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That Friday morning…

After breakfast, Blue went upstairs to put on his navy blue postal uniform. Blue worked for a mailing company and Fridays were always the busiest for him. Even though he was the embodiment of an energy pill, he would come home tired and would go straight to his room after a long day. For some reason, a lot of mail and packages would come in every Friday, so he had to do double the amount of delivering, packing, and lifting boxes of mail that he would do on a normal work day. 

While putting on his uniform, he heard the front door close. It must have been you. You always left the house before anyone else did during the week. Blue put his left arm through his sleeve and looked out his window to see you walking to your car. When Callista had told him that you had taken his credit card, he was hurt, but mostly he felt bad for you. From what Callista had told him, you had difficulty keeping a job because of your bad attitude and bad work ethic, so having constant money in your bank account was hard to achieve for you. Callista did warn everyone that you were a stealer, and that since they were monsters, you were going to start stealing stuff from them, a lot. He didn’t expect to be the first victim, though.

As he looked at you walk, he wondered what made you hate monsters so much. So much as to ruin their clothes, take their money, and call them names whenever you could. He often asked Callista, since they were best friends, but she would always shrug, and say that she did not know. A lot of people often hated things that they didn't understand, so he figured that must have been the case for you. There must be some way for you to not be this hostile towards monsters….

He was about to go back to dressing himself when he noticed something odd. On every car handle on your car, there was a balloon that read ‘Happy Birthday!’ on it. The helium in the balloons must have been not as strong as they were before, because they were floating close to the ground. He saw you untie each balloon, and stuff them in the trunk of your car, before backing out of the driveway. 

“Those are gifts from my friends!”

Blue did find it unusual that you had come back home so late yesterday. Even though Callista told him that you partied a lot, he had never seen you come back home so late, until last night. So, yesterday you celebrated your birthday with friends, and you told the truth about that? Hm. And you took his credit card? That didn’t make sense. Why would you take his card knowing that your friends were going to give you gifts? Callista said that she saw you take his card yesterday, so you did take his credit card, but why did you do it?

“Why would they randomly give you so many gifts?”

“If you were my so-called “best friend” you would know why, Callista.”

Now that he thought about it, Callista did not say a thing about (Y/n)’s birthday yesterday. Not once. (Y/n) always showed an obvious disdain for Callista, so he would often forget that they were best friends based off of that, but Callista never failed to remind everyone of them that she knows (Y/n) better than anyone and that even though (Y/n) would act that way towards her, they were still best friends and that she knew everything about her. 

Why didn’t she mention (Y/n)’s birthday then? And why did Callista ask that question to (Y/n)? Didn’t she know that yesterday was her birthday, since they were best friends and knew everything about each other?

Blue found himself trying to remember how Callista acted yesterday. She was her usual self. Blue didn’t sense not one hint of sadness from her. He knew that if he had a bestfriend that didn’t invite him to their birthday party, he would be devastated, but Callista was not. Blue thought that was very peculiar. 

Now Blue was confused about why you would take his credit card on your birthday and why Callista didn’t mention your birthday, at all, yesterday.

After putting on his uniform, he walked down the stairs to see Callista talking with everyone at the kitchen table. Everyone was now ready to go to their various jobs, and they were taking this time to drink tea or drink their fifth cup of coffee as Sans often did. 

Blue grabbed his blue jacket from the coat hanger, and was about to go out the door, but his brother interrupted his flow.

“hey, bro. you got a few minutes? i have to tell everybody something.”

“OKAY, BUT MAKE IT QUICK. I WANT TO GET A HEAD START ON MY DELIVERIES TODAY.”

“it’ll be fast.”

Blue sat down beside Stretch and stretched his legs while they were under that table. He glanced at Callista, still in thought about Callista’s demeanor yesterday, and the balloons on your car.

“about two weeks ago, a coworker of mine gave me leftover tickets to go to the Golden Suites in West Ebott.”

“ THE Golden Suites?!” questioned Callista with a big smile on her face. “You don’t know what you possess, Stretch. You have a one way ticket to paradise. There are more shopping malls there than you can count!”

