Me: *Dodges knives* What did I do?!

Chara: You're putting us back in filler hell, that's why! *throws more knives*

Asriel: Chara! Calm down, plz!

Me: I've told you already, I genuinely do wsnt to make this story also about life on the Surface! *dodges more knives* And I also said not ALL filler will be about the Surface! Eventually the Surface will have plot too!

Chara: You'd better not be messing with me on that.

Me: I swear to you, I'm not. Anyway, let's get back to the story. After six chapters of darkness, we could use a breather. And what better way than this way!

Chapter Start!


Sunrise. That's what she wakes up to, and it never ceases to amaze her.

Toriel opens her eyes as she sits up and rubbed her eyes. Lying next to her was Asgore who was still very much asleep. He was somewhat sprawled on the bed, with one of his arms and ears hanging over the side of the bed and he had his mouth open as quiet snores left him. His mane, for the moment, was a complete mess.

...He was so adorable.

Nevertheless, Toriel had to get up and get through her morning routine, quickly. Because today was special to her ,verh special and very important. Admittedly, she was very nervous while simultaneously being super excited.

Today would be the first day she officially teaches other children. Everything was in order. She has the proper paperwork. She has the go ahead from other human officials. And she definitely has the supplies as well as the friendly and family support. All she needed to do now was show up. She was very enthusiastic to do so, and refuses to be late.

"Oh dear, it's finally time. I simply cannot wait to begin!" Toriel said as she had already begun morning routine at a faster pace than usual.

Asgore eventually woke up as well, a bit more laid-back about today than she was, but that didn't mean he wasn't excited for her. "Baaaa...neither can I, honey."

Toriel was beaming nost of the time, but there would be occasional spurts of despondency in-between. "What if the children don't like me? What if they think ill of me because I'm a monster? And the other teachers, will they feel the same way? Will they become hostile? Or if the human children start picking on the monster children, or vice versa? Or-"

"Mom!" Chara suddenly shouted from his room, making her stop her rambling. He reluctantly pulled away from the two brothers clinging to him while still asleep, and walked out of the room, rubbing his eyes. "Mom...you're freaking out."

"I do not know what you mean, my child. I'm just-"

"You're highly anxious. You have teacher anxiety. And that's fine." Chara reasoned. "This is your first day. You don't know how it's gonna pan out because you're a monster teaching monsters AND humans. But let me comfort you with a pretty useful detail...it's elementary school. There's no way you can go seriously wrong if you're teaching a class of elementary-level kids. You should already know that kids love you a lot. And you love them back. So when it comes to relating to the students, you shouldn't have a problem there."

Toriel rubbed her neck. "Well...I suppose that is true..."

"And not to mention, for six years straight, you had no problem schooling me and my brothers, as well as other monster children in the Underground, so you won't have a problem teaching monster children, either. And believe me, I wasn't a fan at first. I'm not afraid to admit I was flat-out horrible. I was that child with the little 'Dunce' head and sat in the corner." He shrugged. "You seriously shouldn't worry about misbehaving, either. Because if you were able to handle me, you can handle whatever they can possibly throw at you."

Toriel wondered about his reasoning as Asgore slowly wrapped his arms around her waist. "Chara speaks true, my dear. You have a unique way bonding with children. And I'm sure that the human teachers will give you a chance, because you're a very pleasant person to be around. You've always wanted to become a teacher, and now the chance has finally come. Of course you'll be nervous the first couple of times. But you shall endure, and adapt. And pretty soon you'll have it all worked out. You are the brains of the family, after all."

Toriel smiled as Asgore continued to build up her confidence. She lightly turned her head and gave a light kiss to his cheek. "You two are really great for giving me a confidence boost. Thank you."

"No problem. Now if you excuse me..." Chara counted down. "3...2...1...aaaannnnd...cue adorable brothers."

"MORNING CHARA!" Frisk and Asriel appeared by his sides. They then hugged him simultaneously and kissed his cheeks cheerfully. He didn't reject the gesture, but he was so used to it now that he was totally calm.

"Yup. Right on time."

They released him and went straight for their parents next. "Mom, you're all dressed up?" Asriel blinked. "Don't tell me...?"

