" " are speaking, / / is for thinking, Italics are for memories. and [ ] is for sign language. Long ass chapter inbound :)

Sans guided you through the bars and the rest of the forest. A few times, you had to hide from his brother, once behind a conveniently shaped lamp. of course, you eavesdropped on their conversation, which was a mistake, causing the taller skeleton to almost notice your giggles.

"hey bro. sup?" Sans asked, winking in your direction.

"YOU KNOW WHAT 'SUP' BROTHER!" the older one almost seemed to shout. "IT'S BEEN EIGHT DAYS AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T RECALIBRATED. YOUR. PUZZLES! YOU JUST HANG AROUND OUTSIDE YOUR STATION! WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING?!"

"staring at this lamp. it's really cool. do you wanna look?"

You got a little scared, realizing that sans was guiding him to you. You shot him a look but he winked. He knew what we was doing.

Papyrus began to stomp his feet, frustrated with his brothers shenanigans. "NO! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT! WHAT IF A HUMAN COMES THROUGH HERE!? I WANT TO BE READY! I WILL BE THE ONE! I MUST BE THE ONE! I WILL CAPTURE A HUMAN! THEN, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS.. WILL GET ALL THE THINGS I UTTERLY DESERVE! RESPECT... RECOGNITION... I WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD! PEOPLE WILL ASK, TO, BE MY, 'FRIEND?'

You felt your heart sink. This poor skeleton. All he wanted was a friend... just like you did. You had been so lonely before Toriel. You wanted to run out and give Papyrus a huge hug, but you stayed put.. for now.

"I WILL BATHE IN A SHOWER OF KISSES EVERY MORNING..."

"hmm..." Sans interrupted. "maybe this lamp will help you."

"SANS! YOU ARE NOT HELPING! YOU LAZY BONES! ALL YOU DO IS SIT AND BOONDOGGLE! YOU GET LAZIER AND LAZIER EVERY DAY!

"hey. take it easy. i've gotten a ton of work done today. a... skele-ton."

You completely lost it, but even with your giggles, Papyrus was too angry to notice. "SANS!" he screamed, clearly unamused.

"come on. you're smiling."

"I AM AND I HATE IT. SIGH... WHY DOES SOMEONE AS GREAT AS ME HAVE TO DO SO MUCH JUST TO GET SOME RECOGNITION...?"

"wow. sounds like you're really working yourself... down to the bone."

"UGH! I WILL ATTEND TO MY PUZZLES... AS FOR YOUR WORK? PUT A LITTLE MORE... 'BACKBONE' INTO IT! NYEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!"

He walked away with one final heh under his breath. "alright kid, you can come out now." you removed yourself from behind the lamp, with tears of laughter still in your eyes. You clapped in appreciation for his puns and his use of reverse psychology. "heh... thanks kid. good to have an appreciatory audience occasionally. you and one other person enjoy my lame jokes.." he looked a little sad, so you hugged him like Toriel hugged you when you were sad. Sans blushed a little. "heh... thanks kid." you grinned at him. "c'mon, lets get going." You both started walking down the route together. "so uh... i was thinking... my brother's been kinda down lately... he's never seen a human before, and seeing you might just make his day." You gave him a look that said /What are you, crazy?/ "heh... he's not dangerous. even if he tries to be." Your realized how much this meant to Sans, and you were filled with determination and nodded. "thanks a million kid. i owe you one." You shook your head at him. He'd done a lot for you already. He didn't owe you anything.

You walked over to where you saw a box. "okay kid, i have to go up ahead. i promise i wont be too far. papyrus is gonna be there too, okay?" You nodded and waited for him to go ahead, then started walking again, passing a box with a sign next to it. You made your way over to the skeleton brothers.

"SO AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT UNDYNE..." Papyrus was saying when he finally trailed off and noticed you. He looked at you, then his brother, then you again, and repeated this until he was almost a blur. Sans lazily copied his brother, acting as though he were surprised as well.

"SANS! OH MY GOD! IS THAT... A HUMAN!?" You stood there awkwardly unsure of what to do. You then followed his gaze to... a rock. A rock that was right behind you. You began to giggle.

"uhhhh... actually, i think thats a rock."

"OH."

"hey, what's that in front of the rock?"

"OH MY GOD! (IS... IS THAT A HUMAN)"

"(yes)"

"OH MY GOD! SANS! I FINALLY DID IT! UNDYNE WILL... I'M GONNA... I'LL BE SO... POPULAR! POPULAR! POPULAR!...*AHEM* HUMAN! YOU SHALL NOT PASS THIS AREA! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL STOP YOU! I WILL THEN CAPTURE YOU! YOU WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CAPITAL!"

The sudden realization that you might never see Toriel again scared you. You began to bite back tears.

"AND I, THE GREAT PAP- TINY HUMAN, WHAT IS WRONG? WHY ARE YOU CRYING? I WOULD CONSIDER IT TO BE A GREAT HONOR TO BE CAPTURED BY THE GREAT HUMAN, DO NOT CRY. WILL PUZZLES MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?"

