Sorry everyone for not updating in a while. I had a lot of things to do and I had to balance school, (10th grade) a YouTube channel (renamed "I'm basically RANDOM") and a bunch of emotional crud. But here is another chapter.
Sans's words rang a bit in my head. But I dismissed them when I got to my room. When I opened the door I saw Emily sitting by the window. She seemed to fall asleep. But as soon as I took a step into the room, she jerked up and summoned a knife. But when she saw it was me she despawned it and sat down. This is the first time in a while and I got a good look at her face. She had heavy bags under her eyes her hair was a mess and she looked as if she hasn't slept in a week. She was also shaking a bit.
"Hey Chara. Sorry about that." She said and tried to smile. Keyword tried.
"Hey Emily. What happened? You look absolutely terrible. When was the last time you slept?" I asked.
"A while? I don't know exactly. Ether way I'm fine." She said.
"No way you are fine. You need to go to sleep. Now."
"NO!" She screamed. I was genuinely surprised. She barely talked after the incident in the underground. And yet she actually yelled?
"I-i'm s-sorry. I didn't mean to shout." Emily said while looking freaked out.
Just then we heard Papyrus enter the room.
"Everything alright?" He asked.
"Y-yeah" Emily said.
"If ya say so. Do try to get some sleep thought. Just an advice." He said before he left.
I closed the door and walked up to Emily.
"Are you alright? Why do you not want to sleep?" I asked.
"I just don't want to" she said putting her hood up.
"Are you having nightmares about the incident?" She nodded. Then Emily turned away looking back at the window. I was pretty tired but I wanted to help her. And soon enough I figured out a plan.
"Alright. I'll be right back." I said before I exited the room.
I walked downstairs to the kitchen.
"Hey mom. Can I ask for advice?"
"Sure my child. What do you need?"
"Emma doesn't look good. She looks like she hasn't slept for a week because of nightmares. Do you know anything that may help?"
"Well I had a similar situation when you fell into the underground. I remember asking someone for some medication to cure insomnia and stop you from dreaming."
"Who did you ask?"
"Now that you mentioned it... I don't actually remember. Thought I do remember picking them up in Hotland." Must have been Gaster. No wonder she doesn't remember.
"Thanks mom" I left the house and called Alphys. If anyone has access Gasters work its her.
"Hello? Alphys speaking."
"Hey Alphys. It's Chara. Do you by any chance have any medication that cures insomnia and prevents dreams? A friend of mine has nightmares and can't sleep."
"Yes actually. I saw a few boxes full with them. They were in the lab when I moved in. Great thing there was a formula and a description on it. Because most of it was aether chewed away or has mold growing on it. But I'm leaving in five minutes. Want to come pick some up tomorrow?"
"I can teleport over right now. I'll be right there." I hung up and got the teleportation device out of my pocket. And in a flash I was in the lab.
"Hey Alphys. I live the clean-up you did."
"Thanks. Here is a bottle of them. There are 90 tablets in here. You can dissolve them in a glass of water or just swallow it." She said handing me a small bottle.
"Thanks Alphys you are a lifesaver." I said before teleporting to mom.
"Well aren't you a quick one." Mom said.
"Thanks. I have a question. What is Emma's favourite drink?"
"Hot chocolate. As far as I know. Why?"
"Can you make one for Emily and me?"
"I don't see why not." She said.
Two minutes later I was walking upstairs with two chocolate bars and two hot chocolates. I put them in the hallway and dropped a pill into the first one. If she takes the pill will during the chocolate with the pill. If she doesn't I'll give her the one with the pill.
When I entered the room Emily was still sitting there.
"Hey. I found a solution to your sleeping problem."
"I'm not going to sleep. I don't want nightmares." She said turning away.
"It's going to fix those too."
"Not taking the chance." She answered.
"Want a hot chocolate and a chocolate bar? Mom made some for us." Plan b it is.
"Alright."
I have her the one with the sleeping pill dissolved into it and took the second one. After we finished all the chocolate I sat down and took a random book from the shelf pretending to read while looking at Emily. The effect was almost instant. Soon enough she fell asleep on the chair. I picked her up and put her on my bed. After that I went downstairs and fell asleep on the couch.
