Chapter 4: Living with Toriel

She finds a large room that has a large tree in the room with red leaves on the ground.

Suddenly, she hears a familiar voice, "Oh dear, that took longer than I thought it would."

She then walks down the room and turns to the side of the tree. She then takes out her phone to call Minnie. To her surprise, she sees the little girl herself.

She hurries over and says, "My goodness! How did you get here, my child? Are you hurt?"

"It's okay mom I'm fine, just have a few scratches. Nothing to bad," Mnnie says.

Toriel hugs Minnie and says, "There there, I will heal you."

She then begins to heal Minnie as she says, "I should not have left you for so long. It was irresponsible to try to surprise you like this."

"It's okay. I'm sorry I left when you told me not too," Minnie says.

Toriel smiles and says, "That's alright. Well, I suppose I cannot hide it any longer. Come, small one?"

Toriel leads Minnie to the entrance to what looks like a house. When she walks inside, she can see a wooden floor and what looks like a staircase; one that goes upstairs and another goes downstairs.

"Do you smell that?" Toriel asks.

Minnie sniffs, and answers, "Yes. What is it?"

Toriel happily says, "Surprise! It is a butterscotch cinnamon pie. I thought we might celebrate your arrival. I want you to have a nice time living here. So I will hold off a snail pie tonight."

Minnie blushes and says, "Thank you."

"Here, I have another surprise for you," Toriel says.

Toriel leads Minnie down the hall and comes across a different part of the house. There is a yellow door close to a long yellow and dark yellow design carpet.

"This is it…" Toriel says.

She then leads Minnie to the door close by.

Toriel happily says, "A room of your own. I hope you like it!"

Toriel then pats Minnie on the head.

Suddenly, Toriel notices a strange smell, "Is something burning..?"

Minnie notices something, "Maybe. I'm not sure."

"Make yourself at home, and I'll be back," Toriel says.

"Okay," Minnie says.

Toriel then leaves Minnie to attend to the strange smell. Minnie sees that Toriel is gone. She then walks towards the door and grabs the door knob. She then turns the knob, opens the door, and walks inside. She is surprised to see the room.

The room has a red wall, and a red and yellow patterned wall. There's a bed that has a covered and a pillow on it. Right besides it, there are stuffed toys and a box full of toys. Behind the bed is a tall lamp. And on a different side, it has a draw, a book shelf, and a small desk with a lamp. There's even a picture of a flower on it.

Minnie says amazed, "Wow! The bedroom looks really pretty."

Minnie walks around to see her new room. She then noticed something. She walks towards the shelf to see the books and stuff on it. On one side of the shelf she sees a pair of shoes that looks like it's almost her size. Minnie then reaches the lamp and then turns it off. She then turns it back on. Minnie walks around and opens the draw to see a pair of clothes that is almost her size. The outfit is similar to her own, but the shirt has purple and blue stripes.

"Oh, this is pretty," Minnie says.

Curious to see how the house is, Minnie leaves the room and decides to explore it. She leaves the room and walks down the hall. She then noticed another door close by.

"Hmm, I wonder where this room leads," Minnie thinks.

She reaches her hand to the doorknob and grabs a hold of it. She then turns the door knob and opens the door. She walks inside to see a room that is practically blue and is closely resembles Minnie's new room. All except a yellow flower.

Minnie thinks, "This mist me Toriel's bedroom."

Minnie then notices an old bucket that is full of nails. She sticks her tongue out in disgust. She then notices a small book on the draw. She can see some writing on it.

"Hmm, this must be Toriel's diary," Minnie says to herself.

She looks at the entry and reads, "Why did the skeleton wants a friend? Because she feeling bonely…"

Minnie chuckles and covers her mouth, not wanting Toriel to know she's in her room. Minnie then looks at the other entries to see they're full of jokes and riddles. Minnie walks to the bookshelf close by to see all sorts of encyclopedias of subterranean plants. She takes out a book from the shelf and begins to read the book.

Minnie reads, "Typha - A group of wetland flowering plants with brown, oblong seed pods. Knowing more commonly as 'water sausages.'"

"Sausages?" Minnie says, confused.

She then walks to a draw and opens it to see scandalous.

"I'm guessing it's Toriel's sock drawer," Minnie says to herself.

Minnie then leaves the room and walks down the hall. She then notices a mirror and looks at herself through it. Minnie then turns her head to see a plant in a vase that looks like Cattails.

"I'm guessing that's the Water Sausages. Looks almost like Cattails," Minnie thinks.

Minnie then walks to the door to see a flower in a vase that is on the drawer. Minnie tries to open another door, but it won't open.

"I guess I'm not allowed to go in this one," Minnie says to herself.

Minnie then walks down the hall. Back to the main hall that has the staircase. She then walks into what looks like a living room to see Tirlel sitting on the couch reading a book. She is by a fireplace. A short distance away, she sees a bookshelf with the fireplace tools. On the other side of the room, there is a table with three chairs. On the table is a potted plant that has a cloth under it.

She then walks through the hall to find the kitchen. It has a sink, a fridge, and kitchen supplies. She looks on the table to see the butterscotch-cinnamon pie. She looks in different draws and sees stuff like cakes, cookies, and other kinds of food. She also finds some cooking supplies.

After that. She walks into the living room and up to Toriel.

"Hi Toriel," Minnie says.

Toriel looks up to see the little human girl.

"Hello Minnie, how are you feeling?" Toriel asks.

"I'm doing fine. I um, I wanna thank you for helping me," Minnie says.

