Arriving infront of the front door of his house, he could already hear his brother's voice accompanied by Undyne, shouting on about how he was late. Sans let out a long sigh as he tried to keep his grip on for the small human child.
"munchkin...thought i told ya not to sleep so deeply on me?"
"Nyaaa~" she mumbled as her body had turned into a weighted rag doll that he constantly had to stop from sliding out from his arms.
"bro? a little help here?" He tried to call out as he opened the door with his magic.
"BROTHER! THERE YOU ARE, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?"
"what can i say, i just couldn't get my arms around her." Papyrus glared at him, before taking Bonbon from him.
"Tiny Human, It Is Much To Early To Sleep! Especially When Undyne And I Had Made You Such A Surprise Filled Dinner!" He said in a hushed voice as possible.
"Suprise!" Bonbon' eyes shot right open with excitment. "I love surprises!"
"Yeah! Who doesn't!?" Shouted Undyne as she burst into the living room holding an extremely large serving of some questionable looking spaghetti.
"Spaghetti~" Bonbon drooled out as she tried to crawl out of Papyrus' arms in the attempt to reach said spaghetti. But Papyrus held on tight before waving his finger at her.
"TINY HUMAN! BEFORE YOU CAN TRY THIS PLATE OF WONDERFUL CULINARY FEAT CREATED BY UNDYNE AND YOURS TRULY , I MUST TELL YOU OF ALL THE EXTRA LENGTH WE WENT TO, INTO CREATING IT."
"Papyrus I don't really think we-" Papyrus cut Undyne off as Sans sat on the coach, awaiting to hear his brother's story.
"TINY HUMAN, IN YOUR DREAMS, YOU TALKED ABOUT ABOUT THE PERFECT SPAGHETTI!" The little girl stared at Papyrus with her shimmery eyes as he continued, "SO AS TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE, WE DID JUST THAT! AND I MUST SAY, IT WASA VERY LARGE TASK."
"Papyrus, it wasn't that-" once again Undyne was cut of.
"TINY HUMAN! YOU DREAMED OF BALLS OF MEAT, SO I SCULPTED THE BEST MEAT IN TOWN..."
"Grillby's burger meat..." Undyne said with a smirk.
"TO BITE SIZED ORBICAL DELIGHTS! ACCOMPANIED BY DELECTABLE SLICES OF BREAD..."
"The bread of the burger..."
"WHICH IS SEASONED TO PERFECTION!" Papyrus glared at Undyne as she kept interrupting him.
"YEAH! With every spice in the pantry!" She shouted, almost dropping the plate in the excitement.
"NHYAAA! UNDYNE YOU ARE NOT HELPING!" Undyne shoved Papyrus with her shoulder at his disapproval as she held onto her laughter. Bonbon eyes grew wider with anticipation as the plate of spaghetti came within reach.
"Come one Papyrus, there's no reason to sugarcoat it."
"let me get this straight, you basically just ripped apart a good ol' burg, to make spaghetti and meatballs with...bread...?"
"SANS! DO NOT SIMPLIFY MY HARD WORK! YOU JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND CULINARY ART WHEN YOU SEE IT!"
"maybe not, but the kid sure does."
"NYHE?" Papyrus looked down and saw that Bonbon was already stuffing her cheeks with the surprise dinner.
"HEY PUNK! Leave me some will ya!" Undyne grabbed a nearby fork and began stuffing her face as well. Sans couldn't hold onto his laughter as he watched his brother's eyesockets fill with either joyful or tears of sorrow upon watching Bonbon and Undyne enjoying the meal he had created.
After their eventful dinner, Sans and Papyrus where left to clean the dishes leaving Undyne alone with Bonbon. "Punk, there's something I want to ask you."
"Hmm? What is it?" She answered as they sat ontop of the couch.
"You know that one puzzle with the piano in Waterfall?"
"Oh yeah! I remember that one!"
