The next morning she'd feel warm, comfortable, and surprisingly well rested. She'd open her eyes and see she was still in her livingroom… When did I fall asleep? Who's snoring… Better yet why am I moving? She'd lift her head and look, seeing that she was literally on top of Sans as he'd be sleeping… She'd stare at him, her brain not really processing the situation until a few moments later, her face starting to get really warm. Oh no. No, no, no, no, no! This is bad. This is very bad. I fell asleep on the couch with him. This totally looks like a couple thing. This was a total violation to his personal space. He doesn't even think of me like that. What in the literal hell did I just do. She'd think as she'd try to slowly and carefully crawl off the sleeping skeleton, snoring without a care… wait… he didn't have a nose… how could he… Don't think of that now!
Suddenly the snoring would stop… She'd freeze and slowly glance up, seeing his sockets starting to open like eyelids and the white globes slowly coming to light. She'd jump off him quickly and land, taking a step back, only to trip over the coffee table and fall with a thud. She'd lie there for a while and stare up at the ceiling. "Ow…"
Sans would stare at the girl who'd scared the breath out of him with sudden movement now on the floor. He'd laugh when she'd finally awkwardly say "Ow" as if her pain was delayed. "Hey kid, how'd you sleep?" He'd see her eyes were a bright silver-blue but her face was almost as red as her hair.
She wouldn't get up, she'd just raise her arm with a thumbs-up and stare at the ceiling. "Melody is currently malfunctioning, set to reboot," she'd then sit up and check her leg, moving her pant leg up. She'd see yet another bruise and sigh. She'd avoid eye to eye-socket contact with Sans.
He'd chuckle at her silly way of saying she wasn't exactly 100%. He'd see the bruise and shake his head. "You alright, kid?"
She'd get up and smile, still not looking at him. "Y-Yeah. Just bruised and a bit chilly. Want some coffee?"
He'd notice she wasn't looking at him. Her blush would fade, but still be noticeable, but her eyes would start turning deep blue… What exactly is she thinking? "Yeah, black like yesterday."
She'd nod and walk to the kitchen, limping a bit. She'd try to make it look normal, but knew she was failing. She'd start brewing the coffee and thoughts would run through her mind and she could feel her chest becoming tight… What are my feelings right now? She'd stretch and end up squeaking in the process. She'd then feel a hand pat her head. Her face instantly went bright red.
"Hey, kid. Look at me," Sans would say from behind her.
"Uh… um… ok?" She'd turn and look at his chest. He would be extremely close.
"Look me in the eye-sockets" he'd say.
She'd feel him looking at her and her eyes would dart to the right. She'd take a deep breath and look up into the globes that were his eyes. She'd feel her chest get tighter and she'd look away. He only sees me as a kid. Who wouldn't?
He'd sigh and ruffle her hair. "Tell me what's on your mind."
She'd try processing this question. "I'm sorry!" she'd blurt out. "I… I didn't mean to intrude into your personal space. What I did was super wrong and I should have just went to bed when I knew I was tired. I didn't-"
Sans would cover her mouth, making her go silent. He could see she was about to cry. "Listen, alright? You don't need to be sorry. You fell asleep and since you did that with me literally right next to you, that means you felt comfortable and safe. There is nothing wrong with that."
A few tears she didn't know she had would slip from her eyes. She didn't understand her own feelings right now, let alone his. He calls her kid and didn't like the thought of her staying over at his place for a night. Yet he's teased her, encourages her, and goes out of his way to see if she's ok… these signals made no sense to her. "I'm still sorry… I shouldn't have done that when we are friends and barely know each other. It's super embarrassing…" She'd still avoid his eye contact.
"Seriously, it's fine. Besides, you look like a cute little kitten when you curl up and snuggle," he'd say with a smile.
"I-I snuggled," her voice would crack as she'd try hiding her face with her hair.
"Yup. You did a thing where you rubbed your face into my side until you felt comfortable, then even grabbed my shirt, refusing to let go," he'd chuckle and pat her head. "You finish that coffee, I'll check on Paps."
She'd blush and glance to watch him turn the corner to get Papyrus. She'd finish setting up the coffee machine and would wait for the product. While waiting she'd grab a piece of paper and start making a list. She'd go through her cabinets, fridge, and a few jars on the counter, writing things down as she'd look. When she was finished she'd set it down and head towards her room.
"GOODMORNING MELODY! DID YOU SLEEP WELL?" Papyrus would ask.
"Turns out he was awake watching the TV in that room. He saw us both passed out over an hour ago," Sans would say smiling.
"G-Great. Goodmorning Papyrus." She'd look up at the younger brother and smile. "I slept well. Though… I am a bit embarrassed. I feel really bad and apparently I'm very awkward in my sleep."
"AWAKWARD? I THOUGHT YOU WERE ADORABLE! DO YOU KNOW YOU SNORE? IT'S NOT LOUD AND ANNOYING LIKE ME BROTHERS THOUGH. YOU SEEM TO SQUEAK."
Sans would laugh. "I didn't hear that! You should've got a video."
She'd hang her head and groan. "Great… now I'm a clingy, snuggling, squeaker toy." She'd walk into her room and close the door behind herself. Her thoughts ran and she couldn't seem to get her heart beat to settle down. I must be getting ill from all the stress from these last couple days. She'd think to herself as she'd gather her clothes. She'd take off her night shirt and would remember her journal. I'm falling out of habit! No wonder I'm feeling weird! She'd go to her laptop and turn it on. As it would boot up, she'd start changing, getting her new undies and pants on before she'd go back to her computer, type in her password, then log onto her journal and start summarizing the last couple days, adding a few thoughts, opinions, and venting her anger through it. Her font size was pretty large to help her see what she was writing. She'd sit in her chair and get zoned in after a good five minutes.
