"Good night, (Y/n)," Toriel shut off the light to your room.
"Good night, Toriel," You replied. "Thank you again." Toriel smiled, giving you a small nod, before leaving you alone with the door cracked. You got comfy in the large bed. You giggled as Kit jumped onto your lap. Seeing as you were really tired, you assumed it would be easy to fall asleep. But it was hard. Your mind was spiraling in every direction, trying to process everything. It had all happened so quickly after Sans saved you. How did he know you were in trouble? Had he been following you? He probably was. Why didn't that surprise you? You just met these people- er, monsters- but you feel like you already know them. Everything's so normal when it shouldn't. You're mind went back to what happened mere minutes ago. Toriel had made butterscotch-cinnamon pie, giving you and Frisk each a slice. Then you slipped up.
You took a bite of the pie and smiled. "Mm... This is amazing! Thank's mom!" You dropped your fork, letting it clatter on your plate. You heard Kit scramble from the noise. Why did you say that? You didn't even think about it. You just said it. It rolled off the tongue so naturally. Like you've said it to her a million times. "O-Oh my God! I-I'm so sorry, I-I didn't mean to say that!" You stammered.
Toriel shook her head, smiling. "Do not fret, my child. You may call me whatever you wish." You sat there awkwardly, slowly eating the rest of your pie, vaguely aware of Frisk glancing at you here and there. They were acting weird. So was Sans. When you were still at the skeleton brother's apartment, Sans and Frisk kept looking at you weird. You tried your best to ignore it. You felt it would've been rude to point it out.
You shook your head, pushing all of your thoughts away. You wanted to sleep. You closed your eyes and got your wish.
But this wish came with a price. You quickly realized this as you started to dream.
You were wearing the same thing you did when you left your father. You had on your (f/c) jacket, comfortable black sweatpants, and black high-top converse. Everything around you was black. You didn't know which direction you were facing. Looking down seems the same as looking up. Left, the same as right. Forward the same as back. There was a calm stillness in the air. It soothed you, but at the same time it terrified you. You took a step forward; there wasn't a sound. You slammed your foot on the black nothingness under you. Nothing.
You started walking. You heard a whisper behind you, unable to make out what it said. You stop dead in your tracks. So does the voice. You picked up the pace, hearing what seemed to be three different voices now. You stop and turn around. The voices stop. There was nothing there. You turn back around and start going faster. The voices kept following. You ran as fast as you could. The voices got louder and louder. You ended up tripping over yourself. Even though you had stopped running, the whispering continued. You curled up into a ball with your hands over your head. You screamed, or at least you think you did. There was no sound except the voices. If you were screaming, you had no idea. Your mouth couldn't form the words you wanted to say. You couldn't figure out how to speak. You couldn't do anything.
The voices stop abruptly. You open your eyes, wiping away tears you didn't realized you had shed. You got on your hands and knees, catching your breath as you stared below you. I just wanna go home... You thought. You blinked and something appeared. The word 'RESET' was printed below. Suddenly, gravity shifted. You were now on your feet, the word floating in front of you. You curiously raise your hand toward it, but pull back.
"Hi!" A voice spoke from behind you. You yelped, happy to hear your own voice, as you turned around. They looked like Frisk, but different. Their shirt was green with a green stripe across it, unlike Frisk's blue and two magenta stripes. They seemed a bit paler too. Their eyes were red and they wore a golden heart-shaped necklace. They had a big smile on their face. It was unnerving.
"My name's Chara," They held out their hand. When you didn't move, they slowly put their hand back down. "I understand. You're probably really confused, aren't you?"
You nodded. "Where am I?" You were glad you could speak again.
"This is The Void," Chara's voice seemed to echo as they gestured to the nothingness.
"The Void?" You repeated. "What's the void?"
"It's everywhere and nowhere. It's never appeared, but it's always disappearing. It's unique, but bland. Calming, yet nerve wrecking. It's simply," Chara paused, shrugging. "The Void." Before you could ask more, they leaned to the side to look behind you before standing straight again. "I see you're curious about that button, huh?"
You nodded slowly, turning to face the sign. "What does it do?"
Chara stood beside you. "What do you think? It resets. It resets everything. You wanna go home right? I can help you. You just have to do a favor for me."
"Anything," You say quickly. "I'll do anything."
Chara smirked. They held out their hand. "Do we have a deal then?"
You hesitate. Part of you is screaming not to trust them, but you shake their hand anyway. "So long as you get me home, I guess so. What is it you want, anyway?"
Chara giggled. "Your soul," Their voice was eyes turned as black as your surroundings.
"What?" You try to pull your hand away, but their grip was to strong.
"And once I have your soul, you and I will kill everyone," They tipped their head to one side, smiling. "We'll be together forever, won't we?"
"No!" You scream, struggling vainly to pull your hand free.
"No...?" They snapped their head back up and blink, their eyes back to their blood red color.
"I won't kill everyone!"
Chara stared at you for a moment before laughing, closing their eyes. It sounded like something straight out of a horror film. They laughed so hard. The laughter trailed away and the wiped away a fake tear, let out a long breath. "How curious. You must have misunderstood," They open their eyes, which were once again black. Their face seemed to be melting, the black darkness from within them oozing out of their eyes and mouth like goo. They pull you forward, forcing you to stand face to face with them. You saw sudden flashes of different monsters, slaughtered before your eyes- slaughtered by your hands. You recognized Toriel, Papyrus, others you couldn't place names on. Then there was Sans. The comedian. You swing your knife, slicing through his jacket that you loved oh so much. He fell on one knee, his face full of sorrow, regret, disappointment, to many emotions to list. He looked at you. His voice sounded echoey as he spoke. You could hear the strain in his voice.