"Yeah," Undyne scratched the back of her head, "it was just an excuse to put my old piano there. I just love FIGHTING the IVORIES!"
"Me too, piano is so much fun!"
"Yeah, maybe we could play together someday. But you totally solved it! I...mean...whatever, uhhh... big deal, it's not like I was waiting forever for someone to solve it."
"Hee, hee..." Undyne shoved Bonbon's cheeky face away before continuing.
"Well, I figured since someone who loves playing piano enough to be able to solve a puzzle like that, might like this." Undyne pulled out a small poorly wrapped box from behind the couch. "Ya know, since you found out a way to make it play and all. I thought you would like to have it." Bonbon gently took the small box before unraveling it. Which contained a small wooden music box. Where ever her fingers touched, the box let out a small glowing light. After running her small fingers across the small wooden box, she placed it carefully next to her. Getting up from her seat, Bonbon launched herself towards Undyne.
"Thank you...you're the bestest friend ever." Undyne let out a small chuckle as she felt her face and soul warm up.
Letting out a long yawn from washing dishes, Sans and Papyrus walked into the living room to find Undyne and Bonbon in the middle of a tickle battle. Hearing their laughter, they too decided to join in. In all their commotion, Bonbon had ended up hiding inside Sans' ribcage in the attempt of escaping Undyne's and Papyrus' assult. Only in resulting in having Sans in an uncomfortable situation. That left him twitching after Papyrus had managed to convince her to come out of hiding. Near the end of the night, everyone was very much tired that they all ended up collapsed ontop of one another on the living room couch again. All of their peaceful noises of sleep blended with one another...except for one.
Bonbon curled tighter and tighter into a ball as voices began to overtake her dreams. Voices of hate, voices of anger...of terror...one after another, they filled her mind. Trapped in the nightmarish dream once more. All the memories flashed before her, making it hard for her to make out. As fast and disorienting as they where, she wished that they never stopped moving, for once they stopped...her reason for having the fear build up on her soul became known.
Lungs burning with water, eyes stinging with salty tears. You were desperate for air. You tried to pry the fingers that held your head down deep in the murky water. But your weakened body couldn't get a firm grip on your assailant's hand.
"She's so pathetic! Can you believe it!?"
Shoved to the ground, your body layed amongst the dirty water. Voices after voices echoed throughout the stalls along with the mixed scent of urine in the air.
"Yeah like what kind of person digs into the trash for scraps of food?"
"Somone who's like a rat or something hahahahaa!"
"A disgusting freak!"
"No wonder she doesn't have any friends."
A barage of painful beatings...both physically and mentally... left you with no place to hide. As you tried to stay conscious, afraid of not ever waking up, even if it ment feeling every sharp pain that was thrown towards you.
"How many times do I have to tell you to NOT SHOW YOUR FUCKIN FACE AROUND ME! YOU PIECE OF SHIT!"
Hair stretching tight against your scalp with pain increasing in your ribs as her heel digged into them.
"a mistake like you...should not be seen! It's a mystery to me as to why I brought you into this world." Copper coated your mouth before your mine faded away.
Nails digging deep onto the wooden floor, heart pounding faster and faster as you fought against the pull on your legs.
"Now, don't be like that my precious little princess." Splinters dug deep under your nails as you continue to fight. "My friends paid good money to play with you. You don't want to upset them now do you?"
《STOP...THAT'S ENOUGH!》
The memories shattered around Bonbon as the mysterious voice rang through.
{WhAts wroNg? DoN't tEll mE yOu're afrAid...}
《Chara...please. Don't show her anymore...》
{WhyY? ArE yoU ashaMed? WELL yoU shoUldn't bE! InsteAd feEl hAte! HatE foR thoSe humAns whO treAted yoU iN suCh a wAy! AnD witH thAt haTe, help mE gEt strOnger witH thE soUls oF the monsters tO oncE anD foR All desTro-"
"No"
{WhaT?}
Standing in the dark empty void, Bonbon found herself in front of two blurry figures. Whiping away her tears with her sleeves she stared back at the two voices that plagued her mind.
