Just One Night

Unfortunate

Sans' piercing gold eye glared venomously at the man across the room, silently putting forth every ounce of hate and malice behind his bone chilling expression. His low growl filled the otherwise tense silence in the room as the reality of what had just been said finally sunk in.

The King's otherwise optimistic yet regal expression had morphed into a fierce scowl, eyes blazing with uninhibited anger. Beside him, Toriel had lost her professional air entirely, opting to let her crimson gaze bore into the nervously sweating man in front of them, lips drawn back in an ugly snarl to bare glinting canines that promised pain.

Papyrus and Undyne were both shocked by the outrageous demands imposed by the mayor, but were doing their best to act professional, lest the human guards grow anymore anxious and trigger happy. The only outward signs of their displeasure was Undyne's malicious golden gaze and Papyrus' trembling and angry glower.

"The answer is no."

David looked back at Asgore after inspecting the faces of their monster 'companions', "What do you mean no? She has a job to do. Surely she has recovered by now. It won't do for her to shirk out of her responsibilities to the council-"

Sans icy tone cut him off before he could restart his spiel, barely restrained fury guiding his rash actions, "Fuck no."

"E-Excuse me?" He repeated absolutely floored by the skeleton's lack of respect and obvious displeasure. Papyrus discreetly moved towards his brother, hoping to try and diffuse some of his anger while Asgore and Toriel managed to recover from his sudden outburst.

"You fuckin' heard me," Sans seethed.

"Brother.." Papyrus tried to ward off his anger, but when molten gold met white, Papyrus snapped his mouth shut.

David stopped fidgeting in nervousness, red flushing his bald head all the way down to his neck above the obviously designer striped shirt. His brown eyes hardened immeasurably, "And who are you to speak on such matters, boy?"

The elder skeleton bared his fangs in a silent threat, "The prince of monsters, next in line for the throne. Watch your tone, kid, for I am far older than you will ever be, especially if you keep runnin' that fucking mouth of yours."

At his blatant threat, the two human guards bristled and shifted positions closer to the mayor, hands held dangerously close to their pistol's triggers. The furious man rose, slapping open palms onto the long oval table, a resounding slam echoing throughout the meeting room as he glared daggers at the unflinching skeleton before him.

Papyrus upon hearing his brother's threat allowed his magic to extend the bone in his grasp, allowing it to take the size of a femur instead of a tibia. He would not allow anyone to hurt his brother, but he still attempted to quell his anger, urging him to calm down before the humans reacted violently.

Toriel wholeheartedly supported her longtime friend and now son-in-law, but knew that they could not afford for his temper to get out of hand. As much as she wished that they could eliminate the threat to her daughter and grandchild, they needed to be mature and to act accordingly. These meetings weren't just grievances and friendly banter, their very lives and futures rested upon these negotiations and could not be disrupted in such a way.

Regretfully, she addressed the furious skeleton, "Sans, if you continue to act in this manner, you will be forced to leave."

Said monster stiffened and locked gazes with the goat mother, too upset to truly understand why he was being reprimanded, but no longer caring enough to hold back his temper, "Fine by me. Best leave before the lobster boils."

Undyne hid a snicker behind a cough, but sent him a knowing glance before turning back to face the mayor who did quite indeed resemble a crustacean with how angry he had become. Papyrus gave the elder skeleton a nod and whispered to him to wait outside for the meeting to adjourn. Sans did just that, blinking out of the room faster than the humans could comprehend, appearing outside the courthouse where he leaned against the rough brick and attempted to calm down.