More Spaghetti
The ride to Alphys' home was pleasant. Sans had offered to sit in the back seat with you, and he held your hand the entire way there. He spent most of the ride chatting with Alphys, but would occasionally tell you the name of the one of the bones in his hand that you were looking at. He couldn't really blame you for staring. Sure, you had the same bones, but you couldn't see them in action like you could his. It was amazing.
When you finally reached your destination, Sans surprised you once again. Before either of you got out of the car, he pulled your interlocked hands to his face and pressed a soft kiss to your hand before letting it go. You couldn't even react before he was out of the car, following Alphys up the path to her house.
You scrambled out of the car, shut the door behind you, and rushed after them to get out of the still pouring rain. Her house was a nice, two-story building, but you couldn't see much since your view was so obscured. You hadn't even reached the door before Papyrus bursted out of the house, sweeping Sans up into a big hug. He was followed by another monster, who resembled, well, a big, blue fish. With red hair. And an eyepatch.
The monster picked up Alphys, hugging her and planting a quick kiss on her lips. As she sat down the yellow monster, her eyes found you, and her lips pulled back in an unpleasant sneer. The pointedness of her teeth was frightening, no one could deny that.
"Wait, this punk? You never said that they were human!" The large fish monster turned to Papyrus, who had finally dropped his brother.
"does it matter, undyne?" Sans asked, sounding just as pleased as the fish.
"Of course not! It's just kind of an important detail, don't you think?" She spat back, her eyebrows raised.
"If I'm not welcome, it's fine." You stared at the grass and dirt, biting the inside of your cheek. You could tell how soaked your shirt was already.
Undyne shook her hands, and her head followed suit. "It's not like that! My bestie is human!"
"UNDYNE, FRISK IS MY BEST FRIEND!" Papyrus shouted, hands on his hips.
"No way, punk! The kiddo's my bestie, and you know it!" She wrapped an arm around Papyrus' neck, using her other hand to noogie him.
Alphys sighed and gave you a weak smile. "S-sorry, she's a-a bit.. Rambunctious."
"No, no, it's fine!" You told her, not very convincing. "Just, if there's a problem,"
"no problem, we already told you." Sans spoke up, nodding to the house. You, Alphys, and Sans headed inside, leaving the others to their rough housing. "if there was a problem, i wouldn't have invited you, babe."
Alphys smirked at Sans, shrugging off her lab coat to reveal a t-shirt with some obscure anime reference. "B-babe, huh?"
The skeleton just shrugged, slipping off his hoodie. You couldn't help but notice how his bones glistened and shined from the rain, but thankfully remembered not to stare for too long. Even so, you watched how his bones moved under his plain white shirt as he held his hoodie out to you. It took you a second, but you finally realized that he was trying to give it to you.
"Wait, what?" You looked between him and his hand a few times, frowning deeply.
"ya look cold." He motioned for you to take it again, and when you finally did, he ran a hand over the material. "water proof. maybe you'll stop shivering, huh?"
Had you really been shivering? You looked down at your hands and sure enough, they were shaking. "Guess it wasn't the best day for shorts, huh?" You pulled the hoodie on and were immediately wrapped in its warmth. Not only its warmth, but it's smell, too. The hoodie smelled just like Sans- of course, there was a ketchupy scent, but there was something you hadn't really noticed before, a woody scent that was just so perfectly him. It smelled like old books and Christmas, and some how it couldn't have been more fitting for the skeleton in front of you.
Alphys led the two of you into a fairly large living room, or at least it was bigger than your own. Just as you had sat down on a love seat with Sans, the two larger monsters came back inside.
"UNDYNE AND I ARE OFF TO MAKE DINNER!" Papyrus' voice rang through the house, followed by the sound of his footsteps. There was a pause, and then you could hear Papyrus heading in your direction. He paused in the doorway, his smile as bright as ever. "HUMAN! YOU SHOULD SHOW UNDYNE HOW TO MAKE THAT WONDERFUL GARLIC BREAD!" You could see Undyne peek her head out around the huge skeleton, and she looked almost nervous.
"Garlic bread? You guys put that stuff on bread?" The fish asked, looking at you.
"An acquired taste, I guess," you looked to Sans for any help, and finding none. "Well, I guess I could try, if you guys really want to try it."
Papyrus nodded excitedly, and Alphys did too. Undyne was still looking a bit on edge, but nodded along with them, "Yeah, alright. Come on, Papyrus, human." She turned, heading back into a part of the house that you hadn't seen, Papyrus on her heels.
You stood, smiling at the two monsters still in the living room. "I'll leave you two nerds to talk, then. "As you began to walk away, Sans' hand caught your wrist, pulling you back for a second. You looked at him, raising an eyebrow, "Yeah?"
