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Underswap: Stuck in the middle with you

US! Papyrus x OC

Pacifist 12

about three weeks after the NTT incident Artina had been visiting Gerson a lot. at first she was reluctant to say anything to the tortoise shrink at first, but after some coaxing she told him about her time in as an NPR recon specialist.

she was the youngest captain and squad leader in her field. and there were a lot people who suspected her mother for giving her that title. But, once they got to know her they found out the hard way that she earned it by going through the same training and hardships as the other guy and then some.

"You're not telling me everything," Gerson pointed out. "You lost someone didn't you?" Artina frowned her nails dug into her arm as she thought back to…him "His name was Noah he was my second in command and my best friend," She bit the inside of her cheek as she recalled the last time she saw him "he was in love with me. But, didn't say anything until the November 5th incident." The old man perk up to this and pointed his cane at her chest.

"November 5th incident? Is that where you got that?"

"Yeah, that's where it happened and why I can't go home."

"I think that's all the time we have today, I'll see you in two days."

"Thank you Mr. Gerson."

"Anytime dear, oh also I want you to start want you to start talking to someone else about this, a sponsor I'd recommend a close friend."

Artina frowned but nodded as she exited Gerson's office and headed back to the bone brother's home, wondering who she should talk to, there is Chara…no he's too young for this kind angst, Sans? The tall girl cringed as much as she loved that cheery berry. he tends to overreact to these sort of things…Happi nah, he still has his cousin under house arrest for kidnapping her, Muffet? No, she's already paying me as a delivery girl so I can pay Gerson. her only other options were Gaster, Undyne and…

"Hey, what are you standing around like a space cadet?" mint eyes met lazy sockets staring at her curiously "I wasn't!" she huffed as Papyrus stared her down "I was just thinking about my options." The skeleton took a drag from his cigarette "What options?" he asked as he exhaled a plume of smoke.

Artina seemed to think this over she hadn't told him or the others, about her therapy sessions "I've been making appointments with Gerson the last couple weeks," she noticed him stiffen up at the mention of the old man probably confused why she'd be going to a therapist "and he said I needed to start talking to someone to sponsor me." she finished explaining, Papyrus was silent before fidgeting.

"well, have you thought of someone?"

"I was thinking of asking Gaster or Undyne if they're not too busy."

"What about Muffet or Chara?"

"Chara too young, and Muffet's my boss now."

"Wait what do you mean she's your?…never mind anyone else?"

Artina kept her eyes on him causing Papyrus to look around for anyone before pointed at himself, "yep" she said simply the skeleton seemed just gawked at her "Y-you don't have to, I mean there are others," "I'll do it" Papyrus said finishing his cigarette and pulling out a lollipop as they began to walk back to his place.

only for Gaster to intervene when they tried to board the ferry "Jung'f jebat?" Artina asked the older skeleton looked at her worriedly " Gur dhrra vf ivfvgvat Fabjrqva. vg'f abg fnsr sbe lbh, gurer ng gur zbzrag." Both Pap and Artina tensed up "Nyevtug, gunaxf sbe gur urnqf hc." Gaster gave them a curt nod as the two of the walked away from Gaster.

"well what do we do now we can't go home, and she'll probably go to Undyne's later."

"Don't worry about it."

"But, I have to wor- (Papyrus silence her by placing his lollipop into her mouth)

"I know a place we can hide out for a while."

Papyrus took her hand and led Artina down one of the tunnels, his eyes briefly catching her 'enjoying ' the orange lollipop he swallowed hard, watching her lips and tongue lap at the sugary sweet, does this count as an indirect kiss Undyne keeps raving about? it was in his mouth a second ago, "fuck…" he cursed under his breath. her mint eyes briefly caught his attention when she looked at him and the skeleton quickly looked straight ahead, "So, about the sponsor thing?"

Papyrus awkwardly looked at her "what would you like to hear my childhood or?" "whatever you're comfortable with!" The skeleton chirped a little too quick trying to get his mind out of the gutter. But, was failing miserably as his eyes drifted back to her mouth, lips and tongue now stained orange, peeking his curiosity and other things,

"well maybe I'll tell you how I met Chara first, just don't make fun of him later, he's a real cry baby when embarrassed." she snickered then bit down on the lollipop with a loud crunch causing Papyrus to shudder "Are you alright? You look kind of tensed." the tall girl asked concern slipping through her voice, The skeleton's jaw quivered before smiling at her coyly "I'm good f-fine…d'oh look we're here!" he said pointing at a club: Grillby's!

Later…

Grillby was certainly a character, as Artina soon found out his whole club seemed charity business that collected money; where all the proceeds go for funding fireflies? that actually are on fire, in fact Grillby and his flies were acting as the main light source for his establishment.

Most of his patrons consisted of two teenage girls, one of whom was his daughter; two muscular guys apparently on their first date. Papyrus ordered them some drinks though Grillby seemed a little hesitant of serving the skeleton and not because of his tendency to open tabs…as Artina will soon find out.

"So you said something about how you met Chara?"

"Yeah it was pretty, funny You see three months after I left home, I given a job to investigate a logging field, the locals in a town called Logan kept complaining about a Kwell infestation, long story short I killed the hive queen and torched the hive. Ending up causing more damage then good."

"How the locals respond to that? Can't imagine them being to thrilled"

"Though they were happy the Kwell nest was gone, I still destroyed half a lumber yard and destroyed their sawmill. so, yeah I did not get paid that day, in the end I came out covered in soot and other nastiness' so I went for looking for a place to rest and wash up found a spring to chill out in for a while, ten minutes into my bath I dove underwater, next thing I someone's throwing rocks. "

"No frickin` way."

