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“Jesus Soul~”
Soul smirked as he breathed in and bobbed his head gently.
Dream chuckled in glee as Soul let him scrub shampoo into his head as they sat by the tub, Soul grinned and laughed as Dream’s sudsy hands ruffled his hair and then rinsed it when Soul bent over.
A knock startled them both and Soul sat up quickly hitting Dream in the nose, “ow! Fuck!”
“Oh my god! I'm so sorry!” Soul grasped Dream’s hands eyeing his nose, blood dribbled and he grabbed a tissue handing it to him before he stood and grabbed a towel drying his hair as quickly as possible as he made his way to the door.
Dream stumbled after him, tissue pressed to his nose as Soul answered the door.
He froze.
The man who pulled Tubbo from the scene stood there a red cloak settled over his shoulders, his pink hair pulled into a high ponytail as a mask that looked like a boar sat covering his face.
“Oh Techno”
Soul backed up slowly and nodded in acknowledgement as he made his way back to the bathroom, Dream invited him in.
“Prime Dream, what did you do?” Techno said, causing a shiver to shoot down Soul’s back as he dried his hair.
“Just a nosebleed” Dream chuckled as he led Techno to a different room before popping back into the bathroom as Soul was plugging in the blow dryer “i'll be right back” he winked.
Soul rolled his eyes with a smile and dried his hair in silence. The only sound was the roar of the blow dryer, Dream’s laugh echoed through the rooms and Soul couldn't help but smile.
He didn't hate going to Dream’s house during his days off from work, or being boss.
Soul hummed as he pulled his hair back into a tiny bun and grabbed a basket making his way outside to collect herbs, a horse neighed and he looked up from his wicker basket and froze.
“Wilbur?”
Wilbur glanced up his hands in the pockets of his dress pants, his yellow sweater tucked in on one side, the white collar flipped up and the sleeves rolled to his forearms.
“Soul? What are you…oh.” he went quiet and Soul frowned glancing back at Dream’s small home. Wilbur cleared his throat “I thought you’d be in Las Nevadas” he said, Soul scowled remembering how he dipped so quickly.
“And I thought you’d be coming by to get your coat.” Soul said coldly as he picked some Yarrow nearby, Wilbur followed him.
“Soul. I didn't mean to leave so quickly, can we just talk about this?”
Soul scowled and whipped towards him.
“Gee, I don't know, can we?”
Wilbur frowned “don't be like that” he said, Soul picked some dead nettle and shot him a look.
“Then how should i act”
Wilbur groaned.
“God, I shouldn't have asked for that,” he mumbled. “Act like you did before we did…that” Wilbur pleaded, Soul glared.
“So, innocent?”
Wilbur scoffed “oh trust me we both know you've never been innocent” he sneered, Soul’s eyes narrowed his red one glinting with post-glow. Wilbur sighed.
“Sorry i didn't mean it that way”
Soul rolled his eyes and yanked a dandelion out of the ground “sure” he snapped going silent.
Wilbur frowned and grabbed Soul’s elbow, the basket falling to the ground and flowers falling to the ground.
“I'm sorry. Listen to me, Soul. i shouldn't have made that payment, it ruined what friendship we had.” he started, Soul tensed and looked to the ground. “Please, I just want to fix this. I didn't want to leave but Techno needed help getting here, Dream had something for him and Techno asked for me to tag along.” He said softly, the door to the small home opened.
“What's going on?”
Wilbur dropped Soul’s wrist and Soul crouched down to grab his basket putting the herbs in it, Wilbur smiled sweetly at Dream “nope, everythings fine” He chuckled, Techno scowled as Soul stood and met his eyes with rage.
“Come on Wil”
Wilbur nodded and joined him, as they left Wilbur never looked back. Dream glanced at Soul and frowned.
“What did he say?”
Soul shook his head with a scoff “it doesn't matter.” Dream frowned and grabbed Soul’s arm.
