Undertale Fallen Determination: Book 1

Chapter 13: Music

Wingding danced with Pristina for almost an hour, before stepping to the side, and just watching. I guess this kind of activity just wasn't for him. Though Pristina was disappointed a bit.

I, however, loved it, learning new moves. I wasn't really good, but Hapi said I had lots of potential, and that I should keep practicing.

After a while, we decided to take a break. Wingding went to the house, and came back with some sodas and bottles of water for us to drink to cool down a bit.

"That was great!" I exclaimed. "I've never been so energized."

"I will admit," Wingding said, "it is a good form of exercise. But I still prefer to practice my magic for that. Though... it may be good for Chara."

"Well, sure, that's a good idea... but doesn't she also practice magic? Can't she just do this for fun?" Pristina asked.

She had a point. Because monsters are made of magic, just practicing their magic counts as "exercise". But since I was actually human, my magic came purely from my soul. True, it could strengthen my body, but it couldn't replace true exercise for me. And I have been hiding for a couple years now, and I needed to be more active.

But since they didn't know this, I said, "I could do both. Nothing's wrong with that."

"Well, okay," Pristina replied.

I turned to Napstablook. "So you're Hapi's cousin, right? You're really good with that music thing. Keep it up, I'd love to hear more in the future."

"oh... uh, thanks," Napstablook replied.

"Well, you're not bad with music yourself, Chara," Pristina said. "We know you're great with the piano."

"Yeah, but full-on music mixing, writing new music... I've never done anything like that," I replied.

"Don't sell yourself short, Chara. In my opinion, nothing can replace a beautiful instrument like the piano," Wingding said. "Don't get me wrong, Napstablook, you're very skilled with the synths, and that is definitely worth something. I'm sure people will enjoy his music, but there is a sense of authenticity to playing a real instrument."

"I suppose everyone has their own tastes," Hapi said.

"Gaster, do you play an instrument?" Pristina asked.

"I play the piano like Chara, though not as often. I do it as one of many ways to keep my hands busy, unlike Chara, who just likes to play for fun," Wingding replied.

"Yeah, but you're really good," I told him.

"But not as good as you. I'm not as interested in it as you are. It's a small distraction for me, not a hobby."

"Well, maybe you should find an instrument you do like," Pristina said.

"Yeah, anything else you like the sound of?" Hapi replied.

"I don't know. Violin, maybe?" Wingding answered.

"How about... ooh, acoustic guitar!" I offered.

"Guitar... me," Wingding scoffed.

"Oh, come on. Try something new, Wingding," I told him.

"...Well, I guess I'll give it a try. We'll see where that goes."

"Oh, I can't wait!" Pristina replied.

"Well, guys, you want to get back to it," Hapi said. "No one can become great if they just sit around."

We all got back up, and went back to our dance practice, except for Wingding, of course. I noticed, like Wingding had told me, Pristina was paying a lot of attention to Gaster, soaking in his occasional compliments and such.

I wondered... maybe... just maybe, she might have liked him.

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Author's Note: Not the most interesting chapter, I'll admit. I just wanted to establish that Chara does learn how to dance. Why? Well, you will see, but you probably have a good idea anyway. I also decided to give Gaster a new instrument to play, so he isn't sharing something with Chara, and is more unique.

I have to admit, I think taking Gaster's full name, W.D. Gaster, or Wingding Gaster, and making it a means to make it two names, was a mistake. Originally, Gaster was going to be his last name, but I choose to make it Serif, better playing up the skeleton-font naming scheme. But writing these gets really confusing for me as I write them out, and have to remember who calls Gaster what. If you know that Gaster has two names in his full name, then I don't find it hard to know he is the same characters under two names, but writing it out is a pain. I might reassess how I handle this is the future.

Oh, and I am building up something with Pristina. Now, don't let yourselves get too excited for this though. I can't say why, but it's not as big as you probably are thinking.