CH0: Out of Sight:Ā PART 1 <---Ā PART 2 ---> Soonā¦
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Chara woke up after a rather long sleep, they were on a bed, and it wasnāt any kind of bed, it was very soft, and absurdly big, as no matter how far they tried to extend their arms and legs they couldnāt reach its endā¦
((aĀ King-sized bedĀ for sure!))
āoh⦠it doesnāt hurt anymoreā¦ā said Chara as all of her wounds disappeared like if they never existed.
they stretched their arms up, then downwards, and they hit something-
āOuch!ā -said Asriel who was still sleepingā¦
āAh! Sorry, I didnāt see⦠youā¦ā apologized Chara
āAh- Itās alrighty! Iām the one whoā¦ā -the prince suddenly stopped
āIt was Me who⦠wanted to stay here⦠you were like- having nightmares- I think? and I didnāt want to let you alone-⦠and-ā anxious and embarrassed, Asriel found it hard to explain himselfā¦
āitās okay⦠um⦠thank-ā
āAsriel wake up!! the breakfast is ready; make sure to bring our guest too! I prepared a pie!ā -called Toriel from the kitchen interrupting the childās thanks
āIām coming mom!ā replied the Prince
ādo you feel okay Chara? Does it still hurt somewhere?ā
Chara simply shook her head in a clear ānoā
āGreat!! Then letās go, youāre going to love momās pie for sure!!!ā ā said the prince all excited as they held the childās hand and dragged them to the kitchen
āGood morning dad! good morning mom!ā
āGood morning Asriel; Oh! And to you too young child, āCharaā was it right? how are you feeling?ā
āgood, thanksā¦ā they said quietly hiding behind the young prince
āHere comes my Cinnamon Butterscotch pie! the biggest part belongs to our guest of course!ā
āWhoa! arenāt you lucky?!ā said the king with such a goofy soft voice; nothing compared to what Chara heard the day beforeā¦
The little guest remained silent gazing into the table⦠Ā
āAre you perhaps allergic to cinnamon my child? I can cook you something else if you wantā-
āNo⦠I justā¦ā -replied the quiet one.
they started moving their hand around the table, around the plat, looking for something⦠the fork, they found it, getting a grip of it; they quickly went and took a piece of the pie in front of them.
-Asriel was excited and impatient to see Charaās reaction, the king was as curious but was calmly observing the guest from the corner of his eye.
āItās⦠very softā¦and sweet.ā Said Chara
āHehe, your welcome~ā Said Toriel all proud
-Despite enjoying the pie, Chara had something important to tell the monster family, they gathered all the courage they found, put their fork down on the tableā¦
āyou can call me Toriel my childā¦ā
āā¦okayā¦Madame Torielā¦ā
-Toriel left a sight out, a little smile on her face
ācan I ask you somethingā¦ā
āwell, Of course, my child!āĀ
āare you going to eat me?ā
āWhat- No, why would we do that?ā -startled said Asgore
ābecause I was a bad girl⦠I disobeyed to mother, and she always told me that bad kids have their eyes and hearts eaten by monstersā¦ā
āI donāt want a pieā¦ā their voice beginning to break
āand you can eat my heart if you want⦠but-ā
-Asriel startled by the scary sayings of the child; dropped the piece of pie of his fork; his eyes quickly went full of tears again.
