A/N'S:
Rose: UHM, SORRY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE FIRST POSTING OF CHAPTER TWO. FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST A NEW CHAPTER. I SHOULD RENAME IT "ROSE SUX" INSTEAD. Byyy the way, if you get my reference with these titles, I LOVE YOUU. Shoutout to our first Follower, Reviewer, and fan, CrystalShards64. You're hella awesome, and I will buy you Mexican food at some point.
Truffles: Right, description... er... I've probably re-wrote this one sentence five times now so basically just thanks. We had to re-post this chapter thanks to the failure to proofread, and thus the fact that a few important paragraphs where cut out... "Rose Sux". For this I remove the insult directed towards me on her part. Due to this the fonts might contrast but I did my best to make it difficult to notice. I ended up reformatting some of this too so it can be read in a smother manner.
Asriel lay in his bed staring up at the ceiling. He uneasily stared over at Chara's bed again. He couldn't tell if she was asleep in the darkness but assumed so regardless. The only sound he could hear at the moment was his own breathing, it was the occasionally creaking of the house that kept him awake.
A small creak of the door hinges sounded. Toriel peeking in as she normally did during the night.
She walked in quietly, checking on Chara. She turned to her son. "My sweet child, why are you not sleeping?"
She whispered, sitting down on the bed next to him and leaning down to kiss his forehead.
The goat child stared up at his mother. "Just can't." He put simply, trying to mask his childish fears. Toriel frowned, wrapping her arms around the little boy. "
What are you afraid of, Asriel?" She asked gently, seeing the fear in his eyes. Stroking his back in a way that only years of experience could have created, she hummed softly.
"Nothing..." he responded focusing on the ceiling, he squirmed uneasily under his blanket. "Asriel.." Toriel frowned, her eyes shining with pure worry. "My baby.." She laid down next to him.
A large shadow appeared in the doorway. Asgore walked over to the bed, frowning. "Asriel, do you need us to comfort you? You know full well I will not bite." He put, his voice low. Asriel tried to remain silent, continuing to fixate on a strangely shaped water stain on the ceiling. He still couldn't help but steal a few glances at his parents.
"Asriel." Asgore looked worried, now, too. "You look very unhappy. Please do tell us what is wrong, and I will make you feel better." He said, watching Toriel pull her son closer to herself, as if she was needing reassurance that he was still there.
"It's nothing, I just can't fall asleep." he insisted trying to avoid the gaze of his parents. He faked a unconcerned yawn and blinked tiredly.
"Oh… alright then, son." Asgore gave in, going over to check on Chara, who was sleeping, still.
"Do you want me to stay here until you fall asleep, dear?" Toriel asked gently.
Asriel's response came to him quickly. "N-No mother! I'm older now.. d-don't baby me... okay?" his words had an undeniable honesty.
"Asriel, you are seven years old, and I will baby you if I choose." Toriel said, getting up. "Remember, you will always be my baby, no matter what." She went on, beginning to walk out of the room, hiding her hurt.
Suddenly, there was a whimper from over near Chara. "M-Mommy? Daddy?" She called.
"I-I had a nightmare.." The girl frowned shaking. Toriel rushed over to Chara's bedside, looking worried.
She picked the little girl up gently. "Shhh, it is all right, my love." She comforted gently to the crying child.
Asriel though feeling somewhat upset at how Toriel responded to his request, rolled out of bed and rushed next to Chara. "I can help." he offered innocently, clutching the end of blanket that hung from Chara's bed.
"I dreamed that my foster mother hurted you, mommy.." Chara's sobs didn't subside as she buried her face in Toriel's fur. "And.. And she killed Azzy... And hurt daddy, too.." The child's voice was muffled by Toriel's fur.
Asriel backed away from Chara's bed, taken aback. He slowly stepped forward again and clenched Chara's arm under the sheets. "No, that won't happen." He muddled his response. "We're the strongest monsters of all, b-boss monsters, that won't happen." Asriel tried not to sound afraid of the thought but could help it. His face held a smile but his eyes betrayed that expression.
Asgore looked angry, but didn't say anything as he bent down to kiss Chara's head.
Toriel tightened her embrace on her daughter, her eyes closing sadly.
"Shhhh, it is alright, sweet girl. I will never let anything hurt you
or Asriel or your father. You are safe, Chara." Comforted Toriel,
feeling Chara burrow into her, the sobs finally subsiding. "M-Mommy,
daddy? C-Can I stay w-with you tonight?" The girl mumbled, still
shivering.
"If Asriel will not feel lonely, yes." Asgore finally spoke up.
"I'll sleep with Chara!" Asriel announced up. "If she wants me to... anyway." Asriel hesitated and then added to his previous words. "S-She might feel better if I sleep near her…"
Chara nodded. "Yes, please, Azzy.." Replied Chara, her voice small.
She burrowed back into her mother's fur, closing her eyes. "I don't
wanna lose you.." The girl tried to hold to all of her family at once,
both hands holding onto Asriel and Asgore.
Toriel stood up, not letting go of her daughter for even a second.
"Let us head to our room, all right? It is very late." She took her son's hand, Asgore putting an arm around her shoulders.
"Azzy.." Chara leaned towards her brother, looking very much like a baby, wanting to have her older brother carry her. Toriel handed her to Asriel, smiling affectionately. Chara held onto her brother with a death grip, her head resting on his shoulder.
Surprised by the sudden weight, Asriel gasped and regained his footing. After recovering he hurried after his parents who had opened the door for him. The walk to their bed room felt longer than usual but he was filled with a fuzzy, pride like feeling when he arrived at the door.
Chara sighed contentedly, burying her face into his fur. "You're so nice, Azzy..'' She smiled, her eyes closed.
Toriel watched the two, her grin growing. "Such a good big brother, Asriel."
"Th-thanks..." Asriel mumbled in reply to both of his family members
Once they had reached the bed that Toriel and Asgore shared, the two siblings had snuggled up together in their mother's arms and were both nearly sleeping.
Toriel was happily watching them, an affectionate expression in her eyes. "Good night, mommy and daddy and Azzy~" Chara spoke up, tightening her grip around Asriel. Toriel grinned. "Good night, my sweet children."
"Good night mother." The older sibling responded sleepily. "Good night Father." He added. "Good night Chara."
Asgore smiled, tucking himself and the others in. "Good night, Tori." He kissed her forehead, before laying down.
Rose: NGAAAAAHHH SO MUCH FLUFF I'M DYING TO DEATH! FLUFFFF ISSSSSSS BESTEST THIIIIIIIIIIIIING YAYA! See ya guys next Sunday! Also, sorry that this chapter is shorter than the last one, Truff and I only started writing it this morning, and we walked to a weird Mexican restaurant and ate food. Well, me and Pap (- nickname) did. She ate nothing but chips. AND CHaLLLENGED ME TO EAT A FULL TABLESPOON OF SALT ON A CHIP. Of course, I HAD TO ACCEPT, BECAUSE ONLY WEENIES DON'T ACCEPT CHALLENGES! Alas, I hate salt. Made me feel very salty. BUT I SURVIVED! YAYAAAAAAAAAaaaaaexpandingthewordcountlikeachump!
Truffles: Now that I have averted the crisis I must right my own authors note here... Nothing ... I have nothing... sorry?
