Chapter 3: Memories

February 28, 201X

"Asriel! Why don't you come inside and introduce me to your friend?" A large boss monster beckons Asriel and his friend inside of the house.

"Okay mom!" Asriel calls back to his mom, Toriel. As they walked inside, Toriel waited for them.

"Hello my child! And it is nice to meet you too! Asriel, who is your friend?" Toriel asks, raising her paw to shake his friend's hand and awaiting either her son or his friend's response.

"I'm Frisk." The girl replies, shaking Toriel's outstretched paw. As Toriel looked at her and took in the details of her face, she realized Frisk shared an almost near identical appearance to her adopted child, Chara.

"Um. Is there something wrong?" Frisk replies to Toriel's staring at her. Worried, she did something to upset Asriel's mom, Toriel.

"Oh! I'm sorry. It's just you look like a very close friend. And you may call me Toriel. How did you two meet, by the way?" Toriel replies, snapping out of her trance and continuing the conversation.

"It was this year. My parents sent me to the same private school you're sending Asriel to. I actually don't live here. I'm just here for school." Frisk explains to Toriel the circumstances of how she met her son and the circumstances of her presence in the city.

"I see why your parents decided to send you to the private school. It is quite prestigious. It is among the reasons I sent Asriel to the school along with the fact I work there as a teacher." Toriel replies, looking towards Asriel as she spoke.

"But anyways. Who do you know that I look like?" Frisk asks, not beating around the bush any longer.

"Excuse me children, but I must attend to something. Stay down here, will you?" Toriel replies, quickly walking to the stairs which led to the home's second floor.

"Oh no! Did I make a bad first impression with your mom?" Frisk asks, worried Toriel left because of something she said, brought up or even her presence at their home.

"It's nothing Frisk! Don't worry, it's just because of her job at the school we go to because she can get very busy." Asriel replies, easing Frisk's worries as they continued chatting to each other. As they continued their conversation, Asriel had the feeling of fear consume his body from his horns to his feet.