When I wake up, Sans and Papyrus aren't there. I'm almost scared until I see a white paper on the floor. I grab it and read it over.

HUMAN! DON'T PANIC! SANS AND I HAD TO GO TO WORK. SO FOR NOW, JUST DON'T GO OUT ALONE. NOT UNTIL I'VE SPOKEN WITH UNDYNE AND TOLD HER I FOUND A HUMAN (WHICH WON'T BE FOR A WHILE.) IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, THERE'S SPAGHETTI ON THE TABLE. PLEASE STAY INSIDE.

NYEHFULLY YOURS,

PAPYRUS

When I look up from the note, a plate of still spaghetti seems to appear magically. I stand and walk over to the right where a rock is covered in sprinkles. I glance at it curiously but turn my eyes to what's next to it.

There's a fork wrapped neatly inside a napkin. Sitting beside it is Papyrus's spaghetti. I pick up the fork and take a small bite. In all honesty it tastes terrible, but it was sort of addicting. Before I know it, the whole plateful was gone. Out of habit, I pick my plate up and walk up into the kitchen.

Two steps forward and I realize it is impossible for me to reach the sink. I open the insanely tall cabinet and see piles upon piles of bones. I stare at them in shock. I know Papyrus is a skeleton, but I didn't know he was this obsessed with bones.

I shut the cabinet door and take a step back, placing my plate on the counter. I put my hands on my hips and try to stare the sink down. I'm only there for a few minutes when a voice startles me.

"uh, kid, what are you doing?" Sans questions.

I gasp and turn in surprise. "I didn't know anyone had come in! As for what I'm doing, I'm trying to intimidate the bone cabinet to shrink down so I can wash my plate." I give said cabinet one last glare and direct my full attention to Sans. "I thought you were working?"

"papyrus told me to take the day off," he says with a wink. "come with me, i wanna show you someplace special."

I give him a droll look. "He didn't actually tell you that did he?"

"nope, now hurry up." Sans answers nonchalantly.

"Bu-"

"you can worry about your bonely plate later," Sans cuts me off before I can finish my protest.

"Bonely?" I ask in confusion. I mull it over a few seconds then my eyes widen as I realize the bad joke. I burst out laughing and clutch my sides as I walk out.

Once I leave the kitchen, I see a flash of blue light from the corner of my eye. I glance at the counter and see my plate is gone. "That's weird."

Shortly after, Sans walks out and leads me through the front door. Instead of snow, I see tons of blue flowers and the stars that aren't stars. I walk over to one of the flowers and touch its petals gently. As my finger makes contact it begins speaking.

"Ah, seems like my horoscope is the same as last week's." I hear a voice say.

"What are these?"

"they're called echo flowers. they repeat the last thing they heard over and over."

Intrigued, I begin walking around and listening to them.

"I wish I could see the real stars one day."

"What is your wish?"

"Promise you won't laugh?"

"Of course."

"It's the same as it's ever been."

I hear a laugh and then an irritated voice, "You said you wouldn't laugh!"

The laughter stops, "I'm only laughing because that's still my wish as well."

I smile softly. How cute. I rub another echo flower's soft petal between my thumb and forefinger.

"HERE, CAIA. TAKE MY HAND AND I'LL LEAD YOU SOMEWHERE SAFE." Papyrus? "It's such a shame you don't understand that skeleton's true intentions. Do you really think he won't tell Undyne he's found and captured a human? Your identity won't be unknown for long now. Soon, they'll all remember what a human can do, and they will kill you."

I stare at the flower in terror for what seems like forever, until Sans pulls me away. When I look up there's a faint, iridescent blue glow in his left eye socket. However, he isn't looking at me but the echo flower. "kid, i'll give you some advice. you can't always believe what these things say."

I blink and the glow is gone. "We don't need to leave yet, do we?"

Sans chuckles, "this area, yes, this place, no. c'mon kid."

I glance one last time at the echo flower then follow Sans away from the room.

