Sans

For once i'm not the one to make us late. Pap and I have been waiting in the loungeroom for ten minutes waiting for Duska to get ready. That metal tin-can better have included my gift in his parcel, the blue heart wasn't the easiest thing to find.

"DUSKA! WHY HAVEN'T YOU GOTTEN READY YET!?!"

"The shoes took awhile to fit into and now I can't get the choker on!"

"just come out here dus! i'll put it on for ya!"

We hear the door upstairs open and close then the sound of feet touching stairs. Turning towards them I feel my cheekbones heat up at the sight of the girl walking towards the two of us. Her shoes have a single black gem each that shines against the kitchen's light, they click agaisnt the ground as she walks. Her black hair is tied up in a ponytail like Undyne's but just not as long, a smaller piece covers most of her left eye just like what her bandages do. Her blue dress sways behind her and shows off her thin waist, she's just beautiful.

"Uh... Sans?"

I snap out of my trance to notice Duska staring at me and Papyrus quietly laughing into his glove. I let off a quick laugh to try and swipe my odd actions away. What the hell was I just doing?

"heh, sorry kid. you look beautiful."

"I AGREE WITH SANS! YOU LOOK ALMOST AS GREAT AS THE GREAT PAPYRUS!"

She smiles and looks at the two of us properly. Papyrus is wearing a black suit along with bright red boots and tie, he looks pretty cool and will stand out in the crowd. I'm wearing a dark blue tux while also wearing my usual pink slippers, they're too comfortable not to wear. Dus notices my slippers and struggles to hold in laughter.

"Are you two dressed as knives? Because you both look sharp."

The two of us laugh while Papyrus groans loudly. He suddenly grabs both our hands and pulls us outside.

"YOU TWO ARE NOT RUINING TONIGHT! USE YOUR SHORTCUT SANS!"

"I...I will Pap! J-Just... l-let me l-laugh f-first..."

"Sh-Shortc-cut!?"

The kid hasn't been through one of my famous 'shortcuts' yet and the thought of how'll she react makes my smile slightly wider. Once I stop laughing I make sure that the two of them have a tight grip, Pap is holding Duska's hand rather tightly but she hasn't brought it up. I guess she doesn't really mind.

"alrighty. let's go."

I always find it easier to be walking while magic builds within my eye. The three of us walk side-by-side through the snow and the familiar feeling of the world distorting around us quickly comes and goes, making the sudden image of MTT Hotel appear before us. I hear someone stumble to my right as Pap let's go of my hand and catches Duska.

"whoa dus, you alright?"

"Y-Yeah... The sudden change in... tempreture made me a little dizzy... I'm usually used to teleporting but not... sudden climate changes."

Wait, she's used to teleporting? As Pap helps her to her feet the tinkle of something metallic comes from the ground, a shiny blue stone in the shape of a heart has fallen.

"Oh! I forgot to ask for help with putting this on."

"here, i got it."

I go down on one knee to pick it up, the sparkle it gives is still as flawless as the day I got it shaped. I stand and motion Dus to turn around and crouch, she's a little tall for me to put it on while she stands. I drape it over her head and clip it on from the back, the robot made it just perfect.

"It's so pretty... Mettaton wouldn't have given me something so beautiful."

"i asked him to make it into some jewellery. the first useful thing he's done in a while..."

"SANS! THAT'S VERY RUDE OF YOU TO SAY! HE DID INVITE US TO THIS EXCLUSIVE DANCE!"

It's not very exclusive if half the Underground is invited. The line into the hotel went all the way down to the steam vents, we won't get in until days after the party is over.

"Well thank you Sans, that's very nice of you."

"FOLLOW ME! I HAVE MY OWN 'SHORTCUT'."

Knowing his shortcuts, it's probably a backdoor that Metta told him about. He drags us through the crowd and out towards an alleyway with some bins in it. Pap moves a bin out the way to reveal a door with a rusted star nailed into it.

"Did Mettaton tell you about this?"

"YES! ONLY HIS BIGGEST FANS KNOW ABOUT IT!"

Or that tin-can was hitting on you... I'll remember that for later. The three of us walk inside and head for the ball room, the door is lit up like Undyne's house after a cooking lesson. Pap opens the door and sprints inside into the crowd while Duska tries to hide behind me, it sucks being oldest sometimes.

"come on kid! you'll be fine."

"Y-Yeah... Okay..."

The room is filled with monsters, it's large enough for you to still be able to see the floor but there must be at least a couple hundred in here. I grab a tight hold of Duska's hand and drag her to the nearest food table, maybe I can get some alcohol or sugar in her to help her loosen up. I spot a bowl of punch and, from prior experience, I know that it's been spiked.

"dus, why don't you have some spiked punch? it'll help loosen you up or something..."

"N-No thanks... I don't like alcohol... It doesn't do anything to me anyway."

I sigh and continue looking, hoping to find some sugar loaded cake or something. I don't want to get her drunk or anything, I just want her to have fun while we're here. I grab her hand again and pull her towards an area with a few monsters littered about, it seems to calm her down a bit.

"S-Sans... I...I..."

The hand i'm holding is shaking wildly and her eyes are darting around frantically. I sit her down on a cushioned bench and pat her back to try and calm her down.

"sorry for bringing you here kid... i can take you home if you'd like."

"N-No... I want t-to stay."

I smile at her courage but i'm still worried. My head scans around the room until it lands on a door with a sign that says 'instruments' on the front of it. I quickly pull Duska towards the door and let her through first before closing the door behind us.

"What a-are we doing in h-here Sans?"

I quietly chuckle as I quickly find what i'm looking for and I drag her up the stairs with my free hand.

"What's in y-your h-hand?"

"something i'm going to somewhat regret later. but i'd rather that you have fun while your here."

As the door opens we crash into a pink metal figure. He opens his mouth to ask us something but once he sees the instrument in my hand he looks incredibly surprised.

"Oh Sans! I didn't know you could play that!"

"there's a lot of stuff you don't know about me. now can i play it or are you gonna let dus be uncomfortable for the rest of the night?"

He quickly glances at the anxious girl before gaining a sly smile. He gestures for us to pass and we stand by the side of the stage.

"Sans... what are you doing?"

"i'm just gonna play a little song. hopefully it helps with the anxiety."

She goes to talk but the music stops and Mettaton begins talking to his crowd. Now that I think about this I feel incredibly anxious as I haven't sung in... years, but I don't want the kid to feel so anxious down here. She needs to learn that it's safe.

"-and so we have a performer coming up! It's a surprise that he's going to play while singing but from reliable sources, I know that he's good!"

'Reliable sources'... Papyrus really needs to learn not to say so much about me.

"Here he is! Sans and his ukelele!"