My dream slowly sways into nothingness as I wake. Today is Saturday and the day of the party. I open my eyes as my body started to cloud up in drowsiness. I placed my hand on my nightstand and aimlessly reach for my phone. I could hear the useless things on my stand fall to the ground, I keep on searching around, and then found it... after pushing almost everything off. I glance at the screen and messages piled up on my screen, another thing attached to my screen was the snooze button for my alarm. I decided that I would set one on my phone because my physical one was... well, broken. The alarm was set for 8:00 AM exactly, but it went off at 8:10 AM?... I guess I hit snooze by accident? Whatever... I decided to pull up the messages I had gotten...
+# (###)-###-####: <Hello! My name is Toriel, and I am one of the monsters running this wonderful event of our freedom from the underground. I have been informed by Alphys that she has invited you to this event, yes?>
Huh... Toriel? I've heard that name before... In the news, she was the one who answered all the questions for Frisk. She claimed that she took care of Frisk while they were in the underground. Maybe I should just add her to my contacts as well...
Me: <Hello there toriel, I'm y/n, and yes! Alphy did give me the information for the party and such. Is there anything you need to ask me?> Send?
I stare down at the text I just typed out... is it too straightforward? I mean, I just woke up and literally just met this lady... Ughhh i'm sick and tired of my uncertainty bullshit... I hit the send button. I put my phone down and get out of bed. I stretched a bit and walked toward my kitchen. My bedroom is directly next to my kitchen so there isn't much walking I need to be doing anyways. I get out my coffee grinds out of the freezer and a coffee filter. I put the coffee grinds into the filter and then place them gently into the coffee maker, trying to not make a mess. I grab the pot underneath the coffee maker and fill it up with water, then placed it back under the coffee maker. I hit the brew button and stepped away for a bit. I picked my phone back up and see that I got a message from toriel and the group chat. I decided to look at toriel's message.
Toriel: <There is not a single thing I need of you! I just want to get to know the last minute addition to our list of guest to the party.>
I smile down at the text. To me, she feels like a nice and honorable monster, I don't really understand why I get these feelings from a few words on my screen but something just tells me that she is...
Me: <Oh, that's fine. If I may ask, how many people will be at the party?>
Toriel: <Many humans and monsters. Our dearly beloved Frisk decided to invite as many as they could, and of course words do spread. Alphys & Undyne were supposed to spread the word of the party but, they somehow only invited one human. Which is you.>
I take a second before I figure out what to say next. Were they only being nice to me to get me to come to the party then, never, ever say anything else? I don't get it... they were so kind towards me... I get flashbacks of our conversation we had at the cafe.
"O-Oh and t-then usagi g-got rid of the b-b-bad guy! B-But honestly i-it was quite a shock to l-learn she was queen serenity..." Alphys said.
"OH HELL YEAH! And sailor mars is so cool! " Undyne cheered.
No... they seem to genuine. Besides, why would they chat to me the entire day. They obviously want to be friends... and they only invited me?
Me:<Well, it seems like Frisk made sure their party was known!> Sent
I closed out of me and Toriel's chat and looked at the group chat.
Alphys:<Morning y/n! Remember at 4:00PM be there!~>
I stare down at the text... today is the day... I look up from my phone and glance at my coffee maker, the coffee seems to be steaming inside of the pot. The bubbling of the coffee could be silently heard in the room...
BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!
I suddenly jump at the sound of the maker. It seemed to have shaken me from my entire core. I quickly get up and run towards the coffee maker, that noise... I hate it. It reminds me of the bitter and cold awakening of life, my smashed up alarm clock. I swiftly jab the brew button to turn off the coffee maker, but I didn't realize how sharply I pressed it, it made my entire finger burn harshly due to how much pressure I put onto it. I grasped my finger close and scrunched up my face.
'Ow ow ow...'
Now, it didn't really REALLY hurt like I was making it out to be but, it felt almost like a stubbed toe, and those aren't very nice. I stared down at my coffee pot bitterly and sigh, the warm coffee stood still inside of the pot, ever begging for me to poor and drink it. I poured it into a cup and added all the things I normally do to the coffee. I grab the cup and walked over to my bed, where my phone was.
