Sans wakes up abruptly, a loud blaring sound startling him out of bed. What the hell? Oh. that's right. Sans has work today. He slams a hand on his alarm clock, hitting snooze. 10 more minutes. not a minute afterwards, his door slams open, revealing Frankie, an eager look on his face.
"Sans! It's time for school! And work!" The little skeleton shouts, a giant grin on his face. Sans groans. Frankie walks over to the tired skeleton, shaking him,
"C'mooooon…. we gotta go!" Sans sits up, wiping sleep away from his eyes. The clock reads 7:00AM. Sans lets out a long yawn, chuckling,
"A'ight… i'm up. Go get yourself some breakfast, kiddo…" Frankie dashes off, startling Justice as he runs past. Sans is about to put on his slippers, when he realizes he actually has to wear sensible clothes. Great. He fumbles through his drawers, finding a T-shirt without ketchup stains and a pair of pants. He shrugs, sensible enough, right?
Sans makes his way down the hallway, letting out another yawn as he shuffles into the kitchen. Frankie was making himself a bowl of cereal. Sans shrugged off breakfast, like he usually does, going straight for his cup of coffee, which he eagerly brewed.
"Ready for your first day of school, kiddo?" Frankie nods,
"Yup! Are you gonna take me to see my teacher?"
"Sure. And then I gotta get to work, alright? I'm sure I'll see you sometimes durin' the day."
Frankie grins, finishing off his cereal. Before long, the two skeletons were out the door and headed for the school. They had to walk, since Sans didn't have a car. One day, I'll just… teleport us. But not now. Wouldn't want to freak Frankie out… They saunter along the sidewalk, occasionally chatting. The school itself was a 20-minute walk, although it would have been instantaneous, had he used his magic. Another time.
Sans looked at the sign out front. "Toriel's School for Monsters". another sign was posted directly below it, "Humans welcome!". Frankie races to the door, excited for his first day.
"Do you think I'll be in Frisk's class? I hope I am!" Sans shrugs,
"Dunno. We'll see in a second."
The two step inside, to be greeted by Toriel.
"Ah! Hello, Franklin! Hello, Sans!"
"Heya, Tori" Sans smiles, waving to her. Frankie bounces excitedly beside him,
"Am I in Frisk's class?!"
Toriel chuckles, but looks down at the small skeleton sympathetically,
"I am afraid I had to put you in Miss Easton's class! Terribly sorry, Franklin! But Frisk's class is already full!"
Frankie frowns, and stops bouncing,
"Oh." Sans lightly elbows him,
"Hey- It's alright, kiddo. You'll make friends."
Frankie nods, but doesn't say anything as Toriel leads them through the school, showing them various different points of interest like the office, teacher's lounge, and cafeteria. Finally, they arrive at Frankie's new classroom. Frankie looks reluctant to go in.
"You'll be alright, kid. I'm sure you'll find a new friend to hang out with, and b'sides, at lunch- you can hang with Frisk, alright?" Sans smiles, placing a hand on Frankie's shoulder.
"Yeah! that sounds great! I'll make loads of new friends!" Frankie's eyes light up as the enthusiasm he had returns. Sans chuckles, opening the door for Frankie. He walks in, obviously nervous as everyone's eyes immediately glance over to him. There were mostly monsters, with the exception of a few humans, who were intermingled with them.
"H-Hi!" Frankie says.
"Oh! You must be our new student!" The teacher, Miss Easton, calls. She was, oddly enough, human as well. But she seemed kind, and Sans assumed that she was, since Toriel hired her. Frankie glanced back at Sans, who just nodded, standing in the doorframe, with a wide smile on his face.
"My name's Frankie!"
"Very nice to meet you! Everyone say hello to Frankie!"
A chorus of 'hello Frankie' rang through the classroom. With one last glance at Sans, Frankie heads to the back to find an available seat, right next to one of the humans. He'll do great. Sans smiles as he waves goodbye, closing the door behind him.
"Right then! Now that Frankie is settled in, It is time to introduce you to your job!" Toriel clasps her hands together, smiling. Sans nods and follows her to a closet labeled 'Utility'.
"Here's where you'll be working, the previous Janitor left instructions." Toriel hands Sans a stack of papers, "Here you are! There's not much to be done, but we do need to keep this school clean! You are to mop after school every Tuesday and Thursday… and, of course, everyday after lunch in the cafeteria! It can get rather messy!"
