CH0: Out of Sight: PART 1 <--- PART 2 ---> SoonâŠ
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Chara woke up after a rather long sleep, they were on a bed, and it wasnât 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 couldnât reach its endâŠ
((a King-sized bed for sure!))
âoh⊠it doesnât hurt anymoreâŠâ said Chara as all of her wounds disappeared like if they never existed.
they stretched their arms up, then downwards, and they hit something-
âOuch!â -said Asriel who was still sleepingâŠ
âAh! Sorry, I didnât see⊠youâŠâ apologized Chara
âAh- Itâs alrighty! Iâm the one whoâŠâ -the prince suddenly stopped
âIt was Me who⊠wanted to stay here⊠you were like- having nightmares- I think? and I didnât want to let you alone-⊠and-â anxious and embarrassed, Asriel found it hard to explain himselfâŠ
âitâs okay⊠um⊠thank-â
âAsriel wake up!! the breakfast is ready; make sure to bring our guest too! I prepared a pie!â -called Toriel from the kitchen interrupting the childâs thanks
âIâm coming mom!â replied the Prince
âdo you feel okay Chara? Does it still hurt somewhere?â
Chara simply shook her head in a clear ânoâ
âGreat!! Then letâs go, youâre going to love momâs pie for sure!!!â â said the prince all excited as they held the childâs hand and dragged them to the kitchen
âGood morning dad! good morning mom!â
âGood morning Asriel; Oh! And to you too young child, âCharaâ was it right? how are you feeling?â
âgood, thanksâŠâ they said quietly hiding behind the young prince
âHere comes my Cinnamon Butterscotch pie! the biggest part belongs to our guest of course!â
âWhoa! arenât you lucky?!â said the king with such a goofy soft voice; nothing compared to what Chara heard the day beforeâŠ
The little guest remained silent gazing into the table⊠Â
âAre you perhaps allergic to cinnamon my child? I can cook you something else if you wantâ-
âNo⊠I justâŠâ -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 Charaâs reaction, the king was as curious but was calmly observing the guest from the corner of his eye.
âItâs⊠very softâŠand sweet.â Said Chara
âHehe, your welcome~â 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 tableâŠ
âyou can call me Toriel my childâŠâ
ââŠokayâŠMadame TorielâŠâ
-Toriel left a sight out, a little smile on her face
âcan I ask you somethingâŠâ
âwell, Of course, my child!âÂ
âare you going to eat me?â
âWhat- No, why would we do that?â -startled said Asgore
âbecause I was a bad girl⊠I disobeyed to mother, and she always told me that bad kids have their eyes and hearts eaten by monstersâŠâ
âI donât want a pieâŠâ their voice beginning to break
âand you can eat my heart if you want⊠but-â
-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.
âjust, donât take my eyes⊠they, are very special... even if they-⊠donât look- âŠyou can have my heart instead, I donât mindâŠbut leave me my eyesâŠâ
Suddenly pausing, after thinking for a moment. â... please?â
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 socializedâŠ
Toriel stood up and went up toward Charaâs chair, she knelt âListen 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.â
âTori is right! young one, you donât 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 donât have to worry, monsters are very kind, naĂŻve even Haha!â -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 slightlyâŠ
âAsriel would you take our little guest; see the stars in Waterfall? Iâm sure it will help her feel better! even if I know that the ones on the surface are way more impressive! Hehe~â Asked Asgore his son
âSure Dad! letâs go Chara!â 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 kingâŠ
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 Charaâs 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  Â
âyou- you can walk on your own now right? Haha- Iâm always dragging you around sorryâ -He spoke quickly, embarrassed.
âyeah, I canâŠâ replied Chara following the sound of his quiet footsteps Â
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 âSee from here itâs Hotland, but we are going that way to Waterfall!â as he pointed with his finger to some direction
âThe road is a little rough at first so be careful not to fall, okay?â
âmhmâŠâ 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.
âIâm so sorry! I shouldnât have let go of your hand! I didnât even want to let go! I- You just got better and now because of meâ- he spoke as if he was about to cry
âBut Why are you crying?â Asked Chara the prince, curious.
âI- I donât knowâŠâ
âMy hands were cold?â
âhuh? No, it wasnât why?â
âThen, why did you let go?â
âitâs⊠you are a girl⊠andâŠâ
âAnd?â Asked Chara genuinely waiting for an answer
âuh⊠holding hands with a girl is⊠urgh⊠I canât tell you!!â as he covered his face with his ears, while he made that weird squeaking sound once again.
âyou are quite strange hehâ said Chara
âIâm notâ- 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.
