Closer to You

Sans and Papyrus

Now this one isn't a ship. I mean if you want it to be a ship then by all means, but for this one I wanted to focus on a story with a close bond between the brothers. I got inspired by this amazing video on youtube and a guy that has serious singing talent. If you guys want to watch the video here is the link: watch?v=UeW_oWNs0wo It is amazing! Warning this chapter contains spoilers for the Genocide Run of Undertale. But I mean really if you don't know how all the runs work after the game being out for a while you must be living under a rock or something. This is also going to be a very long one-shot so I hope you guys like it. If the links don't work for the video you can just simply type in Closer to you Sans and you will find the video right away.

The light shone brightly through the golden hall. Normally this place would represent the beautiful threshold of the castle, but for me it was a hall of judgment. Footsteps approached, echoing loudly off the marble tiles. I took a deep breath and stepped out from behind the pillar. The light from the glass windows made the figure nothing more than a silhouette, but the flash of a knife and the glint of red eyes hidden under brown bangs were unmistakable.

The kid had come far and in such a short time. But this is where it ended. I wasn't doing this to protect the king despite the fact that it should have been my main priority. I touched the red scarf that was wrapped around my neck, the symbol of my real reason for deciding to fight the human.

"It's a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming. It's on days like these that kids like you should be burning in hell! You dirty brother killer!"

The flowers of the new and laughter of the past

They're beautiful like you, beauty unsurpassed

Gone with a whisper, you fall asleep like death

Breaking through the earth, your smile shines again

Before confronting the human I stood in the garden Asgore had planted, my thoughts straying back to the memory of the first time I had come here. It was when the king had officially made my brother and I sentries in Snowdin.

"Sans look at this garden, it's so beautiful!"

I could still remember the smile he gave me. The golden flowers that covered this room were exactly like his smile, warm and happy. But they were also fragile, just like him.

My empty gratitude, another empty thank you

I finally learnt regret from words I've always said

Never meant to speak to hurt, yet it hurt to put in words

Goodbye wherever you are, goodbye unbroken heart

In truth I want to feel the truth I want to see

I'm trying to embrace your drifting heart and smile

"Sans you look tired, are you having nightmares again?"

"Nah bro, I'm just lazy, thanks for worrying though."

Words that were spoken so often that I could easily recite them. I always brushed off his concern and kept my secrets. Empty words and promises I now regretted speaking.

I never told my brother about the past that only I could remember. I always told myself it was for his protection. But now that I stood alone I regretted the rift I caused to appear between us.

I could almost picture him before me, grinning like he always did. But when I reached out to him the memory faded, leaving me alone once more. No words could ever express the feeling of loosing the one I loved more than anything in the world, no words could explain the pain I felt.

Whenever I begin to feel the burning tears overflowing from my eyes

I keep on looking forward at you hoping that your light will never pass me by

I wonder what the stars that sparkle in your eyes are hiding from my mind

Hiding from my open heart and from your open heart

It's kind of dumb"

"Come on, just tell me. I promise I won't laugh."

"I wish that someday we will be able to see real stars"

Laughter could be heard that several flowers echoed back.

"Hey! You said you wouldn't laugh!"

"I'm sorry, it's just that, that is my wish too."

But I have never needed to see real stars. I could always see stars sparkling within my brother's eyes. They would always shine brightly no matter what happened. He seemed to have a light shining around him that I couldn't help admiring.

Together you and I will always be alive, connected, close to you I'll stay

As long as I can hold your hand again and again, forever I will find my way

You may never answer back my call, but you smile back at me with grace

And everything remains the same, this pain I'll soon awake from

What I see will melt all away With my tears

Boney hands laced together, foreheads pressed closely, a sense of peace and safety: those were things my brother always did. It was in those moments where I felt truly connected with him. It was those moments that I wish I could always stay in.

Though he loved to speak often, there was the rare occasion when he wouldn't say anything and he would just smile at me. But it was that smile that spoke more words than he could say. It always held his promise to protect me and keep me safe. But I realized too late that it was I who should have been protecting him.

A shape of broken line will never be the same

It'll never find new life as a body of remains

A soul without a form, endlessly it'll chase

But will my broken heart find another place?

In truth I want to feel the truth I'll never see

I'm trying to erase how far we've walked in miles

I clutched at the scarf and moved it to my nasal cavity, his scent still faintly clinging to it. I could still see the flash of the knife, the falling of my brother's skull. I could see his soul one moment and then shattered to pieces the next. And entire life, gone with the slash of a knife and the cruelty of a being I had been warned about.

