Hello everybody! I hope you all had a good Christmas. Mine was good too. Anyway, here's the next chapter. I must warn you, it gets sad and a bit scary from there. But you hang on with me, okay? ^^"

A few days passed since the trip to the city. Sam, Piper and Pupamy have been scolded and punished by their parents. The three kids surely didn't go through a good time. But the experience also permitted Noelle to actually feel like being a parent to them. When she expressed her anger in the MTT hotel, it was probably the first time she acted like a mother. Before that, Noelle's been acting towards the twins more like a friend or a big sister. And the realization made her feel weird. Noelle exposed her complex feelings to Frisk.
"I was fully conscious that Sam and Piper are my children from the start, and I started to see them as such back in Undertown. But I think that until now, I wasn't truly seeing myself as their mother." - Noelle explained - "I wonder if it's normal?"
"I didn't live your situation, so I cannot know for sure… but I think there's nothing abnormal in the way you feel." - Frisk said thoughtfully - "The parent-child bonds can be a funny thing, especially in the case of an adoption. Being an adopted child myself, I know one thing or two about it."
"How long did it take you to start seeing Toriel and Asgore as your parents?" - Noelle asked curiuosly.
"With Toriel, it came rather naturally. I started to her 'Mom' not very long after we met. Maybe because she reminded me of my biological mother, in a way." - Frisk rememebered her time in the Ruins with a smile - "With Asgore however, it took more time. I mean, I got along well with him way before he reconciled with my mom. But it was months after this that I started to refer to him as my father."
"This makes me wonder how Sam and Piper feel towards me." - Noelle commented - "If it took me this long to fully realize I'm their mother, so maybe they don't exactly view us as an actual family either."
"What are you talking about? Of course they see you as their family!" - Frisk reassured her - "They love you so much. You made them feel safer and cared for during the darkest period of their life."
Noelle smiled a little at this. She hoped that Frisk was right and that the twins truly saw her as their mother. Noelle mused at how nice it would be. They could finally be properly called a mother and her children… But then, she frowned.
"Ugh, even if we see each other as parent and children, we won't be seen that way officially." - she noted with a sigh - "Legally, they're not mine, they're Gaster's."
Frisk was about to reply something, but Sans meddled in the conversation.
"they're his on the paper. but the adoption happened in the other world. in this world, it has no real value."
"Sans, it's not something you can say." - Frisk reprimanded him - "A family is more than just papers. It's most importantly a socio-emotional bond."
"i was just saying." - Sans shrugged before opening a bottle of ketchup and taking a sip from it - "but think of this opportunity. noelle can have her second chance with the kids."
"Noelle can have it anyway." - Frisk stated, then turned to her daughter - "You don't need a mention in papers to make you the kids' mother. If they already see you that way, it's more than enough to make you three a family."
"Y-yeah, you're right Frisk." - Noelle replied with a small nod.
Sans' words made her think though. Noelle knew that Sam and Piper were registered as Gaster's children and had his last name on their IDs. However, if Noelle proved her blood tie with them (and thus having a closer link than Gaster), the administration could possibly change that and register them as her kids instead. Sans' suggestion was indeed a tempting one. "I could fix my mistake and redeem myself." - Noelle thought. But then, she shook her head. "No." - she told herself firmly - "I promised Gaster I'd help him through harsh times. Making him a dirty move like this is not an option."
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The next day, Noelle woke up with a feeling of anxiety. She had briefly seen the vision again, right before her awakening. Every time she was having it made her feel worse. Because every time it was coming back, it meant that the possibility of Frisk dying still remained. Noelle wished the vision could disappear. It would mean the problem was fixed, but it was obviously not the case. "And I still didn't gather the courage to tell Frisk…" - Noelle thought as she made her way to the bathroom. As she brushed her teeth, Noelle guessed that the more she and her mother were getting closer, the more difficult it was for her to tell about the vision. With attachement to her family, her fears were only rising, and fear made her feel like she was losing control. But she had to stay strong no matter what. She had to hold into the people she cared about, like the Annoying Dog advised her. This made Noelle think back to her conversation with Frisk about the twins. "I should perhaps ask them how they feel towards me…" - she thought - "We never actually talked about my choice to give them up. Even though they seem to have forgiven me, I shouldn't let my past taint our good relationship."

