You didn't know whether to be happy or regretful about the events that took place last night.

Seeing Sans was great, especially since you had been wanting to spend some time with him for a little while now. And being able to hear that monster's singing voice was a nice touch as well. (SHIT. You forgot where you last saw your CD. You hoped you had remembered to bring it back home.)

But, you were now feeling the after effects of staying up until morning. On a work night.

You kept yawning furiously, and it was hard to try to keep your eyes open. You honestly hated feeling like this. If it wasn't for Undyne, you'd likely just keep the store closed for the day. Oh, the joys of being an employer and a friend.

Speaking of Undyne, she was uncharacteristically late that day.

You wondered if anything bad or drastic had happened or if she had just slept in late like you wished you could do. Her hours were quite flexible, considering she could come in whenever she'd like. Knowing her though, she'd likely have called you or texted you if anything had came up. Honestly, you just wanted to talk with her about... You didn't know what, but she was fun to gossip with.

It was only early in the morning but yet you felt so exhausted.

Why? Was the only question you could ask yourself, Why did I stay up so late? I'm an idiot...

Maybe you could close your eyes for a minute, lock up the store, and waited till Undyne showed up. After all, she did have keys.

Maybe if you slept for a minute, you'd be better off and able to actually fully comprehend the day.

Maybe if you just...

Bam.

You were out like a light.

Not for too long, of course.

You were awoken by a loud slam against your counter, jolting you wide awake for a second. Your eyes widened as you glanced nervously at the person who caused your awakening.

Undyne stared at you, dumbfounded, with a coffee cup in her hand and one in front of you.

"Dude," she said slowly, "Were you asleep?"

You stared back, "Is that coffee?"

"It could be," she tried to hide a smile, "It could be yours if you answered my question."

Sheepishly, you nodded as you grabbed the warm cup and brought it to your lips, "I guess it was a late night. Thank you."

Oh god, you swear you had a coffee addiction. The taste was sweet and had hints of whipped cream and caramel in it – Undyne was a life saver.

"What happened, punk?" Undyne pulled off her jacket, tying it on her waist, and sat down into her chair next to yours.

You took another sip before sighing, "I couldn't sleep, I guess. I walked around for a moment. Why were you late?"

"I grabbed us some coffee," Undyne smiled, "Figured we both could've used it. You seem like you needed it more than I did though."

You knew she was talking about the deep, dark circles under your eyes and you chuckled softly, "Thank you."

"What'd you do last night?" Undyne stretched her arms, looking at you intensely while doing so.

If you hadn't known Undyne, you'd likely be intimidated by her stares, but you just smiled widely, "It was a weird night. I went out to go to do something, anything, I guess. I headed out towards an old CD shop that was pretty cool. I hummed along with another monster, so that was pretty fun."

"Wait," Undyne stopped you, "Shyren? Looks kind of like, what, an angler fish?"

You nodded, wanting to laugh but your exhaustion prevented you, "I think so. We didn't talk, but she has a lovely singing voice."

"Oh, god, that's good," Undyne said, "Back in the Underground, her voice was flat and sounded awful. She's a real cute person, but damn. That voice killed my ears."

"She seemed really nice," You took another sip, "After that, I kept walking around before I found some resturant..."

"Go on?" Undyne took a hearty sip of hers, and you wanted to lecture her about savoring her coffee.

You tried to contain a smile, but it quickly took over your whole face, "I... I found a place called Grillby's about a mile from my place. I remember Sans had talked to me about it once, so I went inside and... I, um."

Undyne had placed her coffee on the counter and leaned in your direction, listening to your every word, "Oh my god, dude, what happened?"

You laughed, "It was all surreal. I saw Sans sitting at the bar over there and we talked for a little while. I think it was, like, almost five before I got home?"

Undyne stared before her laughs started to fill the entire room, "OH. MY. GOD. I can't believe you two punks! What the hell are you doing here? You should be sleeping, _!"

"That'd seem a bit rude," you said, "I'd hate to be called right as I'm getting ready for work to then hear it was canceled. Besides, it's not too bad."

"You literally just fell asleep."

"But now I have coffee, Undyne."

She rolled her eyes at you, "You two are so freaking cute together."

Your face turned bright red, "C-Cute? To-Together?"

She stared at you, "Aren't you two dating? I thought you might've just been quiet, since Sans tries to keep sensitive stuff away from Paps."

You covered up your face in your hands, your words starting to sound muffled, "Undyne, no! We're not dating, you freaking dork!"

Undyne started laughing wickedly, "But you want to?"

"Undyne, oh my god, stop!" You shook your head wildly.

The fish monster kept cackling at you as you felt your face grow flustered even more. After a moment of Undyne's laughter stopping, you removed your hands from your face to look at her.

She looked like she was thinking intently, and she smiled widely at you once she realized you were staring.

"Look, _," Undyne started, "Sans is a pretty alright dude. While me and him don't see eye-to-eye a lot, I still think he's pretty chill. You both have the same kind of, I dunno, attitude? Well. You're nicer and less lazy, BUT. If you like him, I'd say go for it."

Your face felt hot, and you wondered if it was possible to get any more red than you were.

While you weren't expecting it, Undyne took a quick picture of you with her phone.

"Undyne!" You squeaked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm sending our little Sansy a cute picture of you," Undyne said, and before you could stop her, clicked send on the picture.

