Chapter 2: Together Again

The night was filled with dancing and laughter. The nurse had to come by a few times to ask them to quite down, but without formal complaints Frye was allowed to stay. "Everyone must like your singing." Shiver chuckled. "Well of course! You're a great singer too ya know." Frye hopped up in the bed, crisscrossing her legs playfully. "You really think so?" Shiver opened her fan to hide a faint blush. "Of course I do. I wish you would sing more often, to be honest." The yellow inkling rocked uncomfortably, but immediately stopped when Shiver started to hum. Words in their language sounded angelic to the inkling, but sung was nothing more then godly. Shiver had never sung to her in their language before, and Frye didn't want to interrupt. The two began to relax and Shiver's voice projected a bit louder as their confidence grew.

It didn't take long for the two to fall asleep. Frye was all sprawled out on the bed, snoring softly under her breath. Shiver fell asleep sitting up. The fan laid in her lap with her hands loosely hanging on. Neither one noticed the ray walking in with a happy demeanor. The BigMan walked over quietly with the biggest grin on his face. "Ay." (So cute.) He cooed, gently he patted at Frye's leg. She didn't stir but let out a long snore in protest. Shiver, on the other hand, jumped up from the loud noise. "Ay! Ay-Ay!" (Shiver?! I'm sorry!) he bowed in apology as she curiously looked him over. "It's all right Big Man." Shiver's eyes widened by her realization, "I remember you're name! I remembered!" Shiver happily slid off the bed and hugged the big guy. "Ay!" (I'm so happy to see you awake!)

All the noise was sure to wake the sleepy inkling. Frye slowly sat up and was happy to be greeted by her bestest friends. "Good morning Frye." Shiver sweetly held out a hand, which Frye took eagerly. After being pulled up Frye scooped up the Octoling and hugged her tightly. "Morning Shiver!" She sang happily, sending everyone into a giggling fit.

"Welcome home!" Frye busted through the apartment door dramatically. Shiver couldn't help but giggle. "Ay. Aay?" (I'm going to make dinner. Frye will you re-show her around?) "Of course BigMan! That's my favorite activity!" Frye joked playfully as she took Shiver's hand, making the clueless Octoling light up in red. "Kitchen, living room." Frye started to just point out quickly. "And over in the hall-llllll, we got BigMan's room on the right, and ours is on the left. Down the middle is the bathroom. Easy?" Frye looked over to see Shiver still trying to process. "Here, maybe you can remember our room." She swung open the door that showed one side was nice and tidy with a blue twin bed, the other was kinda messy with an orange hammock strung in the corner. Shiver giggled as she wondered into the room, Frye followed still holding the Octoling's hand. "Well, any bells?" Frye asked with a goofy grin. "A...a little." Shiver sat on the bed and Frye let go of the hand to gave a jokingly shocked face, "Shiver that's my bed!" The Octoling quickly stood as Frye stared to laugh uncontrollably. "I'm joking!" "That's not funny..." Shiver pouted as she sat back down. "Sorry, I couldn't resist." Frye took a deep breath but a giggle still hung onto her tongue as she exhaled. Shiver sighed with a small smile, "Alright, I forgive you." She looked over at the hammock then back at Frye asking, "You sleep in a hammock?" Frye smiled, picking up a few of her dirty clothes before sitting down on her own so called bed. "Yeah. When you moved in I gave you the room, but you wouldn't have it. Sooner or later you found my old hammock and you set it up for me." Frye shortened the story, but Shiver got the point. "I set it up for you?"

"Yeah! One of the nicest things you've ever done for me. Though you did complain occasionally."

"Are you talking about your... side?" Shiver tilted her head with a small chuff of a giggle.

"Yes! Exactly! You remember?" Frye got excited for a quick second.

"No... but it does feel familiar. Especially the smell." Shiver playfully covered her nose.

"Hey! I haven't been in here for a few days!" Frye took the joke but quickly started to tidy up.

"Frye?"

"Yes Shiver?"

