chapter 5: The truth

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@Red POV@

I'm walking to where me and the others usually hang out, it was the upper bleachers in the gym. I was starting to get anxious. Something was wrong. The whole situation with (Y/N) wasn't right. It was never really crossed my mind before seeing those burn scars about how much she's actually been through. I soon hear the others coming up to the bleachers. 
"Nice going Error! That bitch should just learn to stay away." Axe said and everyone laughs.
"What'cha talkin bout?" I ask. I don't let how conflicted I was show. 
"Right you haven't been around much since that tutoring shit started." Nightmare said. "Yesterday I taught that bitch (Y/N) a lesson. Broke her collarbone and beat on her pretty good. Error tripped her in the stairs just now. It was hilarious."
I look at them surprised. Well I shouldn't be but I am. "Why'd you hurt her yesterday?"
"Oh my god Red." Ink started. "She was rude to Dream. He saved her life yet she was just rude to him. Ran off without saying thanks."
"Oh?" I wanted to know the story.
"Why so concerned?" Killer asked.
"Not concerned, curious." I say and shrug.
"Dude, don't worry about it, the nuisance will be gone soon and you won't have to deal with her again." Dust says and throws his arm over my shoulder. My phone starts going off like crazy as I talk to the others. I ignore it and stare off into space. I'm thinking about everything that I've participated in the past few years and suddenly I feel sick to my nonexistent stomach. I stand up and everyone looks at me oddly. 
"Sorry guys, gotta go. Feeling sick." I say as I teleport to the roof. I needed the air honestly. That girl, she didn't deserve this. She was kind and honestly I was drawn to her because of that. Not many people would be kind to someone like me. I flop down and take out my phone and see so many texts from those assholes. 
Classic: guys, no tutoring today.
Swapshit: why not?
Classic: (Y/N)'s really hurt. 
Swapshit: the fuck. 
Classic: tripped on the stairs somehow. Me and Undyne have her home now.
Swapshit: this is bad. Obviously she has someone after her.
Swapshit: or multiple people. 
Classic: dream was pretty worried about her. Got me to check. Found her ready to pass out on her way home.
Classic: then she DID pass out.
Classic: her aunt is freaking out. 
Swapshit: well she isnt very well liked.
Classic: I don't get why.
Classic: red, ya there? 
Classic: any idea what is going on?
The messages go on and on like that. Those idiots talking about their stupid ideas as to what happened. I knew what was going on. I should tell them what.
Me: group meeting asap. 
Classic: I ain't leaving until I KNOW she will wake up.
Me: fine. And I said asap, meaning after she wakes up dumbass.
@Sans POV@
Red: fine. And I said asap, meaning after she wakes up dumbass.
I roll my eyes at the text and look around the room. This is her bedroom. A few pieces or dirty laundry around but mostly cleaned. Lots of pictures of her sister and aunt. I get up and start looking at them. They're mostly from when she was around ten or older. Her sister running around with her on her back. Birthdays and a few from Christmases. There's some older ones too, from when she was little. Most were chared around edges but one wasn't. It wasn't of her though. It was of a young man and woman on their wedding day. The man had the same colour hair and skin tone as her. The woman had her face and eyes. They looked so happy together. 
"That was Claira and Carlos." Her aunt said. I jumped and looked at her. "We haven't been properly introduced yet. My name is Clover. I'm her aunt. Claira was my twin." 
"I'm Sans. She… your niece tutors me and a couple others." I say. I don't know what to say to her really. Just then I notice the collection of books. How I didn't notice before was beyond me, the whole wall was a bookshelf. "Are these all hers?" I ask.
"They are. She reads everything she can get her hands on. Do you know what happened to her?" I look over and see her eyes pleading with me. 
"All I know is that she tripped on the stairs. I don't know how. She refused to tell me…" I say with a sigh. "I'd like to stay and keep an eye on her."
"I don't know her physical con-"
