The Soul of Empathy

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

What have I done?

The punch to the face Sans got as soon as Papyrus got home was well deserved. Sans didn't say anything. He just stood there and took it.

"Go back to her now. I'm scared for her", Papyrus said in a very serious voice, "She wouldn't even speak to me after you left. She just numbly left. I'm glad she doesn't have depression or something. If she did she would probably be doing something both of us wouldn't like."

Sans' eyes widened and he looked terrified. He had this really bad feeling that she was about to make a horrible decision that could potentially end her life.

"Paps, I think she does. Remember anime night?" Sans voice became very low and serious.

"Oh..."

Sans vanished before Papyrus' eyes. He found himself landing in something wet and sticky. He stared down to see Shadow surrounded in a pool of her own blood. He panicked and flung her soul out of her chest. It was slowly shattering in front of his eyes. It still had a small glow though, she was still alive, just barely. He grabbed her soul and started healing it, the shattered pieces slowly came back together. Even the huge crack that had start to split her heart down the middle was healed. He's sure that her trying to kill herself was his fault. It hurt him that he did this to her. It hurt him that he broke her to the point where she'd just give up on live. After he finished healing her he picked her up and held her. Sitting on the blood covered floor he held Shadow as tightly as he could to his chest. He slowly started falling asleep from all the magic he was using. Healing an almost dead person was more draining than he thought.

Shadow opened her eyes to the morning light coming through the window. She felt a pair of warm arms around her body. She also felt very sticky and gross. She looked around and found Sans' sleeping face. Her eyes widen as she remembered last night's events. She practically flew out of his arms and stared at him with utter pain and sadness in her eyes. Worse of all she was covered in her own blood, and her sticky drying blood was still on the floor. It didn't take her long to realize that Sans healed her. Sans' eyes flew open after she threw herself out of his arms. He stared at the blood soaked girl with his own sadness. Shadow could feel it radiating off of him.

"I didn't mean to react so poorly." Sans started to explain, "Most of my students have played it and always assumed who I was. I've ran into so many fangirls that want to fuck me it's not even funny. So hearing that you, someone I actually liked, played the game and liked my character most, it made me think that you were just like the rest of them. So I snapped at you. I never wanted you to hurt yourself because of me, let alone kill yourself. Shadow, I really care about you, so please forgive me, and don't ever do this again."

She could see the sincerity in his eyes. Shadow was quiet for a moment but soon she spoke up, "You were my first friend in a long time Sans. Having you treat me like dirt literally killed me! I almost died because I got hurt so badly by you. I'm not saying this is your fault, but you didn't help my depression and how meaningless my life is. I mean I haven't had anyone actually care about me in years."

Shadow laughed a little, her voice sounding broken, "To think you care, that you would miss me if I died after last night. My life doesn't fucking matter Sans! I'm nothing, I'm no one, I'm not your hero, I'm a depressed girl that just wanted to die!"

Sans was quiet for a time as he thought this over. Soon though he figured words weren't needed right now, instead he walked over to her. He knelt to the ground and pulled her into him. After a little while she put her arms back around him.