𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦

[07]

"That's a nice drawing."

To cheer up Chara, we decided to colour. Everything was returning to normal.

I glanced over to my best friend, who's face was right next to mine as she studied the paper. I blushed, trying to ignore her. Too bad she had such cute rosy cheeks. I couldn't turn away. It caused me to drag the green crayon in the wrong direction.

"It was supposed to be a surprise, Chara," I complain, ripping the drawing from her vision.

She laughs. "Sorry, do you want to see mine?"

"Ya-huh!"

Carefully she begins turning a pristine sheet of paper, I watch intently, wondering what Chara would draw.

A cool fiery dragon? Or maybe a bird with big wings. Maybe she liked princesses; and drew the princess and her prince (me and her). So many pictures flew through my head, and I couldn't wait to see.

She flips it, revealing a blank boring sheet.

"Just kidding! Mine is also a surprise~!"

I crane my body, and see her real paper on the other side of her, flipped downwards.

"Hey! That was mean!"

She sticks her tongue out and giggles.

"Chara!"

"Just wait you crybaby, I'm almost done mine."

It takes a bit, but I sit there for a good five minutes before my friend hands me a drawing. I yank it from her, almost tearing the paper, and flip it.

It's a picture of her, I can tell because of the bright red cheeks and heart necklace, and a wide smile on her face. She's lying on a bed of golden flowers, and grass, but her eyes are closed. I twitch my muzzle.

"Is this when you fell?"

"Yes."

I frown. "Why are your eyes closed?"

When I gaze back at Chara, she's half-smiling and half-not-smiling. Smiling, with a grin. Not smiling, because her eyes are dim.

"I'm asleep."

"Oh." I nibble on my lip, looking at her twitched-up mouth in the picture. I furrow my brows. "Then you wake-up and we play, right?"

"I don't wake up."

I didn't know what Chara meant by that, but it wasn't good. I could tell by her tone. She didn't look at me in the eyes when she said it, either. It was creepy, because that big sly grin was still plastered on her face. Why would anybody not wake up from sleep? I shake my head.

I drag her to my room and we play.