Difficult Love (An Undertale Fanfic) *Completed*

Chapter 16

~Frisk's POV~
After Sans left to go see the witch, I headed home and waited impatiently for a few hours, occasionally trying to call him.
"I wonder where he is.."
I try calling him a tenth time, but still no answer.
(I don't know what to do!)
I think to myself. (Maybe..I should talk to mom about this..)

I grab my keys and leave the house, locking the door behind me. After a short walk, I arrive at mom's house.
I rapidly knock on the door, hoping that she's home.
"Who is it?" I hear her yell from the other side of the door.
After a minute or so, I hear her shout "Come in!"
I open the door and walk inside, sitting on the large, brown sofa.
"What seems to be the matter, Frisk," mom asks.
"I confessed to Sans last night...I confessed and we even kissed! But, this morning, you could see his bones through his skin. He went to talk to the witch, but I haven't seen him for hours! I'm worried it went badly," I said, feeling myself begin to cry. "Do I not love him enough? Did I not express it properly?"
"Oh, honey.." mom stands up and kneels down next to me, placing her hand on my head.
"I'm sure you love him plenty enough! Maybe..there's some catch to the spell.."
"L-like what?" I ask between sobs.
"Well, what are things that people in love normally do?" she asks.
I calm her tears and try to answer. "Well, they kiss and go on dates, and eventually get married, right?"
Mom nods. "Anything else that you can think of?"
I give her a puzzled look before becoming flushed.
"I-I mean there's..one other thing..but that's a bit..." I feel my face heating up even more and try to hide it. "That can't be it!! It can't be, can it?!"
Mom shrugs. "I'm not sure. But you don't have much time to find out, do you? Isn't today when he's supposed to return to normal?"
I looked up at her, tears forming once again. "But..I don't even know where he is.."
"Have you tried calling him," she asks.
"A couple times..."
"Well, why don't you call him again? Maybe his phone is on vibrate," she suggests.
"M-maybe.." I say as I pull out my cellphone and dial his number.
After a few rings, he finally answers. "Hey, Frisk!"
"Sans! Where are you?"
"Oh, y'know, I decided to head to Grillby's for a bite."
"I see..well, uh..what did she say," I ask, a bit afraid to hear the answer.
"Who? OHH, you mean the witch lady?"
"Yeah.."
I hear him sigh. "There's not much we can do. She said that we must not've proved our love or something like that.."
I go silent.
"Frisk, you there?"
"...are you still human?" I ask hesitantly.
He laughs a bit. "Yeah, but who knows how long I have left."
Silence takes over the line again.
"Look, Frisk..even if we can't be together as humans, I-"
"No.." I say, interrupting him.
"Huh?" Sans asks, sounding puzzled.
"You can't give up that easily! I won't let you!!" I practically yell through the phone.
Sans lets out another huge sigh before saying, "But there's nothing left to do."
"There is one thing." I say, trying to encourage him.
"What would that be?"
"..Sex.." I nervously say in response.
"Wh-what was that?"
"S-sex is supposed to help people connect physically and spiritually, right? So maybe if we do that, you will--"
"Frisk, I'm not going to make you do that," he stated calmly. "You're still young, and we only just realized our mutual feelings. If we do this now, especially given our situation..you may just be doing it because it feels right in the moment. You may regret it later."
"N-no, that's not--"
"And even if we do try it, there's no guarantee that it'll work. So it may just be best to not even worry about it."
"But Sans--"
"Don't worry about me, Frisk. We can still hang out all the time. It'll be just like before I became human. We can still stay friends."
"But I don't want to just be your friend!! I love you! I have for longer that you may even know!" I protest.
"I'm sorry..but this is for the best."
With that, Sans hangs up the phone. I sit in silence, staring at my phone, before crying once again.
"Frisk, honey, what's wrong," mom asks.
"He doesn't seem to even care. He could turn back at any moment, to where we wouldn't be able to truly be together, and he doesn't even care!!"
"Oh honey, I'm sure that's not true! He probably just doesn't want you to feel like he's taking advantage of you."
"B-but he knows better! He knows I trust him.."
"Maybe..you should talk to him in person," she suggests.
I look up at her in confusion.
"Wh-why? He probably wants to be alone now anyway.."
"I doubt that. Look, just go find him and prove to him that you trust him. Make him realize how much you truly care about him."
I rub my eyes and sniff before nodding.
"You're right. Besides.." I stand up and smile, "even if he does return to his original self, I'll be there for him. I'll always be there, no matter what." With that, I turn around and walk to the door. "I'm going to look for him. If you hear from him at all, please tell me where he is."
"Of course, dear." Mom  says, smiling.
After closing the door behind me, I smile.
(The thought of being together with Sans fills me with DETERMINATION).