At school, in the end of the afternoon, Sam, Piper and Pupamy were talking about what happened during the P.E. lesson. Or rather, Pupamy and Piper were teasing Sam about what he said to the teacher. In fact, they've been doing high jumps and Sam wasn't very good at this. And when the teacher tried to re-explain what he had to do to improve, Sam shouted an excuse that made Pupamy laugh. The pup kept laughing since then, which annoyed Sam a bit. Piper seemed to have taken the dog's side too, since she said she found the excuse funny too.
"Come on, I didn't say anything funny!" - Sam exclaimed.
"Didn't you hear yourself?" - Piper replied, trying to suppress a giggle - "You had such an irritated look and you… shouted at the teacher with annoyance… and seriousness..!"
"I'll always remember your reply to his remark!" - Pupamy pursued - "He said with a low and reproaching tone 'Come on, Sam! Your sister did just fine, so it's not that hard!', and you say, moving your arms around 'Piper's legs are just longer than mine!'."
Pupamy and Piper laughed again at the imitation of the phrase. Just like the entire class had bursted out in laughter earlier. Sam glared at his sister and his friend and crossed his arms.
"But what's funny in what I said?" - Sam dared them to properly explain - "I only said the truth! Piper's legs are a little bit longer than mine."
"It's mostly the way you said it!" - Pupamy replied - "And honestly, who'd come up with such a lame excuse?"
"But it's not lame! The longer are the legs, the better you jump!"
"Maybe, but... the teacher wasn't impressed… haha…" - Piper remarked between giggles - "And... it's as though you… you actually measured and compared before..!"
"Pff, seriously grow up you two…" - Sam muttered under his breath.
But it was clear that he wasn't actually angry at Piper and Pupamy, but rather… flustered. And this was what amused the two other children. At that moment, they noticed Noelle coming to pick them up. Sam and Piper walked up to the gate and Pupamy followed to say 'hello' to his friends' mother.
"Hello, kids." - Noelle greeted her children - "Did you have a good day at school?"
"It was hilarious." - Piper replied with a giggle.
"Oh stop that already!" - Sam ordered with an annoyed look.
"Hello, Noelle." - Pupamy said with a growing smile - "And yeah, it was quite funny today."
"Hi, Pupamy." - Noelle smiled at the dog boy - "What happened that was funny?"
Pupamy and Piper told Noelle about the incident during the P.E. lesson, while Sam shook his head in annoyance. When the kids were done, Noelle immediately brought her hand to her mouth, unsuccessfully trying to suppress her laughter.
"See? Even your mother laughs!" - Pupamy pointed out to Sam - "So, it is funny!"
"Argh, fine! Can we move on now?" - Sam requested.
"Wow, don't rage Sam!" - Piper replied with an amused expression.
"Now, now, I think Sam got enough teasing today." - Noelle said to Piper and Pupamy - "Okay, so let's go? Say hello to your parents from me, Pupamy."
"I will. Good evening, guys!" - Pupamy replied.
As Noelle, Sam and Piper were going away from the school, Noelle remarked that she was glad the twins had a friend now. She then asked if things were getting better with the other people.
"Nah, that didn't change." - Sam replied - "They keep staring whenever we pass nearby and refuse to talk to us unless it's really necessary."
"They even neglected Pupamy." - Piper added - "Just because he's our friend now."
"At least they don't insult you…" - Noelle sighed - "It's unfair how they neglect you just because you bear Gaster's name."
