six
The next few weeks passed without incident, surprisingly. As expected, the talk Mitchell gave you after the party was long and grueling, but luckily you got off with stern disappointment. Sometimes you wondered why you even stayed with him. But as for the party he remained none the wiser, and you remained in the clear.
Sadly, you hadn't gotten another chance to see the others in a while. Though your work was winding down slightly as a break from the hecticness of a concert, Mettaton was as busy as every. Other than being a singer he also had several of his own TV shows and acted in movies occasionally. This left you without your robot buddy- and without a way to contact anyone else. You should have asked for some of their phone numbers while you were out there. But c'est la vie, there was nothing you could do about it now.
So you were left to pretty much your own devices. Mitchell had gone off for a two week long trip- and with nothing booked for the next few days you found yourself alone the day before Halloween. It wasn't that you didn't have any other friends, you just found hanging out with them to be a little annoying. All the friends you had before you became famous changed with your sudden rise to fame. They started being more clingy, and always wanted something. Tickets, clothes, jewelry, a way into the next hot party, meet and greets with famous celebrities- frankly they turned into snobs, trying to ride on the coattails of your fame. As a result you grew more and more distant from them, and were a bit reluctant to call them up. Anyone else you'd met in the recent while were either famous as well and had their own lives, or way too eager to please and be your friend. You guessed that's why you were so happy about that party- everyone there had acted like you were just a normal person. Well, other than the pictures and conversation with Toriel.
So, as a result of your loneliness, you were lying on your bed in front of some crime movie, 'sneaking' Halloween candy from the untouched boxes on the kitchen counter. Halfway into the show your phone began buzzing. You muted the TV, and leaned over to check the caller ID. It was an unknown number- on your personal cell. Odd, because you didn't usually give out that number. You decided to answer, throwing caution to the wind and thinking that as long as you didn't give out a name it'd be okay.
"Hello?" You said tentatively into the receiver.
"HELLO? IS THIS (y/n)? IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS."
You sat up straight on your bed. "This is she. How did you manage to get my number?" You couldn't help but ask.
"NYEH HEH HEH HEH! I HAVE MY WAYS! ALSO METTATON TOLD ME."
You giggled at the response. Of course Mettaton had a hand in this. Why hadn't you thought to ask him for their numbers before? "That makes sense. How are you Papyrus?"
"I'M GREAT! HOW ARE YOU?"
"I'm a-ok. A little bored."
"WELL THAT IS TOO BAD! I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE CD! SANS INFORMED ME THAT YOU GOT IT ESPECIALLY FOR ME!"
"You're quite welcome! I'm glad it made it to you and that you like it."
"IT IS AMAZING! NOT AS AMAZING AS ME BUT STILL PRETTY GOOD!"
You laughed, and heard someone else speak on the other line. "hey Pap, who ya talkin to?" It was Sans, and he sounded like he was a little ways away from the phone and as lazy as ever..
"I AM TALKING TO (y/n)!" Papyrus answered happily, probably turning his head away from the phone. Even so his voice was just as loud. "WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK TO HER?"
"nah, it's cool. tell her I say hi."
"SANS SAYS HI!" Papyrus quickly said to you.
You giggled again. "I heard. Tell him I say hi back."
"(y/n) SAYS HI SANS!" Papyrus yelled to wherever Sans was. "SO HOW IS WORK GOING?"
"Works great. I'm on a bit of a break now though for Halloween though."
"ISN'T HALLOWEEN THE HOLIDAY WHERE HUMANS DRESS UP AS MONSTERS AND GET CANDY?"
"Yeah it is. It's tomorrow." You giggled at the excitement that flooded Papyrus' voice. Monsters came up the surface just after Halloween last year, so this was probably his first time celebrating it.
"OH MY GOSH! SANS WE FORGOT ABOUT HALLOWEEN!" There was a muffled reply you couldn't quite catch, then Papyrus was yelling again. "WE MUST MAKE PLANS IMMEDIATELY!"
That caught your intrest. And an idea quickly formed in your head. "Hey Papyrus, if you guys aren't doing anything already why don't you come hang at my place tomorrow."
"REALLY? YOU ARE INVITING US OVER TO YOUR PLACE OF RESIDENCE?" He basically squealed.
