Day 19

Another day at work was cut an hour early since a few friends were returning to the city. The two Joe's, Karol, Rini, Hare, Marisol, and Curtain were heading out together to meet Kelvin, his brother, and his friend, who returned from out of town. They were all going to the park, but before they left, Curtain was able to isolate herself for a moment to call Sans.

In Cosmos, Sans was walking with Papyrus and Frisk around town when his phone rang. He answered,

"Hello?"

"Sans? Is that you? It's Curtain," Curtain spoke over the phone.

"Curtain? I thought an angel called the wrong number for a second there," Sans said with a widening grin, as Frisk chuckled a bit, and Papyrus just shook his head with a smile.

"Oh my gosh, Sans. Stop," Curtain said as he could hear her snickering about it.

"Alright. What's up?" Sans asked.

"I'm out of work early today. I'm going with my friends to see another friend of ours who just came back to town. We'll be at the park if you want to come," Curtain replied.

"Sure thing. I'll meet you there soon," Sans said.

"Okay. Frisk is coming with you?" Curtain asked.

"Of course. She's our chaperone after all," Sans said.

"Heh. Alright, I'll see you later," Curtain said.

"'Kay. See ya there," Sans said, as they hung up.

"She's out of work early?" Papyrus asked, clarifying.

"Yeah. I'm going to meet her later," Sans said, as he put his phone away.

"You should not keep a lady waiting. Go to her Sans," Papyrus said, as he placed one hand on his brother's shoulder.

"You sure Pap? I wouldn't want to leave ya hanging," Sans said.

"Of course not. I know how much she means to you, and how much your happiness means to me. I'll be perfectly content! Just don't forget about the meeting tonight. They're expecting both of us," Papyrus said, and Sans nodded.

"Let's go Frisk," Sans said, and Frisk nodded.

At the park:

Curtain and her peeps waited in the park for Kelvin and his peeps to finally arrive. When they did, the guys greeted each other first with bumping fists, man hugs, and compliments that all ended with 'dude.' The gals greeted them with low-five handshakes, fist bumps, and compliments that ended with nods. When Kelvin spotted Curtain, he started walking towards her.

Now, Kelvin is almost a foot shorter than Curtain, his jet-black hair was spiked upward with spiky bangs around his light blue eyes too, and he wore all black with a leather jacket and dark-blue combat boots. Kelvin was also with his brother Corvin, and his best friend Jonathan. Corvin's black hair was spiked over his hazel eyes, and he wore all black with a dark green leather jacket. Jonathan's eyes were blue-green, he wore a blue shirt and jeans with a green jacket and sneakers, and his hair was light blue and somewhat messy.

"Hello dearest Curtain. How have you been? I'm certain you weren't lonely at all since you've been hanging out with that Sans-guy," Kelvin said, with a hint of frustration, as he and Curtain shook hands.

"Hey Kelvin. I've been perfectly fine, and Sans has been too. How was your trip?" Curtain asked, ignoring him, which was a warning to him to leave her alone, and he completely obliged since he was scared of her too.

"Oh man, it was a battle! We traveled freaking far and almost got stuck when our car just shut down in the middle of the road. Thankfully, two guys and a dog came driving over and gave us a boost. Of course the dog wanted to bite my leg like a chew toy, but in the end I kept my leg and we continued until we almost crashed into a parked truck," Kelvin replied, as Curtain looked at him with an arched eyebrow.

"I'm surprised you guys made it back in one piece," Marisol said, as she stood next to Curtain.

"Weeelll..." Kelvin turned to his brother, who showed them that half of his pinky was cut off and healed that way.

"Ssssssss," was the sound everyone made to seeing the missing pinky.

"Wait a minute, he always had that! Remember the hiking incident? And the snake that slithered away who we thought took his finger and that's why we couldn't put it back!" Joe said, as Joseph and Hare remembered, and then they nudged Corvin a few times as he started laughing.

Sans and Frisk arrived at the park, looking for Curtain and her friends. They arrived at the area where they were, and Sans almost froze as Frisk was confused. Kelvin turned his attention back to Curtain on one knee, and was telling her how beautiful she is. Curtain scoffed at his words and looked annoyed, which Frisk noticed, but Sans wasn't happy about the situation. Sans continued walking over, as Frisk followed.

When close enough, Marisol noticed Sans and Frisk, and she noticed an unusual annoyance on Sans' face that came from his narrowed eye sockets. She looked towards where he was looking to see Kelvin standing up and talking to Curtain while her arms were crossed. Marisol decided to let things play out, considering that she was tired of Kelvin bothering Curtain too.

The others noticed Sans, as Joseph, Joe, and Hare were the first to greet him, and suddenly Sans' annoyance was masked very well under his calm demeanor and smile.

"Hey guys, what's up? Hanging out?" Sans asked.

"Something like that," Joseph replied.

"We were meeting up with our friends. They just came back from their trip," Hare said.

"Really? I'd like to meet them," Sans said.

"Sure dude. Yo! Jonathan, Corvin, Kelvin! Meet a friend of ours. Well, actually two," Joe said, as the three guys came over.

"This is Frisk, and this is Sans," Joseph said, pointing to each one when he said their name.

"We heard Frisk over the phone. Hey there. Nice to finally meet you," Jonathan said, as each guy shook hands with her.

"Oh, and you are Sans. Pleasure to meet you, I'm Jonathan," Jonathan shook Sans hand, as well as Corvin, who introduced himself with just his name.

Kelvin looked at Sans, examining him with interest to see that he was a skeleton, and trying to read what kind of personality he had by looking at him. Sans looked at Kelvin, noticing that he was smaller than him, and seeing that he wasn't a bad person... although he wasn't sure at this point. Curtain noticed how they were looking at each other, and she saw Sans' eyes narrowed a little.

