And now we see, a certain someone who has quite a few things to say about Toriel being a teacher/principal. And you'll also see...just how she reacts. A Dreemurr doesn't allow their goals to fold so easily. Once, it wasn't really a good thing...though now it is, to an extent.

Temmie: hOi!

...and now we see, the majestic Temmie stuffing Temmie Flakes in her mouth, looking proud of herself...

...I can't bring myself to make her go away.

Chapter Start!

A full two weeks have gone by. So far and so good, for monsters and humans alike. No serious incidents have occurred, just a couple scuffles here and there. No one was seriously going at each other, at the very least. Asriel, Frisk, Flowey, and Chara were currently being watched over by Papyrus. Much to these latter two's annoyance. They were sure they didn't need his supervision, but Toriel insisted.

Toriel took a deep, practiced breath as she approached the school building that stood tall before her. The school that would belong to her, and would be a place of learning for humans and monsters alike. The builing was two stories high, with just five steps leading up to the door, which proudly had the Delta Rune symbol on them. This brought a very warm smile to both herself and Asgore's faces. It was at least a couple yards wide and long, and the grass was properly trimmed evenly. The hedges were also very nicely trimmed, though two in particular brought a surprised look to Toriel's face. One was just a very large Papyrus head, looking like he was in a middle of one of his 'NYEH-HEH-HEH' cackles. The other hedge was a lifelike depiction of Toriel, complete with her teacher outfit and a red rose in the fur near her floppy ear. She had a rather peaceful and bright smile on her face. All of these were done with the most precise and careful detail. Toriel turned towards the now deeply blushing Asgore with a raised eyebrow.

"It would seem that you were thinking about me while you were cleaning up here."

"O-Oh! Um...Yes. I suppose I was. Papyrus made the request to make a hedge lookalike of him. I just felt the need to do the same for you. I simply wished to show that the school is under the guide of a kind and loving teacher such as yourself. A very beautiful symbol, perhaps." Asgore smiled awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I see. I must admit, it does look very much like me. You truly did your best to get me down to the latest detail, when all you had to work with was hedges." Toriel nodded as she circled around the hedge lookalike of herself. Her eyes flashed behind her glasses in amusement while looking down at the hedge from behind. "Hm...you've given special attention to my eyes, ears and horns."

Asgore looked proud of himself at this slight praise. "Of course! I wanted to make sure I didn't miss a single detail! I wanted it to be as great at I could possibly make it!"

"Indeed. You even gave accurate attention to my bosom and backside." Now Asgore blushed deeply out of embarassment.

"...Erm...well, that's...um..."

"You kissed it on the lips for good luck to both you and me, didn't you?"

"...Will you be upset if I confirmed that to be true?"

"...Gorey. You're adorable." Toriel shook her head with a cheerful giggle. "I love it. I truly do." She softly coos while lightly pecking his nose. "And I love you~" Asgore blushes brightly at this, as Toriel steps back and giggles again.

"woah. the principal and the gardner aren't gonna start making out on school grounds, are they? it won't be too credible an introductioon, but it's certainly a sign of how gentle you two are." Toriel and Asgore briefly turned to see Sans walking up to them with hands in pockets. "suuuup?~"

"My goodness, Sans!" Toriel gently squeals as she runs up to him and brought him up in a hug. "You came after all! I'm very delighted to see you here!"

"heh. there ain't no way i was gonna miss out on my pun buddy's precious day." He chuckled, a cyan blush brightened in his cheekbones as he was being hugged to her chest. He then turned to Asgore and waved. "at ease, gardner fluffybuns. seems pretty legit, if ya ask me."

"I suppose it is. I really did my best to make the garden look nice."

"i can tell..." Sans briefly looks over to the Toriel hedge lookalike. Asgore gasped and swiftly stood in front of it, laughing nervously. "hey, it's cool man. ya captured her pretty accurately. which is actually pretty impressive since hedges is all ya had to work with. gardener champion supreme."

