Papyrus
Everything felt slow once he made it back home. The weekend failed to last for his liking. The sound of laughter and jokes echoed in his head. Recalling the simple moments left him smiling at the goofballs he got to spend with. Unlike the goofballs that left a mess once he returned.
A mop and a gallon of soapy water managed to get the grimy kitchen to sparkle. Papyrus looked at the stove as he could see the white once again.
The kitchen had been rained with ketchup and mustard as it touched everything. To his horror, it was the least disastrous room since he left. He pried a smile as he tried to cheer himself with a small cup of iced tea.
The little cup he kept hidden in one of the higher shelves. It held his emergency packet of iced tea with a sweet of his choosing. He never thought his sis foolish ideas would come in handy. He mixed the drink with water and ice. Sipping as slowly he regained a bit of peace. He opened his laptop to look at the news in Ebbot City. He had his walkie-talkie in hand in case someone spotted the guy.
So far no news on Axe's whereabouts. Tuesday articles held rarely anything interesting that caught his eye. No missing cats or even a creeper lurking in the trash. The lack of news should ease his mind but it made him gulp heavily at his drink.
He failed to locate him and it was starting to look a bit bleak. Axe was one of the few monsters he failed to learn much of his background. The guy barely held it together when he got there. He held an ax to his neck the first time they met. A terrifying interaction but he trusted his brother's counterpart. Learning that he lived in a VERY twisted world.
Papyrus sipped at his tea as he still couldn't figure out who would let Axe outside. The guy would constantly hoard food and occasionally terrorize episodes that would horrify their counterparts. But that still didn't mean Axe wasn't one of them.
He looked over at the giant bowl. The money he had to burn to fuel that monster was insane. So how long could he last if he went hungry..?
Papyrus looked over the paper more furiously. Axe should be fine. fine. Maybe even more than fine. Papyrus tried to adjust his seat as it had grown lumpy.
Pttttttt
Of course, it's a whoopee cushion. Every chair had a whoopee cushion Papyrus had to pry one out of the chair to ease his mind. He was getting sick of it as he could hear the culprit chuckle in the other room.
Uh Red.
Papyrus could see a few mustard prints left on the cushion. There was only one monster who drained their yellow sauce supply. And it was the same deviant who replaced his mayo with a miracle whip and didn't accept his friend request. The guy was only one of many Sans he knew would little the place with pranks.
His home had grown in size with the amount of new residents. Each with its own twist to their tale. Papyrus wasn't the best at naming but they kept responding to their original nickname back home. He couldn't help but hum a little broken tune his sis played once. He needed to ease his mind. Maybe he could call one of his buddies to come hang out.
*Ring
"your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system"
Papyrus hung up as it was the 26th time he tried to reach Undyne but she was still busy overseas. Papyrus would try to talk to Alphys but she went with her to have peace talks. He tried the other friends but they just hung up on him. And he couldn't blame them. He flaked on them plenty of times. Even when he showed evidence that he was having a family emergency his friends didn't believe him anymore. There was one friend he could still reach out to.
"Calling Cinnamon can you hear me over?" Static from his walkie-talkie got him excited. Maybe they found Axe's location?
"I hear you Blueberry, over"
"I think it's time for a different approach, over," Blueberry asked as Papyrus wasn't so sure. It's only been two days and they can't just give up the chase.
"WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND? OVER" He asked as he felt all his energy drained on hearing his buddy wanting to give up the chance. Blue was the last person he thought to give up the chase. The guy had the same amount of energy as him. Blue was always doing his best. Maybe he's been pushing the rest of the guys too much with the search.
"Let's wait a few days. We can set up a few puzzles and catch him then. For now, we need to renew our strength, over" Blue never disappointed him with his strategies. If anything it might be better that they do that so as not to deplete all their energy once they do find the missing monster.
"You're right… we are calling over the search for today. Everyone get some rest, over" Papyrus turned off the walkie as the search team needed a break. It's not like they were the only ones looking for Axe. He still had one more person looking for him.
Papyrus had scrolled through his messages. Frisk promised they would also look into Axe's whereabouts after school. The most recent was Frisk's photos of the latest club activity with Chara.
The two seemed to hit it off once they met. Frisk was able to get her into their school. Papyrus let out a chuckle as the two were taking a selfie during ping pong club. Their smiling faces as Chara had served Frisk just a second before Frisk to the picture made it all the more comical. Papyrus couldn't help but smile at the silly pair.
Papyrus didn't mind Frisk focusing on his school activities instead of helping him find Axe… Somehow Chara must've got Frisk distracted. He couldn't blame them either.
