Day Seven
Curtain, Sans, and Frisk were just walking around for most of the day. They were walking around the wilderness park that wasn't too far from Curtain's house, and they coincidentally ran into Marisol.
"Hey Curtain. What's up? Hi Sans. And hello, who's this?" Marisol asked, noticing Frisk.
"Oh, that's right! You haven't met. Marisol, this is Frisk, a friend of Sans and mine. Frisk, this is my best friend who I consider my sister, Marisol," Curtain introduced the two, and they shook hands.
"Well, it's a wonderful pleasure to meet you Frisk!" Marisol said with a smile.
"It's nice to meet you too Marisol," Frisk said, returning the smile.
As they all continued to walk together, Marisol and Curtain stood forward, as Sans and Frisk stood a little back.
"She seems really nice that Ms. Marisol," Frisk said.
"I guess... just, don't pick up a can near her," Sans said, a little serious.
Frisk turned towards him with an arched eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I'm just saying, she may be nice, but not all the time," Sans replied.
Frisk smirked and asked, "She doesn't like you around Curtain, doesn't she?"
Sans signed and replied, "Not at all, and she seems to know my intentions... I wonder if Curtain told her..."
"Well, they consider each other as siblings from what Curtain said so, maybe," Frisk said, as Sans eyes narrowed.
"She's not his kid, right?" Marisol asked Curtain.
"What? No. She's an Element, she was born in our world," Curtain replied.
"Oh okay. Wait, an Element?" Marisol said, as she looked towards her in confusion.
"Eh, I'll tell you later. Wait, what made you think she was his kid? He's a skeleton and she looks like a normal, living, human kid. " Curtain asked.
"I figured if he wanted to kidnap you, maybe he kidnapped her too," Marisol replied, as Curtain face-palmed.
When it was getting late, Marisol returned home, and the three headed to Curtain's house. They stood resting for awhile and ate some food Curtain prepared for them. Sans had to leave a little earlier than usual because he and his brother had some business to take care of. After he left, Frisk was finally able to tell Curtain some good news in a whisper-yell,
"Curtain! You wanted to meet Toriel right? Come now, while he's gone! We can meet her in the park now!"
"Really?! Let's go!" Curtain whisper-yelled, as she grabbed her boots to put them on.
In the wilderness park, Frisk brought Curtain to a certain area that was covered in trees and where no one goes since the trees and shrubs are very thick and numerous. Frisk climbed up on Curtain's back as she told her to jump ahead. Although confused, Curtain did so as she held onto Frisk's legs so that she wouldn't slide off her back. When Curtain jumped, Frisk used her powers to make Curtain jump higher and float so that she wouldn't fall waist-deep into the shrubs. Curtain was in awe, as she noticed that her feet were glowing golden white.
"Keep going," Frisk said, since it would be easier to keep Curtain up if she was moving.
As they traveled awhile over the shrubs and bushes, Curtain noticed a transparent lime-green wall ahead, and Frisk told her to jump through it. When she did, Curtain and Frisk entered to see that the shrubs and bushes were not all over the ground, but it was instead covered with green grass. The trees in this area had semi-golden bark, and the leaves looked as if they were glittering in various colors. The few bushes there were nicely trimmed and half of them had various types of berries on them. Although it was near sunset, this area was more illuminated by a soft white light.
Curtain looked at the area in awe, until Frisk asked to be put down which snapped her out of her stupor as she did.
"What is this place? Was it here the whole time?" Curtain asked, looking up at the sky and noticing that it looked not only blue but light green too.
"No, dear child. This place was crafted by me so that I could speak to you more privately," A voice replied, as Curtain and Frisk turned to see Toriel approaching them.
"I know your voice! Your Toriel! The Life Embodiment, right?" Curtain asked with a smile, as Toriel stood before her and nodded while smiling back.
