So far, the day wasn't terrible.

Sans had hid under his hood, making sure no one saw his skeleton self. He only kept out his tail, and let people assume who he was related to. But he didn't speak, not once allowing his voice to graze the air. And so, people stopped approaching him, understanding that he did not want to interact. Even the teachers steered clear, which he appreciated greatly. The Headmaster is the only one within the school, other than his sister, that knew of his true identity, and they both agreed that Sans could hide his identity and face as long as he still attended classes for his destiny.

1 - Spells and Curses, 105

2 - Wonderland Class, 743

3 - Evil 101, 101

4 - Trickery and Illusion, 213

5 - Lunch

6 - Defense And Attack, 641

7 - Freetime

8 - Kingdom Management, 801

The first four periods weren't exactly terrible, Sans just sat there and went through introductions, class rules, the usual. During lunch he sat up in a tree and drank a bottle of ketchup, watching the sun in the sky as he ran a hand over his tail in a reassuring way.

"WOWIE, HELLO UP THERE!"

Sans glanced down to find the loud voice, discovering a human standing below him, looking up at him with large orange eyes and a large, innocent smile.

Oh, he was looking at him.

Sans remained silent, not wanting to engage conversation with anyone. Human, monster, it didn't matter. After what happened before, he didn't want anyone to talk to him.

"I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS! WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" The tall human ran a hand through his pure white hair.

Sans observed this persons outfit, trying to figure out if he could pinpoint what destiny this person held. He was tall, with mud covered boots, black pants, a white shirt, and a long red scarf that fell past his knees. On his back hung a bow and arrow container, filled to the brim with different arrows.

Probably son of Robin Hood. He had that happy, helpful attitude. It made sense.

"ARE YOU ALL ALONE DURING LUNCH? NO ONE SHOULD BE ALONE! EVERYONE DESERVES FRIENDS!" This person yelled up at him.

Sans just turned the other way on the branch, figuring that if he ignored him, this scarfed person will get the hint.

Well, it didn't seem so.

Scraping of bark and the rustling of leaves alerted him. Sans looked back down to see that human actually climbing up the tree towards the hooded figure.

Doesn't he get that it's extremely difficult to climb up the tree? The bark is very smooth, and the branches aren't stable near the base for someone like him. Sans took a shortcut up there, and he had magic to support him. This guy was going to fall.

And as Sans assumed, the human did slip, Sans waving his hand to capture him in blue magic before he could fall to the bottom.

"YOU KNOW MAGIC? THAT IS AMAZING!" The human yelled.

"Holy crap, take a hint," Sans yelled down, "I don't want to talk!"

"WHY NOT? YOU JUST DID!"

"Because you won't go away."

"WHY WOULD YOU WANT ME TO GO AWAY? YOU LOOK AWFULLY LONELY UP THERE!"

"I like to be alone."

That seemed to shut up the human, and Sans hoped that he would finally, finally just go away.

"WHY DO YOU LIKE TO BE ALONE? DON'T YOU WANT TO HAVE FRIENDS?"

Sans paused. He wasn't sure how to respond. Sure, he wanted to have friends, everyone did, but he didn't want people to find out he was going to be the next Evil King. The next person who would kill hundreds, thousands. Who would be sealed into an eternal prison... somewhere. Who would leave his child all alone in the harsh world.

Once upon a time, he had a friend. Just one, who he would share candy with in the late hours of the night. It, unfortunately, didn't last long. The persons friends parents decided it wasn't a good idea to be involved with someone of his destiny, since they were destined to be enemies. Friendship was removed, they ended contact, and Sans started wearing more hoods. Even in Wonderland, the place of which was filled with crazy and different people, he didn't feel like he belonged.

"Sometimes," Sans said, mostly to himself, "It's better to be alone."

Finally, with that answer, the person seemed to get the hint and left, Sans returning to his gaze of the bright blue sky. He had around ten minutes left of class.

Ten more minutes of being alone.

But now it didn't feel as nice.

~~~~~~

As Sans soon discovered, the person who tried to climb the tree was named Papyrus, and was a chipper fella who just wanted to make everyone around him happy. No one could judge that, because at least he was trying. Failing in some aspects, but still trying.

He found this out by having Papyrus in his same sixth period class, both of them having to deal with fighting destinies. Of course, Papyrus took this upon himself to introduce himself to the skeleton, and talk about himself and his hopes of helping the poor. Papyrus explained that he understood that Sans didn't like to talk much, so he was willing to talk and keep Sans company, since no one deserved to be lonely.

He had a pure heart, it was clear that he was going to be great at his destiny.

Sans also saw his future rivals, the two sons of the famous Prince Charming himself. Papyrus commented plenty on the two, mostly on Mettaton. But, as Mettaton being the elder, he was destined to be the savior and husband of Alphys, not the human who had a small crush.

Alphys...

Sans felt pity. He hated the look of despair on her face as she reached out to him, thinking of him as a friend. He liked her, he really did, that's why he had to do this. That's why he had to cut their ties. It would get messy in the future.

Admittedly, Papyrus was a pleasant person. He had this excited energy to him, that constant urge to make others happy that could rival anyone else's in the Kingdom.

Sans would have to do the same to him as he did Alphys.

He couldn't let Papyrus grow attached to him, either.

When the period was over, and his free time began, he vanished. Literally. As soon as the bell rang, he disappeared, not wanting to lead anyone on.

And of course, when he came back for his last period, he discovered a certain yellow monster who recognized his hood, sitting in the desk right behind his assigned seat.

