Bone of Contention (Underswap Papyrus X Reader)

Chapter 6: "Save the Date"

Austin had made you loose your confidence to go on a walk today, so you decided to walk home the back way. The dry cleaners wouldn't be opening for a few more hours anyway, so you might as well head back home.

You turned and walked down Bloobideno Road, it was a longer walk this way but you were happy as long as Austin wasn't around.

How long would he pester you? Would he give up soon? You could only hope so.

You walked down the concrete pathway, it was in disrepair and should be replaced soon. The concrete was crumbling and falling into the surrounding grass and cracks were present all throughout the concrete. It really looked like it wouldn't last much longer.

You walked until you reached the rather sketchy alleyway that led to the back of your apartment complex. It was littered with trash and had weeds growing out from cracks in the pavement.

One of the more interesting pieces of trash you spotted was an abandoned pocky box. Pocky was very rare to find around here, you used to get two boxes a week but when you moved here they got harder to find.

There was a specialty shop on Oak Street but, that was over an hour away and the food sold there was expensive. A box of pocky cost around eight dollars, which was outrageous considering you used to pay a dollar for each box you purchased.

You shook your head and walked down the alleyway, it wasn't a long walk until you reached the stairs to your floor. Once you got home you could feel safer, this Austin guy seems very persistent. You already told him 'no' but it seemed like your words didn't matter.

You shivered at the thought of him and walked towards your apartment faster. You never wanted to see that creep again, though that was unlikely. He'd be seeking you out, he wanted his way with you. But, you wouldn't let him have his way.

You ran up to the stairs that led to your door and climbed them carefully. It wasn't often you went up this way but, when you did it was always so rickety. The height made you nervous and the metal stairs shook with every step you took.

When you finally got to the top stair you quickly dashed to your door and swiftly unlocked it. You walked inside and locked the door behind you. Your apartment was your favorite place to be, it was your home after all.

You used to not spend much time here, the weekends were preoccupied with your friends and the weekdays always required you to go to work. You are somewhat glad that you don't have such busy weekends now, it gives you some time to rest.

You walked over to your couch and flopped down, you gaze flicked to Sans' business card once again and you decided to call him. You picked it up and dialed the phone number on the card.

It only rang for a few seconds when you heard Sans' cheery and loud voice answer, "THIS IS THE MAGNIFICENT SANS, WHO AM I SPEAKING WITH?".

"Hello Sans, this is (Y\N) from the park yesterday." You responded.

"OH, HELLO HUMAN! HAVE YOU CALLED ABOUT THE TACOS?" He asked.

"Yeah, when can I come over?"

"TONIGHT!" He chirped.

"Tonight?! Isn't that kind of quick?" You responded in surprise.

"MAYBE SO BUT, CAN YOU MAKE IT?" He asked you.

"Well, it depends... I have some things planned for today and I'm not sure if I'll have to take the bus to get to your house." You responded.

"WELL PAPYRUS AND I LIVE ON MAGNOLIA ROAD." Sans responded.