Toriel: This is quite terribly late...but it appears to be a Mother's Day chapter. Another chapter for me?!
Asriel: Mom is imortant to us, and is deeply cherished. We definitely know we love her.
Chara: It's imprtant to show this to her.
Frisk: We'll let her know this with all our hearts.
Mother's Day Drabble/Chapter: Go!
Toriel was sound asleep in her bed, snoozing peacefully while under the warm, soft covers. The day was seemingly off to a pretty slow start.
That wouldn't last very long.
"Quietly...quietly..." She could hear the quiet whisper of her son Asriel approaching the bed. "We need to be as quiet as we can possibly be..."
"We CAN be as quiet as we can possibly be...but you're making it rather difficult." She also heard Chara's deadpan response to Asriel's request.
"Almost there...almost there..." Frisk could be heard whispering as well. Toriel was resisting the urge to roll her eyes at her behavior, and began shifting around. She then heard Frisk gasp. "Oh, she's shifting around! Do you think she hears us?!"
"...No Frisk. She's just having a bad dream. Of course she heard us you dolt!" Flowey deadpanned even more than Chara.
Preferring for her children not to get into a spat so early in the morning, Toriel slowly sits up and rubs her eyes, opening them in slight annoyance. "Now children...and Flowey...you really shouldn't be arguing so early in the-" Her eyes widened as the Dreemurr Trio was suddenly upon her. Chara and Frisk standing on either side of her bed while Asriel was in the very front of the bed. All of them were holding plates stacked with numerous amounts of breakfast related to cinnamon. Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie was especially noticeable. She could only blink owlishly as she weakly finished her thought: "-morning...?"
"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!" The three of them cheered with bright smiles. Well mostly bright, Chara just looked proud of himself and happy for Toriel. Asriel and Frisk's faces were pretty much the embodiment of sunshine. Flowey was casual about it at best, though he did look like he was trying. Asriel was the one to leading the charge apparently, as he held his plate out the farthest, then placing it upon her lap. "We did our absolute best to prepare the breakfast all by ourselves! Dad and Flowey helped us out with it!"
"Only because you wouldn't leave me alone..." Flowey muttered.
Frisk as next up, placing his own plate next to her arm. "Warm Pie, warm milk, bagels, so much cinnamon and so much deliciousness! All for you!"
"And that's not all." Chara said with folded arms after setting his own plate down. "We're already quite acquainted with being your cuddle buddies, so you're going to have our full attention for the entire day. We're all yours."
Toriel blinked a bit as she heard her sons speak out to her and place breakfast plates around her. After a moment of letting her mind catching up to everything, she smiled as she gathers them all in a hug and closed her eyes. "My goodness...I have the three of you all to myself for the entire day? What's a mother like myself to do with that kind of power? Oh, I know~" Toriel pulls back and kisses each of them on their heads, before releasing them and turning to the breakfast they prepared for her. "So Flowey and Asgore helped you prepare all of this...oh! There's even a cup of tea!"
"Of course~" Asgore said as he popped in through the door and waved to her. "I made sure to pour you quite an amazing cup of tea, to go along with the amazing breakfast. And as the boys merrily said, you have their full undivided attention for the entire day!"
Toriel beamed a bit while clapping her paws. "A 'Me' day, essentially? I don't know what to say, except thank you!" She then turned her attention towards her breakfast, eagerly clapping once again. "Now then, I'd better get to eating. i wouldn't wish to waste your efforts to make breakfast for me!"
Chara smirked. "Course not. There's no way we would be able to match your baking mastery, but we tried to get as close as we possibly can. Muffet also lended six helping hands...I really appreciated her help with this, since my baking skills on my own is quite mediocre. Great to have a bit of backup, yeah?"
"Yep! You just go on and eat your breakfast, Mom! We'll be waiting so that we can spend the whole day together!" Asriel beamed as he hopped off the bed and followed his siblings out of the door. Asgore humbly bowed to Toriel before leaving as well. She nodded to all of them as she eagerly gazed at her breakfast and prepared to devour all of it. And she proceeded to do just that.
