⋆.ೃ࿔*:･𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝔂𝔀𝓸𝓫𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
Toriel wasn’t joking, you really needed the sweater once getting out of The Ruins. Right in front of you, everything was covered in a lovely pure white. The glistening created with the light that hits the ground made it look like a million tiny diamonds.
You would be enjoying it if not for the fact that you are shivering like a chihuahua.
“Are you sure you are okay?”
Chara looks at you concerned as you try to walk forward. However, you seemed to advance a millimeter with each step you took. Looking to your left, you muster up a thumbs up at your friend and even with your teeth clattering like crazy, you answer them verbally.
“This is the only way, right?”
(I refuse to write stuttering unless the Undertale characters do so in the game)
Nodding slowly, Chara floats behind you and drops their arms over your shoulders. Confusedly looking up at them, you tilt your head as they look to the side instead of your eyes.
“You are as cold as ice Chara…but thanks for trying.”
Continuing forward, you admire the beauty of the forest. The cold has never been your favorite climate given the fact that you are a plant. On the other hand, you love it because it's the perfect excuse to use layers upon layers of clothing.
Then there was a big log right in the middle of the pathway.
“Don’t even think about taking it out of the way. It’s too heavy to pick up and from what I saw, you don’t have the force to flip a simple switch.”
They chuckle as you give them a glare while swatting them away with your hands like one would do to an annoying mosquito. Sticking out their tongue at you, you answer with a playful scoff and pass the branch with a small jump.
Not even a minute later of walking, you heard a loud snapping sound.
Freezing on your steps, you feel anxiety crawling up your back. Deciding to not take any chances, you dash the rest of the way while chanting a bunch of ‘hell nah’s with your companion being dragged automatically.
You came to a halt when a wood bridge was presented in front of you. Once deciding that it wasn’t going to stop you, Chara bumped harshly on your back and made you faceplant on the ground. (haha get it? faceplant).
The two of you were trying to ease the pain of your heads literally cracking each other’s skull when the sound of footsteps started making itself present.
‘mydeitiesIhavevelievedinyoumywholelifepleasehavemercyonme.’
“D o n ’ t y o u k n o w h o w t o g r e e t a n e w p a l ?”
‘I CAN STILL MAKE IT IF I RUN BUT MY LEGS ARE FREAKING FROZEN AND I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S BECAUSE I’M A PLANT IN SNOW OR BECAUSE I’M FREAKING STUPID AND I’M GONNA DIE LIKE THOSE BLONDIES ON HORROR MOVIES THAT FOR SOME REASON ARE ABLE TO RUN ON HEELS. Damn, how do they do that? like slay queens with strong legs wait no I’m supposed to be panicking-’
“T u r n a r o u n d a n d s h a k e m y h a n d.”
‘HESTIA WHAT DO I DO I’M GONNA DIE MOM TORIEL PLEASE TAKE ME BACK.’
Deciding to accept your destiny, you turn around to shake this creep’s hand while making your will mentally. Your hand comes in contact with a cold one and suddenly…
The sound made you jump while the person…er skeleton? chuckled at your reaction.
“The old whoopee cushion in the hand trick, it’s ALWAYS funny.”
Chara gave a slight pat on your head that snapped you out of your trance. A snort was produced, being embarrassed that you were getting so paranoid for nothing. Laugh to not cry they say.
“Huh glad you liked it. Anyways, you’re a human, right? That's hilarious.”
You were able to see the knowing look that Chara gave you through your peripheral vision once you nodded at the skeleton's question.
“I’m Sans. Sans the Skeleton. I’m actually supposed to be on watch for humans right now, but...y’know…I don’t really care about capturing anybody.”
Now that’s relieving, you were getting ready to run for your life and probably die as Toriel and Flowey mentioned. It would be kind of awkward to die as soon as you left The Ruins.
“Now my brother, Papyrus… he’s a human-hunting FANATIC.”
“Hey, actually, I think that’s him over there. I have an idea, go through this gate thingy.”
Your confused look made him chuckle. Shrugging, he answered comically.
“Yeah, go right through. My bro made the bars too wide to stop anyone.”
Standing still for a moment, you stare at him. Sans started to get a little uncomfortable under the intense gaze, however it seems like you found whatever you were looking for in him. He was about to question it, but decided to let it be once he noticed you get more relaxed and finally moving forward.
“Quick, behind that conveniently-shaped lamp.”
Running to the lamp that is located literally in the middle of snow, you sit down with your knees to your chin in order to be completely covered. Your butt is really crying right now. Chara decided to sit down next to you, shoulders and knees brushing against the others occasionally because of your shivering.
The sound of loud footsteps immediately filled the quiet atmosphere, followed by Sans greeting his brother.
“You know what ‘sup,’ brother!”
The loud voice took you off guard, making you flinch and lightly hit your head with Chara’s hand who was playing with your hair. Their snickering received a playful shove caused by your elbow.
“It’s been eight days and you still haven’t recalibrated. your. puzzles! You just hang around outside your station! what are you even doing?!?”
“Staring at this lamp. It’s really cool. Do you wanna look?”
That skeleton sure has a death wish cause you are gonna bust his ass if you die this early.
“No!! I don’t have time for that!! What if a human comes through here!?! I want to be ready!!! I will be the one! I must be the one! I will capture a human!”
‘That reminds me of that Lemon Demon song...'Cause I'm the right one, on my touch-tone, touch-tone telephone, I'm the only one…”
While you sing mentally, Papyrus poses heroically with air that appeared out of nowhere flowing through his scarf.
“Then, I, the great Papyrus will get all the things I utterly deserve! Respect…Recognition…I will finally be able to join the royal guard! People will ask, to, be my, ‘friend’? I will bathe in a shower of kisses every morning.”
That last part took you out of your concert.
‘Shower of kisses? Ew physical contact with living beings…’
“Hmm…maybe this lamp will help you.”