"(Y/n)... Why...?"
Chara smiled in an inhumanly way.
"S̅͞I̎͗̽͟ͅN̶̞̰͉̻̺̳̲͊C̭̱̙̩̹̔̃̕E̺̳̯̪̩̎ ̽ͥ̌͋̾̓́W̴̱͖̮͇̠̺Hͯ̈͏Ẽ̪̮̥͇͈͉̑ͪͤ̆̈N͔̪̘͍̭ͣͪ͋̄̄̃̇͜ ͕͇̗̲̔̎̉ͅW̸͒Ė̥͒̅̄͒ͪR̪̤͎͌͌ͬE͞ ̷́͛Y̵̝̯̱͖̗̠̥̅ͫ̓ͭͦ̀ͩO̫̦̮̼͔̗ͦ͂̃̒̿͗̚Ȗ̞̖͖͎̳̅͝ ͎̬͎̬̬ͦͩͨͨ̆̈T̢̤̳͖͙͕̭̿̀ͨH̑ͩ̄͆͛͏͇̲Eͥ̅ͯ ̏͞Ȏ̤̹͔̼̺̻͉͑N̯̭̱̻͉͔͊̄͂͂͒Ȩ͙͉̰̠͐̎ͨͅ ̜̪̠̲ͤ̌̾͒͑͠I̬̭̮̱̣̟͋ͭͩ̎̏͡Ṋ̵̜̠̤͈̗̳̔͋̓̐ͦ͋ ̢͓͓̠͒C̞̤̼͍ͨ͊ͨͪ͟O͚͂͂͊ͩ͂ͩ́N͍̫̙̱̼̲͛͛ͩ̽̕TR͈ͭͭ̓̈́O͏̙͕̹L͚̈?͇̐̄̓̉ͧ̄ͪ"
You sat up with a large gasp, breathing heavily. Tears poured down your face. Your whole body was shaking. Kit tried to comfort you, but to no avail. You waited for Toriel to appear, assuming you had been screaming in your sleep. When nothing happened and you were sure she was still asleep along with Frisk, you stepped out of bed. You were still wearing the clothes Sans had given you. You felt like your body was moving on it's own. You knew you were the one controlling it, but you felt so out of it right now. You made your way to the front door, telling Kit to stay inside. You carefully opened it, stepped outside, and closed it. You were still shaking, you realized, as you walked down the hallway, passing doors leading to different apartment rooms. You finally stop at one door at the end of the hallway. You raise a fist and slowly knock on the door. You wait a few seconds before you hear the sound of a lock turning and the door opened.
Sans stood there, yawning as he rubbed his eyes. He was wearing his everyday clothes, other than his jacket. "It's three in the morning," He complained groggily. That changed, however, when he saw it was you who had knocked. "(Y/n)?" He caught sight of your tears. "Is something wrong?"
Seeing Sans okay, unlike in your dream, filled you with relief. You forced your voice to stay sturdy. "Can I come in?" Sans hesitated, but nodded, motioning for you to come through. You quietly walked inside and sat on the couch, pulling your legs to your chest. Sans closed the door before sitting next to you. "Is everything okay?"
You nodded, taking in deep breaths. "Yeah," Your voice cracked. "I-I just..." Your deep quivering breaths slowly turned into sobbing. You lowered your head and put your hands over your eyes. Sans pulled you into a hug.
"Hey, it's okay. It's okay," His voice was low and soothing. He pulled away and and looked at you. "What happened?"
You sniffle and wipe your eyes. "I had a nightmare..." You whimper. You felt embarrassed. You were acting like a little kid, crying over a nightmare. You saw Sans' shoulders slump a little. "I'm sorry, but I didn't want to wake Toriel, and I was alone, and I just..." Your voice trailed off.
"Hey, it's alright," Sans rubbed your back. Normally you would have flinched from this kind of touch, but you stayed still. "You wanna tell me what it was about?"
The dream began to fade when he said that. You tried to keep the bits and pieces you remembered. "...I killed you..." You felt Sans stiffen slightly. "I killed you, Papyrus, Toriel... so many others..." You sniffled, struggling to speak. "I ki-illed... everyone... I-I..." You suddenly twist your body and hug Sans tightly, sobbing into his shoulder. "I'm sorry..." He seemed shocked for a moment before slowly hugging you back.
"Don't worry kiddo. I'm right here. Everything's gonna be okay. It was just a nightmare."
Those words echoed in your head as you slowly drifted to sleep in Sans' arms.
(Sans' POV)
I felt (Y/n) go limp. I carefully laid her down on the couch, propping a pillow under her head and draping a blanket over her. I heard footsteps coming from the kitchen. I rushed over as quietly as possible.
"SA-" I covered Papyrus' mouth before he could say anything else.
"Shh!" I warned. I glanced at (Y/n). She stirred slightly before falling silent again.
"I heard crying," Papyrus whispered. "Is everything alright?"
I nodded. "Yeah, everythings fine. Kid had a nightmare."
"Is she okay?" Papyrus looked at her.
"She'll live," I assured him. "Head back to sleep. I'll take care of it, okay?"
Papyrus hesitated, but nodded. "Well, okay. Goodnight, Sans." He walked away.
"Night, Pap." I walked back over (Y/n) and sat on the floor in front of her. She looked so peaceful. It was just a nightmare... I thought it finally happened. I was so happy. But I guess things like this can't be rushed.
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I thought you remembered...