literally. Russ interjects while he waggles his bone brows earning a snort from Red. Orange tsks them on their behavior.
No one is screwing anyone in this house. Sans darkens his eye sockets.
That you know of Russ began then zipped his mouth shut as sans magic began to get dangerous.
You say that now Red begins cocking a brow only to be interrupted by a livid yet highly embarrassed sans.
Yes okay! Yes, I have never hit my heat cycle and it s because I don t care for the subject matter at all. If I haven t gotten it now I probably never will! Sans argues earning a chuckle from his edgy counterpart whose look of smarmy cockiness only made sans that much more frustrated.
All it takes is a spark of interest and you ll be in with the big boys. Russ straight out laughs at sans getting him flustered.
I m not a child. Sans snaps at Russ who holds his hands up defensively
I THINK YOU DID IT ON PURPOSE SANS! Edge cries out.
Wait what? Sans looks aghast at the terrifyingly sharp skeleton.
I THINK YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO US AND ARE IN HEAT RIGHT NOW WE SHOULD LOCK HIM UP FOR GOOD MEASURE! I CAN RUN THIS PLACE JUST FINE UNTIL HE S COMPOSED. Edge shoots sans an accusing glare that leaves him speechless.
Stop antagonizing him he ll understand one day what hell he s about to unleash on this poor girl. Orange scolds and Edge groans face palming.
Okay I messed up but it s not going to be that bad right? Sans asks almost pleading
The livid glares he received was answer enough. Heck the atmosphere dropped so much in temperature sans was almost positive they were in snowdin.
I ll go let her down gently. Sans resigns raising up out of his seat.
Oh Hell No! Red slams his fists down nearly cracking the table.
To late now. Russ shrugs it off as sans sits back down.
AND I THOUGHT I WAS AN INSENSITIVE PRICK! Edge fumes earning a puzzled look from Red
WHAT!? Edge vents at his brother who in turn shakes his head and puts his hands up defensively.
Have to agree that the damage is done and besides getting her hopes up like that and then telling her no you would be letting down our brothers as well. Orange shakes his head clenching his eye sockets shut at the headache this was bringing.
Yeah, Paps would sure be heartbroken. Sans sighs shaking his head.
WELL AS I SEE IT WE GAVE HER AN OUT! I ASKED IF WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE OPERATE WAS OF ANY CONCERN AND SHE SAID NO! NOT OUR FAULT THAT SHE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT MONSTERS TO JUST ACCEPT IT NO QUESTIONS ASKED! Edge states throwing his head back in a sneer
That s not fair and you know it. Orange sternly shifts his gaze to Edge making him falter in his posturing.
Both Edge and Red growl in return.
how about we just straight up tell her that there s gonna be a time where we will want to plow her relentlessly? Red snickered
Wow... ever hear of thing called tact? Sans groans placing his palms over his eye sockets.
Darlin just needs to know some house rules is all. Russ pipes up kicking his feet up on the table.
That s strangely helpful of you Russ Sans says suspiciously lowering his hands slightly to glance at him.
Russ merely nods in acknowledgment pretending not hear the accusing tone in sans voice.
An awkward silence fills the room.
So rules? Orange breaks the ice and they all nod in agreement.
Yeah, let s work on the usual ones and tweak them where necessary. After all I don t normally know what to expect but I do however expect all of you to be honest with me so I m not setting her up for a bad time. Sans glares around the table in warning.
Meanwhile...
You found yourself in a spacious kitchen and though it was very grand in design you couldn't help but see some scorch marks near the stove that look recent.
WE TYPICALLY DON T MARK ANYTHING AS OURS IN THE FRIDGE AND YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO ANYTHING WE HAVE. HOWEVER I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO NOT USE THE CONDIMENTS IN THE FRIDGE AND TO MARK YOUR FOOD SO IT ISN'T ACCIDENTALLY EATEN. Papyrus shows off the expansive fridge that seems to have its own drawers labeled with spaghetti, lasagna, tacos, and burritos.
RED WILL STILL EAT IT. Berry scoffs leaning his back on the edge of the kitchen entryway.
