Sans rapped his bare knuckles against the door to the bathroom. His other hand was snug in his shorts' pocket. He waited a moment, then knocked again.

"Yo, Pap, you okay in there?" he asked.

The taller skeleton had been in the restroom for quite a long time, so long Sans had begun to worry he had slipped in the shower or tookinfluence from his older brother and had fallen asleep.

"I'M FINE BROTHER, DON'T WORRY!" Papyrus called over the sound of a...hairdryer. Weird, but not quite unsual.

"Er...Okay." Sans said, scratching at his skull. His brother had been acting weird since maybe a week after they settled in their new home. The Barrier had broken, everyone wason the Surface. The Monsters, expecting conflict, were pleasantly surprised by the interference of the Rieze Maxian King, Gaius. He pushed the acceptance of Monsters into their society, and as he seemed to have quite a positive influence, his people and even the people of a neighboring country, Elympios, followed his wishes.

Sans and Papyrus had settled in the Boundary-Town, Marksburg. It was easy to go to either country from there, and the many odd-jobs Sans preferred were in abundance here. Papyrus had taken to helping the dock workers with thier burdens, loading and unloading accordingly. The brothers were quite well liked.

But Papyrus's behavior was still bothering him.

"I'm- a, I'm going to work now, Bro." Sans called through the door.

"OKAY! SEE YOU LATER!" Papyrus chirped happily.

Well, nothing SEEMED to be bothering him. Sans shrugged and went along his merry little way.

When his work was done and there was nothing else left to do, Sans returned home to find a disturbing lack of Papyrus. Something clicked something might be wrong, or strange, or at least worth QUESTIONING. So, after a quick search of the house, he went to call his brother just as he kicked down the door. Papyrus twirled in, grinning broadly and somehow bouncier than usual. Upon seeing Sans, he scooped him up and hugged him tightly.

"OH MY GOD SANS, THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!" He wept happily.

"Oh? Whyzzat?" Sans asked as he pocketed his phone.

"SHE SAID YES!" Papyrus squeeled "I GOT A DATE FRIDAY!"

Sans's eyes went black. "O-oh...You...er, got a girlfriend?"

"HOPEFULLY!" Papyrus grinned as he put his brother down "I KNOW YOU'LL ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER, SANS! SHE'S AMAZING AND PRETTY AND SMART AND FUNNY!" He sighed a bit "HONESTLY, I WAS AFRAID SHE'D SHOOT ME DOWN."

Sans forced a grin, although it was a bit tight. "What? No way, Pap."

"THANK YOU, SANS!" He was back to his happy-go-lucky self. "NOW IF YOU EXCUSE ME, I MUST PREPARE!"

"It's Wednesday."

"IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO PREPARE EARLY!"

"Okay, Bro."

Friday came quickly, Papyrus almost exploding out of pure excitement as he waited for his date. He sat in a white chair made of metal, forged to imitate vines, outside of a cafe. In front of him sat a glass-topped table, and across sat an empty chair. His leg bounced anxiously, shaking the genrous boquet of flowers he had bought.

Across the street, hidden in the bushes, watched three pairs of eyes.

"S-should we r-really be spying on Papyrus and h-his date?" Alphys stammered quietly.

"Yes." Undyne and Sans replied simotaneously.

Undyne grinded her teeth "He didn't even TELL me he was going to ask someone out."

"I getcha', Undies." Sans muttered "He probably just got too excited, though. He was practicing asking someone out for like, three weeks."

"But what's her NAME?" Undyne hissed.

"And why is she not here yet?" Sans mumbled.

"M-maybe s-she got held up in t-traffic" Alphys suggested meekly.

Undyne clenched her fist, cracking the branches underneath her claws "If she breaks his heart, so help me-"

"MUZET!" called Papyrus's voice. The three little observers turned their attention back to him. A woman, not quite as tall as Papyrus, but near-so in her tall heels, bound towards long, teal-colored hair hopped and bounced and shifted with every single one of her movements. Her ears werelong, pointed, and faded out to green. She wore hotpants and a tanktops, and, oh yeah, she had wings. They looked flimsy, like bugs wings, but were able to carry her easily as she leapt towards Papyrus, wrapping him up in a tight embrace.

"Pappy-Kins!" She cooed.

"'Pappy-Kins'...?" Sans repeated the nickname, looking annoyed.

"S-she's k-kind of hot..." Alphys muttered.

Papyrus returned Muzet's embrace, hugging her tightly and swinging her around as they both giggled profusely. From watching them, you'd think that they have been dating for a long time. But this was the first date.

"I am SO sorry I'm late!" Muzet sighed, sitting herself down in the chair, pressing a gloved hand to the side of her face "My dear sister got herself into trouble, so I just HAD to help out."

"IT'S NO PROBLEM, MUZET!" Papyrus chirped, reclaiming his seat. He offered her the boquet of flowers. Muzet's eyes lit up as she studied them a moment, then she motioned to herself as if to say 'for me'? Papyrus nodded, grinning broadly. Muzet responded with a high-pitched squeal, launching herself to give the skeleton another smothering hug. Papyrus returned it ten-fold and small hearts came into existence, fluttering about everywhere and hitting people in the face.

Undyne and Sans shared a groan of both annoyance and distrust.

Alphys thought it was cute.

TO BE CONTINUED...?