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Chapter 13: Friendship
Sans remained immobile for a few seconds with his hand still stretched towards where Frisk had been just a moment ago. The girl had sidestepped him so naturally, gracefully; she didn't even seem to strive to do so. Had he underestimated her? He hadn't expected her to dodge him that easily. By the time the skeleton finally got over the shock Frisk had already reached the flowers. He desperately weighed his options.
If he ran towards the girl and simply teleported her far away from there she would probably get pissed at him. She had already been very clear about what she wanted to do and, although he did take her out from the monster's side, she would certainly come back without telling him… which meant that she would be on her own with that goddamn creature. He discarded that option.
Maybe if he told her that he was leaving she would prefer to go with him? After all, she needed the light of his eye to guide her...but he already knew what was going to be her answer. He felt like he could already hear her stubborn response: "Fine! Take care, thank you for your help!"The skeleton clenched his fists helplessly. It seemed that the only thing he could do was watch. For now. If the damn flower dared to try something strange he would blast the hell out of it. But till that happened he had no other option than to wait.
Frisk had gotten to the patch of flowers in a blink of an eye. Although there were dozens of flowers she quickly recognized the one she was looking for. The girl cast a glance at Sans. He was standing exactly in the same place he had been when she had escaped from his grip. He didn't look happy at all, but he didn't seem to be going to do anything…for the time being. She gave him a last and reassuring smile before going around the patch of flowers and crouching in front of it.
"Heey! Guess who came to visit!"- A single growl echoed as the only complaining response- "Oh c'mon! There's no need to be so grumpy!"
"Frisk… you really don't have anything better to do?"
"Nope!"- The girl answered resolutely with a huge, bright smile.
One of the golden flowers had started moving, turning and twisting. Flowey slowly lifted his head to find Frisk smiling broadly at him. His expression was a mix between annoyance and resignation.
"You surely are stubborn, huh?"
"Well, I would prefer to say that I only stay determined"- The girl answered giggling.
"S-T-U-B-B-O-R-N"- The flower deadpanned.
"Stubborn and determined? Guess that's even worse for you, then"
"Ha-ha"- Flowey replied unamused, tilting his head from side to side.
"Ok, ok let's just end this conversation there, shall we?"
The flower rolled his eyes and grumbled, but didn't attempt to continue the argument. Frisk smiled gently and started to carefully walk through the patch of flowers trying not to step on a single leaf or pellet. She continued till she was standing at a very short distance from where Flowey was planted. She slowly and delicately sat in the middle of the flower patch. The girl had sat right in front of the flower to catch his attention.
Sans quickly understood that she had sat in that exact position on purpose. The only way the flower could notice the skeleton's presence was if he turned around his head completely. Even so, a single glance from the girl towards his direction would be enough to reveal his position. Despite he was at a significant distance, he still was right in front of her. The girl could make the mistake of looking up at any time…but something about her expression let him know that wasn't going to happen.
"I've got something very special for yooouu"- The girl said in singsong.
"What is it this time? It'd better not be something spicy like the last time"
"No no! This isn't spicy at all, don't worry! I-I don't know what I was thinking when I brought you that hot pepper… I know you said you wanted something different but that was too much…"
"Yeah, like you didn't know what was going to happen"
"I didn't know, I swear! Many people love spicy food! Maybe you liked it too! How was I going to know that you hated peppery food so much?"
"At least you could have brought some water! I don't know, just in case!"
"I've already told you that I forgot! I'm sorry! It won't happen again!"
"Hmph!"- Flowey looked away. It was obvious that he was still resentful from what had happened.
"Come on, don't act like that! I've brought you something delicious as an apology! Look, it has to be somewhere over here"
With a sudden "Clink!" a rectangle with various options appeared out of nowhere right in front of the girl. She quickly tapped some options, which were accompanied with more clinking sounds. The flower couldn't help to turn slightly to look at the girl again. He watched curiously as the girl rummaged between the many things she had scattered around her inventory. It didn't matter how many times he looked at it, he still got surprised of how many useless stuff she could storage in it every time: A used bandage, dog salad, ballet shoes, a burnt pan, an old and dusty tutu, a cowboy hat, some monster candies… an annoying dog?
"What the-"
"Hey! Not peeking!" – The girl quickly stretched her arms and waved them repeatedly in front of her inventory, making it impossible to read what it contained.
"I- I wasn't peeking!"
"Liar, liar, pants of fire!"
The flower looked daggers at Frisk and his furious outburst wasn't long in coming:
"You think you're very smart, don't you? Very funny?"- His expression suddenly twisted to an ugly grimace-"…then let me tell you that you are wrong! Absolutely wrong! Don't get so fresh around me! I could kill you at any time if I wanted!"- A circle of "friendliness" pellets appeared right over the girl's head as they rotated madly like a deadly crown- "How many times do I have to tell you that I am NOT your friend, you IDIOT!? I'm gonna'-"
"-beat the hell out of me and then make a bow tie with my bowels. Yeah, yeah, whatever… Oh here it is!"
One of the flower's eyes twitched lightly, but before he could start yelling again the girl finally tapped her inventory one more time and a package of biscuits appeared in her hands. She opened it with a quick movement and grabbed a cookie. Frisk carefully cut it in half with her tiny hands. The human stretched her hand towards the flower and was about to give the flower one of the halves when she noticed the pellets spinning over her head. She raised a questioning eyebrow at him and put the cookie aside.
"I see… if that's what we've got then I guess it's more for me, then"- She started to bring the cookie closer to her mouth.
"N-no, wait!"- Frisk shifted her gaze towards the flower once more. His expression had gone back to normal again, but she continued to bring the biscuit closer to her now open mouth- "Fine, fine!"- The flower admitted in defeat and grudgingly made the pellets vanish.
The teen smiled and brought the half cookie close to the monster… but not close enough to let him reach it. Flowey looked at the biscuit and then back at the girl with a sour expression.
"You know what I'm waiting fooor"- Frisk said in singsong as she cheerfully waved the biscuit in front of the flower.
"No"-He barked.
"C'mon! You know you want it…!"
"No! I'm not going to say it!"
"Ok, if you say so…"- Frisk shoved one half cookie into her mouth and munched it slowly as she hummed like it was the most delicious thing she had ever tasted. The flower stared intently at her, starting to succumb to the temptation as he looked at the last half of the vanilla-filled cookie. –"Aaahh, that surely was yummy… it's a pity that you don't want to try it…"
After those words she was about to devour the last piece of the cookie when Flowey cried out:
"Wait! I-I changed my mind…"
"Really?"