“if you’ve been to one mall, you’ve seen them mall. ” said Sans with a wink. Papyrus shook his head disappointedly.

“heh. anyway, i wanted to let you guys know that the tickets expire this weekend, so if you guys want to go, we’ll have to go tonight.”

“WHY WOULD YOU TELL US THIS NOW INSTEAD OF EARLIER, YOU IMBECILE?!” Edge questioned with a grimace. “WE COULD HAVE PREPARED!”

“i forgot and it’s not like we’ll be going on a 2 week-long vacation. it’s for 2 days. there shouldn’t be a lot to pack.”

“UNLIKE YOU, I ACTUALLY TAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I CHOOSE TO WEAR!” yelled Edge as Black nodded agreeing with him.

“what’s wrong with wearing a sweatshirt to work everyday?”

“EVERYTHING!” exclaimed Black and Edge simultaneously. 

“I STILL PONDER HOW YOU GOT HIRED IN YOUR PAJAMAS.” said Blue as he looked at his brother.

“i have my ways. so, you guys want to go?”

“how many tickets ya got?”

“10.”

“THAT MANY?” asked Papyrus.

“yeah. the guy has an uncle that gives him free stuff from time to time. he’s been to the Golden Suites too many times to enjoy it anymore, so he gave me all the tickets.”

“That’s enough for all of us.” Callista stood up from her chair and started to count everyone by pointing at them. “Sans, Papyrus, Blue, Stretch, Edge, Red, Black, Mutt, and me.” 

“that’s 9.” said Mutt as he chewed on a dog treat that hung partially out of his mouth. “is there anyone else that can fill the last spot?”

“None that I can think of.” pondered Callista. Blue looked at Callista quizzically after she said that.

“WHAT ABOUT….. (Y/N)?” asked Blue hesitantly. Except for Mutt, everyone looked surprised at what Blue suggested. Even though Blue avoided you for the past 2 months, in fear of you insulting him harshly in some way, he wanted to make an effort to get to know you, and to look into your relationship with Callista. He also wanted to ask why you stole his credit card on his birthday. He might be able to ask you on the trip.

“WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?” asked Black condescendingly. “YOU KNOW HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT US! HOW SHE TREATS US! SHOULD I REMIND YOU?”

“Blue, you know how she feels about monsters.”

“MAYBE IF SHE HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE FUN WITH US, GET TO KNOW US, THEN SHE MIGHT CHANGE HER MIND ABOUT MONSTERS.”

“Blue, (Y/n) has told me countless times that she hates monsters. Everyday, I try to influence her to change her opinion on you guys, but she is stubborn.”

“MAYBE THIS TRIP MIGHT MAKE HER OPEN UP. IT’S WORTH A TRY. I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR HER TO STOP MESSING UP OUR CLOTHES.” said Papyrus. 

“i would rather not use this free ticket on her, bro.”

“IF WE INVITE HER, WE WILL BE REWARDING HER FOR BEING AN ABSOLUTE PAIN IN THIS HOUSE.” said Edge.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea right now, Blue.” said Callista with a sad frown. “She’ll definitely say no.”

“I’M SURPRISED, CALLISTA. I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE ALL OVER THE IDEA OF INVITING YOUR BEST FRIEND.” questioned Blue as he looked at Callista. “YOU’VE TOLD US HOW YOU HAVE TRIED MANY METHODS IN GETTING (Y/N) TO WARM UP TO US, AND YOU WERE RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS.”

“Oh. Well, I...just don’t have a lot of confidence in this idea. She still hates monsters and I don’t want her to ruin this trip.” She fluttered her eyelashes, and looked away from all them. “I love all of you and you all deserve to have a good time at the Golden Suites.” Callista smiled and winked, making them all a little flustered.

“so, that settles it? no (Y/n)?” asked Sans as he finished his coffee.

“CAN YOU CALL HER, CALLISTA? ASK IF SHE WANTS TO GO?”