Papyrus would knock on the door. "MEL?" No answer. "MEL?!" still no answer. He'd open the door and see her at her desk, doing something. "MELODY, THE COFFEE IS READY!"
She'd jump and turn in her chair, looking at him. "Oh, I'll be out in a minute."
Papyrus's face would turn the brightest orange she'd ever seen and he'd cover his eyes. "MELODY… UM… YOU ARE LACKING A SHIRT…"
She'd look down and her face would turn bright red, being in her sports bra and pants still. She'd turn away and cover herself, though she knew it was useless. "A-Ah… I-I'm s-so so sorry Pap! I forgot…"
Sans would get show up behind Papyrus and look confused. "Uh… Pap."
"SANS DON'T LOOK!" He'd then slam the door and lead his brother away.
Melody would go into her "malfunction" tenfold. She'd go and finish changing, save what she had, then grab her backpack and head out her bedroom door. Today's colors were pink and black. She'd bypass the brothers and grab her list. She'd then check the time, nodding. She'd then go to her closet in the hallway and grab the fold-up cart, then would head towards the door.
"I'm going to the store. Need anything?" She'd say unable to look at either of them now.
Sans would be beaming at what his brother told him. "The Breast Ketchup you can find."
She'd groan. "G-Got it. Anything else?"
Papyrus would smack his brother, then look at her. "No, and ignore him. He's always being a clown."
"You mean a comic-sans." He'd start laughing which made Papyrus start yelling at him.
"I'll be back before the new door is here to be installed. Bye." She'd then leave quickly before anyone could tell another joke or ask her any questions.
She'd head to the store, her head still buzzing. She'd take deep breathes and eventually calm down a bit. She'd look around and shiver. It was really cold. She'd see dark grey clouds in the sky, possibly heavy with rain. She'd then walk to the store to do her shopping. She thought the only thing the clerk would probably stare at her for was all the bottles of ketchup she'd be buying.
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Meanwhile, the bone brothers would be sitting on the couch, watching television. Papyrus would be drinking a glass of juice this morning, while Sans finished his coffee.
After Sans was finished he would go over to look at the movie collection on the entertainment center. A few he recognized as animes, a few horror movies, and lots of action films about super heros. She's a real geek. He'd see many movies from a company known as Disney, recognizing one character because she saw a plush of him in Melody's room on her bed. He'd look it over and see that apparently he was a blue monster. The spine of the cover was worn, in fact every movie with this character on it had a worn cover. He'd then see a red movie case with a strange title. "Warm Bodies," and he'd take if off the shelf, looking at it. Apparently is was a romantic movie between a zombie human and a regular human girl. She's into weird stuff like this? He'd then put it back and shrug.
"ANY GOOD MOVIES, BROTHER?" his younger brother would ask.
"Eh, not sure. Most are cartoons, anime, heros, and a few stereotypical monster horror films. One is apparently a romance one about a zombie and a human, but it looks pretty weird," he'd say with a shrug.
"OH! THAT SOUNDS CUTE! YOU AND MELODY SHOULD WATCH IT TOGETHER!" Papyrus would say with a smile.
Sans would look confused. "What are you talking about Paps? Wouldn't we all watch it?"
"WHY WOULD I BOTHER WITH THAT WHEN YOU TWO LOOK SO CLOSE? LIKE A COUPLE. YOU GUYS WERE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH TOGETHER. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS FOUND IT GREAT THAT YOU FOUND SOMEONE WHO MAKES YOU SMILE A LOT! NYEH-HEH-HEH!" He'd pose like usual as if he discovered something.
Sans would laugh. "That was an accident bro. Besides, I don't think she even thinks of me like that."
Papyrus would give a look of "SERIOUSLY? YOU'RE THAT BLIND?" and would shake his head. "YOU'RE CLUELESS."
"What?" Sans would start getting annoyed. "How am I supposed to know how she feels?"
Papyrus would hit his skull with his hand. "YOU LITERALLY READ HER THROUGH HER EYES AND ACTIONS. YOU POINTED IT OUT YOU BONE-HEAD!"
"Well… yeah, but she never showed signs of liking me," he'd state, trying to think back.
Papyrus would sigh. "IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT, THEN MAYBE I'M WRONG. BESIDES, HUMANS ARE SO COMPLEX, IT'S HARD TO TELL ANYTHING WITH THEM."
"Pap, I-" suddenly his phone would ring from his jacket which was still on the chair. He'd walk over and fish it out, answering it. "Hello?" There was only the sound of breathing. "Hello? Who is this?" Again, no one answered. "Melody, if this is you trying to pull a joke, it ain't funny." He'd then hear a deep voice laugh, then hang up. Sans would stare at the phone and look at the caller ID. It was a blocked number. "What the hell?"
"WHO WAS IT?" the scarf wearing skeleton would ask.
"Don't know. He never said anything, but his laugh was sure creepy." He'd shrug and put on his jacket, stuffing the phone back into the pocket.
-
Melody would be walking and be nearly home with her cart of stuff when she'd see a monster boy sitting and crying. He didn't have any arms and had a few spikes on his head. When she got closer she could see he was bruised and had a bloody lip.
"Hey little guy; are you ok? You look pretty bad," she'd stop next to him and kneel down. She'd see him flinch away and she'd frown. "Would you like a cookie? I'm just coming back from the store and bought too many anyway."
