First off, I'm sorry it's taken so long to post this chapter. I'm trying to post at least once a month if my job allows me. I work at night and cannot take my laptop to work. Wish I could though. Though there's another reason for this note. There are some things in here that might set people off. If you are sensitive to sexual assault, you shouldn't read it. It's not a lot, but it is hinting towards a bad past experience for Katt.

Second, I LOVE monster culture! So I'm adding things I know from other stories (sorry I can't remember who wrote what, but credit goes to you.) and things I've made myself. There are three types of monsters.

Submissive: ability to only have children

Dominant: cannot have children and normally the leader/leadership role

Sub-Dominant: can be male or female. Not fully submissive, but also not in a dominant position. They tend to have excess magical reserves.

So there you have it. To me monsters are more territorial. The Sub is normally considered the housewife cause that is the role they want. Dominants prefer to take care of them and all of those under their care. A Sub-Dominant can fall into either category. They can have children, but don't always need someone to take care of them.

Humans, having only 2 types of genitalia, are either Dominant (male) Or Submissive (female)

To monsters, that is still the same, but a female can be a Sub-Dominant in their eyes. Take single mothers, they would be considered Sub-Dominant cause of the necessity to take control and protect their child(ren).

I hope this makes sense to you all. If not, send me a comment and I'll explain it in better detail...hopefully.

Until then, enjoy chapter 3!


CHAPTER 3

Explanation and Community

The guys scatter, each going to find their new rooms for the next six months. Or in Edges words, 'INDEFINATELY'!

"NO YOU LITTLE RUNY! I WAS HERE FIRST! SO THIS ROOM IS MINE!" Edge sneers at Black as they glare at each other, their respective brothers to the side watching in boredom.

"I DON'T CARE IF YOU WERE HERE FIRST OR NOT! I'M HERE NOW, SO IT IS MINE!" He stomps his booted foot for emphasis.

Red side-eyes Rus. "50G says my bro get's tha room." He smirks his sharp toothed grin.

"you're on," Rus tsks "too bad for your wallet, my bro will get tha room and kick his ass." They fist bump on it, snickering as their respective brothers continue to yell at each other.

"come on Paps, a rooms a room. jus pick one already, you've been to every one of them." Sans laments.

"NYEH! NO BROTHER, IT MUST BE PERFECT IF IT IS TO BE THE GREAT PAPYRUS' ROOM! YOU HAVE ALSO NOT CHOSEN A ROOM SANS, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR YOU LAZY BONES?" He looks to Sans.

Sans shrugs and grins at his baby brother. "eh, jus figured whatever ya pick i'll jus room beside ya." He winks at his bro. "that good wicha?"

"NYEH HEH HEH HEH! OF COURSE BROTHER! NOW, TO THE PERFECT ROOM!" He continues to look at the second floor bedrooms until he stops at the one closest to the stairs. "AH, THE PERFECT ROOM! LOOK THERE SANS, THIS WINDOW WOULD DO NICELY IN WATCHING THE SUN RISE EVERY MORNING! NYEH HEH HEH HEH!" He skips over to the bed and takes out his phone to unpack all his luggage from his space compartments.

Sans chuckles as he watches Papyrus taking out his flag and looking for a spot on the wall for it. "you're so cool bro, the best room for the best monster. guess i'll take the room next to ya." he turns to go nap in his new bed when he sees Stretch walk past. "hey stretch, where's blue?"

Stretch places a lolly in his mouth, "went down to tha lobby to 'get a feel' for the place, he already picked his room." he watches Papyrus moving things around to his liking, literally picking up his bed and dresser and placing them in different spots.

Blueberry sits on the 'L' shaped couch, marveling the pleasant navy blue color and how soft yet firm it was to just take a break every once in a while. If Papy Ever Caught Me Enjoying Such A Luxury Of Slacking Off And Relaxing, I'd Never Hear The End Of It. He slouches down lower so as not to be seen by anyone. Just wanting to enjoy the moment of peace when he hears the front bell ring. More Customers? He peaks his skull slightly over the top to see a group of men come in. The intent from them hits him like an angry Alphys. These men were here to do harm. Oh No, What Do I Do? I Can Most Likely Take Them, But They Might Hurt Miss Katt Before I Could Protect Her. He sees them break a lamp with a bat, then one of them cornering Miss Katt. Blue quickly opens a group text.

