Riotale
Chapter 1 : Adventure Awaits
~Story Start~
It was morning in California. The sun had just risen an hour ago. A small child was sleeping on her bed. Her name was Frisk. She was sleeping peacefully when her alarm clock beeped, rudely waking her up.
Once she got up she immediately turned off her alarm clock and went to the bathroom to get ready for school.
A few minutes later she emerged from the bathroom fully dressed and ready for school. She walked to her pet bird, Perla.
"Good morning Perla! How was your sleep?" She asked.
Perla was a female blue spix macaw chick that she had found during a camping trip into the forest.
Perla responded by giving a happy chirp.
"I'll take that as a yes." Said Frisk as she went to the kitchen and saw a note on the table next to some money.
Already went to work. You breakfast is on the table and your lunch money is on the table. -Mom :)
Frisk pocketed the money before she proceeded to eat her breakfast. Her breakfast was waffles with whipped cream on top. Perla flew over to her and asked for some food.
"You're hungry? Of course. Here you go!" Said Frisk as she gave Perla the last bite of waffle.
She then proceeded to get her bag and the keys for the house. She brought Perla outside and let her fly.
"Remember. Be back by 4. Bye Perla!" Said Frisk as she watched Perla fly away.
She walked over to the bus stop and waited. She then felt someone touch her shoulder. She looked behind her to see her best friend Jason.
"Hey Frisk." Said Jason as he waved his hand.
"Hi Jason!" Replied Frisk as they did their secret handshake.
"So... I wanted to ask you if you would want to go hang out later... after school." Asked Jason nervously.
"Sure! I'd love to!" Answered Frisk. "Hey. Don't be so embarrassed."
"Sorry. It's just that... you're my only friend.. and I'd hate to lose you." Explained Jason.
"Don't think like that. Oh! There's the bus. Come on!" Said Frisk as she took Jason's hand and dragged him towards the bus.
They entered the bus and sat down next to each other.
"One more day and then it's weekend. And Jason. How's your magic?" Asked Frisk.
"Uhh... It could be better. I wish I had someone else to train with." Said Jason.
"I wish I had magic. How did you even get magic?" Said Frisk.
"My mom said that I was born with magic. She said that my grandfather was a wizard." Answered Jason.
"Man... I wish I was a wizard. I bet that it's so cool to use magic." Said Frisk.
"Nah. It's pretty bad. Everyone calls me freak. And I wonder... why don't you?" Replied Jason.
Frisk then looked at Jason sadly and was about to talk but Jason cut her off.
"Oh. You pity me. Don't you? You're just my friend because I don't have any, aren't you?" Said Jason.
"N-no. That's not it." Said Frisk but she was cut off before she could explain further.
"Then what is it then?" Asked Jason.
"You're... you're... you're the only friend I actually have." Said Frisk. She looked away and didn't want to look Jason in the face.
Jason was surprised at her answer and felt guilty. "Look. Uhhh. Frisk I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said what I said. I-" He said but was caught off guard when Frisk hugged him.
They were both blushing and when Frisk realized what she was doing she immediately let go.
"S-sorry. I got a little carried away." Said Frsik with an embarrassed smile.
Jason laughed which made Frisk confused.
"Why are you laughing?" Asked Frisk.
"Because we've been friends for a year now but we still don't know much about each other." Answered Jason.
"You know... you're right. How about we get to know each other when we hangout?" Suggested Frisk.
"Sure! Well. We're here. Let's go." Said Jason as he took Frisk's hand and dragged her off the bus.
~Time Jump~
Frisk and Jason walked out of school together and chatted.
"So you ready to hang out?" Asked Frisk.
"Yeah! Sure." Said Jason.
"Where's your house?" Asked Frisk as they walked away from the school.
"What do you mean? You think we're walking there?" He asked.
"Well. Yeah. How else are we going to get there?" Asked Frisk.
Jason smirked before answered. "I need to practice my magic so... let's teleport there." Answered Jason.
"Really? Is it safe?" Asked Frisk.
"Well... I'm still training but... I'm sure that'll turn out fine." Assured Jason.
"That doesn't really help." Said Frisk. "But let's do it."
Jason smiled before snapping his fingers.
At a blink of an eye, they disappeared.
To Frisk it felt like they were moving at the speed pf light. Once they arrived she was light headed. She held her head and clumsily walked in the wrong direction.
"Uhh. Frisk? You're heading the wrong direction." Said Jason.
"I am?" Said Frisk as stopped walking.
