Weeks of school passed and summer vacation was right around the corner. It took a while for Frisk to catch up, but she eventually did. Asriel started working on another glass project. Frisk helped him find some glass pieces when she wasn't working or walking with Sans. Toriel finally put away all the winter clothes and brought out the summer clothes now that it was warm enough. Most of the trees surrounding the city had grown flowers and the grass was green again. Almost everything was going well. Frisk's bullies hadn't shown and the new bullies weren't there very often, and they mostly picked on a single monster. Frisk would try to help, but she couldn't do much. Usually, by the time she got over to help, the group of older monsters did what they wanted and started walking away. The best Frisk could do was bring him to the nurse, which by itself wasn't always easy.

Frisk was sitting in her room. It was the last day of the last week of school without any testing. Next week, there would be a test every other day. So Monday, Wednesday, and Friday would be full of testing. 'Yay.' Frisk thought. Asriel entered the room and climbed up next to Frisk. "you okay?" She asked. Asriel shook his head. "what is wrong?" Frisk asked. Asriel handed Frisk a piece of paper. Frisk read through it. "where did you get this?" She asked. "Don't tell mom?" Asriel asked. Frisk nodded. "I... I found it outside." Asriel said. "where?" Frisk asked. Asriel pointed to the window. "where the box was put?" Frisk asked. Asriel nodded. Frisk thought about it for a moment before shaking her head. "i don't think you need to worry about it. it is just someone with a sense of humor worse than dads'." She said, crumbling up the paper. "B-but what if..." Asriel started. "you will be fine." Frisk cut him off. Asriel nodded. "I'm tired." He said. Frisk had to agree, the week had been exhausting. She laid down with Asriel and they both fell asleep hugging each other. Not too later, Toriel walked in on the two still hugging each other and decided to let the children sleep a little longer. She closed the door and headed back downstairs for s couple minutes. She went back up after dinner cooled and was ready to be served.

Asriel awoke to Toriel's shaking before Frisk did. "Mom?" He asked as he sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Time for dinner." Toriel said. Asriel nodded before getting off the bed and heading downstairs. Toriel watched Asriel leave before getting back to trying to wake Frisk. Frisk eventually awoke and sat up. "Good evening, my child." Toriel said. "hi mom." Frisk said. "Hungry?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "dinner time?" She asked. Toriel nodded. She helped Frisk out of the bed. The two of them walked down to the kitchen together. "hey kiddo." Sans said when they got to the table. "hi dad." Frisk said, sitting down. "did you sleep well?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded. Toriel made and gave Frisk a plate before sitting down. "Is everything going okay?" Toriel asked. Frisk, with an unsure expression, and Asriel nodded. Toriel was satisfied with the answer and continued eating. Sans, on the other hand, saw Frisk's expression when she nodded. He ignored it for now. They all finished eating then separated. "hey, frisk, can you come with me please?" Sans asked Frisk before she got into her room. She gave a nod. "Frisk?" Asriel asked. "i'll be back in a minute." Frisk said before following Sans into his room. Asriel just walked into his room.

"thanks buddy." Sans said when they got into his room. "did you need something?" Frisk asked. "just wanted to ask a question." Sans responded. "are you really okay?" He asked. Frisk nodded. "then why did you look unsure when tori asked?" Sans asked. Frisk hesitantly shrugged. "what's wrong?" Sans asked. Frisk went still. "or is there something bothering asriel?" Sans asked. Frisk hesitantly nodded. Sans gave a nod. "but... i can't tell you..." Frisk said. "what do you mean?" Sans asked. "i promised not to tell..." Frisk said. Sans gave another nod. "it isn't something to worry about... me and him can work it out ourselves..." Frisk said, even though it seemed pointless. "but wouldn't it be easier if you got one of your parents involved?" Sans asked. "dad..." Frisk started. "i can't tell you... i promised..." Frisk said. Sans sighed before nodding. "can you send in asriel then?" He asked. Frisk shook her head. "why not?" Sans asked. "i wasn't supposed to say anything... i..." Frisk said. "i'm not going to ignore this, sorry." Sans said. Frisk turned to leave. "would you prefer telling me, sending him in to tell me, or i could go into your room and talk to both of you, or i could get your mom?" Sans asked before Frisk could leave. She stopped momentarily before just leaving. "ten minutes." Sans sighed.

Frisk got into her room. "Howdy!" Asriel said. "What did you and Sans talk about?" He asked. Frisk walked up to and hugged Asriel. "Frisk?" He asked. "i'm sorry..." Frisk said. "...About what...?" Asriel asked. "dad made me tell him something was wrong and now he wants to find out what." Frisk said. "You told him?" Asriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "i-i just said something was wrong... i tried to say that me and you could work it out ourselves but he insisted on learning what the problem was..." She said. "You told him." Asriel said. "no." Frisk said. "Yes you did!" Asriel said, shoving Frisk away. She was surprised and took a step back. "I thought I could trust you! I kept your secret!" He said. "Why couldn't you keep mine?" He asked. Frisk looked down. "i-i'm sorry!" She said. Asriel shook his head before leaving the room. He slammed the door behind him, which made Frisk jump. She stood there, numb, for several seconds. She began to cry but just stood there, looking down. "kid?" Sans asked. Frisk jumped again since she didn't hear him come in. "hey, it's okay." Sans said. "what happened?" He asked. Frisk sat down on her bed. Sans tried to sit on the bed with her. "No!" Frisk yelled out before Sans could start sitting. He backed up a bit. "kid..." He started. Toriel came into the room. She seemed mad. "What happened?" She asked. Sans shrugged. Toriel shooed Sans out of the room before she sat down next to Frisk. Frisk didn't fight Toriel like she did with Sans. "My Child, what happened?" Toriel asked, calmer but still stern. Frisk just started crying harder. "Frisk, I need you to tell me what happened." Toriel said. Frisk shook her head. "Frisk..." Toriel warned. "i can't!" Frisk yelled out. "i'm sorry! i can't tell you! i should have never said anything to Sans!" She added. Toriel, annoyed and more angry, let out a sigh. "Asriel ran away." She stated. "What happened?" She asked. "i..." Frisk started. "No lying." Toriel warned. "...when Asriel was outside, h-he found a paper..." Frisk continued. "What paper?" Toriel asked. "i don't know! someone just wrote a lot of things on it and it worried him!" Frisk said. "What kind of things?" Toriel asked. "bad things!" Frisk yelled. "Frisk! Stop yelling!" Toriel shouted. Frisk went silent for a second before she started crying out again. "Now. What happened?" Toriel demanded.

Asriel was running through the woods, trying to get as far as possible without stopping. He finally ran out of breath and tripped of a root. He got a small cut on his arm after he hit the ground. He saw a small slit of blood form and started to panic. He was already crying so he just started squirming around. After a long period of squirming around, he held his hand to the cut on his arm. He started looking around then realized he was lost. He felt horrible. Once he got downstairs, Toriel asked him what was wrong but he just yelled at her and ran out the door. Toriel tried to follow him but he was already gone. He felt dizzy. He couldn't see any lights to guide him back to the city and he lost the path he took after tripping. "Help! Somebody! Please help me!" He started to cry out. He continued to cry out pleas for help until his voice went. It was a little chilly outside and he felt tired. The blood had stopped coming out and hardened. He laid back down and unwillingly fell asleep. Sans was heading in the direction he thought he heard Asriel crying. He finally came across the child. Carefully, Sans picked him up and carried him home.

