madmalitiangamer: Thank you! I wanted to choose something other than those we have heard of. To be different, you know? Originally, Amiya's Soul trait was going to be "Compassion", but I changed it, heh. The Soul traits themselves will be explained later on in more detail.
NEMO: Thanks for reading. Yes, this is a neutral ending fic as I decided to write one after seeing how little stuff there was (or that I could find, at least) for them.
The Rude Girl: Haha, you're basically kinda right...ish. It will be elaborated on a little more later on! ^0^
After nearly a half hour of walking, and being ushered away from three other dogs by Sans as Papyrus distracted them, Amiya asked Papyrus to stop so she and Emily could rest. Papyrus only reluctantly agreed after Sans convinced him that was better for them, and then Amiya tucked herself and Emily into a small hollow between two tree trunks and a large bush where snow had not been able to fall into. Papyrus and Sans "stood guard" outside of the hollow.
Amiya gratefully sat down, leaning against one of the tree trunks as she rubbed her arms. They were becoming red from the cold, and she knew she'd probably get sick if they didn't get to town soon.
"Can we go play in the snow?" Emily asked, looking at her older sister hopefully.
"No, Emily. Not right now."
"Aww, but I want to play!"
"No."
"Can we go exploring then?"
"No. I'm sorry, Emmy, but this is no time to play." Amiya said, making Emily pout.
Amiya rubbed her arms again before glancing around the small hollow they had hid themselves in. The branches still, somehow, had leaves, which combined with the way that the branches were close together helped keep snow out of their hidey hole. As she gazed around in the brief moment of reprieve, she began to think of what Sans had been trying to say back in Home. With the dog attacks, Papyrus constantly in earshot, and Sans nearly avoiding them since he spotted their Souls during the first dog fight; he hadn't told her much more of anything, nor had she had a chance to think about it. What was Sans talking about with an empress, six souls-whatever those were, and some kid? What was the story behind all that?
As she thought, the sound of movement interrupted her thoughts as Emily crawled out of the hollow, her costume wings barely clipping the top of the opening.
"Emily!" Amiya called as the little girl stood when she was out. The little girl giggled and ran off. "Can't catch me!" She called as Amiya started to crawl out of the hollow. Their conversation got the attention of Sans and Papyrus, who were standing further down the path having a conversation of their own.
"EMILY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING!?" Papyrus asked, racing down the path. Amiya stood, brushing snow off her jeans before bolting after Emily.
"holy shit. this kid likes t' cause trouble." Sans mumbled to himself, shaking his head as he started to walk after Papyrus.
Emily dove between a few trees, giggling like mad as Amiya and Papyrus; more so Papyrus, began to catch up to her.
"Emily, please! Get back here!" Amiya called, weaving between a few trees.
"I-" Emily broke off, skidding to a stop just in time as she came to the edge of a slight cliff a little over ten feet high with a river running at the bottom of it. Emily hugged Snowymallow tight as she gazed down at the river in shock.
"GET BACK FROM HERE, EMILY! YOU MIGHT FALL INTO THE RIVER, AND IT ISN'T GOOD TO GO FOR A SWIM IF YOU DON'T HAVE WATERPROOF CLOTHES!" Papyrus stated, slowing his steps a little.
Amiya made one last lunge for Emily as the smaller girl stepped back a little, grabbing onto Emily's shoulder. She gave Emily a slight push away from the edge, making the small girl get thrown back as the ground began to crumble beneath their feet from their combined weight. Before Amiya could even try and hop away, the ground gave way and she tumbled down into the river.
"AMIYA!" Papyrus called, managing to pull further away as Emily cried for her older sister.
Sans shortcutted to the group in time to watch Amiya fall, his eyesockets widening. "shit."
Despite the shallow appearance of the river, it was surprisingly deep. Amiya miraculously hut the water feet first, finding the water was at least eight feet deep. She squeezed her eyes shut tight as she was suddenly shocked cold, barely able to keep herself from gasping at it and losing what little air she had. She tried desperately to kick toward the surface as the current started carrying her down the river. Her head managed to break the surface and she took a deep breath, coughing a little as her chest felt compressed due to the cold. The current, thankfully, wasn't too strong, but it still brought her along as she worked to keep her head above the water. The cold water was making her already cold arms as well as the rest of her body feel numb and her head slowly began to dip back underwater.
"'Mia! Look what I made!" Emily scurried up to Amiya, holding something rainbow-colored in her hands.
"What is it?" Amiya asked, smiling down at her sister.
"You gotta close your eyes first and hold out your hands!" Emily giggled, making Amiya laugh softly and do as Emily requested. She felt something be put in her hands before Emily stated happily "Open your eyes!"
Amiya opened her eyes, looking down at what she was holding. It was a bracelet that had multiple colored strings entwined together, tied to create a somewhat large loop that would fit over her hand. She smiled. "I love it, Emmy!" She says, pulling it on and hugging her sister tightly. "Thanks for making it!"
YOU MUST REMAIN DEDICATED.
YOU MUST REMAIN DEDICATED.
YOU MUST REMAIN...
YOU MUST...