Cristle

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Whelp. If they were hoping to drive me insane as revenge for fighting them, then by god, this would be the way to do it. This is the second worst ending they could have possibly done.

After Asgore and Undyne going away, Miss Auntie Alphys went missing too. I don't know what happened to her, but if they had something to do with it... I'm getting sick of this.

I flipped the page in my book, listening to the clock tick. Right now, the quiet is something I've been embracing. It's been calming, peaceful. Something I couldn't get enough of recently. I haven't felt too well after the whole throne shift. When the text would be too much, I would stare at the ceiling until the throbbing went away. Same thing goes for the tummyaches.

I heard the quiet ding of Papy's phone in the kitchen. I suppose he forgot it this morning. Getting up, I walked towards the small device. It was just a text message.

Remembering something from the past...not-dreams I've been having, I pulled up recent contacts and saw a number labelled 'Human'. I gave a slight chuckle from the memories before calling it.

One ring. Two rings. Voicemail it is.

"Hey. Remember me? It's been a while. So, after the king was killed, we had to start looking for a new ruler, yeah? Well, we looked to Undyne, but she wasn't anywhere to be found. Neither was Alphys. Then Mettaton took the throne and started brainwashing the underground with that awful show of his. Yeah, I don't watch TV anymore.", I explained, listening outside.

"At least Papa and Papy have good jobs. Even though they never spend time with me anymore. It's kind of boring now. They're always dressed up in suits and shades; I'm still trying to get used to it here. But anyway...

everything about the underground sucks. I miss Undyne and Alphys. I just want out. I...I..." My belly started making those weird noises again, and I started hurting. "I don't feel good. I want Papa. Please...please...if you can...

get me out of here."

I hung up the phone and set it back on the table before running to the bathroom. I don't know what happened to me, but things have been rough lately. When I finished cleaning up my mess, I sat by the toilet and pulled out my soul.

There it was, swirling as ever. Although it may just me being hazy, I could have sworn I saw a glimpse of red. Maybe that's what's been making me sick.

Finally able to walk, I put it back in and walked back into the living room. They'll be home soon.

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Sans
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So who's bright idea was it to give me this job?

I sighed as Pap unlocked the door. Mettaton's been working us to death lately, and it's really starting to show. Papyrus stretched with a yawn, opening the door and heading straight to bed. I followed behind, noticing the shadow on the sofa. My eyesockets widened.

"cristle.", I whisper, running to her side. "it's almost 2 in the morning, what are you doing up?", I asked, noticing so many little details that were invisible to me before. "you're running a bad fever, and you're shaking.", I described aloud, losing pupils. I quickly picked her up and put her to bed, giving her some cool water to drink.

After making sure she went to sleep, I walked up to my own room, still shaken.

My poor angel. I...how could I have been so stupid. I threw off the suit and tie, going to sleep in the sweater and shorts I'm familiar with. I was sure to keep a closer eye on her, no matter what it took.