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Cross climbed onto a log with a bright smile. He helped Dust up happily.
"This was a great idea." Horror hummed.
Killer giggled as he jumped onto a large rock.
Dust smiled as he followed Cross.
Nightmare nodded with a smile as he watched the kids climb up. "It is."
Fresh skilfully walked up the inclined path a bit farther than the others. He was the one leading the group since he was the most athletic.
Horror smiled.
"You always got the best ideas." He hummed.
Cross smiled brightly as he climbed after Error who was trying to scale a large rock.
"Thanks for agreeing to any weird idea I have then." Nightmare smiled at Horror before he was reminded of something. "Hey, remember when I had the stupidest idea to throw salt into that bully's birthday cake?"
Horror chuckled.
"I remember." He agreed. "Absolutely hilarious."
Nightmare laughed at the memory. "It was a stupid idea but he had it coming. Then you went ahead and threw more salt into all of the drinks! It was pure luck they didn't know it was us! His bitch of a mom made quite a scene though."
He cleared his throat and made it high pitched and mocking. "That stupid baker made this cake salty! How dare they! I will sue them all for ruining my Angel's special day! Aaaaarrghh!!"
Horror laughed. It had been so funny.
"Oh no, they even messed up the drinks!" He mocked with a grin.
Nightmare laughed with Horror happily as he tried to keep up with the kids. "No one found out and it was funny how much that bully complained about it for three months straight! After that salty birthday, no one came ever again. Serves him right!"
Horror nodded with a grin.
"He didn't bully us for a few weeks. That was great." He hummed.
"Never mess with us!" Nightmare smirked at Horror with an eye brow wriggle.
Horror grinned and gave Nightmare a high five.
Nightmare returned the high five with a smile. "I miss when we were young and reckless. Being responsible ain't fun."
Horror nodded with a grin.
"I feel like a kid trying to take on the responsibilities of an adult." He hummed. "It's still hard."
"You're still young." Nightmare said and looked at Killer who was happily playing with the others as quietly as possible. "And you did a good job with Killer."
"We're the same age, Mr. I'm so wise." Horror reminded with a grin.
"You did an awesome job with your kids."
Nightmare chuckled and looked up with a thoughtful look. "Am I that young? Huh. I forgot."
He grinned at Horror. "Thanks. But I'm still learning. You've done this with Killer longer than me."
Horror chuckled.
"Yes you are." He replied.
"For just starting out you're doing really well." He hummed. "I remember that the first few months were awful."
"You still did well." Nightmare smiled at Horror.
"Adults keep up please!" Fresh called to them from further away.
Horror chuckled.
"You're an adult too." He called back.
"I'm younger than you by a year and I'm not the one falling behind!" Fresh called back while the kids giggled.
"We're old!" Horror called out.
Killer giggled.
"Then workout sometimes!" Fresh countered with a grin. "We could use a workout buddy every morning!"
"Please no." Nightmare chuckled. "I have work. My back can't handle it."
"All the more reason to exercise!"
Horror chuckled.
"I got my boxing. I'm working out." He said with a grin.
"Your arms but not your legs apparently. Hurry up!" Fresh said.
"Coming!" Nightmare called back and walked faster.
Horror grinned and walked a bit faster.
Cross giggles at his dad and nodded to Error. He was excited to reach the top! Fresh had said that they'd have an amazing view! He couldn't wait to see it!
Nightmare smiled as he followed them.
Error smiled brightly as he climbed onto a rock.
"Still, remember any other stupid things I dragged you to?" Nightmare asked Horror.
Horror grinned.
"Well, I do remember you dragging me to some haunted mansions." He chuckled.
Nightmare laughed. "You mean at the amusement parks? You scared them more than they scared you!"
"You did too!" Horror replied with a grin.
"Not may fault people are afraid of black!" Nightmare laughed.
Horror laughed.
"They're afraid of me too." He said with a grin.
