Nyssa stands outside Sans' bedroom door. She simply stands there, staring at it, for several minutes. Finally, she reaches up and knocks.
"…go away nyssa…" She half smiles.
"Hey, you can talk." She hears a bang against the door and jumps back. "S-sorry. Just trying to make a joke. I thought you liked those." She waits, but no response. "Sans, its been a week. You can't keep avoiding me. I live here."
"i can change that."
"Let's not." She steps towards the door and grabs the handle, trying to open it. It doesn't turn. "Unlock the door. Come on Sans, please." He doesn't respond. Nyssa sighs and walks towards the stairs. She stops when she reaches them and looks back, but nothing changes. She starts to step down, but she stops again, then looks at Papyrus' door. She quickly makes her way into his room, then over to his window. "Pap, why must your computer be here?" She mumbles as she gets on his table and opens the window. "I'm not this skinny. Seriously." She carefully pushes the computer over a few inches, until finally she has enough room to get past and out the window. She falls out though, landing face first in the snow on the deck. "Ow…" She gets to her feet and dusts the snow off, then she makes her way to Sans' window. She peaks in, and sees Sans is laying on his bed, pillow over his face. Carefully, she lifts his window. As she does, she hears a quiet snore coming from Sans. When the window is open, she slowly climbs through it. However, her foot catches, and she ends up falling in, landing half on the floor, half on the bed.
"what?" Sans sits up and looks at Nyssa as she rubs her head, while her legs hang hopeless in the air.
"Uh, hi." She waves, and Sans glares at her.
"you wanna die, don't you?"
"Given my past and what I've told you, that's probably a waste of a question." She pulls herself off the bed, so she's sitting on the floor. "You know, it takes a lot of energy to break into your room. Papyrus doesn't make it easy to get out of his window."
"he doesn't like coming out here. now, get out."
"Come on Sans, I…" Nyssa's cut off as Sans' eye begins to glow, and her body suddenly becomes heavy. Sans throws his hand towards the door, and she's sent flying, until she hits the wall next to it. Nyssa bites her lip hard enough to make it bleed.
"you know, i was actually happy for a little bit. as far as i knew, my problems were over. then you had to go and bring back the one person i hate. now, i could live with that. you… have been that sort of person, like pap. but then you brought him to my house!" His hand drops, and she feels her body become lighter. Sans closes his eyes. "i don't want to forgive you, not when you were told to keep him away." He opens his eyes and glares at her. "and from what i hear you telling papyrus, you seem to think there's some way to fix my relationship with him. it isn't gonna happen." Nyssa sits there, looking at Sans.
"I…" She sighs and looks away. "Sans… I-I didn't mean to upset you. I promise, I don't want anything bad to happen to anyone. Not you, not Papyrus…" She looks at him again. "I… I have an idea of what happened to you, but… Just an idea. I…" She rubs the back of her neck as she looks down at her feet. "I just want people to be happy, you know? This place is filled with happy monsters, and I… I want to be a part of that, and help it stay that way."
"sometimes you need to mind your own business." Nyssa stands and looks at Sans.
"Sans… you… d-don't really hate me, do you?" She quietly asks. Sans hesitates, then he sighs.
"i'm really upset with you, but… no. i… don't think it's possible for me to hate you. i know you're just trying to help. just, don't get involved anymore. seeing my dad again… it's a bit too much." He lies back down and grabs his pillow, putting it back over his face. Nyssa sighs and grabs the door handle, then she stops and looks back at Sans. She smiles and walks over, sitting on the ground next to his bed. He pulls the pillow away and looks at her. "what are you doing?"
"Well, since you're so stubborn, I figured I'd see if I couldn't be the same." She leans back against the bed and smiles at him. Sans studies her a moment, then he drops the pillow back onto his face.
"whatever. just don't wake me up." She giggles and shuts her eyes.
"Alright." Nyssa sinks down and leans on the wall as well. Sans lifts the pillow slightly and looks at her. He half-smiles, then shuts his eyes and lets the pillow fall back into place.
Nyssa yawns as she sits up. "Mmm…" She looks around, but there's no sign of anyone. She then sees a paper on the floor next to the couch. "Hmm?" She reaches down and picks it up. On the back of it is a note. "Nyssa, go next door." She stands and stretches, then looks at the note again, before putting on her shoes and walking out of the house. "Next door… The guest house?" She walks over to the guest house and stops in front of the door. "I wonder…" She smiles. "Probably." She opens the door and walks in. "Hello?"
"SURPRISE!" Papyrus shouts. It's only him and Sans inside, but the room is filled with some basic decorations and furniture.
"Papyrus, Sans…" Nyssa feels tears fill her eyes. "You two…" She quickly wipes the tears away. "Th-this is for me, r-right?"
