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A New Life (Undertale Post Pacifist Fic) Chapt. 7

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There was a shuffling from nearby, "Oh Ayumi, I don't want to bother them..." Kai was telling his younger sister. She didn't seem to be listening as she pulled him by the hand to the head in the direction of Frisk's table.

"We'll just be really quick, I want you to meet Frisk before you go back to work. Please?" She pleaded and gave him her best puppy-dog look.

His only reply was a sigh, as if he couldn't argue with that logic (or frankly, that face).

Frisk noticed and immediately started waving the two over with a grin. Sans chuckled at their exuberance, their waving almost sending them toppling off his lap. He held them in place as the two humans stopped to stand in front of the three.

Mimi gave a small smile, "Frisk, this is Kaito, my big brother. Kai, this is Frisk, my new roommate, the one I was telling you has cool new monster parents."

Kai certainly seemed nervous in the presence of the two skeletons as he scratched the back of his head, "Heh, I hope she hasn't caused too much trouble for you, Frisk. Nice to meet you. Are they your new parents?"

Frisk's face turned bright red and Sans fought back a snicker in his non-existent nose. The child in his lap shook their head fervently, "Oh, no, no! This is Sans and that's Papyrus, they're my best friends." They said as they gestured at the skeleton holding them and then to the taller of the two. It was clear they weren't done with introductions, "Sans, Pap, this is Mimi, she's in the same room as me and's really nice."

Sans stuck a hand out to the young man, "Yep, Sans, Sans the skeleton. Nice to meet'cha."

Kai tentatively shook his bony hand and nodded, "Same. Frisk seems like a good kid."

Sans' grin widened, "Oh, you have no idea. We got lucky with this one, a real gem." He said and ruffled their hair.

Papyrus looked ecstatic, "Oh! A new friend! Pleased to make your acquaintance." He struck a heroic pose, "I am the Great Papyrus! Protector and best friend of Frisk!"

Kai looked a bit more relaxed and chuckled, "Nice to meet you, Papyrus." He said with a warm smile. He glanced down at his now beeping watch, "Alright Mimi, I gotta get back." He told her and planted a kiss on her forehead with a 'mwah', and gave her a hug before turning to the three, "It was great to meet you guys, maybe I'll see you around." He said before he hurried off. Mimi waved goodbye to him and looked back at Frisk to give them another smile before heading out of the room.

After a few more games and plenty of chatting later, it was time for the brothers to get going. Frisk slid off Sans' lap as a bell chimed, signaling that visiting hours were nearly over. "Welp, sorry Frisk, but we gotta get goin'." Sans told them as they stood at the entrance to the home. Frisk looked a bit down but nodded and gave them each a hug, "I'm so happy you came to visit, I know Mama is busy."

Sans smiled and seemed happy that they were comfortable with calling the goat-monster woman their mother. He ruffled their hair and looked to Papyrus as he picked them up and held them in another hug, "What are best friends for if not for visits in their time of need?" He said with a final squeeze before letting them down. Frisk giggled and waved to them as they started off down the sidewalk toward the direction of the mountain. The human child hadn't realized until now when their stomach decided to growl in protest, that they hadn't finished their lunch.


The next day was Toriel's turn to visit and Frisk almost couldn't contain themselves when she arrived. They ran to her and hugged around her legs. "I know you're busy, Mama. Thank you for coming." They said and she picked them up to give them a proper hug.
"Oh Frisk, I wouldn't miss it for the world." She reassured them and gave them a squeeze, "Everything is almost ready, we're simply waiting for the forms to finish processing. I've been told that even though there is a bit of a backlog, it shouldn't take much more time."

Frisk wondered how such a small town could have a backlog... Probably because it was a small town and there probably weren't enough people to do things...

The queen held Frisk in her lap as she chatted about the goings on of The Settlement, "The schoolhouse is nearly finished and several monsters volunteered to teach with me. Isn't that exciting?"

Frisk smiled and nodded, “Oh um, w-will there be other teachers there?” They didn't want her to be doing everything by herself.

Toriel nodded thoughtfully, “Hmm, yes, but not many, Gerson has agreed to help teach about monster history but he will not be a permanent teacher, he still has his store to mind. As for the others, you probably have not met them, they lived in the capital, have you been there, Frisk?”

They shook their head and only heard of the Capital from a few monsters in Snowdin, “N-no,  I've o-only seen it... Is it nice?”

“Oh yes, it's lovely, just a bit old and worn out, like me.” She replied with a chuckle.

