Throughout the rest of the day, you lingered behind, happily watching as Bonbon enjoy her time with her friends. They chatted and laughed together, showing her how much they cared for her. Near the end of the day, you found yourself giggling when Grillby and Fuku had tried to sneak her away. But they gave up their attempt when they saw how furious the skelebros got. By that time, the small human child had already started dozing off to sleep. The house being in a mess after so many visitors, Papyrus decided that Sans should go on ahead and take the child to bed while he cleaned. Sans didn't argue and took the small human back to his room.
Laying beside her, he listened to her soft breathing. Finding himself unable to sleep, he absent-mindedly started stroking her hair. You glanced back, eyeing as Chara continued to sit quietly in the far-off corner. Within every room that Bonbon had went in, Chara would always sit herself at the farthest point of the room. Nothing you said could get her to react. You sat down and leaned against the bed, watching as Sans continued to run his phalanges across her hair. Bonbon yawned and turned her back towards him.
"didn't wake ya, did i?" Having no response, he sighed before leaning his skull back against the wall. "ya know...paps and i, we've...had our share of struggles as well. we've been through so much. from the first time we opened our eyes, our lives had been a constant battle to survive. we could only relay on each other. so...it's hard to see ya hiding things from us. someone really hurt you...didn't they...from how you scream in your sleep to how everything fascinates you as if it was truly the first time you've seen it. an angel as pure as you...s-should...never be hurt like that. i've seen my share of hurt angels."
You stood from your spot, wondering if you should leave.
Stay...
Bonbon eyes where staring at you, pleading you to stay. Hands clenched, you nodded at her. With a shaky breath, Sans continued. "when i first saw the world around me, it was hazy at first, but with time my vision cleared. for a brief moment, behind my suspended confinement, i saw the one who would light the darkness that i would soon learn. my brother. but then i blacked out and was released. i was afraid, i didn't know where i was or who he was, just that i was alone. when i first met papyrus, i wasn't afraid anymore. i...i wasn't alone anymore. but that was when things got bad. s-something ... something happened to him. He changed ...m-munchkin...t-he horrible things he did to us."
Sans draped his arm over his eyes, as tears dared to spill. "those fuckin' experiments. test after test, pushing us further to the brink of death. i actually came close to dying a couple of times. if it wasn't for my bro, i would be nothing but a pile of dust right now. even though our lives were a living hell, papyrus always had hope. he was the brightest thing down there. I fought to protect him, to protect that light." Sans gritted his teeth, as he tried to steady his voice. "b-but, it...it only made it worse for him. cause i'm so weak...the things they couldn't do to me, they did it to him. they forced me to watch as they strapped him down...i could never forget his screams of pain. i'd beg them to stop, to strap me instead. no longer fighting him, he carried papurus off and put me on."
Bonbon sat up and placed her hand ontop of his skull, causing his body to shutter. "heh, you were awake...i knew it." He curled himself against her, hiding his face on her lap. "the pain was unbearable...but i...i would do it again ...and again of it ment that my brother didn't have to. we've lived in fear for so long that ...when...i saw the chance to end it all, i wanted to take it." Bonbon gently pet his skull, "when he sent me to my room one day, i had managed to sneak a syringe that had a large dose of a chemical he used to amplify our magic. i knew that if i injected myself with it, my body wouldn't be able to contain the pressure and would eventually give. "
Bonbon hugged his skull before he went on. "but before i could, papyrus, who was supposed to be asleep had woken up."
"BROTHER? ARE YOU STILL AWAKE?"
"sorry bro, didn't mean to wake you." Sans hid the syringe behind his back.
"DO NOT WORRY BROTHER, I CAN'T SEEM FIND MYSELF SLEEPING WHEN MY SKULL IS POUNDING LIKE THIS." Papyrus sat up from his bed, massaging his bandaged skull. "BROTHER HOW IS YOUR EYE LIGHT? CAN...CAN YOU STILL NOT GLOW YET?" Sans waved his hand at him.
