literature

Speaking in Red and Blue Chapter 1 (LostTale)

Deviation Actions

SansFangirl4life's avatar
Published:
2.2K Views

Literature Text

Chapter 1: The forest at the edge
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bare feet padded over wooden floor in a hurry, making soft noises as they went. "Mama Tori! Mama Tori!" A little girl's voice called out, her blue dress whipping around her legs as she slid down the stair banister. She ran straight to the kitchen, breathing heavily. "Mama....Tori...."

"My my child. What has you in such a rush, hmm?" Toriel smiled gently and patted the girl's blonde head. "You were supposed to be in bed! Doctor's orders after all." The girl gripped Toriel's pink dress, embroided with white flowers.

"I know but....it isn't his fault!" She whimpered. "I...asked them for cookies....and they broke your favorite jar and...." She sniffled. "So it's my fault! Don't scold him, please! I-"

"Dear little Hope." Toriel laughed gently. "No one is getting scolded." Hope sniffled and looked up. "It's true that you haven't had dinner yet and you weren't supposed to get one. And yes, they broke something important to me.....but you are all far more important than a silly little jar." She smiled. "And if you're well enough for cookies and running around, then all the better. So no one is in trouble."

"R....really?"

"Yes. Besides, he told me himself, didn't you Xavier?" The small boy nodded and Toriel pet his brown head. "There, so all's well. Now why don't you scoot on outside, both of you, and go play for a bit? I'm sure Papyrus is out there some-"

"Big brother Papyrus!" Hope turned to see the tall skeleton walking in, one kid on each arm. "Play with us!"

"Nye heh heh! VERY WELL!" Hope beamed and ran over, hugging him. "Well, look who woke up today! Feeling better now?"

"Mmmhmm!" She smiled and looked at him with her multi colored eyes. "Up big brother!" She felt her soul being held and lifted gently into the air. "Whee~!"

"Papyrus! Put her down!" Toriel scolded and hit him on the back of the head. "You know what Alphys said! You must be gentle with her!"

"Aww, c'mon Mama! I never get to do this! Just for a little?" She begged, her red and blue eyes filling up with tears. "Please~?"

"......" Toriel sighed. "Fine, but only for a little bit." She caved. Can't resist those eyes no matter how hard I try.... She thought. Papyrus ran outside, all the little kids in tow. She turned and saw something small in the corner of her eye before it vanished. "Still watching? You really should just come here...."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"What was the Underground like again Papy?" Hope asked as she sat in his lap. They were sitting on a large hill, overlooking their small little village. The other children were playing on the dirt streets below them.

"WELL! There was certainly no sun!" Papyrus said. "The whole place could be super DARK sometimes! Snowdin was always chilly!" Hope giggled and snuggled closer to him, fixing the lace hem of her dress. She picked a small, white flower and slipped it into her blonde hair. "Hotland was too hot and New Home was HUGE!"

"Oh! Wasn't there a wishing place?" Hope asked and Papyrus smirked proudly.

"You remembered! YES! AND I WISHED FOR MANY THINGS!" He beamed and Hope smiled. "AND ONLY ONE CAME TRUE! THE BEST ONE!"

"Which was~?"

"Coming to the surface." Hope turned and frowned a little. Papyrus slumped a bit and turned to Mt. Ebbot. "But....it cost us all someone important.....our human friend."

"Frisk, right?" Hope asked. "I sometimes hear Mama Tori praying to her." Hope looked down, fingers twirling blades of grass gently. "I do too. I like to thank her for bringing everyone here! If it wasn't for Frisk, Mama Tori would never have built the orphanage and school! And...well I...." Papyrus patted her small shoulder and she smiled. "I love you all so much!"

"And we all love you too Hope!" Papyrus gave her a gentle hug. "But are you truly feeling better tiny human?" Hope smiled a little before suddenly coughing and Papyrus sighed. "So you lied?"

"I don't wanna be cooped up all the time!" She stood and climbed onto a big rock, looking at the forest surrounding the mountain. "I wanna go to the mountain someday too!" Papyrus lifted her onto his shoulders and climbed onto it as well. "Papyrus? Why aren't kids allowed in the forest?"

"Wh-who says they are not?! I-"

"Mama Tori told us all to stay away....why?" Papyrus sighed and shook his head. "Big brother Pa-"

"Not today, ok Hope?" His tone suddenly grew serious and she shivered a little. "Maybe Lady Toriel can tell you one of these days. But I just.....can't right now." As they turned to leave Hope heard a loud sound and turned. "Not again..."

"Papyrus?"

"We're going back. Hold on!" Papyrus grabbed her and ran back down the hill, away from the sudden flash of blue light.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After supper, Hope gazed out her bedroom window at the stars. They're so shiny and bright...but so very far away.

"Umm...can I sleep with you Hope?" Hope turned to see Xavier standing next to her bed, holding a toy bear. "I....heard noises earlier and...."

"Sure Xavier." She scooted and he climbed in, snuggling close. "Better?"

"Mmmhmm!" He smiled. "Hope? When will you be really better? Like forever better?" He asked. "You don't get to play as much anymore...." Hope sighed and gave him a small smile.

"I'll be better before you know it, ok?" She said and gazed out the window to the mountain in the distance. "I promise."

"Ok....good night Hope." Xavier snuggled the blankets and fell asleep quickly. Hope remained awake, holding her hand out. A soft, red glow floated in the air and she frowned. Her SOUL was cracked heavily, only a portion of it remained.

I...want to keep this promise....but I can't....She thought and looked at all of the other kids.  I really do....
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Mama Tori? Tell me again how you found me!" Hope was eating breakfast, the other kids having run off to school. "Please? Before you go?"

