Destiny (NaJ) Finished OwO

38.) The Secret

~~~~A day later~~~~

    Fresh's P.O.V.

    Fresh hazily got up, groaning in pain. She looked to the side and saw Palette sitting beside her.

    "How... how long have I been out...?" she asked. Palette glanced at her.

    "A day," she responded. Fresh looked down and saw the bandages Palette had along her torso.

    "Oh... Palette, what happened?" she asked. Palette tilted her head, confusion plastered on her face.

    "You don't remember anything, do you?" she sighed. Fresh shook her head. Palette gave her a worried look. "Long story short, you became a corrupted version of yourself and you tried to take the Orb of Healing from us," she explained. Fresh gasped, realizing what she had done.

   "Did... did I... do that?" she questioned. Palette nodded. "How's PJ?"

    "He was hit hard when I almost died," she said as a somber look came upon her face. "I really didn't want to say this, but I think you should stay away from PJ for a while."

    "What? Why?" asked Fresh. Palette glanced away, then returned her gaze back to Fresh.

    "I understand that when you went into your corrupted version that you weren't in control. PJ, on the other hand..." her voice trailed off, leaving Fresh clueless. "He still is okay with you, yet. Let's just put it that way," she finished. Fresh looked away, surprised and shocked by what Palette had said.

    "I... I ruined everything... haven't I?" she hissed weakly. Palette got up and put her hand on Fresh's shoulder.

    "No, you haven't!" she said. "I still trust you. I came here in secret. PJ doesn't know I'm here."

    "PJ doesn't love me anymore," she sighed. "He sees me as a monster now. There's no way to reverse what I've done." Fresh noticed that tears started to flow from her eyes. "What happened to Killer and Outer?" she said, trying to change the subject.

    "Killer is fine, and Outer took us here."

    "But where is here?"

    "It's supposed to be a safe place for monsters like us. From what I've seen so far, only different versions of us are here. Like us, their world, or AU, was destroyed by Glaze, but they were able to escape. Glaze took Outer's AU while we were fighting, so now he has to stay here," explained Palette. Suddenly, Fresh heard distant footsteps heading towards her room.

    "I think you'd better go," she said. "PJ's gonna find out sooner or later." Palette heasitated, but then ran out the door, trying not to be caught. When she was gone, Fresh grabbed her locket that was beside her bed and opened it. She tightened her grip, wishing that this was all a dream. When the footsteps stopped, she saw PJ standing outside from the corner of her eyes. He glanced at her and walked away. Fresh sighed heavily, ready to give up. She got up and left her room and headed towards the blancony. When she opened the door, she saw PaperJam standing there, looking at the view.

   "Hey, PJ, I-!"

    "Why did you do it?" he hissed in a very harsh tone. "Why did you try to kill Palette?"

    "I was in my corrupted form at the time! I wasn't in control! I don't even remember anything!"

    "Liar!" he growled, turning on her. "You almost killed the last part of my family that I had! What happens if we don't succeed in our mission? We wander endlessly around the Multiverse! All I have is Palette right now!" he hissed. Fresh narrowed her eyes.

    "Look, I-!"

    "You're messing with the wrong person, nerd!" he snapped, pinning her against the wall. "You don't want to know what happens when you mess with me." He was acting as if they were back at Underhigh. He glanced away, letting her go. "I'm sorry, Fresh, but PaperFresh is over!" he growled, leaving Fresh all alone at the balcony. Fresh's heart felt as if it was being stabbed a million times. The one person who really cared about her had gone.

   Now, whenever he looks and her, he sees a monster.

    A monster that tried to kill his sister.

~~~One week later~~~

    "Bye, Freedom! Bye, Nightfall! Bye, Fell! Bye, Frisk!" called Fresh before leaving the portal. (Freedom is the name of Fell and Frisk's daughter, and Nightfall is the name of their son.) As soon as she left, the portal closed behind her, and Fresh felt a sudden weight clash into her. She felt pain rush over her as she clashed with the wall. She opened her eyes and found PaperJam standing over her, his eyes narrowed. The others were right behind him, crowding around them.

    "Come on, Fresh," he hissed. "Spit it out! Why were you working for Nightmare?" Fresh widened his eyes in shock, disbelief flooding her eyes. "Don't hide it! Beats told us. He saw you in one of Nightmare's little meetings." he growled. "Now, why were you working for him?" PaperJam let go of her, and she caught her breath.

    "Fine," she whimpered. "I'll tell you..."