(( This is our last chapter! I appreciate everyone's support so far! Hopefully you all enjoyed this!! I loved being able to write this. ))

I was thinking really hard about everything. What I was going to say and all.

I had gotten this far.

I had been through my whole story.

(Review over the story) I had been fine for a while, but then I had been replaced by a monster. That monster happened to be Grillby. For a while I hated him, until he began following me. I was slowly warming up to him, and soon after a sleepover I was informed that Mary, the person who had been my old friend but had turned into my enemy, was going to confess to Grillby. It turned out, she was actually going to confess to me. She got mad and decided to take Grillby away from me and ruin our relationship every way possible. But now she had finally stopped. I felt bad, so today everything would be put to rest. (End review)

I took every last bit of courage I had to confront Mary. I found her sitting near a water fountain in the park near our school.

As soon as she saw me, she prepared to leave. "Mary. Please, wait..." I said and rushed over to her.

"I'm sure you found out..."

"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't know you had a crush on me...I thought that you had a crush on Grillby..! And I had a crush on him too, so..."

"Are you an idiot? Why would I be in love with Grillby? He's a ball of fire for crying out loud...did you know this whole time I was in love with you?"

"What?" I asked, a bit shocked she would assume that. "Did you just want to see me suffer?" She responded.

Mary stood up and gave me a death glare. "I mean, I was finally going to confess so that I wouldn't seem like a total b*tch for ignoring you recently! I was getting nervous because I didn't know if you would feel the same and I was going to confess soon. Everyone else knew too, except you. That's why we ignored you!"

"Mary, I..."

"I was nervous, and when you left me for good, I didn't know how to react! I was going to confess, but then you had beat me to it and confessed to Grillby! The monster I let into my group cause he had no where else to go!"

Mary was now struggling to contain her tears.

"I...I loved you so much! I knew you probably weren't gay, but...I had to know if you felt the same! I didn't even get a chance to confess before you went for Grillby! I was so angry, so I decided if you at least didn't have Grillby, I would be happier. So I tried to take him from you. I had never done anything stupider in my life...! I'm...!"

I cut Mary off, because I couldn't take it. Hearing her motive...hearing how stupid and dumb she felt...I felt bad for her.

She worked hard to make herself popular. It's my fault she went all wild. Then she abused her power and tried to take my happiness from me since I had taken her's from her.

I cut her off and gave her a deep, warm, loving hug. She stood frozen for a second, then buried her face into my shoulder slowly, weeping as she did so. She began to break down into tears and soon, she was hugging me back.

"I...*sniff*...I'm sorry! I...I didn't mean to act so s-stupid! *sniff* I'm sorry I was such...such a b*tch!" She cried out. She was sobbing too much to even make comprehensible words.

We had a moment of tears and hugging, then finally she had restored her posture and was able to stop hugging me.

"What I did was unforgivable...thank you for the hug...I never thought I could do something so stupid...I was so upset, why did I think making you upset too would be better? I guess everything was so perfect in my life that when it all went wrong I just...I don't know..." She paused, looking at me with teary eyes.

"I just wanted to see myself in you, I guess...broken down...heart broken...crying...hurt..."

"Mary, it's okay..."

"...what?"

I put a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her, trying not to get emotional so we both wouldn't be emotional wrecks.

"I've moved on. It's okay. I know your intentions weren't bad. Everyone makes stupid mistakes. Everyone is bound to make a mistake!" I exclaimed and laughed a bit.

"I was really mad at you. But I thought that before I knew your motive. I thought you were just mean for no reason. But you lived up to your mistake, don't you see?" I said, wiping a tear away from her cheek.

"Most people don't live up to their mistakes and tell them they're sorry. They just avoid their mistake and don't take care of it. It must've taken some guts to say all that just now. But it's fine. It's in the past."

"I don't...understand..." Mary said, looking at the floor. "Understand what?" I asked, a tad bit confused.

"You....I..I don't understand you..!" She shouted, backing away from me. "The old (Y/N) I knew was cold! They were insecure! They could make a friend, but once that friend made a horrible mistake like this, they weren't all forgive and forget like now!"

I took some time to think about this. I mean, I did push Grillby away because of one bad thing he did. But I never really noticed the pattern. It took a lot for me and Grillby to even start getting along.

So...what did happen? What changed? Why was I so forgiving to Mary, but not Grillby? I mean, Mary was so much worse to me than Grillby was.

I guess I just met the right people. Maybe that's it?

Undyne...Alphys...Sans...Papyrus...

...Grillby...

They all changed me into a better person. The me I wanted to be. And being given that chance...I guess it changed me for the better.

All the people at my school were so fake, so different from what I had liked. I guess I just didn't trust anyone because of all the drama going on.

But when I met such nice monsters, I realized that people do change. People do make mistakes, yet in the end are whole heartedly good.

Like Undyne when she stopped being my friend. It was actually Andrew's fault, and in the end she was the same person I'd ever known.

And with Grillby, when I thought he loved Mary more than me when really it was just me being overprotective and in the end, he really was loyal to me, just like he always was.

I guess the experience just taught me that even when things were looking down and people started it change, that it just took some understanding and help to change them back.

This may not be true all the time, but for now it was.