"May I help?" Shiver slid off the bed and shifted over to her roommate with a small pep in her step. "Really? You wanna help?" Frye smirked. "Well yes. Isn't it 'our' room?"

Frye's eyes widened as her smile grew into a goofy grin. "You're right! Thank you!" She hopped happily as she continued to collect her dirty clothes. "My pleasure!" Shiver giggled as she started to pick up several forgotten trinkets and arranged them on a nearby shelf, and threw away the occasional leftover snack rappers as she went.

"Ay!" (Food's ready!) BigMan's voice rang down the hall. He didn't expect the two to race down the hall at full speed. Yellow, blue, and grey mashed together as the three giggled on top one another. It didn't take long for everyone to get situated in their seats. "Ay." (There is plenty, so Frye you don't have to stuff your face.) BigMan sighed when he turned to the yellow inkling who had somehow shoved so much food in her mouth she couldn't respond. Shiver busted out laughing, "You must be hungry!" She snorted before attempting to calm herself down, but Frye started to make goofy faces to keep her going. "Ay!" (Frye!) The ray tried to scold the inkling but she didn't seem fazed. The two continued to mess around, Frye continued to play with her food as she ate and Shiver hardly touched her food as she laughed at every antic. The overwhelming feeling of joy filled them both.

The three sat at the table. Shiver slowly began to eat after her laughter subsided, Frye patted her belly in satisfaction, and BigMan couldn't help but watch them both with a smile. "Ay, ay?" (Frye, is it alright to leave Shiver alone tomorrow?) he asked, getting attention from the others. Shiver looked over at Frye in concern, "Where are you going?" she asked. Frye sat up with a huff, "Treasure hunting, we normally stay out for days but..." She looked over at Shiver with a flick of sadness in her bright yellow eyes. "But I'm what? Useless now?" Shiver huffed. "What?! No! Just temporarily..."

"Handicapped?" She snapped.

"No! That's not it I swear!" Frye raised her hands in defense.

Shiver struck a grin as she took hold of Frye's chin. The yellow inkling was shocked by the sudden touch, her body tensed up as if ready to be scolded, but Shiver's voice was calm as she spoke. "I may not remember a lot but I'm still the same person, you two taught me before right? The second time should be easy." Frye relaxed and slowly took Shiver's hand into her own, freeing her face. "Yeah, you have a point. Not to mention you will have us by your side."

Shiver turned to hide the blush, but her tentacles could only cover so much. Frye noticed and cracked a smile. "I got this BigMan! I won't let her out of my sight." Frye boasted proudly, pushing Shiver's long curled tentacle out of her face. Red eyes met yellow, not noticing how close they were getting. Their noses brushed pash each other and lips barely touched before BigMan made a chuffing sound, snapping them back to reality. Frye backed away so quickly she bumped the table with her elbow, sending a sharp pain up her arm. She hissed before apologizing, "S-sorry! I just... got carried away. You alright Shiver?" Shiver blinked a few times to remind herself she was awake and aware of her surroundings. "Y-yeah, I'm fine. Are you?!" She gently took hold of Frye's arm, rubbing soft circles around the bumped area. This time Frye's face flushed as Shiver touch melted away the pain. "How did you...?" She croaked. "Pressure points can block pain and relax the area. Feel better?" Shiver lifted her fingers and gently allowed her hands to slid down Frye's arm. "Y-yes! Thank you!" The Yellow one happily took hold of the blue one's hands, squeezing them lightly. "Ay. Ay-ay." (You two are are getting along... better then expected.) BigMan chuckled as the other two shyly let go, looking away in different directions. "Ay." (I don't mind having you along Shiver. You are a member of DeepCut after all!) BigMan started as Frye shook off her embarrassment and joined in. "You're one of us! We'll have so much fun!"


Notes: Every Shiver/Frye fanfic I find is about Frye finding Shiver and taking her in~ soooo I decided to play off of that. Of course I have to make my own backstory that will be explained as Shiver's memory slowly comes back. She will mellow out as she remembers more and more so think of it as innocent bliss for the first couple of chapters. Thank you for reading, and I love good feedback!