Strange how breakfast prepared with magic has the tendency to portray a sea of emotions that are passionate and genuine. While it was true that their pie wasn't nearly as good as hers when she prepares it, she didn't care about that. She could clearly tell that they prepared with all he love they could muster. For a monster, that in itself made it even sweeter and more delicious than it really was. Toriel was really happy that they went through this trouble for her, and was more than prepared to return the favor with much warmth of her own.
She was finished quicker than she thought she would be, wiping her muzzle and placing the plates and empty cup on top of one another. She moved her covers over and was about to put the dishes away herself. Though Flowey's vines proved to deny her this, having reached through the door and gently snatched the dishes away from her, before disappearing back through the door. It seemed that they didn't want her working herself too hard today, at least so early in the morning. Surely enough, Asgore soon comes in through the door way with a calm smile, and the boys appeared by his side. Each of them were pouting slightly, in an adorable manner that caused her to giggle and roll her eyes.
"Oi. This is your day. Which means you can't be working yourself more than necessary." Chara said.
"Putting up the dishes is considered too much work...?" Toriel snickered a bit after that.
"At the moment, indeed it does." Asgore reasoned casually. "We also take time to make sure your do the least work today as possible."
Toriel snickered once again. "Goodness gracious, can I at least allow myself to get up from my bed on my own?"
"Nope." Asgore replied moved towards Toriel. She gasped as he slid his paws around her and then under her, before lifting her bridal style and carrying her out of her room with their sons following her. Toriel was outright laughing at this point as she wrapped her arms around his neck to hang onto him, wiggling her legs cheerfully. "The mother shoudln't have to walk around so early in the morning. Therefore, I shall be your carrier for this morning, where your smile itself is our brightest moment of this day.~"
"You're being a doofus, Asgore!~"
"Yup.~"
"Tehehehehe!~" Toriel couldn't help herself as she planted a cheerful giggling kiss on Asgore's kiss, causing them both to burst out laughing. Asriel and Frisk joined in on the laughter, while Chara and Flowey rolled their eyes with smirks of their own. As soon as they reached the base level of the house, Asgore sets Toriel comfortably upon her Chairiel. he then casually picked up frisk and placed him on Toriel's lap. She automatically wraps her arms around his waist and kisses the top of his head. He's highly pleased by this, kicking his feet out and smiling brightly. Asriel pouted a bit because he didn't call dibs on sitting on her lap, but shrugged it off and sits next to her cross-legged. Chara just sits down lazily, Flowey wrapped around his arm. "What are we doing now, boys?"
"We figured we'd do one more home activity before taking you out of the house. The boys came up with quite a few interesting ideas when it came to those, and they can't wait to go out with you so you can try them. But for now, we'd like to do something a bit more casual." Asgore said with clapped hands.
"And what might that be...?"
Chara took a sip out of his own teacup, then grinned. "Know how you do that one thing you always do as closely as you possibly can while baking? Well, our love for you is beyond measure."
...Oh goodness no. Toriel cracked a smile. Strike one.
Frisk went up next. He reached out to a nearby fruit bowl, and grabbed two specific things. "Hiya Mom!" He held up a grape. "You're doing a grape job..." Then he held a raisin with a wide smile. "Raisin us~"
"Snrk..." Toriel forcefully closed her mouth to keep herself calm...her puffed cheeks was a clear indicator of this method failing. Strike two.
Asriel smiled as he held a cup of tea in his paws, his ears happily flopping upwards. "You're quite a tea-riffic Mum!~"
Strike three. Game Over.
"PFFFT! HAHAHAHAHAH!" Toriel couldn't hold herself back anymore, the laughter came spilling out from her while she reared her head back at the same time. The mother jokes were remorselessly terrible. And yet here they were, making her crack so easily with only three tries. She could see Flowey and Chara cringe at the latter's pun, but he endured it regardless of whether or not he himself liked it. It seemed that seeing her smile was more than enough to make the action worth it. Toriel had to wipe a few tears from her eyes as a result. "Goodness...I...I can't...those...tehehehe!~"
Asriel tilted his head. "Has anyone ever told you how pretty your giggles and laughs are, Mommy?~"
"Kiss-Up." Flowey rolled his eyes.
"But it's true!"
'Only Mom can make giggling childishly at terrible puns look so unbeliveably cute in her own way." Chara said while Leaning slightly on her leg. "Mom is the most adorable Mom in the world. No arguments can be made. We won't accept them at all."