"I sure am," You giggled. "And hey, you can invite the others too if you want. We can turn it into a little party or something."
"THAT WOULD BE AMAZING! COULD WE GET CANDY TOO?" He sounded super excited and that made you smile.
"I don't see why not." You smiled, knowing the apartment building you lived in often had trick-or-treating inside on the holiday. And with the invite, Halloween wasn't looking so dull anymore. Also, you doubted going out for a while would created a huge uproar. Everyone in the building knew everyone else, so the other tenants were aware that you were living there. They didn't really care, as many of them were also famous in someway or rich.
"THEN I SHALL INVITE THE OTHERS AND COLLECT A COSTUME POST-HASTE!"
There was a clatter followed by retreating footsteps and a slamming door. You blinked into the phone, wondering what happened. "Uh, Papyrus?" No answer. "Are you there?" Nada. After a few seconds you realized he probably dropped the phone before hanging up. You wondered if he was coming back, or if you should just hang up and trust he'd call back later. Before you could decide though you could hear footsteps padding across the floor on the other end of the line.
"you still there, kid?" Sans asked, picking up the call.
"Yeah, I am! What happened to Papyrus?"
"he ran out like there was a dog after him or something." He snickered. "so what's this about invites and costumes?"
"Oh, I invited Papyrus over to my place tomorrow for Halloween and told him to invite some others."
"ah that makes sense. Papyrus loves parties."
"Heh, well I'm glad I though of this then! Do you think you'll be able to come?"
"yeah sure. i don't have anything else going on."
"Cool! I guess I'll see you tomorrow then!" Oops, you didn't mean to sound so excited to see him. The line went quiet on both ends after that, you flushing with embarrassment.
"uh, so," Sans finally spoke up, startling you. His voice sounded a little bit different, but you couldn't figure out why. "i better make sure Papyrus doesn't go too crazy with the costumes and invites."
"Oh, um, good idea. I better start setting up for the party as well."
"so what time do you want us to show up?"
"Maybe around five? That was we can all hang out a bit before going trick-or-treating."
"is that where you get candy?"
"Yep!"
"heh, Pap will love that. so talk to you later?"
"Yeah sure!"
"ok, see you later, kitten."
"Bye!" With that, the line went dead. You quickly went into your phone and programed the number in, wondering for a second if it was Papyrus' or Sans'. You decided to assume it was Papyrus'. With that done you were up and on your feet, wondering what you were going to do for the party.
Of course you needed decorations. You already had some set up in the door so trick-or-treaters would know you had candy, but if people were coming inside you should put some up to set the mood. You also needed to clean up a bit, knowing that there were dishes in the sink and socks lying around the living room. You would also need more candy, party snacks, and drinks. Luckily you already had a costume prepared, so you didn't need to worry about that. Making a quick battle plan, you figured it would be best to clean up and buy everything today, then use tomorrow to decorate.
So, you turned on your favourite song and blasted it through the speakers, getting to work while singing loudly feeling happier than you had in days.
With a huffing breath, you examined your handy work and silently approved. It had taken you the better part of the afternoon yesterday to clean the apartment to a satisfying state. After that it was off to the nearest dollar store for snacks and other decorations. That had taken you a while. You started decorating that night, but it still had taken you until the afternoon on Halloween to get everything the way you wanted. You had to say though, it looked pretty spooky. You had most of the lights off, leaving on only a few lights which you covered in black and orange cloths. There were fake spiderwebs clinging across the ceiling in the entryway and the kitchen, as well as several places around the room. Also, in the arch leading to the kitchen there were orange and black streamers which rustled every time someone exited or entered. The snacks, which weren't out yet, would go on the dining room table over a pumpkin patterned table cloth.
You checked the time- 1:23pm, and knew you needed to start getting ready. Your costume needed a lot of blue paint and it would take a while to get it all on. You hopped in the shower, quickly scrubbing down and rinsing out your hair before toweling off and starting the styling process. You blow dried it as best you could before french braiding it and pinning it all up. Next you started on the paint. You carefully painted it over everywhere you knew the dress didn't cover- your face, shoulders, chest, back, arms, legs and feet. Then, you used black and white paint to draw a skeleton arm and leg on your skin respectively. You did the same to mark out some of your ribs, and part of your cheekbone. Then you did your makeup. You applied blue eyeshadow, black eyeliner, pink lipstick and finally mascara. You inspected your handy work and was glad for all those makeup lessons Mettaton had given you. You looked good. Quickly you sprayed a kind of setting mist on you skin so it would be harder to rub off (thank you again Mettaton!) and headed out of the bathroom.
