Side hope 1: The night before departure
It has been a while since Frisk finds a place to stay...Imaginating surviving through Hotland with a bunch of fire monsters trying to kill you. Not a fun journey, if you count the pain, bruises...she should get some healing item or a SAVE point...
MTT Resort...she is finally here, looking at the grand building before her...
Fabulous, they said...it's from MTT after all, and MTT is just full of surprise...
Suddenly, Frisk sees a familiar skeleton with a blue jacket standing near the entrance of the resort. Neat! She didn't expect to see him here...
"Sans!" Frisk said cheerfully, getting the skeleton's attention. He turns back and looks at her with his usual grin...classic.
"frisk? didn't expect to see you here, kid." Sans said, scratching the back of his skull...he seems happy to see her as well
"Oh you know I have to go through here. Are you waiting for me?" Not to be over expecting, but Frisk desperately hope that's the case
"kinda...i have a job here, ya know, but i decided to take a break." Sans said, and Frisk slightly rolling her eyes
"You always take a break, Sans..." Frisk signs, she is glad she sometimes manages to break the skeleton from his routine...Papyrus said it's impossible, but it seems quite easy, at least for her
"heh...true." Sans said "frisk...do you have a minute?" Sans suddenly asked and Frisk nod her head in response
"i was wondering...if you could go and grab some dinner first...with me?" Sans said, seems to nervous at the moment, and Frisk giggles
"Like a date?" Frisk teased with a smile, and a bright blue blush can be seen across Sans's face...
He is blushing...really? That's so far from what Frisk has expected.
"i mean...yeah...maybe...if you want." Sans said, stuttering, and grin a bit for his nervousness (and blush) to fade away...but only ends up making in worse...
Oh god...why did he lose his cool like that...
"Of course...why not? Anything for you." Frisk said in a flirty voice, and winks again, making Sans buries himself in his hoodie
"eh...come on, I know a shortcut," Sans said, sign for Frisk to follow him
"and here we are..." They appear inside the resort...it looks beautiful inside...
Frisk can see classy table and chair...candles and stuff. Should there be a violin as well?
No matter, this is the one, classic dinner by candlelight? Romantic, sure is...Sans is just full of surprises
"Aw...you are so chessy..." Frisk teased, and Sans look away in awkward
"kid…" Sans sign and Frisk giggles playfully
"Sorry…" Frisk said and take a seat, and Sans as well. She really needs to stop flirting whenever she has the chance (old habits die hard…not really old, though…she only flirts with monsters). They are sitting opposite now…a table for two and…when did it get THIS awkward.
"so…your journey's almost over, huh." Sans said, looking a little sad "you must really wanna go home."
Not really…not on the surface…
It's why she even down here in the first place…
A world she wants to escape from…
"Not really…" Frisk said, looking away…she takes a deep breath to sway away from her memories from the past…
It's just past…and she knows she can't dwell on it…she has to move on…
"hey…if you don't want to go home, maybe it's better to take what's given to you…" Sans signs lightly…if Frisk goes to Asgore…then it's useless. If Frisk does not fight back, she will die…and Sans doesn't want that
Believe it or not…Sans hasn't felt like caring for someone besides Papyrus…and he thought he never will…
But Frisk…somehow makes him think about it again…
"down here you've already got food, drink, friends…" Sans said in a sincerity he rarely shows "is what you have to do…really worth it?"