"Yeah, but it's just the way it is…" - Sam shrugged - "But we don't let this get to us."
"Right! Because what matters is what we know and not what the others think they know." - Piper said with a confident tone.
"Oh? What do you mean by that?" - Noelle asked curiously.
"Well, the others think Dad's all evil, but that's because they don't really know him. But Sam and I know it's not true, and that's enough for us." - Piper explained - "Also, people see us as the children of a mad scientist, but we know better. Sam and I know we're more than that, we're also the children of the Savior! It's more than enough to make us happy!"
"And we don't care if the others don't see it that way." - Sam added.
What they said touched Noelle. It reminded her of what she wanted to talk with them about. She suggested them to go to Grillby's and order some hot drinks. It only made Sam and Piper happy. So, they went to the bar-restaurant Grillby owned and, as soon as they entered, the fire elemental smiled at the sight of them. His former waitress barely showed up around after the undoing of the De-Code, and thus it was a joy to see her again.
"Hello, Grillby." - Noelle greeted the man of fire - "May I order three cocoas?"
"Hi, Noelle. It's nice to see you here." - Grillby replied with a not very loud tone - "And your order's coming."
Noelle and the twins found an empty table and sat there. It didn't take long for Grillby to bring them the three cups of cocoa. After Noelle thanked him and he left, she said to the kids she brought them here because she needed to talk with them about something important.
"What is it? It's nothing terrible, is it?" - Piper asked.
"No, don't worry." - Noelle reassured her - "In fact, I was just thinking about… us."
"What do you mean?" - Sam asked on his turn.
"I realized that you and I grew close in the time we got to know each other. Well, at least that's how I feel. I was wondering how you two were feeling about our situation. Are you, uh… comfortable enough around me?" - Noelle asked - "How do you feel when we're together?"
"Wait… are you asking us if we see you as our mom?" - Piper quickly understood the unspoken question.
"Well... y-yes. That's basically what I meant to ask." - Noelle nodded with a light blush.
Sam and Piper exchanged a look, after what Sam said:
"We like to be with you. You made us a lot happier. If you want to be a mother to us, that's what I want too."
"I always wanted you to be our mom!" - Piper said on her turn - "I've dreamed of this since the day we found you! I'm so happy!"
Noelle felt warm from hearing those words coming from her children. She could feel it - they were her children, and she was their mother. She smiled at them, then took their hands in hers:
"I'm glad you see me as your mother. I had to ask because… I thought that maybe a part of you still held a grudge against me. Because I didn't entirely fogive myself for abandoning you. I never really wanted to, but I did. And sometimes I feel as though I don't really deserve you."
"Hey, don't worry about that." - Sam smiled at her - "It's in the past. We fogave you long ago."
"We know you gave us for adoption so we could have a better life." - Piper said - "You always did what was better for us."
"That's true." - Sam pursued - "Not only that time, but also when we found you. You could've left the town that day, but you didn't. You made the choice to stay."
"Thank you... for your understanding." - Noelle replied - "I've berated myself for so long after your birth that even now I sometimes feel like I can never be good enough for you two. But I'm always trying my best. And I'm happy you're giving me - no, us - this second chance."
"And we're happy you're doing your best." - Sam said honestly.

It was about ten minutes later that Noelle brought the kids at their and Gaster's home. When Gaster let them in, he raised an eyebrow and asked what took them so long to come back.
"I believe school ended about twenty-five minutes ago." - he remarked - "Were you walking at a snail rate? Or did you just forget to pick them up, Noelle?"
"No, I didn't forget. I picked them up at the usual time." - Noelle answered.
"We just made a small detour at Grillby's. Mom bought us some cocoa." - Piper explained.
Gaster stiffened as soon as Piper said that. Noelle's eyes widened a bit, in pleasant surprise. Piper noticed her father's expression, so she asked what was wrong.
"You said… 'Mom' bought you some cocoa?" - Gaster stated.
