A/N: Hey guys! Okay, so I won't be able to post tomorrow, so I'm posting today. :P I can't believe how slow this story is...I'm sorry haha, I'm trying to speed it up! Well, anyways, thanks to my loyal readers and please enjoy! <3
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"(Y/N)! HUMAN!" Papyrus nudged you awake to the sound of a distant alarm clock. "SCHOOL STARTS IN AN HOUR! YOU NEED TO GET READY!"
"Huh?" You mumbled and rolled of the couch, hitting the carpet floor with a thud. Shaking your head, you brought yourself to reality.
"ARE YOU OKAY, HUMAN?" Pap asked, his voice filled with concern.
"Yeah, thanks." You mumbled and stood up with some difficulty. Flowey's words felt glued to your head as you blindly walked over to your suitcase. He's right... I'm really not going to tell anyone...I-I can't.
"WELL...I HAVE TO GET SOME MEDICINE FROM ALPHYS..."
"For Sans?" You asked him as you pulled out some shorts and a t-shirt.
"YEP! I'LL BE BACK SOON." Pap muttered and rushed out of the house. You just nodded and made your way upstairs. Should I go check on him? ...ugh, this feeling is killing me.
You stood in front of the restroom, staring down at Sans' closed door. The concern was nipping at your heart, knowing that it wouldn't be satisfied unless you checked on the skeleton... But did you really want to bother him? Shaking your head, you pushed against your concern to allow him to sleep. As you made your way into the restroom, you glanced at the mirror. A yelp of shock escaped your lips as you saw the shade of your right eye a pure black and faint strips of color streamed within it. Upon further inspection, you finally realized that you could hardly see out of it due to all the welled up tears and the soreness of the surrounding tissue.
"Shit..." You muttered and carefully hovered a hand over it. "How the heck am I suppose to hide this?"
"Knock, knock." You heard a tired voice and the rustling of clothes lean against the door frame of the bathroom. With another yelp, you jumped away from the voice, finding Sans standing there with a cheeky smile. "Come on, kid. You're suppose to say 'who's there'."
"Oh gosh." You breathed out in a light chuckle and faced him, inspecting his weary face and drooping eyes. As much as you hated to even think about it, he looked adorable causing morning blushes to drown your cheek. "Who's there?"
"Cow's go."
"Cow's go, who?"
"Cows go moo, ya silly noodle." Sans laughed and ruffled your hair, causing your face to become bright red. All the nerves started to blur your common sense as you giggled at his joke. Suddenly, his hand reached out and took hold of your right cheek. He brought his face closer to your eye, now peering into the abnormal discoloration. "What happened to you?"
His voice was strained with concern as he slipped his fingers off your cheek. You hesitated a bit, quickly thinking over your options.
"Uh- well...I think it's from yesterday." You mumbled nervously.
"Has this ever happened?"
"Well, I never used it as much as I did, so no."
"Does it hurt?"
You shook your head and broke away from his stare. "Just a little sore."
He nodded and turned to leave the room, limping a bit as he did.
"H-hey. Are you alright? You didn't need to come out here, you know." You said as you followed him outside the room.
"Yeah, I'm fine, and I wanted to. Besides, my room isn't that interesting." He chuckled and smiled at you. This smile of his wasn't like his other normal carefree grins but, more like a wall to mask something. You bit your lip nervously and nodded.
"Okay then. Well, Pap is coming home soon to give you some medicine that Alphys made." You mumbled. "I'm gonna go get changed. Be right back."
"Kay."
You turned and fled back into the restroom, shutting the door, feeling the relief flood within you. Shaking your head, you quickly changed out of your sleep wear and into your school clothing. You rushed through your daily routine of brushing your teeth, combing our your tangled hair, etc. Taking another glance in the mirror, you stared into your own eye. What am I gonna do about this?
You tried to arrange your hair to cover it, but that was just too inconvenient for your own good.
"Whatever." You made your way outside and peeked over the railing to see Sans sleeping on the couch. He was curled up into a tight little ball and was using your blanket. The nerves attacked you again, screaming at you to get a picture of him. Smiling, you placed your sleep wear into your suitcase and snatched up your backpack. Just gotta wait for Pap now...
"Hey, kid." Sans muttered himself awake and sat up a bit. "I got you something for your eye."
He tossed you a white eye patch through a tired yawn.
"Oh wow. Thanks!" You chuckled and slipped on the thing. After feeling the patch on your face, you let out a light chuckle. "I look so ridiculous right now."
"Nah, kid." Sans paused as a light shade of blue dusted his cheeks. His eyes adverted themselves from your direction as he revealed a nervous smile. "You look fine."
"Oh-" You blushed yourself as the front burst open. Papyrus had successfully kicked open the door and slammed the door shut behind him. With a proud grin, he lifted up a small pill canister.
"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE-" He looked down at the both of us, his expression slightly confused. "UM... AM I IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING? I'M SORRY."
"Nah, Pap. You're fine." Sans smiled and carefully leaned against the couch. Papyrus frowned a bit and shrugged.
"OKAY THEN. WELL..." Papyrus took his time making sure that Sans understood how to take the medicine. When he finished, he made sure to ask more questions, checking if Sans really would take the medicine. "MAKE SURE TO TAKE IT TWICE A DAY."
"ok."
"AND DRINK IT WITH WATER."
"ok."
They went on like this for the next five minutes, causing you to smile. Their relationship as siblings was literally goals. They never got into serious fights, just playful arguments and always found ways to get out of them.
