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The weeks flew by- and Spring came. The small cats grew and grew, and Frankie loved them. All the while, his grades were steadily climbing, and his nightmares were becoming less and less frequent. Brendan had been pulled out of school for the time being, and so he wasn't going to be bothering anyone for a long time. Frankie was happy, he and his friends- Frisk, Ella, and Wren- got together often. More importantly, Frankie had grown to love his new family with all his soul.
It was a Saturday afternoon, when Sans, while watching Frankie playing with all five cats happily, realized that he definitely could not have five cats in the house.
"So, Frankie, I think the kittens are big enough where we can begin looking for new homes for them." Sans said, with a smile.
"New homes? Why?" Frankie frowned. "They're happy here."
"Well, I can't really afford five cats, and besides, don't you want to give other boys and girls cats to make them happy?"
"I love them." Frankie said. "I want to keep all of them."
"Frankie, I know you love the kittens, but we can't have five cats in this house." Sans said with a frown. Frankie groaned,
"Sans! They're my cats!" He was stroking one of the tortoiseshells that he called 'Poof.' Sans knew that to Frankie getting rid of the kittens was a very sad idea. And sending them off to strangers? A terrifying concept.
"I can't afford five cats, Frankie, it would end up being a cat-tastrophe." Sans replied, "And besides, I'm starting to think that I'm going insane. Five cats is… a ridiculous amount for one house."
"But…" Then Frankie grinned, looking over at the four kittens spread across the room. "Sans…?"
"Yup?"
"Do you think Papyrus would like a kitten?"
"Do I…?" Sans stared at Frankie. Kiddo, you're a genius. "I don't know about Paps, but I know Alphys does! Maybe Frisk would too."
"Well?" Frankie smiled. "Can we invite them over?"
"Let's start with Paps." Sans replied. "I'll call him right now."
Papyrus was over within minutes, but only because all he heard Sans utter was "Papyrus, why don't you come over sometime-" And he had dropped the phone and raced to get into his car.
"SANS! FRANKIE!" Papyrus was certainly pleased to see both of them. "IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!" Then Papyrus remembered the kittens. "FRANKIE, WHERE ARE YOUR SMALL CATS?!"
"They're probably in my room." Frankie lead Sans and Papyrus to his bedroom. In fact, all the cats were on Frankie's bed, the four kittens and Justice.
"BEHOLD SMALL CATS! I THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE YOUR FRIEND!" Papyrus cried. Frankie watched, holding back a laugh as three of the cats (two kittens and Justice) decided that shouting was a nope, and ran to hide under the bed. The two other cats looked rather frightened, but stood their ground. Papyrus knelt down by Frankie's bed, and raised a quivering hand over the orange tabby. "I WILL BE YOUR BEST FRIEND, SMALL CAT!" He almost whispered. Then he ran his fingers across the kitten's back. He looked up in shock. "SANS!" He cried. "SANS! THEY'RE SO FLUFFY!"
"Yup." Sans nodded. Frankie looked up to see him grinning.
"SANS! LOOK! THE SMALL CATS LOVE ME!" The little tortoiseshell and orange tabby kittens were playing with the ends of Papyrus' scarf, and rubbing their heads against his elbow. The adventurous tortoiseshell managed to climb up on to Papyrus's shoulder. "THEY HAVE CHOSEN ME!" Papyrus cried. "I AM NOW THEIR FRIEND!"
"They're yours if you'd like." Frankie said.
"WHAT?!" Papyrus looked up, his eyes wide, "DO YOU REALLY MEAN IT?!"
"Sure, Paps, the kittens need new homes. If you want those two and you're up to it you can have-"
"WOWIE! THANK YOU, I LOVE THEM!"
"What are you going to call them, Papyrus?" Frankie asked.
"CALL THEM?"
"They're gonna need names." Frankie nodded. Papyrus looked down at the two kittens he was stroking with a frown.
"NYEEEEEEH...…. THIS ONE I SHALL CALL SPAGHETTI!" He raised up the orange tabby so that Sans could see. "AND… THIS ONE…?"
"What goes good with spaghetti?" Frankie frowned.
"MEATBALLS! THIS ONE I SHALL CALL MEATBALLS!" He pointed to the tortoiseshell happily.
"Spaghetti and Meatballs! Those are awesome names. You'll have to get name tags for them so they don't get lost!" Frankie said.