It's…a good question. Indeed, Frisk wants to stay down here…away from everything…away from human…
But…she feels like no one gonna is happy this way…at least not truly…and then someday, something will go wrong and breaks her peaceful happiness
"ah, forget it. i'm rooting for ya, kid" Sans said, he was never good at persuading people, and he accepted it
The room was silent for a while…they just sat there, avoiding eye contact…
"hey." Sans breaks the silence "let me tell you a story." Sans said, and Frisk eyes lighten up with curiosity and nod
"so i'm a sentry in snowdin forest, right? i sit out there and watch for human…it's kind of boring." Yeah…it sounds kinda boring job, considering the fact that not every day a human walks out of the RUIN. But…to be fair, Frisk can understand that Sans has his reason…
And also, Sans takes a break quite fluently…
"but fortunately, deep in the forest, there's this HUGE locked door." Oh…that actually makes sense…that's the only exit from the RUIN "and it's perfect for practicing knock knock jokes." Wait, what? Again, Frisk doesn't know what is she expecting…
"so one day, I'm knocking 'em out, like usual. i knock on the door and say "knock knock."…and suddenly, from the other side, i hear a woman's voice "who is there?"." That's Toriel, Frisk can be sure of that "so naturally, I respond:"
"dishes"
"Dishes who?"
"dishes a very bad joke."
"then she just howls with laughter, like it's the best joke she heard in a hundred years. so I keep 'em coming, and she keeps laughing…she's the best audience i've ever had." Sans grin a little…good time while it lasts…he hasn't been back since he met Frisk
"I would tell you she is the only one, but I would be lying to myself," Frisk whisper while signing
"then…after a dozen of 'em, SHE knocks and says..."
"Knock knock!"
"who's there?"
"Old lady!"
"old lady who?"
"Oh! I did not know you could yodel!"
"wow…needless to say, this woman was extremely good. we kept telling each other jokes for hours…" Wait a minute, was talking to Sans makes Toriel like a joke, too? Her diary…skeleton jokes…oh it all makes sense! Toriel turns out is not that lonely after all.
"eventually, i had to leave. papyrus gets kind of cranky without his bedtime story…but she told me to come by again, and so I did. then I did again. and again. it's a thing now. telling bad jokes through the door. it rules." Sans suddenly silence for a while
"one day, though, I noticed she wasn't laughing very much. i asked her what was up. then she told me something strange." Sans's expression suddenly hardened "if a human ever comes through this door…could you please, please promise something? watch over them, and protect them, will you not?"
Oh…now she knows…a promise, huh?
"now, i hate making promises…and this woman, i don't even know her name." Sans sign a bit, leaning back on his chair "but…someone who sincerely likes bad jokes…has an integrity you can't say "no" to."
Then Sans turns to look straight at Frisk.
"do you get what I'm saying?" Frisk shakes her head lightly "that promise i made to her…you know what would happen if she hadn't said anything?"
No…maybe? That he won't protect her or…
"buddy…you'd be dead where you stand," Sans said in a threatening tone, and Frisk flinched a bit but his word, but regain her composure pretty quickly
"You won't." Frisk said simply, and Sans actually look a little surprised "Come on! You love me! You would regret it later." Frisk winks and Sans burst out laughter, follow by Frisk afterward…for a quite long time, to be honest.
"yeah…seems like i have underestimated you, kid. you caught my true intention." Sans recover from laughing, signing a bit
"Really? The love-me part?" Frisk said, and Sans now completely caught off guard, blushes deeply blue
"uh…" Sans was a loss of word…this kid gonna the death of him someday…
"Sorry…I can't help it…" Seeing Sans's expression, Frisk's cheek seems to turn pink as well "Anyway, we come here to grab dinner, right?" Frisk suggested
"oh…right…" Sans scratching the back of his skull in embarrassment
They only ordered small things, though. Sans, like usual, have his ketchup. Wait! Is that alcoholic ketchup? Guess Frisk needs to ket-chup with Sans as well, so she ordered some wine…she has plenty of money left, after all.
"wine? aren't you too young to drink that?" Sans asked, Frisk just simply shrugged it off
"Come on! I'm older than I look…" Frisk suddenly feels sadness in her soul…
Indeed…she maybe 16 but she thinks of life like mature people…not in a good way...