"Mom's so fwuffy~" Frisk cooed, wiggling his feet as he still had Toriel's arms around his waist, and was feeling the warm fluffy fur of her paws, then raised his head a little so Toriel's chin could touch it. They were both incredibly happy with this. This was a good time for them.
Asgore nodded as he turned around with a gentle brush of his golden mane. "There. The Royal Bad Pun session has been completed without much of a hitch. Tis becoming quite a nice day so far. Quite a nice day indeed." Asgore grinned as he closed his eyes. "i do suggest you get dressed in a few hours, Tori. You'll be relaxing with the boys once again soon, and you'll have the children all to yourself. Truly~"
"That's nice to hear. But will you be alright in your own?"
"It's not too much of a big deal, love. I'm sure Sans and Papyrus will be more than happy to provide me some company while you four are out. My concern is for you to enjoy yourself with our sons and to be smothered by their love and appreciation." Asgore smiled. "Do enjoy yourself with our sons, Tori. Relax with them for a while."
Toriel saw the genuine glint of happiness in Asgore's eyes, as she smiled and nodded. "Very well. I'll get dressed soon. Boys, do wait for me for a bit." The trio nodded as she set Frisk down.
"Oh, by the way! We cleaned the entire bathroom, top to to bottom, last night!" Frisk said with a gleeful skip. "Before you go on to change your clothes, you at least need a relaxing bath, first!"
"A nice bath so you can groom your fuzzy fluffy fur!~ There's plenty of time left before we leave!~" Asriel smiles brightly. Toriel was surprised to say the least, which was outdone by Asgore scooping her up in his arms again, getting a gasp out of her. "Almost forgot, no walking for you right now."
"For heaven's sake..." Toriel rolled her eyes while laughing.
Toriel was graciously carried up to the bathroom by Asgore, until she was set down in front of the door and left there to do what was requested. Asgore could at least allow her to do something like that on her own. He was incredibly doting today, and so were the boys. She says this as she acknowledges that the bathroom was indeed significantly cleaner than she last saw it, meaning they did quite an amazing job on it. They really wanted to impress her. They even started it ahead of time, complete with warm water, conditioning and everything. She smiled with a shake of her head. Perhaps they were trying a bit too hard...but she wasn't about to squander their efforts by not being grateful, because she was. She removes her clothing and climbs into the tub of bubbles, slowly sinking and sighing with relief. The water was quite warm and comforting. She even had to make sure she didn't fall asleep, as she had to go somewhere with the boys later in the day.
She opened her eyes a little as she stared ahead, past the bubbles that rather effectively covered her beautiful, fluffy aside from her arms and head. She gently held a paw in front of herself as a small ball of fire was manifested before her. She could see herself within it, as well as the faces of her family. She wondered how long they've been doing this, and how hard they had worked to make sure that she had a great day today. Asgore and Flowey were doing their best to help, but made a point to make sure they understood that this is a time for the sons to appreciate their mother. So their main focus should be her, and vice versa.
They're letting her know this with almost all of their actions so far.
With a sigh, after peacefully soaking in the bath for so long, she comes out while swiftly drying herself off with the combination of nearby towels and the heat from her flame magic. She then proceeds to wrap herself up in a bath robe with the Delta Rune on the back and exited the bathroom. Then she returns to her room to get dressed for what's next in her day. And as requested of her, she'll make sure to enjoy her day like they request of her. She feels like she was succeeding in doing just that.
Before she could proceed in changing, the Dreemurr Trio entered the room rather quickly. Immediately, Asriel and Frisk grabbed her in a fluffy hug, She gasped at first, but then giggled as she hugged them back happily. "Can I not even change out of my bath robes, children?!"
"A freshly bathed Momma is much more vulnerable to hugs. We need to enjoy the freshness while it lasts!" Asriel beamed as he and Frisk continued hugging her, then lifted themselves to kiss her cheeks. "Besides, you really can't expect today to not be filled with cuddles, smothers, and kisses.~"
"It can be on either side, as long as there's lots of it." Frisk agreed wholeheartedly.
"It isn't our fault that you're so incredibly warm. You're too hug-worthy to not hug." Chara said with a shrug.
...Did that just rhyme?
