Hey guys, guess what?! You get an extra long chapter!
This thing got away from me so fast, but I figured damn the usual chapter length! Besides, there's no good place to split this anywhere...*puts out chapter for readers to enjoy*
I'm pretty happy with it though, length aside.
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Kazriel: Aww shucks. Thank you for the kind words. I will!
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Anywhoogle, onwards with the (extra long) chapter!
I do not own undertale or its characters~
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A thunderous knock filled the air of the small apartment Frisk partially rented. Her grip on the cup of noodles slipped, bouncing onto the linoleum and exploding. She groaned as she looked at her sweat pants, pulling at them and mumbling to herself. She tugged the extra large shirt down in hopes to cover some of the damage, and shuffled over to the door.
Home alone, so she could have sworn she wasn't expecting company. Her roommate was usually the one to invite strangers over at all hours of the day. Maybe it was one of those creeps?
Peaking through the peephole hardly did any good. Most of the time people either stood too close or in an odd way for her to get a good look. Also, she was too short to get any proper use out of the weird hole, even if they were standing in a proper way.
Twisting the knob and tugging until the flimsy sliding lock was strung tight, she eyed the visitor on the other side.
Monsters. Dog monsters. Guard dogs?
She blinked in rapid succession, trying to trick her mind into believing what her eyes saw.
A thick pink tongue slid up her face, and she sputtered as dog drool dripped off her chin. She looked for the reason why they were there. A loud bark from the one who licked her, and another bark that was similar to a clearing of the throat came from the other.
"La-dy FRISK?" He spoke in short spurts, similar to barks.
She nodded, awestruck by the black and white dog in armor.
He howled down the hall, causing her to stiffen at the loud noise. She could hear the shiftings of the apartment, the residents not too happy with the loud noise. Mumblings bubbled through the paper-thin walls, and she chewed on her lip.
Deep footsteps echoed the hall as it approached her.
What was this all…
Suddenly, everything popped into place like a six-piece puzzle.
She slapped her hand to her semi-dry face.
Oh damn it. Of course.
It was the fifteenth.
The door slammed in the face of the two guard dogs, which caused one to growl loudly and the other to whimper and scratch at the door.
"Hold on!" Was the faint cry from Frisk, and a few loud noises sounded from inside.
The scratching grew louder from the large white dog in armor, and the two were immediately joined by a couple who sniffed at the door.
"(Wet puppy?)"
"No, frantic human."
The female huffed and turned away from the male, who pouted and planted his nose against her cheek. They too were dressed in armor. The female sighed and patted the large scratching guard dog on the shoulder piece. "(Do not fret Greater Dog, if she takes too long we can break down the door easily.)"
The other of the couple shot an uneasy glance at the first. "I believe that is against the law, and the Ambassador is against those sort of things pertaining to this human."
The first shot a glare at the other. "(Have such things ever bothered me Dogamy?)"
Dogamy howled in response, causing the other three to stop in their actions and jut their heads upwards to imitate him.
A clearing of the throat brought the four guard dogs back to the real world, as Frisk stood there with her hair pulled up in a sloppy bun. She wore a red dress that came down to her knees, with leggings that covered her legs and made her a bit more comfortable in what she wore.
The female dog squinted her eyes at the sloppily dressed human. "(Hmm….grey on grey does not suit humans…)"
Frisk blinked at her in response, and was nearly ran over by the small dog in large armor. She laughed and gave Greater Dog belly rubs and scratches, causing the other three to stop immediately in what they were doing and pile on the overwhelmed human.
"PETS PETS PETS PATS POTS PATS PLATS PETS PETS"
They all shot up and stared down the hall, as a distant whistle sounded. They all rushed towards the whistle, with Frisk scooped up under Greater Dogs arm.
As they left the apartment building Frisk took note of the door that let residents in and out was missing. It looked like it was ripped off its hinges. She let out a sound as she was tossed into a car, which she landed hard in. She groaned and looked around the interior of the vehicle; a limo with the works. She then shot a glance at her visitors. They were all squatting outside the limo, their hands to their chests and their expressions were of waiting for a reward.
Another whistle, this time from behind her, and the dogs all piled into the limo. They all flopped down in the large interior of the limo, and were instantly asleep. Frisk pushed herself up, confused by the suddenness of them. A chuckle sounded from behind her, this time causing her to look behind her.