"I...I won't let you hurt them. They're my friends..."
{FriEnds wouldN't wAnt tO Kill yOu! FrieNds woulDn't stOp yOu frOm...}
"They're just sad. Sad that they can't go outside. Sad that they can't be free."
{WhAt aboUt whAt yOu wAnt?! DoN't you tHink it's unfAir?!} Bonbon shook her head.
"It's ok...I...I just want them to be happy. Like they made me happy."
{SO yoU're williNg to givE thEm youR owN soUl?}
"Yes! For my brother and I have little to look for in the future. But everyone down here, they have wishes they want to be granted. Wishes that they want to come true." The lighter of the two figures walked over towards her. Bending down, they enveloped Bonbon in warmth.
《I also believe the same thing.》The voice softly whispered to her.The darker figure pulled away the lighter one before engulfing the void with its presence.
{NO onE wilL stoP me froM gettinG whAt I wAnt!}
Bonbon's eyes flew open, awakening her from her slumber. Her eyes ran frantically around her surrounding as the voice cackled around her. Heart pounding, she scrambled away from the embrace of her friends. Scurrying quickly and quietly towards the kitchen, she heard the voice getting louder and louder.
{PoOr poOr littlE giRl. YOu can'T hide froM me. For I'm insiDe youR heAd~}
Feeling a strange itching sensation on her arms, she looked down...glancing at her sleeves she could see that something was moving underneath the fabric. Ever so slowly as her fingers trembled, she rolled up her sleeves. Only to reveal numerous eyes of different shapes and colors sprawled across her arms. Littering throughout her flesh she could feel the disturbing sensation everytime they moved. In one swift movement they all began to stare at her.
{I Will get ouT, anD whEn I dO...}
All the eyes began to glare at her...as if smiling at her misfortune.
{All your precious friends will be gone!}
"I...I won't let you!"
Sans awoke with a sickening feeling settling on his soul. Placing his hand on his forhead, he tried to adjust his vision to the low lighting of the room. Looking around at the pile of monsters next to him, he noticed that Bonbon wasn't amongst them.
"munchkin?" As soon as he uttered those words he heard the sound of something dripping onto the floor.
Drip...drip...
The faint scent of copper could be smelled from the kitchen. Along with a small sounds of someone's voice.
Sans carefully left the couch as to not disturb the others before very slowly walking towards the kitchen. His soul screaming for him to move faster as he kept calling out towards the tiny human. Catching a small hint of her sweater in the dark underneath the kitchen table, he let out a shaky breath.
"heya munchkin, why ya hiding..." Sans eyes grew wide as he saw the small glint of the knife in her hand. A pale face with a sickly smile and rose cheeks briefly crossed his mind before he saw the horrific scene in front of him. Bonbon was carving the blade of the knife against her own arm. "bonbon!!!!"
Sans soul dropped as he grabbed and tossed the knife away from her. But as soon as he did, the small girl began frantically crawling back towards it. Sans held her small frame against his chest trying to settle her frantic behavior. Abruptly, Bonbon stopped her struggle only curling herself deeper into Sans embrace. Sans rushed her to the bathroom as to find something to clean her shredded arm. Leaving a mess around him, he carefully began cleaning her wounds, glad that the bleeding had stopped. Hands quivering, he wrapped her slender arm.
So small...so fragile...
His hand trembled as he found Bonbon's small body terribly still. "m-munchkin? still there...?" Her eyes slowly fluttered open, revealing her black pupils and glowing white irises.
"S...Sans?" Hearing her voice, his whole body shuttered as he held her body close to his own.
"why...why can't i protect anyone...why...why am i worthless failure." Feeling a small hand against the side of his skull, he loosened his hold to look at her.
"You're...not a worthless failure."
"heh, not to sure about that." He whispered as he parted her hair away from her face.
