He felt like his life had been completely torn apart by what the doctor had told him and he couldn't have been more glad that he had asked his brother to come with him. It was a big shock to the taller skeleton since he thought that his brother had been as healthy as could be. Neither of them knew how it was going to affect their daily lives or how it would get taken by their friends. All they could really hope was that it was accepted even if they needed time to wrap their heads around what happened. They would have to figure out a way to change their schedules to fit around this new development. There was still going to be a bit of a transition period for both of them and their friends.
It took a bit for them to find what they needed at the store after they had left the doctor's office. The smaller skeleton had never felt more embarrassed in his life since someone had to help them. He knew that his brother had only meant well by asking them but, it still bothered him. There was a lot that he was going to make the taller skeleton do in order to make it up to him. His brother happily carried everything as they left the store and went home.
Sans was sure that he was going to have a fun time trying to get used to having a diaper around his waist as well as having to change it every so often. His brother was going to be the one that was changing him even though he had insisted that he could have done it on his own. He understood why the tall skeleton wanted to help him so much but, there were some things that he still wanted to do on his own. It didn't make it any easier on him and he knew that it wasn't going to be any easier on the other. The only hope that he had was that he didn't have any issues with the diapers like leaks or rashes.
There was a brief time where they both didn't want to accept what had happened even though they had to. Time wasn't going to just stop for them so they could plan the rest of their lives. It kept moving forward and they had to as well, no matter what was thrown their way. They would have to keep a close eye on the time and how he was feeling to make sure nothing bad happened. He knew that they would get it figured out pretty quickly and not have to worry about a single thing.
Papyrus was sure that he could get everything related to their jobs figured out without having them get fired for no reason. It was going to be a difficult time and he hoped that it didn't take very long. He knew that there was very little reason that he would have to be so worried about everything. The idea of them not being able to work had popped into his head a couple of times even though they were basically set for life. There was nothing they truly had to worry about unless one of them somehow got hurt.
Sans was happy knowing that they still lived together in the same house. Most of their friends thought that he was being overprotective even though his brother was able to do whatever he wanted. He wasn't restricting his brother in anyway that would have prevented from finding someone to get married to. There was still the fact that the larger skeleton might be too used to taking care of his own brother to want to move out. It was something that he was thankful for it now. They didn't have to move anything to make their new arrangement work. It was a lot less for them to stress over.
There was a lot of things that they would have to do in one of the bedrooms. It would have to have the closet reorganized to hold the diapers that they had gotten. The room had a large closet that would be able to hold everything easily. They knew that they would probably have to be careful of how they went about getting him changed as well.
Most of what they had gotten figured out that day could be used for a pretty long time. He knew that there was some things that they would have to be talked about at a later time even though they weren't big problems. There wasn't a lot that needed attention but, it would make him feel quite a bit better about everything. It probably wouldn't bother the taller skeleton a bit to indulge him to soothe his overactive nerves.
The taller skeleton tried to keep himself busy by cooking them a nice dinner. He knew that it wasn't the best way to deal with something but, it worked for him. There was also nothing around the house that he could do since he had done it before they went to the doctor's. It was something that he regretted doing now that he was looking back on it. Papyrus didn't really know why his nerves were so jittery and he hoped that it wasn't because his mind was still on his brother.
"Hey, Papy! Can you come upstairs for a moment?" Sans called from upstairs.
"Of course!" Papyrus called back.
He was glad that his brother was willing to ask him for things even though he probably didn't want to. There were a lot of things that the other probably didn't want to do right now but, he would get over them. The tall skeleton didn't really know what he was going to have to do once he got to the other's room. Papyrus was sure that the smaller skeleton just needed to ask him something or wanted to bother him with a pun.
Sans waited nervously for his brother to get to his room and tried to calm his nerves. He really didn't want to have to go through this but, he couldn't sit in a wet diaper the rest of the night. It didn't feel good at all and he wanted out of it as quickly as possible. There were a lot of other things that he could do instead. This was something that he had hoped wouldn't have happened until much later in the night. His luck wasn't on his side today.
It seemed like time was dragging on as he waited and he almost screamed when the door opened. He couldn't have been happier and more embarrassed to see his younger brother. Sans was sure that he would get used to being changed by the other skeleton after a while. There didn't seem to be a lot of troubles that his younger brother had with it and it kind of made him think that his brother had been planning for this. The other also could have been preparing for when he had his own kids so he wouldn't be fumbling around as much. Either could have been true but, his mind still thought of the weirder things.
"I'm sorry that you have to deal with me," Sans said quietly.
"It's not a big issue. If anything, it's like I'm returning the favor of all the times you did it to me." Papyrus responded with a slight laugh.
"How can you be so happy about all of this?" The older brother questioned.
"There's no point in being negative about it. I'm just trying to make the best out of a bad situation," the younger brother answered. "You shouldn't worry about anything but, relaxing and doing your job."
"So I'm basically supposed to sit and do nothing! That is the last thing I would have expected my own brother to tell me!" Sans shouted.
"That's not what I'm saying at all. I just don't want you to keep worrying about every small detail of what we were told," Papyrus replied calmly. "I know that this is one of the worst things that could have happened to you but, it's not the end of the world."
Sans knew that his brother was right but, this was a huge change for him. He had never thought that he would have been forced to deal with it. There was nothing that could have prepared him for what that doctor had told him and he had hoped that it had been a joke. The doctor had been very serious as he told them that his body had basically taken away one of the few things that he had always had control over and suspected that other things may also deteriorate over time. It was only going to get worse for him as the days got on.
He would be slowly be losing all control that he had over his body. All he could do was try and deal with it as it worsened. It would probably end up getting to the point where he would have to fully rely on the taller skeleton. There was nothing that either of them could do to stop it. They were basically being forced to watch the slow destruction of his body that might end up hurting him. Sans didn't fully know what he was going to do once he lost all control but, it probably wasn't going to be anything good.
"Do you think that we can get through this?" He asked seriously.
"We've been through worse over the years and we never let it stop us. This is just another test of our will," Papyrus answered just as seriously. "Now why don't we go downstairs and eat?"
"Sounds like a plan," Sans responded. He was definitely feeling better.