Another Chapter arrives! Enjoy! (I just noticed I haven't mentioned it jet but... I do not own Undertale or any of the character out of it... though it would be obvious I just wanted to make sure to note that somewhen... heheh...) I decided that there will be a little of monster hate in this fanfiction, but not as much because it's already been five years since monsters surfaced... So... Be warned?
Work was going slow today. You only had to stock in new books after your coworker had explained to you how the cashier works again.
You had to work on it after your coworker went on break.
But eventually, the doorbell rang, announcing a customer, who just went inside. You looked up to greet them and noticed it was Undyne. She smiled at you brightly and came up to the cashier asking
"Hey, punk! Ya know where the science books are? Alphys needs some new ones" You nodded at that and lead her to the science bookshelf.
"H-here we are!" You announce and she thanks you "Great! Thanks, punk!" You then go back to the cashier to wait for her. At that moment another customer comes in and you greet them politely. They nod at you in recognition before they went to the History shelf.
Undyne comes up to you to pay for the books "Hey! These seem good enough for Alphys! I'll take them!" You nod and smile at her "Alright." These were some books about further human biology.
At the loud voice of Undyne, the other customer looks up and made a silent noise of disgust. But you overhear it and furrow your brows at that 'Hate against monsters is still a thing? Even after all these years?'
Undyne pretends not to hear it and just looks at you patiently, you, however, know better because you can see how she clenches her teeth.
You scan all the books and then name her the prize. She pays and leaves after saying goodbye to you. You look after her as she left the store.
As the doorbell rang signaling that the door closed, the other customer came up to you with some books. "You like the monsters?" he asks while placing his books o the counter.
"S-sure," You answer while scanning the books. He looks at you saying "They're dangerous ya know? They could kill you with their magic!" he warns you. You just nod signaling that you heard him
"T-they're really nice y-you know? They wouldn't e-even hurt a fly," You told him and he gives you a look of disgust. You look at the books again "T-that's 60.98$, please"
He pays for the books before storing them in his backpack, but before he leaves he gives you one last look of displeasure "Keep track on who you befriend, mam" That irritates you a little but you just smile politely at him and he leaves.
After that, the day of work goes by fast. As you said goodbye to your boss, you went outside and checked your phone You got some texts from Sans, Sally, and Alphys
-Sally:
Hey, (Y/N)! How were your first days of work? Were they nice to you at work?
You respond immediately
-Y/N:
Work was nice. Have learned how to use the cashier. Also, they do sell comic books! And science books such as for astrology, medicine and such. You have to look through these books once you come by.
-Sally:
I'm glad 'bout that and sure! Let's go together!
-Y/N:
Yeah, I'm so excited for you coming by!
-Sally:
Me too!
You then check on Alphys' texts
-Alphys:
hey, heard Undyne came by to buy some books. Those are really great! Could you ask your boss some time to get more of those? Only if that's not a burden, that is... you really don't have to
-Alphys:
Oh, and if you'd like you could come sometime this week to our lab again? And since you've probably got work all week: we're open on all days except Friday and Saturday. So you could even come by on a Sunday?
-Y/N:
Yeah, i could ask him tomorrow. It's no problem! Sunday would be okay. I'd like to come back for those tests, as long as I can help you, it's fine!
-Alphys:
Thanks - a lot!
-Skelepunmaster:
hey, sweetheart, paps was really happy 'bout you being there for dinner. he said it'd be nice if ya would come by again. if ya haven't got any time, that's ok 'cause on friday night we'll have movie night again. it's at mine n paps apartment this time. at 7pm.
-Skelepunmaster:
tibia honest. ya have to come to the movie night. undyne n paps wouldn't allow otherwise. so see you there at the latest
-Y/N:
I can come by sometime after work or on Sunday. I'm going to go to the Lab on Sunday so... we could head over to yours afterward.
-Skelepunmaster:
i know. alph told me so. and sure let's do that. ya still got paps numbr? ya could text him n tell him the news. he'd be ecstatic 'bout it.
-Y/N:
Sure I'll do that. I've still got his number
You opened a new text and directed it at Papyrus
-Y/N:
Hey Papy, mind if I join you and Sans for dinner on Sunday evening?
-Papy:
OH, THE GREAT PAPYRUS WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU OVER FOR DINNER! WE COULD EVEN INVITE FRISK OVER!
He somehow, for whatever reason, wrote everything in caps lock, but despite that... It just seemed like Papyrus would do something like that. After all, he is THE GREAT PAPYRUS!
-Y/N:
It would be great if Frisk would be there too. I'm happy that you're okay with me being over for dinner.
