Riley was laying across the sofa, her head resting in Sans' lap, half asleep. Papyrus was just finishing putting lasagna in the oven and Frankie was talking to Frisk on skype. She had finally gotten her hand and leg casts removed and was free, thought the doctor suggested she did nothing rigorous since her bones were still weak. Sans of course, took that to heart, and was once again being extremely protective of her. Which was alright… sometimes.
"Hey dad!" Frankie rushed into the living room excitedly. Riley sat up with a yawn.
"What's goin' on kiddo?" Sans chuckled.
"Frisk just told me something really cool!"
"What's that?" Riley smiled.
"Humans have skeletons inside them!" Riley laughed a little and looked over at Sans, who blinked and then snickered, trying really hard not to laugh out loud,
"H-hh…. Your… heh…. Your mom had two." And then he puts his head in his hands laughing.
"What?" Frankie frowned. Riley felt her whole face burn. Oh my god.
"S-sans!"
"You have two skeletons inside you mom?!"
"I didn't…" He trails off laughing again. "I didn't say 'have'. I said had and will again."
"Not if you don't shut up." Riley glared. Sans' jaw snapped shut.
"I… I don't get it…." Frankie frowned. "How… how can you have two skeletons only sometimes?" Riley glared at Sans. Not such a hotshot now are you?
"Yeah, Sans. Tell your ten year old son why I have two skeletons inside me when I want."
"When you wa- Yeah! Dad, what does that mean?!" Frankie gasped. Sans looked over at Riley with wide eyes and slowly shook his head.
"Hey! You brought it up! Tell him!" She frowned.
"W-when...When you're older…. Kiddo. M-maybe a little bit older…" He manages to whisper. She's the one laughing now.
"Older?! Aww…." And he quickly forgot. "Hey! Mama! You wanna play monopolop?!"
"Sure!" She grinned.
"CAN I PLAY AS WELL?!"
"Of course." Riley nodded. She looked over at Sans who was still staring at her with wide eyes. "What's wrong, lover boy?"
"I-I-I…. I shut up."
"You did." She laughed.
"C-can I…. Can we…?"
"Mayyyybeee…." She raised an eyebrow.
"Nnnnn….. You wanna kill me." He groaned. She laughed.
"Why don't you go get monopolop out, sweetie. We'll both play."
"Okay!" Frankie jumped up and raced to get the board game.
"Hey! Uhh…" Sans chuckled a little, taking Riley's hand. "I was thinkin'... maybe you and I take a little walk tomorrow by the mountain… we could pack a picnic or something."
"Just you and me?" Riley smiled.
"Yeah. A date." Sans nodded.
"I'd love to!" She kissed his cheekbone quickly just as Frankie came out with the board game.
"QUIT CANOODLING!" Papyrus shouted. "LETS PLAY!"
Dear Frankie,
I'm sorry my letters have been coming so much later than they should. Things have been very busy here. We're getting ready for school. Daddy's putting me in a private school, like Miss Toriel's. It's much bigger though and I'm a little nervous about it, but I think it will be alright…
I'm so sorry this letter has to be short because I have to pack. My daddy has a business trip in another state. I wish we were coming back over there.
I hope I can see you soon, Frankie.
Your friend,
Wren
It was a cool day, signifying the coming of fall, but the sun was still shining and so Sans teleported himself, Riley, and their little picnic basket to a park by Mt. Ebott. It was beautiful, they sat and talked for a long time, Riley leaning against Sans. She had never in her life been happier than she was when she was with him. God, she loved him. She squeezed his hand gently.
"You know what, Sans?"
"Hmm?" He smiled.
"You're my dream come true, you know?"
