Chapter 1

I woke up to a bright light blinding me. I couldn't see anywhere, but I could feel a strange warmth on my petals. This feeling felt just like my old house, but it was clear that I wasn't there. I squinted and tried to view my surroundings. I saw houses everywhere. The place looked nothing like the underground, and there was blue and white above us. It looked exactly like what Asgore told me the sky looked like: blue with white clouds floating through it. Then, I saw the bright light that blinded me, floating in the distance. That had to be the sun. This could only mean one thing: I was on the surface! I took a deep breath of the outside air. It felt amazing to finally be on the surface, but where was I? Where were Frisk and the others? I guess being here meant that Chara didn't reset, but then—

"Heeeeeeeyy!" a female voice yelled. I didn't recognize the voice, but it had to be one of the monsters that escaped, right?

When I turned to look, I saw a human running down the pathway.

I quickly burrowed into the ground and dug until I was in a nearby bush. Once there, I looked at my surroundings. The human was running towards another human. The running one appeared to be a female human and, if I had to guess, the human stopped at the crosswalk was a male. Humans looked nothing like monsters, so it was impossible for me to tell how old they were or anything else. I knew that the surface was crawling with humans, but I didn't expect to see one so soon. A small part of me wanted to get revenge for what they did to us so long ago, but I didn't want to ruin the second chance the other monsters got.

My thoughts drowned out the conversation the two humans were having. I had no clue where I was, or how I even got here, but those two humans seem to know their way around the area. They could probably tell me where I was. However, I couldn't just approach them and start a casual conversation. To them, I am a monster that had been sealed away for years. If I talked to them, there was a chance that they could attack me in fear. I didn't stand a chance against two humans, so I decided to follow them to where they were going. If an opportunity presented itself, maybe I could approach them and ask them for information.

The female human was white without a single blemish on her skin. She had blue eyes and short, light brown hair with a red bow on top of it. Her eyes were very big while her nose was very small. She looked nothing like the humans that fell underground! She also wore a gray jacket over a brown shirt with a white collar and red string that formed a bow around the collar. Below her torso she wore a blue skirt, very long white socks, and white shoes with blue tips. To me, her outfit seemed unnecessarily complicated. Then again, I wasn't anywhere near a fashion expert. After all, why would a flower need to wear clothing? What confused me was the male human's outfit. He mainly wore black with a white shirt underneath. His hair was brown, but everything else about him was plain. Why did one human have a bunch of interesting features while the other one didn't? It was almost as if no one was ever meant to see him.

Finally, I noticed a bunch of other humans with similar outfits walking towards a huge building. Not wanting to be seen, I hopped into a weird hole and tried to find a secret entrance into the school. I finally found a barred grate and slid through. As I ventured through, my surroundings got darker and darker. I could tell that the ground was cold and metallic, but that was about it. As I made my way through this metallic maze, I realized that I never caught either of the human's names! How would I find them now? Then again, I suppose that any human would suffice as long as they knew where I was.

After what seemed like an eternity, I found a light and headed towards it. I followed it until I found a room with three humans in it. They were probably female because they wore the same outfit as the female human I saw earlier, except the jacket they were wearing was buttoned up. One had long purple hair with a purple clip that blended in. She seemed to be the tallest of the three humans in the room, yet she didn't seem that much older. Her face was white and plain, just like the girl he saw before, but she had purple eyes. What was with this girl and purple? Did she win the genetic lottery to have matching hair and eyes? Was purple even a natural hair or eye color? The next girl was the shortest of the three and also had matching hair and eye color. This time her color was pink. Again, I wasn't sure if pink was even a natural color, but honestly, her hair is what confuses me the most. She has three visible red ribbons in her short pink hair so it could form all sorts of hair styles. I wish I could describe it, but it's something you would have to see for yourself to understand it. The final human was only a bit shorter than the purple human, and she had green eyes and long brown hair. In her hair was a large white bow to hold up her hair ponytail. What surprised me the most was how similar they all looked! Take away their hair and eyes and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between any of them! How were you supposed to tell one human from another?

