Chapter 6 | Happiness Is Everything

Sans had calmed down. Frisk and Chara had helped him stop crying and they told him that wouldn't go any further. They reached Snowdin and now all of them were very tired. It seemed like they made that long journey for nothing. They got back to Sans's house and Frisk and Chara took their shoes off again. And sat down on the couch all exhausted. It was late.

"So. What are you two going to do? Don't you want to get home?" Sans asked the two kids laying worn out on the couch.

Frisk sat up and looked at Sans. They smiled and said. "If you don't mind," they got up and hugged Sans "This is our home now."

Sans smiled and hugged Frisk back. Chara, although they didn't like all the mushy stuff, got up too and hugged them both as well.

After Sans took Frisk and Chara out for Grillby's, they walked around Snowdin Forest for awhile. Sans told them that he was a Sentry again and that he was actually not doing his job. But he couldn't tell the King.

Frisk was holding Sans's hand. They, just like Sans, had grown attached. Chara wasn't behind them this time. They were beside Sans. Frisk wasn't completely sure of what Sans had said or meant back in Waterfall, but they did know that they needed themselves and Chara to stay with him. Sans otherwise would have a broken heart. They reached Sans's sentry station. There was what seemed to be a royal guard standing there. Luckily they weren't faced in the direction of Frisk or the others. Sans told them to hid in the forest while he talked to the guard.

Chara took Frisk's hand and they ran into the forest. They didn't go very far. Just far enough so that the guard wouldn't see them. Frisk was scared. They didn't really understand what was happening. Chara went down on their knees and looked at Frisk.

"Frisk?" Chara asked "Are you okay?"

Frisk nodded "But what's going on?"

"There's a royal guard at Sans's sentry station. If that guard saw us, we'd-" Chara stopped talking.

Frisk was shaking in fear. They were scared. There wasn't a doubt about it. Chara held them close. Then they said to them in a soft voice

"Hey, I know you're scared, but we'll be fine. Sans will take of the guard. Please don't be scared Frisk. Were going to be okay. It's really nothing to worry about."

Frisk held onto them tightly. Still shaking. Then they heard footsteps. Frisk turned their head and saw Sans walking towards them. Frisk got up and ran towards him. They hugged him tightly.

"Sorry, you two. Were you scared? It's okay. The guard's gone now. She won't bother us." Sans said letting Frisk look up at him with teary eyes.

Frisk was so worried that something would happen. They were happier now knowing that Sans was okay. And that Chara and themselves were going to be okay. Sans walked them back to the house. He told them to stay there because he needed to 'do his job'. Frisk sat on the couch and looked at the tv. Where is the remote? They looked around but couldn't find one so they instead looked around for some board games or cards or something. They were desperate for something to do. Chara called Frisk into the kitchen.

"You want to make something for Sans?" They asked

"Yeah! But what?"

Chara went to his fridge and pulled out some butter. Then they got some other things like a mixing bowl and spoon, brown sugar, chocolate chips and flour. Frisk was surprised as Chara was that he even had all this stuff.

"Are we making cookies?" Frisk asked excitedly as they got a stool and stood near the counter.

"Yep. Chocolate chip!" Chara replied with a wink.

Frisk heard the door rattle.

"Sans is home, Chara!" Frisk yelled

Sans stepped through the door and looked down at Frisk smiling with glee up at him.

"Okay...what do you two do?" He asked trying to sound funny.

"Come on!" Frisk leaded Sans into the kitchen, after he took off his jacket and scarf, where he saw freshly baked cookies.

Chara was there beside them smiling as he came over and picked one up.

"You made these Chara?" he asked suspiciously.

"Well, with help." They looked down at Frisk who was bouncing around Sans.

They were so happy and full of energy.

"Well thanks guys. But it's too late for sweets." he said putting the cookie back.

Frisk looked upset. They had made these cookies just for him and he wasn't going to try them.

"Well okay. I'll have just one." He picked one up and ate it.

Frisk looked up to see his expression. It looked like he had enjoyed it. Frisk was happy. They yawned and kept smiling.

"Looks like you're tired." Sans said as he picked Frisk up in his arms.

