Papyrus may have left the house nervous but as he neared Alexi's house, it started to turn to worry. He hoped their budding friendship would survive what his brother had done. After all, it was essentially abduction since Sans hadn't really given them a chance to say no. There was also the fact that while magic on humans wasn't technically, banned this might be considered extreme force. Was that the right word? Either way it wasn't a good idea for him to have done it.

He arrived at their door and tried knocking again. Once again there was no answer, but he wasn't giving up. On a whim, he tried just opening the door. To his complete surprise, the door swung open. How long has this door remained unlocked? Papyrus took a deep breath and stepped into his friend's house.

"Alexi, it's Papyrus. I was worried about you." He closed the door behind him and noted that the layout was similar to his and Sans house. Made sense, since this neighborhood had a basically cookie-cutter feel to it. He headed up to the bedrooms and after hearing some movement in one room knocked. "Alexi? I heard what happened. Can I come in?"

There was a pause and for a second Papyrus was worried they wouldn't want to see him.

"Okay."

The voice sounded a bit tired and soft. He opened the door and saw Alexi laying in bed. Still wearing the outfit they most likely went out in yesterday. He stepped inside, closed the door behind him, and walked over to their bed. He paused at the end of it before gingerly sitting down.

"How are you doing?" He ventured, his bony finger nervously fiddled with the ends of his scarf.

Alexi shrugged, there was silence for a while as Papyrus thought about what he should say.

"Alexi," He paused but continued on. "I'm sorry for what my brother did. I hope this doesn't ruin my chance at being friends with you."

Alexi sat up quickly and shook their head. "No, it's not your fault Papyrus. I don't really even blame your brother, I doubt he was expecting me to react that way."

"Still, he shouldn't have done that." Alexi nodded and silence filled the room. "We are becoming friends right?" They had really only spoken twice now. Once when he was sick and now, and in truth Papyrus wasn't sure, without Sans' Interference, that they would have talked again as soon as they did.

"I would really like to be friends with you, Paps." They both smiled happily and Papyrus stood up holding out his hand.

"Well then friend, let's get up and going. The first step to feeling better is to get back on the horse! You take a shower and I'll make us breakfast." He was glad they were able to move on and that they had taken another step in their friendship. It wasn't over yet. Sans still needed to apologize and talk to Alexi, after all. At least now Papyrus knew there weren't any significant problems between the two of them.

Alexi shook their head. "No, Paps you already did enough for me, you don't have to."

"I don't have to but I want to and I want to hang out with my new friend for the day. If that is alright?" Alexi blushed but nodded and Papyrus stood up. "I will see you in the kitchen when you are ready." With that, he left the bedroom and headed down to the kitchen. He saw the bags of sewing supplies on the table with a note set on top. It seemed Ling had brought in the sewing supplies from the car.

There was a lot he didn't know about his new friend. Then again when they grew closer as friends l, he would learn more about them. For now, he would focus on breakfast. Working in Alexi's kitchen was definitely out of his element. The placement of the utensils was foreign to him and he had no idea what sort of food they had in stock. He managed to find some bananas and decided they would pair well with pancakes.

Papyrus was just finishing up with the cooking when Alexi came into the room, well more like stood by the entryway looking into the room. Their movements were jerky, almost uncertain..

"Foods ready." Papyrus said gently.

Alexi looked over at the table, Paps had already set it, perfectly at that. He had also placed his bags down near them. He didn't know where Alexi would have wanted them placed.

"Ling brought your stuff in from the car, anyways I hope you like pancakes."

The meal went by quietly, every once in a while they would ask each other something, but it was even calming to eat together in silence. There was a quiet comfort that Papyrus' consideration provided. Alexi didn't feel the need to fill up the quiet with unnecessary conversation.

Once they were done eating they moved on to cleaning up. Alexi washed the few dishes that remained and Papyrus placed leftovers away. He noticed they seemed like they wanted to say something. Maybe they didn't want to disturb the silence or just weren't sure how to say whatever It was.

"So what would you like to do once we're done cleaning up?" He asked. He just wanted to hang out, but he had no real plans. While he wasn't normally one for being a homebody, he knew that Alexi would feel more comfortable staying put. Maybe later on they could go out to places together but for now, especially with everything yesterday, it was best to keep them in their comfort zone.

There was silence, but as Papyrus learned dealing with Sans, it was best to let them answer at their own pace. Alexi didn't say anything until they were finished.

"I have to catch up on my orders. With everything that happened, I might have fallen a little behind. So I'll just be working today...i-it will probably be boring. You don't have to stay if you don't want to, you already did a lot for me."

Papyrus shook his head. "Just because we are hanging out doesn't mean we have to do something together. Just spending time with you is fine." He smiled and Alexi smiled back. He helped them bring the bags up to the workroom. If was a cozy little area, filled with the necessary equipment. He didn't quite know what everything's purpose was, but he was filled with curiosity. The most comforting thing in the room was a loveseat with a starry pattern on it.

"Sans would love this thing." He said as he sat down on the loveseat. Alexi looked at him curiously but he continued. "He's always had a fascination with stars. Well, he used to."

Papyrus drifted off into his own thoughts. Sans was still kinda into stars, but it seemed they had lost their luster after a while. Actually, it seemed that most things had lost their shine to Sans actually. He'd lost interest in things he used to love.

Alexi had started to set up whatever they needed to do, but their busy movements stilled at that comment. "What happened?"

He got pulled out of his thoughts with their question.

"I don't know. Just that one day it seemed like he was more distant than normal. Like he had set this barrier up between him and everyone. He was still acting the same, making jokes and punning around but it just didn't feel as genuine. Sometimes, like what happened to you, I feel like he forgets that his actions have consequences. He has gotten a bit better though since he and Frisk talked though." It felt nice getting all that out though, even if he had come to comfort Alexi. "I told him he needs to apologize to you, maybe explain his thinking. I'll be honest, I don't know when that will be."

"It's fine. I don't think he meant any harm." There was silence again before Alexi had started up their work and he took out his phone. They settled into the same comforting silence as before, both appreciating the non-obligatory company of the other person.

This was nice.