Another hour of listless waiting, drove us to chatting once more. Without even a sound from Froggit, we had to fill the noiseless void.

"So….What's your favorite type of pie?" I asked.

Ariel was still in my arms, but now she had her fingers tangled in my hair and was giggling. He kept his eyes more on her than me when he spoke, but at least he answered.

"Snail pie. Mom used to buy them from the Blooks and they were the best in the entire Underground…" His eyes rose to meet mine. "What about you?"

"Butterscotch Cinnamon. She made it when I first fell.

He nodded and glanced away. "She would make that for every human that fell….the only one that didn't like it was Chara."

Returning the nod I thought about them. Chara did seem like they'd be the picky type, probably having mom make special food just for them. They also probably asked for a lot of specific stuff, like toys or movies, or maybe even things you can't get in the Underground.

Asriel began speaking again, recalling old memories of the two of them.

"They wanted to always match me. We had to wear the same clothes all the time, and they hated it when I had to wear my prince attire and they didn't have any. Mom wanted to get one made for Chara but Dad was hesitant. He was afraid the other monsters would disapprove of a human wearing the royal attire. After that Chara started getting meaner, and angry easily. "

I don't think I had ever heard Asriel talk so much before, and seeing him recall the past made him feel more alive. I could finally connect with him on a more personal level and I was glad. Perhaps we could be friends after all of this.

Finally Froggit returned with a bag in tow. To us it was a small feat of carrying a single piece of pie, but for poor Froggit it was a large task. I wondered how he managed to maneuver it through such a small space.

"I told the skeleton you were fine and that you were here. I also managed to bring this pie. I hope that works."

I bobbed my head and thanked him. "You were such a big help—"

"Did you say you 'told him we were here'?" Asriel cut in.

Froggit nodded and smiled. "He was very happy. He said he would not have been able to find you without my help."

"Frisk, Sans already knows where we are, right."

It wasn't posed as a question. Sans did know we were here, as did Papyrus. Froggit shouldn't have had to tell them our location.

We all heard it then, the door to the room opening. I don't know how it was happening, with it supposed to only be opening to the royal family, but the rush of cold air showed it could happen. Hurriedly, I took a large bite of pie and slid the rest to Asriel whom did the same. I then tucked Ariel in my jacket and hoped it keep her out of focus.

A tall dark frame filled the doorway before us. Black eye sockets falling on Asriel then me, while his grin spread across his skull. Gaster had found us.