"Yes, just give me the thing"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am!"
"Very, very su-"
"I SAID YES! Now give me the goddamn thing!"
"Fine"- The girl shrugged and placed the cookie before him, but again it was not close enough for him to reach it.
The flower stared at the biscuit and then at Frisk with savage fury filling his eyes… to which the girl replied with one of her most sweet smiles. The anger in Flowey's eyes intensified and he had to grit his teeth to hold back some beautiful and very creative curses he lovingly wished to dedicate her right now. They kept holding their gazes for a long time. Neither of them was going to give up so easily, but when the discussion depended of staying determined… the flower knew he was fighting a losing battle.
"Give me the thing"- He demanded as he gave the girl a fulminating stare.
"Nope"
"Give me the stupid thing!"
"Nu-huh, you're missing something"
"Missing something?! I'm missing to fucking kill you right now, so you'd better attend my demand!"
The girl looked at the flower thoughtfully, like she was considering it. But after a few moments she shook her head.
"Still missing"
Flowey hissed and sputtered, biting his words like they were making his throat burn. After a long moment of an artistically creative and original tirade of curses and a lot of twisting and writhing that made him look like he was suffering from the most agonizing pain, the monster finally spitted out:
"Can you put your fucking stupidity aside for a goddamn single moment and give me that shitty piece of garbage already, please?!"
Frisk stared at the heavy breathing flower before her for a few seconds, keeping a straight face. Although she tried, her serious expression didn't last long. Unable to suppress her laughter anymore she snorted and clasped her hand on her mouth, trying to muffle her amused and delighted chuckles. Flowey glared at the human fiercely. She didn't seem to be stopping her laughter any time soon and the flower wasn't someone that you would describe as patient…not at all.
Frisk knew that perfectly well, but despite she was doing her best to do so she couldn't hold back her laughter. She kept her a hand firmly clasped against her mouth and handed over the cookie to the angry flower with the other. Flowey glared at the cookie and then at Frisk with fulminant eyes. The girl finally managed to recover her composure and sat a bit straighter as she handed Flowey the cookie with more decidedly this time.
"Well, at least you are getting better with using the "P" word"- She said, still giggling slightly.
The flower snatched the half cookie from the girl's outstretched hand with a grunt and started to resentfully munch over it.
"... but it seems that potty mouth of yours isn't getting better any time soon, right?"
Flowey choked on the cookie at this and somehow managed to swallow the half-chewed biscuit with a single, forced gulp.
"I'LL FUCKING SWEAR AS MUCH AS I WANT! CAN'T YOU JUST LET ME BE?!"
"Of course I can! But cursing that much isn't kind at all!"
"DO I LOOK LIKE I WANT TO BE KIND?!"
"Mhhh…"- Frisk analyzed the furious monster before her carefully. The flower was giving her one of his most terrifying grimaces and he certainly didn't look very friendly-"Maaaaaaybe you don't right now, but I know that if you tried you could be veery veeery kind!"- She accompanied those last words with a huge, hopeful and determined smile.
"AAAGH! And the worst part is that you truly believe the crap you are saying!"- The flower groaned, frustrated.
"Sure I do! And now, would you like to try another cookie? By the way you gobbled up the first one I don't think you could actually taste it"
Frisk didn't wait for his response; she simply took another biscuit, broke it in half and held it softly to the flower. The monster hesitated for a few seconds. It was obvious that he was trying to keep looking angry and menacing but the cookie before him was making that task difficult. The girl noticed his hesitation and lightly waved the pastry in front of the flower's eyes, tempting him even more.
"You know you want it…"- Frisk whispered waving the cookie a little more.
"Ugh, fine…but keep that mouth of yours shut"
The human smiled silently and gently placed the biscuit a bit closer to Flowey. He took the cookie with his mouth and started chewing it. The flower's eyes brightened with the unexpected sweetness and softness of the cream.
"See? I told you that you would love it!"
"Huh?"- The monster blinked a few times, realizing that he had let his guard down-" D-don't overdo it! It's…acceptable"
"Really?! Coming from you it's like, the best compliment of all!"
"How can you be so ridiculously cheerful all the time?!"- Flowey grunted, extremely annoyed.
"DETERMINATION!"- Frisk exclaimed as she smiled broadly and flexed one of her arms like a sort of proof of her statement.
"I don't even know why the hell I keep talking with you"
"Don't be silly! You know why!"
"Don't you dare…"
"Becaaaauseee…"
"DON'T SAY IT!"
"We are frieeeends!"
"OF COURSE WE ARE NOT! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF!? DON'T YOU UNDERSTANT THAT I HATE YOU?! I HATE EVERY-FUCKING-BODY WITHOUT EXCEMPTION…!- Flowey's angry sputtering about how much he hated everything, everyone and, for some reason, everywhere too, continued and Frisk sat a bit more comfortably. She knew this would take some time.
From a safe distance Sans stared at the odd couple before him with a mix of surprise, bewilderment and relief. As soon as Frisk had approached the flower he had gotten ready to protect the stubborn girl from the possible consequences of her nonsensical actions.
When the pellets had appeared spinning above the girl's head he felt like his heart had suddenly stopped. His magic had started racing frantically through his bones, ready to be used at the merest movement of his fingers. But it was right at the moment he was going to summon a blaster when Frisk had carelessly dismissed the flower's threats without even looking up at him.
The girl had ignored his words completely, like what he had said had been something normal like "Hello! Nice day, don't ya'think?" and not "I could kill you at any time if I wanted!" A single glance from the girl and some cookies had been enough to get rid of the flower's pellets. Only by looking at Frisk's careless and confident actions he had realized that the girl must have been visiting Flowey more frequently than what he had expected. It was obvious that she had learnt how to deal with him. She knew how to deal with his angry outbursts; she would face them or simply wait till the flower finished venting his emotions (like she was doing now). She even managed to pull the flower's leg…and live to tell the tale.
That idea made him feel a little more relived…but it did also awaken an unsteady feeling that sent a shiver down his spine. If Frisk got overconfident and was unlucky enough to find the flower on a bad mood she would surely be in deep water. On the other hand, the fact that the girl had learnt how to handle such a dreadful and dangerous creature without changing her sweet, cheerful and kind manners… it certainly was something that deserved his admiration and respect. Sans looked at the couple with thoughtful eyes as the girl waited patiently for the hotheaded monster before her to finish his sputtering.