A soft white paw was hovering in front of her face. She looked up at the source - Asriel in all his glory, with a soft smile and kind eyes. Dressed in a suit and tie, with lilac cufflinks that were embroidered with the same symbol on the letter. Lilac undershirt pulled the whole outfit together. Taking his hand she was pulled to sit next to him.
"I'm so glad you could make it, Frisk the Scientist."
She thought about that sentence, then smiled. Not like she had much of a choice.
His laughter tinkled in her ears, calming her quickly. Something in the back of her mind found that peculiar. "I apologize for the rough treatment. They are never ones for subtleties." He cleared his throat and pointed to each one. "Greater Dog, Doggo, Dogaressa and Dogamy." Each one perked an ear as their names were called. "And of course this little guy!" He held up a small white dog and nuzzled the nose of it with his snout. The small white dog yipped and winked at Frisk.
He looked her over, seeing her more confused than amused, he laughed again and smiled brightly at her. "Relax. We're only going to a meet and greet for the media!"
She nodded and settled into her seat, staring forward as the limo rolled forward. Something about the way he smiled too kindly, and about the whole thing in general, unsettled her.
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The table seemed to vibrate as the tall skeleton's sight scanned through the audience.
"NYEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEEHEHEHEEEEHHHHH-"
A scaley hand slammed down on the table, causing the tall skeleton to turn in attention. A single yellow eye bore into the skeleton.
"Will ya CALM DOWN?!" She snapped, her fiery red hair out of its usual ponytail, the natural waves coming out in full. They both wore their soldier outfits, with medals of rank and honors pinned in pride. The fish lady naturally had more than her neighbor, but he still held a good few of his own.
"...NERVOUS UNDYNE?" He grinned knowingly, causing her to punch him on the arm.
"No! Of course not bonehead!" She huffed and leaned back unlady-like in her seat, crossing her arms and glaring away from him. "Done too many of these to GET nervous anymore!" her one eye closed, the other covered by a large black patch.
Not necessarily blind in that eye, though with it exposed her coordination was halved. She learned to cover it years ago, so that she would be more efficient in battle. She chuckled to herself at how right she was, like always.
"You're just throwing me off, with all your annoying scatting, and it's kinda pissing me off."
A high-pitched laugh came from him, which she ignored for the most part. Him standing up and almost throwing the table off stage caused her to fling herself towards the table and keep it from falling over. "DO NOT WORRY UNDYNE, FOR I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL NOT EMBARRASS YOU!" A few sparkled shined in the overhead lights, and his expression was that of a heroic warrior on a quest.
Undyne stared at him lamely with a lidded eye, grabbing him by the back of the shirt and forcing him to sit. "Seriously, cram it. Sir Agore and Lady Toriel are gonna take their seats with their runt, and I need you to cool your jets!" She whispered into his earhole.
Papyrus nodded, and was about as cooled down as a person of his kind could be, when a familiar short skeleton was spotted. He practically did a twirl and backflip in midair, and was about to throw himself out of his seat to go greet his older brother when he was grabbed in mid-air and slammed back into his seat. She had saved the table once more, though the fellow monster soldiers at the table were on the verge of tearing the duo a new one.
"I will tape you to this chair so help me bonehead!"
A yellow form caught her attention from the corner of her eye, causing her to turn to look.
A small curvy yellow reptile in an indigo dress that had a star pattern printed over it had made her way to sit next to the small skeleton. She adjusted her large round glasses, and seemed to gush at Undyne when their eyes met. She smiled into her hand, trying to block her buck teeth from sight, as she waved in a small way at the fish woman.
A green blush sat on Undyne, and she waved back at Alphys in a nervous way. Her heart pattered whenever she saw the golden woman.
A nudge from Papyrus brought Undyne out of her state, and she looked at the skeleton...who seemed to be wiggling his brows at her. Her green blush grew at the insinuation, and she nearly beat him to a pulp on the spot.
The outcome of it was Papyrus with a large bandage on his skull, waving frantically at Sans from across the hall until he got a response. Undyne just leaned back in her seat with crossed arms and a scowl on her face.
Sans chuckled, leaning back in his seat next to Alphys. He gave his brother a small wave and then stuffed his hand into his pocket. All the world did as it always did, but in this moment he was here for his brother. Sure, he could knock two birds with one stone and also provide support for his friend and her lover. But ultimately at the end of the day he wouldn't be within a ten block radius of a known location the goat family was in unless Pappy asked him to be.
His grin tightened.