*Bzzt*
*Bzzt*
He looked at the list of messages and images sent from Frisk. Papyrus scrolled at the new messages.
Frisky business- Also still no sign of Axe on the news. But I found something weird. ____ has an undernet account?!?! >_<
Frisky business - it gets better. She's actually a celebrity for roasting local celebs. And I heard she performed with a monster. LOOK!
(IMAGE)
Papyrus looked at the image as if it were clips of what she said to some guys. oh my, he didn't know his sis had that kind of sassy mouth. He couldn't help but laugh at a few until he read her puns. Oh asgores beard they were bad. He could only blame someone as she threw in a few puns. He loved the clips. Frisk sent him a picture of her on stage with someone.
Papyrus had to grab another tea packet and crush it up into his mug before he could continue. Learning his sister sang in a crowd was big news to him. Once seated he continued to scroll at the images frisk sent.
Wait his sis sang in front of a crowd? This made him proud but angry as he had to beg LITERALLY on his knees for her to sing with him on karaoke nights. Just to do it willy-nilly for someone else?! And another monster no less?
He was hurt and offended at the thought…
The idea that she would do that made him feel mad. They were family! They were closer and yet she did it for another friend?! Further inspection he could see a familiar skeleton as his mouth was open. wait is that Red? singing a duet with his little sister…
Taking a closer look he could see her grabbing him. wait was he the friend? Or a potential boyfriend?!?!? And then it hit him that his little sister was dating a monster. A newfound flash of magic spurred out of him. Like someone had stomped and punched on his favorite spaghetti.
"NOOOOO"
Oh sis, WHY?!
"She could do so much better" He roared to himself horrified by his brilliant detective skills. He almost forgot Frisk sent him a link.
It was a video as he could hear a familiar whistle. His sister's eyes were closed as her lips were out. Red was closing in with his own. He got out of the video before he could see the end as it already disgusted him with the potential kiss. Ewwwww.
Frisky business- I think it was funny but I can see why she didn't tell us about the guy
Papyrus- WHY DIDN'T SHE TELL ME?! I understand why she didn't tell you for the shame…but why not her beloved cool big bro!!!
His sister couldn't be that desperate for a man?! They broke up a while ago but her brother was 10x better than Red. Red would never reach his sister's standards, much less keep up his manners.
There must be a mistake. Or some kind of clue that he failed to see but the evidence was pretty tight. Papyrus could recall her taste in guys who were sweet jokesters like Sans. but Red had some of those traits…. dam.
Papyrus sighed. He knew Red wouldn't listen to the rules they set once they got more liberties for good behavior. He didn't have to worry about his buddy Blue as he found a date. That's a monster he knew would do amazing once he found someone… unlike Red.
Red for a better word was… promiscuous. The dude would leave at random times of the day only to come home smelling like perfume. What perversions has he done to her? Oh Asgore, what hasn't he done?!
Red was just asking for trouble. Papyrus might have to ask his brother Edgy to tighten the leash a bit but the dude has been struggling with his own dating life. Papyrus felt for him as his date hadn't talked to him for days and he hadn't dared to text her. Saying it was the peasant who should be calling to apologize first. Papyrus didn't know on what grounds but he hoped Edgy could just cave in already.
Papyrus didn't know what to do…
"Anime please guide me" He cried out as he held his hand together. Hoping the universe and anime would be on his side.
*Ring*
He opened his phone and answered away.
"Yello?"
"Hello… is this Sans? from the skeleton residents?"
He knew that voice. He couldn't figure out who but he played along.
"No… and yes! I'm his brother Papyrus *cough* How can I help!" The line went quiet. The sounds of shuffling and telling in the distance didn't help to pinpoint who it could be. Or how they know Sans.
"Sorry nieces came to visit" Her apologetic tone slowly grew serious "This is Maya just wanted to invite him over to dinner. The whole family wants to see the love birds are doing"
Papyrus slapped the kitchen table. It was y/n sister. It took him a bit to remember as the only time he heard her voice was yelling over the phone. Her voice was piercing over the phone so he could hear it when his sis first came home to stay. The yelling was the least of his worries. It was the aftermath that he could remember most as his sis wouldn't say a word. Only focused on cooking with him for hours that night. Before retiring with Sans he carried her to their room. Papyrus only knew that was the last time he'd heard her family call her.
"Um…Papyrus are you still there?" Maya's voice could be heard on the phone. Papyrus almost wanted to hang up but stopped to think. Did she tell her family that they broke up over a year ago?