"Your Sans huh? Well, hey there dude. Name's Kelvin," Kelvin said, while extending his hand towards him with a half-smile.

At this point, Marisol was talking with the others about a place for everyone to eat after this, which was more of a distraction that Curtain noticed.

Sans looked at Kelvin's hand, and then he smiled with an ambiguous air around him, as he slowly extended his hand towards him. Curtain noticed that Sans' hand glowed black for a moment, although Kelvin didn't noticed.

"Nice to meet ya Kelvin. You already know my name of course," Sans said, as his smile almost morphed into a smirk but he held it back.

Before their hands could make contact, Curtain intervened by grabbing Sans' wrist and pushing his hand down as she spoke to Kelvin.

"Hey Kelvin, they're talking about eating food without you!" Curtain said quickly, and Kelvin gasped and turned towards the others.

"What?! Talking about food without me! Hold up guys! Let me get in on this!" Kelvin said as he quickly walked towards the others.

When everyone was paying little attention to them besides Frisk, Curtain and Sans looked towards one another.

"I saw your hand glowing. Were you trying to kill him?" Curtain whisper-asked.

"What? Nooo... I was just going to let him sleep for a while. He would wake up tomorrow… probably," Sans whispered-replied, and Curtain grabbed his hand as her grip tightened.

"Sans! Are you serious?! You can't just knock him out for no reason!" Curtain whisper-yelled, as Sans' grip tightened on her hand.

"No reason huh? The way he lowered himself to you... offering himself like a sick puppy, and yet you're saying I have no reason?!" Sans whisper-yelled back.

"He wasn't offering himself, he was just complimenting me! He knows I don't like him like that and never will! It's a joke!" Curtain whisper-yelled again with narrowed eyes.

"Well maybe that shouldn't be a joke anymore!" Sans whisper-yelled once more with a more annoyed expression.

Curtain looked at Sans and a realization hit her, as she asked in a low voice,

"Sans, are you... jealous?"

Sans was surprised by her question, and he defensively answered, "What? No. Jealous of a mortal? Tck. Never. I'm better than that."

She noticed his cheekbones turning a light blue and frustration entering his eyes as he spoke, which made Curtain almost sign to how cute he looked. However, Curtain suppressed the sign and asked,

"Sans. You said the first rule of a relationship is not to lie to each other. Be honest with me, are you feeling jealous? Did you feel upset when you saw him near me?"

Sans looked away from her to think about it, and then he signed. He looked back up at her with a more serious expression and replied,

"Yes."

Curtain softened her grip on his hand, as he did with her hand.

"Sans. Don't be jealous. It's not good for you, and I would never go out with someone else if I'm already going out with you. I know I say 'we're not in a relationship,' but considering that we are dating, I respect that, and I respect you," Curtain said in a soft, sincere tone, as Sans was lulled by her voice into a calm state of mind.

"Hey guys... ah, so it's true. You finally have a boyfriend, Curtain," Corvin said as he approached them.

"Wha? Corvin, w-what are you talking about?" Curtain asked, with one hand on her hip since her other hand held Sans' hand.

"Your dating, and you like each other. So that makes him your boyfriend, right?" Corvin asked, with a slight smirk.

"W-Well, we… um... don't make assumptions! Go back to your brother!" Curtain said as her cheeks were pink, and Corvin just shrugged and walked away.

Curtain turned back towards Sans and she noticed that he was looking at her in surprise.

"What?" Curtain asked, as Sans smiled and replied,

"I'm your boyfriend."

"What are you talking about? You're not... well... we're not like that okay!" Curtain said as her cheeks turned red, and then she noticed that they were holding hands.

"You didn't deny it, and I'm sure after what you told me about a relationship, you wouldn't lie~" Sans said, as he brought up her hand and placed it on his teeth, since that's where his lips would've been.

Curtain bit her lip as her face remained red, but then she signed with a smile and said,

"Shut up Sans."

Sans chuckled, and then he lowered his hand along with her own.

"Um, c-could I have my hand back?" Curtain asked.

"Hm, m-maybe," Sans stuttered on purpose with a smirk, as Curtain pouted.

"It's okay to hold hands isn't it? We're technically together, so that wouldn't be wrong, right?" Sans asked.

"Stop trying to confuse me," Curtain said, as she lightly tugged her hand back to signal for Sans to let go.

He looked at her for a moment, and then he let her hand go.

"Just know, I'll always be there to give you a hand, Curtain," Sans said, and then he started walking towards the others with Curtain and Frisk.

"You just hand to take the opportunity to make a pun, didn't you," Curtain said, as she nudged his shoulder and Sans snickered.

Frisk watched their interaction in amazement and wonder. The first time she saw them together, there was a distance between them, even with Sans' feelings clearly being known. It was as if his feelings hadn't matured yet, and Curtain hadn't felt anything. However, today the two are walking side-by-side, giving each other genuine smiles, and not talking back at one another much. Something was different, with both of them, and Frisk was starting to see it.

The large group of friends hung out at an eatery until sunset. They all returned to their homes safely, and Curtain and Marisol were brought home by Sans and Frisk.

Outside of Marisol's house, Curtain asked Marisol why she distracted everyone from Sans, and Marisol honesty replied that Kelvin's admiration was annoying and she left Sans to deal with him. Curtain explained that Sans was going to knock him out or possibly kill him if she didn't intervene, and Marisol was surprised.

"Geez, he was dead serious," Marisol said.

"That's what I've been telling you," Curtain said, and then both of them started laughing when they realized Marisol's accidentally pun.

After leaving Marisol at her home, the three headed to Curtain's house. When she was secure in her home, Sans and Frisk returned to Cosmos.

Another day complete! How many more to go? I shall not answer. I'll let it be a surprise.

;D See ya later.