I had apparently dozed off, because I woke up again in bed. I wasn't in Y/N's lap anymore, and I looked around to see that she wasn't in the room. I started to panic slightly, but I wasn't freaking out... yet. I stood up and checked the room one last time just to make sure. Usually I wouldn't've cared, but she took care of me and now I felt uncomfortable without her around.

I stepped out into the hall. It was dark, and quiet. "Y-Y/N" I called out. She didn't answer. I started to get antsy and walked into the livingroom. She wasn't there either, but I did find a short note.

Hey Sans. I just wanted to make sure you didn't freak out if you woke up while I was gone. I'm just out for a short walk. I'll be back soon.

Y/N

I smiled, feeling a little better that she wasn't just leaving me here, but then I heard a noise. It was pretty loud, like a crash, and my ears twitched. I heard it again, but this time a familiar smell hit my senses like a hammer. Papyrus. He was somewhere close by.

Automatically my mind switched to panic mode. My vision seemed to get sharper, and my eyes darted around the room. My soul started racing, pounding against my ribcage like a battering ram. I started to hyperventilate, my breaths getting quick and ragged. I walked backwards, stumbling over my own feet and falling to the floor. I continued to scramble backwards until I was in the corner of the room.

The small thuds continued to echo through the empty rooms of the house. Every time I'd catch his scent I would be thrown into another panic attack, so I sat against the wall, not moving from my spot. My shoulders were shaking uncontrollably, and my ears were locked in an upright position, listening for any sound.

"SANS! SANS! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE! COME AND GET ME OUT AND I MIGHT CONSIDER NOT HARMING YOU!" I heard Papyrus' voice. I was almost tempted to actually do it. I was afraid of him, but as long as he was wherever Y/N put him, I was safe. His voice continued to ring through the house, filling my head with his threats, whatever they were. I turned into a skeleton-wolf and curled up farther against the wall, trying to block out Papyrus' voice.

I heard a door open and started to whimper quietly. When I felt a pair of arms wrap around me I had lost all hope. I thought it was Papyrus, but when I noticed the soft feeling of skin I could feel my spirits lifting. It was Y/N. She was stroking my ears and whispering sweet nothings to me. She walked back to the room I had been staying in and sat down on the mattress she had put on the floor for me. I was still in her arms and ended up changing back into a normal skeleton.

She pulled me into a hug and I let it happen, embracing the contact and clinging to her jacket like it was my lifeline. My shaky breaths were slowing and becoming more regular and I felt my eyes grow heavier. Y/N kept her arms around me protectively. I could feel my face start to heat up, but I didn't care. It was oddly comforting, the contact. I had become so suspicious of everyone so many years ago because of Papyrus, but Y/N, she helped me. That was a first to tell the truth. Frisk had tried, but they weren't powerful enough to stand up to Papyrus. They just tried to say on his good side.

My breathing was completely normal now, and my eyes drooped closed. I wasn't exactly asleep. I think I was in sleep paralysis again. It happened to me every once-in-a-while. I could still hear Y/N, whispering in my ear, and I could feel her rubbing my spine and rocking back and forth, me in her arms. Then, as she slowly stopped, I could feel her limbs go slightly limp and hear her light snores. She somehow kept her arms around me, and it was honestly the most comfort I've felt in my life.