"don't worry about it. he said it isn't as bad as last time." Papyrus got off from his bed and sat next to him. Resting his skull against his, he closed his eyesockets.
"BROTHER?"
"yeah bro?"
"I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE CAN LEAVE THIS PLACE." With that said, he fell back to sleep. Sans' body quaked as his grip slacked against the syringe.
"i c-couldn't do it. i couldn't do t-that to him. ...l-leave him alone... so i could free myself." Sans sobbed deepened as he buried himself deeper into Bonbon's embrace. "so... please... don't ... leave... don't leave us." Bonbon looked to you as to know what she should say, but you had fallen down to your knees, hugging your shaking frame. The pain in his voice, it tore your soul. Bonbon sighed and started to sing.
"Cast away your worries, my dears
For tomorrow comes a new day
Hold to me, you've nothing to fear
For your dreams are not far away."
You lifted up your head once you heard her sing. You noticed that Sans' body started to grow slack. Relaxing as she went on.
"As you lay your heads and you rest
May your dreams take over my loves
Listen close, my twins of my soul
For your destiny lies above
Through the world is cruel
There's a light that still shines
In the darkest days of our lives
When all hope seems lost
And you can't find your way
Think of me as you look to the sky
Twins so dear, your futures are bright
For your fathers' soul's lies in your hearts
In dark times, I pray you won't give in
Let mercy fill your hearts..."
Bonbon looked down when she noticed a faintly blueish glow coming through Sans' shirt. "Sans?"
"yeah munchkin?"
"You're glowing." Sans lifted his skull away from her embraced and saw that he was indeed glowing.
"well, that's...something. not sure why." Mesmerized by the glow, Bonbon started to reach towards it. "munchkin? you're okay there?" For a split second, Sans could have sworn that her eyes where glowing as well, but when she placed her hand against his shirt, they reverted back to their colorful doey self and his soul stopped glowing. Bonbon blinked a couple of times before giving him a sleepy smile. "bonbon...?"
"Hee hee..." She giggled before she collapsed onto the bed, already fast asleep. Sans was confused at first before he started laughing.
"munchkin, you scare me sometimes." Cuddling her against him, he found himself passing out pretty quickly as well.
The next morning you followed Bonbon as she grudgingly walked out of Sans' room. Not fully awake, you giggled when she started sliding down the stairs. Hearing the strange sound, Papyrus emerged out of the kitchen. "TINY HUMAN! YOU SHOULD NOT BE PLAYING ON THE STAIRS SO EARLY IN THE MORNING." Picking up her small sagging body off the ground, he carried her off towards the kitchen.
《Chara, how long are you going to keep sulking?》
《Maybe it's for the best. You know? If she stayed.》
{The hEll it iS!}
《Oh, look who's out of their gloomy corner.》
Chara scuffed as she turned her gaze away from you. You smirked, knowing that you had managed to get Chara to finally step away from her gloom. You looked back at the small human while she sat at the table, happily slurping away on her breakfast spaghetti. Bonbon looked up towards you, smiling wide which caused some of her food to spill out.
"TINY HUMAN, YOU MUST NOT SMILE SO WIDE WHILE EATING." Papyrus wiped her messy cheeks. After she was done, she hopped out of her seat and ran towards the couch. Sans who was currently lazing around ontop of it, helped her up.
"Sans?"
"hmm?" He mumbled with his eyesockets closed.
"You're not going to work?"
"not today, thought i'd take a chance to 'ketchup' on my old pal sofa here." Bonbon giggled when Sans pulled out a small bottle of ketchup from his pocket. Seeing how Papyrus was busy cleaning and Sans was pretending to nap, Bonbon hopped off and started climbing the stairs. "where ya heading of to?"
"To play with Flow-"
"okay, say no more, just keep the door open, okay?."
"Ok!" Scampering of, Bonbon entered Sans' room.
"So what's the plan now, brat?" Bonbon walked past Flowey and went into Sans' closet. Digging through all the dirty clothes, she fished out her music box that Undyne had given her. Sitting next to her flowery friend, she started to play it's soft tune. "Brat?"
