????? Time later, Reaper's POV

*Purrrrrrrrrr*

How did I get here?

"Gen? Geno darling? Can I get up please?"I ask, reaching out along the nest

Geno slams down a sharp claw and a growl rumbles in his chest. I tuck my hands away and he starts purring again.

"I'll take that as a no."I mutter

Goth and Raven cuddle up on either side of me, holding me in place. Overwhelming warmth wrapped around me from all their feathers. They all purr happily while I was completely lost on what they were doing.

I'm glad they recognize me and love me again...This is better than them chasing me out but what is THIS exactly?

"I'm back with lunch!"Shino shouts

I see her skip over, removing her mask as she holds a sack of food.

"Shino, help! They won't let me out!"I say

She sees me stuck under Geno's entire body as he lays on me with Goth and Raven beside me. She smiles and her eye sparkles.

"Aww! They love you! They don't want to lose you again, D-um, Reaper."She says

"But what exactly are they doing?"I ask

"They're brooding. They recognize you as family, which for birds would be a brood or flock. So they're trying to keep you warm to survive."She tells me, then sets the sack down

I smile a bit now that I understood what they were doing. Shino takes her share of food and then Geno leans forward, grabbing an apple from the sack on each of his saber-like fangs. The apples were much bigger than any I've seen in the other AUs and certainly didn't look normal but Shino knows that the weirdest looking food is the safest. Anything that mimics the appearance of "normal" by our standards is most likely to be poisoned here. He lowers his head where Goth and Raven took turns munching on it until there was nothing on his fangs. He reaches in and takes another fruit, lowering it to my face.

"Geno, I haven't seen you eat anything in days. Eat that."I say

He shakes his head, shaking it in my face. His eyes still glow a bright white.

"You can't convince him otherwise. Trust me, I've tried. He sees everyone as another member to care for. Now unless you want him to feed you like a real bird would, take it."She says

I nod, taking it from Geno to eat. I split it in half and have Geno eat the other. Once we were done eating, I feel my clothes getting tugged at. Then I see my clothes get thrown in front of me. Then I feel kisses or licks on my bones along my back or sides. My wings unfold and Goth holds them down. Raven nudges me to turn onto my back with my wings spread out. I see Geno gazing down at me and smiling at me. I see his gaze drop lower. He leans down, kissing along my neck and carefully getting lower as the kids got at my wings.

"G-Geno! W-What are you-? Ah! Kids please!"I yelp as they got to some sensitive spots

"I'll be making elixirs! Tell me when they're done cleaning you!"Shino says

I feel my face burn as they only continue. My wings were trembling as the kids held them down and my legs were kicking the more sensitive spots Geno got to. Now they were just kissing my body affectionately.

It feels so weird, yet the intention is sweet! I love this!

I smile, brushing Geno's wings. It seems I got a good spot because he sat down on me with a purr. He turns around, sitting on me as he starts caring for the kids and their hygeine. He keeps purring as I brush my fingers through his feathers.

"Okay, I made a new set! Come try these!"Shino says

They each leap out of the nest to go to her. I take the chance to get my shorts back on and reach for my clothes. My wings flap a bit to adjust to the regained freedom. I look down at my bones and wings, seeing the results of their efforts. My bones had tiny nips or marks from their kisses or Geno's long fangs grazing them as he worked. My soul was pounding in my rib cage, which was an area he paid the most attention to. My face feels like it's on fire. That was one of the most intimate and affectionate experiences that I've had. And I loved it.

I hear a loud shriek that took me out of my thoughts. I glance over to see Geno trembling, his fangs shrinking away and his eyes shutting.

"Ugggh....My head...."He says, lifting a claw to his head and shaking it

I see his eyes return as he glances at Shino.

"What....Shino...? What happened?"He asks

"You and your kids got transformed by this realm."She says

"Wait...Plural?"He says, looking at the smaller beasts that are our sons

His eye-light shrinks in shock seeing Raven snuggle up to him. Goth was drinking another elixir. He could only see out of one eye, the other still a glowing white.