Toriel smiled with delight, hugging the trio close to her and kissing all of their cheeks with glee. "You boys are being so good to me today...I can really appreciate that. I can see how much you really want to show how much you appreciate me in return. I suppose it fits, in a way." She then returned to hugging them all as they enjoyed the warmth of her fur. They would relax here cuddling their mother until they were ready to leave for future activities. Cuddling her precious babies...
Yeah. Toriel figured that would be a decent way to keep her curiosity at bay.
(MTT Resort)
The residents could see how much happiness was beaming off of Toriel as she holds Asriel's paw in one paw, and Frisk's hand in her other paw. Chara was following behind them with his arms folded. Flowey stayed behind, much to Frisk's disappointment. It didn't deter him too much, however. He was still very much willing to enjoy the day with his mother exactly like he and his brothers were intending to. Toriel was simply dressed in her Delta Rune robes, though she was still happy enough with it as things are. She smiled softly as she softly swung their arms along a giggle.
"We're coming to the Resort again, hm? Are there a few things you have planned for me here?"
Chara nodded a little bit as he folded his arms slightly. "We do have a few things planned...though it falls on us to make sure that it all goes according to plan...so this might not go as well as we might think it should." Asriel and Frisk glared at Chara a bit, which caused him to raise both eyebrows in an apologetic matter. "Then again it can also go well, as we'll try our very bes to make sure that today is a great day!" They stopped glaring at him and returned to beaming towards Toriel, who was looking around the resort quite curiously.
"I wonder what we're doing...I'm quite curious~"
Asriel stroked his chin as he looked up towards the ceiling slightly. "Well first off, I think we'll bother Mettaton's photo booth so we all take pictures with Mom for her to keep!" Asriel beamed at his idea, in which Toriel found herself happily agreeing to. When this was first suggested with Chara, her was skeptical. But then he remembered something a bit vital...this was Mettaton they were taking about. Of course he would have a photo booth somewhere around the Resort for guests to use.
Once Asriel suggested it, Toriel didn't waste any time showing her delight. She scooped the children up and, by Asriel's direction, took them all to the mentioned photo booth. There, she set all of them down.. Asriel in front, Frisk and Chara on the sides. Paying the appropriate amount, Toriel hugged the trio in her arms and smiled gleefully as a four pictures were taken in total. One had them all making a respective silly face, the second involved Frisk and Chara holding up Asriel and Toriel's floppy ears. The third one had the trio pointing upwards towards Toriel as she pulled up her sleeves and flexed, with one of her biceps obviously having the somewhat adorable 'Gorey' tattoo on it. They seemed to be quite powerful looking, seems that Undyne inspired her somewhat, just a last one was simply them looking very relaxed and peaceful. Chara...well he did the best he could in that endeavor.
Stepping out of the booth, Toriel took a good look at the pictures they all took, and smiled while hugging them slightly. "Oh, these are beautiful! I'll make sure to keep them on hand, children!"
"Yeah, sweet vibes!" Asriel cheered with his paws up.
Chara leaned in with narrowed eyes. Not out of anger, but slight embarrassment. Have my cheeks always been so pink...?
"Alright then, we have yet another thing prepared for you, and it's very likely to be one of the best parts of the day." Frisk smiled as he began leading Asriel and Chara away. "Just wait here in the main room, Mom. We'll be back soon, count on it."
"...Um...okay. Don't stay away too long, okay? I'm having much fun with you three." Toriel said as the boys move away from her into wherever they were heading. Not seeing anything else to do at the moment, Toriel walked over to one of the tables and took a seat in one of her chairs, trying to get comfortable. After a few moments of waiting, she felt a sudden chill. Not a chill of danger, she just felt a bit cold all of a sudden.
"...To...ri...el...hel...lo...~" Toriel gasped as she turned around to see who was greeting her. To her great surprise, it was Snowdrake's Mom. One of the Amalgamates of Alphys' unintentional creation. Toriel found herself pausing in surprise and wondering why she might be calling out to her. She watched with a somewhat worried face as the Amalgamate slowly shifted onto the chair in front of Toriel. "Ho...w...ar...e...yo...u...do...in...g...to...da...y...?"