"That is right, children. My school will be officially opening up today, and I intend to be there early so I can prepare. It's a school for human and monster children alike. I was feeling quite nervous, but Chara and Asgore have me a pep talk to better prepare for it."

"Indeed. The school is going directly to her, so she's technically the principal of the school. A Principal who really wants to take a hands-on approach in teaching children." Asgore grinned. "And she's taken me up as the school Gardner! I get to make the hedges and flowers around the school look nice and neat!"

"Woah. Teacher/Principal. I didn't know that latter part." Chara blinked. "Hold the phone. They're giving a school building to you, for you to use to teach...then doesn't that mean...you're in charge?!"

"Yes. Not only will I be an active teacher, I shall also serve as principal. I prefer a more interactive experience with the children instead of simply sitting in an office most of the day. Why do you ask?"

"If you're in charge of the school, then what the heck are you worried about?!" Chara raised his hands up in exasperation. "You're the Queen of the Monsters, yet you get anxious over your school opening? C'mon, Mom!"

Toriel thought over what he was saying, and chuckled slightly. "Hm~You're right, my child. I should have more confidence in myself on this special event. After all, this is what I wanted."

"Exactly." Chara nodded a bit smugly. "Now if you excuse me, there's a carton of chocolate milk with my name on it."

"Really? Well maybe Frisk and I can-"

"Sssshhhhhhh..." Chara slowly closed Asriel's lips with his finger, silencing him. "I said the milk has MY name on it. It's mine. Alllll of it. You get your own milk. You both know where to find it." With that, he turned around and walked downstairs. Asriel and Frisk looked towards one another as the latter shrugged, thinking he meant the carton with the regular milk, then they both followed him.

Asgore tilted his head. "Know where to find it...?" Toriel seemed to understand what Chara was insinuating in two different ways due to the way he said it, as she blushed brightly and covered her face. Asgore blinked as he too blushed in realization. "Oh..."

"I sometimes forget that Chara can also be the naughty one...and of course he can get away with it around his brothers if the implications are indefinite enough..." Toriel mumbled softly in embarassment. "I'm...I'm going to continue getting ready."

"That would be best, we have much to do after all." Asgore nodded. "Indeed, have to get you ready for your important day...hehehehe...he..."

Toriel and Asgore managed to wave away the awkward silence soon enough, as they were both getting ready. They got the supplies, the papers needed to bring, and Toriel's special reading glasses. Her sight was nowhere near waning, but they helped her regardless. They completely packed everything up, and were totally ready to set out.

It would only be a matter of time.

It was very generous of the humans to provide them with a car. They needed some other way to geg around the city without relying on teleportation all of the time. It lessens the unnecessary use of magic, which is another reason why they're wanted a car. Papyrus also has a car, surprisingly. Though he gets very agitated when Sans asks him for a ride almost every time he was too lazy to even teleport somewhere.

The point is, Toriel was glad her family was provided a car. Two, in fact. And they both needed to be big enough because of Asgore's height. He didn't want to poke holes in the ceiling with his horns, after all. That would be incredibly awkward to see as they were driving down roadways. Asgore was awkward enough on his own, they didn't need that added to the mix.

Toriel turned to the trio of children. "Chara, you're in charge. Don't set the house on fire, it'll scare the humans."

Chara tilted his head. "...how do you know that's not what I want?" Re-accepting humanity was still a bit of a neutral concept for him, but was still edging slightly towards the negative side.

"I will take all of the chocolate out of this house, and I'll order Muffet not to bake for you for a month." Toriel narrowed her eyes.

"Have fun at work! Love you Mommy!" Chara suddenly said, waving cheerfully. He wouldn't let it be known that his mother greatly terrified him with that threat.

"Mmm-hm." Toriel nodded sternly. Her experession softens as she smiled. She couldn't stay upset with him. Toriel quickly goes up to her trio of children and kissed all three of her children on their heads. "Ooooh...I love you too. Honestly, I'm trusting you three to stay out of trouble while we're gone."

"What about Red?" Frisk asked.

"What about her? She's hanging out with the Canine Unit, no one's gonna bother her. At least I'm not." Chara shrugged.