"Shh, Flowey you have to whisper. I wanna try something." Bonbon placed the music box near the doorway as to muffle her voice from Sans. "Voice lady person?"
《Hmm? What is it?》
"Can you help me with something?"
《You don't really have to hide your voice like that, you could just talk to me through your thoughts.》
"But thinking distracts me! So, can you help me?"
《Sure, what do you need help on?》
"Take me!" Your face frozed as Bonbon stuck out her chest towards you with her hands on her hips.
Flowey's gazed narrowed as he tried to figure out what Bonbon was doing talking towards the wall. "Take my body!"
《....! Wha...?》
"Hee hee, take it! I wanna see something!!"
《I...uh, don't really...um...》
You were so confused as to what she was trying to say, but whatever it was, it perked up Chara.
{HA! She wants you to posses her! She's crazy!}
《What! Why!?》
"I wanna know if I can see where you are! That way it would be easier to find you when I do get out."
《I don't think that's going to...》
"If it doesn't work, I might be able to see my weird dreams instead!! Pleeeeease, preeetty please! I'll tell you when I'm ready to come back and while I'm gone, you can have some fun!" Bonbon eyes sparked up towards you. Stumbling back, Chara pushed you forward.
{Come on! It might be fun!!!}
《No, I'm sorry but I won't do that! It might hurt you or worse. Sorry but...I...I can't..》
"I promise! It's going to be okay! Please? I trust you!" You were not sure if it was her constant begging or your curiosity, but you found yourself giving in.
《Sigh...fine.》
Kneeling down, you placed your hand over her chest where her heart was beating.
{All you have to do is give her a small push, nothing to it!}
Applying small pressure, your hand started to sink into her. As it did this, you kept looking at the small child for any signs of discomfort. But she was still giggling. Looking back at your hand, you felt your body being sucked in. In a swift movement, your whole vision darkened. Your breathing quickened as you felt yourself solidify. You could once again feel blood pumping throughout your body and the feel of your heart pounding against your chest. Except something seemed off. Looking down, your hands where extremely small and you felt a strange serge of energy pulsing through them along with an odd sensation in your soul.
You looked around your surrounding to see if you could see any signs of Bonbon or Chara. But only Flowey was there, studying your movements.
{If you're looking for the kid, I don't see her.}
《Bonbon?》
No response. Before you could start panicking, Chara told you that she still felt her. Just not anywhere nearby. Relaying on her, you decided you might make the most of the strange situation you where in.
"Brat, you're creeping me out. And why are you closing your eyes? Gonna sleep are something?" You looked towards Flowey, smiling gently at him.
'Sorry, didn't mean to scare you.' Flowey looking more confused, leaned closer towards you.
"Didn't know you could sign. ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU CAN'T EVEN READ! What the heck!?" You giggled before petting his petals. Not hearing the music box anymore, you wind it up before standing up. The music playing, your body started swaying with melody. The soul in your body hummed, causing you to pick up the pace. Your body swirling, you felt an extreme feeling of joy coming from within. That you found yourself singing while you dance.
"It's not fair to be alone
After what you've been through.
So let me just ease your pain,
Please let me stay with you.
I'll continue to reach out.
I won't abandon you.
Determination fuels me
To keep trying to save you.
I will give you my mercy
Because it's clear to me.
Fighting won't solve anything.
Forgiveness isn't easy.
I will stay here by your side.
I know it's frightening..."
"What..." You stopped to look towards Flowey. To see if he remembered you. "Why? Why does that sound familiar!? Nghhh..." Flowey squinted his eyes as a sharp pain ran through his head. The more he tried to remember, the more his head started to hurt. Shaking his head, tears ran down his face as he stared at you. "I...don't k-know who you are but...don't come near me." Looking hurt, he slumped back into his pot. You where about to apologize when you saw someone standing by the door.
