Author's Note

Thank you for reading and enjoy!

                                                                                                                                 - Adelle

Editor's note

Hope you enjoy!

                                                                                                                                  ~ Valery

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Nightmare stood before your doors, Y/n closing them. Before she closed the doors all the way, she turned and smiled at him, saying, "Good Night, my King of the Night." 

"Good Night, my Queen of the Day." He whispered under his breath.

He stood there for a minute before teleporting to his room. He flopped onto the bed and sighed. Then snapped his fingers for Dusk. 'She's already made a permanent change by naming him. If she leaves us, me, I'll never be able to forget her. Will I?' Dusk walked out of the shadows and stared at the disaster that was his room.

"PERMISSION TO CLEAN THIS MESS?" Dusk asked flatly. 

"Permission granted." Nightmare mumbled back. 

"WAIT, REALLY?" Dusk asked, surprised. 

Nightmare looked at him tiredly, then said, "Yes, really." Dusk smiled at him, then began tidying.

"ITS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE YOU'VE SUMMONED ME LIKE THIS. WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU?" Dusk said as he looked disapprovingly at the ripped painting of Nightmare and Dream. "PERMISSION TO FIX... THIS?" 

Nightmare sighed and replied, "Permission granted. You can clean and fix whatever you'd like." A silence filled the room as Dusk snapped his fingers and used his magic to restore the painting. "It's Y/n."Nightmare whispered.

Dusk inhaled loudly. "SHE'S NEVER GOING TO LEAVE US. EVEN IF SHE DOES LEAVE US PHYSICALLY, WILL SHE?" 

Nightmare chuckled. "You know me well. That's what I'm afraid of." 

"WELL, BEFORE WE FOCUS ON THE BAD, LETS FOCUS ON THE GOOD. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER DINNER?" 

Nightmare smiled to himself. "She kissed me." 

"AGAIN?" 

"Well, yes, but not because I won a game this time." 

"OOOH~ WHAT'D YOU DO TO DESERVE SUCH A TREASURE?" Dusk teased, throwing part of a ripped tapestry at Nightmare. Nightmare caught the ripped tapestry with a tentacle, then tossed it back at Dusk who used magic to teleport the tapestry to the trash, most likely. 

"Comfort and compliment her after she told me a sad story." 

"HER SAD STORY?" Dusk asked. Nightmare sighed and rolled over. 

"Her sad story." He confirmed. 

"I SEE."

Dusk walked over to the bed and shooed Nightmare off. "UP, UP, I NEED TO CLEAN AND MAKE YOUR BED." 

"But I like it all torn up! It's comfy..." 

"IT WON'T DO! IT WON'T DO AT ALL! WHAT IF YOU INVITE HER UP HERE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE?" 

"And why would I do that?" 

"YOU NEVER KNOW." Dusk said shrugging as he snapped his fingers, making the sheets and pillows disappear after Nightmare had begrudgingly moved.

Nightmare sat on one of the torn chairs as Dusk said, "I'M COMING FOR THAT ONE NEXT, GO SIT ON THE CLEAN SIDE OF THE ROOM." Nightmare groaned and transformed into a shadow, slithering to a corner where Dusk had already tidied. "SO, SHE KISSED YOU AFTER SOME DEEP FEELY TALK, YES? THEN WHAT?"

"Yes, then she bade me goodnight, and called me her King of the Night." 

"OH~ THATS A GOOD SIGN~" Dusk said, winking dramatically at Nightmare. Nightmare smiled back at Dusk. "THEN WHAT DID YOU SAY?" 

"Nothing audible." Dusk turned to give Nightmare an unimpressed expression, as he replaced the furniture with a flick of the hand.

"SO, I GUESS THAT'S THE GOOD?" 

"Yep." 

Dusk sighed then finishing the last corner, walked over to Nightmare, and sat on the floor next to him. "SO, WHAT'S THE BAD?" 

Nightmare scrunched up his knees to his chin, then said quietly, "I'm scared, Dusk." 

Dusk looked to the golden apple on the balcony and whispered, "Aren't We All."

"I'm scared that I'll lose her, just like..." 

"DREAM." Dusk finished for him. 

"Yeah." 

"I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK SO, BUT I THINK TONIGHT WAS PROOF ENOUGH. YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS FEELING SOMETHING. SHE MAY JUST NOT KNOW IT YET. SHE'S GOOD, SHE WON'T LEAVE US. I HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT HER. I THINK SHE'S THE ONE." 

Nightmare turned to gaze at Dusk, then whispered, "I hope you're right."

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"Good Night, my King of the Night." You said, as you closed the doors. You waited for a minute, then ran to your bed and let out an excited squeal. You bunched up the blankets around you and smiled to yourself.

'I just kissed a prince!' You giggled to yourself, then thought, 'Holy heck! I just kissed a prince! Did I just make a huge mistake? But he was smiling and blushing when I said good night!' You wondered these things to yourself as you slid into a silk white dress gown decorated with blue lace around the edges.

You lay your previous dress up on a hanger and exchanged your shoes for some light blue slippers. 'He's a lot less scary than when I first met him.' You were humming a slow tune to yourself as you braided your hair for the night. As you were smiling to yourself, you remembered the first night you were here, it felt like it was forever ago!

You remembered how he had thrown you in a cell, but he had also bandaged your ankle! Or had he had Dusk bandage you? You replayed that day, then remembered a conversation with the others. 'Hadn't Cherry or Dust said we needed to fall in love? What if he's just pretending so I'll fall for him, but as soon as they're freed, he'll leave me? But they said we needed to fall in love, does that mean he has to fall in love too? Is this even love, or just my mind messing with me? Am I so desperate for someone kind and understanding because of Bradley that I've been blinded by my own hope? But it can't be in my head, he was blushing! Right?'

You contemplated these thoughts while switching off the lights and crawling into bed. 'I'm letting this get to my head. I'll talk to Cherry or Dusk tomorrow.' You thought sleepily as you closed your eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep.

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Author's Note

This is why talking with your partner, and showing your love everyday is important. Even if you know they love you, your mind loves to play tricks on you. Hope you enjoyed!

                                                                                                                        - Adelle

Editor's note

Adelle would make a fantastic therapist. Love y'all! Mwah!

                                                                                                                        ~ Valery