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You just got kicked out of your apartment. Apparently, not paying for the rent for 3 months and trying to get pity by using your little brother wasn’t working anymore. The job at the coffeehouse was just enough to pay for your bro’s tuition fee at school and to feed both of your stomachs twice a day.
It was nearing November, the chilly weather was finally coming. Unfortunately for the two of you, there’d be nothing to keep the both of you warm for the night. Your little bro reached up to grab your hand, trying to make himself a bit warmer. You just got to ruin everything, don’t you?
“Sorry Mark. Guess we’ll sleep at the park for tonight. I’ll try to find someplace to live before sunset though,” you told your brother. He smiled warmly at you.
“It’s ok, sis. It’s my fault why we got kicked out. I shouldn’t have pushed myself to study. I know you don’t make too much money but I’m just too stubborn.” Normally, your brother would make snarky remarks about how you’re such a weakling, but he’s trying to lighten you up now. You can’t help but feel like you’re doing a shitty job at taking care of yourself and your little brother.
And he’s like what, 8? You’re only 20, but you’re already struggling. Too young. Far too young. If only you hadn’t left---
No. No, it’s a good thing you left. You don’t know if you can stand the beating anymore, much less if they hurt your little brother. You try to convince yourself that this is a good idea.
“You’re thinking about them again,” your little bro stated, clearly unimpressed. “I’ve told you many times, sis. I’d rather be dead than live with them,” he spat. And it’s not like your parents care that both of you took off. They were probably celebrating.
You both walked hand in hand to the park. The first time you left, you both slept at the bench in the park. When you found a job that was desperate for any help, you found a place to live. The rent was cheap, the room was small but it was ok. Everything was tolerable. Not until your little brother wanted to go back to school. And you know that he’s right. So you gathered your savings from your little job so you could send him off to school. And now, you’re trying so hard to balance everything but the money just isn’t enough.
But you don’t want him to blame himself. He needs to go to school. You would’ve sent him off whether he likes it or not.
You arrived at the park. You placed down your backpack that was full from both of your stuff at a random bench. It was nearing sunset. Your little bro decided to sit down and take a nap while you try to think of ways to solve your problem.
The park was a weird sight for you. Well, that’s because you’ve never seen so much monsters in one place. Truthfully, there were only a few monsters that you can count them all on your fingers, but there were no humans in sight. Humans are fucking assholes. It’s obvious they were avoiding them.
So yeah, only you and your little bro were the only humans in the park. Not until some group of thugs suddenly came as if to find trouble. They were snickering to themselves, not amused that the monsters dominated the park.
They went to the nearest monster. It was a yellow lizard (?) wearing glasses and a lab coat. She looked terrified when the thugs walked up to her.
“Go back to the hell you fucking came from!” One of the guys lifted her up and you were panicking because the monster looked so frightened that she might pass out. Oh god, humans are fucking assholes.
You walked up to them, basking in confidence that you never had. “Hey assholes!” you yelled. They all turned to you. And you were stripped of the confidence. They glared and you wanted to pray that you don’t die after this encounter. “I called the c-cops. They should be here any minute now,” you added, but this time, your voice was much softer.
Damn, if you weren’t such a coward.
The guy holding up the monster tsked before throwing her back down at the ground. You gasped as you raced down to help the monster. “Better watch your back, missy,” the guy hissed and you attempted not to flinch at his terrifying tone. Fortunately for you, they left the park in a hurry. Huh, at least they’re still scared of the police.
“Hey, are you ok? Oh my god, I’m so sorry,” you told the monster. You helped her stand up and tried to dust off the dirt from her coat.
She tried to smile but it looked like a grimace. “W-why are y-you saying sorry f-for them?” she asked, clearly confused. “I-it wasn’t y-you that t-tried to hurt me.”
“Well, it’s because humans are fucking assholes and I’m ashamed that I’m one of them,” I said through gritted teeth.
She smiled easily now. “T-thank y-you. I’m so g-glad that humans l-like you still exists.”
“No problem. I’ve had my fair share of human assholes so I’m glad to be of help,” you said.
“You’re so kind!” she gushed and you almost blushed. It’s the first time you’ve received a genuine compliment. Then she looked all awkward and shy again. “I’m A-alphys.”
“Nice to meet you, Alphys. I’m Y/N.”
“I-is it ok if I i-invite you over for d-dinner? I mean, y-you’re the first human I-i’ve m-made friends with,” she said shyly with her head bowed down. She’s really nice.
“Oh! Well, I’ll be grateful if you’ll have me over!” Mainly because there’s only enough money in your bag for maybe one night in a cheap motel. It sucks but if it’s better than sleeping in this park, then it’ll have to do. And also, free food! You’ll have enough money to cover your food for tomorrow. “Actually... I have my little brother with me. Is it ok if he comes too?”
“I-i’ll be g-glad to!” she said happily.
A car suddenly stopped over next to us and the window rolled down. You were amused when you saw a fish lady driving the car. Another monster. Wow. “Hey babe!” the fish lady called out. You shot Alphys a surprised grin.