Piper looked back at Noelle, to get a confirmation, then her face flushed red as she realized what she said.
"O-oh... I... I uh, didn't notice…" - she said awkwardly - "I meant 'Noelle bought some cocoa', haha…"
"Anyway, we have homework to do." - Sam said and pulled his sister to follow him upstairs, to escape the awkwardness they could sense in the air.
Noelle and Gaster stared at each other for a moment. Gaster had an expecting look, while Noelle had an awkward one. The former Royal Scientist spoke up first.
"So, you're 'Mom' now? That's new. Where did this come from?"
"It must've been a slip of the tongue." - Noelle replied, fidgetting - "It's just that at Grillby's, we had a talk about how we should view our relationship… And we agreed that… we want to be more than… whatever we were until now…"
Even though she couldn't express coherently what she meant, Gaster could see what she meant pretty easily. It was something he expected to happen at some point. Something he knew he once feared to happen. And now, it did.
"Look, it's something I was planning to discuss with you after I'd ask the kids their opinion." - Noelle said in an attempt to ease Gaster's tension.
"Let's discuss it then. What do you have to say on the matter?"
Noelle didn't like the tone Gaster used. It was way too flat for the situation.
"The question is what you have to say on the matter." - Noelle pointed out - "Look, I know it's probably uncomfortable for you. But I'm now part of the twins' lives, whether you like this or not. They found me, they want me to be their mother and they know all their family. So maybe you should… accept me as their mother?"
"If I accept you as Sam and Piper's mother, I suppose there are some changes in the lifestyle you want to instore?" - Gaster asked, but it sounded more like a statement.
"Well... yes." - Noelle admitted - "When you revise a relationship, changes are in order."
"Let's say Sam and Piper see you as their mother now. But what exactly do you expect from this situation? You want perhaps that they leave my house to live in yours?"
"An interchanging custody would be nice, actually." - Noelle said honestly.
"Are you serious right now?" - Gaster asked, unimpressed - "There are only three rooms in your house, all occupied. Where do you think the children would sleep? On the couch?"
"Well, it's true that for now interchange isn't very handy… the kids could just sleepover from time to time? But my situation won't last! Eventually, I'll quit my parents' house and get a house or flat of my own!"
"It's not about to happen soon, is it?" - Gaster asked ironically - "You're still not accustomed to your new life, you have a long way to go. You don't even have a job, thus no money!"
"That's temporary, I plan to study next year. Toriel said she'll finance me..!"
"When you'll be done with your studies, then we can talk. But for now, the kids are staying here."
Gaster said it as though he didn't want to discuss the matter any longer. But for some reason, Noelle didn't want to leave it be. Normally, she'd know better and would leave Gaster alone. But now, she was in a mood to assert her rights.
"Do you really think that being so much around you is beneficial to the kids?"
"Excuse me?!"
"I mean, the twins don't have many friends. Why? Because others see them as the children of a mad scientist!" - Noelle pointed out - "To make their life better, we should perhaps make the others unsee that negative image."
"And how do you want to do that? There's nothing I can do about my reputation and even though the people know Sam and Piper are your children too, the bad blurs the good! I can't erase my mistakes, and as much as I hate it too, the kids will just have to live through this..!"
"We can always change their last name."
Noelle regretted immediately what she said. But she couldn't take it back. Gaster's good eyesocket widened for a brief moment, before he said in a dangerously calm tone:
"Are you... implying... you want to recognize the children as your own?"
"W-well, that's not exactly what I was saying..." - Noelle replied as her face sweated in nervousness, before she just sighed and decided to be honest - "You know what? Yes. Yes, I want our bond to be official. I want them to be Dreemurrs."
"You realize that if you make them Dreemurrs, you'll deprive me from my parenthood… don't you?"
"N-not really, you'll still be their parent..! They'll just have a different name, it won't change who you are to them..!"
"If a name's just a name, why not leave it alone then?" - Gaster crossed his arms, his look getting irritated.