I looked around as one of the humans started moving tables. The room had a bunch of desks and chairs arranged in rows, all of which were facing the same direction. There were posters that had strange writing that I couldn't read and a closet with books and boxes in it. It was obvious that this place was a human school, but nothing else gave away the location. As for the girls themselves, they looked pretty excited as they arranged tables to form an even bigger table. On one table was what seemed to be snacks wrapped up while another one had tea cups at the ready. Were they preparing to entertain a guest?

"Everyone! The new member is here~!" shouted a familiar female voice. It was the boy and girl from earlier! What were the odds that I would ever find them again?

"I told you, don't call me a 'new member—'" the boy said with an annoyed expression.

"Welcome to the Literature Club," the purple haired girl said. "It's a pleasure meeting you. Sayori always says nice things about you."

Finally, I was getting information on the names! So the girl with the red bow that just walked in was Sayori. What an odd name.

"Welcome to the club!" the girl in the white bow said. I'm pretty sure I missed some of the conversation, but she probably said nothing of importance.

The boy had a far off look, as if he was trying to process what was happening.

"What are you looking at?" said the pink girl. "If you want to say something, say it."

"S-Sorry…" stuttered the boy.

"Natsuki…" the purple girl replied.

Sayori whispered something into the boy's ear before saying, "Anyway! This is Natsuki, always full of energy. And this is Yuri, the smartest in the club!" Natsuki and Yuri… Everyone has such odd names! At least I finally I know their names, however.

"And it sounds like you already know Monika, is that right?" Sayori said as she turned to the girl with the white bow. Monika… The only normal sounding name. That just leaves the boy.

"That's right." Monika said as she smiled sweetly. "It's great to see you again, Chara."

I gasped. Chara?! Here of all places?! Why were they here?! No… This Chara didn't look or act anything like them… He was probably just someone with a similar name. They couldn't be the same Chara, right?

"What was that?" Natsuki asked as she looked towards my direction. It looks like I might have gasped a bit too loudly. Now they know that I'm here!

… Actually, is that really a bad thing? Wasn't my goal this whole time to talk to a human and ask them where I was? This might be the opportunity I was looking for!

"Howdy!" I said as I emerged from the grate. "I'm Flowey. Flowey the Flower!"

Everyone looked horrified as I introduced myself.

"A-A talking flower!?" Chara yelled.

"Eeeeeeek!" Sayori yelled.

"Please do not yell." I said in the politest voice I could conjure up.

"What are you?" Monika asked sternly.

"Me?" I said. "I am a flower. Flowey the Flower!"

"B-But flowers can't talk!" Yuri yelled.

"Well, how do you explain me, then?" I asked.

"W-Well…" Yuri muttered.

"Oh, I get it!" exclaimed Monika. "Your one of those robots from the Robotics club, right?"

"Huh?" I asked. What a pitiful explanation. "I'm hurt! I thought I looked like the real deal! Do I really look like a robot to you?"

Monika then shot a fierce look at me. She probably knew I wasn't a robot, but wanted me to pretend anyways. Normally I would have ignored her, but her expression told me that she would probably kill me if I did anything other than play along.

"Hee hee hee… Looks like you found me out!" I said as I winked.

"Don't scare us like that!" Sayori yelled at me.

"You really fell for that?" Chara said.

"Well… Why are you here?! What do you want?!" Natsuki asked.

"I just wanted to join the Literature Club!" I said cheerfully. "Aren't you guys accepting new members?"

"Yeah, human members!" Sayori yelled. "Not dumb robots!"

"Hey… Let's give him a chance," Monika said sweetly. "The more the merrier, right?"

"B-But…" stuttered Sayori.

"Yeah, I agree with Monika," Yuri said.

"Sure. Why not?" Natsuki said as she shrugged.

"Fine… If everyone is in agreement, I guess he can join," said Sayori, finally relenting.

"Hooray!" I said in 'excitement'.

"So then… What's your real name?" Chara asked.

"Huh?" I responded. "It's Flowey! Flowey the Flower! You of all people should know that!"

"Anyways," interjected Sayori, "Why don't we eat! We made enough room at the table for two people, one seat next to me and one next to Monika. While you two do that, I'll get the cupcakes~"

"Hey! I made them, I'll get them!" yelled Natsuki.

"Sorry, I got a little too excited~" replied Sayori.

"Then how about I make some tea as well?" Yuri added.

