Chapter 7: Introductions Time
Ebott Ville, Wendell Ebott Hospital, 1 year 7 months after the release of monsters and magic back in the world.
"So I fell asleep yesterday while crying?"
"Yep"
"And you were holding me the entire time?"
"Yep"
"…"
"How childish… I´m sorry Frisk I didn't mean to cry myself dry in front of you and Miss Toriel. That was so unsightly of me." I say this but actually I slept better than ever.
"Don't worry. Today is Sunday by the way so I can stay with you for the visitor hours."
"Oh excellent, it would be not wise to lose a school day over me"
"I would"
"I know, and that´s what worries me." I deadpanned
"He he he" Oh this child giggles, he sounds like an angel I can´t stop smiling.
Miss Toriel had excused herself from the room a little while ago when I woke up. She is to inform the monsters of my awakening… Of course she sugarcoated that information for Frisk but I could sense the fright in her eyes when she turned to look at me and the obvious obstruction of light from the other side of the door tells me that she got someone to guard us if Frisk were to be in danger they are sure to enter…
Monsters are dumb indeed… If I wanted to, Frisk would be dead ten times over before they could reach the knob-
What the hell am I thinking now?
"Tell me dear child… Is it true that there was nobody with me when I came back?"
"I´m sorry, there was nobody else… and uhmm-" he hesitates a little "You were in your shadow form" he whispers.
"Oh"
Well, it does not surprise me that much. I WAS in the shadow form when I crossed that vortex that spat me here, what does surprise me is that it did not dispel when I lost awareness of my surroundings…
Or why did I not lash out and killed every single creature I came across with.
Urgh this headache…
"It´s ok lad" I try to give him my most sincere smile "The thing is that you protected me even when you were doubtful of the veracity of our encounters in the shadow realm, also you opposed your parents' wishes defending me even though you got yourself grounded until Christmas."
Frisk deserves my gratitude, and not just because of this time.
No.
He deserves all the happiness this world has to offer.
He blushes a little and makes a dismissive motion with his little hands. "It´s fine Mr. Higgsbury, I know you would do the same for me if it comes to that."
"I would little one. Without a doubt" And I mean it completely
"Oh and one more thing. You can stop calling me Mr. Higgsbury, call me by name, Frisk. I know you were trying to not to get attached to me on the times that we met but it did not work child." I say this with a knowing smile and the sweetest voice I could manage.
"How did you -"
"knew?"
"Yeah…"
"I always knew… You never got too formal when speaking about the monsters, not even with Miss Toriel and I know how much you deeply care about her, it´s a normal way to set up walls to protect ourselves from unwanted attachments Frisk. You should not be ashamed about that."
He lowers his head and that´s my cue to get physical with him. I encircle him with my arms and try to sooth the distressed young boy.
"Frisk you know I'm no mathematician but you know why is six afraid of seven?"
"No…?"
"Because seven ate nine!"
"Pfff he he he that was bad!"
"Well it served its purpose if you are laughing, so in my verdict it was actually pretty good."
"You´re silly Wilson"
I feign get hurt and 'faint' slowly to my bed as the giggles keep coming.
So funny, my stomach begins to hurt a little from all the laughing.
The only door opens and a skeleton no taller than Frisk appears in the doorframe and we stop laughing and stare at him.
"soooo….. you having a good time over here?" he asks while closing the door behind him.
"Mom sent you dunkle Sans?"
"yep, she is speaking with asgore right now"
Frisk nods slowly at his answer. I note the somber look...
Think Higgsbury, change the topic.
"Whatever does dunkle means?" I ask confused by a word I´m certain does not exist.
"It´s because he is my dunkle… not yet dad, uncle" Says timidly the brown haired child.
The skeleton blushes? Is that a blush that blue hue that covers his zygomatics? He is tripping with his own words now.
"So he and Miss Toriel a thing?" I ask, not intended for anyone in specific.
"Not yet but almost!" Frisk recovers and tells me proudly like his thesis got accepted by a prestigious university.
"How?" I ask and forget completely that I´m speaking with a minor. Ups.
"Magic!"
Oh I should have known that answer already. What did I do to deserve that as an answer to all my questions?
Better not think about it.
Sans chooses that moment to speak "so wilson right?" he is trying to steady his still flustered voice… He has come a long way huh.
"Indeed"
*cough* he is still trying to calm himself from Frisk reveal of his 'secret' emotions towards the goat lady.
"welp, name´s sans, sans the skeleton and we need to speak with you…" he begins the sentence casually but then slowly narrow his eyes for some reason.
"i was going to say other things... but you see…"
"usually when i´m seen for the first time by humans they literally jump out of their skins, being an skeleton an all… "
" e…"
His eye sockets open impossibly wide and his eye lights disappear.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
I expected him to not to care about my 'dangerous' presence here but it looks like he is going on offensive from the very start.
If I hadn´t seen that expression before I would have pissed my pants by now for sure.