Charisk

CHAPTER 1: HERE WITH YOU

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It was a sunny summer day with a slight cool breeze when Frisk went out with Toriel to shop for clothes. The main reason they went out shopping was because Frisk starts school the following Monday. Considering their souls are attached, Chara, a spirit, was forced to tag along.
This was a very exciting thing for Frisk. This school she's going to is the first school where both humans & monsters can enroll. This school is a very big step for humans and monsters to peacefully live among each other. As the ambassador for the monsters, of course Frisk would be content with this.

Toriel took a navy blue shirt with white text on it that read "choose to love." After she suggested Frisk to try it, Frisk went to the changing room.

"Is shopping for clothes really necessary?" Chara asked with a bland tone.

"Of course. I don't want to wear the same raggy sweater every day to school, others will think I'm gross and don't take showers or something." Frisk answered while taking her shirt off. Blushing, Chara looked away.

"Wh-why would you do that!?" Chara asked, covering het face with her hands.

"It's the changing room. I'm supposed to change, silly." Frisk giggled. "It's not like you didn't like what you saw anyways." She flirted with a smirk while sliding on the shirt Toriel recommended.

"Shut up." Chara stubbornly demanded. "Are you finished?"

"Yep."

Chara turned to Frisk, still blushing.

"How do I look?" Frisk asked, spreading her arms a bit.

"Fashion isn't in my... area of expertise..." Chara claimed, looking up and down Frisk's body.

"Does that mean you don't like it?" Frisk playfully pouted.

Chara gulped and looked away. "N-no. You look fine." She said while looking in the mirror where her reflection isn't visible while Frisk's is.
Frisk giggled and hugged Chara. "You're so adorable when you're embarrassed! I'm practically snorting with joy!"
"D-don't be so loud... someone might hear you and think you're crazy for talking to no one." Chara warned, being submissive to the hug Frisk gave.
"So what if they think I'm crazy? I don't care what other people think of me." Frisk said.
"If you don't care what people think of you, why are you even buying new clothes? Didn't you say you don't want other kids thinking you're weird?" Chara asked.
"Well, the other reason I'm here is because I want new clothes. I won't be able to fit in that sweater forever." Frisk said, pressing her against Chara's cheek.

Chara always felt awkward with affection, so she didn't do much but blush and look away. "Let's go show mom!" Frisk suggested, leaving the changing room with Chara.

Toriel praised Frisk on her appearance with glee. Meanwhile, Chara felt something she hadn't felt in a long time. Envy. She held her left arm with her right hand and looked to her right, trying to ignore that feeling. But no matter how hard she tried to ignore it and wait for it to just pass, she couldn't escape that feeling. She felt this way for the rest of the day.

Even when the three of them left the mall,
even during the regular family dinner,
even when Frisk was getting ready for bed,
Chara still had that same feeling.

Frisk walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her, her hair was dripping wet. Chara followed behind without looking at Frisk, blushing lightly.
"It's okay if you see me, y'know. I don't mind. No doubt we'll be living with each other forever since our souls are one, so you might as well see me naked." Frisk said while changing into her pajamas, being blue shirt and pants with a red heart pattern on it. No matter how much Frisk encouraged her, Chara refused to look at Frisk. Frisk smirked, and snuck up on Chara, gently placing her hands on Chara's shoulders. "Chances are, you've already seen me naked.~" Frisk teased into Chara's ear, making Chara's face color turn into a bright pink. "Come on, you must've taken a peek at some point without me noticing.~" Adding that comment only made Chara's face color turn into a dark shade of red. However, Chara remained quiet.
"Are you okay?" Frisk asked. "Usually, you'd say 'shut up' or 'stop.' And you've been quiet all day ever since we left that changing room. You're usually a lot more talkative... I mean, you don't talk too often, but it's definitely more often than today."
"... Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Chara mumbled.
"What's the matter?" Frisk worried. "Chara, we're going to be together forever, and eventually. Our souls are one, remember? You won't be hiding things from me. So, you might as well 'fess up." Frisk said in a slightly stern voice.
"I... I'll be fine, really. I just need... some alone time." Chara said, avoiding eye contact with Frisk.
Frisk sighed. "I'm too exhausted to help you out right now. I really do want to help you, but I need to take care of myself too. Please... eventually tell me what's wrong. In the morning, at least."