Chapter Six
Memory's Gift.
"Did you know… that memory is an interesting thing."
"However… memories cannot be entirely removed under normal means."
"Suppressed memories, can sometimes even be a gift."
"They can open one's eyes."
"To what is before them."
Monster's Record
Entry Three.
"We got work plans setup. Apparently anyone whom can do physical labor can do a temp job in an old Quarry."
"They have several… but the one they need to turn on is for coal. They use it to make fires instead of wood."
"Apparently coal and charcoals are used to keep fireplaces instead of wood sometimes."
"To reduce the destruction of forests."
"Humans have changed, and sometimes it amuses me."
"Anyways, other than that… we are moving those who are capable of work to the surface before we move more-"
"to the surface, work comes first and with that starts a flow of money in our people's life."
"After that then we will move more and expand as more people build housing, jobs and more."
"In other news… Frisk and Asriel are getting along quite well."
"The way Frisk looks at Asriel however…"
"Shes human and hes monster. Last time we lived on the surface… we were told it was forbidden."
"Should… we let them pursue if they desire it?"
"… No, we shouldn't rely on the old ways. I won't force them to not date if they wish."
"I want my son to be happy. I want Frisk to be happy."
"Our home should be done by the end of the week..."
"...However, Toriel came to me mid work yesterday with some worries."
"She fears… a similar end of our previous child might befall Frisk."
"I…I can't recall a day I have not thought about Chara and Asriel's younger days."
"I put her mind at ease with the fact Frisk is a rather strong and smart girl."
"However, it scares me what Asriel would do if Frisk did die..."
AN: So, I decided to expand a bit of Bard's story in this story's writings. Bard is a character of my design, hes a very special person to his world. For those who are knowledgeable of undertale AU's.
He knows of Ink Sans. So I may write a story else where for his full story. So keep an eye out for updates about it.
Dreemurr home.
The soft chirping of a few birds could be heard outside the window as sunlight pours into the home and some lands onto Asriel, whom was out the entire night. He stirs awake before sitting up and placing a hand onto his head. His head was pounding, his body felt like it was frozen with how cold he felt. He was in the pants of his suit but he felt something on his face as he turns his head to see he was in his room. Standing up and moving to his dresser he sees some gauze tied down onto his face covering his left eye.
He takes note of the coolness on his arms. His fur was thinner on them as he looks them over closely. There were hairs that where half the length of his fur's full length. It was just question after question until it comes back and hits him mentally… He turns and quickly walks out of his room only to bump into Undyne whom smiles at his awakened state.
"Well if it ain't the brat!" Undyne's toothy smile did nothing to stop Asriel as he looks at her with worry. She catches on and points to Frisk's room. "I get your worried, shes fine. I got her treated to get her to Alphys last night." Asriel nods gently before walking away, Undyne's smile fades to a frown. 'Asriel… he is still out of it.'She thought of what she saw last night that she discussed with Toriel, Asgore, and Alphys.
After Undyne had dragged Frisk out of the warehouse…
Undyne sets Frisk down in the snow as she undoes the upper portion of her dress and inspects the wound. Her eyes widen as she sees a golden glimmer inside the cut, with a wince she spreads the wound some as magic was still coating Frisk's body to see a golden solid layer of magic over her body's vital organs and her lung. The wound was deep and yet… she wasn't fatally hurt. Undyne takes off her tank top leaving her in a sports bra before she presses it to the wound letting it soak up the blood before she uses part of Frisk's dress to help tie it down tight around the wound to make it easier to stop the bleeding.
"Damn it Frisk! Don't you dare bleed out on me tonight alright… Asriel has much to say. You have much to say." Undyne's voice was weak, Frisk was family to her like a sister… and yet she felt helpless… she wanted to be in there to be kicking Chara's ass… yet she knew she was the only one whom could safely move Frisk out of here.
"How is it?" Undyne sighs as she looks to Sans.
"She will live if I can keep the bleeding stopped and get her back to Al, You… should go help Asriel. Fucking bastard, damn it! DAMN IT!" She screams. "I haven't felt the need to be so aggressive for nearly a year, I thought we were done with this kind of feeling, the feeling to always be on our damn toes incase something happens then this happens!" She screams again.
"Undyne…I get your frustrated… but first." The shark-like monster sighs before picking Frisk up and looks at Sans.
"I know! I know… just go." Undyne says before she hugs Frisk tightly to her body before sprinting off.
Hours later…
"So your saying… Frisk has magic of her own?" Alphys asks to confirm with Undyne.
"YES. Damn it, I told you three several times now. She had golden fields of magic protecting her organs inside her body. Like it acted on its own. They must have ran out of magic sometime on the way back here." Undyne says with a snarl, Alphys motions for her to calm down.
"Undyne, calm down. It does no good to snap at Alphys or anyone. If Frisk does indeed have magic, then all it means is she needs to go through proper training with it like Asriel seems to needs to. If what Sans said was true, then Asriel will have a strong control over lightning, and body manipulation magics. Frisk may have a defensive magic control as her high point from what happened." Asgore says, looking to Toriel whom only nods quietly.
"I, still don't like this..." Toriel quietly says, looking to Alphys.
"Toriel, there is nothing I can do about it… if she has awakened magic perhaps we should move on like normal. All we can do is try to prevent a buildup of magic in her body, and with what Sans says Asriel needs to be retaught his magic control. Emotional states as he saw could cause more harm than good if we don't act soon." Alphys says getting another nod from everyone.
"Then it is decided. The kids will learn to control their magic. The question is how do we plan this?" Asgore says with a serious tone.
Present time…
Asriel walks into Frisk's room to see her covered up sleeping. He moves quietly and takes a seat next to her. Watching her chest rise and fall as she breaths calmly in her sleep.
'She… is safe. Frisk is safe.' A weight felt like it was lifted off his shoulders before he exhales a sigh.
"Asriel, why didn't you fight back..."A voice echos to Asriel causing him to turn his head as his head starts to throb.
