The wind picks up, blowing snow harshly against your body, you don't know how but the weather changed from gently snowing to hailing winds and thunder and shit in just a few seconds.

Wait, thunder? Where's the lightni-

*CRACKLE*

*A bright flash of light streaking across the sky, cascading to the earth in a hairline fracture, you feel your soul quiver.

Fuck!

You start to run against the winds, ignoring the snowflakes that hit you like icicles, a bright orange light can be seen in the distance. You instantly know you're close to Grillby's, you can feel the warmth even through the snow. You run harder trying to reach the safe haven until you bump into something, or rather someone, hard, making you fall on them with a grunt. You hear a groan as you fall, face buried in two cushions of warmth, you also feel hands on your back and the cushions appear to be moving up and down. . .

"Ow. . ."

You slowly look up and instantly blush, the warm glow you were seeing isn't Grillby's the diner but Grillby's, the actual owner! You can feel his fire increase more as he sits up, trying to speak to you over the loud howls of the winds but you can't hear a word he's saying. He frowns and stands up, pulling you with him and hugging you close as he starts to walk, you don't know where he's taking you but you suspect he's getting out the storm. A few minutes pass and he stops in front of a building, it's too dark to make out what it is, he opens the door and leads you inside, closing the door behind him with a grunt since the winds are blowing strong. You shiver violently as you stand waiting for him, teeth chattering and limbs sore from the cold, from just his body glow alone Grillby manoeuvres until he stops somewhere, reaching his hand forward and igniting something.

As the glow gets brighter you realize it's a fireplace he reached into and you two are in a large cabin. Grillby goes behind you and pushes you to the fireplace, urging you to sit while he goes to another part of the cabin, you sigh happily as the fire warms you, rubbing your hands together and bringing them closer to the fire. Grillby comes back and drapes 3 or 4 wool blankets around you, you smile and thank him but he doesn't say anything back, only stares at you when he sits. Although you can't really see his eyes you can feel them peering into your soul.

"Do you remember me?" He asks, his voice so low it jumps you, "do you remember them?"

*You ask what he means.

"You know what I mean, the timelines, the deaths, all of it. Do you remember them?" He starts to get a little irritated, "answer my question or so help me. . ."

*You tell him you remember, you tell him you regret everything and that you didn't mean to and didn't want to do it. All with slightly shaky hands.

"That's rich," he scoffs, "if you didn't want or mean to then why did you do it?"

*You tell him you don't know but you're sorry.

"'Sorry' doesn't cut it, you killed everyone you loved and whoever loved you with that sadistic smirk on your face, and for what?" Grillby's flame grows red as he growls at you, just about ready to pounce on you, "just so you could be powerful, to take over the world, to just kill for no reason?" Each comment he makes your gut wrench and you chest tighten, you didn't expect to get a scolding from him, Sans was enough to make you cry and you talked to him not too long ago too, "and to think your parents died for you."

He gasps and slaps his hand over his mouth, your look of sadness turns to one of shock and confusion. Your parents, died for you? He tries to stand up but you pull him back down by his sleeve.

*You ask him what happened to his parents and how he knows.

He doesn't want to tell you but your urgency to know weighs on him and he finally breaks.

"Figures you don't remember them, you were just a baby *sighs*. 17 years ago, just before all monsters were pushed Underground completely. . .

A fire cat, Draconia, an ice lizard, Raxer, and I ran through the forests trying to escape the humans that were after us. The lizard had a baby in his hands, wrapped in bundles of blankets to keep it warm. We stopped when we were in the densest part of the forest, all of us exhausted from running but unfortunately we didn't have time to rest.

"What's up, muthafuckas?!!!" Yelled a voice.

We all jumped and searched for the voice but couldn't find it.

"Whatcha'll looking at? I'm right here." A girl appeared behind us and Draconia and I stood in front of Raxer and the baby to protect them, the lizard wasn't much of a fighter anyway, and it was a human girl so we had to be prepared.

"Woah, no need ta be hostile. I ain't gonna hurt ya."

"You're human." Draconia stated with a growl.

"Yep, so?"

"You're going to kill us."

"Woah woah, who said anything about killing? I don't wanna kill ya, if I did you would be dead already." She snorted the last part.

"What do you want?" I growled.

"To help."

"Why?"

"Cause humans are stupid and they irritate me," she shrugged, "but also because you two aren't going to live long."

We all stood dumbfounded, there was no way she could've known.

"The kid has two souls right? And you two," she pointed to Draconia and Raxer, "as the parents are slowly dieing because of it."

Oh Asgore, she knows, but how?

"How do you-"

"Doesn't matter, point is I'm going to help you three but there's a price. The parents will have to die though, considering I need your souls to keep the baby alive."

"I don't understand." Raxer stepped up.

She sighed, "if I'm not mistaken, you two are living on half a soul, right? And the baby's living on those lost halves, in order for the baby to live it needs two souls, the other halves of yours which will result in you two dieing and since humans are being iffy I'll use my own soul to protect it, to make it seem like a human instead of a monster. I can't allow this child to go underground (yet), the world won't let me, plus it's against my power anyway." She started to mumble the last part.

We stood there motionless for a while, Draconia and Raxer had to die for the kid to live? I didn't believe her but then Draconia stepped up.

"Fine," she said, "I'll do it."

"What?"

"Me too." Raxer stepped in.

"You can't be serious."

"We must."

"We don't even know her!"

"But she's our only chance."

". . .but I don't want to lose you, you're my sister, how do you expect me to just let you kill yourself?" I was so close to crying, my own sister wanted to give up her life right in front of my eyes for her kid she will never see grow up.

"You love me and want to make me happy, don't you, Grillbro?" She said cupping my cheek, "then let me be happy and do this for my kid. . .please?"

