It was a hot summer's day in Ebott, perhaps so hot it became a record high. The temperature peaked at 116 degrees Fahrenheit, beating the previous record of 111 degrees set more than 50 years prior. Many of the citizens were complaining about the heavy heat, burning skin, dehydrated bodies, so on and so forth.
Asriel and Frisk were both in the refuge of nice, air-conditioned rooms, due to the former chaperoning kids at a day camp, and the latter volunteering at a library. While bothersome some of the time, community service turned to be the teens' saving grace today.
Frisk got off her shift at a slightly earlier time than Asriel, but has a longer distance to walk. Starting her journey, she could already feel the piercing heat start to weigh in on her physical state. Even wearing a light pink linen blouse and short sport shorts, Frisk could not reduce the sun's influence. By the time she was halfway done with her walk home, her skin was covered in a thick film of sweat.
Eventually, Frisk got to the house. Inside, she found Toriel sitting on a chair carrying a towel, and Asgore calmly tinkering with the air conditioning. Toriel looked at Frisk's face with a sense of apology. Noticing Toriel's strange look, Frisk decided to ask Asgore "What's going on with the air conditioning?"
With a frustrated sigh, Asgore explained "The air conditioner both here in the living room, and in Asriel's room have broken. The one in your room and our room are still working, though."
Frisk responded, "Wow, I've gotten lucky, haven't I?"
"You sure have, my child," Toriel commented. "Asriel is in his room trying to deal with the heat. I think you should check on him to make sure he's alright."
"It doesn't sound like he would be. I'll bring some water, too."
Frisk ventured into the kitchen to fetch some water for herself and Asriel She got two big cups and filled each to the brim with ice and water. Traveling up the steps, Frisk came face to face with the door to Asriel's room. As she opened it, she encountered quite the interesting sight.
Asriel was sitting at his desk, bending over in the most awkward way possible, holding a folding fan and fanning himself with an intense vigor. His fur was slick with sweat, and Frisk saw his camp shirt on the floor. He was wearing a tank top along with shorts, which were also wet with his fluids.
"Are you okay, Asriel?" Asked Frisk. "You seem a little... wet here. I have some water for you!"
Asriel glared slightly and responded "You don't say, now, do you?" He took a breath and exhaled out a sigh. "Thanks for the water, Frisk."
Asriel reached out his hand to the large cup of water, to which Frisk graciously gave him. He could feel the coolness of the water through the cup. Slowly, but surely, he took the cup to his lips, tilting the liquid into his mouth. The caprine felt the cold water course through his body, giving a sense of solace through his thoroughly soaked visage.
Frisk leaned her attention back to Asriel, thinking of a way to relieve him of his condition. She remembered the pool in her neighborhood, and decided that it would be quite a convenient solution to her conundrum.
"Asriel, what would you say about going to the pool? It would be nice and cool, not to mention how much more comfortable it'll make you feel."
Asriel looked down to his clumpy, sticky, sweat-stained fur and answered "Anything to get out of this mind-numbing heat is good in my book."
Frisk smiled and hurried to her room. Drawers became disheveled as she began looking for her swimsuits. As she found the garments, Frisk began to look through to fing a matching color scheme, eventually settling on an azure high-necked halter bikini top and plain blue bikini bottoms. Quickly, she put the swimsuit on and went to the hallway closet for towels.
As Frisk was getting the towels in the hallway for her and Asriel, she saw him come out of his room. He was wearing mid-thigh length blue board shorts as well as his tank top from before. Asriel saw Frisk and smiled, calmly walking towards her. The girl gave him the towel, and they walked down to the door together.
The sun shone brightly outside, creating a strong sense of warmth. As the two got to the gates of the pool, Frisk pulled out the keys and pushed them into the slot. They entered the pool area and placed their towels on nearby chairs.
In order to prepare for the pool, Asriel grasped his shirt at its hem and lifted it up and over his head, placing it on the chair along with his towel. Frisk glanced in his direction and noticed how the lines that had been there previously have now disappeared, replaced with the stark white of his fur. He had learned to control the appearance of those lines, and wasn't quite as self-conscious as before.
Deviously, Frisk entered the water while Asriel wasn't looking and cupped some of it within her hands. As soon as she saw him turn around, she splashed him and got him soaking wet.
"Hey!" Asriel exclaimed as he recoiled in shock. Frisk was beside herself with laughter, moving around erratically within the pool. Asriel crossed his arms and furrowed his eyebrows as he stared at her, wondering what was going through her mind.
"I'm sorry, Asriel, but the opportunity was just too perfect!" Frisk giggled. Asriel walked towards her to join her in the pool as he clasped his hands. He was still shaking his head slightly, smirking a little bit while facing Frisk.
"I bet you'll be sorry, Frisk!"
Asriel mumbled something under his breath when multiple water bubbles appeared around Frisk. The pupils of Frisk's eyes shrunk as she realized he was about to use the minor water charm she taught him.
"Diffusional Drive!"
The bubbles all popped around Frisk, soaking the parts of her body previously dry. Inwardly, she was proud he was able to do the spell successfully, but was just in shock at his bold move.
"Oh, it's on, Asriel!" Frisk yelled as she pushed him into the water with a smile. He came back up soon after, and, reciprocating her feelings, started to splash around water quite furiously. Each teen was laughing and getting soaked with each strike. The pair started to move towards the opposite end of the pool, where they started to catch their breath. Both of the looked at each other and chuckled, closing their eyes with relaxed sense of joy.
Eventually, the water fight subsided and they moved toward the steps inside the pool. Frisk was on a higher step, receiving a vantage point while still facing Asriel. The other teen was on the step right below, his legs parallel to his bottom, facing inwards towards Frisk.
"Today has been nice. Thanks for this, Frisk," Asriel cooed. He looked away slightly as he said this, a rose tint appearing at his cheeks.
"You needed it, Asriel. I could see how hard you've been working, and how much you wanted to relax. But, I think you were the one who made this so fun." Frisk said, sweetly. Her eyes filled with a warmth only seen in situations like this. Her counterpart, however, looked confused.
"Me? You took me here! I-I would still be melting in my room!"
"No, you made this a good experience for me. I got so happy seeing you be so eager for this, a-and you being so happy out here just filled me with joy. I'm just so happy to see you happy, Asriel. I mean it."
Asriel looked at Frisk with a passion within his eyes, and his mouth slowly curved into a soft smile. Very gently, he got up and placed his lips upon Frisk's. The kiss shared between the two was long, and full of intimacy. Soon, they settled into a position where Frisk was sitting on Asriel's lap, her arms clasped tightly around his body. Asriel's head was perched on top of Frisk's, easily overlooking the pool area.
"I just don't know how I'm going to sleep," Asriel sighed. Frisk gathered her thoughts to respond to him.
"Well, you can come in my room," Frisk suggested with a slight smirk.
"Should I gather a bunch of blankets to lay beside your bed?"
"No, silly. Just come on the bed with me."
Asriel started to smirk as well once he realized what Frisk was implying.
"You just want me as your teddy bear, don't you?"
"Mmhmm."
"How could I say no to that?"
That night, Frisk and Asriel lay in her bed, cuddling together in a state of bliss. Frisk once again had her arms wrapped around Asriel, loving every single second of it.