When Blue wakes up he finds Sans slumped over the table fast asleep. Blue giggles before looking around the small kitchen. It's dirty and a little worn. He can see an overflowing trash can and garbage scattered across the counter. Stains are everywhere, even the wall. How do you stain a wall? Blue wanders off of Sans's cupped hands with energy he hasn't felt since he was small. Looking over the edge of the table he sees more garbage and stains. He shudders at the mess, he needs to clean this place, he and Sans shouldn't be living in such filth.

He looks back at Sans, who's sockets are closed. Blue notices for the first time dark circles under Sans's sockets and the slight shivers in his bones. The white t-shirt doesn't seem to be helping him much. Blue should wake up Sans so he can sleep properly in his bed under soft and heavy blankets. Blue hesitates, not sure if waking Sans is breaking some sort of rule…

He's going to, if this is a rule then he needs to know for the future. He's pretty sure Sans will patiently explain the rules and such when Blue asks. He climbs onto the arms that have moved to pillow underneath Sans's head. Blue gets his footing on Sans's shoulder and knocks on Sans's skull.

Nothing happens. He tries again.

Nothing happens. Blue's cheeks puff with the air he's holding before he does a series of light knocks on Sans's skull while yelling, "Sans! Get up lazybones! We have lots to do!"

Nothing happens.

Blue looks around for something that can help him. He might be able to move something with his magic at full power like this. Blue hears the clunk of the freezer making ice. A mischievous smile works its way onto Blue's face.

/

Sans shivers and curls a little more. The ice cube slithers down his skull and that makes Sans snap awake. He jumps with a gasp, knocking his chair over and him along with it.

"Sans? Are you alright? I-I'm sorry I didn't think you'd react so strongly. I just couldn't figure out how to wake you up," Blue rambles, feeling his good mood drain away as Sans stares up at him with an almost unnoticeable flinch. Blue fidgets with his hands, doubt and fear of punishment creeping up at him. Instead of yelling Sans chuckles. Blue slowly looks up to see Sans pushing himself up with a big grin on his face.

"No need to apologize Blue. I'm a bit of a prankster myself. Ice should apologize for fallin' asleep on ya," Sans says with a grin as he rights the fallen chair. Blue narrows his eyes at Sans.

"Was that a pun?"

"Only if it was punny enough for ya," Sans makes finger guns at Blue.

"NOOOOOOooo!" Blue whines. How did he get stuck with another pun loving monster?

"You're complaining, but I can see your smile," Sans teases as he heads to the fridge. Blue crosses his arms and pouts, he knows it's childish but he feels he deserves to protest at least a little.

"So, Blue, do you eat food? Or do you just need my magic?" Sans finds a near empty bottle of ketchup to drink. He realizes Blue had to get the ice cube from the freezer.

"Wait, did you use...your magic to...wake me up?"

"Yes?" Blue blinks in confusion before realizing he may have made a mistake. What if he wasn't supposed to use magic without permission? Is Sans going to punish him? What if-

"Hey, hey. Don't worry Blue I'm not mad, really. It takes a lot to get under my skin, heh. I'm just impressed you have enough magic to do that."

Blue stiffens at the pun but looks up at Sans hopefully. He finds his vision is blurry and blinks the tears away. When his vision clears Sans is sitting in front of Blue with one hand extended. Realizing what Sans is offering Blue dashes forward and hugs Sans's fingers. Blue mentally scolds himself, Sans is the the calmest monster he's ever met. He can't picture Sans hurting anyone. He should ask about the rules of the house so this doesn't happen again.

"Sans, what are the rules around here? I-I don't want to inconvenience you so..." Blue trails off.

"Hmm…" Sans hums. Blue lets go of Sans's fingers so he can see better. A squeak escapes him as Sans picks him up gently. Sans looks at him with a thoughtful expression. Blue can feel magic rush to is cheekbones as he shifts from foot to foot on Sans's open palm.

"Well, I've never had a bitty before so...how about we take this a step at a time. Figure out how this will work first. So, all I want you to do right now is be honest, ok? If you need something tell me if you don't like something or if you want something. Deal?"

Blue feels his pupils turn into stars, "Yes!" he cheers excitedly. He jumps up, his excitement needing an outlet. When he lands back onto Sans's open palm he notices Sans flinch slightly. Blue freezes at the motion, they both stare at each other for a moment.

"I-uh-guess I should also mention my HP. Ya see-" a shrill ringing comes from Sans's pocket. He and Blue both jump at the sound. Sans carefully puts him back down and fishes the ringing thing from his pocket. Blue has seen other big people do this before as well. What did they call it? A sell home? A fell scone? A cell phone! That's what it was! Blue is proud of himself for remembering such a small detail.