YEAH, HE HAS A TENDENCY OF DOING THAT. THAT S HOW ONE OF THE LAST TENANTS LEFT. Blue sighs next to you.
You look at Blue then at Berry questioningly as you figured Red and Russ act alike. You know that Orange could almost be taken for Papyrus' twin had it not been for the laid back attitude and outfit.
WHAT? was Berry s response growing irritable from your gaze and that breaks your trance.
So are all of you brothers? you finally asked the question that s been nagging you.
HELL NO! Berry stumbles back indignantly nearly plastering himself against the entry frame.
LANGUAGE! Blue fusses at his counterpart with a hand on his hip pointing his finger at the seething Berry.
NOT QUITE! YOU SEE SANS AND I ARE BROTHERS! THE REST ARE OUR .COUSINS! Papyrus explains yet seemed a bit shifty eyed at the last part. His dramatic pose though makes you forget the rising suspicions you had.
ORANGE AND I ARE BROTHERS AND BERRY AND RUSS ARE BROTHERS! Blue grins wide nearly bouncing on his heels in energy. He was an adorable Papyrus in miniature.
Oh! I see... so you re all still family so I guess that would explain similarities. You almost flinch at the shifty sweaty faces that arise from each skeleton briefly. That suspicion that had left you earlier was now back almost 10 fold.
Also another question You trail off as they seem to sweat more
Why are the condiments off limits? There was a collective sigh before they recomposed themselves.
TRUST ME WHEN I SAY YOU DON T WANT TO TOUCH THE KETCHUP. Papyrus droops a little.
OR THE HONEY! Blue huffs looking rather annoyed.
NOT TO MENTION THE BBQ SAUCE AND WHILE WE ARE ON IT DON T EVEN THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THE MUSTARD. Berry chokes back a gag reflex when he mentions the mustard.
Out of all those mentioned... the mustard is the worst? You can t help but find it odd about them getting this upset over condiments or why they would even have them to begin with if they were so disgusted by them.
IT S MORE ALONG THE LINES OF DISGUSTING HABITS THAT ARE FORMED FROM THEM REALLY. Papyrus amends.
Habits From Condiments!? Not touching on that one You thought to yourself
You know I thought I wanted to know but now that I think about it Let s move on to what s next shall we? You ask trying to change the subject.
DON T WORRY YOU LL FIGURE IT OUT EVENTUALLY AND WILL BE AS HORRIBLY DISGUSTED AS I AM. Berry rolled his eye lights then motioned with a head jerk to follow him out of the kitchen. As you approached he kicked up off the entryway frame leading towards the front of the house to the spacious living room that you hadn t a chance to view being led by Papyrus to see the room.
Blue and Papyrus were tailing you both out of the kitchen.
Such luxury as you saw the recliner bachelor couches. Each seat in the couch was it s own recliner and you were astounded into a stupor seeing the 80 inch curved TV in front of them.
All this luxury and they need to rent a room out? was your immediate thought as you pieced in together everything you saw.
WE NORMALLY HAVE A GOOD MOVIE NIGHT ALL TOGETHER A FEW NIGHTS OF THE WEEK. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ANY MOVIE NIGHTS WE HAVE. Papyrus grinned as you went over towards the couch and plopped down only to sink into a comfort that only came with expensive price tags.
OUR BROTHERS ARE REALLY GOOD AT FINDING THE MOST COMFORTABLE FURNITURE WOULDN'T YOU AGREE? Blue asked as he sat next to you. The couch nearly eating him earning a chuckle from you.
AS FAR AS AESTHETICS WE HAD TO REACH A COMPROMISE THAT THE FURNITURE WE GET WOULD ALSO NOT BE AN EYESORE. Berry nitpicked as he walked up towards the TV and grabbing a remote.
I have to admit this all comes together really well. It screams comfort but also a very modern style with minimalist art you have adorning the walls. You say appreciating the decorum.
As you take in the rest of the room you happen to notice a sock with many post it notes stuck on and around it.
