"Hey, guess what I got," Sans said, holding up the stuffed animal as he approached the group, his usual, lazy grin on his face.

"Thank you Sans!" Sally said, grabbing the stuffed animal, "Now Charlie can have a date for our tea parties!"

"Hey, Sans, I was thinking we should go this way, I thought I saw a cool booth we could check out," Jeff said, pulling his free hand lightly in the opposite direction from his old friends.

"I think I might've forgotten something in the car, so I'll be right back," Ben told everyone.

"Oh, okay," Sans said, "Remember the rules."

"I can always just jump onto my phone if I want," Ben said, waving everyone goodbye as he headed off.

Everyone led Sans away from his old friends, Jack pulling out his phone when he felt it buzz, seeing that CleverBot was pulled up.

Why couldn't he text normally?

CleverBot - I'll use the cameras and stuff to watch them, warn you where they are. I'll text you, since you're the more quiet one.

CleverBot - The fat goat said they're just going to look around.

CleverBot - She has a really punchable face. Do you want to try some goat organs later?

CleverBot - But Sans will see and he'll probably get mad. Shoot.

CleverBot - Oh, there's a kid on his phone with a slushie. Maybe I can distract him enough so he spills it on her white shirt.

CleverBot - How is Sans doing?

User - He's having a disc competition with Jeff right now. He's good

Jack looked back through the crowd, glad that this carnival was big enough for them to stay separate from those people. He thought he would hate the people who had turned him into this being the most, but no, those monsters and human had proved him wrong. Who could do that to someone as amazing as Sans?

He looked back at Sans, who was laughing at one of Jeff's throws that got no where near where it was supposed to go. When he had been turned into this thing that ate other humans for survival, he thought he was a goner. He thought he was cursed to a life of loneliness forever, sitting alone in the forest as he bit down on an organ, feeling the blood drip from his hands onto his lap. He had then went to the park to get the loneliness out of his mind before he found a sobbing skeleton on a swingset. Jack didn't mean to talk, but he did, and he was glad he did.

There was just something different about Sans. He didn't mind that Jack didn't talk that much, and it was nice. Sans was just someone who had been through so much that he didn't care about a persons past, he didn't ask what Jack didn't want him to ask.

It was a nice change from his lonely nights in the woods, and he enjoyed it. He didn't want to go back to his old life, and he could tell, from how the others worked to make sure Sans didn't see his family, they agreed.

"I have the eye of a skeleton," Sans told Jeff when he won, claiming his prize of cotton candy, "I never miss a target."

"You used magic, I bet you cheated," Jeff said, "Like Ben. He totally cheats on games, since he can control the game."

"You're just bad at everything," Jane taunted him.

"He's good at missing the target," Sans joked, playfully punching his arm, "Eh, don't worry. You have skills in other areas."

CleverBot - They're heading your way, they're looking for the bathrooms. If it's porta potties we can tip it over while they're in there.

"Let's go this way," Jack said bluntly, pointing towards the area where more buildings were than booths, "Why not look at those?"

"Maybe we can go on a ride together, Sans," Jane said.

"Yeah, sure," Sans said, smiling at her.

"Oh, and we could go look at the stars tonight, like you told me you'd take me!" Sally said excitedly as she walked with Sans.

"Right!" Sans said, rubbing her head lovingly, "I can show you my favorite constellations, and we can even draw random faces with the stars."

"You really do admire stars," Jane said.

"I read about them in the underground once, and they sorta just stuck with me since then," Sans explained, before looking back at their group, "Okay, Jeff was just here. Where did he go?"

True to his word, although Jeff had been there a second ago, he had practically vanished now, nowhere to be found. They couldn't spot his grey hoodie that he had been wearing anywhere.

CleverBot - Sorry, I dragged Jeff away. He's going to help me screw with these people.

"Jeff went to go help Ben, so Ben isn't caught," Jack lied for them.

