I continued walking through the dew-covered grass; my feet squishing from the snow in my shoes. It was beautiful here; not that Snowdin wasn't nice, it's just a change in environment is good, once in a while. I can feel the wet mist spraying on my cheeks. I touch the solid yet wet wall on my left. Watch the sparkling stones reflect off the water; wishing to imitate the way stars do so. I sighed, thinking about how depressing it must be to live here.

They have never seen stars.

Never felt the love of a human............

Have forgotten the warmth of the sun's rays on one's skin.

It was extremely troubling for me to think about it. I wish I could finish this sooner but, these obstacles........... they're almost slowing me down. On purpose. Of course, they are meant to do that. I know that. But, I have the feeling that this is like events before a jump scare. If you play horror games, you would understand.

The feeling of something much........darker taking place behind the scenes. The sense of paranoia, even in the most secure of places. Yet.............. at the same time................

¨I'm still alone.¨ I mumbled to myself, hugging myself, tightly. Not long after, I made it to a more public setting. I could see two monsters and Sans in his sentry station. I chuckled to myself; shaking my head in disbelief. 'No wonder he's so tired. I would if I was needing to go to 2 stations each day.' I smiled to myself, about to approach him. However, destiny had another plan for me as the same kid from Snowdin approached me.

¨Yo! Are you sneaking out to see her, too?¨ Uh................who's her? By the way, this kid really should wait until he is approached before speaking. It's the polite thing to do, after all.

¨Awesome........ She's the coolest, right!? I wanna be just like her when I grow up............... Hey, don't tell my parents I'm here.¨ he laughed, happily. I nodded at him and walked towards Sans, again. I guess how I looked at him must have done something because he answered me straight away before I could greet him.

¨what? haven't you seen a guy work two jobs before?¨

¨Yeah. Just makes me feel bad for you, you know............. because you like doing nothing and all.¨ He just shrugs at my comment.

¨fortunately, two jobs means twice as many legally-required breaks.¨

I laughed at his statement. ¨Preach to that, Sans. Preach to that!¨ He's not wrong about that. Almost worth the doubling of labor. He smiled.

¨heh, you're always a good audience, kid. i'm going to grillby's. wanna come?¨ he asked, walking out of his station. I smiled and nodded, without hesitation. He sighed, playfully.

¨well, if you insist............... i'll pry myself away from my work.............¨

¨I don't think that is much of a problem for you, 'lazybones'.¨ I joked, nudging him in the ribs. He chuckled and shrugged.

¨you got me, kid. all of this work is making me sore-¨

¨to the bone?¨ I finished his pun, smirking.

¨i was just going to say sore for a skeleton like me.¨ he stated, causing me to give him a look of disbelief. There is NO WAY Sans would waste a perfectly good joke. He went back to talking again.

¨over here. i know a shortcut.¨ he gestured, walking to the opposite direction of Snowdin. I was about to tell him so when, suddenly, we appeared in a nice-looking bar. Man, I hope he is not going to get me drunk. Even though I have never been drunk and it would be interesting.............

'Nope, don't you dare!' I scolded myself. I knew better than to get drunk especially, from the looks of it, Grillby's has mostly males here. Sans looked over his shoulder and gave me a wink.

¨fast shortcut, huh?¨ Sans questioned, before focusing his attention to the other monsters. ¨hey, everyone.¨

¨Hey, Sans.¨

¨ Hi, Sans.¨

¨Greetings, Sans.¨

¨Hey, Sansy~¨ Oh god, that nickname sounds so weird. I shuddered at the name and the tone the monster used.

¨Hey Sans, weren't you just here for breakfast a few minutes ago?¨ a random monster on the counter asked. He smirks at the monster.

¨nah, i haven't had breakfast in at least half an hour. you must be thinking of brunch.¨ he joked, howls of laughter echoing the walls of the bar. He looked at my direction; his eyes showing satisfaction. I smiled at him but clutched my stomach when my stomach started to growl. He chuckled and pulled up a seat for me.

¨here, get comfy.¨ I was about to sit in one of the stools when Sans stopped me. ¨whoops, watch where you sit down. sometimes weirdos put whoopee cushions on the seats. anyway, let's order. whaddya want?¨ he asked. I looked around the room, watching the monsters eat their burgers and others eating fries. I could go for some fries right now. I hummed at the smell of fries and burgers.

¨Fries, if you don't mind.¨

¨hey that sounds pretty good.¨ he said, then getting the attention of the elemental monster behind the counter. I was gawking at the bartender. He was COMPLETELY made out of fire! I could tell the monster was a he because.............. you know biology. He had small, round glasses on the bridge of his nose. His head resembling the small flame on a candlestick. He is wearing a nice black vest; accompanied by a white dress shirt, black slacks, a black bow tie, and black dress shoes. Honestly, he intimidates me. His aura was very serious and didn't seem like much of a talker.

¨hey, grillby. we'll have a double order of fries.¨ Sans said, a small nod being the only reply towards the skeleton as Grillby walked to the back of the bar. I was a little nervous about being around here because this feels more like a ...........date. I don't like the funny skeleton that way and I hope, if he thinks this is a date, he'll understand how I feel. Besides, I didn't come here for a boyfriend. I came here to save the monsters!

¨so, what do you think......... of my brother?¨

¨I like him. He's pretty cool.¨

¨of course he's cool. you'd be cool too if you wore that outfit every day. he'd only take that thing off if he absolutely had to. oh well. at least he washes it.¨ I looked at him, shocked. Sans, the lazy skeleton, is relieved about cleaning. I shook my head. Just because he's lazy, doesn't mean he is a dirty person.........right?

¨and by that i mean he wears it in the shower.¨ I smile and giggle at the idea of Papyrus washing himself with clothes on. Before the conversation could go further, Grillby came back with the fries we ordered. Sans smiles and rubs his hands together. ¨well, here comes the grub. want some ketchup?¨

¨You had to ask?¨ I said, chuckling with him as I grabbed the bottle. He sends a wink........ oh no, here it comes.

¨bone appetit.¨ I laughed, knowing he was going to say that. I stopped laughing and went to tip the bottle but the cap falls out and all of the ketchup is dumped onto my fries. I froze and watched as my food was drowned in the red liquid. I looked at it, sadly. 'What a waste of fries.........'

¨whoops. eh, forget about it. you can have mine. i'm not hungry anyways.¨ Sans pushes his fries to me. I frowned and shook my head, pushing it back to him. ¨hey, it's fine, kid. i'm not hungry. i'll feel fine knowing you're full.¨ he insisted, gently placing the fries in front of me. With some hesitation, I ate the fries; relishing every single bite. While eating, Sans continued to talk to me.

¨anyway, cool or not, you have to agree papyrus tries real hard. like how he keeps trying to be part of the royal guard. one day, he went to the house of the royal guard......... and begged her to let him be in it. of course, she shut the door on him because it was midnight. but the next day, she woke up and saw him still waiting there. seeing his dedication, she decided to give him warrior training.

it's......uh......... still a work of progress. oh yeah, i wanted to ask you something..................¨ he trailed, the lights suddenly switching off except the a single spotlight on us. I gulped, worried that he might ask something that could get me killed. A single drop of sweat fell down my forehead. My heart speeding up and I held my breath as he was about to speak. He didn't look at me yet he still gave me the chills with his serious expression.

¨have you ever heard of a talking flower?¨