Chapter 1 – the meeting

He watched her from the trees, Toriel had been right when she had told him another child would emerge today. She told him to watch out for her and watch for the changes, as they would try to take over. He had no idea what that meant, but he would watch over her and make sure nothing bad happens. His job that he did not disclose to anyone, except the one person who gave it to him, was to ensure that nothing bad ever happens to monster kind.

He followed her slowly and stopped when he heard her, "Why are you still in my head? What do you want?" He realized she was talking to herself and listened more to figure out what was bugging her. Of what he could hear it was like she argued with her thoughts, Strange. "You know I wont kill anyone Im not you." He stumbled at hearing that and his foot came down on a twig, he quickly ducked behind the trees so as not to be spotted but once he heard footsteps again he followed once more being more careful.

She walked towards the bridge with great purpose and he couldn't figure out what to make of her. "How would you know? Its my freaking body." She growled before stopping at the bridge looking at the odd planks of wood that were set up as an almost barrier to keep out large people. He smirked and approached getting close enough he could see the shine of her wait length auburn hair that smelled vaguely like pie. He grinned at the smell and spoke carefully but cheerfully, "Hey don't you know how to greet a friend." He watched her jolt in shock at being startled but he maintained his composure, he did purposely sneak up on her.

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Frisk continued walking determined to get to somewhere warm. You know your body is perfect for killing, Your muscles would love the feel. You would practically orgasm from the high. She growled lowly at her own head and snapped, "How would you know? It's my freaking body." She growled almost ready to shout at her own head. The bridge was now infront of her as hesitated with the odd looking bridge that took root infront of her, she was now wondering how safe any of this was for her. Come on… Pussy. Her head laughed at her and she groaned about to take a step when his voice, deep and playful reverbed behind her.

"Hey don't you know how to greet a friend," She jumped at the sudden voice from behind her, then spun around to face the monster who dare sneak up behind her. She was just about to yell when she saw his hand come up for a hand shake and she hesitated, He wanted a handshake. Don't touch, it's a trap. Her head warned but she internally growled at the voice and took his hand firmly, Phhhhbbbbtttttt, She looked down at the offending hand that were rigged and hard on one side but puffy and soft on the other. White was what she noticed first, followed by the face that there was a whoopy cushion attached to his hand, "A whoo….. eeekk" She screeched as she noticed the hard white was bone. Her eyes shot up peering at the skeleton that stood infront of her. He was grinning from his small prank and her squeal, "You're a skeleton?" She asked her voice shaking slightly, she wasn't expecting a skeleton to be with monsters

He just nodded and gave her a warm smile, "Name is Sans, I am a skeleton, very perceptive I see." He chuckled and and put the now deflated whoopee cushion away for another time and then put his hands in his pockets. "Where are you headed kid?"

He looked up at her, he kept his same happy grin plastered to his face but his eyes widened as he saw her face, It was so similar to Chara's, the eye colour was different as were the features softer. The resemblance was striking he was becoming weary while he took in her appearance, so many resets putting him on edge, but he never faltered the smile as he had promised to look out for her. He then recalled her talking to herself claiming she wouldn't kill anyone, he relaxed slightly but still decided to stay guarded in case that proved false.

She froze at his name and it tugged at her, Is this the blue ball of magic Chara always fought in her nightmares? She questioned to herself not expecting an answer, San's the only monster I could never slay, the only one who kept me from completing my task all those years of resets. I could here the growl that she let off and pushed Chara further in my mind so as not to let her out and start something horrible as she usually tried. I smiled at the skeleton gently and shrugged my shoulders, "I needed to get out of the confined ruins, now that im out I wish I had dress more appropriately." She motioned to her striped sweater and short jean skirt her mother made for her out of the pants she had outgrown after she fell. "But somewhere warm to start I think, got any ideas?"

He watched her seem to fight with herself before taking in that smile, so gentle and infectious, then took in her appearance as she mentioned being under dressed. He did not mean for is eye lights to linger on her long fleshy legs, he had to swallow the lump of magic that tried to form his ecto tongue as it tried so eagerly to like his teeth in want. He quickly looked back to her eyes at his question and laughed a deep and whole-hearted laugh, "Don't worry kid, I know exactly where to take you to warm up." He grinned and held an arm out for her to accept.