"Well, uh..." - Noelle wasn't sure what to answer - "B-because as Dreemurrs, they'll… have better opportunities…"
"No, I think I get it. You grew a little too possessive of the children, didn't you? Now that you grew closer, you want to snatch them from me." - Gaster said with an accusing tone - "You, the perfect little Savior, can't stand the thought you wronged them! And the idea that the evil scientist has what you crave for, makes you sick! You should find another way to discard your envy."
Noelle didn't like to hear what Gaster was saying. Her clenched fists started to tremble, while the doctor kept going.
"There's no way back, you made your choice long ago. So now, you must learn to accept the consequences!"
"Maybe you should ask yourself who out of us two deserves the kids more!" - Noelle snapped.
A silence followed her words. For a short moment, Gaster's face reflected pain. But it hardened quickly afterwards. He refused to look at her in the eyes, when he spoke again:
"Typical human... ...I believe there's nothing left to say. Think whatever you want, but you have no right to snatch my children from me. Good evening, Miss Dreemurr."
With an angry expression, Noelle left the house and rushed to her house. She was filled with anger, but not really at Gaster. It was mostly directed to herself. When she arrived at home, she let herself fall on the couch and, burying her face in the pillow, she let out a long and loud scream, letting out all the bottled-up emotions. Hearing her scream, Papyrus approached her and saw that Noelle was trembling, her face still in the pillow. She was crying. Papyrus sat down next to her and asked:
"NOELLE, WHAT HAPPENED?"
She didn't answer. Frisk and Sans approached her on their turn and requested her to look at them and tell what happened. After a moment, Noelle slowly raised her head and started to speak with a trembling and erratic voice.
"I... I screwed up today..! I'm screwing up everything lately! Why can't I d-do things right..? Why?"
"What are you talking about, Noelle?" - Frisk asked - "What did you do?"
"Like and idiot, I asked Gaster if he'd accept to change the twins' last name to 'Dreemurr'..! He didn't like it, so it quickly escalated into an argument..! And… and then, I lost control and said what I should never have said!" - Noelle replied, her tone still nervous and trembling - "I promised him I'd be on his side, but I just did the opposite..! I'm a terrible person!"
"come on, kid. ya know you're good." - Sans tried to reassure her - "the doc just has that ability to make us do the bad things."
"Th-that doesn't help..!" - Noelle replied before sobbing again.
"NOELLE, YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON, YOU JUST MADE A MISTAKE!" - Papyrus said, not liking to see his daughter berating herself - "I KNOW YOU'LL MAKE THINGS BETTER. IT'LL BE ALL OKAY..!"
But Noelle didn't seem to really hear him as she kept crying. Papyrus, wanting to comfort her, put his hands over Noelle's shoulders, but she straightened up in an irritated way and yelled:
"Ugh, don't touch me!"
Papyrus' hands retrieved authomatically at her words. Noelle noticed that Papyrus got a hurt expression on his face. Sans and Frisk looked at him with sympathy, knowing what those words mean to him. Papyrus wrapped his arms around himself, like when one does when feeling unsecure. Noelle wasn't sure what she did to upset him, but she could see that she clearly did. Ashamed, she stood up and rushed out of the house.
"Noelle..!" - Frisk called for her, unsuccessfully.
"bro, you're ok?" - Sans asked his brother.
"Y-YES, I... I'M ALRIGHT." - Papyrus replied, but it was clear he wasn't really alright.
"It brought back sad memories." - Frisk guessed as she sat next to Papyrus and took his hand in hers - "I'm sure Noelle didn't meean to upset you. She's just very agitated… I wish I knew what makes her feel that way. I can clearly see that something's bothering her, but she keeps it to heerself. Just… what could it be..?"
Sans let out a heavy sigh and looked down. Frisk noticed and immediately understood that he knew more than she did.