"Raven...?"He says, his eye twinkling

Raven coos to him happily, slipping under his wing.

"I really lost it, huh..? I can't even recall it...Thanks for bringing me back."He says

"Of course! Why don't you go back to your nest to rest?"Shino says

"Nest? Okay......"He says

Oh shoot, he doesn't recall much. How is he going to react to-?

I quickly try to get my cloak back on, but then....

"Reaper? Wha-How? What are you doing here?"He asks

I glance over at Geno as he climbs into the nest.

"Uh....Hey, my hibiscus flower. I-"I begin

"Don't call me that."He sternly snaps

"Noted..."I say, chuckling nervously

Raven smiles, attempting to run to me but Geno stops him.

"I came to look for you, Geno."I tell him

"And why'd you do that? To accuse me of more things? To debate Raven's soul more? Because love doesn't matter to you."He says coldly

"Gen, please. I'm sorry about what I said. I wasn't thinking about that. I was worried about you and Goth. I just want to keep my family safe."I tell him

He glances away, seeming to think. He shuts his eyes and sighs.

"I....I know. I know love and family means a lot to you....You didn't know and given Gaster's history it would be easy to send you into a panic with some news....I should've brought it up when you were more relaxed. I shouldn't let read too much into what was said when there's a clear difference in knowledge..."He says openly, bowing his head

He seems to be talking himself through his thoughts. He looks at me again, holding Raven close to him under his wing.

"But....What place does Raven have in this family for you?"He asks, clearly testing me

"The same place that Goth has. Our kid that deserves love and protection."I say honestly

"Geno, he already saved Raven to prove it once."Shino says

Geno looks at her in surprise.

"His birth nearly took both your souls out. He saved you and Raven. I think that proves his words."She says

He looks at me again, taking in the info.

"What about Shino?"He asks

I glance at Shino. Then my memory clicks. She's one of the kids we have in other timelines.

"That goes without question."I reply

"Geno, I wouldn't even be born in your world. If I leave this twisted place, I'd just disappear since I'd be a glitch in the code."She says

"We'll see about that. I'm friends with a literal glitch."He says, then lays beside me with Raven climbing on top of him to get to me

"Papas!"Goth exclaims, running over to us as he comes back to control again

He snuggles up between us.

"Do I even want to know why you're shirtless?"Geno asks me

"All I can say is that you were very affectionate to me before getting the right elixir."I say with a smile

He stares at me as he slowly catches onto what I meant. He definitely sees the marks on my bones. I watch his face slowly start to glow a bright red.

"Not a word..."He mutters, looking away

I brush my hand along his wings, which made him unconscouisly start purring again. He caught onto it and his face burns even brighter.

"Reaper!"He exclaims

I smile, feeling his soft feathers and admiring the beaury of them. He only purrs louder, failing to restrain himself from doing so. He lays on top of me so that I couldn't move my hands.

"Shut up!"He snaps

"You were the one making noise, darling.~"I say teasingly

"Shut up!"He snaps even louder

I chuckle and so does Raven in his own way with growls or chirps.

"I'll try making him another elixir to bring him back as well."Shino says, putting on her mask and hood again

She quickly leaves.

Slowly, each of them fell asleep around me and I smile.

Hours later, Shino returned and fed an elixir to Raven. Raven opens his eyes and looks at me, revealing his red-blue eyelight.

"Dada!"He cheers

I smile at him, then check his stats to make sure he is okay. His soul is ok and he has aged two years already.

Goth wakes up and looks over.

"Raven can talk now?"He asks

I nod.

"Bwo!"Raven cheers

I smile as the two snuggle closer. Geno turns over onto his back in his sleep. Goth and Raven climb onto me to snuggle. Geno sleepily rolls over again, onto us with a snore. I chuckle as Shino climbs into the nest, laying down with a blanket. Geno's wing pulls her closer to us and I smile wider.

"Kid, I think you should know by now that you're coming with us when we find a way home."I chuckle in response to her confused expression

She smiles at that and slowly dozes off. I smile, feeling sleepiness overcome me as well.

Our own little family......Perfect.....

TBC