“Is that your girlfriend or something?” you whispered. She flushed red but nodded anyway. You then grinned at the fish lady.
“U-undyne... this is Y/N. S-she saved m-me from a group of humans e-earlier,” Alphys said to Undyne. Monsters have weird names.
Undyne looked pissed. “Where are they?! Did they hurt you!?” she practically screamed.
“I’m o-okay! Y/N helped me. I invited h-her over for dinner. Is it ok?” Alphys said. Undyne sank back down into her seat, partly relieved.
“I’ll gladly serve anyone who saved my girlfriend!” she said with a toothy grin. She looked at you. “So, punk. Is it ok if I already invited over some monsters for dinner?” she asked you.
“Well, you’ve only just met me so who am I to complain?” you said with a shrug.
“I like you already, punk! Hop on!” Undyne said.
“Wait! I’ll go get my brother!” you told them before running off to your lil bro still fast asleep. You decided to carry him and then picked up your backpack before running back to the car. Alphys was already seated at the passenger seat. You slid at the back of the car, your brother stirring in his sleep.
The car drove off. “So, what’s with the bag, punk?” You decided not to tell Undyne you have a freaking name.
“Oh. Eh, truthfully... We got kicked out of our home. This is our stuff.” They looked genuinely surprised from the mirror.
“S-so you d-don’t have a h-home? W-where will y-you sleep?” Alphys said worriedly.
“Well, we would have slept at the park...” you trailed off.
“That’s horrible! Hey babe, why don’t we ask Sans? Weren’t they looking for roommates?” Undyne said to Alphys.
“W-well y-yeah. We’ll n-need to introduce Y/N to t-them. I hope t-they’ll take t-them,” Alphys replied.
“Course they will! Papyrus wouldn’t let the human who saved your life to sleep in the streets!” Undyne said. This made you relieved for a bit.
You turned to your brother, brushing off the stray hairs off his face as he lay asleep. He’s gonna be sleeping in a bed tonight if you’re both lucky. You’re praying that this Sans and Papyrus would gladly take you into their home.
The car stopped, unfortunately. You were worried that you’d leave a bad impression but you tried to calm yourself. For you and your little bro. Anyway, if you did leave a bad impression, you can use your bro to guilt-trip them. It always works. Only for a while. But it will buy you time.
“We’re here! Oh look, the queen’s here!” Undyne said as she turned off the car engine. She hopped off the car, leaving the three of you. You nudged your brother awake. Alphys waited for you.
“I-i hope y-you won’t f-feel too a-alone. Most of o-our guests are monsters,” she said. Your brother finally sat up and yawned while stretching.
“Oh no. It’s ok. Mark here is a big fan of monsters. And also, I wouldn’t say no to free food,” you said with a smile. Mark rubbed his eyes before opening them. He just noticed that you were in a car and there was a monster outside the door.
“Oh golly!” he suddenly exclaimed, ecstatic to see Alphys. Alphys was embarrassed. “Look Y/N! It’s a monster!”
“I know, sweetie. This is Alphys. Alphys, this is my little brother Mark,” you introduced.
“I-it’s v-very nice to m-meet you Mark,” Alphys said.
“You too!” Mark said as he jumped.
“Alphys here just invited us for dinner. Now, I hope you’ll be in your best behavior. They have other guests. And they’re also monsters.”
Mark looked like he wanted to jump out of the car at this moment. You laughed. Yep, he’s excited to meet monsters. You let him hopped off the car and meet the monsters that were already in the house. You reached out to grab the backpack and slid them on before getting out.
“W-we have this k-kind of dinner p-party o-once a month. We r-rarely see each o-other since w-we all found our own places to live a-after the barrier b-broke,” Alphys said as you both walked down to her house. “Frisk was t-the one that s-suggested in the f-first place. It’s just a s-small gathering o-of our friends. And s-since you’re my f-first human friend, I’m g-glad you c-can come.”
You smiled. “That’s sweet of you Alphys. I’m excited to meet your friends.”
When you reached the open front door, some child went running out to hug Alphys. They were adorable. You think they might get along with your little brother.
“H-hi Frisk! This is Y/N! S-she’s my friend!”
Frisk looked at you with a happy grin. It looks like she’s happy to meet you.
“Hey there Frisk.” They were the monster-savior. Yep, it was a child that was probably the same age as Mark. This little guy saved a whole race and you can’t even save yourself. You felt partly envious but happy.
They grabbed your hand as they pulled you into the house. You looked back at Alphys who looked happy that you were getting along just fine. You looked around the house. There were a few monsters strewn about. You look around for your brother to see him talking to a tall skeleton.
Frisk pulled you to a soft-looking goat lady.
“Hello there, child,” she said. You bit your lower lip as you tried to stop yourself from telling her that you’re not a child anymore. “You must be that human Undyne is telling me about. You saved Alphys from a group of bad humans, right?”
You nodded. “Well, humans are---“ You were about to say fucking assholes but this goat lady gave you some parent-vibe and wouldn’t like it if you swore in front of her. “---sometimes jerks.”