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Have you got color in your cheeks?
Future looked to a framed picture on his shelf, reaching down and taking it in his hand.
Do you ever get the feeling that you can't shift the tide
He looked from the photo to the window of the small cabin room he was in, contemplation clear in his expression.
That sticks around like something's in your teeth
Slowly, he walked through his living room, gripping the doorknob of his front door and pushing it open.
And some aces up your sleeve
His feet crunched the cool grass under the bottoms of his shoes as he made his way to the edge of the mountain scape that his cabin was situated on.
I had no idea that you're in deep
His eyes narrowed in concern as he stared down at Ebbot City below, smoke swirling high into the sky from it's streets.
I dreamt about you near me every night this week
Future's feet pounded down the street, following the path of burning homes and shattered concrete, rain pouring down from the overcast sky as those same old nightmares he'd been having for oh so long flashed before his eyes.
How many secrets can you keep?
The door to Grillby's was kicked in, Future looking around at the burnt tables with horror in his eyes.
'Cause there's this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow
His eyes stopped on the motionless Monster Kid, who sat with his back against the counter, head down, shadows covering his eyes. Dust flaked from his body, and crimson ran from the enormous slash running from his right shoulder to his left hip.
When I play it on repeat
Future dropped to his knees, tears building in his eyes as thousands of memories repeated, watching his best friend fade to silver ash.
Until I fall asleep
Future reached up, eyes wide in horror as he covered his face with his hands, fingers split so that his haunted green eyes could stare in agony.
Spilling drinks on my settee
Slowly, he looked over his shoulder at the door, which was still wide open, rain crashing in waves down on the concrete outside.
(Do I wanna know?)
Future burst back out into the street, looking rapidly across the empty sidewalks and roads, before his head stopped, eyes locking on the only other person standing in the pouring rain.
If this feeling flows both ways
Future stepped towards them, gripping his chest, water running down his face, hair matted to his forehead.
(Sad to see you go)
Chara just stared at him with those crimson eyes, cold and distant. No emotion could be read in their unfeeling expression.
Was sorta hoping that you'd stay
Future opened his mouth to speak, but the words caught in his throat as he took another step closer, before dropping to his knees, hand gripping tighter on his chest.
(Baby we both know)
Chara's lips slowly curved upwards, and they lifted that dust coated knife, pointing it directly at Future's aching soul.
That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can't say tomorrow day
And Future could only weakly reach out with his free hand as they turned around, walking away. He winced as his entire being shook with agony. His throat was choked with everything he'd ever wanted to say to them. All the things that, if he hadn't been so scared to say, maybe... Maybe he could have...
Crawlin' back to you.
Future threw his body back before throwing it forward, slamming his fists on the ground as he roared in anguish, lightning crackling across the clouded sky behind him.
Ever thought of calling when you've had a few?
Every time he tried to drink himself into having the confidence to just... Just call and say hi... Just do something, anything!
'Cause I always do
He slammed his head into the ground, continuing to scream and cry out. Sans? Monster Kid? Dadster? Anyone?
Maybe I'm too busy being yours to fall for somebody new
... C-... Chara..?
Now I've thought it through
His screaming came to a stop, gripping fistfuls of his hair as he panted, sobbing into the loneliness that he had thrust himself into. That he always thrusts himself into.
Crawling back to you
And, slowly, his sobbing began to stop. And his teeth began to grit. And, in the darkness, a red light began to shine. It shun through Future's shirt, taking the shape of a heart. A burning, cruel imitation of what Future had lacked, had been searching for since many, many years ago.
DETERMINATION.
So have you got the guts?
The door to that broken home was pushed open, Future staring blankly into the place he had left behind.
Been wondering if your heart's still open and if so I wanna know what time it shuts
Future closed his eyes as he walked by that reading chair, a book sat on the table next to it with a pair of reading glasses on it, reaching up and rubbing his eyes.
"Just say it, you old bitch! Say what you mean! Say that you wish it had been me, and not Frisk!"
Simmer down and pucker up
He pulled out a chair at the kitchen table, walking to the top cupboard and opening it, grabbing that bottle of scotch Toriel always thought he didn't know about before walking back to the table, plopping down in his chair and twisting off the cap.
I'm sorry to interrupt it's just I'm constantly on the cusp
Future looked across the table, his exhausted eyes catching a vision of when he and Chara used to sit out here, early in the morning, kept awake by their nightmares about that Character fusion.
of trying to kiss you
It was always nice to have them there. Future remembered not feeling nearly as lonely as he always felt. As he still felt, more so now than ever.
