I stood there, I didn't dare to move forward. Then I heard someone say, "You little shit..." I turned to see who was behind me and I saw Hate, he was chuckling. I panicked and screamed, I run pass him and into the forest. I kept on running, I looked over my shoulder and saw Hate chasing me with a collar and leash. That made me more scared and I run as fast as my legs could carry me. I ran and ran 'till...

I gasped for air, I found myself on Nightmare's lap who looked so shocked. I sat up, It was dawn already. I look around and saw Everyone looking with extreme worry and shock. I looked back at Nightmare and I see him sigh. I look at myself and see a black substance on my clothes. I look back at everyone and asked them "What happened?..." They looked at Horror and Horror sighed, "When "he" arrived I tried to protect you, but then... he teleported behind us and touched your back. I turned around to hit him with my axe but he grabbed you and teleported far from my reach before I could land a scratch on him. I realized that you were passed out and he hugged you from behind, then he used one of his arms to rub your chest then he chuckled. Then a black substance dripped from your mouth and kissed your lips before letting you go and teleported away, then you kept coughing on the black substance." Horror explained.

Nightmare's Pov

HE DID WHAT?!?...

I was pissed off, I stood up and pushed everyone away from my way. I kept walking with my mind out of place, and headed to a very deep part of the forest. I saw a large boulder and I punched the huge rock. It hurt but thanks to my mind being in a different topic, I didn't really feel the pain and ignored it. I kept punching the boulder again and again 'till the boulder had a large crack and my knuckles started to bleed. When I realized that, I felt the worst pain in my knuckles. I held my wrist and started to blow on the hand that was hurting like hell.

"FUCK!" I yelled, out of anger and annoyance, I lifted the boulder with my tenticles and threw it away. "BLOODY NUISANCE!" I screamed. I sighed and try to calm down, Hate WAS REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES...

I massaged my temples and took a deep breath, after I had calm down. Then a goop puddle suddenly appeared, I was ready to attack... THAT MOTHERFUCKING DICKHEAD. Then a goopy figure started to emerge from the puddle, then Hate rose from the goop. I stabbed him with one of my tenticles and he chuckled. I pull my tenticle back and he smirked at me. "Listen here Nightmare, Killer WILL be Mine!" "IN YOUR DREAMS!" I shouted confidently. "Why not in real life? I can take him whenever I want. It's not like you like him or somethin'." He said. I gave him a death glare and his eyes widened then his expression changed. "You like him?... don't you?..." he asked, "Was it hard to notice?" I said with sarcasm and rolled my eyes. He chuckled and looked at me maniacally, "Hah! The Guardian, King, and God of negativity! Love?! My friend... I didn't know you had a weakness!" He mocked. My blood boiled and rage took over and I snapped at him....

He was still right though...

Killer's Pov

I stood up after Nightmare left, then the team grabbed my hand and we headed back to the castle. We walked through the dense trees and shrubs until we were in front of the gate. Horror opened the gate for all of us and all of us headed inside. Horror closed the gate behind us and we walked towards the front door. We entered the castle and walked to the couches and collapsed on them, everyone seemed pretty tired. I asked them how their night was and Dust replied "I spent my night inside a ditch, I almost died too because of the ditch." And Cross said "I kinda took breaks but mostly teleported and it was exhausting, those monsters were everywhere! One of them almost bit me." Scoundrel said "Almost died from falling off a cliff." Homicide, Insanity, and Horror couldn't answer since they were fast asleep.

Then they used my question against me, "How was your day ma'?". I look at the ceiling and said in a weak tone "First I almost fell off the cliff then I went back to the forest to find you guys but ended up being chased by those beasts and then I climbed on top of a tree and slept there, and I was pretty sure that I was sleeping like a bat too." I said before looking at them again, this time all of them were sleeping. To be honest, the scene was so adorable. They were sleeping next and on top of each other. I reached for my pockets and pulled out my phone and took a picture before giggling. I then stood up to get pillows and blankets for all of them.

I walked through the hallway and headed inside everyone's room to get their pillow, and after that I went back to the living room and placed the pillows under their heads and covered them with a large blanket. I smile and headed to my room, I opened the door and headed inside. I headed to my bathroom and looked at a mirror and I looked disgusting. I sighed and took off my clothes and threw them in the laundry basket before stepping in the shower. I turned the shower on and cold water rained on me.

3rd Pov

As the small skeleton took a shower, a small golden bird entered his room and left a note and a flower on his bed. It let out a happy chirp before leaving the room. When Killer was done, he took a towel on top of the sink and used it to dry himself. He stepped out of the bathroom covered in the towel and headed to his closet to change. Thanks to Swad's gifts, Killer had a lot of clothes to pick from. Killer picked a black T-shirt and a short blue denim jacket And a pair of black jeans to match and a pair of blue sneakers.