Blue:

"FOUR HUMAN MEN HAVE COME IN, THEY'VE CORNERED MISS KATT. THEY HAVE WEAPONS!"

Rus teleports right after he received Blues message, his eye-lights slit as he watches as one of the flesh bags grabs her arm. Tears streaking down her face from the pain, but mostly from fear. That fear mounts once he hears him threaten to do harm to her sister. tha fuck! He holds in a snarl as he grabs the meat bags wrist and squeezes until he lets Katt go. Edge, whom he didn't realize was behind him, grabs Katt to get her out of immediate danger. A deep growl reverberates from Rus. "i think you've overstayed your welcome, buddy." The spineless leader tries to get out of his grip, even looking back to get his 'buddies' to help. To bad Edge has them surrounded with his Gaster Blasters.

Edge scoffs at their feeble attempts to sway them, saying things like it's none of their business. "HER BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS! WE ARE LIVING HERE NOW SO WHATEVER YOU WORTHLESS CREATURES ARE DOING TO HARRASS OUR HOSTESS WILL INADVERTADLY AFFECT US AS WELL!" His eye-lights glow like Hell Fire as he leans closer to the cowering male. "And I Don't Like You! Threatening Her Family Was A Very Stupid Thing To Do!" Katts shaking in his hold, he cradles her closer to his chest where she can feel a rumbling growl just under the skin- er bones. "FOUR AGAINST ONE IS NOT FARE AT ALL! YOU OUTNUMBER HER AND HAVE WEAPONS! HAVE YOU NO DECENCY?!" By now, everyone else is down and are all glaring at the 4 men. Edge looks to Black, whom gives him a nod, then to Rus. "TAKE OUT THE TRASH MUTT!"

Rus keeps his hold on the human strong, he feels the intent of his and his brothers duplicates. The need to protect, this is their Territory and all threats MUST be dealt with as soon as possible. hmm, killings out of the question, against the law up here. can't main, can't tear any limbs off…what to do, what to do…Rus looks at Katts tear stained face and makes a decision. "sorry bout your wall." With a flick of his wrist and a little gravity magic, he slams the leader into the wall beside Katts desk. A large indent is left.

Rust orange magic bursts from his eye socket. "leave" He turns towards Katt and Edge as the humans leave with their metaphorical tails between their legs. "i think we need ta have a talk darlin, bout who those guys were and why they threatened your sisters safety ta get ya ta sell."

Sans and the others move into the front room as Edge, who refuses to put Katt down until he knows it's safe, carries Katt with Rus walking beside them. wonder how long she's been dealin with them? He hears Edge telling her Blueberry's the one who called them. Can't help but agree with him, they need to know whats goin on if they're to help in some way.

Edge sat Katt in the middle of the couch for two reasons.

1. They all can see and hear her.

2. No escape routes for her, she'll have no choice but to explain what has been going on with their newly claimed Territory.

"NOW EXPLAIN!" Edge exclaims, tapping his booted foot as he stands in her line of vision.

The shivers Katt had start to leave as well as the adrenalin from the recent scare, she takes a couple a deep breaths and looks down trying to avoid eye contact. "It's nothing, just a company trying to buy my place." Her mind races trying to think of an explanation to give them without the whole truth coming out. I'm not getting anyone else involved in my problems, tenants or not. I'll just give them what I tell Rose every time. "They're tryin ta expand and they like my land. They're just persistent, but I'm stubborn and refuse ta sell." There, that aught a satisfy them.

"NOTHING MY ASS!" Black jumps up and yells, not noticing how she flinches at the movement and noise. " WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST SO WE CAN TAKE THE ADVANTAGE NEXT TIME!" He glares at her. Not noticing or caring how her eyes start to dilate or that her breathing hitches and just slightly speeds up. "YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW, NOW!"