"heya munchkin, heard ya singing, thought i'd get a small preview." You smiled grew, before shaking your head no.
'Flowey got upset when I sang.'
"i...uh didn't know ya could sign." You nodded your head, before running up to hug him. You couldn't bare to look at him without crying your eyes out, out of guilt. "munchkin are ya ok? ya sleepy or something?" Giving him a good squeeze, you looked back at him and shook your head again. Smiling cheekly, you ran out of the room. "that smile..."
Feeling so much pent up energy inside your new small body, you rushed towards the living where Papyrus was about to start cleaning. 'Papyrus.'
"NYHE?" Papyrus blinked a bit before scratching the back of his head. "TINY...HUMAN? IS...IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED?" You shook your head, before signing.
'I'm good. Can I help you clean?'
"YOU...WANT TO CLEAN?!! A STRANGE REQUEST COMING FROM YOU. BUT I WOULD HAPPILY ACCEPT!" Papyrus was quite perplexed, for the tiny human would always run at the thought of cleaning. For she loved to cook but hated the cleaning. Not wanting to throw away a good chance to spend some time with the small child, he ignored the fact that she was signing and not speaking. After a quick clean, Undyne had come over to visit. Having a day off, you, Papyrus and Undyne chased each other around the house, throwing pillows at each other until you three where too tired to continue. Laughing and having a good time, it felt as if everything was how it used to be. You even had a chance to call Alphys and hear her talk about her favorite show for hours at end.
As much as you wished to visit all the diffrent places in the underground, you knew that you weren't going to go far with the brothers watching over you. Even if they weren't, you still wouldn't leave for this was not your body. You where mearly a visitor, keeping watch over someone's home until they came back. Which worried you, for it has been hours and she has still not shown herself.
Undyne and the brothers sat together in the living room, watching some movie you didn't really catch the name of. You had excused yourself early and was now currently sitting on the ground with your back against Sans' bedroom door. Bonbon's absence was alarming to say the least. Sans and Papyrus noticed your strange attitude, how you had your eyes closed to a slit and choosed not to speak. You knew better than to seem so obvious...but old habits where hard to break. Sighing out, you rested your forehead on your knees.
"quite a large sigh for someone so small, don't ya think?" You looked up at Sans who appeared infront of you. "munchkin, are you ok?" You nodded. Sans looked away, clenching his fist. "don't... don't lie to me."
'Sans?'
"you're not ok." Sans went down to his knees, lifting your head to see him. "what is it that you're not telling us? pap and i know that something very wrong happened to you. you may act cheerful around us, but that doesn't make you ok! you haven't said a word since this morning, always keeping your gaze away from us. you would even ignored us when we called out your name, almost as if you didn't know we were trying to talk to you. how...how i would catch you gazing at us with so much pain."
'Sans...I...' Sans lowered your hands before cupping your face gently.
"munchkin...please...talk to me." The soul deep inside the body you housed tugged painfully as you stared at his pleading gaze. Having him look at you with such a painfully kind stare, broke you. Large tears running down your face, you're mouth forced itself to open. Trying your hardest to form your words, but only ending in ugly sobs. Sans lifted you up into his arms and patted your back, encouraging you to speak.
"M-my parents never wanted m-me!" Hearing your voice through all the stuttering, he noticed the missing hint of childish quality Bonbon's speech always had. You took in a deep shattering breath to calm your voice from wavering. " they...they hurt me. My mom said I was worthless, nothing but a burden to her. She would get so angry at me, how everything was my fault. She would take all of her frustration out on me, beating me till I couldn't move. She...s-she even tried killing me once. Because of her, I was so scared of talking, saying how my voice annoyed her. She's the reason why I hide my eyes because they disturbed her. I couldn't even escape the beatings at school...b-because my classmates would be waiting for me to do the same. Even though it was bad, it was still better than at home." Sans grip tightened over your body. "My dad... he... and h-his friends did...so many awful things to me. He would...tie me up and..l-let them have their fun with me. I...I can barely handle it when..it was just him but...b-but I-I couldn't stop crying when...when it was all of them. Th-their smell, their rough skin...it was all I could feel when I was locked up in the basement. Wishing for it all to disappear. I finally got my wish..w-when they sold me."