"I… don't want to hurt people." His eyes widen as suddenly his mind clicks into what it was, it was a memory… one he had no recollection of having before.
Memories…
Asriel found himself staring at a large glass pane with a younger Frisk and Asriel sitting before a flower bed… in fact he glances around to see many versions them, some older than this and some a bit younger. However one caught his eye, as he and Frisk are standing before the statue playing a melody.
"W-What?! F-Frisk this is insane, what do you mean each run?! Six years?!" His voice was filled with confusion as the real him shakes his head.
'It was five. Frisk had lost count...' He thinks to himself as Frisk continues to stare at him.
"I promised, to myself, to you… to Toriel… that I would bring you home." Frisk starts, before Asriel moves to another memory.
"Hey Asriel, what do you think of the surface?" Frisk's voice echos to him.
"I don't know. I don't remember much of it back when I was merged with…" His voice stops as Frisk hums.
"Well then, I guess we just have to make new memories then of it!" Frisk declares to him causing him to look at her. The real Asriel floats on by to another memory to see it just now restarting.
"Frisk, what is it you-" all time had stopped in it, Frisk was leaning forwards. Her face was flustered red as she had her lips to his. The memory frozen it seems or so he thought as Frisk slowly breaks off…
"Asriel… I promise to save you. Because… I love you." She says before it restarts repeating the same thing.
'How could I forget the- She reset… after each one she reset and so that explains why. I thought memories were gone for good that way…' Asriel though before his eyes widen.
'No, they were suppressedmemories, you can't just remove them. They have value to the soul, to the heart of the person… no matter how much you want to forget or how forceful a person tries to be to force suppression of memories is never… absolute.' Asriel moves forwards a bit to find a scene he recalls as flowey.
"Toriel, I promise to save someone precious to you. So don't worry okay? When this is all over, everyone will go home happy." The reason he could see these, is because he wanted the truth of the past, he wanted his reason to be here.
He wanted his reason… of why she chose him to live.
"Hey Frisk, do you have any friends on the surface?" His own voice calls out as Frisk chirps.
"Yep! Their names are Penny, and Jake. However… sometimes I feel like I won't get to see them again because I don't want to leave quite yet." Frisk says, her tone neutral as she smiles at the gemstone covered ceiling.
"Huh?! That don't make sense, why not? Frisk?" Asriel pestered her but to no success.
One by one… he viewed the memories he held in the deepest corners of his mind.
'Frisk...' His words were for a lost as he arrives at a cracked pane of glass…
She was crying, while kneeling over Papyrus' skull
"DON'T CRY HUMAN. I UNDERSTAND… SMILE FOR ME OKAY?" Frisk nods as she slams a knife into him. "BE… FREE..." Were his last words as his skull breaks into dust.
'Why...' He thought, however he saw a faint figure standing over Frisk with a familiar face… Chara.
Frisk slowly stopped crying as she stood up zombie like… however she stopped as the memory ended.
'She reset here… the pain was too much and I stopped watching for some reason no reset shows how she deals with it after that… so does that mean I was mentally afraid and hid?' Asriel thinks as he feels the warm sensation of waking up.
'Its time to leave my memories it seems… I wonder if I can ever come back here.' His thoughts echos in his mind as he slowly feels the warm sunlight peering down on him through a window.
Frisk's room…
Asriel found his head against her bed as someone enters the room.
"Asriel…?" Toriel's voice calls out with worry. Asriel gently smiles as he looks at his mother.
"I am here, sorry I guess I dozed off watching Frisk." Toriel sighs before she quietly walks in. He turns back to Frisk staring at her sleeping form.
"Perhaps you should go lie back down…" She seemed to be put off looking at him.
'It must be the bandages on me..'Asriel shakes his head.
"No, I feel wide awake now. I am curious… when did everyone else notice how Frisk felt for me?" Toriel's eyes widen as he gives a chuckle. "Its funny… because I feel like, we should have been together… long ago." Toriel's eyes soften as a gentle smile takes her face, he turns back towards his mother.
"Some time we have known." Toriel replies, Asriel gives a nod of understanding.
"I guess all the men of the name Dreemurr have foolish moments huh mom." Toriel gives a bit brighter smile.
"It seems that way… Has she stirred awake any?" Asriel shakes his head.
"No, atleast I don't know. I came in here and kinda passed out with relief to see she was okay." Toriel nods before looking at Asriel.
"Alright my child… We sent Frisk's dress in to get repaired, and your dress top. Your outfit took apparently got shredded when you did what ever you did with your arms." Toriel says getting no response from Asriel. "Deliana also said don't worry about the reservation… she has you penned for whenever you want to go there after we told her what happened..." Toriel says explaining some things.
"Its fine. I think… I plan to take her once she wakes up. I… we need to have some time to our selves so I can talk to her about..." Asriel refused to say the name… he didn't want to acknowledge the name anymore.
"Your late brother..." Toriel says avoiding the name as well. She couldn't believe her child had turned to be something so… evil.
"Yeah." Asriel replies before he stands up. "I think I will shower and… get a bite to eat before I come back in here." Asriel says walking away Toriel nods as she leaves him to his own devices. The house felt, still. It felt lifeless for the first time in their new home.
'Never again will I let harm come to you. Even here you don't get a chance to live happily without trouble shooting for you or me.'Asriel thinks as he goes back to his room and gets a new set of clothing. After showering and eating he returns to Frisk's side with a chair to sit in as he watches over her. He had brought with a portable game system but he places it down and watches her with sadness in his eyes.
'So much sacrifice, and I never accepted your feelings… I hope you still feel that way.'He gently smiles as he waits and watches the sun, he only had one disturbance that came in the form of a very worried friend in Alphys whom checked over Asriel before leaving him and Frisk be for the rest of the day.
The next day was quick to come with company. Penny and Jake had stopped by to see Asriel and Frisk in her room. He was asleep with his head tilted to the side, however their entry caused him to stir before greeting them with a smile.