"Oh come now, Sans. Now you're just trying to flatter me."

"Or are you perhaps trying to flatter me, considering I'm the subject?" Toriel asked curiously.

Sans shrugged in Toriel's embrace. "why can't it be both?~"

"Hehe! That's an interesting compromise." Toriel gave him a light squeeze before releasing him, the three of them gazing towards the school building. "To think that some humans took all of that time to set this up for me..."

Sans nodded, while taking out one of his hands and pointing towards the door, and what was above said door. "yeah...though the name is just 'SCHOOL' right now." Toriel gazed towards the sign to see that he was right. The sign above the doors just said that, 'SCHOOL'. Asgore rubbed his neck awkwardly and tried to appear innocent. Toriel and Sans looked at him with incredulous expressions, though the latter ultimately just shrugs it off. "eh, i'll give him points for tryin'."

Toriel pushed through the doors and made her way down the hallway, briefly looking into the rooms that are still decently new and empty. Understandable, as this school was one of the newest ones. Or perhaps it wasn't a new constructed building of it's entirety, but simply an old one given quite the makeover, looking like it was recently constructed. She had enough reason to wonder that Mettaton had a hand in this, and reminded herself to thank him when she had the chance. Of course she's already thanked Asgore for cleaning up the outside, and managing the gardens around the school. And Sans...well, she didn't have anything against supporters. And Sans is a very reliable supporter.

And it would appear she was not the only reliable supporter here. Once she's moved into one of the larger rooms, most likely to be an auditorum of sorts, she could see Alvina and Temmie waiting for her. As well as...Gerson? Toriel blinked a bit in surprise as she turned towards Asgore, who was smiling calmly at her. It was clear enough that he was aware of this while she wasn't. With a smile of her own and a nod, she continued making her way towards them. Once the human and her monster secretary saw them, they both waved.

"Theeerrrrre's our new principal!"

"HOi! HeadMAstr TorIEl!"

"Glad that you could make it, m'lady. I wouldn't want you to miss the debut of your own school." Gerson grinned as he takes Toriel by the paw and lightly kisses the top of it. "And there was no way this old geezer was gonna miss it, either."

Alvina nodded. "That's right. Monster and Human children are attending this institution, and human and monsers will be teaching within it. Though one of the main things that might prove a bit difficult would be the history of monsters, as well as magic itself."

"So I went and volunteered myself to be the instructor on Monster History. Reckon I get off my keester and actually do somethin' to contribute to one of my friends dream jobs. Wa ha ha!"

"sensible. the three oldest monsters will be clearing up any misunderstandings between humans and monsters, and it'll be a rather interesting experience for the kiddos to learn from them." Sans explained. "it balances out. tori will provide the warmer aspects of monsters. asgore will provide the...less than warm aspects. and gerson will provide the rest. seems fair, yeah?"

Alvina folded her arms. "I guess that's fair...but are you sure you want to inform them all on the negative side of monsters? Aren't you worried about how they're going to react?"

"It will be significantly worse if we try to hide that darker aspect of ourselves. No. We must be fully honest with them. Just like humans, we monsters have a darker side to our history. We do not wish to hide it from you all. We wish for your trust, and we truly do plan on earning it. We have nothing to hide, not anymore." Asgore stated.

"Hmph. You consider honesty the best course of action for now? Wish all of us would think like that..." Alvina muttered quietly. She blinked owlishly. "Hold on a second...centuries have passed...and the two of you don't even look the part! Only Gerson looks like centuries have passed! Yet the both of you, in terms of physcial appearance, look so young!" One could tell she was jealous, though not in a hostile way.

"that's...complicated. ya don't wanna think too hard on it." Sans rubbed his neck. "...unless of couse...you're interested in the concept of quantum mechanics, and multiple layers of reality. i happen to know quite a lot about that."

"...Woah. Just thinking about those two things is making my brain hurt. I'm just gonna take your word for it."

