Without Asgore coming to Snowdin, it was easy to hide the fact that the King was his soulmate from the other residents there. All he had to do was hide the mail, and it was pretty simple. Papyrus didn't tell anyone about it, nor did anyone else who knew, so others didn't find out, and didn't treat him differently.

Sans didn't expect for the King to send movers to help assist Sans in the moving process.

Everyone in Snowdin stared as he opened his door to Royal Guard members sent to help escort Sans and his stuff to the surface and to his new house, or castle. Papyrus was ecstatic to see Undyne, but Undyne was not happy to have her position used as a box carrier for her friend who didn't want to carry them himself.

"Hey, Undyne, if I give you a solid twenty," Sans whispered to her, "How about you not take my stuff and we tell the King I just died."

"No, Sans, Asgore's orders," Undyne said, "Since you're his soulmate, you're a top priority now in case anyone tries to attack you."

"You're Asgore's soulmate?" One of Snowdin's residents asked loudly.

"NO!" Sans yelled quickly.

"It's none of your concern," Undyne told them, "Don't pester Sans about it, I think he might actually explode."

"Yeah, I think I might too," Sans sighed.

"Here, we brought the van, so we can just load the stuff into the back and you can duck behind the seats," Undyne said, "If you want to do that.

"Yeah, that sounds great," Sans said, "Thanks. But I'll totally be taking this opportunity of you guys loading my stuff to go take a nap in the backseat."

"Figured," Undyne said, "But yell for us if you need anything, like if someone's attacking you and I get to kick someone's butt."

"Sure, sure," Sans said.

Although he didn't want to move into the castle, or get this much attention drawn to him by the Royal Guard carrying his things for him and acting like his personal guards, he knew he probably didn't really have a choice. He just had to convince the King that he didn't want to be his soulmate, and he would just have to accept that Sans didn't believe in love.

But maybe after a little bit. He did have to admit living in a castle sounded a bit fun, and really freaking cool, as his childhood wasn't exactly the richest. So maybe after a week he'd ditch the King and find a real house to settle down in. Maybe near Grillby's new restaurant if he opened one, the food was good, and Grillby was definitely good in bed.

Sans laid down in the backseat, unsure of how the rest of his day would go. He was hoping to get by in life without ever meeting his soulmate, or he figured they would feel the same at least, but this was something on a different level entirely. He didn't really know what to expect from this trip, if he should just jump out the window on the way there or not.

"I can't believe you zinged with him." Undyne placed a box in the backseat. "I mean, you're my friend and everything Sans, so no offense, but you two are complete opposites."

"I can't believe it either," Sans said, sitting up, "There's a lot of people who want to be the big guy's zing, but instead the one guy who doesn't want it ends up with him. Maybe the world screwed up."

"Or maybe it's fate telling you to get together with him," Undyne said.

"Or telling him to move on and find love his own way," Sans said, "I thought he had a wife anyway. Toriel. How come they don't get back together?"

"Remember their kids dying and everything?" Undyne asked, "Not to mention they aren't soulmates, I don't think he's going to go back to her after he found you."

"Great," Sans groaned, "Wanna pick up Grillby's on the way?"

"Actually, we should," Undyne said.

"Wait, really?" Sans asked.

"We're heading all the way to the surface and then straight to the castle, it's going to take a bit and we should get some food," Undyne said, "But you're paying for your meal with your own money."

"Fine, fine," Sans said, "But only because Grillbs is going to need the money for the surface."

"YOU NEVER PAY HIS TAB!" Papyrus interjected, sticking his head into view as well, a box in his hands, "MAYBE WITH YOUR SOULMATE HE'LL PAY IT FOR YOU?"

"Grillbs cuts me slack, it's fine," Sans said.

Sans and Papyrus weren't exactly rich, due to the struggles they had to deal with as children with no parents. They managed to get by just fine, with the help of other monsters, and Grillby was one of those people who helped. He ignored Sans' tab, since Sans sometimes found his paycheck wasn't big enough to get enough food on their table.