That must be what Edge was talking about earlier. You thought with a smile
EDGE AND I WANTED WALL TAPESTRIES OF OUR VICTORIES IN BATTLE Berry starts only to be interrupted by Blue.
WHICH SANS WAS AGAINST AND SUGGESTED WHAT WE HAVE NOW. Blue rolled his eye lights at his growling counterpart.
Battle huh? You weren't entirely aware that the monsters had fought but you did recall seeing some fierce looking ones on the news as the king of monsters body guards. As you lost yourself in thought you hadn't realized someone approaching from the hallway.
That was until you felt someone prod you in the back of your head with their finger.
Looking up you see Orange giving a lazy grin.
I need you to follow me back honey. We have some things to discuss and some paperwork to fill out. Orange says gesturing you to follow him
Your heart leapt in joy. This day was turning out to be so great and all thanks to working up a little courage to go out of your comfort zone.
You both made it back to the office with the others in tow.
Aye Sweetheart do ya like what you've seen so far? Red catches your attention as soon as you enter.
Yes it s absolutely amazing here. You grin at the shark toothed skeleton.
His face flushed a little at the honest sweet smile you had sent his way. Leaving him to stammer a little incoherently.
So Y/N before we sign any paperwork we d like to go over some house rules with you if you don t mind. Sans waves you over to his end of the conference table.
You take a seat next to him noticing that there is an air of tenseness.
You are a grown woman of course so we don t exactly have a curfew but we do ask that if you come home late to be as quiet as possible to respect our sleep schedules. Sans lets loose the rules
You nod attentively
We also don t mind you dating but we don t really want Netflix and chill to be a constant thing in our home if you get my drift. Also another rule though I guess it doesn't pertain to you is the no wild parties rule. sans says earning a few eye light rolls and scoffs from the more edgier skeletons.
The attic is completely off limits as the only way to get to it is through my room and the basement is off limits unless you have one of us go with you. Our washer and dryer are downstairs but I have some equipment that is operated with magic that would make it unsafe for you to be around hence if you do go downstairs you don t go down alone. Sans emphasizes greatly that they were restricted which really only garnered your curiosity.
Our rooms are private areas as well but really it is up to each skeleton whether or not you are invited in but just don t go inviting yourself. Basically that s a given but you d be surprised how much some tend to ignore that fact. Sans shakes his head with a sigh as several others nod.
We do have chore lists that will be scheduled to keep the house efficient so don t be surprised if your name comes up to help with dishes or helping to clean the bathroom. Nothing to time involved so that you can attend to homework. sans states and you smile sweetly as they are truly catering to your needs
SAYS THE SKELETON WHO STILL HASN'T PICKED UP HIS SOCK SINCE DAY ONE. Edge glares at sans who merely shrugs it off.
YES SANS PLEASE! FOR THE LOVE OF STARS! PICK UP THE SOCK! Papyrus pleads while Berry and Blue concur while sans waves it off.
Then sans seems to square his shoulders and takes on a more serious demeanor.
Also we skeletons can also get sick Sans seemed to trail off his face getting a slight blue hue.
It is advised that if we seem to be acting out of our norm seem sweaty and feverish etc. I ask that you not be alone with said skeleton as we are unsure if monster ailments can be passed on to humans and to never enter their room even if they ask. They will be put under quarantine in their respective rooms until the sickness has dissipated. Sans seemed to fumble with words as he was explaining.
What about going to the doctor or medicines? You ask worriedly earning a slight snort from red.
After throwing red a glare sans continues to gain your curious attention back.
Actually nothing but waiting it out will do for what we tend to get and usually it lasts . Um. Sans looked up at Orange.
Typically 3-7 days depending on the severity. Orange finishes for him.
So I would avoid contact for a full week just to be safe. Sans adds
You didn't know what to think you were torn between a nightmare version of the flu and the zombie apocalypse with how serious sans was treating this.
Seeing you pale sans quickly amends.
You won t be killed or anything terrifying (I hope) but we know how important school is for you and we don t want you to catch anything that might keep you out for a bit. Also we might have hallucinations while being with a fever and might react aggressively so more of a caution than anything that you avoid us when we are sick. Sans seems to sweat as Russ and Red snickered slightly at his response.