The damned goat family. Sure, they seemed sweet enough of a family. They were a picture perfect standard family. A mom, a dad, and a kid. They were practically the icon for the monsters. Perfect and up to human standards.
His whites faded to a dull grey.
They were too perfect. They always had a smile to them that, although full of warmth and love, never reached their eyes. Sans always had an ear to the underworkings of high-class families. Families that his brother would eventually be caught up in. The Dreemurs were his most recent wind to listen in on, and he didn't like what the wind whispered one bit.
Drug rings, drug lord's, dealings with the mafia, murders of people that didn't fit their tight plans, distortions and bendings of the laws to get what they thought was theirs, saying it was for the good of monsterkind when they were caught (however rarely that was).
His jaw clenched and his hands gripped and ungripped as he noticed the Dreemurs file in with Asriel's plus one.
Hopefully the kid caught on quick and made the littlest Dreemur uninterested.
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Two pairs of maroon eyes cut through her with something between disinterest and anger. Frisk glanced at the two tall goat monsters that stared her down on the other side of Asriel.
When her eyes met with Mrs. Dreemur her eyes flickered instantly from discontent to kindness and love. Stretching a smile tight across her maw she pandered to the human girl. "My child, it is grand that you could make it. Asriel has been going on about you for weeks now. I honestly could have sworn he said something about you being a monster like us though." She laughed, her laugh holding the same twinkle her sons held.
It brought her great ease, as her body relaxed and her mind went into a fogged state. She snapped from it instantly once the laugh settled. Dread started to grip at the corners on her heart.
A boisterous laugh came from Mr. Dreemur as his hand gripped his wife's arm gently. His voice sounded like deep bells that resonated through her soul, forcing her nerves to become unwound. "That's right my dear, I could have sworn that Asriel had said something about you being a monster. Hmmm." His voice hummed, a hidden hint aimed at Frisk. His eyes flashed with amusement once he thought she wasn't looking. But she saw him in her state.
Asriel laughed off his parents and gripped Frisk's hand under the table. A chill went down her spine as his fingers laced with hers. They were too big for her grip, and were pushing her fingers out of their joints slightly. She bit the inside of her lip as she stared at Asriel. "Mom, dad, I told you that she wasn't human. Besides, wouldn't it be a great idea to show that human and monster relationships are strong?"
The two parents shot each other glances, and as if on a silent agreement they fawned over their only son. "Of course Asriel." she cooed, though the sweet tone never reached her eyes. "We'll let you keep your pet for the night." She laughed.
"Mom!" Asriel groaned. Mother and son laughed, the twinkles from their voices filled Frisk with a false sense of security.
Dread dug through her as Asriel gripped her hand tighter.
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Each soldier was awarded a medal from Mr. Dreemur, and Toriel beamed at her husband's speech of how important it was for their soldiers to make it home safely. That they were fighting the good fight for monsterkind. Asriel was beaming just as much as his mother.
Frisk was sitting there stiffly, glancing around from her position that was faced towards Asgore. Sweat had formed at the tense air and insinuations that Toriel had shot at her.
How was she going to get out of this? How how how how-
A small skeleton, who was shooting her stares the whole night, had finally caught her attention. His grin was strained, and he seemed nervous about something.
Ever so slightly she turned her head, her eyes fully on him, and he seemed relieved. The white pinpoints flickered between her and Asriel, and she clenched her jaw in response.
A silent conversation went on between them.
:You need to get out of there kid:
~I can't~
Sans brows furrowed somehow. :What?:
~I can't.~ She snorted hot air through her nose, causing Asriel to shoot her a concerned look. She just smiled and gripped his hand, causing him to smile and turn back to his father. Frisk looked back at Sans and mouthed as subtly as possible. ~H.A.N.D.~
San's mouth made a small 'o' shape, before grunting and turning away.
Frisks lips tightened as she looked at him, then, with an internal sigh, turned back to the long winded speech.
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People started filing out, as soldiers stood around the large room talking with those interested enough to hear war stories. Undyne had a large crowd around her as she vividly retold a story that involved a mass amount of explosions. She held the golden reptile close to her as she enacted the action with her free arm.
Papyrus was talking vividly to his brother, who kept shooting the human small glances to see if she was doing alright.
Frisk, all the while, was being held close to Asriel as he made his way around with his parents. Asriel introduced his human plus one to the many soldiers, to the media that had been filming the whole event, and then to those in the same ranks as his family.
Toriel and Asgore seemed less and less thrilled with the whole thing, though kept their standard smiles plastered on.
