Her (Sans X reader)

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I woke up to someone shaking my shoulder roughly. I sat up, gasping for breath, and looked around. Chara was staring at me with wide, teary eyes. "Sky?" she asked, her voice quiet, hesitant.

"Yeah? What happened?" I asked once I regained my breath.

"You were screaming, and shaking, and you sounded like you couldn't breath." She fell into my arms and hid her face in my chest. "I was so scared. I thought something had happened."

"No, no, I'm fine. Just a bad dream, that's all."

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked, looking up at me.

I shook my head, "I don't want to worry you. It's fine, it was just a dream." She nodded and laid her head on my shoulder. I rocked her until her breath was even. I looked around, it was still dark out. That dream had felt so real. It was almost like I was actually talking to Sans. Oh, I wonder how he is. I hope he's okay. Him, Papy, Toriel, Undyne, Alphys, all of them. I hope they're all okay. They're probably doing better knowing they don't have to worry about Chara and I anymore.

How are we ever going to convince them to come to the Above ground? Sans won't believe me, Undyne won't believe Chara. Hell, Sans would probably kill either of us on the spot! How are we even going to get down there to tell them? We really didn't think this through.

I already know I'm not going to be able to get anymore sleep tonight. I gently laid Chara down where I was and left the shack, careful not to wake her up. I want to be alone, I need to think.

I walked around the mouth of the mountain, peering down into the black abyss. I wonder if it's nighttime there as well, or it the hours here and there are different. It's so different up here than down there, I catch myself comparing the two frequently. Sighing, I plopped down, letting my legs dangle over the side of the mouth. If I'm being honest here, I wouldn't be that upset if I fell. I know I shouldn't think that because I have to stay for Chara, but it couldn't be all that bad. If I live, I get to at least see Sans one more time before he kills me, and if I die, then I die. There's no changing that.

I was always the odd ball in school. I wrote the short stories where the main characters die and there are no happy endings. The teachers never showed my work to my parents, or to anyone for that matter. I think they just threw them away.

The reason I did that is because I like death. Or maybe just the idea of death. I like that death is constant, and that everyone goes through it. It's the one thing everyone has in common, life and death. No one has exactly the same life, so no one can relate to others as deeply as they can when they're dead. Not everyone is happy, not everyone is depressed, not everyone suffers from anxiety attacks, not everyone can stand in front of a room and speak without panicking. Everyone is different. The only real thing we have in common is life and death, and I like that.

My thoughts were interrupted by a something across the mouth. It was a red, beeping light. I got up and quickly, but carefully, made my way over there and grabbed it right before it went out of reach. I turned it over in my hands and saw a note.

'Hey, figured you had a plan when you agreed to help Chara. You can't be all that bad if you like Mew Mew Kissy Cutie, right? -Alphys.'

Alphys! Oh my God. Thank you! I opened the device and there was another note.

'Okay, so you might not be able to work this, so I'll explain it the best I can. There's a switch, and button, and a keyhole. I've taped the key to this note, and you need to unlock that first. Then press the button, then wait precisely twenty seconds and then press the switch. That should send me a signal, and if I don't get one by tomorrow, I'll send another. I'm not sure what time it is up there, so I hope you get this! Good luck!'

I got the key from the note and unlocked the device. Loads of flashing lights cut on. I pressed the button, and after twenty seconds, flipped the switch. The device sprang to life, beeping and flashing like crazy. I placed it on the ground and stood there, watching it. I saw Chara from the corner of my eye walk out of the shack and over to me.

"Skylar? What are you doing?" she asked once she got into hearing range of me.

"I'm trying to send a signal to Alphys. I'm trying to get everything back to normal."