Chapter Seven: Introductions
A/N: anything Fran says is telepathic
Fran was curled up in a ball in her bed. She was whimpering a little and shuddering. Sweat trickled down her forehead as her eyes were clenched shut. She clutched her pillow, crying into her pillow.
After a bit, she jolted awake, looking around, panting. She touched her cheek, feeling the tears. She looked at her hand, seeing the glossiness of the tears.
"Wh-what is this?" she thought. "Why do I feel this way? That was scary."
She timidly climbed out of bed, cautiously going over to Frisk and Chara's room.
She knocked on their door quietly.
"Come in." came Chara's voice, sounding sleepy. Fran slowly opened the door, walking in and shutting it. She walked up to their bed, looking at them.
"Nightmare?" Chara asked. She nodded timidly.
"Climb in.' Chara said, opening the covers. Fran climbed into the bed, snuggling in between Frisk and Chara. Frisk and Chara wrapped their arms around her, holding her. Fran smiled, enjoying the feeling, falling asleep soon after.
Frisk and Chara kissed each other, falling asleep. They held each other, Fran in the middle of them.
The next morning
Chara woke up, stretching her arms and wings, noticing that Fran was next to her and Frisk wasn't. Fran was curled up in a ball, clutching her pillow in her sleep. There were still tear stains on her face.
"Kid" Chara said, gently shaking her. "You okay now?"
Fran woke up, looking at Chara and nodding. Chara grinned slightly.
"Good." She said. "So, what was your nightmare about?"
"I" she said. "I saw my friends."
"That doesn't seem like a nightmare." Chara said.
"I" Fran said, beginning to cry again. "I saw them d-d-die."
"Oh.' Chara said, taking her into a hug. "Well, don't worry. It's just a bad dream. It can't hurt you."
"B-but" Fran said, sniffling. "I-I killed them.'
"What?" Chara asked, not fully hearing her.
"I-I'm the reason they're dead." Fran said, wrapping her arms tightly around Chara, sobbing into her chest. It was at this point Chara was glad she slept with a shirt and underwear on.
"Shh." She said, holding her close. "It's okay. You're okay. I'm sure you didn't mean to."
"I-I couldn't help myself." Fran said. "I-I released power and destroyed them."
"IT's okay." Chara said, rubbing her back. "You're okay."
"I" Fran said, quivering. "I see them every night. I can't stop seeing them."
"Hmm.' Chara said, thinking. "Well, how about I give you something that helps me not have nightmares?"
"R-really?" Fran asked.
"Sure.' Chara said. "If you need it, you can definitely use it."
"O-okay." Fran said. "But, won't you get nightmares then?"
"Nah." Chara said, shrugging. "I won't need it to protect me. I have a special angel for that."
"Oh." Fran said.
"Yeah.' Chara said. "It'll be fine. You want it now?"
"S-sure." Fran said.
"Alright." Chara said. She took off her locket, placing it around Fran's neck.
"This" She said, holding it up for Fran to see. "is my special locket. This was given to me by my best friend. It means a lot to me. This was my comfort through many of my nightmares. My mother's dust is inside of it, so it feels warm whenever it's around me or someone I care about. This should protect you from your nightmares."
"Wh-why are you giving me this?" Fran asked.
"Because I care about you." Chara said, rubbing Fran's back.
Fran looked at the locket, beginning to cry again and wrapping herself around Chara, holding her close.
"Thank you." She said smiling.
"You're welcome." Chara said, tucking the locket into Fran's shirt. "Keep it close to your chest and you'll feel its warmth."
"O-okay." Fran said, nodding.
"Want breakfast now?" Chara asked.
Fran nodded again, smiling.
"Alright." Chara said. "Let's go get some. It smells good."
Fran nodded as they went into the kitchen. In the kitchen, Frisk was cooking French toast and pancakes. Fran and Chara sat down, Frisk smiling at them as she served their food, getting herself some as well. Chara poured a mountain of chocolate syrup on her food, so much that it was completely covered by the chocolatey liquid.
"That's a lot." Fran said, eyes widening.
