Chapter of a Beautiful Friendship

As I stood in front of the Ruins door I let out a small sigh before sittin' on the ground with my back against the door and knocked on it with my one boney knuckle.

"Knock knock," I added while knocking.

" Who's there?" A sweet voice questioned from behind the door.

I slightly stiffen as the glowin' white pupils from my eyes disappeared. That wasn't Tori's voice this, of course, made me worried.

What if she was already dead? What if this was Chara talkin' ta' me right now?

"Hello? Are you still there?" the voice asked with a small disappointed sigh.

" I probably scare you off,"

"Laney?" I heard Tori's voice question in slight anger.

" What are you doing down here?" She questioned with her voice in a very strict tone.

I let out a small sigh of relief. Tori was still alive wait...did she just say that the owner of that voice was Laney? I stay quiet to listen into the conversation a little more.

"...I'm sorry momster it just I heard you telling knock-knock jokes with someone on the other side one day and I was just curious," Laney responded in a sad tone.

That had placed guilt in my soul. She was just tryin' ta' find someone to talk ta'. Being locked up in the Ruins can get lonely sure she had Tori, Frisk, and this Sal but sometimes you need more than just three people to talk ta'.

" My child you know that you are not supposed to be down here. And what if that was one of the guards looking for humans?" Tori added now sounding more upset.

That was when I knew I had to speak up.

" Uh~ eya' lady don't blame the kiddo over there I just got lonely and needed to tell jokes ta' someone since you were unavailable," I spoke while shrugging against the door.

"Oh I see ..please don't tell anyone, my friend, she and her sisters very dear to me,"

" Nah, I kinda like the kid so your secret is mine...ey' do you mind if I talk to the er' a little longer? I was kinda havin' a good time with her."

"Of course Laney I will call you when dinner is ready." She added as her voice slowly becomes distant. Once I was sure that she was gone I had decided to finally speak up.

" So..."

" You're Sans aren't you?"

"How..?"

" Frisk had told me everything after meeting Toriel... and don't worry it was just her and me Sal was with Momster during our sister talk."

" Frisk told you huh?"

" Yes and Sans?"

"Yeah?"

" I'm sorry for everything the resets...Frisk killing your brother I...I know my apology won't be enough...it must be a lonely nightmare to be gose through that by your self."

"I have ta' admit it is pretty Bonely," I responded with a small shrug earning a small snort from Laney.

" Frisk had told me that you were a very Punny skeleton I didn't think the pun part was true."

" Yeah well. livin' in a world like this I have to survive somehow." I said while closin' my eye sockets as I let out a low chuckle.

For some reason the more I talked to the kid I felt more comfortable around er' it was as if the Devotion from her soul was flowing thru the door towards mine letting me know that as a new friend she wouldn't let me down in any way.

But I couldn't trust er' not yet I had ta' know a little more about her and Frisk about their past maybe it can help me find out. Why the kid offered that demon their soul so easily.

" Uh~ so what about you?"

" Me?"

" Yea', What made you decide to fall down the Rabbit hole?"

"..."

" Come, pal, you know mine and Frisk's little secret at least give me somthin' about yours and hers," I said and waited thru a long pause of silence.

" You still there?"

" Our dad."

" Your dad? What about your old man?"

"... He was about to rape Frisk," she responded with her voice slightly shaking.

I stiffen slightly against the door maybe I shouldn't have asked or at least waited until after future visits.

" Ey'...look kiddo you don't have ta'..."

" No, I do I know about your's and Frisk's story. And since Frisk and I had decided that whenever Momster lets us out we were going to search for you to stop that horrible cycle with all four of us working together. I think that you should know about ours ...it's only fair." She responded with a small sigh.

She was right it was fair with er' knowing about what was happening and us workin' together in the near future. Of course, I could always wait till they were out of the ruins but neither of us knew when that was goin' ta' happen.

So it was now or never.

But I couldn't let her be alone in there when she tells their story it ain't right ta' let a girl cry on their own especially when that girl was actually growin' on me. But kinda figured that would happen since the other me made me promise ta' protect er' even though we both hated makin' promises.

" A'right, but before we begin I'm goin' ta' do somthin' that you can't tell your mom about. Capiche?" I asked while standing from the ground as I dust myself off.

"What are you...?" Before Laney could finish she finds me standing in front of her after a small popping sound fills the room.

She looks up at me in shock as I look down towards er'. I couldn't take my eyes off of her stars she was just..to beautiful.

There in front of me, Laney was sitting on the ground with her back against the door. Wearing a dress that looks like it was made from a large pink and white lotus flower trimmed with black lacing. Her long soft brown hair was braided into two long pigtails with a white and black bow on each side. As for her soft blue eyes, they sparkled in the dimly lited room like starlight.

Now I knew why my soul was calling for hers it was not friendship it was more much more. Of course, I already knew what the true reason was I was just being a stubborn bonehead to admit it.

This also meant that I was going ta' have a little chat with the other me later but until then I had something more important ta' attend to.

"Eya' Sweet eart'," I said with a low chuckle towards Laney's adorable shocked expression.

" How?"

" I took a shortcut I'm sure that Frisk told you about em', But uh~ lets keep this a secret from your Momster we don't want er' ta' find out and stop my visits. Now, do we?" I finished as I place my finger against my permanent smile as I give er' a small wink.

Earning a small head nod in agreement from Lanes as she blushes softly while gently biting her lower lip.

" Good now then Lanester I think you have a story ta' tell me," I added while sitting next to her on the stone ground as I lean against the metal door once more.