Oh phew so it was more for my concern than anything. You thought to yourself but really it seemed a bit over the top like there was more to it then what sans was letting on.
Okay I can understand that. You give in deciding not to question anything on it but perhaps later.
OH ARE YOU REFERRING TO THOSE TIMES THAT THE OTHERS GET SWEATY AND Papyrus who had seemed confused by what sans was talking about started to ask his brother.
Stars pap yes it s called being feverish. Sans quickly answering his brother before he could finish only making you even more curious.
Red had already started laughing and Russ smirking shaking his head while Edge could be heard groaning.
However Blue seemed as though something dawned on him and a slight blue flush soon enveloped his face.
Berry seemed to be contemplating what was being said. Then seems to come to a conclusion from the way he snaps to.
YOU MEAN HEAT Berry starts earning shocked looks from around the room (aside from Papyrus)
Yes when you have a fever your body temperature rises. Orange cuts Berry off making the shorter one glower at his rudeness.
Now any questions on the rules before you we bring out the paperwork Y/N? Sans quickly asked seeming to divert the attention on the matter.
I do believe the rules are fair and I can handle them with no problem. You say confidently
Well then I guess we will be having you as our first ever human female tenant. So what s the desired move in date? Sans says as Papyrus shuffles through a desk and then brings up some papers.
Well school s official day one is about 3 weeks away and I d like to get settled sometime between then. I have to work it out with my folks when I can start bringing the things I need from home. You grab your phone from your pocket and check your calendar.
Whenever you get the date worked out just send me a heads up and I ll be here and give you your key. Sans scribbles his number and hands it to you before going over his paperwork again.
Alright I will need a security deposit upon the official move in date and first month s rent and I will just need you to sign here and initial where I've circled. Sans slides your rental agreement and scan it over before signing.
Normally I m not one for paperwork but thanks to some of the questionable characters that have come before you it became a necessity unfortunately. Sans sighs as he gives you another copy for your records and hands the signed documents to Papyrus to file.
Yeah Hey Edge? The spiky skeleton snaps to attention as you call to him
Will I ever get to hear the full story of how you ended up helping a previous tenant to air dry? You giggle at everyone s shocked expressions yet for the first time you see Edge s permanent scowl lift into an actual smile as he chuckles at the thought.
PERHAPS ONE DAY I WILL REGALE YOU THE WONDROUS TALE OF HOW I THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE EDGE ACTUALLY SAW FIT TO HELP THE POOR SOUL IN SUCH A CRISIS. Edge smirked puffing his chest out dramatically.
I can t wait. You beam at him
Good it seems that he s warming up to you as well as Berry. You weren't so sure about Orange just yet. Also Russ seems to be the very meaning of poker face but seems cool with you.
You stay and chat a bit with the skeletons and exchanging numbers before popping over to the registrar's office to alert them of your new lodgings for contacting purposes.
As you finish up with the school it s time you make your 3 hour trek home. You stroll out onto the campus breathing in a glorious big breath of air to rest some of the still lingering anxiety from earlier today.
You set out with a plan and your first pick worked so thank goodness for that. Everything went splendidly you couldn't have asked for a more perfect .
A banner was strung up haphazardly and clearly done quickly as so whomever had put it up wouldn't be caught.
Keep To Tradition! No Monster Inclusion! was spray painted on the billowing banner.
And just like that your heart sank.
Well if anything was going to ruin such an amazing day it would be this bullshit. You grumble to your car.
Monsters were not bad as people seem to make them out to be. Even the rough around the edges skeletons you met were not really hostile though they could if they wanted to be
You decided that you wouldn't bring this up to the guys they probably had enough on their plate as it is.
You shook your head trying to get out of the funk and get back into a cheery mood. You had 3 hours to drive and you weren t planning on singing any sad songs.
Time to plan out your packing and what all you were going to bring.
A slight smile began to creep up as you thought about the fun you were going to have living in house full of skeletons.
With that thought the week couldn't fly by fast enough for you as you started on your journey home.