Here is chapter Thirty! This chapter was originally supposed to be part of chapter twenty-nine, but unfortunately we ran out of time. Last week was crazy. So here's a little something I like to call "SR Part Two".
Sans holds the door open for Riley as they exit the restaurant, it was dark out already, despite the city lights, you could see a few stars. Sans glances up at them. He'd been meaning to use his telescope for a while now.
"They're pretty, huh?" Riley smiles, as she looks up her scarf falls down drawing Sans' attention away from the sky.
"Uh… yeah. Heh. they are." not as pretty as you… He smiles.
"I like the stars" She says as they walk down the dimly lit sidewalk.
"Me too" I like you too.
"I uh… used to look at the stars. A lot, as a kid" She sighs, Sans wishes he could relate. All he had were the shining stones in Waterfall to look up at.
"Back underground, there was uh… this place. Called Waterfall. There were glowing rocks on the roof of the cave that looked a little like stars." He smiles, so does she.
"Wow… that sounds beautiful."
"I could… take you sometime… if you want…?" His cheekbones burn, Did I really just say that.
"That sounds great! I'd love to!" She grins. Sans feels a lot more relaxed now, this conversation putting his mind at ease. She's about to step out into the street, Sans grabs her hand as a car passes.
"Watch out-" He cuts off as he realizes he was holding her hand. She stares down at their interlocked hands, her eyes wide.
"There was a uh…. Car…"
"Th-Thanks!" She exclaims, "u-uh… you can… k-keep holding… my hand. There m-might be another car…" Sans' cheekbones turn a dark blue.
"G-Good idea." He smiles. They cross the street together, hand in hand. They reach Riley's apartment building, and Sans walks her up the stairs, right outside her room. He reluctantly lets go of her hand,
"Well, I uh… I guess I'll see you at work." Sans grins.
"Uh- yeah. I guess so." She smiles, and almost seems… a little disappointed? She digs into her purse for her keys.
Oh...Oh no… Where… where are my keys?! She dug deeper into her purse, no this was bad. And Embarrassing! Had she… I locked my keys… in my apartment. Great job, Riley.
"Is… something wrong?" Sans frowned.
"I… It appears as though," She laughed nervously, "I've locked my keys… in... my apartment." Stupid.
"Oh." He chuckled. "Well… I can teleport, remember?"
"You could… teleport into my apartment?" She frowned.
"'Course. Ready?" He held out his hand and she took it, her cheeks burning again.
"Yes." The world began to spin, and he pulled her closer to him as she closed her eyes tightly. They were there in seconds, standing on solid ground. The apartment was dark- the only light coming from a lamp on an end table next to her couch. I should turn on some lights. But… she couldn't move. She was wrapped in his embrace, and… RILEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! MOVE! But all she could manage to do was look up and see that they were face to face, she froze, partly in horror and partly in awe of him. Sans' cheeks were turning a bright blue.
"I...uh… heh…"
Say something! Anything! MOVE! "H-hi…" She whispered. THAT'S IT?! HI!?
He chuckled, "Hi."
It can't go on like this. "I… um… Look, I need… to tell you something…" She sighed.
He nodded quickly. "S-so do I. Need to t-tell you something."
She leaned against him slightly, without even realizing it. "G-go ahead…"
He looked away from her, flustered. "I... I really... Heh. I really like you, Riley... A lot…" W-what…? All this time and he… He liked her. Was this a game? Was this a dream?! She laughed, gripping his jacket tightly and resting her forehead on his shoulder.
"Oh… oh…" Sans inhaled sharply, worried. "Oh Sans… I really like you too. A lot." She looked up at him with a grin. A big grin spread across his face as he looked down at her.
"Heh… oh… wow…"
"So… the joke…?" She frowned.
"Wasn't a joke." He nodded. "Wow… it… feels so good to tell you that."
"Guess you won't have to tell it anymore." She grinned.
"Heh… true." He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer.
"Is it strange… this feels so surreal…" She sighed, resting her forehead on his shoulder again.
"Strange? No, Riley, this is amazing. This is… I like this…"
"I mean… I never thought you liked me…" She said. "But it's so… it feels right. It feels so…" Stop talking, Riley! Kiss him?! No! You don't kiss him! You only found out he likes you- She leaned over and kissed him quickly on his cheekbone. Okay! Fine.
He froze- letting out a hissing breath.
"Sorry… I just…" She rested her head on his shoulder.
"No!" He shook his head quickly. "Don't be."
She grinned, looking up at him. "You gonna be okay?"
"Y-yeah. M'fine." He chuckled. She felt her cheeks heat up,
"So, uh… about your little joke…? Are you… gonna have enough guts to ask the girl out or…?" Don't push it! You can hardly breathe as it is!
He blinked. "Oh… uh… Riley… will you go out with me?" He grinned.