"Sans..?" - she asked - "Perhaps you have an idea?"
"uh, what makes you say that, frisk?" - Sans replied, his tone awkward.
"YOU DEFINITELY KNOW SOMETHING, SANS! YOU HAVE THAT LOOK!" - Papyrus stated.
"well, i don't exactly 'know', but..." - Sans started, hesitating.
"But she did tell you something, am I correct?" - Frisk asked.
"she once mentioned there's a vision she's having lately. she didn't want to tell what it was about, but it looks like it's bad. and apparently, it's about you two."
"About... me and Papyrus..?"
"i told her she'd better tell you about it. but looks like she didn't feel like it. and i couldn't force her." - Sans said - "so if you wanna know about the vision, you'll have to ask her yourself."
Frisk got pensive for a moment, then she stood up and declared she'd go look for Noelle and talk with her. Papyrus suggested to come along, but Frisk replied that she should by herself so Noelle wouldn't feel too much pressure. And soon, Frisk exited her house and it didn't take her so long to find her daughter. Noelle was sitting on the ground in an area outside the village. There was nothing but a few trees around. Frisk approached Noelle and sat down next to her. They sat in silence for a moment, until Noelle spoke quietly.
"I really lost control of my life, Frisk... I'm screwing everything up. I promised Gaster that I'd help him through the trials of life to come, but today I threatened to keep the kids just for myself. I was saying it was in Sam and Piper's interests, but in fact I was just being selfish. And then, when Papyrus only wanted to calm me down, I hurt his feelings…"
Noelle then hugged one of her legs closer to her body. Frisk put her hand over her shoulder and said gently:
"You made mistakes, but I'm sure it's not too late to fix them. I'm sure that if you apologize, Gaster will eventually forgive and your children's happiness won't be harmed. As for Papyrus… you didn't hurt his feelings per se. Your words simply triggered some bad memories."
"What do you mean..? What did I do?" - Noelle asked curiously.
"You said 'don't touch me'. It was a phrase Papyrus often heard during his childhood from Gaster. Papyrus' so needy and thus he often tried to touch or hug Gaster, who'd always tell him to not touch him and push him away." - Frisk explained.
"Oh... I had no idea..." - Noelle replied before looking down again - "Now I feel even worse."
"Don't worry, Papyrus' not mad at you. He's more concerned about you now, just like I am." - Frisk wrapped one arm around Noelle's back - "We all have our bad days sometimes and feel as if our world's going upside down. You got too carried away when you decided to upgrade your relationship with the twins… but there's more to this, right?"
Noelle stiffened. She knew what the true reason was. The exact same reason she couldn't tell Frisk. But Frisk was determined to find out what was troubling her daughter.
"Noelle, I've noticed some... err, 'oddities' in your behaviour those past few days. And I can't help but feel that there's something wrong, but you're afraid to tell me. Whatever that thing is, it's clearly eating you from the inside. Today's incident is evidence enough." - Frisk said gently, yet seriously - "So, maybe it's time you tell me what's wrong? You mustn't be afraid."
"Frisk, it's... complicated. You're right, there is something that's on my mind lately. I wanted to tell it once, but I backed up because it's honestly too scary to hear."
"Please, tell me. I'm not scared, I'm ready to hear it, no matter what it is." - Frisk encouraged Noelle to talk.
"...I guess I can't hide it forever." - Noelle sighed - "But I think it'll be better if we go home first. It'll be easier if I tell you, Papyrus and Sans at once."
Frisk nodded, after what she and Noelle stood up. Noelle knew telling the truth was the right thing to do.
Her will to make things right with her family filled her with determination.
The two women headed the village, until suddenly, something trapped Frisk's feet. She gasped as her entire body was quickly getting restrained too. She was trapped in vines.
"Frisk..!" - Noelle gasped.
At that moment, Flowey emerged from under the ground and smiled with a wink.
"Howdy! Did you miss me? Long time no see!"
