Life kinda sucks, But you make it better. | {Gaster X Grillby}

|Lunch rush|

[Gaster POV]

I wake up. I begin to sit up, using my arms to help me, but I put a little too much pressure on my wrists. I yelp out as quietly as I can, in pain. I roll my sleeves up, a little blood drips down my arm. 'damn it...' I slowly get up out of bed and walk to the bathroom.

I pause as I look out on the balcony, 'it's... quiet? hmm, usually papyrus is up cooking spaghetti or something....hmm wonder where he is?' I continue onto the bathroom. But as I pass Papyrus's door I hear...giggling? 'what's all that about?' I brush it off, and continue onto the bathroom, as the end of my sleeves starts to soak in the blood and become a dark crimson red 'That's going to be a pain to get out...' I frown. I walk into the bathroom and lock the door, I start to rummage through the cabinets and find the gauze again. After I bandaged up my arms, I went back to Papyrus's door and put my *non-existent* ear to it, I can hear him and another monster talking over the phone. "i-i'm just n-not sure if I s-should come o-out yet... i- m-mean it's so o-out of the blue!" he says sounding...worried? I hear the other monster sigh "Hun.." 'Hun?' "It'll be fine! if they are your family, then they'll accept YOU for who YOU are!" it went silent for a second 'hmm, that other monster sounds way too familiar...' "And, hey! if they don't, you'll just have to come and live with me!~" the other one says dramatically "nyeh...t-thanks... when do you think you'll be in snowedin next?.... I miss you!" he says, lovingly "I don't know hun... I think sometime this week, hey! how about when I get into snowdin, I'll come over to your house, and I'll help you come out then!" the other one says 'seriously this guy sounds SO familiar! but I can't put my finger on who...' "Y-yeah...Yeah! I'll do it then!" paps says more like himself "Thank you, ton" Papyrus says sweetly 'Ton?.... Hmmm, I've heard that name before...I think...?' They both say their good bye's and hang-up 'Hmm wonder who that could be... I guess I'll have to wait... "coming out" wonder what he's talking about... well I better go get ready.... don't wanna do anything wrong... I wince at my own words but continue getting ready

[Grillby POV]

I wake up to the sweet smell of pancakes, coming from downstairs. I groan as I slowly sit up, I stretch my arms, yawning. I look over at the clock beside me, "9:46?! SHIT I WAS SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE BAR HALF AN HOUR AGO!!" grillby exclaimed ripping off the covers, getting dressed, and running downstairs, still tying my tie. I dash into the main room to see fuku, in her usual outfit, but wearing a spare apron, dashing around the bar, trays of food in hand, she finally stops, going behind the bar and talking to someone. Oh yeah, I'm morning- of course, he's here for coffee-' I think as my face is dusted with a light blue hue, "TIBIA, honest you're pretty HUMORUS." gaster makes a pun as he winks at her and she laughs.

I found myself staring at the two. Realizing that I walk over to them, finishing my tie. fuku seemed to notice I was awake and turned her attention to me. "Oh! You're up! how'd you sleep? you looked tired last night so i let you sleep in a little longer!" she says enthusiastically, smiling at me "heh, i slept pretty good, thanks." i say smiling "you really shouldn't stay up so late!" she critiqued at me "heh, sorry just somethin' had been buggin' me, that's all..." i say, rubbing my neck, my face becoming a light blue. "hey, shouldn't you be at school?" i ask "Oh shi--" i look at her "uhhhhhh, y-yeah!! Bye daddy! Bye Gaster!" she exclaims, taking off the apron and handing it to me, she turns to me as she gets to the door, and winks teasingly at me, I roll my eyes at her as she runs out the door. "she's adorable, you raised her well!" i turn my head to see gaster looking at me, i blush more at the compliment "O-oh! r-really? y-you think so?" i ask, walking back behind the bar and putting the apron on, "yeah, it's good that you're there for her...." he mumbles something, "w-what did you say? i couldn't quite hear you" i ask, leaning a little closer "o-oh, umm, it's j-just... i wish, i had been there... for sans, and papyrus more... you know...." he says sadly and puts his head down. I sigh "I mean, you're more of a father to them than I am!" he says lifting his head a little.

[Gaster POV]

"I mean, you're more of a father to them than I am!" I say, lifting my head a little. I realize what I said, my face turning a light shade of purple. "C-coffee?" I ask, embarrassed at what I had just said, changing the subject "Sure!" he says smiling faintly, running into the back to get the coffee. after a minute he came back out with a mug in his hand, and set it in front of me, before running off into the bar to collect orders. I watched as he ran back and forth. it was about 11:50, the beginning of the lunch rush. 'hmm, maybe I should help him, he doesn't have any other employees...'

{Grillby POV}

I look at my watch as I place Gaster's coffee mug in front of him, '11:48, lunch rush starts...' I count the seconds till people start piling in '.....NOW' I think going to the front of the room, as monsters start flooding into the bar, I seat them and take their orders, the bar is filling up quickly, and I still haven't seated almost half the people in the bar. 'ugh, I hate the lunch rush, it's good for business but, it sure does stress me out, especially cause I have no-other employees-' I think as I seat a group of monsters at one of the booths and begin to take their orders.

{Gaster POV}

I look around to locate where everyone is, who needs to be seated, waited, etc. I then get up and go into the back, I put on an apron. I walk back out and begin to seat monsters, I turn around as grillby turns too and our eyes meet, I give him a warm smile as I begin to seat another group, and he returns the smile and continues with his work.

[About an hour later]

Me and grillby slump down at the counter, "why *huff* is this *pant* so *huff* TIRING!?!" I complain trying to catch my breath, we both laugh. "heh, thanks for helping me today!" he responds and smiles warmly, I blush and look away "n-no problem... it looked like you were a little stressed out so..." I say, rubbing the back of my neck. there was silence in the bar, the only thing that you could hear was the jukebox.

I feel something warm drip down my arm.

"uh, I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick !" I say, rushing to the bathroom and grabbing some paper towels and reapplying the gauze on my arm. I give a shaky sigh, and splash some water on my face and exit the bathroom.

(yay! finally done!! ReeEeeEeEeEEEeeee!!!

this took so long and I'm sorry!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter though! the next chapter will be focusing on their first date!! :D

Well, I better start writing again ;-;

see ya later my skele-puns! <3 and thank you for all the support! <3)

[Edited June 13, 2023]