Giving her hair an affectionate ruffle, Sans got up to get his own shit together. Alone in his room, the skeleton tried to shake off the excess arousal that wouldn't seem to let him go. He imagined it was enough to make him go crazy, the dim room flaring with blue light as his eye burst into life, it's soft crackling the only sound. A tight grimace played his bony features as he changed into a fresh pair of shorts and t-shirt, realizing with a strange sort of amusement how sensitive he'd become. Even the feel of his shirt was enough to make him start aching all over again. "f-fuck…" He seethed a bead of sweat forming at his brow, the skeletons signature smile twisting with agony.
Dani lingered in the dark for a few minutes after Sans left, struggling to pick herself after such an experience. Her body was on fire, her fast pulse pounding in her ears, chest and especially between her legs. She pressed them together, surprised at how such a small movement could make her writhe. Finally she got up, getting dressed again before grabbing a new outfit from the closet. She desperately needed a shower, a cold one; the sooner the better.
Sans came down the steps a few minutes later, his shoulders hunched forward enough that the hood of his jacket was hiding half of his face. He could hear Papyrus singing in the kitchen, the theme to one of Mettaton's shows if he wasn't mistaken. Sans loved his brother, but at this point the other skeleton had cock blocked him enough to merit a little bitterness. He flopped down on the couch, sinking low into the cushions, a pensive pull to his eyebrows. It didn't matter what was on the tv, he just needed to stop thinking about Dani, even if it was just a couple minutes.
The water had been cold enough that her body temperature seemed to be back to normal, at least in most places. Her core remained a sweltering inferno, keeping her cheeks from losing their rosy glow. After nearly half an hour shivering under the water there was still little to no change. The girl was stubborn, telling herself that she would stay in the icy waterfall until her body cooperated; at least until she heard the doorbell ring. Dani cursed under her breath, shutting the water off with an irritated huff. Even though her breathing and heart beat had become more regular there seemed to be no cure for the other problem; at least not one that she had time for anymore.
The human managed to dry herself and get dressed in record time, discarding her dirty clothes in the bathroom hamper in exchange for a large knit sweater and a pair of leggings. She would have preferred to dry her hair, but there was no time for that anymore. Standing at the top of the steps, she could hear the others chatting, a few female voices mixing with the skelebrother's. The human took a few deep breaths, forcing her grimace into a smile before descending.
"HUMAN! THERE YOU ARE!" Papyrus called happily, his footsteps moving up to meet her. The skeleton took her hand and walked her towards the middle of the living room, nearly skipping in his excitement. Dani followed, glad that she always found his enthusiasm to be infectious; maybe that would make it easier to start feeling normal again. "HUMAN, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET MY SENSEI, THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE UNDYNE!" He took the human's hand and forced it to grip another's.
The fish woman gripped her tightly, shaking with a hard and confident air; similar to the first time Dani had met Papyrus. "Nice to meet ya; Pap hasn't stopped talking about you since he moved in here." She smiled, flashing a mouth full of pointed teeth. Rubbing her shoulder Dani smiled back, far more sheepishly than the other woman. "I wasn't sure how I felt about him rooming with a human but he's had nothing but good things to say about you." Undyne bent at the waist, halving herself to come face to face with the blonde girl. "And he better be right, because I don't take kindly to my friends getting hurt." The threat was thick in her voice, Dani's polite smile wavering as she felt the woman's eyes on her like a gun being cocked and aimed.
The human shifted, sweat forming at her brow as silence fell on them, the heat of the woman's gaze nearly burning holes in her face. Sans rose from the couch, clapping a hand to Undyne's back, hard enough that she had to take a step forward to catch herself. "she's a good kid, don't worry so much." he said, smiling casually as the red headed monster turned to frown at him.
Undyne huffed a little, standing back to her full height, crossing her arms over her chest. "I'm just making sure she knows…" The woman hissed, getting another, harder slap against her back from Sans. He knew she meant well but Dani wasn't anyone to be worried about, what was a blind human going to do against two capable monsters anyways?
Dani smiled, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly, her brow cool from sweat. "It's fine, I understand." She rose her hands in a passive gesture, hoping to dispel the tension by physically wafting it away. "If anything they've been taking care of me, it's been a big help having them around…"
"AND THIS IS ALYPHS, SHE'S A SCIENTIST! " Papyrus had taken the human's hand again thrusting it at another person. The yellow creature was nearly as uncomfortable as Dani, taking a moment before reaching up and shaking hands. This person felt softer, if not a little clammy as far as hands went.
"H-hello. You, um, you have a lovely home." The dinosaur responded, pulling her hand away as quickly as she could, shuffling nervously. Both Undyne and Alyphs had been told about Dani's eyesight, or lack there of, the scientist trying to hide her curiosity. The monster woman looked from Dani to the floor and back several times, trying to hide her curious glances. The human's head was hanging, in a subtle clue to her ailments, her face not coming to meet anyone's eyes. Alyphs just wanted to look at her, get a good long stare at the human's dysfunctional orbs; but she didn't want to be rude.
Dani smiled, pulling her damp hair over one shoulder. "Thank you, it's been in my family for a long time. I just wish I could take care of it better… but it's been a long time since I've really been able to see how it looks."