"Have you talked to her lately? I'm afraid she isn't here"
"Well, not really. I don't bother her but Dad figured since they've lived together for over a year now they are practically married in our family's eyes. So our Dad wanted to make amends" Maya added "So we wanted to ask the head of the house before asking y/n about it. She tends to decline whenever anyone asks anyway"
"Oh, but they aren't together… at the moment let me ask him right now" The gears of his brain were turning. She never told her parents they broke up? Why didn't she? He didn't question it as he thought of the perfect plan. If she got back together with Sans then she would leave Red. And he could have his family back…!
"Well… You have nothing to worry about! They are practically soulmates!" He tried to reassure her while he looked around if anyone was nearby.
"That's nice. Can you pass San the phone so I can ask him if he can come on Saturday"
Papyrus nodded as he figured he could work with this. If anything he's the one most qualified to be the head of the house. He took care of all household issues when Sans was busy.
"Let me go ask just a moment" Papyrus covered the phone for a moment as he paused before answering the phone again "Oh ok thanks Sans! He said he's down".
"Perfect. The dinner will be at 3 on Saturday" Maya before adding "Now she has no reason to decline these things but I wanted to make sure. I've known her for her whole life so I know my sister" Maya responded. Papyrus had to hold back his comment that he knew her better and had her reason to not come, but he gave her a grunt instead.
"Are you also going to come?" her voice was uncertain.
"No, I'm afraid I can't that day. But I'm sure the two love birds will make it. Thank you for calling us"
"Okay goodbye"
"Bye"
Papyrus practically sprinted to San's room. Weird sounds could be heard the closer he got to the room.
"SANS. SANS. SANS!"
If he played his cards right he could get rid of two problems at the same time. Get rid of Red and let his brother relax. All he needed to do was see if his brother had any lingering feelings.
"SANS OPEN UP. IT'S IMPORTANT PLEASE ANSWER!
A wave of smoke hit his face as Sans ran pulling his brother out. San pulled out a ball before throwing it in. A wave of foam blasted out as the smoke slowly died down. Papyrus ran to the nearest window and he opened them remembering the protocol. "SAN WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT CAUSING A FIRE?!"
"to always have a fire extinguisher grenade at hand?" Sans replied as he popped another one in the ball exploding a white foam. This left the room covered in wetness and he could see another San starting to clean up the mess. Smiley waved at him before going back to cleaning up the mess.
"NO SANS I SAID DON'T CAUSE ONE!"
"It's fine. no one got hurt" San chipped in. The surroundings were covered in foam. And in the distance, they could hear a light clicking sound as some part of the machine had busted up again.
no. no one is fine with this.
The monster shrugged. Papyrus would ream him but that didn't seem to work anymore. So he picked him up from the collar of his lab coat and dragged him back to his room. On his way he tried to keep his voice down so no one else hears them. "We need to talk. You're going to my little sister's family reunion. And you going end of discussion"
San gave him a puzzled look. And oddly enough Papyrus had found it strange as well but he should clarify. "AND BEFORE YOU ADD IN YOUR TWO CENTS. JUST LISTEN. SHE NEVER TOLD THEM YOU GUYS BROKE UP. I DUNNO BUT THIS IS PROBABLY YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO GET HER BACK" Papyrus pulled out the giant chalkboard. Showing the two figurines as they babble and argue. Adding in a rose and chocolates equally love. Papyrus hoped that he used the right math formula to get it through his brother's thick skull.
"Yeah, I don't see any chance of that happening, Paps. Kitten hates my guts. Even if I have felines for her. It won't matter" Sans let out a half-hearted laugh as he wrinkled his face a bit. "There's no chance dude. Just accept it. I did."
Sans's voice and his words don't match. He slumped more as he tried to smile at his brother.
Over time Papyrus knew when Sans was being honest. He could prove it with the pocket watch in his pocket that she engraved for him. The guy still has it and that's the only reason why Papyrus is giving him a chance.
"NONSENSE. SHE STILL LOVES YOU. LOVE AND HATE ARE HALVES OF THE SAME COIN. YOU WERE A JERK. AND QUITE FRANKLY I'M ON HER SIDE ON THIS BRO" Papyrus tried to quote a movie that had a similar circumstance.
"What.?"
San had a look of hurt and pain marked on his face. Papyrus wanted to apologize but held in. He needed to give his brother tough love or the lazy bones would only mope about the situation again. No, he needed a reality check.
