The months that followed were not as hot as Ness thought they would be. After all, one human in the underground always caused a bit of stress, but TWO? That'd be catastrophic! That meant Ness could only go out at night, and he couldn't visit Grillby's.
Naturally, the poor boy was distraught, But he tried his best to hide it from Frisk and Papyrus. Papyrus was his brother! Frisk... what she did for Ness proved to him that she really was a good person, and he wouldn't forget that anytime soon. One night, however, Ness had his big break.
Papyrus looked like he was about to cook a fresh new batch of spaghetti when he looked at Ness and Frisk, and he saw they were clearly upset. He hated to see his brother upset, even when it meant letting him go to that gross restaurant to make him happy. Papyrus decided to make a really important decision that night. "...SA- I MEAN... NESS?" Papyrus asked.
"what is it, papyrus?" Frisk answered for Ness.
Papyrus breathed a heavy sigh "WELL, I.. UH... WELL..." Papyrus cleared his throat. "YOU TWO... SHOULD UH...GO OUT."
Ness brought his attention towards Papyrus. His eyes widened.
Papyrus resumed. "I.. DON'T WANT YOU... TO LIVE THIS WAY ANYMORE."
"What are you talking about?" Ness inquired. "I'm fine."
"NOT REALLY." said Papyrus. "YOU DON'T LOOK HAPPY. YOU DON'T SMILE ALL THE TIME LIKE YOU USED TO..." he looked at frisk." AND PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE ALL CLOGGED UP INDOORS, HUMAN OR NOT" he continued." A-AND THAT'S WHY I'M...KICKING YOU OUT!"
Frisk and Ness stood up in unison. "wait, WHAT!?" Ness shouted.
Papyrus stuttered. "WELL, NOT ACTUALLY KICKING YOU OUT, BUT MORE UH.. FORCING YOU TO START AND SMELL THE ROSES?"
The three stood in silence.
Frisk patted Ness's shoulder. "he does have a point."
"..are you gonna be okay without us?" Ness asked, as he made his way to the front door, Frisk being close behind him.
"OH SURE! YOU BOTH HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER, WELL TALK TO EACH-OTHER ALL THE TIME! ..RIGHT?" Papyrus gushed.
"Of course we will!" Frisk beamed, before giving papyrus a bug familial hug.
Frisk ran outside and turned to see the white expanse that led to Waterfall, and she stopped. This is the farthest Frisk has gotten, and she heard all the warnings, from the monsters in the Ruins, to the monsters in and around Snowdin, from Toriel...
And then there was that flower.
"Hey..!"
Frisk was brought out of her train of thought by Ness, who brought his hand out.
"I know what lies beyond may look scary, but... you're not going to be alone"
Frisk's face lit up as she enthusiastically took the boy's hand and shook it.
*...Ness joined your party!
As Ness and Frisk walked towards the entrance to Waterfall, hand in hand, he whispered something under his breath;
"...Not this time..."