The media would have a field day with this.
Finally they made it to Undyne, and Alphys caught sight of Frisk immediately. "Frisk!" She cheered and pushed away from Undyne, who took notice immediately. Undyne furrowed her brows at the human, and noticed how lively Alphys was. Huh, a friend of Alphys. Undyne grinned in pride for her girlfriend. Alphys was making friends! How awesome!
Frisk smiled at Alphys and pulled away from a slightly hurt Asriel. "Alphys! I was hoping to get to talk to you!" She puttered over to her friend. Asriel's smile was gone, and his maroon eyes flashed red.
Before Asriel could follow after he was intervened by Undyne. He shot her a look for her to get out of his way, which caused her to laugh. He scowled. Undyne turned to Mr. and Mrs. Dreemur, who were studying her. "Greetings sir and ma'am, but I hope it won't be too much of a bother to steal the Ambassador's date for a second or two." Asgore and Toriel shot each other glances. She laughed and scratched the back of her scaly neck. "Ya see, I hardly ever get to see my girlfriend this happy, and I bet you two wish to talk to your son without a human in earshot." She grinned widely, innocently, nervously.
She studied the irked son and the masked parents. She tensed.
She knew what they were capable of. If it was up to her she would give the human up willingly, but Alphys was another story completely. If they so much went to hurt her-
"Fine." Asgore chimed, his eyes closing as a large smile spread across him.
Asriel snapped his attention to Asgore, then Toriel. "What? But...but you said-"
"Son, we need to speak with you." Toriel said sweetly, shooting a glance at Undyne. Every nerve in her tensed at the goat mother's stare. She then laughed, the twinkle trying to weave into the fish lady without affect. Toriel's smile faltered, her sight slicing through Undyne like a knife. She then turned to Asriel and gripped him by the arm. "Do not worry yourself with the ways of humans, there is a lovely goat girl that we think would be more your speed, my son." She laughed again, and dragged her furious son away.
"Besides, we need to talk business." Asgore said, sending a glance back to Undyne before they disappeared from sight.
Her breath stuttered as she clenched and unclenched her hands. She felt lightheaded, which was odd for Undyne. Taking another deep breath her gills flexed as the fins on the sides of her face stretched. Thankfully Asgore and Toriel had no interest in the human. They probably had fixed their son up with an arranged relationship. Most likely a marriage.
This was probably Asriel's way of stretching his independence though. It wasn't like the old days where they could force a kid to do as they wished for the sake of family relationships.
Undyne sent a glance to her girlfriend and the human she had saved. She could understand where the Dreemurs came from though. Humans were never to be trusted. No matter how sweet their smiles were and how kind they acted. It was always a ploy. A bitter smile rested on Undyne.
She was caught off guard instantly as the taller skeleton, who had a good foot on her, tackled her and picked her up.
"THAT WAS AMAZING UNDYNE!" he screamed into her ear, causing her to shudder.
"What are you on about bonehead?"
"THE WAY YOU SAVED THE HUMAN!"
Undyne shoved Papyrus away from herself and scolded him. "Quiet bonehead!"
"ARE YOU AFRAID YOUR REPUTATION WILL GET SQUANDERED?!"
Undyne took in a deep breath as she felt three pairs of eyes fall on her, from the direction of the goat family. She took in his expression, and quickly laughed it off. "FWUHUHUHUHUUU~ You are so funny bonehead! My reputation can't be squandered BECAUSE I'M ALREADY SO AWESOME!" A small crowd formed around the familiar monsters, which the two over actors enacted an amazing story of their time on the field. The three pairs of eyes wandered off her, and she stilled her beating soul.
Away from the chaos three friends sat at a table. Frisk took in shaky breaths as she looked over her hand, still feeling the ghost of a tight furred grip. Alphys pushed away her excitement for her girlfriend and tended to the shaken human.
Sans stared at the two, his arms crossed behind his skull and one leg crossed over the other as he sunk further back into his seat.
"Thank you for pulling me away from them Alphys." Frisk stuttered. She laughed nervously and looked at the reptile and skeleton. "I could have sworn that they would have eaten me up if I said the wrong thing."
"They are carnivores." Sans received flat, amused stares, and he looked at them with one eye open. "Tough crowd." he hummed.
Alphys puffed out her cheeks at the comedian, then turned back to Frisk. "Why didn't you say no to the invite?" She almost demanded.
