(Sans x Reader) The one you call home

||Chapter 7: The Truth..About Everything.||

You and Sans sat on his bedroom mattress, you open your mouth and begin.

"Before I fell, I had a home near the city, it was my parents, me and my younger siblings; Alix and Frisk."
Sans' eyes darkened at that name.
"I was walking home after getting groceries. My parents had a day off that day, so they were home as well. When I reached the front door.. It was busted.. I ran inside, calling out their names.. I still remember exactly how it looked.
3 unidentifiable people, towering over my families limp, l-lifeless bodies.."
Tears started to fog your vision.
"All I did was scream and stared. Then... They came after me. I ran for what seemed like hours, I soon found myself up Mount Ebott, they were less than a couple of metres away. Either way I thought I was going to die.. So, I jumped. That's how I ended up here.. But afterwards I finally woke up and found... A lovely flower.."
Sans' expression quickly changes to anger.
"how could i forget."
You stare at Sans, you've told him what Flowey did, but his tone now seems.. Different...

"i'll tell you afterwards.."
You nod at his statement.
"Flowey basically tried to kill me, as you know. Nearly did. If it wasn't for Toriel... I would be dead.."
The memory of Toriel made a smile creep up your face.
A smooth boney hand was placed on your shoulder
"you'll see her again, don't worry."
Soon you are pulled into a warm embrace.
Tears stained your face
"Why did this happen.."
You sniffle into Sans' jacket.
He hugs you tighter, his voice soft, but still low.
"I don't know.. i'm sorry you went through that.."
You stay like that for what feels like hours, it was warm, comfortable. Safe.
You feel boney fingers lightly stroke your hair.
A familiar burn runs across your cheeks.

Sans let's out a sigh.
"there's something you should know.."
The sudden confession causes you to lift your head.
"do you know what... resets are?"
The topic fills your mind with curiosity.
"Reset? Like in a video game?"
A small silence echos through the room.
"yeah, you could say that."
Sans pauses before letting out a shaky sigh.
"frisk.. was originally meant to fall down here. they had the power to reset, through their determination.. they have done it so many times, all those times create timelines. in some of those timelines frisk freed us. in others, they murdered us. and... i remember every time..."
Your mind struggles to process the new information given to you. But you understand, you can't help but be shocked.
"but... this is the first and only timeline where you fall."
Your eyes widen.
Why?
Why was the only question you could ask yourself.
You look at Sans, whose smile seemed to have widened.
He slides a hand into your cheek.
"i'm glad you fell down here, y/n."
You notice his cheekbones are glittered with a blue dust.

You didn't want to ruin his moment.
But a thought burst through your mind.
"Sans?"
His eye lights look down at you in curiousity.
"hm?"
You hesitate for a second,
"Do you think I could reset..?"
Sans sits up, still looking at you.
"i'm not sure, frisk was able to do it since their main core of their soul was determination. yours.. hold on let me check."
Sans stares at you with his arm out, his eye lights dim and he grips the air.
You felt a slight cringe inside of you, you flinch, clutching on to your chest.

A glow emits from in front of you, you lift your head to see a familiar light (f/c) heart, still coveted in cracks. You leave a slight frown on your face before Sans begins to mutter.
"lets see... hm... trait... faith..? similar to determination..?"
You stare at Sans in curiousity, you wave your hand in front of his face, causing him to snap out of his thoughts.
"heh, sorry, got a little carried away.."
He rubs the back of his neck, embarrassed.
"the main core of your soul is called 'faith' i've never seen one, but it's like determination, so you might be able to reset, maybe not like a full timeline like frisk, but you might be able to do small versions?"
You lift an eyebrow st his rambling.
"so frisk, being determination can reset from the very beginning. maybe you can reset but only maybe just before you decide to reset..."
You nod your head at his explanation when an idea pops into you head, without thinking you blurt out,
"Can we see if I can reset!?"
Sans' eyes darken.
"y/n, we don't know if you can reset, i don't want you to die over some dumb experiment.."
Sans spoke with hints of anger in his tone.
Then the realization hits you.
He said he has seen a lot of resets, and frisk has killed everyone, who knows how many time he died, and Papyrus.."
You nod at his statement.
"Yeah, sorry, you're right."
You scratch your head in guilt.
Sans' expression lighten at your words.
"don't worry 'bout it, just don't do something stupid."
You giggle, meeting up with a yawn.
"you must be pretty bone-tired, huh?"
He chuckles, as he throws you a blanket.
"you can chill here, wouldn't want you falling down the stairs."
You smile at his offer, but a rush of guilt flows through you.
"What about you?"
Sans turns to you
"the couch, where else?"
Sans seems to have noticed your guiltly expression.
"y/n, it's fine, it's not like I haven't slept there before."
After some thinking, you nod. Sans smiles and walks out the door.
You soon felt your eyes drop as well as your body. The comfort surrounds you.
.
You notice you're back at the surface. You swear this isn't where you just were, you ignore the feeling an continue. You reach for the door, followed by screams and cries. You bust in to see your family, all bloody. Frisk struggles to walk up to you. Their bloody hands grip onto your shirt.
"Why, why didn't you help us..?"
Tears flew down your eyes.
"I-I'm sorry.. I'm so so-sorry.."
You fall to your knees. You look up at Frisk, but they're not Frisk, they look like them, but they're wearing green and yellow, pink rosey cheeks with light brown hair. Their smile is wide.
"It's your fault you know? They would be alive if you listened to them.."
Their words fill your mind.
"No.. No no no.. No you're lying! No no no no!"

You wake up to hands on your shoulders, a worried skeleton in front of you, tears stained both of you.
You look up at him, without thinking, you embrace him in a hug..
He hold you tight and draws circles on your back, whispering comforting words.

"Sans...?"
He stops for a second.
"yeah?"
You hesitate.
"Can you stay..? Please?"
Red flushes over you and you notice blue over Sans' face.
He smiles and nods.
You both get onto the mattress, you cuddle up against his ribs, which is surprisingly comfortable.
You felt arms still wrap around you.

You were both asleep.