"Ah...much better..." I relax, sitting in my favorite arm chair after a long day at work, absent mindedly rubbing at my large stomach. Ever since I got that artificial insemination 8 months ago, I've never been happier. It gets kind of lonely in this old house, since its so far away from civilization, and I always wanted a child, plus I had the budget and time, so things just kind of lined up. Just then, I heard a strange thump come from the kitchen, almost as if something had fallen...hard.
"Ugh...I just sat down..." I complain, sanding up and waddling towards the kitchen. Right before I reach the kitchen, I hear the same noise repeated another 5 times along with some shuffling noises and hushed talking. Okay...?
"Is...is there anyone in there?" I call out, any talking stopped abruptly. I breath deeply and adjust my sweater and peak around the corner into the kitchen. I there are six living skeletons, and their all looking at me. I back away slowly from the door, breathing heavily, the edges of my vision start to get hazy...suddenly, everything goes black.
...
I groan, blinking slowly before sitting up, am I in bed? Oh, I guess I just had a bad dream then...it sure felt real. I whip my head around when I hear my door open, one of the skeletons from the dream walks in he was wearing boots, pants that were tucked into his boots, and shirt with a collar, a cape, and a crown, all themed blue and yellow.
"Oh good, your awake!" The skeleton exclaimed, walking towards me. He doesn't seem dangerous, but then again...they did come out of a dream...am I still dreaming?
"No, your not dreaming." The skeleton answers, my eyes go wide.
"Did...how did..." I studder, trying to find the right words.
"Magic!"
"Is..that how you can walk and talk and all that stuff?"
"Yep! It's a little complicated, the others can too!"
"Others?..."
"Yeah...guess we have some explaining to do, huh?" He said, nervously rubbing the back of his head.
"Can...can I meet them...?"
"Of course!"
...
Dream, I later realised was his name, pushed the two arm chairs and the two couches together in a semi-circle. I pushed back the coffee table and sat on that so I could see all of them, even though Dream repeatedly asked if I wanted a chair, which I refused. I should probably be scared or confused right now, but the first one was really nice, I don't see way I can't give the others a chance. After everyone was seated, it was my turn to talk.
"So...um...I guess we could start with names and maybe one interesting thing about yourself? We can ask any other questions after everyone's been introduced...I'm y/n and I'm due next month, would you like to go next? I ask, gesturing to the skeleton on the far left.
"I am the magnificent sans! And I am the future caption of the royal guard!" I giggle at his enthusiasm.
"Ok, sans! Who's next?" The skeleton next to sans pipes up.
"I'm sans, and I can paint anything and make it come to life with my paintbrush." He says, pointing to the huge brush on his back. Whoa.
"I love to draw in my free time, maybe you can show me how to paint too?" His smile widens in a silent promise to do so.
"I'm sans, and - "
"Wait, wait, wait...how may of you guys are named sans?" All of them raise their hands, yay.
"Okay...is nicknames ok with you guys?" They all agree.
"So...since you two already went, what do you want to be called?"
"You can call me Blue! And I'm fine with Ink." They respond, okay...blue and ink...I can work with that!
"Okay! Let's pick up where we left off, sorry for cutting you off."
"It's fine, anyway, I'm...geno...and I am bleeding eternally."
"Oh god, can I get you anything for that?" I ask worriedly.
"Nah, I'll be fine." He responds casually, okay?
"Okay...who's next?"
"I'm...chess and my favorite game is...chess."
"Really? That's my favorite game too! We should play sometime!" He blushes a light shade of blue and nods, making me laugh.
"I'm...serif and I love to dance."
"I used to dance, before I settled down."
"And I'm Dream! I protect people's positive feelings!"
"You were the one that put me in my bed?"
"No, that was me!" Blue says.
"I was just checking on you!" Dream adds, both of them seem to have a lot of energy, this will be fun.
"Okay, so now that introductions are out of the way, do you have any other questions you'd like to ask? I know I have a few..."
"Why don't you ask first and we'll answer what be can and then we can switch roles." Ink offers, that sounds like a pretty good way to go about things.
"Sure! So, how did you guys get here? Can you guys get back? And if not, how long do you suspect you'll be here?" The only question they could answer was the second one.
"We've all tried and none of us can get out of here." Geno answered, the others nodding along with him.
"Oh...so I guess you guys are gonna be here a while, huh? I don't think it's the best idea to have you guys running around outside the property, because people my try to...do bad things to you. But this property is huge, so you'll have plenty of space to air out if you ever need it." That got all of their attention.
"You mean...we can go outside?"
"Yes, of co-" they were gone before I could respond. When I waddled over to the front door, all of them were looking up at the night sky with utter and complete awe. I watch them for a moment before heading back inside, it is quite a view since its not obstructed by all the lights of the city but it's pretty late and I'd rather be inside, so I'll wait in here for them. Slowly one by one they re-enter the house, all looking completely starstruck. Once their all back inside, I give them a moment before saying anything.
"You guys like the view?" All of them nod their heads vigorously, I giggle.
"It's beautiful..." Serif says, still seeming to be lost in his own thoughts.
"That's why I bought the property, it's distanced from the rest of the population, and it has this crazy view. Anyway, do you guys have any questions for me?"
"...what haven't you freaked out yet?" Geno asks, suspicious.
"What?"
"A bunch of skeletons just appeared in your kitchen, and you seem strangely calm about all this..." The others mutter their suspicions at the new revelation.
"Well...no one has tried to kill me yet, and you all seem really nice, and I hate it when people judge you before they know you, so why not give you a chance?" They all went silent at this.
"Thank you..." chess said quietly, nodding gratefully. I wonder what happened in their past to make them feel so alien to being treated like they are just as good as anyone else? Well, that changes here.
"It's no problem, do you guys have any other questions?"
"You said that you were...due next month? What's that mean?" Dream asks, looking genuinely confused.
"Well, I'm going to have a baby, and it's going to be born next month." I explain slowly.
"Is that why your so fa-" blue is cut of when Ink slaps a hand over his mouth, sending me an apoplectic smile. I laugh it off, kids make that mistake all the time.
"Yeah, it's why I'm so fat." I shrug, doesn't really bother me anymore.
"Babies?!" Dream and Blue say at the same time, their pupils morphing into stars, before I can even process what's happening I'm wrapped in a bear hug from the both of them, nearly toppling me over. I laugh and hug them back, I can hear them asking a million questions a minute.
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"Whats it's name?"
"Can be play with it when it's here?"
"Okay, okay guys, let her breathe." Chess says eventually prying the other two off of me. I laugh and dust my self off. It's clear that this group and I are in for a wild time.