"Shark teeth? Hole in skull? One big red eye and gravely voice? Who wouldn't." Nightmare laughed. "Unless they know that you're just a big teddy bear."
Horror chuckled.
"Yeah, yeah, octopus." He teased right back.
Nightmare pouted at Horror before smirking. "I see you're hungry for some calamari."
He winked at Horror.
Horror flushed a bit.
"Bears do love fish and similar food." He countered.
Nightmare chuckled softly. "Oh? Gonna cover me in mayonnaise? Eat me up? Whole?"
"Look kids! A forest mushroom!" Fresh said to the kids while pointing at the tree, sweating slightly.
Horror grinned.
"Honey." He corrected.
Cross gasped softly in amazement.
"Mushroom!" He cheered. "I bet I can find another one!"
"I'll fine one first!" Dust said excitedly before running off to find some mushrooms.
"Sounds sweet." Nightmare winked at Horror with a smirk. "Like a certain honey bear?"
Cross giggled and ran after Dust.
Error looked at Killer before zooming off.
Horror grinned.
"Exactly." He replied, his voice soft.
"Flirt at home!" Fresh called at them before running after the kids.
"We're doing a nature walk! Let this be romantic!" Nightmare laughed as he caught up.
"Not with the kids!" Fresh argued.
Horror chuckled.
"Aw. Why not?" He asked with a grin.
"At least keep it PG." Fresh said blankly.
Nightmare chuckled and nodded. "We'll try."
Horror grinned.
"We were only talking about animals." He replied.
"By the way." He hummed and looked at Nightmare, licking his teeth with a wink.
Nightmare chuckled and winked back, his tentacles forming from his back and curling around teasingly
Horror flushed a bit and stuck out his tongue in retaliation.
Nightmare winked back with a smirk.
Horror winked at Nightmare.
He liked flirting with Nightmare. It was fun teasing him.
Nightmare grinned and licked his blue tongue over his lips teasingly. "Maybe after you're done eating octopus, I could have a taste of a sweet bear?"
Horror grinned.
"I'm sure you'd like that, Nighty." Horror teased.
"Why else would I ask?" Nightmare smirked at Horror.
"Dad! Dad!" Killer called while pointing to a patch of white mushrooms. "These ones can glow in the dark! I saw it on tv!"
Horror looked up and smiled.
"Good job, Killer!" He called back.
Killer smiled happily at Horror.
"Look! Butterfly!" Dust called happily.
Horror looked over at Nightmare.
"Kids are calling." He said with a grin.
Nightmare chuckles and nods. "We'll continue this later."
Horror nodded in agreement and walked over to Killer.
Nightmare went to his kids and Cross immediately started talking about all the new plants and animals he'd seen. He and Dust were so excited.
Fresh chuckled as he watched them and glanced at Error.
Error smiled as he scaled a tree. Climbing was great!
Fresh watched him closely. He knew Error was strong enough to climb. But he was ready to catch him in case he fell.
Error pulled himself onto a branch with a smile and sat down, rightening his glasses a bit.
The view was so much better from up here. He could even see the resort!
Error smiled brightly and let his legs dangle a bit.
So awesome.
After a few minutes, Fresh called.
"Error! Time to go!!!" Fresh yelled from below.
Error looked down and nodded.
He carefully climbed down, not bothered by the small scratches he got. His glitching caused him worse pains.
Fresh watched closely from below until Error was safely back on the ground. He gently rubbed Error's skull. "Good job sport."
Error smiled brightly.
"Let's go back down." Fresh suggested and checked his watch. "We've been out here for an hour and a half."
"Really?" Dust asked in confusion. "It didn't feel that long."
"You'll feel it tomorrow." Nightmare sighed. "Or I will."
Horror chuckled.
"You'll feel something el- Hey!" He cut himself off when Fresh boxed him.
Fresh glared at Horror warningly. "PG."
Killer looked at them in confusion. "What else would Nightmare feel?"