Back in your room you carefully pulled the costume you so meticulously prepared and laid it out on your bed. You carefully pulled on the dress, careful not to smudge the paint, as well as the single blue sock to match the paint, white heels, gloves, wig, headband and veil. Then you went to the mirror and looked at the finished product. You made a damn good Emily from the Corpse Bride if you did say so yourself. You snagged your blue bouquet and did a little twirl. Even if people didn't know the movie you at least made a great zombie bride.
You glanced at the time. 4:25pm. Perfect. That gave you just enough time to put out the snacks and set up the apple tub. Yeah, bobbing for apples wasn't exactly a good idea with so much makeup- but frankly you didn't care. You thought it'd be fun so you went about filling up a huge bucket of water and dumping in some red apples. Now all that was left was the snacks!
Just then, the intercom to you appartment. "Heir residence." You answered.
"Hello Miss Heir, sorry to bother you." The doorman grumbled for the other end of the line. "There are two monsters out here for you- Sans and Papyrus. Shall I let them up?"
Oh drat you knew you were forgetting something! You forgot to alert the doorman so he could let you guests up without checking with you each time. "Yes, please send them up! Also when Undyne, Alphys, Toriel, Frisk, Asgore, Mettaton, Nabstablook and Muffet arrive you can send them up as well." You silently thanked Sans for bothering to send you the guest list ahead of time. He had gotten your number through Papyrus. Though you didn't know Nabstablook, or Asgore, but you figured that any friend of Papyrus would be a friend of yours. Though, the name Asgore sounded familiar. Muffet you recognized as the spider lady you met after getting stuck in her web.
A few moments there was a light knock at the door you pulled it open and Papyrus yelled, "TRICK OR TREAT!"
"Wow! Great costume!" You grinned, dumping a few pieces of candy into the pillowcase Papyrus provided. He was dressed like Link from the Legend of Zelda (the specific version looked like it came from Twilight Princess). He looked surprisingly good in green. He grinned happily and wrapped you in a huge hug, before stepping into the apartment. Sans stood behind him, clad in a black robe and holding a scythe.
"sup." He greeted with a half wave. Somehow he managed to have pockets on his costumes robe. He followed Papyrus in. You closed the door and followed behind, snagging a few candy bars from the bowl. He didn't seem to have a pillowcase.
"Hey! Nice costume- Grim Reaper, right?"
"yup. zombie bride?"
"Corpse, actually. Catch." You tossed the candy to him, which he caught, and strode into the space after them. Papyrus was looking around with wide eyes, seeming to try to take everything at once. "Well, welcome to my humble abode! Please make yourselves at home."
"nice digs you got here, kitten." Sans said, glancing around. You agreed, knowing you lived in the lap of luxury. The apartment was open and spacious, with expensive furnishing and tasteful art. You had a large TV, several gaming consoles, and high-end speakers. The kitchen was wide and open, and housed the finest stainless steel appliances. There was a side hallway that lead to your room, as well as an office and bathroom. You had closed the door to your room and tacked up "keep out!" sign, blocking it from view.
"THESE DECORATIONS ARE GREAT!" Papyrus complimented, looking at the spooky skull candles and fake spiders.
"Thanks! You guys got here a bit early so I didn't get the snacks out yet, but feel free to make yourselves at home."
"cool." Sans immediately went over to the couch and plopped down, easily taking up half of the furniture meant for four people. It seemed he had no problem getting comfortable. Papyrus collected Sans' scythe and leaned it up in a corner with his sword and shield. You named that the prop corner, and your bouquet quickly joined it.
"IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN HELP YOU WITH?" Papyrus asked.
"Sure. Could you go in the kitchen and start bringing out the snacks? They should all be on the counter and the pop is in the fridge."