"You're mine." He sighed, "If I lost you I don't know what I'd do because… you found me Ri. You saved me. I… the voice? I haven't heard it in a long time." He stood, looking over the field they had set up their blanket in. "I think…. I think it was me… trying to protect myself from disappointment when… in reality I was only making things worse. And Riley, you've made me the happiest person on this planet." He pauses, looking down at his feet and then he shrugs. "You made me realize…. I can't be myself when I'm all by myself… I… I can't be whole… All this time, all this time I've been lost." He whispered, staring out over the field. Mt Ebott behind him towered above with what little snow it had so early in the season. "All this time I've been missing something. But Riley... I found Frankie, and I found a piece of myself. And then, oh god, Riley. I found you." He turned, taking her hands and pulling her up. "And with you I'm whole. With you... I'm complete, Riley. I've never loved someone as much as I love you."
"I love you too." Riley whispered, she smiled. He shook his head,
"There's more… Before Frankie and you it was always 'never'. I'd never be able to focus on anything but resets, I was plagued by fear. With Frankie I learned to focus on the present, to enjoy what I had in the 'now'. With you Riley, I don't just want the present. With you I look to the future. With you, I want eternity."
"Sans..." Riley whispered, "What are you doing?" He dropped her hands and fell to his knee,
"Please, Riley." He pulled out that little black velvet box he had treasured for the past month. "Please, say yes and make that 'forever' come true." Tears stung Riley's eyes, her jaw dropped, she couldn't breath.
"Sans!" She gasped, but it came out more like a sharp breath of air than his name.
"Riley Elizabeth Malloy," He whispered, "Will you marry me?"
She didn't care about the diamond that sparkled in that stupid box, she could only look at him and the eternity, their whole lives, that he laid out before her.
"Oh god!" She said, choking on her words and tears, she took in a shuddering breath. "Oh god, Sans. Yes! Yes! A Thousand times, yes!" She practically pulled him up into her arms, forgetting the ring completely, she only kissed him and held onto him. "Yes." She whispered again, crying into his shoulder. After a few more moments, he gently pulled away, and taking her left hand he slipped the ring onto her finger. Their hands clasped together, she kissed him through her tears.
"I'm yours." He whispered. She grinned, kissing him again.
"I love you… I love you so much."
"So… uhh… there's something I gotta tell you guys…" Sans grinned, nervously fiddling with a little toy soldier Frankie had left out. Papyrus and Frankie sat in front of him, waiting patiently.
"SANS?! WHAT'S WRONG?!"
"Nothings wrong, Paps. In fact, um… Everything's right. I have to tell you both something that you deserve to know before anyone else."
"DID YOU BUY A SPAGHETTI FACTORY?!" Papyrus looked extremely excited. "BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THOSE. I KNOW WE COULD MAKE MY SPAGHETTI FINALLY FAMOUS-"
"No, Papy, it's better than that."
"WHAT?! BETTER THAN SPAGHETTI!?"
"What is it, dad?" Frankie asked.
"Well, I… I asked Riley to marry me."
"What?!" Frankie gasped.
"And… she said yes."
"WHAT?! WHAAAAT?!" Papyrus screamed.
"Ohmygod!" Frankie screamed. "Oh my god! Dad, that is better than a spaghetti factory! I KNEW IT! I knew it all along!" Frankie pulled Sans into a hug. "THIS IS PERFECT! Ohmygod! I have to go tell Frisk!"
"No, Frankie, wait… where are you going?!" Sans called.
"I'm walking to Frisk's house-"
"You can't- wait, you can't walk there al-"
"SANS! THIS IS GREAT NEWS!" Papyrus screamed. "I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! YOU WON'T EVER BE ALONE AGAIN…. EH!" Papyrus froze. "BUT… BUT… I WILL … BE ALONE."
"No, papyrus, don't do this."
"NYOOHOO! SANS, YOU'RE LEAVING ME ALOONNNEE!"
"No, Papyrus- FRANKIE! YOU CAN'T WALK TO FRISK'S HOUSE ALONE!"
"ALL ALONE! SANS, YOU CAN'T MARRY RILEY!"
"It's only a ten minute walk!" Frankie called.
"No, Frankie- Papyrus, stop crying, please! Oh god, this is a nightmare."
"I'm home!" Someone called. "Frankie? Where are you going?"