". . .dammit."

After a long negotiation we decided to go through with the human's plan, hell we didn't even know her name and we were trusting her with our lives. She raised her hand and both my sister and her husband's half soul floated out of their chests, hers a chilling blue and his a burning orange, both our families never knew why their souls were the completely opposite but they didn't seem bothered. The human then pulled out the baby's souls, cracked and beating quickly, not joined either.

Raxer gave me the kid and held my sister, the human then merged their souls together, somehow forming a (f/c) soul inside a blue and orange soul. But then Draco's and Raxer's body started to turn to dust, I wanted to hug her one last time before she died but the human pulled me back, shaking her head with a solemn look on her face, they turned to me and smiled wide.

"Take care of our little Y/N, okay?" Raxer smiled.

"And take care of yourself Grillbro, don't make me have ta come after ya." She gave me a huge grin.

Then they just burst into dust, both their wedding rings falling to the ground. I never felt so much sadness in my life, my soul felt like it stopped and my chest felt like it was going to cave in, I didn't know what to do anymore.

"Then after that the human created a portal and took me to Underground, taking you with her. . .I don't know what she did after that. . ."

You sit dumbfounded as you stare at his slouching body, he has streaks of yellow lava running down his face when he was halfway done and his red flame is now an unsettling blue, his gaze falling to the floor and his hands shaking. You have your parents souls? Grillby and your mom were related? So that means. . .

"I never thought I'd have to talk to my nephew in such conditions." He laughs bitterly.

HE WAS FAMILY!!!!!!!!

You feel your eyes starting to water, hiccupping turns into sobs and whimpers turns into distorted wails. You found out you killed everyone you loved in cold blood, possibly Papyrus too although you haven't seen a memory yet, just a few hours ago and now you find out you killed your own family too? This is too much to bear, your heart feels like it's about to burst.

Grillby pulls you into his chest and hugs you tight, you hug back, sobbing in his chest as you felt warm 'tears' fall on your head as well, mouthing the words 'I'm sorry' over and over and over again. You don't hear him cry, only feel the liquids fall on your head, you never felt such guilt in your life, now your parents are dead because of you and your only relative had to suffer death because of you. You start to feel like you only live to kill people.

Time Skip!

When you wake up you realize you aren't in the position you fell asleep in, which would've been in a sorta sitting position, now you are fully laying down on something warm and moving, whatever it is hugs you closer feeling you shift. You really don't want to move since you're oddly comfortable but the urge to know becomes overbearing. You slowly look up seeing a light shade of blue and black, eyes adjusting you see a pair of white eyes staring down at you, you blush knowing full well who you are laying down on.

. . .again. . .

"Good morning," he smiles softly, he pats your head, ruffling your ears in the process, you jump and your eyes go wide knowing your beanie is off, "I have seen you before y'know, you're ears aren't a surprise to me," he chuckles softly.

Oh yeah, you remember last night, you two are family.

But his soft touches soon turn desperate and needy, trying so hard not to start crying again, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you last night. . .I just. . .I don't know what came over me," his fire becomes a lot bluer and he even starts to feel a bit cold, that isn't a good sign and it makes you worry for him, "I just got really. . .heated after the last two resets. . . .hehe."

He laughed like it hurt and his grip on you tightens, you don't like seeing him like this even though you didn't know him that long. You crawl more onto him, straddling him even more and causing the fire man to tilt his head in confusion, your determination is telling you to make him orange again but how? You don't even know how to warm up a fire dude. . .wait. If Grillby gets blue and cold when he's sad then does that mean he's happy when he's orange? How are you going to make him happy? You have no desire to make puns or jokes to make him laugh so what else would 'make his blood rush'?

Grillby stiffens as you lean closer to him, you could see a 'sweat' drop roll from his forehead to his cheek, you could see he's really uncomfortable in this situation but you don't care, you're determined to make him orange again. The closer you lean to him the more anxious and fidgety he becomes, which is understandable since your last encounters weren't very welcoming, when you're mere centimeters apart you swore he stopped breathing but his eyes are still locked with yours.

Then. . .you kissed him.
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ON THE NOSE!!!!!!(or where it should be)

Well more like a quick peck but same difference.

Immediately after, you pull away to see his face. He's still blue but stiff, you frown thinking your idea didn't work but then you see his face start to turn pink from his nose then it spread to the rest of his face then the rest of his body. He's. . .blushing? He covers his face with both hands and starts to scream in them, rolling to his side and almost throwing you off, he IS blushing!!!!!!!! You can't help but laugh at him, he got so flustered from just a little kiss. SO CUTE!!!!!!!

Time Skip!

You and Grillby walk back to the entrance to Waterfall, after getting you something to eat of course, he begged you not to tell anyone about what happened early this morning but you know you aren't going to keep that promise, whether it slips by accident or on purpose you know you're going to spill eventually. Maybe you'll see what Sans have to say about that. Speaking of Sans, you start to wonder if the skeleton and the fire dude have a thing for each other since Sans is always at Grillby's (as mentioned by Papyrus, though he won't pay his tab) and always seems giddier when leaving there. You feel a ship sailing into the docks discreetly. Soon you'll have to make it visible. . .soon.

He left walking back to the diner when you two arrive at the entrance, he said he doesn't particularly like going through Waterfall unless necessary, understandable. You smile seeing him off, you're on equal terms with a long lost friend and you discovered a new family member along with what happened to your parents. You still have a sense of dread over you since you are the reason they aren't there physically anymore but you know they're still alive, in your soul, both literally and figuratively (though you have noticed they've gone quite for some time).

They may have died for you but you must live for them.

*That alone fills you with the determination to continue.