Chapter Thirteen: The Fracture Widens
Chara and Anya waved as Asgore drove off in his car, heading to see Toriel.
"you know" Undyne sipped coffee behind them. "I've been meaning to ask this, but why does she let your uncle in her house? I mean, I'd shoot the guy if I saw him within fifty feet of my house."
"Well, the court decided that if his two brothers were with him, then she couldn't turn him away." Chara said, sending Anya to go play for a minute. "I guess it's okay since they're basically his parole officers. Gaster certainly keeps him somewhat in line… I like him. His other brother has no idea that any of this went down. He's a little slow… maybe the 'r' word, but I never asked out of courtesy, but he's really innocent and sweet. Really likes spaghetti. He'd get along with Anya, but I'm sure as heck not letting her near 'em."
"Makes sense." Undyne said. "Cuz I know your mom would tear his a—er, I mean butt, apart if she saw him."
"Oh, she about did." Chara chuckled, eating a chocolate bar. "It was pretty awesome. But, Gaster reminded her of consequences of it."
"What if you see him?" Undyne asked.
"I'll either run like heck or kill him." Chara said. "Depends on if Anya's with me."
"Tough." Undyne said. "He totally deserves it though, for what he did. But, why did the courts decide that?"
"Because mom's late sister pleaded for it." Chara growled. "I mean, I didn't like her mostly because she was always full of some intoxication, but that really sealed it for me."
"What happened to her?" Undyne asked.
"She died." Chara said. "A week after Anya was born, ironically… she truly realized what he'd done at that point, though, I guess since we didn't see her much after I found out I was pregnant, it really wasn't her fault… she sent a letter of apology and even came in person, sober, to deliver it. I actually gained respect for her."
"I'll bet." Undyne said. "Say, where's Muff?"
"Unconscious on her bed." Chara said. "I think she had too much to drink."
"I think I did too." Undyne said. "I kinda got a headache."
"That was from you falling off the bed." Chara said.
"Oh." Undyne said. "So, did Frisk text you back?"
"No." Chara said. "But, it is only ten in the morning. In the year I've been dating her, I've never known her to be a morning person."
"I still can't believe it's been a year." Undyne said. "I mean, Muffet sure took her time with the warning. But, darn, I mean, it feels like a lot less."
"Well, she didn't have to." Chara chuckled. "It occurred to her then. I guess she didn't bother since she figured I'd given Frisk the 'you hurt my kid, they never find your body' speech, but I dunno. She always was slow."
"Slow to make out, you mean." Muffet smirked. "One session was twenty minutes with you. Surprised you didn't do… well, you know."
"You can say it." Chara said. "I'm not scared of the words themselves… oh, right, Anya could hear. Yeah, Muffet always respected my boundaries. I guess she knew it would never happen anyway… I just hope Frisk will be okay with that for the rest of our lives… or at the very least that she'd talk to me about her frustrations."
"Well, she's a good kid." Undyne said. "Plus, Alphys wouldn't let her cheat on you."
"True." Chara said, sighing. "It's a dub trade off. I wouldn't be terrified of it if that hadn't happened, but I also wouldn't have Anya. I''ll take my current setup if you ask me. I'd never wish away my daughter."
"You're better than most women." Undyne chuckled, the two clinking their mugs together.
With Frisk and Alphys—three hours later
The two woke up with headaches, looking at the clock. Both were naked under the covers, seeing the clock read 1:15 PM.
"Crap." Frisk moaned. "It's after one."
"That was wonderful, though." Alphys hissed as she covered her ears.
"Yeah." Frisk said. "I want to do it again."
"I feel bad though." Alphys said. "I feel like I betrayed Undyne."
"Chara won't have sex with me." Frisk said. "So, I hope Undyne doesn't care. I… I'm gonna tell her when she gets back."
"Okay." Frisk groaned. "I'm not gonna tell Chara though."
"Is she one of those girls that wants to save it for marriage?" Alphys asked.
"She's already got a blood daughter." Frisk said. "But, she never told me why to either of those things. She just avoided the subject."
"Well, I don't want to do this again until Undyne says it's okay." Alphys said.
"Fine, fine." Frisk said, hissing.
"You have to tell Chara." Alphys warned her friend.
"What she doesn't know won't hurt her." Frisk said. "But, you won't tell her, will you?"
"I think Undyne would even if I didn't." Alphys said.
"I think you should let me handle Chara." Frisk said. "Also, I went over to her mom's house the other day and there were those weird guys there."
"Who were they?" Alphys asked.
"Relatives of Toriel's sister, I think." Frisk said as the headache lessened to tolerable. "One was like a child in a man's body with his innocence and one was a smart guy, almost like a doctor or scientist. But, the third was the creepiest."
"what was he like?" Alphys asked.
"I dunno." Frisk said. "But, when Chara's name came up, he sorta got this weird look and Toriel glared at him."
"What do you think it means?" Alphys asked.
"I don't know." Frisk shook her head gently so as not to aggravate her headache. "But, he clearly has some bad history with Chara. Maybe it has to do with Anya."
"What could it have to do with Anya?" Alphys asked. "Chara told you she was a pure lesbian."
"That just leads to a deeper mystery." Frisk said. "I'll figure it out later. We need to get to work."
"Yeah." Alphys said. The two carefully got up and headed out the door to Alphys' car to go to their job.
It seems this situation with Frisk may get worse before it gets better... well, we'll all see won't we?