"If you're worried about him not liking ya," Undyne shoved her phone back in her pocket, obviously pleased with herself, "...You shouldn't."

"Undyne, what are you saying?"

"I'm saying you've got a short skeleton head over heals for you."

"And, look. If you don't like Sans back, that's fine. Just be honest," Undyne winked, "But, if I'm reading it right, you kind of like him back, right?"

You stared at her for a second, unable to think of the right words to say.

"I'd think you two'd be cute, anyways," Undyne smiled, "Both of you need someone nice in your lives... And your goddamn awful puns, UGH."

Finally, you took a deep breath, "I... I might like Sans."

Undyne stared at you for a second, but then squealed loudly like a fangirl, "OH MY GOD, REALLY? ALPHYS OWES ME TEN BUCKS. I THOUGHT YOU TWO HAD THE HOTS, SPECIALLY WHAT SANS HAD TOLD ME A WHILE AGO. THIS IS SO CUTE, DON'T YOU REALIZE THE CUTENESS OF THIS, _?! OH. MY. GOD. IF YOU TWO GET MARRIED, YOU HAVE TO PROMISE TO MAKE ME THE BRIDESMAID."

"M-Married?!" You squeaked, "Oh my dear god, Undyne!"

"What bet did you make with Alphys?" you were afraid to ask, "And what did you even talk about with Sans?"

Undyne snorted, "Alphys said you'd be too shy to admit that you liked him! I said that you'd confess your undying love to him first!"

"Undyne, I haven't even told him, I-"

"AND." Undyne cut you off, "Like. I asked him if he liked you that one day where shit hit the fan, and he didn't answer me. Instead he kept saying really vague stuff like you were nice and he enjoyed talking to you, all that dumb bullshit. Also his really awful puns, blah blah."

"I don't even think he lik-" You stopped, remembering all of the silly pickup lines he had been using on you. Oh god, what if he did? "What does it mean when a skeleton's face turns blue?"

"Blue?" Undyne seemed confused, "Paps's face turns orange when he blushes, if that's what you means."

You finally clicked everything together.

Oh my god, what.

Oh my god.

Sans likes me? You kept repeating in your head, But why? I'm so boring... I don't know. Why would he like me? Oh my god. I just realized I liked him the other day this is all escalating so fast, what do I do-

"What did you two do after you left Grillby's?"

"We went to my apartment-"

"OH MY GOD. DID YOU TWO SLEEP TOGETHER?"

"S-SLEEP TOGETHER?" You said loudly, embarrassed but glad there wasn't any customers inside, "Undyne, no, no! I've never really kissed anyone before! Where did you get that from?"

"YOU'VE NEVER KISSED ANYONE? HOW OLD ARE YOU?"

"I'm twenty-three..."

Undyne got up and pointed at you, something you were finally used to, "_, YOU WEIRD VIRGIN. WE'RE SETTING YOU UP WITH A LAZY SKELETON WHO OBVIOUSLY LIKES YOU AND YOU TWO ARE GOING TO BE SO. FREAKING. CUTE."

You sighed and stopped trying to will your blush away – it wasn't going away anytime soon, "What do I do? I've got a huge crush on a dorky skeleton..."

Undyne gave you a shit-eating grin, "You're gonna look cute and kiss him, you nerd! When's the next time you two are going to hang out?"

"P-Papyrus invited me to a cooking lesson on Saturday," you admitted shyly.

"REALLY?" Undyne seemed elated, "Thank god! I can give you pointers! Papyrus invited me too 'cause I taught him how to cook."

"You did? He's a really good barista-"

"I BURNT DOWN MY HOUSE IN WATERFALL," Undyne chuckled, "BUT THAT'S UNIMPORTANT."

Undyne was obviously pleased with herself, as she didn't let you respond, "OKAY. So. You're gonna wear something really freaking cute. Not just your jeans, sweater, blah combo. No offense."

"I like my sweaters."

"We're gonna make Sans freaking die over you," Undyne seemed so passionate about getting you two together, "And he's gonna wanna kiss you the minute he sees you, I promise."

"Undyne," you found yourself unwilling to think about this, "I don't know if Sans likes me that way, at least not for sure. What if he and Papyrus think we're being ridiculous? I-I don't want them to hate me, or think I'm pathetic or anything..."

She frowned at you, almost to the point of a glare, "You need to think better about yourself, _! It's obvious you're a freaking cutie and it's easy to tell when people like each other. Sans likes you, and you can fire me if we make fools out of ourselves – which we won't. And saying you can fire me is, like, huge because this job RULES!"

You smiled at your friend and laughed, "I'll let you try this out, okay? But I'm not going to do anything dramatic."

"But I wanted you to confess your undying love to Sansy and ask Papyru for his hand is marriage," She winked, "Kidding."

Undyne smiled at you, "I'm really glad you found someone like Sans. Although we don't get along – like I said, he's a pretty good guy. I'd only let you date someone that I'm sure would treat you well."

"Thank you, Undyne," You beamed at her.

Undyne looked at you and shook her head, "Only the best for you, _. You're my best friend, nerd."

You blushed all over again and stumbled over your words, "Y-You're my best friend too, Undyne!"

After a long time of talking and planning, you and Undyne figured out what you'd do on Saturday with Papyrus's cooking lesson. Although you were nervous and felt quite silly, you were excited and glad you had a friend to talk about this with.

And Undyne, being the great friend that she was, even let you fall asleep on her shoulder for an hour or two after you guys were done.