Chapter Seven
Secrets' Veil.
"Boundless Secrets."
"All veiled by the mist of confusion."
"Of mystery."
"Unveiling it may not always lead…"
"To good things."
Monster Records
Entry Four Two Five…
"If I am being honest. This record. I don't care to do."
"Its been a year and honestly this is the first time I wish we were in the underground still."
"Where do I begin?"
"So, after my son and Frisk left…"
"Damn IT!"
"Frisk got fucking captured! This damn thing is more of a diary THAN A DAMN JOURNAL IN THE END!"
"They wanted ten million for her safe return! Dust be damned, I..."
"My son went after them. The look in his eyes…"
"Reminds me of my friend… before the war."
"It was one of… drive. He wanted- No He NEEDED to save Frisk."
"Then when Undyne returned to say that Asriel was fighting his brother?!"
"And with Frisk bleeding in her arms..."
"I never seen Undyne so afraid."
"I have never been glad… to be wrong either."
"Huh this all looks really good!" Frisk says as she looks at the menu placing it down and picking up another menu inside. "Dust! There is so many drinks… Asriel you find anything good yet?" Frisk asks looking up at Asriel across from her, whom only hums a tune.
"Not yet, I am thinking of Waterfall's Delight for today's special, or Castle's Royal. What do you think Frisk?" Asriel asks, getting Frisk to open the menu again.
"Go for the Waterfall's Delight, you will definitely love that. As for me… I think, hmm Ruins' Fall. It comes with a slice of butterscotch cinnamon pie!" Frisk's tastes were tingling at the idea of being able to eat. The food on the menu was all so delicious sounding.
"Alright, what do you think we should order for desert or should we wait till after?" Asriel looks at Frisk whom shrugs looking through a third me- Asriel's eyes widen as he sees a menu with the words 'Lover's Menu'. 'WHERE DID SHE FIND THAT?!' He felt his eyes turn to see a pair of bunny ears barely sticking out of a barley cracked door. 'really..'
"Hey Asriel, Lets try this drink together." Frisk says getting his attention. Looking back at Frisk he tilts his head slightly.
"H-Huh? What drink?" Frisk places the menu down and places her finger on the 'Two souls' drink. Asriel looking at it. He reads it over before he mentally sighs, he nods his head. "I see… sure why not." He looks up at her as she smiles brightly as she looks at the rest of the menu. 'Eh it matches our ordeal...' His mind wanders over the details of the drink. 'Magic infused into the drink… eh it shouldn't cause any weird effects.'
"Hmm, want to share a slice of cake too for desert?" Asriel snaps out of his thoughts and looks at him.
"Hm? Cake? What kind?" Frisk looks at the menu and points to it before showing Asriel. It was a Double chocolate cake slice, he saw they could pick different soul colors to place on it. "Sure we can get that." Frisk gave a quiet cheer of delight.
"There is so much good looking food! We definitely need to come back again." Asriel gives a chuckle and nods placing his menu down he reaches over and presses the button against the wall. A Whimsun comes in with a note pad and a smile.
"Hello, I am Whism you two ready to order?" The monster asks. Asriel and Frisk nod with a smile.
"I will take a Waterfall's Delight, Frisk will have a Ruins' Fall, to drink we will share a Two Soul, and finally we would like the… Lover's chocolate slice for desert." Asriel says as he peers over to the lover's menu. The Whimsun nods before smiling.
"Give us a short and we will have your meal out and your drink. Once your done with that let me know when your ready for your desert." Whism says taking his leave. Frisk smiles as she turns to Asriel.
"So, I have to ask. Did mom and Alphys tell you…?" Frisk asks being vague, Asriel tilts his head in confusion before she sighs. "About me having magic." Asriel's eyes widen as he looks at her.
"Wait are you for real?" Asriel asks getting a nod.
"Yes, apparently Undyne discovered my magic protecting my vital organs. We don't know much, but..." Frisk felt hesitant. Her hands on the table trembling, till she felt another hand ontop of hers. She mentally sighs before looking at Asriel with a serious look. "I want, to ask if we decided to revisit my past would you be there along side me?" Asriel's smiles takes on a softness as he nods.
"Of course Frisk, you wouldn't even have to ask or tell me. I will go with you to the ends of the world. After all, havn't I made my heart open for you with what I am doing today?" Frisk's eyes slowly widen as she looks at Asriel, his face was soft, it was loving. Giving a large smile she nods.
"Yes, yes you have. Asriel, I know I have said this before, yet not with all my heart. I love you Asriel." Frisk says, Asriel's smile grows a bit.
"And I, you Frisk. Now, I have to say, that the fact you have magic is awesome! I mean now you and I can practice magic together." Asriel says with joy in his voice.
"Indeed, however I wanted to ask. Toriel and Alphys say I need to learn how to manage my magic to prevent… buildup?" Asriel's eyes widen for a second before returning to normal, he nods his head and gives a neutral look on his face.
"Yes… yes I nearly forgot about that. As a flower, my 'magic' was very limited. However I woke with natural instincts to deal with that. I have been expending magic since I was revived… however I havn't recalled some of my youngest memories. Then again its not uncommon even among the elder monsters to need to relearn this." He says with a sigh.
"Is buildup that bad?" Asriel glances away.