"-AND THAT'S WHY YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CALL ME YOUR FRIEND EVER AGAIN! DID YOU UNDERSTAND?!" -Frisk held the flower's gaze and nodded solemnly. Flowey studied the human's expression intently and finally let out a defeated sigh- "You are still going to do it, aren't you?"
The teen blinked a few times, surprised. She then gifted him one of her most sweet and bright smiles as her only response.
"I don't know why I keep wasting my breath with you"
"I've already told you that you're not wasting anything! Venting your emotions is something very important! It's healthy and it helps you feel better, even if you don't actually get to solve anything yet, letting it out is the first step!
"Does that mean that if I keep shouting you'll leave me alone once for all?"
"Mhhh… well I think you'll have to find it out by yourself"
"Don't you play psychologist with me"
Frisk's eyes beamed for a second and she sat completely straight, giving the flower a serious, thoughtful look:
"…And tell me, Mr. Flowey, how does that make you feel?"
"I don't know why I keep giving you ideas"
"Oh! Mhm, that's very interesting!"- The girl started scribbling on an imaginary notebook- "What else?, What else?"
"How can you always manage to be so annoying?"
"Aaannoooyinnnnnng"- The girl gestured silently as she continued scribbling.
"Are you planning to continue with this for much longer?"
"Why, does this make you uncomfortable?"- The girl asked, looking up at the flower with inquisitive eyes.
"Actually, it makes me want to tear you apart, tear your body to bloody pieces while I enjoy your agonizing screams and I laugh as hard as I can till the very last of your life slips away from your limp body!"-The flower tilted his head back and let out a loud, creepy, evil laugh.
Frisk gasped and her eyes grew wide-"R-really?!"
"Yes!"- The monster assured with a ghoulish grin.
"We are finally getting to the point here! I can't believe you're finally opening up! I'm so proud!"- Frisk smiled brightly and started scribbling delightfully on her imaginary notebook like her life depended on it.
Sans could barely hold back his laughter at the girl's innocent and amused expression and Flowey's incredulous and annoyed one.
"You really-"
"I've got your results!"- Frisk interrupted him, cutting short the beginning of a new rampage of insults.
The teen studied her non-existent notebook carefully as she made some calculations- "According to my notes…"- She looked up at the tiny monster before her with a professional look and cleared her throat gently: "You may have some little difficulties with anger management and are very likely to threaten others when you get upset…buuuuuuuuuut, deep inside your very heart you are hiding a very kind and friendly side of yourself. For some reason you would prefer that nobody founded out about it, but if that's the case you don't have to worry. This is professional secrecy and my lips are completely sealed, ok?"
Frisk winked playfully at the surprised flower before her and merrily stuck out her tongue.
"Y-you…"- Flowey lowered his gaze lightly- "Don't mimic my expressions"- He mumbled, a faint blush suddenly tainting his face.
Sans' eye sockets grew large when he noticed the flower's expression, and by Frisk's equally startled look he knew he wasn't the only one surprised. The skeleton could clearly see how the girl was desperately trying to hold back one of her "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaawww"s squeals, but it didn't seem that she was going to be able to do so for much longer.
"…And let me tell you that if you were a psychologist you would starve to death"- The flower added, his tone regaining his usual bitterness.
The teen burst laughing openly at his words. "O-ok I'll take your advice into consideration"- She managed to say between chuckles.
Actually, that had been very close. She would have probably started squealing any time soon because of the unexpected blushing of her companion. That had certainly been adorable, but she knew that if she had dared to say a single word about it… things wouldn't have played along very well.
Flowey looked silently at the girl before him, who was now slightly bending over because of the laughter- "You'd better do it"- He assured but, despite himself, a tiny and nearly imperceptible smile crossed his features.
Frisk's hearted laughter continued for some more time before she could finally steady herself.
"Oh..oh my"- She chuckled, whipping away a tear from her cheek- "If there's something I have to point out is that you are very honest when you talk to people. You don't hold anything back, do you?"
"Why would I?"- He inquired with a malicious look-"If someone doesn't want to hear the truth that's not my problem"
"I see you are as sensitive as ever"- Frisk teased him, chuckling lightly.
"Sure!"
The girl smiled, amused at her friend's self-complacent expression. These kind of attitudes were what made her feel that Flowey wasn't as dangerous or threatening as he looked like.
If he was mean and aggressive towards everyone he ended up scaring them or tiring them, whatever happened first, and they would never get know the truth about his personality. But if that was his technique for getting rid of people, he would have to think about a new one because this wasn't going to work with her.
"So, would you like to share some more cookies with me?"
"Ugh, share"
"Yes, share. I've already told you to stop grimacing every time I say words like share, please, thank you, and that stuff"- The flower's expression twisted even more- "You do are drama queen, aren't you?"
Frisk ignored the monster's disgusted expression and took another cookie and cut it in half. She plopped one of the pieces in her mouth and tasted it with a delighted smile. The teen handed the last half to Flowey. A few seconds passed till he finally accepted it and grabbed it with his mouth. The tiny human picked one more biscuit and repeated the process.
"What's the point of doing that?"- The monster asked when he saw that the girl cut a third biscuit.
"Mh? Do what?"
"That! I mean, cutting it, isn't it easier to eat a whole biscuit at once?"
"Maybe, but as your mouth isn't very big I supposed that it would be better for you to try with smaller pieces. In that way you also enjoy tasting it better, they last more and we are making use of all the meaning of sharing!"
"My mouth isn't small!"- The flower argued.
"Can't you stop complaining for a while and enjoy a little bit of these sweet, precious pastries? You know, this is the last package of biscuits I have and if you don't enjoy them now, there won't be more left for when you have finally ended protesting!"
Flowey growled lightly, but remained silent. They continued eating in silence for a while till Frisk finally broke the silence: "Do you want me to bring anything in particular for the next time I came? Any preferences?"
"If you ask me then let me tell you that I would prefer that you didn't came at all, but if you are not going to listen then just bring something sweet, or whatever. Something decent, at least"
"Mhh… fine, I'll see what comes to my mind"
"By the way, what happened with the thing you asked me about last time?"
"Uh? Oh! That thingy about the jingling and the soul and stuff?"
"Yeah, did you manage to find it out on your own?"
"I didn't want to try it on my own! I didn't want to put my foot on it!"
"But when we talked about it you didn't want me to tell you!"
"Maybe it was because it was a bit delicate? We both know that you can be a little unstable sometimes. I appreciate you very much, but you may understand my reasons"
"Yeah, that's the most logical answer… well; at least you aren't as thoughtless as I thought"
"Hey!"- Frisk complained, offended by his words- "Either way… I learnt how to do it, so you can quit that smug smile of yours"
"You did? How?"