We end up in a room with rain and a sad looking statue. "Sans, is there anything I can use to keep the rain off it?"

"yeah. wait here a second."

A minute later, he returns with a violet umbrella. He hands it to me and I place it on top of the statue. As soon as it makes, contact a small melody begins playing. I sit down and tuck my legs underneath me. My eyes close and I listen intently to the song. To me it sounds like a lullaby. A slightly familiar one.

I hear a women humming a similar tune to the statue's, but it's different. In high places, she sings low and in low places, she sings high. I feel myself being held and my hair being stroked. Instinctively, my eyes close and I lean into the mysterious women. I'm too afraid to open my eyes and see her face. It's as if my mind knows something bad will happen if I do.

Against my will, my eyes slowly open and I look up at her. Her face is blurry. "You have such pretty eyes Caia. Keep them that way, no matter what happens. Okay?" she whispers then resumes her lullaby.

I nod and my gaze travels to the door. Without any warning, a battalion of masked men burst in through the door. They yank me from the women's grasp and hand me to someone else who proceeds to toss me through the open window. I land on my back and run to the window, trying to get back in. Before I can, the person who threw me swiftly closes it and I am forced to watch as they kill her. The women who would sing for me when no one else would.

The man in the lead pulls out a gun and cocks it. He places it to the woman's head. Unfazed she looks right at me. "Go," she mouths.

I squeeze my eyes shut just before the trigger is pulled. "Viol-"

I breathe in a sharp gust of air, my eyes wild as I am suddenly pulled from the vision by Sans' voice.

"caia, we need to get back before papyrus does. he'll rattle his bones if he sees you aren't there."

"Heh," I keep my eyes closed and reveal a ghost of a smile. "I think that's the first time you've said my name since I've been here." My eyes open and I gaze at him.

Sans winks, "don't get used to it, kid." He holds out his hand and I take it to stand.

"Let's go." I say with a grin. Maybe I can make friends here after all.

We make it inside a minute before Papyrus gets home. I'm still shivering from the cold as Papyrus burst in. I flinch slightly as the door bangs into the wall, bringing in yet another cold burst of air. I shiver and clutch my arms harder.

"CAIA! I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU!" Papyrus crows. "I KNOW YOU'LL LOVE IT! NYEH HEH HEH!"

He pulls a package from behind his back wrapped neatly. He dashes over and practically forcing it into my hands. I fumble it a little before my freezing fingers grip it tightly.

"OPEN IT!" Papyrus urged.

With a curious glance, I undo the bow and tear the corner open. I pull the paper off and pull the flaps of the box. Inside is a red-orange piece of fabric. Intrigued, I pick it up and unravel it.

"I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR SIZE, SO IT MIGHT BE TOO BIG."

"Too big" was an understatement, the jacket was ginormous! When I put my arms through the sleeves, they hang almost to my knees. The bottom of it ends at my mid-calves and it feels like I'm swimming in the fabric.

"Umm…it's a little bigger than I'm used to." But it sure is warm! With that thought, I snuggle into the hoodie and sigh happily. I peek from within the folds of fabric at Papyrus. With a hidden smile, I hold out my smothered hand. When Papyrus leans forward, I quickly poke his would-be nose. "Boop your bones!" I squeal and hide my own nose.

Papyrus's eye sockets somehow cross and he has the most shocked look on his face. He turns to Sans and whispers, "SANS, WHAT DID THE HUMAN DO TO ME?"

"i believe she bambonezled you," he replies with a grin and shrug.

Papyrus shakes out of his stupor and grips his skull, "OH MY GOD SANS!"

"hey, no need to snap any bones, papyrus. they're just bonefied puns."

"GAH!" Papyrus cries out exasperated then stomps to his room.

I turn to Sans with a secretive smile. "I don't have anything tibia worried about, right?"

Sans starts howling with laughter and I distinctly hear Papyrus shout, "NOT YOU TOO, CAIA!"