I don't know if you feel the same as I do
He leaned his head back, gulping away at that bottle as if it held water. And he frowned with exhaustion and displeasure as he saw the face that had been carved into the ceiling.
=)
But we could be together, if you wanted to
Future pushed open the door to their room, bottle in hand as his eyes drifted around the room. He frowned, taking a seat on their bed and leaning forward.
(Do I wanna know?)
And as he looked to the floor, he spotted a familiar sleeve, and he reached down, pulling something from under their bed.
If this feeling flows both ways
And Future's hand shook violently, heart pounding in his chest as he recognized it as one of his old sweatshirts. The one they had claimed had 'Gotten lost in the wash' all those years ago.
(Sad to see you go)
Future dropped the sweatshirt, burying his face in his hands, shaking once more in agony.
Was sorta hoping that you'd stay
He gripped his chest, all those words he'd never said building in his throat again.
(Baby we both know)
And he desperately drank from that bottle, reaching it's bottom with ease, his feelings no where near drowned yet.
That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can't say tomorrow day
And, in a rage, he whipped that bottle at the wall, letting it shatter as he dropped onto his back on that bed, grabbing his face in frustration.
Crawling back to you
The rain now a sprinkle, Future made his way down the street, puddles splashing under his feet.
Ever thought of calling when you've had a few? (calling when you've had a few)
He glanced over at a playground's basketball court, pausing for a moment.
'Cause I always do ('cause I always do)
A vision of him when Chara and him in their youth. He was jumping over Chara and dunking the ball in the hoop, before Future shook his head, bringing up and sipping his flask. As he walked by, the memory disappeared.
Maybe I'm too busy being yours to fall for somebody new
Soon enough Future had made his way to the end of the judgement hall, leaned against one of the pillars, flipping his pen in his hand. At the sound of footsteps, he made his way to the center of the hall, putting his pen in his pocket.
Now I've thought it through
He lifted a crown, placing in on his head, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, before reopening one eye as they emerged from the shadows, grinning that tired, confident, malicious grin that he'd given them a thousand times. And that crimson flame restarted in his eye for the first time in a long time.
"Hey. Long time no see, huh?"
Ink spikes suddenly launched from his back, pointing at Chara as that grin tore across both of their faces.
Crawling back to you, (do I wanna know?)
Future ducked under a slash, Chara landing behind him and skidding, jumping at his back as he stomped, pens launching from the earth behind him. They placed their hands on the pens, front flipping into the air and over Future.
If this feeling flows both ways
They spun in air, throwing their knife back at Future, who lifted one hand, ink blasting from his sleeve at them, catching their knife and slamming into their chest, smashing them through a pillar and throwing them into the darkness.
(Sad to see you go)
Future suddenly moved his head to the side, Chara launching from the dark and stabbing over his shoulder, Future slamming his forehead into theirs, their matching DETERMINED eyes glowing into one another.
Was sorta hoping that you'd stay
The two suddenly jumped away from each other, beat blasters firing into the space where they once were, scorching the tiles black.
(Baby we both know)
Future threw his hands forward, pens manifesting behind him and firing rapidly at Chara, who launched themselves toward, jumping from pen to pen before they reached Future, spinning and slashing at him, only for him to jump back, hands in his pockets as ink spiraled up from his back, stabbing down at Chara.
That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can't say tomorrow day
Chara slashed away the ink, landing before Future and grabbing him by the tie, yanking back their knife.
Too busy being yours to fall
Future rammed his fist into their abdomen, making them crumple over, coughing blood onto Future's shirt before his fist slammed into their chin, throwing them back through the air as Future yanked back one leg, slamming his foot into their sternum and throwing them back through the hall, sending them smashing into the tiles, flipping and skidding to a stop.
(Sad to see you go)
Chara looked up, eyes widening in the light of several Beat Blasters.
Shatter.
Flash.
Ever thought of calling darling?
Future attempted to dodge a slash, eyes widening as his chest split open, his blood spraying through the air.
Shatter.
Flash.
(Do I wanna know)
Chara launched forward, ink blasting through their abdomen, blood spewing from between their gritting teeth as they reached Future, stabbing directly into his chest.
Shatter.
Flash.
Do you want me crawling back to you?
The two, panting with exhaustion, rushed forward, ramming their fists into each other's cheeks, glaring at one another, before they both dropped back onto the ground, laying flat on their backs as the music faded out.
"I... I think I'm a little too old for this..." Future's chest heaved up and down, his eyes clenching shut.
