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Asriel hummed away as he walked. His dad had made it his responsibility to keep the flower beds safe and sound, and he’d managed to keep it alive and well for what seemed like his whole life - two entire weeks! Old home was quite the walk for a trip like this, but honestly, he didn’t mind the trip, and there was always a certain excitement to it. Dad had always talked about how exciting it was to see flowers grow as you watered them, but he hadn’t really understood it until he’d really gotten to experience it - watching the flowers bud and grow into such strong and healthy plants, and knowing he’d helped them get there every step of the way made him want to puff his chest out with pride!
Of course, that wasn’t the only reason Asriel was excited. There was always the chance that the reason those flowers were there might fall from the sky. A real-life human! He knew mom always told him that the chances he’d actually see one were low and that he probably was wasting his time, but mom didn’t know that for sure! Asriel was born to reach the stars, that’s what everyone said, and compared to such a lofty goal, he figured a human wasn’t so far out of his reach…
The thought made him curious, after all. He’d never seen a human before, even though he’d heard the tales. They sounded so strange and mysterious! The perfect sort of destined meeting for the Prince of the underground’s future…
Asriel blinked as he turned the last bend, walking through the gate, and what he saw…
His heart skipped a beat.
A child.
A human child.
He was fairly certain, at least, as he looked them over, a finger coming over his mouth as he saw the state they were in.
Dad had told him the flowers were for cushioning falls, but this didn’t… look cushioned. Her leg was bent in a way he was pretty sure humans legs weren’t meant to bend, and there were cuts and bruises along her body. He wasn’t even sure if she was conscious, laying on the flowers, completely still.
Prince Asriel’s legs moved before his brain had finished taking in the picture, rushing to the side of the human. He’d no idea what had happened to them, but he wasn’t about to leave them in the dust like this.
“Human! W-wait a second, I’ll…” the prince stammered, nearly tripping over the bottom of his jeans as he tried to reach down. More details caught his eye as he got closer, and he realized hey were covered in a fair bit of mud and dirt, too - not the kind the flowers were in, either. This… wasn’t all from the fall.
Asriel reached down to touch the Child’s shoulders, before giving a surprised yelp of pain when the human’s arm reached up and a firm hand grabbed Asriel’s arm.
“Don’t-!” the human snapped, as they tried to push themselves up, before crumpling, losing their grip as they struck the ground face-first.
“H-human? It’s… my first time meeting you. I’m… I’m sorry. Did I touch something that hurt?” Asriel asked, backing away just a little. He’d heard humans were scary - incredibly so - but this was his first time really realizing they could be scary like this.
To his surprise, the human’s response was a low chuckle. “...everything hurts. But I did not give you permission to touch me.”
Asriel looked down with some concern, but the child gave them a small wave-off.
“Leave me alone.”
“B-but… you’re, you’re hurt.”
“That’s the point.” The human spat back - Asriel didn’t know what she meant, but she knew that mom had told him not to back down when someone who needed help needed it. And…
And somehow, looking at this human, at the rags they were wearing and the injuries they had…
They needed him right now, he knew, even without knowing how.
He knelt down and gently offered a hand, hoping that he could somehow reach her with the gesture. A part of him was still shaking, his arm still sore, but Asriel knew, in this same situation, his dad would have done the exact same, and Asriel was doing his dad’s job right now, so he needed to do this.
What would his dad say, though?...Oh!
“Howdy! My name’s Asriel. Would you be so kind as to tell me your name?” The goat asked, feeling a bit stuffy once the words actually left his mouth.
The human gave a growl, sitting in place, unbudging. Asriel didn’t either, though - patience was important when tending flowers or humans, he’d decided.
Eventually, the human looked up, and to Asriel’s shock, their eyes were crimson - the reddest red he’d ever seen. Terrifying, and strangely beautiful, all at the same time.
“You really are an idiot, aren’t you?” the human snapped, pulling themselves up to one knee and Grabbing onto Asriel’s shoulders.
“Fine. I’ll tell you exactly who I am! I am Chara. The demon who comes when you call it’s name!” the human exhaled, leaning in closer than Asriel wanted, and putting their weight against him. A sickly smile lit their features, and it seemed to really sell her point home with it’s intensity.
Asriel’s legs felt like they wanted to buckle, and mentally, he could barely hold fast on this. He’d never been bullied quite like this, and a part of him wanted to cry. He’d somehow made this human livid, and even his mom had never quite scared him like this…
The thought did bring an idea to mind, though. A few images of just what his dad tended to do when mom started to get upset with him for something…
Asriel took a breath, closed his eyes, brought his paws forward, and promptly tickled the human, along her sides.
The Action caught the human by surprise.
“Hey.. .What are you… ahaha! St-stop!” The human tried to snap, and it was at that point Asriel saw it.
Chara was terrifying, in a lot of ways, and her smile had been scary, but… there was another one, one she was desperately trying to wipe off right now, and that smile was…
Well, it was a lot prettier.
“Let me help you to my house, please? My mom knows healing magic.. She could fix your leg up!” Asriel would add, still tickling. “...And if we’re walking to my home, I can’t tickle you anymore.” he’d mentin with a very nervous chuckle.
For a moment, Asriel was very scared his goatlike bluster might just make the human angrier, and inside a lot of his body felt like ice, but eventually, he heard a sigh from Chara, and she finally took his hand.