Toriel was giving Frisk a lecture when Sans entered the room with Asriel. Toriel immediately stood up and ran towards him. She took Asriel from Sans's arms and hugged him before laying him on his bed. She saw and inspected the small cut, but she didn't heal it. "We can talk about this tomorrow." Toriel said. "Go to sleep." She said before heading towards the door. She allowed Frisk to get under her covers before turning off the light and closing the door. "I'm not happy with you either." Toriel said to Sans before going to her room. Sans sighed before going into his room. Tomorrow would be a long, long day.

When Toriel awoke, she didn't wake her children, but left a note on their door. Frisk was the next to awake. She didn't get up to leave the room, but noticed the note on the door. She grabbed a piece of paper and started drawing. While she was drawing, she started noticing Asriel was getting restless. She stopped what she was doing and moved over to him. He started to frantically move so Frisk grabbed onto his arms. "Asriel!" Frisk said and began to shake him. HE finally fully awoke and stopped squirming. "Frisk?" He asked. "hi Azzy." Frisk said, backing a bit away from him. He looked around a bit. "How did... How did I get back?" He asked. "Sans brought you home." Frisk responded. "...How did he find me?" Asriel asked. Frisk shrugged. There was a bit of silence. "did you have a bad dream?" Frisk asked. Asriel just looked away. There was a knock on the door before Toriel stepped on in. "Are you two okay?" She asked. Frisk nodded while Asriel was still and silent. "Asriel, what's wrong?" Toriel asked. Frisk noticed that Asriel was about to start crying. "he had a bad dream." She said. Toriel continued to look at Asriel for conformation. He gave a small nod. Toriel walked over to the two and sat down on Asriel's bed. He leaned his head into Toriel's side. Frisk stayed where she was. "Now." Toriel sighed. "What happened last night?" She asked. Frisk and Asriel glanced at each other. "No lying." Toriel warned. "...I-I-I got mad at Frisk." Asriel said. "What for?" Toriel asked. "...Sh-she told Sans something I-I asked her to keep secret!" Asriel cried. Frisk opened her mouth to argue but quickly closed it and went over to her bed. "What did you ask her to keep secret?" Toriel asked. Asriel went silent. Toriel sighed. "Frisk?" She asked. "i can't tell you." Frisk said. "You already told Sans!" Asriel shouted. "Asriel!" Toriel said. Asriel pushed himself away from her. "I'm asking one last time." Toriel said. "What happened?" She asked. Asriel pushed himself the rest of the way into the corner. Toriel looked towards Frisk, who rolled her eyes and got up. She picked up a piece of crumbled paper and handed it to Toriel. She took the paper and began to unravel it. Asriel held a mean look to Frisk until she looked in his direction, then he looked away. Frisk moved back to her bed and laid down. Toriel finished unraveling the paper and began reading. "Asriel. Why did you try to hide this?" Toriel asked. "Does it matter?" Asriel asked. "Yes, it matters!" Toriel said. Asriel flinched. "You ran away because your sister told something to Sans that you should have told to me?!" Toriel asked. "She isn't my sister." Asriel mumbled. "Asriel!" Toriel shouted again. Frisk felt tears weld up so she threw her plush at the other two and dismissed herself from the room. "Stay here." Toriel demanded. "I'll come talk with you later." She said before getting up and leaving.

"Sans!" Toriel called. Sans appeared from his room. "I think Frisk is about to run." Toriel said. Sans nodded before following her down the stairs. Frisk heard them coming so she forgot putting on her other shoe and ran for the door. Toriel tried to catch her, but failed. Sans appeared in front of Frisk as she was running, which made her run into his ribs. He grabbed onto her so she couldn't escape and continued to hold her there until she went limp. He sat down and pulled her onto his lap. Frisk cried into her arms while Toriel walked over to the two. "What were you thinking?" Toriel asked, a bit loudly. Frisk started to cry harder. "can i deal with her?" Sans asked. Toriel wanted to deny, but she knew it would be better if he dealt with Frisk. "Fine." Toriel sighed. "thank you." Sans said. Toriel nodded then walked back inside. Sans waited for Frisk to calm down a little more before taking her to his room. On their way in, they could hear Toriel giving Asriel a lecture.

Sans sat Frisk down on his bed and knelt down in front of her. He used one of his sleeves to help wipe away some of her tears. "what were you trying to do?" Sans asked. Frisk looked away but Sans used a finger to guide her eyes back to him. "i..." Frisk started. She bit her lip and closed her eyes. Unwanted thoughts started attacking her again. Sans grabbed Frisk's hand. "it's okay." He said. "just let it out." he added. Frisk was silent. "please buddy?" Sans asked. "don't say that." Frisk said. "what?" Sans asked. "don't say that." Frisk said again. "why not?" Sans asked. "i thought you didn't mind." He said. "i don't belong here." Frisk said. Sans went silent now. "i don't belong here." Frisk said again. "i don't belong here." She continued saying. "what do you mean you don't belong here?" Sans asked. "i'm not your daughter! i'm not Toriel's daughter! i'm not Asriel's sister! i'm no one! i shouldn't even be alive!" Frisk cried. Her words honestly hurt a little. "we... know we aren't your real parents..." Sans sighed. "but we still love you." He said. "no you don't." Frisk stated. "nobody does." She said. "kid..." Sans started. "NOBODY LOVES ME!" Frisk yelled, cutting Sans off. Sans was a bit taken back. "just kill me already!" Frisk shouted. Sans couldn't find anything to say. Toriel barged in and moved over to Frisk. Kneeling down, Toriel made Frisk look her in the eyes. "Don't say that." Toriel said. "Don't ever say that." She said again. Frisk looked away from Toriel. "it's true." Frisk mumbled. "no it isn't." Sans said. "Do you really think that? Can you honestly look me in the eyes and say that?" Toriel asked. Frisk looked at Toriel again. "i-i'm n-not... y-you don't... you n-never... n-no!" Frisk cried. "you don't-! i'm not! nobody-!" She kept crying out. Toriel put a hand over Frisk's mouth and put a finger to her lips. Toriel removed her hand and finger before letting out a sigh. "Listen, Frisk, I'm sorry I got mad at you for running. And I'm sorry Asriel said what he said." Toriel started. "But you can't keep doing that to yourself. You know we love you." She added. "b-but..." Frisk started. "Nope." Toriel cut her off. "Just listen." She said. Frisk nodded. "And it hurts when you say we don't love or care about you. It also worries us. I don't know what you were going to do if you managed to run away, but if you do end up running away later I can only ask that you come back when you calm down and you don't do anything stupid. And I ask that you don't say those things." Toriel finished. "can you do that for us?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded. Toriel sighed and offered Frisk a hug. She accepted the hug and slid off the bed into Toriel's arms. "i'm s-sorry!" Frisk cried into Toriel's shoulder. "It's fine." Toriel sighed. She stood up. "Thanks for trying." She said to Sans. "no problem." He said. "mind sending her back when she calms down?" He asked. "Only if she wants to." Toriel said. Sans gave a nod then she left, still holding onto Frisk.

