(~Honey's POV + Time Skip~)

All of us enjoy another Sans-made breakfast in the living room. Y/N and Blue are seated down on the floor in front of the couch. I'm on the couch with each twin on parallel sides of me.

Y/N seems to be running a little slow this morning. It was hard to wake her up. Now she seems spaced out while staring at her plate of pancakes. I asked her earlier if she was okay and she said that she was.

'All I can do for now is keep an eye on her.'

My brother was already up and dressed in his body armor when we came downstairs. This came as a surprise to me since he hasn't worn it in days. Sans' face remains downcast and even hopeless. He's not eating either. He hasn't said anything so I have no choice but to ask. "What's going on, Bro?" "Captain Alphys called. I'm to be stationed on my daily routes today." I take another bite of breakfast before asking, "Well couldn't ya just tell her you were busy?" Sans' hands suddenly tighten into fists. "Monsters have been going missing, Papyrus. The Queen herself issued that all royal guards and sentries need to step up their game. Alphys passed on this information to me. It wasn't exactly negotiable."

'Monsters.. missing?'

I can't exactly say I'm thrilled to hear such a thing. Neither am I pleased to hear that my work will be resuming. "Does that include me?" I say with a lazy chuckle. Blue stands from his place, signifying that he's done with the food he didn't even eat. "I can pass by your station on my rounds. Just keep Y/N and the boys company for today." I quickly chime in, "I don't like the idea of you going on your own, Bro. If Alphys is really taking this seriously, she should be going with you."

Sans takes his plate back to the kitchen. He speaks loud enough for me to hear him. "It is our duty to protect. If I can't even do so much as handling myself, there's no point in trying to become a guard. Not that it matters if we end up making it back to the surface-" "S-Sans, think a-a-about what y-you went over in therapy. N-Negative t-thoughts only l-lie a-and tear y-y-you down. I a-also think Papyrus is right. " Y/N states softly as he returns to the living room.

'My brother went to therapy?'

That's certainly news to me. My brother crosses his arms at the comment. His face scrunches up as he growls, "It is nothing that the Magnificent Sans can't handle." "C'mere." Y/N reaches her hands to him. Sans huffs and sits down beside her again. Y/N wraps her arms around him and pulls him in for a tight hug. Blue grabs onto her sleeves and shakily lets out a deep breath. Those two are close. Granted, I wish my bro would speak the truth to me. Although, I think it would be best if I let Y/N handle it this time.

Roman has eaten three plates already. He seems more comfortable this morning. I don't know if I should be happy or concerned. He leans over and looks to Serif on the other side of me. "Hey Brother! What do you think of exploring more today?" He somehow managed to block out everything us adults were just discussing.

I turn to Serif. The kid hasn't spoken to me since last night. He gives us a quick glance, sighs, and then looks away. "I don't want to. You can go on your own like you've already been doing." Roman's cheerful smile falters into one of nervousness. He speaks in growing disbelief, "What do you mean? We always go everywhere together." "WeLL noT anYmOre!" Serif fusses.

'He's still hurting over last night, huh?'

I place a gentle hand over his skull. "Serif-" "☺︎🕆︎💧︎❄︎ ☹︎☜︎✌︎✞︎☜︎ 💣︎☜︎ ✌︎☹︎⚐︎☠︎☜︎📬︎" (JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.) He interrupts me, tears welling up in his eyes. Judging by the confused looks from the others, I guess Serif doesn't speak in this way around them. "👎︎⚐︎ ❄︎☟︎☜︎✡︎ 😐︎☠︎⚐︎🕈︎✍︎" (DO THEY KNOW?) Serif shakes his head.

'So no one taught him? He just kNoWs the language?'

That's quite impressive. "Papyrus? What is g-g-going on??" Y/N asks, nervously watching us both. "Just chatting with the kid. It's alright." Roman's pupils turn into orange stars, "WHAAAAT?! YOU AND DAD MADE UP A SECRET LANGUAGE AND DIDN'T TELL ME?!" "It a-appears s-so." Y/N mumbles. I can tell in her tone that she'll want an explanation later. My brother keeps silent.

I continue talking to Serif. I don't mind the unwanted stares at this point. I just want the kid to be okay. "✌︎👌︎⚐︎🕆︎❄︎ ☹︎✌︎💧︎❄︎ ☠︎✋︎☝︎☟︎❄︎📪︎ ✋︎❼︎💣︎ 💧︎⚐︎☼︎☼︎✡︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ 👌︎☜︎✋︎☠︎☝︎ ☟︎✌︎☼︎👎︎ ⚐︎☠︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎📬︎ ✋︎ 🏱︎☼︎⚐︎💣︎✋︎💧︎☜︎ ✋︎❼︎💣︎ ☠︎⚐︎❄︎ ⚐︎☠︎☜︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ ☞︎✌︎✞︎⚐︎☼︎✋︎❄︎✋︎💧︎💣︎📬︎" (ABOUT LAST NIGHT, I'M SORRY FOR BEING HARD ON YOU. I PROMISE I'M NOT ONE FOR FAVORITISM.) Serif takes a long sip of water after hearing my words.

