Family Shopping Trip
Chapter 1.
Now that "The Light That Leads Us Home" and "Do Not Forget What You Cannot Forgive" are done, I think it's time to move on to something a little more fun and uplifting.
Honestly, I am surprised that this has yet to be done as a fic.
Frisk and co. entered the shopping center, which was bustling with Humans and Monsters alike; Toriel had decided that now, with Asriel's return, it was the perfect time for a family shopping trip.
"Wow, it sure is busy today." Asgore said.
"Well, it is supposed to rain tomorrow," Alphys said, "so, people probably wanna get their shopping done before then."
"Okay, everyone knows what we need, right?" Toriel asked.
Everyone responded affirmatively.
"All right, so, everyone knows how this works," the goat woman voiced, "we split up and take different sections of the store, Asgore and I will take Frisk and Asriel to look for new furniture, since the family has grown," she stopped to pet Asriel on the head, "and Sans is on groceries."
Sans nodded.
"Aw, why does Sans get to be one groceries?" Papyrus questioned.
"Papyrus, do you remember how it turned out the last time you were sent for groceries?" Sans responded.
(Flashback)
Papyrus returned home from the grocery store, with two large bags in each arms, entering through the kitchen, where Toriel had just finished making lunch for the family.
"Oh, Papyrus, you're back," Toriel inquired, "how did it go?"
"See for yourself," Papyrus replied, "I think we'll be good to go for a while."
Toriel opened up the bags and when as she did, she looked at Papyrus with a blank look, the tall skeleton still smiling proudly. The goat woman then reached into the bag and pulled out the first product, a pack of thin spaghetti noodles.
"Oh, more spaghetti?" Toriel voiced awkwardly.
"Yes, I believe those noodles are referred to as "Angel Hair"." Papyrus replied.
Toriel reached into the bag again and pulled out a bag of thick, flat noodles.
"That's, um...fet-something." the tall skeleton said.
"Fettuccine?" Sans offered.
"That's it." Papyrus replied.
"Papyrus, did you really just buy only pasta ingredients?" Alphys questioned, with a half-eaten sandwich in her hands.
"Of course not," the tall skeleton responded, "just take a look in the other bag."
Toriel reached into another and pulled out another product, sighing as soon as she saw what it was.
"Macaroni and cheese..." the goat woman said patiently.
"I heard that it was quite popular with kids," Papyrus affirmed, "so I bought three boxes of it and if you look in the very bottom, I got other stuff for the kids as well."
Toriel tipped the bag over and out rolled six cans of instant ravioli.
"I did good right?" Papyrus inquired, "Not bad for my first solo grocery run?"
"Not...bad," Toriel voiced, "just, next time...take a list."
(Flashback End)
"Oh, come on," Papyrus said, "at least it was all edible."
"Let it go, Papyrus," Undyne affirmed, "you can help me get the...um...etcetera I guess you could call it, sundries and whatnot."
"Hmm...okay." the taller skeleton relented.
"I'll go with you guys," Alphys said, "I'm on cleaning products, anyway."
"Okay, well, if everyone knows where their going, then we'll get started," Toriel affirmed, "remember, we're in no rush, so take your time, we'll meet back here when we're finished, and if anyone forgets what we need, you all have your cellphones."
With that, everyone broke off to different parts of the store.
Toriel, Asgore, and the two children were perusing the furniture department, as the first thing they wanted to get Asriel was a bed of his own.
"This place is so big," Asriel said, looking around, "in the past, all the shops we're small could be run by only one person, while so far, I've already seen, like, four different people working here."
"Yeah, well, these store were made so people could buy everything they needed, food or otherwise, all at once, without having to go to a bunch of different stores to get other things," Frisk explained, "It's convenient."
"Frisk is right, son," Asgore said, "there's even a pharmacy here."
Asriel looked on confusedly.
"It's like...a place where people get healing items." his father told him.
"Oh, okay." the goat child replied.
Toriel placed a box containing a metal bed frame in the cart.
"A metal bed frame?" Asgore voiced curiously.
"Yes, well, I thought it looked nice and sturdy," Toriel responded, "why? Do you oppose it for some reason?"
"No, no, not at all," the goat man replied awkwardly, "I was just...making sure I read the box right."
"All right then," his ex-wife affirmed, "just remember, you're helping me put this all together when we get home."
"Yes, I know, Tori...el." Asgore responded meekly.
Toriel rolled her eyes and grabbed the cart, proceeding down the aisle, with Asgore silently walking next to her.
The scene struck curiosity in Asriel.
"Frisk, can I ask you something," the goat boy wondered, "Why are my parents acting so...strange...with each other? They were never like this before, plus, I recently heard that they weren't husband and wife anymore."
"Oh, well," Frisk voiced, "a lot of stuff happened when you were gone, things changed, tension ensued, and they ended up...splitting. But, it's not as bad as before, at least, now they're on civil terms and they managed to live together in the same house."
"I understand I guess," Asriel replied, "I'm just not used to seeing them...like this."
"I wouldn't worry too much," the human boy assured, "I'm sure that now that you're back they'll start getting along better."
"I hope so." the goat child stated.
Next chapter, hopefully entertaining shopping shenanigans ensue, of course, with a pack like this, they are almost guaranteed to.