Wow, two full weeks and not a single comment? That's a bit harsh.
On with the story I guess. I don't own Undertale, all rights and characters belong to Toby Fox and Temmie Chang.
POV Asriel
"O-oh, alright Chara, if you say so. Sorry for bringing it up." They really didn't want to talk about it. They were so happy only a few moments ago and now they won't even look at me.
Yeah, their eyes are an unusual colour, sure, but I thought they were kind of pretty, like the shiny stones that I find sometimes while exploring the Ruins.
'They'll tell me when they're ready, right now, they need mom's help.'
So we walked, tracing the path I took to go back through the ruins to my home. We arrived after about an hour or so of walking, Chara never saying a word the whole way.
A small tree appeared in front of us as we got to my yard, covered in bright red leaves. The tree stood there as if here to greet us, guarding the house and keeping my family safe. We walked past and I opened the door for Chara.
"Asriel, is that you?" came a voice from further inside. 'Uh oh, mom won't be very happy I was out so long, maybe this wasn't such a good-' My thoughts are cut off as my mother walked around the corner 'Too late.'
Mom walked in and saw me. She frowned. "Asriel Dreemurr, I hope you have a good reason for being so la-" she stopped her scolding mid-sentence as soon as her eyes found Chara. I had never seen my mother speechless before, it felt a little weird.
POV Chara
I stared hard at the floor. She hates me, I know she does. Why did I agree to come here? I was so stupid.
I stood there staring at the floor. She was a tall woman, wearing a long lilac coloured dress, and a pair of small horns coming out of the top of her head. Asriel looked just like her, except for her eyes, which were a rich golden-brown amber colour, like butterscotch.
"Child, are you hurt?" I don't react. I see her move towards me and kneel down, I close my eyes tight. I can't let her see my eyes. I feel her brush aside the hair covering my eyes and lightly touch my head. It hurts a bit, but I try my best not to flinch.
While Asriel's mother is checking me for other injuries, Asriel tells her about his adventure through the ruins, how he found me, and what we talked about. He also mentioned my ankle and how I couldn't walk right now, and how he helped me to get back here.
He never mentions my eyes.
"Very well Asriel, help them into the dinning room, we need to get that cut cleaned up." she orders. She's helping me? I'm not going to get sent away? Asriel does what his mother asks and helps me to the dinner table, where I'm sat at one of the chairs.
She comes from another room further in, probably the kitchen, holding a damp cloth, and kneels down in front of me as I close my eyes again. She brushes my hair away and begins to gently clean the cut on my head.
She's so gentle. Her every movement is done with care. The cloth stings a little as the wound is cleaned, but I don't flinch. She hums lightly as she cleans my wound. It's relaxing to listen to, even if there's no noticeable tune to it. She's just humming as she works.
"There you are, child, you must have taken quite the fall in order to get hurt like this. Asriel, go draw up the bath, you both need to wash up for dinner, and they are going to need help getting cleaned up." Asriel runs off to do what he was told.
My eyes snap open and I blush. Having a bath with Asriel? That could only cause problems. "C-can't we go in one at a time?" I ask, trying to keep the embarrassment out of my voice.
She turns to me, confusion clear on her face. "Why would you need to do that? Boys bathe and play together all the time when they are young."
"Y-yeah," I respond to her timidly, looking away and trying to control my blush. "But I'm, uhh…" I trail off. I can't finish that sentence, so I look down at the ground once more.
She watches me with concern, trying to puzzle out my reluctance. Slowly, realization dawns on her face. "You're not a boy, are you?" I hear her mutter.
I can't help but flinch slightly at her guess, and I shake my head.
She kneels down in front of me again, and I close my eyes once more. She places her large paws on my shoulders and whispers to me. "It's alright child, I didn't know. You may bathe alone. And I'll keep the fact about you being a girl a secret if you wish it."
"Thank you." I whisper back, glad that she will keep my secret.
"Once Asriel is done his bath, you can go in and I can help you with having yours, and I'll dress your ankle before we all have dinner, and then you can enjoy a slice of home made pie afterword, how does that sound?" I can't believe it. She's doing so much for me, even though she doesn't even know me.
I throw my arms around her neck and hold her tight. I can't help it. She's been so kind to me. "T-thank you so much," I whisper.
She seems to hesitate for a moment, surprised, and then she wraps her arms around me and hugs me. I feel a warm tightness in my chest as her arms fold around me. Tears threaten to spill out of my eyes as I sit there in her embrace.
"Please child, call me Toriel, and it's the least I could do." She says. I finally felt safe and happy. Toriel is so kind to me, I feel that I could trust her and she would keep me safe.
Is this what it really feels like to be loved and cared for?
