Ice-cream story

"OK, Papyrus, you're sure you'll handle those raports?"
"I'M VERY SURE! THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS THE MASTER OF FILLING RAPORTS! YOU COULD CALL ME A PROFFESIONAL RAPORTIST!"
Undyne laughed despite the pain. Maybe it was the sun boiling her head when she was patrolling, maybe it was the last night spent on maratoning Kissy Cutie Revolution, but the migraine swept her of her feet, no matter how she tried to force her way through the day. Thankfully, her friend was enthusiastic enough to see all the paperwork flooding her desk as a cool challenge. She would make it up to him.
And now, she went home. Migraines were impairing her sight (having just one eye wasn't making it easier) and she was already a walking catastrophe when it came to driving (maybe she was a little bit too passionate with the gas pedal?), so she decided to walk on feet.
The subtle healing magic Paps tried to use on her started to work, and now she enjoyed the warmth, the chilly breeze, manical singing of birds and strong scent of blooming flowers. May was beautiful.
She felt weird going home earlier than usual, but also felt free. She was so busy lately she rarely had time to marvel upon the beautiful world everyone worked so hard to regain.
She went to the store and picked up some groceries. Bread. Milk. Pasta. Some jerky for a high-protein snack. Alphys's favorite soda. She stopped near the freezer. Alphys looked down lately. They had no time to talk about this- when she was coming back home and they had some small talk, or started watching anime, or just cuddled, she felt too comfortable to breach the subject. And Alphys wasn't exactly easy to talk about hard things. When there was any problem, she would start to apologize and clam up. And Undyne... wasn't a very patient person. She would start prodding and prodding, she would start talking, and talking, and she would feel all her words were just thrown at the wall.
So maybe that was all what Alphys needed? Cuddling, sweet words, watching anime together, some food, some sex?
Maybe if Undyne would give her this small happiness, Alphys would get better? Maybe she needed some TLC and then she would return to her science stuff, start hanging out with her friends again, stop lying in bed and look sad all day?
Undyne looked at ice-cream. Carbohydrates somehow helped her with the headaches, so maybe she could have a small ice-cream party. Humans didn't have sea weed or snail flavors novadays, so she chosen salted caramel flavor. She was sure Alphys will be happy with a treat. And maybe then she would shut her eye to heal her migraine with a comforting darkness and ask Alphys to read her fanfictions. Alphys did the best voices. They were always laughing so much Undyne could feel her cheeks hurt afterwards.

She opened the door with her key. The house was dark- all curtains were rolled down. She already knew Alphys will be in the bedroom.
She put the ice cream tub in the freezer.
When she opened the door, Alphys was startled. She was sitting on the bed in panties, with her shirt rolled up. There was an unease in the air.
"Oh, come on, Alph. We're girlfriends. I'm the last person you should be ashamed of seeing you flicking the bean."
Alphys curled into a ball.
"O-oh... Y-yeah... Wa-was just... Re-reliving some tension..."
Undyne smiled mischeviously.
"But, if you want, I can help you with that", she said, licking her lips with her long, strong tongue.
"Uh--uhm... I... I think I will go to take a shower."
"I got home earlier today, because my head is killing me. Maybe I had a bit of a heat stroke. Can you believe it?!? In May?!?! Maybe I should wear my cap?!? Anyway! Let's shower!"
"Uh... B-but..."
"The only but that matters right now is yours!"
Alphys smiled, but half-heartedly. It definitely wasn't flustered smile that means she'll get all hot and bothered and only needs some warming up to make her self-consciousness die behind the lust. Alphys was... scared?
Damn it.
Something was wrong.
Undyne walked towards her, kneeled near the bed and embraced Alphys's hips.
"What's wrong, baby?
She felt the chubby yellow body of the lizard shiver. She hugged her tighter...
And felt her girlfriend cringe in pain.
She looked at Alphys's T-shirt.
The last flakes of dried blood were turning into dead dust.
"What happened? A kitchen accident?"
Something wasn't right. Something was very not right.
Was Alphys sick? Or maybe she had her period? Well, that would be embarassing, but hardly the horror that she could see in her girlfriend's eyes.
She rolled up her shirt. Alphys was rigid, stiff, but didn't protest.
There were long, linear cuts on her belly. Undyne worked in surface world police long enough to see such injuries already.
She knew what they meant.
She didn't know what to say.
She felt so sad, so deeply sad that she felt her heart sink.
And then, the anger flooded her.
She bit her lip so hard she could taste her own blood. She stood up.
"Damn it!", she screamed, stomping.
"Fuck!", she yelled, hitting the closet door so hard it dented.
"I try! I try so hard to make you happy! I would do anything for you! Anything!"
Alphys sat deeper on the bed, and hugged her own knees with her elbows, covering her ear holes with her chubby palms.
Undyne kicked the chair so hard it hit against the wall and shattered.
It was a nice chair.
She remembered when they noticed it driving through, on someone's garage sale. Green chair, with a ladybug painted on it, kitshy, but that cute that they stopped and decided they have to get it.
Now the chair was shattered.
It was too much.
Undyne leaned her back against the wall and slid down.
The painted ladybug had a giant crack in the middle.
She started crying. Crying like a little girl. Loud and hopeless.
Alphys curled up even more.
"Alph...", Undyne said quietly, her voice raspy from screaming crying.
"Don't worry, Alphys. I'll find some help for you. I don't know how yet. I don't know how long it will take. But I will save you. And you will be happy, you hear me? You will start making your freaky machines again. You will show everyone how awesome you are. And we will be happy."
Warm, big tears started falling down her cheek again.
"You big dumb nerd."
She walked towards the lizard and hugged her. Alphys was stiff for a moment, but then she eased out into embrace. And started crying, too.
"I will help you, Alph. I promise. I love you."
"I love you, too", she answered.
"And I will do my best to get better."
They stayed embraced for some time. Maybe minutes, maybe hours. They stayed embraced until their hearts filled up a little.
"I bought some ice cream", Undyne said.
"They will do us good after all this crying."
"Ice-cream party!", said Alphys.
They laughed a little despite their throats still being raspy from tears.
They will get better. They were sure of it.
And ice-cream were a nice start.