He'd look at her and slowly nod.
She'd fish through her cart and grab a case, then open it in front of him to show she wasn't trying anything funny. She'd then pick one and hold it out. The monster child then taking it with his teeth and eat it. She'd then sit down on the curb next to him and look him over. She'd take a guess as to what happened. "Did human bullies hurt you?"
He'd look at her, "Yeah… they hate me and make fun of me not having arms."
She'd shake her head. "Well, I don't think that's cool of them. You can't help how you were born." She'd think for a bit then smile at him. "I'm being bullied by humans too, you know."
He'd look to her surprised. "Why? Aren't you human too?"
She'd nod. "You're correct, but I'm also friends with monsters. I also work under one about a twenty to thirty minutes from here, and you know what, I think all the ones I've met are cool."
His eyes would glitter with happiness. "Wow! Who are some of your monster friends?"
She'd smile. "You can meet two of them if you want. They are at my house."
He'd look at her funny. "I don't know… I'm not supposed to go to random strangers houses."
She'd think about that and nod. "Good point. That could be dangerous since you've never met me."
From behind she'd hear a soft voice. "Melody? What are you and Kid doing sitting on the curb?"
She'd look over and see Toriel holding Frisk's hand who'd be wearing his skates. She'd smile at them. "Hey Toriel, hey munchkin. How are you two? I haven't seen you these last couple days."
Toriel would see Kid's bruises and cuts, then touch him gently, a light purple glow shimmering over him as they'd head. "We were just at the park and are headed home. Frisk has been practicing roller skating."
"Toriel, you know this girl?" the monster who she now knew was named Kid would ask.
"Yes I do dear child. She a nice human." she'd look over at her cart and smile. "Getting home from shopping?"
"Yeah, but then I saw Kid here and wanted to help."
"I see. Well, why don't the four of us head over then? Besides, I've heard that Papyrus and Sans were staying at your place last night. I need to ask them if they'd watch Frisk later this week."
"Why is that? Got plans?" she'd ask.
"Yeah… Asgore wants to go on a date. Ever since I've given him a second chance he's been doing everything to make up for everything he did. He's insistent on having date once a week." She'd smile and look to Kid. "Would you like me to call your mother and tell her you're with me?"
"Yes please Mrs. Toriel," he'd smile widely and then stand up.
Toriel would laugh and pull out her cell-phone with her free hand, dialing the number.
Melody would smile and get the cookies, putting them back in her cart. "We'll have milk and cookies at my house. Be careful not to go onto the porch though, my sliding glass door broke and I'm not sure if there is still hidden glass out there."
The three of them would nod and she'd start leading the rest of the way to her apartment. The four of them would help her the bags and her basket up the stairs and into the apartment. Sans and Papyrus would be a bit surprised at the company, but would smile and be happy. As Melody and Toriel took care of her groceries, the little boys would pick out one of her Disney Movies (surprisingly her favorite one). Sans and Papyrus would watch with them. Toriel would easily learn Melody's layout of her cabinets and would end up finding a dessert cook book.
She'd look through it and smile. "These look like great treats for the students and for Frisk. Would you mind if one of these days I can come over and practice baking some of these?"
The redhead would look over and smile. "Sure. Though, make sure to pay attention to if some have allergies. If no one is allergic to peanuts, my no-bake cookies are to die for. It's not in that book though."
"Non-bake cookies? I've never heard of not having to bake deserts."
"Really? I'll have to show you some that don't require baking, like cheesecake and my cookies. We can make some on Saturday if you'd like. I already have most of the stuff anyway," she'd offer.
"That'd be lovely. Thank you." Toriel would look excited and smile, then pull her into a hug, which of course she would hug back.
After that, the goat lady and the adult human would prepare the cookies and milk for everyone, setting them on the coffee table. Sans would chuckle when Melody would get really into watching the movie with the kids. She'd had ran into her room to grab her plush of, what he soon figured out was Stitch, the evil genetic experiment. She'd be sitting on the floor with them, hugging the plush as if her lift depended on it, her eyes a bright green and gold. Once everyone was settled in, the doorbell would ring at Melody's favorite part. She'd groan like a disappointed child and go get the door, which Sans, Papyrus, and Toriel would chuckle at. It was the repair man with the replacement door. She'd let him in and show him the damage, and he'd agree that it was a target for robberies. He'd then start getting to work. Melody would offer the man some snacks and a soda, which the man accepted politely, saying how he missed lunch.
Sans would then make a joke, "Melody, your job is taking over you again! Such a great hostess."
She'd glare at him, then said the ultimate of intergalactic insults. "Miga Nala Cweasta!" She'd then stick her tongue out.
Everyone would laugh and smile. Sans would then ask, "What does that mean anyway?"
Melody would giggle. "It either means 'I will destroy', or something I can't say around the munchkins."
Sans would smile and laugh. "Yeah, I'd like to see you try to destroy me. Any other meaningful sayings from this show?"
She would think for a bit and blush. "Well… yeah… but it's kind of… cute and corny."
Papyrus would smile. "TELL US OH HUMAN OF ALIEN SPEAK!"
She'd look at them. "Well, other than Ohana, which you've heard was Hawaiian for 'family', there is Miga Te Budgey-boo which basically means 'I love you' or 'you are my love.'"
Sans would laugh. "Cute and definitely and a very meaningful saying."
*You would then get up and go and hug your goat mother. Miga Te Budgey-boo mom.*
Of course Toriel would return it with a hug, a kiss on the head, saying "Miga Te Budgey-boo, Frisk."
