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Chara sat in her room with her door shut, head bowed as she stared at her hands. She had never seen Kid angry before, and having that look focused on her was so incredibly painful…

A memory surfaced unbidden in her mind.

When she had been fused with Asriel, they had gone to the surface to get the souls needed to break the barrier. They reached the village, and sure enough, the Humans spotted them, armed themselves with surprising swiftness and raced to attack.

But Asriel had backed out. He refused to fight them at the last minute, despite her cries and anger. No matter how hard she struggled, he wouldn't budge, not even as their weapons pierced them. He wouldn't even defend himself, or allow her to, merely turning and walking away, weapons impaling their form.

Asriel had been able to see a mental image of her, just as she and Frisk had when they shared a body. The look she had given him then… it was the same one Kid had just given her. A look of hurt. Anger. Betrayal.

She didn't notice Napstablook slip in through the door, not until the ghost spoke.

"Umm, are you okay?"

She jerked, whipping her head around to face him, and the lights in her eyes brightened for a moment before dimming to the point where they were barely seen.

"No," she admitted. "No, I'm really not." She began to cry again, her body shaking slightly.

"Oh no…" Napstablook murmured. "Um, I'm sure Kid will calm down soon, he loves you too much to stay mad at you…"

"That just makes it worse!" Chara sobbed. "If you c-care about someone, and they betray you like I did… it only makes things worse!"

"Oh no... you didn't betray him… you were just trying to help, like I was."

"I should have done something more. I could have done something to keep this from happening, but I didn't. Now, I'll be lucky if he doesn't hate me." Chara's voice was bitter, and filled with self loathing. Napstablook hesitated, unsure of what to do, then hovered a little closer to the girl.

"I don't think Kid could hate you. At least he knows you… I'm sure he'll come around soon… for you, at least…"

Chara looked to him, attempting to wipe her face dry.

"You... like taking care of him, don't you?" She asked quietly.

Napstablook looked away, giving a small nod as his only response.

He and Chara fell into silence, and the robot found the ghost's presence somehow comforting while she tried to compose herself.

Eventually, there was a soft knock on the door, and Toriel poked her head in.

"Chara, there's someone here to see you."

"Tell them to go away," Chara mumbled. "I don't want to deal with it right now."

Toriel hesitated, sympathy in her eyes, as she looked at her daughter.

"It's… Kid."

Both the occupants of the room looked up at that, fear flashing momentarily in their eyes, just long enough for Toriel to notice it. Chara bit her lip.

"Alright… can you send him up here, please?"

Toriel nodded and left, shutting the door behind her.

Once she was gone, Chara and Napstablook traded glances. The mechanical girl took a deep breath.

"Well… you ready for his verdict?" She asked, trying to take a lighthearted tone and failing miserably.

"Not really…" Napstablook muttered, his gaze falling to the floor. "But… I guess it's better to know…"

It wasn't long before there was another quiet knock. Chara inhaled deeply, and went to open it, Napstablook watching her nervously.

Just outside was Kid, whose eyes flicked up to Chara's face for a moment before looking hurriedly away. His face still was still wet and his shoulders were slumped.

"Kid, I'm-" Chara began.

"I'm sorry," the reptile interrupted. "I'm really sorry, Chara, I didn't mean…"

The black-haired girl looked at him for a moment, though he still refused to look at her face. Then she held the door open, gesturing him inside. After a moment's hesitation, he complied, and she shut the door behind him and leaned against it.

"Kid... it's okay-"

"But it's not!" He finally looked into her eyes, trembling slightly. "I yelled at you, Chara! I acted like everything was your fault! I…" his head bowed, unable to look at her any longer.

"I hurt you."

Chara reached out a hand, not noticing that it too was shaking a little. She cupped his cheek and raised his head so he had to look at her.

"Kid, you're hurting," she said softly. "And… I understand why you were angry. It's… it's alright though."

"It's not," Kid protested weakly. "I love you, I'm not s'posed to hurt you. I don't want to hurt you, ever."

Chara swore she should have overheated by now with all the conflicting emotions running through her. She had known he cared about her that much, Toriel and now Napstablook had confirmed it. But… he had never actually said it before.

"Kid," somehow she managed to keep her voice mostly steady as she brought her other hand up to cup the other side of his face. "I love you too, and it's because I love you that it's okay." Kid's expression became confused, and Chara continued.

"Yes, it hurt when you were angry at I understand why you were. It felt like everything was falling apart, didn't it? And finding out that I had been keeping that from you…"

"It wasn't your fault though… I probably wouldn't have listened anyways."

"Kid." Chara pulled him in close and rested her forehead against his. "I forgive you. I just want to help you through this. Okay?"

"O-okay," Kid mumbled, and he didn't resist when Chara pressed her lips softly against his own.

"Umm, should I leave, or…?"

The two stepped apart, looking to Napstablook, who faded slightly under their scrutiny. Kid managed a shaky breath.

"No… I need to talk to you too."

"Oh… okay…"

Kid chewed on his lip for a moment before saying shyly;

"You've um… you've been there for me for a long time, even though I didn't know about it, right?"

The ghost gave a small nod, and Kid continued.

"Um… thanks for that. I still don't… I don't really know what I'm gonna do now. But maybe, you could stay? At least until I figure it out?"

"Oh… sure, if you're okay with it…"

Kid gave a small smile, though it faded quickly.

"Maybe we could talk a bit too? I uh, don't really know you very well, and you've been really nice to me. I'd kinda like to get to know you better…"

"Oh no… I don't know… I'm not very interesting, I'd probably just end up boring you…"

"C'mon Napstablook." Chara spoke. "At least let him learn about the guy who's been caring for him for the past few years."

"Ohhh... I guess… if you really want to…" Napstablook mumbled, nearly completely transparent now.

Kid let out a sigh, his lips twitching into a brief smile.

"Thanks… wow, I really have no idea how to deal with all this." He looked over to Chara. "Can I still come to the meeting next week?"

"Are you up for it?" Chara replied, mildly surprised. "You've been through a lot today…"

"Um, I think I could use some time away… y'know, to think and stuff." his eyes flicked to Napstablook. "Um, if that's okay with you?"

Napstablook blinked in surprise, and Chara stifled a small smile. She had a feeling she already knew what Kid was going to decide.

"Oh… it's fine, I know you were looking forward to it…"

"Thanks." Kid took a deep shuddering breath, then relaxed. "Uh, I should probably go back and finish packing then, I was trying to do it, but then I was looking for one of my comics, and I found my sister's teddy in one of the old boxes and... and…"

He shuddered, and Chara wrapped him into a hug. He sighed, and murmured,

"Thank you."

"Umm, if you're going to finish packing... do you want me to help with that?" Napstablook spoke up. "I noticed you were kind of having some trouble…"

"Yeah, I think I'd like that."

Before they left, Chara whispered to Kid,

"Are you doing okay?" he seemed to think it over for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"I… think so. Could you, maybe, come over later though?"

"Of course." Chara pulled back slightly, smiling tenderly at him. "I'm always going to be there for you. No matter what."