Don't touch the beast he is just gunna kill you like he did me, the voice snarled at me, I jumped at her ferocity before accepting his arm with a soft smile. "So where are we going to warm up then Sans?" She asked genuinely curious, and at the same time he and the voice both rang out replying my question, him with a cheerful tone and hers with a sneer.

"Grillbys"

Grillbys

We had started walking and I took the time to observe the skeleton in my peripherals, He was about 5'10" which seemed a decent height against my 5'7" stature, his face held that grin the whole way, but my focus was drawn to the uncertainty in his eye lights. He glanced over and I chirped as if I wasn't staring about to ask a question, "h-h-ow far is Grillbys?" I spoke with a bit of a hitch then ducked my head as a blush formed. I was just ogling a monster. Disgusting, was all she retorted.

He knew she was watching him but he had already looked her over so he took this time to use the contact on his arms to feel for anything lurking there that may be dangerous. As far as he could tell there was a complete innocence about her, with a small trace of something he didn't like but it was so small and encased that it didn't phase him much. After sometime of her checking him out he smirked slightly and turned to look at the girl, "H-How far is Grillbys?" she stuttered and tried to hide a blush and his left eye which was facing away from her flared slightly at the display. She was so innocent to him, he found it to be adorable and he just shrugged in response to her, "Not far we will just have to mind for my brother, He is trying to get into the royal guard by hunting humans." He looks down in time to see her stiffen at that and he chuckles softly, "Don't worry he's harmless, he set up puzzles along the way but they are easy to get through, its kind of fun." He sighed gently.

'Hunting humans,' she thought to Chara, 'I thought you said Sans was the killer'. He is, his little brother is harmless and has rarely fought properly, his fighting style is like his puzzles, easy and almost like a game. She nodded slightly but looked to his eye lights questioning how would be to her after what she had seen in her dreams about the magical being.

Sans could feel her tense and looked down to see her looking at him, he halted in his tracks at the sweet but unsure look she gave him and something pulled at his soul, He had to protect her from harm, and from herself. Her innocence posed a problem, he knew she would be attack for being so weak. He then felt it, his soul tugged in the direction down the path and he stood there glancing at the path down to the human. "Hide," He chocked out before shoving her of to the side into the treeline a little.

She looked worried as she was shoved but heard his words and hide behind a tree. She saw a much taller skeleton come down the path towards him, she watched this tall skeleton carefully afraid of what the giant might do. Calm down and wait, was all she warned but she observed the scene carefully.

"Sans! What are you doing on the path, why aren't you guarding the ruin door for hu-umans." he chirped almost flamboyantly and like a child would if he was talking about guarding candy.

Frisk hid there her mouth gaped in awe at the larger skeletons cute demeanor, 'he's the human hunter?' she asked herself and a small giggled squeak slipped from her mouth. He wants to be but he is such a teddy bear, I wouldn't be surprised if you two fell in love really. Your both such gentle babies. She shook her head and pushed the thought away, 'I would not date a monster, they just want to break free and then I can find a human to be with.' Even as she thought it she felt a gaze fall on her and her stomach flipped, she wasn't sure who it was that was looking at her but she was a bit uneasy by it, not sure what this feeling was. You want to fuck something, you little virgin have been pure for so long your body is aching. I growled internally at her, 'I do not want to fuck, don't be so crude.' She groaned as she realized it would be midcycle for her so that just means her body was preparing itself for the baby that would not happen in this world if she had anything to do about it. She had 14 days to figure out where to find supplies to prepare for her period, Toriel used to help her as monsters did not have period and cycles like humans did, so they made it work by making some reusable, washable pads for her. She had obviously left everything behind in her quick leave so she would have to make more.

