A/N: Being a multi-shipper sucks, 'cause man, how am I supposed not to leave any hints if I ship some Papcests and Sanscests? AAA.
Red was surprised to see a clean kitchen, neatly served food and ... food that smelled and looked edible!? Maybe Papyrus could learn something from the other Sans. Red would be very thankful for that.
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE, RED! PLEASE, TAKE A SEAT!"
"oh yeah, sorry." Red stepped forward and took place across his brother. "this looks really good." he said as he observed the taco stuffed with whatnot in front of him.
"TRY IT?" Blue prompted.
"um, how do i eat this?"
"YOU'VE NEVER TRIED ONE? YOU JUST PICK IT UP WITH YOUR HANDS AND TAKE A BITE. BE CAREFUL NOT TO SPILL THE FILLINGS THOUGH, IT CAN GET PRETTY MESSY."
"okay, lemme try." Red did what he was told and his eye sockets widened. It was so good!? He could barely restrain himself from eating the whole thing at once.
"SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK..?" the other asked with a hint of worry in his tone.
"shit blue, this is the best thing i've ever tasted!"
"LANGUAGE! AND OH STARS, FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT! I'M SO GLAD YOU DID THOUGH! FELL HELPED ME A LOT, HE'S A FAST LEARNER!"
"wow, really boss? color me impressed, good job, bro."
"BUT OF COURSE, DID YOU REALLY EXPECT ANY LESS, BROTHER?" Fell glared at Red, "AND HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF, DON'T CALL ME-" but he was interrupted by Blue.
"BOSS? WHO'S THAT?"
Silence filled the room before Stretch broke it.
"bro, it'd probably be better if you don't ask everything that comes to your mind."
"OH...SORRY!"
"it's okay, blue. you see, i used to call my bro 'boss' back then, when we were in our universe since...things were quite different there. it's just a habit now and it slips my mind sometimes."
"OH, I SEE." Blue really wanted to ask more but he held back. So instead, he started another conversation after taking a few bites of his food. "PAPY HAS TOLD ME ABOUT THOSE ALTERNATE UNIVERSES, BUT THEY HONESTLY SEEM TOO CONFUSING TO ME. IS YOURS REALLY THAT DIFFERENT?"
"bro, i-"
"DAMNIT STICK, LET HIM TALK AND SHUT UP." Fell said, almost letting himself grin when Stretch frowned at the stupid name he got called. "BLUE, IT'D BE BETTER IF YOU DON'T KNOW. ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT IT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF YOURS."
"OPPOSITE? AS IN, RED IS THE BIG BROTHER AND YOU'RE THE YOUNGER ONE?"
"NO, I MEAN YES, THAT'S TRUE, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT."
"in our 'verse, monsters' intentions are quite...murdery..." Red specified.
Blue gasped at that, his expression terrified. "ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU HAD TO...KILL?"
"yes, in order to survive. but let's change the subject."
"i agree."
"so blue, i think you have something to tell me."
"Oh, um...Well, Papy, I'm sure you've already figured it out by now, but if you really want to hear me say it, yes, I kept in touch with Fell." Blue looked down, squirming in his seat. "It's just...Papy, you never listened to me after we got home that day. It was really unfair of you. I know that you only think of my well-being, brother, but...I'm not a child anymore and you know it. I'm an adult who can make decisions on his own. Fell never did anything wrong to me. I don't know what you saw, but all I saw was a hard-working skeleton who was trying his best to be as nice as possible." Blue threw a warm smile towards said skeleton, who looked away, a slight hint of red on his cheekbones. "He even offered to carry my things but then you suddenly jumped in and...yeah. Sorry, I know that I don't usually break promises but..." he trailed off.
"w-wait...h-he what..!? he offered to carry your stuff? oh, everything makes sense now...i thought that he had ill intentions towards you and...oh fuck."
"LANGUAGE! AND NO, PAPY, HE WOULD NEVER HURT ME! IN FACT, HE'S SO NICE I'M SURE HE WOULDN'T KILL A FLY!"
At this, Red chuckled, recieving a glare from his brother and nothing more. But the older one knew that look and grinned - he couldn't believe that his bro was embarrassed!
Stretch just frowned in confusion. "okay." he sighed. "seems like i misunderstood everything. i guess that it should be me apologizing, blue. sorry for not listening. i know it was a very selfish move, i have no idea what came over me, you know that i'm not usually like this."
"IT'S OKAY PAPY, I ALREADY FORGAVE YOU. YOU WERE JUST LOOKING AFTER ME."
"yes, thanks bro, you're the best. as for you, edgy-tsundere-lord-"
"DON'T. CALL. ME. THAT."
"yes, yes, sorry for assuming that you're a bad guy. i guess i was too fast to judge you."
"HMPH, WHATEVER."
"OH BY THE WAY, ARE YOU AND RED FRIENDS AGAIN, PAPY?"
"yeah bro, we returned back to our old friendship by kicking each other's asses on the racing game Undyne brought you.
"OH, I'M SO GLAD! STARS, RED, DON'T DO THAT, IT'S SO GROSS!" Blue complained after he saw Red taking a bottle out of his pocket and drowning the taco in mustard.
"heh, sorry for ruining your cooking, blue. i couldn't resist it."
"yeah, bro, i'm sure you're already used to it by now." Stretch added, pointing at his own taco which was already covered by a thick layer of honey.
Blue just sighed.
Dinner went smoothly, Blue and Fell talked about puzzles and Red and Stretch ruined everything with their 'humor'.
"OH, I HAVE A GREAT IDEA! WHY DON'T WE PLAY A TEAM MATCH ON THE GAMING CONSOLE?" Blue offered.
"OH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA INDEED! WHAT'S THAT..?" Fell asked bluntly.
