"Human! Breakfast is ready!" Papyrus called, searching around the house for Frisk. He was positive he had just seen them this morning, but it occured to him that he hadn't actually seen them since he'd begun making breakfast. Just then though he heard a groan coming from the couch as the blankets moved slightly.

Usually Sans was the only one who lazed about on the couch, so when Papyrus saw Frisk's head barely poking out from under the blanket he was more than a little surprised.

"Human? Why are you asleep?! It's breakfast time! I ma-" He was cut off by Frisk mumbling something or other under their breath before turning away, causing Papyrus to stumble back, shocked. Frisk never ignored him like that! Why, for them to ignore their idol like that, surely something must be seriously wrong.

Rushing to the kitchen, Papyrus grabbed Sans' shoulders and shook him awake.

"What's up br-"

"Sans! This is no time for your nonchalance! Something is wrong with the human!" A groan came from the couch at Papyrus' words, barely even sounding like real words. Sans was fully awake by then, already pushing his chair away from the table to go check on Frisk. Papyrus followed after Sans, standing behind him when they reached the couch.

"C'mon kiddo, I promise breakfast's not spaghetti today," Sans joked, earning an indignant huff from Papyrus but no response from Frisk. Sans was confused, but didn't think much of it. Sure, Frisk usually at least responded to his jokes, but maybe they were just... Tired, or something?

"Hey, you're worrying Pap kid, at least respond." He said, carefully tugging away the blanket.

"Oh my GOD Sans, they're leaking!" Papyrus shouted, pointing at their nose. It was true, but it wasn't the kind of leaking Sans had seen before. It was kind of greenish? What the heck was it though?

"Yeah, I, uh, noticed Pap. How ya feelin' kid?" Sans asked, his grin strained.

"...Head hurts... Really hot... Can't breathe..." Frisk mumbled, grasping around for the blanket. Papyrus shook Sans from behind him, but Sans was just as uncertain of what to do. Was it something he or Pap had done? Like, some weird human reaction?

"U-um, is there anything we can do?" Sans asked, hoping Frisk would know how to deal with it.

"I just wanna sleep for," Frisk was interrupted by a coughing fit before resuming their sentence. "For a bit. I think it's a cold...? I'm pretty sure chicken noodle soup helps colds." Frisk said, although neither of the brothers really knew what a cold was. However, chicken noodle soup was something Papyrus could help with.

"I, the great Papyrus, shall go buy soup from the store for the human! Sans, you keep an eye on the human while I'm gone!" Papyrus anounced loudly before rushing out the door. Frisk mumbled what sounded like a thank you before groggily sitting up, trying and failing to keep their eyes open.

"I'll probably be fine in a bit." Frisk murmured, easily able to pick up on Sans' worry despite it usually being almost invisible to others. And of course, them being Frisk, they couldn't possibly let their friend worry over them.

"Are you sure, kiddo? I mean, ya want me to get anything?" He offered, frustrated that he had no idea what was going on. When he let Frisk stay with him and Pap, he had also been agreeing to take care of them, and if anything happened to Frisk because he wasn't able to take care of them properly... Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"I'll be fine... Just wake me up when the soup's ready, 'kay?" But Frisk was already lying down again, leaving Sans to reluctantly go and open the door.

"C'mon Pap, I don't know if Frisk's feeling worse or not and-"

"What's wrong with the punk?" Wait, that wasn't Papyrus. Sans' suddenly snapped to attention and realized that at the door was Undyne and Alphys, not his brother.

"Oh, just, um..." Normally Sans would've been able to lie without a moment's hesitation, but this was Frisk he was talking about. After all, if Alphys had any idea how to cure them, regardless of whether or not the others would balme him, it was his responsibility to make sure Frisk was okay, right?

"Frisk's sick or something," Sans finally admitted in a low voice. "I... I don't really know what to do or how they got it, so I need your help doc." Alphys nodded, and before Undyne could even say anything she was in the house and over next to the couch where Frisk was lying down.

"H-hey Frisk, h-how're you feeling?" Alphys said, gently shaking Frisk's shoulder. Frisk just groaned quietly though before snuggling deeper into the blankets.

"Hey! Punk! At least respond! You're gonna worry Sans to death over here!" Undyne shouted, but Frisk didn't respond, and instead just continued to attempt a nap.

"They've been like that all morning," Sans said, running a hand over his head. "Said they had a "cold" or something? Do you know how bad it is?" Sans asked, unusually worried. He couldn't help it though. Frisk had practically grown to become a second younger sibling to him in the time he'd known them. But to Sans' confusion, Alphys began to giggle.

"They said i-it was a cold? Well then, I don't t-think I'm really needed here." Alphys said, trying and failing to hide her giggling.

"What? What do you mean? What's funny?" Sans asked, still too nervous to even make a pun.

"W-well, a cold is a pretty common disease among humans, as well as some monsters, but it's n-not really serious. I guess you've just never really exerienced one before s-since you're a skeleton, but there's n-nothing to worry about. Frisk will b-be better in a couple days, just make sure they get plenty of rest." Alphys explained.

Naturally, Sans was a little embarrassed by his mistake, but he could hide that easily enough. More importantly, all his worry had melted away.

"Yeah, come to think of it that does make a skele-ton of sense, thanks."

Sorry for the super long wait guys! We had relatives over for the marjority of the month, and I had to babysit 3 of my cousins the whole time, which left very little room for me to do much of anything let alone update my fanfiction. However, I'm here now, and ready to get back into updating a little more regularly! I know this isn't one of my best chapters, but I really wanted to give you guys something after such a long wait, so I hope you like it!
And in other news, all the wonderful ideas you guys have suggested to me are all written down and ready to be started! I'll likely just be doing them in order of which ones I happen to feel most inspired for at the time, but rest assured that if you're idea is on the list, and I will be getting to it eventually. Anyway, hope you guys have a lovely day, and look forward to future updates! ^-^