"Why can't I do that?" Roman whines to Y/N. He feels left out for sure. Y/N laughs and opens her arms to him, "C'mere Pumpkin~" Roman quickly accepts the opportunity, getting off the couch and sitting in her lap instead. She playfully pokes his forehead, comforting him, "You d-d-don't h-have to know h-how to do e-e-everything your brother does. T-That's what m-m-makes you t-two special. Besides, you and I h-have a s-special language too." "Really?! What is it?!" "TICKLE FIGHT!!!!" Y/N shouts. She quickly traps Roman in her arms and begins tickling his spine. "M-HAHA- MAMA!!! MAMA HAHAHA!!!!" Roman screams and thrashes about in her arms while dying from a case of the giggles. Surprisingly, Y/N has a tough grip and succeeds in not letting him escape. Even my brother starts to laugh at the sight. He narrows his eye sockets with a wide smile. "Mweh heh heh! You should've seen that one coming." "H-HELP! HELP!!" Roman's cries are drowned out by more crazed giggles.

I hear a soft chuckle come out of Serif. So, he was watching them too. "✋︎❄︎❼︎💧︎ ⚐︎😐︎✌︎✡︎📪︎ ✋︎ 👎︎⚐︎☠︎❼︎❄︎ 👍︎✌︎☼︎☜︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ ✋︎❄︎ ☜︎✋︎❄︎☟︎☜︎☼︎📬︎ ✋︎ 😐︎☠︎⚐︎🕈︎ 💣︎✌︎💣︎✌︎ 👍︎✌︎☼︎☜︎💧︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ 🕆︎💧︎ 👌︎⚐︎❄︎☟︎ ✌︎☠︎👎︎ ❄︎☟︎✌︎❄︎❼︎💧︎ ✌︎☹︎☹︎ ❄︎☟︎✌︎❄︎ 💣︎✌︎❄︎❄︎☜︎☼︎💧︎📬︎📬︎ ✋︎ ✌︎☹︎☼︎☜︎✌︎👎︎✡︎ 😐︎☠︎⚐︎🕈︎ ☼︎⚐︎💣︎✌︎☠︎ ✋︎💧︎ 🕆︎☠︎👍︎☹︎☜︎ 💧︎✌︎☠︎💧︎❼︎ ☞︎✌︎✞︎⚐︎☼︎✋︎❄︎☜︎ ❄︎☟︎⚐︎🕆︎☝︎☟︎📬︎" (IT'S OKAY, I DON'T CARE FOR IT EITHER. I KNOW MAMA CARES FOR US BOTH AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.. I ALREADY KNOW ROMAN IS UNCLE SANS' FAVORITE THOUGH.)

'Well the similarities between the both of them are phenomenal.'

I sigh while trying to hold back my laughter at the same time. "💧︎✌︎☠︎💧︎ 🕈︎✌︎💧︎ 👎︎✌︎👎︎❼︎💧︎ ☞︎✌︎✞︎⚐︎☼︎✋︎❄︎☜︎ ❄︎⚐︎⚐︎📬︎ ❄︎☟︎☜︎ 👌︎🕆︎👌︎👌︎☹︎✡︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎☠︎☝︎☜︎☼︎ 👌︎☼︎⚐︎❄︎☟︎☜︎☼︎💧︎ ✌︎☼︎☜︎ ☺︎🕆︎💧︎❄︎ ❄︎✌︎😐︎✋︎☠︎☝︎ ✌︎☹︎☹︎ ⚐︎☞︎ ⚐︎🕆︎☼︎ ☞︎✌︎💣︎☜︎📬︎" (SANS WAS DAD'S FAVORITE TOO. THE BUBBLY YOUNGER BROTHERS ARE JUST TAKING ALL OF OUR FAME.)

"Brother.." I turn to Sans, answering, "Yeah, Bro?" His eye sockets are dark with a strained smile frozen on his face. I feel sweat start to form on my skull. "Might I remind you that we were raised in the same household?" "Yeah. Why?" I take a sip of my own water to ease the tension. Sans' pupils come back into form as he angrily yells as loud as he can, "💧︎⚐︎ 🕈︎☟︎✌︎❄︎ 💣︎✌︎😐︎☜︎💧︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ ❄︎☟︎✋︎☠︎😐︎ ✋︎ 👎︎⚐︎☠︎❼︎❄︎ 🕆︎☠︎👎︎☜︎☼︎💧︎❄︎✌︎☠︎👎︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎✏︎✍︎✏︎✏︎✏︎" (SO WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU!?!!!)

'HE WHAT-'

I turn my head and spit out my water. It sprays all over Y/N and Roman. Y/N yells at me in disgust, "WhA- PAPYRUS!" Serif wheezes so hard that I think his lungs would die if he had them. Meanwhile, I'm choking on air. Serif eventually comes to my rescue, patting firmly on my back. Though, he never stops laughing as he does so. My brother crosses his arms and turns his head, muttering, "Numbskull.." I pull my hood over my blushing face.

'This is so humiliating.'