Sans was awake before everyone else again. He went to Asriel's door and opened it ever so slightly. He watched the slow breathing from his chest as it rose and fell. Something was off about him and he knew it. He shut the door and went downstairs. Looking around, everything was a blue tint from the moonlight shining in. It was quiet- so quiet he could hear his heart thump. Y'know… if he even had a heart. He grabbed the doorknob to the backyard and threw the door open.
"There you-!" the person stopped in the middle of their sentence. Sans stared at the figure for a moment before it ran off. His eye was glowing.
"Who the hell was that?" he asked himself quietly, "And who were they waiting for?"
He felt unnerved for a moment. Something was definitely going on. He went back Inside and sat down in the living room, thinking.
What am I going to do…?
…
Later that day, Sans watched Frisk and Asriel get on the bus. He was eyeing Asriel for any hint of knowing that person. While everyone was out, he was helping Toriel around the house.
"Hey, uh… Tori?" he asked.
"Yes, Sans?" she stopped what she was doing and turned towards him.
"Do you know of anyone who'd be… waiting for someone around our house? Like, late at night?" Sans asked. Toriel seemed puzzled.
"I'm afraid not, Sans. Why? Did something happen?" she asked, stepping forward.
"Nah, just forget about it. Forget I asked," Sans said, going back to his contemplating awkwardly went back to work, feeling worried for her skeletal companion.
Meanwhile, Chara was spying on the trio as usual, gaining intel.
"A play…? How dumb is that…?" she asked herself quietly. She looked around before going back into the bush. The other day, she was almost caught by what seemed to be a police officer. If he did catch her, she'd be taken into the school or worse- taken into custody until she were to be picked up by a parent. She shivered at the thought, disliking the idea of being discovered. She continued to spy until the final bell rang, covering her ears at the shrill screech of the cursed objects hanging up on the school walls. She crawled out of her hiding spot and watched the trio walk off.
"Miss, why are you crawling?" asked a grown man's voice behind her. She turned and looked up at the officer from yesterday, heart dropping. She put on her best asct.
"I-I was running too fast, sir and hurt my ankle… Crawling makes it hurt less," she said in her utmost innocent voice possible. The officer looked sympathetic.
"You poor girl… Stay right here, I'll go get some ice for you," he said and left quickly.
"Gullible human…" she snickered. She got up and rushed off cautiously, desperately trying not to get lost or caught. As she stealthily walked, she thought of the events from the night before. She let Asriel slide this one time, but she needed him to do his part of the plan! She was lucky Sans didn't notice who she was. She groaned as she'd lost them. She traced her path back to the school and then to her hideout in the park. She'd wait until nightfall to wander the streets, trying to remember where Asriel was staying.
So sorry it's taken me so long to update! I had a little over half of this done a few months ago, but I lost the motivation to do it and I didn't know how to continue. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this so far, and I'll try updating soon!