"Not for her.' Frisk said, giggling. "I've seen her eat twenty times that much before."
"Isn't that unhealthy?" Fran asked.
"Not for her." Frisk said. "She doesn't gain any weight from it and she's still pretty fit.'
"Cause I'm a badass." Chara said, shoveling down the pancakes.
"That too." Frisk said, giggling as she kissed Chara on the cheek. "You should see her mom. They're definitely related."
"I guess so." Fran said, eating her own food.
"How is it?" Frisk asked, smiling at them.
"Good.' Chara said, her mouth full of chocolatey pancakes.
"Yay.' Frisk said, giggling. "I'm glad to hear that."
"Good." Chara said, kissing Frisk's cheek, leaving some chocolate on it.
"Frisk" Fran said. "You have some chocolate on your cheek."
"I'll take care of that." Chara said, licking it off of Frisk's cheek, causing the angel to blush.
Fran scrunched up her face.
"Eww.' She said. "gross."
"Trust me, kid.' Chara said, grinning, putting an arm around Frisk. "When you find someone, you'll want that to happen to you."
Fran stuck out her tongue, Frisk giggling.
"So" She said. "Mom invited us over for lunch again. I'm pretty sure she wants to check up on us."
"Well" Chara said, grinning. "This time we don't have anything… distracting us from going. Well, unless you want there to be."
"I wouldn't mind." Frisk said, giggling. "Take me away, my sweet princess."
"As you wish, my love.' Chara said, picking Frisk up bridal style and carrying her to their bedroom, shutting and locking the door.
Fran headed to the living room to watch TV, being used to this.
She turned the set on, turning it to a cartoon channel. After about twenty minutes, a woman Fran felt she knew showed up, appearing from nowhere.
"Empty." The woman said. "Unless they're where I think they are. Oh well."
The woman turned to see Fran, an eyebrow raising in confusion.
"Frisk. Chara." She said. "Damn, your fusion form got smaller."
"I'm not Chara or Frisk." Fran said, the woman surprised a little at her telepathy. "My name is Fran."
"Cute." The woman said. "Why do you look so much like them?"
"W-well" Fran said, her arms beginning to shake.
"Wait…" the woman said. "I know why. You're… I thought that ended.'
"Wh-who are you?" Fran asked.
"Name's Rachaya.' Rachaya said, extending a hand. "I'm a friend of Frisk and Chara's."
"Oh." Fran said, taking it carefully. "H-how do you know them?"
"Well" Rachaya said. "That's a long story. Basically, I was in Chara's body. Smokin' hot in her teen years. I was watching her and her girlfriend (who is also smokin' hot by the way. God, I'd love to just… you know what, you're too young for that."
"Too young for what?" Fran asked, curious.
"Nothing." Rachaya said. "Don't worry about it."
"O-okay." Fran said, a little confused.
"So" Rachaya asked. "How'd ya get here? They don't seem like the type to just let you go."
"I" Fran said, tears coming into her eyes. "They…"
"You know what, never mind." Rachaya said. "It seems like it's too personal anyway."
"O-okay." Fran said, sniffling.
"So" Rachaya said. "Whatcha watchin'?"
"P-Pokémon." Fran said.
"Meh." Rachaya said. "The games are better. But, the show's still pretty good."
"Y-yeah." Fran said. "S-so, what's your favorite?"
"Ooh" Rachaya said. "That's a tough one. I gotta go with Darkrai on that one. With a close second for Gardevoir and a close third for Flareon."
"I-I like Tyranitar." Fran said. (A/N: and, I've now officially confused several of my readers XD)
"I think that's a good choice." Rachaya said. "I'm guessing the resident adults are in there bedroom.'
"Yeah." Fran said, nodding. "What do they do in there?"
"Trust me, kid.' Rachaya said. "Wait till you're older to know. You'll find someone for ya."
"O-okay." Fran said.
After a bit, Frisk and Chara walked out, clothes wrinkled.
"Rachaya." Chara said. "So nice of you to call before entering."
"Well" Rachaya said, grinning. "I was hoping to join in on the… activities."