They'd go back to watching the movie, as the redheaded human would watch the progress of her door installation. At the end, all the cookies were gone, her new door was in, and she'd show the two boys her drawings, her comic books (except the ones like deadpool because they were VERY inappropriate), and which would get them talking about what would be the best super power and why. Frisk ended up winning by talking about a reset ability that he had.
"I guess you guys are lucky to have powers. Sans having his glow-eye thing, Toriel can heal, Papyrus with his Special Attack too, Frisk with his reset, hell I think Kid might have an ability but has yet to discover it."
Sans would shrug. "Sometimes humans have powers and they don't even know. You just haven't discovered it yet."
Melody would giggle and snort. "Yeah right. Unless my voice, geekiness, or hostessing is some magical talent, I have no idea what you're talking about. To me… that's just what I think all humans and monsters should act like."
He'd shrug. "Who knows? Besides, even if you don't have powers, you do have talents. That's not a bad exchange."
She'd nod and then the lot of them would hear a rumble of thunder. They'd look outside and see it starting to sprinkle.
Papyrus would then speak up. "I THINK I SHOULD TAKE YOU THREE HOME NOW. CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE WALKING IN THE RAIN!"
Toriel would look to the boys. "Looks like we should get going boys. Thank Melody and lets go."
*You would walk over and hug Sister Melody*
She'd hug back and ruffle his hair. She'd then hug Kid and nuzzles her nose on his head. "You guys be safe. People can't drive in the rain at times."
Toriel would smile. "You be careful too tonight. I know you work at Grillby's tonight."
"I'll try." She'd smile and hug her goodbye.
The four of them would leave, leaving her and Sans in the apartment. Automatically she'd be aware of him in the room. She'd remember that morning and blush a bit. She'd then start cleaning up, seeing she needed to sweep the floor due to crumbs, put away glasses, and wash the dishes before they'd pile up. She could feel him watch her.
"Uh… if you're bored you can watch another movie or watch cable. I don't think watching me clean is that entertaining," she'd smile over at him.
"Huh? Oh, I was staring?" he'd look confused.
"A bit, yeah. Again, sorry about this morning."
"Don't worry about it, kid." He'd then look at her in the face. "Hey, I do have a question though."
She'd be dumping her dustpan, not really looking at him. "Ask away."
"uhh…" he'd think for a moment, not sure what to ask, so he'd go with the one that had him concerned. "Did you call me earlier?"
She'd look super confused. "No… Why?"
"No reason. Just got a weird phone call earlier," he'd shrug.
"Weird as in haha, or weird as in felt uneasy afterwards?" she'd look at him now, watching.
"Weird uneasy."
She'd think for a bit and her eyes would turn deep blue. "Alright then"
Seeing her blue eyes would make him grow concerned. "What's up kid? You're sad now."
She'd sigh, knowing that refusing to tell him was useless. "Every one of my friends soon stopped being my friends after receiving 'weird phone-calls'. So… I'm just going to expect that now." She'd shrug and go to the sink to do the dishes.
Sans would frown and follow, going to sit on the counter beside her. "Hey, you don't think I'd do that, would ya?"
She wouldn't look at him. She'd wash a couple glasses and take a deep breath. "Sans… if you've seen it a thousand times, the same thing over and over, same beginning, same ending result, would you think any differently?" She'd look at him, her eyes changing to a dull, almost lifeless grey, her voice serious and monotone. More so than he has ever heard from her. "If every friend you made left for the same reason after a same event, wouldn't you think everyone would? Could you TRUST them? Even if you really wanted to believe all the beautiful words they said, remember every promise they made, and spent great times together, would you?"
Sans would stare at her. He'd think and stare. He'd then sigh and nod. "I guess I can understand where you are coming from, but at the same time I know there are people who are different. Can I tell you a secret? If I do you can't tell no one."
She'd nod and look at him.
He'd sigh. "Frisks power is basically exactly what you described. He can reset to any timeline that he's currently lived. The difference is, though some timelines end the same, others are cut off. All the ones I have been in, I can remember them in bits and pieces. In one of them, I actually witnessed my friends die, then later I did too." He'd look at her and see she was listening very intently. He'd continue. "He said he was possessed at the time by a kid that had died named Chara, which I could see happening. Everyone else doesn't remember any of these timelines and instead every once in a while feels deja-vu. I on the other hand have night terrors most nights about the time Frisk killed everyone. Long story short, I too fear that Frisk may reset and I'll relive the same thing over and over. The difference this time is, Frisk promised no more resets. I still fear he may without letting me know when, but for now I'm content with knowing he won't."
She'd think about that. She'd clean a couple more dishes as she'd think. After a while she'd speak. "Thank you for telling me your secret fear. Unfortunately… I'm not sure if I can think similarly until I see a person change though. I trust actions more than words at this point. Someone needs to prove to me that won't leave by just… not leaving me. I can tell you one thing that's for sure though." She'd look at him and pause.
He'd look back. "And that would be?"
"If you need someone to talk too, to sing to you and calm you down after a night terror, I'll be there. I'll try and help you. You don't deserve to feel terrified and alone," she'd say sweetly with a smile. Her eyes would turn silver-blue again. She'd finish washing the last dish and dry her hands.
Dammit, why do you have to look at me like that! "Heh. I'll hold you to that. Being honest, last night was the first time in a while I didn't have one."
She'd giggle. "Guess that's my power then."
Right then Sans face would tint blue. He'd watch her go to the living room and test out the new door. She'd then bring her outdoor chair back outside and wave at someone from the balcony. Soon Papyrus would walk in, a little damp, but nothing terrible.