"Leg pain." Nightmare said with a nervous sweat. "I might take up Fresh's offer."
Horror grinned.
Cross hugged Nightmare.
"I hope you won't have any pain." He said.
Dust nodded and hugged Nightmare as well.
Nightmare smiled down at them. "I can't promise anything. But hopefully I won't."
"Do you think you can teach tomorrow?" Cross asked.
"I'm sure I can find a way." Nightmare smiled at Cross, gently rubbing his back slowly.
Cross smiled back, leaning into the touch happily.
Nightmare smiled at them. "We should get back down now."
Horror nodded in agreement.
Fresh nodded and lead them all back down the path they'd come.
Horror let himself fall back a bit to walk beside Nightmare.
Nightmare looked at Horror before looking at the kids. "You know.... I wonder if there's flowers around here?"
"I can get some for you!!" Dust offered.
Cross nodded happily and ran off.
Dust chased after him laughing happily.
Nightmare smiled before looking at Horror with a smirk and a knowing look.
Horror smirked back.
"Yes, octopus?" He teased.
Nightmare wriggled his brows teasingly at Horror.
Horror grinned and winked at Nightmare.
"Maybe I could use the flowers to decorate my dinner tonight." Nightmare said. "I'll give you a hint. It's big, huggable, and sweet. And I'm staring right at him."
Horror blushed softly.
"Maybe your dinner will bite you a bit." He hummed.
"Then I guess I'll have to bite back harder." Nightmare smirked at Horror with a wink.
Horror grinned and winked back.
"Looking forward to it." He replied.
Nightmare smirked and winked at Horror.
"Maybe we could take a nice walk at the beach, octopus." Horror hummed with a wink.
"Maybe..... during sunset?" Nightmare offered with a grin.
Horror winked at Nightmare.
"Sounds beautiful." He replied.
"Better ask Fresh to take care of the kids though." Nightmare smiled. "Unless you want them to join? I would love a good beachside picture before we all pack up and leave tonight."
Horror hummed.
"Sounds like a nice idea. Maybe they can search for some shells with Fresh afterwards." He replied. He wanted to thank Nightmare for this amazing idea in private.
Nightmare nodded. "We'll tell them later."
They all went down the path which took them 45 minutes as it was easier to go down than up.
Horror smiled as they reached the hotel.
"Let's shower and then meet up at the beach one last time before leaving?" Nightmare offered.
Fresh nodded. "Sounds good. We could get some perfect sunset beach pictures with the kids."
"Can we find more shells?" Dust asked.
Cross cheered happily. That sounded awesome!
Horror smiled.
"See you then." Nightmare waved goodbye before leading his kids to their room.
Horror waved at him and went to his room, taking Killer by the hand.
Fresh lead Error to their room.
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Cross ran to the beach with a bright smile.
Dust chased after him joyfully.
Nightmare smiled as he watched his kids run around on the beach. The sunset painting it red and orange.
Horror walked up to Nightmare with a smile.
"Hey, octopus." He greeted.
Nightmare turned and smirked at Horror. "Hey bear. Where's Killer?"
Horror gestured at Killer who was running to Cross.
Nightmare looked over and nodded. He then looked at Horror. "Where's the honey?"
Horror grinned.
"Right here." He hummed with a wink.
Nightmare chuckled softly and smirked at Horror. "Alright then. Let's wait until were alone."
Horror nodded in agreement.
~~~
Horror smiled softly as he walked along the beach with Nightmare.
Fresh was searching for shells with the kids.
Nightmare walked alongside Horror with a smile, looking at his kids and taking pictures. The perfect scene.
Horror smiled softly.
He was glad that Killer was happy.
"Are you having fun?" Nightmare asked Horror.
"A lot of fun." Horror replied. "Thanks for this awesome idea." He said softly.
Nightmare smiled happily. "It's a good way to spend time with the kids. Glad you like it."
Horror smiled thankfully.