Just like Sayori said, there were indeed two open seats next to Monika and next to Sayori. I didn't feel comfortable sitting next to Monika since she was the only one who knew I wasn't a robot. However, before I could make my way to the table, Chara already took the seat next to Sayori. Looks like I had no choice other than to sit next to Monika. When I took the seat, she started intensely staring at me. Despite her sweet smile, I knew she had a few choice words to say to me. Yet, she kept her cool as Natsuki brought over the cupcakes.

"Okaaay, are you ready?" asked Natsuki. "Ta-daa!"

"Uwooooah!" yelled Sayori as the cupcakes were revealed. Monika stopped staring at me to look at the treats. It was a dozen white cupcakes decorated to look like… Temmie? Or was there a creature that Natsuki was trying to make? It looked… sugary to say the least.

"So cuuuute~!" yelled Sayori.

"I had no idea you were so good at baking, Natsuki!" exclaimed Monika.

"Ehehe. Well, you know." said Natsuki, appreciative of the attention. "Just hurry and take one!"

Sayori and Monika both grabbed one and sank their teeth into it. Seeing that it was now acceptable to take a cupcake, Chara and I grabbed the nearest one.

"It's delicious!" yelled Sayori as she ate the cupcake like an animal. I notice Natsuki eying Chara, as if she was waiting for him to take a bite. Ignoring them, I took a bite of the sugary dessert. It was one of the best things I had ever eaten! The best food in the underground had to be her Butterscotch-Cinnamon pie, yet this came close to beating it! How could something like this beat out everything I had ever eaten?!

"This is really good." said Chara. "Thank you Natsuki."

"These really are delicious." I followed up. "How did—"

"W-Why are you thanking me? It's not like I…!" Natsuki said, completely ignoring me. "... Made them for you or anything."

"Eh? I thought you technically did," Chara said. "Sayori said—"

"Well, maybe!" Natsuki yelled defensively. "But not for, y-you know, you! Dummy…"

The rest of the day went on just like that. One of the girls would start a conversation, revealing personality traits while trying to impress Chara. Why were these girls so interested in Chara and not at all curious about the talking flower? Were they really that infatuated? It seemed like the world once again revolved around them.

After some more talking that I ignored and Chara finally confirming that he would join the club, Monika dismissed us.

"Everyone remember tonight's assignment!" Monika said. "Write a poem to bring to the next meeting so we can all share!"

A poem? Did they mention that at one point?

Monika looks over at Chara before saying, "Chara, I look forward to seeing how you express yourself. Ehehe~" She then turned towards towards me. "Oh, and I really want to see what you have to bring to the table."

Wow. I went from having more power than anyone could ever imagine, to having to write a poem. Why exactly was I doing this again? Because Chara was?

Speaking of Chara, I saw him talking to Sayori, making plans to walk home together.

"Howdy!" I exclaim.

"Oh. Hi Flowey." said Chara. "What do you want?"

"This is kind of awkward, but I really have no place to go after school," I said. "Is there any chance I could stay at your place?"

"Huh?!" exclaimed Chara. "Why can't you just stay at school?"

"I am a very expensive piece of equipment! What if I get stolen or broken? Plus, I can't stay at my creator's place. Please?"

Chara thought for a moment. "Fine… but just for tonight."

That last comment felt strange. Every other time a choice present to Chara, it seemed like the answer came naturally. This time, however, I felt as if he could have answered differently.

"Awesome!" I yelled. "Thank you!"

As we headed back to Chara's house, I thought about what just transpired. I found myself at the surface after talking to the real Chara, only to join a stupid after school club. Everyone seemed bland and uninteresting—including Chara—except for Monika. What was with her? Why did she make up the story of me being a robot? This world I found myself in, while it appears docile, seems very sinister. However, maybe that's just my imagination. Maybe, the world really is as innocent as it appears. I hope it is. I hope I can live peacefully without ever worrying about causing any more tragedies.

As we said goodbye to Sayori, who clearly wasn't happy that I joined on this walk, and entered Chara's home, I thought about Frisk and the other monsters. I would like to see them again, but as long as they are happy, I'm happy. I'm tired of meddling into the lives of the monsters. I just want them to live a happy life. The only human I wish to see is Chara. And, while unlikely, maybe the person who I was looking for was right next to me.

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