Sans nods, Alright. First job on the surface. I have to do this. Sans listens to Tori, taking in every word.
"And lastly, we have your uniform!" Toriel opens the closet, pulling off a blue uniform from a nearby shelf. She thrusts it into Sans' hands,
"Here you are, Dear! Just call me if you need anything! I must attend to the office for now."
"Alright. See ya, and thanks, Tori. For the job." Toriel nods, smiling.
"It is no problem, Sans!" The tall goat woman walks off, and Sans is left to his job. Wow! Look at that! You've finally accomplished something! Not again. Too bad it doesn't matter. I don't need this right now. Oh, but you do, Sans! What's gonna happen when you wake up tomorrow and everything's gone? Will you be sad, will you cry? Will i t? Sans doesn't reply to the voice, that seems like the best course of action, anyways. You can't ignore me, Sans. I'll always be that little voice in the back of your head- telling you what you're doing is wrong. Telling you everything you're doing is only gonna make it hurt worse. I hope you're happy now, because when you wake up in Snowdin- I hope the pai s. SHUT UP.
The voice ceases. Sans sighs, All i need to do… is stay focused. Get to work.
Frankie was already enjoying school. His teacher, Miss Easton, was very nice. So far it seemed like he was joining his grade at just the right time. Though, Miss Easton did have to help remind him of things he had forgotten. Everyone in his class was nice. He had to work with a classmate, a lizard like little girl who reminded him of Alphys, on a project that afternoon for Literature. They were reading Charlotte's Web. It was lucky for him that he joined when he did, because they were just starting the Charlotte's Web unit. Their job was to work with a partner to make a big board that would tell the story of Charlotte's Web. As they read the story they would add to the board. Today they were working on the decorative borders.
The girl Frankie was working with was named Ella. She was pretty funny, and rather outgoing. She had lots of great ideas, and when Frankie told her his she never dismissed them. Not one! She was always eager to listen.
"How old are you, Ella?" Frankie asked.
"Me?" Ella looked up proudly, "I'm eight and a half! My birthday's in five months!" She was gluing some decorative stars onto their display board. "What about you?"
"I'm nine. I just turned nine last month."
"Cool! What do you think the board needs? It needs… something else…"
"Maybe…" Frankie looked over at the art supplies with a frown. "Maybe some… glitter glue!" Frankie pulled out two bottles of glitter glue, one red and one blue.
"Yes!" Ella gasped. "You're awesome Frankie. Let's put this around the stars."
Before Frankie knew it, it was lunch time.
"Alright, boys and girls." Miss Easton smiled happily. "It's time to put our books away and head over to the cafeteria." Frankie was excited to see Frisk at last. Frisk would always be his best friend.
"Just wait, Ella, you can meet my bestest friend Frisk. They're super cool, and-"
"Your best friend is Frisk?!" Ella looked amazed.
"Yeah. You know them?"
"Everyone knows Frisk! Frisk is Miss Toriel's kid. Frisk is nice to everyone! That's so cool you're friends with them!" Ella and Frankie trotted out of the classroom, following Miss Easton. Frankie was overjoyed to find Sans out in the hallway waiting for him. He didn't hesitate to run into the older skeleton's arms.
"SANS!"
"Heya, kiddo. How's your first day of school going?" Sans was wearing a weird blue uniform and next to him he towed a cart of cleaning supplies.
"AWESOME! I love my teacher, Miss Easton, she's so nice, and… I made a friend!" Ella was still waiting behind Frankie and he turned to introduce her to Sans. "This is Ella! She's my project partner."
"Heya." Sans nodded.
"Hi, Frankie's Dad!" San's eyes widened.
"Oh, uh…" But Frankie was too excited to correct his new friend.
"We're reading Charlotte's Web, and Ella and I are making a story board for it."
"Cool, Frankie!"
"How's work?" Frankie asked.
"It's pretty first class. In terms of what I need to be doing, I'd say things have been made pretty clear. This new outfit's kind of neat, too. Don't you think?" Ella was laughing pretty hard behind Frankie. The little skeleton giggled.
"You better be careful, Sans." Frankie said with a grin, "Or you might break your funnybone." Sans choked.