"I SHALL DO MY UTMOST TO FIND EVERYTHING!" He pushed through the streamers and you heard some clattering in the kitchen. You smiled and went about separating the bowls and pulling open the packages of red cups and napkins. Papyrus made trips to gather the snacks, and you pulled open bags and filled bowls. Once he was done bringing things out, he helped with that. You had a large assortment of goodies as you didn't know what the different monsters liked. You had three types of chips, a variety of dips, crackers, veggies, fruit, small cupcakes and some tiny quiches. How you would explain the leftover food to your fiancé you didn't know, but for now you weren't going to worry about that.
There was another knock on your door, and you left Papyrus to the food to answer it. When you opened the door this time you were greeted by Frisk, Toriel, and another fairly large goat man. He was over eight feet tall you guessed, as he had to hunch to fit through the hallway. He had white fur, white horns, and blond hair and beard. Frisk was dressed like a little skeleton, Toriel as a witch, and the man as a warlock. "Trick or treat!" Toriel and Asgore said in unison, whilst Frisk made the necessary signs.
"Happy Halloween!" You grinned, plopping candy into Frisk's bag. Toriel and the larger man didn't have pillowcases to add candy too either, like Sans. "You guys look great!"
Frisk grinned and you leaned down to give her a tight hug. Then she was off and into the apartment. You heard Sans grunt and then muse something about her outfit. Toriel also gave you a one armed hug, revealing she brought a butterscotch-cinnamon pie, before sweeping into the apartment and greeting the others. You offered your hand to the man, introducing yourself. "I'm (y/n) Heir."
"Asgore Dreemurr, thank you for inviting us." His voice was low, but he sounded incredibly kind. Then it clicked. Asgore Dreemurr was the name of the king of monsters! He enveloped your hand in his and shook it.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," you hastily added, bowing your head. Asgore laughed.
"Please, just treat me as Frisk's father."
You nodded quickly and moved out of the way so he could get through the door, which he shut behind him. Before he could move though there was another knock, so he just opened the door again.
"Happy Halloween!" Mettaton cried flamboyantly. He was dressed in a dashing vampire costume. Beside him floated a little white ghost, aptly dressed as a ghost. "Asgore! I haven't seen you in ages! How are you?"
"Well Mettaton, and yourself?"
"Wonderful!" Mettaton replied, brushing into the room. "Darling!" He gave you a quick French la bise before looking you over (the exchange of a kiss on both cheeks when greeting someone you know or saying goodbye. I looked it up don't you worry. It is a thing). "You look wonderful! I see that makeup worked out."
"Thanks Met, you look great yourself."
"Thank you dear! Oh! Let me introduce you to Nabstablook. He's my personal music expert. Nabstablook, this is (y/n) Heir.)
The little ghost floated forwards. "Nice to meet you... I hope me tagging along isn't a bother..."
"Not at all!" You smiled. "I'm glad you could come. Make yourself at home!" The little ghost nodded and floated towards your speaker system. Asgore had finally made it through the doorway, and you were glad you apartment had such a high ceiling! He was able to stand up straight, with his horns just brushing the roof- making him at least nine and a half feet tall.
Your guests greeted one another and you realized that you still hadn't put on any music. You quickly went to the stereo, and started fiddling around with the remotes. You could use your own, smaller speakers just fine, but when it came to the intense stereo you had no clue. You could put the CD's in it- that was about it. Nabstablook floated closer.
"Um... I... um... do you need help...?"
"Yes please! I can never get this stereo to work when I need it too."
"Here..." Nabstablook took the remote from you and pressed a few buttons. A second later spooky music flooded out of the speakers.
"Wow thanks! Do you mind being in charge of the music tonight?" You remembered Mettaton just mentioning how he liked music. Nabstablook nodded and (seemingly) happily floated to the stereo and CD rack to see what kind of music I had. Satisfied, and hearing a pounding knock on the door, you went to answer it.
You hardly pulled the wood open a crack before it was kicked open and Undyne jumped in. "The party has arrived!" She cried out. She was dressed as a knight, and when you turned to greet Alphys you noticed her dressed as a princess.
"H-hello (y/n)." She greeted.
"Happy Halloween Alphys! Great costume."
"T-thanks." You moved to let her through the door. Another monster stepped in behind her. This monster had short hair, purple skin, five eyes and six arms.