All he did was wink. It was long, it was deliberate, and it set your skin on fire. He dropped his grip on you and your face lit up that brilliant shade of pink. There was a moment between you two, the air tense, but your heart light, but it was soon over as Alphys made a squeak of excitement. You quickly left the room to find Papyrus and Undyne, rubbing at your face in hopes that the redness in your cheeks would soon diminish.
It was easy to find the two larger monster as they were banging about the kitchen. The house wasn't all that large, but that didn't stop your terrible sense of direction from making you take a wrong turn first. As you neared in the doorway, Papyrus appeared on the other side, walking right into you. Thankfully, he caught onto your sides before you had a chance to topple over.
"HUMAN! WE MUST STOP BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER LIKE THIS. YOU ARE BOUND TO GET HURT IF YOU KEEP THIS UP."
"Sorry Paps, my bad." You smiled up at the skeleton and he practically dragged you into the kitchen, letting you go once you reached Undyne's side.
She took one glance at you before suddenly pounding on the counter, causing numerous ingredients to fall from the cabinets. "Okay punk, how does this garlic bread thing work?"
You quickly showed Undyne what was needed and how it was prepared as Papyrus cooked the spaghetti sauce, looking ever triumphant. Undyne was a fast learner, but she was aggressive to say the least. By the time that the timer was going off for the spaghetti, you were sure that your garlic bread was
More garlic than bread,
Burnt, and
Inedible.
And as it turns out, you were right, or at least on the first two accounts. Undyne and Papyrus ate the dinner heartily, Alphys looked sweatier than before, and Sans drowned his in ketchup. You could only manage a few bites of the garlic bread, but promised Undyne that it was a great first attempt.
"I'll get the dishes, you punks can go chill." Undyne said after you had all finished.
"I can help," you offered immediately. "Only fair since I was kind of, well, unexpected."
That was enough to let you stay as the others went back to the living room. Undyne was quick to stack up the plates, all in one arm, and carried them into the kitchen. You followed behind with the pan of leftover spaghetti and the rest of the bread. Undyne was halfway through the dishes before she broke the silence, pulling you away from your drying duties.
"Listen, about earlier, I'm sorry. Just, when those punks said you were their new neighbor, I just assumed that you were a monster I just hadn't met." There was a small break in her words before she continued, "I don't have anything against humans, either, if that's what you were thinking.
You could tell that she really meant her apology, and you were glad to accept it. Of course she was surprised, if you were in her situation, you would have been too. "It's no big deal, really. And even if you did have a grudge against humans, I would understand. From what I've heard, there's a lot of jerks out there."
The fish monster laughed loudly and clapped you on the back with a wet hand. "You said it, punk, not me."
The two of you finished cleaning up, which was quite a task considering the mess that you had all made, and left for the living room. Undyne sat down next to Alphys, pulling the dinosaur into a loose embrace. You couldn't help but wonder how a couple could be as cute as they were. There wasn't really an option for where you would sit, and lucky for you it was next to your skeleton crush.
As you sat down next to him on the couch, he shifted his legs to leave you room, moving closer to Papyrus on the couch. But once you had taken your place, Sans adjusted himself again, leaning against you, talking with Alphys the entire time. You didn't really understand what they were ranting about, but eventually concluded that it was some tv show. You occasionally shared bored glances with Undyne and Papyrus, confirming that they had no idea either. They raved on until Papyrus interrupted with a loud, pointed yawn.
Undyne was the first to speak up, and it was obvious that she has been waiting to speak for about as long as she could. "Geez Pap, this nerd talk really tired you out, huh?"
Sans slipped his phone out of his pocket, flipping it over to check the time. "heh, guess we should probably head home." With a nod, he closed his phone and stuffed it back in his pocket. The two brothers stood together, quickly looking back at you. "ya comin, babe?"
You nodded and stood up, but you stopped before you said anything, noticing that Sans was frowning, or at least, Frowning with his eyes. "Something wrong?"
"jeez, ya got sauce on my jacket."
Sans took a step closer, closing what little distance there had been. You looked down at your, erm, his jacket to see what mess you had made, cursing yourself for not being more careful. Just as you had tilted your head down to see what damage had been done, his phalanges flew up towards your face. You had just enough time to think oh no before his hand caught your chin instead of flicking your nose. Wait, what? Not a prank? Sans tilted your face towards his, his smile turning into a smirk. There was another moment of silence in the room, and you caught another glimpse of that faint blue behind his teeth.
"I ship it." Alphys and Undyne whispered in unison, breaking the perfect moment.
The skeleton winked at you for a second time that night, dropping his grip on you. "got'cha."
And with that, you said your goodbyes to Alphys and Undyne and went back home, and you were well aware that you were blushing the entire time. Dammit, you really did have a crush on a skeleton.