"Yes!" She laughed, pulling him into another hug. He wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tightly.
"Looks like the skeleton's got the guts after all…"
"Do you… do you have to get back to the boys or can you…talk a bit, maybe have some tea?" She smiled. I can't believe this is happening. Sans...and… me? It's like a dream.
"Oh the boys…" Sans frowned. "They're… they're probably waiting for me."
"Oh." She sighed. "Well, maybe we can schedule another time?"
"How about… after work tomorrow?" Sans asked.
"After work would be perfection." Perfection?! Riley what is wrong with you? "I mean! Perfect. After work would be…" She sighs, dropping her hands to show finality. She wants to hug him again…
"Right after work." He took a step closer. "See you tomorrow then."
"Tomorrow." She crossed her arms. "Okay." He's about to leave, she knew, but she could hardly stand it. She grabbed his hand quickly. "Sans."
"Yeah?" She hugged him quickly.
"See you tomorrow."
"Uh… Riley… do you mind if I…?" He gently pulled off her scarf. Is he…?! Was he leaning in?! He tilted his skull slightly and gently rested his hand against her cheek. She can't breathe now. And then he pressed his teeth to her lips and the world around her disappeared- it was just the feeling of his hand on her waist, his teeth on her lips. She closed her eyes, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, leaning against him. He pulled away moments later, and stared at her- they were inches away.
"W-wow…"
"So… I guess, tomorrow?" He grinned.
"Yeah." She nodded- still dizzy. She can't believe this is actually happening. "T-tomorrow."
"I'll… uh…" His cheeks were a bright blue. He's so adorable. God, why is he so adorable?! And He's my boyfriend?! This was actually happening. It seemed so… surreal. She never imagined she'd ever be with Sans- with anyone for that matter. "I'll… text you in a bit?" He grinned.
"Yeah… that sounds great… maybe tomorrow we could have lunch together? Iro and I have a lot to do earlier in the day so I won't see you much then." She watched as Sans' expression changed to a frown at the mention of Iro's name. Why doesn't he like Iro?
"Or… I could stay a bit… to make up for not seeing you much tomorrow?"
"Are you sure the boys would be okay?"
"Yeah. They should be fine. Frankie's a good kid and Papyrus loves looking out for him... or he loves to think he's looking out for him." Sans chuckled.
"I could make some tea!" Riley smiled.
"Tea sounds amaz-tea-ing." He looked almost horrified at how bad that was. She laughed.
"That one was pretty bad."
"Uh...yeah…" He grinned.
"Why don't you… sit…" She gestured to her light blue couch and turns to flick on a light switch, brightening up the room. Augh! There are books everywhere. What's wrong with you, Riley? Your apartment's a mess! "Sorry, about the mess… I… uh… read a lot of books." She said as he took a seat. Stop talking! Who cares about books right now! She hurried into the kitchen to make the tea.
"Cool." Sans said. "What kind of books? I like science fiction."
"R-really?" She grinned, though she knew he couldn't see it from the living room. "I like science fiction too. I mean, I read pretty much all books. What kind of tea would you like? I've got lots."
"Uhh… I'll have whatever." Sans replied.
"I'll make peppermint then." She decided. She pulled the tea out of the cupboard and waited for the pot to boil. Soon the tea was done. She carried the two mugs back into the living room and set them on the coffee table. She sat across from him, trying not to smile too much- but that was hard. Me and Sans. We're… a thing now? I guess. I never thought…
"Sorry… you have to…" She gestured to her face. Stupid burns. She knew, by the way people reacted when they saw her, they weren't pleasant to look at.
"No!" Sans gasped, "Riley, you're so beautiful. I don't know why you hide it…"
She wasn't sure what to say. How can he think that of me? She shook her head. "How…? Not… not everyone thinks that…"
He took her hand, squeezing it gently, "Riley, if you think for one second that I think differently of you because of your scars, you're wrong. You're so, so beautiful." He smiled.
"Did I… ever tell you I like you? A lot?" She grinned.
"Yeah. That's good 'cause… I like you. A lot." He chuckled.
"So… Iro…" She frowned. "Why don't you like him?"
"Oh…" Sans sighed. "It's stupid now. But before it was because… augh… I thought you… and him…"
"You thought me and Iro were a thing?!" She choked on her tea. "You know Iro has a boyfriend, right?"
"Now I do." Sans groaned.
"Iro's like… my brother… Oh my god." She couldn't stop laughing.
"It's not that funny." Sans said.
"Yeah… yeah it is." She gasped. "Wait…" She paused, taking in a deep breath. "Are you still jealous of him?!"
"Hey! I am not jealous." Sans frowned.
"Yes… you are!" Riley sang.
"Am not." His cheeks turned a bright blue again.
"Aw. You're so cute." She grinned.
"M'not." He frowned.