Frisk swallowed hard, and chuckled nervously. "He didn't really give me much of a choice…"
Sans glanced towards the three goats, and noticed a pair of red glowing eyes from the youngest were fixed on Frisk. He swallowed hard at the intent behind them. He felt his eye flicker blue and the grip resting against his skull tighten. Goat boy was gonna have a bad time if he kept pressing his luck. He glanced towards Papyrus, and his grin lessened. Could he risk it though?
Alphys, taking note of the flickering blue, laughed and pulled Frisk to stand. "How about w-we all g-go back to my place a-and watch s-s-some Mew Mew? I j-ust got the s-second one in, and i-it's a trainwreck!" She laughed at the memory of it. Frisk nodded, then glanced back in the direction of the trio of goats.
They were openly ominous towards her, yet no one else.
Frisk felt herself want to run away, and she almost melted into the ground if not for the iron grip of Alphys. Alphys tittered as she her eyes flittered along a thought, not really looking at anything. The human groaned before Alphys' eyes stopped. She looked at Frisk, and offered her a kind smile.
"He's like a brother to you." Frisk hummed in confusion. Alphys nodded, glancing at Asriel. "His parents will eat that up. Jump on that immediately." She turned to Frisk, worry deep in her eyes. "Say you're in love with your work, that you have no time for anything else." She gripped Frisks arms to steady her.
Frisk slowly glanced at Sans, who seemed to be thinking over the whole thing. He tapped his finger to his jaw, and hummed deeply. Slowly, he nodded in approval. "Only way to let him down easily." He gave Frisk a lazy grin, even though it was tight on the corners.
Either his parents would insist on that being the case, or Asriel would be too stubborn and get his latest human interest killed.
She released a stuttered breath, and stiffly nodded. Alphys shook Frisk slightly, shaking her out of her fear. Frisk sighed and nodded. "Y-you can d-do it!" She grinned, causing Frisk to smile. Sans gave her a thumbs up and away she wandered towards the Dreemur family.
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Toriel smiled at a passing group of monsters and turned sharp eyes to her kin. Asgore laughed and waved at a group of soldiers, his grip on his son tightened. The youngest winced as he glowered at them.
There was a tightness in the air that usually came on nights like these.
Toriel shook her head at the memories of all the human infatuations her son had. He always seemed to seek out the worst of the race. She eyed the latest venture and sighed internally. It wasn't anything personal, she just didn't want to see her bloodline pitter out into an unresolved nothingness just for the whims of someone who would never even live a fraction of his lifespan.
Her gaze hardened at the idea of her child going through most of his life without a life mate. She took in the trio across the room - how odd a human, reptile, and skeleton all seem to go together. Her jaw clenched. That was not a life for her son.
He deserved more than a mere human child.
She felt eyes from around the room wander to them, and she laughed into the back of her hand like her son had said the best pun in the world. The loud laughter calmed those prying eyes instantly, and she was thankful for her family's abilities.
Asriel perked up, and the two parents noticed. They stiffened at the approaching human. Dark thoughts wandered through Asgore, unknown to his son.
"Frisk! I thought you might have been taken away from me!" He said, a fear held in his voice that didn't go unnoticed to the two goat parents. Apparently to the human as well, as she seemed to stiffen. Their eyes bore into her, and she laughed as least nervously as possible.
Frisk laughed for a little too long, before clearing her throat and giving Asriel her sweetest smile. Toriel's sight narrowed on her. Ready to strike her down if her words were too hurtful.
The human hummed. "Ah...nope!" She forced a grin, but a grin was a grin as Asriel's tail shook frantically. She hummed again, her thumbs twiddling. Toriel and Asgore shared a look, then turned back to the young girl. The weight of the situation taking its toll on her. Another cleared throat. "This was a great night, and I do appreciate the invitation-"
"Y-you're not leaving so soon, are you?!" She flinched as her arms were gripped tightly. Panic was in his voice, and she nearly choked on fear. Toriel's eyes flickered. Asgore took note of the tense stance the short skeleton and yellow reptile took, and grinned as if there was nothing to worry about. They forced themselves to settle.
Frisk bit her lip, and Toriel took note of the red stain. "I hate to, but I need to check on my experiments. They need to be checked on in three hour increments." She stated, her tone becoming calculated, and a small smile grew on Toriel. Asriel said something about her being a scientist. Smart girl.
A small whimper fell from Asriel, his nails biting into her flesh. "Those things can wait. You're out with me! Stay with me please!" He pleaded, and Asgore thanked whatever god was on their side that the cameras weren't on them.
