Summary: CHICKEN SOUP!
Chapter 20: Recess Time
Underground, 1 year 7 months after the release of monsters and magic back in the world.
"Ugh hungry…" This is the first thing I voice after what feels like a winter hibernation like sleep.
"Hello little man how do you feel?" There is someone besides me with big warm hands… wait no hair?
It´s not Goat mom, Toriel.
"Pappa?" I open my eyes and expect to see a kind smile in my Pappa´s face.
Kind smile… But it´s not Pappa…
It's Wilson!
"Hello child welcome back!"
"What happened, where are we, where is mom?"
"Wow, wow, wow calm down you just woke up from a fever again, and I don't want you to fall back again ok? So take it slow for now" Wilson´s eyes are sparkling.
"Mhmm… Ok… What is that smell!" It smells so good! I sniff the air exaggeratedly because who wouldn't! It smells heavenly!
"He he, you must be very hungry right boy? Come on let me carry you to the kitchen and give you a healthy meal" He grabs me and does as he says.
"Hey what about me!"
Flowey!
I turn around and give myself a headache from the speed which I turn my head.
Owey! Hurts!
"Frisk! Are you ok? Did this man truly not have anything to do with your sickness? Are you going to die?" With every question his voice became more and more like a whisper and in the end I had to strain my hearing a little.
"No, he helped me!" I assure the distressed flower.
"Ok! Not that I can feel anything about you at all! I was just curious…" He turns his head as he says this.
So cute.
"Please, can I carry him to the kitchen too?"
"Of course Frisk" he turns around "You better behave Asriel" His tone is stern now.
Oh…. My… God! Incoming pellets in one, two, three…
"Fine"
WHAT!?
Wilson nods and I wordlessly carry his pot to the kitchen. Wilson sets me down to the table and I set Flowey in one of the chairs too.
Mom didn´t take the old furniture back to the surface… Almost everything is centuries old and full of memories… she only carried what she cared about the most.
But that´s not the point right now….
Flowey obeyed an order!
From a complete stranger!
And a human at it is!
"Flowey, Why are you here?"
"Oh I don´t know Mr. I almost die for a fever! I was minding my own business where Chara is- Anyways! I was alone and then there was this black stuff from the floor and you appeared with this-" Wilson turns around and gives the sentient flower the stink eye "This man! I was going to say this man! Jeez! You two came from that thingy in the floor and I was just curious!"
"Oh"
Wait
CHARA!
WHERE IS SHE?!
CHARA!
**"WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING BUTTFACE!"
Because you weren't here!
**"I was just in the other room with Eye Bone and Chester… It results they can see me too!" She says happily at me and my stressed heartbeats lessen.
"Ok there you go."
It´s chicken soup
A VERY DELICOUS LOOKING CHICKEN SOUP!
I dig in like the starving child I am.
"Can I have a plate of that too?" Flowey´s mouth could be watering just from the sound of his voice but I can't see because my mind and body are in autopilot.
EAT, EAT, EAT!
The smell, the richness, the flavor!
I completely forgot food can be this delicious!
Don´t get me wrong. I love Toriel´s dishes… it's just, when the food dissolves in the instant when it touches the tongue it leaves a lot to be desired! And sometimes your HP maxes out but you still feel hungry…
"Tell me Frisk how much real food Miss Toriel feeds you"
It's like he read my thoughts…
"Uhmm… I…" I stutter "Swallow before answering child" I do so and try again "I only eat human food when I go to school, monsters don´t prepare normal food…"
Wilson´s eyes flash red for one, two… almost three seconds before settling down on blue again… His expression does not change at all.
"I was afraid you would say that" He passes his hand from his forehead and through his hair and it magically returns to his normal W shape.
"What´s wrong?" I´m afraid to ask but do it anyway.
"You cannot survive out of monster food only, Frisk…" He looks sadly at me…
"But it´s fine It´s been year since I eat only monster food!" It´s ok? Right?
"No, honey pie, a growing child such as yourself needs nutrients, vitamins and minerals only found in organic food, monster food while energizing, cannot give you what you need to grow healthy and strong." He makes a pause and thinks about something "Haven´t there been any investigations over magic based food and its effects and consequences on human bodies?" He enquires.
"That… I don´t really know… Maybe Alphys knows something… but shouldn´t you know about this?" I know about the Infinite Knowledge power he has. He just have to ask and BAM he will know it.
"Yes" He admits "There has been investigations made by Alphys and a group of monster scientists but they have not published it yet because Asgore thinks that if humans consuming magic based foods discover that it is not entirely good for human consumption as they think they are, humans would not have anything else to gain from monster kind and politics would not be as easy… To name some issues…" he ends.
…
I drop my spoon on the soup and it splashes a little.
"What…?" I try to understand rather than a whole explanation again…
"I swore to you that I would never lie to you Frisk I´m sorry… This is what my power gave me as an answer."
"This is not ok! We should, we should tell someone." I stand up
How could I let them lie like this, this is not good, humans politicians will be mad!
"Easy darling." He puts me down with magic tendrils "There is nothing either of us can do about this issue, it´s not just about us or them, it´s about a whole interaction with two very different species, of course this will backfire in the future and the six deaths accounted to the old King will not help any" He is looking directly to my eyes and there is complete sincerity and acceptance of the situation.