Sans shrugged and nodded towards your direction. Luckily, his brother didn’t even bat an eye…eye socket? at the lamp.
“Sans!! You are not helping!! You lazybones!! All you do is sit and boondoggle! You get lazier and lazier every day!!!”
The stomping of his feet seemed to increase in force with each word he spoke. The short skeleton didn’t seem affected by his brother’s annoyance and continued to joke around.
“Hey, take it easy. I’ve gotten a ton of work done today. A skele-ton.”
He sent a wink towards your direction when he heard your covered snicker. It’s so bad that it’s funny, okay?
“Come on. You’re smiling.”
Papyrus sighed to get rid of his smile before continuing with his scolding.
“Why does someone as great as me have to do so much just to get some recognition…”
‘Damn, wish I had that confidence but at the same time that’s kinda sad Papyrus…’
“Wow, sounds like you’re really working yourself down to the bone.”
Sans shrugged while winking towards you once again. He chuckled, a little too loud, to cover the snickering that you weren’t able to keep in.
“UGH!!! I will attend to my puzzles as for your work? Put a little more ‘backbone’ into it!!!!”
Papyrus’ pun was followed by his loud and proud laughter. This time you giggled more because of his laugh being contagious than his bad pun. You were able to calm your giggling down when Papyrus left this zone. Only to laugh a little more when he came back to say a last ‘heh!’.
Once the coast was clear, Sans called out to you.
“Ok, you can come out now.”
‘Wow is it that obvious how gay I am?’
Standing up, you lightly pat your butt to get rid of the snow. Sending an disturbed look to Chara when they said ‘I can help you with that’ before walking in front of Sans.
“You oughta get going. He might come back, and if he does you’ll have to sit through more of my hilarious jokes.”
“Your brother doesn’t sound as threatening as I thought, he’s actually kinda cool.”
That comment made Sans’ smile widen, if that’s even possible.
“Huh, well my brother’s been kind of down lately. He’s never seen a human before, and seeing you might just make his day.”
And that just activated your people-pleaser switch.
However, you still have to be careful. Papyrus did mention the royal guard so that must mean he could know people from there or inform someone from there about you.
Looking to your right, you see Chara floating upside down and just trying to catch snowflakes with their mouth. Remembering that you can’t talk with them right now, you finally answer.
“...I’m going to think about it. Sorry, I don't want to make any rushed decisions.”
“That’s fine, thanks a million. I’ll be up ahead.”
As soon as he is out of your sight, you turn to Chara and practically ask them what to do with your eyes. They sigh when they notice the anxiety swirling through your eyes.
“It’s okay you can talk to Papyrus, he’s far from being a threat. Nothing bad will happen.”
That calms you down, giving them a nod you continue through the path.
Walking to it, you touch it while Chara does their narrating thing.
“It still fills you with curiosity how convenient the lamp was for you.”
An encounter with a comedian named Snowdrake that Chara seemed annoyed at, and seeing a fishing rod with a photo of a monster with its number on the back. That was weird. Well now you finally advanced, in front of you was Sans and Papyrus in all their glory.
“So, as I was saying about Undyne…”
Stopping midway through his sentence, Papyrus notices you standing there awkwardly. Turning to his brother only to see him turned to you. When he turned to look at you again, Sans turned to him.
Yeah you get it. It just looked like they were doing a whole 360 with how fast they were turning.
Suddenly they stopped, making you flinch when the both of them were looking directly at you. Then they turn their backs at you and start talking ‘discreetly’ about you.
“Sans!! Oh my god!! Is that a human!?!?”
Looking at you once again, you turn your gaze to the snow to prevent eye contact. Chara noticed your uneasiness and started giving you head pats.
“Uhhhh…actually, I think that’s a rock.”
Papyrus sounded somewhat disappointed but still suspicious.
“Hey, what’s that in front of the rock?”
“OH MY GOD!!! is…is that a human?”
“Sans! I finally did it!! Undyne will…I’m gonna…I’ll be so…POPULAR!!! POPULAR!!!
Papyrus couldn’t even finish his sentences, moving his hands in all directions to show his excitement. Suddenly he cleared his throat to give a more ‘professional’ look. Looking directly at your direction, he pointed at your figure with his index finger.
“Human! You shall not pass this area! I, the great Papyrus, will stop you!!! I will then capture you! You will be delivered to the capital! Then…Then!!!”
Papyrus’ positions his hand under his chin while directing his gaze to the floor trying to think about his next words.
“I’m not sure what’s next.”
Sweat dropping at this, you glance quickly at Chara to see them giving you a smug look that screams ‘told you so’.
“In any case! Continue…only if you dare!!!”
With that, he turns to walk away while freeing a set of eager giggles that he couldn’t contain anymore.
Seeing this, you and Sans chuckle a bit before the skeleton turns to you.
“Well, that went well. Don’t sweat it, kid. I’ll keep an eye socket out for ya.”
Giving you a final wink, he turns to walk in the same direction his brother went. Taking a deep breath, you prepare yourself for whatever is about to come your way.
After an encounter with a weird dog that apparently can’t see things that won’t move, you reunite with Sans in front of a frozen lake.
“Hey, here’s something important to remember. My brother has a very special attack. If you see a blue attack, don’t move and it won’t hurt you.”
‘Poor colorblind people.’
Thanking him for the advice, you continue walking. However, your foot slipped as soon as you took a step.
You forgot about the frozen lake and ended up falling on your back. Sans snorted behind you while Chara completely roared with laughter.
Massaging the back of your head that got slammed on hard ice, you groan while trying to sit on your butt. Sans approached you from the side of the lake, careful not to step too close to the ice.
He chuckled and offered his right hand so you could get out of the ice. Once your crawling brought you close to the snow-covered floor, you were able to stand up.
“Better go before I humiliate myself even more.”
Sans gave you a small wave as you walked around the lake. Once entering the small path at the top, a glare was sent at Chara who was still trying to calm their laughter.
