Scars were itchy Frisk realized. They gave a shudder, scratching at one of their arms. There were scabs to heal over the deep scar caused by long fingernails. They sat there, scratching felt relieving on it. Frisk gave a wince however, when they scratched so hard, that the scabs came off. There was fresh blood that built up slowly, making Frisk hiss in pain. They got up, to go and clean the reopened cuts, bumping into Alphys.

"O-Oh! S-Sorry Frisk!" she said, looking at the child. She noticed the blood that began to drip down.

"O-Oh no! Frisk! A-Are you okay? Oh Gosh, you're bleeding rather badly aren't you?" Alphys fretted, noticing where it was coming from. Seeing it was from their arms, Alphys assumed Frisk had done something to themselves. But seeing Frisk looked only bothered by it, raised some questions.

"C-Come on, Let's get that cleaned up" Alphys said, taking Frisk's hand and leading them to the bathroom. Frisk looked confused as they followed along. The white bathroom looked to shine like a mirror. Alphys hated dirty bathrooms, so she took extra care of it when she did her cleaning. Helping Frisk sit down, Alphys grabbed a wash cloth, dampening it with warm water. Alphys thought to ask how Frisk got those marks, but she didn't want them to lie or be worried to answer.

"You know... how I tend to have very low self esteem?" Alphys began, Frisk nodded.

"Well... I used to feel... really bad up until recently, well.. you know, the Amalgamates and guilt for what happened..." Alphys' mood seemed very mellow now. Frisk watched them with their full attention. Bringing over the cloth, Alphys began to carefully wipe the blood off. Frisk gave a low hiss again, biting their lip.

"I used to... heheh... kind of think of, well, you know... contemplate allot of things" Alphys continued. Frisk nodded to her, trying to ignore the scars now burning.

"It was kinda hard to not think of doing something, to think someone cared?" Alphys asked, looking up at Frisk, offering a weak smile.

"Well... one day, I wanted to see... if I would feel any different if I tried to... you know..?" she was vague, but Frisk's eyes widened, understanding the implication.

"It really hurt, given monsters like me have really thick skin, so... it took awhile but I managed to do it, just took the sharpest thing I could find" she explained, Frisk shuddered at it.

"Well, despite the pain, I felt like it was something I deserved for what I had done" Alphys' voice was a little weak, seeming guilty now. Frisk looked at her with sympathetic eyes.

"I had started doing it more frequently, like I was tattooing my sins and wrong doings into my skin" the arm was cleaned, Alphys took some disinfectant, putting it on a cotton swap. Frisk's body jerked when the cotton was dabbed onto their arm.

"Well, one day, I was found out in the middle of doing it" Alphys could see Frisk pale, assuming who had found her and the reaction they would have had. She gave a soft laugh at their face, knowing exactly who they were thinking of.

"It wasn't Undyne Frisk, which I'm glad for, she would have probably suplex me into counseling" she said with a light, sheepish giggle. Frisk tilted their head, curious.

"Well, I had forgotten that Mom comes over every other week to help me with some tests and theories" Frisk's eyes widened, not sure if that was better than Undyne or not.

"I'd never seen my mom so mad at me before, I was worried she WAS going to scream at me in rage, but..." Alphys stopped, taking a look at Frisk's arm, seeing the scars. She took bandage wraps, starting to gently wrap Frisk's arm with it.

"She did yell after she wrestled the scaple from my hand, but she looked hurt, scared even" she gave a weak laugh.

"I wasn't going to not get away without an explanation, so we talked" Frisk looked down, but nodded.

"Mom was understanding, I didn't tell her what exactly happened, but I told her it was an unforgivable mistake I had done, she didn't push, but I remember she told me that no matter how big it is, accidents aren't done intentionally, and that she and dad, even the friends I have, would be there to talk to if I ever felt that low" Alphys finished wrapping Frisk's arm, clapping her hands lightly.

"I guess what I'm trying to say is... If you're upset or bothered by anything, You can talk to me, or Toriel, really anyone, we're willing to listen" Alphys said. Frisk gave a weak smile at that, standing up and hugging the Monster. She tensed a little at first, but returned the hug to her.

They had the feeling they knew why Alphys told them the story. While the scars were not Frisk's own doing, it was appreciated to know they had someone to turn to.

Here we go! Another Undertale Ficlet! I've been very inspired to do a bunch of different fics, this one just a 2 chapter Bonding Fic between Alphys and Frisk, since I haven't seen many of them? Anyway! I hope you all enjoy this!