After he was done he noticed a letter on his bed, he scoffed and he grabbed the letter and tossed it in the trash can without reading it, he wasn't in the mood to read cheesy poems. He also noticed a flower on his bed and he picked it up, It wasn't an orchid but it was kinda pretty. So he put the flower on top of his nightstand and searched his room for something to hold the flower. Eventually he found a small vase under his bed, It was kinda odd to find a vase under your bed but Killer shrugged it off. He went to the bathroom with the vase to fill it with water. He turned the tap on and water started to fall down. Killer filled the vase with water and closed the tap. He went outside the bathroom and walked towards his bed and placed the vase on top of his nightstand.

He took the flower and put the flower inside the vase and left the room. He opened his door and headed outside and closed it from behind. He walked through the halls and went to the kitchen, he was hungry so he made some food for himself. He made a egg sandwich and ate it, feeling satisfied he left the kitchen and went to check on how the others were doing. He took a peak and saw the gang was still sleeping.

He stared at the clock in the living room and thought, "I'll let them sleep, besides they didn't get any last night." He walked towards them and grabbed the remote, he turned the TV on and sat on a free space on the couch. He began to scroll in youtube on what to watch, time passed as he watched funny cat videos. Then the door opened and A wounded Nightmare walked in. Killer turned and saw his boss severely injured. He ran up to his boss and threw lot's of questions of concern at him but Nightmare only sighed and gently pushed Killer away from his path and walked forward.

Killer was shocked but he didn't back down, he followed Nightmare and insisted that he would treat his wounds, but Nightmare kept on turning him down but Killer kept on insisting. They walked through the hallway and Killer still kept saying things like "Boss, your hurt! Let me wrap some bandages!" "Boss, just let me heal you!" All those kind of things. But Nightmare kept saying "No." But on the inside he was happily imagining that Killer wrapping his wounds with bandages and healing them with his touch, and It was clear that Killer really wanted to help him, so Nightmare finally agreed.

And at the same time they arrived in front of Nightmare's office. They entered and walked to Nightmare's desk, Nightmare sat on top of his desk while Killer removed Nightmare's jacket and shirt, Nightmare looked away not wanting Killer to see him blush. Killer only watched in horror how Nightmare had large and potentially lethal wounds. He used his healing magic and stopped when Nightmare was on 389.5681 HP. It really made Killer tired but he didn't show it. Killer ran out the office to get some bandages and ointments, Nightmare looked back to where he thought Killer was but found no one there anymore, he felt a bit lonely.

When Killer found some bandages and a bottle of healing ointment, he rushed back to Nightmare. He saw Nightmare putting his shirt on but Killer stopped him. "Wait! I'm not finished yet!" Killer exclaimed while running towards him. Nightmare took his shirt off again and Killer panted when he arrived in front of Nightmare. Nightmare noticed this and felt a bit guilty but It went away when he saw Killer happily apply some ointment on his wounds and wrapping his arms, ribcage, and his knuckles with bandages. Killer then allowed Nightmare to put his clothing back on. He saw Killer smiling which made him happy on the inside. But he still acted cold, he put his shirt back on and his jacket and scoffed. Killer then left his office with a smile, Nightmare was moved. He never met someone who was so persistent on helping him or healing him. His face tainted in blush, he recalled the memory of Killer putting some ointment on his ribs and arms over and over again.

He touched his cheek and chuckled, he smiled and whispered "I'm such a coward..."

Killer's Pov

Omygoshomygoshomygoshmomygosh! Nightmare just let me caress his arms and ribs!

I just blushed and kept twiddling my thumbs while walking through the hallway, I was super happy and flustered. Mostly because I got to touch Nightmare's ribcage, and also help him with his wounds. And I was so tired, I had to heal Nightmare from 120.6890 to 389.5681 HP... and I'll tell you. Healing magic takes lots of time, effort, and energy. When I arrived back at the living room, I saw the TV still on. I closed the TV and slept next to the others, who were on the floor. And I let sleep pull me to an ocean of unconsciousness.

Horror's Pov

I wake up and find myself under a blanket and a pillow under me. I sat up and saw that everyone was still sleeping, and they all have blankets and pillows except... for Killer he was laying on the floor with new clothes and nothing else, no pillow nor blanket. Then I realized that he was the one who gave us the pillows and blanket. He really was a great mother figure. I stand up and walked closer to Killer, I picked him bridal style and placed him on the couch, I grabbed my pillow and put in under his head. Then I picked my blanket up and teleported to my room and tossed it on top of my bed like a normal person would do. Then I teleported back to the living room.

I saw that Killer wasn't on the couch anymore and my pillow was left there. I shrugged and thought that Killer woke up or somethin'.