"Greetings, I'm Muffet." She introduced herself. Muffet was dressed as a goth doll it seemed, with lace, frills and bows galore. "I brought some Spider Cider and Temmie Flakes, where should I put them?"
"It's nice to meet you Muffet, I'm (y/n). You can put them with the other snacks if you like." She smiled, and moved in. When she noticed your spider web decorations she stared at them for a moment before nodding in approval and moving on. You guessed you portrayed spiders well? With everyone accounted for you moved in to mingle with the guests. Before you moved far though you heard your intercom buzzing.
"Heir residence." You answered.
"Sorry to bother you again but there a few more monsters here that aren't on your list."
"Oh really? Who is it," You wondered, trying to get someone's attention. A second later Sans walked over with Frisk on his shoulders.
"HoI i'M TemMiE!" A voice called out. "Oi bRiNg FloWeY tOo!"
"Flowey and Temmie is seems." The doorman said. You were holding the phone in a way that would let both Sans and Frisk listen in.
Frisk clapped excitedly and pointed at the door. "oh yeah, forgot about temmie. she's cool, and the kid likes the flower." Sans translated.
"You can let them up." You replied to the doorman. The more the merrier right? You just hoped none of these monsters were blabber mouths.
"don't worry," Sans smiled up at you while Frisk ran for the door. "all these monsters are silent as the dead." He gestured to his costume and then to yours.
You giggled at his terrible joke. "Well as long as they don't pull any sorcery," you discreetly nodded at Toriel and Asgore. "Or magic I think it should be okay."
"heh, very clever, kitten." Sans grinned, catching your reference to his use of magic last time he saw you. There was a slight knock at the door and Frisk pulled it open, nearly slamming it into the wall.
"HoI i'M TemMiE!" Someone greeted. You peeked around Frisk's back, and saw a small white dog (?) in a black shirt and with black cat ears on her head. She seemed to be carrying a small flower pot on her back with a large yellow flower in it. Frisk swept up the flower in a hug and it cried out.
"Hey hey hey! Watch it! Don't spill the dirt!" The flower could talk? Frisk bounced over to you, Temmie trailing behind, and stopped right in front of you, holding up the flower. The flower sneered at you. Actually sneered. It had a face, complete with eyes and a mouth. There were two little bat wings taped to the side of its head.
"this is Flowey." Sans spoke up from beside you.
"Yeah, Flowey the flower." The flower spoke, sounding a little angry. "Don't wear it out."
"Nice to meet you Flowey." You replied, trying to smile a little. The flower cast a glance around the room.
"Ug, what a dump. I thought you were famous. And isn't this supposed to be a party?"
"Um..." You didn't know how to react to that. You also didn't really know if you liked this flower. Frisk tapped Flowey on the head a few times, as if saying to be nice. What you didn't see was the glare Sans shot the flower. Flowey shrunk back slightly and sulked.
"Thanks for inviting me." He grumbled. Seeming satisfied Frisk darted off into the room with her friend.
"sorry about that, he can be a bit of a jerk, but the kids trying to teach him to be nicer."
"That's nice?"
"yeah." He chuckled. "you should have met him a year ago."
"HoI i'M TemMiE!" Temmie suddenly yelled from the floor. You knelt down and smiled at the vibrating dog, feeling bad you forgot about her.
"Hi Temmie, I'm glad you could come. I'm (y/n)."
"ThAnK fOr iNviTe! MufFet sAid I coMe. dO yoU hAvE TemMiE FlaKe?"
"Yeah, I think Muffet brought some."
"ThAnK!" Temmie started vibrating more violently and darted into the room to find Muffet. At least she seemed nice.
"so now what?" Sans asked a bit suddenly.
"Now we party!" You grinned, grabbing his hand and dragging him into the room. You motioned to Nabstablook, and he turned up the music. You tried to get Sans to dance with you, but he just shook his head shyly and sat on the couch. Rolling your eyes, you snagged Mettaton and started dancing with him. People laughed, but then started joining in. Papyrus joined you and Mettaton, Undyne dragged Alphys into a dance, Frisk put Flowey on the floor and started dancing with him, even though he refused to move, and Temmie came over and vibrated on the floor. The only ones not dancing were Toriel, Asgore, Nabstablook, and Sans. Even Muffet came over and started rhythmically waving her hands around. You tried to beckon Sans over again but he shook his head with a laid back smile. You rolled your eyes, but continued to dance and remembered to pull out your camera to snap some candid photos of everyone in costume.