"Yeah, it is. I've seen it with a few monsters when I was a flower. They just.. fell. Their magic drained rapidly after their bodies expended a bit of it in a reckless emotional breakdown, we don't have records because its the one thing that never happened around others. It happened mainly after deaths with some of the older ones whom slowly stopped using magic daily. However, for you… I don't even want to think what it'd do to your body. Ours are made solid by magic, yours is much more complex than ours." Asriel says with a sigh.
"Don't worry Asriel, I doubt anything will cause me to have an event to worry bout so soon, you said the main trigger of its release was emotional breakdowns?" Asriel nods his head.
"Yeah, extreme emotions of the negative type tend to cause our magic to become… erratic. For instance, when you were out cold while I was fighting Chara..." Asriel starts explaining what Sans told him the day after once he was awake.
Flashback…
"Listen kiddo, I have to ask. How are yer arms?" Sans asks moving next to Asriel whom was watching Frisk lie in the bed. Asriel tilts his head up and looks at Sans before looking at his arms.
"They are fine, my fur around my arms is still thin however. Its not all grown back and I don't even know why I am missing fur." Asriel's voice was monotone as he looks at Sans, his eyes droopy as he worries over Frisk, which Sans could tell by his eyes flicking back to Frisk.
"Well..." Sans reaches into his pocket pulling out several straight hairs. He shows them to Asriel, they roll a bit, but they were solid as they refused to flex about. Asriel reaches down and takes one lifting it up to shine in the dim daylight that remained.
"Are… these my hairs?" Sans nods with a sigh.
"Your magic went crazy for sure in there… you used your hairs to conduct electricity about… I got shocked taking a few of these." Asriel flinches as he looks away. "Don't worry. Ever since we left the underground Alphys confirmed we no longer have those weird Stats like its a video game. She says I can actually improve my own physical state now so I think I may do so." Asriel sighs before looking at the hairs again, his eyes a bit more open now.
"So… my drive to kill my brother… I used my own fur as a weapon." Sans nods again.
"Yep, that is a sign of body manipulation magic. Never seen it before, but there are plenty of books about it and several other magic types." Sans says before looking towards the window. "However, what worries me is the fact that you used your magic in a fashion that was reckless… Asriel, if it weren't for the fact you deep down believed Frisk was still alive, I don't think we would have ever had this conversation." Sans says with a serious tone. His eyes never leaving the sky.
Flashback end…
"… and that is what he told me." Asriel says, Frisk listening intently.
"Crazy..." Asriel sighs before shaking is head.
"Crazy doesn't explain it… Here, I will tell you that the thing about monsters… we don't use multiple magic types. There are three types of magic we can use once born. Light type, our special type we are born with, and finally defense type. Sans is the only one I know whom has higher control over blue magic." Asriel says. " I was born with fire! Not electric, not body manipulation." Frisk nods as she looks at him.
"Perhaps you need to talk to Alphys about it? Perhaps she might be able to check my magic types as well." Asriel sighs and nods.
"Yeah, perhaps." He says as Whism comes back through the door with tray.
"Here is your meals. One Waterfall's Delight and Ruins' Fall." Whism says before he flies over and moves the plates from the tray and onto their table. He then flies back to the tray and unlatches the top opening it up to reveals a uniquely shaped cup. He flies over and opens a spot on the table for the drink to sit, it extended with arms to hold the tall drink before flying back and lifts the drink before placing it down in the custom made holder. The drink was blue on top and red on bottom. The top had the shape of a heart shaped soul, where the colors were slowly mixing was shaped like a rose. Part of it was still red and blue as the colors mixed only seemingly in the very middle. "And one Two soul. Please let me know if you need anything else." Whism says before taking the tray and leaving their room.
"Whoa! Look at the drink." Frisk says looking at it, the drink stood over a foot and half tall. The drink in full view was gorgeous in the lighting as it gently glowed. "It looks almost too pretty to drink!" She says looking down to her plate. Ruin's fall was a light-spicy risotto, a small two and half inch burger, a slice of butter scotch cinnamon pie and finally a small bowl of mixed berries including some that came from Snowdin. Looking up at Asriel's plate she saw a salmon dish, with a side of fried shrimp, a fruit salad, and finally a small slice of chocolate cake.
"It looks so good..." Asriel says as Frisk takes her utensils and takes a bite of her risotto.
"Oh my god..." She says with a bit of food in her mouth. She gets another spoon of it and offers it to Asriel. "You gotta try it!" She says as he leans over and enjoys the sample, his eyes widen before nodding his head. He then takes his own and cuts a bit of the cooked salmon taking a bite as his eyes sparkle with surprise. His taste buds were being hit with flavors hes never tried before.
"Speaking of flavor, you gotta try this!" He says before cutting a piece and offering it Frisk whom after swallowing and taking the bite from his fork gives a similar reaction.
"Oh my, Penny would kill to eat here! Oh shucks, she ain't dating anyone yet… or perhaps that is a good thing. She might drain their wallet with this place." Frisk says before looking at the drink. It held two large straws that seemed to be entirely flexible. The two reach over to take a drink, as they do the flavor of the drink causes them to enjoy their entire meal ever so much more.
Time flies quickly as soon they were done with their meals, called in their desert which was another treat of flavor and their own souls felt like they were resonating with the flavors and magic infused drink they were taking in. Upon finishing Asriel calls for the check and lets the two of them leave as he leaves bills on the table plus a tip. Walking out, Frisk grabs and wraps her self around Asriel's arm with a smile on her face. Hugging onto his arm as the two walk out she looks at him with a large smile on her face.
