It's 1:00 am in my region, but whatever...Have another chapter!
A few days have passed since then, and Papyrus was already getting himself ready for school. Daily, he had to get dressed, make his bed, wake up Sans and tell him to get dressed and make his own bed. Afterwards, the two skeletons would have breakfast and head off to school. As nice as some of the teachers and students were, Sans and Papyrus mostly kept to themselves. After all, they were able to take care of each other...right?
It was science class, all of the children had simple worksheets where they had to cut out words and place them near the parts of a flower. Papyrus was doing just fine on his own, labeling the stem, the roots, and the flower itself, but he couldn't find where he cut out the world "leaf". He looked down at his hands, which were covered in glue. He grabbed the worksheet and checked underneath it...but unfortunately it was stuck to his hand, now. Little did the skeleton know, the word "leaf" was glued onto his skull.
Papyrus struggled to get the paper out of his hands without ripping it. He looked at Fluffy Bunny with pleading eyes. "What am I gonna do now?"
"why not just wash your hands?" Sans asked from the opposite side of the table. His head was resting on his hand while he tapped his fingers against his worksheet, which had already been finished.
Papyrus began to scowl. "If I do that, then it'll just ruin the paper!"
"well it's not like it's a hard worksheet to begin with," Sans argued.
Papyrus continued to struggle with the paper. He tried to pry it from is hands until he heard it rip. The young skeleton sat there, mortified as the whole class began to look at him with the now-ruined paper in his hands.
"Is something wrong, Papyrus?" Asked the teacher, who was a purple slime monster. Papyrus looked around, anxiously. He needed to find a way out, and fast.
"I-I gotta go to the bathroom!" Papyrus yelled as he ran out of the classroom. Feeling concerned for his brother, Sans raised his hand. "can i be excused?"
"Er..." The teacher wasn't sure how to respond, it was like they had seen a human walking by them. "I-I suppose so."
"thank you!"
Sans pushed himself off of his chair and started heading into the hallway. He saw Papyrus was just down the hall, washing the glue off at the drinking fountain. Sans walked closer to him, placing a hand on his brother's shoulder. "you ok, pap?"
"Of course not!" Papyrus snapped as he brushed his brother's hand off, "Didn't you see how many people were staring at me!?"
"hey, it could be worse," Sans replied, "you could've set the whole school on fire."
Papyrus looked down, feeling defeated. Sans placed an arm over his brother's back as he tried to give him some reassurance.
"look, we could just talk to the teacher about it later, ok? and besides..." Sans pealed the word 'leaf' from his brother's skull, "i'm sure they weren't expecting you to 'leaf' so soon!"
"Oh my god, Sans!" Papyrus whined as he placed a hand over his face. But as upset as he sounded, Sans could tell that his brother was smiling a bit.
He grabbed onto Papyrus' hand and started heading back to the classroom. "c'mon, we've gotta get back to class, ok?"
Papyrus nodded without saying anything, he felt ashamed of himself. But with Sans around, he felt like it wouldn't last for too long.
Once class was over, the two skeletons had a talk with the teacher. Fortunately, they understood that Papyrus didn't mean to rip his paper during class. He gave him another worksheet to work on later as a part of his homework.
It was lunch time, and Papyrus was busy working with his worksheet. He hadn't even taken a bite out of his lunch, yet. It was just a Legendary Hero accompanied by a Crab Apple.
"wow, pap...you've turned yourself around, pretty quickly." Sans said happily while finishing his lunch. The younger skeleton began to smile. "It was just bad luck, earlier. I'm sure I can turn this day around in some way or another~!"
"well i'm glad you think that way," Sans replied. He kicked his feet impatiently as he looked down at Papyrus' sandwich. "by the way, are you gonna eat that?"
"Hm?" Papyrus looked over at the sandwich in front of them. He pushed it over to Sans while he finished his worksheet. "Here, it's covered in grease, anyway!"
Sans happily accepted the sandwich and started eating it. He looked around the lunch room with sheer curiosity, everything seemed normal so far. Most of the other monster children talked with one another, getting along just fine with each other. Sans had to admit, he was a bit jealous of them, but there wasn't much that he could do. He knew once he and Papyrus were popular enough, they'd make all kinds of friends...
...Well, at least that's how Papyrus thought it worked
Sans' eye sockets widened when he spotted Ricky walking into the cafeteria. The skeleton panicked as he tugged onto his brother's sleeve. "pap, we gotta hide!"
"But why?" Papyrus asked before getting dragged under the table. "just do it!"
Ricky looked around, his tail twitching with anticipation. He started heading over to a table where the dog monsters were sitting.
"Do you think he'll leave us alone?" Papyrus whispered. Sans clung onto Papyrus, as though the younger skeleton was his body guard. "i dunno...let's just keep quiet and see what happens!"
The skeletons watched as Ricky pulled out a few fire crackers and threw them at the dogs. Upon hearing the fire crackers, the dogs began to yelp in terror. Ricky laughed, much to their dismay. One of the dogs, or rather a dog skeleton, engaged Ricky in a battle, causing their souls to glow brightly. It was a matter of time before the cafeteria was completely inhabited by embers and bone magic.