At some point, Undyne yelled, "Bring out the cider!"
"Undyne dear, I don't think you're supposed to drink before trick or treating."
"Oh come on, where's the fun in that!" She complained. You figured that the cider was spiked. That was one thing you didn't include in the parties spread of drinks- alcohol. Luckily Muffet seemed to bring enough for everyone. Everyone laughed, and went back to dancing.
After dancing for a while, Papyrus noticed the apple bobbing bin and questioned you about it. You gladly explained, and when he didn't understand (and Undyne tried to stab one of the apples with a glowing blue spear) you demonstrated. You ended up getting water all over your dress, but managed to bring up and apple as a prize. The other monsters laughed and took turns trying to claim an apple for themselves. Darting quickly to the bathroom you corrected your makeup, and then went back out to join the fun. Papyrus grabbed an apple in record time, unhinging his jaw and scooping out an apple easily. Frisk was next, and after she got one Alphys and Temmie soon followed, Mettaton respectfully declined to trying, and the game ended when Undyne tried to destroy the barrel after struggling to grab and apple. Everyone laughed and helped clean up the mess.
"HEY (y/n) DO YOU HAVE A KARAOKE MACHINE?" Papyrus asked after most of the water was dealt with.
"Well, I have Rock Band." You answered, pointing to your Wii. You also had all of the instruments in a cupboard.
"OOOO, CAN WE PLAY IT?"
"I don't see why not."
"We should make a competition out of it!" Undyne yelled, throwing a wet towel to the floor. "Best band gets to chose what the losing team has to do!"
"I-I don't know." Alphys stuttered.
"I think it could be fun." Muffet added sweetly.
"i call drums." Sans added as his only vote.
Just then, the doorbell rang. You excused yourself and went over to the door, a debate breaking out behind you. You opened the door and was greeted by three children. "Trick-or-treat!" They yelled, holding up practically empty pillows cases.
"Happy Halloween!" You smiled, snagging the closest candy bowl. "Great costumes." You put a few candies into each of the bags and the kids thanked you. You glanced at the time, and saw that it was already 7pm.
"Hey guys, we can go out trick-or-treating now if you want!"
"REALLY!" Papyrus yelled excitedly, racing to get his sword, shield and pillowcase. Frisk followed, snagging flowey as she went. "YAHOO!"
He joined you by the door, followed by Frisk, Flowey, Undyne, Alphys, Mettaton, Muffet Nabstablook and Temmie. All but Flowey was carrying some sort of candy collecting bag. "I don't want to go," Flowey complained, "I can't even carry a bag." Frisk rapidly signed something to him then placed his pot on her head. "I don't want your candy! Just put me down." She shook her head adamantly, and Flowey settled down on his perch. Toriel, Asgore and Sans joined the crowded hallway a second later.
"Are you guys coming too?" You asked.
"Asgore and I were thinking of staying behind. We could hand out the candy while you're away."
"Oh that would be awesome! Thank you." Toriel smiled happily and you turned to Sans. "What about you? Are you coming?"
"YOU SHOULD COME, SANS!" Papyrus urged. As Sans debated there was a knock at the door. I went for the candy, but Toriel bustled past and snagged it before I could. It seems she was very dedicated to the job. She greeted the kids and passed them a handful of candy each. Seeing she had the situation totally under control you turned back to Sans. At this point Frisk was handing off his arm and Papyrus was trying to push him towards the door. Sans gave up, and flopped onto the floor, face first.
"too much effort."
You couldn't help but laugh at the antic. "YOU'RE SUCH A LAZY-BONES!" Papyrus cried in disdain.
"Oh no- you're not getting out of this that easily!" Undyne yelled, stomping over and scooping Sans up onto her shoulder. She was surprisingly strong, or maybe Sans was just light? He seemed to be a bit, well, bigger boned than Papyrus but she lifted him easily. Sans groaned dramatically, but didn't try to get off Undyne's shoulder. Toriel held the door open as Undyne raced out, Papyrus close on her heels and holding Frisk's hand. The rest of you followed at a more leisurely pace. You could tell this was going to be fun.
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