Phantoms & Nightmares

Natemare was reading a comic, that he had brought back from the last visit to his see and annoy his brother a little in the human world. Not that he minded, they switched from time to time, besides there was always business to do back here in the demon world, including looking out for a certain little imp.

Which was something he sighed at when he felt the movement in his pocket now. He glanced to the side of him, at least the same direction in which the pocket of his that was wiggling was. He moved his eyes back to his comic as he spoke casually aloud to himself now as he turned the page. 

“…And what did you do this time my little imp?” 

“You’ve been out here all day.” He puts a cold water bottle on his father’s head before sitting down next to him.

Erick still didn’t know about the whole Phantom demon thing. Though he did pick up when Nate acted somewhat differently, but he usually chalked that up to stress.

“So when are we gonna eat? I’m hungry and the fridge is empty.”

Phantom lightly jumped when Erick spoke. He hadn’t excepted it and in the process he played a bad note. He blinked and put the guitar down before he felt the cold bottle on his head, taking it carefully as he watched Erick sit beside him. 

When he mentioned about food, it hit him he hadn’t realised how long he had been outside for. Time seemed to get away from him sometimes. 

( So below the cut is just my thoughts and ramblings on my version of Phantom / Natemare and their relationship and stuff considering. But feel free to read it!  ) 

Make no mistake I'll break you down 

   We're back, revamped The madness never ends  It leaves you mangled and winding away...

        Now that room, it starts to dim Set the mood for onset sin

    You act like we're to blame Wear a mask to hide yourself      When really it makes us the same

    I'm not what you want But I'm exactly what you need

Phantom was outside his house in the back garden just strumming on the guitar he had brought out with him. Moments of quiet was something he liked. His brother had been quiet for awhile or if he did come out he was a lot tamer with a certain individual around. 

Even Phantom had been learning to keep his hold for a lot longer due to this. Well this was mostly because of what happened, a good 6 to 7 years ago. Just after Nate started this whole YouTube thing, well Phantom hadn’t exactly every thought he was going to be a father when he popped into Nate’s life. He supposed that was what was happening with Natemare too. 

They both had trouble at the start connecting with the boy and knew if anyone was suspicious it was him. But at that time it was when they let Nate out a little more and observed his behaviours. Nowadays able to not just because they had to, but because they didn’t want to hurt Erick either. 

Maybe it was Nate’s influences or perhaps it was just that they like being a Dad. 

Either way they were out the back garden, strumming away on the guitar as they thought about things. The single dad life with a son wasn’t the life he thought he would be leading in the human world but either way. He was distracted in thought so didn’t hear the movement of the door opening behind him. 

Phantom certainly couldn’t help the small smile that formed on his lips as reddish brown eyes fell on the form of the other. A practical mirror image. Well sometimes his powers as well as his brother’s were rather unpredictable seems their little argument this time had done something strange. 

However the brothers seemed to agree this could be the perfect opportunity for a bit of fun. A bit of pranking if you would say. Though a lot more taunting and confusing of the other. Maybe they could convince him they were long lost twins or something of family matters. 

Still he would approach and tap the other on the shoulder lightly. 

“Hello there, sorry to bother you, but I’m new around here, do you think you could help me?” 

He knew the greeting was a little cliche but hey if it worked it works, as he spoke he gave his best and most charming smile.