Forgiveness

Stay Determined

(Just saying now: I got the cover off Google Images. When I followed the link, it said the picture had been deleted. If you know the artist, please tell me so I can credit them. Also;
Ages:
Frisk-20
Sans-26
Papyrus-21
Undyne-28
Alphys-30
Toriel-49
Asgore-53
Chara-(died at age 13) now age 20
Asriel/Flowey-(died at age 15) now age 22
Mettaton & Naptsa-23
Jester-25
Mouse-17
Other characters are 25+, unless stated otherwise.)
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Gulping loudly, Frisk stood at the door blocking her way to Snowdin's forest. She gently placed her forehead on the cool wood and tried to calm her shaky breathing, 'Why am I here? Why am I doing this to them- to HIM- again? I let Chara in last time and... and....' Tears started to roll down the girl's face gently, as a small sniff escaped her. She remembered feeling the dust on her hands, remembered the pain that she saw on Papyrus' face, and most of all, remembered the skeleton she loved shoving a bone straight through her heart, while he himself was crying. She remembered her time of weakness in the timeline before last. Remembered how she had seen Muffet and Sans kiss drunkenly, as she came home that afternoon. She remembered him chasing her out the door, stumbling, and begging for her to wait. She remembered giving in to Chara. Letting her evil clone take control and hiding deep within the recesses of her mind.
Why did Sans have to do that? Why would he ever cheat on her? She had spent months with him, learning his jokes, becoming intimate, and sharing sweet, tender moments. But then he took all the happiness she had and metaphorically blasted it away, just like he did to her soul when Chara was in charge. She didn't know what she had done to make him turn to Muffet or why he was in bed with the spider girl. She didn't care, either. This time, all she wanted to do-- no. She wanted Sans. She wanted love. She wanted a family. All she was going to do, whether she wanted to or not, was save the monsters from their fate. She wasn't going to allow the skeleton to hurt her again, no matter how hard it was. She was going to remain stoic and not let him worm his way into her heart again.
Sighing out again, she opened the door, reminding herself that she was an adult and should act it, whether she still looked 14 or not. Walking briskly through the snow, she heard the crunch of the branch behind her, wincing at what was to come. As she saw the gate, she thought about just bolting through and not even letting Sans talk to her, but she knew how fruitless that would be. All that would accomplish is making him think she was up to something that could possibly hurt his friends, and she didn't want him getting wise to her. She knew that he had memories of past resets, but as he had told her before, only very strong, one-of-a-kind memories stayed with him, like Papyrus' birth or his father, Gaster, falling into his own creation. Sans would always tell her, when they were in love, how worried he was about keeping his memories, while she swore to never reset, 'Never say never, I guess.' She hoped with everything in her that any memories of them together had been completely forgotten. As painful as it would be, Frisk rathered Sans remembering her as the murderous Chara over recalling any memories of them clinging to each other, flesh and bone touching heatedly. Shaking her head, she continued forward, stopping when she heard the voice behind her ring out in that deep tone she fell in love with.
"Human, don't you know how to greet a new pal?" Frisk smiled ironically, as this was now the third time she had listened to those words escape past his clenched teeth. Building up her courage, she looked up from the ground, slowly releasing a breath she didn't realize she had been holding, and gathered up all the strength in her.
As she turned around, however, all hope was lost, while she stared into those white lights. She felt the need to run into Sans' arms, to cry and tell him she had forgiven him, that she would love him, no matter wh-- 'No. I am not letting myself feel that way again. Never again.' She knew that the monster remembered at least some of the memories from their love, along with some of the ones from Chara. She could see the mixing tidal waves of emotion in the way he was standing, how he swayed gently from foot to foot, and how the lights gently darted around, looking everywhere but her eyes. Frisk stuck out her hand and shook the skeleton's, jumping and letting out a squeak at the sound of the air releasing from the whoopee cushion.
"Haha! Old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. Gets them every time." The monster searched her face for her reaction, trying to determine how this timeline would end, and if this girl was the one he needed.
Shaking slightly, Frisk felt tears pool in her eyes, before quickly flowing down her face and landing silently onto the snow below them. She took in a shaky breath, that turned into a small sob. Immediately after, laughter came flowing out of her mouth in ribbons of disbelief and relief. How could she have forgotten about that?
"Wow. I've never had that reaction to a prank before. Sorry, pal." the monster felt regret wash over him, as the woman in front of him stopped laughing almost immediately at his words. He felt a small pang in his being, as the small hope from earlier blossomed slowly. "Hey, um... you're a human, right? That's hilarious," he didn't even give her the chance to answer, a light dusting of blue on his face. "I'm supposed to be put here searching for humans now."
Smiling, Frisk questioned, "Oh? And what for? You don't plan to have the big, bad wolf eat me, right?" She decided to play coy and dip back into the comforting, teasing way the two used to talk to each other before.
"Oh, Ice Wolf? Nah, he's a vegan. But seriously," he continued after hearing Frisk giggle. "My brother is a human hunting fanatic. In fact, he should be back any minute. You might want to hide."
Still playing along, the woman smiled, "Oh, but... where would I hide? None of these trees are wide enough. What ever will I do?"
"Well, why don't you go through that gate and we'll see if we can find something that works for you?" Sans' easygoing tone flowed out of him, as his demeanor calmed significantly.
The two walked through, the monster leading the human behind a lamp, which she was just able to fit behind by curling up. She couldn't help the giggles that escaped her at Sans and Papyrus' playful banter.
"Nyeh heh heh!" The tall monster shouted, turning and walking a few steps away, before stopping and coming back, "Heh!"
After the coast was clear, Sans called Frisk our, as she tried to fight down her grin. She hadn't realized just how much she had missed the two brothers. 'But that doesn't mean anything. I have a plan and I'm sticking to it. I am not letting myself get attached and hurt again.'