I bleed for you ~A sequel to I bleed Red | An Ink x Reader~

Chapter Twenty: Out

"H-Huh? You don't have to do that... how would you even do that?"

"Well... How about you come with me and Ink for a bit? We've been staying at my parent's house for a little bit because it's been ages since I've seen them. I'm sure they would love to meet you." I suggested without really thinking.

"I- uh... Would Ink be ok with that? I did kinda yell at him in that alleyway... And I doubt your parents would want to meet the reason their daughter nearly got killed."

"You didn't get me nearly killed. I told them about some of our time in the VOID and how you're my best friend. I'm sure they would like to meet their daughter's friends even if they're still warming up to me being friends with skeletons. And if Ink's able to see how important this is to me, he'll agree." I answered certainly, with only a small amount of doubt in my mind. Ink did seem a little jealous of Nightmare but maybe by spending time with him that would go away.

"I'm still not sure. I would love to explore outside the castle and see the multiverse but... What about Dream?"

"He'll be fine, I assure you. Has he been staying here all the time too?"

"Yeah... we've just been catching up. We've really missed each other but it's a little exhausting being around him all the time. He gets really hyper..."

"Then let's go ask Ink if you can tag along. Dream will be alright on his own and if he gets lonely he has the rest of the crew."

"You're right... I'm sure he probably wants to get out a bit too. He's never been the type to stay inside for too long."

"Where is Ink, anyway?"

"Last I saw him he was in the living room. Poison and Impulse dropped by for some reason. I left pretty quickly because Poison was glaring at me..."

I was a little taken aback that my two alternates were here. It seemed really odd that they would drop by at the same time me and Ink were here. "Do you guys normally get visitors?"

"We've gotten Blueberry once but I didn't see him too much. Him and Dream had a movie night they do every two weeks apparently. I just... hid in my room. I don't think anyone wants to come and see me. Like I said before, the multiverse hasn't forgiven me..."

I felt my heart sink at how he was talking about himself. I pulled him back into another hug because I just can't stop myself. "Then we just have to show what it's missing out on. C'mon, let's go see Poison and Impulse. Poison is a bit of bitch at first but she just has to warm up to you. I guarantee that she will. I don't know Impulse too well but she seems chill."

I grabbed Night's hand and dragged him out of the room before he could protest. He looked really nervous but I was going to make sure nothing goes wrong. Hopefully. Poison can be unpredictable sometimes.

As we traveled through the halls I heard the sounds of conversation grow closer and closer. I couldn't make out much but it seemed... distressed? I picked up my pace until I could properly hear what they were saying.

"You're certain it was him?" I heard Ink ask. He sounded concerned about something.

"Who the fuck else has a giant knife on their back or has a crack in their skull?!" Poison shouted back at him. I didn't have to see her to know she had thrown her arms in the air.

"Calm down, love." Impulse's smooth voice carried through the halls.

"I can't calm down when those bastards are roaming around doing who the fuck knows what!" Poison retaliated but then almost instantly I heard her again, "I shouldn't of yelled. But you gotta understand those motherfuckers did some fucked up shit to me when I was imprisoned."

Me and Nightmare finally entered the living room after what seemed like the longest hallway in existence. Ink was sitting on the couch faced away from us with his skull in hands, Poison was standing up with her arms crossed, and Impulse was sitting across from Ink with a hand on Poison's back.

Poison noticed us enter and flushed. She sat back down next to Impulse at once and averted eye contact. Impulse wrapped her arm around her embarrassed girlfriend and shot us an apologetic look. Ink turned in his seat to see what the other two were looking at and he seemed get happier upon seeing me.

"Uh, hey guys. I feel like we've missed something." I greeted them a bit awkwardly. What was I supposed to say when I walked into what seemed to be a heated conversation?

"Yeah... Here, we'll get you two caught up." Ink responded while patting the seat next to him. I quickly sat next to him and Nightmare awkwardly sat next to me. I had a feeling he wasn't used to being included.

"To put it simply, Poison and Impulse saw Cross and Horror in Deltarune. From what I could understand through Poison's swearing, she saw Cross creating a line through the ground with his knife. Horror had his back turned on her but the crack in his head pretty much gives him away." Ink explained while rubbing the side of his forehead.

"Deltarune? Isn't that the one symbol with the triangles and the circle?" I vaguely remembered seeing it on the RUINs door and asking Toriel about it.

"It is, but it's also the name of a universe that was created a few years after you two were sent to the VOID. I should probably head there to see if I can find out what Cross was doing." Ink answered before getting out of his seat. I quickly followed him and put a hand on his shoulder to stop him from going further.

"Don't you dare think you're going alone. Me and Nightmare are coming with you." I objected while sending a look to Nightmare. I know he probably hated the pressure being put on him but I know he wouldn't speak up himself.

"I-I am?" Night stuttered, his eye lights shrinking. I noticed him start to sweat and started to feel bad about dragging him into this.

"Only if you want to." I wasn't going to let Ink try and do this alone. I silently hoped that Nightmare would come with us.

"U-Um... if it's alright with both of you..." Night muttered into his shirt. His eyes had darted to the ground and weren't coming back up.

"Yeah it's alright with me... I just don't know if it's going to be dangerous or not." Ink sighed in defeat. He should've known he wouldn't be going alone with me here. Not since the one time he didn't come back for what felt like a year.

"When has that stopped anyone of us?" I tried to soothe his concerns with a bit of humor. He didn't look any less stressed. Had something happened before I woke up? He did have some bags under his eye sockets but that has become a more common thing here lately.

I grabbed onto his arm and hugged it, feeling a bit more clingy to him than usual. Even though we had been away for only a day it felt like so much longer, probably because the author took so long to update. (I'm really trying okay, it's hard with ADHD)

"Let's grab some things and then head out then. Does anyone else want to come with us?" Ink asked the three who had been watching quietly.

"Me and Poison have a lunch date so we can't." Impulse answered while resting her chin onto Poison's head, causing her to turn red.

"You don't need to tell everyone that!" Poison protested while trying to shove her much taller girlfriend off her.

"I think I'm gonna go visit Blueberry." Dream answered back, a wide smile across his face. He seemed happy to finally be able to leave the house. I noticed Nightmare looked a bit sheepish at the response.

"Guess it'll just be us three then. Go ahead and get some things you think you might need. The place we're going to is basically the equivalent to the Underground." Ink sat back down on the couch with a tired sigh. What was going on with him?

As much as I wanted to stay and comfort him, I did have some things I should probably bring like my money and phone. Who knows what might be there? I gave Ink a peck on the forehead and rushed off to my room to get my things.

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