"To Frisk's house."
"Not by yourself you're not."
"Mommmm!" He groaned. Riley emerged from the entryway, and frowned when she saw Papyrus.
"Papy, what's wrong?"
"YOU CAN'T MARRY SANS, RILEY!" He sobbed.
"Why not?!" She gasped.
"BECAUSE THEN I WILL BE ALL ALONEEEE!"
"Oh no! Of course not!" She quickly knelt in front of the tall skeleton. "You'll still live with us. The only thing different is Sans and I will have rings, and we'll… be together forever. A promise." She smiled. "That's all it is. A promise."
"I CAN STILL LIVE WITH YOU?" He frowned.
"Of course! Of course!" She nodded. "You're part of our family!"
"OH GOOD!" He sighed. "WELL THEN, I'M GLAD YOU AND SANS ARE GETTING MARRIED!"
"Thank you!"
"I SHALL GO MAKE THE BESTEST SPAGHETTI YET TO CELEBRATE."
Sans chuckles as Papyrus hurries off to make his spaghetti. Right now, Sans was the happiest skeleton on earth. He sometimes thinks about what would have happened if he never met Frankie or Riley, but he quickly shrugs those thoughts aside. With him working on the machine and the engagement, things were finally going his way. Riley went off to spread the news to Alphys and Undyne, who he's sure would be absolutely delighted to hear that their OTP was getting married. Well, human marriage. Monster marriage was vastly different and involved the merging of two souls. But… Sans was sure Riley couldn't do that with him. Human souls were different than monster souls, so much more powerful.
Though in the eyes of monsters they wouldn't be married, Sans was happy to settle for human marriage, much like Alphys and Undyne. Except, they were merged as well. Sans sighs, imagining what it would be like, to be merged. Must be nice. Merging was all done by instinct anyways, and Sans had never felt anything like that. He sits on the couch, switching on the TV.
And then he feels a ticking in his soul. It was unusual but… right? It takes him a moment to realize… and then he knows exactly what this is. He needs Riley. He needs to merge. But…. Riley was a human. He looks over at her with a frown. She was sitting on the floor with Frankie teaching him a card game she had bought. She had promised to walk the little skele over to Frisk's house as soon as he played one game with her. She didn't seem any different, but Sans' soul was pulling towards her- he needed her more than he ever had before.
No! Riley's a human! She can't merge. Of course, as a younger skeleton Sans had always heard stories about merges, or he had seen monsters who had merged. He had never heard of someone who had needed to merge and couldn't. He wasn't sure what would happen to his soul if he didn't, but he couldn't sit her like this, with her so close. He needed a distraction. Maybe if he didn't think about it the feeling would pass. He stands, with a shrug.
"I'm gonna run some errands. Papyrus is almost out of pasta."
"God forbid." Riley laughs. "Alright. Well, don't be gone too long." I'll be gone until this feeling passes… As he walks by her there's an aching in his soul and he grits his teeth. Okay…. Well…. Just don't think about it. As soon as he's outside he teleports back to Snowdin. Maybe working on the machine will be a good distraction.
"yOurE HEre earLY. whAT HAppENed to faMILy tiMe?"
"Told them I was going to run some errands. I need a distraction."
"aH. LYing NOw. YoUR giRLFrieND muSt bE SO PRouD."
"Fiance." He snaps.
"FIanCE? ….IS thAT a HUmAn teRm? YOu shOUldN'T bE soCIAliziNG wITh thOSE tyPES of PEOple." Well…. I've got news for you, buddy. The aching in his soul has turned into a burning sensation. He's never yearned for anything like this in his whole life, but god he needs to see her. Shut up. Focus.
"Do yOU KNow WHy yoU SHouldN'T, sANs?"
"Yeah yeah. They locked us underground and mom was killed by one. I get it. Not all humans are assholes, Gasters. And besides, they locked us underground ages ago."