"let's just sum it up like this: the dreemurr's...they've been stuck in a bad time, in multiple ways. they're just glad it mostly over."

Alvina nodded in understanding, before turning to Asgore and Toriel again, then to Sans and Gerson. "Well, anyway, I'll leave you to do your own thing. I just wanted to make sure that you got here and that you knew what you were doing. Remember Toriel, you're the Boss Monster of the school. And you're a very important example for allowing humans to understand monsters better, which is pretty important to our fellow youths. You must take great care in using that great power, because it is a very great responsibility."

Toriel nodded, as she went to shake Alvina's hand. "Of course. The four of us will do our best to work alongside the human teachers here. Hopefully we'll eventually get along, and educate our youth to the best of our ability."

"Very good. I'm counting on you all." Alvina smiles as she briskly walks past them. "Let's go, Temmie!"

"TeM comin'! congrat-tem-lations, heADmastr aND fwiend$!" Temmie saluted Toriel faithfully, before stretching her legs and catching up to Alvina with ease. She had Temmie Flakes in her mouth, and her suitcase in her front paws. "MAY0r ho0man give tEm MOre TeM flakes on way tOO office!"

"Yeah yeah, I didn't forget." Alvina chuckled, rolling her eyes.

Once she completely exited the building, Sans turned to Toriel. "welp, this is it. you're totally in charge now, tori."

She gleefully nodded. "Mhm. I truly cannot wait to get started."

"You'll be great, honey!" Asgore nodded enthusiastically.

"Excellence will shine on you, m'lady." Gerson agreed, bowing humbly.

Toriel smiled brightly at the three of them. She could feel the warmth of their support, which only made her even happier for the fact that they were with her to fulfill this dream of hers. Though they were also there to keep her cautious of one very important fact. While her dream has finally been reached, that didn't mean there would be no obstacles.

For example.

"I can't believe the Mayor is actually okay with this nonsense!"

Sans frowned immediately at the voice, and he turned around to confirm his suspicions. They were correct, and he could feel his grin become a bit of a frown. He could see four women standing across from them, all of them not looking very friendly. Especially the one in the front. Gerson, Asgore, and Toriel also took notice, and they collectively sighed. Sans turned towards the women and stuffed his hands in his pockets as the quartet of women made their way towards them, until they stopped completely in front of them. The one in front stared at Toriel with a look of indifference. Toriel returned this indifference, as well as a clasp of her paws.

"Principal Toriel."

"Ah yes. Hello Linda."

Sans tilted is head as the second woman stared him down with hostility. "Sans the Skeleton.."

"sup, diana?"

"Gerson."

"Gloria." Gerson said with a tired sigh.

The last woman, however, warmed up when she saw Asgore. He smiled and waved to her in a friendly manner. "Howdy, Helen."

She returned the warm smile and waved shyly. "H-Hi, Asgore."

'Don't say hi to him!" Linda shouted at her. Helen immediately shrinks back nervously. She clears her throat and turns back towards Toriel. "As I was saying...I can't believe the Mayor is actually approving this."

"What about it is unbelivable?" Toriel asked coolly, her expression still mostly blank, calm, and calculated.

"She actually approved of you being allowed to teach monsters AND humans. Not to mention run the entire school! How she was perfectly fine with that is belong me."

"I've met all of the qualifications required for this position, and I've been accepted with open arms. They all respected my honesty and my warm heart towards children. So when I made a request of the mayor to allow me a school in which I can run and teach human children as well as monster children...she was more than happy to agree."

"Of course it wasn' that easy. A good number of them weren't very supportive of her. You happened to be one of them, I reckon?" Gerson questioned. "I can also reckon that you'e seen Asgore's speech. As we reminded ourselves, there would be at least a couple of you who wouldn't really be pleased with us being here. We did say that we didn't expect this to be easy, after all."

"If you didn't expect for this to be easy, then why did you climb out of that mountain in the first place? You were doing perfectly fine down there, weren't you?" Gloria accused.

