Nothing too serious here, nothing at all. Just two silly fluffy Dreemurrs just enjoying their morning in a different way. Basically slice of life stuff in-between plot of course. Someone once reviewed that they appreciate that. Bit of life outside the action, ha know?

Too much action and not enough rest isn't too good for them, ya know?

Asgore: Shall we?

Toriel: Let's shall.

Chapter Start!

Morning came quietly, calmly, and warmly. That was good, just the way everyone likes it. We'll...mostly everyone. Because not everyone was exactly a morning person. Though luckily a certain family, aside from their rosy-cheeked eldest child in some situations, they can quite appreciate the morning. And with appreciation for the morning, came a few morning activities. Though the first thing to do is obviously wake up. It was five in the morning at the very least.

Toriel slowly opened her eyes as the morning light shined from the windows and onto them. Slow and steady with her eyes closing again for the moment, she lifts her upper body and stretches her arms upwards with an extended yawn and a slight murr, them wiped slight tears that resulted from it.

She was rather casual about the fact that Asgore had his arms around her waist, having decided last night that her own personal pillows were much more comfortable for resting than the pillows they bought. He seemed quite content with himself, which brought an amused smile to her muzzle.

"Gorey..." Toriel quietly mumbles, having her eyes open halfway and gazing down at Asgore. He mumbled and responded via snuggling more into her chest, smiling dumbly. She chuckled and rolled her eyes at this, before lightly patting his head. "Silly Dreemurr...come now, Fluffybuns. Time to wake up."

"Mmm...Tori..." Asgore eventually responded with a gentle yawn, before looking up towards her eyes. He blinked and realized what he was doing, signified by a small blush on his cheeks. "Um...morning..."

"You've done this plenty of times before, yet still you blush. Silly man." Toriel scoffed in amusement, lightly kissing his nose, then giving him a playful, gentle slap.

"Hm..." Asgore hummed as he pulled away from her, both of them getting out of bed and stretching a bit. "Pretty sure that the children aren't up yet. Should we wake them?"

"Hmm...no. They can sleep in. I feel like they've earned quite a bit of rest after everything that's happened. As well as their birthday party. Yes, more rest for them."

"Very well." Asgore yawned once again, lightly scratching his neck and his belly for a bit, before turning to Toriel with a more curious gaze. "How are the final preparations for the school going? Is it coming along well?"

"Quite well. Though given what I'll have to do in the future along with finally getting on track with my dream job, organization between the two will be quite a challenge." Toriel mumbled.

"I have full confidence in your ability, Tori. You're smarter and much more organized than I. You'll be able to make this work, I'm quite positive of it." Asgore smiles gently towards her. "And besides, you'll have me, Gerson, Gaster, Sans, Alvina...you have quite a support group behind you, Tori. So there's need to speak fearfully of you managing this alone."

Toriel returns the smile, lightly moving towards him, reaching up to lightly kiss his lips. "Your constant support for my dream is always refreshing, Gorey. I'm quite happy to have it." She tilted her head a bit. "Shall we proceed with morning routine?"

"Indeed. Morning shower?"

"You want to shower before exercising?" Toriel raised an eyebrow. Asgore sputtered a bit while rubbing his neck.

"It was just a thought."

"Mmmmhmm." She hummed skeptically while her foot tapped the ground, though both stopped and laughed before they began changing out of their nightwear and into something else. Black yoga shorts for both of them, with Asgore wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt and Toriel wearing a purple short-sleeved shirt. Asgore's hairy muscular arms and a modest amount of Toriel's cleavage were both the most noticeable. Well, Asgore's glorious horns were much more noticable, but the others were pretty close.

"I left a bit of tea for both of us, it has been in the freezer cooling. Mind start without me while I go get them and heat them up a bit?" Asgore requests.

"I don't mind." Toriel shook her head as she turns around and begins her stretches.

