(If you chose to say yes, go back to the last chapter)

"I... I think that we can take the risk of not getting locked up. I don't really feel like running, but there's no way that I'll go willingly to jail for something you didn't do. You don't deserve that," you finally answered.

Sans nodded. "I thought you would say something like that. I may not exactly have said the same thing, but I could feel the way you felt when they started accusing me and you didn't like it. So, I'll respect your answer. However, I'm a little surprised! If you were to get hurt, that would mean that both of us would be goners! Not to mention, you still only have... 1.5 HP. If I could fix that, I would. It's just that I can't fix that."

"W-Wait! I only have 1.5 HP?!" you demanded.

"You mean you haven't noticed?!" Sans asked back.

You breathed in and slowly exhaled. It was too dangerous to go outside. You came up with a solution. "We can just stay here."

Sans thought about your suggestion. "Good idea. Stay locked up in my room until the mob breaks in and gets us. You know, if they ever do. Well, that'd be safer than being outside right now without handcuffs and Undyne. What do you suppose would happen if we were to go outside?" he asked.

You made yourself look more threatening and growled in reply, "I am the human! I'll crush you with just my thumb!!" Then you made yourself look sweet and innocent, "So, uh, could you please leave Sans alone... You know, please...?"

Sans laughed. "You'll scare them away with your split personality! Yep! That'll scare away most monsters! If not, it'll make them uncomfortable!"

"Maybe we should give our answer to Undyne now. I don't really want her to get mad at you again... It was my fault that she wanted to absolutely kill you earlier...," you said as you recalled Undyne with her endless need for justice and the bravest of the brave.

Sans shook his head. "How you ever managed to befriend her, I'll never know."

"I smashed veggies with MY BARE HANDS!!!!!!!" you screamed as you held up your fist to the sky pretending to be Undyne.

"Okay fish lady, let's give the real one our answer now," Sans said as he regained control and code jumped down the stairs. All the code jumping made your head hurt. A lot.

"'Sup guys. I got your answer," Sans said to Undyne.

"Yeah? What is it?" asked Undyne.

Sans put his hands up. "Please don't kill me, but we've decided not to go willingly to jail. Please don't get mad at us," Sans said trying not to make Undyne mad.

Undyne sat silently on the floor as she thought about what Sans had said. Toriel was still worried, but she remained silent. Papyrus was staring at Undyne as he waited for her answer. Mettaton was barely paying attention because he was grumbling about how he was late for one of his shows.

"WELL?!" asked Papyrus to Undyne.

"I suppose that you can. I did make it a question. If that's what (y/n) wants... I suppose I can work something out with Asgore and the Capital. However, you guys have no idea how hard it is to negotiate with the Capital. I know Asgore will agree, however, the others there will not like the idea because it's almost time for us to leave the barrier and this is ruining everything. Even though their pains in the butt, I'll do my best to make sure your wish is granted!" Undyne said as she raised a spear to the sky to prove that she would keep her promise.

Sans sighed with relief. "Okay. This means a lot. We're just going to stay locked up in my room being bored all day anyway. So, I don't think you'll have to worry about anything. Besides, Alphys should be finishing up with whatever she's doing down at her lab soon."

Toriel sighed. "Well, you'll both be fine if you stay there. Only two beings can go in there and the two beings' souls were merged together," she stated referring to you and Sans.

Papyrus was a little bit more positive than everyone else. "I'LL BE ABLE TO VISIT THEM EVERY DAY! THAT'S GREAT!"

Undyne nodded and stood up. "I've gotta go. The more time I'm given, the better! Well, I'll be seein' ya guys! Hey (y/n), hope to see the real you soon... SO I CAN KICK YOUR BUTT FOR DYING ON US!!!" she yelled as she ran out the door.

You gulped. When Undyne said stuff like that, she usually meant it. Well, there was no guarantee that you were going to be changed back.

"Bye, darlings. I've got a show to catch! See ya later, Papy~!" Mettaton told him with a wave before leaving himself.

"BYE, METTATON!" Papyrus chirped.

Toriel didn't move when Sans looked over to her. You felt bad for her. You, who she considered to be her child, was lost forever it seemed. And you only existed within her best friend. Well, there was nothing to be done about that. Now, you hoped that you would be changed back to normal. Sans shoved away the memories and code jumped back to his room and locked the door.

It was quiet and messy. Sans leaned up against the wall and fell into a sitting position. He crossed his arms and closed his eyes and was soon sleeping/dozing. Sans was then standing next to you with the pink soul in his hands. He sat onto the ground and the both of you remain silent. Once again, like so many times before, there was nothing to say. The eerie silence was all around and you sat down too. You stared at the soul. That was your determination! At this point, you didn't really care anymore. You leaned against him and closed your eyes. Wasn't it still afternoon, though? Well, what time did you and Sans wake up?

One hour...

Two hours...

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick... Tock... Tick... Tock...

"Knock knock."

"Huh?" you asked. You jumped when he spoke out of the blue. He shook his head at you. You then realized your mistake.