“are ya serious, Blue?” asked Red irritatingly. “just give it a rest. it’ll be a waste of time to ask her.”

“Even if I did call her, she’ll probably say no because, you know, she’ll have to go with you guys.”

“CAN YOU PLEASE TRY CALLISTA? I KNOW IF THIS WORKS, EVERYONE WILL BE LESS TENSE AND ANGRY WHENEVER SHE’S AROUND.” said Blue as he got up from the table. Stretch sighed and started to get up too.

“i hate to say it, but you’re right. if she says no, we can say that we tried, and if not then, that’s that.”

Blue and Papyrus shared a hopeful look as everyone started to head for work. Blue was the last to leave as everyone walked out the front door. 

“CALLISTA, WHEN WE GET BACK, LET US KNOW WHAT SHE SAID!”

“Will do! Bye, cutie!” She blew a kiss and Blue caught it as he went out the door. The moment Blue closed the door, Callista’s smile dropped and turned into a scowl. She went into the living room and started to pace angrily, thinking about her current situation, and you.

First, you are still not doing what she says, second, she has to come up with a way to put food on the table, and third, now she has to deal with Blue wanting you to go with them to the Golden Suites!

Callista knew that there was a high chance of you saying no to the offer, but she knew you could say yes. And she didn’t like that. If you went, they might see the real you, and she worked too hard for that to happen. Blue still had hope for you, despite the lie she made about you stealing his money, and she saw the hope in Papyrus’ eyes too. She wanted that gone.

Callista was not going to call you about the trip, she wanted you in the dark about it. She didn’t want you getting any hope about any of her boyfriends wanting you to know them. If she played this right, you probably already lost hope for them. Calling you would just give you hope that she didn’t want you having.

Callista stomped up the stairs and into Edge’s room. She definitely had to deal with you not cooking for her first. She was so tired of you not doing what she wanted you to do, so she figured that blackmailing you was the next best step. It didn’t give the reaction that she wanted, but she was still going to go through with it. Callista searched and searched for Edge’s favorite jacket, but couldn’t find it, all the while disorganizing and messing up his closet. After looking for the jacket, she saw the mess she made and left without a care. She’ll just blame you for the mess later. 

She looked in the drawers and didn’t find it in there either. Maybe it was in the hamper? Callista went back downstairs to go into the laundry room to see that the hamper was empty. She knew it wasn’t in Red’s room because Edge did the laundry yesterday, and he made sure nobody’s clothes were messed up or mixed together. She kicked the dryer in frustration and walked out the room. She will have to think of another way.

Suddenly, her cell phone vibrated, and the name Dr. Daire was shown on the screen. She immediately picked up.

“Hello?.......uh huh…...Yes it was……...Fine……..I’ll be there in 30 minutes..…”

Callista hung up the phone and ran to her room to grab her purse. She’ll have to deal with you later.

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That Friday evening…

“I’M HOME!” Blue entered his home expecting the delicious smell from Callista’s dinner to hit him in the face, instead he was hit with a regularly said name in this house that could never mean good things.

“Y/N, SAID THAT?”

“Unfortunately, yes, Papyrus.” said Callista. “I’m just surprised she hated monsters that much.”

From the expression on his buddy’s face, he could assume that you said no to the invite, but he wanted to know more, so he jumped into the conversation.

“I TAKE IT THE INVITATION DIDN’T GO WELL, CALLISTA?” asked Blue.

“She said that even though she didn’t want to see you guys having fun, she will accept. She also told me that she hated to see monsters, in general, enjoying themselves. It just sickens her to the core.”

Blue was at a loss of words. He didn't think that you would accept and also shocked that you would say that. He had never heard of a person hating to see monsters enjoying themselves in any way. You hated them that much?

“I know. I’m shocked, too. I already told everyone, and they had the same look on your face, Blue. I don’t know how she became this way…” Callista then sat down on the couch, and Papyrus and Blue followed. Papyrus was on her left and Blue on her right. 

"AT LEAST IT'S A START. SHE AGREED TO GO."