"I asked Sans about it"
Flowey's eyes widened- "…And he taught you how to do it?"
"Yeah! He was very patient and explained me how it worked. At first I didn't understand anything but then I got the hang of it"
"You are spending a lot of time with that skeleton, aren't you?"
"Hmm...yeah, I think you could say so"
"I see…"
"What about it?"
"Ah, nothing, really. I was just thinking…you know"-He gave Frisk a mischievous smile- "It seems that you two are just growing closer and closer …"- His expression changed to a sadistic grin- "…very ironic, wouldn't you agree?"
"Don't you start with that again"- Frisk cut him short.
"You know I'm right!"- The girl glared at him and the flower couldn't help to look away. How could she change her expression so drastically?
"Can't we have a calm and peaceful conversation for once?"
"If you want that kind of conversation then don't come to chat with me!"
The teen sighed in frustration and ran her fingers through her hair. "Wouldn't you prefer to talk about something nice? Like, I don't know, puppies or food or whatever?"
"Puppies?! You are the one who likes them, not me! You know that puppies aren't the solution to everything, don't you?!"
"Yes, they are!"- She argued, hurt by his words.
"See? This conversation is pure nonsense!"
"You are the one who said that about puppies!"
"Oh goddamnit! What do you want to talk about?! Do you want me to ask you how was your day or something stupid like that?"
Frisk's frown softened a bit at those words-"Actually, that would be very nice"- After a few seconds of incredulous silence the flower was about to start complaining, but the girl intentionally started speaking to prevent him from doing so:
"Today I woke up very early in the morning so I could come to visit. Yesterday I went to bed very late and it wasn't very easy to get up, but I managed to do so without crashing anything this time"- The flower let out a disappointed sigh- "Hey! The last time I tripped over the stairs wasn't funny at all!"
"It was very funny for me when you told me"- He teased her with a malicious grin.
"Yeah, I could tell by the way you were laughing"- Frisk could clearly remember her friend's loud, evil and long laughter. Although that should have probably made her upset she had actually felt very good for making him laugh at least with something like that- "Ok, as I was saying I got up and then I had a quick breakfast before heading here. It was very nice outside, a little cold, but the sun was beautiful. It didn't take long till I found the entrance of the cave and started walking towards here, there I..."
The girl suddenly got silent. She had been about to talk about what had happened at the tunnel and reveal Sans' presence. She managed to restrain herself from making the mistake of looking up at the skeleton before her.
"There you?"- Flowey inquired, annoyed by the girl's sudden pause.
"Oh? Ah, yes! Sorry, I zoned out! I was saying that I got in the tunnel and reached the Underground. I wandered around a bit and then I finally came to the ruins. I drank some water and then came to meet you"
"That's all your, oh so exciting, experience of today?"
"Uhh…yeah, sort of"
"Jeez, I don't know why I bothered to ask. By the way, why did you go to bed late yesterday? Don't you usually go to sleep early like the boring person you are?"
"I usually do, yes! But yesterday I went to the party to Muffet's café. Don't you remember? The one I told you I would attend?"
"Yeah, I think I remember it…wait weren't you going with some guy? N-nail? Nate? N…?"
"Nick"
"That guy! How about it? Was him kind and I don't know what other crap like that, as you expected?"
"No. He was a stupid"
"It's no use, you'll always say everyone is nice even though they may be a piece of…WAIT WHAT?"-Flowey turned to look at her in disbelief.
"He was a stupid! I can't believe I accepted going to the party with someone like him! He was such a selfish and mean guy!"
"Wow, if you are the one saying it then he must certainly be a dick"
"He surely is!"- The flower blinked, surprised that the girl had agreed with him instead of scolding him for his "potty mouth".
"But what did he-?"
"Don't wanna'talk about it."-The girl's tone had been enough for the monster to understand that, for his sake, he should better not try to ask about the matter again.
"Soo… you didn't have fun?"
"Yes, I did! I spent most of the time with my other friends so I had a pretty good time. Everyone was there! Papyrus, Sans, Mettaton, Mum, Dad, Alphys, Undyne, Grillby… I danced and chatted and laughed and-and… I had loads of fun!"
"I see…now that you mentioned him, does that scraggy skeleton still insist on asking about me? "
"Papyrus?"- Sans' head jolted up to look at Frisk when he heard his brother's name- "Yes, he is very considerate and cares a lot about you"
"I don't know why that stupid skeleton keeps bothering to worry about me"
"Don't speak like that! Papyrus has always considered you as his friend. It's obvious that he will worry about you! He only wants to know if you are fine"
"I don't want his useless friendship"
"Flowey! You know that I won't allow you talk badly about my friends!"
"Ooh look, I'm shaking with fear! What would you do if I did, huh? I can say whatever I please! What will you do? Speak friendly to me till I bore to death?"
"You know that's not true! You think that the only way of solving arguments is with violence, but I've already made you shut up many times without even having to touch you!"
"Really? I would like to see you try! This time there's no way you'll shut me up! Tell that brainless skeleton that I would never be friend of someone as pathetic as him!"
"Flowey…"
"He may be worried about me but I don't give a shit about him!"
"Flowey"
"… And if I ever cross him I'll make sure to break all that fucking smiling face of his! Not even his brother would be able to come to his aid when I had put my roots on his filthy bones!"
"You…you shouldn't have said that"- Frisk mumbled, her expression hardening.
"Why not? What are you going to do? You are so pathetic that you would never dare to do anything that could remotely hurt me in any way!"
"oh, but i certainly would"
The flower froze. He fixed his eyes on Frisk's, desperately hoping the girl was playing a sick joke on him. But the human's expression didn't have any trace of humor. She slowly closed her eyes with resignation. When she opened them again she gave Flowey a meaningful stare before finally shifting her gaze to look at something…someone, behind his back. Without any other option, the flower warily tilted his head back to find Sans' pitch black eye-sockets staring into his. Although his ever present smile was still there it somehow managed to make his anger more evident.
"I would like to see you try"- Flowey grunted, challenging the menacing skeleton behind him with smirk.
"you know i'm not the hesitating type"
"I know that perfectly well, but you are forgetting about a little detail…"- The flower replied with impunity, his expression twisting into a mocking grin- "Do you really think this stupid, emotional and foolishly pacific human you call your friend will let you attack me so blatantly?"
"Just commenting, I'm not planning to do anything to stop anyone"- Frisk stated.