Sans had heard her giggle and looked to where she was hiding, from his angle he could see she was seated in the snow, and the curve of one of her legs which she huddled against. He hid his desire that struck him so suddenly it caused him to gasp, his brothers question now playing through his head and he groaned slightly, "I'm hungry bro I want to go to Grillbys, come on humans never come through here anymore, if they did wouldn't Undyne have called you by now?" He asked knowing it was only half true, Alphyus only sometimes watched the monitors and lots got by her.

"Nyeh, I guess your right, but does it have to be Grillbys? His food is so greasy." He pouted at his brother, now standing in front of his smaller but older brother I could see he was probably about 6'9" almost a full foot taller than him. If not for her mother his size would have started her but she was told how most monsters while not as tall as her, were a lot taller than the average human. I had only seen the Froggits and other small monsters from the ruins so seeing the taller monsters was almost calming.

Sans half smiled at his brother, "I won't get drunk this time I promise bro." He knew it wasn't what he said but could tell it was his little brothers main concern. He looked back to where the kids was hiding and something clenched slightly, "Come out kid, he wont hurt." He sighed.

She jumped at him telling her to come out but did so anyways, her body sore and cold from being in the snow. She was paler now with red blotches on her from the cold, she really should have dressed better. She took a few steps out from the trees and stood slightly behind Sans, despite how his brother seemed she wasn't taking chances with someone who wanted to hunt humans.

"Paps this is a human, she escaped the ruins not long ago," As he spoke she flinched and prepared to run as it sounded like he was selling her out. He sensed this and reached back to grab at her to reassure her, catching her wrist she jerked in surprise at the thought of being captured already and tried to pull free. He realized he scared her and squeezed gently to reassure her before loosening his grip and pulsing just a dust of blue magic into her wrist to calm her. "She would like a chance to try your puzzles and warm at grillbys before you try to catch her." He spoke sure of himself and smiled up at his brother.

Paps observed for a moment then laughed, "Nyeh nyeh nyeh, really human, you wish to try my puzzles, poor thing looks freezing." He tskd at his brother before turning to me and smiled, "I just recalibrated them, so they will be very tricky, Come lets go so we can warm you up soon." He spoke just as a gay best friend would and sauntered off.

I stood there mouth agape before realizing that Sans was still holding my wrist pumping small amounts of calming magic to my wrist as I purred gently then realizing what I just did blushed and bit my lip. "Lets go." She pulled free and followed the taller skelebro.

Sans stood there baffled at the purr he just heard, his eye flared but once again he swallowed his magic down, It had been a long time since he relaxed, but he was getting frustrated, never had it been this easy to rile the magic up in him. He groaned and then slowly followed them trying to regain composure. He was tired after the nightmare last night he needed rest, but right now he had to get the human to safety before he could rest. The resets that had been 3 years gone still wore on his body going through so many, he was sick, his body still tired. His brother suspected nothing he used his magic to hide the severity of it but he was suffering and now the innocent human tugged against his magic without even trying it had started to wear him down.

They went by lots of skating puzzles and some coloured path puzzles. The girl and his brother were laughing enjoying them greatly, he smiled at that before they came to his 'puzzle' and he chuckled. Frisk picked up the piece of paper and found a crossword puzzle she looked to the brothers, her eyebrow cocked in confusion. Paps looked at her then at the paper, "Sa-a-a-ns what is this?" He whined before grumbling, "Everyone knows junior jumbles is harder."

He spoke so sure of himself that Frisk couldn't help but laugh out loud and copy him, her hands flew to her hips and one flung to the side with sass, she then smirked and spoke, "Yeah sans everybody know that." She giggled gleefully as Paps squealed and picked her up spinning her around in an embrace. "See sans the tiny human agrees. You see… He thinks the crosswords are harder I always told him it was the junior jumbles, Nyeh Nyeh Nyeh." He smiled at the small girl and put her down.

They continued down the road and Paps had left after the puzzles and went back to his post waving and giving a happy goodbye saying he would see them both soon. They finally reached a small town not far after, Snowdin, She was in shock to see an actual town down in the underground and smiled as they passed the in and multiple store fronts. They stopped infront of a rustic pub with Grillbys written on top. She stepped closer to Sans unsure about the monsters inside and how they would react. So far she had only met the brothers and they were kind, but a bar with drunken monsters was a different story. "Is it safe?" She inquired to Sans as she tucked behind him slightly.