Not wanting to be rude, Toriel shook off her surprise and smiled towards her. "I'm doing fine, Mrs. Snowdrake. I've come here for Mother's Day with my children."
"Oh...that's...ni...ce...I'm h...ere...w...ith my son...too..." She was speaking slowly, and has always been speaking this way ever since her unintentional resurrection. Though the slow speaking hasn't changed too much, Toriel could tell that she was definitely doing better at putting words together. Alphys was even under the fearful suspicion that she was dying, though she seemed to be somewhat stabilized now. At least to the point that she didn't look like she was struggling to keep herself together. "He...said...tha...t...he...ne...ed...ed...to step aw...ay...for...a...mom...ent...I...won...der...what...he's...up...to...?"
"Hm? Snowdrake has also left without too much warning? How odd. I do wonder what they're up to..." Toriel mumbled slightly. While thinking about this, her thoughts went straight back to th Amalgamate. She cautiously asked her a question, not seeking to offend her nor make her uncomfortable. "Um...excuse me. Would you mind if I asked something personal? You're more than free to decline if you wish..."
"Of course...what is...it that you...want to know..?"
Toriel took a deep breath and spoke her mind, preparing to bear the consequences hat might result from it. "Mrs. Snowdrake...how does it feel to be reunited with your son again...?"
The Amalgamate paused for a moment, gazing at Toriel not out of anger, but curiosity. After studying her for a few moments, she nodded softly and began speaking as clearly as she could. "To...be...perfectly honest...com...ing ba...ck...as I am...was very...ve...ry..painful...just brea...thing...hur...t...a lo...t..." Toriel could see that she was trying her best to be coherent, as if it was something truly important to her, because it most likely IS very important to her. "...Bu...t...I didn...'t...care...I don't...blame Dr...Alphys...for...what happen...ed...she...could not...have know...n...I...was...jus...t...happy...to be...alive...the pain...is proof...that I am...alive..." Toriel grew more concerned and interested in Mrs. Snowdrake's viewpoinht, as the elder continued. "...I...push...ed...thro...ugh...the pain...because...I was...alive again...it meant...that I could...see my...Sno..wy...again...my belo...ved...Snowy...he wa...s...so...sad...with...out...me...I le...ft...him...fa...r...too...soon...so...I...push...through my pain...for his...sake..."
"His sake...?"
"...Yes...beca...use...no mat...ter...ho...w...much suff...ering...I...might...endure...in...this...state...I'll continue...living. Be...cause...the...pain...that I'm...going...through...will pale...in comparison...to what SNo...wy...will feel...if...his mother dies again...when he ju...st...got me ba...ck...there is no...way I was going...to do that...to him..." The fellow mother looked up to Toriel, smiling weakly. "You...know...what his reaction was...to seeing me...like this...? His...very first...reaction...after seeing his mother...contorted into such...a mess...barely surviving but...not quite dying...he...bursts into...tears of joy...and give me...a big hug...Sno...wy...did not...care...about what...I looked like now...nor did...he...care that...I...may...never get...back to normal...he didn't...care...about that...at all. All...that truly mattered...to him...was that...his mother was...back...he could hug her...kiss her...say that 'I love you'...right to her face...with the brightest smile...and the best of jokes..." It was a bit strange and Toriel wasn't too sure. But she could swear that the mother was now crying and smiling at her own words. "Sno...wy...he's...such...a good boy...he's...going...to be...a great...comedian...one day...a comedian...with...a big...heart..."
Toriel gaped in awe at the woman who proved to be much stronger than her fragile-looking appearance would have her perceived as. As much as the pain would have surely caused her to want to die, she realized that she could not allow that to happen to herself so easily. She still had a family to get back to, and there was nothing anyone could do to keep her from reuniting with them. Living like she was might have been painful for her, but wnothing would be more painful to her than the thought of breaking her son's heart again. She's living not only for herself no matter how painful it gets...but also for the sake of her son. She refused to give up on trying to make her son happy, not caring if her current state making it difficult to do so. She was a truly devoted mother, in Toriel's eyes. She deserved a break far more than she did. Snowdrake must have realized at least some of this. Someone who might have wanted to die before because the pain was too much to bear, but was strong enough to choose to continue living anyway, in hope for something better to come.
...Her mind shifted to Asgore at that moment.