"you'll se bro, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it though."
"WELL, IF YOU SAY SO."
"THEN IT'S DECIDED! LET'S DO THIS!"
"yeah bro, let's show 'em who's the real boss here."
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT PAPY? OBVIOUSLY YOU'LL BE TEAMED UP WITH RED!"
"wha...bro..." Stretch fake-wiped a non-existant tear.
"WELL I MEAN, YOU TWO WOULD MAKE A GOOD TEAM, JUST LIKE I AND FELL WOULD!" Explained Blue.
"aw, okay then." The taller one pouted.
They all moved to the living room but there was a tiny problem. The couch was made for only 3 people. It usually wasn't a problem since when Undyne and Alphys stayed over, Alphys insisted that her partner should sit in her lap. It was different this time. Red spoke first, quickly figuring out a solution.
"i don't mind sitting on the floor, you know?"
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT RED, DON'T BE SILLY! EVEN IF I CLEAN EVERY DAY, THAT'S NOT RIGHT!"
"seriously blue, i don't mind. i actually prefer the floor."
Blue frowned before sighing and nodded. "OKAY THEN, IF YOU REALLY ARE SURE."
Everyone sat comfortably on the couch, starting from left Stretch, Blue and then Fell on the other side. Red went closer to Stretch. "hey, mind if i sit in front of ya?"
"hm? oh, yeah, go ahead." the taller one shrugged.
"cool, thanks." Red thanked and settled between Stretch's long legs.
"so, how are we gonna do this?"
"HMM, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD START WITH SOMETHING EASY SINCE FELL HAS NEVER PLAYED BEFORE."
"HMPH, I'M SURE THAT I'M GOING TO DO WELL ENOUGH ON MY OWN!"
"heh, bro, not that i'm judging but i don't think that you're supposed to hold the controller like that." Red chuckled, Stretch joining him.
"OH." Fell flipped the controler. That makes more sense, he thought.
"blue, could you quickly explain the basics to fell while i get everything ready?"
"SURE THING, PAPY!"
Stretch started setting the game for a team race while Blue went on with explaining the main things the other Papyrus needed to know.
Red lightly bumped Stretch's humerus with his elbow to get his attention. "so, are we gonna give 'em the first round?", he whispered.
"you're reading my mind, buddy." the other winked. "hey bro, everything's set. we're ready when you are."
Blue nodded to Fell one last time. "READY TO GO!"
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOW COULD A WHIMPY LOSER AND MY BROTHER BEAT US AND OUR GREAT TEAMWORK!? YOU TWO AREN'T CHEATING ARE YOU?"
"nope, we're playing fair and square. you can't win every time, you know?"
"WOW RED, YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS!" Blue praised, making Red scratch his scar bashfully.
"yeah he's learnt from the best after all."
"pfft, yeah right. as if i didn't kick your ass a few times."
"hey, so did i."
"WILL YOU TWO JUST SHUT UP ALREADY? I WANT TO TRY AGAIN!"
"sorry paps. and uh, yeah, sure."
Red could feel himself dozing off when suddenly, his brother's loud voice pierced his non-existant ears and startled him. The short skeleton had already grown bored of winning and losing(on purpose), so he just left one part of his mind to play the game automatically and another part try to get some sleep and rest. Deep inside though, he already knew that he's too good at falling asleep, so he probably won't fail at it.
"UGH, I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE! THIS GAME JUST SUCKS."
"YOU'LL GET BETTER IN NO TIME FELL, YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE UP, YOU JUST HAVE TO PRACTICE MORE!"
"yeah, edge-lord, what's the fun in giving up?"
"DON'T CALL ME THAT! OH WELL, THEY SAY THAT TODAY'S LOSER IS TOMORROW'S WINNER!"
"THAT'S THE SPIRIT!"
"shh, hey guys." Stretch whispered as he pointed at the sleeping skeleton who was leaning on his leg, one hand around the bone, hugging it. Stretch could almost say that it was an adorable sight...um...he never said anything like that though.
"Oh! He must be tired!" Blue whispered back.
"Well, it's getting quite late. I completely lost track of time." Fell spoke and carefully picked up the sleeping mess from the floor. "Thanks for inviting us, Blue. It was a pleasure. And, uh, thanks to you too, Papyrus, for letting us in, even after our little fight."
"no big deal." Stretch shrugged.
"I'm afraid we have to leave now. My brother has to go to work early tomorrow and I can't let him oversleep again."
"That's okay!" Blue jumped off his seat and followed Fell to see him off, Stretch going right after him.
After a quick ''goodbye" and "good night", the tall skeleton closed the door and let a sigh out. Now that he thought about it, he wouldn't mind a nap either. He tried to ignore the way Blue looked at him, that big grin probably implying something. But Stretch was too exhausted to think about it much.
"GOOD NIGHT, PAPY! OH AND THANKS FOR LETTING FELL WIN THOSE FEW TIMES, IT WAS REALLY CONSIDERATE OF YOU GUYS!"
"no pro-wait, you knew?"
"Oh Papy..." Sans smiled.
"i know, i know. heh, sorry blue, seems like I'll have to get used to the fact that you're not a kid anymore. you'll always be my baby bro though." he leaned down to give his brother a quick hug. "'night, bro." he said and headed to his room. He climbed the stairs but on his way, he almost tripped on something. After regaining balance, he looked down to see what got in his way. His eye sockets widened.
"uh, bro? it might be the best you come here!" Papyrus called his brother. "hmm, seems like someone's had a ruff day too." he murmured to himself while staring down at the two balls of fur curled around each other, sleeping peacefully.
A/N:Poor pups.
Also, wow, I updated in 23 days, not 2 months!
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