"The Butterfly Effect" Part 1
Sans smiled, "i remember when i first told someone i liked them… of course, at the time, the only thing they knew how to say was 'nyeh heh heh' and it certainly wasn't… romantic."
Devan retreated further into his hoodie, trying to avoid Frisk. But it was no use, his hoodie was subjected to the same laws of physics that any other hoodie was, and he eventually found he couldn't go any farther back in it. Not to say Frisk was feeling any more comfortable, but she didn't have anywhere to retreat back to
Frisk coughed, "W-well, Devan…" she stopped, shaking a little.
Sans comforted Frisk, putting his hand on her back, "are you ok, kiddo?"
Frisk lightly pushed Sans' hand off, "I d-don't know if I'm ready for that kind of thing yet."
Devan sighed in relief, appearing from his hood again. Frisk continued, "Not that I don't like you… I mean… I, uh, like you… but…"
"I understand, I think I would feel the same way if my family was anything like yours." Devan nervously chuckled, Sans joined the laughing, hoping to help Frisk… but she didn't react, other than frown.
Sans sighed, picking up the ketchup, "welp, i'll leave you to it." Frisk looked at Sans, desperately pleading not to be left alone, "papy is having trouble with the spaghetti, i have to help him. i'll see you two later." And with that, Sans was at the door. He stood there for a few seconds before stepping into the river of people. Then it was just Devan and Frisk by themselves, or that's what it seemed like to them.
After a few minutes of awkwardly sitting across from each other, Frisk and Devan silently agreed it would be best to head home for the evening. Frisk started out the door, leaving Devan with his still empty cup, but as she did, Devan noticed she had no umbrella and it was freezing cold. Dashing to the counter, he said a quick "thankyou" to Grillby and "good evenings" to everybody else, and ran after Frisk, calling her name in an attempt to grab her attention, "Frisk! Wait up!"
As he got outside, his eyes quickly locked on to Frisk's striped shirt. As he pushed through the crowd of people, he searched through his bag for something. "Frisk!" He caught up with Frisk and grabbed her shoulder to turn her around, and as he did, he noticed she was crying. "Hey, what's wrong? Did I hurt you? Sorry, I might have been a little rough on your shoulder." He laughed, attempting to lighten the mood, as he pulled her closer to the shops and under their overhanging awnings.
"I-I-I'm sorry that…" Frisk wasn't able to finish the sentence.
Devan, realizing what she was trying to say, made sure she didn't have to finish, "No, no, no, it's ok."
Frisk turned away from him, "It isn't, though."
"Of course it is! We're still friends, aren't we? I'm cool with that." Devan turned her back around as he hugged her, trying to keep her warm.
"Why did you come after me then?"
Devan disengaged the hug and started pulling something out of his bag again, "Friends help friends, right? So, when I saw you going out into the rain, I thought I should help you." He revealed a long black pole, with a white material hugging the upper half. Yes, indeed, it was an umbrella. As he opened it, Frisk could see a black outline on the material. When he had stretched it out completely, there was a butterfly on it, showcasing its magnificent wings.
Frisk was amazed by the beautiful design and tried to say something, but couldn't find the words. "Nobody ever expects something like this on an umbrella… Custom made. I would have preferred something simpler, maybe just a plain umbrella from a store, but my parents insisted that I get the most expensive one I could… probably because it's the only gift they've ever bought for me." Devan sighed.
Frisk hugged Devan, "At least they let you buy you something beautiful!"
Devan put one hand around Frisk, "Yeah…"
AN: Hello there, friends! I'm back! (I planned on releasing a chapter everytime I finished the chapter after it, but this one is a short one so...)
Sorry for this one being a short one, but there is a part two and I'm really hoping that you enjoy the content of the next chapter. That being said, I had a spike in views from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2, which is great and all but it doesn't give me any insight on what anyone wants improved. If you happen to read this and know what I can improve on, please be a mate and leave a review... if you have the time! ^_^
Until next time, have a bloody brilliant night!