"Kiddo, you keep going with these and you'll end up being some sort of pun master."
"Good!" Frankie grinned, giving Sans another big hug. "I want to be just like you when I grow up, Sans !"
"Well, you both better head over to the cafeteria for lunch. Here, Frankie," Sans dug into his pocket and pulled out two crumpled dollar bills. "For your lunch."
"Thanks, Sans."
Frankie eagerly followed Ella to the cafeteria. She was more than happy to show him how to get there. When they reached the cafeteria Frankie was excited to find Frisk waiting for him at the doors.
FRANKIE! Frisk signed excitedly. How is your first day of school so far?
"Good! My teacher's pretty nice, and… this is Ella! She's my project partner."
"Hey, Frisk!" Ella grinned. "It's nice to meet you!"
Nice to meet you too, ELLA. Come on in, both of you. Let's get our food. Somehow, in the chaos of the cafeteria, Frankie got separated from his friends while they were getting lunch and dessert. Frankie had just set his food down to try and find Frisk and Ella again when he was approached by a much taller human boy.
"Lookie, look!" The boy snarled. "A new Freak." Frankie was shocked that someone here could use such a derogatory term. Everyone here was so nice, and this kid….? "So, new freak, what part of your lunch were you planning on sharing with me." Frankie was about to retort when Frisk appeared at his shoulder.
Leave him alone, Brendan. Frisk signed rapidly. Or you'll have a lot more to worry about than your eternally sinking grades.
"Frisk." Brendan snarled. "Whatever." He sulked off.
"Are you alright, Frankie?" Ella asked. Frankie grabbed his food and nodded.
"Yeah." He said.
That was Brendan. Frisk signed. He's… annoying. But he's too cowardly to stand up to other humans. Let's go eat.
The rest of the day sped by. Frankie finished his projects in his class, and received a few pages of homework to do. He said goodbye to Ella, who's mom had come to pick her up. He was walking down the halls looking for Sans and thinking 'Gosh, I hope Sans can help me with some of this homework. It looks tough.' When he saw Brendan.
The older boy was leaning over a little monster kid, pushing the poor thing around. The child was defenseless, and crying.
"What's this? Your homework? Oops!" Brendan tore the poor kid's homework in half. Something was building up inside Frankie. Rage. He dropped his bag and put himself in between Brendan and the poor kid.
"L-leave him alone!" Frankie gasped. Brendan looked surprised, but then grinned. A terrible look in his eyes.
"This is just perfect." He snarled. "The new kid is a hero. So just! So kind! So STUPID. You, freak, are gonna regret the day you laid eyes on me." Brendan raised his hand to strike, and Frankie shied away from it in terror when someone's voice,
"Brendan!" Toriel stood above the two of them in horror. "What have we said about this?! Come with me, this instant. I'm going to have to call your mother." Toriel turned to head down towards her office, but before Brendan followed her he grabbed Frankie by his red scarf.
"You're dead, scum! DEAD!"
"Hey, kiddo!" Sans appeared around the corner.
"How was your first day of school?"
"Great!"
"I hope you don't mind, I do have to stay and finish cleaning up. Frisk and Toriel have to stay too, so you shouldn't be bone-some."
"Stop!" Frankie giggled. Sans grinned at his laugh.
"You'll find Frisk in the teacher's lounge."
"Thanks, Sans." Frankie waved as he hurried in the direction of the lounge.
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER TEN:
Starbee24: Is Justice preggers?
Mmmmmm... Maayyyyyyybeeeeee?
Branchwing: Well, Frankie is going to school now. I hope he will be alright there.
He gonna be fine... sort of... NYEH HEH HEH!
Frankie: Saaaaaans?Are you there?I just found this story on the interweb thing about us...they even mentioned Justice and Sir Barkley and Monopolop!
I'm right here, kiddo. Yeah! My cousin is using Archive of our Own to post this, since we're writing it together. So it definitely is the same exact story! :D
Also, I'm totally loving the name you chose. 3
GenuineGreenTea: I love how Sans has raised Frankie so far! The relationship between the two is so great and really heartwarming
Awwww! Yes! It is our favorite as well. :) Dad!Sans always! 3
Thank you! Thank you! We love reviews and we are so glad to hear from you! It's always an encouragement. Stay tuned for the next chapter, coming soon! :)
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