"NAMETAGS?"
"Alright, Papyrus. Maybe we should go to the pet store and get everything you need. And while we're there Frankie can tell you all about how to take care of the cats."
"DO WE HAVE TO LEAVE MEATBALLS AND SPAGHETTI HERE?!" Papyrus asked.
"Yeah. They can stay here while we're gone and when we come back you can take them home." Frankie said.
"OH!" Papyrus looked excitedly at the kittens he was playing with. "I MUST GO NOW, MY SMALL CATS! BUT FEAR NOT! I SHALL RETURN SOON AND THEN YOU CAN COME TO MY HOUSE!" He pulled both of the kittens into a hug, and then stood up to follow Frankie and Sans to the pet store. "THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOME OF YOUR SMALL CATS, FRANKIE! I LOVE THEM!" He cried happily.
Frankie was sad to see Spaghetti and Meatballs go, but he was happy he'd be able to see them again. And Papyrus sure loved his small cats, almost more than anything else.
"Heya, kiddo." Sans came to stand by the window, and watch as Papyrus slipped the little animal crate into his car, and sped off. "How are you doing?"
"Fine. I'm glad Papyrus will have them now. I'll get to see them."
"Yup. I just got off the phone with Toriel. She says that she and Asgore and Frisk will bring over a pot pie for dinner and Frisk can pick a cat if they want one."
"Cool! What about Alphys and Undyne?" Frankie smiles.
"Alphys and Undyne... ? Oh right. I'll call them right now. How's that?"
"Okay…" Frankie sighed. He'd miss his little cats. When Sans got off the phone with Undyne he gave Frankie a small hug.
"They say they'd love a cat. They'll be here any minute to pick one out. So you'll get to visit all your little cats whenever you want. Okay, kiddo?"
"Alright!" Frankie was a little more excited about it now. At least Justice's kittens wouldn't be going to strangers. He felt happy knowing that the small cats would be taken care of. Alphys and Undyne arrived only ten minutes after Sans had gotten off the phone with them. Undyne nearly kicked the door down when she burst in.
"HEY PUNKS!"
"H-hi!" Alphys followed more cautiously, but she looked excited. Frankie knew that she was the one who really wanted the cat.
"Heya." Sans grinned. "Where are the small cats, Frank?"
"Probably in my room." Frankie led Undyne and Alphys to his room. The two remaining small cats were sleeping with their mother on his bed.
"Aww! Th-they're really cute!" Alphys grinned, rushing over to pet the kittens.
"They're actually… pretty adorable." Undyne frowned.
"Which one do you want?" Sans asked.
"Ohh… I r-really like the w-white one." Alphys said.
"She's yours if you want." Sans said. Frankie sighed. This one was one he had formerly called Fluff. Now it would get a different name. He hoped Alphys and Undyne would pick a good one. Fluff was a pretty little girl cat, mostly white, with splashes of orange and black here and there. All the kittens were long haired like their mother.
"Oh she's adorable!" Alphys smiled. "What sh-should we c-call her, Undyne?" Alphys pulled the little kitten into her arms.
"Oh… uh… I don't know. What should we call her?" Undyne reached out to stroke the kitten. She smiled a little. "She's very soft."
"Ooh! I know. L-look, she looks like Sushi, d-don't you th-think?" Alphys held out the little cat. Frankie had no idea what Sushi was, but Sans chuckled, and Undyne seemed to agree, so he figured it was a fitting name for Fluff.
"Sushi it is…" Alphys grinned. "We should go to the pet store and get her the things she needs. A nice collar! A food bowl!"
"Sushi. I like it! Okay. We can come back and get her?" Undyne asked.
"Sure. Anytime." Sans nodded. After Alphys and Undyne left to go to the pet store, Frankie spent the next couple of hours playing and saying goodbye to his little Fluff.
Undyne and Alphys were back later, as promised, to take Sushi home. Alphys had went all-out and bought all sorts of things for her little princess. A fancy collar, two ceramic bowls for water and food, and a lot of cat toys. Frankie sadly said goodbye to the third kitten, and all that remained was Fuzz- a dark tabby boy. If Frisk wanted a cat, Fuzz would have to be it. Frankie wondered if Justice would be sad without her babies. But maybe sometime she could visit them, or they could all come visit her. Fuzz didn't really seem to miss his siblings, he was cuddling with his mother on the Sans' bed.