“It does to me, what did he say?” He snapped, Soul ripped his arm away from Dream’s grasp and shoved the basket into Dream’s chest.
“I need to kill something.”
“What.?”
“Don't follow me.” Soul growled stalking into the forest, his freshly dyed blue hair blowing in the breeze, Dream frowned and adjusted the basket before going inside.
Soul fixed his mask as he sang low notes to ‘oh so typical me’ gently as blood spattered across the wood of his mask. A squeak sounded from the female's mouth as blood shot from her neck in spurts and he stomped a platformed boot into the side of her face crushing it into a tree root.
“Empty pages…not the safest…oh so typical me~”
He hummed as he twirled the hilt of his sword and slammed the base into the girl's chest watching blood spurt up through her neck.
Soul grinned the red in his eye complementing the blood of his victims and his crystal blue eye.
Soul took a step back and admired the girl before fixing his gloves and grabbed her legs dragging her from the forest to an alley near the boardwalk. He spun a small paintbrush in his hand and smiled, dipping it in her blood and drawing a smile over her lips before painting the alley walls in her blood, “yes…keep going…”Soul chuckled and threw the brush aside before disappearing into the forest once more, he hummed as he walked watching as animals skittered away from him knowing what he did.
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“So…what did you mean by that?” Dream questioned as Soul took a bite of spaghetti.
“Hm?”
“That you were going to kill something?” Dream frowned, Soul blinked before chuckling.
“Oh that? Don't worry about that. I didn't do anything rash.” he lied, Dream’s eyes narrowed before he sighed.
“I trust you Soul. i hope you know that'' he said standing and dismissing himself from the table. Soul watched him leave sadness crossing his features before smoothing and becoming void of all emotion.
God. What was wrong with him? Was he so fucked up that now he could erase his emotions and act like he didn’t just kill a women? Yes. yes he was.
Soul shifted in his seat and stood taking his now untouched spaghetti to the sink, he listened to it gently hit the sides with a satisfying clink and then looked up at the window in front of him.
Raindrops dripped slowly from the gutters and water slowly rolled loosely down the glass, the sound of pitter patter on the roof was almost like melatonin.
He bit the inside of his cheek and rolled his shoulders letting his hoodie fall to the floor before going to the front door step standing under the awning as he watched the water fall from the sky.
Standing in only a bodysuit and low waisted ripped jeans he stepped into the rain, his combat boots hitting the grass with a squish, rain fell gently against his face, over his closed eyes, his lips, his nose.
He sighed in glee and turned slowly listening to thunder rumble through the sky and watching as lightning shot out jarring him so seconds later he’d chuckled to himself for being like a scared little kid.
Soul stopped. His happiness and light hearted emotions vanished and left him shivering and terrified in the cold rain, it wasn't cold seconds ago…was it?
He stared at the ground, his nails digging into his arms as they crossed his chest in a defensive way, blood mixed with the water and soon the rain on the ground seemed to look like blood.
Was he crazy?
A monster?
Yes.
No.
Who was he really?
Alex or Soul?
Soul. Alex was dead, a past divine being of gold light that no longer existed.
Now he was a divine being bathed in blood and terror.
Terror? Was that what he inflicted on others or himself?
Blood…
Blood. The thick and thin substance that ran from his biceps, mixing into his nails and rain.
Hands touched his shoulders and he flinched taking a quick step back, things almost seemed to turn black leaving him all alone as water drenched his hair.
But he wasn't alone. Someone was there…cradling him.
Why couldn't he see them?
Why was he stuck in a terrifying void?
Why? Why? Why? Why?
“Soul.”
“SOUL.”
Soul’s eyes shot up to meet hazel ones, Dream stared at him with worry.
“Are you alright?”
Soul frowned, all of a sudden having the inability to talk.
He shook his head in response, Dream relaxed.
Why did he relax?
Strong arms pulled him into an embrace.
“Dream…” Soul muttered, Dream nuzzled Soul’s neck with his nose leaving a kiss.
