New Chapter up! YES! (I'm overly excited for some reason and it's almost midnight. 'v'b
Day Six
It was Saturday, finally, and Curtain opened her window to take in the fresh air. That's when she noticed Sans sleeping under a tree near her house, and she signed. She made herself breakfast and ate it, and afterward she got dressed and took a bottle of ketchup she had in the fridge outside.
Standing a few feet in front of Sans, Curtain looked at him with a lopsided frown, and then she said,
"Hey Sans, wake up!"
Sans jolted awake, as he looked up and saw Curtain standing there with one hand on her hip.
"Oh, hey there Curtain," Sans said, as he relaxed his back on the tree with a sheepish grin.
"Hmph. Who would have thought that Death could get scared," Curtain said, as she walked to the tree and sat next to Sans.
She lazily handed him the ketchup, as he looked at it in surprise.
"I figured you'd be hungry, and I have to go food shopping anyway," Curtain said, and then Sans took the ketchup.
"Thanks Curtain," Sans said, as he took a drink of the ketchup.
"Were you here all night, or did you just arrive and fall asleep?" Curtain asked, hoping that he didn't stay there all night for her sake.
"I just got here like ten minutes ago," Sans replied, as Curtain felt relieved by his answer.
"Why do you ask? Were you worried?" Sans asked.
"Well, I wouldn't want you to stay outside in the cold and all alone for my sake. I'm sure your brother would have worried about you," Curtain said.
"... heh. Thank you for your concern, sweetheart," Sans said with a smirk, as Curtain turned away from him with an annoyed expression.
"I have to go shopping. Do you want to help me or no?" Curtain asked, as she stood up.
"Yeah. I'll help ya out," Sans said.
"Good. I'm going to invite Marisol too," Curtain said.
"Huh... I don't think your friend likes me very much," Sans said.
"I don't like you very much and I'm still hanging out with you," Curtain said with a smile.
"It's not like you have a choice now do you?" Sans said, with a smirk, as he stood up.
Curtain grit her teeth in an attempt to hold back a growl, and she said,
"Let's get going."
Supermarket:
Curtain and Sans met Marisol in the supermarket, as she stood waiting for them with a shopping cart. Curtain and Marisol greeted each other with side-hugs and pats, and then Marisol turned towards Sans. She smiled and took his hand as she was shaking it while saying,
"Hey Sans. It's been awhile. How are you? Wonderful? That's great. Let's go inside. Would you like to push the shopping cart? Thanks a bunch."
Marisol brought the shopping cart in front of Sans as she led Curtain ahead to find the stuff they were going to buy. Sans was surprised by her swift craftiness of keeping a distance between him and Curtain, but he just rolled with it since he already suspected that this would happen.
After gathering all of the food, especially an extra pack of ketchup, the three stood at the register. Curtain watched the food being scanned, while Marisol and Sans were placing the food on the conveyor belt. The last can of food was left, as Marisol and Sans picked it up at the same time. They looked at one another, as Marisol's eyebrows furrowed while Sans eye sockets narrowed.
"I can handle this you know," Marisol said, as she pulled on the can.
"I'll sure, but allow me," Sans said, as he pulled on the can.
"You know, there are other cans you can find," Marisol said, more assertive.
"But this one is special to me," Sans said, also more assertive.
"Maybe this one doesn't want to be with you," Marisol said, as she tugged on the can.
"Or maybe this one just needs time to get to know me," Sans said, as he tugged on the can.
When enough was enough, Curtain snatched the can from both of their hands, as she placed it on the conveyor belt and said,
"Or maybe the can is old enough to make her OWN decisions."
Sans and Marisol looked away with embarrassment, as the cashier guy looked at Curtain and asked,
"Angry friend and flirty potential boyfriend?"
Curtain signed and said, "Something like that."
When driving home, Curtain noticed how quiet Marisol and Sans were, since they were embarrassed by their actions and how the cashier guessed the situation so easily.
"I'm not angry with you two, you know. Just don't get any crazier and everything will be fine," Curtain said, with a small smile.
"Excuse me, crazier? I'm not crazy Miss Perfect Sanity," Marisol said, in a joking way, which made Curtain chuckle.
"I'm not crazy either. Only my heart is," Sans said, with a wink towards the rear-view mirror, as Curtain just shook her head with a smirk.
The three made it to Curtain's house, as they brought the food inside. Marisol and Sans were able to keep peace, besides the few suspicious side-glances they gave each other. Finally, Marisol decided to return home, and Curtain was able to relax on her couch while Sans went to get her a bottle of water from the fridge.
After passing her the bottle while also sitting on the couch, Sans said,
"So, since the shopping is done, I was wondering if you wanted to join me for dinner later today. It'll be my treat," Sans said.
"Hmm... where?" Curtain asked, and she took a gulp of water.
