Caged Wings

Untitled Part 9

Italics are thoughts, and still don't own Undertale. Now, let's have a bit of bonding time in this chapter, who's up first.....

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   I couldn't take my eyes off of Sans, I couldn't believe that he was still around after these past three years, and that I was now in his reach again. Sans, however, seemed to notice my staring and rubbed the back of his neck, looking...nervous?

   "Hey, uh, you alright there, Kid? You're lookin' a bit pale, s'that normal for Humans?" he asked.

   He...doesn't recognize me. He doesn't recognize me, oh thank god.

   "Um, just...a bit nervous." I said, quickly averting my gaze from his. "And I could use a bath, too..." I mumbled.

   "I can help you there, Kiddo." Papy said from the couch, getting up and walking over to me and Blue. Pap had gone back into the kitchen, and Sans watched us for a few moments before shrugging and teleporting...wherever he went. I happily climbed into Papy's grasp as he grabbed the bag from the pet store and brought me up the stairs and to a bathroom. He set me on the counter before turning and closing the door.

   "So, mind tellin' me why you were so frightened seein' our room mates?" he asked casually, leaning against the door. I blushed, wringing my hands together.

   "I-I don't know what you're talking about, Papy. Just...a bit nervous in a new place, is all." I said.

   "Kid. I can tell you're lying, now fess up. You weren't acting like this with me and Blue back in the park, why so nervous now?" he asked.

   "It's...not your room mates, or rather...it's not both of them that's the issue." I said. "It's...complicated, and I don't want to cause issues between you guys because of my past." I explained.

   "Alright, but I'd still like to know who you've got issues with." Papy said, not letting up. "Come on, Kid. I won't judge you." I was silent for a few minutes but Papy didn't seem to want to rush me, and I looked up at him nervously.

   "I'm not a Human, to start." I said.

   "Already knew that. I caught your slip-ups, Kid. Not hard to figure you're a Mutant, just tryin' to figure out what kind is the issue." He said.

   "I have- used to have, wings. That's the part that might cause tension between you guys...and Sans." I said, sitting on the countertop of the bathroom, knees pulled to my chest. "You and Blue aren't the first Monsters I've met, or even the first skeletons. I met Sans 3 years ago in a forest. He was taking a nap, and I was flying by. I went into the forest to explore." I said.

   "You woke him up, didn't you?" Papy sighed.