"Well…" She looks at her phone. Nine thirty?! God, you have to get up so early! She didn't want him to leave, but… they'd see each other tomorrow. "It's late."
"What time is it?" Sans asked.
"Nine thirty."
"What? Wow… uh… I should probably get back home."
"I know." She sighed, standing up.
"Thanks for the tea. It was really good."
"You're welcome to come over anytime and have some." She smiled. He stood to face her.
"I'll have to take you up on that… See ya tomorrow for lunch?"
"Yup." He looked so awkward, but he disappeared and then he was standing next to her, on the other side of the coffee table. He took her hand.
"Goodbye." He said. She didn't respond. She leaned forward and quickly kissed him, holding on to his hand tightly. He stepped away, dropping his hand from her's, his cheeks a bright blue. He smiled, and then vanished.
After Frankie's friends left Papyrus and Frankie cleaned up the kitchen and then watched half of a movie before Papyrus passed out. Frankie turned off the movie and pulled out one of his library books to read- a book about cats. He liked cats. Meanwhile, Justice, Spaghetti, and Meatballs all piled on top of Papyrus, who was fast asleep on the couch.
When Sans teleported in around nine thirty Frankie looked up excitedly to see what the results of their set up date had been. Sans' whole face was blue, the biggest grin Frankie had ever seen was plastered on his face.
"Hey, dad! How'd your date go?"
"Oh!" Sans' eyes widened. "Pretty good."
"Did you tell her?" Frankie grinned.
"Tell her what?"
"I'm nine, dad, not two. I know things." Frankie frowned. "Did you tell her you like her?!"
"Riley?"
"No, Alphys." Frankie sighed. "Yes, Riley! Did you tell her?"
"Alright, alright. I'll appease you." Sans chuckled. He sat down next to Frankie on the couch, putting his arm around him. "Well, kiddo. I did. I told her."
"Yes! Dad! This is awesome! You asked her out?"
"Yup." Sans grinned.
"What'd she say?" Frankie asked.
"What do you think she said?"
"Did she say yes?! Yes! Did you kiss her?!" Frankie gasped.
"Maybe…" Sans chuckled.
"Oh my gosh! Dad! This is awesome! Arent you happy?!"
"'Course." Sans nodded. Frankie had never seen Sans look so happy, and Sans' cheeks were still a bright blue.
"When are you gonna take her out on a date? Don't worry, Uncle Papyrus and me can take care of everything here."
"Well tomorrow we're having lunch together-" Sans began.
"No. A real date! Like to somewhere nice. Where you're alone."
"Yeah! Like… a restaurant! Or… oh! Riley likes the beach. She told me once when I was looking for books at the library. Or… I don't know. Some place special." Frankie shrugged.
"Soon." Sans nodded. "I'll take her somewhere soon. For now… It's time for you to have a bed time."
"Aww! Dad! Noooo!"
"It's nine thirty, kid. Tomorrow's a school day."
"Finneee!" Frankie sighed.
"Come on." Sans pulled Frankie up off the couch. "Tomorrow I'll buy you ice cream after school."
"Really?!"
"Sure. If you get in bed, kiddo."
"Alright. I'm going!" Frankie laughed. Sans pulled Frankie into bed, and pulled the covers up to his ribs.
"I love you, kid."
"I love you too, Dad! Think about taking Riley out, okay?"
"Alright. I will." Sans chuckled.
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE:
I am so mad because for some reason the reviews are not showing up on fanfiction. I'm going to try one more time, but if they don't appear I'll have to retrieve them from my email, and I know my email doesn't receive all of them... usually. Augh. It's not working. Okay! So I'll retrieve the reviews from my email. If I didn't answer your review it's because for some reason I didn't get it in my email and this website is being stupid. Anywayssss. Sorry!
Return of the OC: Return of the OC:Spyro: Hi!
Chaos: Hi!
Moonbeam: Hi!
Wheatley: Hi!
Asriel: What are we doing here?
I knew something was weird with 'SR'...Sans and Riley.
Sans and Riley's thoughts: I will kill you Alphys and Undyne.
Welcome back! Yup. SR for sans and riley. It couldn't be something obvious like 'Sansley' though I'm sure that would have been Alphys and Undyne's first choice.
Frisks brother: (Aka asreil ) hey I heard frisk had a brother OMFG IVE POSTED BEFORE ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THE QUESTIONS CANNON. :-) WHEN YOU DIDNT SPARE MY BRITHER SO GET DUNKED ON. I KNOW YOU MADE MY FRIENDS ALL DISAPER . THEIR TH ONLY REASON WHY IM HERE IM AM THEIR MERCY IAM THER VENGEANCE IM AM DETERMINATION...- stronger than you (sans song(aka best song(seriously(why so many parentheses(fuuuuuck) what) da faq) )) um ...o k
If everything we write becomes canon that's amazing. Because there's going to be... a few... non-canon things in our fic... heheh...
sonicxjones: Sans WINE not admit your feeling?
