His New Favorite Color

It was only about 2 in the afternoon when you arrived back at your apartment. You were immediately hit with the heat, and ran for the air conditioner to turn it on. How had it gotten so hot so quickly? As soon as you had managed to turn on the air, you were off to the bathroom. After that, you went to your new kitchen, grabbing a kettle and filling it with water. You sat the kettle on your stove and turned up the heat.

There was a knock at your door, and you instinctively yelled, "Come in!" as you grabbed a box of tea bags. You had a quick thought about how you probably shouldn't be inviting unknown people into your home, but you were still more used to living in a small town. Hell, just hearing people knock still put you off.

"heya." Sans closed the door behind him, strolling into your home.

"In the kitchen," you informed him, turning just in time to see him- was he checking you out? "What's up, bones?"

"that's not gonna stick." he informed you, hands in his pockets. "couldn't sleep, and pap is out, so i figured i might as well do something."

"Why would you be sleeping? It's after 2, Sans." You gave him a stern look, leaning against the counter.

Sans shrugged, grinning up at you, "late night at work. and i thought you'd be happy to see me." He feigned shock, even putting a hand to his chest.

For a second you began to wonder again how he could show any emotions, but quickly shooed the thoughts away. "I am, of course I am, just a little surprised, is all." You paused for a second before nodding to the kettle. "I was making tea, do you want some?"

"nah, not really my style." Sans shrugged again, his grin growing a little. "but if i was more adventurous, i'd give it a chai."

Rolling your eyes at his pun, you couldn't help but grin a little. "I-" Before you had even managed a syllable, the kettle began to whistle. Taking it off of the heat, you set the kettle to the side and grabbed a cup, setting a tea bag in it and then poured in the water. Your TV began to make a soft hum of voices, and you realized that Sans had slipped away. As your tea steeped, you stirred in some sugar and at the last second you grabbed the ketchup from your fridge.

You made your way to the living room, 'drinks' in hand, and sat the ketchup in front of Sans before sinking back into the couch yourself. "Sure don't mind making yourself comfy, huh?" you teased.

Sans sat up, and you could have sworn he was he looked nervous. "sorry, just didn't want to get in your way, ki-" there was a slight pause before his grin became more believable, "babe." His eyes darted to you, and the whites of his eyes grew brighter when he saw how red your face was.

"You're fine, it's, uh, no problem," you couldn't help but stutter, adjusting your legs get get more comfortable. "What are we watching?" Nodding towards the television, you managed to get his attention off of you for a moment.

"myth busters."

You let out a quiet laugh, "Figures."

"what's that supposed to mean?" He raised a brow bone at you as he turned down the volume, not that it wasn't already quiet.

"Well," you started, lifting the cup to your mouth, "You kind of... Remind me of a scientist, if that makes sense." You took a drink at sat your tea on the coffee table.

Sans smile only grew, his eyes focused intently on you. "guess you can see right through me, huh?"

You laughed again, more loudly than before, "Will you ever quit responding with jokes?"

"of course not." He held out his arm suddenly, motioning for you to come closer. You did so, scooting over until you hip nearly touched his. Sans rested his arm across your shoulders as your face burned bright red. "what are you doing wednesday?"

"Working?" You turned to look at him, blinking a few times when you realized how close your faces were. Your heart fluttered as his gaze shifted to you again and you swallowed hard.

"that night, i mean."

You studied him for a moment, and quickly saw what looked like sweat. Was he nervous? "Sleeping?"

Sans' smile grew a little, "okay, smart ass. guess we can dance another day." He turned up the volume on the television just in time for and explosion, making you jump. A second explosion sounded off, and without thinking, you curled into his side,. "heh, you really do want to jump my bones."

"Oh, shut up." You attempted to sit up, but Sans held you against his side.

"you're the one who's talking,"

"So are you!" Laughing, you managed to sit up, still leaning against him. "Wednesday sound good though."

Sans nodded reaching for his ketchup to take a drink. You couldn't help but stare, wondering how any one could stand that, even without a stomach. The two of you sat there for a while, watching Myth Busters. It wasn't until you heard thunder that either of you spoke.

"Is it supposed to rain today?" You asked him, glancing out the window. The sky didn't seem particularly dark.

"dunno. i think-" his words were stalled as the loud, crackling sound of lighting filled the air. Everything went black, from the tv to the lights on the ceiling. "what the hell? what's going on?"

There was another clap of thunder, making the both of you jump. "I guess the lightning struck a power chord or something. The power's gone out." You slipped from his grip, stood, and went over to the light switch. You flipped it on and off a few times, biting your lip. "Do you think it's just our building?"

"_____, i have no clue how ours went out, let alone if anyone else's did."

"Oh, yeah, of course, you haven't had a blackout, have you? The lighting must have hit some equipment, or a power cable or something. Nothing will work for a while." You knew that your description was sub par, but it's not like you were an expert or anything.