"Only because we were going to Golden Suites not to get to know any of you."

"OH. I THINK-"

“I have to tell you two that I’m sorry that dinner is not done. I turned my back for one second and (Y/n) had burnt all the food that I bought, on purpose.” said Callista, interrupting Papyrus.

“WHY DID SHE DO THAT?”

“Just to be mean. She’s spiteful like that. I spent a lot of money on those groceries, so we decided to have (Y/n) pay for dinner tonight.”

“BUT ISN’T SHE ALREADY HAVING MONEY TROUBLES?” asked Papyrus.

“Yes,  but this should teach her not to do it again. I mean, I think it's a good punishment. Don’t you? I did spend a lot on those groceries.”

“I SUPPOSE…” said Blue. Papyrus didn’t respond and left the couch, leaving Blue and Callista alone. Callista clamped her hands together, resulting in a single clap, and started to get up from the couch, too.

“Well, I’m going to go check on Sans.” 

“CALLISTA, BEFORE YOU GO, I NEED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.” 

“What is it?” Callista sat with her legs crossed and put one of her arms over Blue’s shoulders. Blue cleared his throat, trying to focus on what he wanted to ask instead of how close Callista was to him.

“DID YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS (Y/N)’S BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY?”

“....What?” 

“THIS MORNING, I LOOKED OUT MY WINDOW, AND SAW THAT THERE WERE BALLOONS ON HER CAR, AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU KNEW IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY.”

“Of course I knew! I’m her best friend.”

“BUT, YOU SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT YESTERDAY.” With that statement, Callista’s face changed from relaxed to tense. Her eyebrows furrowed, and she looked away from Blue.

“CALLISTA? ARE YOU OKAY?”

“Yes, I’m okay. I was just thinking about what to say- I mean, I was thinking about last night. Blue, I didn’t say anything because... the day before her birthday, she told me that she didn’t want me around for her special day. She also told me that she didn’t want any of you guys giving her any gifts or wishing her a happy birthday because she thought it would just ruin it for her. Since it was going to be her birthday, I just did what she told me to do. It truly did hurt me to have my best friend not want me around on that day, and, uh, I...tried to hide that yesterday. I was sad about that, like very sad.”

“WHY DID YOU HIDE YOUR FEELINGS FROM US? YOU KNOW IT’S NOT HEALTHY TO DO THAT.”

“I know, but I knew that all of you would wonder why I was sad, and I would have to tell you why, and I didn’t want to do that.”

“I’M SORRY THAT YOU FELT THAT WAY. I WOULD HAVE DID MY BEST TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME, OR ANY OF US.”

Callista nodded and kissed his cheek.  “I know. Now, I must check on Sans. I hope (Y/n) gets here soon.”

With a skip, Callista left the couch, and soon after Blue left it as well. He went into his room and looked out his window. Sunlight immediately blinded his vision upon moving the curtains aside, but he was still able to see that your usual parking spot was still empty. 

“Why would they randomly give you so many gifts?”

His talk with Callista didn’t explain why she asked that question and that bothered him. Why would she ask that if she knew it was (Y/n)’s birthday yesterday? And he was still wondering why you stole the money in the first place if it was your birthday. Maybe he'll be able to ask you while on this trip.

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After Callista slammed the front door after (Y/n), once again, accused her of being a liar, Blue put the last of the suitcases into the back of Red's truck.

He should have expected this outcome. No one was going to want (Y/n) to come after she burnt the food and hurt Callista. Even so, in the back of his mind, he still wanted you to go so that you could change.

"bro, (Y/n) would have made this trip horrible. she probably wanted to go so that she could be a nuisance. there's just no hope for someone like her." said Stretch as if he could read Blue's thoughts. Stretch put his hand on Blue's shoulder. " I admire your kind heart, but please stop wasting it on her. she doesn't deserve it. c'mon, everyone is ready to go."

" ...OKAY."

As they all left in their respectable cars, Blue couldn't help but wonder what you were going to do all by yourself.