"You're Sans. Sans the skeleton." She said with the weakest smile he had ever seen. Holding her close he began to weep and chuckle at the same time. "I'm sorry...I mess up again...didn't I?"
"you're really something else you know." Faint glowing tears slid down his face as he gently rubbed the bandages on her arm. "you're perfect just the way you are. papyrus and i love you very much...you hearing me?"
"Mhm..."
"good cause, you must never do that again...promise me...please promise me."
"Sans...?"
"munchkin, you're not leaving this house, ok?" Watching her eyes go distant caused his soul to stir. Placing his hand against her small cheeks, he could feel his soul begging once more to aid her own. "my brother and i used to have nothing to live for but each other. so please, don't...hurt yourself...don't kill yourself...don't... don't do anything stupid. we love you too much to let you go."
"I'm sorry..." Brushing away one of her tears, he buried her into his arms. Afraid that in her fragile state that she might blow away. Having her soul so close to his own, only caused it to give off a small bluish glow. The will to protect caused his magic to spread across the small human, as the glow luminated the whole room.
After some time, Sans tucked her small body onto the mattress in his room and tucked her in. Kissing her on her forhead, he held her body close as she drifted off to sleep to the sound of Sans gentle crying.
Sans eyesockets felt worn as he layed ontop of his bed listening to the soft breathing of the small human. His phalanges absentmindly stroking her small fingers as he watched her sleep. Hearing the worried shouts and panic of his brother and Undyne, her body began to stir. Sans quietly shooed her back to sleep before walking out of the room. Confronting the barrage of questions was a tiresome task. He only told them that Bonbon had cut herself while using the knife. Not that she was intently doing it to herself. But he was able to calm the two enough before going to the kitchen to clean whatever mess was left behind. Even though he might have fooled Undyne a bit, he knew he didn't fool his brother. For when he came back to check on the small human, he saw Papyrus outside his room with the door opened wide.
"heya, paps. what are you doing stand..." Looking closely he saw his brother holding onto Bonbon's sweater. Looking back, he noticed that Papyrus had changed Bonbon into one of his old shirts. "bro...you okay?"
"No...No I Am... Not..." Sans placed his hand over his brother's shaking body. Papyrus gripped tighter onto the worn and blood stained sweater as his tears silently fell against it. Not wanting to see his brother so disrupt, he was able to convince Undyne to take him out for a bit and not to worry that he would stay and look over the small human.
Soft warm voices stirred her from her deep slumber. Prying her heavy eyelids open, she was faced with a very confused looking Flowey. Letting out a soft chuckle she picked up her arms and gently wrapped them around him. "Hee...Flowey~" Flowey lowered his eyes as he let the small human smother his face in her small embrace. Satisfied, Bonbon realised him.
"Before those boneheads come and find you, I want you to answer me one thing. Were you trying to kill yourself?" Bonbon's eyes glazed over as a soft smile played across her face.
"I already died many times. Sometimes, I can barely feel anything when I do. But when everytime I do die, I hear a voice."
"A voice?"
"Yes,a very nice voice, telling me to be determined. I can even feel them right now." Bonbon said as she sat on the bed feeling a ghostly hand ontop of her head. "But I also hear a cold voice."
"Cold? Like as in something bad?"
"Maybe..."
"You're scared?"
"Not really, but I'm scared they might hurt someone...through me..." crawling our of bed, Bonbon stood tall as she gazed upon Flowey. "But I'll stop it! I won't let it hurt my friends! Even if I do die." Flowey's eyes grew as he watched her bold declaration. Scuffing, he turned his head away.
"That's stupid." Bonbon giggled as she wrapped her arms around her flowery friend.
"I'll protect you too." Flowey huffed as he let her hug him.
When Bonbon heard the front door close, she tucked Flowey away, promising to bring back something for him to eat. Hiking up her oversized shirt, she carefully climbed down the stairs. "Papy?"
"left to make a quick errand with undyne."
