"Determination." Chara repeated once again. But both humans knew this would be the last time.

Frisk marched on towards the end of the hall, locket around neck, knife in hand, dust on sweater. They shook slightly with a sense of anticipation, but more so of remorse and reluctance. But on they marched; marched towards their own nightmare.

But the ghost watching over them? Adrenaline rushed through them. They had never felt this much excitement since they joined souls with Asriel.

Both souls were determined. Though it be for two different reasons, this determination is what joined them;  what made them one, single, powerful being.

Frisk stopped walking. In front of them stood their final obstacle.

"heya." Sans greeted calmly. "You've been busy, huh?" Frisk stared forward, not replying. "...so, i've got a question for ya... do you think that even the worst person can change...? that everyone can be a good person, if they just try...?" Silence. "heh heh heh heh... well, here's a better question." The lights in his eyes disappeared, his sockets empty. "do you wanna have a bad time? 'cause if you take another step forward... you're not gonna like what happens next."

There was a small moment of hesitation. Frisk clutched their knife tighter.

"Do it."

Frisk took a single, reluctant step forward.

"welp." Sans shrugged. "sorry, old lady. this is why i don't make promises." Frisk's soul appeared, glowing brighter than ever. They had never been more determined.

"It's a beautiful day outside..."
"Birds are singing..."
"Flowers are blooming..."
"On days like these, kids like you..."

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Chara gasped awake, making Frisk jump backward in surprise. They panted heavily, putting a hand over their heart. Their pupils had shrunken, a small red dot visible against their iris. "Have a bad dream?" Frisk asked, making Chara snap their head towards them.

"Where..." Chara began, but couldn't finish their sentence; they were too out of breath.

"The end." Frisk said, "Before Asgore."

"Did you..." Chara began again, but again lacked the breath to finish. Their dream -- their memory -- really put a terrible feeling in their stomach -- in their heart.

"Defeat Flowey? Yeah. Then I went to the void, where the others told me about how they were doing and stuff, then he-" Chara abruptly lounged at Frisk, hugging them tightly.

"I'm sorry..." They uttered out, on the verge of tears, "I'm so sorry..."

Frisk stood silent, unsure of how to react. They wrapped their arms around Chara, returning the hug. After a small silence, they said, quietly, "I missed you... A lot."

"Me?" Chara said, pushing out of the hug, "You missed me!? If anything, you should've been celebrating! I've been nothing but rude and ungrateful towards you for, what, the past month or so? Not to mention what I made you go through beforehand! How could you miss me...?"

"I..." Frisk blushed, looking away. Admitting love was a lot harder than flirting. "I...like you...a lot."

Chara blushed. If there were a specific time for them to admit their love, now would be it. "Frisk..." They began.

"Oh, but you already knew that, didn't you?" Frisk interrupted, covering their embarrassed blush. "Oh God..." They wanted to make this moment special. But how were they to do that?

"Frisk..." Chara grabbed Frisk's hand, making them lower the other they were using to cover their face. "I-I think... I... L..o..ve..." They strained to say the word, "You too..."

It took Frisk a moment to process this. Then, they smiled widely, a happy blush spreading across their face. Chara blushed, looking to their left, avoiding eye contact. Frisk tackled them into an embrace, their lips connecting into a passionate kiss as Chara's back hit the wall. They winced slightly at the pain, but it was quickly covered by the happy feeling the kiss gave them. They returned the kiss, wrapping their arms around Frisk's waist. Frisk smiled into the kiss, Chara pulling them in closer, deepening the kiss.

"Wait..." Frisk said, breaking away, to Chara's disappoint, "Does this mean-"

"Yes." Chara answered.

Frisk smiled. "Finally." Chara pulled them back into a passionate kiss, Frisk licking their lips, asking for entrance. Chara opened their mouth slightly, Frisk instantly slipping their tongue in.

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The two humans made their way back to Hotland to mail the letter they had got from Undyne to Alphys. Frisk slipped the envelope underneath Alphys' lab door, then knocked on it. After hearing her quietly go back and forth between herself on rather she should open it or not, and a chainsaw being heard on the other side of the door, a moment passed, and Alphys opened the door, her face a mixture of embarrassment and anger. "Alright, is this some kind of joke?" She asked, then looked up to the two humans. "W-wait..." She became very confused. "Oh my God...? You...? That's...kind of cute... But I thought...? U-um...?" She looked at Frisk for some assurance, and they simply shrugged. "I mean, I guess...?we could...? U-uh... Yeah!" She suddenly became very optimistic. "Yeah, let's do it! Let's go on a date!"

DATING: START...?

Alphys quickly dashed back into her lab, leaving the two confused humans. "I-I need to get on some better clothes! I'll be right back!"

After some waiting, Alphys came back in a spotted dress. The date then continued, Alphys implementing the training she received from dating simulators, and offering gifts that were clearly made for Undyne. She then decided that they skip the gifts, resulting in an awkward silence. After awkwardly asking whether the humans liked anime -- receiving an enthusiastic "YES!" from Frisk -- it was decided that they move to a more "romantic" spot.

To Alphys, this "romantic" spot was the trash dump in Waterfall. Chara was a mixture of happy and bothered: happy because yes! back to Waterfall! But bothered because Alphys chose one of the dirtier spots.

Later, after Frisk flirting, Chara getting VERY jealous, Undyne showing up, and Alphys getting dunked into a trash can, the date ended on Alphys running off with Papyrus shouting motivating phrases at her. "GET THOSE BONES SHAKIN'!" The two humans could still hear him shouting, "ONLY ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE LAPS TO GO!"

The two began to make their way out of Waterfall, and soon got a phone call from Papyrus.

"Howdy!" He greeted, "If it isn't my good friend, who always trusts me! This is Papyrus. Your mutual friend. Alphys and I ended our training early." Concern entered his voice. "Very early." His normal tone returned. "So I sent her home." Concern reentered. "Very home." His regular tone. "Wow. I feel strongly and for no apparent reason that... You should go there... To her lab... House... I have only good feelings about this."

Frisk shook in fear. They knew where their next destination was.

Papyrus ended the phone call, giving a unnaturally concerned, "Goodbye."

(guys I just wrote the last paragraph and I am instantly going to publish I am not checking anything at all so if there's any errors then MY BAD but yes Christmas has come early merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah whatever you celebrate or have a happy winter if you don't celebrate anything)