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Alexis woke up to an amazing aroma. She slowly pulled herself out of bed, taking in a deep breath. As her eyes adjusted to the bright light in the bedroom, her senses were suddenly alert.

The girl had forgotten all about her insane trip down to the underground the second that her head had hit the pillow last night. Well, looks like this hell hole isn't just a figment of my psychotic mind...

Almost simultaneously, the girls eyes darted around for her possessions. Her bag was hung up on one of the bed posts while her notebook was laying open on the floor by her feet.

Luckily, Alexis had remembered to put her glasses and the flower crown in her bag before falling fast asleep. Where is my pen though...?

After a few minutes of searching around the room, the teenager found it hiding underneath the bed. As Alexis finished reorganizing her things, she heard the door slowly creek open.

Instantly, she froze. A large white head poked out from the half-open doorway.
"Alexis? There's breakfast if you would like some. I assume that you are hungry after a long day yesterday."

The teenager relaxed after hearing Toriel's voice. "Sure." As Alexis made her way toward Toriel, she realized that she was smiling.

Why does it feel like Toriel cares more than my real mother ever did? She just made me breakfast even though we've barely met. She lead me though every room and puzzle throughout this whole place and we only know each other's names.

Why do I even trust her? I don't trust Flowey, but Toriel already seems like a best friend. She could shiv me in my sleep for all I know. So why do I trust her?

All of these thoughts raced through the teens head as she followed Toriel to the living room.

"Take a seat wherever you like my dear. I'll bring out the food while you get comfortable," Toriel stated as she walked further through the house. Alexis decided to sit at the end of the table closest to the exit in case something arose.

The girl was just about to let her imagination get the best of her as Toriel walked back into the room. She was holding a large tray with two cups of water, some vegetables, and two slices of pie. Alexis instantly recognized the smell from when she woke up.

The goat woman set down the tray in the middle of the table and set half of the dishes in front of the human, then the other half at the end of the table.

Alexis cleared her throat then addressed the tall monster. "Thank you Toriel, it smells really good. And you really didn't need to make this much food. I would have been fine with just a small snack."
"Nonsense," Toriel retorted. "You had a very long and confusing day yesterday. You deserved a good night sleep and a big meal too."
Alexis smiled kindly at Toriel. "I really appreciate it. But it is more food than what I'm use to."
"Well, eat however much you want and I'll save the rest for later."

After the two had finished breakfast, they sat and chatted for a while. Most of it was small talk, but it helped Alexis become more comfortable with her new monster friend.

Eventually, Toriel excused herself from the conversation to clean up. Alexis offered to help, but the motherly monster refused to let her. The girl finally gave in and went back to her room.

I could really make this feel like home. If I just add a few personal touches, I could get use to this pretty fast. I should probably ask Toriel first though...

The teenager went over to her bag and pulled out the flower crown she had made. It still looked like it had yesterday.

Do these flowers not wilt? Or do they wilt at a much slower pace than the ones on the surface?

Alexis decided to put the ring of golden flowers back on her head. She also took the hairband she had around her wrist and put her hair into a low ponytail that went over her shoulder. She then took her bag off of the bed post and put it on.

Okay, I have everything all packed up. Let's go have an adventure.

Alexis walked back to the living room to wait for Toriel. During breakfast, they had talked about what they were going to do that afternoon and had agreed that the girl would accompany the monster through her daily routine checkup of the ruins.

The teenager stood here waiting for a few minutes before Toriel came out of he kitchen.

"Are you ready to go my dear?" Toriel asked the human.
The girl nodded, "yup. I have everything I need. Also... whenever we get back... oh, never mind."
The monster looked worried and replied. "It's fine dear. You can ask me anything. I won't get mad at you. Please, ask me."

Alexis felt like a little girl looking up at the motherly figure above her. "Well, I was wondering if... maybe we could fix up my room a bit. I mean, it's fine if we don't, but it would be nice to make it feel a bit more like home... never mind. It was a stupid question..." The girl's eyes went down to her feet.
"Oh! That's a great idea. We can get started right after we get back and have lunch," Toriel beamed at the girl.

Alexis looked up and smiled shyly back. Why do I get so flustered whenever I ask Toriel something? She's such a nice per-. No, monster.

Why am I even comfortable staying here? I should be freaking out. I mean, I fell down a hole, in a mountain, fell on some flowers, that somehow cushioned my fall, ran into a talking flower, then literally ran into a giant goat, that also talks, who brought me home like a lost puppy or something, and now I want to renovate 'my' room.

I'm insane.

"Come on Alexis. We need to go soon or we won't make it back in time for lunch."

The young girl snapped out of her thoughts. She took a deep breath and then followed the tall, goat-like monster out of the home.