Frisk's POV (3rd Person)

Frisk nervously wandered the halls of their school. They were lost in thought, paying little to no attention to anything around them. The thought had crossed their mind no less than a hundred times whether the bullies would strike again. They were scared to death — how would they handle themselves?

Their eyes wandered to the bruise on their knee. They weren't sure they'd be able to avoid the boys with their fists and their insults, or the teacher, with her menacing stare and false accusations.

Still, they were determined as ever.

"Chin up, FriskyBitz! It's not like they could kill you," a familiar voice ripped them from their thoughts.

Frisk watched as a pale figure with rosy cheeks appeared in front of them.

"Chara!" they cried excitedly.

The ghost laughed. "You forget I'm your conscience, your soul. I'm always here, you just couldn't see me 'till now, silly."

"...Am I worrying too much?"

"I think you know the answer to that."

Frisk let the words sink in. They were being paranoid.

"You're right," they replied, "I've been through worse."

Chara straightened their sagging shoulders and lifted their chin. "Those boys are idiots, anyway. Do you see now why I hated humanity so much?"

They nodded, although they couldn't drive themselves to hate anyone. They only felt pity for the bullies, knowing they probably felt bad about themselves.

"What do I do if they come back?" they couldn't help but ask.

"You fight back, show them you're not afraid."

They had expected that answer.

"Rightttt, but you won't, correct? Because you're such a pacifist," Chara answered for them.

Frisk shrugged. It was true.

"Don't worry about it too much, Frisky. If something happens, I can always give you the [ACT] options."

"I hope you're right."

"I'm always right."

With that, Chara disappeared as quickly as they had materialized.

Frisk sighed and opened their locker.

Suddenly, they felt a cold hand grip their sweater. The bullies had come back.

Hey everyone!! Finished another chapter! Sorry, I'll be a bit sluggish with updates, but I'm trying my best to come up with new plot ideas for chapters in the near future. I really hope you guys are liking the story so far, because I'm really enjoying writing it!!

This chapter I based off the headcanon that Chara isn't necessarily "evil," and instead serves as Frisk's ghost companion since the Underground. I like sassy Chara, ok? Ok.

Thanks for reading and lemme know if there's anything I can make better!!