"WhAT's wrONg WIth yOu todAY?" Gaster's voice is irritated now. Sans chokes, leaning over slightly as a sharp pain shoots through his chest. Dammit. It's just getting worse. Why won't it go away?
"Shut up! Can't you see I'm trying to focus?!" There's a pause and then,
"DiD yOu insTALL tHaT pARt comPLETely upSIde doWN ON purPOSE?" Sans looks over to the machine and groans, putting his head in his hands. Dammit. This isn't working.
"WhAT iS wrONG wITh yOU? HoW COUld YOu haVE poSSIbly miSSED thAT? ….waIT. YOu nEEd to MERge… dON't yOU. I SHoulD HAve knOWN IT wOUld be my IDIot sON WHo neeDS to merGE AND INStead wasteS TIME. SANS! ARe yOU LIstening to ME?! THis is A COMplete WAStE! IF yOU NeeD TO merGE, DO IT."
"She…. she's out of town." Sans groans.
"YOU IDiot. YOu can'T CONcentraTE IN thIS CONditION. GEt oUT anD merGE BEforE YOu kiLL yoURselF. OR WorSE- RUin everYTHing we'VE WOrked on!"
"I…." Sans pauses, leaning over with a groan. Dammit. Dammit. He can't know Riley's…. I can't merge…. God, it hurts….
"quiT WAstinG preCIOus time and gO Do IT." He doesn't want to hear Gaster's voice anymore, so he teleports out, to the front of their house. His soul is aching for her, it's burning to merge, but Riley's human…. I can't merge. Humans… can't… He has to see her… He has to see her….
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER 43:
IKursteen: Well, I am in a good mood today since it was my birthday today! Only 86 more years until I'm 100 years old!
Still hyped for the next chapter :D and also: FINALLY! I've been waiting for this chapter for a week but I was satisfied with this chapter. And it is confirmed in my mind that Sans and Riley are gonna adopt. I'm guessing it's gonna be another Skeleton? It was a little disappointing I waited so long (For me at least since the summer days go slow for me) for such a short chapter, but I'm excited for your promised long one.
And I know most of the story is focused on Riley and Sans now, and I know how hard character development is, but I can reassure you you and your cousin have don't a very good job. By the way, I checked out your tumblr page and you and everyone else's artwork was amazing! Can't wait to see more fan art :D
Well, happy happy birthday! :D Awww! Thanks so much. I'm sorry the last chapter was short. I'm going to try and fit in one more chapter before I leave for my missions trip. Anyways! I'm glad you like the tumblr. I gotta post some more things up on there! :D Keep checking it out!
Asriel: Sorry for asking this ...this is just a idea mabe...what if you introduce chara or asriel in the sequel that would be so cool and then either if you do chara sans and frisk will have a little more action..hehehe...but if you choose asriel well you can figure out the rest again...this is just an idea PLZ don't judge harshly :)
I don't judge ideas, they're always good ones, though I'm not sure if that would work with the plot in the second one. (We have so many plans its ridiculous) Hehe...
Ed's. Curious. Kitten: SO FREAKING CUTE! My maternal instincts are all over the place now! XD Keep it up!
Hah! Go maternal insticts! :D
aduralove: I love that Riley knows their ship name, Sansley. hahaha. And it's so sad that Gaster is being super mean to Sans about is family, and Sans has to hide that Riley is a human, and just, Gaster in general here is just, he is like the embodiment of, like, hate and possibly jealousness? And Frankie with the douting, ahhhh! That's killing me! And next chapter prediction: PROPOSAL!? THATD BE AWESOME! And. I did a review on your story on undertale amino. it's complete nonsense, but it basically says your amazing and to go read the story.
999999/10 would rereread again. and also: By the way, I am fangirling about Sansley, and have been since they meet. So, a wedding? SIGN ME UP! I'm still fangirling. EEEE!
Yes. Yeah. Gaster's a jerk, and yeah. Hate is a good one for him. He has some evil plans for fun things. Holy shit. I didn't even see this review in my email but, you my friend, are spot on. lol. awww! I wanna read it! That's so great! Thanks!
