** hehe **

**time skip to the morning.. **

susie's P.O.V.

i woke up to the smell of old alchohol and dog shit. my room smelled only half as bad as outside. i sat up and checked my phone to see a message from Kris last night.

K : wow 5 seconds out and i already miss u

i smile and put my phone down. luckily i didn't get too drunk the night before, so i'd be fine to go to school. i step out of bed into the bitter cold, and start getting dressed.

after getting dressed and eating breakfast, i leave.

i wave goodbye to my mum and shut the front door behind me. the sky is light grey and the air smells of rain. it's honestly pretty calming.

i make a start towards Kris' house, to walk with her to school as always. i stop for a couple of stray cats and cute dogs and their owners, but i make it in around 5 minutes.

the lights in the house are off, and no one seems to be home.

Kris must've left for school already.

i shrug and walk to school without her.

**you know whats up.. thats right, first time skiP of the chapter, so susies @ school. **

i step into miss alphys' classroom, reasonably late as per usual. i notice quite a few empty seats, but luckily Kris' isn't one of them.

"t-take a seat susie.." miss alphys stutters. i plop myself down on the seat in front of kris.

"mornin'" i look back at her. she smiles at me.. but in a different way than usual..
"g'morning.." she says softly.

she seems kinda.. tired? or maybe even a little bit bored? or maybe.. sad? i can't pin it down, but somethings up.

"you okay?" i ask, leaning back to her desk.
she doesn't respond. she's too busy staring at her desk.
"kris?"
her head shoots up to face me.
"yeah sorry what was that?" she says quickly.
"are you-" miss alphys interrupts me.

"girls, please do not t-talk in my class.."

i mentally roll my eyes, sit up straight and wait patiently for the fucking bell.

**time skip in hawaiian **

the obnoxious bell rings and everyone shoots up from their desks to get out of this hellhole as soon as possible. i get up and grab my bag. Kris does the same and we walk outside.

"what did you need to ask me?" kris looks up at me.
"u-uhm.. i was asking if you were ok.. you seem a bit off today.." i look down at her.

"nah i'm fine.. just a bit tired i guess." she answers, but way too quickly.

something is up.

**sensitive topics ahead!**

kris' P.O.V.

i keep having flashbacks to last night..

toriel, her hands raised in fists. me backing up onto the couch, my mouth forced closed and my screams forced down my throat. the aching pain in my head and my legs and my arms and my stomach and god damn everywhere.

me waking up with blue legs, an aching headache and a blood-stained shirt. but i got up anyway. to see her.

me, holding on to all the furniture in the house for support. trying my hardest to find bandages. failing. trying my hardest to walk up the stairs. failing, once more. me, on the ground, crying my ass off like a pussy.

*sensitive topics over, mentioning of it in the next paragraph tho-*

then leaving for school.

me stumbling out of the house with a five dollar note and an empty bag. toriel, nowhere to be seen. me, sitting on the front porch, bawling my eyes out. avoiding susie on my way to school, and trying my god damn hardest not to limp. to ignore the pain.

sitting, barely awake for the first period. i'm honestly unsure of what to do..

and now i'm walking to recess with susie.

fortunatley my legs and arms are covered, but that doesn't help me to ignore the sharp pain every time i take a step. susie's tapping in on my weird behaivour, too. i'm trying my hardest to be normal. it's mentally painful.

"kris. you tell anyone, and i mean ANYONE. about this? you're in for another one." Toriel had said last night, then made a 'zip-it' gesture with her hands.

she's never been angry like that before. never. she's always been lazy, but never angry at me. but it's not her fault. it was just my behaivour. i reassure myself.

i take a deep breath in, and out.

"where are we going?" i ask susie.
"dunno" she shrugs.
"is this like when i couldn't find the storage closet?" i laugh and it hurts my chest.
"exactly."
"we're going in circles again, aren't we?" i ask, holding back laughs.
"oh how did you know?" she says sarcastically.
i roll my eyes and smile at her. we walk rounds around the school for a bit, talking about smash brothers and kirby games and clothes and just everything. it takes my mind off the pain. we pass the entry doors for the 4th time and i end up sitting next to the same water fountain as when we first met. susie sits next to me and im relieved to be able to rest my feet. i lay on her shoulder and close my eyes a little.

"did you make it home ok last night?" susie asks outta nowhere.
"yeah.. conked out on the couch again." i let the lies escape my mouth easy.
"was your mum home?" she says,taking what looks like a bottle of pepsi out of her bag.
"n-no.. she wasnt.." i stumble.
"cuz she aint at school today either. Noelle was passin notes about it." she took a sip of her pepsi.
"huh.." i try to say as casually as i can. i really don't want to talk about mum. not with susie. not right now. fortunately, she doesnt mention it any more. we sit snuggled together in silence..

my eyes are struggling to stay open and i feel someones hand grab mine as i fall asleep on susies shoulder.

**IM SO SORRY THIS IS 383938393 YEARS LATE- schools killing me but i hope you like it! cya next chapter**