Breakfast.

The smell of breakfast caused Frisk to climb out of his bed. It wasn't a pleasant smell either. That could only mean one thing: Toriel had made snails for breakfast. It was slowly getting harder to get out of bed each day. Regardless, Frisk stretched and slowly put on his signature sweater and pants. Adding on to his arsenal of clothing was a scarf. He looked out the window. Snow covered the town, and he could see a few kids having snowball fights outside.

He stepped away from the window and out into the hall, going down the stairs and seeing Toriel at the table. She looked up from her book and smiled.

"Good morning my child!"

Frisk nodded back.. She asked him what he wanted for breakfast, but he didn't want her to get up, so he told her exactly that. She insisted, but didn't force it. Frisk walked to the fridge and pulled out the stepladder from the side. He then climbed up, grabbed his favorite cereal, a bowl, a spoon, and milk. He closed the fridge door to be greeted with a face he knew too well.

"Good morning Sans."

"Morning, kiddo." Sans greeted. Back when they first left the underground, Sans was convinced the timeline was going to be reset. He'd been up to the first 3 days out of the underground before he wound up back in his bed in Snowdin. It's been 3 weeks since the monsters left the underground and Frisk became the ambassador of them, and he had no plans to reset this time, or ever for that matter. While initially not believing Frisk, Sans learned that he had indeed kept his promise. This was mostly evident in the fact that he didn't seem to know what was going to happen next like he seemed to do underground.

Neither did Frisk at this point. The first few days, he knew where Sans stayed and told jokes he was familiar with. Recently, he's been moving around a lot more and coming up with new jokes. He even scared Frisk one time by appearing next to him when he closed the fridge door one day. That was a messy experience. Frisk thought. He was about to ask if Sans wanted anything, but found himself staring at nothing. He turned back to the table to see him already sitting there with a bottle of ketchup.

Frisk didn't bother asking how he did it since he never got a straight answer besides 'shortcuts.' That was fine with him though. He sat down at the table opposite of Toriel and to the side of Sans and began eating. Toriel and Sans talked while Frisk stayed silent. That was how things had been going lately. Ever since he had freed the monsters underground, he had grown more and more silent. He just didn't feel up for anything, lately. As a matter of a fact, he was feeling tired more often too. He took another scoop of his cereal and ate it, glancing at Toriel.

She noticed this and gave his a quick, warm smile before returning to her conversation with Sans. Toriel was a very sweet person and he was glad to have been saved by her when he was underground. He remembered the first few things he did when she had given him a cellphone. He called her every minute, flirted with her….and called her Mom. She had been the closest thing to a mother he had at the time. She gave him love and attention and was always there for him, trying to protect him. That's why it hurt to stop calling her Mom. She didn't say anything, but he could tell that she sensed something amiss when he stopped.

It just didn't seem right to call her Mom when his real mom was still around here. He did miss her, but did she miss him? It's been 3 weeks and I haven't seen any posters or anything asking about me. Frisk never spoke about his life before the underground, and everyone seemed to understand that he had some skeletons in his closet and they respected his boundaries. Toriel always told him that she was there for him.

Before he noticed it, he had finished his cereal. He took it to the sink and washed it out before putting it on the drying rack. Just as he was about to head back upstairs, Toriel called for him. "I was planning on going clothes shopping, and I was wondering if you would like to join me."

"Ok." He responded. He did a 180 and grabbed his gloves, bracing himself for the cold. Toriel grabbed her jacket and put it on before turning around and putting Frisk in his own jacket.

"Would you like to come Sans? I warn you, it's a bit brisk outside." Toriel asked.

"Nah, I'd just be chilled to the bone." He said before giving a wink. This caused Toriel to giggle and Frisk to give a slight smirk. After waving goodbye to sans, they left the house. Toriel held out her hand and he grabbed it and began the walk to the mall. Frisk looked back to get another look at the house.

It was rather large and sat upon a hill. It was near the center of town, but had its own personal space away from most people. Most of his friends lived there right now. Sans, Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, and Asgore, along with Toriel and Frisk. Even with all his friends living there, there were still a few more rooms left.

The reason they all lived there with him and Toriel was simple: He was the ambassador of the monsters. He was an important asset to the monsters and their reintegration into the world. It...felt nice to be important. However, that meant that he was usually busy, and with school coming up, he wasn't sure how he was going to manage. When things got tough, Asgore helped him with his duties. He was only 8 (soon to be 9in a few days) but he felt much older than that with his line of work. He didn't really have time for himself too much, but it didn't bother him. He rarely found anything to be fun anymore, but he was determined to help the monsters. Luckily for him, there were no ambassador duties to be done today, so he didn't have to rush with Toriel.

It was honestly surprising how many people were okay with the monsters coming back into society. Most places welcomed the monsters with open arms and gave them homes as a form of apology for what happened before. The mayor even went as far as to give a public apology to the monsters, and giving Asgore and himself a medal for their bravery. Frisk thought it was a bit too much, but accepted the gift anyways. Asgore accepted the gift as well and shook hands with the mayor. The media loved it.

As with every batch of apples, there were always a few spoiled ones. Nearly everyone in the town was for the reintegration of monsters. The key word was 'Nearly'. There were still a few people and families that resented the monsters. However, rather than combating their hate, the Monsters gave them time to come around. When that day would come was beyond them, but they would wait for them.

Frisk noticed that they had arrived at the mall. The first store they went to was a clothing store. Toriel opened the door for him and led him inside. The cashier waved at them, recognizing him as the ambassador of monsters. He waved but, but hoped she waved because they were customers and not as a form of special treatment. Toriel began shopping for clothes, with Frisk standing nearby giving his opinion on what looked good. She even began to shop for him, but he didn't want anything much. She ended up getting him another striped sweater. Those were always his favorite.

Afterwords, they stopped at a shoe store for Frisk. Toriel looked at the shoes and even asked for some in her size, but they hadn't made any that large. She thanked the employee and looked around for shoes for Frisk. Once they settled on a pair, she payed and they left to another clothing store.

"Did you notice that Sans was up early before Papyrus? I was surprised." Toriel stated

Frisk shrugged. "He's seemed happier, maybe that's why."

"I think that might be it as well."

There was a short silence before Toriel asked a question. "So my child, have you decided what you wanted to do for your birthday? It is only 3 days away."

"I'm fine with anything. I'll do what everyone wants to do."

"You don't have anything in mind?"

"I don't think so." At this she stopped, startling Frisk momentarily. She knelt down to eye level with him. Frisk suddenly felt uneasy with this, as she has rarely done anything like this. The only other time he could remember something like this was when he accidently said something inappropriate.

"Frisk, are you feeling okay? You seem quieter lately. You know you can tell me if something's wrong, right?"

Frisk nodded, not wanting to worry his guardian. "As long as you know that. Alright, lets check out this store." She said as they walked inside another clothing store. She began shopping again, looking for something that she could wear besides her royal delta rune dress. After they went to that store, they went to another clothing store again. Frisk decided to go take a look around, since this one seemed to interest him more.

A few minutes passed before he realized he had to use the bathroom. He asked an employee (who happened to be a monster) where the restroom was. "Sorry, we don't have one in here. However, there is one to the right, just past the corner." Frisk thanked the monster as he walked to the bathroom.

Once he was finished, he washed his hands and walked outside.

What the-!?

He recognized them immediately. How could he not? Frisk knew the way they wore their clothing, their hair, and even their face. They weren't facing him, but he knew exactly who they were.

"Mom?"