"She's shown me the scars. The moment I saw them my soul started to ache for her. I know she's not…. treated the best at school. Not many people like her so it wouldn't surprise me if one of them did this to her." I say and look at Clover. She has a surprised look on her face. "I won't let this keep happening to her. I promise. "
She sighs and laughs slightly. "She said yesterday that she thought she was starting to make friends with a couple people. I can only assume you are one. Would you mind helping me get her out of that damned hoodie? She never wears it here and she'll overheat with it on."
I smile and nod before going over to (Y/N). I slowly unhook the sling around her shoulder and take it off. Slowly, as to not hurt her I lift her shoulders off the bed while her aunt takes the hoodie off. I see that she's in a halter top and blush slightly but then I notice all the bruises all over her. Multiple on her ribs, shoulders, arms and a big nasty one on her jaw. Dream was right. How did I not notice that earlier. Her aunt puts the sling back on her and sighs.
"Well damn, I guess she did show you. You look surprised when seeing those bruises but not the scars. How'd that happen?"
"She was telling how human skin is on parts of the body where theres little to no muscles." I settle onto the bed on her right side and Clover settled on her left. I absentmindedly start tracing the scars. "She leaned over to show her hands to us and her sleeves rode up. So she showed up to her elbow. Yesterday I helped her with the collarbone too because she refused to go to the hospital."
"You'll never get her there unless she's knocked out. She spent months in there after that fire… I've never seen a child so broken….."
"How old was she?"
"Nine. It's hard to believe that it's been eight years since it happened. She's so strong but…. people always look at her weird when they see the scars. With either pity or disgust. She hates it. That's why she never wears anything but long sleeved shirts." I look at her sadly. I don't feel pity for her.
"I think she's strong. Not many people that I know, human or monster, could live through that. She's amazing." 
@Dream POV@
I look around the classroom. Sans, Red and (Y/N) weren't there. Rus had anxiety rolling off of him. Its math class so he'd normally be napping. Something big was going on. Error had pure glee pouring off him. When Error is happy something has gone down. The bell rings signalling the end of the day and Rus goes up to talk to the teacher.
"Yeah, I can give them to her."
"I see she was here this morning. Do you know what happened?" Mr. Carswell asked.
"I don't know, haven't heard anything from her." Rus was trying to stay calm but it wasn't working.
"Well I hope it's nothing bad. And please give her the papers."
"Will do, later Teach." He walks out and I follow him.
"Rus!" I yell and he turns to me. 
"Yo Dream, you here to ask about (Y/N)?"
"Yeah, I asked Sans to check up on her but haven't heard anything from him."
"Yeah, hes kinda busy freaking out over her at the moment. Apparently she tripped on the stairs."
"How the… how?"
"Dont know."
"You guys talkin bout (Y/N)?" Red asks as he falls in step with us both. His aura read shame, worry, self-loathing and guilt.
"Yep." Rus said. "You wanted a group talk. You know something?"
"Yeah but cant talk bout it here." He said.
"Red, I think you should take it easy on the negative emotions. You aren't my brother. " I say.
"I'm not but I let that shit happen to her….. she don't deserve that…. the poor sweetheart……" he mumbles. Suddenly Blue jumps on my back.
"HEY GUYS!" He said in his loud, cheerful voice. 
"Hey bro, guess what?"
"WHATS UP PAPPY?" he drops off my shoulders and looks at his brother.
"Our session today got canceled, (Y/N) isn't feeling good so she had to cancel." He lied so easily but I guess its partially true. "Also got something to ask ya bro."
"OH NO… POOR (Y/N).... BUT WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO ASK?" 
"Well, do you and the other stars think you could help her out and stuff when she comes back?" Red makes a choking sound.
"SURE!" 
"I mean yeah but why's that?" I say
"You saw her arm in that sling. I doubt that she can do much with a broken collarbone."
"Yo, swap…." Red said in an uneasy tone. "Ya know Ink doesn't like her…. might not be a good idea…." something clicks in my head then.
"Red don't worry, we won't let anything happen. Right Blue?"
"EXACTLY!"

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