Author's Note::

My computer fought me with this chapter, especially at the end of it. So happy to have finished this for you all without having to rewrite the whole thing! I'm also trying to make longer chapters. Hope you all like this one~.

Disclaimer::

Undertale belongs to Toby Fox.

Hetalia belongs to Hidekaz Himaruya.

Chapter Three - The House in the Ruins

Matthew had made it past the last of the puzzles and listened to the extra advice that he was given by the Froggits. He also had run into the monster that vanished from earlier, who admitted to being a ghost by the name of Antonio.

When he made it to a room with two path ways, he noticed the red leaves down one and followed them to be lead into another. This part of the catacombs had a dead tree surrounded by leaves in front of a purple brick house. Arthur spotted the boy and ran over.

"Matthew, are you alright? You're not hurt are you?" The creature began to worry about the child. "I shouldn't have been as careless as to leave a child all alone like that."

"I-I'm fine." The boy replied. "The puzzles weren't too hard and I made some friends coming here."

Arthur sighed in relief. "If you say so. We still need to fix up the wounds that you got from earlier. I'll take you to my guest room so you can wait there while I get the supplies for that." He went back into the house.

Matthew followed, stopping at the door to go towards the light. The idea of going into the cute house gave him determination.

Running inside, he hurried after Arthur, who stopped at a door. It didn't seem like he noticed the boy's absence. "This is your room. Mine is the one-"

"Um, Arthur! I hate to interrupt, but I think I smell something burning?"

The monster froze for a second before panicking. "Make yourself at home. I'll be right back!" He told the child before hurrying away.

Matthew went inside his room and looked around. Noticing a photo frame on a self, he investigated it first. It was really dusty so he wiped the dust off, only revealing that the frame was empty. If there was picture in there, it must have be taken out some time ago.

To the left of the self was a box of children's shoes that varied in size. Seeing the shoes made him uneasy. Why did Arthur have children shoes in a guest room?

He walked towards the bed, trying to forget about the box. Matthew sat down and waited for Arthur to return. When he yawned, his vision got blurry before everything started to go black.

Opening his eyes, the boy realized that the room was dark. He got out of the bed to see a plate on the ground. He went for it to see what was on it, but paused when he saw his hand. The injury was covered up by white bandages. Arthur must have cleaned the wounds and wrapped them up while he was asleep. Matthew picked up the plate, hesitating when he saw what was on it.

The burnt looking object made the boy question if it even was a scone. Eating it would probably make him sick, so he just set it back down. An idea came to his mind. He should look for Arthur and see what the monster was up to. Leaving the room, he thought about going into the other rooms, but decided against it. Arthur might have been in the other part of the house.

Stepping into the room, Matthew spotted Arthur reading a book. Not wanting to disturb him right away, the boy decided to look at the bookshelf nearby to see if there was anything interesting that he could read. One stood out the most to him. He pulled it out, realizing it was about the history of the underground. It could tell him more about the place he was at so he decided to read a bit of it.

The book stated how the monsters were sealed behind a barrier, and afraid of human attacks. They went as far as they could into the underground, until they met the end of the cavern. From there, the monsters decided to inhabit the area as their new home. Their king named their new home 'Home'. The book also stated how they gave up the war with the humans and stayed in Home without daring to go back to the surface. Though many had wondered about life beyond the barrier while others yearned for it.

Matthew closed the book and put it back where it belonged. Reading about the place's history made him think back to how he fell into the catacombs. He still couldn't recall who he really was and why did he lose his memories. Though he suspected that the fall was the answer for the second question. What also entered his mind was who was missing him currently. He had to have a family, right?

The boy went over to the chair that Arthur sat in, which caught his attention. "You finally got up? While you were asleep, I was thinking about all the things I can teach you. What are your thoughts?"

"I was wondering when I can go home." Matthew replied, honestly.

"This is your home." The monster then tried changing the subject. "Did you like the scone? It was a bit burnt, but there's nothing wrong with that."

"I want to exit the ruins."

Arthur sighed. "Stay here, I need to do something. I should only be gone for a moment." He told Matthew before setting the book to the side and hurrying out of the room. Thinking that the monster was being suspicious, the child pursued.

He stepped into the basement right behind Arthur, who refused to look at him. "I'll be honest with you. The way out of the ruins is ahead of us. It's the only way out of here. Now please, go upstairs."

"Why?" Matthew questioned, confused about the command. His way home was just ahead. If he could get out of the underground, other humans could help him regain his memory and find his family.

"I'm going to destroy it. It's for your own good." Arthur continued walking.

"Arthur! T-there's no need to destroy it." He tried to argue, racing after him.

Arthur paused for a moment. "You are not the first child to fall down here. The others wanted to go home too, but they all met the same fate. They all died. By keeping you here, I am helping you to survive. Just go to your room, it shouldn't take that long." With that said, he went down the rest of the path.

Matthew thought about the newly gained information. Other children died? After processing the full situation, he followed Arthur again. The monster stood in front of a door which had to be the exit that was mentioned.

"You're not going to quit, are you?" He asked.

The boy shook his head. "I can't."

"Then prove to me that you can survive." Arthur spoke. His voice had lost the emotion that it held before. "If you can, I will let you go."

Characters::

Matthew - Canada - Frisk

Arthur - England/Britain - Toriel

Antonio - Spain - Napstablook