As her mind wondered upon the other mother's words, she was interrupted by Snowdrake himself, walking up to his mother and giving her a hug. "Mom! Sorry I took so long! Dad has all our ordered food ready for us. We made sure to order much of your favorites!" He graabbed her wing and very gently tugged on it. "We don't want it all going to waste! Come on!~"
"Oh...okay...goodbye...Toriel..." She smiled and waved to the monster monarch and moved along with Snowdrake in tow, his father waiting for the both of them.
As Toriel cotemplated the fellow mother's words, she had to blink herself back into focus as the Dreemurr Trio caught up to her with food in their hands/paws. A few for them, but she could tell that most of them were for her. She felt her mouth salivate at the sight of Snail Pie and Escargot. Plenty of it, and all for her. Maybe a bit for Asriel, but most of it was no doubt for her. She blinked and shook her head, regaining her focus. "Um, hello children!"
"Hi Mom, we're back with your food! And it was quite easy since Nappstablook always has snails on hand, and he's a very important part of MTT Resort." Asriel explained as she sets the pie in front of her, while Chara and Frisk set down the escargot on either side of the pie. "We didn't want you making your own food at the moment, so we asked others to do so for you. And they accepted the request with open arms!"
"I can see that..." Toriel beamed as she eyed the food before her with her paws clasped. "Well then..there's no way I can turn this down when they worked quite hard on it for me, is there?~"
"Nope. Guess not." Chara smirked at the gleeful look in her eyes.
"Go on and eat, Mom. We've got just a bit more for you to experience, but for now we just want you to enjoy your snail lunch/dinner. It can be both of those things, ya know!" Frisk smiled as he was the only one to leave this time, leaving Toriel with the other two boys.
She didn't waste any time at all eating the Snail Pie and escargot. Asriel had is own slice as fell as a few pieces of escargot. Chara turned as green as his sweater and turned away from the two while shaking his head. He just can't see why anyone would like the taste of cooked snails so much. It just doesn't sit well with him no matter how much he tried. He preferred chocolate over snails any day, and then some. No offense to them, but he can't see himself acquiring a taste for snails.
When Frisk returned after ten minutes, he could see that all of the Snail Pie and Escargot were gone. All that was left was Asriel wiping his muzzle and Toriel licking her own. She then leans back and happily pats her belly, pleased with herself. She turned her head and catches wind of Frisk, waving to him to come over. He does so without protest, picking him up and setting him on her lap. She began speaking, but what first came out of her mouth was a burp. She blushed and excused herself before smiling and hugging Frisk with a cute nuzzle to his head.
"I quite enjoyed my lunch/dinner, my chidren. What are you going to do for me next?"
Chara nodded as he leaned an arm on the table. "That's quite a special one. We're now going to gve you quite a summary of how much we appreciate you."
"Oh?~"
"We didn't need to write that kind of thing down. We have them memorized within our souls and hearts." Frisk agreed, looking up towards Toriel and smiling towards her, along with Asriel. "I'm going to go first. Are you ready to hear it?"
"If you wish."
Frisk nodded to this, as he cleared his throat and began speaking before her:
"I've gained a lot of positive memories during my time with you, Mom. When I entered the Underground for the very first time and you saved me from Flowey's attack...I was nervous at first. nervous and unsure. But as i grew to know you better, I felt warm and safe. And that wasn't something I had much experience with when I was on the surface. You helped protect me, you gave me a home and something to eat, and a warm bed to sleep in. And after I figured out the truth, I discovered that despite the numerous heartbreaks you've experience, you still chose to do the best you could to take care of me. And despite you initially letting me leave by myself before, you eventually cme back to help me again. You've proven that your love for me is genuine, regardless of the pain in your heart and soul. And for that...I love you."
