Under Water [completed]

VIII

I watched as Alphys walked out into the middle of the field, a lump of guilt forming in my throat. The alternate Sans, Error as Alphys had called him, appeared before her.

They talked for a little while, before he opened a portal and took her with him. I felt a tear jog down my face. I whipped it away, thinking he might be watching. After what Alphys had said; I didn't feel safe in my own skin anymore.

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"Frisk! I didn't see you at the dance last night!" Chara ran over, back in her old outfit of the green and yellow stripped shirt, jeans and black boots.

"I, uh, got a bit busy with... other stuff."

She narrowed his eyes, "What are you keeping from me, Frisk? Why don't you trust me?"

"I-I trust you! I just... don't want to worry you."

"You're worrying me by keeping secrets! We made it through the Underground together; I helped you through your depression and anxiety; I'm always there when you're in court, fighting for the monsters. I'm always there and you're almost always there! But if you keep holding secrets back from me, then I can't trust you!" She crossed her arms and broke eye contact, upset.

"Do you really, really want to know? Because what I say, is going to change a lot. It's going to change things to a point that I haven't gotten the time to study yet."

Chara nodded, still not looking at me.

I took in a deep breath and released it, "I have to fight for my life twice or more a week. This is an entirely different timeline compared to any of the others. I have a dream; every night, that tries to take away my determination. There's a chance I can die, any day. I have to protect this timeline from destruction from errors and glitches, most of the time at the risk of my own safety."

She looked at me, wide eyed. Then there was a silence; the silence that all who knew shared when they had just found out.

"Who else knows?" She asked slowly and silently.

"Alphys, Sans, Asriel, M. and you."

She slowly nodded, still a bit shocked.

"How long has this been going on?"

"Since we got to the surface."

She slowly nodded again.

"Is... Is there anything I can do?"