"Of course dear. I want you to know how glad I am to have you here," Toriel says.

Minnie blushes with a smile.

Minnie turns to the shield she has seen from before.

"You have so many books," Minnie says.

"Thank you. There are so many old books I want to share," Toriel says.

"Really. I like to see it," Minnie says.

Minnie then walks to Toriel who is still sitting on the couch. Toriel picks up Minnie and places her on her lap. Toriel then turns the pages to show her a bug.

Toriel says, "I want to show you my favorite bug… hunting spot."

"Hunting Spot? Never heard of that. My favorite bug is a butterfly," Minnie says.

"I read about them, they're very beautiful," Toriel says.

Then adds, "I've also prepared a curriculum for your education."

"Education?" Minnie says, confused.

"This may come as a surprise… but I have always wanted to be a teacher," Toriel says.

"Really?" Minnie asks, surprised.

"... actually, perhaps that isn't very surprising. Still, I'm glad your living here." Toriel says.

Minnie smiles, and says, "Me too."

Then asks, "Toriel. If you don't mind me asking, but um…"

"What is it?" Toriel asks.

"Do you… do you um, ever want to leave underground to go up to the surface?" Minnie asks.

Toriel sighs, and answers, "Sometimes, but it cannot be done."

"How come?" Minnie asks.

"I'm guessing you haven't been told of our ancient history," Toriel says.

Minnie slowly shakes her head.

Toriel says, "How about we both sit on a table and enjoy some butterscotch-cinnamon pie and some milk?"

"Okay," Minnie happily says.

Sometime later, Minnie and Toriel are sitting at the table and each has a plate that has a slice of pie Toriel made, and a glass of milk. Minnie eats a piece of her pie and she loves it.

Toriel giggles, "I see you really like it."

"I really do. Thank you," Minnie says.

Then asks, "So Toriel, what did happen?

Toriel says, "Well. I guess I can give you a little history lesson. It all took place a very long time ago. Back then, my kind has been getting along with humans. Sadly, a terrible war broke out and the humans win. Sadly, all of our kind were banished underground and we haven't come back to the surface since then. The only link to our world is the giant hole on top of Mount Ebott, Back then, humans who fell in the hole well… I don't want to get into that detail."

Um, you said when we first me that I was the six human. Does that mean, there were others before me?" Minnie asks.

"Actually. They're are. For the past few years, a young child wonder their way up mount Ebott and fell down the giant hole, just like you did. However, I heard that each one were founded by a different creature and were being taken care of. I have seen them, and some of them I believe are close to your age. You are the first human that I'm able to find and look after," Toriel says.

Minnie nods her head.

She then has something on the back of her mind.

She asks, "Toriel, do you think… I'm able to return to the surface again? I do love living with you, but I wonder if I'm able to go back."

"I understand, but you see… this is your home now," Toriel says.

Minnie is a little surprised to hear Minnie saying it, but she really loves Toriel. However, Minnie also feels happy being with Toriel.

"So Minnie, would you like to hear about the book I was reading?" Toriel asks.

"Sure," Minnie answers with a smile.

"It's called '72 Uses for Snails,'" Toriel says.

"Snails?" Minnie says, a bit disgusted.

She sticks her tongue and says, "Blech! Snails are yucky!"

"Maybe so, but here is an exciting snail fact. Did you know that snails… have a chainsaw like tongue called a radula," Toriel says.

"Sounds interesting, but I still don't like snails," Minnie says.

"It's okay. You don't have to like snails to think their interesting," Toriel says.

"Okay," Minnie says.

Minnie then says, "Um, Toriel."

"Yes Minnie?" Toriel replies.

"I… It's just… you remind me a lot of my mom," Minnie says.

"Really now?" Toriel replies.

"Yes. She's sweet, kind, and she teaches me things. I haven't been feeling like this since… since the accident when I was five," Minnie says and lowers her head sadly.

Toriel saddens, "You mean you're an orphan."

"Uh huh," Minnie sadly says.

Toriel stands up and walks to Minnie, "I'm so sorry to hear it. I… I had no idea."

"It's okay. You didn't know. I know it sounds odd, but I felt that I needed to return to the surface, but… but I love being with you. I love you teaching me things, and taking care of me. I… I don't know if I want to leave," Minnie says, and begins to shed tears.

Toriel picks Minnie up and hugs her.

"It's okay Minnie. There there. Mommy's here," Toriel says, comforting her.

Minnie sobs, "I'm so I'm sorr."

"It's okay. You didn't do anything wrong," Toriel says.

Then says, "I'm glad I met you. And I'm glad that you want to be with me as much as I want to be with you. I love you Minnie."

"Thank you. I love you too. But then… why do I feel that I need to go back" Minnie replies.

"I think you just feel conflicted. You know that you feel that you need to return to the surface with your own kind. However, there is a thought deep inside that you want to remain here," Toriel says.

"I guess so," Minnie says.

She then wipes her tears as she lets out a yawn.

"I'm guessing you're feeling tired," Toriel says.

Minnie nods her head and lets out a yawn.

"I think it's time for bed," Torield says.

Not long, Toriel takes Minnie in her new room and tucks her into bed.

Toriel then kisses Minnie on the forehead and says, "Goodnight Minnie."

"Goodnight mom," Minnie says, tired.

Toriel turns off the lights and close the door as she leaves. Soon, Minnie falls into a deep sleep. As she sleeps, she wonders what she should do. For now, Minnie feels that she's at home with a loving mother who loves her as much as she loves her. She continues to sleep under she is deeply sleeping and dreaming.