In her life…she was forced to grow up…by circumstances. She is different, but she has her own reasons…
"hey, kid. are you okay?" Sans's voice turns into a concern one, and Frisk lightly nod
"Yeah…just some memories…" Frisk said, taking a deep breath…the wine is here finally…
It's kind of…comfortable…to be like this? Of course, she enjoys every moment with Sans but…this was different…she feels her heart beating…nervously…
They sitting a moment in silence…her feeling must go back and bite her, at a time like this…
Frisk knows she has a thing for Sans…but…she was nervous behind all that flirting…
Although…
"kid…I can tell that you don't want to come back to your life on the surface…so why won't you stay here?" Sans asked, confusion can be seen across his face, and Frisk signs
"It's just…I don't really know anymore…" Frisk said, taking a sip of her wine "I feel like somehow…something bad gonna happen if I stay…" At this point, Frisk doesn't know anymore…she wants to stay and…
"i understand…" Sans sign...he was hoping Frisk could stay here… "see ya later, kid…" He turns to walk away…
He could have said something…making her stay…but he doesn't want to get deeper in this…it would only hurt more…
"Sans wait!" Frisk sad and Sans turns back… "I want to tell you something but…can we go somewhere else?" Sans seems to be surprised by the favor, but quickly reach out his hand…
"of course, kid…come on! i know a shortcut." Frisk quickly grab his hand, and a second later, there is nothing left but some magic linger in the air…
He was going to take them to the Waterfall but truth to be told...
Sans's mind was clouded with a lot of things…they have a handshake once right? But this is…this is hand-holding…oh no!
Guess he wasn't thinking so straight…
His mind was racing, and that makes him lose his focus and…where are they?
The messy bed…the treadmill…the trash tornado…and yes, he was done for…
"Where are we?" Frisk asked, confusing upon seeing his room
"uh…we are in my…room…" Sans said hesitantly
Frisk now blushes a crimson red…why Sans take her to his room? Is he…
"hey, hey, calm down kid…i lost focus and now we're here. we can go somewhere else if you…"
"It's okay…" Frisk said, reassuring herself…what card is she playing right now?
"are you sure?" Sans asked this kid is full of surprised…well, maybe not that much a kid
"Surely sure," Frisk said and smile brightly
"if you say so…so what's super-secret-stuff you mentioned?" Sans asked
Frisk flinched…well, don't mess it up, Frisky! Remember, this may be the only opportunity you have! A strange voice mentioned in her head, but Frisk thinks that's just her inner self kicking…
"Sans…you are the best friend I can have…you know that?" Frisk said nervously, Sans doesn't quite understand it, though…
"yeah? but what brought this up all of the sudden…"
"You see…I have been trying to tell you…that…" Frisk feels like something blocking her voices…come one! It's way easier in her imagination!
Frisk…just say it already…you can do it! And the voice in her head is pushing her again.
But what if he doesn't feel the same? Well, judging by his expression, he definitely feels the same. So don't let the chance slip away!
"hey, kid…you can tell it later if you feel…"
"I LOVE YOU!" Frisk shouted it out loud…maybe too loud
"wait what?" Sans was caught off guard again…he stands in shock while Frisk buries her face in her hand, trying to stop him from seeing her expression
"I love you, Sans…and I have wanted to tell you for a long time…but I'm afraid what if…if…" Frisk said but she was stopped by a touched on her lips…
A kiss?
"say no more, Frisk…I feel the same…" Sans pushed her away from the kiss and smile, true smile "i'm sorry for not telling it sooner, kid…i just…you will be away soon and i…" Sans signs…he is just as bad at dealing with this kind of stuff
Frisk hugged him tightly, and look at him with open eyes…filled with determination…
Wow…golden eyes…Frisk never open them before and it's…beautiful.
"wait! you can open your eyes?!" Sans said in surprise, and Frisk quickly close it...
"Y-yeah...i always open it...I just...can't see very well so..." Frisk said nervously...she doesn't notice that...which somehow made her grip on Sans tighter
"kid…you are gonna kill me if you continue to do that," Sans said, and Frisk quickly release Sans
"Sorry, thought you might get bonely without me." Frisk cracked a joke and both of them couldn't hold back there laughing
It was one of the best time Frisk can have in her life...
