I rolled over and expected to be greeted with a soft sleeping face, but my arm hit the cold sheets next to me. I shot up, groggily looking around for my other half. I stood slipping my fluffy pink slippers on and slowly dragged my feet to the closed bathroom door. The lights were on and I thought I heard a quiet whimper.
"S-sweetheart?" I slowly reached my hand out to push the wood door open. It made a subtle creak and the light harshly greeted my eyes. I rubbed them for a second and then stepped forward. I froze as I looked down to her crying over the toilet seat. She had been getting sick early in the mornings, and sometime all day. I kneeled down and soothingly rubbed her back.
"Frisk, maybe you should see a doctor..." she looked up at me and shook her head. She hated doctor, for a reason she wouldn't tell me. When she was younger she got so sick that her mother, Toriel, rushed her to the hospital, when she woke up in the hospital room,she screamed. Why, she never told me. But I'll never forget the look in her buttercup gold eyes. Frisk has always been weak. Falling ill easily, and always trying to do things while she is. When we first found out about the illness she suffered from, we all regretted what we did to her down in the Undergrounds. And when we found out why she had come to us in the first place, we all hated ourselves. That day everyone was in a somber state. We all started to act like with one bad move Frisk would break. She was so delicate, and yet hated our actions.
"Sweetheart, you've been like this for almost a month now... I know you hate doctors, but I can't stand seeing you like this. You can't even eat without throwing up..." she looked at me, her yellow eyes glittering with tears. Again she shook her head. I sighed, frustration clearly in my voice.
"Fine..." I stood and walked out of the bathroom.
"S-sans..." she mumbled weakly from the bathroom. I stopped, I hated making her do things that she didn't like. Frisk had always been very childish, stubborn, and clumsy. She was just too innocent to be mad at. I stepped back into the bathroom. She was still hugging her porcelain pal, her oversized night shirt falling down her shoulder. I grabbed a washcloth and ran it under the sink, then softly cleaned her face.
"Come on, don't be so stubborn. Please let me take you to the hospital." She looked up at me and finally which was a relief, nodded. I sighed and stood back up.
"Let's get dressed then. I'll call Tori, I know you'll feel better with her there."
"Sans... you have work today."
"I'll call in sick."
"No, you've already stayed home to long. I promise I'll go with mom, but you have to go to work." I let out a sigh. She was right. Because of Frisk's 'condition' I had been staying home with her, trying to make her comfortable, or at least spending time with her while she was miserable.
"Fine, but I'm stayin, until Tori comes to pick you up." She gave me a weak nod, then stood up a bit wobbly. I steadied her and walked her back into our room.
"Sans, can you hand me my sweater?"
"Hmm? Oh yeah, sure." I watched her in the corner of my eye.
We sat watching TV for a while before the doorbell rang. Tori stood smiling on the other side giving me a hug before entering. She talked with me for a bit, her eyes flashing over to Frisk with a smile. She looked at her quizzically before saying a goodbye and departing with her daughter. I gave a relieved sigh and grabbed my keys slinging my jacket over my shoulder. On my way to work then I thought plopping myself down in the car and shutting the door. Then I had a thought, the symptoms make sense... what if Frisk is.. no, no, no what a silly thought. I gave a small shake of my head before pulling out of the drive and leaving for work.
It was... a boring day... at the fucking lab. Not that it wasn't busy because I'd be lying if I said it wasn't. But the pure boredom that I felt made me want to slam my head in a cupboard over, and over, and fucking over. Until I was a pile of pitiful dust weeping on the floor. I sighed and slumped down in my desk chair. It was more boring than the hot dog stand that I use to work at before the surface. No even that brought a smile to my face. But, here, oh my fucking king Asgor... hours of paperwork, after paperwork.
"Sans your wife is on the phone." Alphys gave a chuckle. We had been working at the University's lab. I was a physics professor and helped run the lab there. Teaching the classes was fun, because the kids I had were all nerds... but the lab work could be unbearable. And that day I had no classes, so it was just paperwork.
Alphys was momentarily talking to Frisk and giving me an anime shipping fangirl smile. I sighed and stood from the swivel chair that was the only thing in that hell hole of a lab that made me happy. I took the phone from Alphys giving a small thank you.