ājust, donāt take my eyes⦠they, are very special... even if they-⦠donāt look- ā¦you can have my heart instead, I donāt mindā¦but leave me my eyesā¦ā
Suddenly pausing, after thinking for a moment. ā... please?ā
The young girl, had such an awkward manner of speaking, confused, anxious, and difficultly trying to explain their mind, it was obvious that they never really socializedā¦
Toriel stood up and went up toward Charaās chair, she knelt āListen Chara⦠We are not going to hurt you⦠Nor, will we be taking your eyes or even your heart⦠so please, never say that again okay? you can stay with us as long as you wish, nothing will hurt you, you are safe here.ā
āTori is right! young one, you donāt have to fear anything, since I! THE KING of the Monster kind, assure you that we are going to protect you from anything! But you donāt have to worry, monsters are very kind, naĆÆve even Haha!ā -Said the King with a voice full of pride and confidence
Chara remained silent, and in their silence, they experienced a moment of disbelief, the child reached for her eyes, touching them, feeling them, she smiled slightlyā¦
āAsriel would you take our little guest; see the stars in Waterfall? Iām sure it will help her feel better! even if I know that the ones on the surface are way more impressive! Hehe~ā Asked Asgore his son
āSure Dad! letās go Chara!ā answered Asriel vividly, weeping the tears from his eyes, as he took her by the hand
-The kids gone, Toriel gave a worried look to the kingā¦
Asriel on the road to waterfall, was thinking of ways to cheer up Chara
((The flowers! She will like them for sure- she- yeah Chara is a⦠She)) The prince stopped and stood still a moment
((Aaaaaaaaaaaah!!)) begun Asriel internally screaming covering his face with his ears, letting go of Charaās hand.
Chara wondered why the fluffy monster was squeaking so loudly, and why did he let go of her hand.
((maybe my hand was too cold?)) she thought Ā Ā
āyou- you can walk on your own now right? Haha- Iām always dragging you around sorryā -He spoke quickly, embarrassed.
āyeah, I canā¦ā replied Chara following the sound of his quiet footsteps Ā
Asriel decided to take a shortcut to avoid going by HOTLAND, his new friend would probably find the extreme heat very unpleasant.
as they reached the intersection, Asriel turned to Chara āSee from here itās Hotland, but we are going that way to Waterfall!ā as he pointed with his finger to some direction
āThe road is a little rough at first so be careful not to fall, okay?ā
āmhmā¦ā nodded Chara
A few minutes after the prince warnings, he heard a loud thud, he turned quickly, to find Chara on the ground, He hastened to help her get up.
āIām so sorry! I shouldnāt have let go of your hand! I didnāt even want to let go! I- You just got better and now because of meā- he spoke as if he was about to cry
āBut Why are you crying?ā Asked Chara the prince, curious.
āI- I donāt knowā¦ā
āMy hands were cold?ā
āhuh? No, it wasnāt why?ā
āThen, why did you let go?ā
āitās⦠you are a girl⦠andā¦ā
āAnd?ā Asked Chara genuinely waiting for an answer
āuh⦠holding hands with a girl is⦠urgh⦠I canāt tell you!!ā as he covered his face with his ears, while he made that weird squeaking sound once again.
āyou are quite strange hehā said Chara
āIām notā- said Asriel about to deny her last statement, but as he looked at her face, he saw a faint smile, an expression he had never seen from her.
āyeah heh I might beā¦ā
āIām not as good as mom butā said Asriel as he put his hand on Charaās forehead to heal the small wound of her fall āit should be enoughā
Chara quickly put her hand on her savior's forehead
āErgh⦠what are you doing?ā asked Asriel shyly
āyou are touching my forehead; why canāt I?ā
ābut⦠Iām healing youā¦ā
āWell, so am Iā said Chara
āis- is that soā¦ā replied Asriel
Done with the healing, Asriel helped her stand up.
āwell letās go Chara, itās not too far now, Iām sure youāll love Waterfallās stars!ā said the small monster as he made sure to hold her hand tightly this time, bearing with his shyness, and thinking about, how this human had such an unexpected playful side.
