Loving Every Bone in Your Body

Chapter 1.8 || Clam Down, You're Okay

You really liked Nabstablook. The shy, quiet little ghost had invited you and Frisk into his home, showed you his music he had made, tried to feed you ghost food, and even offered some ghost towels to dry both of you. Of course, neither you or Frisk could eat the food or use the towels, but the sentiment was still there, and you both appreciated it very much. Though you still had a shirt that stuck to you because of the water, and uncomfortable jeans on, you did feel refreshed. The weariness you were feeling after the battle with the mad dummy was washed away when Napstablook invited you to lay down with him and feel like trash (a family tradition he had explained).

It was a nice change.

You and Frisk had to say goodbye to Napstablook when you remembered that you both still had a quest to do. You both were trying to save the monsters in the underground quickly. You had jobs and college to keep up with to make sure Frisk could be cared for, and you also had a half sentient mother to watch over back on the surface. Though.. If you didn't have to worry about anything like that, you would've basked in how beautiful, amazing, and different this place that the monsters called home. It was like... while you were there, you didn't have to face your version of reality; like this place was a dream.

"So Frisk," You prompt after the two of you had been walking for a long while. You're traveling through a dark, very dark, room that only had neon glowing trees and grass to help guide you. It was like following the stars, but in grass and flower form. "Do you know who the armored guy is, chasing us?" The kid hummed as they skipped in front of you. Then, as they touched one of the plants to relight your path, they turned around to nod and sign.

"That's-" They then freeze, their face contorting.

"They're...?"

"U-n-d-y-n-e," Frisk spells out.

"Undyne?" They nod. "Wait...I've heard that before...."

"Papyrus said it earlier," You nod, recalling the eery memory of Papyrus "selling you out". When his voice was quiet, and wavering, and not at all loud and happy like always. Though, later, he tried to save you and Frisk from the soldier's wrath, the memory still made you shiver. You hoped you'd never hear Papyrus that quiet ever again.

"Do they... Change? Because right now it doesn't seem like the whole... pacifict thing is going to work on them." The kid didn't even flinch at your words, which surprised you. They had done so much to convince you in the beginning to not hurt any of the monsters, even if they were trying to take either of your souls. It was never like you were out to hurt them, but you were sure self defense was a thing, along with the fact that you wouldn't let anyone- human or monster- mess with Frisk. Yet, you had stayed true to your promise with the kid. But...Shouldn't they be upset you had even proposed the idea of backing out of it to get past this Undyne character?

The path gets darker as you two walk, and soon the flower that Frisk had used to light the way had disappeared.

Suddenly, you run into a wall.

You stumble back, rubbing at your nose as your face flushed in embarrassment. You're happy it was so dark that no one could've seen. However, you do hear Frisk snickering. You give them a look, but then notice something blue to your side. You raise a brow, and reach out, forging glaring at the amused kid.

Your fingers brush across a soft blue petal, sparking it to glow brighter and show that it was one of those echo flowers you had seen in the fields earlier. You hold a finger up to Frisk, who was bathed in the bright light, and lean closer to listen in excitement.