"OKAY, HUMAN! LET'S GO!" Papyrus exclaimed and picked you up off the floor. "SAY GOODBYE TO SANS NOW, WILL YOU?"
"See ya, Sans." You waved to him. He returned the gesture as Papyrus let out a 'Nyeh' and ran out with you into his car. This had been a good start to your day. Nothing could go wrong...right?
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"Monster whore." Someone muttered to you as you packed up your belongings. It was finally last period and the day had been utter shit. Everyone had been looking at you like you were some alien from another universe. Insults and horribly remarks had been spat in your face as you trailed slowly out of the school. At some point, someone even shoved into you and snickered in your face. You were so confused.
"H-Hey! (Y/n)!" You knew who it was, but you refused to respond. They were probably just like the rest...ready to spit insults. A hand was laid upon your shoulder. "Hey." They were panting from the sudden loss of energy.
"Hm..?" You looked up at Hailey, her face flushed red.
"Get to the club. I- We need to show you something. Come on." She muttered and pushed you along. With her presence, it seemed as if the constant remarks had stopped. It didn't take long until Hailey had brought you to the building. Quickly, you made your way inside, getting a couple of odd glances from other people but for the most part, it was normal...kinda.
"What's happening? Why am I being treated like this?" You finally found your voice to speak as she pulled you into your guy's work room. Brandon was already inside, listening to the news channel on the TV.
"Just in time you guys." He muttered and pushed in his glasses. You stole a glance at Hailey, who gestured you over to the screen. The screen showed a woman reporting about some magic incident from the night before. To your horror, you saw Sans and Frisk, and then yourself. There were two 'witnesses' which happened to be the two men that attacked you the night before. They were patched up with thick bandages and casts.
"And what were you saying about this girl?" The woman on the screen pointed to your picture and was interviewing the two men. The one with brown hair shook a bit, as if terrified to even say a word.
"She's a dirty liar. She led the both of us into a dark alley, pretending to be deeply concerned as we approached this 'wounded' skeleton and a young girl. Suddenly, three monsters just jumped out at us! We were lucky to even escape." The one with black hair spat, glaring at the camera. It was as if he knew that you would be watching.
"That's a load of bull-" You mumbled as you approached the screen and shut off the channel. Turning to your teammates, you found their expressions hard with disappointment.
"So? Why exactly did you leave yesterday?" Brandon asked sternly. Hailey stayed silent as they waited for a response. You froze up, trying to decide what to say. This entire situation was complex enough, but the real question was if they should know about the truth.
"And that eye patch...It's not looking too good for you, (y/n)." Brandon pressed on, trying for an explanation. You didn't know what to say. If you told them who- what you really were, what would they do?
"The real question is if you would believe me." You blurted, buying for time. The only decision you could choose was telling them the same story you told the other monsters. Disgust captured the expressions of the other two.
"Sounds like something a guilty person would say." Hailey grumbled and crossed her arms. Annoyance was starting to bite at you.
"Look." You took a deep breathe and glanced at the two. With tumbling words, you explained what had happened and how Frisk was kidnapped. The only thing you didn't say was that the two men and yourself had used magic...and Sans saved you and Frisk. To explain the eye patch, you said you got injured. When you finished, the two's faces were fixed with consideration. There was a long silence and nothing stirred.
Brandon finally grumbled a bit and faced you. "Get home. We'll need to talk about this to the board. We should have our decision by this weekend."
"O-okay." You stuttered and scrambled out of the room. You don't know why you left so quickly, but you knew you had to get home as soon as possible. Everyone looked at you, like you were a different person. Even as you raced out of the treacherous building, you can overhear light, disturbing conversations.
"(Y/n)? I heard she's fake. Really...fake."
"Only a mask. I knew there was something odd about her."
"No wonder her mother left her."
Shaking off these remarks, you made your way home.
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"Fu-"
"HUMAN!" Papyrus cried out happily and started to approach you as you walked into the house.
"What?" You snapped at him, with annoyance growing in your stomach. Everything was falling apart and you did not need to deal with Pap's crap right now.
"UH- WELL..." He seemed lost for words as he cowered away from your tone. He spent a couple seconds trying to evaluate any wrong doings that he may have done, but truth be told, he's never seen you like this. With an irritated sigh, you tossed your backpack next to the couch and slouched into the loose fabric. With the blanket, you muffled your screaming self. It seemed as if you were breaking from the inside out. You already felt like you lost your mind and everyone was suffering because of you.
"HUMAN? ARE YOU OKAY?"
You threw off the blanket and let out an exasperated chuckle.
"I'm totally fine! Everything is just great! I probably just got kick out of the FMC and became the school's next biggest 'loser'. And now that I think about it, my parents are no longer together. They're getting divorced!" You smiled sarcastically and screamed into your pillow.
"THAT DOESN'T SOUND OKAY-"
"EXACTLY, PAPYRUS!" You snapped at him again. "NOTHING IS OKAY!"
You whined to yourself, hiding your face in your pillow. Gosh, I'm such an ass. Go apologize...
After a short bit, you took a deep breath and you shook your head in shame.
"Sorry, Pap." You mumbled and looked up, expecting to see Papyrus still standing there.
"There's no need to say sorry, kid." Sans muttered with a small smile. He had a new white t-shirt on, but you could tell he was still heavily bandaged. It made you feel bad for bringing him all the way down the stairs just to talk you. He sat himself next to you and looked at you. "Need to talk?"