Toriel smiled as she pulled away from them and waved softly to them before turning to Asgore. "Shall we?"

"We shall."


They eventually reached the school of interest, and Toriel stepped of the car first. Asgore stepped out next, also taking a small gaze at the school building...though he gasped at the sight of the hedges, flowers, and grass. "Golly! These hedges are completely uneven, and these flowers haven't been nearly nurtured enough! The grass is also looking a little brown near the entrance! Now if I had known it was in this kind of state, I would have been working on it non-stop." He said strongly as he grasped for Toriel's paws. "You deserve so much better, sweetheart."

"Tehee...Asgore, it's only the first day. We're getting used to the school area a bit more. Soon you'll be able to properly maintain the vegetation around here. I lack the green thumb to do it myself, so I have to depend on you."

"You count on me, Tori!" Asgore happily puffed out his chest. "I'll make the green of this school fully match up to your standards!"

"Honey...has Papyrus been influencing you?"

"Nonsense, my dear! Why do you ask? Have I not been living up to your standards? Is there a way for me to do better? I can start on these plants right now, if you wish!"

"Oh golly..." Toriel shook her head. Her husband is such a sweetheart...as well as a handful. "Try not to exhaust yourself, Gorey. Manage that, and I shall do the same."

"Roger!" Asgore saluted. Toriel giggled and kissed his cheek. His current posture didn't change, but he did blush.

Toriel looked towards the school once agajn. There was the Delta Rune symbol on the doors, except without the triangles. It looks like it has two floors with plenty of windows. She csn see a decent sized playground on the side, which wasn't too bad but could use a bit of cleaning. The lights being on in a couple of the rooms means that quite a bit of people are inside already. They're probably waiting for her.

Toriel checked herself over. Blue blouse was clean and ironed. Blue skirt with sky blue polka dots were also clean and iron. She was pretty sure she bathed and groomed her fur neatly. She had her glasses. Her supplies were still in her car, Asgore volunteered to carry them for her. She had the papers themselves in her paws in a blue folder, careful not to drop any of them...

...Chara was right. She was worrying too much.

She took a deep breath. It's just an introductory day, Tori. You won't even do any real teaching today because you're trying to get to know the students and teachers. Don't let your anxiety get the better of you. Be strong. Be Determined.

With this in mind, Toriel eventually approached the entrance and opened the doors. There, she wasn't expecting to see a certain someone.

"Alvina...?"

Said major blinked as she turned around and gasped. "Toriel! Asgore! You made it!"

Mayor Alvina was the one who decided that monsters should stay in the Underground for an extra six years, so she herself could get humanity ready for their return, and be sure that there wouldn't be some leftover crude between them that could kick start a second war. Over the years, she, Toriel, and Asgore kept calling one another, talking about how to handle monster-human relations. She already had Toriel's school build in a space no one claimed, and the monsters already paid for it. All Toriel needed to do was claim it.

In short, Alvina, when it came to Monster-Human relations, was a very important ally. It made her a very busy woman, even more than usual. But it was worth it. And one of the Royal Couple's first human friends.

"You two made it for the opening, great!" Alvina smiled, shaking both their paws. "How are the kids doing?"

"Oh you know, same old. Frisk and Asriel are super affectionate, Chara considers it to be slightly embarrassing...the usual." Asgore shrugged.

"They're delightful, as always." Toriel smiled.

"Awesome! I'm glad I entrusted Frisk over to you. I don't need to worry about him so much anymore." Alvina smiled, looking Toriel over a little. "Well, you're definitely looking the part of an experienced educator!"

"Teehee, thank you~"

"Gee, look at you! After today, you'll be a Mother/Queen/Principal/Teacher! You're on a roll, sister!"

"Why, I don't know about that, but I do consider those roles to be quite advantageous."

"It surely does. The more skills you have, the better." She tilted her head as something came to her. "Speaking of skills...you didn't tell me you were in a band."

Toriel almost choked when she said that. "B-Band?!" She readjusted her glasses, laughing nervously. "Forgive me, b-but I'm afraid I do not know what you are talking about. I'm not part of a band."

Alvina folded her arms. "Hm...really?"

"Really."