They yawned again and said "I'm not tired. I'm just…." they started to close their eyes.

Frisk was tired. They just didn't want to admit it. They had been walking around for hours and running from things all day.

"Come on." Sans took them upstairs to their room.

Frisk rubbed their eyes. He laid them down and tucked them in.

"Goodnight Frisk."

"Goodnight" Frisk yawned again before saying "Sans"

Sans walked out the door and closed it on his way out. Slowly, Frisk closed their eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Chara cleaned up the kitchen and Sans came in and helped. There was silence between them. Neither of them knew what to say to one another. They had finished and Chara went to sit on the couch. Sans followed them and sat next to them. Chara wasn't looking at him. They didn't what to say. Sans broke the silence.

"So, are you okay with all this?"

"Yeah, if Frisk is happy then-"

"No. I was asking you." Sans interrupted them.

Everyone was interrupting Chara one way or another. Chara sighed and looked at Sans.

"I guess...I mean, don't get me wrong, I like it here it's just…" Chara breathed in and out and looked away "It's not home."

Chara had a saddened look in their eyes. Sans put his arm around them. Chara glanced back at Sans.

"I know this may never be home to you, but give it chance. You might like it here. I mean, we all have. We monsters didn't really get a choice when the humans sealed us up down here." he sighed.

"What I'm trying to say is, Chara, you don't know what you have until it's gone. You should appreciate what you have now, because it could end in a blink of an eye. "

Chara kind of understood what he meant. But it seemed like he meant what he was saying. Like he experienced losing something dear to him.

"Thanks. That's good advice." Chara looked away again.

That wasn't all the was troubling them.

Sans asked them,

"So? Are you happy?"

"I guess not. I mean, I can't be happy."

Chara usually never smiled. And when they did it wasn't for long

"Ever since I got here, knew I wasn't happy. Like, I wasn't supposed to be. This whole time, I knew something was wrong but, I could never place it."

Chara started crying. They didn't know what was wrong with them. Sans wrapped his arms around Chara and tried to calm them down.

"Chara, I know you can be happy. You were happy this morning. And when you made those cookies for me. I saw you smile," Sans explained "And I think Frisk does that, don't they?"

Chara never realized that before. Frisk made them smile. They were Chara's best friend. All Chara wanted to do was look out for Frisk. Chara started smiling a little think of them. They wiped the tears from their eyes. Sans got up and turned to Chara.

"Get some sleep. Okay?" Sans said heading up the stairs to go to bed himself.

"Alright, but this time, I'm really not tired," Chara replied

"Goodnight, Chara." Sans went into his room.

"Goodnight." Chara whispered after he had already left.

Honestly, Chara wasn't tired at all. They wanted to stay up a bit. They needed to think. They laid back on the couch thinking about what sans said to them. 'You don't know what you have until it's gone.' Did he mean Frisk? Chara wasn't sure. But they did know that they were going to try their best to be as happy as possible. Because Sans was right. They didn't know when it could all end.

Chara's mind wandered over to what the flower was saying. That they were broken. Was the flower telling the truth? They thought about their soul. About how it had two big cracks in it. Was that...normal? The flower said it was broken too. That this world was broken. Chara didn't know what to think of anything. They wanted to tell Sans so badly. But they knew they couldn't. Why did the weed have to make things so hard? Chara looked at their locket. As they looked at it, they remembered the memory the had when they got it. Somehow the weed knew what it said. And they knew Chara. Chara shook their head trying to get the flower out of their head.

They sat up. They listened to the sounds outside. They heard crickets and the wind howling. It was peaceful. And quiet. Chara got chills. Something just wasn't right. They had known all along that something was wrong. But still they couldn't place what it was. It was like something was missing. Could that be what the flower meant? That everything was broken. Because something was missing. Something just felt like, it was all their fault. Chara shook their head again. They needed to stop. It was stressing them out. Chara sighed and decided they needed to get to sleep.

They got up the stairs and opened the door. Frisk was asleep looking so peaceful. Chara went around them and got into their own sleeping bag. They laid their head on the pillow and brought the covers up to their neck. They sighed once more and closed their eyes.