"Wow. You must be terrible at knock-knock jokes. You're s'posed to say "who's there?", right?" asked Sans.

"S-Sorry! Who's there?" you asked.

"Opportunity."

You thought about the joke. Wait a second! You've heard this before! "That's impossible! Opportunity never comes knocking twice!"

You both snickered at the joke. You thought to yourself. Was this his attempt at passing the time? Well, it was better than the silence.

"Knock knock," you said taking a leap of faith in your joking skills.

"Who's there?"

"Déja."

"Déja who?" asked Sans.

"Knock knock."

Sans giggled despite the fact that the joke wasn't funny at all. He was ready with a better comeback than yours.

"Why did the chicken cross the road? To hunt somebody down. Knock knock," he said.

"Uhh... Who's there?"

"The chicken."

That was when you laughed again. Sans was too good. You knew you had to step it up a little bit. You smirked with another bad joke fresh in your mind.

"Knock knock."

"Who's there?"

"The door you bonehead!" you said playfully shoving him.

Sans had that look again. DOOR PUN ALERT!!! "Wow. I walked into that one!" That was when you both cracked up and he continued.

"If I had to go overseas, would you remember me after a year?" asked Sans looking hopeful.

"Yes."

"And two years?"

"Yes."

"Five years?"

"Yes!"

"Knock knock."

"Who's there?"

"Well, that hurts!" he said. You playfully shove him again. He was both cruel and amazing. Just because of that joke, if it were even possible for him to go overseas, you'd be sure to remember him.

"Seriously, would ya?" he asked already knowing your answer.

You nodded and hugged him. He wrapped his arm around you just like back in the Wishing Cave. Sure, it was dark and ominous in this place and your determination was being shared with him and you only had 1.5 HP. At the moment, who cares?

"What'll happen when we get out of this mess...?" you asked softly.

"We'll find a way to make sure you're not going to be chased by anyone anymore. Flowey won't get to you ever again. If you stay like this, he won't reach you and we'll at least be together. If you return to normal, we'll still be together and you'll be better protected. I'd say that's more than you bargained for!" Sans stated.

"I only wanted a date. What did I get? Three dates, two captures, a new soulmate-"

"And a partridge in a pear tree."

"Exactly! This is going to make quite the story to tell one day! I go to Grillby's hoping for a date, I get one, then when I figure out that you liked me I get kidnapped! He nearly kills me and I go into this coma for three days, I wake up to see the guy I dated before I got kidnapped, and I hear the most beautiful song ever written for me! The guy I dated then admits his love for me, we have a splash party, and then I drown! When I wake up, I'm inside of the body of the guy who I dated and he almost got thrown into jail because of this. Ooooooooo... I've never heard of such a dramatic love story!" you shouted.

"So, that's how you see it."

"Well, is there a way you see it that's different from mine? Well, duh, I know that you see things differently, but I summed things up pretty clearly."

"Well, most of the time I was either avoiding feelings, or I was running for my life. You're the only one who I've ever had to run for. Never has another person ever been able to get me to do that. I've forgotten that puns even existed because you took up almost half of my brain! I've ditched my brother because I couldn't possibly not fulfill a promise I made to you. I've been there to save your life from freaky plants. But still... I feel like I haven't done enough to make up for snagging your soul. I'm sorry...," Sans said as he recalled everything. It dawned on you that he probably jumped through way more hoops than you did. How could you have not seen it before? Those dreams...

You yawned.

"Well, you look like you could use a nap. I could-"

"NO! Don't do anything! I'm the one who brought all of this upon everyone! I'm the reason why the monsters are obsessing over me rather than talking about how excited they are about going to the surface. I just had to ruin everyone's excitement by liking you. You didn't do anything to deserve any of this. I'm the one who's sorry. You shouldn't even be here right now. You should be practicing your jokes with Toriel over the phone when you're two feet away from each other! You should be driving your brother insane with puns and complimenting him over failed spaghetti! You should be commenting on how much Mettaton's show bores you while lying on the couch like a dork! You should NOT be here being chased by everyone in the Underground for something you didn't do. I did this. It's my fault. So quit making yourself feel like it's your fault. Because if you think it is, you'd better shut up and listen to me!" you shouted.

...

"Feeling better now?"

You took a huge breath. You flopped onto your back and stared at what should've been the ceiling. Because of all the strain that you had been putting on your spine, when you exhaled slowly, pain went shooting up and down it. You groaned and placed your fingers on your forehead and jammed them down harder than you probably should. Once your pain began to ebb away, you yawned again. You were exhausted. Your yelling had only made your desire for sleep greater.

"Seriously though, you look really tired. Also, you've been put under a lot of stress. There is one thing that I've been able to figure out that you haven't. Wanna know what it is?" asked Sans.

...

"You need to learn to simply chill. If you can do that, stress is going to seem a mile away."

You exhaled again. So tired... You tried to forget. Can't stay awake... Who is this Sans person? You don't know. Leave a message after the beep. Beep. Welp, there's nothing better than welcoming the z's.

"Thanks... Sans..."

...

"G'night, (y/n)..."