#flufftale

Ccino quickly closed his café, and Nightmare, with no choice, followed him. They arrived at an AU and started heading toward the venue until Nightmare noticed a certain skeleton. He grabbed Ccino and dragged him toward the skeleton.

Nightmare - “Hello, Reaper.”

Reaper - *quickly turns around* “Oh, hey guys!”

Ccino - “Are you also here for the game night event?”

Reaper - “Nah, I'm just about to clock out.”

Ccino - “Do you want to come with us?”

Reaper - “Sure!”

And so all three headed toward their destination. Once there, they noticed a lot of creatures and they quickly started exploring the place. Even though they didn’t know half of the games available, they still enjoyed trying them out. But all good things come to an end.

A monster accidentally bumped into Nightmare. Not only did the monster start yelling and blaming Nightmare, but it also challenged him to a game duel.

Now Ccino and Reaper were cheering for Nightmare.

Nightmare - *grabbing his controller* “Why do I have to do this? If I wasn't the dumb one …”

Reaper - “Come on, just enjoy it!”

Ccino - “It's okay if you don't win.”

Nightmare - “No, I'm going to make him regret ever challenging me to this dumb duel”

Ccino and Reaper looked at each other, surprised, while Nightmare smirked. The two contestants were ready; the monster had a confident smirk on his face, while Nightmare just rolled his eyes and got comfortable.

Soon, both started playing, and to everyone’s surprise, Nightmare was the one winning. After three rounds, it was clear, Nightmare had won, having destroyed his opponent without mercy.

Monster - *shocked* “W-what! This can't be!”

Ccino - *getting close to Nightmare* “I thought you said you didn't know how to play video games”

Nightmare - *smirks, shrugs* “Guess I lied.”

Reaper - *eating some popcorn* “Wow, how are you so good?”

Nightmare - “Killer and Dust are ruthless.”

Ccino chuckled. Reaper looked at the monster and noticed that he was glaring at Nightmare.

Reaper - “Uhh, Night, I think someone’s glaring at you.”

Nightmare - “You think?”

Nightmare had noticed the glare since the game finished, but he didn't care. He stood up, ready to leave, but was stopped once again, this time by someone who looked like the monster's friend. The monster had challenged him, yet he was defeated in mere minutes, just like his friend. The monster and his friend ran away; Nightmare could have sworn he saw tears running down their faces, but he wasn't sure.

Nightmare sighed and stayed seated, gripping the controller again, his expression clearly unamused. Ccino, seeing an opportunity, leaned closer with a mischievous glint in his eye.

Ccino - *smiles* “How about we make this a little more fun?”

Nightmare - *raising an eyebrow* “How?”

Ccino - “Let’s all play three matches, and the winner gets the satisfaction of ordering the other two around.”

Nightmare - *immediately* “No.”

Ccino - “Please! Okay, only for like five minutes.”

Reaper - *smirks* “Come on, Night, let's do it! Besides, you already showed that you can play video games, and it’s only five minutes.”

Nightmare - “Alright, but you guys will regret it.”

Reaper - *grins, cracking his knuckles, sitting down with a controller in his hand* “You’re on. Just don’t cry when I wipe the floor with both of you.”

Ccino - *smiles, also sitting down* “We'll see about that.”

The three skeletons settled into the game, controllers ready. They were instantly immersed, fingers flying over buttons as they battled it out in a competitive brawl game. The intensity in the air was thick, with each of them shooting quick glances at each other.

After the first round, each had won one, leading to the final death match. All three started strong; Reaper used his special move and was able to grab Ccino, making him fall. Yet, Reaper received a quick hit from Nightmare, causing him to fall down as well. Nightmare turned back to Ccino, who was trying to jump his way onto the platform.

Suddenly, Nightmare was attacked by a furry ball. A dog had gotten in and was now licking Nightmare's face.

Nightmare - *trying to push the dog away* “Stop!”

Nightmare glanced at the TV and saw his character falling, ending with him dying.

Nightmare - *annoyed, finally managing to move the dog* “That's cheating”