"Hey..." Asriel quietly says, Penny gently, yet solemnly as she and Jake walks up next to him.
"How you holding up Asriel?" Jake asks, getting a shrug.
"As well as anyone who had just gotten a cut into his face and saw someone he considered his brother stab the person he loves..." Asriel says, Jake winces at the tone Asriel was speaking with. He wasn't the same Asriel they spoke too, his casual and calm collective side was gone right now. All he cared for was watching over Frisk and he was waiting for her to wake.
Penny moves close to Asriel before lowering her self to look him dead in the eyes before giving him a hug.
"Im sorry… I thought that maybe me and Jake should have tried to follow and watch out for you guys, but I didn't think anything could ever happen like this in this city… nothing this bad has ever happened before." She says Asriel continues to gently smile looking up at Jake.
"Its fine, Me and Frisk… we will live. I will have a scar under my fur, but Alphys says my vision should fully heal up before too long. Frisk will surprisingly heal up entirely, the stab wound missed all vital organs some how and, Alphys is a skilled doctor she was able to seal up the wound and all the arteries so no left over scar should be left." Asriel's voice carried hope. "The only downside is the blood loss, and somehow during all that, somehow her lungs weren't able to get oxygen so she is… in a coma state. No one tells me anymore than that." Asriel says as Penny's hands clench at his shirt behind him.
She was scared, nearly a year and she almost lost Frisk again, and nearly lost her new friend Asriel. She had one question for him and she was shaking in worry about how he might react.
"Asriel..." Penny pulls off him and looks at him with worry. "I… I want to know more of the past. Frisk told me some, she told me her stories but I feel like that is one side of the page, I want to hear your stories now." Penny says, knowing this is a touchy subject. His smile never fades an inch before Asriel nods.
"Sure, I will recount some tales while we watch over Frisk. Lets go get food to eat while we talk." Asriel says standing, his friends show some happiness to see him being open with them and goes with him to get food before they talk.
He explained his time before becoming known as Flowey, his time with his brother, never once saying his name however. Before moving to his time as Flowey before Frisk came, and then to the events Frisk had done.
"So… what do you plan to tell her?" Jake asks looking over at Frisk from his seat, one of the three chairs in Frisk's room. Asriel was sitting in her desk chair with a sigh.
"I think… I will tell her my feelings. Its up to her to see if she wishes to still accept me." Penny frowns before she looks at Asriel.
"Your worried she will not aren't you… I know Frisk, she planned to take you shopping to try and get you to notice her… but if you know how she felt back then, you should know she still feels the same." Penny says trying to place hope in Asriel.
"Perhaps, but I am one of the Monsters, I am not a Human. Its her call always, but I pray she will give me a chance." Penny and Jake look at Asriel then at Frisk with a gentle smile.
"She will, no doubt about it." Jake says calmly as he stands up, they had been talking for hours and it was time for them to leave.
"I hate to leave Asriel… but we got to help our parents and big sister out soon." Penny says before getting a shake of Asriel's head.
"Its fine, glad to see you guys come check up on us. I will give you a call if any change happens." Asriel says gently before looking over at Frisk.
"Alright Asriel, though don't over do it. Rest well and take care of yourself." Penny says before she and Jake leave the room. Asriel smiles before looking up at the ceiling.
"Wake up soon… We got a dinner to enjoy still. Our… date is still on going till then." Asriel says quietly. 'After all, that is what it was wasn't it? I mean… why else would you dress up nice like that. Your the biggest tomboy I know.'Asriel, leans back in his seat looking out the window to the right of Frisk. He however does not the see the figure staring into the room.
"So, Its similar. Yet… Asriel isn't the same. Hes grown? Things are playing out interestingly..." The figure says turning around to see a woman with blonde hair hovering across from him.
"Bard, you shouldn't be here. Once again your breaking the rules to tell some fruitless story that we both know will end in sufferage. It has been-"
"Foretold? Do you not sense the balance has been restored to this world? Leave me to my devices woman. You've done enough damage to me have you not? Let me prepare the stories for the dead to hear." Bard says interrupting the woman as he drops down to the ground floor.
"You cannot keep avoiding your own past and your future bard." The Bard chuckles as he looks back, blue eyes flicker from the darkness of his hood.
"Watch me woman. Besides look through that window and tell me if ink should get involved in this world too? He loves worlds despite his own being a void." The woman snaps a glare her yellow eyes narrow.
"So be it." She says vanishing.
"Can't an old story teller just find more stories to tell… without being bothered by people from his past." He says before a smiling muzzle looks back towards the house. "Take care Asriel, It seems I am needed else where. I will return to see how you two have grown." The Bard says before fading away.
With the observer gone, the sun soon falls to the horizon behind the home. Leaving another day behind, and to soon arise on the next. Asriel wakes to see the sun peering over houses causing a bright light in his eyes.
"Asriel..."A voice echos into his mind… meanwhile with Frisk whom for the first time turned in her sleep now laying on her side facing away from Asriel.
Frisk's mind…
"Asriel..." Frisk says as she stares down into a puddle of water inside the void of her mind. "I was so stupid to think my actions wouldn't come back and bite me..." Frisk sighs as she looks into the puddle, in the reflection was something she feared… little to her knowledge this was a dream. She was wearing the same dress she was prior to her state here
"I can't fucking believe this, I trusted you Frisk!" Asriel says looking down at the unconscious dream body of Frisk. "After all this and I recall what you did, to my mother! MY FAMILY!" Frisk splashes the water breaking the dream away. Lost of all senses of reality, of what is true and not. She curls and cries, her eyes pouring droplets of her tears that roll off into her dress.
"What the hell are you doing..." Frisk jumps at the voice, however instead of the same deep red eyes that were burning with hatred. She saw a pair of red eyes filled with pity.
"Go away!" Frisk screams as she sobs back into her knees.
"Why cause I kicked your ass? Cause I fucking cut Asriel up? What the hell will that change huh?!" The voice calls out, their small child-like body with reddened cheeks on their face meant only one person. Chara.