After surviving Papyrus' life-threatening puzzles, resisting the spaghetti trap, living through the encounter with some dog guardians. and encountering a buff dog, you arrived at a long bridge. A few feet ahead, you could spot the skeleton brothers that have been entertaining you.
“Human! This is your final and most dangerous challenge! Behold! The gauntlet of deadly terror!”
Weapons surrounded you, a morning star, two spears, a cannon. However, not even the fire under you was the cause of your distress, but the fact that a dog was being held hostage with a rope dangling above you.
“When I say the word, it will fully activate!!! Cannons will fire! Spikes will swing! Blades will slice! Each part will swing violently up and down! Only the tiniest chance of victory will remain!!! Are you ready!?”
‘NO I’M NOT WHEN DID THIS GET SO INTENSE???’
“Because! I! Am! About! To do it!”
Preparing for the impact of the weapons, you stand there practically vibrating. Silence filled the area for a loooong minute and when nothing happened you gained a confused look.
“Well? What’s the holdup?”
Seems like Sans thinks the same as you.
“Holdup!? What holdup!? I’m…I’m about to activate it now!”
“That, uh, doesn’t look very activated.”
‘STFU SANS IT’S BETTER THAT WAY’
“Well!!! This challenge!!! It seems…maybe…too easy to defeat the human with.”
Papyrus started to lose that confident look he carried before, as if he’s doubting his own decisions.
“Yeah! We can’t use this one!!! I am a skeleton with standards!!! My puzzles are very fair! And my traps are expertly cooked! But this method is too direct! No class at all!”
The moment those words left your mouth, Papyrus brightens up and finally seems sure of his next words.
Not a good day for that dog as you can see. Chara wiped an imaginary tear with a tissue, mourning for the tragic fate the poor animal had to face.
Doing a 180 so you couldn’t see him, Papyrus let out a relieved sigh when the weapons were stored away. Turning back to you when he felt your curious gaze on him, he tried to act intimidating once again.
“What are you looking at!? This was another decisive victory for Papyrus!!”
He tried doing a victory laugh but it ended up sounding a little unsure, opting to better walk away from you. Well now the bridge is free to advance.
‘Welcome to Snowdin Town!’
Read the banner with red and blue letters at your left. A shop was located right after it connected to an Inn, but what matters to you more is the floating star located between the structure along with the box!
You didn’t actually store a lot of items in the box, thinking it would be smarter to save them in your bag making it easier to retrieve anything. The only item in the box is the phone that Toriel gave you.
A guilty feeling clawed at you when you first had the idea, but after noticing how often you thought of calling her, you decided it would be best to leave it in order to resist the urge.
Touching the star and enjoying the tingly feeling, Chara does their narration.
“As your eyes land on the friendly town, a feeling of curiosity fills your soul.”
Separating your hand from the star, your gaze shifts towards Chara as they motion to enter the store. Once being in front of the door right next to them, you turn to them instead of walking in.
“May I know why you do this little narration thing?”
Chara looked taken aback by your question. Averting their hazelnut eyes from yours, they shrug before answering.
“It’s just to pass the time I guess.”
Humming at their response, you decide to enter the lovely looking shop. Your hands are practically about to fall off because of the cold, this is the first time you enter a building since leaving The Ruins.
A purple bunny dressed in a white tank top over a black bra is seen on the other side of the counter. What looks like a bucket hat is resting over her head with two holes for her ears to breathe comfortably. The bunny’s arms are crossed over her chest while her pair of orbs observe you.
“Hello, traveller. How can I help you?”
Discreetly taking deep breaths, you decide that it’s not the time to be a simp for a female bunny. That would make you a furry or Legoshi, you are not sure which one is worse.
“Hello, I would like to buy something from here.”
“What would you like to buy?”
Looking at the options available, a ‘cinnamon bun’ called your attention pretty quickly. It reminds you of the time you baked cinnamon rolls with Toriel.
“One cinnamon bun please.”
“One cinnamon bun on the way.”
Placing the money on the counter, the bunny takes it. While turning around to pick a paper bag and some tweezers, the bunny starts talking to you.
“I can’t remember the last time I saw a fresh face around here.”
Taking the cinnamon bun with the tweezers delicately, she had a happy expression on her face. However, it quickly changed to an almost suspicious one with her next question.
“Where did you come from? The Capital?”
Shaking your head ‘no’ while taking the bun when she offered it to you; the happy expression returned on her face.
“You don’t look like a tourist. Are you here by yourself?”
The words left your mouth before you could even think about them. Once realizing the mistake, you started to panic because she could talk to someone else about it. She did say that there’s not a lot of new people, so a stranger in town can surely become a hot topic.
“Oh! Are they waiting outside for you? It’s pretty cold, why don’t you invite them in?”
“I just stopped by for some food for them! We are actually gonna look for a place to rest…”
“If you are tired, you can take a nap at the inn. It’s right next door- my sister runs it.”
“Thanks, we’ll be heading there. Gonna get going, don’t want a popsicle as a friend.”
Nervously exiting the store and ending the conversation quickly, the bunny was only able to give you a goodbye wave. You rested your back against the cold wall as soon as the door closed and sighed deeply.
“What was that?! A friend?! Really?!”
“Oh I’m sooorry I thought of you! Of course I didn’t mean to! I forgot you are a ghost!”
“I’m literally see-through, how can you forget?!”
“I just got used to it okay?!”
“What will you do now if she tells someone else?! They’ll think you’re delusional when they see no one else but you!”
“You are just making it easier for them to see me yelling at the air!”
The both of you stayed quiet while staring at each other. After a hot minute, Chara suddenly blows air on your eyes.
Giving them a nasty glare, you turn around and enter the inn right next to the store. There is a counter with a pink bunny on the other side of it and what looks like a small white bunny, their ears barely peeking above the counter. Getting close to her, she gives a big smile when greeting you.