"course we were. all we wanted was to go to a place where we could do even better. the surface has much more resources to ue to further both of our progresses, and we really weren't going very far with the junk being thrown down there." Sans shrugged. "not to say the junk didn't help...just not a whole lot. anyway, we already told you all that we ain't plannin' on doin' anything rash."

"And you really expect us to trust that?" Diana brought herself to Sans' level, her eyes dangerously narrowed. "How can you expect so many years of propaganda against humans to just suddenly disappear, huh? We don't know for sure if you really come in peace or not!"

"that's why we waited six years, ya know? to make sure the monsters understand that the humans aren't our enemy anymore. that they can be trusted. to take the time to clear at least a majority of that propaganda from their minds, which frisk was able to help us with. in simpler terms, we needed to chill out a little." Sans shrugged. "we ain't hidin' that we did and said some pretty nasty stuff. we wanna earn your trust, not have it handed to us on a silver platter. we don't deserve somethin' that easy."

"And what if you never gain the trust of humans?"

"That will not stop us from continuing to try." Asgore responded calmly. He smiled towards Helen once again. "You understand that, don't you Helen?"

Once again, Helen cannot help but smile. "That's right...you Dreemurrs are such a determined bunch...and so kind..."

"Stop being casual with him, Helen!" Linda shouted at her, and she shrunk back again. Linda turned back towards Toriel and glared right into her crimson eyes. "Know this, Toriel. I have no idea what's gotten into you just freely admitting your wrongdoings and simply expecting us to welcome you regardless, as in the drop of a hat. The mayor naming you Principal of this school was an outrageous decison, and hopefully she'll come to her senses soon." Her eyes narrowed. "After all...you've already informed us of your past experiences with children. In fact, you seem to have the absolute worst luck with them. Can we really place a lot of trust in you, trusting you with our human children?"

If Linda was expecting Toriel to lose her cool and blow up at her, Asgore could tell that it wasn't working. Toriel never shifted her expression, not to a significant degree.

"...You are most certainly correct about this. My past experiences with human children have been tragic. Multiple times I have had my heart broken to know that they have died because I was too cowardly to face the Kingdom I had selfishly left to die. I tried to paint myself has better than all of them. Better than my husband. I tried to picture myself having the highest moral standard. That mindset caused the chldren under my care to walk out and face their deaths. I will not sugercoat my words. I find all of their deaths to be my fault more than Asgore's. Because while he was the one who ordered for any human who falls in the Underground to die...I was the one who let them go out to an environment like that all by themselves. I do not see the difference there, not anymore." Toriel spoke strongly, as she lowered her head. "I was fortunate to some extent, however. Frisk, Gerson, Sans, and Undyne...they were able to open my eyes to what I was doing and how I was thinking. And I knew I had to atone for my foolishness before further damage can be done, and to try and fix the damage that has already done."

Tori... Asgore, Gerson, and Sans thought simultaneously. The human women were a bit confused by Toriel's sudden attitude.

"...While those experiences have scarred me, they also made me strong. I will never again allow myself to stay stationary with the knowledge that children are suffering and there was something I could have done about it. My selfishness nearly cost me as much as Asgore's reckless declaration nearly cost him. Everything. Which is why coming together will prevent the same events from happening again. So when a child requires my assistance, be it my own or not, I will strive to assist. I shall not sit back and act like I'm above others. I can make mistakes like everyone else, and I can be wrong sometimes. And like everyone else, I have my flaws. They will never leave me, but that does not mean I cannot overcome them. This is my chance to prove these declarations are not all talk and no action."

wow. it's so subtle, but tori sounds fired up. Sans thought.

