UnderTale - A First For Everything
Chapter Two - Monster School
Quietly eating her breakfast, all alone, Frisk swallowed thickly, feeling a bit of nervousness creep up inside her stomach. It was the first day of school and Toriel had left early for some "work" leaving Frisk all alone, at home, early in the morning and on the first day of school. Thinking about it now, Frisk pondered on her mothers' work. What did Toriel work as? Or at - she corrected herself.
Vaguely remembering Toriel telling her that she had wanted to be an educator - or a teacher, in other words - Frisk wondered on that thought. It was Toriel's dream to teach kids, and Frisk could see her doing so. Her motherly aura was comforting to her and most likely a lot of other kids - monster and human.
Feeling a bit if excited curiosity spark inside of her, Frisk sat up determinedly, finishing up her food and grabbing her things. She walked out, locking the door behind her, to check out her new school and her suspicions.
Upon making it to school, with a lot of time to spare, the short brunette gazed admiringly at the school's simple structure. It was ground level - no second floor - and was constructed out of bright, red, bricks, outlined with white beams; the doors a shade of light grey, and lengthy windows going all around the perimeter. White, brick walls, were constructed around the school - most likely for safety and boundary reasons - with sharp edged fences near the top. She noticed some monster kids getting dropped off by their parents near the meticulously, crafted, gates. Seeing this gave Frisk an air of determination, as she took her first few steps into her new school life.
Pulling open the heavy, metal, doors, Frisk peeped her head in to find the main room sparse. Some discarded shoes were laid onto mats, but other than that - no other monster. The main foyer was wide and tall; on one side was a glass window and a door leading into it. Adjacent from the front, the back of the foyer had two dividing hallways - leading somewhere into the maze of the school.
"Hello deary!"
Scratch that - one other monster was in the room... Somewhere. Looking around in a frantic and curious manner, Frisk heard a soft giggle from up above her, and tilted her head up to come face to face with six, dark purple, eyes. Softly gasping in surprise, she took an unsteady step back, bumping into the door, electing another humored giggle from the spider lady. Realizing who it was, Frisk let out a sigh of relief, and smiled at Muffet who had climbed down from her perch on high.
"Long time no see, hmm, deary? Well now, come along, I shall show you to your classroom," instructed Muffet, taking one of Frisk's small hands in her's, "Now, how old are you, deary?"
"Thirteen..."
"Ah! The rebellious stage, so I hear!" Muffet giggled sweetly, "Now then, your classroom should be over here."
Leading the way and tugging Frisk along with her, Muffet took out a clipboard that held onto five or so pieces of paper, and using her other hand, checked something off on said pieces of paper. Having to jog to keep up with the spider lady, Frisk gazed around her flashing surroundings, not catching much but open classroom doors, filled with desks and chairs, sometimes seeing someone inside, and randomly placed water fountains.
"Here we are!" Muffet chirped out cheerily, gently prompting for Frisk to step inside the classroom. Hesitant, but feeling determined, Frisk stepped in and let her brown eyes gaze around. She spotted some monster kids sitting near the back, all of them most likely to shy to sit up front, and a desk just a few feet in front of the clean black board, most likely it being the teachers desk.
"Have fun, dear! And don't forget to eat lunch!"
Vanishing quickly down the long corridor, Muffet made her way back to the entrance, the clicking of her heeled boots becoming fainter with each step. Taking in a deep breath, and feeling the determination cycle within her, Frisk took tentative steps to one of the front row desks, feeling the other monster kids' eyes' on her.
"Yo! It's you! Frisk, right!?"
A yellow, round, head pops in front of Frisk's view, surprising her for the umpteenth time that day. She reflexively leans back, blinking as her eyes adjust to the semi-blurred shape in front of her. Weakly smiling, Frisk waves in good nature, and nods her head to confirm Spike's question.
Spike, the monster kid she had previously befriended in Snowdin, beamed at Frisk, flashing white, pearly, fangs at her, and even though she knew he was harmless, Frisk still felt a bit of startled fear pinch her.
"Hey guys! Come over here!" beckoning the other kids to come over to where he was, Spike bounded up and down, impatiently waiting for them to move from the back row. Reluctantly, the small group of three, walked an over to where Spike and Frisk where - waiting.
A Snowdrake, Froggit, and an odd blue-bear come on over, sheepishly smiling and waving at Frisk, who returned their gestures - smiling and waving at them encouragingly.
Pointing to the Snowdrake with his snout - it must have been hard pointing with no fingers - Spike went on to introduce them, "This is Ice, short for Icicle!"
Ice smiles - or at least looks like he's smiling - at Frisk, bowing and saying, "What do you get when you cross a dog and a piece of ice together?"
Frisk shrugs, and raises a questioning eyebrow, prompting Ice to continue.
"A nice dog."
Agitated groans filled the air, as Frisk lightly giggled, used to bad jokes and puns now, courtesy of Toriel and Sans the skeleton. Ice seemed pleased with the giggle he got out of from Frisk, as Spike moved on to the Froggit, "The Froggit here is George, G for short."
George rib-bits and bows, his beady eyes blinking slowly, observing Frisk.
"He's a Froggit of few words."
Frisk nods understandingly and smiles pleasantly at George.
"Anyway, this is Blue, she's an ice bear."
Blue bows courteously to Frisk as well, and Frisk begins to wonder 'Why are they all bowing?' before Blue stands back up, a paw held out for Frisk to shake. Taking her paw in her hand, Frisk shakes it firmly and suddenly notices how cold Blues' paw feels. Examining the said ice bears' paw, Frisk heeds that the she-bear had claws - ice claws - that were practically see through. With all the light surrounding them, Frisk hadn't noticed Blue's ice claws until she held her furry paw in her own skin hand.
"Oh!" she gasped softly in surprise, her eyes widening as she took her hand back, gingerly lifting a finger to lightly trace Blue's almost transparent claws.
"Ah! Sorry, you probably didn't see'em in the light, huh?"
Frisk nodded, and stopped her examination, glancing up at Blue who was meekly scratching the back of her neck. The human girl smiled reassuringly at the blue furred bear, before hearing a loud "A-hem!" fill the classroom. Freezing up, and quickly scattering to there seats, Frisk turned around to see Toriel standing behind the teacher's desk, glasses adorning her eyes, and a piece of white chalk in her right paw. A smile breaks out onto Frisk's face, beaming at her mother, as Toriel winks at her, and calms everyone down.
"Now, now students, class is starting, get to your seats now."
Hearing a couple, "Yes ma'am"'s and scuffling feet, Frisk folded her hands on top of her desk, feeling the nervousness from today's early morning vanishing and getting replaced with unbridled excitement. Oh how much her life had changed!
A/N: So I added in the Monster Kid and decided on nicknaming him 'Spike', since his real name was never mentioned in the game. If somehow you guys know his real name, mind telling me? Haha. 'Spike', a.k.a Monster Kid, is a boy (if you haven't realized) in my story and let's say he's... Twelve years old - just a year behind Frisk. I have also took the liberty of adding extra characters - Ice, or Icicle, is a male Snowdrake, George is also a male Froggit, and Blue is a female ice bear - my own monster, I guess...
I'm having a bit of trouble deciding on who should be the teacher for this subject and all that, but I'm organizing through that now, albeit slowly, and I appreciate the reviews, follows, and favorites I've gotten so far. Thank you guys! Glad you enjoyed the first chapter! Hee hee!
And as allows - every review, favorite, and follow will be appreciated! Thanks for the encouragement!