Toriel immediately was surprised when Curtain ran over and hugged her. She could sense the relief in Curtain's soul, as Toriel smiled and gently hugged her back. Frisk smiled, knowing that Curtain told her before that she would hug Toriel if she met her in person. After the hug ended, Curtain said,
"Sorry about that. It's just, you know, you saved my life and I actually told Frisk that I would hug you so... yeah, sorry."
"Oh it is quite alright. I am glad that I was able to help you in time, Curtain," Toriel said, as she nodded knowingly.
"Okay cool. Um, so I had a lot of questions to ask, but now my mind is blank," Curtain said, as she rubbed the back of her head.
Toriel snickered, and said, "How about you two take a seat, and I will return with something sweet to help you think."
"Uh, sure thing, Miss Toriel," Curtain said, and Toriel nodded as she headed behind some trees where she came from.
Curtain and Frisk sat on two bushes that formed into stool-like chairs.
"So, what do you think of her so far?" Frisk asked.
"She's beautiful, and I can sense that she's strong. But what the heck is wrong with me?! 'Sorry,' 'Um,' 'Uh,' AH! I sounded as nervous as a turkey on Thanksgiving!" Curtain criticized, as her arms extended upward from frustration.
"Curtain, it's okay. Many beings like you will act the same way around Embodiments and maybe Elements. It's natural since our powers aren't exactly normal, especially Embodiments. Don't feel bad if you're nervous. I'm sure you were nervous when you first met Sans," Frisk said, as Curtain took that into consideration and felt a little better.
"Yeah, your right. I just felt a bit embarrassed," Curtain said, as she relaxed.
"That's alright," Frisk said.
"Here we are. I brought some pie. I made them small slices since I know you two have probably eaten earlier," Toriel said, as she almost floated towards the girls while handing them pie on golden plates.
"Thank you very much Miss Toriel," Curtain said, as Frisk nodded in agreement.
When Curtain looked at the pie, her eyes widened to see that it reached just over the ten inch plates. She looked at Frisk with a raised eyebrow, as Frisk slowly shrugged with a sheepish smile.
As they ate the pies, Toriel sat on a tree-chair that appeared almost out of nowhere.
"Do you feel better dear Curtain?" Toriel asked.
"Yes. So much better. This pie is amazing, what's in it?" Curtain asked, and she took another bite.
"Butterscotch and a hint of cinnamon. I hope that is alright," Toriel replied.
"Mhmm. That's perfectly fine, especially since it tastes good," Curtain said.
"I am glad to hear that. Of course, I could have made you a different kind if you preferred it," Toriel said.
"Well thanks. That's really nice of you," Curtain said.
"It is the least I can do for you, especially with your current circumstances regarding Sans," Toriel said, carefully, and Curtain signed.
"Yeah, but he's not so bad. At least not so far, but I'm keeping an eye on him. We both are," Curtain said, as she looked towards Frisk who nodded towards her.
"Good... I am sorry that I found out so late about what he planned to do. I would have stopped him if I was completely sure of his intentions," Toriel said, with a frown.
"Eh, it's alright Toriel. Once this month is over, we won't have to worry anymore because he won't take my soul," Curtain said.
"Are you certain you will last the whole month? He is quite crafty and somewhat manipulative. He may be more persuasive than you realize. Even his brother is unaware of you. I only found out because Gaster asked me to keep a closer eye on him," Toriel said, as a tea cup appeared in her hand and she took a sip.
"I understand. I won't underestimate him," Curtain said with a confident nod, and Toriel nodded back.
It was getting late and after saying goodbye, Curtain and Frisk left the way they came. Toriel also left through a portal, while the area they were in reverted back to thick, forest shrubs.
Curtain and Toriel finally met, but this won't be the last time they see each other. I might post up the next chapter tomorrow or Saturday. We'll see how that goes. :)
Also, I have uploaded the first chapter for my Ninjago/Disney crossover. I'm pretty excited for it. ;)