"ON THE RADIO IT SAID IT'S SUPPOSED TO ONLY SPRINKLE TONIGHT, IF NOT THEN A LIGHT MIST. SHOULD BE FUN WALKING IN TONIGHT!"
The redhead would roll her eyes. "That's good. Maybe a night walk in the mist air will help me relax when going home."
"YOU LIKE THE RAIN?" the tall skeleton would ask.
"Yeah, and despite me hating the cold, I love the snow too. Where I originally came from, I rarely got any snow. So, I'm pretty childish when snow ends up coming around," she'd admit.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHILDISH? WHAT DO YOU DO?" he'd ask.
She'd smile. "Snow sculptures, snow angels, snowball fights with local kids, and drink lots of hot chocolate with marshmallows."
Sans would smile at her. "Sounds like something you'd do. Also sounds fun."
She'd nod and check the time. She knew she might want to leave at least ten minutes earlier, so they had about two hours to kill before she needed to get ready. She'd go to her room, putting her plush away, then getting her sketch book and a few pencils. She'd return to the living-room and see both the brothers sitting on the couch. She'd sit on the floor in front, facing both of them, using the coffee table to have a firm place to draw. She'd start sketching the both of them, glancing over every so often to see their expressions and body position as they'd watch TV.
Sans and Papyrus would glance at her and her drawing every so often, but kept silent to let her focus. They'd soon realize she was drawing them, adding a lot of detail. She'd only be drawing in black and white though. She'd easily take over an hour to sketch, shade, darken lines, make highlights, and make the wrinkles in clothes look realistic. When she was done she'd sign it in the top corner and turn it to show them. They'd lean over and look at it and both would smile.
"WOWIE! SANS SAID YOU WERE GOOD, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE THIS GOOD! YOU DEFINITELY GOT MY GOOD SIDE! NYEH-HEH-HEH!" the tall skeleton would turn a slight orange and beam with pride.
Sans would smile. "Yeah Bro, definitely your best side. As for me, I like how you captured my lazy bones so perfectly." He'd laugh and look at her. "Doing good kid."
"Thanks. I made quite a few mistakes though. An artist always ends up hating their pieces though, sooo…." She'd get up and leave them and go to her closet. She'd tear the page out carefully, then pulled out a frame, putting it inside before returning and presenting it to them. "Here, for the both of you as a thanks for helping me."
"Mel, you didn't need to do that," Sans would say.
"I know. I wanted too. I had time to kill anyway. Since you don't need to stay over tonight, I figured I'd give you something at least," she'd shrug and smile.
Sans would see her eyes were more on the blue side, but did have a hint of green. He'd shrug and take the framed picture and look at her signature. He'd make a face and look at her. "Your name is Melody Jane?"
She'd nod. "Yup. It's simple, but pretty I guess. Until people make fun of me and call me Maryjane. That's another name for marijuana. So… yeah. But I've been called worse."
Sans would roll the lights in his eye-sockets. "That's not even remotely funny. I know funny."
"NO YOU DON'T SANS! YOU JUST THINK YOU DO!" the great papyrus would spout.
Melody would giggle then look at the time. "Time for me to get ready. New night, new costume, new possibilities. Feel free to stay and lounge or leave." She'd then smile and go get ready. Today she'd shower, re-dress into her other clothes, straighten her hair, and put on red and black makeup, and surprisingly, lipstick, knowing the outfit she was going to have to wear this night… it would definitely be different than the fancier outfits she wore the last couple nights. She'd add a red rhinestone onto the corner of her right eye and looked in the mirror and couldn't help but giggle. She'd go and get her hat, then put it on. Yup... definitely not what they'll expect. She'd put the hat in her backpack and then go out of the room, seeing the brothers.
"I thought you two would've left."
Sans shrugged. "Nah, Paps wants to drop me off at Grillby's and since you work there, I figured we'd wait for you." He'd look at her and see her makeup and try guessing what her outfit would look like today. Probably something classy again. "Ready to go?"
"Yeah, I think so. By the way, I bought you a bunch of ketchup from the store that way you'll have something to drink when you visit. But it wasn't because of your comment! I got it because I already had it on my list," she'd smile at him, then ushered them out the door, locking it behind her.
They'd pile into the car just like the night before and head to Grillby's, where instead of joining them, Papyrus would drop them off. "TWO NIGHTS OF GREASY FOOD IS MORE THAN ENOUGH!" was what he'd say, then speed off.
Since they had got their pretty early, Melody would walk in with Sans, who to her surprised was very popular among the monster folk. They'd talk and she'd even see Doggo and Greater Dog there greeting him and having a good time. Seeing him happy made her smile.
After their greetings, they'd ask Sans who was with him. Some would stare at her until it clicked that it was actually Melody the performer. Which in turn surprised Sans. Guess her style is that unique. Goth I think it was… that or punk.
She'd smile and greet them and talked a bit before going back stage to get her costume on. This will definitely surprise everyone. Grillby, you better hope they like it, she'd think to herself. Some of the tables were moved to make a miniature dance floor, which didn't really hinder the flow of the restaurant. Today the band wasn't there due to them having a gig in another part of town, and Grillby had set up a DJ instead, giving more room on stage too. No one would notice in the darkness Melody ending up walking onto the stage because of how dark it was. Then, suddenly the base would bump and the lights would turn onto her.
