"BREAKFAST IS SERVED!" both Bonbon and Sans joined Papyrus at the table as he started passing the plates. Sans looked at the burned and undercooked spaghetti that his brother once again had created. Then he looked over to the kid who was bouncing in her seat as Papyrus was serving her a heaping portion of it.
" bro, maybe you should feed the munchkin something else. i don't think she's ready for your meals."
"WHY WOULD I NOT SERVE OUR TINY GUEST ANYTHING BUT THE BEST!? I EVEN ADDED EXTRA GLITTER TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE GREAT FOR OUR GUEST. NOTHING LESS FROM THE GREAT PAPYRUS, MASTER SPAGHETTOR"
" i don't think she could stomach something as great as your cooking, paps." But his warnings were too late for Bonbon had already started stuffing her face nonstop. "uh, munchkin... how's the food?" Hearing Sans, she took a moment and tasted the food she was scarfing down. Tears ran down her cheeks, "!...maybe you shou-"
"TINY HUMAN! ARE THOSE TEARS OF ADMIRATION!?" Papyrus' eyes shine with anticipation as he waited for her response. Mouth still filled with spaghetti she nodded her head vigorously. Sans stared as she slurped down the rest, leaving her a chance to speak.
"I love it! It reminds me of my brother's cooking, but better!" She threw her hands in the air, "especially when it's not cold!"
"IT IS TRULY AMAZING TO SEE SOMEONE WITH SUCH APPETITE AND HAVE GREAT APPRECIATION FOR MASTERPIECES!" Sans couldn't believe somone other then you actually had the 'guts' to 'stomach' his brother's cooking, and the munchkin actually likes it!
"SANS! STOP STARING AT OUR TINY LITTLE HUMAN WITH SUCH TENDERNESS AND EAT YOUR BREAKFAST BEFORE IT GETS COLD." Sans could feel his face warm up at his brother's accusations.
" uh...pap...i'm...i..wasn't-"
"Papy, I finished and I have a favor to ask please!" Bonbon said as she waved her arms energetically to get his full attention.
"THAT'S GREAT TINY HUMAN! WHAT IS THIS FAVOR YOU WISH TO TELL THE GREAT PAPYRUS."
" Can you teach me to dodge?"
"I WOULD LOVE TO TEACH YOU IN THE ARTS OF AVADING THE ATTACKS OF YOUR ENEMIES, Unfortunately, Sans And I Must Head To Work." Seeing Bonbons face fall slightly at the news, Papyrus gathered her in his arms, "FEAR NOT TINY HUMAN FOR I THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL TRY TO FULFILL ALL HIS DAILY OBLIGATION AT RECORDED SPEED FOR THEN I WOULD HAVE AMPLE TIME TO TEACH YOU. UNTIL THEN YOU CAN TALK TO ME ALL DAY VIA CELLPHONE!" Bonbon was happy to hear that he would help her that she hugged him tightly. Giving him a small peck on the side of his skull, she jumped out of his arms and ran straight towards Sans.
"Sans can I go to your room and get Flo-" Sans grabbed her hoodie and flipped it over her head before she could finish the sentence.
" your..'hat' that you left in my room? sure go right ahead" Bonbon ran off giggling. Sans sat and observed his slightly orange brother who hasn't moved since Bonbon had jumped from his grasp. " paps? it's getting kinda late, not that I mind but..."
"Sans..."
" yeah bro?"
"I Do Not Wish To Go To Work Today..."
"..."
"..." The kitchen went to a state of utter silence and shock at Papyrus sudden reluctance to go to work.
...
Much to Papyrus displeasure, he and Sans had gone off to work, leaving Bonbon with her little pot of dirt alone once again. Bonbon sat on the floor of the living room, staring at her new phone with glee.
"Okay brat, you had a nights rest and you just ate, so can we go now?" Said Flowey.
"Nope! Papy promised he would teach me how to dodge." Flowey let out a frustrated sigh, he couldn't believe he had to be held up in this trash heap of a house longer then necessary. Did this kid enjoy being near those pair of idiots? Beep~
"Look Flowey it's from Papy!" Looking at her phone, she saw an image she had saved of him pop up on screen.