Sans' eyesocket flared bright blue as he continued to hold you tightly in his arm as to not lose control while you told your story. He so badly wanted to scream out, to latch out his anger. But he couldn't for both Undyne and Papyrus where right downstairs. Except what he didn't know was that Papyrus had already escorted Undyne out. Leaving him hearing every word you stuttered from behind the door.
"The long days...the needles...the...special training! One by one they were killing us off! I couldn't handle it anymore that I ran. That's how I ended up here. I was so tried...so very tired that I wasn't paying attention and I fell."
Sans body was shaking with fury at this point. Not caring who was near by, his magic began sparking across the room. "i will FUCKIN KILL THEM! i'll murder everyone one of those pieces of shit!" Papyrus opened the door with tears running down his skull and his own magic crackling in the air.
"Brother..."
"sorry paps, but nobody hurts someone who means so much to me. they...they could have killed her!!"
"Sans, I-I Know, But Even So...You Should Not-"
"if...if she had died...then t-then we would have never have meet her..." SeeingSans crashing to the floor, Papyrus draped his arms around his brother as he continued to hold you. "pap...why...why would they hurt her like that?"
"Because I was a mistake." Papyrus lossen his hold on his quaking brother's body to have a better look at you.
"Tiny Human...You...You Don't Mean That, Do You?" You nodded. They were crushed at your response. They couldn't believe you would think that. They held you closer in a warm embrace. Lightly soothing you, "They Might Call You A Mistake, But To Us, You're Priceless. Always Remember That." Pushing away, you stood up, folded your arms behind your back and smiled brightly at them.
"Thank you. For making me feel so loved." Papyrus patted your head tenderly, earning a small laugh from you. Looking back at Sans, you noticed that he was studying you.
That smile, that laugh, the way she talked...something doesn't feel right.
His magic having already been lashing out, was able to peek at your soul.
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What!??
"munchkin?" Sans said quietly while you continued to smile up at Papyrus. "bonbon?" Still nothing. "k...kiddo!?"
"Hmm? What's wrong Sans?"
"YES BROTHER, YOU SEEM AWFULLY PALE. WHICH IS ALARMING CONSIDERING WE'RE ALREADY WHITE AS A BONE." Sans eyesockets widen as his soul sank. Feeling the room spin, he staggered back while he tried to reach towards you. "SANS!" Papyrus held his shoulder as he continued to stare at you. But before he could utter his thoughts, the small human collapsed to the floor. "TINY HUMAN!?" When Papyrus was about to reach towards the small human, she shot up from the floor with her eyes wide open.
"Ehhh!! Papy...Sans?" Bonbon rubbed her eyes. "Hee hee!" She giggled as she twirled around.
"kiddo?" No response and her soul gave off a werid glitch before sealing off once again. "munchkin?"
"Hmm? Is it time to go to bed?" Sans sighed before getting up from the floor. Resting his hand ontop of her head, he let out a small chuckle. "yeah munchkin, it's bedtime."
"Yay!" Bonbon marched off with a bounce in her step. The brothers followed her as she looked back at them while she skipped. "Sans you look better without your scythe. You're not so gloomy looking. Especially when you have ketchup stained all over your white clothes. But I love it when you have your wings and can fly me around!"
"munchkin? what are you talking about?"
"SANS, THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY. THE TINY HUMAN'S STRANGE STORIES. IT'S ALL SO CONFUSING."
"Nuuu, not as confusing when Sans has glasses. My head hurted." Papyrus picked the small child up and set up the pillows onto the large sofa. Making if comfortable for all three to sleep on. While he did this, Sans glared at her.
"what do you mean when i wear glasses?"
"Hmm? When you have a lab coat on. You're even nerdier than Alphys!"
"bonbon, how do you know i used to be a scientist?"