Asriel POV:
The trip to the castle only took a half hour from the Old Home, which is where I sometimes played on special occasions. But with every monster we came across, each of them were not only surprised by Chara with me, but they also were quite intrigued. Chara, I could tell, was a bit shy to the attention, as she picked a few flowers in Snowdin to try and hide her face behind whenever we came across a monster. Honestly, I couldn't blame her. She was in a completely alien world... and she was wanting to kill herself. I had to try and help her overcome that issue. No one deserves to die alone, especially without knowing at least one friend.
Upon reaching the capital and going on the elevator, Chara finally let down the flowers after I reassured her that only my family lived in the castle and our only visitors were the Royal Guard and the Royal Scientist. "Sorry... I'm just..." Chara sighed with a sad face and I smiled at her.
"I can understand... after all, this place is probably extremely different to the human world. No two monsters are alike, as I'm sure you've noticed. But humans? As far as I know, very few monsters are still alive since the war happened. In fact, the only real person I can think of is Gerson, a very old turtle who happened to be the only one to defeat a human in battle and survive among the 5 percent of the monsters from the first and only fight," I said, going off of what my history lessons said.
"Yeah... I just... I haven't felt this nervous before... what will your parents think when they see me if everyone else looked at me in confusion or fear?" Chara asked with a shiver.
"It's fine, Chara," I smiled as I held onto her hand with a smile. "You're not like the humans that were during the time of the war. You're not a murderer. You're still a kid, after all. I may not know much about humans, but I know enough to know that children are forbidden to be used in warfare, both for humans and monsters," I said, Chara smiling at that.
"Yeah, you're right... besides, I suck at fighting... that's why I tried to kill myself... I felt powerless against my... rgh... I hesitate to call them a family anymore..." Chara sighed with tears running down her face.
"Hey, hey, Chara," I said as I hugged her and Chara smiled. "Listen. We can just forget about them. If they were really that horrid, I suggest just forgetting about them. They aren't worth your time or energy. True families are ones that care for each other. And I'm positive that mom and dad would welcome you with loving arms," I said, giving her the same look I did in the ruins. A very kind, very happy smile.
"Heh... okay... I can't say no to that face. It's too cute," Chara giggled as we then got up again and went on our way to the path that led to New Home, which was where I lived with mom and dad. The coziest place in the castle, in my opinion. And when I got there, I saw that dad was outside and tending to the flower patch of buttercups outside the house. I approached him and saw that Chara stayed behind.
"Howdy, dad!" I smiled at him.
"Ah, hello there, Asriel. Did you enjoy your... time... uh..." dad said, him then seeing Chara behind me and him being utterly confused. "Is that... a human?" he asked.
"Y-Yes... I'm... I-I'm... Chara..." Chara said shyly, me smiling at her.
"Dad, she's had a rough time and she fell down by Old Home earlier. Do you think she can live with us?" I asked him, dad smiling at that.
"Of course we can, Asriel. Is that okay with you, miss Chara?" dad asked, Chara shivering and nodding at that.
"I'd... I'd like that... you're... nice... right?" Chara asked, my dad, Asgore smiling at her.
"Your folks weren't kind to you, were they, child?" dad asked, Chara gulping at that and holding her head down. "I can tell from your soul. It's had a rough upbringing, that much is for sure..." When dad said that, Chara was even more confused.
"My soul?... What do you mean?" she asked.
"Well, young Chara, I am one of a select few monsters in the Underground called a Boss Monster. My soul is more powerful than a regular monster's, but still not strong enough to pass through the barrier. But being the strongest Boss Monster, I can sense souls in others. I can sense a lot of hostility and turmoil within your soul... as well as your past experiences... and I must say, I never expected that humans would be so cruel to their own kind... let alone to their own children..." Asgore said, Chara shivering and tears rolling down her face. "But you needn't worry, child. Our home may not compare to the sights on the surface, but we'd be more than happy to accommodate you for as long as you wish."
Chara sniffled a bit and walked forward with us, me smiling as she gained a small smile on her face, which now had bright cheeks on it from the crying she'd been doing. "I'd rather... I'd rather prefer living with you... as a part of a real family... not like... those terrible people... who first had me," Chara said with a smile and tears going down her face.
"We'd be happy to have you as part of our family, young Chara. From now on, you will be known as Chara Dreamurr, princess of the Underground," Asgore smiled, Chara smirking at that.
"Princess... no one's ever called me that before... it feels... nice," Chara sniffled as we then proceeded into the house to introduce Chara to mom. And when we met her, mom's face lit up like a light.
"Oh, who is this? A human from the surface?" mom asked with a kind smile.
"H-Hello, there... I'm Chara," my new friend smiled.
"I am Toriel, child. And in case you weren't aware, my husband's name is Asgore," mom smiled.
"Yeah... um... I'm being adopted by you guys... I hope that's okay..." Chara said with shyness, mom smiling at her. She then looked to her husband and he went over and whispered something in her ear and her eyes widened. Whatever he told her, I had a feeling that it involved Chara's past.
"Of course it's okay, young Chara. You deserve a better family than those... those... terrible creatures!" mom said, her face getting angered at what she heard, me wondering what exactly Chara's past life was like.
"Please... keep it secret, miss Toriel... I'd rather not be reminded... of... them..." Chara said grimly.
"We'll keep it a secret, I promise," I smiled at her.
"You'll be safe here, princess Chara," dad said, me smirking at her happily.
"You hear that, Asriel? You've got a sister," mom smiled, me blushing at that as well as Chara, me then hugging her happily.