"The idiot just left, why would he message you so soon?" Then her phone beeped again and Bonbon continued to just stare at Papyrus flashing pictures. After 5 messages and constant staring, he had to ask, "Brat, why aren't you answering it?"
"... I can't read" Before Flowey could voice his opinion on how idiotic the whole situation was getting the phone finally rang. Bonbon answered the phone with a large smile on her face," hello~ This is Bonbon speaking."
"TINY HUMAN!" Papyrus' voice rang loudly thru the phone," ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?! ARE YOU HURT! YOU DIDN'T REPLAY TO ANY OF MY MESSAGES AND I WAS GETTING WORRIED!"
"I cant read."
"OH, HOW SILLY OF ME THEN. WE'LL I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOUR OK. I WILL CALL YOU LATER. GOODBYE TINY HUMAN."
"Hehe, Bye-bye Papy."
For the rest of the morning, Papyrus had called Bonbon nonstop, practically every 10 minutes. Chatting away about complete nonsense: what where they doing at the time, what was she drawing, what was their favorite color and food. Flowey didn't understand why he didn't bring the brat along with him, if he was just gonna be talking to her the whole time he's working. Soon it was already lunch time and just as he said, Papyrus has managed to finish his work in recorded time. Tired of the whole thing, Flowey buried himself in his dirt. Papyrus burst through the front door with open arms. "TINY HUMAN!"
"Papy! You're home!" Bonbon jumped in excitment and raised her arms to be picked up. Papyrus swooped the giggling human into his arms and started spinning around.
"HOW I MISSED YOU! ARE YOU READY FOR OUR INTENSE TRAINING?"
"Yes!" She raised her fist into the air and looked at the far distance.
...
It was lunch time and Sans was on his 4th break. Slumped over the bar counter at Grillby's, he was mindlessly staring at his opened phone. Apparently, Papyrus and the little munchkin had hijacked his phone while he was asleep and had added her number along with a silly image of her face. Which her face was too close to the screen. "...Cute kid..." Sans looked up and noticed that Grillby, the fire elemental owner of the bar, was leaning over the counter. Sans blushed slightly and clumsily put his phone away. "...Bring her in sometimes...she was nice..." Sans was caught off guard at how chatty he was. Grillby usually kept to himself and merely listen to others, only talking if he felt it was necessary. Wait? Did he say that she was nice? When did he meet the kid? Before he could ask, Grillby spoke up, "...Your brother was running around the other day...showing of the young girl to everyone in town..." Sans should really stop sleeping in so much. Letting out a sigh he chugged down his bottle of ketchup."...rumors has it that your brother has fathered a feline monster..." Sans coughed, making a mess around the counter with ketchup. Grillby wasn't pleased, his fire crackling in displeasure.
" wait what?!" Grillby grabbed a wash cloth and started cleaning the counter.
"...the young girl's face was mostly covered with your brothers scarf and her hoodie was up... from a far...many of the residents thought that your brother was carrying around an infant cat monster...Everyone believed she was his, especially with how he was very protective of her and how her eyes were similar to your brother's and your own."
Sans buried his skull in his arms. His brother was never one for subtleties. What did he say about her eyes? That's right, her eyes were slightly strange. Not that he has meet many humans to know what was normal or not. He couldn't use you as reference, you either had your eyes semi closed or those piercing red eyes. Just thinking about them made him shiver. "...she's a human is she not?" Sans' shoulder tensed. Clutching his jacket tightly he looked up at Grillby. His eye sockets devoid of any light.
" so what if she is?" Catching the not so subtle threat in his voice, Grillby simply left him a small warning. A warning that if he wasn't too careful, the captain of the royal guard might catch wind of Papyrus' new guest.
Leaving the bar, he headed back to his post in Hotland. He listened to the lull of the magma flowing behind him. Letting his mind drift off.
'Sans? Are you ok?' You grabbed his hand under your own. He smiled slightly at how soft they were, even with all the scars they held. He picked your hand and placed it on the side of his skull. His teeth almost touching it.
