Six year old Papyrus was sitting down in a chair next to his mother's bed in the hospital as he held the small bundle of bones that was known as Sans Comedic Gaster, his new little brother. Sans looked up at his big brother with his big black sockets that had small red orbs that seemed to be stars in his eyes. He reached a tiny hand up to him with wonder. Papyrus didn't know what the feeling in his chest was. He was now a big brother, and his mother had charged him with taking care of the tiny skeleton that was now in his hands. "NYEH, HELLO YA LITTLE SHIT, WELCOME TO THE WORLD I GUESS, SANS."
To his surprise, and secret delight, the baby didn't shrink from his loud voice or his course manner. Instead, the baby giggled and managed to place a hand on his elder brother's skull, patting it. Papyrus couldn't help but blush for some reason as he handed the baby off to his mother once more.
Arial smiled. While in public, she was harsh, cruel, and everything one would expect out of the wife of Dr. W.D. Gaster, but with her family, she was a kind lady that genuinely cared, but just had trouble showing it. Papyrus had similar issues as he didn't know how to show his concern either, but then again, it was a trait that was for all the Gaster family.
She held the baby up so that he was able to look at her. The baby giggled again and then turned to his dad who was looking at him skeptically, wondering if he would live very long with one HP. "Doc." The family blinked in shock as the baby pointed to his father. Wing looked at the kid and then down at his doctor's outfit and frowned. His kid had just said his first word, sure, but it was that he thought of his father as just a doctor! "Doc Da" came next, which sounded like he was trying to say "Doctor". The infant frowned as he realized that his father didn't understand him. He reached out his arms to the stubborn skeleton. His mother grinned and handed him over, having an idea on what he was saying.
"Yes, I'm a doctor, ya little shit." Wing cursed, wondering why his kid was able to say anything this early.
The baby frowned again as he grabbed his own father's skull with his tiny hands. Wing was unamused until his youngest said something that made both his wife and eldest laugh. "Doc Dada dummy."
"Wha?" Wing was starting to process it now.
Sans bopped him on the skull. "Dada silly doc."
That time it became clear and Wing just handed the boy back to his mother while he himself decided to hide his face in his coat like a child. Papyrus chuckled a little, surprised to see his usually tough father embarrassed by his little brother.
This time the infant looked at his mother and pointed to her with a big grin on his skull. "Ma!"
"That's right, little one, I'm your mama." Arial said soothingly as she held her baby close to her. Then she looked at Papyrus and then back to Sans. "That's your big brother, what do you call him if you call your father 'Doc'? Hmmm?"
Sans looked at Papyrus with a curious look, as though he was trying to figure out what he did think of his brother. Papyrus was even curious as he looked at the little baby. He himself didn't know what to think of his little brother other than he wanted to protect that precious little tot and make sure nothing happened to him. 'Oh stars, I'm going to go soft over a baby! My own brother is going to make me soft! What the hell am I going to do about this?'
"Boss?"
Papyrus looked at the little tyke who was now looking at him with worry for some reason, etched into his bony face. "WHAT, SANS?" as though it was natural to be addressed as "Boss".
"Papyrus…" Sans struggled to say his brother's full name, but it got the full attention of his family, and his older brother's shocked expression was definitely worth the effort for the baby. "…is boss."
Papyrus' jaw dropped, Wing just laughed at the boy's new expression, and Arial just smiled. "Yes, I suppose your big brother could be called your boss. I hear they can be bossy when they're trying to protect people they care about." Sans smiled and giggled, holding his arms out to his brother again. Papyrus tentively took the boy in his hands.
Sans smiles, coos, and then falls asleep in the safety of his older brother's arms. Arial is doing a check on her sons now that the room has calmed down. Just as she feared, Sans is weaker than anyone in the underground, what with only one HP, but his soul also seemed to be hiding the hidden traits of Patience in his soul. With Papyrus, he hid the hidden trait of Integrity in his soul. Arial was concerned about their futures, but knew in her own soul that despite how horrible the world could be at times, her boys were survivors just like her, and that they would be able to do great things when they got older. 'Even see the surface…'