āWe arrived!ā -Shouted the prince all excited
āLook up Chara!! look at all those stars!āĀ
Chara raised her head, their hair still covering their eyes āY-yeh they are⦠really niceā¦ā
āWait, you canāt see with your hair! let meā- Asriel pushed her hair away from her eyes
And even though the young girl tried pulling her head back, it was too lateā¦
āy-your eyes⦠they are whiteā¦?ā the monster child surprised couldnāt help but to say so
āis that⦠normal for humans?ā asked Asriel not holding back his curiosity
ānoā¦I donāt think it isā¦ā replied Chara as she sat on the ground
āum, does- does it hurt?āĀ
āNo⦠not anymore...ā affirmed Chara
āwhy? I mean, If- if you want to talk about it⦠Iām just curious and-ā
āUmm⦠mother told me to never speak of them⦠but she, never said so with a monster? will she be angry?ā -Said the girl talking to herself.
āso⦠hum?ā Her mind made up, she waited for her companionās questions
āshould I ask? - ah okay um⦠your eyes⦠can you see?ā
āno, all I can see is a faint light⦠far, far away.ā said the child as they extended their hand reaching for the void in front of themā¦
āSorry for lying about the stars⦠I didnāt want toā¦ā
āItās alright, Iām sorry I didnāt notice, you even fell because of me, donāt worry though! Iām a quick learner! Iāll be ten times! - no! a HUNDERED TIME more careful!ā
āthatās a lot of carefulness!ā exclaimed Chara slightly worried
āOh, were they always White?ā
āthey- no, they were red beforeā
āreally?ā asked Chara curiously
āYes! they must have been very beautiful!ā
āno, they were not⦠in my village, itās said that humans born with red eyes are demons, that they represent the embodiment of evilā
āEmbodiment of evil?ā asked Asriel
āit means the container and responsible of all the evil things in the world, and that evil must be punished for simply existingā
Asriel remained silent not knowing how to properly respond Ā
āand, I was that embodiment, I donāt remember well, but my sight was always blurry, and, my eyes were constantly burning.ā
āWhenever I tried opening them, they always started crying on their own, like if⦠they hated meā¦ā
āeach day mother poured that āmedicineā on them, she said it will āfix themā, but it never did for a long time, it made them burn even more, I thought that not even motherās medicine could erase the evil that they wereā¦ā
āand so, mother was always, always angry, and so, I too was angry⦠at myselfā
āI was scarred that if the village found out about me, they would end up punishing mother too⦠thatās why I always remained at home, Mother said I couldnāt go outside, and if I ever broke that rule, monsters would come to take and eat my ugly eyesā¦ā
āT-thatās not true! We would never do something so horrible!!ā Strongly mumbled Asriel denying such gruesome act
āAnd one day, mother was very busy, so she asked me to take the medicine on my own, but I was a bad child, I didnāt want it to hurt, I tried taking the, I wanted to pour it in my eyes; but my hands were shaking and⦠the flacon slipped⦠and spilled all over the groundā¦ā
āit couldnāt have been a mistake⦠Iām sure I did it on purposeā¦Iām evil after allā¦ā
āI donātā¦ā Interrupted Asriel her story
āI donāt think you did it on purpose⦠if- if it hurt you⦠it was bad for sure!! ā¦isnāt it?!ā
āmaybe⦠I donāt know anymoreā¦ā said Chara confused, as she began questioning everything she knew.
āthen, how did you fall from the Sun gap?ā
āWell, when mother came back⦠she was naturally so angry; she screamed, and she hit meā-
āShe is the bad one- She is the demon not you!!ā Cut off the prince angrily
āNo, no, no! you donāt understand! I deserved it⦠I wasted the precious medicine she made for me, and it didnāt even hurt that bad!ā said the child in clear denial
āā¦even if you say soā¦ā said the young monster not yet convinced by the legitimacy of her motherās doings
āand when mother left, I tried opening my eyes, and for the first time they didnāt hurt anymore! Motherās medicine worked for sure! I looked at my hands! my feet! and I saw my room! There were tons of different used toys too! but all I wanted to see were those eyesā¦ā
āI looked around the room, and I found a broken mirror, and there I saw them! Those evil eyes; they⦠they were, of a vivid red! Andā¦ā
Chara stopped talking and kept silent for a momentā¦
āand?ā asked Asriel slightly tilting his head
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