"OF COURSE! WHEN I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAD THE IDEA TO TURN THIS GUEST HOUSE INTO YOUR OWN ROOM, SANS WAS ALL FOR IT! NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PRIVACY AND DON'T NEED TO SLEEP ON THE COUCH!" Nyssa closes the door and walks into the full room. She looks around, taking in the scene. It's not as colorful as last time, but she still feels her heart leaping for joy.
"we're also planning on attaching it properly to the house." Sans adds. "that way you don't have to walk outside just to get some breakfast. then again, there's a whole room for you to use as you'd like." He looks at the door to Nyssa's right. She looks at it in surprise.
"I-I didn't see that." She walks over to it.
"be kinda weird to have a random hallway and nothing in the space next to it." Nyssa opens the door, but the light is off inside. She reaches in and finds a switch to flip. When the light comes on, it reveals a small, slender room that is empty, except for the easel and box with the words 'ART STUFF FOR NYSSA' written on it.
"I… Is that…" Nyssa simply stares at the easel.
"YES, THAT'S FOR YOU AS WELL! YOU SEE, WHEN I WENT TO WATERFALL THE OTHER DAY, I RAN INTO MY FATHER, AND WHILE WE WERE TALKING, HE MENTIONED YOUR LOVE OF PAINTING. THIS WAS QUITE A SURPRISE. BUT SANS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO GET THIS AS A LITTLE GIFT, TO CELEBRATE YOUR BEING A PART OF OUR FAMILY!" Nyssa turns and looks at them, blushing.
"F… Family?" She squeaks out.
"OF COURSE! YOU'RE LIKE A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY! WHY, WE MIGHT AS WELL CALL YOU SISTER AT THIS POINT! AND DON'T WORRY! SINCE I AM NOW YOUR BIG BROTHER, I WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER PROTECT YOU FROM ANY DANGERS THAT MAY APPEAR! FOR I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AND NO ONE WILL HARM MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY!" Nyssa feels a tear roll down her cheek, and then another, and another. "NYSSA, WHY ARE YOU CRYING? DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG?" Papyrus looks at Sans, but he shakes his head.
"N-no, just…" Nyssa smiles at them. "I… I wasn't expecting… Th-this is so sudden. I-I'm… I'm so happy!"
"EXCELLENT! I'M HAPPY TOO! I COULD ALMOST CRY AS WELL! B-BUT I DON'T CRY! IT'S QUITE HARD FOR SKELETONS TO CRY AFTER ALL."
"R-right." Nyssa giggles. "Papyrus, Sans… Thank you, both of you." She looks around the room, then back at them. "I… I've never felt so loved with anyone else. You two… You didn't have to let me stay with you, but you've gone so far to make me feel welcome. I…" She wipes some more tears away. "I'm so glad I fell down here. Climbing Mount Ebott, despite all the problems, was the best decision I ever made."
"well, we're glad you came. after all, if you hadn't shown up, well, i'd be pretty lonely right now." He looks up at Papyrus, then back at Nyssa. "of course, you're a bit of a weird addition to our family. you aren't exactly a skeleton."
"Given where I come from, I don't think you should be calling me weird." She smirks slightly. "Really though, thank you two." She swiftly walks over and hugs Papyrus. He hugs her back. She then hugs Sans, which requires for her to kneel down a bit, and he hugs her back as well, though he's not as quick or enthusiastic about it as Papyrus.
"WELL, NOW WE NEED TO THROW YOU A HOUSE WARMING PARTY. OR, WOULD IT BE A ROOM WARMING PARTY?" Nyssa giggles.
"A party sounds fun, for whatever reason." Nyssa looks around again. "I… Think it'd be great to have some friends over. It's still strange having some."
"WELL YOU HAVE PLENTY HERE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THEM ALL OVER RIGHT NOW!" Papyrus runs out of the room.
"P-Papyrus, wait!" Nyssa shouts, but he's already gone. She sighs, but still smiles. "I-It's a bit sudden to invite people over.'
"heh, he's just excited." Sans looks at the door. "he really has been a lot happier since you've been around. i think he likes having a friend to run around and do puzzles with. i like that i get to sleep without him constantly nagging me." He winks at Nyssa, and she giggles. "nyssa… really, even if we haven't always seen eye to eye, i'm glad you came." Nyssa blushes.
"Th-thanks Sans…"
"say, if you lived here a while in another timeline, did you know this would happen?"
"Sort of." Nyssa shrugs. "I mean, things haven't happened exactly the same, no. But yeah, you guys did something like this before. Except it was a big party, and…" She runs her fingers through her hair. "I mean, I hadn't found Gaster before, so he wasn't involved at all. Also, I only barely got to see this place. It was when the surprise party here started before that everything reset the first time."
"well, at least you don't have to worry about it disappearing this time." Nyssa looks over at the art station in the other room.
"No… I-I can relax now… This is definitely my home now, and no one can take it away anymore."