"So my child, do you have a name?" Toriel asked as she led Frisk into the ruins, looking at the young girl with a kind smile "you're pretty young, how old are you if you don't mind me asking."
"I'm Ten" Frisk replied with a shy smile "and my name is Frances but people mostly call me Frisk because I'm not too fond of the name Frances, it sounds a little old fashioned to me."
"Well I think you have a pretty name little one" Toriel replied "and you need not be afraid, I will not let any harm come to you, I'll take care of you whilst you're down here."
"Thanks I guess" Frisk replied "but I am going to have to get back to my parents sooner or later because I can't stay down here forever, not with my condition because I will need to take my medication to keep it under control." As they continued on their way through the ruins, Toriel explained to Frisk that the ruins where filled with puzzles and that they must solve them in order to pass through.
"Why do they have puzzles?" the girl asked innocently.
"So that no bad people can get through" Toriel replied "you see some of the monsters down here don't like any humans" a look of fear etched itself on the little girl's face "don't look so worried dear, I'm sure no monsters will attack you, not if they see that you're harmless and not a threat." As they progressed further on, they came across what appeared to be a dummy standing at the end of the corridor.
"Now there is something you must understand" Toriel explained "as a human living in the underground you may need to defend yourself from being attacked by monsters, talking could be a good way to stall time so try talking to the dummy and see how you go." Clenching her fists, Frisk slowly walked up towards the dummy and took a deep breath.
"Hi there, what's your name?" she said "my name's Frisk and I just want to say that I am not here to harm anybody, I fell down here by accident, so I'm not a threat, okay."
"Oh you were very good, I'm sure the monsters won't see you as a threat if you just talk to them and show them that you mean no harm" Toriel replied before she noticed that Frisk's expression had suddenly changed and she was beginning to sway on the spot "my child, are you okay?" The little girl didn't say anything, instead her eyes rolled to the back of her head before collapsing to the floor and having another Seizure.
"Oh my goodness" Toriel implied, kneeling beside the little girl, watching as her little body stiffened and convulse, her hands clenched up but her motherly instincts soon kicked in as she began reassuring her "you're going to be alright little one, it's okay, everything's going to be alright." Toriel never left Frisk's side as she went through her seizure and as soon as she stopped, Toriel lifted the girl's head and rested it on her lap.
"Are you okay my child?" she asked as Frisk slowly came back to her senses "I think you were having one of those seizures you told me about, how are you feeling?"
"Tired" Frisk replied in a groggy voice "where are we?"
"We're still in the ruins my child" Toriel replied, placing her hand on the girl's forehead "I think we should go to my place for the time being so that you can get some rest and I'll show you round the ruins when you're feeling up to it." Lifting Frisk up from the ground, Toriel carried the little girl through the rest of the ruins and to her home which lied at the very end.
"Welcome to your new home little one" she told the girl as she carried her indoors and into a small bedroom, placing her on a small bed in the corner "there we are, you get some rest now."
"I'm sorry" Frisk replied shyly.
"What do you mean, what are you sorry for?" Toriel asked her "I don't think you have anything to be sorry for."
"Oh" was all the child could say before drifting off but Toriel didn't leave the room, she decided to stay with Frisk for a little while just to make sure that she was okay and she couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl whilst also feeling a little angry with her parents, how could they just allow their really young child to wonder off alone, especially if she had a medical condition.
"Don't worry my child, I'll keep you safe" she said to the sleeping child "I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you while you're down here." After making sure that the little girl was still ok, Toriel left the room and went into the kitchen to make some butter scotch and cinnamon pie, knowing that Frisk would probably like a slice when she was feeling better. After it was done, she cut off a piece and took it to the room where her little human guest was still sleeping and when she walked in, she saw that the child was having another Seizure but not like the one she had back in the ruins, only her arm and head was twitching whilst making an odd humming noise.
"It's okay my child" Toriel soothed, stroking the little girl's hair as her arm and head twitched for a few more seconds before relaxing "that's it, you're okay now." It wasn't until later the next morning when Frisk woke up and as soon as she opened her eyes, the smell of cinnamon and butterscotch hit her nose and she looked to see that a slice of cinnamon and butterscotch pie sitting on a plate on the floor. With a small smile, Frisk climbed out of bed, walked over to the pie and took a bite and found it to be pretty tasty.
"Wow, she's a really good cook" the child commented and once she finished, she gathered up the plate and left the room before walking down the corridor and into another room to find Toriel sitting in an armchair by a fireplace reading.
"Hi" Frisk said shyly.
"Oh, good morning dear, I'm glad to see you up and about" Toriel replied as she closed her book and set it on her lap "how are you feeling?"
"A little better" Frisk replied as she walked over "about that Seizure I had back in the ruins, I'm really sorry you had to see that."
"Why are you sorry my child, you couldn't help it" Toriel replied with a small chuckle "so, can you tell when they about to happen?"
"Mostly" the girl replied "I kind of get this weird taste in my mouth and everything sounds like I'm underwater then I start to feel weird and then the next thing I'm on the floor and i sometimes feel confused and sleepy after but I get different ones too, not all of them are just me falling to the floor with my whole body shaking."
"I have to say you're very brave with having to deal with this condition" Toriel replied.
"I was diagnosed with being Epileptic when I was five years old so I kind of learned to deal with it" Frisk replied "but it's no fun though."
"I can imagine" Toriel replied "anyway I have to say that I am really happy to have someone living here, I've been living on my own for such a long time."
"What do you mean living here, are you talking about me?" Frisk asked, pointing to herself "and don't think I'm trying to sound rude but when will I get to go home?" With a deep sigh, Toriel took off her reading glasses and looked directly at the Ten year old human child with a serious and somewhat sad expression, informing Frisk that she won't be going home.
"This, this is your home now" the goat like woman replied as Frisk looked at her with a shocked and confused expression "me and you, we're going to be a family."