Asgore nods as he moves over to open the freezer and takes the two teas out. Having them in each paw, he applied a bit of heat to his paws, slow enough to gently melt the ice within while still keeping the tea itself cool. There was lemon tea for himself and sweet tea for Toriel. He soon takes both of them and returns to Toriel.

His breath was caught for a moment.

Toriel has indeed been with stretching. She was doing quite well for herself, big and tall as she was. She was currently in cat-cow stretch pose, her ears slightly flopping. She heard Asgore come in and suddenly stop in his tracks, and fully knows why. Not even turning her head, she smiled. "Asgore...what are you doing?~"

"...Admiring..." Asgore said honestly, blushing slightly as he sets the tea to the side without taking her eyes off of her.

"Hmph.~" Toriel chuckled as she takes a few more breaths, before gradually switching to downward facing dog, with Asgore's blush becoming a bit brighter. "Mettaton has recommended quite a bit of yoga poses for us to try, since we monsters need to train our physical bodies just as much as humans, probably a bit more. Of course, even relaxing stretches help a lot. It helps quite a bit in the long run."

"Indeed..." Asgore mumbled, genuinely following along with her words and putting them to mind, while silently cursing himself for being unable to stop staring at her without outside help. Nor was he able to stop the embarrassing thought of thanking the concept of yoga pants and shorts.

Her tush truly is terrific...golly gosh, enough with the stares! Not so early in the morning!

Toriel chuckles again, then stands up straight, turning towards him with a slight head tilt and mischievous smile, playfully flicking his nose. "Do you intend to join me any time today, Gorey?"

"S-Sorry!" Asgore muttered quickly.

"Tehehehe! Here. Just follow my lead, okay?" She requested, with Asgore gently nodding. She has him stand straight A's she moved over to be beside him. She would soon move forward with a lunge, bending her right forward as her right paw touches the floor next to it. Asgore was slower about it, but he eventually managed to get it, with them briefly making eye contact. "Very good!~"

"Hm. I know we've just started, but this feels rather nice."

"Indeed it does." Toriel said while standing back up, making sure Asgore followed her. She he does a lunge while keeping her legs straight. Again, it was slightly difficult for Asgore, but he managed to do so. "Terrific, Dear. Though you shouldn't stress too much and try to force it. Relax. Keep breathing."

"R-Right." Asgore inhaled deeply, before exhaling as well. Several moments in, it was growing gradually easier for him. "I do wonder how Mettaton manages to do this sort of thing..."

"His body is bionic, sweetie. It isn't exactly hard for him. He's passionate about his legs, as he makes quite the use of them, including overall flexibility. We can't quite mimic it, but we can do our best within our own terms." Toriel replied with a chuckle.

"Right..." Asgore smiles gently and nods. "Mountain and raised arms...it sounds so simple, and it is in a way. It's consistently managing it that some claim to be the difficult part, is it?"

"It's different for many, Gorey. But you're not incorrect." Toriel nodded. "Now then, these should be a bit easier so long as you follow along with me." Asgore nodded supportively as both of them took a deep breath. "Now...gate." Toriel kneels on her right knee while raising her right arm above her head, then extending her left arm and leg out to the left while leaning towards that direction.

Asgore blinked as he steadily mimicked her actions, albeit with a slight I'm balance at first. "Golly...this are supposed to be easier...?"

"Different for many." Toriel chuckled. After spending several moments in this position, they realign themselves as Toriel leads the way again. She stands on her right leg and extending her right paw, while grabbing her raised left of with her left paw. "This one is on own as dancer."

"Golly, these poses sure have simplistic names." Asgore hummed while he followed her movement as best he could, though he was noticably a bit wobbly.

"They often do. Now this one is sure to be a simple one for you. Warrior. Simply assume a forward lung, extend one arm forward and one back at shoulder level, like so." Toriel says throughout her demonstration, breathing deeply while looking towards her husband doing the same, smiling fondly. "This is one variation of three. I feel this one you can easily manage." Toriel holds the post for a moment, before switching to another, standing on one leg and stretching her arms upwards. "I take it this is relatively simple as well?"