She glares at him, everything starting to become just a little too much. Too loud, too bright, too crowded. "Fuck off Tiny Tyrant! I don' gotta explain nothin!" She stands to leave. Her legs feel weak, it's getting harder to keep her breathing as even as possible, she can feel her hands start to shake and her heart pounding. "They're jus some creeps who come around, nothin more." Fuck! Not now, I need ta leave. Like hell I'm gonna have an anxiety attack in front of them. Jus gotta get ta my room, isolate myself for an hour or two. Should be calm enough after that. "If you'll excuse me." She says as calmly as possible, she tries to leave.

"MUTT! FETCH!" Black orders his brother.

"Wha? Ach!" Rus teleports behind her, grabs her so her arms are trapped at her sides and sits in the spot she just vacated. "L-let go!" She tries wiggling out of his steel hold.

Rus chuckles at her attempts, unless his lord says otherwise he isn't letting go. Wanting to have just a little fun with her. "keep wiggling darlin, i'll have an extra bone if ya keep that up." He whispered in her ear and grounds against her ass playfully, just wanting to tease her.

She feels him chuckle and ground against her, she stiffens and feels her blood go cold. "Let. Go. I mean it Rus!" She holds in a whimper as he nuzzles the back of her neck. "S-stop that." He-he's just playin, he wont…wont do that to me. Right? Monsters don take advantage like humans do. I'll say no and he'll let me go, he ain't like human men. He's jus playin with me. Right? She glares at Black as he gives a victorious laugh.

"MWEH HEH HEH! SUBMIT HUMAN! YOU HAVE BEEN BESTED BY THE MALEVOLENT BLACKBERRY AND HIS MUTT!" He's a little confused by her body language. Most women, human or monster, love being held by his brother. Makes them think they're special to get such sexual attention directed upon them. He decides to just ignore it for now. "NOW TELL US WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW OR ELSE!" He grins smugly at her defiant eyes. A Fighter Huh, Perfect. I Haven't Been Able To Show Anybody There Place For A While. This Should To Prove To Be Entertaining Enough.

"Fuck. You." She feels her anxiety and fear getting closer to the tipping point. Shit, I need to leave. I need to calm down, I can't have an episode right now. If only Rus would jus LET ME GO!

Rus pulls her against his chest and leans closer to her neck as he whispers sensually against her skin. "that an offer darlin? cause i'm all for it." Hoping to get another funny reaction or even a squeak from her, he did not expect her to start shaking or for her start breathing faster. "darlin?"

Sans steps in when she starts to shake. "enough black, rus let er go." Black grumbles, but steps away and nods at his brother to do as told. Rus drops his arms to his side, expecting her to jump away. But she doesn't move, just continues to shake. "kid?" Sans asks as she breathes heavily in Rus' lap. "hey, kiddo?" Touches her shoulder to get her attention, she jumps as if burned and looks up at him. His marrow and magic freeze at the look of pure terror in her brown eyes. "shit, kid!?" CHECKs her:

"Katiana Seeley"

LV: 1

HP: 35/40

AT: 13

DF: 3

EXP: 0

Weapon: none

Armor: none

"There's no escape, you're blocked in. You're so afraid."

"shit kid, hang on." Touches her arm to help her up, but she flinches at the contact. Her brown eyes, now hazy, fill with tears as she looks at him. But he knows shes not seeing him, shes caught in a memory of something bad. He should know that look, he, Red, Rus, and Stretch have all had the same look. why didn't i see it earlier? there's four o' us here dealing wit tha same thing! shit, she's caught in a bad memory and we somehow caused it. Sans sockets void, the implications of the CHECK hitting him hard. "kid…" He looks to the others, at a complete loss on how to help her.

"MOVE!" Edge steps forward, but stops at her flinch from his yell. "You All Need To Leave." He glares at the others. "The Less Here The Better. Stay Quiet, No Loud Noises Or Sudden Movements." He slowly approaches Katt while the others, except Rus since she is currently sitting on his lap, leave quietly as possible. Edge does the one thing no one but Red has witnessed. "Shh there, there my dear." He talks so quietly, then starts to gently run his phalanges through her short blue hair. "It's alright, you're safe. I wont let anyone hurt you, you're safe with me."

Sans and the others left Edge, Katt, and Rus in the front room as they all relocated to the dining room. "who else CHECHed er?" Sans asks, the silence is enough as the others refuse to look at him. "thought so." He sighs and slumps in a chair putting his skull in his hands.