"Dear I've told you so many times." She chuckled, slipping on her glasses. "Well alright...real quickly." She sat down as Hope ate her butterscotch waffles. "All of us had just reached the Surface, four years ago. After burying our good friend, we went down the mountain together when I saw a little girl, standing all alone at the foot of the mountain."

"That was me, right?"

"Yes. You were all alone, wrapped in a blue cloth. No one knows where you had come from, but someone left you there. I didn't want to see another child die on my watch...so I took you in. Shortly after the humans accepted us back into the world, I decided to do something more than teach. I wanted to help all the little children, monsters and humans, that were lost and alone."

"So you built the orphanage!" Hope beamed.

"Yes, and I named you Hope...for all the hope you could give and you gave to me." She smiled as Hope finished her breakfast. She took the dishes and began to clean them. "Sometimes I wonder if Sans left you there..."

"Sans? Who's Sans?" Toriel froze and rubbed her forehead. "You've never mentioned him before. Is he another monster?"

"...Yes. An old friend of mine I haven't seen since we came to the surface." Toriel sighed and put the dishes away. "I don't know how well he's doing. He doesn't let anyone into the forest."

"Is that why we can't go?" Hope asked. "He won't let anyone in? Is he doing something?"

"I don't know."

"But he must be lonely! What if I-"

"Absolutly not young lady!" Toriel scolded and turned to her. "You are not to go there! He will....he will...." She sighed. "He might kill you." Hope's eyes widened and, very briefly, her SOUL seemed to twinge in pain.

"He....he would....what?"

"Sans isn't the same anymore sweetie. I lost my old friend a long time ago....you would be wise to heed my advice." Hope frowned and got up, hugging Toriel. "Dear please just trust me."

"Mama...I'm so sorry." She whispered. "I just want to help."

"I know dear. I know..." She knelt and hugged Hope gently. "Now, shall we go to school?"

"Yes!" She took Toriel's hand and they left together. As they walked, she turned her gaze to the forest. Sans....I wonder if...... She saw Papyrus sitting at the top and frowned. Papyrus?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Brother...sometimes I wonder if you can hear me all the way out here." Papyrus sighed and looked out at the woods. "It's starting to get colder again. Kinda like Snowdin now. I hope you're staying warm! Slippers are NOT good for winter walks!" He scolded and smiled a little.

He sat back down on the large rock, rubbing his face tiredly. "To be honest though....I don't mind the winter too much. Suppose I'm just used to it. All of the kids get presents from Santa....even I do." Papyrus held a small drawing to himself, smiling a little. "You know, Frisk drew the three of us when I captured her once? I still have it! If you want to come and see it you should....should...." He sighed deeply and shook his head. "Oh who am I kidding? You're not listening. Why do I do this once a week anymore? Four years and not a peep from you...just noises and lights from the forest."

"Big brother Papyrus!" Papyrus turned when he saw Hope running up the hill.

"H-Hope! What on EARTH are you doing?! You should be in SCHOOL!" He scolded. "School is vital for your brain! You should-"

"Who's Sans?" She asked. Papyrus flinched and looked back at the woods. "Is he important to you?"

"Ladies shouldn't eavesdrop." Papyrus scolded and shook his head. "He is my brother. My lazy, pun making brother."

"So he's nice?" Hope tilted her head slightly. "But Mama Tori said-"

"He was nice. I....don't know about now." Papyrus frowned. "It's this feeling I get sometimes....some pain in my SOUL that tells me he's done.....bad things. I forgive him, he must have reasons, but still." Rain began to fall from the cloudy sky and he chuckled. "Rain again huh?"

"Papy?"

"C'mon Hope! Let us get you inside before you get sick again!" A sudden flash of lightning startled Hope and her bare feet slipped on the grass. She felt herself going backwards and down the hill, Papyrus calling for her. "Hope!!!"

"Hope dear, where are you?" Toriel climbed the hill and saw Papyrus running. "Papyrus?"

"Quick! Hope slipped down the hill and-" Toriel ran after her with Papyrus in tow. But when they reached the bottom, Hope was nowhere to be seen. "Hope?!"

"Hope!!!!"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eyes glowed in the darkness of the woods, listening carefully to the rain. Footsteps....

"Oooo! Someone's come here again!" A red eye glanced at the hulking white head that floated down, the right eye red and gleaming. "Is it time to 'scare' them away?!"

"Be resonable!" A blue eye glanced at the other to his left, a similar white head floating there with a softly glowing blue left eye. "These footsteps are light. Must be another child."

What does it matter? He thought and stood slowly. He stepped off the branch he had been sitting on and felt the wind and rain cut through his clothes. Trespassing is not allowed....

"Someone's pissy today." The red eyed beast grinned, teeth sharp and thretaning. "Well good. Beats doing nothing I suppose."

"You two are the worst. Please do not go about this irresponsibly!" The blue eyed head scolded. "There must be a reason-"

Reasons do not matter....His voice echoed in their minds. What reason do they have for coming here? What reason do they have for running? None of it matters. He landed with ease on the ground, barely stirring the fallen leaves beneath his slippered feet. He began to walk through the woods, the two heads floating behind him. Red and blue eyes glowed in the darkness, filled with anger and pain. Trespassers....will have a very bad time in my woods....
© 2017 - 2024 SansFangirl4life
Comments19
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
Catsrawesome80's avatar
This is interesting. Why would Sans kill anyone who enters the woods? Why does he want to kill in the first place?
I guess I'll just have to find out!