Stretch giggled as he danced to the beat of his favorite Cinco De Mayo song, the festive paint on his face glowing in the light of the moon. Stretch's father, Gaster, laughed and joined his son. The two danced until late into the night, as their favorite holiday ended. "Awww! I wish Cinco De Mayo didn't have to end" Stretch sighed sadly as Gaster chuckled and tucked him in. "I know you do son, but you know that it must" Gaster sighed. Cinco De Mayo was one of the only times when Stretch could actually have fun and not have to worry about any other monsters trying to attack him. That's what was so special, Cinco De Mayo was a skeletal holiday, celebrated for many generations, and highly respected. Next to Dia Day Los Muertos, this was the most cherished skeletal holiday, and Stretch was determined to keep it that way.
-14 years later-
"Happy birthday to you! You were born in a tree, you look like an orange... ummm... oh! And you wear an orange hoodie!" Blueberry giggled as he put a cake from Grillby in front of his brother. Stretch chuckled, blowing out the candles that were shaped like a huge '25'. Blueberry giggled, jumping up and down excitedly, as if waiting for Stretch to do something. Stretch looked at Blueberry in confusion. "What?" Stretch asked. "Bite the edge silly!" Blueberry giggled. Stretch blushed, slightly giggling at the... suggestive, words that Blueberry chose to use, oh why did Stretch have to have a crush on Edge? Speaking of said skeleton, he and his brother both popped into the house with small party hats on. "Sup?" Red asked, chuckling when Blueberry ran over to him and jumped into his arms.
Edge growled softly and walked over to Stretch, nuzzling Stretch affectionately, a respected tradition of skeletons when a birthday is being celebrated. Stretch purred softly, happy that he was getting some sort of attention from Edge, even if it was just because Edge was forced to. "Don't get too cozy yet... you haven't even gotten your present" Edge purred, tracing Stretch's cheekbones. Stretch giggled stupidly, getting excited at the sound of Edge's voice. Red came up next, nuzzling Stretch and chuckling when Blueberry whined and leaned up to nuzzle Stretch as well. Stretch smiled and sighed happily after the first round of nuzzles was over. Knowing Classic, pretty much everyone would be at his party, so he was glad that he had been allowed to have a before party to get him comfortable. Stretch whimpered, remembering that he still had to wait until he could get his presents. Blueberry whimpered back and jumped out of Red's arms and hugged Stretch. "It's okay Papy, you can wait can't you?" Blueberry asked.
"Hmmm, well..." Stretch whimpered. Edge sighed and looked to the side, grunting and breathing shakily, boy was Edge glad that his pants weren't extremely tight right now. Stretch groaned and hugged Blueberry back. "Yeah... I guess..."Stretch sighed, smiling softly when Blueberry stuck his blue tongue out. Stretch returned the favor and licked Blueberry, just to hear the small squeal from his brother. "Eww! Papy!" Blueberry giggled, wiping the side of his face. Stretch purred and got up, walking into the living room and sitting on the couch, sighing contentedly and closing his eyes. "Ugh, if you're gonna be this lazy, then I might as well not give you my present at all" Edge growled softly. "Ok, c'mon boss, you've been hinting about your so called 'special gift' for the past two weeks now! What is it?" Red asked. Edge huffed, "As if I'd tell you" he remarked. "Alright, whatever" Red chuckled, picking up Blueberry and carrying him outside bridal style. Stretch chuckled, those two couldn't go five minutes without doing something romantic could they? Edge growled softly, plopping down on the couch and whimpering. Seeing as Stretch obviously didn't care about his presence, Edge sank down deeper into the couch. Stretch breathed softly, paying no attention to Edge at all. Edge growled and plopped onto Stretch's lap. 'He'll pay attention to me now...' Edge thought, purring and rolling around on Stretch's lap.
Stretch opened one eye, looking down at Edge and chuckling. "Can I help you?" Stretch asked. "Yes, you could tell me why you're so boring" Edge huffed. "Well, obviously that nuzzling meant nothing to you" Stretch joked. "It did!" Edge growled, leaning against Stretch's ribcage and rubbing his head along Stretch. "Well, you sure have a strange way of showing it" Stretch sighed, closing his eye. Edge huffed, patting Stretch's cheekbone. Stretch opened his eyes slightly, "Sup?" He asked. "Pay attention... you'll need to know this" Edge purred. Edge stood up and offered his hand down to Stretch. Stretch chuckled and accepted the hand squealing in surprise when Edge pulled him up faster than he expected. "Don't do that!" Stretch growled softly, tapping Edge on the ribs. Edge chuckled and grabbed the remote, turning on the TV and changing the channels until he found a Hispanic music channel. "Now, do you know how to- WHOA!" Edge screamed, surprised when Stretch began dancing to the beat of the music. "Whoa! Whoa! S-slow down!" Edge whimpered, not used to being pulled and pushed around. Stretch giggled, seeing how Edge obviously didn't know much about their advanced dancing skills. Edge squealed and held on to Stretch tightly, if he would've known that Stretch was this into music, he'd have chosen the advanced dancing classes, speaking of which.
Stretch laughed as a calm song came on, giving both Edge and him to get some rest. Edge shook vigorously as Stretch lowered them both onto the couch. "W-where'd you learn to dance like that?!" Edge asked in slight fear. "Nowhere, it just... comes to me... Edge, we're skeletons, we're born to dance! It's who we are..." Stretch explained. Edge looked at Stretch in astonishment, this big sack of bones knew how to dance... and well if Edge had anything to say about it! "Well... how come I can't then?" Edge asked stubbornly. "Well, maybe because you weren't raised celebrating Cinco De Mayo" Stretch chuckled. Edge made a confused sound. "What the heck is... whatever you just said?" Edge asked. Stretch sighed, oh how much did Edge really need to learn? "Cinco De Mayo, is a famous skeletal and human celebration, we celebrate it on May fifth, for skeletons, it's a time to celebrate our freedom amongst other monsters, for the humans... Well... dad never taught me that, but it's probably close to why we celebrate" Stretch explained happily.
"Ha! Seriously?!" Red laughed as he and Blueberry walked back inside. "Yep and he didn't even say-" Blueberry started before hearing the music from the TV. "Papy, that's an excellent idea! We could go to the forgotten lands for your birthday!" Blueberry giggled. Stretch gasped, "Are, are you sure you're up for the trip? I mean, it IS pretty far..." Stretch whimpered. "Oh please Papy, it's YOU'RE birthday after all" Blueberry pointed out. Stretch started to cry and hugged Edge, who was still clinging onto him. Edge sighed and smiled softly, Stretch could be annoying, but when he got like this, he was like a big teddy bear. Edge purred and licked Stretch's cheek, trying to calm Stretch down. "I'm ok... it's just... my homeland... I haven't been back in years... do you think... no, I can't go back" Stretch whimpered. Edge sighed and looked at Stretch sympathetically. "Look... I may not know much about where you were born, but come on! It's where you were born... why not see how it is now?" Edge asked.
"Oh Edge, you always know what to say, even if it is mean" Stretch sighed happily. Edge chuckled, nuzzling Stretch and purring contentedly. "So, it's settled, for my birthday, we shall go to Tierra de los esqueletos bailando!" Stretch giggled, hugging Edge tightly. Edge and Red looked at each other in confusion, "Wait... where?"