"I fucked up I know!" She screams as a sigh echos in her mind.
" You need to stop this. I'm not your chara. Seriously, out of all the things you can listen to, you won't listen to me… your heart, your soul, your memories. And I chose this, the person you fear most. Because your afraid of the fact you abandoned him in the underground-" The voice says as 'Chara's' face fades into Frisk's. Yet younger she kneels across from Frisk.
"IM SORRY!" She screams, the fear weighing further.
"That it would come back to hurt you or the ones you love." The girl finishes. "Frisk, lets take a look back on the one time… Chara tried to trust your word." The girl says looking down at the water, which drew further back to a phantom of Chara glaring at Frisk.
"No. I told you, the true way to freedom is to kill them! No one left, take their power for your own and you can break free!" Chara's voice says with glee, Frisk's voice echos as a laughter before she smiles at Chara.
"I dissagree. I think we can save them. Asriel and you too." Frisk says with a smile, Chara's eyes widen before softening me.
"Why..." Chara asks silently, Frisk didn't quite hear it before looking at him.
"Huh you say something?" She asks, Chara looks at Frisk before his eyes narrow.
"Nothing. Lets fucking go you pacifistic pest." Chara says floating away. Frisk smiles before following after him…
Back with Frisk and the girl….
"That was the first and only time he ever showed an ounce of hopefulness to save him. But he didn't want it… yet Asriel." Frisk looks at the girl with sad eyes. "You saved him for something stronger, you saved him selfishly… Yet you knew you might never be accepted. You selflessly risked your life, for the selfish desire to be with him forever." The girl stands before sighing. "Yet for hours you've been replaying this same nightmare because all you saw was him get attacked, then saw for a second him in a rage, to defend YOU." Frisk looks at her with confusion in her eyes.
"But I..." Frisk's voice was shaky as the girl sighs and touches the pond.
"Look, and tell me what you see." The girl says, Frisk crawls over and peers over the pond to see Asriel staring out a window. "Hes been by your side every moment… I don't get to see a lot since your body's senses are so out of it…"
"I wonder, if her dress is fixed. Perhaps I should go see if I can get our outfits ready for use again." Frisk's eyes widen as a sigh comes from him. "I forgot that our birthday is coming up… I still should find something for Frisk. I owe so much to her… to you. Frisk I wonder, if what they say is true… can you hear me in your state? If so, please… wake up soon. We have much to do, to say… to experience. After all, I don't want to live a life without you." Asriel says turning to Frisk in the water.
"H-How..." The girl smiles.
"The magic around you and him, it lets us draw a picture in here of what is going on." The girl says, Frisk stares at her confused. "Perhaps you should ask mom, or Alphys. However… that scene was some time ago. Don't you think its time to wake up?" Frisk looks at the water to see Asriel smiling at her.
"Yeah." Frisk says as she starts to stand.
"Oh before you go." The girl smiles as a light appears through her form. "Don't forget…" Her voice vanishes as her mouth moves.
"What I can't-" Frisk hides her eyes as light overwhelms her eyes. However words echo in her mind…
'To visit your mother's grave. She would like that you know.' The words echo in her mind as Frisk's eyes widen before a tingling sensation of warmth overwhelms her.
"My…mother?" She says as the void is suddenly overwhelmed and she stirs awake.
"You know, I never noticed… how peaceful the surface can be just staring at the sunrise..." Asriel says as he watches the sun finally rising over the homes before him.
"Is…that so?"Asriel's eyes widen as he turns to face Frisk whom looked rather wore out despite her long sleep. His face turns to a smile.
"Yeah. Welcome back, Frisk." Asriel says as he stares at her with his soft emerald green eye locked to her vibrant golden eyes. "So, how do you feel." He says breaking their silent moment as she groans.
"Like I got hit with a truck..." She says her voice quiet and raspy. Asriel nods as he stands up.
"I bet, I am gonna get some water and let mother and father know if they are awake." Asriel says before walking towards the door. Stopping in the door way he looks back at her. "Frisk… Its good to see your back. Later if your feeling up to it, I got someplace I want us to go." Asriel says before walking out of the room. Frisk presses herself up to see she was wearing a tanktop she recongized as Undyne's as well as notice she was wearing a pair of shorts.
'I must have been out for some time..." Her room was the same as she left it when they left that day for her to spend time with Asriel… 'Asriel must think I am just a burden.' She smiles with a sigh. "Not like I havn't been one..." She mumbles as Asriel comes back through the door. Her eyes locked onto the chair next to her…
"Been a what?" Frisk jumps slightly and turns to see Asriel walking up to her, taking a seat on her bed next to her. "Here." He says handing her a glass of water. She reaches out to see her shaky hands, a bit of worry building up in her chest. Asriel pulls back and moves the chair closer to her before he holds the glass for her within range for her to take a sip.
"Asriel I..." Asriel shakes his head.
"Its fine, I don't mind. Spending four days taking care of you… has been nice. No games, no training, no nothing. Just here, to help you was enough to make me happy." Asriel says, getting her chest to well up as she takes a sip as he gently and slowly tilts it as she gives a gentle nudge to tilt it more. Drinking the water entirely before she lets out a quiet sigh of relief.
"I… I'm sorry I was such a burden." Asriel's face doesn't change as he places the cup down.
"You are never a burden. Mom and Dad are asleep still, so they will be up later… Do you need anything before I head to town. I got to go get something if you want to go get some food." Asriel says softly, catching her off-guard. Asriel has never been so calm and been patience with her before. He was always ready to get going not wanting to waste a second. It was then she noticed the bandages around his face, something she didn't see in the depths of her mind.
"What… happened?" She ask, Asriel freezes for a second before sighing.