She'd be wearing baggy black pants, a white shirt tucked into her pants, a red blazer, black fingerless gloves, a hipster hat where the bill was slightly to the side, and red converse. She looked like a hip-hop artist, which was the plan. She'd then smile and sing Pon De Reply by Rhianna, acting like she was flirting with the DJ, who just so happened to be a monster. She'd dance and sing, some people then noticing the extra room on the floor and came over to dance too.
Sans jaw could've dropped off, that's how surprised he was by her look. He stared at her as she'd dance and sing, her eyes bright green and gold. He could feel his face turn a bit blue when she'd 'get down' to her feeling and then body roll to ''put her hands up to the ceiling'. She maybe childish at times, but she's defiantly bone-rattling… dare to say it… sexy when she has to or wants too... wait… what was he just thinking? He'd be somewhat glad Pap wasn't there to witness this side though. He didn't think he could handle it… too innocent.
After that, Melody would sing many other pop, hip-hop, and sassy songs. One song in particular was literally being sexual innuendos from a jazz musical called Chicago, the song being called "When You're Good To Mama." When it was her break time, she'd already be tired from dancing and singing, but was obviously happy. With it supposed to be raining, not as many where there, but many of the usual were.
Sans would smile at her as she'd walk to the bar, taking a seat next to him. "Wow Mel, todays outfit and songs… definitely not what I was expecting. It's not bad but, it's definitely adult content."
"It's not like I was stripping." She'd see his face look shocked at the bluntness. "Besides, it was Grillby's idea to have a hip-hop, pop, and some jazz themed day. He wants to get different types of customers who are into different genres of music. First night is a mix of everything, next would be Broadway and Theater, today is Hip-Hop, Pop, and a bit of jazz. You'll have to wait to see what tomorrow is though." She'd smile a sly grin, basically saying I'm not going to tell you.
Sans would frown. "You're kidding. Grillby wanted this?" He'd look to his pal. "Really?"
The fire elemental monster would nod. Then sign to Melody something that'd make her roll her eyes.
"Sure thing. I'll be careful."
"Careful of what?"
"He was just warning me. There are drunks towards the back. They were staring at me, but had faces he doesn't really trust," she'd say with a shrug. She'd then sign to him her drink and look to Sans. "Hey, it's ok if you liked the performance. Remember, though you do call me a kid, I am twenty-five. With my makeup I do, I do look older, maybe twenty." She'd touch his back lightly and feel him chuckle.
"You really are something, Mel," he'd say lifting his head. "You keep surprising me. I guess that means you'll keep me on my toes."
"I guess. Though, I think I'm pretty much an open book. Just look through my stuff more and you'll find out everything. Ask me questions and I'll try answering honestly," she'd smile.
Grillby would give her, her drink and she'd sip it. She'd think about the last couple days, then look at Sans. He'd be sitting up now and drinking a bottle of ketchup. It reminded her of an episode of Pokemon and she's giggle to herself.
Sans would look over and see her giggling and looking at him. He'd feel his skull getting warmer as she'd ask, "What are you giggling about?" He'd see her take out her phone and type something, then show him a picture of a weird yellow rabbit, mouse thing with red cheeks holding a broken bottle of ketchup looking upset. He'd look in his hand and chuckle, getting what she was thinking about. "So that's how you see me? A red cheeked rodent?"
She'd look scared. "No! It's just cute!" She'd pause for a second realizing her mistake as Sans would smile at her.
"So I'm cute now?"
She'd open her mouth, but her voice wouldn't come out, only a squeak, then she'd cross her eyes and slam her head on the bar, pause again and he'd hear her say "ow…" in a meek voice. She'd them murmur, "yes… you're cute… sometimes…"
Sans would stare at her. He wasn't quite sure what to say. "Heh, I think that's strange. Aren't humans normally attracted to other humans?"
She'd feel her face turning warm. "I'm not sure if I'm attracted… per say… I mean…" she'd groan, taking a few minutes to collect her thoughts. "You and Papy… you helped me and you keep helping me which makes me super happy... I don't typically sleep well at night, similar to you, but for different reasons… I… I never feel safe anymore, yet I was so comfortable with you I literally fell asleep on you! I've never been that comfortable with any male since my father died. Even with Chris, in fact… I might've got worse since him."
This was different. Sans hadn't expected to hear that. He honestly thought her parents were still alive. She never mentioned them now that he thought about it. He'd look at her eyes, seeing silver-blue but with a hint of deep blue at the edges. What does this color mean?! He'd keep listening watching her face.
"I lost my dad when I was about nine years old, both my mother and I taking it really hard. After that, I felt I didn't really have anyone to protect me from the bullies at school. Mostly teasing me for my hair, saying I was a soulless ginger." She'd giggle and look at him. "I never really trusted men though. When I tried, you can see where it got me. I've only had… four boyfriends. The first one was nice, but moved away. The second took advantage of my kindness and actually tried guilt tripping me into anything I didn't want to do. The third I dumped a week later because he threatened me with a knife, and lastly you know Chris." She'd sigh. "But you, Paps, and even Grillby have… been different. You accepted everything, encouraged me, are warm and are just… not total fucking dicks basically." She'd giggle, then down her drink. "Ah, I talk too much."
"Eh, it's ok. At least you're talking about interesting things about yourself. I'm pretty boring. I play the trombone, I have too many dirty socks, I love science fiction, I'm lazy, and hate making promises. I have a knack for science and you've only seen a hint of my abilities." He'd smile at her. He'd then see some guys walking over to them and raise his brow bone.
She'd turn and look, seeing the drunks. Oh boy. "Hey boys. What's up?"
