Lured By The Siren's Charm

Chapter 8: Penguin Conundrum

You huffed at your situation, apparently the one person who was gonna be responsible for marking a newly formed group of penguins had gotten sick so of course they asked you to do it. You had no experience in this field, they just told you to mark them and showed you how, so easy!

But of course there was more, the icy ground had cracked into one separate island so now you were on the other side of where the penguins were and to get to them? You had to swim and you weren't gonna do that, doing that would be a death wish. Suddenly the water rose... you weren't surprised anymore, Sans was making himself known. "Hey there cuddle whale" You used that nickname whenever it was only the two of you. "Heh, heya lil' gem" And to retaliate, he had of course chosen a most embarrassing nickname for you, thank the stars none of you used those in front of his brother... you'd die.

"Watcha doin'? Are penguins that interestin'? I can catch one for ya" Oh right, Orcas did actually eat penguins on occasion didn't they? You shook your head, you did not want any of these penguins to become one of Sans's meals... not before you had done your job at least. "Papyrus is already feeding me like two fish everyday now for some reason, I don't need penguins added to my diet" You joked as Sans lowered himself so he could put his elbows on the ice, looking up at you. "Your loss, they taste pretty good though not my first choice of meal to catch... those speedy bastards" You chuckled, it was kind of him to offer you a penguin when he thought catching them was a pain. "Bet if you were as fast in the water as you are with those weird blades of yours, you would catch penguins left and right" Oh was that a compliment? Oh my. Technically you could also catch penguins while they were up on the ground easily even without your skates but you'll take his compliment by not mentioning that.

"You think so? Lucky for the penguins that they're not on my menu, anyway the reason I'm staring at them so much is because my work involves them" Sans's expression turned into curiosity and looked back at the group of penguins minding their own business. "Ooohhh... I get it, you need to be where they are" He figured that one quite fast, such a sharp guy. "Yep that's the gist of it" You confirmed and gave a sigh, how would you get to the isolated group? You could wait for the water to ice over but that would take hours if not days and then they would have migrated from that particular spot by then!

"I could get ya there and take ya back afterwards" Sans turned around to look up at you again. That would solve your problems but you sensed there was a catch to this with how he grinned up at you with those round white eyelights of his. "And what pray tell would you want for doing such a kind and selfless act?" You counterattacked with your own smile as Sans did a motion in mock hurt. "Oh how you wound me... but you're not wrong and you know exactly what I want lil' cutie" You rolled your eyes, you knew exactly what he wanted... more pets from you, for some reason he really liked those. "Mhm and how will you get me over there?" You inquired since you really didn't know how he would be able to take you over there unless he helped you swim there? But then again you can't be in the frigid water. "You're quite familiar with it actually, I'll just put you on top of me and I'll swim ya there, easy peasy" That... could actually work if he didn't dive down, would he? It would be so easy to drown you like that but he has had multiple occasions where he could but didn't.

"Guess that works... please don't actually eat any penguins when we get there" Sans laughed and got up from his position so he could pick you up, this time he carefully put you on top, the water coming dangerously near your legs. "Can't promise I won't" He said as you slid down and maneuvered yourself so you were behind his dorsal fin. You did not want to accidentally slip off so holding onto his dorsal fin would give you some support to keep yourself from slipping. "Heh, you've become really good at that" Sans said as you made yourself more comfortable and held onto the fin with one hand. "Good at what?" You asked, Sans looked behind himself to give you a shit eating grin. You don't think you will like his answer. "At topping me" Oh my fucking stars, he did not just say that! "Do-don't w-word it like t-that!" You got flustered and you felt your cheeks heat up. If you could, you would have slid down from where you sat but now that he was in the water, you couldn't escape your embarrassment. You could feel the tremors of his body underneath you as he began to laugh at your reaction!