Papyrus never heard how they broke up and quite frankly he knew his little sis. And he knew she gave everything to be a part of their household. The length of patience his sis had was beyond anyone could manage with his brother. Sure, she was the first human his brother dated so he didn't expect his brother to do well. And yeah it was difficult to hide his cousins once they came into the picture but it was great. She made it work. So when he saw his sister leave one day full of tears and rage it got the guy thinking.
"LISTEN, I DUNNO WHAT HAPPENED AND I COULD BE WRONG ON WHO'S TO BLAME. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU STILL LOVE HER OR NOT BUT HER FAMILY IS HAVING DINNER ON SATURDAY AT 3. SHOW UP OR DONT" He grabbed Sans's shoulder before squeezing it. "AT LEAST DON'T LET HER FACE HER FAMILY ALONE"
Sans shook his head but stopped for a second.
"She didn't tell them we broke up?"
"NOPE. THEY SAID YOU GUYS WERE PRACTICALLY MARRIED AND WANTED TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN"
"Did she talk about me when you went over to her house?"
Papyrus remembers his sister just saying she was glad he was doing good. Nothing more as they didn't seem to go into it.
"She said she liked that you were joking a lot," Papyrus lied.
Sans gave his brother a goofy grin after hearing that. Papyrus couldn't help but feel guilty for giving him false hope but he needed someone to keep Red away. And who else but the strongest to keep him in check? And somehow he didn't regret his choice as he saw his lazy brother back.
"Alright. Can I borrow your cologne"
"NO, BUY YOUR OWN"
"Don't be 'cologne'-ly, share your perfume. So I can be scent-sational"
"SANS NO. BAD. GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
Sans got up and walked away as he popped out and back with books on how to not lose someone in 30 days. Papyrus could see a familiar Spanish book his sis gave them a long time ago.
"I need to brush up on a few things catch ya later Paps"
Papyrus couldn't help but smile at his operation going smoother than he expected. He could see his brother had regained his smile. Now all he had to do was keep the other monster occupied during that day and he should be hearing wedding bells soon!
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Axe
He could feel his goddess under his grasp as her back was against him. She had fallen asleep on top of him last night. The girl had zero sense of preservation as he could eat her up at any time. However, it was charming how she trusted him. Even forgiving his mistakes that were far from accidents.
He lifted her back on the bed only for his soul to skip a pulse as she begged him to stay in bed with her. He jumped in as the bed practically wheezed under his weight. He didn't care as long as his little pumpkin wanted him there.
He could never say no to her.
Her light moans as he nuzzled her cheeks were music to his ear. He held on to her as she cuddled closer to him. This only fueled his need for her as he could feel her tender flesh against his ribcage. That did things to him he couldn't yet describe. If anything the feeling only awakened something he dearly longed for. A connection, a proper connection. In the world he lived in there was nothing but dust and snow in his wake. He lost his mind as there was no one left once his frisk left the underground.
Was it years? Being cast aside, alone in that world? Slowly waiting for another human drove him mad. Among the madness, he finally found clarity with her. The savior he didn't know he needed as her sleepy form lay next to him. All he wanted to do was be hers and thank her for saving him. But he needed to be patient. He tugged on his eye socket a bit to ease himself.
A man can only discover more uncharted land if he is patient enough and prepared for all outcomes. He suppressed the urge enough as the pain had become unbearable. Letting go of his eye socket he kept his hands on her torso. Slowly traveling to her hips and staying in the growingly familiar position. He could feel her stirring.
She turned around facing him as her eyes were still closed. Her lips made contact as she faced him. This girl was gonna be the death of him. He tried to move away but she could feel him as she kissed him with a gentle peck. He couldn't stop himself; her kiss was intoxicating. Like a drug that brings only pleasantries each time she kisses him, he feels old fond memories coming back. Before the resets before what he had become. Would she mind if he could steal one more?
He moved closer; he tested the waters as he placed his face in front of her. He gently let his teeth on her lips as she did all the work as she kissed him. He licked her lips for entrance as she denied him. He pulled her closer as she wrapped her legs around him. There must be another way. He nuzzled her neck before scattering kisses.
Axe couldn't hide his excitement as she started to place her hands on his bones. Her small moans made it apparent she was awake and more than functioning. He held back his moans of joy so as not to break the spell of the morning.
"Mmmm please do whatever you want my love" Axe couldn't believe what he just heard. Did she finally realize his feelings?
"Anything?" He softly whispered. She didn't seem to listen as she placed another kiss on his lips.
Did she finally come to accept him? Even if she just wanted his body it was all hers for the taking. Her eyes had remained closed but he couldn't help but lick her soft neck. She took small bites as she moaned in excitement.
