Papyrus walked down the red carpet proudly, Queen Toriel and her child Frisk awaited in the front of the room. Today was his coronation. Having grown up as the destined King of Hearts yet surrounded by others who valued power, strength. Growing up in the Spades Kingdom wasn't easy for him. Especially after his brother had left their house to rule the Spades Kingdom as King. But now, he was where he belonged, about to receive his rightful place in this world.
In the crowd were the others. All the Kings, Queens, and Jacks were here today, to see him! As he got near to the front, he smiled at Sans, the King of Spades and his brother.
Sans smiled back at his brother. He didn't at all fit in with the kingdom of Spades, as a child he never argued or even butted heads with the rest of the family. He was glad for him but he knew that from this moment on, him and his brother would be separated completely. They're different, yes, but this difference, they both knew, would keep them apart.
Papyrus smiled as he finally kneeled in front of the Queen. As the Queen, she had the right to carry out the ceremony. She grabbed the Sword of Hearts. It was a long sword decorated with beautiful ruby stones along the sword's thin metal. She, ever so gently, touched Papyrus' right shoulder with the tip of it.
"Today we are all here in order to welcome the new King of Hearts." She announced, "After today, yet another chosen among the spirits shall help rule this land righteously!"
Papyrus looked down throughout the entirety that Toriel talked. He paid maybe half of his attention to her words as she continued to speak. They had rehearsed this so many times, he didn't bother to listen to much of it anymore. Maybe when it came for him to do the vows he'd listen, but right now was just introducing him to the other Kingdoms.
Papyrus was excited to be crowned king, he had never dreamed of getting this far. His only goal while he was still part of the Spades Kingdom was to be a knight. That was all he ever dreamed of, but now.. now he is a king! And even better, the King of Love!
These thoughts are what flooded his mind constantly throughout the ceremony. He heard the crowd cheer as the queen lifted the sword.
He finally felt it, Toriel placed the crown on his head. Even in his rehearsals, never was he even allowed to even touch the crown, now the golden crown weighed on his head. The same crown worn by many other kings before him. Rumor among many people throughout the kingdoms was that if a King listened hard enough, he can hear the voices of those before him, guiding him to the right path for the kingdom. Never before had he felt so in power. He never felt belonging this much to one place. The Kingdom of Hearts was his new home, and he was going to protect it.
Papyrus stood up proudly, the vows were going to start. He placed his hand over the Great Book. It was the single item shared among all four kingdoms. It had their history, everyone's history and there was only one original copy of it. This was that very copy. He placed his hand on it, feeling power practically flow into him. He imagined Sans holding this very book years prior to him. Sans... they'd be more far apart than ever... But at least they'll see each other at royal events! Papyrus thought excitedly.
Papyrus stood strong with his hand on the book, wonder what sans was thinking at this very moment. He could be proud, he could be disappointed, he was always a closed book. Never expressing his emotion, but that was natural in the Spade Kingdom.
He looked at his elder brother in the crowd. Sans smiles all the time- that's just how he was. Sometimes even his smile showed exhaustion or weakness. But this smile coming from his brother in the audience showed joy. True joy.
And so the pattern began, Toriel said something, Papyrus said "I do."
"Do you promise to protect the Kingdom of Hearts at the expense of your own life?"
"I do."
"Do you swear you will protect your citizens and do only what is right?"
"I do."
"Do you promise to uphold the peace of all four Kingdoms?"
"I do."
"Do you promise to put the Kingdom of Hearts above everything else, including family and friends?"
"I..." Papyrus looked at Sans in the crowd. He wasn't there at Sans' coronation, was this seriously what he had to vow to do? "I... do."
His reluctance didn't go unnoticed by everyone else.
"Do you promise to be forever kind and to love others in your kingdom."
"I do."
This continued on for about ten minutes maybe? Papyrus didn't know, he ended up zoning out after a few more "I do"s
He couldn't let this bother him. The was the most important day of his life. Throughout the rest of the ceremony, the thought lingered in the back of his mind. Had doing this possibly upset sans? No. No, he would have no right to be upset when he had made the same vows before papyrus had.
As the thoughts constantly flooded his mind, he felt further and further apart from his brother. Was this not a good idea?
No, he needs to focus on the ceremony.
He had to continue with the ceremony. The mark on his cheek, the red heart marked him ever since he was ten. Now he was here, and he was sure as heck going to go through with it. He had to do this, there has never been any other King in the past who has backed down from coronation and he wasn't going to be the first one. Who knows how the spirits would react if he did.
Now that the vows were done. He faced the crowd, a smile plastered onto his face. At the same moment Toriel exclaimed, "And so welcome, Papyrus, the new King of Hearts!"
In the crowd, people began chanting "Long live the king!" And the Knights of Hearts all kneeled down and held their swords in respect to the new King. Well, any hesitation he had before now really had to disappear. He was now King.
