The Soul of Empathy

Chapter 12

Chapter Twelve

Dates, Mobs and Toriel

Sans and Shadow started walking to Grillby's. Both looked fairly nervous, if Sans didn't agree that this was a date everything would have been normal. What are they even doing? Going on a date when Shadow almost died last night. Sans wasn't going to leave her side but that didn't make any of this okay. He knew Shadow wanted a date but he was worried this was too fast. He glanced at how Shadow looked and frowned. She looked really nervous. He was pretty sure he had about the same look on his face. The two walked in silence to Grillby's. When they finally got there Sans opened the door for Shadow.

Shadow walked through and thanked him quietly and made her way to the bar. The two sat down and ordered. Both got burgers and fries.

"So..." Shadow tried to break the silence.

"Sorry Shad, I've never been on a date before", Sans admitted to her, he kind of blurted it out embarrassed.

Shadow giggled at him, the mood improving since he said that, "That's okay Sansy, I've never been on one either."

This seemed to cause a lot of the earlier tension to melt away as the two started to happily chat. It ended up to be like a regular Friday night even though it was Sunday. Soon they ordered a round of drinks. After downing, a few the two were back to their giggly friendly ways. It felt like that car accident was months ago. The two were back to normal as they drank their quarrels away with each other.

"Hey, Sansy?"

"Yeah, Shad?" Sans turned to his drunken companion.

"Are we really okay now?" The slur in her voice made it almost sound like she wasn't serious but Sans knew better.

"I freaked out for no reason. I'm sorry Shad, I promise we're good if you forgive me."

"How could I not forgive you silly! You're a really important person to me. I want you around", Shadow giggled at him.

Sans smiled at her and took a long sip of his drink, "I'm glad you think that why Shad. You know I'd love to whiskey you away from your fears and doubts, but you make it hard for me to the gin of them. We'd ought to vodka about them. You're kind of like an onion and I'd like to tequila the layers. I hope this doesn't get me fireballed as your friend."

Shadow doubled over laughing. She was in hysterics it was so funny. After a while of laughing, she caught her breath and wiped away a lone tear that started to form in her left eye. "Those were good Sansy~, I didn't see it coming!"

"What can I say? I'm Comic Sans." He followed up his statement with finger guns leaving Shadow in laughter.

"Yes you are, you very much are." Shadow said merrily.

"Shad, are you free after work tomorrow?"

"I should be, why?" Shadow asked looking curiously at Sans.

"There's someone I want you to meet. She's a very nice lady, has two kids and a husband. She's very motherly. I think you'd like her." Sans said.

"Motherly huh?" Shadow's voice filled with bitterness, "Man I can hardly remember my parents. They died when I was in high school. It was a car accident. I blocked out a lot of memories of them because of the pain." Shadow sighed looking off into the distance wistfully.

Sans' eyes widened at what Shadow said. This explained why she was so easily depressed and had a distaste for other humans. She's pretty much had no one but herself. It's a wonder that she didn't try to kill herself sooner, well she did try but it was amazing that she didn't keep trying.