Chapter 10: Misunderstandings

"any reason why the snow is getting such a chilly glare?"

I jumped, startled at Marshmallow's voice besides me. I narrowed my eyes at him before I walked past him.

"that was cold."

Oh my dear lord, another pun and I'm done! Heh, that rhymed. I blinked at the white haze before me. Shaking my head, I wobbled in place. What is wrong with me?

"woah there, are you alright?"

I looked towards Marshmallow. I blinked hard at the mixed colors. I stumbled. I felt warm hands supporting my arms. So warm. I yawned widely behind my hand. My eyes hurt.

"when was the last time you have slept?"

There are no clocks down here! The sky was blocked off from view for obvious reasons. I can't tell ifs only been a couple of hours or days since I fell down here.

"Willingly, I dunno…"

I did not believe fainting is the same as sleeping.

"Hard to tell, time here"

"well, you need a nap. I blizzard to say you are exhausted."

Suddenly more awake, I glared at him. His arm moved over and under my shoulders. He was warm. A comfortable warm, how is that possible?

"And where do you plan on taking me to sleep. I don't exactly have money to stay at an inn."

The Inn here was expensive. Eighty gold a night, that is way~ over what I have in my bag. I felt Marshmallow still at my sudden alertness. I straightened out of his hold. I don't like how close he was to me. I don't like how comfortably warm he is. He may be the only one I trust a smidgen right now, but I still don't trust him that much.

I watched him stuff his hands into his jacket pockets. He seems to mull over something since he continued to stare at me. He better decide soon. My vision is blurring again. My eye lids (?) feel like heavy weights. Marshmallow shifted to look away. I fought another yawn. How am I still breathing? I don't have a throat anymore!

"well, I guess you can take the couch."

I scowled and continued to walk. It was probably the best I'm going to get in a long while. I might as well see Papyrus since I think he is still at home. I looked over my shoulder at the agitated skeleton. I looked back at the snowy ground.

"Thank you"

I heard him hum as I stopped outside of his front door. My cheek bones are tingling again. Gosh dang it! Enough of this nonsense! I scowled out at the snow. I followed Marshmallow into the familiar living room. I went and flopped onto the couch immediately. I flipped up my hood to both get dimmer light to sleep and to hide my face. Curling up into something of a more comfortable position, I still felt exposed. I heard Marshmallow laugh. Grrrrrr – huh?

A blanket tumbled onto my form. I opened my eyes reluctantly to stare at Marshmallow questioningly. I did feel more comfortable. I stretched out my legs fully to fill out the couch. I slipped out of reality soon after.

Xxxxx

I think I am semi-conscious right now. I wasn't exactly dreaming, but I wasn't really sleeping either. I looked around in boredom at the dark room. There were two words floating in front of me: RESET and CONTINUE. I never really thought that my mind would conjure up something like this. I ignored the floating buttons and wondered the area. There doesn't seem to be anything here but darkness and those two words.

Hold on, I think I can see some color over there. It looked white.

A sudden feeling of wrongness overcame my conscious. Something isn't right. I need to wake up. Suddenly, those two words floated before me. Giving them a wary eye, I stretched a hand towards CONTINUE. I woke with a gasp on a lumpy green couch. I leaped for my feet and dashed for the door. Wrenching it open, I dashed through the snow. Using instincts alone, I charged my way out of Snowdin and into a warmer and moist environment.

I ran into Papyrus.

Like I couldn't stop running and skidded on ice and slush while trying to change direction and collided with him. I guess he was surprised as I was since he had taken a step back as soon as I hit him in an accidental tackle. We both fell over. I groaned in pain. I hand on the slush and the other on my face. I looked up to see if he was alright. He didn't move from the ground. He just laid there in a stunned manner. I stood up on shaky knees.

My feeling of wrongness disappeared. I looked on ahead. It looks like I won't be able to rest. I looked back at the taller skeleton. I waved a hand in front of his eye sockets. Is he okay? I jumped when he somehow scooped me up and squeezed me into a huge hug. I gasped at his strength as my feet dangled above the ground.

"OH! MISS KIA! I DID NOT KNOW YOU HAD SUCH FEELINGS!"

What?