Red leans against the wall facing the others and the door they just came through. "what re we gonna do?" Puts his hands in his coat pockets. "our charge don feel safe, how we gonna fix tha?"

Papyrus' sockets fill with orange tears that he refuses to spill forth. "How Can We Make Her Feel More Safe Sans?" He asks, the CHECK filling him with despair at what it implies but hoping he is mistaken. For no one would purposely hurt someone as nice and gentle as Miss Katt, right?

Black growls, glaring at a vacant wall with a painting of a wilting rose. "By Doing Everything We Can To Keep Her Safe From Now On." He doesn't want to admit how shook that CHECK made him, he knows humans can be absolutely vile creatures that would do near anything to gain the advantage, but to hurt someone like Katt? That's unthinkable. Yes she is someone who would challenge your authority, but she also seems to be the type to back down after a display of justified dominance. She should be protected from something like…THAT! As a human female, she is automatically a Sub for she can birth young, but as she is the owner of this property and glared challenging at him that automatically makes her into the Sub-Dominant category in his mind. Someone who can create young, but is strong enough to not always need protecting. But still, even monster Sub-Dominants need protecting every once in a while. As a Sub-Dominant himself he shall step up to the task with his brother, whom is a Dominant, to keep her safe. He looks around at the others, seems they have come to the same decision as him. Rus appears in the middle of their impromptu meeting of sorts. "Mutt! What Is Happening? How Is She?" He and the others gather closer to listen.

"she's doin better M'Lord, edge was able to coax er into his arms. she seems to 'ave calmed down enough to breath normally." He looks at the others, wanting nothin more than to go back in there and try to calm her himself. As his nature urges him to go back to comfort a Sub, but he honestly doesn't know where to start. He looks back at his brother with one idea that might help. "should i get supplies fer a nest?" At once everyone stills, but then disperses to go find material for a group nest.

Black tries to hide a smile at his brothers idea, so instead decides to order him around. "MUTT, TAKE OFF YOUR UNDERSHIRT!" Black does the same quickly. "OUR SCENTS SHOULD CALM HER ENOUGH IN FEELING SAFE AGAIN." Rus follows his orders and hands him his undershirt. "GRAB THE BLANKETS AND PILLOWS FROM OUR ROOMS AND ANYTHING WE HAVE IN OUR SUB-SPACES THAT SMELL LIKE US."

"yes M'Lord." He takes out his phone to take out their own blankets and pillows, dumping them at his brothers feel, he teleports to their rooms to grab the extra blankets and pillows on the beds. He sniffs them quickly to make sure there is no other male scent on them. good, just laundry soap and her natural scent. He grabs them all up and teleports them to the dining room where there seems to be a small mountain of pillows, blankets, and clothes that all smell like everyone else. "here ya go M'Lord."

Black nods and starts hauling part of the mini mountain of cloth to the living room. As he quietly crosses the threshold, he sees Katt curled up in Edges lap as he coos softly to her. Edge looks up at Black, glare light until he notices the cloth in his arms. Black edges closer and starts laying the cloth down into a small pile as he first puts down a fluffy comforter, then some of their own clothing, then sheets. Edge gets the idea of them making a nest for her, he nods to Black and continues to coo at Katt.

One by one, the others come in and drop off more cloth sometimes staying to help with the making until Black shoos them out to gather more material. By half an hour every piece of cloth she owns is down there, except her own clothing, and all of the guys' clothes, bedding, and some soft personal items of theirs are added to the nest. The whole thing is shaped with the L couch, its cushions being taken off and moved around to frame their nest. The cloth covering a good portion of the floor as everyone settles around Katt whom is in the middle supported by the other Sub-Dominants Edge, Black, Papyrus, and Blue. The Dominants Red, Rus, Sans, And Stretch stay on the outside as a barrier to keep they Sub-Dominants safe.

Papyrus curls around Katt as the other Sub-Dominants do the same. "We should all settle down for the night." Watches as Katt sleeps softly, her breath hitching every now and then. "Our charge should feel rested by tomorrow being surrounded by her new community. The Dominants do the same, but stay awake longer until one by one they all settle down and sleep claims them all.