“Yes?”
Soul shivered and pulled Dream closer letting the tears fall as he shoved his face into Dream’s chest, he gripped the front of Dream’s sweatshirt and Dream flinched but held him close.
“Am i a monster?” Soul sobbed, Dream froze and in one swift movement had Soul looking him dead in the eyes.
“No. you're not.” Dream said sternly, Soul frowned looking away only for Dream to pull him back to his attention. “Listen to me. If you killed someone, I don't care. I've killed so many people. Also…killing someone doesn't make you a monster, it makes you…unique. Ignore what other people say whether its to avoid me or to stop being a sex addicted freak, ignore it. You are you and I love you for it. Got it?” Dream spoke clearly and slowly.
Soul stared into his eyes as the words melted into his mind, he frowned.
“Did you call me a sex addicted freak?” he said in an offended tone but with a smile plastered across his lips, the corner of Dream’s mouth twitched as he held back a familiar wheezy laugh.
“Dream.” Soul scoffed, slapping Dream’s chest playfully as the rain came to a slow and gentle stop, Soul looked up at the sky and smiled gently. Dream watched Soul with content as Soul raised a hand to check if the rain really had stopped, he chuckled and pulled Soul close by the waist.
“Dream..”
Dream moaned gently and kissed Soul’s forehead.
“Say it again…” Dream said in a soft spoken voice, Soul raised an eyebrow.
“Say what?”
“My name…” he purred, kissing Soul’s neck, Soul blushed and stood on his tip toes. He wrapped his arms around Dream’s neck and let his lips brush against Dream’s ear.
“Dream~” he purred seductively, Dream’s grip on Soul’s waist tightened and Soul chuckled.
“Dream.”
Dream and Soul flinched, breaking the embrace that almost led to a kiss in no time at all, Dream looked to see Techno standing soaked and annoyed. Soul slowly looked to him.
“God. Techno you are such a cock blocker.” he groaned, Techno crossed his arms and his eyebrows shot up in amusement. “Shouldn't you be home by now? Why are you here?” he questioned the mood changing instantly.
Soul shifted, his hand slipping to the hilt of his sword, Techno’s eyes narrowed at the movement and Soul slowly met eyes with him with a frown.
Techno didn't tear his eyes from Soul as he responded to Dream.
“The wagon got stuck in mud when it started raining, I walked all the way back here to get you so I could see if you'd help?”
Dream sighed “yeah sure, how far out are you guys?” Soul watched as Techno finally looked to Dream and Soul relaxed. Something about Techno made him comfortable.
'Somewhere in the middle of Pogtopia and where our home is, but we’ll have to tread carefully…” he said gently, Soul adjusted his mask and Techno’s eyes narrowed at the visible blood splatter on the side where it stained into the wood. Dream placed a hand on his hip.
“Oh? Why's that?”
Techno sighed.
“We got news that someone was killed in an alley. It's not the first murder either.”
Soul went frigid, his blood running cold, Dream’s eyes flickered to Soul in shock before he bit his lip and rubbed his face.
“Fuck” he mumbled just loud enough for Soul to hear, Soul flinched.
“Okay, let's get going then.”
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Soul walked silently the trees glistening in the evening sun as rain drops clung to their leaves with dear life, Dream and Techno’s chatter as Techno led them deeper was muffled before fingers brushed against his.
Soul flinched and looked up to see Dream eyeing him from behind his mask, Soul’s expression turned pained and guilty. Dream frowned and wrapped his pinky around Soul’s as they walked giving it a squeeze of reassurance.
A twig snapped and a branch of leaves was swept aside “Techno.” Techno nodded.
“You got them?” Wilbur questioned avoiding Soul’s eyes, Dream’s fingers winded around Soul’s with a squeeze.
Techno nodded “yup, let's get this wagon out of the mud. We need to get home before the sun goes down.” He spoke, Wilbur nodded and he led them to the mud patch where the wagon was indeed stuck in.