"Hello sweetheart, wha'cha need?"
"Oh, *mom shh* , well my appointment is over so I thought I'd call to check in on you."
"How'd it go?"
"Fine...?"
"That didn't sound very convincing..."
"No, no really I'm alright... *oh okay*... well I have to go we can talk more later. I love you."
"Wait, wh-"
"Bu-bye then!" I looked at the phone and whispered and irritated I love you too before hanging it back on the wall. Alphys who had been stalking the whole 30 seconds on the phone looked at me with a pure… well I'm not sure but something was definitely up. I took a double take before walking towards her.
"What's with that look…? I don't like this at all…"
"It's nothing, nothing at all~"
"You know something I don't, dont'cha…" She started to sweat.
"What g-gave you that idea!? I h-have paperwork! B-bye then!" Something I didn't know was happening. I pushed it to the back of head and fell back into the swivel chair with a sigh. Only four more hours of hell before I could go home.
I hopped out of my car, reading the message that we would be staying at Frisk's parents house tonight. The whole family was gonna be there, and it had been a while since we were all together. I looked up at the royal family's giant house, looking one more time at my phone before shoving back into my pocket. Tori's car, well everyone's cars were parked in the drive. I smiled as I walked past Paps sleek red car. Chuckling with a small head shake. It really was something, being on the surface with everyone. I never imagined that I would see real stars, or my whole family back together. I opened the door and was greeted with the sound of everyone talking. I took my coat off and set it down.
"SANS, BROTHER!" Paps rushed over and hugged me, Dad standing next in line for a hug. Yeah, the kid even managed to save those who were thought unsavable… He greeted me with a smile and came in for a hug, as to which I quickly teleported to the side.
"Old man do you know how much paperwork I had to do because you weren't at work today?" He stared at me guiltily and rubbed the back of his head.
"Sorry Sans, I promised Papyrus I would spend time with him today…"
"Oh go easy on him Sans, I'm sure he'll make it up to you! How about we play a game of cards!" Asgor's thick voice sound from the table.
"Good idea dad, come on everyone!" Asriel chimed in. Pap and dad sat at their spots at the table.
"NGAAHH! I'm not going down that easy this time!" Undyne roared, fiercely sitting in her seat.
"U-Undyne be careful you br-broke the chair doing that last time." Alphys scolded her wife. Yeah, nothing could beat this family.
"Okay beauties and gentle beauties, everyone look at your cards!" Except him… I glared at the robot who just finished passing out the cards. I looked around noticing that Frisk and Tori were nowhere to be seen.
"Hey where's Frisk and Tori?"
"Oh Mom and Frisk are in the kitchen making dinner." Asriel said looking up from his deck. I nodded and continued to play.
We played for about a half an hour. Somehow Gaster almost always winning the game, me and Alphys a close second. As usual our bustling family was loud yelling across the room, and laughing up a storm. Then we all paused when we heard a bang from inside the kitchen. We all looked at each other, silence filling the room. Before any of us could think, our huge family was rushing for the kitchen. We all paused when we saw Frisk leaning over the sink, Tori gently stroking her back. I sighed nothing to bad just Frisk's nausea.
"What's wrong Frisk? Got a bun in the oven!?" Undyne laughed. My head turned fasted than the road runner.
"Don't even joke about that Undyne!" I scolded.
"What? If you were a man she would already be expecting!" She shouted howling with laughter. I could hear Gaster chuckle behind me.
"Not you too!"
"Well-"
"She is," Tori started, a smile on her face.
"She what?" almost everyone asked simultaneously.
"Frisk, she is pregnant." Silence swept over the room. I could feel everyone's eyes on me. Dad looked like he was about to faint, Asgor had a face of pure 'I'mma fuck your ass up son', Undyne was fuming, Alphys had fucking stars in her eyes, Asriel's face was frozen I swear I saw him strangling me in his eyes, Papyrus looked flat out confused, Mettaton was...well Mettaton but grossly happy. I'm sure the lights of my eyes had run away and hidden themselves. Frisk looked up her face bright red. The whole family standing still, as if time had stopped, staring at me… Well this was going to be a long ride.