They put their little hands to her muzzle, as if it bothered them for her to talk about herself in such a way. She smiled and gave them a squeeze, “Not to worry, I'll be around for quite a long time, my little one.” She told them and cleared her throat, "Asgore seems to have decided to designate a portion of the garden just for you. He mentioned you expressed an interest in growing fruits and vegetables, did you not?" She asked kindly.

They nodded happily, "I like flowers but I think I want to grow something that we can eat." They said softly and snuggled closer to her. They didn't mention that it was one of the many things they looked forward to doing with their father.

"Well, I think that's a fine idea." She said and brushed the hair from their face.

Their other friends had made a trip to visit them at least once, apart from Mettaton and Napstablook who were on tour. Undyne had to be kept in check by Alphys during her visit (without much success). The fish-woman watched over them as they played on the nearby playground for a bit before she gave in and joined them. Alphys was careful not to let her girlfriend destroy anything as she sat on the bench nearby, almost constantly checking her phone between glances.

Of course, Asgore made some time to visit Frisk, even if it was brief. The king was booked for the next few days with meetings with human officials to discuss various issues or concerns from both sides. He had Toriel and Alphys come with him for diplomatic support and Undyne and Papyrus to act as their protection. The skeleton was learning quickly about reservation and professionalism and showed a surprising amount of promise as there was not a peep from him during their last visit, he stayed silent and vigilant and Undyne was beaming at him by the time they left.

Asgore made sure to spend plenty of time cuddling, reading, and chatting with his human child. Frisk blatantly ignored the looks two received from the other children and their visitors. The unusual child and parent pair took a walk and it wasn't long before the king had to leave, well before visiting hours were over.  Frisk was adamant about him not being late, and had to assure him that they would be alright. They smiled and watched as he exited the orphanage, flanked by the former Royal Guards aptly nicknamed RG 01 and RG 02. They waved at Frisk before heading off to escort their king.

The week was still young and Frisk wondered if the visits were going to end. Asgore had said that Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys and Toriel would be going with him and that there would be little or no time for him or their friends to visit. Frisk nodded without complaint even if it was evident on their face that they wished it weren't so, but they knew that building strong relationships and treaties with the humans were more important than their discomfort.

There was one monster who always visited them on the days that the others were too busy with meetings and whatnot. Sans, without fail, had come nearly every day. He would watch them play with the other kids from a bench at the playground or read a story or help them with homework. The child was very shy and admittedly, a bit surprised when he showed up on the third day (not counting the day they arrived) and then the subsequent two days, like he knew that they needed someone familiar to be with them, so they wouldn't feel lonely and the same seemed to apply to him as well. The child eventually warmed up to him enough to talk a bit more, something Sans hadn't expected.

"Yep, just match up the numbers and line 'em up. Yeah, just like that." He told them as he sat at the table next to them to help them with their math problems, "Heh, told you you had this."

Frisk wrote their name and the date at the top of the page before putting it back in the manila folder covered in artful doodles and they looked up at the clock, their expression fell a bit when they realized it was almost time for him to leave. The pinpricks in the skeleton's eye sockets followed their gaze, "Ah, don't worry, Pal, there's always tomorrow. There's only a couple of days left before you can come home anyway, Tori's about to burst she's so happy." He chuckled. "Everyone's real excited that it's almost time."

They looked at him, their eyes full of wonder, "...R-really?"

He gave them a strange smile, "What're you talkin' about? Monster Kid won't shut up about how he wants to play with you and Pap has been cleaning like a madman at home, saying that he wants everything to be 'perfect'."

Frisk seemed to be thinking this over, their eyes darting with thought. Sans' smile didn't falter when he spoke up again, "Look, you showed them- us all that humans can be good 'cause you've gotta be the best one out there."

They gave him a shy smile, "...I-I just did what I thought was right, I would have been okay with not..." They shook their head as they left their sentence unfinished.

The skeleton saw where this was going and his grin drooped a bit and his bony brow knitted together, "Not surviving if it meant we would be free?" He finished for them.

They nodded, "...Yeah..."

He scooched himself closer to them as he sat in his chair, and put an arm around them, "Look, you're here to stay, and even though you say that you would have been alright with biting the dust, we sure wouldn't be. You have any regrets?"

They suddenly smiled and shook their head, "Nuh-uh, this is a much better ending."

Their smile was contagious and he pressed his teeth to their cheek in a skele-kiss, "Yeah, and the great thing is that this is just the beginning."

As Sans moved the chair back to its spot and stood he watched Frisk gather up their things, he thought about how close he'd grown to them just since leaving the Underground. He tried push back those pesky pessimistic thoughts and to focus on the here and now and to not dwell on what he remembered from other timelines, but... There was a twisted grin on the child's face that didn't match their innocent features. How innocent could they be if they murdered in cold dust? Without remorse? There had to be some good left in them, didn't there? Did Papyrus die for nothing? Believing that they could do better?