"That was wonderful Asriel, thank you." She says getting a chuckle from the monster.
"No problem Frisk." He says with a smile on his face, they stand outside the restaurant. Standing there for several moments, while their expressions outside were happy. Internally they had the same thought.
'WHAT NOW?!' They internally scream.
'Oh god what do we do now? I mean I'm now Frisk's boyfriend! OH DUST IM HER BOYFRIEND!' Asriel screams in his mind. He was mentally on the ground screaming in terror and confusion, meanwhile with Frisk…
'Oh oh what now? D-Do I just kiss him whenever now? What does it mean to actually dating someone?!' She cries in her mind while mentally staring at the ground in fear. Across the street, Sans and Toriel could be seen watching the two stand there motionless.
"Heh, betcha they are freaking out right now about dating each other now." Sans says, getting a nod from the female monster.
"Sounds right, If only they weren't hiding it so well we could enjoy the best part of watching kids date… the utter confusion." Toriel says with a smile. "Frisk will be the one to break this little issue quickly however. The initial shock is the worse, and Frisk is the best person at putting a goal of what to do next." Toriel says with a smile. Sans chuckles before shaking his head.
"Nah, I think Azzy has it in the bag." Sans says as Toriel gave a disgusted, yet amused chuckle.
"Ugh, that sounds nasty comin from you… but amusing never the less." She says as the two watch the stunned locked pair smiling and looking absolutely goofy. Asriel twitched as his face falls some before taking a deep breath and lets out a sigh.
"Hey Frisk?" Asriel calls to catch her attention, snapped out of her daze with the same overly large smile and happy closed eyes, she turns and faces Asriel. "...What now?" He asks. The look on his face turns into a look of fear, confusion, happiness, and utter terror. Frisk's face begins to slowly change to one of similar look, except without a muzzle.
"… I don't know." She replies. Her head turns forwards and while she didn't notice the pair of monsters spying on their date. Toriel and Sans were watching and saw the utter clusterfuck of emotions on their face they were surprised.
"THEY ARE BOTH CONFUSED?!" The pair mutter in their own confusion. Both not looking at the dating pair as the two walked off, still clung to one another. Frisk and Asriel were walking forwards with the confused look on their face solely now.
'What am I doing...' Asriel lets out a mental sigh looking to Frisk. 'We are wandering aimlessly… What does it change that we are now dating? Nothing, the only change is we can now admit the feelings we have. We can show the compassion we desire to show. We can be honest with each other.' Asriel's expression slowly turns back to a smile.
'What should I say? I...' Frisk felt an inner turmoil turn at every turn, she didn't know what to do. 'Perhaps… we rushed into this a bit too quickly...' She felt her eyes drag to the floor, her heart starting to twist with worry. 'But what should I tell Asriel, I don't want him to hate me.' Her voice was shaking even inside her mind.
"Hey Frisk..." Asriel calls out, snapping her out of her daze. Asriel's smiling expression on his face as he turns to look into her eyes. She found herself locked to his eyes as he looks at her. "Thanks for everything, really. For saving me and for being there for me the entire time." He says as he turns to the sky, the two of them coming to a stop as small flakes of snow start to fall. Giving a chuckle, his expression changes to one of satisfaction and happiness. "Heh, this snow really loves to fall at times for dramatic effect." He says looking at the sky. Frisk's eyes turn to the sky, despite it being almost clear a single cloud above was unleashing its soft flakes.
Frisk just stares up at Asriel with surprise as the inner turmoil inside her just fades with ease. Her face starting to redden as she nods with a big smile.
"Y-Yeah, sure. It was nothing." She says with a smile facing the sidewalk they were walking down. She glances to Asriel with a curious thought in her mind… "Asriel, what you said. You really forgive me for what I did back then? After all I done and everyone I harmed?" She asks, Asriel's gentle smile never fading as he nods.
"Yes, I do. Once I remembered, I also understood what you meant that day, when you said Chara was still around." He starts as he stares up to the sky. "Every memory I have of you… I saw him. Up till the end of the second year. The last time I saw him was… he was sad?" Asriel comes to a stop as his face contorts into confusion. Frisk still walking comes to a stop after him and turns to him him.
"Sad?" She asks, her own confusion follows as the two go silent, Asriel felt a growing headache. Grabbing his head he fails to notice the similar happening to Frisk.
Years ago
Frisk was walking with Asriel, as the two come to a stop at a statue playing a melody. An older transparent version of the two find themselves standing behind their younger counterparts.
'What…' Frisk thinks as she looks around, she couldn't hear herself or Asriel talking below, turning to her side to see her current Asriel standing next to her with a similar confusion.
"I wish..." A voice calls out, Frisk and Asriel turns to see Chara standing in the darkness. His eyes soft and gentle. The ruby red was dimmed with sadness.
"Yeah, you do wish..."A voice says as Chara's face contorts, half of it turns to worry as the other half turns to a sadistic grin.
"N-No! Stop! I finally had a chance! To tell her..." The voice stops as the left eye begins to drip with tears. "I am so sorry Frisk. I can only hope these words can reach you..." Chara's soft voice calls out as time seems to stop.
