Undertale: Fay Route

The moment Fay and Frisk passed the welcoming sign, Fay flopped onto her stomach and just lay in the snow. She let out a muffled groan, causing Frisk to look down at her in confusion. Crouching down next to the girl, Frisk poked her. Fay's head popped up and she looked at Frisk with playful yet teary eyes.

"That was horrible! How do you do this over and over?! You're not human! Not... hooman-"

Fay starts to cry again and plants her face back into the snow. Frisk sweat dropped, cause that's a thing now, and pat Fay's back in a show of comfort. Fay let out another groan and tried to bury herself deeper into the ground by wiggling. Her dress was soaked now from melted snow and probably stained. Looking at the girl with worry, Frisk took hold of Fay's dress and tugged on it. Fay once again looked up at Frisk and noticed their expression.

"Oh? Are you okay? Are you cold? Hungry? You're not sick are you?!"

Frisk raised an eyebrow and shook their head. Still looking at Fay with that worried expression, Frisk managed to get Fay to sit up. She really was soaked from the snow.

"Then what's wrong? Are you tired?"

Frisk once again shook their head and grabbed a hold of Fay's hand. It was freezing. There was no way that Fay was okay. Why hadn't she said anything?

"You're cold. Let's go inside..."

Fay blinked at looked at Frisk for a moment in utter shock. Like the idea of someone noticing her needs was something new to her. This slightly concerned the human child. Frisk knew very well about not being cared for. However, Fay's shock soon turned to something dark. Her eyes hardened, but they weren't looking at Frisk. Not directly. It made Frisk freeze a bit.

"You're worried... Don't worry about me. EVER. I'll be fine. Just worry about yourself. Got it? Don't you dare spare any concern on me. I'll be fine..."

Fay looked away and visibly tried to calm herself down. Frisk was speechless and just stared at the girl in front of them. They were not expecting that kind of reaction from the normally bubbly girl. It was almost scary. Gulping, Frisk looked away and tried to calm themself down. However, Frisk was caught off guard and flinched a bit when they felt a rather frozen hand grasp their own. Fay stood up and gave an apologetic look. But she gave no apology for her words, meaning she meant them.

"Let's go. We should buy some more food. You'll need it. Besides, it's warmer inside right?"

Frisk nodded and tightened their hold on Fay's hand. Taking the lead, Frisk lead Fay into the town's shop and walked inside quickly. It was much warmer in there, and Frisk hated to admit it, but they had gotten quite cold. Fay quickly freed her hand from the child's and walked over to the counter. Frisk wasn't really sure what happened, but Fay came back with twice as much food as she should have been able to buy with what little gold she used. Seeing Frisk's confused glance, Fay smiled widely and motioned to the shopkeeper.

"She's really nice! The moment she saw me soaked, she offered to walk me home. Of course, I told her I don't live around here and am only getting food for you. Heh, she thinks we're related. Said I was a good big sister. So she gave me a really good deal!"

Putting the items into Frisk's inventory, Fay smiled back at the shop keeper and waved goodbye. The lady waved back as Fay dragged Frisk out of the shop.

"We don't have enough G to rent a room at the inn for both of us. You get priority, so go get some rest, okay?"

Frisk looked at Fay shook their head. They then narrowed their eyes and placed their hands on their hips while glaring at Fay accusingly.

"W-what?! We didn't have enough for two rooms to begin with! So go rest, don't worry about me okay?"

Fay handed the kid the rest of the G and pointed towards the INN with a smile. She was still soaking wet and obviously not thinking about her own health. Frowning, Frisk stomped their foot and stood their ground. Fay looked at them and realized they wouldn't cooperate even if she made them. Slouching in defeat, Fay held out her still cold hand to Frisk and pouted.

"You're being difficult... But fine. Let's go hang out at Grillby's then. We can probably afford something to eat there. And it's warm~ Deal?"

Frisk smiled and nodded, agreeing with Fay's compromise. The two quickly made their way to the dinner and sat down at an empty table. Making sure Frisk was sitting comfortably, Fay rushed over to the counter and ordered whatever she could afford. She brought the food back and placed it on the table. Frisk immediately dug in, not realizing just how hungry they were. Fay laughed at this and watched as Frisk stuffed their face. Before they knew it, Frisk was done eating and leaning back in their chair while patting their belly. Fay smiled at the kid and threw out the trash. Frisk didn't seem to notice, so Fay wouldn't tell them. The kid had eaten all the food. They were so hungry they didn't even notice that Fay ate nothing. Coming back to the table, Fay noticed Frisk's eyes drooping a bit. With a smile, Fay sat down and talked to Frisk until they fell asleep.