"At that restaurant where you can eat outside. You know, the one near the harbor, but not exactly there. It's on a hill," Sans replied.
"Outer-View Restaurant?" Curtain asked, recognizing the place in her mind by his description.
"Yeah, that one. I just forgot the name," Sans replied, as he shrugged.
"Hmmm... okay. I actually like that place a lot, with the view of the whole harbor, the water, and I think they have an open dance floor. I've never actually danced before, but I enjoyed the view. Marisol and our other friend Caroline agreed with me on that," Curtain said.
"Really? I guess I found the perfect place," Sans said with a smile, and thought,
'Never danced before huh...'
Later:
As Curtain and Sans were heading towards Outer-View, Frisk called them and said that she would meet them there because she was running a few errands. When they arrived, Sans told the head waiter near the entrance about his reservations. The head waiter nodded quickly, and then he brought them outside to their table closer to the view of the harbor and water. Curtain and Sans took their seats, as the waiter passed out their menus and left.
"He's quick," Curtain said from observing the head waiter hasty retreat into the restaurant building.
"Yeah. It took a while to get these reservations on short notice, but when it comes to me, how could he refuse?" Sans said, smoothly, although there was a slight threatening look in his eyes when he glanced towards where the head waiter hurried off to.
"Sans, you didn't threaten him?" Curtain asked, one eyebrow arched.
"He asked for it. I clearly saw that he had space for more customers to dine, but he refused because he wanted to leave early. He probably won't be here next week since the manager got involved," Sans said, as he took a sip of water from a glass that was already on the table.
"Wow. I wish I would've been there. That sounds like one of the best parts in coming here," Curtain said, with an amused smile.
"Eh, who knows? Maybe that won't be the only best part," Sans said, which made Curtain look at him in confusion.
They ordered their food and also ordered for Frisk since she was coming soon, and they just talked about the view and the restaurant.
The restaurant building was rectangular and two floors, since the first floor was mostly the kitchen and the second floor was another dining area for when the weather gets cold. The outside patio was round and about three times larger than the building, and the center area was clear of tables besides a sound speaker system that played music. Each table was spread out at least ten feet from one another and went around the whole patio in two circles, and there was a gate around the whole patio perimeter.
When Frisk arrived and sat with them, the food was just served. As they ate, the music started kicking up a notch, which made some of the diners rise up and start dancing. While they watched the other people dancing, Frisk noticed that Sans seemed to be watching Curtain's plate to see if she was done. When Curtain finally threw her napkin on her plate, she said,
"That was good. It was enough not to over-stuff me or leave me hungry."
"I think I might be overstuffed," Frisk said, as she looked at her big plate of food.
"Whaat? That's only half of what an Elemental can eat," Sans said, as he placed a napkin on his plate.
"You're right, but Toriel gave me a snack before I left, and I couldn't refuse," Frisk said, with a shrug of her shoulders.
Then the music grew a little louder, as more people were dancing, although most were couples holding hands and dancing together. Sans took the opportunity to stand up and stretch his hand towards Curtain.
"May I have this dance?" Sans asked, as Curtain looked at him in surprise.
"What? D-Dance? But I can't, I don't have the experience and I just ate. I can't do it," Curtain said, as her mind raced to think of more reasons not to dance.
"Curtain. It's okay. I'll show you what I know," Sans said, his smile genuine in honesty, as Curtain thought about it.
Although she felt a bit uneasy, she was curious to know what Sans knew about dancing. She placed her hand on his with narrowed eyes while standing up, as Sans snickered.
"I'm not trying to trick you. I just want to show you how to dance," Sans said, as he led her closer to the dance floor.
Frisk continued to eat as she watched them standing on the dance floor. Sans intertwined his fingers with her own, as he kept a distance between them so that Curtain can see his feet and her own.
"Okay, try to follow my feet. When I move my foot back, you move your foot forward, and when I move left or right, you follow. Let's try to move a few steps," Sans said, as he moved one foot back, and Curtain moved one foot forward.
Slowly, Curtain started to get better as she was following his lead. Frisk continued to watch them move around, as she patted her face with a napkin and placed it on her plate. After about twenty minutes, Curtain and Sans decided it was time to go, and Frisk came over to them.
"You dance nice so far Curtain," Frisk said with a smile.
"Yeah. I guess I do. It's not so bad," Curtain said, with a small smile.
"That's good to hear, because we're coming back next Saturday. I made the reservations, if that's alright? I can cancel it anytime if you want," Sans said to Curtain.
"Umm, okay. I don't mind coming back here," Curtain said, and Sans nodded.
When they were all in the car heading to Curtain's house, she asked Sans,
"Why did you want to teach me how to dance?"
"Because you taught me how to play video games," Sans said, with a smile, and Curtain half-smiled back.
After returning home, Curtain was pretty tired, so Sans and Frisk left so that she could rest.