'A memory...'A voice echos between Frisk and Asriel as the two turn to see another version of Chara walks out and turns to face them both. 'That, is what he left you both. A memory he created and stored into you both, His words blocked by this other side of him, but his ability to leave this message.' They say before sighing.
"What do you- I can speak now!" Frisk says before looking to Asriel whom narrows his eyes.
"What is this message." He demands, his voice stern in the echo of the memory, The only sound was the echo of the music box. This new Chara nods its head before standing straight.
"Howdy, Frisk… and Asriel. Its been… a very very long time since we last talked normally… Frisk, when I first met you I was all for helping you. However you were met with my, true self." Chara says as he turns and looks at the frozen image of the transparent Chara.
"Trust me when I say, I didn't want this." Chara says with a sigh. "I wanted a happy ending, and my chest ached for that kindness you offered me… but this day I am shown to you both was the last day I had to my self… I broke my connection to Frisk truly. I am now only linked to Asriel, a fragment of my soul that was laying in the dirt where Frisk fell… was all that was needed to connect our souls. Asriel… our very lives were connected years ago. I NEVER thought for a second I'd revert… but it turns out, you can't hide yourself once you die." Chara's voice echos. "However, I became two halves… one whom loved every second, and one whom hated every moment."
Asriel growls as he suddenly felt Frisk's hand in his. He lets out a sigh as Frisk looks at him.
"Asriel, I know your angry… But think, Chara left this for US. That means… I should have tried harder to save him." She started to feel pain reach into her chest. Here however, Asriel could feel her pain even closer as he tightens his hand around hers.
"Its not your fault. Its none of our faults, not mine, not yours… and not Chara's." He says looking at Chara. "You have more to say don't you, about what happened to make you like this." The Chara nods with a frown.
"Chara left me with a chunk of his past. With the current knowledge from you two, The world was more advanced at one point utulizing magic residue that resided in the world. Aproximately One thousand years ago… humans were advanced enough to recreate life, even possible monster life out of pure natural magic that comes from the world itself. However, I do not know what became of them, I do know this; The one we know as 'Chara'. Was created using one of the remaining monsters that were captured during the war… Drained of their magic daily to keep them from fighting back, until they were used to become Chara, combining body parts of the Monster, and a Human child." 'Chara' says, Frisk's face churns to disgust as her mental stomach churns at the idea.
"Chara, was raised fairly by only one human whom was then killed in an attempt to destroy Chara. Chara was known as to the group as. 'Character-001; The Characterization Project.' or 'Chara' for short. The idea was to see if it was viable to create living weapon soldiers for a war. I can only assume everyone from that time died and their ways fell into a distant past as the survivors reverted to primitive tech compared to theirs." Chara says with a sigh. "That is all I have to say… And now…"
"I wish to say goodbye, and to give one final request." Chara's voice changes to a soft one as he looks at Frisk and Asriel.
"If you ever have problems with 'me'. Kill me. Lay me to rest… please." He says before he fades, and the world around them falls into darkness. The tune plays until the cool feeling of air awakes them.
Real world.
Frisk shakes her head to see Asriel staring off into the distance with a worried look on his face.
"Frisk… I..." She shakes her head as she walks up to him and pulls him into a hug.
"Please." Frisk says as she looks up to his eyes. "Don't say it." She quietly says as she shakes her head again. "I can't do it, I don't want to do it. Chara is still in there, I know it now." Asriel felt hesitant. On one hand he did want to agree with Frisk, on the other… he wanted to fulfill his brother's final wish.
"..." He glances away.
"Give me a chance to figure something out." She says as the two stay still.
"Fine…" He starts before looking down and smiling at her. "Its the least I can do for the girl that took my heart and gave me a soul." He says with a smirk. Frisk's eyes light up with a smile as she hugs him tightly. Returning the hug, before gently lifting her up slightly as he locks lips with her for a moment. Frisk happily returns the kiss before breaking apart and being set down onto her feet again as she looks around. They were standing infront of their home, with Sans and Toriel standing at the front door with the largest grins on their faces. Frisk's face started to heat up in embarrassment as she stared at them.
Asriel, whom finally turned to see where she was looking, felt a twitch in his eye.
"heh, what young love. Right Tori?" Sans says with a smirk. Toriel only nods before Sans is gone in a instant as a snowball crashes into the house where he stood.
"SANS IMA KILL YOU!" Asriel screams as he turns to the skeleton's home to see Sans waving before closing his door. Another snowball crashes into it. Toriel walks up as Frisk was burying her face into her hands.
"There there child… no need to feel so flustered." She says as Frisk pouts.
"We thought we were alone having a moment!" She loudly pouts getting a gentle chuckle from the motherly Monster.
"Well, you two have been gone for a couple of hours since you left the-" Toriel stops as she felt a glare coming from the young girl.
"What?" Frisk says, Asriel turns to face his mother with a similar glare hearing her words.
"Oh would you look at the time. I best get in the house and start cooking lunch for me and Asgore. You two don't catch a cold now!" She says with a smile, making a rather speedy get away from her two children.
"Our family is weird, and obnoxious..." The pair say before sighing.
"Lets get inside, I wanna change out of this and into something more… normal." Frisk says getting tired of being dressed ever so girly. Asriel only gives a chuckle as he motions towards the door.
"Then lead the way, milady." Frisk looks at him in horror.
