Chapter 7
As soon as Frisk stepped inside she wasn't surprised to find that the humans home was a warm and welcoming one. There was the kitchen, the living room downstairs. The livingroom was a couch with a tv. There was a coffee table and a place where they seemed to have DVD's, VHSes some books and some board games. On top of those there was a pet...rock..yup a pet rock which Papyrus liked to feed sprinkles to. Frisk was happy to get to rest and not be out in the cold anymore. She was sitting on the couch with Sans when Papyrus said he will be cooking. Frisk rose up like shot by lightning. OH HELL NO. She will teach Papyrus to make some actual food.
"OH! TINY MONSTER!! WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP??" Frisk smiled and nodded. That's when she noticed the way he was cooking was so...VIOLENT!! Frisk grabbed his hand as he was about to smash some more tomatos with his fists. She jumped off the counter and went to her bigger size.
"Ok Papyrus...watch this.." Frisk swiftly took the knife in her hands. Sans was now right at the table. He must have been really traumatized and paranoic if he did that. But she wasn't one to judge. Frisk started cutting the tomatoes and explaining to Papyrus how to cook stuff. She smiled as she let the human stir the sauce as she showed him how to break the garlic with the edge of the blade. Papyrus looked at her tiny hands work with natural talent. She always loved cooking...she also loved art and music. Those were just the stuff that made her feel better about herself. Sans was sitting at the table with his jaw resting on his hand.
"you know...you're really good kid! did your mom teach you these stuff?" Frisk looked at noodles she was stiring a bit too long.
"i..um..never met her actually..." Frisk said looking at the two brothers. Papyrus smiled.
"OUR MOTHER DIED WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AS WELL!! SANS REMEMBERS HER BETTER THAN I DO!! WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAD??" Frisk shrugged and nervously chuckled.
"Didn't meet him either....i pretty much grew up in an orphanage..." It wasn't a lie...she at one point grew up on the streets than was picked up to go to an orphanage...After an 'accident' happened. Sans head wasn't reasting on his hand anymore, he was sitting up.
"no family..? at all?" Well she guessed she could...
"I had a brother..." The two brothers were looking at her curious. Frisk took the noodles out of the pot with care as she put them in the sauce.
"he reminds me of you...he gave me this!" Frisk pulled out with one hand the silver locket. She opened it. Inside of it were two pictures of two people.
"These are my parents...they died..and so my brother and i had to live alone...i was probably a new-born at the time. He took good care of me..until he met the same fate. I like to think they're watching me from up in the sky...they're probably dissapointed..But...i'm trying..." Frisk closed the pa in which the noodles and sauce were nicly cooking in. Papyrus pulled her in a tight hug so fast it made her shrink in fear and yelp.
"TINY MONSTER WE ARE VERY SORRY TO HEAR YOU DON'T HAVE A FAMILY!! WE SHALL BE YOUR FAMILY NYE HEH HEH HEH!!" Frisk's little paws fell to her side as she opened her eyes, again.
"w-what..?" She said after she grew back in size. Sans was now leaning against the table. He smiled. Papyrus looked at him.
"CAN WE, SANS??" Frisk looked at Sans in disbelief.
"sure, why not? family isn't necesar-- woah there bucko!" Frisk slipped out of Papyrus hug and was hugging the shorter human. He pat her head.
"Thank you..." Frisk said. Finally she went back to the stove and turned the oven off. Papyrus couldn't believe how well it smelled. Sans was also surprised. He must have always smelled charred food. That couldn't be healthy. Frisk ate pretty fast and then started searching in her little bag. She took out a t-shirt with a dumb message on it: 'How many monsters are good at math? None, unless you COUNT DRACULA' It had the immage of a calculator. When Papyrus saw her dressed with it he started screaming...Nyeh-ing? Yeah...And Sans? Yeah he was enjoying the show and laughing at the dumb pun. Frisk asked Papyrus if she could have a needle and some string so she could sew this back together. It was only a small rip after all. Papyrus was now sitting on the floor watching her work. Frisk liked to sew as well. She was humming. Sans and Papyrus both seemed mesmerized at the sight. They must have missed having a mother huh..? Well that was the case for Papyrus..Sans..? She wasn't sure. Papyrus also showed her he also had a rip in his scarf. Frisk didn't mind fixing it for him. The three decided they all will camp in the living room and they started laughing and joking. They talked about puzzles and stuff from the Surface.
"M-MONSTER! I HAVE A FAVOUR TO ASK OF YOU!! C-could You Sing The Song You're Humming....?" Frisk stopped sewing. She looked at the pleading human on the floor and smiled. He actually thought she will say no..?
"Of course, Papyrus!! Why would i disagree?? But i don't sing that good...uhh do you enjoy cartoons..?" Papyrus beamed and waited. She knew she still had some magic with her determination..she's always been able to make her drawings and art look more..Alive and beautiful with it. Maybe she could...Frisk looked at Sans then at the fire-place behind Papyrus.
"Dancing bears, painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December.." The fire started crackling as little people started twirling out of it. Sans eyes widened.
"Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory" The people were dancing around them as Frisk was singing. Swans were flying and actual small bears were dancing as well. In the middle of it all? A mother, a father, a son and a baby.
"Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory" Papyrus was looking at the small little figures and touched them. The heat was just warmth, so he couldn't get hurt.
"Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Once upon a December" The mother was now twirling with the child as the father was playing with the son. All four were happy. Frisk smiled as she could vividly remember that. The song? She heard it once when she was younger..and from her brother. Then she found it in an cartoon as well when she wa spying on the kids at the oprhanage.
"Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory" Papyrus was mesmerized by the show of light and fire just like Sans who got up and closer to her.
"Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Things it yearns to remember" The fire started fading until only the family was left, all four alone.
"And a song someone sings
Once upon a December.." Each mebmber dissapeared until it was only the baby who dissapeared as well in a little spark.
"WOWIE!! MONSTERS CAN STILL DO MAGIC??" Frisk shrugged.
"I've never actually met anyone able to do that...it's just something i saw i can do sometimes..and i thought you'd like it...OH OH!! HOW ABOU TI TAKE YOU OUT FOR A FLIGHT?? What do you say?" Frisk said getting up all excited. She knew the Underground had somewhat of a day and night cicle.
"a what no--" Sans tried to say but Papyrus interupted.
"YES!! I WOULD LOVE TO BE THE FIRST HUMAN TO FLY!!" Frisk smiled as the two ran outside like little kids. Sans came after them.
"listen i don't think that's such a good id--woah.." Frisk let her wings grow. She fluttered them and Papyrus watched in awe.
"BEAUTIFUL!! NOTHING LESS THAN PERFECTION FROM THE GREAT PAPYRUS FRIEND!!" Frisk laughed as she took his hand.
"Hold on tight ok?? DO NOT let go..." Frisk started getting off the ground and slowly Papyrus was lifted off.
"WOWIE!! BROTHER LOOK AT ME!! THE...Stars Are Beautiful..." Frisk knew...the crystals they used on the ceiling looked like stars. Frisk flew in a straight line above the little town and then dropped near the river. Papyrus started laughing as the water tickled his toes. She brough the brother back and looked at Sans.
"Care for a ride..?" Frisk asked. Both of them flushed a bit when he looked at her for a bit too long.
"r-right..yes! yeah, sure thing..." Frisk took his hand as well and started going up.
"uhh...thanks a billion, kid...paps has been in a really bad mood lately and...yeah.." Sans said awkwardly. Frisk laughed.
"I'm not doing this for the favour silly..I'm doing this to make you guys happy!!" Sans was silent for a second.
"well...guess that was a succes...huh..?" Frisk giggled again.
"Of a stellar mass huh..?" Sans snorted.
"maybe...you're just too out of this world." Frisk laughed.
"guess it's obvious im a huge fan of stars huh?" Sans smiled even more.
"noted." Frisk was confused but she dropped down near the river.
"i swear if you drop me here, bucko i will come as the ice-cream i end up and will hunt you.." Frisk laughed again.
"I am stronger than i look!" And so they were back in front of the house. Frisk started chuckling as she stretched.
"Man i haven't held this form this long or used my wings in FOREVER!!" All three of them went inside. They started watching this robot named Mettaton? Apperently he is the only celebrity in the Underground...Interesting...They then made a huge pillow fort...however after Papyrus started snoring in it and Sans seemed to be asleep she still couldn't sleep. She went to the kitchen and got some water. Suddenly behind her she saw Sans. She almost dropped her cup. Sans chuckled.
"sorry, didn't mean to ruffle your feathers." She giggled at the bad pun.
"then don't peck so silently..pfft--" Sans went over to her and tilted his head. He was now wearing only his white T-shirt and some baseball shorts..still black with a white stripe..and fuzzy pink slippers. She was wearing her shorts and the shirt with the Count Dracula joke.
"so..kiddo ain't got no sleep? what are you? an owl?" Frisk snickered.
"as much as i wish to say yes...not really...i just..i dunno..." Frisk said scratcing her head feeling dumb. He put a hand on her head and ruffled her hair.
"then wanna go star gazing?" Frisk's squinted eyes twinkled.
"YES!!" Sans grabbed his hoodie and the two snuck outside. He climbed on the roof and Frisk followed. Looking up at the crystals on the ceiling...they did look like stars.
"WOAH!! You guys even got the constellations down!! But we don't see them all at once..." Sans tilted his head.
"huh..? the how..?" Frisk then started explaining how the planet Earth works.
"And that's how the stars...look...like they're...moving...o-oh i-i'm sorry..." Frisk said hugging her knees to her chest as her face flushed in embrrassment. Sans just chuckled.
"heh. it's fine, don't sweat it...not that you look like you could break much of a sweat to be honest...ya cold kiddo?" Frisk shrugged but then a cold chill ran down her spine. Damn...wrong timing...
"pfft--here ya go bud." He put his hoodie on her and she smiled.