Frisk sent Asgore a pleading look, and thankfully he was feeling charitable. He rested a large paw on his lithe son. "My boy, I think it is time we let the lovely lady get back to her toys."
"NO!" He snapped, and cameras snapped to the outburst.
Asgore took note of the ten companies that had put their camera men in tonight's activities. Some were on the Dreemurs side, but most weren't. Things were delicate now, and the three aside from the dramatic goat boy had to play their parts perfectly. He sent a glance at the young human. She seemed to realize the severity of the situation as well, but for other reasons.
Frisk took in a shaky breath, and rested her hand on the side of Asriel's face. His dilated pupils zeroed in on her, and with another shaky breath she beamed at him.
"It has been a lot of fun, getting to spend time with you and your family, getting to know them and how wonderful they are." Her voice didn't even stutter at the obvious lie. Toriel smiled in an almost prideful way. He perked up at her sweet words. "But," Asriel tensed, "I am married to my work." She said cooly, and he bit his lip. He looked away from her, contemplating his words.
"You can work for our scientists!" He perked up, his eyes large and hopeful. Her smile strained for a second. "Yeah! I can come see you every day! We can hang out in between experiments, and I don't even care that you're dedicated to your work! We can spend time together!" He said, his tone desperate, and her heart twinged at the pain behind his words.
His life must be hard. He must be so lonely.
She almost fell for the offer, wanting him to have someone to spend time with more than what was best for her own well being. Her heart went out to him, but then as the dual glare rested on her once more she swallowed hard and stuck to her plan.
"I still have so much to learn. And you know that it would be cruel to tear someone from their home." He sighed and she looked at him sadly. He held her close.
"I...I know…I just...really like you…"
She held the tall goat boy close to her. "I like you too," He held his breath, "you're the best brother one could ever ask for."
The only thing that held him together was her grip. She glanced at the two parents, who sent her approving stares.
He only responded in a shuddered breath as he was pulled away by his father. Frisk gave a small smile as she saw the look of defeat in Asriels eyes. She gripped his hand, causing him to come out of his depression, if only a bit. "And hey, we can still meet up at Muffets." She beamed at him. He only responded in a broken smile and was pulled away from the scene.
Toriel stayed behind and glanced around, as cameras wandered elsewhere. She then snapped her attention to the human girl, who responded with a nervous smile. Frisk was rewarded with a genuine smile that reached the goat woman's eyes, and with that she followed her husband and broken son.
Maybe if she was a monster like us, she would be able to make my son truly happy were Toriels thoughts as she disappeared.
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There were many complaints of noise in the apartment complex, as four monsters and a human laughed and chatted loudly into the late hours of the night.
Mostly it came from a rambunctious duo of a tall skeleton and a fish woman, who almost burned the apartment down from their odd attempts at s'mores and told over-exaggerated stories. Papyrus would end up using Sans as a prop, to demonstrate how well weapons fired and what angle they came at their ship. Sans always seemed to land on something soft thankfully - mostly the couch but sometimes the other occupants of the small apartment. Most of the time though Papyrus would fling around Sans as a sign of affection. Sans took it in good stride and would belt out puns if Papyrus started to get too carried away. That resulted in Papyrus screaming dial tone and flailing around.
Undyne would always roughhouse with Papyrus when they came to a disagreement on how the stories actually went, almost throwing him out of the apartment. They actually got noise complaints when that started happening.
Papyrus instantly took to Frisk, and ended up holding onto her throughout the rest of the night. She felt uncomfortable about the stranger-quickly-becoming-besties holding onto some part of her, but Papyrus denied all uncomfortable notions.
"HOW CAN ONE BE UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND THE GREAT PAPYRUS?! I MEAN YOU NO HARM TINY HUMAN, YOU MERELY REMIND ME OF MY STUFFED BEAR I LEFT AT BASE."
She puffed her cheeks out at the idea of it, in which she was only cuddled harder. She quickly resigned herself to this being her life now as she was in the death grip of Papyrus.
The five friends ended up curled up in the living room, and each fell asleep to the sounds of Alphys' favorite anime.
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So I kinda threw a lot at you guys with this chapter. The dog guards, the Dreemur family and its dark intentions, Undyne and Papyrus, and of course Asriel and his family dynamic. I don't blame the guy though, if my parents were shady I'd be a little unwound in their presence as well.
Such a dramatic chapter I think Mettaton might be a little proud of me.
Please review!