"Chara." He says calmly. "Chara, possessed some human and used them to hurt you… and me. I will heal up, it will leave a scar under my fur, but hey I got reckless and lost myself trying to kill him. He hurt you, he tried to killyou. Brother or not… I refuse to let anyone harm you." Asriel says, his eye steeled to seriousness. Frisk stares in surprise, however the seriousness look on his face… only got one outcome. Frisk suddenly found her self smiling before she started to laugh. Causing Asriel to look at her with confusion.
"S-Sorry, its just your so serious!" She says with a large smile on her face. " I have never seen you so serious… yet at the same time you sound just like your normal self, combined with your younger self and Charathat I watched old video tapes of back in the underground!" She says before covering her mouth to continue laughing. Asriel stumbled in surprise.
"T-Tapes of me and Chara?! W-What?! THOSE THINGS ARE STILL AROUND?!" He exclaimed at Frisk with surprise resulting in Frisk to break down in laughter more. "C-COME ON THAT IS NOT FUNNY! THOSE ARE SO EMBARRASSING!" He exclaims further causing Frisk to hold her stomach as pain and utter joy was on her face. Her laughter not easing up.
"But your so cute in them!" She manages to say before trying to stifle her laughter, while Asriel looks at her in horror.
"H-how could you say that? I was so foolish and idiotic back then!" Asriel says trying to cover up his past actions. Frisk eventually does calm down before she smiles brightly at Asriel.
"I say that, because it is true. If I had a brother, I would hope he would have been just like you!" Frisk says with a large smile, Asriel stops fretting as he looks at her with a smile of his own.
"Anyways..." Asriel says with a sigh. "Do you need anything before I take off?" Frisk nods as she tries to turn in her bed to the side.
"Yes, I could use a hand to get to the bathroom. I think my legs are still asleep." Frisk says only to have Asriel walk over and help her stand before slowly helping her towards the bathroom, once at the door she manages to wearily walk inside. Asriel waiting by the door to help her back once shes done. After she returns and Asriel guides her back to her bed he waves at her from her door.
"Alright, I will be back soon. Let mom I will be back soon." Asriel says walking out of the room, the door ajar as the steps of him walking down stairs. She could hear the front door opening then closing. Time felt, oddly still the second it got quiet, she lets out a sigh before laying back on her bed.
"I already miss him…" She says to no one in particular as she stares at her ceiling.
"Heh, that is love for ya." Frisk nods, before her mind registered the voice as she shot up to see Sans standing at her door her eyes wide and her chest pounding. Her eyes narrow before she mouths some words.
'Fuckin hell Sans!' She mouths quietly, knowing her adoptive mother very particular about language. She lets out a sigh as Sans chuckles.
"Sorry kiddo, I didn't expect you to be so jumpy after being out for four days." Frisk takes another deep breath before nodding.
"Four days huh?" Sans nods taking a seat next to her.
"Yep, how ya doing? I saw Asriel and he seemed to be perkier than he has been for the past few days. So I figured you were up and came by to check up on ya. So you gonna tell that goat how ya feel yet?" Frisk's face flushes as she rolls over and lies back down.
"S-Shut up Sans..." She says calmly.
"Hehe, seriously though, how ya feeling?" Sans asks, Frisk rolls onto her back with a frown.
"Like I am a burden. But Asriel seems so fine with helping me, I feel like I shouldn't let him." Sans shrugs as he leans back.
"Frisk listen, you've been so selfless for everyone else, be selfish and let him pamper ya a bit. You didn't ever get to experience being spoiled a bit, and trust me while I love your kindness, I worry for you because of it. I think your naive kindness will hurt you." Frisk looks at Sans before she sits up and smiles.
"So be a bit more selfish?" Sans nods with a smile.
"Yeah, honestly kid. You deserve a little less work and more joy in your life." Sans says standing up. "Welp I need to get home before paps wakes up. Take care kiddo." Sans walks towards the door and out of her room. Frisk shakes her head with a sigh.
"Still an oddball." She says with a smile. She looks to her side to see her phone laying on the night stand. Smiling she reaches for it only to stop and let a rather devious smirk roll up on her face. 'Oh this will be good… time to screw with your head...'
She thinks picking it up she pulls up Penny's contact before typing out a , come over right away… we need to talk. -Asriel
'And wait for the mayhem.'Frisk thinks as she leans back with a victory smirk. 'Better than the pie prank I think.'Frisk thinks letting out a more mischievous side.
Down stairs, Toriel is coming out of her room with a yawn as she is wearing a light purple nightgown with cap. She sees the time before glancing at the stairs with a sigh.
'Hopefully he slept last night. I will check up on him in a minute, and see if Frisk is doing well.' She heads into the kitchen as she presses a light on a coffee machine, powering it up. Taking a seat she lets out a sigh, her eyes droopy as she looks outside. 'What will I do if Frisk never wakes up? What will Asriel do?! He can't stay by her side forever if she never wakes up...' The idea scared Toriel, she knew that perhaps even Asriel was afraid of that outcome. Her thoughts were broken as a knock came on the front door. She sees Undyne suddenly leaning infront of the window waving with her sharp teeth and grinning ear to ear. Toriel walks to the door with a tired smile on her face. Opening it she is greeted by two, one Undyne and one Alphys.
"Morning Toriel." Alphys says calmly, Toriel nods and moves aside letting them come in.
"Yeah mornin. How are the brats doin?" Undyne asks as Toriel shakes her head.
"I have yet to check on them this morning… I fear the situation is unchanged." Toriel says as Undyne gives a scoff.
"Come on Toriel, you know better! Frisk wouldn't stay down for long. I should know, after all Me, Asgore, everyone has fought against Frisk back in the underground. Never once did she give up." Toriel's eyes look to Undyne's eye. She was full of hope, not worried in the slightest anymore. Toriel's worry felt like it was melting in Undyne's optimistic attitude she was having. She smiles a bit more knowing Undyne was right. Frisk wouldn't give up.
"I thank you for those words, Its been scary because it reminds me of too much of what happened before..." Undyne chuckles.
