Fucking hell...

Why? Just why does Dark have to keep doing this damn charade with me??

I sighed, looking down at the chain cuffs that were around my wrists. I have been trapped here with that bastard for what seemed like forever and hated him for this. For ALL of this.

"Give it up, Anti," his voice said as he stepped closer to me. "You know you want this."

"," I spat at him. ""

"Because of HER," he growled, kicking me in the face. I fell to my side and coughed up warm blood and glared at him.

""

I hated him mentioning every time. is all I needed to make me feel like I mattered, and it angers me when he uses name like that.

"I'm honestly disappointed in you, Anti," he sighs, crossing his arms. "You'd always love to hang out with me, causing chaos and torturing people for pleasure. What changed, hm?

I tried positioning myself back up, the blood still dripping from my lips and I was about to say something, but he cuts me off. "Oh right... (Her/Him)." I growled and looked him dead in his eyes with mine glowing green.

"Tell me," he says, kneeling down. "What is it that has and I don't? What redeeming qualities does she have? What is it about that affects you and made you stop, Anti!?"

"" I take a deep breath and deeply sigh, preparing for what will happen after the next thing I say.

"("

"What?" Dark asked.

""

This caused Dark to get angry as he grabbed my shirt collar. "Insolent fool!I thought you did too!" He says and he pulled away, giving me an annoyed look.

"You think you can just disappear from MY life and spend the rest of your time with ? I've spent days and nights, waiting patiently for you to come back. But, no! Ever since shown up, you left me, and I honestly thought you'd understand that I had felt pity for you for the ways you've been mistreated..."

"" I asked. ""

He looked away with his arms folded. "Because, you damn glitch. I actually respected you, even though you can be so careless. The only few people I have left are some of the other Ipliers and Celine, who lives in my head, but things get hectic with them sometimes, and hanging out with you feels like an escape from it all to me."

He looks back at me, waiting for me to say something.

"" I look at him with surprise. He is right though; I am careless, which made me not even think about it. I always thought he just did it for my pleasure, but no. He actually cared for me too..?

"But you never tried hurting ," he says. "Why is that?"

"" I answered. ""

""

"Really?"

I nodded my head. ""

This made Dark for a few minutes. suddenly felt dizzy and fatigued from the bruises on me. I felt myself slowly falling asleep.

But then felt something.

I opened my eyes all the way to see that the bruises and wounds were disappearing from my arms. Dark was healing me.

Then he unchained me and I looked at my wrists, then up at him. "I'm sorry," he says as he held his hand out for me to grab.

""

"Letting you go? Yes," he says. "I was so selfish that I never even took a minute to think about it. I'm sincerely sorry, Anti."

"" I sighed and chuckled. ""

"You can go. I can't hold here you forever."

"" I say and grab his hand. ""

"W-what? Why??"

"" I smile and he slightly does the same. ""

"" I say shyly.

"You mean it?"

"" I ask sarcastically. It feels weird to say "friend", but that what Dark is to me.

"Alright, alright, Glitch," he says. "I'd love to meet ."

I nodded and with that, he and I walked outside.

It felt so good to be outside and free again... And I finally am gonna see . Now that I think about it, I'm really excited to see again. It's been far too long since the last time we saw each other and honestly, it's gonna be weird to see them all again in this way.

Nonetheless, I'm going to see and I have my best friend again.

Originally Published on January 13th, 2021 @ 1:55 PM