Toriel smiled brightly throughout Frisk's words, pulling him for a hug into her bosom and lovingly kissing the top of his head. "I love you too, my child..." Squeezing him a little before releasing him, she sets him aside and rubbed his hair. Chara then took Frisk's spot, placing himself upon Toriel's lap as his own crimson eyes stared into her own:
"...The dark side of humanity has numbed me to a lot of things...both the bad, and the good. I really didn't want to give them the satisfaction of continuing to cause me misery. So I escaped them...and fell down here. Battered, bruised, and broken. Then Asriel found me and took me to see you and Dad...and you immediately took me in. Like what Frisk said, giving me a warm bed, nice food, a bath, the great stuff. Though you were also the one who persuaded me into revealing my eyes." Chara sighed. "'My eyes...caused me a lot more trouble than one would think they would. I hated them. I wanted to hide them forever behind my hair. And yet the very first time you saw those eyes for yourself...you liked how my eyes looked. It's not even because your eyes are crimson too, you genuinely thought that my eyes suited me in a positive way. Asgore and Asriel quickly agreed with you, but you were the first. I...wished I appreciated you more than my actions might have dicated. I'm so sorry for how my actions back then pained you so...I love you, mother."
The mother could see that Chara was still holding an immense amount of self-loathing towards himself. She couldn't even sense all of it, but it was enough for her to notice. Regardless of this, she smiles as she hugs Chara to her chest, slightly smothering him and kissing him atop the head. "I love you too, my child~"
"Hmph...great. Now if you don't mind, you're hugging me a bit tight. Please allow me to breathe." Chara muffled into her chest, lightly patting her shoulder. Toriel giggled at his complaint as she sets him aside with another gleeful pat on his head. Finally her birth child, Asriel Dreemurr, sets himself upon her lap and immediately hugged her. Toriel didn't hesitate to hug back, but noticed that his hug was tighter than the other two:
"...Mom...I'm sorry too." Asriel mumbled. "I'm just as responsible for most of your pain as Chara, and it really made me feel guilty once I regained a soul for my own. I don't want something like that to happen again, so I'm going to do my best to make sure that it doesn't." Asriel looked up towards Toriel as his head rested comfortably on her chest. "We already know what you've done for us, and what you'll continue to do for us, because you love us that much. Food, a home, warm bed, warm fire, it's quite a long list of things that you've done for us that I won't be able to keep up with even if I tried. My appreciation and love for you is boundless. And I don't just love you because of what you've done for us...but I'm also very proud of you. Not about the good things you've done regarding being a mother...but your flaws." Toriel blinked owlishly, not knowng what he meant. "When Dad acted out of anger for a cause that would help monsterkind, you left him when he couldn't bring himself to go through with it. Then you tried to keep the other children from going out there, but your own hate for the outside kept you from following them and protecting them, up until Frisk had the highest influence on you. If it wasn't for us interfering with you, you never would have left. And if it wasn't for Undyne forcefully pointing out your on sins for leaving monsterkind to die out, you would have still gone on to hate Dad without recognizing your fault in this. You would have kept going on with hating him, and accepting no responsibility of your own, just to make yourself out as the one with the higher moral compass."
Toriel flinched slightly and turned away ashamed. Asriel was right about those things. She never would have left if Frisk didnt influence her the most, and she never would have returned to Asgore without constant pushing from everyone regarding how much he needed her, and vice versa. As well as how sorry he was for failing to prevent anyy of the tragedies that befell upon the family. Not only did she turn her back on her people, she turned her back on the only family she had left. That was despicable of her. Even Sans, her closest friend aside from Gerson, had to let her know that essentially leaving Asgore to fend for himself was not the right thing to do. She lowered her eyes, but Asriel patted her cheek and turned her back to face him. He was smiling.
"...But those things are not why I'm proud of you. It's when you realized that what you did was wrong, and it needed to be remedied to the best of your ability. You exited the RUins with the promise to protect Frisk. You interacted with the people of the Underground, seeing for yourself just how much everyone, especially Dad, needed you in this time of need. You had your flaws and mistakes pointed out to you in a way that left it impossible for you to deny that you're responsible for the state of the Underground. But rather than run from it again, you accepted these things about yourself, and swore to become a better person by choosing to confront these flaws and overcome them to the best of your ability. Your reasons to reunite with Dad turned from doing so for Frisk's sake into doing so for his sake, as well as your own. You recognized your wrongs, and were desperate to apologize to him in person for it. And he was more than happy to accept, knowing that you were back in his life. It was funny that you didn't expect for it to be that easy. Asgore was starved of love due to the burden he carried, and you refused to let him carry it alone any longer. And to make it better, you also acknowledged that all of this won't be enough to make up for all of their suffering. So you devoted yourself to helping the monsters, as well as your children. You chose to face and rise above your mistakes instead of running away from them again. You accepted that you have your flaws after such a long time thinking that you were in the right for it's entirety. You accepted Asgore back into your life because you still love him, and he needed you and vice versa. Then you happily accepted me and Chara back into your arms, despite what we've done. No matter what happens next, you chose to devote your life making up for it, to redeem yourself for abandoning everyone. Ultimately, to become a much better person than you were before. And because of that...our family is whole again, and better than before. Not only does that make me proud...it makes me happy."
