Chapter 31

                                    

                                          
*Trigger warning: Lime. It ended up being waaaaaay steamier than I intended, and my body was actually rejecting it halfway through XD. Like, my head refused to look down at my laptop, I was so weirded out :D*
Ink left the two when he was sure they could talk things out. He went back downstairs to the living room, where Nightmare was studying Encre's ring. The negative guardian turned it over in his hand, contemplating what or who could've made it. An idea struck him, and he tried the ring on.
"What the hell are you thinking?!" Error exclaimed, having watched him put it on. Nightmare laughed at him.
"You just watched me do it," he teased. "But, what makes me curious is the fact it turned this Encre into something that looks like me. I just wanted to see if it affects me."
Error eyed the ring warily. It could only be removed by Nightmare's soulmate, now. What, was he expecting Killer to be able to remove it? He watched in amusement as Nightmare attempted to get it off. Hah! Fat chance! But all his thoughts were thrown out the window when Nightmare removed it.
"Uh...." Nightmare put it back on, then took it back off. They stared in utter astonishment at the ring in Nightmare's hand, and he suddenly laughed. "Guess my soulmate is myself."
Error looked at Ink, and the creator shrugged. Maybe it was the similar magic? Who knows. Nevertheless, Nightmare put it back on and admired it.
"You should probably get rid of that thing," Ink suggested. "It might get into the wrong hands, and we'd have another, crazier you walking around."
Nightmare smirked at him playfully. "Aw, you don't want me around? How sad.~"
Ink pouted. "You know that's not what I meant."
"He's joking, Inky," Error put a hand on Ink's shoulder, and the creator grinned at him. He grinned back, and they got lost in each other's eyelights. After about five minutes, Nightmare groaned.
"Ugh, could you guys NOT do that?"
Ink winked at him. "Aw, is Nighty missing his lover?~"
Nightmare's cheeks lit up as he grumbled. He would never admit it, but Ink was right. He really missed Killer, and Ink and Error getting all 'lovey dovey' was making that ache in his soul grow stronger. Instead, he stood up, catching their attention.
"We should think about leaving, soon."
"Aha! I was right!"
"No, you ass. The others are probably concerned about why we're taking so long. Classic's probably just about to bring us back, right now."
Ink looked down in thought. As much as he wanted to go back home and enjoy some quality time with Error after so much has happened to them, he didn't feel like he should leave just yet. Fate and Destiny said to relax and stay awhile. There had to be something more for them, here. Otherwise, they wouldn't have said that, would they? Finally, Ink raised his eyelights to Nightmare.
"I don't think we should leave, yet. There may be something more for us to do before we go. Fate and Destiny wouldn't have said to stay longer if there wasn't a reason."
Nightmare raised a brow at the mention of the deities. "So, those glowing orbs I saw told you we need to stay longer? Great. Just great. Killer's probably got his hands full with the rest of the gang without me there to help."
Error laughed. "Well, yeah. Y'all are a bunch of children."
Nightmare glared at him, and Error laughed. Ink soon joined in when Nightmare turned his harsh gaze on him. After awhile, they settled down, and an awkward silence filled the air. Another ten minutes pass, and Fallacy and Encre came downstairs. Fallacy was smiling fondly, his eyelights following Encre like moths to a flame. Encre could feel those multicolored eyelights trained on him, and he flushed in embarrassment. Azure stood up when he saw them.