"There you have it! She's…WH-WHAT?!"- Flowey turned to look at the girl with wide-open eyes- "Are you saying that you are planning to watch as he beats the hell out of me and do nothing?"
"Don't say it like that!"- The girl argued, and started raising her fingers one by one before him- "First of all: Sans can do whatever he pleases, I'm technically no one to stop him. Second: You are not a helpless creature that cannot defend yourself; you have proved that to us in many occasions. You even have boasted about that many times"- Frisk gaze hardened with those words- "And third: I was trying to warn you to stop saying those nasty things! I called your name several times! I've already told you not to talk like that countless times! Maybe next time you'll be more willing to listen, who knows"
Flowey stared at the girl with disbelief and anger. He turned to look at Sans, who glared at him with a malicious twisted smile, and then back at Frisk.
"Y-you can't be serious!"
"I am"
"How would I know he was hiding somewhere over here?! "
"He wasn't hiding! He was just behind you all this time!"
"Wait… that means you knew he was here all along!"
"Uhh…yeah, sort of"- The flower stared angrily at her- "No, no! It's not what you think! I found him in my way here and he insisted to come with me. He was very kind and I didn't want to reject his offer. When I told him I was going to meet you he decided to keep distance and I thought that it could be better that way. Everybody knows that you two don't get on very well and I preferred avoiding any type of argument or unpleasant situation…and everything was coming out so well!"- The girl took a deep breath and let out a tired sigh- "But you had to put your foot in it, right?"
"didn't you mean to say "he put his root in it"?"
Frisk couldn't help to let out a snort at her beloved friend's pun and burst laughing.
"You are despicable, you know?"- Flowey commented, looking at the grinning, prankster skeleton with displeasure. This only served to enlarge Sans' smile- "And you are even worse because you play along with him!" - He growled as he bumped the girl's knee with his head. The human was still sitting in front of him, doubled with laughter.
"it's no use buddy, even if you told her a chemistry joke you wouldn't get a reaction"- Frisk's laughter intensified and she had to cover her mouth to muffle her uncontrollable laughter.
"Agh! Stop it! Can your stupid puns get any worse?!"
"i, dunno' i was planning to make some insect puns instead… but then i thought they might bug you"
The teen was now laughing so hard that she was starting to be short of breath.
"You are doing it on purpose, aren't you?!"- Flowey hissed, his words filled with anger and annoyance.
Sans leaned a bit closer to the plant and whispered with a honeyed voice: "of course i am. you know what? you were right about something about frisk. if the kid has taught me something is that violence isn't the only way, even when it comes to take revenge of someone. in your case, for example, puns can work perfectly well too"
The flower's eyes grew large and his face twisted in a grimace of deep contempt. Somehow this silly attitude of his felt even more humiliating and irritating than if he had just used his terrifying magic against him: "You bastard…"- He sputtered, also in an enraged whisper. "Do you think you'll be able to remain composed for much longer if I keep telling you all what I think about your beloved brother?"- Sans' expression darkened.
"That's it! Enough of this conversation!"- Frisk settled, standing up to reach for Sans' hand-"We'll just change the subject and try to have a normal and peaceful conversation FOR ONCE, and you two will set your silly rivalry aside for a few minutes, Ok?"
The girl pulled a reluctant Sans to sit by her side on the patch of sweet scented flowers. Now that both of them were facing the flower he hadn't anything to complain about (in theory), but, just in case, she decided to act quickly. Frisk grabbed the previously abandoned package of cookies, broke one in half and handed one of them to Flowey, who wordlessly accepted it. Sans was about to tease the flower about the "small mouth" issue, but a single and sharp glance from Frisk made him stay silent.
"Do you want some?"- The girl asked him, handing the package of cookies to the skeleton as she plopped the remaining half into her mouth.
"sure, thank you"- Sans slipped his bony hand into the bag and fished a cookie.
"Hey! Why can he eat whole cookies instead of halves? In that way he'll eat everything! What about that sharing crap you mentioned before, huh?"-Flowey demanded. The tiny human sighed.
"That "crap" about sharing means exactly that, sharing. And doing it willingly, not complaining or suffering because you'll run out of biscuits faster"- Frisk gave Flowey a scolding glance and sighed- "…but in an attempt to preserve peace I would be very, very glad if you could eat them by halves. Could you do that for me, Sans?"- The skeleton looked up at her- "Pretty pleeease?"- With those last words, which were accompanied by a pair or huge puppy eyes, all intentions of refusing her request vanished.
"fine"- Sans accepted. He split the pastry, gave Frisk one half and ate the other one-"wow, this surely is delicious! what brand are they?"
"Mhhh… Snowy Yummies, I guess"- The girl gave Flowey another pastry and showed the bright-coloured wrapping to him-"They are pretty new. Did you see the supermarket that is two blocks away from my house?"
"yeah"
"They always have some of them there"
"cool, i'll try to buy some before going home today. i'm sure papyrus will love them"
"Yes, so do I!"-Frisk glared at Flowey hardly enough to prevent him from saying an inopportune comment. The flower stuck his tongue at her as the only response. The girl suddenly remembered something she was going to ask just before their "little argument" had started: "Flowey, have you been thinking about the proposal I made you?"
"Yes"- He answered bluntly.
"And what d-? "
"No"
"But Flowey…!"
"I SAID NO! And it doesn't matter how many times or how you ask it, the answer is and will always be NO! And you can quit those pathetic puppy eyes already because you know that doesn't work with me"
"C'mon! You would have tons of fun, that's for sure!"
"I don't think that "your tons of fun" means the same as "my tons of fun"
"I-I'm sure we could reach a half point!"
"OH PLEASE! Frisk, be realistic! I have fun when I'm torturing people! How can that have a half point?! By the way, do you think that everybody would welcome me with open arms? Not everyone is like you, Frisk. After all…I did some weird stuff as a flower…"
"Flowey…"
"Have you talked with them about it? More specifically, have you talked about your "brilliant proposal" with him? - The monster limited himself to simply nod towards Sans.
The girl's face clouded over at those words. Sans turned to look from the flower to Frisk some times. He was certainly missing something there. He tried to meet the girl's honey eyes, but her gaze remained low. It looked like she was looking for an appropriate answer for that, but she wasn't finding any. She knew that everything was going to work out just fine, she was sure of that. That's why she had been delaying this issue for so long. Even so, she knew that sooner or later the feared moment would come and she'd have to face the facts…
"frisk?"
….and that moment was now. The girl took a last steadying breath and fixed her now determined eyes on the skeleton's' eye-sockets.
"Sans, can we talk about something?"