"Yeah with a kid who wanted to kill people. Thats the difference! Frisk doesn't wish harm to every human or monster." Undyne says, Alphys nods before looking up at Toriel.
"Yes, Frisk's unending kindness is a very remarkable trait. Her love for people, her sense of justice, her will of preservation, bravery, integrity, and her determination. She carries literally the embodiment of all the traits we have seen in the Underground. Shes… remarkable." Alphys says, and as she puts it that way Toriel realizes how lucky they are to have met Frisk, but it almost seems too perfect.
"When you say that… she seems perfect." Alphys nods with a smile however she notices a distant look in Toriel's eyes. "That means she is hiding her own desires, her own wants, shes hurting herself for others… shes, not being truly honest with us about her own self." Toriel says as Undyne and Alphys look at her with surprise.
"T-That may be true, however… she is young still perhaps she will grow out of this and become more balanced!" Alphys says trying to deter negative thoughts in the elder monster.
"Listen Toriel, Frisk is selfless, we get that. Perhaps we should try to help her be… more selfish? It is so weird to say that… I was selfish growing up and now I despised that fact of me… yet here I am saying I want to help someone be selfish..." Undyne says looking away. Alphys looks at Undyne with a smile.
"You were never entirely selfless once you became part of the royal knights, but that is what made you more you. You got to expand on your own self that way." Alphys says looking at Toriel. "I don't doubt for a moment if Frisk were to start being selfish about her self a bit that it wouldn't help make her a better person even further." Alphys' smile brightly shines as Toriel nods.
"I will believe in those words." Toriel says as she motions to the kitchen. "Let me make us some tea, we can spare a few minutes before we check up on-"
"YOU BIG JERK!"A voice yells, catching everyone's attention. It came from Frisk's room as Toriel quickly moves up the stairs. Undyne's eye raises questionably.
"Wasn't that… Penny's voice?" She asks before following Toriel, whom was just now entering Frisk's room to see Penny glaring Frisk down whom was smiling an ever so mischievous smile. Undyne and Alphys quickly arriving soon after. Penny was sittingin the window sill.
"I thought Asriel had bad news! I was worried about you damn it!" Penny yells, her eyes glaring at Frisk whom couldn't hold it any longer.
"Hehehe… I couldn't resist. I figured if anyone was to find out that I was awake first was to be either you or Asriel… and since he was here when I woke, I decided to let you know… well in a rather amusing way for sure." Frisk says, she was sitting up, her smile glowing before them as Toriel, Alphys, and Undyne stared at her and Penny.
"Oh so you thought it'd be funny to make it seem like-" Frisk starts to nod right away, Penny growls and notices Toriel staring in disbelief. Frisk turns and smiles a bit more brightly to her.
"Hello mother!" She says gleefully, Toriel's eyes soften as she walks over and leans down to give Frisk a hug. One which Frisk gladly accepts and returns.
"Frisk..." Toriel lets out a sigh of relief before letting go and looks around. "Where is Asriel?" Frisk shrugs with an 'i dont know' expression.
"He said he had to go get something from town. Also saying he wants to take me somewhere if I am up to it… but I guess that means if Alphys clears me for being up and about." Frisk says looking at the lizard monster.
"Heh, already awake and aching to get out of bed?" Undyne says, getting a chuckle from Frisk.
"Yeah, to think I was out for fourdays! It feels like its been a week to be honest since I was out for even that long..." Undyne nods with her classic shark-like smirk.
"Damn straight brat. Now Al, why not check on the girl. Can't let her disappoint the young man can we?" Undyne looks at Alphys whom sighs before walking over to Frisk. Placing down a bag, she proceeds to do a normal physical check up of her lungs, heart, and blood pressure, before opening the bag and pulling out a wand about four inches in length that had three half inch deep teal colored orbs sticking out two sides of it across from each other, finished with a hole all the way through it.
"Frisk, I need you to blow through this..." Alphys says handing it to Frisk whom looks at it curiously before placing her lips on one end and blows air through. The six orbs start to glow a dull white before they each change colors. Golden yellow, ocean blue, ruby red, sky teal, sunset orange, and vibrant ' eyes widen as gentle hum came from them before Frisk stopped blowing and hands it back to Alphys. "T-This well… This confirms it…" Alphys says looking at Frisk. "You indeed have magic… a very large and flexible amount of magic!" Alphys says as Toriel looks at Alphys curiously.
"I have never seen such a device… care to explain Alphys?" Toriel asks calmly whom nods, Frisk and Penny staring in disbelief.
"Yes, well. This is something I recently created to… well confirm if we believed it to be true or if it was something else. These six orbs I have melded into this are inbued with six basic magic types. Golden Yellow is light magic, Ocean Blue is water, Ruby Red is fire, Sky Teal is wind, Sunset orange is earth, and Vibrant Violet is lightning types. Even if she didn't have the ability to master any of them… she would have made all of them glow if her magic was very strong…" Alphys says looking at Frisk. "However she didn't make them glow, she made them hum! Her magic that was inside her breath was resonating with the orbs, and I only found one reference to it before… a monster by the name of… Egel." Toriel's eyes widen as she looks at Frisk.
"So she has magic that is as strong as..." Toriel started, with Alphys nodding.
"Well, yes. But only if she masters her magic. Right… That means you will need to be taught how to call upon your magic in the near future Frisk." Alphys says turning back to Frisk who was in disbelief still, only for Penny to gently punch Frisk's arm to wake her out of her daze.
"Damn, your luck is nuts. You nearly die, coma for days. Then wake up and learn you have actual magic!" Penny says with a smirk. "And here I thought I was the lucky one with the fact so many boys hit on me… Then again… you don't need anyone else, but Asriel riiight?" Penny asks causing everyone to look at her. Frisk's face flushes as she puffs up her face and grabs her blanket throwing it over her.