"...heh sorry kiddo, just 'bone tired' i guess.." you didnt believe his words, wanting to sign, you attempted to regain your hand. But he held on tighter, shutting his eyes and letting out a shuttered sigh. "...please...don't go.." his voice was filled with so much pain, "..not again...stay...please" his voice, barely a whisper, had shook you down to your very soul. You gave him the best smile you could muster before embracing him. You had held him in your arms till he had calmed down. You lifted his head till he could full see you as you signed "I promise". When he came home that day, he found his brother's scarf, covered in dust. His eyesockets had widen in disbelief, you were standing over it, eyes blood red, a sickining smile, holding a knife in your hand. He couldn't move, he couldnt do anything as you walked right past him and out through the front door. You had betrayed him! He trusted you!
He awoke from his dream with a shutter, his phone's alarm was ringing, it was time to go home. He also noticed that he had a missed message, as he opened it and he saw that it was an image of a drawing of him. Chuckling softly, he started to close up. On his walk home he remebered the warning that Grillby had given him, leaving him with a large weight of worry over his shoulders. His life was in instant chaos with all the resets. That, and having it go back to a somewhat normal state, he had almost forgotten that all the monsters in the Underground were desperately waiting for a human soul to escape the barrier that had them all trapped. And right this moment, in his home, there was this small human. Who would easily stay at a home of monsters who were complete strangers. How easy would it be to end all their suffering by taking her to Asgore and end it once and for all. Feeling extra tired and conflicted, he opened his front door to find his brother laughing. In their enjoyment, they didn't notice that he was standing by the door.
His brother was placing a couple of diffrent sizes of bones up right on the ground, as Bonbon tried balancing across them. Occasionally she would lose her balance, but Papyrus was already ready to catch her. Sans soul once again tightened painfully. He made up his mind, this human was diffrent, she was nothing like you. She was so small and innocent. In just the few days since they knew her, she had brought such joy to his brother. He couldn't take that away from him. Noticing that Sans had arrived, Bonbon ran towards him and embraced his legs. "Sans! Welcome home."
" it's good to be back home, munchkin." He patted her head, looking at her smiling face.
"WELCOME HOME SANS. I'LL GET DINNER READY."
" bro, weren't you supposed to teach her how to dodge, not walk on bones?"
"WE WERE TRAINING EARLIER AND SEEING HOW SHE WAS QUICK TO LEARN, WE DECIDED TO TAKE A SMALL BREAK." Bonbon followed Papyrus to the kitchen and began with preparing the spaghetti dinner. Sans went straight to the couch and rested deep between the cushions, enjoying the sound of his brother and the munchkin as they cooked.
...
Bonbon let out a long yawn.
"TINY HUMAN I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I WAS TAKING SO LONG TO COOK YOU THE BEST MEAL, THAT IT HAS ALREADY GOTTEN SO LATE." Sans watched as his brother got up from the table and went over to the sink that only he could reach. Getting a warm wash cloth, Papyrus started cleaning Bonbon's face, who was now semi conscious. It was nice to see his brother's face look so gentle and warm. "Now, Off To Bed." Bonbon raised her little arms as Papyrus tenderly carried her off to bed.
" don't worry 'bout cleaning up, i'll help ya."
"Thanks Sans, That's Very Unlazy Of You."
"Yawwwnn...night night Sans."
"Yes, Goodnight Brother"
" night bro. night munchkin." After cleaning up he started walking up the stairs when he heard somone clearing their throat.
"Are we forgetting something?"
" actually i don't think i am." Sans continued up the stairs.
"If you don't like it that I'm here, then hurry up and kick the brat out already." Sneered Flowey, " or are you still not tired of playing house." Sans gritted his teeth and continued towards his room. But before he entered, he turned back and opened his brother's door. The lights were off, but he did manage to see that they were both soundly asleep. With Papyrus arms protectively holding the tiny kid. He silently closed the door and went to his own room. Once again, he was able to sleep soundly that night, no nightmares, no dreams just the small sound of calm.