Sans POV

"And then the doctor said," I tell Alphys as we walk into town. "I know! I amputated your arms!"

She snorts pitifully and we step into the corner store. Papy's birthday is coming up soon, though he isn't hard to buy for. He finds use out of everything. We poke about the shelves and walk out having bought some edible glitter for his spaghetti, a mirror, an umbrella with a picture of a sheep on it and a few children's books.

"I'm going to head back now," she takes the bags. "Want me to drop your stuff off?"

I nod.

"Hide it in my room. See ya."

"Bye," she waves and walks off.

I decide to walk over to Grillby's. I'm pretty hungry. I walk through the square, down an alleyway and into the corner square. My arms drop out of my pockets, my eye sockets black.

"No..." a small whisper escapes my throat.

"Just get the hell out of the way and you won't get hurt," a bearded man growls at Finch in the middle of a crowd. "I'm afraid I can't say the same thing about your little friend over there."

"Leave him alone prick," she snarls.

Monster Kid cowers behind her.

"I'll give you ten seconds monster lover," he glares. "Ten seconds to step aside and let me carve a lesson into its dumb little face."

"Sorry asshat," she grins. "Looks like you're out of luck."

The man lets out a small roar of frustration. He strikes forward at Finch, she pushes Monster Kid behind her and dodges. Monster Kid runs away and she blows her hair out of her eyes. He launches forward again. She stumbles out of the way, he hits her before she can prepare herself and she protects her face with her arms. She lets out a hiss and glares at him. She swipes forward and opens a cut in his face with her sharp nails. He curses loudly and the crowd goes silent. He swings blindly forward, furious out of his mind. She manages to dodge a few hits, block another, but she's knocked down and blood rolls down her cheek. She gasps and rolls to the side as the man aims an attack at her. His fist meets the concrete and he cries out. He turns to Finch and pulls out a knife. She leaps to her feet and jogs backwards, but another man behind her stops her from moving any further. I watch her eyes widening as she's approached by the armed gang member. He chuckles darkly and twiddles the knife in his fingers. He opens a small gash in her shoulder, then another. She gasps in pain. He brings it down deeper. She lets out a shriek. My sense is knocked back into me and I sprint towards her. I shove the man out of the way and lift the other one up with soul magic. He clings onto Finch but I burn him with a Gaster Blaster.

"ARGH!" He yells. "DAMN YOU FREAKS!"

"Come on," I hiss at Finch.

She doesn't move.

"Come on!"

Instead she walks up to the first man and punches him across the face. He grabs her neck but she bites him.

"AH! You savage freaking animal!"

She hisses at him and then gives him a kick for good measure. I grab her hand and drag her away from the crowd. I raise her up with soul magic and run out of the area. She drifts along beside me. I stop and grab her. We teleport home.

"You fearless idiot!" I glare at her.

She furrows her actually real eyebrows.

"If you thought I was going to let that monster child die, you're the idiot."

I sigh and take her to the bathroom. I remove her shirt and she shivers with only her underwear to warm her chest. I grab a flannel and run it under the hot water.

"Hold still."

I clean the gashes in her face and her shoulders. She shudders but bears the pain through her teeth. I take out a bandage and wrap it around her shoulder. I remove the one on her chest. The stab wound looks like it'll be ok from here. The bruising on her ribs has calmed down a little as well. That's good. I still feel so bad for hurting her.

"Trouble seems to follow you wherever you go," I sigh.

She puts her shirt back on and we stare into each other's eyes for a while. I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear and run my fingers across the cut on her cheek. I should have killed that man. I should have killed every one of them. She can see the anger in my face and she speaks softly.

"I owe you big time, what with the amount of times you've saved my life."

I chuckle, a mischievous thought cartwheeling through my mind.

"Hey!" She looks flustered. "I meant that completely innocently- did you think- I didn't- you-"

"Aw," I grin, ruffling up her hair. "You're so cute when you blush."

"I am not cute," she folds her arms... cutely.

"I'd beg to differ."

"I'm not!"

"Ok little tsundere," I smirk.

"What, sadodere?" She glares.

Oh man, Alphys would be proud.

"I'm afraid you plead guilty," I cuff her wrists together with my right hand. "You are going to the solitary confinement for cute bakas."

"You're such a dork," she laughs.

"I'm a dork?"

"Yeah," she sticks her tongue out.

"Well in that case, you're a nerd," I create a tongue and stick it out at her.

"Woah..." she gasps.

"What?" I ask. "I thought you knew I could do that since when I kissed you a while back."

"Yeah," she blushes. "It's just..."

"Aw," I pinch her cheek. "Is little baka feeling a little bashful?"

"I swear to every type of dere there is!" She exclaims.

I can't cope with this much adorableness. I need to release it somehow. I smile and gently kiss her cheek. She blushes more (so her face is basically a black-haired strawberry right now) and hugs me.

"When will I ever stop owing you?"

"Well," I take my face away from hers. "There is one favour I'd like to ask."

"Sure," she says sceptically. "But it better not be anything dirty or I'll shove the soap down your throat!"

I chuckle.

"Move in with me."

She looks up, surprised. I can't tell if it's a good surprised or a bad surprised. I fiddle with my knees anxiously.

"Sans-" she's lost for words. "I didn't- you- well of course, duh!"

I breathe out a relieved breath that I didn't realise I was holding in and hug her.

"Great, I'll get you a new key tomorrow, and we'll start moving your stuff in."

"I can't wait," she grins.

"Oh but one more thing," I say sternly.

"Yes?" She asks.