"Here. Let me help you." Said Jason as he put Frisk's arm around his neck and started to guide her towards his house. He unlocked the house and led Frisk inside.
"Okay Frisk take it easy. Sit down at the couch." Said Jason as he led Frisk towards the couch and sat her down.
"Sorry. I forgot teleporting could be a bit hard on first timers." He said as he sat down. "Phew! And using magic is tiring!" He then looked at Frisk. "So... what do you want to talk about?" Asked Jason.
"How about... magic!" Suggested Frisk.
"Really? Well.. I guess we can talk about it. I've been using magic since I was like... 10 years old. And I'm 12 so... I've been using magic for 2 years." Answered Jason. "So.. how about you?"
"Well.. I don't have any magic but I do have a knack for dodging." Answered Frisk. "How about we do some sparring?"
"Really? You could get hurt. And using magic tires me easily. But... I guess we could try for a few minutes." Said Jason as he stood up and reached out a hand towards Frisk.
Frisk smiled and took Jason's hand and walked outside. They got ready for the spar and stood at the opposite sides of the yard.
"Ready?" Asked Jason, to which Frisk nodded.
Jason shot a few fireballs which Frisk dodged easily.
"Is that all you got?" Frisk playfully teased.
"You haven't seen anything yet." Answered Jason as he summoned about 30 fireballs and shot them towards Frisk.
"Whoa!" Said Frisk as she barely managed dodged a fireball.
Jason then teleported and appeared behind her. He then crept up to her and scared her. She screamed as she fell forward. Jason laughed and looked at Frisk who was still spooked by his scare.
"Jason! You nearly gave me a heart attack!" Shouted Frisk.
"Hehehehe. Sorry. I just couldn't resist it." Apologized Jason as he reached out a hand.
Frisk took his hand and accidentally made the both of them fall down.
"Hehe. Sorry. Still tried from teleporting." Said Jason as he tried to stand up but fell back down.
Frisk chuckled before standing up. She helped Jason up and they both walked back inside.
"Here's some water." Said Frisk as she handed Jason a glass of water as he was resting on the couch.
"Thanks Frisk. Actually... I think we have some leftover pizza in the fridge. Would you like some?" Said Jason.
"Uhh. If you don't mind, sure!" Answered Frisk.
Jason stood up, walked towards the fridge and took out a plate of pizza.
"Oh. There's only one." Said Jason. "You can have it. I'm not that hungry."
He handed the plate to Frisk who looked at him.
"You sure? I mean... you can have it if you want to eat it." Said Frisk, not knowing wheteher to take the pizza or not.
"I'm sure. Have at it." Said Jason as he walked towards the window. "And... it looks like my mom's home."
"Oh. Should I go?" Asked Frisk.
"Actually my mom would like to meet you. Being my only friend and all." Answered Jason.
"Really? Well. I'm supposed to be back by 4. What time is it?" Said Frisk.
"It's 3:30. So you have about 30 more minutes to talk to my mom." Replied Jason.
As if on cue, Jason's mother entered the house.
"Oh! You must be Frisk, right?" Asked Jason's mom.
"Uhh. Yes ma'am. I am Frisk." Answered Frisk politely.
"You can call me Miss Julia. Could I talk to you in private?" Asked Julia.
"Hey mom. No embarrassing stuff, okay?" Said Jason as he stared threatheningly at his mother.
Julia and Frisk chuckled before they both went to another room.
"So Miss Julia... what did you want to talk about?" Asked Frisk.
"Frisk, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being my son's friend. He's pretty lonely from time to time. And he's made fun of because of his magic. But you're a good friend. And I heard that you 2 had a little sparring match earlier." Said Julia.
"Oh yes. I said that I was good at dodging and suggested that we try battling each other. I was doing pretty well until he scared me." Said Frisk, chuckling at the earlier events.
"Yeah. He is the type to do that." Said Julia. "And Frisk, I wouldn't mind if you 2 get to know each other better. Whenever I ask him about you, he can't give me a clear answer."
"Actually. That's why I'm here. We're getting to know each other." Replied Frisk.
"Really? That's great! I'll be going upstairs now. Have fun!" Said Julia as she walked upstairs.
Frisk went back to Jason. "I'll be going now, Jason." Said Frisk.
"You want a lift? I can teleport you home." Said Jason.
"No thanks. I'll just be walking home. See you tommorow Jason!" Said Frisk as she walked outside.
"Bye Frisk!" Said Jason as he watched Frisk go outside.
~Time Jump~
"Perla! I'm home!" Said Frisk as she entered the house.
She went into the kitchen and found noone inside. She then looked inside the living room and found Perla watching TV.
