His Highness [Frisk]

Frisk yawned a little as she stretched her legs out on her bed. Holding her laptop in her lap, she browsed the internet for random things. Cat photos, blogs, youtube vids... Anything to avoid the news. Strange murders had started popping up, and of course, it was the monsters that were blamed. As 'ambassador' for the monsters, she was sort of looked up to. When something bad happened, everyone kind of expected her to try and smooth things over. But as politics were inserted into the matter, it was getting harder and harder for just one young girl.

Frisk was snapped back to reality by the dinging of a message on her messenger. She glanced at the clock, noting that it was well past the time she should have been sleeping. That's when she saw the name. Was it a joke? She furrowed her brow and opened the person's profile, but nothing came up. And the profile was new, created recently. Opening the message window, she took a deep breath and began to write.

Frisk: Asriel..?
Frisk: is it really you?
Frisk: but how? this is kind of sudden!
Frisk: this isn't Flowey playing a trick, is it?
Frisk: if so, it isn't funny!

Asriel | <3 u

Asriel's chest was pounding. It was very late. Frisk wasn't going to reply any time soon and, if she did, would she even believe it was him? Sure it was all over the news, but this could have easily been a troll. Damn, maybe he should have spent all that procrastination time on his profile. But then she replied back. Several times! She was awake?

Asriel Dreemurr: Yeah, it's really me. 
Asriel Dreemurr: no tricks. Flowey's gone.
Asriel Dreemurr: Have you seen the news?

Asriel knew Frisk had a lot on her plate with the Golden Flower murders. As Flowey, he had to keep low. Of course all fingers pointed to him. Luckily, he was in the hospital and in therapy for many of the murders. He had doctors and scientists to vouch for him. He had Alphys as an alibi. Now he just had to figure out how to convince Frisk it was really him. He picked up his phone and snapped a selfie of himself. A pale young human man looked back at him. Not even Asriel was used to the human boy in the mirror. Human faces were so flat and smooth and their ears were so small. Asriel scrunched his nose and took another selfie. He laughed at the funny face and smiled genuinely in the next and final selfie. His smile was familiar at least. This photo also showed off one of the remaining remnants of his monsterhood: his horns. Pale white, they curved backward in his white hair. Alphys said she tried to get rid of them to help him blend in, but she couldn't get them to budge. He assured her that he liked them and wanted her to keep them. They bridged the gap between human and monster. They were familiar. 

Asriel Dreemurr: [HAS SENT A PHOTO] Convinced yet? I changed a little.
Asriel Dreemurr: [HAS SENT A PHOTO] This one's kinda silly, lol. still getting used to this face
Asriel Dreemur: I remember the day you broke the barrier. You were free to go, but you came back to the flowerbed where you fell down just to comfort me.

Frisk | I <3 U More

Frisk gasped as she opened the first photo. It was a human smiling at her. Although the face was different, it was familiar too. The next photo elicited as soft giggle. She tried not to be loud, as Toriel would scold her for being up so late. It didn't matter if she was an adult now or not.

Frisk: wow, you have changed!
Frisk: you're looking really well, that's so amazing!
Frisk: how does it feel?

The young woman was genuinely interested in what it was like. So many people had believed that Asriel was a lost cause. That his soul was lost forever. But Alphys had proved them wrong! Good for her, she deserved this victory more than anyone!

Frisk: nah i been avoiding the news a little bit
Frisk: it's been troubling me
Frisk: but enough about that...
Frisk: when can I see you in person?

Asriel | tempted to make an IM template

One of Asriel's worries was that Frisk wouldn't want to hear from him. Sure she went out of her way to save him. Still, he did try to kill literally everyone at one point. He'd been a hell of a hassle. Just like Frisk not to give up on anyone. He sent her a link to a credible news story talking about Asriel and his return. It didn't go into very many details, but it had all the information Frisk would need. 

Asriel Dreemurr: It feels really strange. It feels good though. This body is strong.

He clicked on the clock in the corner of the screen to see the date and smiled. The next morning was Sunday, which meant he wouldn't have to wait for school to let out in order to see her. 

Asriel Dreemurr: Got any plans for tomorrow? I'll buy you breakfast. I'll tell you about everything then. We've got a lot of catching up to do.

Asriel waited a few moments before actually sending this one. The thought of seeing her in person made his stomach squirm. At the moment, Alphys had set him up in a small and modest apartment. He could hear his elderly neighbor snoring in the apartment over.  

Asriel Dreemurr: We should get some sleep. I'm glad I heard from you. I'll see you tomorrow?
Asriel Dreemurr: Goodnight, Frisk.

That felt nice to be able to say.

Frisk | That would be nifty

Frisk clicked on the link and read through it, a look of surprise on her face. She hadn't heard anything about this! It was strange to think that Asriel was himself again. Well.. sorta anyway. And he had emotions and a proper soul! She closed the link and clicked back into the IM with Asriel.

Frisk: that's amazing!
Frisk: i'm so glad to hear some good news for a change
Frisk: no, no plans tomorrow really
Frisk: i'd love to meet you for breakfast
Frisk: my number is XXX-XXX-XXXX, just call or text me in the morning

Frisk smiled a little to herself, happy that something was going well. She couldn't wait to see Asriel and get to know him properly. Afterall, the last time she'd truely seen him was back before she left the underground. It had been so long.

Frisk: yes! i'll see you tomorrow. goodnight Asriel, sleep sweet!

With that, Frisk closed her laptop and set it off to the side before snuggling under the covers on her bed. She felt like tomorrow would be a good day.

Asriel | Notes

The next morning, Asriel woke before his alarm. Sleeping was another thing he struggled with. If humans didn't get enough sleep, they became sluggish and drowsy during the day. He knew this from growing up with Chara, but it was another thing to experience it for himself. Luckily, today he was full of energy.

He showered and tried to deal with his hair, which was just curly enough to be unruly. He decided to just let it fall where it may. Girls liked that dashing messy look, right? Wait, was he trying to impress Frisk that way? No, he just wanted to look nice for her. Like he had a chance with the child who saved the monster world. It was him she was saving it from!

Keeping his hoodie up provided just enough cover to keep him from attracting media attention. Still, he avoided as many gazes as possible. There were still a lot of uncomfortable questions that he wasn't quite ready to answer. 

Once Asriel made it to the diner they decided to meet, he pulled out his phone to check the time. He was a little early. He texted Frisk quickly to let her know that he had arrived and sat down to order coffee.

Frisk | Sorry it took so long