"Oh, sure!" Asgore smiled. "I must say, I'm feeling rather relaxed right now. Honestly, I do wish we did yoga sooner. It's also quite fun!"

"I do intend to. And now that I've shared this with you, you're more than welcome to join me in the mornings if you wish. Yoga does tend to be more fun with a partner." Toriel smiles. "And since you're my precious Fluffybuns, I'd rather it be you."

"Aww...Tori.~"

"Mmhm. Of course. Besides, it's best that I keep my physical strength up, even with gentle exercises like these. How else will I be able to do this?"

"Huh? What do you mean Toriiiiiii!" Asgore gasped as he was unceremoniously lifted off his feet and held over Toriel's head with both her arms up. She grinned at the shocked look on his face from how sudden it was.

"There's much to say about a woman who can casually bench-press her larger husband, isn't there?~"

"Ba...bahahaha..." Asgore laughed sheepishly. Toriel snorts as she sets him down, then simply moved up and slides her arms around d him in a fluffy, cuddly hug. Asgore relaxes and smiles, wrapping his arms around her and returning the hug. "What pose is this?~"

"Hmmm...I'd call it 'Lover's Embrace'. Heard it's quite popular with couples, young and old.~"

"Truly? I think it's one of my favorite poses of all." Asgore and Toriel both laughed at this, then they shared eye contact for an extended silent period, simply enjoying each other's company. Though they decided to pull away so they could change out of their slightly sweaty workout clothes, take a quick shower, then change into more casual clothes.

They both finished refreshing themselves and changing into slightly more comfortable clothes. Asgore had another pair of shorts on with another pink shirt, while Toriel had a blue long sleeve shirt with black pants. She smiled and lightly pushed her ears.

"Ah. The smell of strawberry conditioner, and it's so nice on our fur.~" She while turning to Asgore again. "Probably an hour or so until the children fully wake up. I suppose we can prepare breakfast for them as well as ourselves."

"Excellent idea.~" Asgore smiled back as they both went to work, having a pretty simple idea of what the boys most likely wanted. "Do you suppose we can plan a date night together? It's been quite a while since we've been on one."

"Oh, it has hasn't it?" Toriel acknowledged, gazing towards him curiously. "I suppose it's been a long time since we've been on a proper one. Yes, I suppose having a date night to just relax and be with each other will be fun. Should we bring Undyne and Alphys, Dogamy and Dogressa, Rasha and Ribras? Company during a date could help a bit. A few married couples having fun wouldn't be so bad, would it?"

"I suppose if they aren't busy on a certain date, then of course we can all go on one." Asgore nodded. It would take another ten minutes before breakfast was fully prepared, setting some aside for their sons while they take two plates for themselves. Asgore brings over the tea he slightly warmed up earlier and hands one to Toriel. "Speaking of dates, when do you think Asriel and Chara will go on some with Red and Muffet? Seems like a proper time for it, hm?"

"Oh gods, please don't mention that right now." Toriel moaned without actual malice. "I'm aware that their relationship is growing and they'll be doing more things together, it's already feeling quite sad. They're now independent enough to date! I mean, Frisk's 'dates' were one thing, but this is something different. Their relationship is likely to be long-lasting, and..." Toriel sighed. "It's not that I don't want them together. And I DO trust them. It's just that Mother's Intuition will make me worry from my heart rather than my mind."

"Hm. And Frisk?" Asgore wondered, sipping some of his tea.

"Frisk...well...he's Frisk. I can't really tell what he'll do. Will he? Won't he? That depends on him." Toriel says while eating some morning pie, then a sip of tea. "He'll want to be with his brothers, after all. I worry about him feeling like a third wheel."

"Oh we don't need to worry about that. Frisk will be happy to be around them and friends, regardless. I'm sure that won't be an issue."