“Fine. Do not expect me to stay long. I have… places to be.” Chara relented.
Asriel gave the human a happy nod. Something in his heart shifted at the thought in relief. Whatever bad things had happened to this human, he didn’t know, but he’d never met a boo-boo his mom wasn’t able to fix.
Of course, that wasn’t the only reason Asriel was excited. There was always the chance that the reason those flowers were there might fall from the sky. A real-life human! He knew mom always told him that the chances he’d actually see one were low and that he probably was wasting his time, but mom didn’t know that for sure! Asriel was born to reach the stars, that’s what everyone said, and compared to such a lofty goal, he figured a human wasn’t so far out of his reach…
The thought made him curious, after all. He’d never seen a human before, even though he’d heard the tales. They sounded so strange and mysterious! The perfect sort of destined meeting for the Prince of the underground’s future…
Asriel blinked as he turned the last bend, walking through the gate, and what he saw…
His heart skipped a beat.
A child.
A human child.
He was fairly certain, at least, as he looked them over, a finger coming over his mouth as he saw the state they were in.
Dad had told him the flowers were for cushioning falls, but this didn’t… look cushioned. Her leg was bent in a way he was pretty sure humans legs weren’t meant to bend, and there were cuts and bruises along her body. He wasn’t even sure if she was conscious, laying on the flowers, completely still.
Prince Asriel’s legs moved before his brain had finished taking in the picture, rushing to the side of the human. He’d no idea what had happened to them, but he wasn’t about to leave them in the dust like this.
“Human! W-wait a second, I’ll…” the prince stammered, nearly tripping over the bottom of his jeans as he tried to reach down. More details caught his eye as he got closer, and he realized hey were covered in a fair bit of mud and dirt, too - not the kind the flowers were in, either. This… wasn’t all from the fall.
Asriel reached down to touch the Child’s shoulders, before giving a surprised yelp of pain when the human’s arm reached up and a firm hand grabbed Asriel’s arm.
“Don’t-!” the human snapped, as they tried to push themselves up, before crumpling, losing their grip as they struck the ground face-first.
“H-human? It’s… my first time meeting you. I’m… I’m sorry. Did I touch something that hurt?” Asriel asked, backing away just a little. He’d heard humans were scary - incredibly so - but this was his first time really realizing they could be scary like this.
To his surprise, the human’s response was a low chuckle. “...everything hurts. But I did not give you permission to touch me.”
Asriel looked down with some concern, but the child gave them a small wave-off.
“Leave me alone.”
“B-but… you’re, you’re hurt.”
“That’s the point.” The human spat back - Asriel didn’t know what she meant, but she knew that mom had told him not to back down when someone who needed help needed it. And…
And somehow, looking at this human, at the rags they were wearing and the injuries they had…
They needed him right now, he knew, even without knowing how.
He knelt down and gently offered a hand, hoping that he could somehow reach her with the gesture. A part of him was still shaking, his arm still sore, but Asriel knew, in this same situation, his dad would have done the exact same, and Asriel was doing his dad’s job right now, so he needed to do this.
What would his dad say, though?...Oh!
“Howdy! My name’s Asriel. Would you be so kind as to tell me your name?” The goat asked, feeling a bit stuffy once the words actually left his mouth.
The human gave a growl, sitting in place, unbudging. Asriel didn’t either, though - patience was important when tending flowers or humans, he’d decided.
Eventually, the human looked up, and to Asriel’s shock, their eyes were crimson - the reddest red he’d ever seen. Terrifying, and strangely beautiful, all at the same time.
“You really are an idiot, aren’t you?” the human snapped, pulling themselves up to one knee and Grabbing onto Asriel’s shoulders.
“Fine. I’ll tell you exactly who I am! I am Chara. The demon who comes when you call it’s name!” the human exhaled, leaning in closer than Asriel wanted, and putting their weight against him. A sickly smile lit their features, and it seemed to really sell her point home with it’s intensity.
Asriel’s legs felt like they wanted to buckle, and mentally, he could barely hold fast on this. He’d never been bullied quite like this, and a part of him wanted to cry. He’d somehow made this human livid, and even his mom had never quite scared him like this…
The thought did bring an idea to mind, though. A few images of just what his dad tended to do when mom started to get upset with him for something…
Asriel took a breath, closed his eyes, brought his paws forward, and promptly tickled the human, along her sides.
The Action caught the human by surprise.
“Hey.. .What are you… ahaha! St-stop!” The human tried to snap, and it was at that point Asriel saw it.
Chara was terrifying, in a lot of ways, and her smile had been scary, but… there was another one, one she was desperately trying to wipe off right now, and that smile was…
Well, it was a lot prettier.
“Let me help you to my house, please? My mom knows healing magic.. She could fix your leg up!” Asriel would add, still tickling. “...And if we’re walking to my home, I can’t tickle you anymore.” he’d mentin with a very nervous chuckle.
For a moment, Asriel was very scared his goatlike bluster might just make the human angrier, and inside a lot of his body felt like ice, but eventually, he heard a sigh from Chara, and she finally took his hand.
“Fine. Do not expect me to stay long. I have… places to be.” Chara relented.
Asriel gave the human a happy nod. Something in his heart shifted at the thought in relief. Whatever bad things had happened to this human, he didn’t know, but he’d never met a boo-boo his mom wasn’t able to fix.