"Hey, there's a little ride through a building," Jane said, "It's a two person ride."

"We can go try it out if you want, but we'll have to split up," Sans said.

They all walked up to the ride, a bored looking man running the ride controls, tapping away on his phone as he wasn't paying attention. It reminded Sans of BurgerPants, the way he just didn't care about his job in the slightest.

"Hey, can we go on this ride?" Sans asked.

The male groaned before setting down his phone, looking up at him.

"Fine," The guy said, looking at the four of them, "You four splitting up?"

"Yeah," Sans said.

"The girls can go first," The guy said, gesturing towards the two seated cart.

"Oh, I was hoping Sans and I could go together, since Sally doesn't get much time with Jack," Jane said, trying to get some alone time with her now growing crush.

"We don't allow boys and girls together," The guy said, "Too many couples have thought they could have sex quick enough before it ended. I've had too many naked couples come out. Boys with boys, girls with girls."

"Uh, you know that gay and lesbain couples can still have sex together, right?" Sans asked him.

The guy blinked again before pointing at a piece of paper glued to the front of the controls.

No opposite genders in ride at same time

"No girls and guys together," He repeated.

"... Okay..." Sans said, "You have fun with Jane, Sally."

"I will!" Sally said, rushing to sit down in the cart with her two stuffed animals, "Come on Jane!"

"Alright," She said, waving Sans goodbye before climbing into the cart.

"Keep your arms and feet inside of the cart, please don not climb out and try to steal a decoration," The guy said, "And have fun, or whatever."

"You guys have to wait three minutes before you get into your cart," The man said lazily, "Rules and stuff."

"That's fine," Sans said, "Maybe we can get some food after this. I already ate all my cotton candy and I have no guts, so that means I need more food. Obviously those two are connected."

"Food after," Jack agreed, nodding at Sans.

They waited for a couple of minutes before the next cart rolled up, the two guys climbing inside of it. It was a small area, Sans squished together against Jack as the guy repeated the same things he told the girls before they started to head off. The ride was slightly wobbly, them heading into the more dark tunnel.

"Wow, this is supposed to be a fairytale appreciation ride?" Sans laughed, "That does not look like Red Riding Hood."

"Looks like a CreepyPasta," Jack commented.

"I've actually been meaning to ask about that name," Sans said, "Why are you all called that? Did you have a board meeting one night and did like a slot machine thing to get the name? Or did the founder of you all possess like a plate of pasta and strangled people?"

"Horror stories online," Jack answered bluntly.

"Oh, okay," Sans said, "I guess that makes sense. We didn't really have any horror stories in the underground, since we all needed to stay hopeful. So it was mostly nice, fluffy little stories about cute little kids, or a nice family going on a picnic. "

Jack stayed silent, watching Sans as he talked about the kinds of stories found on the undernet.

"Oh, yeah, and there was this one that... nevermind."

Sans suddenly slumped back in his seat, sighing to himself as a sad expression came across his face as the ride rocketed forward. The thought of one of the books probably reminded him of a bad memory, a trigger for his depression to kick in. Jack had those same kind of things, they all did. Seeing fire made both Jane and Jeff freak out, any mentions of an Uncle usually made Sally go stiff for a moment, and Ben couldn't will himself to even touch water. Jack himself was set off by anything ritualistic, anything including sacrifices or rituals made him freak out and start attacking things. It was why he didn't take off his mask, he couldn't stand his face. It was a reminder.

"Hey, I just wanna thank you, for coming to me that one night, and trying to talk to me," Sans said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head, "I was in a bad place, and you were really nice to me, and I have to thank you for that. It's nice to have someone who can just listen, ya know?"

"It is," Jack agreed.

Suddenly, their cart screeched to a halt, the two looking at each other and then around at their surroundings.

"Is this a part of the ride?" Sans asked.

Just then, Jack's phone buzzed, him fishing through his pocket to find CleverBot opened again with some new messages.