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“Ready! Pull!”
Soul wrapped his fingers around a wood wheel as Dream clutched the other and they pulled, it moved mud encasing a new area of mud.
Dream groaned “jesus. How did you not see this mud?” He stated, Techno glared at Wilbur.
“I don't know, ask Wil”
Soul locked eyes with Wil for a moment before his eyes narrowed, Wilbur frowned at the notion.
“Dream. Let's try again, I want them out of here as fast as they came.” Soul snapped, Dream raised an eyebrow.
“Alright…” he said quietly, Techno watched curiously.
Soul nodded to Dream and the others as they began to pull, Soul closed his eyes, the feeling of energy rising in his fingers before the wheel came loose.
They pushed forward and the wheel rose from the mood and onto solid land again, Soul gasped for breath the magic draining him. Dream dusted off his hands and Techno chuckled.
“Good work comrades”
Dream eyed Soul as he bent over trying to catch his breath before collapsing, Wilbur’s eyes widened and he ran over sliding to his knees to grab Soul before his head met with the ground.
Dream froze as Techno joined Wilbur, “Dream. Get us some water from the pond over there” Techno demanded, Dream nodded hesitating when Soul’s mouth started to foam up, he turned and ran to grab a bucket.
Soul heaved and gasped for air, his eyes flickering in and out of a vision making his body shudder and go limp, Wilbur removed Soul’s mask and moved his hair before him and Techno turned him to his side.
“ALEX.”
Alex glanced up to see a tall man, his hair pitch black with purple hints a mask hiding his identity.
“Come on!” He called as he waved him over to join him and a young flower patched boy at a portal, Soul watched as Alex hesitated before the feeling changed and his body buzzed with ecstatic energy.
He looked down at his hands and froze.
Webbed and manicured fingers with long sleeves that billowed out gently at his wrists stared back at him, he stumbled backward and the man and boy shared a concerned look.
“Alex…?”
No…
No…
He couldn't be.
His breathing hitched and he spun around running into the crowded golden city “ALEX!” wings fluttered to life and Soul tripped falling into darkness.
It was silent in the darkness…peaceful.
He looked around and pushed himself up off the non existing ground, his breathing slowed and calmed as he felt comfortable here.
He sighed and something moved.
He froze.
“Alex?” A sharp voice of confusion caused him to whip around and see a tall figure in a cloak standing there, a mask covering his face and light purple tattered pants peeked out from beneath the cloak that split in the back for his huge feathered wings.
One was burnt and only a few feathers clung to the bones.
“What are you doing here-”
Soul scowled “who are you.” he snapped his hand landing on his sword’s hilt, the man frowned beneath his mask.
“Ren said this would happen…” he mumbled, Soul’s eyes narrowed. “You can call me Void.” he said, “I'm the god of space and time.” he finished before appearing next to Soul.
“And you…you’re way out of time. Want to explain how that happened?” Void questioned, Soul blinked his hand relaxing on the hilt of his sword, something about this god made him feel….safe.
“You don’t know…that's alright. I know why…but I have no ability to help you with it, that's your own power to control whether it's old to you or not.” Void explained. Soul stared.
“What do you mean this is my power?” he blinked, Void frowned.
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Soul glared “HEY WAI-”
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Soul sat up quickly and fell to his elbows coughing violently, Wilbur stared in shock and Techno flinched grabbing him so he didn't fall face first.
Dream gripped the now empty bucket of water and breathed heavily watching as water ran down Soul’s face and hair, Soul covered his mouth before ducking over to the side and vomiting. Wilbur cringed and Techno blinked as Dream dropped down and held Soul’s hair back.
“It's alright…you’re alright…”
Soul wiped his mouth before leaning back against Dream, Wilbur frowned as he watched Soul melt into Dream’s arms. Soul yawned and fell asleep causing Dream to look to Techno.
“Can we bring him to your place?”
Techno nodded “for sure.”
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