"Hi Perla! How was your day?" Asked Frisk.
Perla answered by giving a thumbs up using her wings.
"That's good. Is mom home?" Replied Frisk.
Perla responded by shaking her head.
"No? Okay. I'll be upstairs if you need me." Said Frisk before walking up the stairs.
Frisk went inside her room and threw herself onto the bed.
"Maybe I should have accepted Jason's offer." She said to herself.
"Yeah. You should have." Said an voice from across the room.
Frisk looked up and saw Jason standing there with her bag.
"You left your bag. So I decided to bring it to you." Said Jason as he gave Frisk her bag.
"Thanks Jason." Said Frisk as she took her bag.
"Anytime. Well, I got to go. See you." Said Jason as he snapped his fingers and disappeared.
Frisk then lied back on her ned and closed her eyes. She fell directly into deep sleep.
~Time Jump~
Frisk woke up. She was tucked into bed, supposedly by her mother. She pulled herself out, sat on the bed and looked at the clock.
It read 1:37 AM.
"I fell asleep? Well. I'm hungry. Hopefully mom made some diner and put it inside the fridge." Said Frisk as she stood up and went downstairs towards the kitchen.
She found no food whatsoever and sighed.
"What am I gonna eat now?" She asked herself.
She then heard the door knock.
"That's strange. Who would be out at this time of day...night?" She thought to herself as she walked towards the door.
She looked through the door's peephole and saw Jason shivering outside.
She opened the door and asked... "Jason? What are you doing here? You're shivering! Come inside. I'll get you a blanket." Said Frisk as she went back inside with Jason.
She walked upstairs to her room and went back down with a blanket in her hands. She wrapped the blanket around Jason and sat him down on the couch.
"What are you doing here?" She asked. "It's just after midnight. Is there something wrong?" Asked Frisk.
Jason just stayed silent at Frisk questions.
"Jason? Come on. Answer me!" Said Frisk as she shook Jason.
Jason pnce again stayed silent. Then after a minute of trying to get him to talk, he fell unconscious.
"C'mon Jason. What happened?" She said as she lied Jason down and put a pillow under his head.
"I'm worried about you. Why did you come here? I should call your mother." Said Frisk before she stood up and went to the phone.
She dialed the first 3 numbers before pausing.
"Maybe I shouldn't call at 1 AM." She said as she put down the phone.
She then walked towards the kitchen and opened a cabinet. She pulled out a cereal box and placed it on the counter. She walked and opened a different cabinet and took out a bowl and a spoon. She placed the bowl and spoon on the counter with the cereal box and walked towards the fridge. She took out a milk carton and placed it on the counter with the rest of the things she brought out.
She put some cereal in the bowl and added the milk. She put back the cereal and milk and took the bowl and the spoon. She walked over to the couch and sat down next to Jason's sleeping body.
She ate the cereal quietly as she watched Jason sleeping. Her face looked troubled as her thought were filled with bad thoughts.
"What did happen to him? Something must be wrong. He wouldn't just be here if everything was fine. And he seems exhausted. Maybe he was using too much magic." Thought Frisk as she continued eating her cereal.
She was slapped out of her thoughts by the sound of her mother's voice. "Frisk? Why are you awake at this time of day?" Asked Frisk's mom, Hannah.
"Mom? I'm awake because I uhh... slept early." Answered Frisk.
"Yes. I know. I tucked you in. Who is that on the couch? Is that Jason?" Asked Hannah.
"Uhh. Yeah. He knocked on the door at 1 AM." Answerrd Frisk.
"1 AM? But it's already 6." Said Hannah while crossing her arms.
"Really? I must've been thinking for a while." She said as she finished her now soggy cereal.
"Maybe I should call her mother." Said Hannah as she walked towards the phone.
Frisk stopped her and told her mother that she wanted to call Jason's mother.
"Okay then. I'll be making breakfast." Said Hannah as she walked into the kitchen, leaving Frisk to call Julia.
"Hello?" Asked Julia from the other end.
"Good morning Miss Julia. I called because of Jason." Said Frisk.
"He's there?" Asked Julia.
"Uhhh. Yeah. He came here at about 1 AM. I tried to get him to talk but he fell unconscious. He seems exhausted." Said Frisk.
"Okay. Thank you for telling me Frisk. I'll be there in about an hour. Bye!" Said Julia as she hung up.
Frisk put down the phone and looked outside.
It was a beautiful day outside.
The birds are singing.
The flowers are blooming.
On days like these,
Kids like you.
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