Toriel closed her eyes. "I will not demand that every human teacher, or even every human child that attends this institution, to like me. That is their decision, their feelings, and theirs alone. I cannot force people to feel something that is up to my approval. You do not like me, Linda. And I know not every teacher I work with will like me either. I am perfectly fine with that. Not every human child may like me, and I am fine with this as well. Because neither of those things will change the fact that I am here to help educate the youth. I am here to help children learn. This is true for their usual curriculum, and the new curriculums such as monsters and magic. We want humans to understand us better, and vice versa. This is something that will help us both in that regard. While I DO find personal pleasure in this new position, that is not the ultimate reason that I am doing this. I'm doing this because I know I will be making a very positive difference in doing so. If there happen to be numerous difficulties along the way...then so be it. But I will not be deterred. Not by you. Not by anyone."

Linda was about to say smething, but Toriel opened her eyes and they flashed with bright flames. The other three women fearfully stepped back, leavind their leader to face Toriel's silent warning all by her lonesome.

"Linda. Your concern has been noted. You wanted a teaching job, you've been placed under the supervision of a monster, and now you're very wary of me. I understand. Regardless, you can say whatever negative things you shall about me, I will not waver. I shall greet you every day with a smile on my face. I won't force you to like monsters here. But what I DO expect from you is to at least be willing to cooperate, in order to make the future brighter for the children that attend here. Attitudes like yours will hinder their progress, and that's not something I will allow to happen." Toriel's arms began folding, and she stood up straight. Linda suddenly felt smaller. "Know this. My patience is not unlimited. I will not see you as a mere subordinate. I will treat you with just as much respect as I do other teachers, Fairly, and kindly. However, should any of my colleagues find your behavior to be too intolerable, human or monster regardless, and they find it necessary to come directly to me...do NOT expect leniency. If it must be done, I shall see you out the door with all of your belongings, and I'll act on it without a single blink." Toriel leaned closer, and her eyes narrowed further. "Do we understand each other, Ms. Linda?"

Any further resistance Linda brought with her has been immediately reduced to ash with a single glare. It was like a knight with no amor and no weapons trying to go up against a highly irritated dragon who hides it's fury behind calm eyes. Not an evil beast, but certainly not one that would appreciated being actively provoked. All she could do in her current position is feebly nod and hang her head.

"Y-Yes Mrs. Dreemurr...my apologies Mrs. Dreemurr..."

Toriel quickly shot her eyes to the other three, who froze up on the spot. "That goes for the rest of you as well." They all nodded quickly, sweating bullets. And like blowing out that same flame, any hostility from Toriel vanished. She took two steps back and clasped her paws, there was nothing but friendly eyes and a calm smile. "Very good! I look forward to our future endeavors together!" She then humbly bows to the four women, before she turns away and returned to her friends. "Well...I do believe that went well. I'm feeling rather pleased with myself." Asgore nodded dumbly, developing a deep blush. Reminded of the many reasons for his attraction towards her. Her backbone was much stronger than his.

"Think the lass will be a bit more careful, now that she knows who's the Queen of this institution. Wa ha ha!" Gerson chuckled.

"...Tch!" Linda huffed, snapping her fingers as the other women followed after her.

"what's the matter, linda?!" Sans grinned, cupping his hands around his teeth. "ya feelin' a bit butthurt from gettin' schooled so hard?!" Toriel had to slap her paws over her muzzle to keep herself from laughing, puffing her cheeks slightly. Asgore was reminded of yet another thing attracting him to Toriel. Her laugh and giggles. That wave of maturity she had was immediately dispelled from Sans' pun. This was the person who would be principal of the school. This was Linda's new boss. How?

"SHUT UP SANS!" She shouted back at him, a mild blush covering her cheeks.

"Bye, Helen!" Asgore waved cheerfully to the women. She smiled mildly and waved back.

"B-Bye Asgore..."

"SHUT UP HELEN!" Linda shouted at Helen, making her shrink back again shyly.

Toriel brushed off her skirt and blouse, as well as adjusting her glasses. Though she blinked once she heard the sound of clapping and cheers of her name. She turned around and was surprised by the gathered human teachers fom the auditorum. Were they listening in on their conversation? She didn't think she'd get their attention so easily...

"FINALLY! Someone who can really shut that Linda woman up!"