"I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN BE SO ENRAPTURED BY MY GREATNESS THAT YOU WOULD RUSH TO MY EMBRACE AFTER I SURVIVED SUCH AN INTENSE BATTLE!"

What is he talking about? That was an accident. What battle?

"I CAN SEE IT CLEARLY NOW. YOU WERE SO SHY WHEN WE FIRST MET, SO I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND. BUT, I CAN SEE THATMY BATTLE WITH THE HUMAN HAS SCARED YOU ENOUGH TO EMBRACE AND CONFESS YOUR SECRET FEELINGS FOR ME! NYEHEHEHEHEHEHE!"

WHAT?!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa slow down Papyrus. I don't think you should be jumping to conclusions here just because of an accident! And, what are you talking about: a battle with a human?"

I was able to touch the ground and stare incredulously at the taller skeleton. I wasn't able to step back from him since his gloved hands had taken my shoulders hostage to stare into my eye lights. I can't believe this.

"HM, YOU ARE RIGHT MISS KIA! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL GO ON A DATE WITH YOU FOR WE MUST TEST THIS PATH DESTINY HAS SET US UPON! DO NOT WORRY MISS KIA FOR I AM A DATING MASTER AND HAVE EXPERIENCE! NYHEHEHEHEHE!"

Oh my dear lord, he was serious about that. He still hasn't answered my question about the 'human!' Did he fight Frisk? If he so much as bruised my child I will make sure he regrets it! First, I need to get rid of the dating idea he has in his head.

"Alright, hold it right there mister. Number one: I don't know what you are talking about in terms of feelings; I just met you maybe an hour or two ago! Number two: I do NOT have time for a date! Number three: I have a task I need to complete. Number four: Tell me where the 'human' you battled went. I need to find them."

I brushed off his hands and pointed counting fingers at the oblivious skeleton. Being in his presence is frustrating me even more than usual. I watched as he just smiled at me and pose.

"MISS KIA, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY DESCRIBING THE FEELING YOU HOLD TO YOURSELF. I CAN IMAGINE THEY ARE VERY COMPLEX SINCE WE HAVE OFFICIALY MET JUST HOURS AGO BUT WORRY NOT! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. WE CAN ALWYS RESCHEDULE OUR DATE ANOTHER TIME."

I am just about to help my decomposing body by ripping my hair out! I clenched my jaw and my fists at my sides. Alright calm down, I am sure he doesn't mean it. Deep breathe, in and out, see calming down already. He is, uh, he is just like a, like one big kid! Come on Kia, well up what patience you have! I gave a strained smile as Papyrus struck a thinking pose.

"MISS KIA, I HONESTLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO FIND THE HUMAN. *GASP* PERHAPS, YOU WANT TO BE THEIR FRIEND! THE GREAT PAPYRUS UNDERSTANDS FULLY NOW AND WILL SUPPORT YOU ALL THE WAY! THEY ARE QUITE THE WONDERFUL FRIEND MATERIAL. LIKE, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM THE GREATEST FRIENDSHIP MATIERAL! NYEHEHEHEHE!"

"Yeah, something like that, but you see the human is actually a part of my family, and we got separated during an attack. I'm trying to look for them right now. Please help me find them."

"OH, WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO. I'LL JUST GIVE THEM A CALL!"

My mind blanked. I watched as Papyrus pulled out a phone from somewhere. He began to type in numbers and waited.

"HELLO! THIS IS THE GREAT PAPYRUS! OH, MY APOLOGIES, I WAS CALLING FOR SOMEONE ELSE. GOODBYE!"

It was the wrong number.

"ALRIGHT, LET ME TRY AGAIN! I'M SURE I CAN GET THE CORRECT NUMBER!"

This happened for several more times before, my shivering and impatience won out.

"Alright, I'm going on ahead. I'll see you around Papyrus."

I left the Skeleton in the snow as I trudged towards the warmer climate. Once I passed the fog, I noticed the humongous blocks of ice floating in the river next to me. Shaking my head, I moved on. I came to an area with two creatures; glowing blue flower, a star, and an empty stall with … snow still on its roof. How does that work? Oh well. I grasped the star. The crunch sound it made was new.

I'm on my way. Please, stay determined.