"Frans,wait!"Claire hissed,yanking Frans back so that he fell into the snow.
Asriel snorted and Frans shot daggers at him with his eyes.
"We need a plan"Claire explained,staring at the three entering a building.
"Yeah,well,we better make one quick or else-"Frans growled but Asriel interrupted him.
"Shut up,will you?!"
Frans and Claire stared at him in shock.
Frans got up and made his way over to Asriel,his eyes blazing.
Claire tried to push him back but he threw her off.
"Say that to my face,why don't you?"Frans threatened.
"Alright"Asriel smirked,"Shut up"
Frans growled and went to punch him but heard a scream.
He whipped around to see two figures on the ground,clearly dead and a third standing over them.
"No!",Frans shouted and ran over,ready to throw the murderer down to the floor and kill them.

Chara turned to face him and smiled maliciously before vanishing.
"DAMMIT!"Frans shouted,his fists balled.
Claire appeared at his side and lay a hand on his shoulder but he pushed her away.
"Frans,they'll regenerate as soon as we lea-"Claire tried to explain but Frans turned round and stared down at her.
"THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT I HAD TO SEE THEM DIE AGAIN!" he shouted,causing Claire to whimper.
Asriel marched over,"Don't you dare shou-" he began but Frans was upon him next.
"AND YOU!"he growled,"IF YOU HADN'T SAID ANYTHING,I COULD MAYBE HAVE CAUGHT CHARA!"
Asriel snorted,Yeah,right"

Frans gave a shout of anger and pushed him so he nearly fell onto the ground.
Asriel growled and balled his fists,getting ready to punch Frans.
"Guys stop!"Claire screamed,causing them to look at her.
"We need to get to the next timeline"she explained quietly.
The two boys glared at each other before standing at Claire's side.
"Okay"Claire muttered and held their arms and,next moment they were gone.

They landed in a small house and Frans recognised it at once.
"This is my house!"he said incredulously,looking around.
"Oh wowie!"
Frans jumped,clearly startled and he directed his gaze to the source of the voice.
At the top of the stairs,stood a boy that looked exactly like Frans but was more brightly dressed and looked delighted.
He came rushing downstairs and grinned at Frans.
"Wowie!You look just like me!"he squealed.
Frans laughed nervously,"um,yeah"
"Oh!"the happy Frans had noticed Claire and Asriel for the first time,"Visitors!That means spaghetti!I'll go make some right now!" and with that,he scurried off towards the kitchen.

"That....was.....me"Frans muttered.
"Mm-hmm"Claire nodded,"this is your swapped timeline self,he'll act and talk just like you but in a different sort of way,maybe even say things you wouldn't normally say but you'd think about,if that makes sense"
"Oh,uh,okay then"Frans mumbled.
Swapped Frans came running in with a beaming expression.
"The spaghetti is just cooking!"he giggled.
Claire smiled at him and Swapped Frans stared at her in awe.
Something hit Frans with a jolt as he remembered what Claire had said.
"He'll act and talk just like you but in a different sort of way,maybe even say things you wouldn't normally say but you'd think about,if that makes sense" Claire's voice rang in his mind.

"Why miss,you are very beautiful"Swapped Frans smiled at Claire.
Claire blushed,"O-oh thank you"she said with a sideways glance at Frans who looked down so that his white hair fell down to hide his eyes.
A bright blue blush had crept onto his face and he pulled up the hood on his jacket,turned away and pretended to examine the place.

"You guys can stay for a while if you'd like!"Swapped Frans chirped.
"Oh,that'd be lovely!"Claire smiled at him,"Thank you!"

That night,blankets were laid out on the floor for the trio to sleep on.
"Goodnight!"Swapped Frans whispered and rushed upstairs to his own room.
Claire and Asriel lay down on one blanket,both on their sides with Asriel's arms wrapped tightly around Claire.
Frans lay on another,pretending to be asleep but opening one eye to look at Claire every so often and every time he would catch her staring at him and shut it quickly.
When Asriel was asleep,his arms still wrapped around Claire she whispered to Frans.
"So,you think I'm beautiful,huh?"
Frans pretended he was asleep but he could feel his face heating up.
"I know you're not asleep" Claire whispered.

Frans shyly opened his eyes.
"So,you think I'm beautiful"Claire repeated.
"Just because he said it doesn't mean I think it"Frans turned away from her,his face now bright blue.
Claire laughed slightly,"Alight,I'll stop bothering you and let you get some sleep,Goodnight"
"Goodnight..'Frans mumbled,smiling slightly,as he felt himself drifting into endless dreams about Claire.

Frans didn't know when it had happened,but in the morning,when he woke up,Asriel lay asleep,alone and Claire lay beside Frans with her arms wrapped around his chest and Frans's arm flung over her protectively.
Frans blushed and gazed down at her.
He wanted to kiss her but what if Asriel woke up?
"Just a quick kiss on the forehead" his thought argued.
He lowered his head and placed a small kiss upon her forehead.
A little smile appeared on Claire's face and Frans wrapped his arms around her and lay his forehead on hers before falling back asleep,excitement and happiness pulsing through his blood.