Undyne's visit, though unexpected, was still rather pleasant. She stayed for the rest of day before making her way back home in Waterfall. Frisk was very happy to see an old friend again. So happy that she wanted nothing more than to see her mother again. She missed her terribly so. Perhaps it was time to go back home. Could she, though? She had a hard time being away from Sans for too long. Then again, she did just fine when it was just her and Undyne. She should at least give it a shot before ruling it out.

Frisk bit her lip as she thought about it. She didn't want to leave the skeleton brothers but at the same time, she wanted to see her mother.

Sans, from across the dinner table, noticed her bitten lip. Normally he could always tell what she was thinking, this time though he had his mind occupied. He was thinking back to earlier events involving the two of them in bed. He had almost kissed her. He was just going to tell her about the future that they shared. The one he saw in the outskirts of time and space. She deserved to know. When he saw her blushing and staring at him like the world only consisted of the two of them, he couldn't help it. His body moved on its own. She must be thinking about that. What if she was repulsed of him now? Maybe she didn't see him that way. He was always more like an older brother to her. She must be so confused by his actions.

The two were so absorbed in their thoughts that they jumped when Papyrus entered the dining room with plates of spaghetti, one plate in each hand and one was balanced on top of his head. He looked at them in confusion before shrugging it off, placing each plate in front of them all. He wasted no time in consuming his plate.

Frisk couldn't eat, too nervous about asking to leave. So she just moved the spaghetti around with her fork. She knew that the brothers wouldn't deny her of her request but she wasn't sure if it was even something she wanted. Of course she wanted to see her parents. She could even meet her soon to be sister or brother.

Frisk glanced up from her plate to look at Sans. He was eating, slowly but surely. Apart of her was afraid of leaving him. Not just for herself, but because of him meeting that woman from the future. She ruled her mind like a plague. She was going to take Sans from her. Then again, she was going to make Sans happy. Could she be so selfish as to prevent Sans from being happy just so that she could keep him by her side? Would he be miserable? Would he end up hating her because of her choice? She couldn't bear the thought.

"WHAT'S WRONG, HUMAN? DO YOU NOT LIKE YOUR PLATE OF SEPGHETTI?" Papyrus asked, his mouth still filled with half eaten spaghetti.

Frisk shook her head. "It's wonderful as always, Papyrus. I was just wondering," Frisk took a quick peep at Sans to see that he was watching. "Do skeleton's grow hair?"

Neither of them said anything. Sans held no expression but Papyrus was in complete confusion.

"HAIR?" Papyrus cocked his head to the side. "NO, I DON'T BELIEVE WE DO. WHY DO YOU ASK HUMAN?"

Frisk shook her head again. "It's nothing. Just a thought" She took a big bite of her spaghetti, ignoring Sans who was still staring at her.

"SANS, WHAT DO YOU THINK? WOULD I LOOK GOOD WITH HAIR?" Papyrus asked his brother.

Sans just grinned. "I don't know, Paps. I think you'll just have to mustache Frisk." Sans grin grew wider at his pun.

Before Papyrus could scream at his brother for the said pun, Frisk interrupted with her own "I don't know, Sans. Let me mullet over."

Papyrus finally screamed in frustration as the two culprits laughed at each other's jokes.

"YOU TWO ARE HORRIBLE! REALLY NOW!"

Papyrus stood up from his seat angrily, then stomped off to his room.

The two continued to laugh until Papyrus was gone. They stared at each other for a minute before going silent. When did being around each other become so awkward?

Frisk couldn't help but think back to what Undyne told her. How she had thought Frisk and Sans were together. Her face beamed red at the thought. The possibility of them being together was still hard for her to grasp. She knew that it couldn't happen. It hurts to come to that realization but it was true. Sans was destined to be with that other woman. As much as her feelings were growing for the said skeleton, he wasn't hers to claim. She should just give up these feelings and learn to live without Sans. She wasn't going to be selfish on this one. Sans deserves happiness more than anyone with everything that he has been through. So as much as it was painful to leave, it was time to go.

"Frisk-"

"I think I should go home" Frisk said suddenly, interrupting Sans. "To my parents. Undyne's visit made me miss them so I think I think I should go home."

Sans looked concerned for a moment. "Okay, we can go tomorrow-"

Frisk shook her head. This was harder than she thought it would be. "No, I'm going to go alone. You have work tomorrow. I'll be fine." She gave him a smile for good measure.

Sans looked concerned again. "Frisk, it's okay. I can go with you-"

"No really Sans. It's fine. I want to go alone."

Frisk got up from her seat before another word was spoken. She quickly grabbed Papyrus' and her plate to deposit them in the kitchen before making her way to Sans' room. Sans just sat there staring at her the whole time. Never making a move to stop her. A part of her wanted to be stopped from this decision she was making. She wanted Sans to get up from his seat, and kiss her, and ask her to stay with him. But he didn't. He just sat there. So she went to bed without him and dreaded the day that was to come.

She was back in that cold dark abyss. Unlike that last time where she was all alone. She saw child Chara standing right in front of her. She was drenched in blood and carrying her knife by her side as always. Her cheeks were still rosy. Her grin was wide with insanity, only this time, a dark ooze was slowly dropping from her mouth.