Frisk half expected to be brought back to her room, but she was brought to Toriel's instead. "Are you feeling better?" Toriel asked. Frisk lightly nodded. "a-a little..." She said, rubbing her eyes. Toriel sat Frisk down on the bed. "did... did i hit you or Asriel?" Frisk asked. "When you threw your plush?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "Not directly. It bumped off the wall before it hit me." Toriel said. "sorry." Frisk said. "It's fine." Toriel sighed. "But, if I may ask, why did you throw it?" Toriel asked. Frisk shrugged. "i d-don't know... i-i was just so upset a-and... and i just felt like it was... was..." Frisk started but didn't know how to finish. "Did you just want to break something?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "I see." Toriel sighed. She looked over at the clock. It was one hour past noon. "Are you feeling hungry?" Toriel asked. Frisk lightly nodded. "Okay." Toriel said. She helped Frisk off the bed then held her hand as they walked downstairs to the kitchen. "i'm sorry for acting like that. a-and sorry for saying..." Frisk said while Toriel was making sandwiches. "It's fine." Toriel said. "But maybe we should set something up?" She suggested, putting the last sandwich together. "what do you mean?" Frisk asked. "Like... Say if something like this happened again and you wanted to run away. We could try to find someone that wouldn't mind keeping you until you calmed down. And once you calmed down, you could come home or give me or Sans a call." Toriel explained then handed a sandwich to Frisk. Frisk nodded to Toriel's explanation. "but... who would want to have to deal with that a random times?" Frisk asked. Toriel shrugged. "Maybe you could go sit at your little spot you share with Sans?" Toriel suggested. "i guess." Frisk said. "I'll be right back." Toriel said before disappearing with two plates holding a couple sandwiches. She brought the plates to Asriel and Sans before returning. "Just something to think about." Toriel said. Frisk nodded. Toriel sat down in front of Frisk. "...Thanks for handing me the paper though." Toriel said. Frisk looked up at her. "I'm glad that you told me. But I still wish Asriel would have come and told me." Toriel added. "it's... kind of my fault..." Frisk said. "Why do you think that?" Toriel asked. "he was following my example." Frisk said. "What do you mean?" Toriel asked. "remember the box?" Frisk asked. Toriel nodded. "Asriel saw me hide it and not tell you. He found the paper and didn't tell you and asked me not to say anything to anyone. but Sans... Sans knew something was wrong when you asked us if we were okay last night at dinner." Frisk explained. "And he made you tell him?" Toriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "he asked if things really were okay... guess i can't lie very well..." Frisk said. Toriel sighed. "Still. Wish he told me." She said. "that and... i told Asriel that he shouldn't worry about it." Frisk finished. "Why would you tell him that?" Toriel asked. "because when the box was left for me to find, it was just to make me feel bad... i thought it was the same thing." Frisk explained. "He was given death threats." Toriel said. "That's not something to ignore." She said. Frisk nodded then lowered her head. "how long am i grounded?" She asked. "...Until next Monday." Toriel sighed. Frisk nodded. "But... Would you prefer to spend that time in mine or Sans's room?" Toriel asked. Frisk looked up. "It might be best to separate you and Asriel for a little bit." Toriel said. Frisk nodded again. "...could i switch?" Frisk asked. "Not in the middle of the day." Toriel decided. "You'd have to wait until then next day to change rooms." She added. Frisk nodded again. "I won't start it until tomorrow, okay?" Toriel asked. "okay." Frisk sighed. Toriel stood up and moved over to give Frisk a hug. Frisk accepted the hug before she finished eating. The two of them stayed together for the rest of the day.

When night came, Toriel asked Frisk if she wanted to sleep with her or Sans. Frisk chose Toriel so the two went into her room after Toriel grabbed Frisk her pillow. Toriel was up a little longer to read but the light didn't bother Frisk and she easily fell asleep. When Toriel finished reading, she carefully got out of bed and put away her book before carefully getting back in and going to sleep. Frisk had a bad dream and woke up crying. Toriel quickly awoke and sat up. "Are you okay?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "Bad dream?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded again. "I'm sorry." Toriel said. She pulled Frisk onto her lap. "Going to guess you don't want to talk about it?" Toriel asked. Frisk shook her head. Toriel nodded. Sans knocked on the door before poking his head in. "everything okay?" He asked. "Yes, Frisk just had a bad dream." Toriel replied. "it's been a while since she had one of those." Sans stated. "is she okay?" He asked. "Yes, she's fine." Toriel said. Sans gave a nod before leaving. "i-i'm s-sorry..." Frisk said. "Why?" Toriel asked. "i-i woke you up for a s-stupid reason." Frisk replied. "No you didn't." Toriel said, shaking her head. "It was a dream that made you scared." Toriel said. "Nothing wrong with that. And if no one ever woke up to help you, you would always be scared. It is sometimes hard to tell the difference between reality and dreaming." She added. Frisk nodded before completely laying her head on Toriel. Toriel held Frisk like that until she fell asleep, then moved her back onto her pillow. Toriel then laid down and went to sleep herself.

The next day, Frisk stayed in Toriel's room and Asriel stayed in his. There wasn't much for Frisk to do in Toriel's room, none of the books really interested her. Toriel would check on her periodically and Sans popped in once. Frisk mostly spent her time laying on the bed, thinking to herself. "Bored, bored, bored." Chara said. 'What do you want me to do?' Frisk asked. "I don't know. Maybe you can ask mom if you can color." Chara suggested. 'Won't you still be bored?" Frisk asked. "I'd be less bored." Chara said. 'I'm sure Asriel wouldn't mind you being around.' Frisk said. "What do you mean?" Chara asked. 'He has half of my soul so shouldn't he be able to see you?' Frisk asked. "I don't know. I haven't really tried to see if he could since the lab." Chara said. 'You should go give it a try.' Frisk said. "Why?" Chara asked. 'You would be less bored.' Frisk said. Chara hesitated. "Won't you be lonely?" Chara asked. Frisk shook her head. "Fine." Chara sighed. She got up and moved to the door. 'Try not to scare him.' Frisk said. "Why would I do that?" Chara asked. Frisk shrugged. Chara sighed again then phased through the door. She returned moments later. 'Any luck?' Frisk asked. Chara shook her head. "He saw me but..." Chara started. 'He didn't see you clearly?' Frisk finished. Chara nodded. There was a bit of silence. 'If you're going to say it, then say it.' Frisk said. "What?" Chara asked. 'You know what I mean.' Frisk said. "...Fine. Just remember you asked for it." Chara said. Frisk nodded. "Why did you run?" Chara asked. 'You know why.' Frisk said. "Just answer the question." Chara said. Frisk rolled her eyes. 'I ran because I don't belong here.' Frisk said. "And why do you think that? Would you rather be living with the humans?" Chara asked. 'You know I don't!' Frisk said. "Then where would you go?" Chara asked. 'I don't know! Does it matter?' Frisk said. "You know that you can talk to them. You know they love you!" Chara said. "So why would you try running like a..." Chara stopped herself. 'Like a what?' Frisk asked. "Like a stupid crybaby!" Chara yelled. 'At least I didn't get my sibling killed.' Frisk retorted. Chara shoved Frisk off the bed. "Says the one who tried to kill him!" She shouted. 'What's that supposed to mean?' Frisk asked as she got up and tried to push Chara off the bed. "You know what I mean!" Chara continued shouting. She shoved Frisk back onto the floor, harder this time. Frisk let out a small yell when she hit the ground. 'And Asriel is the crybaby! Not me!' She yelled. "Liar!" Chara yelled. 'You know I'm right!" Frisk said. "No you aren't!" Chara yelled. "My child?" Toriel asked from the door. "Are you alright?" She asked, moving over to Frisk. "What happened?" Toriel asked. "i just slipped." Frisk said. "What were you doing?" Toriel asked. 'Telling Chara how stupid she is?' Frisk thought. Chara rolled her eyes then disappeared. "Frisk?" Toriel asked. Frisk looked up to her. "Are you feeling alright?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "just a little dizzy." She said. Toriel nodded then helped Frisk back on top of the bed. "Can I get you anything?" She asked. Frisk shook her head. "Are you sure?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "Alright. Be more careful please." Toriel said before giving Frisk a hug then leaving. Frisk laid back. 'She needs to learn to shut up.' Frisk thought to herself. "You asked for it." Chara said. Frisk rolled her eyes again. 'Whatever.' She said. "Maybe next time you choose to be a little baby I won't be so nice." Chara said. 'Why don't you just do what you do and go away?!' Frisk asked. Chara was the one to roll her eyes this time. "But then the little baby will be lonely." She said. "I'm not a stupid baby!" Frisk yelled out loud. "sure..." Chara said. Toriel entered again shortly after. "My child? Are you sure you are alright?" She asked. Frisk nodded. "Are you certain?" Toriel asked. "I heard you yell." She said. "i'm fine." Frisk said. Toriel closed the door and walked over to Frisk. "Then why did you yell?" She asked. Frisk shrugged. "Please stop lying to me." Toriel said. Frisk just lowered her head. "Please answer my question." Toriel said. "...i'm still mad at Asriel." Frisk said. "But he didn't call you a baby." Toriel said. "i know..." Frisk said. "So why did you yell that?" Toriel asked. "...i felt like i was being a stupid baby." Frisk said, hating her own words. "I see." Toriel sighed. "Are you hungry?" She asked. Frisk shook her head. "...Alright. I'll be up to check on you later." Toriel said. Frisk nodded. Toriel sighed before getting up and leaving again. Frisk laid back again and let her thoughts drift away.