"You gonna be okay, kiddo?" Sans stood in the doorway to his messy room. Frankie looked up from where he lay stroking the two cats.
"Yeah… I guess… when are Frisk and Toriel and Asgore gonna get here?"
"Any minute now, I think." Sans replied. "I'm sure Frisk will love to see… Poof?"
"Fuzz, Sans." Frankie sighed. "Yeah. I bet they'll really like him. I wonder what they'll call him."
"I bet they'll call him something really great."
"Yeah!" There's suddenly a knock on the door. "I bet that's them! I'll go get it!"
Sans followed Frankie out into the living room, where Frankie pulled open their door to reveal Asgore, Toriel, and Frisk.
"Why, hello!" Toriel smiled. She was holding a large pot pie.
"Howdy, there, Frankie, Sans." Asgore nodded.
FRANKIE. Frisk signed happily. They hugged him tightly. How are you doing?
"I'm alright. I'm sad that I have to give away the small cats."
You'll get to visit them whenever you want. Frisk signed.
"I know. I'll just miss them, that's all." Frankie replied. They all came into the house, Toriel hurrying to take her pie to the kitchen, and Asgore and Sans sitting in the living room. Frankie led Frisk to Sans' room where Fuzz and Justice slept happily on Sans' unmade bed.
He's so fluffy. Frisk picked up the small cat, holding him tightly in their arms. They hurried out to the living room, Frankie assumed to show Asgore and Toriel the little cat that they would soon be calling their own.
"Oh!" Toriel smiled as Frisk tried to shove the small cat into her arms. "Is this the little one we might be taking home?"
"Yeah." Frankie nods. "I call him Fuzz, but you can name him whatever you'd like." Toriel gently took the little cat from Frisk. The little tabby seemed content to curl up in Toriel's lap.
"What are you going to call him, Frisk?" Asgore asked.
Frisk looked thoughtful, and then signed: Toast.
"Toast?" Toriel frowned. "Why?!" Sans was laughing. Frankie snorted.
Because. Just… Toast.
"Well." Asgore frowned. "Toast it is, then. I suppose." Frisk nodded firmly.
That evening, Frankie crawled into bed sad and happy all at once. He would miss his small cats tonight- they always slept on his bed. But they had new homes, new places to explore. Despite the fact that they wouldn't be with him that evening, Frankie was happy because he knew that he'd be able to see them all- Spaghetti, Meatballs, Sushi, and Toast- again very soon.
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER SIXTEEN:
Mr. Indigo: I wonder, will Sans give the humans harassing Riley a bad time? I hope so, cause I really want Sans to give someone a bad time!
Yesss, soon. *cough* chapter eighteen *cough*
Fan Girl: HOLYSHITTHATISAWESOME
WHEN FRANK BEAT THIS BRAT I WAS SMILING LIKE AN IDIOT FOR LIKE AN HOUR.
AND SANS' REACTION IS JUST PRICELESS OMFG MY TWO MARSHMALLOWS
YES! :D They are our marshmallows! 3
I guest as much: Another great update! I really thought that Wren's dad was going to be Brendan's family, but I'm glad it turned out the way it did, and I'd love to see some art for this story! The cover is one of the things that initially "drew" me to this story in the first place. Also, I wasn't expecting Brendan to go after Wren, though it makes sense, it's a good thing Frankie beat him to the punch.
Thanks so much for this review! This was one of the bigger reasons as to why we decided to start up a blog. No one else mentioned it, but I guess it only takes one person to inspire. That all by itself is inspiring! :D Thanks again!
GenuineGreenTea: this has been by far my favorite chapter! And I think Brendan got what he deserved.
Yes! He did, for sure, and I don't think he'll be coming back! Get DUNKED on!
GalifreyanDemiWizard: Ohmygosh this story is awesome! THE CAT HAS MULTIPLIED! I immediately got what Paps was yelling about! You write the charactors so well! If you needa shorten my name just say wizard, kay? And could you add a kid for me at school? Thanks!
Heya! Thanks so much for the review! I'm so glad you like this story! :D As far as I can tell there aren't going to be any more school scenes. I'm sorry!
Thanks so much for all the reviews it's great to hear from you all! :D
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