Duska

"WAKE UP!"

"Woah!"

"ahh!"

I kick something hard while also being hit right in the shin, both me and whatever I kicked ended up on the ground below the couch. I sit up to find Sans clutching his knee just as he looked at me holding my aching shin.

"oww... sorry kid if i hurt ya."

"It's fine, it'll- ow!"

I tired to stand but I think he bruised my leg badly. I look up to see his apolegetic face while Papyrus has a knowing grin.

"OF COURSE, YOU NEED THE GREAT PAPYRUS TO HEAL YOU!"

The one who woke us up in fright sits between us and lays a hand on each of our legs, an orange glow came from under his gloves. A few moments later my leg stopped aching but a bruise still remained.

"thanks bro."

"Thanks Pap!"

"OF COURSE! THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS HAPPY TO HELP!"

"so uh... why'd you wake us?"

"IT'S TWO HOURS UNTIL WE NEED TO CATCH THE TRAIN!"

"What!?! Why didn't you wake us sooner!?!"

"YOUTWOLOOKEDSOADORABLELAYINGTHEREIDIDN'TWANTTOWAKEYOU! AND YOU ALSO LOOKED TIRED!"

"Wait... repeat that first reason?"

"I HAVE TO GO PACK SANS' BELONGINGS!"

He runs off in a hurry towards Sans' room, obviously embarrased about whatever that first reason for not waking us was. I look over to a slightly blushing Sans but the blush disappears quickly and he stands up.

"i uh... did what i said i would."

"Huh? Do you have twenty HP now?"

"yep, it was tiring. i found you here on the couch but i didn't have the energy to go to my room, so i crashed there."

"That's fine Sans, you were tired. Um... your not lying about the HP thing are you? Did you really get twenty HP?"

"of course kid, i wouldn't lie to you about that. i saw how worried you were about me."

The room becomes awkwardly quiet as he helps me up and we proceed to just stand in the loungeroom. 

"shouldn't you pack for mettaton's party?"

"Oh! Yeah! Thanks for reminding me. Gimme twenty minutes or so, maybe less."

"all good kid."

I run into my room and begin throwing clothes into my suitcase, just for the night and the proceeding day. I also put in one of my drawing books, a music book and pencils to accompany them. I carefully put in the outfit that Mettaton made for me into the case before zipping it up, I had wanted to see the outfit before the party and I had loved it.

"HUMAN!! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!"

"I'm coming! I'm coming! Hold your socks..."

"I DO NOT NEED TO! THEY ARE IN THE SUITCASE!"

"It's an expression Paps!"

As we leave the train station and enter a Mettaton's limo I see a strange look on Papyrus' face as he stares at his brother. Sans notices after a few minutes and begins staring back.

"what are we doing?"

"YOUR HP..."

"yeah? what about it?"

"IS IT ACTUALLY..."

"what is it? don't you have any 'guts' to say it?"

"SANS! I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU ARE TRICKING ME OR NOT!"

"i ain't, it's at twenty."

"DO YOU PROMISE?"

"you know i hate promising."

"DO YOU PROMISE SANS?"

Papyrus' voice seems to get shakier the more he talks which in turn makes Sans look a bit... afraid? After a minute of silence his eye sockets close and his smile gets a little weaker.

"alright you got me. i promise bro."

Papyrus pulls his brother into a hug and I chuckle at the scene. The only person in the world who made Sans give in is his only brother. But then there was last night, he said yes to getting twenty HP that night and he did exactly that. Another minute passes before arriving at the hotel that Mettaton is using for his party tonight, he wanted us to arrive before midday instead of the afternoon. Papyrus insisted to carry in all three suitcases which are now dragging behind him, hitting each other and tipping to and fro.

"Darlings! You made it!"

I'm suddenly embraced by the metal figure who then quickly runs over to Pap.

"Oh Papy! Why are you carrying all those bags for? Jonathan! Bring their bags to their rooms safely please."

