Apology Drabble

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Sorry, there won't be a full chapter this week. Have this apology drabble instead.

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The holiday season was over and there was just one weekend to go before everyone had to go back to work or school.

"Can't we have holiday a little longer? Frisk sighed. "I don't want to go back yet."

"I do," Asriel said.

He liked school, he'd never had so many other kids around. Being a prince had been a bit lonely at times.

"We win again!" Papyrus exclaimed at the table.

"Only because your brother cheats," Mettaton scowled. "Dunno what you're talking about," Sans grinned. 'I'm way too lazy to cheat."

Mettaton and Alphys had come over and were playing cards against Sans and Papyrus in teams. Undyne was at work, the gym where she worked as swimming instructor and personal trainer was preparing for the influx of New Year's resolution-newcomers.

"I would know if Sans cheated!" Papyrus said indignantly. "and I wouldn't allow it! The Great Papyrus is extremely fair!"

"Yeah," Sans smirked at Mettaton.

Alphys shuffled the cards

"We'll s-see," she said. "You won't be so lucky this time!"

"Can we play?" Asriel asked.

"Of course," Papyrus said. "Do you want to be a team together or do you want to join us?"

Asriel decided to join Team Papyrus and Frisk joined Team Mettaton.

"Who's winning?" Toriel asked, coming downstairs.

"That depends," Mettaton said with a suspicious glare at Sans.

"We are!" Frisk said confidently. "Just you wait."

"Oh-ho, is that a challenge? Nyeh, nyeh, nyeh," Papyrus chuckled.

Suddenly there was an electric sounding crackle and then a loud click. The music Tori had put on, on the old fashioned record player she had given a prominent spot in the living room, abruptly shut off.

"Gaster!" she cried out, sticking her head through the basement door. "You're as bad as Sans!"

"Apologies!" Gaster's voice answered her from the bottom of the stairs.

Sans grinned and even Papyrus looked rather happy at this display of utter disregard for electrical safety. Toriel shook her head with a sigh and turned to the table of card players.

"Frisk, Asriel," she said. "After this game you have to gather your things for school, you know you won't want to do it tonight."

Frisk groaned and even Asriel looked annoyed this time. The problem wasn't really going to school, it was not being able to do other things.

"Would it make going back to school more exciting if I brought you to school?" Mettaton said with a dazzling grin.

Frisk and Asriel looked at each other. Mettaton's show was well on its way to becoming the most popular thing on tv. The other kids wouldn't believe their eyes if they actually brought him to school with them.

"Yes!" they cried. "Yes it would!"

"Well that's settled then!" Mettaton said. "I will bring you to school on Monday."

"There won't be much time for looking around and saying hello in the morning," Toriel said hastily.

She already had visions of Mettaton being late, the children being in all states and the teacher calling her to complain.

"Wouldn't it be more fun if you picked them up after school?"

Now that she mentioned it, they all thought that would be better. That way Mettaton could come while all the children were outside on the playground waiting to be picked up.

"Will you come in your pink car?" Frisk grinned.

"Of course I will, darling," Mettaton said. "I'll be there with bells on."

"Actual bells?" Asriel frowned.

"If you like," Mettaton winked.

"Hey Mettaton," Sans said with a grin. "I don't mean to give you a card time, but I think we're winning again."

Toriel laughed at the squabbling that broke out at the table immediately after that statement and went to the basement to see if Gaster needed any help bringing the power back on. At least the children were looking forward to their first day of school now and she was sure Mettaton could handle picking them up and getting them home before dinner time at least.

I'm really sorry, but that will be all for this week. I have a deadline for uni this Tuesday and all my careful planning for this week kind of went out of the window because of random stuff.

Just so you know: the next chapter will be the "back to school" chapter and the chapter after that will be about Alphys and Undyne planning their wedding. I'm not sure when they will be uploaded, but I'll do my best to get them written soon.

Is it a guest; thank you for your lovely review, so glad my fluff is cheering you up. And I'm sure Sans wearing a hat can be arranged in a future chapter ;)

Keeleyomg; Alphys and Undyne's wedding won't be for a while, but the wedding planning is on the way and will be shown in chapters to come!

Thanks to everyone who's reading, following and favoriting this story. It's awesome. See you next week!