"SANS! HOW ARE YOU? DID YOU GET A BITTY YET? I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIOUS LEAVE YOU IN THAT SMALL APARTMENT BY YOURSELF," a loud but caring voice spoke from the small device.

"Hey Paps, nice of you to give me a shout out. I did get a bitty, I'll send ya a pic," Sans says with a warm smile. Blue hasn't seen such a caring smile before on Sans, it's a good smile on him.

"Heya, Blue? Do you mind if I take a pic of you? To send to my bro?" Sans asks with a hesitant smile.

"A pic?" Blue asks with a head tilt.

"Uh...a picture?"

"Oh! A picture, I guess I don't mind," Blue fidgets. He's seen pictures before hanging on the walls of the adoption building, but can't imagine one of him.

"Blue," Sans's voice pulls Blue out of his thoughts. He looks up and there's a click from the cell phone.

"Thanks Blue, here take a look," Sans turns the phone around and shows him the screen. His blue eye lights are wide as they look up and his mouth is partly open, about to ask Sans a question. Blues feels magic rush to his face. He wishes Sans got a different picture, this one is embarrassing.

"So, you like it?" Sans confirms. Blue nods, he knows Sans just told him to say something if he doesn't like it but...he feels like he needs to find out more about his new caretaker first. Sans chuckles as he taps away at his phone. He brings the device back up to his skull.

"BROTHER HE IS SO CUTE! I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HIM IN PERSON," another voice cuts through from the background and a moment later the loud vice comes back on. "OH! SANS METTATON AND I ARE GOING TO EUROPE FOR A FEW MONTHS, ISN'T THAT EXCITING? I'M CALLING TO LET YOU KNOW I'LL BE AWAY FOR A WHILE," Blue watches Sans slowly deflate. All his energy, at least the little he woke up with, disappears as the loud voice continues on about this Mettaton and Europe. Blue wants to comfort Sans, he hesitates only a moment before rushing forward and hugging the hand Sans has resting on the table. Blue feels San's hand twitch in surprise before Sans's thumb comes up and lightly pets his head.

The voice eventually stops and wishes Sans a quick goodbye before hanging up. Sans shuts it with a sigh and focuses back on Blue with his ever present smile. Blue frowns at it suspiciously, Sans always has a smile, but Blue is slowly realizing that doesn't always mean he's happy.

"Right, what were we doing? Food I think?" Sans picks up Blue carefully before they head towards the fridge. Sans gently puts Blue down on the counter before looking through the fridge. Blue stands still so he doesn't step in any of the stains and smudges on the counter.

"Nope, not much here to work with. We'll have to eat out, is there anything specific you want Blue?" Sans asks as he digs his phone out of his pocket again. "Wait, do you eat food? I think I asked before and got distracted, sorry about that," Sans says sheepishly.

Blue watches Sans dig for the cell phone he just slid in his black shorts for a moment. Blue isn't sure how to answer, at...the last place he lived with his brother the big people had eaten and such without offering any to them. He and his brother were lucky to get anything to eat. He didn't need to eat as much as big people, especially humans, but he did need the sustenance at least once a day. Sans says he's never had a bitty before, so he won't know anything unless Blue tells him.

"Well, I don't need to eat often but, yes, I do eat food. At least once a day so my magic stays strong," Blue says. He's seen food made at the old place, and it always smelled delicious. Sans nods at Blue before tapping away at his phone and talking to someone much quieter than the voice before. Sans hangs up a minute or two later.

"It's already past ten, my naps keep getting longer. Doesn't matter, need ta…" Sans trails off as his eyes meet Blue's. "Blue...we need to go shopping today. You probably want better clothes and a restock on ketchup. Do you want to come with or…?" Sans trails off, uncertainty in his voice.

"Sure!" Blue chirps. He can't believe he's agreed. He likes Sans, but if they go out there will be more big people everywhere. Most if not all of them more intimidating than Sans and if Blue does something wrong he'll get-

No, breathe. In, out. He decided to trust Sans. He can't let his panic overcome him. That's how he got separated from-

Stop. Btreathe. Focus. He can do this. It's just shopping. He'll be fine.

"Are...you sure?" Sans asks, he's studying Blue carefully, probably because he notices the shaking Blue's inner turmoil caused. Blue calms himself, he refuses to let the past control him like this. He is going to stay positive and fight his demons. This is a second chance he will not let go to waste.

"I'm sure. Besides, I should try on the clothes to make sure they fit right?"