"... Yeah..." Chara reached up, wiping sweat from their forehead. "Yeah you and me both..."
"..." Future just sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"... I wish I could hate you, you know."
"You never could... Even after all this, I... I knew you wouldn't..."
Future opened his eyes, feeling those words trying to escape his throat still, even after all these years.
"..." Future took a deep breath, not swallowing this time.
"You uh... You have any idea how bad of a thing I had for you when we were younger?"
Chara's eyes widened slightly, before closing. They began chuckling, reaching up and running a hand down their face.
"Christ, #####, took you long enough. Been waiting like fifteen years for you to say that."
Future laughed, too. Whole heartedly.
"Dude, I tried to say it so many times. Then you'd just look at me and it felt like somebody punched me in the stomach." He shook his head, smiling as he laughed.
"Only you could defy death, beat super powered beings, and still be having nightmares about just admitting how you feel. You're something else, #####." Chara shook their head, smirking lightly, staring at the ceiling.
"Heh... Just how I am. Deep seeded trauma and all that." Future shrugged.
A pause.
"... Hey, uh... You think that, back then, if I had uh... Had the guts to say how I felt, that I uh... Woulda had some kinda shot there?"
"#####, I stole one of your sweatshirts and kept it for years. What do you think?"
"Well shit." Future laughed, placing a hand on his face. "That woulda been good to know. Ah, well. No point in dwelling now."
Chara chuckled lightly, before sighing, opening their eyes and glancing out one of the many golden windows.
"... Do you think you would have stayed if you hadn't been... So afraid to just tell me? Do you think... I could have got you to stay..?"
Future smiled sadly, sitting up, before climbing to his feet.
"Doesn't matter now, Char-Bear-Stare." Future offered them his hand to help them up. "You ready to keep going?"
"..." Chara took a deep breath, before reaching up.
"Yeah, I guess." They took his hand, being helped up, beginning to stretch as Future jumped a ways back.
"Hey, shot in the dark." Future said as he landed, hands in his pockets. "You wanna get a drink after this?"
Chara smirked in mild amusement, tilting their head to the side. "After this?"
"We gotta go somewhere, right?" Future shrugged, smirking that Cter smirk of his.
"..." Chara smiled gently, spinning their knife in their hand.
"I'd like that."
Alright, I hope you liked that! Not exactly a big come back, or really one at all, but I typed something DoubleTale related, at least.
Speaking of DoubleTale, hoo wee. So, I'm guessing you guys want a definitive answer on what's going on with that. If and when I will update, all that. Unfortunately, I am still struck with writer's block. My writing, wht I want to write, it's been all over the place. From DoubleTale, to several ideas for new stories that have yet to make it past the first chapter, to a story that I have started on Fictionpress (Under the same username that I have here) called An Unnamed Story.
... Which you should totally go look at and review-
Please-
I will love you forever-
But, as for DoubleTale, I would like to reboot it. Because I do love that story and want to see it through. There's just a lot of things that need to be fixed (Friggin' pedals-) and a lot that needs to be changed for me to go through with plans I have made.
Actually, you know what?
Here, see for yourselves.
Golden petals and blinding light.
That's what I woke up to that oh so infamous morning.
Not my alarm - which hardly worked, anyway -, not my-...
Wait, did I even go to bed?
I certainly would never pass out in a hole like this.
... Why was I in a hole?
I groaned with pain as I sat up, my body aching with whatever muscle and bone damage came from plummeting out of that shiny petal hole.
... Thinking about it, this was more of a cavern than a hole.
And it was giving me the most... Destinyish case of de ja vu.
Meh.
As I felt myself for injury, I noticed a foreign object in my pocket, and I reached in to retrieve it.
My... Pen?
I stared at the blue ballpoint with surprise and curiosity in my eyes.
"Where did this..?" My voice echoed, drawing my eyes back to my surroundings.
"You know what? More important questions." I climbed to my feet, the ache in my bones subsiding.
"Like, for example..." I held my arms out to the side, throwing my head back.
"WHERE THE FUCK AM I?!"
Chapter 1: Golden Petals
"This is my game. And you have no place in it."
Cedar Tree's back, BAY-BAY!
... Maybe. Depending on how long I stay motivated to write this-
But, I promise I'm working. There has been a lot going on in my life, there still is. I'm just trying to make time for what I love to do the most.
But, anyway...
Please Favorite, Follow, and Review. I would really appreciate it, after all this time. And it helps a lot with staying motivated.
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