"She's been a real pain in the butt for years...and yet none of us were brave enough to actually resist."

"If anyone's gonna be our boss, glad it's gonna be you! Monster or not!"

"You actually admit your flaws. You know we're worried about how relations will act and make things difficult...but you don't care about that. You're gonna tough things out anyway!"

"Here's to our new boss, caring to human and monster children alike!"

"She and her husband are soooo freakin' hot!"

That last one caused the Dreemurr Royal Couple to blush, as Toriel shyly hid her face behind Asgore's shoulder. Gerson shook his head and sighed. "My. You've already become a favorite. Maybe this won't be as bad as we thought it might be. Though it is only the first meeting."

"oi, old man. let her enjoy this." Sans said, waving his hand.

"Alright, alright. I getcha."

Asgore got over his blush as he hugged Toriel and smoothly rubbed her back. "Hm. It looks like Linda is quite a pain around these parts."

"Agreed. Hm..." Toriel thought about this a bit more deeply. This wasn't the first time Linda has been troublesome towards her, and it certainly won't be then last. She would need a bit of assistance. Gerson and Asgore were both great. And Sans has been quite the supporter so far. "...Sans?"

"hm?"

"I've been thinking about this for a while now. And you're someone I can greatly put my trust in." She smiled warmly while kneeling down to his level. "Would it trouble you if you were to be an attendent to PTA meetings? I could use a helping hand."

Sans blinked a little, and pointed towards himself. ya want me to get in on the pta meetings?"

"That is entirely up to you, my friend."

The short skeleton thought over this for a little bit. Papyrus has been hounding for him to get involved in something, anything. Plus, any way he could help Toriel, he found himself gladly taking. So it wasn't too much of a even pushed away his laziness being a reason he shouldn't go. Toriel would need his help, and he would certainly be there. So without debate, he rubbed his neck with one hand, while holding out his fist with the other. "yeah. maybe i can get into that." Toriel smiles brightly at this, reaching out to bump his outstretched fist. "i got your back, tori. that's a promise."

"Hm!~ I thought you weren't one for promises, my friend." Asgore grinned, placing a paw on Sans' shoulder while kissing Toriel's cheek, causing her to giggle again. The skeleton shrugged.

"yeah, well...this is one promise i know that i can keep."

Linda was standing in the doorway from afar, her arms folded angrily. "Toriel...Sans...this is NOT over."

"Um...it looked pretty over to me. She had us whimpering in our boots..." Gloria said, still shuddering from the gaze,

"I wasn't scared! Just...very heavily surprised..." Diana muttered, looking awkwardly to the side. Helen looked at the ground, hugging her arms while shaking her head. Diana snapped back towards her. "What happened to you, Helen!? You were seriously shaken up and meek around those two the whole time!"

"W-Well...I was just...um..."

"...Were you staring at her chest?"

"...Just a peek."

"Helen!"

'I couldn't help it!"

"...You're a disappointment, Helen." Linda shook her head, causing the woman in question to deflate just a bit. "You were especially jumpy around Asgore. Did something happen between you two that we don't know about?"

You're at your house. You're going to be ok. My wife may be much more skilled at healing than I am, but I still know a couple things. I hope I'm not being rude, but you could use some relaxing tea. I can make some for you, if you want!~

Helen shook her head, lowering it further until she stared at the ground. "No. Nothing at all..."

Welp, there you have it. Toriel is steadfast about her position, and wishes to prove herself worthy of it. No one's gonna knock her off so easily. Not even Linda. She's made it quite clear that while she's so kind...she's the one in charge of that institution. Any serious thoughts on seriously antagonizing her have been shot down hard.

Toriel: *Bows* Hope she'll eventually warm up to us.

Sans: unfortunately...our rivalries are just gettin' started.

Gerson: Aye...

Asgore: I'm sure things between them will work out at some point.

I might be asking too much...but do be sure to review, fellow readers? I'll really appreciate it if you do. Thank you, and see you next chapter!