. "You trust him more than me...Pft, I get it."

"So did you did it?"

Error grinned "y-yeah I did."

Ink looked down and held his hands together. "Why."

"You told me personal stuff by choice. And I can tell whoever I want."

Ink eyes widen "w-what?"

"You heard me."  Error played with pencils a bit. "You annoy me Ink, I personally can't stand being around you. Everything you tell me about. Boring your voice purely unentertaining! Everyone already makes fun of you it's no different if I do as well." Error harshly stated. he knew he hit a hard point of him.

"Your braces are ugly, you drool and spit when you talk, you make my rep look bad like for fuck sakes. Take a hint! I tried to let you down easy."

Ink looked at error straight in the eyes And his eyes were watering. "God! You are so mean!"

"Dream was right! So definitely right! God! I hate you!" Ink stood up and stormed out of the classroom. Crying and head straight into the bathroom.

He didn't look back at Error but he could feel him cursing quietly.

Ink went into the bathroom stall and stood against the stall door.

Ink pulled up his phone. He repeatedly texted Dream. Telling him everything that happened.

'Ink I told you he was trouble! He fights kids all the time there is no doubt that this would end up happening. But ink no matter what he says, you are always important to me and everyone around you who cares about you!' Dream texted Ink.

For an entire hour he stayed in there crying and reading everything dream could say to make him feel better.

He felt so hurt and heart broken. Nothing could really fix it.

He went home early and came back the next day. Everyone was looking at him, coldly. He had his head faced forward and tried not to look at anyone. He bumped into someone.

"Hey watch it dick wad"

Ink looked up and saw it was error. He backed up and looked down immediately. He turned away and his shoulder was grabbed. "No sorry?" Error smirked and twisted him around. Ink shivered a bit. "I-I"

He pushed him against a wall. Pinning his arm above his head. "Mhm? You have until I say 5 to say sorry"

Ink stumbled to find his words, he could say sorry. Nothing would come out of his mouth!

"1...2..."

He started to panic.

"3...4..."

He embraced himself for whatever was going to happen next.

"5."

He felt a hard hit in the stomach and it made him groan in pain. "You has five seconds to say sorry and it only takes three at most"

Ink fell to the floor and started wheezing.

"Now let's try it again Ink."

"S-sorry!" He cried out.

Error spat on his forehead and walked off. His "crew"who watched the whole thing following after.

This was only the beginning of the abusive from error.

A year went by and everything got worse. Ink lost lots of friends that year to rumors, blackmail, and mostly because they didn't want to get hurt with him. He only had Dream.

On a daily he would get harassed, sexually sometimes by girls and boys even. Everything was stressful. He would cry and just wonder what the hell he did to deserve this.

-

His 8th year starts. This year. Is going to be better than any other year before. He just could feel it. A friend of dreams would be moving to their school. Blue is his name. Ink had met him once over a group chat and it was so wonderful meeting him. He was so happy and he made Ink smile so much just being around him.

Him and Dream met up with blue before during the summer as well. Ink had completely forgotten about error and everyone who hated him. It was so refreshing a smiling and laughing with nothing judging them.

It was a week into the year. No one really spoke to the three of them or harassed them it was just error and his group of friends. It was like they completely forgot about them.

Ink eventually started standing up for himself and started to get a bit sassy with them. Blue and Dream stood by him and laughed whenever they made a good come back.

It was nice for Ink.
It was nice to feel loved, cared for.
He got back the confidence he once had before.

He is grateful that Dream asked him out and that he stayed with him through this bumpy ride. Who knows. He could be dead with out him.

He is grateful that blue showed him happiness again and showed him the true meaning of smiling without a care in the world. With that him he could still be depressed.

He can never ever repay Dream or blue for what they did for him but they now how dearly grateful he is to them.

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((Mmmm happy one day late Halloween, hope you enjoyed. I sure enjoyed writing this chapter. But just pointing this out. THIS IS INK'S POINT OF VIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED Error will put more into what happen for the reason why he did most of these things))