Toriel was in tears right now. Asriel's words have struck multipel chords in her heart and soul, even Frisk and Chara were impressed by how deeply he thought about this. Chara huffed. I'm starting to think he's spending TOO much time with Undyne. Asriel didn't notice his brother's mental scoff, and smiled brightly with a tilted head.
"Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you."
"My child...! I...! I...!" Toriel sniffled as she hugged Asriel tightly, placing multiple kisses on his head, cheeks, and nose, then placing him back into a tight hug. "I love you too! I love you, my beautiful children...!" Frisk and Chara nodded to one another joined in on the hug, letting their mother know just how much she was loved by them, and how appreciative of her willing to change for the better, as she too was on a path of redemption.
...The other six would be just as proud of her as Asriel and his siblings.
(Later that Night...)
"Dum-Dee-Dum~" Asgore was making the bed by himself, preparing to turn in for the night. Flowey was fast asleep in his pot, with a sign that said 'WAKE FLOWER=DEATH'. Asgore paid no heed to it, yawning as he stretched a bit, scratching his beard and back. "Golly...Tori sure has been gone for a while...I'm sure she and the boys are having a great time!"
"...Asgore..."
He looked to the doorway and saw Toriel standing in the doorway, a paw on the doorframe. She was smiling softly to him whiile dressed in her nightgown. She must have changed before coming into the room. She did leave it in the bathroom to dry. Asgore smiled as he turned to her and waved his paw. "Howdy, Tori! How was your da-OOF!"
Toriel caught him in a rather tight hug, nuzzling herself into the fur on his chest. Initially confused, he was about to ask what had happened, but she cut him off: "Asgore...the boys love me. Regardless of me leaving you and the Kingdom behind to rot...Asriel forgave me. he's proud of me, because he knows that I've fully accepted my path of redemption, and I devote myself to becoming a better peson than I was before. A better person to everyone...especially you. I'm sure now. There's nothing I wouldn't do for those boys if it meant protecting them...but I also want them to be their own person someday. Because I know they'll be great."
"Tori...?"
Toriel looked up to Asgore with a soft smile and tears dripping down her cheeks. "Asgore...do you appreciate me coming back to you...?"
Asgore responded without hesitation. "After a long time of being alone with no one to go home to...that day was one of the best in my entire life." Asgore smiled. "You're a terrific person, Toriel Dreemurr. You're only going to get better from here. This is something thhat everyone knows for a fact."
Toriel smiled as she got on her tip-toes and pulled Asgore into a kiss, one he happily returns by wrapping his arms around her back. Soon, she's lifted onto the bed as he turns out the lamp and candles, as they lie in bed and simply cuddle each other, enjoying and taking enjoyment just from being together. There was no doubt about it. Their flame was back, and it's burning brighter than ever before.
"I love you, Tori."
"And I love you, Asgore..."
Peaceful slumber and fluffy dreams soon took them way from consciousness...
Asriel: Biological mothers.
Frisk: Adoptive mothers.
Chara: Mother figures.
Me: It doesn't matter. Your mom is a very important part of your life. Don't take that for granted. Appreciate her. Tell her you love her. Because she's someone who really cares about you. I know this about my own mother for sure. I hope it's the same for you all. Hope your day is going great, and shall continue to be so. Also, you didn't think I'd leave Snowdrake's Mom out of this, did you? She takes the cake out of many mothers in the Underground aside fom Toriel herself. Despite the difficulties her reincarnated form has placed for her, she endures it all for her precious Snowy, who missed her and loves her deeply. Props for Snowdrake's Mom, readers. And props for Toriel, as she's fully acknowledged that she's on her own path of redemption.
Toriel: Happy Mother's Day, children.~