Frisk screamed once her eyes landed higher on the child's features.

Her eyes. The normally dull brown eyes. They were gouged out.

"Don't like what you see?" the child laughed, maniacally. Chara dropped her head to her shoulders as she stared at Frisk with gouged out eyes, simply laughing at her.

Frisk took a step back from the child only to slip and fall in a pool of blood.

Frisk couldn't remember when Sans joined her in bed but when she awoke that following morning, he was there like always. Normally, she would stay in bed and watch him sleep until he woke up. Today was different. She could no longer do that. Sans wasn't hers. So as much as her heart ached to do so, she got up and headed down stairs without him.

It felt weird for Sans to not be next to her. She felt a bit naked without him. It will pass, she kept telling herself. She will have to learn to live without him.

Frisk heard Papyrus in the kitchen. Usually, breakfast was ready by the time she came down, she supposed she was early. So she made her way to greet the great master chief.

The first thing she saw was not Papyrus. The first thing she saw was short brown hair. She froze once seeing it. It was the same short brown hair as that woman. Was she here already? She wasn't ready yet! She only just made the decision to let Sans go.

Papyrus then turned to face Frisk, his brown hair swaying back as he did so. "OH, HELLO HUMAN! GOOD MORNING! YOU'RE UP EARLY"

Frisk only blinked at him. That hair…was on top of Papyrus' head?

Slowly, Frisk raised a finger and pointed at the said hair.

"OH THIS? A FELLOW MONSTER FRIEND LET ME BORROW THIS WIG. I WAS WONDERING WHAT ID LOOK LIKE WITH HAIR EVER SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP LAST NIGHT. I MUST SAY, I NEVER LOOKED NOR FELT AS GREAT AS I DO RIGHT NOW" Papyrus even gave it a flip back to emphasize his point.

Frisk just blinked again. Oh. It was just a wig. He just wanted to try out hair.

"What the hell?" Sans voice questioned from behind Frisk. She spun around to face the skeleton. He was normally a morning person she thought. He was always so happy before. Now he had bags under his eyes and his usual smile was gone. One thing was for sure by just one look, he was not a happy camper.

"OH SANS! GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I WAS JUST SHOWING OUR HUMAN FRIEND THE WIG IM BORROWING. WHAT DO YOU THINK?" Papyrus even gave them a twirl this time.

Sans looked mortified. "You look like He-Man"

Frisk ignored the skeleton's bicker at that point. She was too busy trying to make sense of Sans' behavior. He looked upset. Was he unhappy with her choice? Did he want her to stay? No, don't get your hopes up. She thought. If he truly wanted her to stay then he will stop her. If he loved her then he will stop her. If he stopped her, then he loved her. If he loved her, then she will forget about that silly future woman and make him happy herself. With that thought in mind, she joined the two for breakfast.

"Papyrus, there is something I need to tell you." Frisk started. She paused on purpose, hoping Sans would interrupt but he just sat in his seat in silence. "I'm going to be leaving after breakfast to my parent's castle."

Papyrus looked a bit sad about her going. "OH, I SUPPOSE IT HAS BEEN A FEW DAYS. YOU MUST REALLY WANT TO SEE THEM BY NOW. LET THEM KNOW THAT I SAID HELLO."

Frisk nodded her head in confirmation. She took another glance at Sans. He was looking at his plate. "I will. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days."

"IT WAS A PLEASURE HUMAN. COME SEE US ANYTIME YOU WISH"

Frisk nodded again and glanced once more at Sans, still nothing. Maybe she was wrong. He did not care.

They ate in silence.

After breakfast, Frisk gathered her things in a small backpack, even her little pink piggy bank. Sans said nothing.

She talked to Papyrus for as long as she could without it looking too obvious about her reluctance. Still, Sans said nothing.

Frisk took one last glance at Sans to see that he wasn't going to make a move to stop her. Her heart sank.

"Okay, I best be off. My boat is waiting." She paused again but still nothing. "Well, bye."

"SEE YOU LATTER HUMAN! COME AGAIN ANYTIME!"

Frisk nodded her head before turning around and leaving.

He didn't stop her. Didn't even try. Maybe it was best this way. She would have just gotten hurt in the end. That woman from the future would just show up eventually and change Sans' world for the better and ruin hers in the end.

Frisk wiped her tears away. Her heart hurt so much. It felt like it was breaking. She didn't want to go, at least not without Sans.

The River person soon came into sight.

Frisk took a shaky breath to calm her breaking heart.

"Tra la la la, I love to ride in my boat." The River person's voice soon came.

This was it. She was leaving.

"Would you care to join me?"

Frisk took a step towards the River person before being pulled back and spun around. Before she could say anything or even know what was happening. Sans' blue magical lips were on hers.

He held her tightly, as she did to him right back. She kissed him with just as much force. As if their lives depended on this kiss. In a way it was. Neither wanted to let go of the other but breath was needed, at least it was for her.

Slowly, Sans pulled back, never letting her go from his embrace.

"You stopped me" Frisk whispered.

Sans nodded his head. "I love you" he whispered back.

Frisk smiled brightly, hearing those words. Her breaking heart was putting itself back to together again, shining more beautifully than before. "I love you, too."

Sans kissed her again, more gently than before.

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