Sans slammed the front door shut and walked into the front room. He saw Papyrus making loads of spaghetti, a big grin on his face. The stout skeleton slumped down on the door, sighing.

"HELLO SANS! I HOPE YOU DIDN'T LEAVE ASHLEY ALL ON HER OWN! I WANT HER NICE AND HEALTHY TO EAT MY AMAZING SPAGHETTI!"

Sans ran his hands on his skull and prepared himself to tell his brother what he had just done.

"paps, i'm not sure ashley's coming back now."

"WHY EVER NOT?"

"well, she's not very nice after all, paps, and i think it is best if you don't hang out with her anymore."

"WHAT DID SHE DO?" Papyrus asked sadly.

"she talked to someone who's been saying… bad things about us."

"WELL THAT DOESN'T SEEM TOO BAD!"

"what do ya mean?"

"SHE HAS ONLY JUST MET US. YOU WOULDN'T COMPLETELY TRUST SOMEONE YOU HAD JUST MET. IF SOMEONE HAD TOLD YOU SOMETHING BAD ABOUT ASHLEY, YOU'D BE CURIOUS WOULDN'T YOU?"

Sans gulped, even though her didn't have a throat. He then realised how badly he had screwed up. Papyrus walked over and crouched beside him.

"Go talk to her Sans." He said, calmly. This was a tone he barely used around anyone, even Sans. But when he did, you knew he was serious.

"okay paps. i'll make this right."

Sans approached Ashley's door, a bead of nervous sweat dripping down his forehead. He knew she was in because she heard her voice.

"I was running on an empty heart, not a trace of gasoline. Trying to dim every single spark that could hurt, that could burn all of me."

Sans had to admit, that she could sing pretty well. She seemed to be singing some lyrics that would go perfectly with her theme song.

"Like a soldier on a battleground, lying wounded on the field,I was fighting alone with a broken sword. Now I'm caught in a war with no shield. If you hold me now, and leave me never, say you'll stay with me forever. Then I surrender, surrender. If you, hold me now, and leave me never. Say you'll stay with me forever, then I surrender, surrender."

Sans was so mesmorized by her voice, he didn't notice her spot him and come to the door. She smirked.

"You alright there?" She asked, much to his now cyan face.

"yeah, i er urm just wanted to apologize for what happened. i shouldn't have expected you to trust us the second you met us, and i'm sorry you had to see that side of me, and i hope we can be friends still."

He sighed and looked up at her, tears lacing his eye sockets. She looked awkwardly away from him, and he thought he had well and truly lost his new friend.

"Okay, I forgive you. But you gave me quite a scare, and I don't have anything in for lunch, may I have some of Papyrus' spaghetti?" She asked with a smile.

Sans grimiced.

"yeah, paps' spaghetti isn't exactly edible."

"I'm sure it's fine Sans!"

Ashley took a large bite out of the spaghetti in front of her. Sans braced himself for her hilarious face. But she just smiled and ate more, making apreciate faces. Sans stood there amazed as Papyrus grew happier and happier by the moment.

"WOOWIE! YOU REALLY LOVE MY PASTA?"

"Of course! It was so nice! Thanks so much!" She exclaimed, standing up to wash the dish. She aproached the sink, before pausing to stare at it's height. Sans chuckled.

"just put it on the counter."

She placed it on the surface and turned to see the pair looking at her kindly. Papyrus whispered something to Sans and walked upstairs. Sans turned to the girl, a slight blush on his cheeks

"do you wanna get a drink? i know a place."

The girl smiled and nodded, pulling her jumper back on. They both headed to a building called Grilby's. They entered through the door and a round of greetings sounded out.

"Hi Sans!"

"Hello Sans!"

"Hiya Sansy~"

He waved to the group of monsters in the seats and booths. They aproached the bar, where the fiery bar tender smiled at them both. He spoke gently, like the sound of fire crackling. With her super sense of hearing, Ashley just got what he was saying.

"Hello Sans, who is this lovely lady with you today? Is she the one you were talking about yesterday?"

Ashley blushed slightly.

"My name is Dog Ashley. Nice to meet you."

Sans looked confused.

"how did ya hear what he was saying? i've only just got used to his speech."

Ashley grinned proudly and gestured to her ears. She always took pride in her hearing and smell. The only problem was her sight was a little off, but she made up for it with her other senses.

"I've got super hearing!" She giggled. Sans nodded slightly, sitting down on one of the booths.

"cool. so what do you want to drink?"

"Does this place have coffee?"

The firey monster nodded and wrote it down on a little pad.

"Sweet! I'll have a strong coffee with a little milk, and no sugar please."

"i'll have the usual, grillby." Sans said, and Grillby nodded, then walked off into another room, presumabley the kitchen.

