Frisk's POV

I waited right beside Chara to see if anything happened. I waited for 5, 10, 15 minutes and nothing happened. With every passing minute, I worried more and more that this plan wouldn't work. I did have a second plan, but it was dangerous and I didn't exactly know how to do it. Waiting to see if Chara would ever awake was nerve wracking, but I decided to wait an hour before trying to execute my second plan. 50 minutes after Chara jumped into their body, I was pacing back and forth, hoping they would wake up soon, but it never happened. That last 10 minutes passed without any movement from Chara. I took a deep breath trying to calm my racing heart and then a few more for good measure. I focused on what I wanted to do. I brought my hands to my chest and felt something warm and tingly. I moved my hands and my soul took their place. *Yes!* I thought. I wasn't sure that would work, but I had managed to take out my soul. Now for the hard part. I took the heart like object in both my hands and began to bend it. I braced myself clenching my teeth and clamping my eyes shut. It cracked about 5 times and with every crack you could hear me whimper. I felt searing pain surge through my body. After a loud final sixth cracking noise I had finally split my soul in half. I let out a loud yelp of pain as I quickly shoved half my soul in Chara's body and the other half in my own. I lied on the ground crying. The pain was to much for me to take. I checked my stats and I was only at 1 HP. I continued to cry but I noticed that Chara had sat up. The pain had not subsided, but I found it in me to cry less. I was relieved that I didn't do that for nothing. I gathered some strength and got up to give Chara a hug. They were surprisingly cuddly.

Chara's POV

I got up, out of the coffin my body was put in and my body was in pain. I looked beside the coffin and saw frisk sitting on the ground crying. When they saw me their crying got quieter and they got up. I was brought into a hug which shocked me, but I soon returned it.

"Thank you for bringing me back." I said softly into Frisk's ear and they nodded.

We stayed in the hug until Frisk stopped crying completely. They started to sign.

*Hi by the way, my name is Frisk!* they signed, smiling happily.

"I kn-" I started to say but then realized something.

*I can't say that! If I say that I already knew their name, they'd think I were a stalker or creepily haunting them or something.* I thought.

*What were you about to say?* Frisk signed.

"I know that I already told you my name." I said rubbing the back of my neck.

*Oh yeah! It's Chara, Right?* Frisk signed.

"Yeah." I answered.

"Hey Frisk?" I asked and they nodded in response. "Why were you crying?"

They seemed reluctant to answer. *I...* They signed before putting their hands back down.

"You what?" I urged.

*I had to break my soul in order to bring you back. That was my second plan.* Frisk looked like they were about to cry again.

"Frisk, you didn't have to go through all that trouble just to bring me back." I brought them into another hug.

For the first time, I heard them properly speak.

"It hurt!" They shouted, burying their face deep into my sweater.

I hugged them tighter and I could feel their tears soaking into my sweater.

Frisk's POV

Chara brought me into a hug and I started to cry again.

"It hurt!" I yelled.

This confused me as I had never been able to talk without coughing since, that day. It still hurt to shout like that but, not as much as usual. This was weird but I couldn't think to much of it now.