"uh…i guess-"- But before he could finish speaking Frisk stood up confidently and extended her hand to help him stand up too. Her sudden change of behavior took him by surprise and before he could even understand what was happening the tiny human had already leaded him back to the ruins, to a room where two white stone stairs met before a patch of red leaves.
"can you explain me what's going on?"- The girl remained silent for a few moments. It seemed like she was starting to hesitate-"frisk, tell me"- His voice was now slightly demanding.
"…you're not going to like it"-She mumbled.
"oh jeez, what have you gotten yourself into now, kid?"
"I…I kind of..."- The girl muttered the rest of the sentence so quietly that Sans couldn't make out a word.
"i can't hear you"
"I…I…"- She muttered the answer a bit louder this time, but it still was unintelligible.
"kiddo', we're getting nowhere at this rat-"
"I invited Flowey to go to the surface with us and live at home with me"- She said it so quickly that it took Sans a few seconds to process the idea, and when he finally did his eye-sockets grew wide with disbelief- "I know! I know!" – She cut him short before he could start scolding her-"I've gone completely insane! I know! But I just can't leave him here all by his own!"
"frisk you can't be serious! this certainly is too much! i know you want to help and all that stuff, but this is just ridiculous! he is too dangerous! for you, and for everyone around you!"
"That's not true! He has changed, I know!"
"oh, really? and what about those friendliness pellets back there, huh? he could have hurt you very badly, and you know it!"
"That's not it! At first he would react like that to everything I said or did, but now it seems that he only does like an obligation! The same goes to his curses and all! Sometimes when you are having normal and happy conversations with him you see his expression suddenly change to a mix of surprise and confusion and then he starts with his usual cursing. But it's not like is indeed meaning it, he's doing it only keep his character! He doesn't want to look soft or kind, that's all!"
"ok, let's suppose your deductions are true, do know how far he could go to keep up his "bad character "appearance?"- Frisk blinked a few times, startled by those words- "you didn't think about it, did you?"- The girl lowered her gaze lightly. Sans sighed- "listen, kiddo. i know you are trying your best to do something nice for him, but do you think it's really worth the risk?"
Those words seemed to suddenly set a flame alive in the girl's eyes. Flashing and vivid memories dazzled her: bright colours, beams, stars, dreams…and the barrier finally shattering. "Yes, I do"- She stated, staring straight at his eyes- "Because, believe it or not, he deserves it"
The sudden change in her voice took Sans aback- "frisk, you are not making any sense! how someone like him can deserve such a thing?!"
"Because there's something you don't know!"-The girl cried out- "If you knew that then you would understand why I'm doing this! This is not a mere whim, Sans, I swear. I have a reason. Many. That's why I'm not going to turn my back on him…I-I'm the only one who knows… I-I'm his last hope… I can't abandon him, n-not like this"- Tears started to roll down her cheeks.
"I-I'm the only one who can help him… and I can't fail, no… I won't fail!"-She fixed her honey eyes on Sans', he had never seen them shine with so much determination and heart-breaking sadness- "I would love to tell you my reasons, Sans… I re-really would… b-but..I-I just cannot"-An apologetic and pained smile crossed her features as she said so- "…but I can assure t-that even you, who are so resentful towards him, w-would accept them as valid. I- I have to do this, and I promise everything will be fine, I won't take an eye out of him, he isn't going to hurt anyone…"-Frisk held Sans' hands between hers-"I-I promise that with all my heart!"
The skeleton caught the girl between his arms before she could drop to the floor and hugged her tightly. Frisk burst into tears, clenching his jacket tightly with her tiny hands. Sans may not know what the girl was referring to, but it certainly had to be something very big. The girl was someone that would cry easily: even a tiny little sad part of a movie could manage to make her cry at length. But this was different.
By the way she was crying, by how pained she had sounded when she explained herself, the skeleton could easily conclude that her reasons did have to be totally legit. Even so, the simple idea of the flower living close to his friends sent cold shivers down his spine. Frisk had been totally right, he didn't like it. But now what? He didn't want to ignore what the girl had just told him. He simply couldn't. So? Would he just accept that such a dangerous creature went to live on the surface? He hugged Frisk a litter tighter. "I-I promise that with all my heart!"- The girl's words echoed in his mind. He knew that, like him, the girl was faithful to her promises. Sans closed his eye-sockets firmly and murmured:
"y-you promise?"
He could feel the girl slowly nodding against his shoulder as she gulped loudly, trying to find back her voice- "Y-yes, yes, I do"
The skeleton sighed and they remained like that for a while, silently hugging each other as they both calmed down. Finally they stepped away from each other, Sans resting his hands on the girl's shoulders. Frisk whipped her tears with the sleeve of her sweater and blinked a few times. She looked at Sans with now calmer and happier eyes.
"Sorry for that…I"
"there's nothing to apologize for, don't worry. now, shouldn't we get going?"
"Going?"- Frisk looked confused at the skeleton, who had started to walk towards the door they had came from.
"yeah, i don't think making that flower wait would be a good idea"
The girl stared at Sans for a few moments, unable to understand what he was talking about. When she finally realized what he meant the skeleton had already walked through the doorway.
"S-sans! Wait!"- She hurried to catch up with him- "Are you sure of this?"
"well, to be honest, i don't like the idea at all. but you seem to have good reasons for it, right?"- The girl nodded vigorously as she hummed approvingly-" then i don't have another choice. i hope you'd be able to tell me about them sometime"- Frisk looked down for a few seconds before answering this time, but she did so with confidence:
"So do I!"
"so, how are you planning to get Flowey to the surface? with some sort of pot, or something like that?"
"Exactly!"- Frisk assured, beaming with her characteristic excitement.
"did you bring the pot in your inventory, then?"- The tiny human's smile vanished as fast as it had appeared- "you forgot the pot?"- Sans asked quirking a non-existent eyebrow. The quiet whine that followed was enough response for him to understand that she did. This teen was helplessly absentminded-"ok, don't panic. i think i can manage to shape a pot with my magic… i've never tried before but…"
"I'm sure you'll be able to do it!"- Frisk encouraged him with shining eyes. The girl's blind confidence in him nearly made him blush-"Oh! I was forgetting to tell you!"- The teen stopped him right before the entrance of the final room of the ruins- "The best way to deal with Flowey is to ignore or downplay his attempts to offend you. You can even turn his words against him trying to find the bright side of them, which always pisses him off (which is also a good and funny way to deal with him) But I wouldn't recommend that to you, or at least not yet. What he is looking for is to enrage you, and he knows what to say to make you angry. If he manages to do so, he wins. It's like a game; you'll get the hang of it faster than you think. The rules are easy: If you get angry, you lose. Get it?"