Frisk shivered when they looked up at him, "...Sans? A-are you okay...?"

The lights had gone out in his eye-sockets as he delved deeper into his memories. He jumped when they spoke and the glow returned, he'd done it again, lost himself in the memories he'd tried to forget. He cursed himself, 'Dammit, Sans, get it together. Pap is alive and so is everyone else, get it together.'

He looked at their face, the innocence and kindness had been there all along and before he realized it, he suddenly put a hand to their face. Frisk seemed a bit surprised at the gesture, his hand was a bit cold but not unpleasantly so. They put their smaller hands to his and leaned into the touch slightly as they looked up at him, concerned, "What's t-the matter? Are you mad at me...?"

He looked confused at their question, "What- Oh, no, no, kid." He realized how he must have looked and shook his head to reassure them. 'This kid...' He thought to himself and carefully pulled his hand away to tousle their hair. He chuckled nervously and forced his usual grin onto his face, "Heh, sorry, Kiddo."

They didn't seemed convinced as they fixed their now messy hair. "B-but, your eyes, they..-"

"Don't worry about it, Frisk. It was nothing." He said a bit more sternly than he intended to.

They flinched slightly at his tone but dropped the subject. On the one hand, they wondered what was wrong, but on the other, they had a feeling it had something to do with them. Sans noticed their reaction and held out a hand to them, "Sorry, Buddy, I just got a lot on my mind. Really, don't worry about it."

Frisk looked at his hand and took it and he pulled them into a hug. They buried their face in his shirt as he wrapped them up in his jacket, they loved his hugs and the way he smelled, like dust bunnies and faintly (strangely) of birdseed, slightly sweet and dry. They mumbled something and he looked down at them in the cave of his coat, "Sorry, I don't speak mumble, you'll have to speak up." He chuckled and pulled them away just enough to see their face from beneath the collar of his jacket.

"I s-said, I want you to know that I l-love you..." They said demurely and looked up at him. They wanted him to know that he was special to them.

A dusting of light blue flushed on his cheekbones and his eye sockets widened a bit, "Wha-.. Oh, Frisk, I know y'do... I love you too, Baby Bones." He supposed he shouldn't have looked so shocked when he saw the look on their face, as if they were trying to make him feel better, wasn't that his job? He knelt to be at their eye level and realized in the back of his mind that he wasn't just saying that to them as a front or an easy way out of the situation, he genuinely meant it.

He moved the hair from their face, knowing that they were trying to use it to hide, and pressed his forehead to theirs, "You don't hafta worry about me bein' mad at you, Pal. You didn't do anything wrong." He said and gave them a nuzzle. "What's got you so worked up?" He asked as he leaned back a bit, his voice surprisingly gentle as the child sniffed and wiped at their eyes, they weren't usually prone to tears like this.

Frisk looked away, they themself weren't sure why they had gotten so upset. Maybe it was the thought of him being angry at them or not wanting to be their friend anymore. They didn't know what they would do if he decided he didn't want to be around them anymore. "Sorry." They murmured quietly.

Sans internally sighed when he realized they were shutting down. He took their chin in his fingers and turned them to look at him, "Hey, it's gonna take a lot more than that to keep me from bein' your friend, yeah? We're family now, you're one of us." He said and pulled them closer to himself in another hug.

Frisk snuggled into his torso and gave a little groan when the bell chimed, visiting hours were over. It was only a matter of time before the elderly matron would make her rounds to make sure that people were out on time everything was back in place. Frisk took Sans' hand and reluctantly led him back to the entrance of the orphanage.

He waved goodbye to them as they stood in the open door of the group home and let his mind wander again back to his negative thoughts as he headed down the street. Just how much of that 'run' did Frisk remember? They remembered getting killed by Asgore in several possible iterations, who's to say that they didn't remember their dusty reign of terror? He shook his head and ignored the looks and pointing fingers of the humans. He was intentionally not using his usual 'shortcuts' to give himself time to think without any of the other monsters to worry about, not that it stopped him from wanting to just to get away from these humans.

He wasn't sure why he visited them so loyally for the past few days if he remembered the genocide they committed so clearly. Something had certainly been off with them, like they weren't themself. As he trudged through the now dark forest, he mentally made a checklist; he have to go over his notes back home and wondered if he should visit the abandoned part of the lab in Hotland, to consult the notes of another scientist and colleague long gone.
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