Without anyone noticing, Fay flashed Frisk over to the INN and paid for their room for the night. After putting the child to sleep, Fay quickly went back downstairs and thanked the INN keeper. The owner had offered to let Fay stay on the couch in the lobby for free, to which Fay reluctantly accepted. Fay didn't get a wink of sleep that night. Not that she needed it really. She spent the whole night reading a book about a group of kids that were genetically spliced with avian DNA. With their wings and amazing abilities, they beat up werewolves and an evil science corporation. 'Save the world MAX!' Fay had just finished the book and was summoning it away when a slightly panicked Frisk came running down the stairs. Once they saw Fay, they ran over to her and hugged her tightly.

"Ah! What's wrong? Are you okay?"

To Fay's surprise, Frisk only tightened their hug and seemed to be crying. Frowning, Fay hugged back and pet the child's hair. Lifting the child, Fay sat Frisk in her lap and continued to hold them.

"It's okay. I'm here. I didn't leave... I won't leave you Frisk. Heh, not even when you want me to~"

Frisk continued to cry, but managed a wimpy laugh. Fay continued to coo and coddle the child until they had quieted down. Frisk wiped their nose and looked up at Fay. Then without warning, they lightly punched her shoulder. With a fake gasp of horror, Fay looked at Frisk.

"What~?!"

"Cheater... You promised..."

"Excuse me, but I promised nothing~ I just said we should go to Grillby's."

Frisk folded their arms and stuck out their tongue at Fay. But then a thought popped into their head.

"Money?"

"Oh? I... May have gambled a bit..."

Frisk gave Fay a look that only mothers could make. Laughing nervously, Fay shrugged and stood up. To Frisk's surprise, Fay's dress was now spotless. Yesterday it was stained from snow and dirt. Following their gaze, Fay smiled and said something about the INN keeper letting her use their washing machine. Which was a lie, but Frisk didn't need to know that. With all the questions out of the way, Fay helped Frisk to their feet and got ready to leave. However, Frisk had one last thing to say before they went outside again.

"Don't leave Fay..."

Fay looked down at Frisk with wide eyes but quickly smiled. Giving a nod and humming in reply, Fay left the warm lobby, Frisk quickly following after her. They both decided to look around Snowdin before confronting Papyrus in the mist. It was actually rather fun and took longer than they thought. Frisk had managed to befriend just about everyone in town. They even back tracked a bit and befriended the monsters in the forest as well. They got a good amount of G out of it, but Fay once again spent it all on food for Frisk. They ate at Grillby's again, though this time Frisk noticed Fay not eating anything. They were about to say something, but Fay quickly walked off to talk to Grillby.

At some point, everyone in town started assuming that Fay was Frisk's older sister. Though the two looked nothing alike. Being who they were though, Frisk and Fay played it off as being true. At least that way no one questioned them holding hands or Fay carrying Frisk around. To be honest, Frisk really enjoyed Fay's company. She always looked out for them and put Frisk first. If Toriel was 'mom', then Fay was definitely 'sister'. Not to mention the emotional support Fay gave in a sense by just being there. Frisk never had someone around that knew exactly what happened and could remember everything. It was nice to know they weren't alone in this anymore. And the fact Fay didn't judge Frisk was also really comforting.

Fay was carrying Frisk around on her back when the two finally realized how late it was. There wasn't a sun to judge time by, but as the two walked through the town again, the closing shops gave away that it was very late. Even the Inn had closed. Feeling a little deflated, Fay looked over at Frisk and noticed how tired they were. With no better option, Fay walked past the skelebro's house and towards the foggy path. Finding a bunch of trees crowded together, Fay made a sort of fort thing for Frisk to sleep in. It was actually just Fay scraping the snow off the ground and using branches to make a lean-to. It was small, but it helped keep out some of the cold and freshly falling snow. Setting the child down, Fay let Frisk fall asleep. Once they were out, Fay summoned a fuzzy blanket and wrapped it around the human. She charmed the blanket so that it created its own heat, making it like Frisk wasn't even outside in the cold. Knowing Frisk would be fine now, Fay sat in front of the lean-to and kept watch as they slept. Or rather, started reading about winged teenagers again.