âyeah heh I might beâŠâ
âIâm not as good as mom butâ said Asriel as he put his hand on Charaâs forehead to heal the small wound of her fall âit should be enoughâ
Chara quickly put her hand on her savior's forehead
âErgh⊠what are you doing?â asked Asriel shyly
âyou are touching my forehead; why canât I?â
âbut⊠Iâm healing youâŠâ
âWell, so am Iâ said Chara
âis- is that soâŠâ replied Asriel
Done with the healing, Asriel helped her stand up.
âwell letâs go Chara, itâs not too far now, Iâm sure youâll love Waterfallâs stars!â 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.
âWe arrived!â -Shouted the prince all excited
âLook up Chara!! look at all those stars!âÂ
Chara raised her head, their hair still covering their eyes âY-yeh they are⊠really niceâŠâ
âWait, you canât see with your hair! let meâ- Asriel pushed her hair away from her eyes
And even though the young girl tried pulling her head back, it was too lateâŠ
ây-your eyes⊠they are whiteâŠ?â the monster child surprised couldnât help but to say so
âis that⊠normal for humans?â asked Asriel not holding back his curiosity
ânoâŠI donât think it isâŠâ replied Chara as she sat on the ground
âum, does- does it hurt?âÂ
âNo⊠not anymore...â affirmed Chara
âwhy? I mean, If- if you want to talk about it⊠Iâm just curious and-â
âUmm⊠mother told me to never speak of them⊠but she, never said so with a monster? will she be angry?â -Said the girl talking to herself.
âso⊠hum?â Her mind made up, she waited for her companionâs questions
âshould I ask? - ah okay um⊠your eyes⊠can you see?â
âno, all I can see is a faint light⊠far, far away.â said the child as they extended their hand reaching for the void in front of themâŠ
âSorry for lying about the stars⊠I didnât want toâŠâ
âItâs alright, Iâm sorry I didnât notice, you even fell because of me, donât worry though! Iâm a quick learner! Iâll be ten times! - no! a HUNDERED TIME more careful!â
âthatâs a lot of carefulness!â exclaimed Chara slightly worried
âOh, were they always White?â
âthey- no, they were red beforeâ
âreally?â asked Chara curiously
âYes! they must have been very beautiful!â
âno, they were not⊠in my village, itâs said that humans born with red eyes are demons, that they represent the embodiment of evilâ
âEmbodiment of evil?â asked Asriel
âit means the container and responsible of all the evil things in the world, and that evil must be punished for simply existingâ
Asriel remained silent not knowing how to properly respond Â
âand, I was that embodiment, I donât remember well, but my sight was always blurry, and, my eyes were constantly burning.â
âWhenever I tried opening them, they always started crying on their own, like if⊠they hated meâŠâ
âeach day mother poured that âmedicineâ on them, she said it will âfix themâ, but it never did for a long time, it made them burn even more, I thought that not even motherâs medicine could erase the evil that they wereâŠâ
âand so, mother was always, always angry, and so, I too was angry⊠at myselfâ
âI was scarred that if the village found out about me, they would end up punishing mother too⊠thatâs why I always remained at home, Mother said I couldnât go outside, and if I ever broke that rule, monsters would come to take and eat my ugly eyesâŠâ
âT-thatâs not true! We would never do something so horrible!!â Strongly mumbled Asriel denying such gruesome act
âAnd one day, mother was very busy, so she asked me to take the medicine on my own, but I was a bad child, I didnât 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 groundâŠâ
âit couldnât have been a mistake⊠Iâm sure I did it on purposeâŠIâm evil after allâŠâ
âI donâtâŠâ Interrupted Asriel her story
âI donât think you did it on purpose⊠if- if it hurt you⊠it was bad for sure!! âŠisnât it?!â
âmaybe⊠I donât know anymoreâŠâ said Chara confused, as she began questioning everything she knew.
âthen, how did you fall from the Sun gap?â
âWell, when mother came back⊠she was naturally so angry; she screamed, and she hit meâ-
âShe is the bad one- She is the demon not you!!â Cut off the prince angrily
âNo, no, no! you donât understand! I deserved it⊠I wasted the precious medicine she made for me, and it didnât even hurt that bad!â said the child in clear denial
ââŠeven if you say soâŠâ said the young monster not yet convinced by the legitimacy of her motherâs doings
âand when mother left, I tried opening my eyes, and for the first time they didnât hurt anymore! Motherâs 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 eyesâŠâ
âI 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! AndâŠâ
Chara stopped talking and kept silent for a momentâŠ
âand?â asked Asriel slightly tilting his head
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