No matter what I did I was brought back to memories of my brother. Everywhere I turned I was reminded of my failure. It was what brought me to the human, it's what drove me to fight them again and again even though they kept coming back.

Whenever I begin to feel the burning tears as I look up at the sky

I keep on looking forward at it hoping I'll find you soon enough in time

I wonder if the stars that sparkle in my eyes will eventually subside

Hiding from my endless heartbeat, from my endless heartbeat

The more I fought with the kid the more I wondered if I truly wouldn't win. Even with my added determination it seemed as if it was nothing compared to the human's determination.

Not that it really mattered to me anymore. The one treasure I had was now gone, never to return. Maybe if I died I could at last be at peace.

Together you and I will always be alive, committed close to you I'll stay

As long as I can hold your hand again and again, then maybe I will find my way

I can never travel back in time, but they smile back at me, those days

And everything remains the same, this pain I'll soon awake from

What I see will melt all away With my tears

"Promise you'll always stay with me."

"You know how I feel about promises."

"Please Sans."

"I promise, we will always be together."

It was the first promise I had ever made. And it was the first that I broke. All those memories of being close to him were now just that, memories. I had the ability to travel anywhere except back in time. I would give more than anything to be able to have a second chance.

Each memory that flashed through my mind was worse than any pain the human could ever inflict on me. Tears freely flowed from my eyes as I continued to fight a hopeless battle. But at least my pain would all be over soon.

Replaying time again, replaying time again

Repeating time again, repeating time again

Reflected in my heart, reflected in my heart

Your never-ending laughter

"Papyrus"

His name was a reminder of what I had failed to do. Again and again my mistakes repeated in my mind. I knew that I would never get to hear his laughter, the laughter that instantly brightened even my darkest moods.

That was just the kind of monster he was. His innocence and optimism brought a smile to everyone's face. He never once stopped believing in himself or in me. And despite the bright light in the hall I felt as if I was surrounded by darkness.

Whenever I begin to feel the burning tears

Slash

I could feel a warm liquid dripping onto my hand and when I looked down I saw the red stain painted on them. At last the human's blade had found its mark.

Although I saw the slash on my chest that was my death sentence there was no pain. Instead I felt a sense of calmness wash over me as I closed my eyes and accepted my fate. I clung to his red scarf as I said my farewell even if it fell on deaf ears.

Can't you feel the burning tears overflowing from my eyes

I keep on looking forward at you hoping that in time your light will pass me by

Now I know the stars that sparkle in your eyes are guiding me to light

Guiding to my open hear and to your open heart

"Sans"

The voice had me opening my eyes. Slowly the judgment hall disappeared around me, leaving an empty room. Standing before a door, shining bright as a star, was my brother.

"Papyrus!"

The smile I knew so well appeared on his face as he held out a hand to me. I quickly took it and he pulled me into an embrace. I embraced him back, desperately clinging to the one I feared I would never see again.

"You don't have to fight anymore, you can rest."

Tears sprung to my eyes at just hearing him speak again, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Shh Sans, you have nothing to be sorry about. We are together again, that's all that matters."

Together you and I will always be alive, connected, close to you I'll stay

Time will never hold my tears or hold my feelings down they pour like silent rain

All the colors forming back the life I knew when all remained the same

Somehow in a finite time, this time I'll find my way out

And I see I've barely reached you And your heart

The more time we spent in this place the more details were added to Papyrus that no longer made it so dreamlike. I never realized how much I would relish the feeling of a simple hug from my brother until I had lost him. But now he was here and I was here and we were together. He gently laced our hands together and placed his forehead against mine as all the pain I once felt disappeared.

After what felt like an eternity he moved away, but kept ahold of one of my hands. Without a word he tugged me forward. He looked back to me as we started to walk, a smile once again gracing his features. It was the same smile he always gave me with the same promise still within it. I smiled back, the first real one in years, as we both stepped through the door.

And there you have it. Like I said, really long. I'll let you guys in on a secret, I didn't actually complete Genocide Run on my own. After I killed Papyrus I cried for 20 minutes...ok maybe it for 30 minutes. I felt like a horrible person for killing a character that is made of pixels. That is how good Toby Fox made this game, I have never before questioned killing in a videogame until Undertale. I am kind of glad that I didn't finish Genocide Run cause I don't think I would have the heart to kill Sans too. The skeleton bros are my favorite characters without a doubt. One thing that I added in my story that I wish was in the game was Papy's scarf I would have liked to see it on Sans so then you would feel even more guilty than you already did. Anyways I am super proud of this one-shot and I hope you guys enjoyed reading it!