"Serif please that tickles"
Axe stopped. Ah of course it was for Mr.Hotshot. Any ideas he had were tainted by that bastard's name. He could feel his lover wake up as her body jerked away. The cute red blush that reached her ears was captivating to watch. He would do a lot of things but he couldn't pretend to be someone else.
"I'm so sorry I thought it was a lucid dream. Please stay out of my room so this doesn't happen again"
"I would if you didn't stop me from leaving. You practically begging me to stay in" Axe wasn't lying. She did ask him to stay. Just that she said to stay for a little bit. He figured it was a suggestion.
She looked away guilty as she scratched at her head. The funny thing was anyone else would be yelling at him and denying the fact. She just believed him and didn't even try to follow up with another question. The girl was too good for him.
"I'm sorry. Let's go make some breakfast and see what's our plan for the day" She said as she got up and changed in the bathroom.
He shrugged as he was satisfied with her response and walked over to the kitchen to make some flapjacks. She walked over as he was pouring batter on the skillet.
"Ooo Chef Axe in the kitchen. Let's see what he gives to the judges" She grabbed a plate for him to place the pancakes. He walked around her as he got two glasses from the cupboard.
She worked on making scrambled eggs making sure to add 5 to their batch. He was getting hungry as he placed a few flapjacks on the table, before checking on his mate. He placed his head on his shoulder as he yawned.
"I'm so hungry, sugar cube. when will the eggs be ready" Axe lamented as she giggled at his words. "Eggs, Eggs, Eggs… where art thou eggs"
"Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn with my love" She replied excited to hear his response.
"Take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be newly baptized; Henceforth I never will be Axe" He added as he rummaged for the right words. It's been years since he recalled reading it in the dump but he found it comical that they died in the end.
"Yes. I'm impressed and shocked you read the book. Bravo here's your eggs Mr. Love"
She teased he didn't mind the name as it was hers to name him. He grabbed the plate as they walked over to the table to eat.
The pleasant silence wasn't one of coldness but of just enjoying each other's company. Rather than the kind that grew familiar back home. Hollow with just the drips of snow to lighten the dark house. The thought brought back painful images of dust scattered on a scarf.
"What's your opinion?"
He looked up as he choked a bit on his egg. When did his cupcake start talking?
"Sugar, could you repeat that?"
The gentle partner of his rolled her eyes smiling as she took a bit to respond. Her lips were cute as they chewed on some eggs before continuing.
"It's Thursday. I was saying we could stay in. It's a rainy day. I dunno if they are still hunting you down. So I figured we could watch cartoons in our pajamas and order takeout?" She asked.
He rather loved the idea as he had her all to himself. Potentially taking away her thoughts of the dumb bastard. A dumb date of hers that ruined a nice morning with her. If she wasn't so smitten by the guy, he could have a decent chance.
"Peaches, could we go out instead?" He asked as he knew his mate wasn't fond of the idea. He picked up her plate once she was done and placed them in the sink."There's so much to see and I would like to think you know how to give these lazy bones a good time" He could hear her laugh. Music to his ears as he began scrubbing the dishes.
"I could and would give you a good time but I'm worried if we'll get caught. I.. I don't want you to go back if they do'' He could hear the worry. It's cute that she thinks they will hurt him. Only a few Sans could and the occasional Papyrus but he preferred his little ladies home more. He wasn't limited to food anymore.
"Aww please, mate? We could just hang out, roommate edition. Please" He added as he could hear in the distance her mumbles. He was gonna make snarky remarks until he noticed a small box above the sink. The box looked worn and covered in dust as he pulled at the ribbon. Whose gift is this?
"You know Axe there are better things than going outside?" she responded before looking at his hands in dread. "oh no"
"Is this an old present you forgot to unwrap?" He joked as she didn't laugh but held her breath. He didn't like how she snatched the box from his hands as she placed it in a different drawer. She turned around and grabbed her phone and her purse before putting on her shoes.
"You know what, let's go somewhere. We can take a bus and I can take you to a cool park or something" She said as she dragged you out of the house.
"What happened to saying there's better things than outside?" Axe joked as he grew a bit scared at how strong his goddess was tugging on him. She held his arm hostage. Pulling him as she blinded guided him to a destination. Avoiding his eyes.
"I LIED! Let's go before I remember every bad decision I made with Sans "
"Wait what now?"
"Let's go!!"
Axe wasn't sure to be happy or mildly into this side of his goddess taking charge. He would have to check the contents of the gift to get a better grasp of his blushing girl. How interesting.