"Never. Again. Call me that. It feels wrong." She says getting another reaction out of him as he nods and follows after her. Once inside she heads to her room as he heads to his to change out of his clothes as well, he wouldn't admit it, but he felt a bit suffocated wearing the formal outfit for so long. Stripping out of the suit and putting on a T-shirt and a pair of shorts. He gives a sigh taking a seat at his desk.
"What a day..." He says relaxing, a sudden ding of noise comes from his phone. "Huh?" He looks around to see his phone on his desk as he picks it up to see he has several notifications from the same person. 'Shit...' He was being messaged by his guild leader from their guild on Fatal Fantasy.
" Delta Rune Where are you?" The name Silvera asks. Giving a sigh Asriel begins to type on his phone looking at their words.
"Sorry Slivera, I just got home. Its been a rough week." He says. "Me and Angel have both been dealing with some problems." He types out next. Leaning back and looks at the ceiling.
"Problems? Everything alright? I am only messaging you now because its been a week. Angel hasn't returned my messages and neither of you have ever been gone for so long since you joined the group… I got kinda worried you said you two can't join the raid then you poof." Slivera says.
"Yeah things are now fine. Angel can explain it later if she wants." Asriel says before waiting for his guild leader's reply.
"Alright. Also I wanted to say that me and a few others decided to have a physical meetup before the convention next month. Wanted to ask if you and Angel wanted to join us in this." Slivera says getting Asriel's attention.
"Convention? And where would this meetup happen? Me and Angel can't exactly leave our town so it'd have to depend on that." He responds looking at the message with a curious thought. 'It'd be interesting to meet a couple of our guildmates in person… though I am not sure how Frisk would react, or mother.' He looks at three dots symbolizing Slivera's typing.
"Yeah a convention is actually happening in a town called… Heina. Me and Shadow Spark live west in Calson City, and the other two that were going to join us are already from Heina. So we decided to all meet in the city and grab some food while we talk and all." Slivera says, Asriel gives a nod as he looks at the messages.
"Let me go ask Angel, and I will get back to you." Asriel stands up and looks at his phone with a smirk. "And like that, we have a possible plan for next week… I think Frisk may like this idea." He says to no one. On the otherside of his wall to Frisk's room. Frisk was currently on the phone while laying on her bed.
"Seriously?!" Penny's voice echos from Frisk's phone as she nods. She was holding the Phone in front of her as a video feed of Penny is seen looking at her.
"Yeah. It was amazing. You missed out Penny..." Frisk says sticking her tongue out some, getting a pout from her friend.
"So mean! Anyways, you got to eat at Deliana's! That place is high end as you can get from any restaurant. After dealing with the food safety officers trying to deny them due to monsters whom have fur… they got accepted as possibly the best food in the city. Though it is pricier than a five star restaurant." Penny says before sighing. "I can't believe you not only got to eat there for your date, but he beat you to the punchline and confessed to you! Ugh I am so jealous!" Penny pouts further getting a chuckle from her friend.
"Calm down, you just gotta meet someone whom is right for you… and not flirt with every boy our age." Frisk says, getting yet another pout from her friend.
"But how can I find the one whom I can tease endlessly with my body if I don't flirt with everyone?" Penny says getting a sigh and a shake from Frisk. A knock on the door appears as a voice calls out.
"Can I come in Frisk?" Asriel calls.
"Sure." She replies, Asriel opens the door and walks in.
"Heya Asriel! Hope you enjoyed Frisk's dress!" Penny's voice echos out to the new comer.
"I did. I hope you enjoy watching us be lip locked in your presence everyday." He retorts. Frisk's face tints red with a blush as Penny groans.
"Ugh! Your such a dick, Turning my teases against me." Frisk rolls her eyes with a blush.
"I mean… he has one..." She say with a mumble. Asriel sighs and shakes his head.
"Anyways, Frisk. Slivera wants to know if we want to meet up next week. Slivera, Shadow and two others are all doing a physical meet up in our city before a convention here happens." Frisk sits up with surprise.
"Here? In our city?" Asriel nods.
"Oooh Sounds fun! Can me and Jake come?" Asriel shrugs as Frisk turns the phone to Asriel, kneeling over to look at Penny directly through the camera.
"Not sure, its a guild meeting." Penny pouts with a sigh.
"I get it. Next time though lets get a huge get together and party!" Asriel chuckles.
"I'll see. Anyways Frisk." Asriel stands straight and looks at Frisk with a smile. "Want to meet up with them? Two of them live in our city apparently." Frisk gives an eager nod as she looks at the phone.
"Im'a let you go Penny." She says getting a wave from her friend.
"Aight you two take care… don't get too… FRIS-" Frisk hangs up on her friend with an annoyed look on her face.
"Pervert." She says with a sigh. "Hey Asriel, I got a question." Asriel was currently typing away on his phone. Not looking up he gives a 'hm' noise. "Penny reminded me that the schools plan on starting up soon. I was curious… if you were interested in actually going to a public school like Penny and Jake will be doing." Asriel looks at at her with a questioning look.
"Would we even be allowed to? I am a monster after all." Frisk nods her head as she smiles.
"Mom is supposed to work at the school starting this year. Alphys too, apparently she wants to teach Magical Science to open opportunities for the future of monsters and humans with cleaner technology." Frisk says getting a nod from Asriel.
"Alright so what is the alternative if we don't go?" Asriel asks, Frisk's face falls with a bored and disgusted look.
"A home tutor." Frisk says with a dry tone. Asriel shudders.