"yeah, I guess"
"Fine! Let's do this!"
It had been a long moment since those two had left and Flowey was starting to get impatient. He knew that even though Frisk did her very best there was no way she could convince Sans that letting him live on the surface was a good idea. Although he hated to admit it, the skeleton was one of the most sensible monsters over there and he wasn't someone you could fool very easily. Despite his lazy and carefree appearance, the monster was very cunning and he wouldn't hesitate to take action if he ever decided to be to his old tricks again.
His thoughts were interrupted when he saw the pairing finally reentering the room. Sans looked calm, his usual smile wide as always. He couldn't conclude much from that. Flowey shifted his gaze to the girl, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing: She was smiling. Did that mean what he thought it did? Frisk walked happily towards him. The skeleton remained a few steps away and sat cross-legged on the floor. He gave the plant a single warning glance and started to shape something using his magic.
"No… you can't tell you did convince him"
"Maybe I diiid"-The girl answered cheerfully as she crouched down before him.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Has she got that much control over you?!"-He demanded, staring at Sans who didn't look up.
"I don't have any control, I simply asked him and we talked about it. You can achieve many things by doing so, let me tell you"
"I DON'T FUCKING CARE! I've been asking you to leave me alone for who knows how long and you are still coming! I'm not going with you! I don't want to go to the surface!"
"Flowey, I'm sure you'll really like it. The sun, the stars, the nature, you can even make new friends!"
"I DON'T NEED FRIENDS! WHY WOULD I LIKE TO HAVE FRIENDS?!" –He yelled, angrily- "They are useless! You spend all your time talking about your stupid friends! What have they done for you, huh?! When you felled to the Underground you were alone, right?! Did they try to help you or just made things worse?! How much time did it take to make they finally listen to your pacifist nonsense?! I know that going through the Underground wasn't a piece of cake for you as everybody thinks!"
"All you wanted was to get out of there, without hurting anyone and trying to help as many monsters as you could in your way, and what did they do to return the favor?! They didn't give a shit!"- Frisk remained silent and Sans couldn't help to stop his work to listen. What the flower had just said somehow made him feel sick.
"Ohh, but you could say that now everything is over, right? Everybody is friends with each other, peace and love like you wished for! You may think that everything was worth it, I don't know! But this hasn't finished! Because from all of your friends there's still one that would be capable of betraying you! The one that you call your best friend! If you started acting weird he wouldn't hesitate to put an end to your actions, and not in a kind way, at all! Is that what you want friends for?! Huh?! Answer me!"
The teen let out a quiet sigh and looked at Flowey with calm, sweet eyes:
"When I felled at the Underground I was scared. I had never seen a monster in my life before, and the only things I knew about them were the ones I had read in human history books, which meant there weren't nice things. It was then when I had two options…"- The girl raised two fingers-"1. I could start panicking and being scared because of all the stories I had read about monsters trough my life and take them as 100% accurate, or 2. Now that I was there I could try to meet some monsters and see what they were like. Not all humans are the same right? Then the same may have applied to monsters too"
"When I started walking through the Underground I found out that the stories I had read weren't true, or at least most of them. But to convince me of that, I had to meet lots of monsters, and I was still scared either way. Then, how could I blame the monsters for being scared of me? I was on my own, if something happened to me for being overconfident with a monster it would be my fault, my full responsibility, and that was it. But they were trying to protect their families and friends too… from a member of a race that had caused so much pain to them. I'm not justifying them"-Frisk denied when he saw the flower's expression- "I'm just saying that it was something understandable. That's why I thought that they deserved a chance to understand that not all humans were bad and I took the risk. I took the risk of trying to help them to be happy and to be free. I willingly did. Because to me, that was worth it. I've never expected anyone to return any favor"
"B-But that's stupid! Are you telling that you put all your efforts, which coasted you blood, sweat and tears, just to make those monsters happy?! Just for that?!"
Frisk nodded, modestly- "I wasn't expecting anything for that. Like that old saying: "Helping means giving, expecting nothing in exchange"… but before I could even notice, I was gifted with the best friends and family I could have even imagined. After all, without knowing I ended being all happy myself. They did return the favor, after all"- She gave Flowey a bright and huge smile. The monster looked at her with a mix of confusion and thoughtfulness.
"And what you said about friends… you were right about something"- The flower's head jolted up at this-"I have a friend that wouldn't hesitate to put an end to my actions if he considered it necessary. But I wouldn't consider it as a betrayal, because he knows me. He knows that I would hate to start doing certain things that go against my principles. That's why if I started acting weird he would notice immediately, because he knows me. But that isn't enough"
"If someone starts acting badly and they start to hurt others and themselves, then a true friend would do something to stop them. As a loved wizard would say: "It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends." A true friend will always wish the best for you, and they will try to do as much as they can to help you. Even if that means they have to tell you something they know you are not going to like. Because a true friend is someone that cares more about your well-being than if you get angry with them or not. That's a true friend, and I have found one"
"A friend that not only cares about me, shares happy and sad moments with me and accompanies me everywhere I go, every time I need him, he is also brave enough to stop me if the moment comes"- Frisk turned to look at Sans, her eyes shining, filled with gratitude and deep fondness. A warm smile softly curled her lips- "And for me that is priceless"- The girl looked at Flowey again- "Have you ever thought what would have happened if there had been someone there to stop you? Someone that helped you to come back to your senses when you were going to do something you may have regretted?"
The flower's eyes widened. If someone had been there at that moment to stop him… to help him… would that have changed how things turned out? The mere idea was enough to trigger loads of contradictory thoughts in his mind…could someone have been able to stop him? But if that was true…
"You would have liked that, right?"- Flowey's slowly raised his gaze to meet the girl's. Frisk could see that, very deep in his eyes, hid sorrow and regret- "That's what I thought"- She whispered with a soft, comforting smile and slowly stood up- "But now you may understand why I can't let you talk like that about my friends, especially when you talk about Sans. Because I found that true friend in him, and I think I couldn't wish for anything else in this world"
Flowey looked at the girl deeply in her eyes. She somehow looked incredibly solemn all of a sudden. Her features filled with heart-warming kindness and modesty, now showing a wise side of the human he had never noticed before. Sans couldn't help to look back and forth between the couple before them. The flower was now looking at Frisk with one of the most affectionate expressions he had ever seen on him. Then, Flowey turned to look directly at him, but he noticed that something has changed in his gaze towards him…was that…respect?