"Sans? Where are you?"
"in the kitchen..." Bonbon smiled wide as she tried to rushed towards the kitchen.
"Are you cooking?! Can I-"
"no...i mean, i'm just cleaning up a bit. just sit tight in the living room. can you do that for me?" Bonbon lowered her eyes as she watched Sans desperately cleaning a single spot underneath the table. Shaking her head from any sad thoughts, she answered with a loud yes. Walking towards the sofa, she spotted something that had caught her eyes. Very slowly as to not alert Sans, she carefully made her way towards the back of the sofa.
"Hello?" She whispered. Looking back, she tried to see if Sans had heard her. Finding that she was in the clear, she whispered once more to the fading shadow that loomed before her. "Hello?"
Some days, it's cold...so very cold that it bites down against your flesh. On other days, when you feel the heat of the sun on your back, you could feel it burn through your clothing. But all together, all you ever saw was the darkness of the void. Feeling lost and alone, you were determined to grab onto whatever you could reach. Anything to keep you sain. After some time, you where able to finally grasp onto something. Your mind floated near a familiar presence that haunted your very being. Finding the strength, you where able to open your eyes. The world blurred in and out as you tried to make sense of what you where watching. Vision clearing, you found yourself in front of your counterpart with their red eyes and wide smile. But they paid no attentiontowards you as they continued to in grosse themselves on something else. Curious, you turned around to see what they were watching. Looking around, you noticed that you could not fully see yourself. That you where floating somewhere in the Ruins. Looking closely, you watched as Toriel carried a small human in her arms.
{Looks like that's the reason why your reset went down hill. Because of this small pathetic little human, you are trapped with me. Ha! Hilarious is it not?}
《I don't understand?》
{Maybe it's on how she fell. Who knows. All I know is that kid is keeping me from what I want!}
Ignoring your counterpart, you decided to follow the small human throughout her journey. From time to time as you followed her, you would sometime laugh at how she went about things. Other times, you would see some similarities that you two shared. How she refused to harm anyone, how she enjoyed everyone's company. Only making you wish that you were able to help her. To join in all the fun she was creating. You were even able to talk to her, but only through the save files. Sometimes, you wondered if she died purposely just to have the chance to speak with you. Except you refrained yourself from saying anything that might corrupt the timeline. Even more then what you had already caused.
Some how, your counterpart had also found a way to talk to her. Even as to go as far as to haunt her in her dreams while using your own memories against her. Not used to being in this unknown situation, you did not have all the strength they had. Only limiting the chances you had to intervene. Watching her struggle against your horrid past left you with a feeling of desperation. To know that once again that your past only brought harm to those around you.
You fought and screamed at your inability to do nothing as Chara smiled away as the small humansliced away at her arm.
{Ha! Who would have thought the kid would do that!}
It sicken you to see how much they where enjoying her suffering. But you never fault them for it.
《Stay determined. Don't give in!》 You shouted out as her health began to dwindle in Sans arms. For a brief moment you held in your breath as her eyes wavered towards where you stood. But they regained their focus and went back to looking at Sans. After the small human was put to bed you watched over your counterpart. Making sure the she would not try to do anything in her weakened state. But their last act had drained them enough that it had put them into a deep sleep as well. Satisfied by this, you decided to leave the human to rest before going to watch the ones who you had once failed to protect.
Sans and Papyrus looked so worn out that it broke your heart to watch. So much so that you found yourself trying to reach over them to provide any form of comfort.
Sans...Papyrus
But your hand fazed right though them. Clutching your hands close to your chest, you floated a small way from them. What right did you have to try to comfort them? To be able to place your hand on them considering all the things you did to wrong them. Guilt filling your heart, you decided to hide yourself. Even if they could not see you, or hear you...you knew it was for the best. For you to just give up.
"Hello?" You stirred from your own thoughts as you heard a small whisper. Looking up, your eyebrows furrowed as you watched the small human standing before you. "Hello?"