Suprise~! I managed to get another chapter finished.

Although ironically, this one is much smaller then the last one.

While the skeletons were busy exploring the castle, Asgore had been in the kitchen making a rigatoni Pie. He was aware that Gaster's family loved tomatoes, so he made certain to put in extra tomato sauce in the pie.

Despite having a stove, Asgore preferred to cook using fire magic. He found that it always tasted better, though he hoped that Sans and Papyrus thought the same thing. Once the pie was done, Asgore placed it on the counter. He stared calling out to the them like they were his own children. "Sans! Papyrus! Lunch is ready!"

There didn't seem to be answer. He started calling out to them, again. "Sans! Papyrus!"

Again, there was no answer. Asgore left the pie in the kitchen to cool off as he searched for the two skeletons. They didn't seem to be in his room, nor were they in Asriel's room. The goat monster hoped that they didn't just abandon him and headed home.

He began to head downstairs, walking through the Judgement Hall and into the throne room. Once he reached the throne room, he could see that Papyrus was sitting on his throne.

"Y-your majesty!" Papyrus struggled to get out of the throne, but he didn't want Sans to fall on the floor, again. "I-I'm sorry, I'll get out of here as soon as-"

"No need to worry, Papyrus," Asgore said as he started patting Papyrus' head. "I'm sure that you two were just curious."

"We were, actually," Papyrus replied, "Sans was the one who asked us to come down here."

"Well, I'm happy to inform you that lunch is ready," Asgore said smiling, "You can come back up whenever your ready."

"Yes, your majesty." Papyrus replied. Once Asgore left the room, Papyrus started to shake his brother. "Sans! Wake up!"

Sans mumbled something indistinguishable before he wrapped his arms around Papyrus' neck, snoring quietly. Papyrus grumbled as he tried shaking his brother. No matter how many times he tried, Sans wouldn't wake up.

"FINE!" Papyrus started to carry Sans out of the room, supporting his femurs with his arm. "Let's go, Lazybones!"

After lunch, Sans and Papyrus were sitting back at the table. They were talking among themselves while Asgore was searching for something. They weren't sure WHAT is was that he was looking for, but it was something. Once Asgore found it (it was a stack of cards), he sat back down at the table and placed them on the table. "So, would anybody like to play a game?"

"Oh, sure," Papyrus said, "What game did you have in mind?"

"Go Fish."

"That sounds fun," Papyrus said as he looked down at his brother. "Don't you agree, Sans?"

"um...sure."

"Oh? Is something wrong, Sans?" Asgore asked in concern. Sans shook his head. "nah, nothing's wrong...but can i ask you something?"

"Of course!" Asgore said, "What would you like to ask me?"

"um...so you had a wife, right? what ever happened to her? did she fall down?"

"Oh..." Asgore shook his head. "No, she didn't fall down. She just left me, that's all."

"all right, i was just curious. that's all," Sans replied.

"Also, a boss monster cannot fall down unless their children have fully grown." Asgore started to shuffle the deck of cards before handing some of them out, a hint of sadness was in his voice. "And...since we no longer have children, we cannot die from falling."

Sans rubbed the back of his skull, "right, well...thanks for clearin' that up."

Asgore finished dealing the cards, picking up his own small deck in his large hands. "All right, now who gets to go first?"

Papyrus frowned. The thought of just simply falling down terrified him. And once a monster falls down, there was no way to save them from turning to dust. And while skeletons did have a long life span, they weren't immortal like the boss monsters.

"hey, pap!"

"hm?" Papyrus looked down at his brother.

"do you got any fives?"

"Um..." Papyrus looked at the cards in his hands. He had shook his head. "No, go fish!"

Papyrus took a deep breath, now wasn't a good time to think of fallen monsters. Besides, he should be happy to play cards with Sans and the king of all people.

Several hours have passed, Asgore had started to clean up as his guests fell asleep on the couch.

It was always nice to have children over (Monster children, anyway). And while Sans and Papyrus wouldn't remain children for much longer, Asgore still enjoyed their company nonetheless.

As the monster king began to sweep outside, he caught the sight of a familiar skeleton in a white lab coat. "Good evening, Dr. Gaster!"

Gaster waved hello as he walked closer to the goat monster. (Have you been able to handle my boys? They didn't do anything dangerous, have they?)

Asgore shook his head. "No! No! They may have gotten a little mischievous, but they never did anything dangerous."

Gaster sighed in relief, placing a hand on his chest. (That's a relief. Usually they just go to the park and get attacked by that dragon.)

"Well, then it was a good thing that they spotted me," Asgore said happily. "Besides, I can tell that your boys will become fine young men."

Gaster nodded without hesitation. (I'm sure they will, thank you.)

The elder skeleton walked into the castle, making his way over to the living room. He walked over to the chair and started shaking Papyrus' arm gently. "Papyrus!"

"Hm...?" Papyrus barely opened his eyes as he started moving his head. Again, Gaster shook him, gently. "Come along, my child...we have to go home."

Papyrus started to rub his eye socket before looking at the smaller skeleton in his lap. He knew it would take too long to wake Sans up, so he started to carry him as he got up from the couch. He walked out of the castle, looking up at Asgore with admiration. "Thank you for letting us hang out here, your majesty."

"Of course," Asgore said as he patted Papyrus' skull. "Feel free to come back whenever you'd like!"

Papyrus nodded as he and Gaster headed out of the castle. Gaster was looking down at Sans, running his fingers across his skull. (It seems that he's tired himself out, already).

"He always tires himself out," Papyrus replied, "If he weren't so frail, then I wouldn't have to carry him!"

(I suppose not), Gaster replied. (But we love him all the same!)

The walk through New Home had gotten silent, despite the monsters walking passed them. Papyrus looked down at his brother, who hadn't moved since falling asleep at Asgore's castle. He couldn't help but smile. Once Sans woke up, they would no longer be children. Instead, they would be teenagers, and one step closer to adulthood.

Gaster placed a hand on Papyrus' head, gaining the skeleton's attention. While Papyrus was taller, Gaster didn't seem to mind in the slightest.

(Do not worry, I have asked the king ahead of time to give me a day off. Tomorrow, we can do whatever you'd like).

"Um..." Papyrus began to think, his eye sockets were partially closed. "Do you think we could take a look at that fancy restaraunt? The one that just opened near the Core?"

Gaster nodded, (Perhaps we could, that sounds like fun). He let out a nervous chuckle. (Although...hopefully it won't take me all night to reserve a table).

"Oh..." Papyrus began to frown. "I hadn't thought about that!"

(Not to worry, my child), Gaster said, happily, (For now, it's best to worry about getting to bed. You have a big day tomorrow, after all).

Papyrus nodded as he stood closely by his father. Tomorrow they would be able to spend all day together as a family. Just him, Sans, and Gaster.

Not the best chapter...but what can you do, eh?