A young human wearing the hotels dark blue uniform takes the bags from the wary skeletons hands and begins heading towards the elevator inside.

"why'd you want us so early?"

"Oh well... I only wanted Duska here early, you two were just a happy bonus!"

"WHY DID YOU WANT THE HUMAN HERE EARLY?"

"Her costume requires a lot of work to be complete! I also wanted to be the first to see it on her!"

"Oh but I made a bet with these two that-"

"it's fine kid, i didn't get home at midnight so i technically lost."

"I didn't even know that you'd say yes! I would've given you more time..."

"did you want me to see it first?"

"Uh... I wouldn't mind either way."

"OH STOP! Your conversation is taking precious time, even if it is intriguing! Come on hun, the artist is waiting upstairs!"

As he drags me away I hear a whispered conversation between the two brothers but i'm already too far away to hear them. Both monsters and humans fill the halloween themed lobby, one monster in particular catches my eye.

"What's with his hat?"

"Oh, that's Snow Cap. He loves his cap and thinks that everyone else loves it too."

"Why can't I pull my eyes away from it?"

"It's apart of his magic... I think. Oh! Quickly! In here darling, before someone else takes it."

I'm dragged by my right arm into an empty elevator. Mettaton presses the button for the penthouse floor and we stand quietly in the elevator. The door opens at the third floor to show Alphys' shocked face.

"O-oh! Duska! Mettaton! I'll j-just-"

"Join us in here Alphys darling! You know I don't bite!"

She tiddles her thumbs as she slowly walks into the elevator and stands alongside me.

"Which floor?"

"U-um... seventh p-please."

I press the button for the seventh floor and regain the silence in the elevator as the door closes. I look over to Alphys who seems to want to say something but isn't sure if she should.

"What's on your mind Alphys?"

"Um... I... d-do you remember the b-blood test f-from a few months ago?"

The memory of my mother returns to me but I quickly push it away.

"Yeah I do."

"I uh... never told you who y-your dad was."

It suddenly becomes awkward in the elevator. It seems to be getting tighter in here, hopefully no one else uses this one.

"His... his name is..."

She looks shyly over to Mettaton and sighs and looks down at the floor.

"... S-Sylin."

Mettaton suddenly began making noises that are probably bad sounds to come from a ghost inside a robotic body. Alphys jumps into a reaction and opens up a panel in Mettaton's chest, moving and removing wires from both Mettaton and her lab pocket. Alphys ignores reaching the seventh floor and she rides up with us to the penthouse floor, she closes Mettaton's panel just as the doors open. 

"Oh uh... thank you Alphys. That was embarrasing..."

"I-it's alright M-mettaton."

"Uh... did I miss something? You seemed to uh... whatever just happened, when Alphys mentioned... Sylin was it?"

"Uh... I think it's best that you ask Papyrus and Sans about that, another night maybe. For now let's get ready for the party!"

"I'll s-see you two l-later."

"Uh... alright Alphys. See ya."

As soon as Alphys disappears behind the elevator i'm pulled into a comfy chair. A woman stands beside Mettaton and begins looking me from top to bottom.

"I'll start with the hair, then she'll get changed into the costume, then i'll do the make-up and extras."

"That's a lot of things..."

"It'll be easy for me. Oh, by the way i'm Kirra. So we'll add some white and gray into your hair after the wash..."

She begins explaining all the things that she plans to do to get me ready for the party but I blank out. The name Alphys told me in the elevator sticks in my mind, Decimuz. By the sound of Alphys voice i'm not too sure if I should ask Sans and Papyrus about him...

"Duska honey! You must listen if you don't want to be confused within the next three hours!"

"Wait, three hours!?! It'll take until the party starts for me to get ready!?!"

"Shush darling and relax! Kirra will look after you. Goodbye darlings!"

Kirra gives him a polite wave as I stare dumbfounded after him. I have to sit here for three hours!?!