"I suppose you're right. And...what of Flowey?"

"Hm. Good question. Now that he has a soul of his own, he can perhaps find ways to entertain himself that aren't morally compromised...hopefully."

"Hmm.."

"And besides. Even if the boys will have more things to do for themselves in peaceful times, that doesn't mean they won't have time for us at all. Plus, we still have others to spend time with." Asgore advises. They were soon finished eating and work together to wash the dishes and out them away. "Friends. Co-workers. And perhaps another benefit...even more time to ourselves?~" He says while sliding his arms around her waist and pulling her back to his chest, kissing the top of her head.

Toriel playfully pouts. "A bit of an obvious idea...but that doesn't make the it unpleasant.~" She agrees, gently caressing his paws. "What would we do though? Aside from date nights, of course."

"Not everything we do has to be big. Some things can be small. Like that yoga session we just did, exercise sessions as a whole. And perhaps some decorating. More cooking, a bit of dancing. Or simply reading with one another. Volunteer, work as well. Hmph, maybe even blogging! You caught onto more advanced technology a bit faster than I did. But that's because you're so smart.~"

"Ah yes, the usual flattery."

"It's true though.~"

"Tehehehe!~"

Both of them giggled childishly, then met each other's eyes again when Toriel turned around without leaving Asgore's arms, gently caressing them. "All great ideas. What would be the simplest way to enjoy each other, right this moment?"

"Nuzzle and cuddle. They're both so nice that they rhyme.~"

It was quiet after that, with them relaxing in the silence. It was accompanied with simple yet affection. Asgore gently rubbed her shoulder, Toriel would lightly caress his biceps. He would tenderly play with one of her floppy ears, while she did the same with his, while also stroking his golden mane. And of course the gentle nose nuzzle and smile every now and then. They weren't planning on being dethroned as nose nuzzle champions anytime soon.

Soon, after they've indulged in affectionate touch for the moment, Toriel would lightly lean forward and kiss Asgore's lips, in which he was quick to return with his paws firmly but tenderly grasping her shoulders. Her own paws were gently placed on his chest while she pursued a bit more aggressively, though showed approval when Asgore resisted just a bit, attempting to push back while his paws soon slid from her shoulders to being around the small of her back. They could still lightly taste the tea one another had through a brief wrestle of tongues, which was fairly stalemated for a moment.

Eventually they shifted their position on the couch, with Toriel now pressed on top of Asgore as their lips were still connected, their flow hardly interrupted by the change. While her paws would be against his chest, caressing his biceps or feeling his mane, he would be rubbing her back, lightly playing with her ears, and would occasionally be bold as a paw would occasionally travel south south for a bit of caress and patting.

They were used to this by now, of course. Asgore would be shy, then bold. Toriel usually goes vice versa in that progression. And moments like this where they meet in the middle...just made for very peaceful, if slightly naughty, moments like these between them. Asgore very much admires and appreciates the terrific tush. And Toriel has grown to like the specific attention, even if it does induce quite a blush from her.

Toriel's chest lightly pressed against Asgore's own, and through that, without them leaving their chests, they could feel each other's soul beating in sync. And as much as they would like to continue without interruption, they had to break for air, gently panting as their eyes opened so they could look at each other clearly. Crimson orbs met Jade for the longest time, which was also greeted with small yet loving smiles.

"Hah...yes. Kiss. Nuzzle, Cuddle, and Kiss. The rhyme breaks it's pattern there, so the flow is a bit lost..."

"That's fine, Fluffybuns. I quite like it. A small change in tides isn't always a bad thing.~" Toriel cooed, lightly kissing his nose while pushing a bit of his hair away from his eyes. She lightly sits up, still lightly straddling him as she checks the time with her phone. "Oh dear. It's quite close to six-thirty. The children will certainly be up by seven at the latest."