Papyrus took Undyne into the kitchen to show her how he had improved his cooking skills as the remaining three settled into the living room, both woman still a little on edge. Sans on the other hand flopped back into his usual spot, eyes half lidded, hands stuffed in his pockets. "So, you haven't always been blind then?" Alphys inquired from one of the recliners no one ever seemed to use; her feet unable to touch the ground. "I-I-I mean, if it's okay to ask." The little dinosaur flushed, an embarrassed smile on her face.
Dani settled on the love seat as usual, aware of Sans sitting next to her more than she had been in the weeks prior. Even through jarring introductions the uncomfortable heat in her core had persisted, making her heart race for a second knowing that she would have no choice but to ignore it. She felt a low simmer of heat blossom at her cheeks. Distracted by her less than pure thoughts, the human's head snapped up when she heard Alphys talking to her; Sans snickered to her right as if he knew. Dani squirmed trying to ignore him. "N-no, I could see until I was about eight years old. I had glasses since I was one though. My parents were told that I'd be completely blind by the time I was ten but, the disease moved faster than they thought it would." The girl let a small smile play her features, rubbing the back of her neck.
"did it hurt?" Sans asked, looking at the television rather than her. He had never felt comfortable asking about her eyes before, silently glad that Alyphs' curiosity had gotten the better of her. For some reason he always thought she was born that way; although it seemed more tragic to know that at one point she could see and now she couldn't.
Dani shifted, feeling at least one pair of eyes on her, not sure whether it was the skeleton or the dinosaur. "No, I mean, not really. The tests hurt more than actually going blind; that was just a slow, inevitable thing. One day I realized that everything was dark and that it would stay that way." She shrugged, knowing that the whole thing sounded a lot worse than it was. Her parents weren't the kind of people to sugar coat the situation. She knew from a young age that someday she wouldn't be like normal kids, one day she wouldn't be able to watch the snow fall or see her mom smile. By the time it happened she had been ready for at least a year or two. Of course there were times that she would feel bad for herself and curse and cry about how she had been wronged; but as she grew older those times were becoming few and far between. There wasn't a cure for the disease she had, and now that her vision was completely gone there was nothing else it could do to her.
Sans shifted uneasily, not liking to think of her going through that experience with no hope of it getting better. The human was well adjusted, capable of doing nearly anything she wanted without much help; but he wished she could have been spared. The whole story stirred up memories he'd been keeping in the dark recess of his mind, revolted by the thought that she had suffered even a fraction of that same tragedy.
Alyphs hummed from her chair, crossing her stubby legs before leaning back, letting the furniture rock. "I wonder if magic would be able to reverse the disease; we monsters can do a lot of things that humans can't." She tapped a clawed hand to her chin, thinking out loud. Her tone had taken on a far more confident air as she considered the magical and scientific possibilities. "And since you had your sight at one point it would be plausible for your depth perception to come back after a little while. I've heard that humans who were born blind before getting a transplant later in life have a hard time telling distances and can hurt themselves…"
The human tensed, shifting to pull at her hair again. Sans eyed the girl protectively, curious to know if it were possible to get her sight back on one hand; on the other the conversation was clearing making Dani uncomfortable now. "hey, have you seen mettaton lately?" Sans asked, hoping to change the subject. "we should have invited him over too. i know tori, and the kid were busy..."
Dani let the two of them talk as she sat there silent. She hadn't had any kind of hope for her sight since she was eight; all the tests they performed and medication she tried were useless after that. She could have gotten on a transplant list but there was a good chance her new eyes would have been affected after a while too. It just seemed better at the time to accept her fate. And she lived a happy life; the death of her parents had been far more traumatizing than losing her vision. Maybe she didn't have a normal life, but she had Papyrus and Sans, her family home, and a community that catered to her disability. All things considered it could be a lot worse.
The group of monsters and their token human ate and played games for the rest of the night, filling the old house with more life than it had seen in awhile. It was getting later in the night but Undyne and Papyrus seemed determine to drag out their evening as long as they could. "We should go get nice cream or something." Undyne said, standing up from the circle of friends playing cards. The taller skeleton was on his feet in an instant, agreeing with his mentor.
"I have some ice cream in the freezer if you want that." Dani offered, but the two warriors were already getting their snow gear on determined to leave the house to venture into town. Alyphs followed, Sans standing up as well.
With everyone else distracted at the door, the skeleton bent to pick her up, setting the human on her feet. He held her close for a few seconds, leaning into her hair giving the human a brief nuzzle. Dani felt her heart pound like she had been electrocuted back to life. "you gonna make it kiddo?" He smirked at her flushed cheeks before moving away, taking her hand to lead her to the door. Everyone else was on their way out by the time she got dressed and ready.
"SANS WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ASSIST THE HUMAN?" Papyrus asked as the pair stepped out into the cold air, Sans locking the door with a quick flick of the wrist.
The stocky skeleton turned back around and slipped his hands into his pockets. "i think i can handle it." He said with a casual shrug, giving the girl a nudge with his elbow. Sans snickered at the way she jumped with the sudden contact before slipping her hand through the loop of his arm.