“Welcome to Snowed Inn! Snowdin’s premier hotel! One night is 80G”
Being too tired to care about the price, you leave the money on the counter. The bunny takes it and rummages through her desk before giving you a key.
“Here’s your room key. Make sure to bundle up!”
Offering her a smile, you go upstairs in search of the room given. It wasn’t hard as there are only two rooms in the Inn.
Opening the bedroom door, there’s only one twin-sized bed close to the left wall with a small circular table at its other side. A large rectangular table is placed close to the right wall and a lamp is located on the far right corner.
Standing still for a moment at the doorway, Chara watches as you take in the room’s appearance. Noticing the small frown on your face, they decide to ask about it.
“The bed is smaller than the one back in mom Toriel’s house.”
They gave you a look that shows complete disbelief.
“Are you actually being picky right now?”
“What?! No, you dumb hoe! I’m just saying that we might be squished together when lying down!”
“When did you get so comfortable to call me that?!”
Finally entering the room, you close the door right behind you before letting your body fall face-first on the bed. Extending your arms and legs to cover all the space possible.
“No! Now there’s no bed for you!”
Although it came out muffled, Chara could still make out what you said. Groaning loudly and dramatically, they float over to you before letting themselves fall on top of your back.
Letting out a ‘oof’ you try to sit up while wiggling under Chara’s back.
“Get off, you freaking whale!”
“What? You are not enjoying being under my butt?!”
“That’s gross! We didn’t get close enough for this level of physical contact!”
Sighing frustratedly, you take the pillow of the bed before throwing it over your head with all your forces, which isn’t a lot. The complaints of your ghostly friend immediately filled your ears.
“You are just being plain rude!”
“Fine I’ll get off you if I can sleep on the wall side.”
“Fuck no. I’m not getting my feet snatched by the boogie man.”
"That's why I want the wall side."
They chuckled evilly and rolled to the side so they could be between the wall and your body. You couldn’t get a second to breathe because your body was immediately kicked out of the bed.
“Oh fuck…I can’t believe you’ve done this…”
Getting up from the floor, you get rid of your shoes because the snow is now melting and starting to wet your socks. Turning off the lamp, you immediately jump on the space next to Chara while letting out a weird sound.
“Hahaha what is wrong with you???”
“Shut up is a law to do that when turning off the light.”
The both of you got under the sheets, but soon after you got comfortable Chara let out a squeal.
“Why did you leave your socks on?! They are humid and cold!”
“I’m not sleeping next to you with my bare feet! That’s gross!”
“Take them off and just keep your feet away from mine, what the f?”
“I just don’t want my feet to get snatched :c ”
Sighing they gave up and decided to let you be. The both of you stayed quiet for a minute, getting a little awkward since last time you both had a late night talk…it didn’t end up too well.
“Sooo…could you tell me more about your witch town?”
Chuckling a bit, you think about what to say. Sure you have many memories and tales to tell, but you guess it would be better to get all explanations out of the way before they get confused.
“Well, Mossgarde is not located in the human world.”
“We had to escape to another ‘world’ when the war with the humans started. Actually, it’s not common for us to come live here.”
“Then why did you move here?”
Cringing at their question made them apologize quickly. Shaking your head, you reassured them that it’s okay before answering slowly.
“...Well, I don’t know the details, I just saw my dad leave through the door when I was stargazing… I had never seen my mother do a spell so quickly, my ring and her necklace were done as soon as I blinked. She packed our things like crazy the very next day to move out.”
As if to prove your point, your right hand shakily reached your ring finger in your left hand. Starting to fidget to calm you down, the explanation continued.
“Something must have happened between them but mother never talks about it…or about anything for that matter. I guess the town brings bittersweet memories for her.”
The image of Chara hesitantly moving their hands is visible through your eyelashes. It wasn’t until their cold hands came in contact with yours that you noticed you weren’t fidgeting with the ring, but pinching your fingers’ skin.
“My mom completely forbids me from going to the witch world ever since…I haven’t even done my real initiation ceremony in The Capital.”
Noticing your saddened look at the mention of the ‘initiation ceremony’, Chara decides to change the subject to take your mind off of this.
“What does The Capital in your world look like?”
The way your eyes brighten once memories started flooding your brain made a wave of relief wash over them. They really don’t like how downhearted you look when your mother is brought up.
“It’s absolutely beautiful! Witches from all types and covens reunite there for celebrations!”
“What kind of celebrations? I never thought of it but do witches have a different culture?”
“Well, before the war, witches were all over the world. When our ancestors arrived in our new world, they decided to celebrate the festivities from each culture to make sure everyone feels included.”
The way their eyes widened made you chuckle.
“So all cultures are a part of you??? It would basically be celebrating something every day?”
“Let’s say a family has ancestors from Hawaii, they will reunite with other families that have at least one ancestor from there too to organize and celebrate whatever festival may come. If you don’t have an ancestor from there it’s your choice to celebrate or not.”
“Now that I’ve seen the human world, I realized that growing up like this avoids a lot of problems. I really don’t get why humans judge each other so much?”
“Humans are stupid. They are a bunch of cowards, being afraid of the things that are different from them.”
“I wouldn’t say cowards. Everyone tries to protect the ones they love and themselves before anyone else.”
Silence settled itself between the both of you, and it wasn’t until now that you noticed how they never let go of your hands. Seeing their hands encasing yours made a feeling of reassurance rise in your body.
“Thank you for trying to distract me from my mother. Usually, I never even think about her, but I guess my mind trusts you enough to talk so freely.”
Chara smiled at this, feeling accomplished…before you decided to freaking pull on their right cheek.
“You know too much. You can’t back down on this friendship now.”
“Hiya! You look like you had a great sleep. I’m glad you enjoyed the room! Feel free to come back any time.”
Thanking the nice lady, you exit the Inn with Chara following. There was a small igloo with a signpost next to it and when you decided to check it out, your ghostly companion read it for you.
“Don’t want to walk to the other side of town? Try the undersnow tunnels! They’re efficiently laid out.”