"Thank you.." The two spent some more time looking at the stars until Frisk fell asleep on his shoulder.
"pfft...let's get you inside bucko.." He picked her up and teleported in the living room.
Next morning Frisk woke up in her small form sleeping on his chest. She probably looked like a cherry now...As she tried to get up Sans woke up as well from the movement and he fell off the couch and Frisk landed right on top. In panic she actually turned to her normal form. That looked..innapropriate. The two got up quickly and looked away. Then Frisk spoted Papyrus still sleeping. She smirked.
"Wanna water balloon him..?" Sans looked dumbfound but agreed. The two filled the ballons and Sans was first to try. He missed by a long shot and he actually looked like he was trying. Frisk laughed as she threw hers and landed perfectly in his face.
"NYEEHHHH!!!" They heard as the pillow fort collapsed.
"MORNING SLEEPY HEAD!!" Frisk said as she leaned over the railing. Sans grabbed her waist as she was abou to fall.
"woah there..let's not lean so much...we've got that railing for a reason." Frisk and Sans both flushed at that. Papyrus popped up and frowned at his brother.
"SANS!! STOP TRYING TO FLIRT WITH THE MONSTER!! SHE NEEDS TO TEACH ME HOW TO DO BREAKFAST!!" Frisk burst into laughter as she came down to help Papyrus cook as Sans grumbled under his breath. The breakfast was just easy toast and eggs. Nothing to mess up there. The brothers loved it and Papyrus even made them play something after. He first wanted to try this card game he found at the dump called Buzzed...but Frisk remembered fast why he couldn't.
"MONSTER!! WE SHALL PLAY BUZZED!!" Frisk spat her orange juice and coughed. Sans tilted his head. Frisk started waving franatically towards him in a 'NO' sign. Sans was confused.
"MONSTER?? DO YOU KNOW THIS GAME??" Frisk looked around farantically.
"uhh...it's...not...adequate..?" Papyrus seemed to be thinking for a second.
"OK!! THEN CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY!!" Frisk's eyes widened more.
"THAT'S EVEN WORSE!!" Papyrus pouted.
"PLEASE MONSTER FRISK..?" She sighed as she took the box.
"Fine..." Sans was still confused. Oh man they will get a good laugh out of this.
"ACTUALLY...I REMEMBERED I NEED TO ATTEND MY PUZZLES. MONSTER, BROTHER!! YOU NEED TO CARRY THIS ON FOR ME!! NYEHEHEH!!" And he left.
"sooo..what was that about..?" Frisk scratched her head.
"Too vulgar for him..the first is a drinking game...the second? Dirty jokes." Sans laughed.
"oh man...i almost messed up there huh??" Frisk snorted.
"soo..do we play orrr..?" Frisk asked. Sans shrugged.
"sure why not?" The deck was put down and Frisk explained to Sans the rules. He gave her a thumbs up as he brought the both of them a drink. She got juice and he got...ketchup..?
"ok ok...i start then? 'WHOO! God damn I love_____________ !" He pulled out another one and snickered.
"An uninterrupted history of imperialism and exploitation." Frisk snickered as well.
"That sounds like a college lecture." Sans laughed at her dumb joke.
"you go, frisky." Frisk scrunched up her nose at the dumb nickname...but she kinda liked it. She pulled out a card.
"What's the gift that keeps on giving? Bingeing and purging...Pfft--" Sans looked at the cards and snorted.
"this game is so dumb.. ok my turn.." Sans sipped his ketchup and pulled out the cards.
"What am I giving up for Lent? A death ray." Frisk snorted. Sans didn't seem to get it.
"My turn!! BILLY MAYS HERE FOR _________ Grandma." Sans made a shocked face.
"no! not grandma!! he's gonna pull the plug!" Frisk and Sans both started laughing.
" __________would be woefully incomplete without___________" He pulled two cards and started laughing.
"What??"
"Vehicular manslaughter and Getting drive-by shot." Frisk started laughing as well. She looked at her bottle.
"Ok let's do this by dirnking!! You laugh you drink!" He raised a brow and his ever-lasting grin bemace a genuine smirk.
"sounds good to me."
"Ok ok...SO. My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of__________...Ronald Reagan. OH MY GOD!! AMEN!!" Frisk started laughing. Sans didn't get the joke. She sipped out of her drink, still giggling.
"huh..?" Sans said. Frisk snorted.
"He used humour as his secret weapon..'I wondered at times what the 10 commandments would have looked like if Moses would have run them to the US congress..'" Sans spurted his ketchup. So humans did know about the monster affairs. Interesting..but she loved the reaction. That got her laughing more.
"THAT is his?! damn!! i loved his one-liners!!" Frisk nodded.
"You are a man of culture then! Cheers!!" And the day went on like that, until Papyrus came back.
"MONSTER!! I HAVE ARRIVED!! NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE ATTARCTION OF THE DAY!! TO SHOW YOU MY ROOM AND HAVE A PRIVATE HANG-OUT SESSION!!"
Wait.....they will.....what..?