To the north of here: Ice
To the west of here: Ice
To the East of here: Snowdin
...
And ice.
Huh, what a useful sign... With Sans' coat shielding me from the cold, it was a breeze traveling this far. The hoodie was big enough that it covered most of my legs, but not anything below my knees. So he said he had a brother who lived here... And Snowdin would have been the place where Toriel and I might have said good-bye, if I had stayed with her. To be honest though, I'm still not sure if I should have stayed there or not. Something seemed to be pulling me somewhere.
Suddenly, a group of small monsters came running down the path. I just barely got out of the way in time before they trampled me.
"Come on, we're gonna miss it!" One cried.
"We're not gonna miss it! Ms. Alphys said it was okay!" Another replied.
"Undyne's still gonna be mad if we're late!"
Late? For what? And why are these children so concerned, but excited. A little yellow monster with no arms tripped and fell into the snow. I scurried over to help, but they got up on their own.
"Guys! Wait up for me!" They screeched as they rushed to rejoin the group. Curious, I followed them up north. Unfortunately, I lost sight of them before I could reach the rest of the group. Suddenly, there was an uproar of laughter and cheers. I followed the sound before I could get lost again. I didn't get there in time to see the event though, judging from the little monsters heading back to Snowdin.
"Undyne is so cool!" One sighed dreamily.
"I know, but Papyrus is much cooler! He helped me get along with my big brother once!" Another said.
"Papyrus is pretty funny too, but not like his big brother! Sans is the coolest one!"
As the children debated on which one was the coolest, I went to check out where the event was held. I saw a snowman, a tall skeleton in what seemed to be cardboard armor, and a fish-like monster wearing an eye patch. I hid behind a tree and crouched down. The other skeleton must be Sans' brother, but... Who's the fish monster? Undyne? The fish monster sighed in satisfaction.
"Good workout Pap! That atta teach those kids how to get fit!" She stated, wearing a big, proud grin. The tall skeleton smiled bashfully.
"Aw, shucks Undyne, it was nothing. Besides, anything to help the Royal School's PE class!" There was a small pause. "Whatever PE stands for." Undyne shrugged.
"Beats me. I'll ask Alphys about it later. I gotta get back to the school before Toriel gets back there." She said. With that said, they exchanged farewells and Undyne left. Papyrus rested a hand on his hip and tapped his foot as he muttered to himself.
"Sans should be here by now. Hope he didn't take another nap. Last time, those kids made him into a snowman!" I held back a giggle, imagining Sans in a pile of snow with only his head sticking out and a pair of twigs at his side. Unfortunately, I couldn't stop a snort of laughter. The skeleton heard me and turned towards my direction. I jolted up, startled, and fell face-first into the snow.
"Sans? Is that you? Have you been here this whole time you lazybones?" I heard him approach me. For some reason, I couldn't move. I felt my heart race and a chill down my spine. Am I still afraid? No, I shouldn't be, right?
Suddenly, I was lifted up by the hood and saw nothing but white. As the snow fell from my face, and I was face-to-skull with Sans' brother-
"EEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"Sans?" Toriel questioned, her floppy ears slightly perked up. The said skeleton turned his attention to her.
"Sup Tori?"
"Did you hear that?" She wondered. "It sounded like a bird in danger." Sans shrugged.
"I didn't hear anything, and you know me- I'm all ears." She replied with a grin. Toriel snorted, holding back her laughter. She shouldn't laugh if the bird was in trouble, but she couldn't contain it any longer.
After I made poor Papyrus deaf for a few seconds, he took me to his house and planted me on the couch. I felt terrible. I thought I was over my fear of skeletons. Well, I guess since I didn't know him that well... I mean, I now know that Sans is a total dork, but I really don't know anything about his brother. Still, the guilt was stuck to my heart like a pin in a cushion. He's been in his room for a while now... The television before me showed a feminine robot performing a drama/cooking show. It was bizarre, but I couldn't seem to turn away. Guess this guy knows what he's doing.
Finally, Papyrus came out of his room, carrying a tower of blankets. I couldn't even see his face. Was he mad? Was he upset? He turned around and placed the blankets down of the coffee table. I bit my lip, unsure what to say. Finally, when I worked up enough courage to say something, he wrapped a blanket around me, pulled my hood off and put another blanket around my head like a towel.
"There! You'll feel warmer in no time!" He gleamed. He's not mad? Or sad? Or upset at all? He's... Glad? Papyrus looked down at me when I didn't say anything. "No? Still cold? Here, have another!" He wrapped another blanket around me. Oh my God, he's a dork too. A nice dork.
"Thank you." I managed to murmur. He seemed happy with that reply. "Sorry for screaming... I was... I..."
"You were scared?" Papyrus suggested. I bit my lip and nodded. "That's okay! I'm the the one who should be sorry for startling you!" He replied. Good God he might be the nicest dork I've ever met.
"Still, I shouldn't have screamed." I stated.
"Why? It was an amazing battle cry!"
Maybe too nice.
Well, as long as I'm here, it wouldn't hurt if I stayed here for a bit, right?
