Diamond Scales (Sans x Dragon!reader)

<Into the mountain>

You woke up feeling pretty tired.

It wasn't the worst feeling, but you'd rather stay in bed.

However, the universe had other plans.

Your dog jumped onto your bed and began to frantically bark in your face. You wouldn't have minded, but you were still half asleep, and it sounded like the fire alarm at school.

"Alright, alright, get off me ya lug." You shoved the animal onto the floor and it ran into the room parallel to yours.

"OI! Get away jingles! Nobody wants your love today!" Your face scrunches in reaction to the comment.

"Leave 'im alone!" You yell tiredly.

There's a quiet huff of annoyance.

You have been living with your brother for over five years. Found by your parents on their front doorstep, they took you in and cared for you.

At least, that's what you had been told.

You reluctantly pushed yourself to a sitting position and swung your legs off the bed to get ready for the day.

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Walking downstairs, you decided to go with a classic eggs and rice for breakfast. Retrieving a pan, you collected a few eggs and cracked them into the pan. You heard the staircase creak, and turned to greet your brother.

"Hey Henry, hows it crackin'?" You snickered at your own joke.

"Just get me some substinance ma'am." You knew he wasn't being formal, it was just a thing you guys did. "Yessir" you replied, turning back around to keep the eggs from burning.

After breakfast, you took a walk outside, mostly because you loved looking at the mountain. It was said monsters lived underneath, and killed any humans who dared go near. You were never scared of monsters though, you didn't consider yourself human anyway. Kids constantly bullied you for drawing imaginary characters, and laughed at you for. . . Well, who knows. You didn't do anything particularly bothersome, so it was strange.

You were snapped out of your thoughts by a shout.

"Hey! Y/N! What are you doing?!"

You finally realized you had been so caught up in your thoughts, you had trekked halfway up mt. Ebbot without even noticing.

Huh.

Henry ran up next to you, out of breath. "Yo, how did you get up here so fast?"

You honestly had no clue.

"Dunno, but you wanna check out the mountain? I mean, we're already halfway." He glanced at you, and shifted his gaze toward the mountain. "Don't you know the legends?"

You gave a curt nod.

"Then why?" You shrugged nonchalantly. "Dunno. Cause I feel like it." And besides, the sun was burning into your skin. You never really enjoyed the suns presence unless it was around winter. Then you could bask in it, even when it was cloudy. You gave a little happy skip, and walked off toward the tip of the mountain.

And, yeah, you checked to make sure your brother followed.

After finding a cave, you leaned against a wall, and slid down to a sitting position. It felt fantastic to be in the shade.

Henry slid down a wall adjacent to your own, but stared at you with his blue eyes studying your face. He wore a simple rust colored shirt under a flannel, with black ripped pants and converse. His dirt brown hair complimented the style. You weren't really in anything fancy, just whatever you slipped on this morning.

You suddenly felt an urge to walk to the left. Obviously, you were logical and didn't want to venture deeper into the dark cave. So you didn't. . .

. . .Until the next day.

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You made sure to pack the things you thought necessary. Clothes, toiletries, a phone, a charger, and your favorite bracelet. It was the only thing left from your parents, so you wore it everywhere. You wrote a quick note and stuck it to Henr- no, bad idea. He would only get worried. You rewrote the note multiple times, until you just decided to give up.

He would be okay.

You silently crept out the door, and stopped short to see your dog Jingles. You bit your lip in thought before scooping him up and putting him in your backpack. His head poked out happily.

You slipped out the door and into the woods.

The mountain loomed before you, and you huffed. You were determined to investigate that feeling of strong willingness. Luckily, you didn't need a flashlight because you could always see better in the dark, even when others couldn't.

Up in the cave, it was significantly darker, so you did have to take out your phone and use it to guide you foward. Jingles let out a small whimper, and you reached behind you to give him a reassuring pat on the head-

You stopped mid-stretch to let out a gasp as your foot touched nothing, and you were plunged into the awaiting darkness below.

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