"How time flies when you're having fun.~"

"Yes, that does tend to happen sometimes, doesn't it? Especially when we are... preoccupied in such a manner..." Toriel sighed as she lightly scratched her ear. "It's so addicting. Whenever we're alone and affectionate like this, we can hardly keep our paws off each other, cuddling and kissing like we're adolescents again..." Toriel gasped as a paw rose to her mouth, and a bright blush across her cheeks. "Oh gods...I worry about our sons indulging in this very thing, yet we do so constantly! Oh the hypocrisy!"

"Bahahaha! Indeed! Being apart for so long tends to do that. Six to seven years is pretty miniscule compared to that time. Not that I don't appreciate it."

"That's a fair point. I suppose I don't feel too bad about it, then..."

"You shouldn't. Laugh at how funny it can be, but don't feel bad. I like it when we spend time together like this."

"You flatter me, Asgore."

"I flatter you with the fact that I find your intelligence, your kindness, your strength, and your body very appealing?~" Asgore smirked.

"I shall give you points for honesty by adding my body into that mix. Cuddling my bosom and staring at/caressing my backside make that quite obvious." Toriel added as they both blushed at the latter statement. Calming down, she then leans closer for another peck on his lips, before resting her head on his chest, immediately causing him to wrap his arms around her again. "We have a few more minutes...how about we relax? Just like this?"

Asgore smiled and nodded, lightly kissing her forehead while rubbing her shoulders. "I can get behind that idea. Let's just like here for a bit."

"Hmm..."

"...I must say...the yoga session proves that you do indeed take good care of that Royal Rear."

"Why you...!" Toriel laughed while playfully smacking his chest, which caused Asgore to laugh as well.

"It's a compliment to your dedication and beauty!"

"Silly! You're silly, Dreemurr!"

It was moments like this. Small, humourous, peaceful moments like this that the Royal Couple always enjoy to themselves, and always strive to have time for whenever they could. And even more than that, it was these moments that spur them on to become stronger enough to protect their home, so they can continue having moments like these. It's never been seriously called into question between just the two of them, but now they've had time to think about it, they really did have quite a lot to lose, and the likely of something being able to bring the lost back seems unlikely. Which means they must grow stronger to make sure there's no need for that kind of risk at all.

They more than had the will for it, and they were capable of finding a way. That was something they always managed to do, and will continue to do so, no matter what. They protect their family, more moments like this will be within their future. That was certainly worth fighting for and defending.

They've both managed to calm down a bit, stifling their laughter as they simply embraces one another again, both of their eyes closed and wearing content smiles on their faces. Asgore managed to mutter quietly: "I love you, Tori..."

"Love you too, Gorey..."

They both said to each other, before falling asleep in each other's arms. They didn't really plan on it, but it happened. And they weren't exactly against it.

Unknown to them, their beloved sons have just awoken and arrived right when they spoke their last words before entering unconsciousness. Asriel spotted their breakfast as the trio went over to retrieve them. Frisk gazed over at the soundly sleeping couple.

"They fell back asleep. Should we wake them?"

Chara thought about it for a moment, then shook his head as he grabbed his own plate. "Nah. Neither of them have anything important to do today, let them doze off for a while."

"Agreed." Asriel nodded. He took one last look at his parents, smiling quietly. Before long, he and his brothers returned to their rooms and left the couple alone in bliss.

Every now and then, Asriel and Chara-the latter being somewhat reluctant-would greatly appreciate how they see this more often, their parents so close after being apart for so long.

It reinforced their resolve to keep things that way. Peaceful and happy.

It's fun to write these moments between Asgore and Toriel. They're both quite old-chronologically speaking-yet when things wind down they can't help but act like teens in love, much to the latter's embarrassment, since she's supposed to be the more mature of the two.

Toriel: Hush up! *Blush*

Asgore: Bahaha~

More somewhat down to earth chapters ahead. If I have the time and RL doesn't interfere, the main plot will be coming sooner than you think. But for now, let's appreciate the downtime, yeah?

Until next time!