As I step towards my bed, something red shines in my eyes. I look towards the direction the sudden spark came from... and there laid out my sparkled red dress. It was perched upon one of the seats in the corner of my room, it just stood there... and sparkled in the sun. I realized just why I fell in love with this dress in highschool, it wasn't me but, it was someone who I wished to be. Something I reached out for and could never grasp. Saddening, no? I looked away before I dwelled on it further, and sat down on my bed with my coffee. I picked up my phone and looked at the time... 12:00PM.... wait- 12:00PM?!?!?!? I put my phone down and decided to just drink my coffee for a few minutes, not wanting to face the reality of the time. Before long, all my coffee was gone. I snatched my phone and looked down again 12:20 PM...
I jolted up and yanked my dress off of the chair and then ran into the bathroom. I spent the next 2 hours getting ready... Doing my (Hair/Make-up/face routine/Whatever you do to get ready). After all that was done, I decided to put on the dress. I looked down at the dress once more before putting it on. I took of the faded sweater I was wearing then placed it neatly onto the toilet lid, same thing with my shorts. I grabbed the dress and slowly put it on, the swirl of red sparkles clouded my vision, I could already feel the glitter on my body. I patted the dress down and made sure that it looked good from all angles, I then faced the mirror.
There she was... y/n. Standing there... staring. I kept on staring... my figure became fuzzy the longer I stared. After awhile all I could see was a cloud of red. I looked away and shook my head...
'Stop it...' I told myself.
I needed to see myself. I needed my mind to stop playing these cruel tricks on my mind. I couldn't stand it...
I looked back at the mirror... there she stood, happily. y/n. No.... cheerfully. no no... it's... it's.....
I let out a huge sigh. I couldn't even tell what feeling I looked like I was experiencing. I looked at myself... one more time...
There stood y/n. She stood there, in the mirror. Her expression was.... happiness, with a hint of self doubt. And maybe even a form of insecurity. But, that's okay. Because that's just y/n. And there she stood...
I looked away and marched out of the bathroom. I pinched my nose bridge as I looked down. I'm beautiful I know it... I just know it but, it's hard to realize. Or maybe... Maybe I'm not? Maybe I'm just making up a lie. Or maybe I'm thinking to fucking much...
I yanked my phone into my face to clear my mind, I stare at the time, 3:30 PM. Oh my god. How the hell did I let the time get this late. I quickly put on shoes of my choice then rush out of my apartment and run down to the lobby floor. I force the doors to swing open and run into the parking lot. The receptionist looked in confusion as I ran out. I look around the lot. where is it... where the hell is my car???
Shock run though my body as I realize I left it at work. What the hell...
I recently got this car and before, I didn't really take any bus to work, I just walked. And I'm guessing my body just went on auto pilot as I walked to home.
'FUCK!' I yell out.
I guess I'll just take the bus... I run out of the parking lot of my apartment and into town, we always have a bus stop around... where is it... I never paid attention... uhhh.... There! My face lit up as I saw the bus pull up to the stop. I ran up to it and grabbed out 3.00$ just to make sure I have enough. I walk through the open doors and put my money into a little box, and then just sat down in an empty row. I feel... awkward. I have this nice dress on while others around are just... wearing sad grey clothing. Weird. I pick up my phone and look at the time once more... 3:35 PM, hopefully I'm the next stop...
A few minutes pass and we stop, I wasn't looking because I was on my phone but, I was not the first stop... or the second... or the third, or fourth, nor fifth. I looked at my phone and... 4:30 PM. I was officially late. Wooo.... Then came the sixth stop, seventh, eighth, ninth, then, finally, tenth. Which was my stop! Finally. I got up from that uncomfortable seat and walked towards the open doors. I nod silently at the driver, and he nodded back at me, I smiled and hopped down to the ground. The bus drove away as I looked at my phone... 5:00 PM. Oh my god-
I looked up at the school and the nostalgia overflew me, so many locked away memories just appeared out of my mind. I walked along the path that lead to the highschool, as I made my way along the path, I was met with long heavy doors. I sighed and pushed them open. They were a lot more easier to push open from what I remember... I kept on pushing on the doors until they finally were open.
The sight of my main hall of my old highschool makes my soul full of nostalgia. The whole hall was almost the same until I looked over to a sign that was smack dab in the center of the hall.
It read,"Party in gymnasium" And underneath it was a drawing of a monster and a human dancing together. I could feel a soft smile appear on my face. I then made way to the gym of my old highschool. Following along those halls felt like the past, I would always walk with my friends and talk about god knows what with them while we went to classes together. As I made my way to the gym, which was clear across the other side of the school, the music started to get louder and louder, until I could finally tell what was playing.
"Drop pop candy?..." I said under my breath.