“Undersnow? I will definitely freeze.”
Walking through town you decided to not start conversation with anyone, it’s better this way in case the bunny lady at the store did talk to someone about you. No, these are not excuses to justify your anxious ass.
When walking close to a decorated pine tree with wrapped presents at the bottom, you stayed a bit to admire the little colorful lights. A yellow dinosaur-like monster was standing close to the tree on its other side. He saw you through his peripheral vision and started calling out to you excitedly.
“Yo! You’re a kid too, right? I can tell ‘cause you’re not as tall as any adult here.”
There was a building with ‘Grillby’s’ on top of it, but what catched your attention more is a mouse monster with big ears being wrapped on a large green scarf standing close by.
Not being able to contain your giddiness, you decide to start a conversation with the little mouse. However, you are surprised when the monster starts talking before you can.
“Everyone is always laughing and cracking jokes, trying to forget our modern crisis…Dreariness. Crowding. Lack of sunlight. I would join them, but I’m just not very funny.”
Then they ran off to play with the snow, but you stayed there. Thinking over their words made you feel so bad, it has been almost 200 years since everything happened…
A big sigh comes out of your mouth when you feel Chara’s gaze, giving them a small smile and motion with your head to keep walking.
Ignoring Chara’s correction, you don’t hesitate a second to walk in the building. It’s…way smaller than what you expected but the sight of books keeps your excitement alive!
Practically teleporting to the bookshelf on the far right corner, you grab a book and open a random page to see if it peaks your interest. Chara’s murmurs were audible too since they are reading from the same page.
“Love, hope, compassion…This is what people say monster soul’s are made of…but the absolute nature of ‘soul’ is unknown. After all, humans have proven their souls don’t need these things to exist.”
Closing the book, you hug it to your chest and move on to the bookshelf at your left. Taking a hold of another random book, you wait this time for Chara to read it.
“‘Monster History Part 4’ Fearing the humans no longer, we moved out of our old city, Home. We braved harsh cold, damp swampland, and searing heat…until we reached what we now call our capital. “New Home”. Again, our King is really bad at names…?”
That's how you spent the next 90 minutes. Taking a random book, reading a page, and deciding if you should take it. The problem is that with each book you laid your eyes on…you wanted to take it with you.
Now here we are, Chara trying to stop you from taking the whole pile of books you got in your arms. It took them all this hour and a half to convince you to leave already, they don’t wanna spend another hour and a half convincing you not to take 20+ books.
“You can't take that many books!”
“You don’t even need them!”
Standing still for a minute, there is a heavy staring contest between you two. Chara is standing in front of you with their arms and legs expanded to stop you from going to the counter.
Suddenly, you run to their direction but change your body position to the left in order to evade Chara’s arms, nearly getting hit with the table where the old ladies are seated. Practically throwing your body at the counter, the books are placed for the bird-like librarian to check them out for you.
Chara attached themselves to your back like a koala and started hitting your head while scolding you. The librarian only nodded and started doing his work silently, confused about why you did that.
Happily skipping on your step, you hum a little tune as the books sit comfortably on your arms. Then, you walk behind one of the trees that are between the library and a house and sit criss-cross on the snow.
“If you wanted to take a piss you could have said so.”
“How are we gonna carry all these books?”
Chara observed curiously as you simply colocated the books on the ground before taking your bag off. Scoffing, they cross their arms and sit just like you by your left.
“It’s not gonna fit, genius.”
Ignoring them, you open your bag and start storing each book until there’s nothing left. However, the bag looks the same as always as if there’s nothing inside.
Blowing a raspberry at them, you get out of the tree zone and continue walking with an impressed Chara following suit, asking you tons of questions.
The snow started falling faster as you continued, becoming too much to the point frost was very visible on your cheeks.
Chara was staring at you worriedly, they want to take you out of here but as every timeline, Sans is watching for the encounter with Papyrus. He would surely see you talking to thin air and become wary.
The sound of a whine coming from you caught their attention as they were thinking of a solution. Running to the tree zone at your left, they watch as you fall to your knees and hurriedly place your shaking hands on the bark of a tree.
They couldn’t make out what you were saying, but they could definitely see the small leaves sprouting from your palms and covering that spot of bark and its surroundings.
The slow rise and fall of your chest showed the deep breaths you were taking, with each breath the frost seemed to disappear.
So much for not wanting Sans to be suspicious of you-
Hesitantly, Chara placed their hands on your shoulders to gain your attention. Giving a heavy sigh, you remove your hands from the tree and look at your ghostly friend.
“...I asked for their help.”
Chara looked at you questionably, not knowing what you meant by that. A yawn interrupted you when trying to speak, making you cover your mouth with your hand which still had some leaves that sprouted from it.
“Now I can endure the snow a bit more, just like this pine tree.”
Encasing your left hand in theirs, they admire and carefully touch the leaves that sprouted from your skin. Meanwhile, you are rummaging through your bag using your free hand, pulling out the neatly wrapped cinnamon-bun.
Sleepily muttering something, you take your left hand from Chara before dividing the cinnamon-bun in two. Chara looked at you incredulously as you offered the bigger piece to them.
“You just casted a spell- no. TWO spells. I'm sure you’re tired as hell!! Eat it all.”
They pushed the piece towards you, and surprisingly you were able to put up some resistance.
“I feel bad when I’m the only one eating. Please?”
A small staring contest started but before Chara could blow air on your eyes to make you lose, your eyes began to become glassy. A wave of panic washed over Chara, they have never seen you cry. Slightly grumbling, they swiftly snatch the smaller piece which was in your other hand.
“Fine. But you gotta eat the bigger piece.”
They shoved the cinnamon bun piece in their mouth before you could attempt anything else. Too tired to continue arguing, you sigh and start munching on your own piece. Once you finished eating, Chara offered their hands to help you stand up; taking a hold of your shoulders when you wobble slightly.