"I would rather be with friends. Anyways, so Slivera wants to know where we should all meet up." Asriel says as he takes a seat on Frisk's bed.
"Lets go to Deliana's again. We can make it a bit of a date!" Frisk says with a large smile, getting a chuckle from Asriel.
"Alright, but your wearing your dress again. Any date we go on I want to see you in it, because you look so beautiful in it." Frisk's face flusters up as her draw drops slightly. Asriel taking advantage of her blush and stupor leans over and gives her a quick kiss on the lips before standing up. "Alright I am gonna go get my clothes prepared to send for cleaning, and let mom know of our plans." Asriel says before walking out of the room. Frisk finds herself tracing her lips with a gentle smile.
"Yeah..." She says quietly, the feeling of happiness tingles in her chest as she lays back with a sigh. 'I never expected him to be.. such a romantic or a sweetheart like this.' She lets out a content sigh before sitting up and climbing out of her bed to get her dress put away. 'Asriel was right, I should get this cleaned before the get together.' She smiles gently when a sweet scent starts to rise into her room. Turning her head to her door which Asriel left open she walks into the hall to see Asriel also coming to investigate the smell.
"Hey you smell that?" Asriel asks as he looks at Frisk whom nods the two walk down the hall and then down the stairs into the living room, it was dark and the curtains were drawn closed in the room making it hard to see. Frisk reaches for the switch by the foot of the stairs to turn on the lights, only to be greeted by a chorus of voices.
"Surprise!" Comes several voices, two arms wrap around Frisk and Asriel's necks pulling them close together. Frisk turns to see her friend Penny grinning ear to ear. Toriel and Asgore were smiling at the two while Sans, Papyrus and Jake were chilling by the couch with a chunk of gifts resting on the coffee table.
"I know its a bit late… since Asriel was more worried about you and you were still in a coma." Toriel says walking up to the three, Penny nods with a smile.
"We decided to go ahead and prepare everything and surprise you two when we had a chance, Sans came by and told us it was time to for the surprise and brought us over!" Penny says with glee. Sans shrugs as he smiles at the two.
"We all thought you two could use the together time and used it to our advantage… me and Toriel were spying on you yes… but mainly to warn everyone else when you two were heading home. So we could hide the gifts and food. Toriel thankfully wanted to make sure the cake was fresh for you two." Sans says as he glances to the counter, as Penny leads the two towards a double layer cake. It was covered in Royal purple colored icing, with blue and green gradient decorations on the edges, on it had words.
"Happy Birthday"
"Frisk and Asriel"
With a quickly written addition under it.
"Congrats, and about time." With a small chibi Sans smirking.
Frisk and Asriel stared in awe as two sets of candles were on top on each side, each saying '17'. Toriel smiles as she uses some fire magic to ignite them before looking at the two. She begins to hum as everyone's voices ring out.
"Another year come and gone, yet still going strong..."
"We wish you a happy day, birthdays come ever long."
"We wish you, a birthday every year with a happy day after."
"Happy Birthday, Frisk. Asriel."
Their voices ring in a tune before it halts as Penny chuckles.
"Since the 'Happy birthday' song is copyrighted, we made up our own song! Knowing some jerk out there waiting to sue for the song..." Penny says with a smile. Frisk and Asriel sigh with their own smiles.
"Thanks you guys." Asriel says. Frisk nods with a smile as everyone gathers around. Sans takes a picture of the cake and the two as he gives them a thumbs up.
"Truly, I nearly forgot all about this… I was going to get you a Gift for today..." Frisk says with a slight frown on her face. Asriel gives a chuckle as he looks at the cake.
"Same. However I think just having you in my life is the best gift I can have right now." Frisk perks up at hearing that as someone calls out.
"Enough flirtin brats." Frisk and Asriel turn around to see Undyne and Alphys walk in. "Sorry we are late, had something to take care of. Now blow them candles out!" Undyne says with a toothy grin as Frisk and Asriel nod and simultaneously blow out their candles.
'I wish, for Asriel/Frisk to always be by my side.' The two think as they blow. The candles go out as everyone claps. Frisk and Asriel smile as Undyne calls out.
"LETS EAT!" She says with a cheer as Toriel begins to cut the cake and hand out slices, starting with two slices for Frisk and Asriel at the same time. Eating and enjoying the cake the two mingle with their friends and family. Soon after Frisk and Asriel walk to the living room and take a seat on the couch as everyone smiles at them before Toriel starts handing them gifts. Each received a new portable music players and true wireless ear buds, Asriel's being specially made for him.
From Sans they got a couple of new games for their portable game system they both had, getting a glare from Toriel while the aforementioned skeleton shrugs with a smile. Finishing up with a few more sets of clothes which Frisk and Asriel both place aside as suddenly Alphys walks up with a smile.
"Here… I made these for you two. Until your properly trained in magic, it should ease your bodies of your magic from building up, and make it harder for an episode of your magic from going wild in extreme stress." Alphys says as she hands the two of them a box each, both small and fits in the palm of their hands. The box was purple as they open them up to see a ring in each. Both rings were black bands with almost clear crystals in each, Frisk's crystal was a Princess cut for hers and Asriel's held a Royal cut.
"Alphys stayed up all night working on those two, shes a freaking genius!" Undyne says with a grin as she looks at the two.