Maybe a wedding. soon. But you've read this chapter so you know it'll happen eventually. lol
MechaSniper51: Inb4 "Sans has blue d*ck bullcrap"
Uhhh... not exactly sure what you're trying to say, but I agree it is bullcrap. Which is why we're not going into details. You all have fun imagining, if that's what you're into.
nadiahardar: AAAAAaaaAAaAaAAAAA
GOD DAMN IT I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS FANFIC
Hehe! Awesome! That's what we hope! :D
Flowey: Howdy! I see you replied to my question/message.
I also see I have a very low chance to be in this story. That's ok, since I did find this stuffed white bunny in the flowerbed after a while. He will make great company, since nothing ever happens down here since there's nobody down here anymore.
Bye bye for now!
Well, I'm glad you found a friend! :)
Pomoki Carson: I'm kinda glad tbh you decided to not have monsters and humans be compatible for having children, since some other weird fanfics I've read have had weird stuff. I know that you told us there's not gonna be stuff going on, (it is rated T, after all) so that's reassuring. I was a bit surprised sans fell in love with a human, but now I can understand Riley's a super important part of the story.
This is my first review, but I AM VERY FRUSTRATED I HAD TO WAIT 8 DAYS FOR A STORY AND I ONLY GET A BIT OF STORY! I understand if you need that chill time, though, so don't worry about my small rant.
Btw Gasters character is much better than I anticipated.
Yeah, I don't read much fanfic anymore, but there's some fun stuff out there. lol.
I'm sorrryyyy! :( More soon! :D
Awesome. GAster's character is super fun to write too. *insert evil laugh*
Asriel: A/N:...great chapter I just wish some ...human and goat kid didn't break my leg and my arm...
Asriel: I said sorry...
CHARA: ...*takes out knife*
A/N:CHARA NO
CHARA: what ...
A/N:NO MORE ARGUING FOR A WEEK
Asriel:...hey I want to touch the sun
A/N: ASRIEL FUCK NO
* one intense fight later*
A/N : ...looks like I'm in a body cast GASTER is a little bitch...like always...I half to keep asriel and chara from infiltrating the story and sans is a lazy shit Frankie is a ptsd kid who doesn't have the ability to sleep in his own room and papyrus...well he is just being papyrus...oh hey favorite goat child is about to murder his psychopathic sister...wait no chara has a knife at his throat and...oh...oh shit...welp there goes the knife...into asriels heart...I swear I would murder these two if they were"not technicaly my fragments of imagination ...*takes out knife* that's right...you little fucker run...*asriel opens portal* *getting dunked on intensifies* ...dun...dun..dun HE GOT THAT NEW BASKET BALL HOOP WE PLAYED A GAME OF TWO ON TWO...I CAUGHT THE PASS TO MID-AIR AND I THREW THAT BOY DOWN NOBODY COULD BELIVE IT CHARA ROLLED OVER ON THE GEOUND PUT HER HANDS ON HER HEAD FURRY ASRIEL LOOKS AT ME AND HE SAID...
Asriel:...nice job
Oh my. Well... I hope they're both okay. lol. Gaster is definitely a jerk. But uh... yeah, be careful with those two. lol
JustARandomGal: Gaster... If you mess stuff up... I will bring you to life then kill you again over and over and OVER! *ahem* annyyywayyyy I am... Kinda scared that if gaster comes back and finds out Ri is a human that he might try to hurt her or worse :( Sans do me a favor... If Gaster comes back... I know he's your dad but plz... For me... KICK HIS WING DING LOVING BOOTY! I hope you upload more chapters soon I'm running out of fanfics to read XD
*insert another evil laugh* Maybeeeeeeeee... Maybeeeee noottttt...
But yeah. We're gonna try and update. I'm gonna be on vacation for a whole entire month. (The first week is a missions trip and I won't have wifi.) But when I get back to the US in the second week I should be able to write in the evenings.
Guest: So you said that the next chapter is going to be utterly fabulous?