Rubbing your eyes a bit to adjust your sight, you turn to your friend and show a small smile.
“I’m fine, it’s mostly this ring’s fault. Kind of keeps me from using my powers to their fullest you know?”
The journey continued with you advancing slowly but surely.
“Then why do you wear it?”
“Uh…it’s been years since I’ve casted any spell without the ring…it could be dangerous.”
The snow started to become thicker to the point all you could see was white and Chara by your side. Then, from all the white cold, a black silhouette emerged.
“Besides, I don't want anyone to see my mushrooms and leaves…it’s kind of intimate….”
Papyrus began talking as soon as you finished muttering that to your friend.
“Human. Allow me to tell you about some complex feelings. Feelings like…the joy of finding another pasta lover. The admiration for another’s puzzle-solving skills. The desire to have a cool, smart person think you are cool.”
‘My brain is not brain-ing…’
“These feelings…they must be what you are feeling right now!!!”
‘The what now??? I just want to sleep bro…”
“I can hardly imagine what it must be like to feel that way. After all, I am very great. I don’t ever wonder what having lots of friends is like.”
‘Again, Papyrus, that is very sad.’
“I pity you…lonely human…”
“I have Chara, tho…I don’t think I’m lonely.”
Papyrus wasn’t able to hear you because of how low you muttered that, but maybe some did hear it. Even if you couldn’t see his expression, you were sure that the way he moved showed that he was smiling and excited. Offering a hand towards you as he said his next words.
“Worry not!!! You shall be lonely no longer! I, the great Papyrus, will be your…”
‘-bitch. sorry Paps for I have sin.’
Papyrus let his hand fall back to his side, looking at the ground while thinking. Reality seemed to sink in since he grabbed at his head with both hands.
“No…No. This is all wrong! I can’t be your friend!!! You are a human! I must capture you!!!”
‘Racist much??? wait- I’m not even human-’
“Then, I can fulfill my lifelong dream!!! Powerful! Popular! Prestigious!!! That 's Papyrus!!! The newest member…of the Royal Guard!”
Your white soul was put out of your chest as a battle began. Anxiety bubbles inside of you since Papyrus has never seen your soul, his reaction and opinion about it really does matter to you.
Chara’s narrating voice brought you out of your self-conscious episode. Making you notice how you are able to see Papyrus more clearly now, his reaction to your soul however showed pure, innocent curiosity.
“Papyrus blocks the way!”
Not knowing what to do, you decide to give him a compliment hoping it could make him change his mind.
“You know I actually admire your personality! You are so dedicated to your dreams which is something I would love to be able to do.”
This statement caught Papyrus by surprise, making his posture change and his hands to stim for a minute. Chara turned to look at you questionably and somewhat annoyed.
Oh damn…is that what this is??? You were beyond confused. Never in your life did you think that being nice was considered flirting. Maybe that’s why boys tell girls that they are flirty b- that just ‘play with their feelings’. Stupid boys.
“So you finally reveal your ultimate feelings!”
‘I just wanna sleeeeeeeep’
“W-well! I’m a skeleton with very high standards!!!”
‘my standard is a love like the studio ghibli movies-’
Papyrus waited for your next statement, looking flustered but trying to hide it with a brave persona. When nothing came to your mind, you turned to look at Chara who sighed and moved close to your ear to whisper.
“Oh no!!! You’re meeting all my standards!!! I guess this means I have to go on a date with you…?”
‘WHAT NO THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS…wait is it?’
“Let’s date l-later!! After I capture you!”
3 bone(r)s came your way at a slow pace, it was easy to dodge and you are thankful for that. If the attacks came faster (i’m sorry-) you would surely get hit because of how distracted you are, the question of how dates work still on your mind.
“Papyrus is thinking about what to wear for his date.”
“Chara I don’t have anything to weaaar…”
Chara rolled their eyes and instructed you to spare him. You did as told, wanting this awkwardness to end so you could throw yourself down a cliff.
“So you won’t fight…Then, let’s see if you can handle my fabled ‘blue attack’!.”
A bunch of blue bones came your way, remembering Sans’ advice you stayed as still as you could hoping that your shaking didn’t count as moving. Suddenly your soul turned blue out of nowhere freezing you in one spot, getting you an ugly scratch from a bone that flew close to your arm.
Hissing at the pain, you put as much strength as you could to move your left hand towards the scratch in your right upper arm.
“You’re blue now. That’s my attack! Nyeh heh heh!!!”
The feeling of a pair of hands being placed delicately on your shoulders made you look at your friend. They were staring at you worriedly; offering a small smile you signaled them that you are okay.
Taking a deep breath to somewhat calm your nerves, you stare determinately at Papyrus before continuing with the spare option. Papyrus didn’t care though as he was busy muttering to himself while being in a thinking pose.
“Hmm…I wonder what I should wear…”
‘Bestie are you for real??? thinking of the date after you just beat me???’
Even if it was harder to move since your soul was still blue, you were able to jump above the bones like a bad bitch. Your landing was a bit messy- but it’s still cool that you were able to jump!
“Papyrus is trying hard to play it cool.”
The attacks started becoming a little harder and quicker, walls of bones coming right after the last one. The combination of white and blue bones confuses you a bit from time to time. Thanks to Chara’s advice and directions you have been doing somewhat fine.
That is until the bones started becoming taller…
“Not too long and I will use that special attack!!!”
Chara could see that you are struggling with the jumps, they were planning on trying to carry you above the bones. Some bones were changing their size as they came at you, the middle bone becoming too tall to pass.
You were getting ready to accept that you died once again, but the pain never came. Opening your eyes slowly, the greenish barrier that has been slightly protecting you is visible. Sighing in relief, the barrier breaks as soon as you land on the ground again.
Glancing at Papyrus to check if he saw anything, you only see him putting some cologne. Noticing your stare, Papyrus puts the bottle away and clears his throat(?.
“This is your last chance…before my special attack!!”