"I see." Alvina took a moment to take out her phone, this something up really quick, and showed the screen to the Boss Monster with a knowing smirk. "Then you won't have a problem denying that this is you?" Toriel looked at the contents of the phone. It was a video.

The thumbnail showed Toriel with a short-sleeved black dress with the words "Goat Mom" written in white and in capital letters across her chest. She had black makeup on, including just a few piercing on her ears, and a temporary pink heart tattoo with 'Gorey' written in the middle. She was holding the microphone. Sans was in his own outfit, with black jeans, a black shirt, and a removable mohwak, holding an electric guitar. Frisk was playing the drums, still looking mostly neutral despite the chaos. Papyrus...was playing a triangle. And he looked very proud of himself, too. So did Sans. Chara and Asriel were in the background, managing special effects with their respective magic.

Toriel blushed brightly and covered her face. To further push the embarrassment button, Alvina skipped to a certain part of the video and pressed play, only for a couple seconds:

"MY NAME IS TORIEL! I BAKE BUTTERSCOTCH PIE! WIIIIIIITH!(Monster crowd joins her) CIN-NA-MON! CIN-NA-MON! CIN-NA-MON! CIN-NA-MON! CIN-NA-MOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN!" Toriel's blush deepened as she sees herself energetically headbanging in the video, with Sans doing the same thing alongside her.

"I WUV U TORI!" Yep. That was most certainly Asgore hollering in the background, no doubt the biggest fan of the crowd, literally and figuratively. Asgore of the present sheepishly rubbed his neck.

Alvina paused the video, still smirking. "'Dreemurr and Femur'? Really? I know how you and Sans love your puns, but you went as far as making your band name a pun? You two must be the best of friends."

"...How...?" Toriel moaned shyly through her paws.

"Your pink robot friend uploaded it to surface world media. Lotta likes." Alvina folded her arms. "You didn't tell me your voice could sing in a peaceful, motherly, angelic tone that can put smaller children to sleep, AND sing in a lead singer, heavy metal tone that can really rile up the older kids. And in a positive way, too."

"T-T-That isn't a career of course! That's only supposed to be a hobby! I don't wish to make a profit out of it!" Toriel blushed deeply, shaking her head rapidly while clutching her skirt. "I was just taking a step out of my comfort zone. A-And I found myself to be really enjoying it. That is all!"

"Relax. I'm just teasin'." Her human friend chuckled. "C'mon, I'll introduce you to a coupoe kids that came. Since it's just a starting day, it isn't much." She said as she wrapped her arm around her and lead her forward. Then she whispered: "Though I hope you don't freak out if a couple of them call you 'Tori The Rocker'."

"Ugggh..."

Being lead down a couple hallways by the smaller human, Toriel came across a much larger room with plenty of the children inside. They looked nervous, but not in a negative aspect. They just didn't know what to expect. Obviously not as nervous as herself, but still. There were also plenty of the monster children around, and she was a bit surprised, but happy that the parents have taken a leap of faith and trust her. She was even more happy that so many had come to her school despite her own hesitation. And it would pretty soon before the other rooms were filled as well.

"Alright kids, I'm sure you've heard of Mrs. Dreemurr here. She doesn't want you to see her as a Queen within these walls. Here, she is your teacher, as well as your principal. She's just as nervous as you all are, so I implore you all to please be nice and patient with her." Alvina said, as she gestured Toriel forward. "Annnnnd...you're up!"

"O-Oh! Um..." Toriel coughed a bit, pushing her glasses upward while laughing a bit sheepishly. She didn't seem to know what to say.

"Howdy!" Asgore suddenly called out, waving jovially. To Toriel's surprise, all of them chanted 'Howdy' back while also waving at them. Asgore sure knows how to break the ice, even if he doesn't mean to. "All you, Tori."

"Thanks for that..." Toriel smiled. "As My friend Alvina has already stated, I am Toriel. As of now, I shall be your teacher, as well as your Principal. I am very happy to have you all, and I do hope you can feel the same for me."