~~~~~~

Alphys knew it was foolish to think she received a real friend.

That night, when talking to the boy, she should've left while she still had a friend. She could have shut up that one girl, find a way. But as he walked towards her after he entered the class, and sat down in front of her without a word, she knew it wasn't going to get better.

Somehow, her last name just ruined a possible friendship.

Of course the guy with a real smile was too good to be true.

He was in Kingdom Management, as she was, so it might be that her overwhelming popularity of her Kingdom ran his down somewhat. But he couldn't tell what Kingdom he was specifically from. He was related to the Cheshire cat, she could tell that from his sister and his tail, and they were no royals. Maybe the Queen of Hearts?

It doesn't matter. He won't be her friend.

The class started quickly, the teacher starting off with an introduction and class expectations. This class wouldn't be easy, since managing an entire Kingdom would be extremely difficult. Making sure your subjects followed you, making sure that everything ran smoothly. Of course, some of the people in the room were going to rule over evil Kingdoms. Maybe that's why the hooded figure didn't want to be with her, maybe he was jealous of her destiny?

"And this year, we have the lovely Alphys White, daughter of Snow White, to join our class," The teacher spoke proudly.

Of course the teacher would point her out.

"I-I'm extremely excited to l-learn in your class!" Alphys said, knowing flattery often worked, "I can't w-wait to see what will happen t-this year!"

"Princess Alphys, that is amazing," The teacher said, "Everyone, a round of applause for our future Queen."

Alphys shrunk down in her chair slightly, pasting on a large grin awkwardly as the entire class turned towards her and clapped. She hated being in the spotlight, she couldn't wait until she ate the apple.

Being stuck in her own mind, not having to talk to anyone else for a few days, that sounded like heaven. No one to judge, no one to annoy and put her in the spotlight. Just good old Alphys.

Alphys glanced down in front of her, seeing her one hoped friend wasn't really clapping. She smiled at him and waved, but he just looked away and pulled his hood further.

Oh.

"But let us start our first lesson, since Kingdoms never wait to be saved or overthrown," The teacher said, "Everyone will always have someone to help them rise to the top. Every single one of you are here due to your destinies of being the next King or Queen to help lead a Kingdom. Some for good, some for bad, but either way, your destinies are all linked due to this future. That's why, this first assignment will be in partners, on a simulation I myself created. Then you will record your progress and report back in a week. With Kingdom management, you get no breaks when running a population. And you don't get to choose who you run a Kingdom with, since it's foretold in your destiny and fate. So, we'll go by desk. There's five columns, and four rows, so we'll split up by desk. The first two people in a column partner up, and the last two can do that too. Slide your desks next to each other and then we'll continue."

That means...

The hooded male turned around and they both stared, him being in the first row and her being in the second.

"It... looks like we'll be partners." Alphys smiled awkwardly at him.

He only stood up, and flicked his tail as he moved his desk next to hers. No response, no murmur.

"Due to magic, and a little bit of 0's and 1's, I was able to create a Kingdom simulator that can be played as a 2 player video game, as children often do, to help connect more with my students. And I can see what times you play, what your results are, and choices. This is a simulator which requires two players, and must be played on the same console by both players at the same time or else you will fail."

As she explained, she handed out papers to each person, containing things they needed to fill out about the roles and other information.

"I expect every team to meet up at least two hours everyday, at one of your houses, and to work together to raise the best Kingdom with the most loyal citizens who fully support you." The teacher sat on top of her desk as she crossed her legs. "This can be achieved through both creating fear, or by being a perfect ruler. Maybe even a good cop, bad cop style, since some of your pairs may disagree, but that comes with the struggles of a Kingdom. I'll pass out the discs that contain the game, and the rest of class you can discuss plans, exchange numbers, and so forth."

Chatter filled the room, and the two sat awkwardly for a moment as Alphys pulled out her pencil.

"I'll be the King, you the Queen," Her partner said sharply, getting straight into the project, "Since that would make sense with our genders. Unless you want to switch, I don't mind."

"U-Um, yeah, I'm fine with it," Alphys said, "I, uh, have a large TV that, um, we can use for this."

Mirrors were mostly magic driven, and used to broadcast information live and quickly, while TVs and phones were used for storing information and playing games, they weren't really used for communication. Mirrors were infused with magic, and electronics were technology.

"You want me to come to your... mansion?" Sans asked, "Uh, I don't think I'll be... welcomed..."

"My mom isn't a-always home, but, you know." Alphys wrote down her role, "No one would n-not welcome you."

"Then I guess, I'll go to your place, huh?" Sans asked, "You want to exchange mirror numbers?"

"Y-yes!" Alphys said eagerly.

She had never actually given her number to someone before. She never felt like she made a good enough friendship to actually give her mirror number away. And she was actually excited about this, maybe she could change his mind on whatever made him hate her suddenly. He only started avoiding her when he found out her name, so that meant he liked her personality, just not her family name. That would also explain why he didn't want to come over.

"You can, come home with m-me... if you want... to my house a-after school," Alphys offered.

"I guess," Sans nodded.

"So, uh, what... is your... name?" Alphys whispered.

"..."

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Well, I had a pretty crummy day today, so I decided to make your days better by uploading another chapter today. I won't be breaking my Monday schedule too much, so consider this a special day! No need for me to spread my negative day, and might as well make a few others happy!