Being now confident that the barrier will help you a bit more, you jump above the tall bones. This is getting annoying in your opinion…
“Behold…! My special attack!”
Awaiting the so-called special attack, all you see is the dog from before munching on a bone.
“What the heck! That’s my special attack! Hey! You stupid dog! Do you hear me!?”
Papyrus angrily marched towards the dog with his hands on his hips, making said animal stand on alert.
“Stop munching on that bone!!!’
The dog started to slowly back away towards the tree zone with the bone between its teeth.
“Hey!!! What are you doing!!! Come back here with my special attack!!!”
Papyrus was starting to run after the animal before the dog just disappeared in the woods. Standing still for a minute, there was an awkward ambience. Shrugging as if it was nothing, he returned to his previous spot while you watched amusingly.
“Oh well. I’ll just use a really cool regular attack.”
“Papyrus is getting ready for a regular attack.”
Papyrus sighed deeply, being disappointed that his attack was stolen, he spoke bluntly.
“Here’s an absolutely normal attack.”
An absolutely normal attack came your way, some bones even forming the words ‘cool dude’. Then a ton of bones came your way with an even bigger bone at the end. You jumped as high as you could but the barrier did appear when you almost got hit with the last bone.
Giving a big sigh of relief, you simply step above the small final bone. Papyrus started panting while resting his hands on his knees for support.
“Well…I…It’s clear…you can’t!...defeat me!!...Yeah!!! I can see you shaking in your boots!!! Therefore I, the great Papyrus, elect to grant you pity!! I will spare you, human!!! Now’s your chance to accept my mercy.”
You accepted his mercy without missing a beat.
For some reason all your surroundings became clearer and the snow stopped falling as soon as the fight came to an end, you’re just glad you are not that cold anymore. Papyrus turned away from you while playing with his hands.
“Nyoo hoo hoo…I can’t even stop someone as weak as you…”
“Undyne’s going to be disappointed in me. I’ll never join the royal guard…and…my friend quantity will remain stagnant!”
Guilty started to sink in your gut, feeling like it’s your fault that Papyrus is feeling sad. Hesitantly, you decide to speak up.
“Um…I may not be the best qualified person…but I do want to be your friend if you allow me, maybe that way I’ll become just as great as you.”
Papyrus turned so fast you’re concerned he got whiplash. The way his eyes seemed to hold stars in them made a small smile appear on your face.
“Really?! You want to be friends, with me???”
A nod was instantly shown at him, his energy rubbing off on you. His smile widened, if that’s even possible, as he colocated his hands on his hips.
“Well then…I guess…I guess I can make an allowance for you! Wowie!! We haven’t even had our first date…and I’ve already managed to hit the friend zone!!!”
Your smile became a little strained as you were reminded of the dreadful date coming your way. You are not too sure about what he meant at the end of his sentence but eh whatever makes him happy.
“Who knew that all I needed to make pals was to give people awful puzzles and then fight them??”
‘Not sure about that one but at the same time…it’s kind of what Chara and I did???’
“You taught me a lot, human. I hereby grant you permission to pass through! And I’ll give you directions to the surface. Continue forward until you reach the end of the cavern.”
Pointing with his thumb at the path by his back, he gave you a big smile. Then que kneeled a bit to be at your height, making sure you hear the next directions.
“Then…when you reach the capital, cross the barrier. That’s the magical seal trapping us all underground. Anything can enter through it, but nothing can exit except someone with a powerful soul…like you!!!”
Eyes widening a bit, you pondered about this information. A human soul is surely powerful, they have traits that can become scary…specially determination. Witches’ souls are strong, sure…but you are not sure if yours is powerful.
“That’s why The King wants to acquire a human, he wants to open the barrier with soul power. Then us monsters can return to the surface!”
Then his expression turned serious as he remembered something.
“Oh…I almost forgot to tell you…to reach the exit, you will have to pass through The King’s castle.”
“The King of all monsters…he is…well…”
Waiting anxiously for him to finish his sentences, a small jump is produced out of you when his expression suddenly changes to a happy one once again. He sure has some mood swings-
“He’s a big fuzzy pushover!!! Everybody loves that guy. I am certain if you just say ‘excuse me, Mr. Dreemurr, can I please go home?’ he’ll guide you right to the barrier himself!”
‘I don’t think it’ll be that easy Paps…’
“Anyway!!! That’s enough talking!!! I’ll be at home being a cool friend!!! Feel free to come by and have that date! Nyeh heh heh!!!”
Then he ran away, weirdly floating above you…maybe you saw it that way because of how tired you are.
Sighing deeply you pondered about what to do now, maybe the date with Papyrus is gonna be more chill than continuing the journey. You start walking towards the side of the path where you came from.
“Never thought I would be asked on my first date this way…”
Chara immediately stopped on their tracks. Turning to them questionably, you see a look of disbelief painted on their face.
“Wait- You’ve NEVER been on a date before???”
An offended look plastered itself on your face. You prepare a remark, feeling embarrassed that they said it like that.
“What about it?! Just saying since now that I won’t believe you if you tell me you had dates before.”
A smack to your head was delivered by an equally embarrassed Chara.
“It’s not like that! It’s just hard to believe that no one has ever asked you out…you are actually really attractive- no homo.”
‘Attractive? attractive?! Is that what they think of me?!’
“I mean if someone as good-looking as you has never been on a date, what hope do I have?”
A snicker left your mouth at that last statement, you never considered yourself good looking, thinking that you were pretty plain and normal. A thought crossed your mind, well Chara is already dead so you doubt they would get their date in the future.
Suddenly your hands were delicately taken by Chara’s cold ones. Their hazelnut eyes held a soft look as you both made eye contact.
“...Do you want to go on a date with me?’
Their question surprised you, that’s what you were gonna ask but they beat you to it. Taking your silence as something negative, they tried to explain themselves.
