Forgiveness

Old Friends, New Memories

Frisk shifted back on the couch slightly, as she looked up at the royal guard, who was approaching fast and angrily. She stood and carefully started backing away, looking at both skeletons who were... smiling?! 'Why the hell do they look so happy? I mean, Papyrus probably thinks we're bonding, but Sans, too?'
Undyne stopped a few feet away from her, as a bright blue spear materialized into her right hand, "Human.... Papyrus has told me a lot about you. He thinks I'm here to befriend you. Unfortunately, I'm going to take your soul."
Frisk sighed, before nodding, "Okay. You... you can have it."
A look of confusion crossed the monster's face, "Wait. You aren't even going to fight? Or plead? Nothing?"
"No. You and your people have been trapped down here for centuries because of the reckless and ruthless acts of my--"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. I know that stuff, but... I... I won't accept your soul without a fight!" Undyne glared at me.
"Wait, what? Why not? I'm literally giving you the chance to set all of your people free," Frisk stared incredulously at the other woman.
"Yeah, that's cool and all, thanks. But it just... wrong to have the last key we need be this easy. I don't take surrenders! Fight me," the human was tossed a spear by the fish monster, as an excited smile stretched across Undyne's face.
"I don't want to fight you! Just take my soul! Please!" Frisk felt the pull of her soul, as the glowing red heart emerged from her and hung in the air, just a few inches away from her chest. It always reminded her of a holographic necklace.
"I'm not going to just take something I didn't earn!" Undyne yelled back, throwing a spear, that landed directly in the soul of the human.
A pained cry was heard, as both Papyrus and Sans started getting on edge. The taller had hoped both women would at least take a moment to think about being friends, as they began their battle.
The older monster, however, started feeling his protective instincts kicking in, at the sight of seeing his beloved screaming. Even if she didn't remember him, that didn't change the fact that he loved her more than he would ever admit.
"What are you doing? Geez, are all humans this stupid? You have to hold the spear up to block me!" Undyne yelled, as she threw another spear.
Frisk let out a whimper, as the excruciating pain got worse with the second hit. She was determined, however, to not fight back. Bracing herself for another spear, she felt confusion when none hit her. Opening her eyes, she was surprised to see Papyrus standing between the two of them.
"UNDYNE! IT IS VERY RUDE OF YOU TO COME TO MY HOUSE, SAYING YOU WILL BEFRIEND THE HUMAN, AND THEN ATTACK HER! LYING IS NOT A VERY NICE THING TO DO TO YOUR FRIENDS!" He spoke, his boisterous voice almost shaking the walls.
The guard's eyes widened, "Papyrus! Don't you understand? She's the last human! If we have her soul, we can go free. All of us. This is more important than some stupid friendship!"
The skeleton monster looked taken aback, "DO... DO YOU THINK FRIENDSHIP IS STUPID?" His expression looked hurt, as the fish woman searched for words.
"No! No, of course it's not! Friendship is very important, especially as a soldier!"
"THEN WHY DO YOU RESIST BECOMING FRIENDS WITH THE HUMAN? ARE YOU JUST NOT A GOOD ENOUGH SOLDIER? OR DO YOU THINK IT'S TOO HARD?" Papyrus asked, a certain tone slipping into his voice, almost as if he was teasing Undyne.
"What?! Of course I'm good enough! I'm amazing! And nothing is too hard for me. Just you wait, human! You're going to thank your lucky stars you met me and wonder what you'd ever do without me, your new best friend!" The magic that the monster had previously conjured faded away, as Frisk felt her soul return to where it belonged. She shaking fell to her knees, before feeling two arms wrap around her, under her arms.
Sans winked at the human, as he carefully picked her up and helped her back onto the couch, chuckling at his brother arguing with the royal guard.
"YOU CAN NOT BE THE HUMAN'S BEST FRIEND! THAT POSITION IS ALREADY TAKEN BY ME - THE GREAT PAPYRUS! NYEH HEH HEH!"
"Psssh. How much do you wanna bet that at the end of this week, the human will be MY best friend?"
The comedic skeleton sat across from the girl, looking into her face, "frisk?"
Immediately looking at him, she answered, "Yeah, Sans?"
"i... i'm really sorry. for... everything. i really.was a bonehead," he smiled cautiously, hoping to lure out any memory of him that the human still had.
"You saved me, helped nurse me back to health, and gave me a warm place to sleep. You have nothing to apologize for," Frisk smiled, feeling a wave of nausea come over her. 'I don't care how many times he apologizes. I can not forgive him.'
Sans sat there for a few more minutes, searching her expression for something he wouldn't find, before he cracked a forced smile, "you're right. i have been pretty cool. thank cod you have someone like me."
The pun attracted the attention of Undyne, who turned her anger to him, "Stop with the stupid jokes, Sans!"
"aww, come on, undyne. don't be so koi," he chuckled at the massive groan he received from everyone in the house.
Frisk chuckled after the annoyed response, flashing him a happy smile, momentarily forgetting all the terrible things that had happened, as she felt at home with all her friends around her, even if only one of them remembered her.