Well, he finally did it. :D
anthonyabc268: Well that awkward alphys and undyne are dead
Probably would have been except that now it's turned out so well.
Anon: When those two finally get over their insecurities... it will be amazing.
I can't wait until the next chapter! :)
When I read your comment for the first time I laughed because when you wrote it you had no idea how well those two sentences go together. Because, behold! They've gotten over their insecurities- some of them.
Guest: (for chapter twenty eight) So I have a head-canon...
What if Iro is the reptilian like monster in the snowdin library?
Could explain why he works in the library? Maybe?
Maybe. We never really thought about Iro as someone specific. But that makes sense.
HourglassMadness: God DAMN IT SANS! AAAAGAGHHHHAH! JUST *TELL* HER! YOURE MAKING THIS PAINFUL FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. I know we've already had this several times before, but JUST DO IT! DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS!
JUST DO IT!
I hope this chapter appeased you. ;)
iamdaraptor: Dude. I'm one of the most mentally mature people in my grade. And when I saw this ship it legit made me scream and squeal like an idiot. Yes. You have earned my respect. Sansley FTW. 凸ಠ益ಠ)凸
Yes! Embrace it! :D Because of that, this chapter should please you as well. Hehe!
Anonymous: I just don't know what to say but… I love this story so much! It's great... finals are approaching and I'm super stressed out, so thanks for lifting my spirits 3 (lol sorry for my constant repetition)
Don't be sorry. It's always awesome to hear we're doing a good job. And it's certainly very encouraging. It gets us writing! I'm so glad this helped lift your spirits. I hope this chapter did so even more. It's one of my favorites.
CitrisDragon: NOOOOOOO! Why must you make me suffer?!
Did this help? Hehe!
Ed's. Curious. Kitten: You tease! I really thought we were going to make some headway this chapter... T_T I'll keep reading, but I feel like I just got the bait and switch. (I'm not saying they should've confessed right away, but SOME progress would have been nice. Instead it was just a huge bundle of awkward. I'm really disappointed.)
I'm not trying to be mean, but I was really hoping for some new material, instead of just the same old nervous conversations dressed up like new content because of the change in location.
I'm sorry! I know it was a pretty lame excuse for a chapter, and I felt bad that it didn't get anywhere. But, as you can see from the above, It *was* originally supposed to be connected with this. Unfortunately we just ran out of time. I hope this chapter makes you feel better about it all. :)
Bonestorm of Thornclan: haha undyne just represented every fan of this story! sansxriley JUST DO IT!
Yup! And it actually worked- shockingly. They're gonna have to come up with a way to get back at Undyne and Alphys.
sceera1: Just as FLUFFY as ever! Thumbs up to the awkward silence. When i saw the notification for this chapter, i thought about how far this story has come since i first followed it, and i followed it when there were only three chapters. Sans is happy, frankie is happy, the bully and red X got DUNKED ON, sans is going to have a girlfriend, Alphys and undyne made it official and dr greg house is working for the CIA. Sorry, i'm watching House md as i'm writing this review. Anyway, i think this story is amazing and you're an awesome writer. I'm curious as to how many chapters it's gonna be before we get that last straw from red X against sans before he flips out and kills them all. Good luck with your romance and inevitable fight scenes.
It has come a long way, my goodness. And it's only going to go a lot farther, I think. We've just come up with a climax. It's beautiful and amazing and you're all going to just... wowwww. Anyways. Secrets!
I remember that episode! I *LOVE* House. Oh my gosh. Heheh...
Mr. Indigo: I feel really bad for Riley. She has a very low self of steam and doesn't think very highly of herself. I also think she has suffered from PTSD due to the fire and the death of her younger sister, which attributes to her feeling worthless, believing that she could have saved her. That's at least my analysis of Riley so far. To be honest though, I really want to see a picture of Riley in a wedding dress, because I'm curious, will she be wearing the scarf in her wedding dress or not.
Yes. Yes. Yes and Yes. 100% yes. Riley's character is going to be interesting. I think we'll find out more about her as Sans is dating her and other things happen. You'll all have to see. As for the wedding dress, what's super ironic about that is I happen to have drawn her with a wedding dress on. Not sure when I'm going to post that. Probably not too soon...
meladi1: That's one akward date. God damn it Alphys and Undyne. Hold your shipping to the anime world.
And I feel like an idiot for not figuring out SR was Sans and Riley xD
Heheh... definitely awkward. But I think after they left the restaurant it got 10,000x better.
Ahhh. Okay. Those are all I had in my email. I wish this website would work. If you reviewed and I didn't get it I'll be so sad... :(
Anyways, thanks to everyone who reviewed (even if I didn't get it down here I'm sure I'll see it later!)
See you on the next chapter!
-MH_C