Nightmare's Pov

I was sitting on my chair, I was facing a pile of paperwork. But I wanted to see Killer's face instead, so I sighed and teleported to the living room. I saw everyone either on the floor or on top of the couches. I sighed and saw Killer sleeping peacefully on the couch. It felt wrong to me to see him sleep on the couch. So I picked him bridal style and teleported to his room and place him on top of his bed. Then I noticed a vase and a flower inside. It wasn't there before but I shrugged It off thinking that Killer thought It was pretty and picked it up on his way to the castle. I left the room and headed back to my office.

I open the door and walked to my desk, and sat down on the chair and looked at the pile of papers I needed to get done, I picked up a pen and started to write my signature.

3rd Pov

Meanwhile with Killer, Killer was sleeping peacefully on his bed when someone sneaked in his room and took his picture. Killer was dead in sleep that's why he didn't notice. The intruder took lots and lots of picture of him, his good sides and even his bad ones. After that the intruder left the room without touching a single thing.

"Heh, beautiful as always. Boss is gonna love this."

Then the intruder jumped off the balcony and ran away. Killer slept for five hours and woke up, he sat up and rubbed his eyes and was confused. Why was he in his room? Did someone put him there? But Killer shook his head, "Maybe I was sleep-walking?..." he said to himself. When he was about to get off of his bed, he noticed a picture on the floor. He was a bit suspicious but he stood up and picked the little paper. He was shocked to see himself in the picture. Apparently the person that broke into his room and took pictures of him didn't realize he dropped a picture. Killer looked at the picture and was creeped out, in the picture. He saw himself sleeping. He put the picture inside his drawer and left his room.

Killer opened the door and walked out, closing the door from behind. He walked through the halls and walked in the living room. He saw the gang watching TV tiredly and Dust and Insanity were missing. Killer greeted them and asked how well did they sleep. "Fine... I guess." Cross replied and Killer walked towards him and sat next to him. Cross looked at Killer and asked him if he had new clothes, Killer nodded and they turned their focus to the TV.

Then a glitchy white portal appeared besides the couch and Error stepped out. "What you guys watchin'?" Error asked while sitting down next to Killer. Killer looked at Error and shrugged, "To be honest I don't know." Then Error and Killer looked at the TV and they saw a red haired boy swinging a sword with a flaming dragon or something. "YES! GO TANJIRO! DESTROY RUI!" Cross cheered loudly.

Killer's Pov

Dang can Cross shout, He was super loud. Then a notification popped on my phone, I checked it and saw it was a message from Outer.

Outer: Hey Kills!

Killer: Yeah Starboii?

Outer: Who was that purple dude that joined your group in the cafe?

Killer: Oh, It was Cross's bestfriend, why do you ask?

Outer: Nothing just curious

Killer: Ok?

"Who's that your texting?" Error asked, I look at him and said "Outer, he's my textmate." "K?" Error replied and we turned to the TV. Then a another notification popped on my phone, I checked It and saw It was a message from Nightmare.

Boss: Hey Kills, Can you give the idiots the missions for me?

Killer: ok

Boss: k, tell crackhead he has a mission in sweetietale and tell walking chessboard he has a mission in civiltale

Killer: ok

I look up from my phone and tugged on Cross's shirt, "Hey, boss has a mission for you and horror." I said. He looks at me and I show him my conversation with Nightmare. He nodded and stood up "Hey Horror, we got missions." Horror groaned in annoyance and stood up lazily. Then they left to complete the mission.

Then the door opened and a very beaten up Insanity and a hurt Dust entered followed by a pissed off Nightmare. But Nightmare's expression suddenly changed to a more calm one when he saw me. I smile and wave at him, but he ignored me. I felt a bit hurt but I shrugged It off thinking that Nightmare was just pissed off by something else.

Nightmare's Pov

Those idiots can't even dodge a flying machete, but Dust doing a bit better than Insanity. When I walked in the castle with the idiots for a lunch break, I saw Killer smiling at me. My mood improved and I sighed and headed to my office. When I sat on my chair, thoughts rushed in. To be honest, I was tired of being merciful to the others and I realized how I treated Killer was kind of suspicious...

I need to toughen up more, If I want my secret to stay a secret. And I searched through my memories of Killer, It seemed like to me that he only wanted to stay as my worker and me as his boss, nothing else. I wanted to respect that but It hurts...

And I just realized that the others were letting their guard down everytime they take a break and would fool around. The thought made me pissed, how did I not realize that?! I sighed and teleported to the kitchen and I saw Insanity and Dust eating a sandwich. "Put the food down, were going back to training." I ordered. They look at me fearfully and put the food on the plate. They walk pass me with a fearful expression, It made me smile. And I follow them from behind. When we got out of the door "Ok, starting from today... No Mercy Will Be Shown..."

