Determined Love (Charisk)

Chapter 20: The Core

Hey guys! So first off, Wow. The big 20! Who woulda thought we'd get this far huh? And the story isn't even over yet! Well, I hope you all are enjoying so far! Anywho, Onward to the story...
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      Frisk awoke, still on Chara's chest. She bat her eyes sleepily, trying to open them, but they felt like an immense weight was trying to keep them down. Eventually, Frisk gave into the weights, and closed her eyes again, and quickly drifted back to sleep. 
      Chara had been awake for some time, staring at the ceiling, counting the tiles. She was trying to spend as many waking moments as she could with her dear Frisk. She didn't want to fall back asleep and miss these moments. Just her, Frisk, and the warm blanket wrapping them up. She began to play with Frisk's hair, making Frisk smile. 
      Frisk opened her eyes slowly when she felt Chara play with her hair. She enjoyed the feeling and let Chara continue, and when she stopped, Frisk finally spoke.
      *yawn* "Morning," She said wrapping Chara in a tight hug. 
      Chara smiled. "Morning beautiful."
      Frisk struggled to get up, from the blanket and Chara wrapping her up, but succeeded in her escape. Chara frowned, wanting Frisk to keep laying on her.
      "Another day, another step closer to the barrier!" Frisk said with a smile, well, she tried to smile, but her tired body could only muster a small grin. She still struggled to keep her eyes open.
      "Why can't we stay here a little longer?" Chara complained, tugging on her shirt. She forgot that Frisk had gotten up to put it on after their... session. It didn't take much effort to pull Frisk back down to her. 
      Frisk snuggled up to Chara again, wrapping her legs around Chara's, and wrapping her arms around her. 
      Chara smiled widely. "That's what I thought." 
      Frisk got comfortable again and laid on Chara, relaxing. She was so tired, and could barely process anything right now. The night before took all her energy for the night and today it seemed, but Frisk wasn't mad. She enjoyed the opportunity to get cozy with Chara, feeling her warmth, combined with the warmth of their blanket. Chara smelled of Buttercups, which Frisk loved. She loved flowers almost as much as Asgore. Honestly, she had always wanted to plant a flower garden, but she never found the time. 
      Chara began to feel tired, as she had stayed up for some time. Her eyes began to feel heavy, and she yawned. She tried desperately to stay awake, but couldn't find the power within herself. She let herself drift into a sleep. Frisk following not too far behind. 
      

                                                                             *Short Time Skip* 

       The girls walked out of the MTT Resort and headed towards the CORE. The exit from the resort was a strange planked walkway that was wide enough for two people. Frisk looked over the guardrails to see what was below them, but only saw an empty abyss. 
       "You know what they say about staring into an abyss." Chara said, looking down.
       "What would that be?" Frisk asked.
       Chara looked at Frisk with the most serious face she could muster. "It stares back into you." She kept staring at Frisk. 
        Frisk giggled. "Chara! Stop, that's creepy!" She said, playfully hitting her.
        Chara was about to say something, when she saw two figures in the distance. The lights were dim and she could make them out, but they were just standing there. She decided to do something, and yelled. "Hey you two! Why are you staring at us?" 
        Frisk turned around in confusion, and saw the figures start to quickly back away into the room behind them.
        "Hey!" Chara yelled, getting aggravated. "Come back here and explain yourselves!" She started to walk, but Frisk stopped her. 
        "It'll be fine Chara." Frisk said, putting her hand in front of Chara. "They are probably just confused monsters, we'll probably see them soon." 
        Chara puffed and let out some steam. "Yeah. You're right, but they were creepy."
        "Maybe that was the abyss staring back at us?" Frisk joked. They both laughed a little.
        "Alright, that was good, I'll admit." Chara said, grabbing Frisk's hand. "Let's get going, shall we?" 
        Frisk took a skip, and walked with Chara, happily. 
        The girls entered the room ahead of them, and noticed how futuristic it looked compared to the rest of the Underground. The entire room was blue, and electrical currents flowed throughout the room and the intricate patterns of circuits on the walls and floor. Directly ahead of them was an elevator with a black sign above it, with neon green words that were scrambled and unreadable. To their left and right were giant doors. 
         
       *Ring Ring*
         Frisk checked her Caller I.D. 
         *Alphys is calling*