One of the drunks would get really close to her. "You are great mama. You should come here more often." He'd take her hand and kiss it, though if felt super gross and wet. Like a dog slobber.
She'd roll her eyes. "Sir, I've worked here for a while. I think you might be a bit drunk."
The other would speak. "Naaah, we're fine. We just want some action. You s-should come with us, hot stuff."
She'd pull her hand away. "I'll stay this once nicely, I'm not interested. I'm also still working."
Sans would look at her, seeing her eyes starting to change to that dark grey. This was going to be good.
"Come on, mama. You can skip out. We don't bite… much," he'd chuckle. "We just want to show you a good time." He'd grab her arm and pull her off the stool.
Her eye would twitch and she'd twist her arm in a way that'd make him release, then grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm back behind his back and pulled up just enough to make slight pain. One other guy would end getting behind her and grabbing around her. Her eyes would now have that ring of red. She'd lean back into the guy, making him lean on the bar stool, then kicked the person she was holding into an empty table. She'd then drop down, elbowing the male behind her in the ribs, then grabbed onto of his arms, using his momentum, flipping him over her back and onto the other guy. The entire place went silent. She'd look to everyone and smile politely. "Sorry guys. Had to teach them too keep hands off, Mama." She'd wink and everyone would start relaxing. The bouncers would walk over and would take the two out of the bar.
Sans would start laughing. "Definitely feisty. You sure don't trust men. Which makes me think... Would you ever do that to Pap or me?" He'd lose the white in his eyes, showing this was a serious question
She'd laugh. "Of course not, unless you assaulted me. You'd have to instigate it. I've never kicked anyone's butt without a reason." She'd see the white globes hadn't returned, so she'd think for a minute. She knew he was still watching. She'd then would grab him and hug him tightly, nuzzling her face into the shoulder of his jacket. She'd whisper where his ear would be, "I can't promise you that I'll never hurt you or Papyrus in any possible way Sans. Besides… I've been told promises are made to be broken. But I can swear to you this… I'll never physically hurt you or anyone of my friends… not matter how much you may hurt me."
The white globes would return when she'd finish whispering. He'd then hug her back and smile. "You're a good kid, so I believe you. Plus when you do that thing with your face into me, you remind me of a cat."
She'd giggle and release him. "My mom use to say I was raised by the family cat when I was a baby. Said I meowed before I could talk."
Sans would laugh. "I definitely could see you doing that. It's so… purrrfect." He'd start laughing harder which would get her laughing too.
"Alright, my break is over. Don't get too many pervert thoughts when watching. What we call a human male arousal, just happens to be called a 'boner'. So don't be popping one of them," she'd joke, not really knowing monster anatomy, then trot off.
Dammit woman, don't say stuff like that! He'd think as his chest would feel tight again. He wouldn't admit that he already knew what a boner was, the internet on the surface was… very lude. He's also never outright say that even skeletons like him could technically form one, just not with flesh. Not that'd she knew since she'd never seen anything under his clothes. He'd watch her again, singing more pop songs that were currently popular in the radio. He'd watch her even teaching people popular dances like the Cha-Cha-Slide, Cupid Shuffle, the Nay-Nay, Soldier Boy, and Macarena. He was tempted to join, but felt a bit embarrassed to go onto the 'dance floor' to learn. It was amusing to watch her change some of the obvious parts to help monsters learn or feel included too. Most of the humans already knew, but a few needed a recap. Everything felt warm and comfortable and it lasted until Grillby's had to close for the night.
Papyrus would have picked Sans up when Grillby closed after saying goodbye for the night to the fire element and his favorite human girl. Melody would change into her regular clothes and helped Grillby clean up and move things around. She'd leave later than usual, but that was fine. She was pretty happy about how that day and night went.
Grillby would sign to her to 'be safe when going home', to which she'd reply 'of course. Good night.'
She'd walk home happily, having one ear bud in her ear as she'd play music from her phone. The weather was just damp for half way until suddenly the thunder would boom and the rain fell hard. Dammit… my luck that it'd full on rain, she'd think with a sigh. I knew I should've brought my umbrella. She'd then start kicking it into gear. She'd pull her hood up and start running to her house. Once she got there she was completely soaked and shivering. If it was five degrees colder, it would've been hailing. She'd unlock her door, close it behind her, relocking it, and ran to turn the heater on.
She'd go to the bathroom and look at herself in the mirror, laughing as she though man, I look like a drowned rat. She'd take a selfie of herself and sent it to Papyrus saying "Totally just a sprinkle. The weatherman lies!" She'd then prepare herself a hot bath and relax, warming up.
She'd check her messages in the bath seeing Papyrus had already replied, a separate message from Sans, Toriel, and Undyne apparently from earlier.
"NYEH-HEH-HEH! I'M GUESSING YOU'RE HOME THEN. GLAD TO SEE IT! MAKE SURE TO LOCK YOUR DOOR AND CHANGE INTO SOMETHING WARM! ALSO, I'M SO FOWARDING THAT PICTURE TO EVERYONE. NYEH-HEH-HEH!" was Papyrus's reply. Why does he use all caps? Whatever… it's easier to read.
She'd shake her head replied back. "Already home, yeah. As for locking the door, it's somewhat of a habit. Let me know what everyone thinks of my "drowned rat" look."
She'd then move onto Sans text, which read, "Had a great time tonight. Let know that you got home ok, alright kiddo?"
She'd, again, shake her head. "You and calling me kiddo. You make me feel like I'm five. Anywho, yeah I'm home now." She'd attach the picture of herself from being in the rain, and ask. "You like my drowned rat look?"
