A/N: Hiya fans! Sorry about forgetting to update last week! Have an extra long update to make up for it! :D


The Ruins are brighter than the place they just had left, and the walls and floor are a deep purple, and there are vines growing up the walls. The sounds of small monsters occasionally echoes through the halls. Chara sighs deeply. Frisk looks back at her, but doesn't bother asking her what's wrong. Soon, another set of footsteps, one of a creature larger than either of the kids, can be heard. Chara hides behind a pillar as the creature walks over. "Hello there, dearie. Are you lost?" she says, in a soft, gentle voice.

Frisk waves hello back, and acts like he's lost, although he is not. "My name is Toriel. Come with me, child. I will protect you," Toriel tells Frisk.

She reaches her hand out for him to hold, and he grabs it. Together, they set off for Toriel's home, and Chara begins to follow them. "Is someone there?" Toriel asks.

Chara jumps, and is about to turn and run when Toriel spots her! "You. I thought Sans forbid you from ever leaving the darkness," Toriel snarls.

"He didn't trap me, clueless. Just threatened me. I've changed, okay? So don't hurt me. Please..." Chara says, slowly sounding sadder as she talks.

"How can I trust you? You killed me once, and it's only because of Sans that I still exist. How can I know you aren't just trying to get me to pity you before you kill me again?"

"Because... because I'm going blind."

Frisk stares at Chara. That explained why Chara reacted badly when Flowey realized he was mute, and why they needed a code that didn't involve seeing. "Oh my," Toriel says, breaking the silence. "Come with us, Chara."

The three finally set off. Chara refuses to hold Toriel's hand. In one room, there is nothing but a patch of leaves and a small white ghost lying in it. Toriel and Frisk stop, but Chara doesn't. "Why'd you guys stop?" she says, before stepping on the ghost, her foot plunging through him. "AAAGH! WHAT THE HECK IS THAT FREEZING COLD?!"

"Oh... sorry... I got in your way... I know I'm bad luck... I'll go now..." he mutters and begins to float.

"Napstablook, don't feel bad, it's not your fault Chara just wasn't paying attention," Toriel says, trying to calm the timid ghost.

It doesn't do much good. Napstablook stops floating away, but begins to cry. Frisk walks over to him, and tries to hug him. "Would you guys like to see a trick... It's not much..." Napstablook says.

"Sure!" Frisk signs.

"Really? Wow... Here goes nothing..." the small ghost says, and begins to focus his tears, making a top hat on top of his head. "There... I hope you like it..."

Frisk starts clapping. Toriel begins to talk with the ghost a little, before he floats away. The group sets off again, stopping at a bake sale run by... spiders? They bought three donuts, and continue onward. After awhile, they reach a clearing with a single, dark tree in it. Behind it sits a house. "Welcome to my home, children," Toriel says.

Frisk stares at the house, blown away by how something so similar to a human's was built by monsters. Chara isn't really impressed, since she's been there before. "Can we just get inside?" she says frustratedly.

"Alright, just calm down," Toriel responds.

They enter the house, and Frisk makes a huge yawn. "You're tired? I only have one extra bedroom, but if you don't mind sharing it you'll be fine," Toriel asks.

Neither minds that much, so Toriel shows them to the room. The room isn't very big, and only has one bed, but it's better than nothing. "Don't worry about it, I'll sleep on the floor. I've been sleeping on dirt for years, so I'll be fine," Chara says, noticing Frisk's look at the bed.

Frisk climbs in the bed, and both fall asleep quickly. They wake up to the smell of a pie baking. "What is that amazing smell?" Chara says sleepily.

"Children! I'm making a pie for you!" Toriel calls from outside.

Chara immediately runs for the door, only to slam her right shoulder into the wall right next to the door. "Dang it..." she says as Frisk walks over and hugs her. "Frisk. Please let go, I'm fine."

He stops hugging her, but grabs her hand tightly and runs out into the hall, dragging her with him. They follow the scent of the pie into the kitchen, where Toriel just finished baking it. "Just in time," she says. "I just finished making butterscotch-cinnamon pie!"

Carefully, she slices the pie and gives a piece to both of the kids. "Hey, Toriel, can we sit out front while we eat?" Chara asks.

"Sure, dear."

Chara and Frisk walk outside and sit on the stairs in front of the house. They start eating the pie slices. "Ohmygod I forgot how good of a cook she is..." Chara says with pie in her mouth.

Frisk nods, in agreement. After a little while, they've finished the whole pie and are exploring the nearby area of the Ruins. For a week, things carry on like this, with Frisk and Chara helping Toriel keep the Ruins well-kept and exploring them, but Chara keeps walking into more and more things in front of her, no matter how obvious they may be. Finally, a week after their first day living with Toriel, disaster strikes.