Day 13

"Sans. Why did you leave without Frisk? You agreed that she could accompany you and Curtain. What made you just leave her behind?" -Toriel

"Yeah, heh heh. Sorry about that Tori. It's just, I haven't really spent time with Curtain alone, so I just picked her up and left. Don't worry though. She's perfectly fine. I wouldn't hurt her ya know." -Sans

"I am sure that you would not harm Curtain, and I can understand if you would like some space, but we did make an agreement, and leaving Frisk behind was... not cool." -Toriel

"I couldn't even go back in her house, I was locked out. But I was more worried about that dark presence finding you two." -Frisk

"Indeed. It may not be safe to travel alone. I was more worried about the dark presence threatening harm to you two. I knew you would protect Curtain, Sans, but we were worried for both of you." -Toriel

"Aw man. I forgot about that dark thing. Sorry for making you two worry." -Sans

"It is quite alright. You two are safe and that is what matters." -Toriel

"Yeah... Also, I think it would be a good idea for me to give Sans and Curtain their space. I mean, I won't leave them alone, but let's say they go out on a date, then maybe I won't sit at their table. I can sit next to their table instead." -Frisk

"Are you certain Frisk?" -Toriel

"Yes. I trust Sans." -Frisk

"Thanks kid." -Sans

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It was Saturday, and Curtain decided to sleep-in later than usual. She woke up with her hair in a mess of tangles, and she went to take a shower to somewhat tame it. After her shower and getting dressed, she took her blow dryer and hairbrush and went into her living room to dry her hair. A knock on the door led her to check who it was by looking through the peephole in the door. It was Sans.

She opened the door and said, "Hey Sans, what's up? It's pretty early for our date isn't it?"

"Hey Curtain. I got a little anxious. I see that your already getting ready for it," Sans said, noticing her wet hair and the brush she held in her hand.

"Oh, I just took a shower. My hair was a mess. Hey... why don't you help me dry it? Come on," Curtain said, as she let Sans in.

They sat on the couch, as Curtain passed him the blow dryer, and as Sans followed her brush with the heat, she would brush through her hair. At one point she tangled the brush with a knot on her hair, as Sans untangled it. When she continued to brush her hair, it ended up getting caught in a knot two more times. Sans decided to take the brush after untangling it, and brush her hair himself.

"I could brush my own hair Sans," Curtain said, with a little smirk.

"Nah. I got it," Sans said, as he continued brushing her hair.

A knock was heard, and Curtain called for whoever it was to come in since she didn't lock the door because she figured that Frisk was coming, and she felt safe with Sans.

Frisk entered the house, as she stood looking at Curtain and Sans while he was brushing her hair.

"What's going on?" Frisk asked.

"He's brushing my hair because the brush keeps getting tangled," Curtain said, as she closed her eyes while letting Sans continue to brush her hair.

Sans noticed that Curtain seemed to be slightly leaning her head onto the brush, and he asked,

"You really like getting your hair brushed huh? Or do you just like when someone else does it?"

"A little bit of both I guess," Curtain replied with a wider smirk, as Frisk's eyebrow arched to her expression.

Noticing Frisk's reaction, Sans put the pieces together as his eyes narrowed. He looked from the brush to Curtain's hair, and then he leaned over close to her ear and whispered,

"Were you tangling your hair on purpose so that I could brush it?"

Curtain's eyes widened a little, and she replied, "Um, maaaybe..."

Sans signed, while Curtain stood still, not knowing what he was going to do. Then she felt his arms wrap around her waist, as Sans laid his head over her shoulder.

"Sans! What are you doing?! Let me go!" Curtain said, her face heating up, as she could hear him chuckling from her discomfort.

"You tricked me, so now I'm paying you back... with snuggles," Sans said, as he started snuggling his face into the back of her head and neck.

"Sans! Stop it!" Curtain protested, as she tried to pry his arms off of her, but he held a strong grip around her.

Frisk realized what Sans was really doing and said, "Um Curtain, he's messing up your hair... a lot."

Hearing those words, Curtain stopped moving as her eyes widened, and Sans also stopped while his smirk grew. Curtain was finally able to pry herself from Sans grasp. She stood up and looked in a mirror that was next to her front door, and her hair was indeed a mess.

"SANS! YOU JERK!" Curtain said, as she turned towards him while he started laughing.

"I'm sorry sweetheart. Ha Ha! Do you want me to fix it?" Sans asked as he held up the brush, while Curtain growled.

Frisk held her hand over her mouth, trying not to laugh out loud, especially when Curtain sat on the sofa with a pout while Sans hummed with a triumphed smile.

After fixing her hair and deciding to leave it loose instead of in a low ponytail, Curtain went to get dressed in a new clothing set. She wore a black long-sleeved shirt with white bands at the ends of the sleeves, a blue vest corset over the shirt, a blue skirt with a white band at the bottom that reached her knees, black stockings, and tall black boots. Her eye shadow was light purple with black eye liner to compliment her purple eyes.

She walked downstairs after getting dressed while Sans and Frisk were watching the news.

