Undertale: Reason to Live

Chapter 40

After about an hour of talking and cleaning up the kitchen, Sans and Papyrus decided to go upstairs to check on their younger brother.

"Do you think he's still mad at you?" Papyrus asked as they finished walking up the stair

"Most definitely," Sans said as they stopped outside the secret bathroom doo

"How will we get him to come out

"I have my ways. Frisk? Are you still mad? Come on out, bud

"Hmph," they heard Frisk from the other side of the doo

"Come on, Frisk," Papyrus said. "You remember the rule we gave you about being by yourself for too long. Open the door

"Hmph," Frisk said agai

"Well, I'm at a loss," Papyrus said to San

"That's not like you, Pap," Sans said reaching up and adjusting the picture on the wall. "You never give up. When it comes to children, persistence is key. Alright, Frisk. We're coming in

"Hmph," Frisk replie

Papyrus and Sans walked into the bathroom to see Frisk sitting on top of a towel that was sitting on top of the washing machine with his back against the mirror and legs crossed in front of him while he read his boo

"Hiya, kiddo," Sans said. "Are you over being mad yet

"Hmph," Frisk replie

Sans shortcut next to Frisk and asked, "Whatcha readin' there, squirt? Hmm… Monster death rituals? That sounds cheery

"He's ignoring us, Sans," Papyrus said poking Frisk with a bony finger to get him to break his silence. "You can't ignore us forever, Frisk. Stop ignoring us right now

"Hmph," Frisk replie

"Don't worry, bro," Sans said. "I got this

Sans got down on his knees and moved Frisk by his soul so that he was sitting in front of him with his back to him. Sans then leaned on him so that his arms were folded on top of Frisk's left shoulder with his head resting on top of them. Frisk only responded by sitting up and crisscrossing his leg

Papyrus knew this technique well. Sans used to do it when he was little to get him to stop ignoring him when he was ma


"This isn't bugging you. Is it?" Sans asked while Frisk kept reading. "I take your silence to be implied consen


Sans then rested his head on top of Frisk's and draped his arms over Frisk's shoulde

"How about now?" Sans asked. "Is this botherin' ya, squirt

Frisk responded by turning the pag

"Watch and learn, bro," Sans said before he started waving his hands in front of Frisk's fac

Frisk put the book on his lap and stared blankly ahea

"I'm sorry. Is this distracting you?" Sans asked. "I can stop if you just say the word

Frisk didn't say anything but continued to stare ahead with an annoyed look on his fac

"I don't think it's working, Sans," Papyrus said. "Good God. Was I this stubborn

"Yes," Sans said while continuing to wave his hand in front of Frisk's face. "Oh, my God. You used to get so annoyed at the most random times. Then you'd refuse to listen to a word I said. It was so obnoxious

"I think you're going to have to change your methods, Sans," Papyrus said. "Remember. Frisk's magic is his determination. He could keep this up for hours if he wanted to


Sans let his hand rest and said, "You're right, Pap. Do you plan on keeping this up all night, squir

Frisk looked back down on his lap and kept reading his boo

"Alright then," Sans said. "If that's how you're gonna be, you leave me no choice

Sans got his hands under Frisk's shirt and started tickling his torso. Frisk started writhing, fell back against Sans, and suppressed his laughter as best he could while he tried to scoot awa

"No, you don't," Sans said as he wrapped his legs around Frisk's waist to hold him down. "You ain't goin' anywhere until you start speakin' to me again. Papyrus, you wanna help me out

"Of course," Papyrus said as he started tickling his bare feet. "Prepare for the tickling of your life, human

Frisk burst out in laughter and continued to writhe around on the washing machin

"Oooh, I think I found his tickle spot," Papyrus said playfull

"I think you did, too," Sans sai

Frisk laughed harder until tears were coming out of his eyes before he finally said, "Okay, I give up. Stop it! Please! I'm getting cramps

Sans nodded, and he and Papyrus stopped at the same time while Frisk calmed down his laughter. Papyrus sat on the washing machine, and Sans leaned back placing his hands on the dryer to support himsel

"There, that wasn't so hard," Sans said releasing his leg hold and looking down at the human breathing deeply on his torso. "Was it

"You guys…fight dirty," Frisk said in between taking deep breath

"You're the one who wouldn't talk," Papyrus said leaning back against the mirro

"Besides, you still owe me two favors, squirt," Sans said. "And I'm making the next one a truth since the last one was a dare

"Oh, God," Frisk said in dread. "What do you want to know

"I'll tell ya, but first, I think we need a change in location," Sans said. "You wanna get a nice cream sundae at Grillby's, kiddo

"Yeah," Frisk said excitedly jumping off the dryer and pulling on his shoes and socks. "I haven't had one since my parents were alive. This is gonna be amazing

"Wanna come, Papyrus?" Sans asked. "I am getting a big one

"I suppose," Papyrus said. "Though I have to question your judgment in giving Frisk sugar this late