The heart Knights escorted him back down the red carpet. Now it was really over. He couldn't turn back now even if he wanted to. He has no idea why he would come up with such thoughts. But as he walked across the felt carpet, his pride began to build up again.
He met his brother outside in the Kingdom's Royal Garden. There are bushes with red roses surrounding him. Green grass and Vines circled around the big quarts fountain where they met up. Seeing his brother with the heavy crown on his head felt good. Knowing that they are now on the same level.
"So this is how it feels to be king!" Papyrus laughed good naturedly, an attempt to lessen the thick air that surrounded the two brothers. He smiled at Sans, who had worn his royal outfit that Papyrus knew didn't fit Sans' lazy attitude.
Sans was probably forced into wearing it by Undyne, the Queen of Spades, just for today. It was hard to believe that they are brothers, yet destined to rule different Kingdoms. It was unheard of, but he remembered the day he received his mark. Sans had had his own Spades mark for years now, having been older. But when Papyrus got his mark, their father cried. He was going to lose both his children to the spirits. He held Sans and Papyrus close to him.
There was nothing either sibling could do. To see a proud Spades citizen to cry was incredibly rare, especially an adult. Adults never cried in the Spades Kingdom.
Sans laughed back to his brother. He was proud of him rather than torn about the last day he will be with him.
Queen Undyne was also there to greet him. She was clearly proud of papyrus as well, but she felt loss just as much as sans. She had trained Papyrus to become the the knight he wanted to be ever since he was little. Obviously he was destined to become a knight for the Spade Kingdom just before he got his mark.
"You did it punk! I knew you had it in ya!" She smirked. "It's not the position of a knight like you wanted, but I sure hope you're happy."
Proper speech didn't exist in the spade kingdom. They never tried to impress, they never really cared. They're the kingdom of power, of course they wouldn't care! Papyrus laughed. Even though how they talked was considered rude, he enjoyed the happiness and pride coming from his friend and brother.
"I'm happy here, I feel a sort of belonging. I don't know how to describe it. I did always want to be a knight, but even then.. sometimes I wondered if I could ever become more ruthless on those who did wrong. I knew they deserved some sort of punishment, but you both know, I was... never really able to land a good punch. At least the spirits understood why. I'm glad you two came, and the encouragement helps too. Even a great man like me is going to have some trouble to rule a Kingdom."
...and after today, him and his brother would have to be separated, doomed to only see each other when on important business. They can't have the relationship they both had when they were younger.
"Hey it's alright." Sans said with a patient smile. " you know we would always be here for you even if you were leaving forever. I'm sure both of us are really proud too. This is a big day for you!"
It was... different hearing this kind of enthusiasm from his brother, but enjoyed it while he still could.
"Are you going to be ok without me? You always slacked on your responsibilities."
And he did, even before he had become king, He always refused to do simple tasks like every other child would. Cleaning his room, doing dishes, other chores were always put off.
Sans only smiled while Undyne glared at him. Because guess who got dumped with all the work the King slacked off on.
"I'm sure I can manage my work without you reminding me." And by that he meant the queen would hold him at spearpoint to make sure he did it. Sometimes he'll do it. Other times he'll get out one of his Gaster Blasters. She points him with one weapon. He'll point back with one of his own. Either way, Sans ends up doing the work.
Papyrus smiled at the exchange between King and Queen. It was funny being reminded of their rather ridiculous childhood. The two skeleton brothers who used to make spaghetti and terrible puns surprised everyone when they walked around years later, together, each one with a mark.
"Speaking of work," undyne interrupted a short silence between the three of them. " your brother here has quite a bit to catch up on. We should go work on it before he falls behind even more." She practically shot him with those words.
"Will you just let me spend his last day with my brother before I never get to see him again?" Sans snapped back at undyne. Not necessarily with anger, but with a 'get off my back for a day' kinda tone.
Papyrus stood and watched them argue and giggled, this was typical in the spade kingdom, especially between the king and queen.
They were the king and queen for a reason after all. Not just king and queen though to him, they were also friends from ever since he was a young child. And they were also here with him right now, just to show how far they all got. Then again, the spirits sometimes just worked that way, it's easier to get a king and queen who already know each other sometimes. As for Papyrus, he didn't know much about Queen Toriel just yet but he already trusted her a good amount since she did raise this kingdom all by herself for a good amount of time before he became of age to also rule the kingdom.
He laughed at the thought about where they all came from to where they are now. All from the Spades Kingdom, now one is a Hearts royal while the other two are Spades royals.
Mari- So this is a story of an AU my friend, Kat, and I are making for those of you who don't come from Undertale Amino. This first chapter is just the begining of a story of tragic war and our favorite characters forced into it, particularly Sans and Papyrus. That's all from me, see ya guys next chapter.