Asriel heard Frisk yell but didn't pay any attention to it. He was laying on his bed and he was still mad at her for telling Sans. The room was a mess and the window was cracked. He was grounded longer after throwing a temper tantrum and breaking the window after throwing a bin at it. The window didn't shatter, but there was long cracks all over it and was impossible to try and hide. Another week he was stuck in that room because of that. But he still blamed Frisk for it. It was her fault that he was in that position for more than those two reasons. At least, that was what he thought. It was stupid to be locked up because Frisk tricked him. She made him think that he could trust her. 'Big mistake.' Asriel thought. Sans entered the room and Asriel turned to the wall. Sans looked at the mess that surrounded the floor. Even Asriel's glass flower was broken. "why did you do this?" Sans asked. "It's Frisk's fault." Asriel mumbled. Sans shook his head. "that's funny coming from you. the one that killed everyone more than a few times." He said. "That wasn't me." Asriel said. "oh? was it frisk then?" Sans asked. "No, for once. It was Flowey." Asriel said. "you are flowey." Sans stated. "guess killing everyone wasn't enough for you, was it?" Sans asked. "you had to go and make frisk feel horrible and want to kill herself. if you ask me, you haven't changed at all. you and flowey are exactly the same." Sans said. "Get out of my room!" Asriel yelled. "actually... this isn't your room, now is it?" Sans said. "Get out!" Asriel yelled again. "look. if you want the kid to reset, it ain't happening." Sans said. "What makes you think that?" Asriel asked. "she doesn't even know what she can do." Sans said. "Are you sure about that?" Asriel asked. "I'm sure I could tell her and I could easily persuade her!" Asriel said. "and i can give her a reason." Sans said, darkly. Asriel rolled his eyes. Sans left the room, slamming the door behind him. Asriel yelled from frustration and through something he found on the ground across the room. It hit the wall, cracked, then hit the floor, cracking it more. The broken object gave Asriel a stupid and awful idea. He got up and broke the night light before picking up Frisk's plush. He started at it momentarily before tearing it limb for limb. The stuffing fell out as he tore and strangled the plush. He also managed to crack on of the eyes using the wood of his bed. He then hid the head under Frisk's pillow and hid the limbs under her blankets. He then got back on top of his bed and went to sleep. Frisk would be back in her own bed in a week. Asriel felt like he couldn't wait.

Surely, the week went by slowly but surely. Testing felt like it took forever. Saturday came and Toriel came up to tell Frisk, who decided to stick in Sans's room for the second half of the week, that she could leave the room and join most of the family. Frisk went downstairs with Toriel and sat at the table since it was time for lunch. Toriel made Frisk a sandwich before going upstairs to remind Asriel that he was still stuck in his room for another week. Frisk ate the sandwich then went outside. Sure, she went outside to go to school, but it felt different now that she was free. She enjoyed the warm air and the light breeze as it rushed passed her. She laid down in the grass and looked up at the clouds in the sky. Sans joined her shortly after she sat back up so her eyes could rest from the bright sun. "hey kid." He said. "hi dad!" Frisk said. Sans smiled a bit more. "enjoying your first free hour in a week?" He asked. Frisk nodded. "tori wanted me to ask you something." Sans said. "what?" Frisk asked. "do you want to go back to your own room or would you prefer to stick with me or her until next week?" Sans asked. Frisk hesitated. "i... i think i want to try to sleep in my own room tonight." She replied. "okay. just know that you can join me or your mom if something goes wrong." Sans said. Frisk nodded. Sans ruffled her hair before heading up. He told Toriel what Frisk said and she nodded. After a little bit, Frisk went inside to get a cup of water. "hey mom?" She asked after she finished drinking and put the cup in the sink. "Yes?" Toriel asked. "can i go to the park?" Frisk asked. "Sure. Just be careful." Toriel said. Frisk hugged Toriel before running off to put on shoes. "Be back for dinner!" Toriel called. "okay!" Frisk called back. She got up then headed out the door then to the park.

When dinner came around, Toriel sent Sans to get Frisk. When the two returned, they joined Toriel at the table. "already bring food up to Asriel?" Frisk asked. "Yes." Toriel replied. "sorry i was late." Frisk said. "It's okay. I should have told you to bring your phone so I could call you when it was time for you to come home." Toriel said. Frisk nodded. "by the way, frisk." Sans started. "good luck getting to your bed." He said. "why?" Frisk asked. "asriel made a bigger mess than you when you threw a temper tantrum." Sans replied. "oh." Frisk said. "Something wrong?" Toriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "it's not my fault, right?" She asked. "What isn't?" Toriel asked. "for asriel being so..." Frisk didn't know what word to use. "No, you didn't have anything to do with his actions. What was done was his own doing." Toriel said, finishing Frisk's sentence. Frisk nodded then continued eating. When they finished eating, Sans brought Frisk to the living room to watch Mettaton while Toriel cleaned up the kitchen. Toriel joined the other two after she finished cleaning and checked on Asriel. Frisk felt happy to be sitting in between her mom and dad. She fell asleep with her head resting on Toriel's side and her arms wrapped around Sans's. When the show ended, Toriel had to wake Frisk so that she would let go of Sans. Sans went upstairs with Frisk and dropped her off at her room. "let mom know if anything bad happens." Sans said. "can i tell you?" Frisk asked. "it would be easier if you told tori." Sans replied. Frisk nodded. "night dad." She said. "night buddy." Sans said. They hugged before Frisk went into her room and Sans into his.

