Chapter 2: Broken Memories (P x OC)

Andrea sigh as she finally finish a science report for school and put it away in her backpack, pulling out a journal that she used for songs and poems.

Her latest song was one about her memories, but she didn't like to think of them as not one of her memories were happy ones.

Well, with the exception of her most recent ones, but that was only because of Papyrus. Andrea had met him while running away from some bad monsters chasing her and he had stepped in, ordering the bad monsters to leave her alone.

She were even more surprised when he picked her up and brought her to his home, taking care of her in a way that reminded her of how an older brother would care for his siblings.

She now opened the journal and began writing on a blank page, singing to herself as she wrote the words down.

Papyrus was bringing up some spaghetti to Andrea as he was concerned she hadn't eaten earlier that day when he stopped, hearing her voice singing.

"Don't know where to go from now

No parents to say they're proud of me

Broken memories are all I see

Not one among them good.

Why must I be plagued

By the memories that I hate?

No memory do I hold dear

My heart forever in pieces."

Papyrus had guessed Andrea had a rough past, but hearing her song confirmed it. He drew closer to her room, spying her sitting on her bed writing in her journal as she continued singing.

"Broken memories do not leave

No matter what I try and do

Pieces that stubbornly stay

Unable to be scattered by the wind.

A wish cannot break their hold

Nor the sun bleach them white

They stay with me in my head

As I grow more tired of them daily.

Can nothing get rid of these broken memories

And give me the peace that I want so much?"

With a sigh, Andrea put away her journal and jumped when she spotted Papyrus standing there with some spaghetti in his hands. "Papyrus!" She exclaimed, now very embarrassed.

The tall skeleton set down the plate and moved to sit by her, noticing how she pulled her turquoise hoodie closer to herself and that her navy blue jeans looked a bit faded. "Andrea," he said gently, seeing her flinch. "Do you…not have any good memories?"

Hearing his concern, she couldn't lie to him. "No," she told him. "Not before you brought me here."

"What do you mean?" He asked, sounding a little confused.

Her green eyes had a sad look in them as she sighed again. "The first good memory I've ever had came yesterday," she admitted. "When you brought me up a plate of spaghetti."

Papyrus looked surprised and pleased. "My spaghetti cheered you up?" He asked.

She nodded. "That, and your thoughtfulness," she said. "No one has ever been like that towards me."

The tall skeleton gave her a sympathetic look and suddenly scooped her up into his arms. "Andrea, I can't make you forget those bad memories, but I can make sure you have good memories from now on," he said.

"How?" She asked.

He smiled. "By having you be my younger sibling," he said. "Both I and Sans will take care of you and you'll have only good memories with us."

Andrea smiled as some tears came to her eyes and she hugged Papyrus, who returned her hug affectionately. "I'd like that."

He gave her his signature smile and gently swung her up on his back, which made her giggle as she held onto him and he picked up the dinner plate he had brought up for her and carried it back downstairs while giving Andrea a piggy-back ride at the same time.

Andrea were soon in the kitchen watching the tall skeleton set out more plates of food and asked him why he was setting so many plates out.

"Sans is bringing some friends over," he said. "But you and I are going to have a picnic while they are here."

She tilted her head in confusion and Papyrus chuckled. "Every day, I'm going to give you a happy memory," he promised.

Andrea smiled again. "You're awesome, Papyrus," she told him as she hugged him again.

He heartily returned the hug. "Your awesome big brother," he said with a smile.

"Totally," she agreed.

With Papyrus and Sans as her big brothers now, Andrea knew that she'd soon have plenty of good memories to hold dear.

And she was eagerly looking forward to it.

The song is one I made up.

I just love how Papyrus can comfort anyone. He's so sweet that way. :)

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