"Hey. What do you guys think? I'm trying something new," Curtain asked, as she stood near the television.

"Oooh, that's nice. The colors match your hair, besides the white," Frisk complimented with a smile.

"That was the idea," Curtain said with a nod of approval to her answer.

Sans could only stare at her, as his eyes trailed down and up her figure. It was odd to him how a change in her wardrobe could leave him in an immobile state. He wished that he could wrap his arms around her again, and lay his head over her shoulder, and embrace and shower her in kisses...

Sans stopped his mind from thinking any further, as he came back into reality and looked away from her. He felt his soul pulsing wildly, not understanding why he suddenly thought and felt that way for her. It was out of his control, and that was something that startled him, but it felt... nice. Something he hadn't felt before, even before...

"Sans?" Curtain called his name, as he snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at her.

She looked at him with a confused expression, as Frisk also looked at him the same way.

"You seem out of it, are you alright?" Curtain asked.

"Yeah! Oh sorry, too loud. Um, yeah, I'm fine. You look great Curtain," Sans said, as he laid back onto the couch comfortably.

"Thank you. Alrighty then, I'm going to get my purse and stuff, and then we'll go," Curtain said, as she headed back upstairs.

"Are you sure you're alright Sans?" Frisk asked, and Sans replied,

"Yeah. I think so."

Later, at Outer-view restaurant:

"Follow the beat of the song and you'll get it." -Sans

"Okay, so... one, two, two, one, two, two, three." -Curtain

"There you go." -Sans

Sans and Curtain were dancing once again at Outer-view restaurant, as Sans was helping her to move with the beats of the song. Frisk sat at a table that was near their table, but far enough so that she doesn't eavesdrop as much. She was watching them dance, and she noticed that they moved more and more in sync with the music and each other.

After dancing, the two returned to their table to rest and eat the food that just arrived.

"You're getting the hang of it Curtain. Did you sneak in some practice without me knowing?" Sans asked.

"No I didn't. You're just a good teacher," Curtain replied, taking a sip of her drink.

"Really? Well, I'm sure you'll be a dancing expert in no time, especially for our wedding..." Sans said, as the last half of his sentence was mumbled from him drinking his drink.

Curtain's eyes narrowed from his unclear sentence, but then they relaxed and she asked,

"So, Sans... when did you first see me? And when did you become interested?"

Sans put his hand under his chin to think for a moment, and then he replied,

"Well, about a year and a half ago, a guy's mother passed, and he mourned over her. I decided to wait a year to see how he would react to visiting his mother's grave. I was trying to understand how people grieve and what happens over time, so I left him alone for a year, and then I came back to the graveyard to see if he was there. He was, and he looked much better than he did before, especially since he was trying to jump into the grave when she was about to be buried. I could see that he was able to move on, even though he missed her. He left the graveyard soon after."

Sans took a gulp from his drink, and then he continued,

"So, I stood around the graveyard for awhile, and that's when I saw someone standing between two graves. I went to a tree that was near the two graves to see who was there, and that's when I saw you. You were visiting your parents' graves. I saw that you gave each one a small bundle of flowers, and what was interesting was that... you had a smile on your face. Like, in your eyes you were a little sad, but you didn't let the fact that they were gone prevent you from smiling when you were there. Then you left, and I followed."

"Yes. I remember that day. I found those flowers in the wilderness park," Curtain said, remembering that day and now realizing that Sans was there that time too.

Sans nodded, and continued, "I followed you for awhile. I wanted to see how your life was that made you see things in a brighter way. I saw that you hanged out with Marisol, with your friends, that woman Caroline. The game store moved up to the second floor, and it was a much bigger space. You took care of your house, you live independently quite easily, and you enjoy taking scenery trips especially of the parks. I found that watching you helped me in a way. After a while, I felt different when I would watch you."

He placed his hand on her hand that rested on the table, and continued, "I felt happier, calmer. I was able to get my mind off of other things and felt more relaxed when I would see you. I felt... I felt so much more than I ever did before... as I was discovering these feelings, I discovered that they were linked to love. I denied it for a while. I thought love was dead to me. I didn't think I had a scythe of a chance to love someone like I do for you... but I do. I never had feelings for someone as I do for you, and I don't think I ever will if you were gone... there are people who are never the same when they lose someone they love, and I feel that that could easily happen to me if I lost you... I'm not a normal Embodiment, Curtain. I've been through a lot of... stuff. I almost lost myself, my brother, my friends, everything. I didn't want that to happen again. I couldn't bear to let that happen. Do you understand why your important to me? Why I can't lose you? I finally opened my heart to love, and I don't want to risk losing that forever."

Curtain looked downward, and then she looked up and said, "But if I'm so important to you, then my decision should have been considered too."

"I considered what you would have wanted, what you have liked, where you would have wanted to go. I thought about you this whole time. " -Sans

"But I never said yes. You want my heart, but you didn't open yours to ME. We didn't talk like how we are now, or anything!" -Curtain

"... I figured that if I had your heart, then you would understand..." -Sans

"If you explained yourself first and weren't so rash when we met, then I wouldn't have needed to make a deal to save my life if I was fine with what you tried to do." -Curtain

"...," -Sans understood her point and said nothing.