Once in her room, Frisk navigated her way through the mess to her bed. She climbed into it once she got within arms reach. She was about to lay back when her head met a bump in her pillow. She lifted it up and pulled out the thing causing the bump. She didn't know what it was at first. So once she figured out what it was, she dropped it and screamed. She ran back through the mess into the hallway and Sans. "what's wrong?" He asked, holding Frisk. She stuttered over her words until Toriel appeared by the stairs. "What happened?" She asked as she headed over to them. "i don't know." Sans said. "Frisk, dear, what's wrong?" Toriel asked, kneeling down. Frisk started stuttering again so Toriel looked up at Sans, who shrugged. "Frisk? Can you show us what's wrong?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. She guided them through the mess to her bed then pointed at it. They couldn't see anything so Toriel asked Sans to turn on the light. When he did, Toriel gasped after her eyes adjusted. "What happened?" She asked. "i-i-i don't kn-know!" Frisk cried. Toriel knelt down to hug Frisk. "i didn't... i didn't... i didn't d-do it!" Frisk cried. "I know. I know." Toriel said. Sans walked over to and shook Asriel awake. "What do you want?" Asriel asked sleepily. "mind explaining what happened to frisk's plush?" Sans said. "What are you talking about?" Asriel asked. Sans picked Asriel up and dragged him to Frisk's bed. "Oh. Y-yeah? What about it?" Asriel asked. "what. happened." Sans demanded. "I t-tore it up a-and b-bashed its eye." Asriel stated, trying not to sound upset but failing. "Why would you do that?!" Toriel asked. "I-I-I... I don't know..." Asriel said. Sans was about to yell at Asriel but Toriel cut him off before he got the chance. "You and me are going to have a LONG talk tomorrow mister!" Toriel said. She stood and picked Frisk up. Sans glared at Asriel as he left the room. "I don't understand why you're acting like this, but it needs to stop." Toriel said before leaving as well. Asriel just stood there. He was slightly sad, scared, worried, and numb. He climbed back into his bed and tried to fall back asleep.

"I'm sorry." Toriel told Frisk. "w-why did he... did he have to... to do th-that?" Frisk asked. She was still sobbing at the lost of her favorite plush. "I don't know." Toriel sighed. "did i do s-something wrong?" Frisk asked. "No. You didn't do anything wrong besides run away like you did." Toriel said. Frisk nodded but hugged Toriel. "Would you like me to get you a new one?" Toriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "Why not?" Toriel asked. "b-because it won't be the s-same..." Frisk said. "Ah." Toriel said. She let out a sigh and turned off the lamp by the bed. "Try to get some sleep, okay?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. She didn't stop crying, but she curled up under the blankets to try and sleep. Toriel went back to the kids room and picked up the pieces of Frisk's plush. She brought the pieces to Sans and asked if he could sew it back together. Sans easily agreed and took the parts of the plush. Toriel thanked him before returning to her room. Frisk managed to fall asleep already so Toriel carefully got in under the covers with her.

Frisk awoke on her own bed but she couldn't see anything around her. She couldn't seem to move and was stuck looking up into a void. She saw a dark figure moving in the corner of her eye before a dim light filled the room. The first thing she saw was her plush. It was different though. It was huge and terrifying. It looked like a zombie ready for something to eat. "tear me apart?" It asked in a dark raspy voice. "I can do the same to you!" It said in the same voice except it raised the voice higher when it said 'you'. Frisk was scared but couldn't move. The plush picked her up and began to pull her arms away from each other. It hurt. The plush kept pulling until one of Frisk's arms pulled off. Frisk wanted to yell out from the pain, but her mouth was sewn shut. Next, the plush broke one of her legs by snapping it like a carrot stick. The pain was unbearable. The nightmare continued until the plush put a tack in front of Frisk's eye and grabbed a hammer. She was already missing every part of her body that wasn't broken, but she knew this would somehow hurt more. She let out a scream as the plush hit the tack with the hammer, sending it flying through her eye.

Toriel was startled awake by Frisk's scream. Toriel shot up and shook Frisk. "My child!" She shouted. Frisk awoke, gasping for breath. "M-mommy!" She cried. "It's okay." Toriel said. "You're okay." She sighed. Frisk looked around, scared and desperate. Sans quickly entered the room. "what happened?" He asked. "Nightmare." Toriel responded. Sans nodded as he relaxed a little. "is she okay?" He asked. Toriel nodded. "good." Sans sighed. He climbed onto the bed, next to Frisk. "hey buddy." He said. "daddy!" Frisk cried. "Want a cup of water?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. Toriel got up then left the room. "are you feeling okay?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head. "i-i'm scared." She said. "of what?" Sans asked. "i-i-i had a b-bad dream that m-my plush tore me apart an-and put something through m-my eye." Frisk cried, trying to calm herself. "oh." Sans sighed. "i'm sorry." He said. "it hurt so m-much dad!" Frisk cried. "i bet it did." Sans said. He wrapped an arm around her and she cried into his jacket. Toriel returned with a cup of water and waited for Frisk to calm down a little more before handing it to her. "Are you feeling better?" She asked after Frisk finished drinking. Frisk lightly nodded as Sans took the cup from her and put it on Toriel's night stand. "are you still scared?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded again. "sorry... for waking y-you." She said. "It's okay. You had a long week." Toriel said. "You still need rest." She sighed. "Want to try and sleep again?" She asked. "i-if it's okay... can i sleep with dad?" Frisk asked. "Sure." Toriel said. "Don't worry, I'm sure that you will be fine for the rest of the night." She added, kissing Frisk. "Sleep well you two." Toriel said before they left. She laid down then managed to fall asleep once more. Sans took Frisk to his room and they climbed onto his bed. Frisk curled up next to him so he put an arm around her. "sleep well." He said. Frisk nodded before dozing off several minutes later.

Morning came and Sans awoke before Frisk did so he carefully slid out of bed and went downstairs. Toriel was already down in the kitchen making breakfast when Sans got there. "Good morning." Toriel greeted. "morning." Sans said as he sat down at the table. "Is Frisk still asleep? Toriel asked. Sans gave a nod. "At least she is getting some more rest." Toriel sighed. "Did she sleep well?" She asked. Sans nodded again. "from what i could tell." He said. "That's good." Toriel said. She went back to making breakfast. "Could you go get Frisk for me please?" She asked when she finished. "sure." Sans said. he got up from the table then headed upstairs. Frisk was crying when he got up there. "hey buddy." He said as he entered the room. "are you okay?" He asked. Frisk nodded. "what's wrong?" Sans asked. "nothing." Frisk said. "kid...?" Sans asked. Frisk looked down. "did you have another bad dream?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head. "did asriel come bother you?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head again. Sans tried to think up another question. "nothing is wrong." Frisk said. "i know you are lying." Sans said. Frisk went silent. "if you won't tell me, you should tell tori." Sans said. "you can't help..." Frisk said. "can tori?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head. "why not?" Sans asked. "because it already happened." Frisk said. "what happened?" Sans asked. "Asriel started being mean." Frisk said. "so he was bothering you?" Sans asked. "no!" Frisk said. Sans sighed. "you feel like you did something wrong?" He asked. Frisk lightly nodded. "didn't tori tell you that it isn't your fault?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded again. "then why beat yourself up about it?" Sans asked. 'Because he has half my soul and probably can't fully feel because of that?' Frisk thought. She gave him a small shrug. "i'm sorry if i'm worrying you." Sans said. "i just want to help." He added. Frisk gave a small nod. "oh well." Sans sighed. "breakfast is ready, if you are hungry." He said. Frisk nodded. Sans helped her up and they both walked downstairs together.