"Yes… They are magic gems I created. I couldn't figure out what to give you till last night. Inside the rings are gems, the large gem on each of them is made to connect to your magic pathways and give assistance." Alphys says as she motions for them to put them on. Frisk and Asriel initially try to place it on their ring fingers to notice the fit was… not right. "Oh! Right! I made them for your index fingers, I figured you'd want to save your ring fingers incase you two decided to ever get married and have your own special rings!" Frisk smiles at Alphys.
"Thanks Alphys." She says as she moves the ring to her right hand index finger. The gem glows before it starts to take a royal blue hue, with golden sparkles inside. The band of the ring also changed to look gold, Undyne smirks as she looks at the ring while Asriel begins to place his on his right index.
"Alphys explained to me that she used a magic-infused alloy for the bands, they turn gold or silver after taking some of your magic! It means its now linked to you and anyone else it won't work for unless you apply your magic to it in addition to theirs." Undyne says as she showcases her newfound knowledge. Asriel's ring starts to glow as the band turns silver, his gem changes to a violet purple, looking like an Amethyst with green sparkles inside.
"This is pretty cool Alphys." Asriel says before Penny suddenly springs up between the two. Taking Asriel's right hand where he placed his ring and Frisk's right she brings them close together before glancing at the two.
"I am so jealous. You two got the coolest looking rings!" She mewls getting a laugh from Undyne and Sans.
"Eh, I am sure Alphys could scrounge up a gem from the gems we get from the Underground and hook you up with a cool lookin ring too." Alphys gives a nod with a gentle smile as Penny's eyes turn to stars as Asriel smiles and turns to Toriel.
"Mom? Thanks for all this. Really. After all we been through, and all the hardships Frisk went through to save us all. This was really nice, it finally feels like we have finally came home." Asriel says with a smile getting Toriel and Asgore's eyes to widen and tear up slightly wiping their eyes, Toriel nods.
"Yes, my child. Yes it does." She says as they all finish opening gifts and mingle for a bit longer. The day slowly comes to an end as Frisk and Asriel both eat another slice of cake after everyone leaves. Just enjoying the company of the other while taking it easy before Asriel sighs.
"You know, some moments like this makes it seem too perfect till you remember the crazy event we had last week..." Asriel says with a chuckle.
"Yeah no kidding..." Frisk says looking at the cake. "Glad though, if it was all just good from here on out, I would start to worry that our lives are someone's plaything." Frisk says. Asriel gives a nod as it would be weird to be in a perfect world. "We should possibly head to bed, I am beat." Frisk says before standing up from the couch.
"Yeah, sounds like a-" A sudden knock on the door cuts him off causing the two to look at the front door. Toriel and Asgore had already gone back to their rooms and they were the only ones left in the living room. Frisk places her plate down and walks to the door. Opening it, no one was there however on the door step was a box with a little note attached. Frisk lifts it up and looks around as Asriel walks up. "Hey what is that?" He asks as she shrugs.
"I don't know..." She says, moving away from the door Asriel closes it as she sets the box onto the table. Taking the note she reads it aloud. "To: Saviors. From: Ruby… Who is Ruby?" She asks as she looks to Asriel whom shrugs. They hear the sound of footsteps from the hall, turning to see Toriel walking back with her night gown on.
"Still up children? What is that you have there?" She asks seeing Frisk and Asriel next to the box.
"Someone named Ruby left this package on the door step..." Toriel's eyes widen some at the name before smiling.
"Ruby you say? Well it would be rude to leave a gift to go unopened. Why not open it up." Toriel says moving to a recliner and taking a seat. Asriel nods as Frisk looks at the box, it was held close by a ribbon. She takes the ribbon and gently undoes the tie before pulling the lid off. Inside was a note with clothes and another set of boxes. Frisk picks up the note and reads it aloud.
"Dear Frisk and Asriel."
"I know you do not yet know me, however I couldn't sit by and let your birthday go without giving my own gift."
"My name is Ruby, and there will be a day we meet."
"Now, inside are set of clothing for the both of you, I have crafted them myself. They, like your formal attire you recently acquired are made with magic threads."
"They are more formal for this type of weather, and will better protect you two in the coming future. That is likely something you don't want to hear, yet I..."
"...I promise that you will not always have to worry about such thoughts."
"Up next is the two boxes, inside each of them is a special orb. One from days long gone, in fact it has been around four thousand years since they have last been seen."
"I have saved them from the days of the war, and protected them till I could give them to you. That is correct, I have know about you two for thousands of years, even-"
"-before your birth. If you wish to know more about how, then ask your mother Toriel. She and I were long friends. We knew each other during the war."
Frisk stops as she looks at Toriel whom smiles.
"Ruby is indeed a friend of mine, she is human, however was cursed by a spell of somesorts that has granted her a type of Immortality. The rest should be for her to explain. She stood by our side during the war and even saved your father once Asriel." Toriel says getting a nod from her son.
"I see… anything else in the letter Frisk?" Frisk nods as she looks back down to the letter.
"Finally, there is another pair of items that I have yet to leave you, while having time and learning plenty of crafts, this particular set of crafts I am not very good in."
"So I left them in the hands of a friend of mine whom I trust. He will deliver them when the time is right, They will be a pair of special gemstone necklaces."
"Aswell as custom made weapons for you to defend yourselves. I know Toriel will likely not be very happy with me, however I am sure by the time you get them."
"She will understand."