"-Sign- I wish you didn't approach me the way you did before, then maybe, I don't know..." Curtain trailed off.

"You could have loved me," Sans said in a partial whisper, as he looked down.

"Hey, don't be upset. I can see that you didn't know. I do like you Sans, you're a cool guy, so I hope we could still be friends," Curtain said, trying to cheer him up a bit.

"... Heh. My dear Curtain... I haven't given up on you. I'll still find a way to win your love. I haven't come this far to give up on you. Never," Sans said, as he firmly held Curtain's hand, while looking up at her.

"Sans please. I don't want you to get your hopes up and get shot down by the end of this month," Curtain said.

"... You really care about my feelings, don't you?" Sans asked, a smirk forming on his face.

"W-well, as a friend of course. I'm very caring when it comes to those who are close to me," Curtain said, as a pink blush dusted her cheeks.

"How close am I~?" Sans asked with a wink and a slight blue blush dusting his cheekbones.

"Shut up Sans," Curtain said, as she pulled her hand away from his with an annoyed expression that made him chuckle.

After dinner, Curtain, Sans, and Frisk left the restaurant, and then returned to their homes.

Day 14

The next day, Sans took Curtain and Frisk on an expedition to a cave deep in the wilderness forest for two reasons: One, Papyrus was going to be around the harbor and he didn't want him to meet Curtain yet, and two, the cave is pretty interesting. He brought them right outside of the cave in his Death form, as Curtain and Frisk became increasingly interested.

"It's big," Curtain commented, noticing that the opening was twenty by twenty feet, but it grew wider inside.

"And blue?" Frisk commented, noticing that the inside and the perimeter of the entrance was dark blue and glistening.

"Yeah to both of those things. I checked out the inside and there's nothing threatening to worry about. Come on," Sans said, as he led the girls inside.

It was pretty dark entering the first part of the cavern, even with the entrance giving off some light. They seemed to be descending a little, and then a new opening to the second half of the cave came into view. There was a light radiating from within the entrance as the three entered.

Curtain and Frisk gasped as they saw the interior of the next cavern, while Sans just laughed a bit at their reactions. It was like being in a mountain that was mostly empty on the inside. The walls were covered in multi-color crystals that acted like stars in the night sky. The walls themselves were blue and had horizon bands from bottom to top, and the whole cavern was circular. There was a large green rock lying lazily near the center of the room in a rectangular shape, and there were smaller, shiny black rocks grouped near the walls of the room.

"Sans, this is amazing. How did you find this place?" Curtain asked, as she was walking closer to the center of the room with Frisk.

"Wow! Why are there diamonds in the walls?" Frisk asked, amazed, as she approached the cave wall to look at the crystals up close.

Curtain noticed that there were two other openings to different areas of the cave. One was more illuminated, and the other echoed a sound.

"This place is pretty big, but don't go in too deep or you won't be able to see anything. The next two I guess 'rooms' are still lit up, but don't go any further, alright?" Sans said, as he approached the two, and they nodded.

They looked at the crystals in that area for awhile to see each color up close, and they even found a multi-color one. Then they headed to the illuminated room, and saw that it was half the size of the crystal area. There was sunlight that made its way into the room in the form of a spotlight that aimed at the center ground. The ground was all dirt, the walls were much smoother, and there were a few flowers in the spotlight.

"A little bit of light, and they still survived," Curtain said, as she looked at the blue-and-white petaled plants.

"Yes. They take what they have and make the most of it," Frisk said, as she bent down to look at the plants close up.

Sans watched over them, as he was keeping his senses up to make sure that the cave was safe, but also to keep tabs on Papyrus. He didn't want to leave him alone, but Papyrus insisted that he would be okay or he'll give him a signal if something is wrong.

Then Frisk and Curtain went to the other room while Sans followed behind them. They figured out that the sound coming from the room was rushing water from a small waterfall that came from the wall into a pool of sparkling water below it. There was a large crystal on the opposite side of the waterfall that glowed with an unknown light, which greatly illuminated the room in golden-white light. After looking at the crystal, but not standing too close because it was sharp, Curtain and Frisk decided to sit near the waterfall pool. There was grass that grew near the water, and they were able to sit on it since the ground there was soft. Frisk was looking in the water to see if there were any fish, and Curtain just looked at her reflection.

She noticed Sans reflection in the water, and that he was looking at her with a loving expression. Her cheeks heated up a bit, as she bit her lip in frustration with her cheeks. She quickly turned towards him, as Sans realized that he was staring at her and quickly turned away with a light blue blush. Curtain thought his blush and the way he turned away was cute, as she smiled and turned back towards the water. Frisk noticed the exchange and bit her lip nervously.

After the cave excavation, the three headed back to Curtain's house. She started up her game console so that they could continue their game since there were extra items and characters to unlock. Frisk and Sans were a bit nervous since what happened the last time they played, but Curtain said that she was over it and won't freak out.

Later on, Sans and Frisk left, and Curtain relaxed at home.

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