A choice that matters (Kris x Reader)

~9 years later~
~At the surface~

Author's POV

"Kris, if you do not wake up we will be late for school!" The mentioned boy stirred at the sound of his mother's voice. Toriel went over to the window to let the rays of sunshine in the room. Then she turned back to Kris, who was still laying in his bed with the covers over his head. "I'll wait outside for you, alright? Don't take too long." The nice goat woman exited the bedroom to do as she said. Once the door closed, Kris let out an annoyed sigh before pushing the blanket away from his body and standing up. Within a few minutes, he got dressed in his favorite yellow and green striped sweater with dark brown pants. When he was done, he made his way outside, through the hallways of the house, past the cozy kitchen and living room and out the door.

Once outside, he noticed Toriel standing beside the red car waiting for him like she said she would. "Kris! There you are! We might still be able to make it!" They both got into the car and Toriel drove off. "Kris... It is a beautiful day today, is it not? I hope it stays this way when Asriel visits next week." The boy didn't really respond and just nodded, still looking our the window. He was never much of a talker, it got even worse when his brother Asriel went off to college. His mom understood that perfectly but still talked to him like nothing ever happened. "But I wonder... After the excitement of University... Will he still enjoy coming home to this little town...?" Again, not an answer, just a simple nod of his head as he watched the townspeople greet them with kind waves.

It didn't take long to arrive at the school house. The two got out of the car, Toriel took her adopted son's hand and they both went into the school building. Once inside the hallway, it was time to seperate ways for the day. The goat lady gave Kris a gentle hug, which he hesitately returned, then he walked to the left to get to his classroom.

Kris knew he was a little late already, so he didn't bother hurrying anymore. He opened the door and entered. All eyes were on him. "Oh... K-Kris...! We thought you weren't coming today." His class teacher Ms. Alphys stammered. "We're doing group projects this month... Uhhhh... so, walk around and find a partner, ok?" Kris mentally groaned in annoyance. He hated group projects. It meant that he had to talk to people more than he had to. Of course he went to Noelle, since she was one of the nicest people to him and doesn't bother him to talk much. He guessed that he could qualify her a friend. "Hey Kris! What's up? Didja lose your pencil again? Here you want the candy cane one or the one with lights on it?" Kris shook his head and pointed towards the blackboard with the word 'Group project' on it. "Huh? You want to be partner's? Ummm... Sorry... Berdly already asked me... But I could ask Ms. Alphys if we could make a group of 3!" Kris, of course nodded, because he suspected that everyone in class already got a partner and to be honest, partnering with Noelle would be his best option here. Even if that meant being in the same group as Berdly. "Ok, I'll ask!" Noelle raised her hand. "Miss Alphys! Umm, is it ok if we have a group of 3?" She asked with a smile.

When Berdly heard that, his head snapped upwards. "Hey! What? No! I do not approve of this! ABORT!" Kris gave a 'Tsk' sound. He never liked Berdly anyway. "What?" Noelle spoke up shyly. "B-But Kris doesn't have a..." She trailed off. "Noelle, what were you saying?" Ms. Alphys asked, only now looking up from her phone. "Oh she was just saying we're FINE being alone!" Berdly mocked with that stupid grin of his. All the attention was now on those three and that made Noelle even more nervous, making her speak quieter. "A-actually, I just wanted to know if..." Someone could barely make out what she was saying. "Noelle, can you please speak up?" But before anyone could say another word, the door bust open, almost crashing the glass window in it.