Once Toriel had begun speaking, she could feel all of her nerves vanish. She had spoken with the children, introducing herself telling them that she hopes that the human and monster children can get along nicely. It relieved her to see that none of the human gave any indication that they might become hostile towards monsters. This was a very good sign. A sign that their parents were given monsters a chance. She's confident in herself to not disappoint them.

When she was done speaking, all of the children were dispersed to their separate classes, except for a select few that she would take in and teach herself for the day. Alvina had stayed around to see how she would do, and was pleasantly surprised that Toriel was a natural once her nerves settled down. She was confident, she was patient, she was kind, and she gave every single child an equal amount of attention. She never liked one over the other, she liked them all equally.

By the time the beginning school day was over, a majority of the children have already taken a liking to their new teacher/principal. While a couple human children were still understandably nervous around her, she never questioned them for it. Instead, she simply said, "That is alright, children. This is a very big and abrupt change for you. I implore you, take as much time as you need."

Soon after, she was called to the Teacher's Lounge by Alvina, who had gathered just a couple teachers around who wanted to meet her. Her nerves came back, forgetting that she also had to interact with the other teachers.

She quietly enters the room, to see three other teachers in the room, as well as Alvina. She closed the door behind her and clasped her paws. "Um...hello there!"

"She's pretty nervous about this whole thing, isn't she?"

"Of course she's perfectly fine around the kids, I heard she loves kids."

"This is our new boss? Heh, I already prefer her over the last school I taught at."

Alvina clapped her hands. "Alrighty, Toriel! These three teachers out of all the others in this building, are the ones that wanted to meet you the most. They found you very impressive, and they wanted to hang out with you and Asgore!"

"R-Really?" Toriel blinked. "You all would like to befriend me?"

"Figured you could use some human friends to help ya around the surface world." One of them, looking like a black-haired man with a business suit, steps forward, and offers his hand, which she gently takes. "I'm teaching Mathematics here, and my name is Michael. Queen, Principal, Toriel."

"O-Oh! Just Toriel will do just fine."

One of the more relaxed teachers with no hair on his head and wore an opened yellow best with blue jeans waved a hand."Mr. Johnson. I'm more of a laid back kind of guy who does the Reading classes around here. I had coffee with your busband a couple hours ago. I asked him what was with the pink shirt with flowers. He told me 'A REAL man must never be embarassed to wear his pink shirt and flowers! I wear these full of pride!" He chuckled. "Real men wear pink. Not to mention he likes tea and gardening. He's thinking of starting a gardening club when there's enough people here."

"Really?"

"You can ask him yourself. He really wants the school area to look it's best."

"Speaking of her husband, he's pretty handsome, isn't he?" The last of the bunch, a woman wearing a bright blue dress, smiling playfully. "The presence he gives is so calm and gentle, and yet he looks so manly!"

Michael stared at her blankly. "He's married, Valerie. Well according to the monsters, remarried." He turned back to Toriel. "She teaches English. She's also a bit of a flirt."

"Well then I'm sure she and Frisk will get along just fine." Toriel playfully rolled her eyes.

Mr. Johnson smiled. "We're here to help you with whatever you need, Toriel. You're the boss. You need a hand with this Principal, Teacher thing, we'll be there."

Alvina nodded. "These are the decent teachers that actually like monsters, and want to give them a hand in adjusting to human society." She rolled her eyes. "They're nothing like recent racist bigots, such as Linda."

Toriel blinked, noticing how the rest of the adults seem to out on an annoyed grimace. "Excuse me...but who is Linda?"

"You'll know who she is when ya see her. Because you'll wanna punch her in the face before she begins talking. Luckily she isn't here today." Valerie rolls her eyes. Said eyes then turned towards the window...and widened as she began smirking. "Oh. Hello~"

Something in Toriel seemed to react with panic once she discovered what she was staring at. Toriel blushed heavily as she sees Asgore removing his flower vest and slinging it over his shoulder as he continued watering the plants around him, freely and casually exposing his furry chest in the sunlight, and he wiped a bit of sweat off his brow. It was getting warmer outside, and the fur and hair wasn't doing much to help.

Valerie sighed dreamily. "What did I just say? Manly. And don't try to hide the fact that you're enjoying what you're seeing, Tori~"

Said Boss Monster immediately closed the blinds and drew the curtains closed as to prevent any further visual. "I don't know what you're talking about..."