But no!
This can´t go on!
"I´m the ambassador I should do something, this is a ticking bomb and it will blow the peace between the two!" I almost cry to the scientist.
"We can only try and convince him, darling, that´s the only help we can give… advice at best and ignorance from his end would be the worst outcome."
He is right
**"WAIT You are speaking about Dad as he is a gross Monster without morals! He is not!"
Chara! He can´t answer you when flowey is present!
I turn to look at Flowey and he has a thoughtful expression on his face, weird, he usually does not emote unless he wants to make a point across.
**"I know but tell him then!" Chara continues.
"I… Uhmm please don´t speak badly of Asgore… He is.. He is just trying to do his best."
"I know little one but he should be wiser than this, hidden information does not stay like that forever, and if I know it already it is just a matter of time before claims from the human government come and fingers will be pointed at your friends"
"My family"
"…Yes of course" He doesn´t look convinced. "On the bright side of things Frisk, monster food IS really something else for wounds! Healing the body is the use it should be given you know! that crabapple you gave me healed the cut I had in my stomach and back! So if you want to help, you can offer human politicians its advantages over other chemicals and such" He tries his best to lift my spirits and it works.
"Yeah!" I pump my fist in the air.
"Frisk can I ask you something?"
"Yeah sure!"
"What would you think of me adopting you?"
…
"EH?" flower, spirit and child shouted in unison. That`s QUITE a change of topic there…
"Frisk, I know Queen Toriel and King Asgore does not have an official permit to be your legal caretakers, they extended a surrogate one as sympathy and for the well being of the monster image in the human and monster public eye…"
"I… I know about that"
It was not big deal really; they needed to set example for human and monster interaction and what better than a family to show them all that this can really work…
"I… I…"
"Don´t answer right now, concentrate on getting better, I just… wanted you to think about it… It would make me really happy but fret not, if you really feel comfortable with the monsters… I understand."
Wow…
It´s the first thing he has asked me something…
Something on his behalf, and yet, it´s not entirely for him… because being adopted by him would cease the other children teasing, the bullies won't have anything against me anymore… My nightmares would surely stop…
**"Frisk, are you really considering go away from Toriel… from Sans…. From Papyrus?"
The spirit´s distressed question halt my train of thought.
I can´t just leave them. Right?
Chara fades away into my mind so only I can hear her.
**"No you can´t! Mom would be heartbroken…"
Yes you are right…
And yet.
Chara… she is more like your mother and Asriel´s than mine… I… I still see her in my dreams throwing flame balls at me… killing me…
**"I thought you said you forgave her!"
Yes I did!
It´s just… I´m afraid of her sometimes ok, I love her from the bottom of my heart but, I can´t forget my many deaths to her… to everyone….
I´m sorry Chara but… it´s not as easy as pie…
Ugh… pun not intended…
**"I… I understand."
Beside once we SAVE you and Asriel she won´t need me anymore! You two will fill her with happiness!
**"How many times have I told you that you are NOT any kind of placeholder for us! FOR FUCK´S SAKE, SHE LOVES YOU AS MUCH AS SHE LOVED US!" The child spirit shouts desperately.
She never hurt you.
**"…"
She never shouted at you.
**"…. …."
She never killed you.
**"… … …"
I embrace her because now I have a crying partner in my mind.
Chara was saying things like 'I'm sorry' and 'it´s my fault' over and over again. She had always blamed herself for how hopeless and violent monsters had become. She even told me one time that if it were not for her, monsters would have received me with open arms until the day I died for natural causes down there...
It really doesn´t matter… They took their decisions and I took mine.
Their decision was to FIGHT.
And my decision was MERCY.
Mercy for those whom humans hunted.
Mercy for the eternal imprisonment they were supposed to have.
Mercy for those who died of hopelessness in the underground when they were sealed.
Mercy for the two royal children that humans killed.
Mercy for making me feel like I had to die for them.
I didn´t had to.
I know that now, I understand now.
I did it, even knowing this. I forgave them to break the vicious cycle, after all…
An eye for an eye makes the world go blind.
The spirit´s suffering didn´t fade away at all but enough to let us continue with the conversation.
By now Wilson have moved to clean the dishes, grabs a spoon and pours…
N O
"Noooooooo" I whine.
"Frisk you have to." He deadpans.
"No!"
I run.
Well ok, I try to… he catches me before I give even one step and Flowey helps with a vine in my wrist.
"Just swallow it man" Flowey deadpans too.
"Nuuuu" I pitifully whine for the last time.
"Ok, down it goes" the spoon enters my mouth and I try my best for the syrupy substance not to touch my tongue.
Flash news, it does.
Yuck.
He hands me something…. Something…
Chocolate!
**"OH HELL YES!"
Notes: Frisk hates medicine, he thinks he can fight his illnesses through sheer determination… he can´t, he needs it and Wilson knows so… booom there´s your medicine kid. Also, Forgive is not to Forget.
Notes: *Throws thing at fandoms expecting it wont be lost in the void* Update Monday´s or Sunday´s