"Now I must leave you two with a farewell. Take care you two."
"That is it…." Toriel sighs as she smiles at the two.
"To receive a gift from Ruby is rare, she must of healed from the old days." Frisk and Asriel turn to look at her.
"What do you mean?" Toriel frowns as she glances at the note.
"Ruby was hurt, she lost the love of her life, she lost her sister… all in the span of a month. That was just before the war began, I was seventeen at the time myself, and my mother was preparing to pass on the mantle of Arch-Healer to me, her only daughter. At the time I was trained to heal humans and Monsters, to be under our current king of monsters at that time. Egel Kein." She says, Frisk feels a throb in her head as the name say.
"I see." Frisk says though Asriel noticed the pain in her voice.
"Frisk you alright?"Asriel asks. Frisk nods her head.
"Yeah, my head just started hurting for a moment. I think I should go to bed and stop eating that cake, too much sweets today likely. I'll check out the gifts tomorrow." Frisk says placing the note down, Toriel's brow furrows as she questions Frisk's sudden pain.
"Frisk, are you sure your alright?" Toriel asks as she looks at her adopted daughter.
"Yeah, I just need some rest. Over the past ten hours, I have been on a date, had a birthday, spent time with my friends and family… just a little overwhelmed." Frisk says with a smile, yet Toriel and Asriel both could tell she was lying. She wasn't entirely fine, and the smile was forced. She walks up the stairs leaving Toriel and Asriel alone.
"Hey mom… she seemed off the moment you spoke of the previous Monster king." Asriel says getting a nod from Toriel.
"Yes… It makes me wonder. Asriel, I know this is prying… however did she ever mention anymore of her past… of her parents?" Asriel shakes his head at his mother.
"Trust me when I say, she has not. The last time she spoke of them, we only learned that in the end some humans had killed her mother." Toriel frowns and looks to the floor.
"I know, I was still listening that night. I was worried for you two…" She says quietly.
"However, she has expressed her wishes to explore her past." Asriel says getting Toriel's attention. "She wishes to at some point visit her birthplace and learn the truth…" Toriel's eyes soften before turning serious.
"She has? Well then… would you help me set plans for such? I feel like much would be explained, such as her ability to use magic if we looked into her past." Toriel says, Asriel closes his eyes and hums.
"Yeah… however we kinda have plans next week… if we could plan it for after that..." Toriel smiles and nods her head.
"That is no problem Asriel. Since I don't feel all that tired right now, care to keep your mother company and talk plans for a family trip?" Toriel asks getting a chuckle from Asriel.
"Sure mom." Asriel says as he picks up the lid to the gift and places it back onto the box before moving it aside. The two talk for several hours, making plans to go to the small town Belara. Frisk's birthplace.
Four thousand years ago…
Trouble brews inside a large mansion…
"YOU DAMN BASTARD!" A voice yells from the largest room.
"HOW DARE YOU LAY YOUR FILTHY HAND ON OUR SISTER?!" A goat like monster yells as a human with red eyes scoffs.
"Sister? You are all abominations! I have had enough of your disgusting pride you act like your the apex race..." The human says with a sick grin on his face. His left hand rises as a blue fire appears in it. "TIME TO TEACH-" Hes haulted as hes sent flying back as the butt end of a sword is slammed into his gut as soon a large bulk monster stands straight.
"Don't you dare..." He says as he stands a solid three feet taller than the human was. Standing at nine feet tall this monster's yellow eyes glare with anger as soon other humans came into the fray their hands light up with different elements with glares in their eyes.
"C-Can we stop this please?!" One voice calls out, a girl with pink eyes and a pink kimono walks in pleading her brothers and sisters to not fight. Several monsters stand behind the large fox.
"Kina, stay out of this. Please. While Ruby is not here please leave. I will handle my stupid younger siblings." The fox says as the girl shakes her head.
"Egel, please don't do this..." Kina pleads again as a human scoffs.
"Why plead that that creature!? You should be pleading to us not to slaughter them!" One human says with annoyance in their voice. "Are you gonna protect those digusting beasts!" The human says causing one monster to lunge forwards, a strike of lightning flies past towards him only to be blocked by the sword in Egel's hand as the same monster whom lunged is pushed back behind Egel.
"ENOUGH" Egel says as his eyes narrow, taking on an orange hue.
"Taking Kina's rightful power… acting all like your better than us..." A human growls as lightning cracks around their hands "YOU DESERVE TO DIE!" They yell as lighting cracks out, Egel draws his sword and the lighting is drawn towards it as he grunts in pain as he takes the brunt of the force. The human waves their hands in anger unrealizing how out of control their magic was becoming… when suddenly a scream is heard causing Egel's eyes to wander to the voice.
Pink eyes were wide as they glance down to their chest, their scream goes unheard by their own ears as they see the hole in their chest. Pain shooting through as the last thing she sees is Egel's narrowing eyes and the voice of her sister. Slowly falling as she sees Egel pinning a human down, his form larger and his fur ragged. His eyes Red with fury.
"KINA!" A flash of red fire flows over her head as she falls to the floor.
'So… it begins. Father… please don't let Egel die… So… this is how I die… to save the world?' Kina's mental voice grows quiet as the world feels cold. It felt like years had past as another
"Don't worry… your soul will be the key… to saving her." A voice says Dark fades for a dim view of a much older version of her father.
'Father… it hurts..