"Yeah. She's one of those types of friends. Loyal, but embarassing to be around sometimes." Alvina rolled her eyes. "Anyway, Toriel. Be sure to put our numbers in your contacts. We might hang out later, ya know? And maybe you can bring some of your monster friends? Expanding the circle, kinda deal."

Toriel thought about this as the last of her blush disappeared off of her face. She then smiled again and nodded kindly. "Yes. I would like that very much."

"And remember, don't hold out on us. We already know you know how to have fun."

"Whatever do you mean?"

Alvina chuckled as she imitated her act, headbanging slightly: "Cin-na-mon! Cin-na-mon! Cin-na-mon!"

"Good lord, you're not going to let that go, are you?" Toriel blushed as she sat in one of the chairs and placed her head on the table face first. The other adults simply laughed.

...she too, began laughing a little.


"Kids! We're home!" Asgore sounded out as he opened the door to the house, allowing Toriel to step in first. Good thing is, the house wasn't on fire.

"Noogie the Goat!" Chara called out, having Asriel in a headlock.

"Don't boogie the goat! The goat doesn't appreciate it too well!" Asriel laughed as he tried to break out of the hold. Frisk was vainly trying to break them up. Though when they caught sight of their parents, they all stopped and smiled. "Mom! Dad!"

"Howdy, champs!" Asgore smiled as he scooped all three of them up and kissed their heads. "Tori and I had a pretty decent first day of school! Your mother was a natural at teaching, as usual!"

"That's great to hear, guys!" Frisk chirped.

"So, what about the human teachers?" Chara questioned a bit intensely.

Toriel scratched her head. "Well, most of them aren't hostile. But it's too soon to tell if they'll get along with the monster chidlren yet. But we did manage to make a couple human friends that can help us around my teaching." Chara seemed satisfied by the answer, but still remained cautious.

Asgore soon sets the kids down as she sets them down and let them run off again. He then turns to Toriel while wrapping his arms around her waist. "So? How did you really enjoy the day?"

"I'm...I'm still a bit nervous. It's only the first day, and feelings can change surprisingly rapidly. I just hope I'm doing well..."

Asgore smiled as he lifted her head up by her chin. "Tori...do you love the children there?"

She blinked at his question, and she nodded humbly. "Yes."

"Do you wish to make their experience in learning as enjoyable as you can make it, as you are taking a more interactive roll in getting along with the humans, be they children or adult?"

"Yes."

"And most importantly...are you happy?"

Toriel suddenly understood what he was doing, and smiled brightly. "Of course."

Asgore smiled. "Then by all means, you are doing nothing wrong. No my dear, you're doing just fine."

Toriel briefly kissed his muzzle as she happily hugged him tight as she then looked into his eyes. "For a gardner, you sure know how to pep talk a teacher/principal."

"I'm not there just to manage the gardens around the school, Tori. And believe me, I believe a healthy garden is serious business. But realize and remember...I'm also there for you." He said softly as he hugged her closer to his chest. "This way, if you ever need my help with something, you'll know exactly where to find me." He gently kissed her forehead afterwards, forging a goofy smile. "After all...I'm your biggest fan~"

Toriel giggled as she happily nuzzles his nose, and he nuzzles right back."Just another reason why I wuv u right back, King Fluffybuns~"


Me: Goat Mom gathered some human friends! Huzzah! And look, the mayor OC is back! That's a thing!

Toriel: Those four were so pleasant and nice!

Asriel: Mom seems to really enjoy their company. I'm happy for her. ^_^

Asgore: There goes her first day at her school. She's in charge, and she also teaches. But she'll be as fair as she can be.

Frisk: Cin-na-mon...Cin-na-mon...Cin-na-mon...

Toriel: *Blush* Not you too, my child...

Me, Asgore, Asriel, Chara, and Frisk: Cin-na-mon! Cin-na-mon! Cin-na-mon!

Toriel: *Sigh* Alright...I shall make some pie if you stop the chanting and end this chapter now.

All: *Stops completely* Deal!

Toriel: Oh these boys are a handful...until the next chapter, my children...