She'd then move onto Toriels message, which asked; "Do you by chance have a good apple pie receipt? I have way too many apples and figured they would make a lovely dessert." Melody would reply that she'd look, then move on.
"Hey Nerd! Alphys and I wanted to know if you'd like to join us and everyone at the movies tomorrow. I can pick you up. Let me know before the afternoon otherwise I'll pick you up anyway."
The redheaded human would reply to the redheaded fish lady saying: "Sure, that sounds cool. Haven't seen a movie at the threater in about a year."
She'd then get out of the bath and get dressed into her jammies. She'd be pretty tired, so she'd check the windows and doors to see if any were unlocked before sitting on the couch. The blanket was still there and she'd find the remote, turning it only the same show as the night before. She'd check her messages again, only having a reply from Sans.
She'd open it and read it with a giggle. It saying, "Heh Heh. Nice picture. Paps already showed me. Nice of you to send me a copy though. Glad you made it home safe. I'm headed to bed."
She'd smile at it, then text him back a reminder. "Remember, if you have a night terror and need me, please call me. You deserve piece of mind."
Surprisingly he'd text back really quickly. "Will do. By the way, you said you have a hard time sleeping too, but for different reasons. What are your reasons?"
She knew that was going to be brought up. She honestly didn't know how to reply. She'd decide she'd only talk about one of her three secrets. "Well… If I had to be honest, I have a type of anxiety. Unless I'm exhausted emotionally and physically, feel safe, or something, I won't fall asleep. If I do, it's roughly for only a couple hours. Three at most. When I am about to fall asleep, many times I get a sensation that's too difficult to explain."
Again, another fast reply. "I see. Well, if you can't sleep at least relax, alright? You also deserve piece of mind. Night Mel."
She'd smile and reply one last time, trying to be cute. "Night Sansy." She'd then plug her phone in to charge and go to her room to get a pillow and her plushy, coming back to the living room to watch Mettaton's show. As she did, she'd try and relax and snuggle into her blanket. Her thoughts after a while would give her problems though. She'd begin her cycles of self-doubt, begin doubting her new friends, and even would start putting herself down mentally. She hated being alone to her thoughts…
She'd nearly fall asleep a few times, only to feel a sensation. When her eyes closed, a few minutes later, right between of losing track of thoughts and falling asleep, she'd feel the room slowly start expanding for a good five seconds, only to quickly close in right after, making her eyes shoot open, bringing her back to reality and see the room was fine. Damn this anxiety. Let me sleep! She'd look at the time. She arrived home at 1:30am… it was now 5:00am. Fuck.
She'd then hear her phone ring. She'd pick it up and answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey, Mel… It's Sans… Heh… Did I wake you?" he'd ask.
"No. Couldn't sleep. Anxiety is acting up. Have a bad dream?" she'd ask back.
He'd be silent for a bit. "Yeah.. I saw my brother die. Every time I see him like that…" he'd fall silent again.
She'd think and know exactly which story from her favorite movie series to tell. "I'm going to tell you a story of how love is stronger than death, sometimes even overcoming it. I'm quoting it from a movie though. Would you like to listen?"
It would stay silent, then she'd here an "uh-huh". He really did sound super upset.
"Once upon a time, there was a beautiful goddess named Hi'iaka and a handsome mortal named Lo'hiau. They were as close as a couple could possibly be and did everything together. But one day, Pele, the volcano goddess grew extremely jealous of the couple's friendship. Her jealousy grew and grew until she did the unthinkable. She'd take Lo'Hiau to the edge of her largest volcano and push him into the molten lava. Hi'iaka would search for Lo'hiau and end up finding his body by the edge of a sea cliff. She'd weep and hold onto his body, praying to the gods to bring his soul back and bring him life. After days of prayer and tears, the gods would answer her prayers, bringing him back to life, for her love was so strong for him, it touch their hearts. Proving that love was far stronger than death." She'd notice she'd be crying just because she'd remember the movie and sniffle.
"Heh heh… That's a very cute story Melody. It helped a bit I think… but now you're crying. I can hear you sniffling. You alright?" he'd ask, laughing a bit. He did sound a bit better.
She'd giggle back. "Yeah, stupid sissy tears from remembering a scene from the movie it's from. Don't worry, I'm fine. If you want, I'll sing the song for you too. It's in Hawaiian though, so… you might only know the few English lines."
"Yeah. Your singing might help more. I'm guessing this story and song are from one of your Stitch movies? That's the only Hawaiian based movie you had," he'd chuckle.
"Yeah, it is. We'll watch it sometime if you'd like. I'll cry though." She'd giggle and then smile. She'd then start singing to him lightly. At the end of the song he'd hear light breathing and wait to see if she got a response. When she didn't she'd smile. "Did you fall asleep, Sans?"
At first there wasn't a response, but then she'd here a light gasp. "Uh… yeah sorry. I feel back asleep for a second. Thanks for the story and song, Mel. It helped a lot… Heh heh. Maybe you were right about your power being to help me."
She'd smile. "I was kidding, but if it's working, I don't mind that. I love helping people."
"Heh… I can tell. Well, we should both try and sleep. I believe Undyne said something about going to the movies. I already have to be there, so that works. See you there?" he'd ask.
"Yeah. Sounds good. Goodnight Sans. If you have another night terror, feel free to call again, ok?"
"Heh heh. Sure thing. Night kiddo." He'd hang up then.
She'd smile and put her phone down, double checking to see if was charging. She'd then snuggle into her blankets more and watch Mettaton for a few minutes before finally drifting off to sleep.