Suddenly, Sans' phone began to ring, and you watched as he pulled a little flip phone out of his pocket. Papyrus' voice was clear, ever from across the room.

"BROTHER? SOMETHING BAD HAS HAPPENED, EVERYTHING HAS GONE BLACK! UNDYNE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING." There was a small pause in his yelling while you walked back to Sans. "SANS, I'M SCARED."

"relax, bro. _____ says it's normal. everything's gonna be alright."

"WHY ARE YOU WITH THE HUMAN? DID YOU BECOME FRIGHTENED, TOO?"

Sans turned down the volume a little, and you couldn't help the giggle that escaped your mouth as you crossed the room, back to Sans. "nah, we were just hanging out."

"SANS, ARE YOU EVEN WEARING YOUR DATING CLOTHES? I TOLD YOU TO READ THE DATING MANUAL BEFORE YOU TOOK THE HUMAN ON ANY MORE OF YOUR SURPRISE DATES!" As Papyrus scolded him, Sans turned a bright, vivid color of cyan. It was always your favorite color, but it looked so much better on him.

"bro, she's right here. she can hear you." Sans choked out the whisper through the phone.

"I can hear you too, Sans." You smirked at him, but you knew that your face was heated too.

"YOU WOULDN'T BE SO EMBARRASSED IF YOU JUST-"

"papyrus." Sans voice was clearer than the thunder outside, and it was enough to stop Papyrus.

"Y-YES BROTHER. WELL, UNDYNE WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME OVER FOR DINNER? ALPHYS OFFERED TO RETRIEVE YOU ON HER WAY BACK FROM THE OFFICE, IF YOU'D LIKE." You could tell that Papyrus was a little uneasy, but he had definitely perked up.

"pap, how are you going to make dinner without power?" As soon as the words had left his mouth, your house lit up again. You could see Sans relax, and felt yourself relaxing too. "heh, never mind. yeah, i'll take the ride."

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL TELL HER AT ONCE! WE WILL SEE YOU SOON, BROTHER!"

Sans hung up the phone, and followed you as you slipped back onto the couch, sipping on your tea. "So, I'm not worthy of the special date clothes?"

"this is a date?" Sans fired back.

"Yeah, guess not." You shrugged, looking out the window. "I love the rain. Is it weird for you? I mean, the weather. You guys must not have had anything like rain or snow."

"actually, we had snow. paps and i lived in snowdin, and it snowed almost every day. 's just the rain that's new."

"Haha, very funny. What was it actually called?" There was no way that he lived in a place with that name, right? It had to just be another pun.

"nah, really babe. the name just made it that much better." Sans grinned at you, earning an elbow to his ribs.

"Are you, uh," you bit your lip, looking away again, "Is it okay to talk about it? The underground, I mean."

The skeleton paused, trying to follow your gaze. "with you, maybe." That got your attention, and he smirked when your eyes met his. "i don't like talking about it, but it's not a secret or anything."

You turned to face him better, your knees hitting his. "What was it like in Snowdin?"

"cold." Your face scrunched up at his answer, and he rolled his eyes, "there was a library, a shop, an inn, and of course grillby's. papyrus and i had our own house. but there was no sky. in waterfall, there were these caves that had crystals, and sure they looked like stars, but it was nothing compares to the real thing." His words were slow, careful, even.

"Don't you wish you had your own house, though? It's so much better than an apartment." At some point in his explanation, he had gasped your hand in his, intertwining your fingers. You squeezed his hand, running your thumb over the bones.

"if we had bought a house, i would have never met you." Sans squeezed your hand back, staring down at them.

The moment was interrupted by a knock at the door, and suddenly your hands were split a part. You frowned, and went to open the door. It hadn't been that long since Papyrus had called, was someone already here to get Sans? When you opened the door to the small, yellow lizard, about your height, you couldn't help but smile a little. She looked incredibly nervous, wringing her hands together.

"H-hello. You're _____, r-right?" The monster asked, meeting your eyes.

"Yeah, and you're Alphys?" She nodded, and you opened the door wider. "Sans is-"

"right here, babe." There was suddenly an arm around your waist, and a skeleton at your side. "heya, alph." The monster on the other side of the door relaxed some, smiling at Sans. "you ready?" He asked, turning to you.

"Me? You're the one who's leaving."

Sans looked at Alphys, taking his arm back. "she can come, right?"

Alphys laughed half-heartedly, nodding. "Looks l-like Undyne owes me f-five bucks."

The skeleton, smirked, nodding to her. "so, are you ready?"

"Are you ever going to actually give me time to get ready before pulling me out?"

"nah, 's more fun this way."

You rolled your eyes and nodded. "I guess if I'm invited, then yeah. Thank you, Alphys."

"I-it's no problem," she started, turning away, "Sans speaks v-very highly of you. P-papyrus too."

Blushing, you locked the door behind you and left the apartment with the two monsters. Yep, so much for a night alone.