Day 30

The next day, Sans arrived at Curtain's house ten minutes early, but Curtain and Frisk didn't mind since they were dressed and ready to go. They left to pick up the others, although the car was getting full, so Joe got his car to pick up everyone else. They eventually found parking, and they all set off on foot to the festival as it just started.

The Blue-Harbor festival took over the whole harbor. There were rides, various game booths, food stands, seafood stands, decorations based on the color blue all around, and water games like racing with motor skies. Many humans and monsters gathered to join in the festivities, even from other cities.

The group was wondering around, taking on the rides, trying all the different foods, and even playing the partially ripped-off game booths and the rigged claw game, which Sans won with a little input of his powers.

As the day formed to night, the group slowly headed towards an upper area from the harbor to see the ocean view and sit at tables that were left for anyone to eat and rest. Curtain and Sans were unaware of their friends attempts of getting them to sit at a table alone, but it was mostly since their minds were focused on the nearing end of the day.

Finally, Sans and Curtain were sitting alone at a table, while people at other tables were slowly heading towards the harbor where the firework show was going to take place. They only spoke a few words, as Sans twirled the straw in his drink, and Curtain twirled her thumbs as her hands rested on her lap.

The others were hidden behind a tree and a few bushes that were not too far from the table, which were there for aesthetic purposes. They couldn't hear very well from there, but they were waiting to see what they would do. The others started playing cards on the ground, as Frisk, Marisol, and Caroline were watching Curtain and Sans, with Frisk and Marisol near the bushes and Caroline leaning on the tree. On a roof not too far from the area, Toriel had arrived to see what was going to happen, while calling Frisk to let her know that she was there.

Curtain looked towards the harbor, and then she turned to Sans and asked,

"So... how did you like the festival? It's nice isn't it?"

Sans replied, "Yeah. It was great. All the hustle and bustle and excitement... it was fun."

Sans looked up at Curtain with a smile and added, "Especially with you, and our friends. All of us together. It was the best time I had... besides being with my bro of course."

Curtain smiled and nodded. Then Sans said,

"I'm glad I was able to spend this time with all of you... and I'm really happy that I was able to be with you, Curtain. Even after what I tried to do, thank you for spending this time with me..."

Sans stopped stirring his drink as he looked downward with a sad expression.

"You... sound as if your saying... goodbye," Curtain said, as she placed her hand on his, with a concerned expression.

Sans looked up at her, and said, "Curtain, every moment I spent with you made me realize how wonderful and how loved you really are. You're a gem, Curtain. A gem unlike any other..."

Sans held Curtain's hand, as he notice that the watch on her wrist was fifteen minutes before twelve o'clock. He looked into her eyes and brushed his other hand gently on her cheek and said,

"I love you, Curtain. I will love you forever. Whatever you do, where ever you go... whom ever you love... I will always be there for you. You can always call on me if you need anything, and I'll be there. For as long as you want me... or if you don't, just say the word."

Curtain couldn't speak, her voice was silenced by every word he spoke that was full of love and sadness. Her heart overflowed with compassion for him, and she could feel and see the sorrow that he held inside his eyes.

Sans moved his hands away from Curtain, and he took off the heart locket that he wore around his neck and under his shirt. He looked at the locket, and then he looked up at Curtain, as she also looked at the locket and then up at him.

"Curtain, I don't want to keep you if you won't be happy. I don't want you to be my prisoner. You deserve to be free... and that's what I'll ensure!" Sans said, and he raised his hand with the locket and slammed it on the table.

The glass crushed inward and the gold frame also shattered. Sans removed his hand from the crushed remains, as the shattered glass heart disintegrated by a dark shadow that he left on it. He stood up after the shattered glass was gone, and he placed his hand on Curtain's shoulder and said,

"Cherish your life Curtain, because someone really cares about you."

He smiled, turned, and started walking away. The others that were hiding were astonished by this, and Frisk was holding her cell phone a foot away from the group as she was telling Toriel what was happening.

Seeing how Sans portrayed his immense love by letting her go and breaking the locket, Curtain could no longer contain the feelings she had locked in her heart for him. With ten minutes until twelve displayed on her watch, Curtain sprang up from her seat and said,

"Sans! You wonderful jerk! How could my life be complete if you captured my heart?!"

Frozen in his steps upon hearing her words, Sans turned around as he looked at Curtain in shock. The others went quiet. As Curtain slowly approached him, she said,

"Every moment I spent with you felt different every time. I suddenly couldn't think of you without wanting to smile, I worried about you, I get flustered when I'm around you, I can't think of you without feeling a wonderful warmness in my heart! Even when I see you, and hold your hand... I can't help but feel more secure, and feel more alive when I'm with you, and that's saying something because you're the Embodiment of Death! I don't want to be separated from you Sans! I want to be with you forever! I LOVE YOU!"

Curtain tackled Sans as they fell on the ground.

The others were shocked, although Karol horrayed that her ship set sail, and then everyone came back to reality. Kelvin cried happy tears, Corvin was patting his brother on the shoulder, Jonathan was secretly happy since he started shipping them too, Joseph was even more happy to see that Karol was happy, Hare and Rini just smiled, and Caroline closed her eyes and smirked. Marisol looked at them a while longer in surprise, but then she smiled and wiped a lone tear from her eye. Frisk also wiped a tear from her own eyes, glad to see that the others weren't taking it so hard and that she would be able to see Curtain again. Toriel smiled warmly, and she decided that she was going to leave and return in a little bit as she turned to walk away.

Curtain sat up as she helped Sans sit up as well. She rested her hand on his cheekbone with the other on his shoulder, as he placed his hand on her own that stood on his cheek while the his other hand stood on her shoulder.

"Y-You really want to be with me, Curtain?" Sans asked, a smile forming on his face.

"Yes, Sans. I really do. I want to be with you," Curtain replied, with a loving smile.

They looked deep into each others' eyes for a little longer, and Curtain kissed him on his teeth, as Sans smiled into her kiss. Their affection radiated to each other through the kiss, and they felt relieved that the truth was out. They slowly pulled away from the kiss, and they both stood up while holding hands. Curtain looked at her watch, and it was five minutes until twelve o'clock.

"I guess I didn't make it in time, but I'm glad I didn't," Curtain said.

"Yeah, me too," Sans said.

Then, a sudden pain hit within Sans and Curtain as they felt weakened by it and fell on their knees. Their hands separated as they grabbed at their chest and were shaking, although Curtain shook more than Sans.

"Wh-What is happening?" Curtain asked, the pain worsening.

"Wh-Why... this can't..." Sans said, as he looked at his arm and saw the glowing eye from the String of Completion.

Then two heart-shaped souls sprung forth from Sans and Curtain, as they stood just before them. Sans' soul was a bluish black with blue radiating from the bottom like ice, and Curtain's soul was purple all around the edges towards a pure white center. A quick cut passed each soul, as the bottom portion in the shape of a diamond separated from the rest of each of their souls. In a flash, the diamond portions switched places with the other, and then locked in it's new place. Now Sans had a diamond of white and purple as a part of his soul, and Curtain had a diamond of bluish black with radiating ice as part of her soul. The two souls rushed into their owners, as Sans and Curtain felt gravely weak from the Deathly Exchange.

Curtain looked at her watch and saw that it was still one minute before twelve.

"Th-This doesn't make sense... it's not twelve!" Curtain said, as Sans looked at her watch too.

"Hee hee hee hee hee~" a sudden voice was heard, as Sans and Curtain turned to see someone approaching them with an odd mechanism in their hand.

The first part of Day Thirty is finally up. Two more parts to go!