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I'm going to take the characters in a more "canon" route. I was reading some character analysis of Undertale and some things that happened in it and I feel like I'm not getting the true essence of the characters. So, I might change my writing style a bit. I don't want this fanfic to be another "OH IT'S JUST SOME ANGSTY PERSON WRITING HOW TORTURED THE CHARACTERS ARE" (even though the majority of characters are hinted to be suicidal, depressed, or having some sort of mental illness, but that's beside the point) and I want this to be an actually well thought out fanfic with emotional parts that makes sense. So I'm going to try it out here.

…(Start)…

RING RING!

Papyrus stopped his laughter from the hilarious face Frisk was making solving the cube. His phone, which was positioned in a pocket in his costume, was ringing. He answered it.

"HELLO? UNDYNE… WHAT? YES! I'LL HELP! SEE YOU IN A BIT!" Papyrus closed the phone.

"paps you leaving?"

"UNDYNE TOLD ME SHE WAS GOING OUT FOR A PATROL AND NEEDED MY HELP! I'M SO HAPPY! MY VISION TO BE IN THE ROYAL GUARD IS COMING CLOSER!"

"hehehe. go get them bro."

Papyrus jumped to his feet and laughed with a bellowing "NYEHEEHEHEH" before jumping through the window. Sans began to snort and cackle.

"it still gets me everytime! anyways kiddo, since my brother is gone, how about we go to grillby's? i usually get a takeout, but i'll make an exception with you. let's go eat."

Frisk nodded and signed "YES."

Sans stood up from the ground and placed his hand on Frisk's head, "i know a short-cut. hehehe…. get it?"

Frisk giggled and grabbed his hand to help them stand up.

"i'll take a shortcut. close your eyes."

Frisk nodded and closed them. From underneath their eyelids, they could see a flashing light in front of them and then a feeling of cold air all around them. When Frisk opened their eyes again, they were in front of the restaurant.

"let's get inside. I'll get a booth in the corner."

Sans opened the door to the restaurant and lead Frisk into the warmth. Frisk tried to look around, but Sans held their hand and took them to a booth in their immediate right. Sans sat down in the right slot, where he had view of the entire restaurant. Frisk sat in the slot opposite to him where they could only see Sans and the exit to the right.

Sans looked beyond Frisk, held up two fingers, and looked back at them.

"you like burgers and fries kid?"

Frisk nodded, which lead Sans to nod as well and lower his hand.

"it'll take a few minutes kid. i thought since you haven't had actual food, this would be a nice way to make up for it."

"S-A-N-S"

"YES KID?"

"ARE YOU OKAY?"

"YES."

"LAST NIGHT."

Sans sighed and looked to the side.

"I need to say something."

The room grew dark and Frisk grew scared again. Time seemed to stop as the typical café noises seemed to cease.

"i'll say it again. it was a one time thing. i know it probably wasn't the best first time expression with you. it scared you, but i promise that it isn't that bad. when these things happen, i just take an hour to calm down and it's over. it may resurface time and time again in little thoughts and sad moments, but you shouldn't be worried about me. there's no reason to worry about me when there is much more important things to worry about. i personally don't care if i get a little nightmare every once in a while. it keeps me on my feet if anything bad happens."

Frisk sighed and slowly spoke, "Sans?"

"look kid. i'll say this too. don't speak of this. if papyrus knows something is up with me, it'll ruin his innocence and motivation. you wouldn't want to ruin that for him would you?"

Frisk quickly shook their head. Sans was starting to scare them.

They spoke up, "I don't understand…"

"What is it that you don't understand?"

"You always look sad, even with that smile. Why you acting like nothing is wrong?"

Sans sighed, "and this is why you shouldn't talk about it. if no one knows, then the only problems i have are a few bad nights. if papyrus knows…"

He looked at Frisk, "…then i will be having a lot more problems. i'm content with pretending nothing is wrong. ignorance is bliss. that is why i'm jealous of papyrus. he is ignorant, but in the happy way. he has his own problems too, granted not as extreme as mine, but he is still happy, yes? i try to be the same way, i just wasn't successful for one night."

Frisk took the risk, "S-so, you are a-act-actually okay?"

Sans took a breath, "yes, Frisk. i just have bad nights here and there. so please, don't let anyone know of this."

Frisk nodded, keeping their friend's promise in their heart.

"and just to let you know, you are the only person who knows any of this. you should feel honored, even though i never planned for you to know."

The room began to light up in a warm orange and the soft café noises came back to Frisk. Sans closed his eyes and opened them again.

"hmmm…. i was going to say something, but i forgot."

Frisk cocked their head at the statement, but didn't ask.

Sans slowly began to relax. He leaned back more, placed his hands on the countertop, and let his shoulders droop.

"take it easy, kid. you're letting life get to you too much."

Frisk nodded and relaxed a little.

"just rib…ulna bad parts of life… bone away."

Sans and Frisk began to giggle quietly, but Sans started to hack his laughs out, crying slightly, and slapping the table when he saw Grillby hold a sign that said "10/10" in the background. Frisk couldn't help but laugh with him.

Maybe Frisk was overreacting. Sans did crack a lot of jokes. They couldn't deny they had bad days as well where all they wanted to do was cry. But, the more that Frisk thought on this notion, they felt a little guilty. They sometimes let their bad past experiences get to them, and here Sans was telling them that it didn't matter and that it's better to let things go.

Was this talk about Sans only, or was it advice to Frisk as well? To let things go?

Well, Frisk couldn't deny that Sans was right in one way.

Being ignorant meant you are happier, and right now, they both needed to be happy and focus on going to the Waterfall. Perhaps, if they just forget about the surface, maybe they can be happy here and start a new life.

"S-A-N-S"

"hehehe what is it, pal?"

"I DON'T WANT LEAVE."

"well, you can't! our food is still cooking. grillby's still grilling!"

"NO."

"what?"

"U-N-D-E-R-G-O-U-N-D"

Sans pieced the puzzle together and lowered his voice, "why is that?"

"THIS PLACE TREATS ME BETTER THAN S-U-R-F-A-C-E."

Sans dropped the act immediately. When it came to himself, he could care less what would happen to him. He would always wake up in his bed again.

But something that has happened in the past to one of his friends was something to take seriously. Besides, he was curious on the bloodthirstiness humans seem to have, especially towards their own kind.

"how long will this take?"

"LONG TIME."

The room lost its warmth. Darkness and silence seemed to surround the two, again.

"we have time. if you want to say something, say it now."

…(End)…

Woot cliffhanger. Now to get into Frisk's story! I hope the slight change in my writing is more pleasant to you guys. It's a working process.

See you in the next chapter.