"Should we take a picture later?" Nightmare asked.
Horror nodded with a smile.
"Maybe with the sunset." He hummed.
Nightmare nodded. "Call the kids now or later?"
Horror hummed.
"Later. I want to talk to you a bit more." He replied.
Nightmare nodded with a smile. "Talk about what?"
Horror hummed.
"That's a good question." He replied with a chuckle.
Nightmare chuckled softly. "So.... Remember any other shit we did as idiotic kids?"
"A lot of idiotic shit." Horror replied.
"Remember the boat ride?" He asked.
Nightmare laughed at the reminder. "Yeah! We accidentally fell off and scared everyone else!"
Horror chuckled.
"Totally your fault." He teased.
"You wanted to look at the fish! I helped!" Nightmare countered with a smirk and a chuckle.
Horror chuckled softly.
"Okay, that's true." He agreed.
"Remember Dream's face?" He asked with a grin.
Nightmare laughed at the reminder. His brother had looked a mix of horrified and terrified. "Stars yes I do! I regret not having a camera!"
Horror grinned.
"Same. My phone died that day." He hummed.
Nightmare laughed. "You were too busy taking random pictures and playing games!"
Horror chuckled.
"And it fell into a lake." He reminded.
"I told you to leave it, but noooo." Nightmare said. "You're lucky it was fixable and that I caught it before it sank to the bottom."
Horror nodded in agreement.
"Thanks I guess." He hummed.
Nightmare smiles. "While it would be funny, it was your phone. I had to save it."
"Or else we wouldn't have been able to contact each other." Horror replied.
Nightmare nodded. "True."
Horror smiled.
"That would have sucked." He hummed.
Nightmare nodded and looked at the ocean. "Remember when we couldn't go to that awesome field trip to an aquarium and I took you to a fish pond instead?"
Horror smiled.
"That was awesome." He replied.
Nightmare chuckled. "It was something. Especially when you decided to JUMP in and try and catch one for shits and giggles."
Horror chuckled.
"That was fun." He hummed.
"Not for me when you decided to hug me!" Nightmare laughed. "You smelled like fish!"
Horror grinned smugly.
"You love my hugs." He retorted.
"Not when you're dripping wet and smelling like pond water!" Nightmare laughed.
Horror chuckled and hugged Nightmare.
"No pondwater now." He hummed.
Nightmare rolled his eyes fondly before hugging Horror. "This, I can handle. Teddy bear."
Horror smiled.
"Octopus." He teased.
"You sure its not calamari?" Nightmare grinned.
"Calamari is tasty." Horror hummed with a wink.
"Would you like to have a taste?" Nightmare smirked down at Horror with half lidded eyes.
Horror flushed slightly as he looked up at Nightmare.
He nodded a bit.
Nightmare chuckled and pulled away with a bright blush, looking away. "Maybe later."
Horror smiled. Cute.
"Alright." He agreed.
"We should call the kids for a picture before the sun is gone." Nightmare said after clearing his throat.
Horror nodded with a smile and looked at the sunset.
So beautiful.
"You call them or me?" Nightmare asked while turning to Horror.
"Can you do it while I stare at this?" Horror asked.
Nightmare chuckled softly and nodded. "Kids!! Time to take a picture before we leave! Hurry up!"
"Okay dad!" Dust said and quickly picked up a few more shells.
Cross looked up and smiled, running over to his dad.
Killer looked up and followed them with Dust in tow.
Error took his dad's hand and walked towards them.
Cross tackled Nightmare in a hug.
Nightmare smiled and hugged back happily. He turned to the others. "Ready for a last goodbye photo? The sunset is right there."
Horror nodded in agreement.
Error got out his camera and placed it on a rock, pointing it at them.
Nightmare arranged everyone to stand with their backs to the sunset.
They smiled and posed while Nightmare used a tentacle to press the button
Cross smiled brightly. A perfect ending for a perfect weekend vacation.