That's why he actually wanted Papyrus to move in with Mettaton. The robot was rather rich, he could take care of Papyrus better than Sans. And that's why Sans was willing to stay at the castle for a couple of days until he could find a cheaper place to stay.

"I just can't believe the King's making us bodyguard you," Undyne said, setting down another box. "But at least if someone does attack you, I get to kick someone's butt."

"How long is it going to take to get to the surface?" Sans asked.

"We have to go through the entire underground in car, since the boat person doesn't take items," Undyne said.

"Long journey," RG 02 said, setting down another box as well.

"Oh, hey, I didn't even notice you until now 02," Sans said, "Since you're so reserved."

"... Sorry," He said.

"Nah, it's fine," Sans said, "But how's it going with 01? Since you guys got married?"

He liked how 01 and 02 zinged when they were younger, so they didn't understand the social pressures of having a soulmate. So they learned to fall in love before they even understood, which to Sans, it was one of the few examples of true love anymore.

Yeah, Papyrus and Mettaton were happy, but did they fall in love because of each other or what society and their bodies told them? At least they were being careful about it, Sans was thankful that both of them understood not to rush it.

"Alright," He said.

And that was it, that's all he ever told about his relationship. Although he only said one word, it worked for Sans. He wasn't a talker, and that was alright.

"That's good," Sans said, "But are only us three going?"

"I HAVE TO CONTINUE PACKING FOR WHEN MY HOUSE IS READY, SO I CAN'T JOIN YOU," Papyrus said, "BUT MAKE SURE TO TEXT ME WHEN YOU GET THERE!"

"I'll text you puns every five minutes," Sans said.

"NO!" Papyrus yelled, "PLEASE DON'T!"

"Fine, I won't," Sans said, "But I'll text you whenever I get there."

"We're going to be driving through the night, we should be getting there by morning," Undyne said.

"Oh crap, really?" Sans asked, "I didn't think it was that long."

"The castle is a couple of towns away from where the barrier was broken, so that with leaving the underground will make it take awhile," Undyne said.

"Shucks, sorry 'dyne," Sans said, "I didn't think that he'd make you drive all this way just to take me there."

"Well, since you're his soulmate and everything, you're a bit of high priority now," Undyne said, "Even if you don't want to be his zing and everything, you're still considered important now."

"If people start treating me like royalty, I'm going to puke," Sans said.

"I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT," Papyrus said, "BUT THAT'S THE LAST BOX, YOU'RE ALL SET!"

"Thanks guys," Sans said, "For doing a skele-ton of work."

"I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU!" Papyrus groaned, "I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO PACKING MY ACTION FIGURES, TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP IN THE CAR. REMEMBER TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER NIGHTMARE."

"You have nightmares?" Undyne asked.

"From time to time," Sans shrugged, "No big deal."

"You sure?" Undyne asked, "Because if they're happening too much, you should see a Doctor."

"I've already been to a therapist, we got some stuff settled out," Sans said, "But really, it's no big deal. I can deal with them now."

"What are they about?" Undyne asked.

Both he and Papyrus fell silent.

Making friends with a past like theirs wasn't easy, which is why they often kept it hidden. People started to judge them, only a few, certain people knew about it. Thankfully, even Asgore wouldn't know about it, since the files had been removed years ago. Only Sans's therapist and a select few knew about how his parents both died, and he preferred to keep it that way. Papyrus wasn't old enough to remember, which is why he didn't have the same nightmares Sans did. But he knew what happened in their past, and how those memories caused Sans PTSD. And why those memories ruined his view of a zing.

"Nothing much, usual nightmare stuff," Sans said, "Nothing too important."

"Well, we should hurry up and get going now, if we want to make it before the sunrise," Undyne said.

"Okay, bye Paps," Sans said, "If you and Mettaton have fun again, in your bed, not the couch!"

"SANS!" Papyrus yelled, blushing. "BUT I LOVE YOU AND I'LL TEXT YOU TOMORROW."

"Love ya too, bro," Sans said, waving at him.