"So…" Ashley said, awkwardly sctratching the back of her head. "What exactly happened between you and Flowey?"

Sans' pupils shrunk a little, and he turned his head away from her.

"I get you don't exactly like to talk about it, but don't I at least deserve an explanation?"

Sans stayes silent, although he knew she was right.

"Alright then, here's a deal. If you tell me who that flower is and why you hate each other, I'll tell you my whole life story."

Sans couldn't believe what he had just heard. Here this girl was, who had only known him for a day, was prepared to tell him her whole life. He hardly ever told even his brother about his past. But he could tell that Ashley didn't have an easy life. He could feel it in his bones. (XD I'm sorry I couldn't help it!)

"…fine."

Ashley smiled at him, as he swiveled his head to smile back. For some odd reason, he trusted her completely.

"flowey isn't a normal monster. you know alphys?"

Ashley nodded.

"she was experimenting with a thing called 'determination', and injected it into a flower. that became the weed we know today, as flowey."

"Why is he so evil?"

"he doesn't have a soul, just the will to live. he also has a… power…"

Sans was wording his sentence very carefully now, and he wasn't making eye contact with Ashley anymore.

"i don't like talking about it, but i'll just say… it's caused me to hate him a lot. is that enough info on him?"

Ashley nodded, but didn't manage to smile. Now it was her turn. Grillby walked in, holding a cup of steaming coffee and a bottle of ketchup. She muttered a thanks to him and sipped it. It was rich with flavour and was delightfully creamy.

"Well, I guess it's my turn now. But, could I tell you and Papyrus? I feel he deserves to know as well."

Sans nodded. He picked up his bottle as did Ashley. The girl placed some gold on the table, and it was enough to pay off his ketchup as well.

"you don't need to do that."

"Don't worry about it, it's an apology for today."

They both walked out and headed to Sans' house. But he couldn't help feel guilty. She didn't need to apologize.

"So, my life started when I was born, obviously. My mother died at child birth and my dad ran away when she told him she was having me. He was never found so I was then taken cared off by my grandmother. We lived happily in New Home for years. However I got picked on quite a lot for not having parents. I trusted anyone who would say they were my friend, but then they would just turn on me in an instant. I was so desperate for a friend, but no one liked me."

Sans almost hit himself. How could she be treated like that? And how could he have been so mean to her?

"When I was fifteen, my grandmother fell down. She got incredibly ill and couldn't be cured. So my family here in Snowdin decided we should send her to Alphys because she was figuring out how to cure it with 'determination'."

If Sans had a heart it would have skipped a beat. He knew where this was going and he already felt her pain.

"After about a month I received a call from her saying she was going to be alright. But…" Ashley choked slightly.

"I never heard from Alphys again. I just assumed that my grandma had died. And that Alphys was too ashamed to admit it. However, me and my grandmother had already said goodbye; she didn't think she would make it. Then I had to move to get over a depressionate state. I decided to go to Waterfall, as that was nearest. I had hardly anything, but a certain fish lady saw that and helped me out. She and Gerson were like a family to me, and trained me to be in the royal guard. I wanted to do my part for the underground, and protect it. Now, four years later, I moved to Snowdin to be closer to my real family, and Undyne thought that I would like a post here. So, that was my life. Yeah, it wasn't the best, but I'm hoping to make a good future here."

Sans and Papyrus both were silent. Even the taller, happier skeleton was sad for his new friend.

"I hope I didn't ruin your day. Sorry for being a downer." She said, looking down at the carpet.

"hey a deal is a deal. i just can't believe how happy you seem after going through so much."

"Well I always try to look at the positives. Especially after grandma passed away."

Tears now laced the dog monster's eyes and she choked back a sob. However, she had never been a monster to hold back emotions. She soon let out a small cry. The two skeletons looked at each other concerned.

"I'm sorry for being such a crybaby." Muttered Ashley. Papyrus shook his head and hugged the girl tightly. She let out a slight gasp at the sudden motion, but welcomed it.

Then Sans did the same and she was sandwiched between them. Ashley giggled and laughed.

"I love you dorks so much." She mumbled, as she nuzzled into Papyrus' neck. This caused his face to blow up orange and she jerked back.

"Sorry!" She cried. "It's just a habit of mine that when I hug someone, I end up nuzzling. It's a dog thing."

She stood up and nervously looked away. Now she was blushing.

"IT'S PERFECTLY ALRIGHT ASHLEY! IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER YOU CAN NUZZLE ME ANYTIME!"

Ashley's face blew up even redder and Sans snickered. She was also pretty sure he had muttered something along the lines of 'get a room' as well. Even if he had, she still wasn't mad. She was happier than she had ever been after her grandma died.