"Not just brother and sister... but friends. Friends forever," I smiled at Chara.
"Yes..." she smiled kindly at my touch.
March 8th, 201X
Chara POV:
It had been roughly a week since I'd arrived in the Underground. I never thought that me trying to kill myself would net me with not only a second chance, but also a very real, very kind family... every monster I came across, though very odd in appearance at times, was incredibly kind to me and always spoke to me as 'Princess Chara', since I was now adopted to the Dreamurr family, who happened to be the rulers of the Underground. It still felt surreal, but even more so was the different sights I saw.
First, there was Hotland, which was where the elevator was to the castle. It had a city in there, which happened to be the capital of the place. And it also had a school, where Asriel and I met a young fish girl named Undyne... who immediately tried to pick a fight with Asgore, and promptly lost, since she couldn't land a single blow on him. Asgore, afterwards, offered her some training lessons, so long as she trained with him every single weekday. In fact, she was allowed to skip school altogether to train with Asgore, which I thought was both cool and idiotic at the same time. After all, she was pretty brash and a bit of a bully, but she still treated me and Asriel with respect. In fact, the three of us were a small circle of friends.
In terms of appearance, Undyne was a bit taller than me and Asriel, but she was still the same age as us, around 9 or 10. She had blue scales all over her body, and despite being a fish person, she didn't really need water unless she got overheated, which is one of the main reasons she hated going to school, since it was near a pool of lava in Hot Land. She also had shaggy red hair, a very toothy mouth, and had small fins on her cheeks that flapped slightly whenever she drank water or dunked her head in any kind of liquid, which she often did whenever she finished a training session with Asgore.
There was also the caverns called Waterfall, where I met a race of monsters called Temmies and found they were the most adorable little buggers out there. And finally, there was Snowdin, which was always snowy year-round for some odd reason. The monsters there were almost all used to cold climates and each of them were fun to be around.
But on this day, Asriel suggested something to me and Undyne. He wanted to show us a very beautiful sight. I couldn't pass an offer like that, and Undyne agreed, since she had finished training with Asgore on that day. We then followed after Asriel through the area called Waterfall until we got to an area that I gawked at. In this specific area of Waterfall, the cave was opened up immeasurably, the lights of Hot Land could be seen in the distance, the castle floated in the air near the tallest part of the cave, and all over the ceiling of the cave were glowing rocks that looked like stars.
"This is my favorite spot in the entire Underground. Isn't it so peaceful?" Asriel asked, me smiling at it as did Undyne.
"Yeah, it is... those rocks up there look so pretty... they look just like the stars," I smiled.
"Really? So they look like stars?... I wouldn't know... been down here since I was born," Undyne said, me hanging my head a bit and sighing. I had read some different inscriptions on the way through the Waerfall and saw they were talking about the war of humans and monsters. And it truly disgusted me how the humans hated the monsters just because they had magic on their side. The power to absorb human souls, while scary in concept, was never really utilized by the monsters back then... so the fact the humans hated monsters just for that reason really pissed me off.
"Undyne... Asriel..." I said, getting their attention.
"What's up?" Asriel asked.
"Do you two hate humans?" I asked, them being confused at that.
"Uh... hate them? Why would you ask something like that?" Undyne asked.
"They've done so much to hurt you guys, trapping all of you down here for no reason other than petty fear... it disgusts me that I'm part of that species... I think it'd be better if I wasn't a human... maybe then, mom and dad wouldn't look at me like that..." I said with a sigh and tears going down my face, Asriel and Undyne coming over and hugging me as I did so.
"Come on, Chara, don't be like that. Mom and dad love you, no matter what you look like," Asriel said, me sniffling at that. "Here... I was hoping to give these out when we got to Undyne's house, but... here," Asriel said as he handed out two different things to me and Undyne. He gave me a locket that had a heart shape on it... and he gave Undyne a bracelet, one that had a picture of a fish on it.
"What are these?" I asked.
"They're symbols of our friendship. See? I'm wearing something myself," Asriel smiled as he showed off something I didn't expect. He showed that he had a ring not on his finger, but one of the little horns on his head. And it looked like he used magic in order to get it on there. "I don't care what you are, Chara. A human, a monster, a plant, or whatever. All I care about is that you exist and that you're my friend. Same with Undyne. I wouldn't give you guys up for anything," Asriel said with a smile, Undyne putting the bracelet on her wrist and I put on the locket while looking inside of it.
"Best Friends Forever..." I smiled at the locket, Undyne's and Asriel's saying the same thing upon closer inspection.
"You got my vote, guys! We're gonna be BESTIES! From here on out, we'll be a tight group! Maybe we can all train together with Asgore! That way we'll be with each other ALL THE TIME!" Undyne said with her usual brashness and spunk.
"I'll cherish it always, Asriel... let's stick together till the end," I smiled at our group as we then hugged each other in a group hug, though Undyne had to be squished between us, her not fighting back, but she still groaned a bit.
"Okay, okay, that's enough hugging... it's a bit too hot whenever I hug people," Undyne groaned, me smirking at that.
"Now let's all get going. It'll be suppertime soon... just gotta hope mom doesn't make snail pie tonight," I frowned.
"I know, that stuff is gross! I hate eating that stuff!" Asriel laughed.
"I'd say I prefer Cinnamon Butterscotch pie, much like you guys, but I'm allergic to Butterscotch. My scales get itchy if I get near the stuff," Undyne frowned.
"And considering how tough you've been getting from training with dad, you'd probably end up shattering those scales with one finger," Asriel smirked. We then started to laugh at that, me finally feeling something. I finally felt like I belonged somewhere...