-Papy
THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL TEXT HIM IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE SURE HE JOINS US! AND OF COURSE AM I THE GREAT AND WONDERFUL PAPYRUS GLAD TO HAVE YOU OVER FOR DINNER. YOU'RE A GREAT FRIEND OF MYNE AFTER ALL... WELL, NOT AS GREAT AS ME BUT STILL GREAT!
-Y/N:
Okay.
You text Sans again:
-Y/N:
Seems like I'd be joining you for dinner on Sunday evening.
-Skelepunmaster:
great. good to have ya over sweetheart. looking forward to it
-Y/N:
Me too
You smile at yourself. This almost feels like you've known them for way longer than just a few days. It was already pretty dark outside and it was getting really cold really soon. You were nearly freezing as you came across Grillbys. As always you looked inside.
Just as you looked inside Sans, who was sitting at the bar again, turned around. As he saw you, he winked you over, motioning for you to come inside. And you did after a few seconds of hesitation. This just felt right.
"H-hi Sans," you greet him, smiling.
"hey sweetheart," he said as you sat down beside him. You blushed as he used this nickname in public for the first time, every other time he used it, there was either nobody around to hear or it was in your texts. He grinned wider at your expression, but other than that, he pretended not to notice.
"work's over?" he asked you after he told Grillby to get you some fries and another bottle of ketchup for him. "Yeah, U-Undyne came by today," was your answer as you looked at him.
"where do you work at again?"
"A bookstore d-down the road. You can buy astronomy-books there," you answered. He lit up at that. "really? can ya?" You nodded "Y-yeah Undyne bought some human s-science books for Alphys' r-research"
"ah, yeah, alphys said that she needed some more books for her research. i guess undyne wanted to do her a favor by buying these books." he guessed. You nod and your food arrives. You thank Grillby and he nods at you.
"so..." he starts, you look at him "So...?"
"heh. so... ya wanna be an astronomist? i just thought... maybe 'cause ya have got that telescope n stuff...?" You look at him nervously. It's kind of embarrassing for you that someone can see through you that easily.
"U-um... Y-yeah. I wanna be an a-astronomist... B-but I don't have the m-money for the college yet..." you answer him nervously. He nods at that
"'m sure ya can do it. 'm rootin' for ya kid." He grins at you. You smile at him shyly "T-thanks, Sans" He was the only other person except for Sally who told you that he believes in you for reaching your goal to be an astronomist.
You look at each other for a while until he clears his... throat? and looks away, a blue hue covering his cheekbones "anyway, it's getting really late by now. want me to bring you home?" You think about it for a second and you start nodding without even noticing at first. Now you can't back out again. "U-um sure, thanks" You muster out, then eating the last of your fries.
You both stands up and start towards the exit. "put it on my tab grillbz," Sans told him before you left.
"You sure that... this isn't an indirection for you? S-since you live in t-the total other direction?" You start shivering due to the cold. You should have taken your warmer coat with you. Sans notices this and hands you his hoodie.
"nah, it's fine. i know a shortcut to my apartment," he simply states and you nod, just accepting his answer. This all has gotten normal for you and you just started accepting right away you can't really believe it.
"I-if you say so, Sans" You smile at him, slipping on the offered hoodie. It is a little big on you but you don't really care. You also realize that it's really warm for a cloth which was worn by someone who's probably not even warm... (right?) or maybe he is warm... everything would be possible for you right now...
You zipped the hoodie up to get as much warmth as possible. Now that it is zipped up you notice the smell of it. It smells like wood and ketchup... but weirdly it's a nice smell! It smells like... well, Sans. You blushed slightly at that thought.
Sans noticed that and rose a brow-bone at you, you just shake your head saying "It's just c-cold out here..." he seems to accept that as an answer.
You two walked in a comfortable silence for a while. And suddenly you were in front of your apartment building and you look at each other.
"well, then sweetheart. ya can keep the hoodie for as long as ya want. just give it back to me sometime." he said as he saw you opening the zip of his hoodie. You look at him questioningly
"Y-you sure about that?" When he nods you zip the hoodie up again "W-well, then thank you" You grin at him.
You look at him shyly before hugging him "T-thanks for... Um for believing in me," you whisper. He slowly hugs you back. "no problem sweetheart" You two stay like that for a while before you turn your head a little to the side and give him a light kiss on his cheek. "G-good night, Sans," you then turn around and get into the apartment building as fast as you could. Too embarrassed to look him in the eye-sockets.
The bad thing about that is that you don't get to notice the look on Sans' face right now. Man, if you'd just turned around you'd seen the bluest face someone could have, his pinpricks vanished into the darkness of his eye-sockets.
In the blink of an eye, he was gone. You went inside your apartment.
Hey, I started writing on another Fanfiction. It takes place after the barrier shattered in Flowerfell. The OC Rose was the older sister of Frisk and gets to know the monsters... maybe you like it (It recently just has 2 Chapters...)