New chapter, here you go, sorry for the delay!
Chapter 7: Breaking news
Whispers flooded the underground.
There was a new arrival, and he was causing fear through out.
It didn't take long for news to reach the castle.
Toriel and Asgore were antsy and did everything the could to hide it from Bella-Anne, if she knew, they both were scared by what she might think if she found out.
But, the young princess had her sources, in this case, a very talkative Skeleton.
Papyrus told her that their was a human male in the underground, looking for his sister and his niece, who had supposedly fallen fourteen-years ago.
She walked through hotland, kicking rocks around, and pondering his presence.
But like she had as a child, she ran into a certain metallic star.
"Oh! Uh, hi Metta. Sorry I didn't see you there." The girl said sheepishly.
"Nonsense, Darling! Is something troubling you? You look distracted…" Mettaton asked, tilting the girl's gaze to meet her own.
"I'm fine... just thinking.." She drawled off.
Mettaton arched a brow and set her hands on her hips. "Honestly, I don't know why your trying, Darling, please tell me."
"Well, I'm sure you of all monsters have heard about the Human in the underground and... Well... I'm just wondering... Who are they? I mean, what is a human exactly?!" Bella exclaimed, at the end of her mental rope.
She said nothing, only looked away from the girl before her. How could she tell her something that not even the Queen and King would tell their child?
Unfortunately, or thankfully, depending on how you looked at it, said human came running down the street. He knocked into the both of them, only stopping himself to stare aghast at Bella-Anne.
Who stared back with wide green eyes.
"You! Com with me girl! I'll get you out of here! Out of this hell!" The man said quickly, grabbing the young princess's shoulders and shaking her.
"Unhand her immediately!" Mettaton stated, removing his hands from her shoulders.
"Get off me you freak! Come girl, let's go!" He insisted, twisting out of the metallic grip.
Bella-Anne didn't know what to do, didn't know which way to go, what to say. The man placed something in her pocket before fleeing down the crowded streets.
"Darling, are you alright? That brute didn't hurt you did he?" The pink star asked, taking the girl's shoulders and looking her up and down.
"I... I think I'm fine... I probably she get going home though..." The girl said absentmindedly, slowly wandering off towards new home.
In her room she stared at the slip of paper, studying the number for hours, before calling it.
The man answered with a hushed tone. "Hello, who is this?"
"It's Bella-Anne... The girl you ran into in hotland." She said, dropping her tone to not risk being over heard.
"Ah, I will wait for you in the ruins, from there I have a way for us to get out! Meet me here within the hours of the night." That was all he said before hanging up, not allowing her to get a word in edgewise. She stammered and stuttered, trying to voice her opinion.
She mulled the choice over in her mind.
All her life, all she'd ever been told was lies. She wasn't some rare monster, she was a human and there were more like her, living above her. She could go, leave all of this behind, but she could try and win over other humans and maybe brake the barrier, freeing her family -if she could call them that now- no, they were he family despite the lies told to protect her.
As evening slowly crept, she kept herself normal, chatting through out dinner, but when it came time for bed she began packing a bag to leave. What little she had for clothing, a few personal mementos, and a photo of her friends and family.
"Bell? Where are you going...?" Asriel croaked, rubbing sleep from his eyes. She stammered and gasped, she couldn't lie to him, not to Azzy.
"I... There's a way out... someone showed me but only humans can go... I'm going to see if I can get you guys out of here..." She half lied, she couldn't tell him everything.
He wrapped her in a hug, squeezing her to the point where breathing was difficult. "Please don't...!"
"I have to...!" The auburnette insisted.
"Then..." He paused and took his locket off, one housing a picture of their family with the delta rune engraved on the golden front, and placed it over her head. "Take this, so you don't forget us... So that you know that we're here for you, always..."
She didn't want to cry, but tears escaped, gliding down her cheeks in little rivers. "I love you Azzy...!" She murmured, hugging him tightly. Tears fell into her hair as he big brother nuzzled his muzzle into the thick locks before letting go of her and stepping back.
"You should go... Be safe Bell." He cried, tears dribbling down his cheeks.
She nodded and ran down the halls quickly and quietly, carefully opening the door and sneaking out into the dark night.
She knew the way by heart but tonight it was different.
Everything reached up and shadowed her, judging her sneaking form.
"There you are, glad you decided to come. Come here, Bella." The man instructed. "I'm Nathan, It's time to go."
He strapped a harness on her, and then began to pull her form up with ropes. Once she was near the top, he pulled himself up. Then helped her up over the vine hidden edge.
She gazed down, she couldn't see the bright gold buttercups that laid at the bottom.
"Let's go." Nathan said, leading her away from the only home she'd ever known, taking her down the outside of the mountain.
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