They stopped at their tracks to face me, all I could see was terror and fear.

3rd Pov

Nightmare wasn't bluffing, and he made sure that everyone will know his policy was no mercy...

And as months passed by, Nightmare was the cruelest person that the team had ever met. Killer was the most affected, he turned into a doll that Nightmare could easily use. He was obsessed about being the "perfect" servant for Nightmare. He really tried his best...

The team also began to despise their leader for what he had done to their mother figure. They were worrying about Killer. Killer who used to be a living person turned into a doll. He became more lifeless, distant, quiet, obedient, cold...

Killer just...

Wanted to impress Nightmare, but Nightmare didn't show any signs of being impressed. It made Killer sigh in despair and just accept the fact that he wasn't good enough...

And for the others, Insanity and Dust completed their training. They literally almost died halfway into completing it. And Killer recieved Epic's number through Cross and Killer and Epic started texting. Killer decided to try and get close to Epic, and everyone supported him on It too, to make his mental health feel a bit better.

Present...

Killer's Pov

I woke up at exactly 5am and got off my bed, I headed to my bathroom to take a shower and get ready, after I was done showering I dried myself with a towel and headed to my closet, I picked a black turtle neck shirt and a turquoise jacket and a pair of black jeans and sneakers. I put everything on and walked to the balcony, I rested my arms on the small barrier that kept me from falling off accidentally. I stared at the dark view and I heard a chirp. I look besides me and see a golden bird holding a letter. I sighed and took the letter from It's beak and opened the letter.

It's going to rain
Bring a coat so you will not be in bane
Tears of clouds drop down but your not one to blame
Rain is a blessing
I think I know what your guessing
He's not confessing
Isn't he?
The heat on the sand may hurt your feet
Bring a slipper to fight the heat
I could send a fleet or get up on stage
Your feeling lovesick I think I know the case...
He devalues you making you feel you aren't good enough
But darling you've already done enough

"..." I was quiet reading this, I just sighed and rip the poem to shreds. I walk back inside and I walk up to my door, I open it and walk out of my room and lock the door from behind. I walk through the empty halls and headed to the kitchen. When I arrived, I started to make coffee for myself and for the others.

I stare at the mug I was holding and took a sip of the bitter drink. I finished the drink and took a deep breath. I put the empty mug in the sink and walk back to the hallway. As I arrive at the hallway were all of the other's rooms were, I knocked on their door until they opened It. "Get up, coffee's waiting in the kitchen." I say as Dust rubbed his eyes and slowly walk pass me. I turn around and walk back to the kitchen.

When I got there I saw the team drinking coffee while chatting. I stared at them with no emotion and walked towards the refrigerator. I open the fridge door and took out a couple eggs and closed the door. I headed to the counter and grab a bowl, "How do you want your eggs?" I asked.

"Scrambled" "Boiled" "Sunny side up" "Over easy" Was I got in response, Cross wanted his boiled, Horror scrambled, Dust ,Scoundrel, and Insanity sunny side up, and Homicide over easy. "Ok, you guys can wait in the dining room." I replied and cracked two eggs on the bowl. I guess they left and I started making breakfast.

After cooking the eggs, I served them in individual plates. I walked into the dining room looking like Tiana from The princess and the frog. The team looked at me with a bit of concern but I balanced the plates on my arms and in my head perfectly and handed out their plates. I sat down next to Cross and started eating the my breakfast.

After we were done eating, they put their plates in the sink. It was Dust's turn to wash the dishes. Everyone started to get ready and we waited in the meeting room. A little later, Dust arrived and sat down with us.

Then at exactly 6:00 Nightmare entered the room and sat on his chair. "Alright dim wits, better listen carefully or I'll tear your limbs off and shove them down your throats..." we nodded in fear and he began " Horror, Quinnzytale, limit off kills 1-5." Horror nodded and got up to get ready. "Killer, Harpetale, limit of kills 5-10" I stood up and bowed before making my way outside. I scurried down the hall and made my way to my room as soon as possible. I tap the info button on my watch and searched for "Harpetale".

"Harpetale."

"Harpetale is an Au were everyone is harpe-like, wings, abilities, and feathers may include. Everyone there is stubborn and prideful and think that nothing can ever hurt them or even able to DUST them."

I took a moment to process the information and I grabbed lots of extra knives. Then I reached for a more thicker and durable jacket in my closet and replaced the jacket I was currently wearing. From what I know about harpes, they have knife-like claws. After I was done I headed out and dashed towards the kitchen. I prepared myself a little snack to bring and some water for the mission. After that I headed to Nightmare's office. When I arrived, Nightmare prepared a portal for me and I hopped in