"Save it, Rachaya." Chara said. "If we want you, we'll call you."
"Will that be soon?" Rachaya said, grinning a little wider.
"Depends.' Frisk said.
"On what?" Rachaya asked.
"On how drunk we are." Chara said.
"Oh, I'm sure I can help with that." Rachaya said, chuckling.
"Rachaya" Chara said. "We kinda want this to be a twosome."
"Awww." Rachaya said, feigning disappointment.
"Don't worry, Rachaya.' Fran said, patting Rachaya's arm, believing she was really sad. "I'll play with you if you want."
Frisk and Chara snickered while Rachaya chuckled, patting Fran on the head.
"Sorry, kid." Rachaya said. "You're too young to play our games. Wait till you find someone for you and play with them."
"Oh." Fran said. "Okay then."
"So" Chara said. "You here to drag us to lunch?"
"Nah." Rachaya said. "I'm here for my own reasons."
"Those being?" Chara asked.
"I'm bored." Rachaya said, shrugging and grinning.
"Figures." Chara said. "Well, we're coming over, so, you might as well head back over there."
"Alright." Rachaya said, sighing. "Fine."
Rachaya teleported out, Frisk and Chara sitting down on the couch.
"She's interesting." Fran said.
"Got a few screws loose." Chara said, pulling out a chocolate bar and eating it.
"I think she's funny." Fran said, giggling a little.
"At times.' Chara said, shrugging. "At times she is."
"She's a bit of a pervert.' Frisk said, shrugging. "I can think of more than one occasion where she's tried to see a few things she really didn't need to."
"Yeah.' Chara said, kissing her cheek. "Cause those are mine."
Frisk blushed, leaning her head onto Chara.
"Welp." Chara said. "I guess it's time to go to lunch."
"Yeah." Frisk said. "Let's go then."
Chara nodded, holding a hand out to Fran. Fran took it, Frisk wrapping her arms around Chara's, Chara teleporting them to Toriel's house. Once there, Frisk knocked on the door, the three of them waiting for the door to open.
After a few seconds, Toriel opened the door, Fran hiding behind Chara.
"Hello, my children." Toriel said, waving at them. She opened the door, granting them access. "And, who is this little one?"
"This is Fran." Frisk said. "She's staying with us."
"Oh.' Toriel said. "Well, I believe you'll make great parents."
"Thanks, mom." Frisk said, smiling.
"So" Chara said. "Where's the food? I'm hungry."
"It's coming right up." Toriel said. "You're actually a bit early."
"Aww man." Chara said. "If I'd known that, I'd have spent a little more time in my bedroom."
"Chara.' Frisk said, nudging the demon's arm as she blushed the color of Chara's uniform.
"What?" Chara asked, putting her arm around Frisk and kissing her cheek. "I was gonna show you that… thing I wanted to show you."
Frisk blushed even harder, hiding her face in Chara's chest.
"When we get home." She whispered. "I'd love to see it."
"Cool.' Chara said, grinning. "You're gonna love it."
"the food's ready, my children!" Toriel called from the kitchen, where she'd gone.
"Sweet." Chara said, the three of them heading to the table. Toriel set some food in front of them, the others at the table, licking their lips.
"Let's eat!" Undyne shouted, her, Khara and Chara starting to devour their food, grabbing more.
"Slow down, please.' Toriel said." The rest of us would like some as well."
They slowed down a little bit, still shoveling in a large amount of food.
Toriel sighed, shaking her head. She knew she couldn't stop them.
"So, kid" Sans asked Fran. "What's your story? I don't see too many kids with wings."
"W-well" Fran said, scooting closer to Chara.
"Kid doesn't want to talk about it." Chara said.
"Allright then." Sans said, shrugging.
They all ate, chatting with each other afterwards, all introducing themselves to Fran.
Elsewhere
"So, Experiment 150 is with Francesca and her lover.' The woman said, clenching a fist in glee as she swiped her blood red hair away from her eyes. "Excellent. I'll have to… catch up with her."
Cute. They went to dinner. But, who's that woman and what does she have to do with them? Find out soon.