Broken Grace

Broken Grace chapter seven

Once everyone was dressed, everything stitched up, bags packed, making sure that the 'bandages' around his ribs were secure, Error then wrapped up the two baby bones with the scarf and started to head back to Snowdin to get them some food. He figured he knew that area the best and if a fight did break out then he would be in the best position. Error is still a bit iffy on what kind of AU this is shaping up to be and he did not want to be unprepared to fight off some blood thirsty cannibalistic monsters.

It was a good thing they left when they did, Error decided, watching guards storm the dump not even a second after they left it. Keeping an eye light out it wasn't hard to figure out that they had already searched Snowdin top to bottom and had decided that the two couldn't have gotten that far, so they started to look in places nearer the lab.

'Heh. Suckers~' Error snickered to himself, ignoring the stares they got as they walked through the snow. If he was going to have to walk into a store, then he might as well let the other monsters see them. If he suddenly just walked in or out without warning they might get suspicious and tell a guard. Error was just going to lie and say they were from Waterfall, and that is why their clothes are so dirty.

"Error if it comes to a fight.... I am not what I was." Nightmare looked down as they walked, not liking admitting weakness.

Error stops outside the shop and rests a hand on Nightmare's shoulder. "i KnOW bUT YoU sTaYeD a LEaDer bY bEInG sMaRt i aM cOUnTiNg oN tHAt."

Taking a step into the little shop, Error ignored the shocked stare of the bunny monster while he sat down Null, who just whined and pouted. Error decided to keep a wiggly, and slightly crying from hunger, Void in his arms. "I'M GoING tO GEt fOoD." And with that Error went to the shelves with canned and jarred food, looking very confused, much to the amusement of Nightmare who stayed by the window to watch the shop and outside. 'What is good for children? Is it different from what others eat? What is even edible?! Oh Fox not apple anything I don't need Nightmare having a panic attack.' Error just now realized he may be in over his head as he tried to read all the different labels. Error glanced at Void, who was chewing on the scarf. "DO YoU KNoW whAT tO GEt?"

"AHHPH!" Was the answer the Error was not looking for.

"WeLL, YoUr NO HElp yOu liTTlE TeRRoR."

"HAHPH~" Error could only sigh at the coo directed at him. This was going to take longer than he thought.

Shifting the bottom of the dress around, Null made sure to keep a socket on the store worker. He was honestly about to run to Error and cling to his pant leg when the female bunny monster leaned over the counter with a smile. "Why hello there! What's your name sweetie?"

Hesitating for a brief moment, eyelights darting to where Error was then to the bunny, Null puffed out his chest in defiance. Like he was expecting the bunny to make fun of his name. He had an actual name now. One he could take pride in, one Error gave him even. "Null!"

"What a unique name!" The bunny laughed. "Are you shopping with your Daddy and little brother?"

'Daddy?' Null's face blanked in confusion. Thinking about what Night told him about parents. "Error....Daddy?" Null questions back, confusion written on his little face. "Error is Daddy?"

The bunny frowned before lighting up in realization. "It must be a different word for skeleton monsters, I remember you all having your own language before the war. Not many of you around anymore though. Sorry about that." The bunny gave a gentle smile, then points to where Error was standing, muttering furiously to himself looking at a brown can with a critical eye light with a now giggling Void bouncing in his hold. "A Daddy is someone who takes care of you, loves you, and protects you. They keep you safe."