"You are all so mean!"She pouts at the teasing she felt from her friend and family's staring for an answer. However her rather amusing reaction causes them to gently laugh. After another half hour, Penny takes her leave wishing her friend well. Alphys after giving Frisk a more thorough check of her health decides she is free to be up and about, but wants her to take it easy till she is fully recovered, as the final two guests leave they bump into Asriel whom was carrying two black clothes clovers. Which in return let Alphys check on him to give him news that he could take the bandages off his face now.
Returning up to Frisk's room he saw her stretching her arms and legs bending over to touch her toes. He smirks as he walks over to her dresser.
"Hows them limbs feeling Frisk?" Asriel says, causing her to jolt in her spot and fall onto her bed as she lost her balance.
"Jeeze! How many people are gonna jump scare me today?! Sans did it after you left and then you do it once Alphys leaves!" Frisk says holding her chest and sighs. "What is that you got there?" She asks looking over at him as he lifts up the longer clothes cover before unzipping it and revealing her dress. Her eyes widen as she glances away.
"If your free… I would like to take you to dinner." Asriel looks at her waiting. Frisk's eyes widen as she looks at him, her lips curl into a smile before she gives a gentle nod.
"I, would love that." Frisk says as she walks over and takes the hanger from him and looks at him. "I guess you want me to wear this… Don't you think… people will think we are dating?" Asriel's smile twitches up a bit more as he looks at her.
"I mean, if you don't mind I would loveto have you join me on a date."He says putting emphasis on love and date. Frisk's heart skipped a beat as she felt a light feeling in her chest and stomach.
"I… uh..." She was speechless as Asriel takes the other hanger and walks out of the room. Toriel walks to the door way to see Frisk staring at the door way with wide eyes before a warm smile is seen on her adoptive mother.
"Do you want me to help with your dress Frisk?" Frisk dumbly nods. Toriel gives a light chuckle as she motions Frisk out of the room. "Go get a shower first, then I will help you get dressed, we don't want you wasting too much time fiddling with your dress when you got places to be." Toriel says, She walks in and takes the dress from Frisk whom wanders off dazily out of her room and to the room across from her. Closing the door Toriel only watches with amusement.
After a shower, Frisk quickly returns a bit more awake to what has been said and done as She closes the door to see Toriel sitting in there waiting to help her. Meanwhile in Asriel's room he is burning a bit of his energy he feels bouncing up and down with his feet never leaving the ground before he starts to strip to get dressed was soon out of his room and heading down the hall before heading down the stairs. In the living room was Asgore whom looks up and over at Asriel from his newspaper, seeing his son dressed fancily was a surprise.
"I heard from Toriel that Frisk woke up. So does that mean…?" Asgore asks looking back to his paper while Asriel hums joyfully.
"I asked Frisk to join me on a date." Asriel says with pride. Asgore's eyes snap wide open before he looks at Asriel. His son was standing rather proudly unlike before which he seemed more to stand as if he existed and nothing more.
"Is that so?" Asgore says, a smile taking it's place on Asgore's face. "So what caused you to be so open about this course of action?" The elder monster asks. Asriel gives a notable 'hum'.
"Truly? I just felt more honest with my feelings since that night. I can't really explain it." Asriel says getting a nod from his father. However before he could say anything more the sound of a door opening followed by footsteps could be heard upstairs.
"Frisk, you look even better than the last time you wore it." Toriel's voice echos from the upstairs hallway.
"Y-You really think so? Why do itfeel so..." Frisk couldn't find the words.
"Exciting? Terrifying? It is normal to feel such,my child. Don't worry so much." Toriel says as the two appear at the top of the steps, Frisk standing visible to them as they look down the steps. Asriel looks up at Frisk as his smile grew a bit bigger.
"Mother is right, you do look even better than last time. You were beautiful, now… your gorgeous. I never noticed how it fit you as a whole so perfectly before." Asriel says, catching Frisk's attention. She drew her eyes to Asriel as her already pounding heart skips another beat. Her face heating up rapidly as it shows to everyone with her face glowing red. Toriel, noticing the tint of red as she places her hand onto Frisk's shoulder.
Frisk felt a relaxing coolness wash over her as she felt more relax and the warmth in her face fade quickly. She glances at Toriel whom whispers something to her in her ear before she turns back to Asriel with a smile of her own.
"Y-You really think so? I feel sorta akward wearing it again so soon… I mean, the only reason I got it was..." Frisk starts to explain however…
"To catch my eye? Listen we can talk about that over dinner." Asriel says calmly. Frisk nods before walking down the stairs and turning to Asriel. Now getting a good look at him, she wasn't the only one making an impression. He was trying to make his own. It caught her eye as it formed to his body's build, yet at the same time drew her attention to him.
"Alright, so where are we going?" Asriel shrugs as he continues to smile on. He waves to Toriel and Asgore before he walks to the door and opens it for Frisk, motioning for her to go before him. "We will be home after dinner mom." Frisk says turning her face to smile at her adoptive mother before she walks outside, with Asriel following after closing the door behind him. The second the door is closed Toriel lets out a sigh.
"Finally..." She says with a smile. "They can finally move on an I can stop worrying if they would just crush on each other for the rest of their lives." Toriel moves to the kitchen and looks to Asgore. "I will start our own dinner, since its just us it shouldn't be long." Asgore gives a chuckle with a nod.
Outside Frisk and Asriel had already started to walk off towards their dinner. However they were abruptly stopped by a pair of skeletons whom were walking down the path towards them.
"I TELL YOU SANS, THERE ARE SO MANY INTERESTING HUMANS! I MET A VERY TINY ONE TODAY, I DIDN'T KNOW THEY GOT SO SMALL! IT LAUGHED AT ME AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT LAUGH BACK, THEN THE OTHER HUMANS JOINED IN!" The tall one says cheerfully, wearing red sweater and blue sweat pants.
"Heh, is that so? Musta' been pretty… humerous." Sans says wearing his shorts and blue jacket, he looks forwards to see Frisk and Asriel walking towards them before waving. "Speakin of humans bro, look who it is." Sans says letting the tall one know who was ahead of them. They look and wave at Frisk and Asriel with a big grin.