"Good morning, my child!" Toriel greeted when Frisk entered the kitchen. "morning mom!" Frisk said. "It took you a little bit to come down, is everything okay?" Toriel asked. "the kid still feels like she did something to make asriel act how he has been." Sans replied for Frisk. Toriel looked back at Frisk. "sorry." She said. "No, you are fine." Toriel said. "But... why do you feel that way?" She asked. "he trusted me to keep his secret and i just gave it away." Frisk said. "not really. you just told me something was wrong." Sans said. "i know. but that was still telling you about his secret." Frisk said. "He should have told us anyway." Toriel said. "yeah, but..." Frisk started. "we would have found out eventually anyway." Sans said, cutting Frisk off. "but..." Frisk started again. "No buts." Toriel said. "There is no need for you to put yourself down." She said. Frisk nodded. "Why don't you have a seat?" Toriel suggested. "Maybe some food will help cheer you up." She said. Frisk nodded again before she walked over to and sat down at the table. "Is Asriel awake, do you know?" Toriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "i think i heard him moving around when i woke frisk." Sans said. Toriel nodded. She brought a plate of eggs to Frisk and Sans. "Eat up." She said. "where are you going?" Frisk asked. "I'm just bringing Asriel some food." Toriel said as she headed out of the kitchen and up the stairs. Sans continued eating but Frisk was having a hard time. "are you okay?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded. "sorry. i was just thinking about the mess in mine and Asriel's room. ...and my plush..." She said. "are you sure you don't want a new one?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded. "alright." Sans sighed. Toriel returned. She made herself a plate then joined the two at the table. "is it still a mess?" Sans asked. "I think it's messier." Toriel sighed. Frisk wanted to say 'sorry', but she stopped herself. "dad?" Frisk asked. "yea buddy?" Sans asked. "can me and you go to our spot after we finish eating?" Frisk asked. Sans looked at Toriel, who gave a nod. "sure." He said. "thanks." Frisk said. Sans was the first one to finish eating and Frisk still had a lot on her plate. "i'll be in my room. come get me when you are ready to go." He said as he disappeared around the corner. "Are you going to finish eating?" Toriel asked. Frisk shrugged. The eggs were getting cold and she didn't feel all that hungry. "Try to eat as much as you can. I'll throw away what you leave." Toriel said. Frisk nodded then continued to eat. She managed to eat most of her eggs before she got up to get ready to leave. Toriel did as she said and threw away the remaining eggs. "Remember to be back for lunch." Toriel said. "okay mom." Frisk said. She went up and gave Toriel a hug, which was returned. "Have fun." Toriel said. "thanks." Frisk said. She headed up the stairs and knocked on Sans's door.

Sans was working on fixing Frisk's plush when she knocked. He hid the plush before he asked who was there. "just me." Frisk responded. "i'm ready to go." She said. "okay." Sans said. He got up from his desk and opened the door. "let's go." He said. They headed downstairs then left for the tree. Once there, they sat down on its roots. "why did you want to come here?" Sans asked. "it's nice outside." Frisk said. "and...?" Sans asked. "...and i wanted to get away for a bit." Frisk sighed. "that's fine." Sans said. Frisk nodded. "so... summer vacation is practically here." Sans stated. "what are you going to do with all that free time?" He asked. Frisk shrugged. "spend time with you and mom or color." She said. "don't plan on spending time with asriel?" Sans asked, a bit sarcastically. "i don't know... i really don't want to be around him if he keeps acting like... that." Frisk responded. Sans was slightly surprised by her response. "well, if it ever becomes necessary, paps is always willing to let you spend some time with him." He said. "that would be nice." Frisk said. They sat under the tree, talking to each other about random things that came to mind, until lunchtime came around and they had to get back home. Toriel greeted them with sandwiches already prepared. They ate lunch then played a board game together. Toriel continued to check on Asriel periodically throughout the day. Dinnertime came around, they ate, then separated. Frisk went up to sit alone in Toriel's room while Sans continued working on fixing Frisk's plush and Toriel cleaned up. Toriel eventually went up and told Frisk she should get ready for bed. She went to bed with Frisk after saying goodnight to Sans. The rest of the week went by nicely, though Frisk made sure to stay out of her room.

Friday finally rolled around again and Asriel wouldn't be grounded anymore, assuming he didn't do anything stupid up until or right after that point. After lunch, Toriel asked if Frisk would mind helping Asriel clean up the room. Frisk really didn't want to go into the same room as Asriel, but it needed to get done. The entire time Frisk was helping Asriel clean up, she did not look at him or say a word to him. He seemed to be better, finally, but Frisk was still upset that he tore apart her favorite plush. Sans could hear the clean up session from his desk. He was finally almost down fixing the plush, he just had to find a new eye for it and, aside from sewing, that was the hardest part. He managed to find that a eye on a old sock puppet was the same color, size, and type. He tore the eye off the sock and sewed it onto the plush. He figured it would be a nice surprise for Frisk, and a reward for helping clean up the bedroom. He set the plush down on his desk then went downstairs to chat with Toriel. Back inside the room, Frisk put away the last thing onto the broken shelves. She looked around the room and couldn't help but feel a bit achieved. It was only a little over an hour ago that the floor was covered in trash, toys, and coloring utensils. She walked over to and sat down on her bed. There were no sheets on it since she didn't use it for two weeks, but it still felt nice. "I'm sorry." Asriel mumbled from his bed. He wasn't looking at her, but she could hear him just fine. "you didn't have to get so mad at me." Frisk said. "I said I was sorry!" Asriel said. "i know!" Frisk said. "Are you still mad at me for tearing up your plush?" Asriel asked. Frisk chose not to answer his question. Of course she was mad at him for that. "You are ten!" Asriel stated. 'Gee... Thanks for the very useful reminder.' Frisk thought. "You don't even need a stupid plush!" Asriel said. "and you don't need me!" Frisk said. She didn't know why she said it, it just felt right. "I hate you too!" Asriel said. "that doesn't affect me!" Frisk shouted. "Good!" Asriel shouted back. Frisk got up from her bed then left the room, slamming the door behind her. Asriel made another mess in the room, but just on Frisk's side.

Frisk ran into Toriel on her way down the stairs. "Did you get into a fight?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. Toriel sighed. "Are you okay?" Toriel asked. "no!" Frisk cried. Toriel pulled Frisk closer to her. "Why don't we relax a little?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded before Toriel picked her up and carried her down to the couch. They sat down and Toriel turned on the TV. Frisk tried for a while to not cry, but she ended up digging her head into Toriel to quiet it. Toriel sighed and placed a hand on Frisk's head. Sans headed upstairs without saying anything. "Are you feeling better?" Toriel asked after Frisk calmed down to just sniffling. "a little..." Frisk said. "What happened?" Toriel asked. "Asriel tried to apologize to me... and i said that he didn't have to get so mad at me... then he asked if i was still m-mad at him for breaking my plush... th-then he said that i shouldn't even have a plush because i'm ten... a-and i just got really mad a-and..." Frisk said. She didn't want to explain further since she was the one that was more at fault from that point. "You stormed out?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. It wasn't completely wrong. The two of them heard a crash from upstairs and Toriel let out a sigh. "If he makes another mess, I won't make you clean it up this time." She said. "i don't mind..." Frisk said. "How much work did Asriel do?" Toriel asked. "not much..." Frisk admitted. Toriel nodded. Sans came back down and moved up behind the other two. "want to go talk with asriel?" He asked Toriel. "Not really." She sighed. "But I may as well just get this over with." She said. "I'll be back down in a few minutes." She said to Frisk, who nodded and let go. Toriel headed on up and Sans sat beside Frisk. "you are okay, right?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded lightly. Sans reached into his jacket and pulled something out. "kind of hoped for a better time, but here." He said, handing the object to Frisk. She grabbed and looked at the object Sans offered. "i said i didn't want a new one..." She said. "it's not new." Sans said. Frisk looked up to him. "the same night you found it, tori asked me to fix it up for you, since you liked it so much." Sans explained. Frisk began to laugh and cry as she hugged Sans. He patted her head. "you're welcome." He said. "i didn't know you could sew." Frisk said. "you didn't?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head. "where do you think paps got his scarf from?" Sans asked. "you made it?" Frisk asked, shrugging. Sans nodded. "thanks dad." Frisk said, giving him a small smile. She heard Toriel coming down the stairs and quickly got up to show her what Sans did. But it wasn't just Toriel. Asriel was in front of her, slowly going down the stairs. Frisk froze and stared, the plush still hidden behind the couch. "Sans, could you give us some privacy please?" Toriel asked when she finally got to the bottom of the stairs. "sure." Sans said. "would you like me to bring you plush to your room?" He asked Frisk. She shook her head. "can you put it in your room for now?" She asked, worried that Asriel might repeat what he did. Sans nodded before he headed upstairs with her plush, which was hidden in his pocket again. "Sit over there." Toriel told Asriel, pointing to the opposite end of the couch than Frisk. Asriel hesitantly obeyed. Frisk pushed herself a little further away from the other end of the couch and Toriel sat on the floor in front of them.