"Ok, Sans. I think we should be going"- Frisk calmly commented.
"uh? i-if you say so"- The monster managed to stammer, still confused by what had just happened.
"Y-you are leaving?"- Flowey asked, coming back to his senses.
"Yeah, I think we already bothered you enough. Sans made a beautiful pot for you, as you can see"- She pointed at the carefully shaped plant pot before the skeleton- "But we are not going to force you to do something you don't want to. Even if Sans is fine with you living in the surface it doesn't matter if you don't want to go, so"- She shrugged- "See you next time, Flowey"
Frisk softly patted the flower's head and walked away, towards Sans. She stood by his side till the skeleton finally stood up. He waved at the flower and, for the first time since he had met him, he didn't feel forced to be kind. For some reason he still couldn't understand, he did it willingly. The couple started walking away at a slow pace (Let's consider that Sans wasn't worried anymore and he didn't have any reason to hurry, so he obviously didn't), but by the time they were finally reaching the doorway a clear voice made them stop.
"W-wait! I-I…I want to…"
Sans and Frisk turned to look at the source of the voice to find Flowey looking intently at them. "Yes, Flowey?"- The girl encouraged him to continue.
The flower fixed his eyes on her and twisted uncomfortably- "I-I was thinking about what you have just said…"- He lowered his gaze lightly- "If…if there had been someone there to stop me… then I probably wouldn't have ended so screwed up… but I wasn't as lucky as you are. I didn't have anybody that could that for me. I never had"- He got silent for a few seconds before finally speaking again, now with a softer voice- "But now I realize that isn't true, right?"- He slowly rose his head to look back at the girl's eyes- "B-because you were there to stop me…right?"
Sans could sense a grade of benevolence in the flower's voice that he had never expected could exist. The look his eyes was too sincere, he couldn't even think he was making everything up. For the first time, Flowey was indeed meaning what he was saying.
"If you hadn't came… if you hadn't stopped me… then who knows what else I could have done"- A sad smile curled his lip- "When I thought that everything was lost…that I was alone…and that I'd be alone forever...you appeared. Y-you were…you were that friend for me, weren't you?"
Flowey made another pause. It seemed like he was doing his best to cope with this sudden revelation and it was something too meaningful for him to put it into words. Frisk was about to step forward, but Sans stopped her. Although he couldn't understand much of what was happening, there was no doubt that the flower was trying to say something very important. And, by the look of his face, something difficult for him to say aloud. Although he hated to admit it, the skeleton could understand that feeling. And that's why he knew they had to let him finish talking.
"Th-that's why…that's why I thought… although you didn't do if waiting for a reward… for all you did for me…the least I can do for you…is to thank you…"- The flower closed his eyes and took a steadying breath. Without saying a word he dug himself on the ground and reappeared inside the flower pot. He looked down at the vase he was into with wary eyes for a few seconds before finally looking up at Frisk again, with a resigned sigh and defeated smile: "This is what your stupid friendship is about, right?"
Frisk approached him silently and carefully picked the pot with her tiny hands. Tears of joy were prickling her eyes, but by the flower's expression she knew that she'd better hold back her cheesiness for now. Even so, she held the pot tightly against her chest and hugged Flowey fondly- "I'm…so, so proud. You won't regret it. I promise"- She whispered quietly enough so he would be the only one to hear her. The flower grunted lightly, but let the girl hug him a bit more before shoving her off.
"That's enough, if you get too emotional you may infect me with your corniness"
The girl giggled softly and gave the monster some space. Frisk walked back to Sans' side, careful not to drop Flowey's pot. When they reached his side they exchanged a cautious glance."About what you have just heard…"- Flowey's gaze softened lightly- "not a word…c-could you?"- The last two words took Sans by surprise. They proved that this had to be something very important for him
"my lips are sealed"-He teased him, as he mimicked to be closing them with a zipper. The softness in the flower's expression vanished and he was going to start arguing when Sans interrupted him, now with a serious voice- "sorry, i couldn't help it. but really, not a word"
It seemed that had been enough to calm the little monster down. They started walking back into the ruins in silence for a while, till Flowey finally spoke again:
"Frisk… does anybody else besides us know I'm going to the surface?"
But the girl wasn't paying much attention right now. She was so happy because of what had just happened that she couldn't even concentrate. She had never expected to hear that from Flowey, from all the people. And he had been so cute! She still didn't know how she managed not to squeal "Aaaaww!"when he had said so many sweet and nice things! She knew she was right about him all along, that he was someone very nice on the inside. But she had never dreamt he would say it aloud! And he did! And, and he had looked relieved when he did so! And, and that was so good for him! And…!"
"Hey! Anybody there?"
"Oh?"- She looked at the flower, coming back to her senses- "Oh! That! Yes, yes! Mom knows about it too"
"toriel?"- Sans asked in disbelief.
"Yeah! It was the first and only person I talked about this with till now. Well, now you know it too"-She said nodding towards Sans.
"And she agreed?"- Flowey asked, as dumbfounded as Sans.
"Of course she did! I told her that it was something very important. She didn't like the idea at first, but I insisted very much (you know I'm very determined) and we ended up discussing it together and she agreed: I'll keep Flowey in my room and I'll take care of him. I'll also take him out to enjoy the nature and have fun, but always being careful that he doesn't get in any troubles. Mum is always ready to listen to reason"
"wait…"-Sans suddenly stopped walking and stared puzzled at Frisk- "are you telling me… that toriel is always ready to listen to reason so she lets you keep a potentially dangerous flower in your room, but she doesn't let you have a puppy?"
Frisk opened her mouth to speak but closed it back again. She turned to look at Sans with a confused, puzzled look as well, and then back at Flowey.
"Although I hate to admit it, he has a point"- The flower agreed.
The tiny human blinked a few times, letting the idea to slowly sink in. Sans did have a point there. If her mother preferred her child to have a potentially dangerous flower in her room rather than letting her have a puppy… then the task of convincing her to let her seemed even more impossible to achieve now.
I know this took forever and there are no possible excuses for this, so I'll just leave this little chapter over here and…and I love you very much? ;D ;D ;D
Here in my country it is Friend's day today! I don't know if it applies to other courtiers too, but you can take this chapter as a little present for you anyway! Yes, that adorable reader over there at the other side of the screen that is so cute, beautiful, incredibly patient and that I love so much, yes, for you 3
I've got some pyjama party ideas for the next chapter, which means some fluff, fun and…maybe something else? ("Is that good or bad?" you may wonder… well, so do I)
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