"HUMAN FRISK! PRINCE ASRIEL!" he calls out getting the two to wave back with a smile. As the two groups stop just before one another Sans notices their outfits.
"Goin out again already? Shouldn't ya be recoverin kiddo?" Sans asks getting Frisk to shake her head.
"I will be fine, besides me how are you and Papyrus." Frisk asks, Papyrus places his hand on his chest.
"I AM DOING GREAT! HOWEVER I MUST ASK, WHY ARE YOU TWO WEARING SUCH THIN CLOTHING AREN'T YOU TWO COLD?" Papyrus asks, Sans chuckles as he jabs his brother's arm lightly.
"Magical clothing, Anyways what are you two off to do today?" Frisk's face flushes as Sans asks them what they are off to do.
"Well, me and Frisk have a date to get to." Asriel says, causing Frisk to blush a bit, but Papyrus and Sans' eyes both go wide as suddenly Sans' smile grows.
"Is that so? Well damn about time." Sans says with a exhale of relief.
"WOWIE A DATE? IS IT ANYTHING LIKE THE FRIENDSHIP DATE WE DID FRISK?" Asriel felt a twitch on his face, as the urge to place his hand upon his face grew. Frisk just chuckles lightly and shakes her head.
"N-No Papyrus, this is something two people do to see if they want to become..." Frisk stops as the 'L' word comes up in her mind.
"Lovers pap. Well, do you two want to skip the walk and get to your date then? I am sure me and Paps held you up long enough." Sans says, Asriel thinks it over before nodding.
"Yeah, it will prevent any headache issues this time around." Asriel says, as the three of them went silent. "What? Can I not make a joke?" Asriel asks as the three of them stare.
"Asriel… don't joke about that. In that moment I got scared..." Frisk says quietly, Asriel feeling guilt rise sighs. The fear of it happening again grew in the back of her mind.
"Sorry didn't mean it that way." He says apologizing causing her trouble with the memory of the attack on them.
"Anyways. Paps, you wanna head home while I get them to their location?" Papyrus nods with a smile on his face.
"SURE THING! YOU TWO TAKE CARE!" Papyrus says before charging off, Sans sighs with a smile.
"Where to kiddos?" He asks turning around and starting to walk off, Frisk and Asriel quickly match pace and walk behind him. Asriel leans over and quietly says something to Sans before standing straight. "Alright, and off we go." He says as the two pass by a light post and vanish. The sound of a car passing by as Frisk and Asriel found themselves with Sans standing right outside of a building called 'The UnderCafe'. Frisk's eyes slowly widen while Asriel walks to the door.
"Thanks Sans. Come on Frisk." Asriel says, she looks at him with surprise.
"B-But this place! Its so… pricy! I can't accept this… it is-" She stops as suddenly before her Asriel is standing his his finger gently against her lips.
"Its on me, come. I wouldn't take you no place other than the best." Asriel says. Frisk however felt speechless. She for once was defeated in something. Her heart throbbed with joy, as she felt her soul and heart telling her to go with him. She lets him guide her in as they were greeted by the owner herself.
"Well if I be! Asriel, ye finally came! I heard what happen to you and Frisk, glad you two are alright!" Deliana says her dark teal eyes looking at the two of them.
"Yep, still kicking. So could we cut the chase and…?" Asriel ask, getting a nod from the bunny monster.
"Sure thing dear, follow me." Deliana says leading them away and towards the back of the building. The come to a door as she opens it and motions them in. "This is your private room. Menus are inside and if your ready to order there is a button in there to call in your service. Whism will be your server today." Deliana says before letting the two enter the room, Asriel's eyes trailed to the ceiling which was covered just like he thought with glowing gemstones. Frisk's eyes followed his and her jaw slightly opened in surprise.
"It is so..." Frisk started as she moved to take a seat.
"Beautiful? I say it only enhances the view I have before me." Asriel says looking at Frisk. Frisk felt uneasy as she looks at him. Something digging at her mind about his actions as she sighs and looks at him.
"Asriel.. I need to ask. Are you doing this because of what happened or what you feel for me?" She asks, worried for the response as she hears a sigh from him.
"I was wondering when you would ask something… the answer is both. I remember Frisk, I remember everything you did in the underground." Frisk felt her muscles lock up in fear. "And I have to say… I was an idiot for not seeing it sooner, that love you held for me… is what drove you." Frisk's eyes widen as he smiles gently. "I had this burning desire to protect you, to be next to you when I woke. I didn't know what to do, except I wanted to charge forth and find you. No matter the cost, no matter the pain I felt." Asriel says, Frisk felt her muscles relax a bit but she felt more was coming.
"Are you not going to judge me for my actions. Sans has, you should have the right to do so as well." Frisk says quietly, she knew this had to be talked about before she could commit to this ordeal.
"No, I am not. Because that has never happened. Timeline reset remember? It never happened, so I have nothing to be upset with you about. If anything I should feel sad that you didn't tell me the adventures you had yourself. However I could see why when..." Asriel leans over, Frisk felt her face heat up as she felt a gentle peck to her lips, a shock jolts through her lips as she looks at his eyes as she felt his lips again. It was over before she could believe it happened. "When you kiss before resetting." He whispers, her chest pounding as her face felt warm.
"I… uh..." Frisk once again was speechless. Three times today, that was three too many.
"So, what do you say now Frisk, will you turn me away after that after all you did steal my first kiss before, it is fair to steal it first in this timeline." Asriel says, Frisk's face turned from shock to a happy one, her smile growing as she nods.
"Yes, it is fair. However… if I accept, can you handle with me being a little more selfish with you?" Asriel gives a chuckle before looking at her.
"I expect more requests than I can handle. If none were selfish I would find other ways to spoil you." He replies before Frisk nods.
"Then let us eat, your treat right?" Asriel nods as both of them pick up their menus. "Then I will be not holding back on what I want to eat." She says as the two began to talk about their options…
To be continued...