“I mean only if you want to! I already know how the date with Papyrus goes, and honestly I wouldn’t want that to be your first date experience…”
Chuckling at their rambling, you squeeze their hands to get their attention.
“I was actually going to ask you the same thing.”
The way a smile instantly formed on their face just felt right between you. Suddenly they started running to the other direction of the path, where Papyrus told you the journey would continue.
“Oh! Wait- where are we going??”
“Trust me I know a place!”
Because of the running you couldn’t stop to greet the other monsters that were seen in the new zone. Sans was about to call over to you but didn’t get a chance as Chara dragged you forward.
After a bit of running, Chara made you both go through a small hidden hallway. Only then was that they finally slowed down and allowed you to take in your surroundings.
Bright blue flowers littered this small zone along with blue typha, or water sausages, being close to a small lake of equally bright blue water. The grass looked like a darker shade of blue, being knee length tall makes it brush against your skin. However, differently from almost all the time this feeling didn’t bother you or trigger your sensory issues.
“Wow…this place is really pretty…”
While you were admiring the scenery, Chara was accommodating some things in the grass near the small lake. A small ‘hey’ took you out of your trance, looking at Chara you see that they put some plates with your favorite desserts.
Only that it was some of Toriel’s plates…and the desserts you baked at Toriel’s house…
“Where and when did you save all of this??”
“Where is magic, don’t question it, and I borrowed these while you were busy with Toriel on the day we were leaving.”
A small chuckle left your mouth, thanking them when they offered a cup of your favorite beverage. A wave of surprise washed over you when you took a sip to find out…it’s made just like you like it.
"How were you able to prepare it the way I like it?"
“Well…maybe I pay a little too much attention to you.”
Even after the pastries were finished, the conversation was not. There was a lot of laughter and story-telling, mostly from you since it seems like Chara still has a hard time opening up about their past. Still they sure have a lot of jokes and interesting facts to tell.
The both of you were now seated close to the lake with your feet in the water, shoes discarded to the side. Chara was in charge of the music once again.
ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬᵞᴵᴺᴳ : Meteor Shower - Cavetown
“Looks like you’ve taken a liking to Cavetown…you have taste.”
“The songs put me at ease…”
As your Cavetown playlist fills the air, calmness wash over you when watching the small waves of the lake. On the other end, Chara is battling with something on their mind.
Looking at your hand, all they see is the ring. They want to ignore it, but…
“Could you take off your ring?”
You flinched at their question, shuffling a bit away from them. Thinking about it for a minute, your right hand shakily covered your left one unconsciously. They took your hands in theirs when noticing the doubtful expression; staring at your eyes for any sign to let go.
“It’s okay! I don’t say it to see you use your abilities…I just want to see what you look like.”
“I’m not sure…I haven’t been without it for so long…”
Giving you a calm look, they let go of your hands deciding not to pry any further. However, you continued to ponder over this, well your mother is not here to stop it and you won’t use your powers so…
Sighing shakily, you slowly take off the ring that has been keeping you grounded.
Chara observed as small mushrooms and leaves sprouted from your head, small dots littering your cheeks like stars, the pattern of fern leaves being printed on the visible skin from your neck.
Out of nowhere, the ghost grabbed your face with both hands and brought it close to theirs.
“What?! You have freckles???”
Sparkles were practically radiating off of them, their eyes shining as much as the floating stars you’ve encountered. Being embarrassed because of their attention, and because no one has ever seen you in this form, you lightly push their face away.
“It’s only a trait from the black coprinopsis picacea mushroom…”
You pointed to a small black mushroom with white spots that was resting comfortably on the left side of your head to prove your point. Chara inspected closely the mushroom mentioned and compared it to your freckles.
“I think your freckles look more like stars, oh wait this one looks like a small flower-”
They continued to tell you what your freckles look like. Trying to keep count of how many freckles you have but getting lost after 30 something, counting the mushrooms on your head and the leaves that seemed forever stuck.
Once they finished, a comfortable silence settled between the both of you. The look of genuine tenderness Chara carried made you feel so safe, so at home.
They carefully brushed their fingers through your hair, and even if they are dead you could feel the warmth that action carried. Treating you like the most precious gem in the world, like you could break if they made the wrong move.
Chara screeched as they were pushed into the water. What? You got nervous, this is the only thing that came to mind.
Your laughter filled the air and Chara’s ears as they came to the surface, their hair sticking to their face. Playfully scoffing at you, they threw some water with their hands at you. As a response you kicked water at their face.
Suddenly they took you by your waist and threw you in the water. A squeal managed to leave your lips as your body sinked for a second before you resurfaced.
A fit of giggles was produced out of Chara as they heard your high-pitched squeal. The both of you started throwing water at the other for a minute before Chara threw themselves at you for a hug.
The both of you sinked in the water, and silently agreed for a competition to see who would last longer. In the end you lost, coming to the surface, you took a deep breath.
“Pfft- I’m a ghost, remember? I don’t even breathe.”
A gasp left your lips as you stare at them with a look of betrayal. Water was rapidly thrown at their face as they laughed at you.
“You cheated! I didn’t know that! Of course you would win!”
Chara just floated on their back and pointed upwards to catch your attention. Looking up, you were mad at yourself that you failed to noticed the stars imitation on the top of the cavern
Changing your position so you could float on your back too, you lightly move your feet to go in the direction Chara is. When your head lightly hits their stomach, they take your hand to accommodate your position so the both of you are side to side.
“...I think it’s prettier than what we are able to see on the surface.”
After a while, you had to come out of the water so your clothes could get dry before entering Snowdin again. Laying on the soft grass side by side, you took one of the books you borrowed from the library and started reading. Chara rested their head closer to your shoulder so they could read with you.
The both of you stayed like that, reading together and hearing the calm sounds of water. Being in each others’ presence.
Butterflies in the stomach.
New song added to Chara Tape A!
Meteor Shower by Cavetown
New song added to Y/N Tape A
sorry if you saw the first version- it just didn't convince me entirely.
