My Fatal Flaw/ Papyton

Chapter Five

The two stayed in that position for a while, Mettaton's face staying buried in Papyrus's chest the whole time. There was hardly any makeup left on his face to make a stain, as all of his crying had caused it to wash off, so he didn't worry about ruining the skeleton's shirt. He felt almost angry at himself for acting this way. He was Mettaton, the star of the Underground, adored by millions and famous for being so confident about everything, from his body to his actions. What would his fans think if they saw him now?
While he was lost in his thoughts, Papyrus gently pulled his hands away and started to make his way back downstairs. Sans must have finally returned home. Mettaton didn't try to follow him, scared of Sans causing him any further pain.
When he was sure Papyrus was out of sight, he pushed his hair aside and felt the area that caused him agony. He was met with shock as he felt how deep the gash actually was. Yes, Alphys could probably fix it, but it shocked him regardless. There was still quite a large deal of pain where the gash was, so he decided to cover it with his hair once again in order to prevent any temptations of touching at again. He simply lay on his bed for a few minutes before the shouting began.

It was clearly only San's voice he heard above the other, as Papyrus had kept his normal tone to try and calm his older brother down. Mettaton attempted to block out the noise, but it was still audible enough for him to hear Papyrus starting to shout along with his brother. He could hear Sans shouting various insults about him, worse than just the jokes he would tell daily. Papyrus's words weren't all that clear, but his next words were unmistakable.

"Well, I love him!"

There was complete silence. Mettaton could feel himself blushing, almost smiling at hearing this being said about him. The two brothers began arguing again, but it was over a lot more quickly than the last one. He wasn't exactly sure what Sans did after that, but Papyrus came back up to the room to check on Mettaton. He gave the a weak smile as he stepped in.

"I'm... I'm sorry you had to hear that..."

Mettaton, who had sat up from his position on the bed, gave a small shake of his head.

"There's no need to apologise, darling... And, I must say, it was very brave of you to admit your love for me right there."

Papyrus gave a quiet laugh.

"Well, I am the Great Papyrus! It is my duty as a future guard to be brave!"

Mettaton gave a giggle, and opened his arms to embrace the skeleton. They were soon filled. Papyrus, as usual, had so much enthusiasm that it knocked Mettaton over. The two laughed and stayed in the embrace for a while, enjoying each other's company, until Mettaton spoke up.

"What is Sans going to do about this?"

There was a moment of silence, as Papyrus clearly didn't know how to deal with his brother's reaction. Finally, Mettaton broke the silence.

"Listen, darling. Alphys will be back either later today, or early tomorrow... But, if you want help with Sans, I can ask her if I could stay with you..."

"No, no!" Papyrus violently shook his head. "If Sans so much as sees you again, he will do even worse to you than he already has..."

Mettaton's hand lifted up towards his gash, and gave a nod.

"Yes... Yes, I understand..." His face fell, but Papyrus was quick to comfort him.

"Hey, don't be sad! I'm sure we can see each other soon after you leave, even if it's only for a short time."

The robot's face returned to its normal state as he hugged Papyrus closer to him. As the two started to move their heads closer to that of the other, they heard a knock at the door. They knew it wasn't Sans, as he could get in in his own, so they had no worries about who was there.

"H-Hello, Mettaton!"

The two were greeted by the smiling faces of Alphys and Undyne, which Mettaton and Papyrus returned. After a quick conversation, Mettaton waited for the newly returned couple to turn away before giving Papyrus a quick kiss.

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"So, h-how was y-your time with P-Papyrus and Sans?"

Mettaton and Alphys had arrived back in Hotland, and we're currently in her lab. The robot looked almost guilty and stared down at his bright pink boots.

"Well, not exactly..."

"W-Why?"Alphys turned to him with a worried expression on her face. "What h-happened?"

"It only happened today but... I can never forgive myself for this..."

As Mettaton began to cry once more, Alphys was quick to try and comfort him. Sure, he often took her and everything he had for granted, but she knew that he did care for her. When he felt calm enough to continue, Mettaton began to explain what had happened. How he had let his murderous urges overcome him. How he had almost killed Papyrus. How Sans had used his power to hurl him into walls, and had given him the huge gash.
Alphys tried her best to comfort the sobbing robot, though she herself was shocked by the events he told her about. She knew it would be natural for Mettaton to have an instinct to kill, since his original purpose was to kill humans, but she never knew it was so serious that he could completely lose control of himself. Since it wasn't a setting in his system, she could do nothing to help him, and could only hope he wouldn't go after anyone either of them cared about. Unfortunately, he had. Luckily, Papyrus had actually tried fighting back, so he had made it out alive. When he reached the incident with Sans, Mettaton presented his new injury. She gave a gasp when she saw how deep Sans had managed to cut him. She carefully examined it, and thankfully deemed it fixable, before returning to her attempts at comforting the robot.

"I just... I'm scared that it'll happen again... What if I go after someone who can't fight back..?"

"I-I'm sure we can sort it out eventually. If y-you find yourself g-going after me, U-Undyne can p-protect me. For o-others, I'm not s-sure... As for S-Sans, we'll j-just have to stay away f-from those two for a w-while..."

Alphys was shocked to see Mettaton starting to cry once again. It was so unlike him to be this way, as he usually kept all his negative feelings to himself. After taking a few deep breaths, Mettaton finally explained the reason for his newest tears.

"Alphys, there's one thing I haven't told you... Papyrus and I, we... We're in love..."