Author's Note: Hello! I'm probably only going to post 1-3 chapters today, as posting 5 chapters, (like I did yesterday), was a lot of work, (I had a blast, but still, a ton of work). Anyway, I hope y'all like chapter 12!
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I sat at the table quietly as the wedding guests occupied the dance floor. I looked over to see Toriel and Asgore smiling at each other as they danced, caught up in their little world. It was so nice to see Toriel finally enjoying herself after all of the stresses of the wedding planning. I felt a light tap on my shoulder.
"Is this seat taken?" Asriel asked. I shook my head as he sat down next to me. "They look really happy, huh?"
"Yeah, they do," I agreed. I thought for a moment. "I'm surprised Toriel hasn't murdered Undyne yet."
Asriel laughed. "Oh yeah, I was pretty surprised when she left her spot."
"You should've heard her when she was complaining to me as the ceremony was going on. She even had the gall to criticize Toriel and Asgore for, and I quote, "'Making googly eyes at each other.'" Asriel just shrugged.
"What else can you expect from her. I'm guessing you mentioned how she and Alphys—"
"Yes."
"Well, out of all of us, she can be the most stubborn."
I snorted. "You're telling me. I had to find that out in the most terrifying way possible. Try having her hunt you down with an infinite load of spears and attack you. It was a wonder that I even had enough compassion for her to not let her die when we made it to Hotland."
Asriel's eyes were wide. "Damn, that does sound scary." We both quieted as a slow song came on the speakers. I glanced over at Asriel quickly to see him staring at me, deep in thought. After a couple seconds, he stood up.
"Hey, um…Frisk?" He began nervously. I was almost too quick to respond.
"Yes?" I replied hopefully.
"W-would you l-like to—"
"Asriel!" A female voice shouted. Asriel and I turned our heads to see a human girl run up to us. "Oh, hello! You must be Frisk!" The girl greeted. I nodded somewhat dazed.
"Oh, yeah, Frisk. This is Lois. She's in my Engineering class," he introduced, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"It's nice to meet you?" I said uncertainly. She took my hand and shook it rapidly.
"Anyway, I just came over to see if I could steal Asriel for a second so we could dance?" She asked, turning to Asriel expectantly. Asriel seemed to lose the ability to speak as he looked between me and Lois. Lois raised her eyebrows in anticipation.
"Umm…sure. I'll be right back Frisk," Asriel accepted. As Lois happily grabbed his hand and took him away, I felt my face fall. Asriel turned back to look at me, and I saw him mouth "sorry" to me.
Disappointment rose within me as I sat down slowly after remaining standing for another awkward moment. Though I tried my best not to, I felt myself glare in Lois's direction as she danced with Asriel, smiling a little too widely. It didn't take a genius to gather that she had a thing for him. To compliment her lack of subtlety, Asriel smiled uncomfortably at her as the two danced slowly.
"Someone steal your little boyfriend?" A gruff voice asked. I turned over to see Undyne sitting down in the vacant seat next to me.
"No, not at all! We're not—why would you say that?" The words tumbled out of my mouth too quickly.
"If someone didn't, then you wouldn't be shooting daggers at that girl right now, would you?" Undyne replied, taking a big swig of beer. My face turned white.
"It's that obvious?"
"Only to the people who choose to look at you. Lucky for you, that little bitch hasn't even glanced in your direction the entire time."
"Undyne…" I said. "She's not a—"
"Don't give me the 'she looks nice' bullshit. Trust me, I've been there. You're probably already plotting a way to kill her."
"No, no! Jesus, Undyne! If a girl starts dancing with a guy that I consider a close friend…" my voice faded as Undyne imitated that skeptical look that Toriel gives me when she doesn't believe something I say. I chose to continue, "I'm not going to plot a way to kill her as my first thought!" I shook my head in disbelief. "Undyne, I knew you were extreme, but not that extreme!"
"Whatever you say, kid. I'm just saying, the most effective way to kill her would be to—"
"I'm not going to kill her!" I exclaimed. Undyne didn't look fazed at all by my outburst.
"Alright, alright. But if you ever need my input—"
"Just stop it!"
"Fine," she replied, rolling her eyes. "Well look who it is, the bone brothers!" Undyne greeted Papyrus and Sans.
"I don't believe I know who they are," Papyrus said, scratching his cranium. Undyne just rolled her eyes.
"What brings the two of you over here?" I asked politely.
"Oh, Papyrus was looking for a way to fill himself to the b—"
"Sans, if you make one more pun I will personally tear you apart with this knife!" Undyne warned. Sans just shrugged.
"I've got nine lives," he replied, winking at me. I was the only one who really knew what he meant.
"Actually, the real reason I came over was to see if this kiddo would dance with me?" Sans asked kindly. I smiled weakly and nodded, taking his arm as he escorted me onto the dance floor. It was nice to not be completely left out of the dancing.
"Hey, I'm sorry that things didn't work out," he whispered. I cocked my head to the side a little.
"What do you mean?"
"I saw what happened earlier, with Asriel almost asking you to dance and being interrupted by that girl. It sucks when that happens."
"I really don't want to talk about this right now."
"I know, that's why I spared you an interrogation by Papyrus and Undyne and asked you to dance."
I smirked. "Yeah, you didn't protect me from being prodded by Undyne, but I'll still thank you anyway for keeping out of Papyrus's range of question hurdling."
"You're welcome," he replied, twirling me. I smiled a little as we dance. Sans has always had a way of knowing how to make me feel better. I guess you could say he's become like a brother to me over the years, or even an uncle in some senses.
The song finished. And Sans, being the gentlemanly skeleton that he is, led me off the dance floor and to my seat. He ruffled my hair lightly before going back to his own seat. I looked over at Asriel to see him politely excuse himself after he finished dancing with Lois. The moment he turned towards me, I could see in his eyes that something was wrong. Very wrong.
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End Note: Aaaand cliff hanger! Woohoo! You guys will just have to wait till the next chapter to figure out what will happen next! Also, sorry if I've been making some category changes for the story. It started out as a Romance/Adventure, but then I realized there really wasn't going to be too much adventuring, so I then changed it to Romance/Comedy, but now I think it will turn into a Romance/Drama or similar category. Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter which I might post today, depending on how I'm feeling.