The Call Of A Mute Heart

Chapter 23

A rather large white house loomed before you. The front yard was rather small but in that small space was a rather exquisite garden. Hedges were trimmed to perfection, flowers were blooming in various hues, and a couple of trees stood tall and proud with one of them having a tire swing hanging on on of its limbs. So this is where Toriel and Frisk lived. Impressive. You turned around to give the taxi driver the amount of bills needed to pay for the ride before walking up the stone brick path to the front door.

Right before Toriel had left, she had given you her phone number and address so that you could come over anytime you felt that you needed too. Boy did you need that. It was a couple days later and those two days of doing nothing had brought out the worse thoughts in you. You hadn't wanted to take complete advantage of Toriel's kindness so you had tried to stick it out on your own for a bit. There was no way you could completely depend on the others to be home at the moment and you didn't want to keep using them as a crutch. So the first thing you did this morning was look up various cab companies on the internet to see if anyone could give you a ride to the goat woman's house.

When your feet hit the porch, you turned to look in one of the windows nearby. The interior looked homey and tidy. Everything put in its proper place. However you didn't see any movement meaning no one might be there. Maybe Asgore was home. Before you left your house, you shot Toriel a text to let her know that you were planning on stopping by her house today. So hopefully she had given Asgore a heads up that you were on your way. If she hadn't had a chance then he might not be home and you doubted anyone else would be here. Toriel had to go back to work and Frisk was at school. You weren't sure what you were going to do if that was the case.

So while preparing yourself for the worst, you gave the front door a hearty knock and waited. After several moments, no one answered. You knocked again. This time making the sound louder than the first. You then, looked into the window to see if anyone was coming. No one came. Maybe you jumped the gun and Asgore had to do something at the monster embassy? It's not like political emergencies had a schedule.

You were thinking that you may have to find the nearest bus station and find somewhere else to distract yourself when a deep distant humming reached your ears. Walking along the porch to the edge, on the side of the house, the pleasant baritone tune got louder as you approached. Was someone in the backyard?

Making sure to use the designated paths, (there was no way that you were planning on trampling such a nice garden) you walked through the front yard and around the side of the house. It didn't take long for you to figure out where the humming was coming from. In the backyard was a really tall goat monster. He was even taller than Toriel. Which was impressive because the only person you thought could match her height was Mettaton. His long elegant horns were curved back above his golden mane that seemed to morph into a beard along his white furry face. Even though he was no longer officially the king of the monsters, he still gave off a regal air that couldn't be ignored.

Asgore was standing among a patch of flowers. A watering can in his hand. He was lost in his own little world of gardening as he hummed out the tune. The garden back here was even more impressive than the one out front. It was no wonder he hadn't heard you knocking on the front door. You began to walk forward while taking in the vast beauty of the garden. Accidentally kicking a bucket because you hadn't been looking where you were going. The metal bucket clangs against the stone path loudly. Completely destroying the serene elegance that was nature and Asgore's melody.

"Oh! Howdy, young one. It's a beautiful day out today, isn't it?" That it was. The noise you made had pulled Asgore back to reality and he was giving you a broad smile. Despite his tall stature it didn't feel that intimidating as he approached you. "Is there something that I can help you with?"