CleverBot - They were heading towards your direction, so we screwed around with the wires of the ride so you're ride will be a little bit longer.

CleverBot - Tell Sans the rides broken and that you have to stay in the cart until it's fixed. We'll fix it and have you guys come out when they're gone.

"Ride is malfunctioned," Jack said, slipping his phone back into his pocket, "We have to stay in the cart."

"Well, at least there's no cameras in here," Sans said, crossing his arms behind his head, "Means that we can chill, talk about kidneys and stuff. Or about your mask, which looks really bada*s to be honest. Did you make it yourself?"

"Yes," Jack said.

"Pretty impressive, I'm not that good at arts and crafts," Sans said, smiling lazily at him, "My favorite color is actually blue. It's the color of my magic."

"I like it too. It hides my face."

Sans looked at the cannibal curiously, raising an eye socket.

"You're the only one who really covers his face at all times," Sans pointed out, "You don't have to answer if you don't want to, but do you not like your face?"

Jack looked to the side, Sans nodding understandingly and turning back to look forward.

After a few minutes, he spoke suddenly, the short skeleton perking up in surprise from his voice. He didn't expect Jack to answer, and he didn't want to force him to, understanding full well why some things just shouldn't be told.

Or maybe it was because Sans never felt like he was close enough with anyone to tell them.

"I hate my face... it's hideous," Jack muttered, "A monster."

"If I pull off your mask, will I see another me looking out?" Sans joked, "I mean, I am a monster."

Jack snorted at his joke, the two smiling at each other from his joke.

"I know you meant no offense, but you shouldn't be scared of your face," Sans said, "I mean, there's monsters out there who can look pretty bad, like Jerry, but our faces are who we are, you shouldn't be scared of it. Or maybe, you're actually secretly really hot and so many girls swarm around you that you can't function."

"I'm not secretly hot," Jack laughed.

"I'm a skeleton, I'm attracted to practically anything," Sans said, shrugging, "Guys, girls, heck, give me a couple of dollars and I can probably find out how to work with a rock on a date."

"Do you want to see?" Jack asked him suddenly, "My face. Do you want to see it?"

He didn't expect himself to say that. Jack had never once removed his mask since he had put it on, he hated the way he looked. It was a reminder of that cursed day, when his life had been destroyed, and he became something he never wanted to be.

So why was he asking Sans if he wanted to see?

Soon, the mask was falling to his lap, and he was staring at Sans fearfully, rubbing his arm as he fought the urge to throw his mask back on as soon as he could. He expected Sans to jump back from fear or mock him, but that only proved that he didn't know Sans enough as he stared with wide eye sockets and said something Jack never expected him to say.

"Holy crap, you're actually freaking hot!" Sans said, smacking Jack's shoulder, "Dude, why'd you keep this from us?"

"What?" Jack asked from surprise.

"Dude, you're like actually attractive, not joking," Sans said, poking his face, "Your hair is nice, you got a pretty cool and awesome looking face, if you walked around like this in the underground a couple of girls and guys would probably ask you out. I was joking about the whole 'secret hot guy', but you and Jane could probably seduce a whole room of people if you two wanted, like geez."

"O-Oh..." Jack muttered, staring down at his friend.

"Your face is turning kinda red, is it supposed to do that?" Sans asked, poking his cheek again.

"I, uh, yeah," Jack breathed out, grabbing Sans' hand in his own and lowering it to his side so his heart wouldn't jump out of his chest again from the contact, "It does that."

The ride suddenly jerked to life and started rolling forward again, Jack hurriedly throwing back on his blue mask with the other placed over it to make him look more like a normal human, his face burning hot from embarrassment as he looked down at the skeleton again.

"Oh, heya, the ride started again," Sans said, looking forward with interest.

"Yeah," Jack practically squeaked out, his heart thumping more wildly and alive then it ever has before, him sucking in breaths quickly.

This is... new.