"Yes frickin` way, I surface and I hear a little yelp behind me, I turn around and was met by this cherry faced little boy. who started freaking out when he realized what he was looking at, apparently his screaming was enough to alert his grandfather Ol'Fritz who immediately covered the kid's eyes and apologized to me."

Papyrus snorted "holy crap, how the heck can the kid look you in the eye after that?" Artina shrug taking a sip of her whiskey "Didn't think I'd run into him again, till I ran into him harassed by some thugs." she smirked a bit "I beat them up next thing I know he following me around and asking me to train him."

She took another sip of her drink then smiled causing Papyrus to stare at her in stunned he's never seen her smile like that before…"as much as I dislike the idea, I admire his determination." the orange haired girl noticed the skeleton starting with this odd orange color on his cheeks.

"Is there something on my face?"

"Uh…nope that story just speckled my funny bone?"

"Wow that was a bad one even for you."

"I usually my puns are spot on, what are those dots anyways?"

He gently tapped her cheeks curious about the little spots peppering her face "they're called freckles. Honey-bones." she explained as his tapping turned to pinching and squishing "wat are yu doing?" she asked little weirded out by Pap's sudden fascination with her face.

her only response from him was "squishy…" Artina arched a brow at him then looked at their table they were splitting a fifth of whiskey, she drank most of it and was not even drunk just tipsy.

But, other then that she was fine, Papyrus on the hand… "Honey-bones are you drunk?" her mint eyes carefully scanned him and he smiled coyly at her "Of course not I-I'm Sotally Tober!" he proclaimed getting a few monsters attentions, the tall girl mouthed out sorry. "You only had like three shots!" she pointed out before Grillby wandered over to them.

"Hate to be a bother child, but we're closing in five minutes.~" he informed Artina nodded and went to pay but the element stopped "On the house, poppet!~" she gawked at the club owner who gave her sympathetic look "after all you're gonna be taking care of that one all night." he pointed at Papyrus who'd fallen asleep at their table.

"Come on Honey-Bone, up ya go, we're heading home."

"Sow me, the wat to go home~ everybody! I wanna go bed~ just girls!"

"Wow, I'm surprised they know that song down here.."

"Baby you ain't seen nothing!"

Artina snorted at his slurred proclamation as she helped the tall skeleton walk, the mint eyed girl was taken aback when Papyrus suddenly pulled the collar of her shirt down and stare at her neck, he's been doing that a lot the last couple days, she suspected it was to check on her bruises that was until he suddenly leaned into her shoulder, wait, was he sniffing her?! "what are you doing?"

Papyrus pulled away somewhat flustered "nothing." he pouted Artina gave him a skeptical look. But, kept them walking to Gaster who was just heading on his last round "Is it safe to go back?" the older skeleton nodded, then stared warily at Papyrus who was glaring at him;

before Artina pulled him on to the boat and sat the tall down. she went sit next to him only to yelp when the big bone monster pulled her back on to his lap, and wrapped his arms around her waist then rested his head on her shoulder keeping his gaze on the river man.

A few minutes into the ride Papyrus was mostly quiet at first Artina thought he fell asleep until she felt a pair of boney hand suddenly sneak their way up to her chest "P-pap!? What the hel-eek!?" she squeaked Pap's hands started rubbing and kneading at her chest through the hoodie not realizing what he was doing "Whaz these small thingz on yer chest?" the tall girl did not know whether to be angry or mortified, 1 He's groping her boobs which he just called small!, 2 he drunk so he can't be held responsible for his actions, 3 she may or may not be little turned on by this! {Son of a bitch} she hissed in her head. as Papyrus leaned into her shoulder waiting for her to say something as Gaster coughed getting their attentions "Nidwons thgin eht fo tsal" 4 they were in public…

Time skip to the Bone Home front porch

"Yo'z smellz different."

"Come again?"

"Dotay you smells different"

"Okay, that's good to know, please stop trying to grab my chest."

Papyrus pouted as she lightly batted his hands away so he could unlock the door, "I wanna know why?~" he whined as the human girl shrugged "I don't know please unlock the door!" she begged as her teeth began to chatter and not from the cold, argh! Artina's stress level was starting to peak. all she wanted to do was take a cold shower and go to sleep!

But, Pap's being the ever curious bone boy he was now more fixated on her mouth. and put his hand under her chin causing her stop and a stare at him. {Oh, crud he not gonna try and kiss me is he?!] she panicked not really sure how that would work, Artina went to lick her lips only for the skeleton to pinch it between his phalanges and stare at it mystified. "It's wet and squishy.." he mused examining it the pink appendage.

[Well, least he not, touching your boobs anymore…} "wair enroughe" she said causing Papyrus to look at her just as a groggy Sans opened the front door, and froze at the sight of his blushing brother holding Artina's tongue. they looked at him for a few seconds in silence. "Uh, should I shut the door?"

the short skeleton asked not comprehending what he was looking at. The tall girl look down at her tongue then batted Pap's phalanges off and led him inside "Wait is Papy drunk?" Sans inquired as his brother gave him a tired smile Artina awkwardly nodded as the short skeleton nervously backed away up the stairs and into his room "well, you have fun with that, good night!"

After what seemed like hours Artina finally got Papyrus to sleep after she wrote and sighed an entire list/contract of things she will try to answer for him in the morning. course by now her energy was completely …zapped (heh) and she collapsed into her sleeping bag it wouldn't be later the next morning that Artina got what Papyrus meant by her Smelling different and why Chara burst into the bathroom while she was changing.

cipher decode

What's wrong?

The queen is visiting Snowdin. it's not safe for you, there at the moment.

Alright, thanks for the heads up.