You nodded. You had always enjoyed puzzles as a child. Papyrus was delighted to say the least. "COME ON TINY HUMAN! LET US SEE IF YOUR PUZZLE SOLVING SKILLS MATCH THOSE OF THE GREAT PAPYRUS!"

~One very fun bad pun filled puzzle montage later~

You were thankful the skeleton brothers stayed with you to "monitor your progress". You all had a rather good time until they had to head back to work with you safely in Snowdin. Even with Papyrus claiming a victory that wasn't much of a victory, and then treating you to some of his home cooked spaghetti (that you actually rather enjoyed) you had a great time.

You took a quick nap at the inn, and then decided to wander around. You went in to the shop, but you weren't really hungry, so you avoided Grillbys. You had a lovely (yet one sided)conversation with the shopkeeper, and spent the afternoon at the library reading fascinating monster tales, such as goldiesnort and the three humans, and your personal favorite, the Froggit and the Tsunderplane, a story of learning to go your own pace to win at something. How delightful!

You decided to go and explore the far side of town. It started to get very foggy and ominous. You got very scared.

"HUMAN. ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME COMPLEX FEELINGS. FEELINGS LIKE.. THE JOY OF FINDING ANOTHER PASTA LOVER. THE ADMIRATION FOR ANOTHER'S PUZZLE SOLVING SKILLS. THE DESIRE TO HAVE A COOL, SMART PERSON THINK YOU ARE COOL. THESE FEELINGS... THEY MUST BE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING RIGHT NOW! I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FEEL THAT WAY. AFTER ALL, I AM VERY GREAT." Your feelings of fear began to fade as you started giggling. "I DON'T EVER WONDER WHAT HAVING LOTS OF FRIENDS IS LIKE." You stopped laughing. You could feel your heart breaking in two. Poor Papyrus.. he just wanted to be well liked. "I PITY YOU... LONELY HUMAN..." Well it was sory of true. You had been lonely before... very lonely. "WORRY NOT! YOU SHALL BE LONELY NO LONGER! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL BE YOUR . . . NO..., NO, THIS IS ALL WRONG." You looked up, hurt. Papyrus didn't want to be your friend? Oh... you couldn't blame him. "I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND! YOU ARE A HUMAN! I MUST CAPTURE YOU!" No. You were determined to be his friend. "THEN I CAN FULFILL MY DREAM! POWERFUL! POPULAR! PRESTIGIOUS! THAT'S PAPYRUS! THE NEWEST MEMBER... OF THE ROYAL GUARD!

*Papyrus has entered the battle!

You began to shake. You had never been in a true battle before. The only things that came to mind was how you used to talk to the dummy and Sparing. You decided to act. What were your options? You could insult him... no, that's too mean, or...

Perfect. You could flirt with him.

You began to flirt without words, but Papyrus understood.

"WHAT!? FL- FLIRTING!? SO YOU FINALLY REVEAL YOUR ULTIMATE FEELINGS! The skeleton blushed. "W-WELL, I'M A SKELETON WITH VERY HIGH STANDARDS!" You decided to tell him you could make spaghetti. "OH NO! YOU'RE MEETING ALL MY STANDARDS! I GUESS THIS MEANS I HAVE TO GO ON A DATE WITH YOU...? LET'S DATE L-LATER! AFTER I CAPTURE YOU!" You began to dodge all his attacks again.

*Papyrus is thinking about what to wear for his date.

You blushed. You supposed you wouldn't mind going on a date with him..

You decided to try and spare him, but in return he used his blue attack on you. At first, it wasn't hard. You just had to stay still. Then he turned you blue and made it harder for you to dodge.

~one fight and several awkward flirting attempts later~

You were both sitting on the ground panting after your fight. You both looked up at the same time and made eye contact, then blushed and looked away.

"NYOOHOOHOO... I CAN'T EVEN STOP SOMEONE AS WEAK AS YOU... UNDYNE'S GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME. I'LL NEVER JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD... AND... MY FRIEND QUANTITY WILL REMAIN STAGNANT." You couldn't take it anymore,seeing him so down. You ran over to him and hugged him tight, gently patting his head. He blushed, and started crying a little bit. You comforted him, and once he was calm, you signed to him, [ [Let's be friends]. Even though Papyrus didn't quite know sign language, he understood. "YOU... YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH ME...? THE GREAT PAPYRUS, EVEN AFTER I TRIED TO CAPTURE YOU?" You nodded. "WELL WHO WOULDN'T!? NYEH HEH HEH!" Then he looked back at you and whispered in a very un-Papyrus like fashion "ARE WE STILL GOING TO GO ON OUR DATE TINY HUMAN?" You grinned and nodded. He seemed to look much happier than he had when you had first met him. "GREAT! I WILL SEE YOU AT MY HOUSE THEN!" He practically galloped to his home leaving you to try and figure out what in the underworld had just happened.