Bone of Contention (Underswap Papyrus X Reader)

Chapter 45: "Carpe Diem"

Ten minutes, ten minutes until you finish work for the day. That means it's 10 till 4:30. You can't wait to get back to your apartment for the day, it's been a long and busy one. Muffet's ended up being very hectic today, though you met a few interesting people. And, luckily, a certain some stalker didn't show up. You're happy, yet disappointed about that at the same time. For you never want to see him again, but if he had showed up, the officer would have definitely caught him. But, you hold faith in the law enforcement officers. They'll bring that creep to justice as soon as they lay their eyes on him.

You suddenly heard the bell on the door of Muffet's chime, signalling it'd been opened, so you looked up. Business had slowed down, so Muffet moved to the back for a while and you served the few customers who came around. But, whoever just walked in is the only customer in the store presently... Other than the police officer, of course.

As soon as your eyes made direct contact with the figure walking into the store, you blinked in confusion. "Aha! Hello, there! You must be (Y\N). Aren't you absolutely charming?" The new face spoke, but as you focused on who this could be, it clicked in your head. With the flamboyant cyan blue suit, and tall orange flames radiating off of him, you realized this must be Grillby. Muffet's possible crush and\or significant other.

"Oh, hello there, sir! I am in fact (Y\N). It's a pleasure to meet you!" You spoke as he walked to the counter. You extended your hand for him to shake, but as he took it, he brought it to his lips and kissed it gently. His lips weren't hot, just warm to the touch. "Ah it's great to finally meet you." He spoke, gently letting go of your hand. You didn't really know how to respond to that, so you just smiled awkwardly as you pressed your hand against your side.

"You know, Miss Muffet has mentioned you a lot! She's very fond of you, I can assure you of that." He continued on and you nodded. "That's wonderful! I'm very fond of her myself! She's a lovely woman, and a fantastic boss. Now," You leaned against the counter, grinning, "Are you quite fond of Miss Muffet too, sir?" you questioned with a devious smirk. His cheeks turned a faint pink as his flames suddenly rose a bit. "O-oh-" He stuttered, then pulled on the collar of his dress shirt nervously. "Hoo, boy. Well, I suppose so? But, I have remained fond of her even when she and I were both underground. Despite we were business rivals and such, I always appreciated how she ran her diner and how she was able to get so much g without putting her prices up too high." He admitted and you let out a sound of understanding. "Ah, I see. She had a diner last?" You suddenly realized and Grillby nodded. "Yeah, she had a diner that served mostly sweet pastries and such! It's building is in the underground still, you should check it out sometime! Maybe the jukebox works now." He joked, clearly jabbing at her even if she wasn't there. Apparently a slight competitive rivalry still remains, but it seems to be mostly lighthearted now.

"Well, sir, what kind of stuff did you sell?" You asked and he leaned on one hip, adjusting his swirled glasses. "Ah, I had my own area in the underground where I served alcoholic drinks, burgers, fries, exciting stuff like that! Though, I was much less affordable than Muffet's." He admitted and you hummed. "Well, it amazing that you two ended up becoming best buds, huh?" You spoke and he nodded ecstatically. "Yes! Definitely! She really made me fall in love with sweets and teas, and well, other things as well!" He chuckled, then reached in one of the pockets of his dress pants, pulling out two candies, handing one to you, and keeping one for himself. "Strawberry peppermint patties, one of my favorites. You should give it a try!" Grillby spoke, smiling. But, as you began to try and open it, he winked. "But that'll be $25." He added and you looked at him, studying his face, your eyebrows furrowing. "Yeah... I'm good, thank you for the offer though." You replied, then slid it back against the counter and he chuckled. "Oh well~ More for me then, poppet." He spoke, grinning as he tossed his piece of candy into his mouth, sliding the other back into his pocket.