Even though it was the first time Noelle was seeing the living flower, his childish smile and crazy gaze enlightened her on his identity quickly enough.
"F-Flowey..?" - Noelle asked.
"Bingo! Your brain has improved since our last encounter!" - Flowey said with a wide grin.
"Let Frisk go!" - Noelle ordered - "What do you want?!"
"I spoke too quickly. You're still as braindead as before." - Flowey groaned - "I want the same thing as before - your SOUL!"
"I'll never give you my SOUL! And I won't let you hurt Frisk! Not without a fight!"
"Ooh, now it's becoming interesting!"
And so, a fight started between Noelle and the psycho-flower. Noelle could finally apply and demonstrate everything she learned during her magic lessons. The battle was a though one. Flowey could do about anything with his vines, but Noelle was a skillful user of magic bones. She could create many of them at once, in different patterns, either to directly hit Flowey or to shield herself. During the entire battle, Frisk was struggling to get free, but the grasp around her was too tight. So, she had no other choice but to watch helplessly how her daughter was fighting against the flower. At some point, Noelle tried to use blue magic, but nothing happened. She did everything like during her lessons, yet it didn't work.
"Haha, you idiot! I'm soulless, your blue magic doesn't work on me!" - Flowey remarked.
Then, before Noelle could do anything else, Flowey made his vines around Frisk grow longer, until it snaked around her neck. Seeing this, Noelle was about to hit Flowey with a bone but the grip around the neck tightened, which made her stop.
"If you attempt anything against me, I'll break your mom's neck!" - Flowey threatened.
"Just stop it! Please let her go!" - Noelle begged.
"Oh no, I need her for bargaining! Here's the deal: you give me your SOUL and I spare Frisk. What do you say?"
"No, Noelle! Don't give him your SOUL!" - Frisk cried to her daughter.
"So? What'll be your choice, Noelle? The savior won't let her mother die, will she?" - Flowey tempted.
Noelle felt paralyzed. What was she supposed to do? She absolutely wanted Frisk to be safe, but at the same time she knew it wasn't what Frisk wanted from her. She couldn't just let Flowey get what he wanted! Noelle then remembered the story Frisk once told her about Asriel. So maybe there was a way to convince Flowey?
"Flowey, you're bluffing... I-I'm pretty sure you are..!" - Noelle tried to sound sure - "I know that... that deep down, you care for Frisk. After what she did for you once, you… you just wouldn't kill her..!"
"Wouldn't I?" - Flowey grinned maniacally.
Then, in one swift movement, he broke Frisk's neck. A crack! got heard before the vines released her and let Frisk fall lifeless on the ground.
"No!" - Noelle screamed loudly.
"Mwahaha! You stupid, selfish girl! You chose your life over your mother's." - Flowey taunted her.
"No, no... It's nothing like that..." - Noelle thought to herself - "I didn't! I actually thought he wouldn't kill her..."
"Your own SOUL was more precious to you than her." - Flowey kept going - "Now that you have your life safe, you can enjoy all the pain and grief it has to offer, haha. See ya!"
After that, Flowey disappeared under the ground. But Noelle didn't care. Her shocked eyes were fixated on Frisk. She then saw the red SOUL appear from her body, levitating above it. This was it. What Noelle feared the most happened. Frisk was dead.

A/N: My heart had broke several times back when I was writing this chapter… :(

I'm very sorry if Noelle acts a bit "jerky" in this chapter. But like you can probably see, the reasons are deeper than that. Her fear to lose her mother soon led her to be overly possessive of her children, and this possessiveness blurred her mind and inforced a mild envy that she had. (And her guilt played a part too...) Hence why she said things she normally would never say. Gaster on the other hand, when he heard Piper call Noelle "Mom", felt threatened, since he's so used to lose the people he cares for, that he thought Sam and Piper would leave him on their turn. And thus, Noelle and Gaster clashed.