Once Sans was upstairs, he went through his door, into the kitchen. It was supposed to be a private conversation between the other three, but he wanted to make sure Asriel was honest. He wasn't exactly certain that Frisk was being completely honest, but there was no apparent reason for her to lie. He made sure that he wouldn't be seen or heard. "-cause she deserved it." Asriel said. 'shoot. missed out on the beginning of it.' Sans thought. "Why?" Toriel asked. "Because..." Asriel started. He didn't know how to finish since he didn't think up an excuse before talking. "Well?" Toriel said. "because he wanted to. he likes being a jerk." Frisk said. "Frisk. It isn't your turn to talk." Toriel warned. Asriel finally thought up something to say. "She deserved it because she is nothing but a stupid little baby!" He said. Sans had to hold himself back from getting himself involved. He knew why Asriel said that, it was because Asriel used that term against her before, and it worked. "It's not my fault she's such a crybaby!" Asriel shouted, bringing Sans out of thought. Frisk was now crying, or very close to it from what Sans was able to hear. "i'm not a baby!" Frisk shouted. "Frisk!" Toriel shouted. "Don't you dare start too!" She warned. Frisk put her head on her arms. "Your such a stupid crybaby." Asriel said. "Just shut up already Asriel!" Toriel shouted. "How long do you want to be grounded?!" She said. Asriel rolled his eyes. "I don't care." He mumbled. "What did you say?" Toriel asked. "I don't care!" Asriel shouted. "Oh really?!" Toriel said. "Then why don't you just spend the rest of your life in your room!" Toriel yelled. "Seriously. I don't understand where this stupid attitude of yours is coming from!" She said. "Maybe if you weren't my mom, I wouldn't have so many issues!" Asriel shouted. Toriel was a bit taken back. "...Go to your room." She said. "No!" Asriel shouted. "GO TO YOUR ROOM!" Toriel yelled. Asriel shut up and ran upstairs. He slammed the bedroom door a few times before going silent. Frisk looked at Toriel, who was using one hand to cover her face while the same arm rested on the other. Frisk stood up and got a little closer to Toriel. "m-mom...?" Frisk nervously asked. "Not now Frisk." Toriel said. "Just go... go talk with Sans." She said. "i-i'm..." Frisk started. "Go!" Toriel said. Frisk took a quick step back. She hesitated before going upstairs to Sans's room.

Sans was back in his room, on his bed, before Frisk opened the door. "hey kiddo." He said. "hi dad." Frisk sighed. "how are you feeling?" He asked. Frisk looked down. She didn't know how to respond to that, she wasn't sure what she was feeling. "come here." Sans said, offering a hug. Frisk quickly walked over to Sans and returned the hug and he pulled her onto his lap. "are you worried?" Sans asked. "about what?" Frisk asked. "i don't know." Sans said. "tori? asriel?" He asked. "...i think mom is upset with me." Frisk said. "why?" Sans asked. "because Asriel... i started to yell and argue." Frisk said. "you didn't yell as much as asriel did." Sans said. "i guess... but i know better..." Frisk said. "yes, but so does asriel." Sans said. Frisk looked back down. "wish we knew why he was acting like this." Sans sighed. They sat there in silence for a bit. "want me to get you something to color or read?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head. "you sure?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded. A knock came from the door. "come in." Sans said. Frisk was surprised and a bit worried to see Asriel walk in. "what do you want?" Sans asked. "I'm sorry." Asriel mumbled. "what?" Sans asked. "I said I was sorry." Asriel said. "for...?" Sans asked. 'don't push him.' Frisk thought. "I'm sorry for calling you a crybaby. I didn't mean it." Asriel said. "mom made you do this?" Frisk asked. "No." Asriel said. 'probably just trying to get out of trouble.' Frisk thought. "and just why are you apologizing now?" Sans asked. "Because I should have apologized three weeks ago and now I made it worse." Asriel said. "And I'm sorry I got mad at you for telling Sans about my problem." He added. 'That one I'll take.' Frisk thought. There were a couple seconds of silence. "do you accept his apology?" Sans asked Frisk. She nodded lightly. "okay, then that bit is settled." Sans said. "do you think you two can handle spending the night in the same room together without fighting?" He asked. Neither Frisk or Asriel answered so Sans sighed as he moved Frisk off his lap. "guess i'll go tell tori that you apologized." He said. "but you are still grounded." He added. "Yeah, yeah." Asriel sighed, leaving back to his room. "are you okay?" Sans asked. "i'm a little better i guess..." Frisk said. Sans nodded. "i'll be right back." He said before leaving. Frisk sat alone in the middle of the bed for a few minutes. When Sans got back up to his room, he sighed as he sat down by Frisk, who laid her head on his lap. "how you doing?" Sans asked. "okay." Frisk sighed. "i told tori that asriel apologized." Sans said. "and?" Frisk asked. "and?" Sans asked back. "how is mom?" Frisk asked. Sans lowered his head a bit. "she will be okay." Sans said. "is she still mad at me?" Frisk asked. "i don't think she was." Sans said. "...are you mad at me?" Frisk asked. "what?" Sans asked. "are you mad at me?" Frisk asked again. "why would i be mad at you?" Sans asked. Frisk shrugged. "sorry." She said. "it's fine." Sans sighed. Another knock came from the door. "who is it?" Sans asked. "It's just me." Toriel said. "come in." Sans said. Toriel stepped inside the room. "May I speak with Frisk for a bit?" She asked. "sure." Sans said. Frisk sat up then gave Sans a hug. "see you later buddy." Sans said, returning the hug. Frisk nodded before she stood up and headed out with Toriel.