That song was a good one but, it just seemed odd to me. It isn't trending nor is it that popular anymore so... why?.... ugh, never mind.
I couldn't help but mumble a bit of the lyrics
'Those heels that you like are soaking but is that alright?...'
The doors of the gym were wide open so I just quietly walked in, I could see a few stares from humans but, none from monsters, the rest of the humans and monsters were dancing together. The gym was huge but, I still found it hard to find an empty spot. I glanced around until I saw an anxious little lizard in the far corner of the gym, she was wearing a pretty black dress with white poka-dots. Cute! I decided to walk towards her
'W-Where i-i-is sh-she?...' I could hardly hear alphys.
The human beside her, who was wearing a sweater and shorts, did a bit of sign language, oh thank god I studied it a bit in school... I stared at the human while walking towards them. They seemed to sign...
"I'm sure she'll come."
I walked up to them and waved.
"Y-Y/N!!!" Alphys exclaimed.
The human signed "Wait- T-That's y-y-y-y/n?"
It seemed like they had a difficult time signing my name, maybe by shock or, just not being accustomed to it yet.
I smiled at them, "Yep, it's me... yayy..." I didn't really know what to say.
The human seemed a little shocked that I knew sign but, before I could do anything, alphys embraced me in a hug.
"AAHHH!! I-I-I'm so h-happy you made it!!!" It seemed like she was almost yelling.
Alphys looked down at the human and gasped.
"O-Oh sorry m-my b-ba-bad... Y/n, this is Frisk, y'know the child that saved us from the under ground. Aka the only child at the party."
I looked down at frisk, oh so this is them?
All frisk did was smile towards me. They seemed to stop signing for some reason, and they didn't talk at all.
I tried to recall my teachings at school for sign language
"Nice two m-meet you, f-frisk" I signed
I could notice frisk laugh a little, I'm assuming they saw right through me and knew I was rusty.
"No - No, it's to" They signed to me.
I was a little confused before they corrected my hand movements of my statement. I gasped a bit, all the hardcore training... down the drain.
"O-Oh thank you!" I said out loud.
They nodded back at me. I then noticed something... their eyes... they were... closed?
"If you don't mind me asking, how can you sea?" I signed.
They giggled a bit before answering.
"My eyes aren't shut, they just appear to be." They signed.
Alphys just watched us do things with our hands, I'm assuming she had no idea what we were doing based on her expression.
"U-Uh.... S-S-So y/n! W-Why did you d-d-decide to... come?" Alphys nervously asked me.
I found the question to be a little weird but I just laughed awkwardly.
"Oh, I was just bored n all...." I didn't really have a reasoning for coming, even though I probably should have...
"A-ah..... al-alright..." Alphys seemed a little upset with my answer.
"B-But! The ultimate deciding factor was that I wanted to celebrate your people, and welcome them to the surface!" I just pulled that out of my ass. Of course I wanted to celebrate them but, it wasn't the main reason why I came here, I don't even fucking know why I came here...
"Oh! I-I'm so h-h-happy you feel t-th-that way! S-Some hu-humans just ca-came here to.... h-h-hate us...."
What?...
I looked down to frisk and they seemed a little angry about the situation.
"Wait what? That seems very hateful and rude..." I sigh. People are very racist here on the surface I won't lie...
"B-But that's not w-what thi-this party is ab-about!!! It's about celebrating us, and our freedom...."
I was a little shocked about how well she delivered the last part of the sentence. She seemed really passionate about it.
"Speaking about u-us.... t-there are a f-f-f-few monsters we want you to meet!!!"
Alphys looked towards frisk and gave them a suspicious smile, I found it a little weird but, just went along with it...
- Author's note -
I'm so sorry this chapter took a bit to come out.
And along this topic of chapters coming out late, school is starting back up in two weeks, which means I'll be more and more busy!!! Yayyy!!!
But on a fr note, I do have a schedule for when school comes back up.
Monday-Thursday: I'll be writing from 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM but that doesn't mean that the chapter will be done, I'll just be working on chapters during those hours, and I plan on making future chapters longer, so it'll be a hot minute before the chapters pop out but just remember that I'll be working on them ~
Friday-Sunday: This is where the week becomes a disarray. I'll probably have things to do during the day so, there is no definite time where I will be writing but, when I don't have things to do, you'll bet your sweet ass that I'll be writing so chapters might come out faster during the weekends. Also, the definite hours I'll be writing are 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM (I stay up late on weekends) and that's about it. I've also been thinking about adding a word count for the longer chapters? Let's test it on this one ~
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