He nodded, "Yeah kiddo, nothing ever goes wrong here Grilby wont stand for it." He reached over and grabbed her wrist gently and pulled her along, "Come on kid you'll will thank me." He spoke taking in her frozen appearance. She was close to frostbite he could tell, so he flung the door open and with that, a mass flood of warmth spilled out and she sighed happily.

"So warm," She smiled before walking forward no longer waiting on Sans at the welcoming temperature. She looked around to see lots of monsters eyeing her but none leaving there chairs or drinks. She walked to the only two seats open at the bar, one was well worn and Sans plopped there, figuring quickly it was his usual spot. She slid into the other and smiled gently at him before looking around for any source of heat. She didn't see one but suddenly felt a presence infront of her that made that air a lot warmer, she turned to look at the bar keep to discover he was made of flames. She squeaked a quiet sound as she jumped in her chair. The guy she can only assume is Grillby now frowning as he looked at her, Sans however beamed at the fire elemental and squeezed my wrist for comfort.

"Sup barkeep." He chuckled and Grillby groaned before grinning at Sans, as he kept going, "We will get two hot chocolates and two orders of burgers and fries. Keep it all as hot as you are." He spoke smoothly and the Grillby flushed slightly but looked confused, he then motioned to the glass already infront of him, which I can only assume was his usual, Sans sighed, "Just this one, but after hot chocolate." He looked sad and Grillby nodded in understanding. "Thanks Grillbz."

I observed Sans behavior as he ordered and then smiled, "Its nice you're trying to cut back your drinking for your brother." She put a hand on his back and he went rigged. She wasn't sure why so she just pulled her hand back and followed the elemental with her eyes, his physique was impressive and she felt that weird pull in her abdomen and groaned slightly but pushed it down.

Sans tensed at her touch trying to keep his magic in check, he then took to her watching Grillby and he became irritated by the groan she let out, His body murmered low with the hum of magic that almost went unnoticed. Almost.

Grillby saunter behind Sans and placed their food and drinks down his chest grazing the back of the Skeleton. The hum evident and the fire elemental who knew Sans so well knew what it meant. His feather touches to the skeleton practiced and unnoticed by all except sans who was physically calming at them. Grillby smiled softly to his dear friend and whispered something to him before returning to his job.

Sans just nodded and rumbled softly as he ate, while Frisk ate quietly and carefully. She loved food but was rather an enthusiastic eater, she didn't want monsters to know that about her, she was already judged for being human so she just ate slowly, while she warmed up internally via food and externally via the large fire man who wandered around hovering at Sans every so often.

Sans was relaxed his favorite food, the first drink which he finished quickly so he could forget about it warmed his magic as Fireball tended to warm the soul. He loved it, he had only tried it because of his relationship to the Elemental he had used it as a pun against him. But afterwards found that his drinks had been swapped out for the cinnamon whiskey and that he rather enjoyed the taste. He then started on his hot chocolate to remove his favorite flavour from his mouth and replace the spice with something sweet so he would not crave more. Sans glanced over at the small girl and noticed her eating rather slow, he rolled his eyes, Women so dainty.

They finished their meals in silence before Frisk stood up and looked at Sans, "I should go find your brother huh?" She said quietly before shrugging, "Thanks for the fun." She smiled before walking out the door towards the entrance to waterfall, she hoped to continue on to see if she could sneak past everyone and just find somewhere to hide.

Sans watched her go, his magic tugging at him like before but now less persistently that he could put it towards looking healthier again before anyone noticed. Grillby watched him thoughtfully and sighed softly at him before taking the dishes and touches Sans hand. "Go to sleep, I see what you hide." He spoke softly and carefully his words still unsure as he spoke but he only spoke to sans so he felt comfortable doing so. Sans just nodded and rested his head in his hands eyes focused on the empty stool next to him, but occasionally drifting to the fire elemental infront of him. He dosed off like normal, staying lightly asleep so as to not have nightmares around other monsters, that was one thing he kept to himself.