In Toriel's room, Frisk and Toriel sat together on the bed. "Are you feeling okay?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "I'm sorry I yelled at you." Toriel sighed. "I just needed to be alone for a few minutes." She said. "it's okay." Frisk said. "Did Asriel really apologize?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "That's good." Toriel sighed. "Still want to know where he got such an attitude." She said. "i don't know." Frisk said. "I know. Only Asriel knows, but I doubt he will answer me." Toriel said. "mom?" Frisk said. "Yes?" Toriel asked. "i... i had a bad dream last night." Frisk said. "You did?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "I'm sorry. I guess I was too deep in sleep to have heard you." Toriel said. Frisk shook her head. "i didn't scream or cry." She said. "Really?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded again. "So it wasn't too bad then?" Toriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "That's good." Toriel said. "it still woke me up though." Frisk said. "Did you manage to get back to sleep?" Toriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "So it wasn't bad enough for you to scream out, but was bad enough to keep you awake all night." Toriel said. "Did you wake or talk to Sans?" She asked. Frisk shook her head again. "Why not?" Toriel asked. "i didn't want to be rude." Frisk said. "That wouldn't necessarily be rude." Toriel said. "because i have so many nightmares?" Frisk asked. "asriel is right about me being a baby i guess..." She mumbled. Toriel let out a sigh. "You are not a baby. Don't let words get to you." She said, rubbing Frisk's back. "sorry." Frisk said. "Are you hungry?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded. "Alright. Guess I'll go down and make dinner now." Toriel said. "Thanks for talking to me." She added as she stood up to leave. Frisk nodded again. "don't let words hurt you, too." She said. Toriel rolled her eyes before she left the room. Frisk got off the bed then headed back to San's room.

"hey kid." Sans said when Frisk got back into his room. "hi dad." She said as she walked over to him. "how did it go?" Sans asked. "it was okay. mom just asked me about Asriel apologizing." Frisk said. She climbed onto Sans's bed and onto his lap. "yeah, didn't think she would fully believe me when I told her." Sans said. "do you think Asriel really is sorry?" Frisk asked. "i don't know. hopefully." Sans said. "i just hope he stops acting like this." Frisk said. "you, me, and tori." Sans said. Frisk nodded. "where did you put my plush?" She asked. "on my desk." Sans replied. "would you like me to get it for you?" Sans asked. "no. i just wanted to know where it is." Frisk said, shaking her head. "okay." Sans said. "mom is making dinner by the way." Frisk said. Sans looked at his phone to check the time. "guess it is getting a bit late." Sans said. Frisk nodded. "should we head down?" Sans asked. "sure." Frisk said. Sans picked Frisk up as he stood up and carried her to the door. "wait." Frisk said before Sans could open the door. "what?" Sans asked. "can i get my plush?" Frisk asked. "sure." Sans said. He carried her over to the table then gave her her plush. "can we go down now, or do you need something else?" Sans asked. "we can go down now." Frisk said, hugging her plush.

Toriel was still making dinner when Sans and Frisk got down, so she had to complete a small task before saying hello. Sans sat Frisk down in her chair before going over to the counter to help Toriel with the rest of dinner. When it was finished, Toriel handed Frisk a plate of food and Sans served himself. "I'll be right back." Toriel said before she headed upstairs. Once upstairs, she headed to Asriel's room and knocked on the door. "Who is it?" Asriel asked. "Just me." Toriel said. "Can I come in?" She asked. "...sure." Asriel said. Toriel then opened the door and stepped into the room. "What?" Asriel asked. "Could you come join us downstairs for dinner without an attitude?" Toriel asked. "Thought I was still grounded." Asriel said. "You are. But if you manage to get through dinner without getting into an argument, then you will only be grounded for the rest of the day." Toriel replied. "...Okay." Asriel sighed. He stood up and walked over to Toriel. "I guess I'll give it a try." He said. "Thank you." Toriel said before leading him downstairs.

Frisk hid her plush on her lap when she saw Asriel enter the room. Asriel sat down in front of Frisk and Toriel got him a plate before serving herself. It was mostly quiet and Asriel finished long before anyone else so he was alone going back upstairs to his room. Frisk brought her plush into line of sight by the other two when he left the room and left it sitting next to her plate as she ate. Toriel smiled a bit to that. "Did you ever give him a name?" She asked. Frisk shook her head. "i don't know what to call him." She said. "could always try mixing up letters in your name to find one for him." Sans suggested. It wasn't too helpful though, since Frisk was a hard name to turn into other names. "Or you could name it something random, like the first thing that comes to mind when you think of names." Toriel said. Frisk shrugged. "no pressure." Sans said. "i know." Frisk said. The three finished eating before heading over to the couch to watch Mettaton. Frisk fell asleep part way through the performance like she normally did and Toriel brought her up to Sans's room. Sans watched over Frisk while Toriel made Frisk's bed. Frisk seemed to get a little restless at one point so Sans pulled her onto his lap and kept her there until Toriel came to take Frisk to her own bed. Once that was done, Toriel said goodnight to Sans then went to sleep herself.

Frisk became a little restless later in the night and woke up. She didn't scream or cry out, but tears were falling down her face. She climbed out of bed and silently crept out the door and headed down. Sans heard the door open and climbed out of bed himself when he heard someone walking downstairs. He stepped through his door, right into the kitchen again, and waited for the person to turn the corner. When Frisk did turn the corner, she jumped when she saw Sans. "sorry, didn't mean to scare you." Sans said. "it's fine." Frisk said. "are you okay?" Sans asked. Frisk quickly wiped away a couple tears before nodding. Sans sighed. "thirsty?" He asked. "a little." Frisk replied. "go ahead and sit down, i'll get you a cup of water." Sans said. "thanks." Frisk said as she walked over to the table. "was it a bad dream?" Sans asked, grabbing a cup from the cupboard. "yeah. but it wasn't too bad." Frisk said. "bad enough for a couple tears though." Sans said, bringing Frisk the cup. She looked down. "are you sure you are okay?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded. "okay." Sans said, putting the cup down in front of Frisk. She picked up the cup and started drinking. "want to talk about it?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head. Sans nodded before he let out another sigh. "What are you two doing up?" Toriel asked from the doorway. "hey tori. the kid just had a bad dream and i heard them get up." Sans explained. "Are you okay, Frisk?" Toriel asked. "yeah." Frisk said. Toriel walked over to and gave Frisk a hug. "sorry if I woke you." She said. "You're fine." Toriel said. She brushed away a tear that started falling down Frisk's cheek. "are you sure you're okay?" Sans asked. Frisk nodded again. "sorry. I don't know why I keep crying." She said. "What was your nightmare about?" Toriel asked. "she doesn't want to talk about it." Sans said. Toriel looked down at Frisk. "sorry." She said. "Please?" Toriel asked. Frisk looked down again. Toriel sat down by Frisk and patted her head. "it was about what happened at the end of my trip." Frisk mumbled. Sans didn't understand what she said, but Toriel got most of it. "Your trip?" She asked. "oh." Sans said. "when we got home... Lyona told you what happened as soon as you stepped outside and you and dad started yelling at me..." Frisk said. "Oh..." Toriel said. She picked Frisk up and sat her down on her lap. "a-and i-i-i don't understand it... i know that y-you and dad love me... s-s-so w-why...?" Frisk said. Toriel started rocking her and Sans moved closer. "the mind is a funny thing. you may know and trust something, but your mind can turn it into something fearful. for me, it's easy. you don't like me when i get mad at you, you get scared, and i got mad that night." Sans said. "but what about m-mom?" Frisk asked. "You might have been scared by how I reacted to Asriel today. I did get at you once or twice." Toriel said. "Maybe that is why?" She suggested. Frisk shrugged. "maybe, i guess." She said. "it's hard to explain." Sans said. Frisk nodded. "Tired?" Toriel asked. Frisk nodded again. "want to sleep with tori or me?" Sans asked. Frisk shook her head. "i'll be fine." She said. "Okay, but wake me up if anything else happens." Toriel said. Frisk nodded once more before being carried up to her room. Sans put the cup into the sink before returning to his room. Toriel gave Frisk her plush before leaving. Toriel got back to bed and finally went back to sleep.