Toriel's large arms were wrapped around me, holding me close and giving the promise of safety. Could I finally let myself feel safe and happy? I open my mouth, prepared to ask if I could stay for a little while,
A door opens itself somewhere in the house, stopping me from asking my question. As it closes, a deep voice can be heard throughout the home. "Tori, I'm back, is the pie done yet?"
I freeze
POV Toriel
I feel the child stiffen as soon as she hears my husband's voice. What has them so scared? Well, it's not really my place to ask, is it?
"Stay here, child, I will be right back." Gently, I pry the child's arms from around me and stand up, moving to the hall so I can stop my husband from coming in and scaring the child further.
"Asgore, you're back so soon? I thought you were out at the lab, speaking with Gaster about construction on his device, what was it called again?" I've got to stall him, not only for the child, but also because I wish to ease them both into the introductions.
"He calls it the CORE, something about collecting the heat from Hotland and turning it into energy. How have the two most important monsters in my life been? He wraps his arms around me to pull me close, and of course I move closer to him and enjoy the embrace.
"We've been doing alright," I respond. "Asriel went exploring again, even though he hasn't finished his chores like he was supposed to, and he was out for hours. I was starting to get worried when he came home a few minutes ago."
My husband laughs. "That's my boy, exploring and learning any time he can get away with it" he notices my stare. "Ah-hem, I mean, uhh, I thought we taught him better. Have you thought of a punishment?"
"Not yet," I respond with a sigh. I think its cute how Asgore has to remind himself how to be a proper father to our son. But now it's the hard part. "Asgore, honey, there's something else too. Our son made a new friend and brought them over and…well," how to explain it?
"Oh, our son made a friend? That's wonderful! So where are they?" Asgore walks around me and down the hall. I panic and move in front of him again. "T-they're sitting in the dinning room, but-"
Asgore moves around me again, moving to the dinning room. There's a big smile on his face to meet his sons new friend. "Well it's so nice that Asriel finally made a friend with somebody, hello there child, what's your-" Asgore turns into the dinning room and stops, seeing a human child in his home, leaving him stunned into silence.
'Oh, this might not go as well as I had hoped.' I think to myself.
POV Chara
I could hear Toriel talking with her husband, but it made me a little nerves. I didn't know if he would like me or anything. Although it sounded like he cared greatly for his family regardless.
I can hear him coming closer to the kitchen, and Toriel seems to be trying to introduce me to him gently. I have to remind myself that he is actually a monster like Asriel and Toriel.
He might not even like me because I'm a human.
"Well it's so nice that Asriel finally made a friend with somebody," I hear him say joyfully. He comes around the corner and fills the entrance to the hall, keeping Toriel from even entering just by standing there, and blocking out my only exit.
"Hello there child, what's your-" he spots me instantly and stops mid sentence, just like Toriel did when she first saw me.
'He's HUGE,' I think to myself as I quickly look down at the floor, trying to make myself look like I'm not a threat. Asgore is easily half a head taller then the man in the flower field, who was already impressively large in his own right.
Asgore had wide and squared shoulders, a barrel chest, a wide frame, and gleaming armor under a finely woven purple cape, attached with a set of golden armored plates on his shoulders to keep his cape from sliding around too much.
The brief glance I took of his face before he saw me showed that he had a beard of golden blond hair under his chin, and long horns on top of his head that curl back smoothly, giving him another foot or so of height on top of his already towering frame.
The moment of him staring at me in silence seemed to stretch on forever. I had to sit and wait for his judgment on what to do with me. The best I could do in response was to make myself look small and unthreatening.
He almost seemed to move forward a bit before jerking back for some reason. I focused hard on the ground and waited, just like I was told to when I lived with the villagers.
After what felt like forever, he slowly moved back down the hall to some other room, and then a light hand touched my shoulder.
I flinched and waited, only to hear Toriel talking to me a moment later. "It's alright child," she spoke softly as she moved down on one knee next to me. "Let me show you to your new room."
She gently picked me up to carry me away. 'Did she say…my new room? I'm allowed to stay?' I slowly look up at her, wondering if this is all just a dream or if it's really happening. Then I lightly curl up against her and close my eyes.
'I'm…okay with this being my new home. I feel…happy.'
Chara: Ugh, why has nobody asked us anything?
Asriel: Take it easy, Chara, I'm sure people will ask us questions sooner or later.
Chara: They'd better, I'm sick of waiting around like this.
Tarnum: Well, I did start the "Ask the Characters" a bit early, so it's kind of my fault, sorry guys.
Chara: Whatever, let me know when there's some questions.
-Chara has left the room-
Asriel: Well, see you later Tarnum, I'm going to make sure Chara is okay.
-Asriel has left the room-
Tarnum: Alright, so ask a question I guess, see you all later.