Children panicked as they ran out of the cafeteria, some of them were trying to look for any adults that could be nearby. When the coast was clear, Sans quietly guided Papyrus out from under the table, glancing back at Ricky every now and again to make sure he didn't see either of them. He successfully left the cafeteria and made his way out into the hall.
...Or so he thought.
"Where do you think you're going?" Sclara asked as she stepped down on Papyrus' scarf. The younger skeleton pushed his brother away, worried that the Astigmatism would hurt him.
"Sclara, please! I don't wanna cause any trouble!"
"Aw, that's too bad," Sclara said mockingly as she grabbed Fluffy Bunny and pushed Papyrus to the ground. She started running through the halls, cackling like a maniac.
Papyrus sat up, watching as his brother started to chase down Sclara. "SANS, WAIT! THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS!"
Meanwhile, Sclara continued to run through the halls. She looked back at Sans, waving the stuffed rabbit in the air. "C'mon, Brittles! Just TRY and catch me!"
Sans' hands balled up into little fists, his left eye started to glow an eerie blue color. He chased Sclara down until she found herself cornered. She looked back at Sans, who looked like he was going to attack her at any second. It looked like the Astigmatism was about to cry.
Sans raised a non-existent eyebrow as he tilted his head. "what are you- ACK!"
Suddenly, one of the teachers grabbed Sans by his shirt and lifted him off the ground. This teacher was a fish monster who had his other hand (fin?) on his hip.
"Now what's going on here?"
"Oh, it was awful!" Sclara cried, "I s-saw Sans push his brother on the floor and take his t-toy away from him! *sniff* I tried to g-get it back to Papyrus, *sob* but S-sans said he would beat me up if I did."
Sans tried to struggle free from the fish's grip, scowling at the Astigmatism in front of him. "YOU JUST MADE THAT UP, YOU DIRTY LIAR!"
Sclara started to wail even louder. "OH SANS, WHY MUST YOU BE SO CRUEL!"
"Well, looks like I'm gonna have to escort you to the principal's office!" said the fish as he started carrying Sans. The small skeleton flailed his arms helplessly. "B-BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, YOU KNOW SHE'S MAKING IT UP!"
Sans looked back at Sclara, who was cackling maniacally. She began to mouth off at him. "Have fun, Brittles!"
An hour had passed, and Papyrus was sitting outside the principal's office. After Sans had been sent down here, Gaster had to come back from work to talk with the principal. For Papyrus, sitting outside the principal's office was like sitting in the waiting room: It was neither fun nor pleasant.
The skeleton's eyes widened as he saw Sclara walking by him, still carrying Fluffy Bunny in her hands.
"W-what are you doing?" Papyrus asked in distress. Sclara raised her hand, opening her mouth to reveal her eye. "Relax, I'm not gonna do anything!"
"Oh..." Papyrus began to frown, "Th-then what ARE you gonna do?"
Sclara handed Fluffy Bunny back to Papyrus. "Here! It's useless, anyways!"
The young skeleton took the rabbit back from Sclara. To his suprise, Fluffy Bunny didn't seem to have any rips or tears like he expected. Suddenly, realization hit Papyrus like a brick. "Wait, if you can be nice, then why do you still bully people!?"
"I'm an Astigmatism," Sclara said with a shrug, "It's in our nature!"
Papyrus held tightly onto Fluffy Bunny as Sclara left. If only she were a bit nicer, then maybe they could've been friends. That and he was too scared of both Ricky and Sclara.
The skeleton raised his head as he heard the door open. He watched as Gaster walked out the door. Sans was next to him, clinging tightly onto his robe.
"So how'd it go?" Papyrus asked.
(The principal said that he would try to straighten things out), Gaster replied. (In the meantime, I think it's best if I just take you two home.)
"Are you sure?" Papyrus asked. Gaster nodded as he felt Sans tighten his grip. (I am absolutely sure. Besides, your brother thinks it might be for the best.)
Gaster took Papyrus' hand and began to leave the school. He could tell neither of his boys seemed very happy. Not that he could blame them, he used to deal with all kinds of bullies when he was a child. And had it not been for the young queen, he certainly would've gotten killed by said bullies.
The elder skeleton began to think of certain topics, something that could interest both of his boys. They were like polar opposites, which was something to expect from a pair of twins, but something had to gain their attention somehow.
Suddenly, an idea popped into Gaster's skull. (Have you two ever heard of Stars?)
Papyrus shook his head. "No, Not re-"
"ooh! i know!" Sans yelled excitedly as he waved his hand. "they're those little white dots that humans have on the surface, right!?"
(Oh...they're much more then that, my child), Gaster said as he petted Sans' skull. (And while we may not have stars, ourselves, I know of a place that can act as a substitution).
"Well? Where is this place!?" Papyrus asked, impatiently. Gaster chuckled softly. He began to speak quietly. "You will see soon enough, my child...I will meet you tomorrow once school has ended!"
Sans and Papyrus gave each other worried glances, worried of what their father might be thinking.
After all...as much as they loved their father, he was still a mad scientist.
Well that happened.
and gee...I do wonder what Gaster's talking about?