~o0o~ Book 3 of the "Better Times" trilogy ~o0o~ (Book one: "The Time Before") (Book two: "A Name to Remember") Two years after the Barrier was destroyed, it's a dark and stormy night. A group of friends; six monsters, one human, and one flower, celebrate the anniversary of the monsters' freedom. Everything starts off with a seemingly innocent question: "What does the thunder remind you of?" But the answer only leads to more questions. Questions born of curiosity. Curiosity killed the cat. And it's a hard learned lesson that Determination can't always bring everything back.

"Promise me one thing- just one thing only." Frisk nodded vigorously. "No one can know about this whole reset thing. Not Papyrus, not Asgore, not anyone. It would basically bring this world to the point of falling to pieces at our feet. If we weren't trapped between time and space already, very few of us wouldn't be able to handle that knowledge, and could drive those who couldn't to the edge. So, please. I'm begging you. When you reach the End, when you get us out of here for the umpteenth time, I don't care if you reset or not. Just don't tell anyone about it, and... Please don't go homicidal again, okay?" Frisk smiled meekly, and nodded. "I can do that. And don't worry about the reset." They gave Sans a small hug. "After that whole thing with Chara, there won't be any more." And with the final word, they opened the door to leave; before exiting they paused. "See you later."

Arrow wasn't even next in line for the throne, and she never wanted it. Not when the countless battles have left her scarred and twisted. Always yearning for blood and adrenalin and shellshocked. She was born into this war, and she lives in it since the death of her mother. Julian is going to inherit his Father's throne, which has always been a given. He's the genius son of the Western King, who talked at an early age and made scholars bow to him when he barely reached puberty. But life was boring. Killing and manipulating people is wearing thin as empathy has never been one of his priorities until all of that changed when his father talked of peace. Arrow is known as the "People's Princess." Julian as the "The Genius of the West" They meet in a tavern, not knowing who each other was, and spent one night together. But as one slipped away, the other could not forget that night. The two are arranged to be wed in the name of peace, where one is willing to escape what the war had turned her into while the other tries not to restart the war due to boredom. *To Be Edited*