She just want this moment...can somehow be forever...
Suddenly, Frisk feels a pulse in their soul…a weird feeling filled them…and it seems like Sans does, too.
"Um…what's happening, Sans?" Frisk asked, worried…is that a normal thing? Is that supposed to happen or…?
Sans's expression was a little shocked...but he seems to know something about this...
"frisk…don't want to be over-reacted or anything but…that's the sign of our soul…want to be mated," Sans said embarrassingly, can Frisk can hear herself screaming mentally
"it's not supposed to happen this early if i remember correctly," Sans said, in an attempt to calm Frisk down...but no... "i...i...we will figure something out."
"It's fine…but mated? Like…you know…the thing." Frisk coughs lightly, avoid the sensitive part.
"Uh…nothing that dramatic…it's like making a bond or some sort…" And he forgot the part that magic works differently and sometimes, it can result in some unwanted effect. Extremely unpredictable between a human and a monster. And Sans doesn't read enough to know it…
It's actually a good thing, or a bad thing (there are just so many outcomes in the future…) but whatever their choice is…the real matter is time…
"Really?" Frisk asked, "Then why don't we let it…"
"frisk…i'm gonna be honest…i don't know if…"
"Is it because I'm a human? Or it's because I'm too young? Because don't worry…I'm sure I know about something better than you." Frisk insisted
…she can be sure of at least one thing…humanity
"i don't know if you…i don't want you to regret or anything…" Sans said he hoped this is not an act of recklessness…that they will regret later, the both of them…
"Sans…" Frisk said firmly, her soul pounding with determination "I will never regret doing anything with you."
And at that moment, they both know they won't regret…
Two souls, like red and blue flames dancing around each other…and the fate of the monster is sealed…they would all be freed one day…
Frisk wakes up in the morning, with Sans sleeping next to her…
When she falls down, she doesn't expect to find friends, to be loved…
To love…
But here she is, and there s no coming back from this point…
...
Then after a few weeks...while she is sitting in the Waterfall, carefully hearing the sound of the water...
"I want to see the star...the real star..."
"I don't know if the Underground can last forever..."
"You know how much important this last soul is..."
"I...don't know what we sould do..."
"We can only hope..."
Then...she know what she should do...
She can't stay here forever, neither the monster...
But she can't give up her soul...then what should she do?
She can cross the barrier, and take souls outside the barrier, right?
Then...it's a plan...although killing is not her things...
She has to get out…she must free everyone…
The surface...it isn't the best place but...the monster deserve freedom...they can make a life up there...
There are many bad things...but she knows she can do it with Sans by her side...
They will crave the world the way they wanted...
She must take him to see the star…
"kid…why don't you stay…i thought…" Sans said, pleading Frisk not to go…
This is why he doesn't want be get attached...it's painful everytime...
It just...he thought it would be different this time...
"Sans…I would come back…to free you all. All you have to is wait…I will come back, one way or another…" Frisk said, smile at Sans before going to the throne room
"I promise."
"Really? Sometimes I wonder if the only difference is time…if everything would have gone better if Mom decided to go the surface a little bit sooner…" The girl said to herself, signing
Maybe, but this outcome is only a little bit worse, right?
Well, maybe a little more than worst…
"Aliza! I'm home." A familiar voice called her
"Coming dad!" Aliza said, signing...well, their story, their choice...
No matter, now the only thing she should care about is her family
I mean, don't look so surprised, I kinda have my idea from it
I mean, if you haven't read Axetale, then it's fine (although it's not really suggesting, and don't say I didn't warn you. Kind of tragedic…and Gorey…)
Anyway, I found this…in a story, I have given up writing, and after a little change on my phone, now it's entirely fit it!
Just a side story, but enjoy anyway! See ya!
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REBOOT A BIT. NOT REALLY MORE, BUT THE PREVIOUS VERSION IS GARBAGE.