"Okay...would it be alright if you ride in my hand? At least for now, I can find something better for long term later," Sans says as he offers his palm on the counter for Blue to climb onto. Blue smiles at him and clambers on. He can do this.

/

Sans didn't think their trip would go this smoothly, at all. When Blue started shaking he was ready to tell the little guy to not worry about when Blue took a few deep breaths and square his shoulders. As they left he saw the smile the other shot him, as if trying to reassure him. He isn't the one who looked like they were going to have a panic attack. Why did Blue try to comfort him? Then he had to explain the shortcuts to Blue, making sure the little guy was prepared for it.

They stop by Muffet's cafe first to eat some brunch. Muffet herself usually doesn't work on the floor as a waitress so instead they get one of the bunny sisters he's seen around his and Papyrus's old place. She keeps cooing over how cute Blue is. Blue takes it in stride and even manages to get some free food out of it. Sans never noticed before that Muffet has a section of the menu dedicated to bitties and right beside it a section dedicated to something called a...bara? Sans frowns, he's heard it somewhere before but can't remember where. He shrugs it off and enjoys his brunch with Blue who's eyelights keep shining as he tries his bitty food and Sans's.

Sans walks into a store that specializes in bitty merchandise, which he only knows about because the clerk from the adoption center recommended it to him. As Sans walks in he immediately notices the store is divided in half, the left side with a sign saying BITTTIES hanging from the ceiling and another on the right but with BARAS on it. Sans frowns, baras again. He'll have to look into it later, baras must be as popular as bitties or something.

Sans leads Blue over to the clothes section and they start working their way down the aisle. Blue seems to be the main color choice. Sans chuckles as blue keeps putting blue colored clothes in a pile by the mini changing rooms they have set up. Surprisingly, Blue puts everything back except a simple dark blue t-shirt. Blue starts looking at the other colors available. When they walk away from the aisle Blue has six t-shirts, two long sleeved shirts, loose pants and one pair of jeans.

Sans almost forgets about socks and shoes but Blue reminds him. Blue picks a sensible pair of blue sneakers but San's notices the way he looks longingly at the black boots he tried on right away. Sans appreciates Blue's hesitance, those boots are much more expensive than the sneakers. Sans isn't sure if Blue knows what exactly prices are or how much each price is. Fortunately for Blue Sans has the super duper fun job of being the royal judge. Said job means he gets paid handsomely every month, with or without actually doing anything. Plus he has two part time jobs on the side so no one, especially Papyrus, gets suspicious about his ability to pay for an apartment without working.

So, he appreciates Blue's hesitance but wants the little guy to be comfortable and maybe a teeny tiny part of him wants to spoil the little guy. So once Blue sits back on the chair provided for him where a child's seat would normally be, Sans reaches over and snatches the boots and drops them nonchalantly into their cart. Blue looks into the cart as he hears something land but doesn't seem to notice the partially hidden shoe box. Sans smiles reassuringly as Blue looks at him in confusion.

Next, they head to the furniture area. Sans whistles at the mansion set up they have setup to show off all the different furniture and decorations available.

"Sorry Blue we'll have to wait a little while before we can get something like this. House about we move on?," Sans asks with a chuckle. Blue sighs.

"That's quite alright, I don't want to be that far from you anyway," Blue says as he dismisses the setup. Sans pushes the cart towards the bed area while fighting his blush down. How can Blue be so cute without even trying?

As they check out Blue has a new wardrobe, a bed and anything he saw to entertain himself with. Sans winced at the price and felt bad when Blue noticed. Sans can pay it, he wants to pay it make sure Blue is comfortable, but it's painful to see so many digits anyway. Blue opens his mouth, probably to tell him not to pay for it but Sans does with a wink. When they get outside Blue gives him the cutest scolding he's ever heard. Blue's face has an angry blue tint, his arms are crossed and one of his feet even stomps as he talks.

It's freakin' adorable.

"Sans! Are you listening to me at all? We need to return some of this, I don't want you to-"

"It's fine Blue, I have to make sure you're comfortable right? Besides even if we return some of this we still have to get food and spend it all again. Don't worry, okay? I'll handle the money, you make sure we don't starve," Sans smiles. Old habits die hard it seems, he said almost the same thing to Papyrus years ago. Sans hurries towards the alley with their cart full of stuff and shortcuts home. He decides to ignores Blue's suspicious stare as he unloads their stuff.

/

Soooo...whatchya think? I have an idea of what I want from this story. I'm just not sure how to get from here to there. Oh well, just have to enjoy the journey right?

Anywho, thanks for reading!