Well, I'm more fabulous than anyone! (Lol jk)
FAB FAB FABULOUS!
Btw Gaster is that stereotypical person who only cares about bloodlines. Kinda reminds me of the Malfoy family from Harry Potter xD
I LOVE IT ALL!
It is fabulous, can't you tell? lol
Yeah! Gaster's kind of like Lucius Malfoy I guess. Good point.
Awesommmeee! And thanks!
DatOldDood: GASTER is so mean! But anyway, great chapter(s). Plus, when sans fixes the machine, IF HE DOES, will Gaster come back? IDK.
(I'm still calling the voice-being-Chara thing)
Yes he is... yes he is... *insert another softer evil laugh* Maybeeeeeee... Maybeeee nootttttt...
JunebugPokemon: Sup, I'm Junebug! I just have some questions that need answers, comments, and compliments. First of all, I love your AU, it's so amazing! This is probably the best Undertale fanfiction I've ever read, you're such an amazing author! I'm thinking that Sans' voice inside his head is kind of like Chara- a result of bad actions that scars you forever and ever. And Wing Dingus Asster finally showed up... Does this mean that Sans used to be a scientist? Or was he being trained to be one, AND a lab rat for a determination experiment? I knew Gaster would show up sometime, but why'd you make him an Asster? I like his character ;( . And who is the controller of the timeline? You said that Flowey/Asriel wasn't going to exist in this AU, and that Frisk didn't seem to know about it, so is it going to be yet another human, or will the plot twist be that Sans' Determination abilities make him able to reset the timeline without meaning to? And is Chara going to be in this AU anywhere? And as for the new characters, where are all the names coming from? And where are the small cats and Justice? They disappeared :( . And OMG I just read the whole story in like a week and am now waiting... I need my fill of Sansley! Raar, this review is all over the place. It has been like three days and you need to update! I need my fanfiction! Anyways, you're a great writer and this is easily my favorite fanfiction out of all that I have read. I love that you haven't changed the original characters' personalities (That is seen too much) and the new characters that you created have amazing personalities and fit in so well. You write so well that I bet you could rival even J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter) and Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games)! Well, maybe not THAT good, but close enough! Please keep writing as long a there is material to write on! Wow this review took way too long to write... See ya later! WRITE ON!
I think earlier when Sans and Gaster were talking they talked abit about how Gaster was trying to train Sans to take on the scientist mantle because its a tradition of their family. So he was training Sans before he was erased from existence. Gaster has some fun plans. That's why. The controller of the timeline?! *gasp* Shhhhhhhhhhhhh! Secrets! You all will find out soon. In a couple of chapters I think. I don't believe Chara will show up at all in this AU, no...
Names? For like the OCs? We just sort of came up with those. Franklin is a font, so for skeletons you know... fonts. Riley and Iro were my cousin's ideas. The cats' names we worked on together. I think Mizuko was also my cousin. The cats are around. They're cats so... but yeah I guess we should mention them some more.
Oh my god, thanks sooooo much! That's amazing! :D Wow! Thanks! :D
An Peepul: Gaster seems like an evil(ish) person. Is he going to be the bad guy of the story? (I guess not because that might spoil the story)
Why do you ask I mean... maybe... I mean no.
Harris: I was so happy when this updated, it's been awhile! This is my favorite fanfiction ever!
Awww! That's awesome! We're so glad! :D
MachUPB: Awesome chapter. I was just thinking, does Gaster know that the barrier is broken? He'd probably comment on that if he knew.
Cool to see Sans and Frankie will be spending more time together. Maybe Frankie can visit Wren sometime soon?
I look forward to the next amazing chapter. :)
Yeah, he knows. Sans has worked on the machine during many of the resets because it's supposed to stop the reset from happening. Gaster knows about the resets because he kind of exists within time. Sort of... He doesn't exist but he does. It's weird. As for Wren... uhhh... maybe?
THANKS ALL for the fabulous reviewssssss! :DDDD See you on the next chapter! :D