Harsh Reality - Undertale Fanfiction

Chapter One - Going to School

     In the small cabin that was built for the Dreemurr family is where they woke up. Chara shared a room with their brother, Asriel, in the cabin. Chara rubbed their tired eyes as they sat up from the uncomfortable bed that they laid on. But Chara wouldn't want to be anywhere else, as this is their family, the only family that they knew. The barely dawn light hit the floor in front of Chara, as they looked down on it, dazed. Their feet softly hit the cold, wooden floor as they stood up from their bed. The human child walked quietly in front of the other bed, Asriel's bed.

     Chara always wakes up quite early, if they even sleep at all, so they get to see Asriel in his most vulnerable moment. The brown haired child always thought Asriel was too soft, and just seeing him there proves their point. So defenseless, so weak, so.... Killable.... That's why Chara has to protect him, away from any danger. A gut feeling they have is that this "school" is going to end badly, as all humans are evil, including them self. Chara even tried to convince Mr. Dad and Mrs. Mom to not let them go, but the royal parents reassured the child that it would be okay. 

     The red eyed child glanced over at the small window in the room, it was slightly ajar. Curiously, they walked over to the window and opened it ever so slightly. On the wind sill, there was a messy ink painting on a piece of parchment of a blue flower. Chara smiled as they picked it up with their hands gently, remembering their time underground. 

     The picture depicted a flower from the underground, called echo flowers. Echo flowers would repeat whatever you told it, which monsters whispered their wishes. They were found in a place in the underground called the "Waterfall", a wetland of dark hues of blue. It was a magical place that Chara and Asriel played in, told each other promises and wishes.

     Chara touches then golden locket that was hanging from their neck, a promise they made to each other. Then the daydreaming human notices Asriel's signature in ancient monster writing (which they learned when they fell into the underground) on the paper. Frowning, they put it back down, this school is trying to change the monsters, to be as cruel and as horrible as humans are. 

     A small yawn came from the fluffy prince behind the human child, making them turn around to see Asriel sitting up. His white paws were rubbing his eyes, that turned to look at Chara.

     "Up already?" The prince of monsters asked. "You could've woken me up! After all it's the first day of school!"

     "Yeah... About that..." Chara started as they looked away from those sparkling eyes.

     "No Chara... We are not skipping..."

     "Come on! It's just going to be boring, human stuff is just ew!" 

     Asriel sighed as he got off the bed and walked over to the window and closed it. "Just give it a chance, for me?" 

     Chara's greatest weakness, those big black eyes looking up at them, with a pleading look.

     "Fine, fine! Only if you stop with the puppy eyes!" The human blocks their sight with their hands, looking away. 

     "Why would you compare me to that annoying dog?" Asriel pouted, with his lower lip quivered a tiny bit to be dramatic. 

      "Because you're annoying."

     "Fair enough," Asriel giggled. "Now let's go get breakfast!"

     Asriel grabbed Chara's wrist and ran down the stairs. When the two teens walked into the kitchen, their noses were filled with the scent of Butterscotch-Cinnamon pie (or what Chara likes to call it "Butts Pie").

     "Yes! Mom's specialty!" Asriel squealed as he ran over to the table and took a seat, with his legs swinging on the edge of the chair.

     Chara sat next to Asriel, with a sour look on their face. Mrs. Mom placed two plates in front of the children with a smile.