"So (Y/N), why...." Mary began again, cutting off my train of thought.

"...why are you forgiving me when I've done so much wrong to you?!"

...

"I understand, I guess. I just didn't really take the time to get to forgive the person before. After all the wrong things you've done...I guess it was for the better. Hanging out with these nice monsters got to me, I guess."

"That's all..?"

"Well, I guess it's also because I don't want to accept that a friend like you truly would be such a b*tch."

"That's all....?"

"...well, there is one last thing. I guess I see myself in you. You know, like if I had never met these monsters? I guess I see the me I could've been: cold hearted. So I'm doing to you why all these kind monsters did to me; giving you a second chance to be the kind you, that you want to be."

Mary looked at me, stunned. She had never seen this part of me. Ever.

I held out my hand to her, smiling. "So, the question is...do you want to change?"

Mary laughed a bit, a tear falling from her eye. "...yes...yeah. I do." She said, grabbing my hand and smiling at me.

"(Y/N)...thank you! If...you're alright with it...can we still be friends?"

(Comment your answer! Yes or no? Would you forgive Mary and be friends again? Or would you tell Mary that you think you and her are better off not being friends?)

Me and Mary parted ways. The answer I gave her, she understood. She didn't act mean about it or nice about it, just, understanding.

It was almost time for the double date. I got myself dressed up in the nicest clothes I could find after a long shower. I brushed my teeth and washed my face. I brushed my hair and packed some stuff to take, then set off.

Me and Alphys texted each other, both totally excited for the double date.

Alphys: Ack! I can't wait! This is going to be so much fun!!
You: I know right?! Grillby texted me that he got a really fancy outfit to wear =///u///=
Alphys: OMG!!! Imagine that!! Undyne told me that the place we're going to eat at is like...super yummy. >w<
You: My stomach is growling just thinking about it!! Oh shoot! It's almost time to go! You ready for this?
Alphys: Heck yeah! I'm also sorta nervous...you? ;•w•
You: Yeah, sorta nervous...well, here goes nothing! See you there!
Alphys: Okay!!! Bye!!!

And with that, I clicked off my phone and headed out.

Grillby was picking me up, and I heard him knock on my door. I felt my heart race as I walked over to answer it.

Just then...!

I saw Grillby all dressed up in a luxurious outfit. He looked flaming hot! (I tried to find pictures but I failed so just use your imagination XD)

"Grillby?!" I asked in surprise, my face heating up and I raced to cover the blush with my hands. "Ack!!"

"(Y/N)?! What's wrong? Do you not feel well?" Grillby asked worriedly. That dork....

"Y...you look so...hot! S-sorry!! I said that out loud!!" Grillby laughed a bit. Suddenly, without warning, he put his arm on my back and my legs, then heaved me up until he was carrying me bridal style...!!

Of course he didn't burn me because he was wearing gloves. I thought my face was going to burn off from embarrassment.

"G-Grillby!!"

"Off we go milady!" Grillby said triumphantly and carried me towards his car.

So off we went towards a really nice restaurant with fantastic tasting food! They had it all here! We met up with Undyne and Alphys. Alphys' face was just as red as mine.

Undyne was dressed up real pretty. She had bangs now and had even curled her hair a tad bit! She wore a black jacket and some jeans, somewhat ripped. Her shirt was navy blue and she was holding Alphys' hand.

Me and Alphys both laughed a bit, seeing how we both had dates that were super...hot.

We got to our table and ordered, then waited. In the meantime, we decided to have a nice chat.

"So, Undyne, Alphys....how long have you two been dating?" I asked, interested to know since they seemed to be dating before I even met them.

"Well, we both realized we had feelings for each other in the underground. So when we got to the surface, we went to a beach. That's when our first kiss happened! You should've seen Alphys' face! It was so red!!" Undyne said with a hearty laugh.

Alphys blushed in embarrassment. "It was just really sudden!!! I-I wasn't prepared!! P-plus it was my first kiss..."

I laughed a bit along with Grillby. "So after that you two just started dating?" Grillby asked, the two nodding in response.

"Have you fixed things up with Mary?" Grillby asked me suddenly. "Mhm!" I said with a smile.

"Really?!" Undyne and Alphys asked in surprise. "How?!"

"It's...a long story." I said, just as our food arrived. "Here you go!" The waiter said, placing our food down on the table and then leaving.

We all dug right in, and the food was delicious!! I could see the satisfaction on everyone's faces. "Enjoying the food?" Grillby asked me. I nodded and smiled.

He gave me a quick kiss on the head, causing Undyne and Alphys to giggle a bit. "Aww!" They said in unison. I quickly turned my head and blushed.

"W-what?" I asked them, a bit embarrassed.

"You two are s-super adorable! L-like the perfect couple!!" Alphys exclaimed happily. Undyne wagged her eyebrows at me and put on a smirk. "You two are getting super close, aren't cha~?"

My face went red and I laughed a bit. "I guess so."

"You should be thankful that I'm here, or else you might've ended with Mary!" Grillby joked, everyone laughing in response.

I smiled and looked out the window. I was really happy right now. This was all so...perfect. It was getting dark, so I finished eating and the double date came to an end. Grillby drove me home, giving me a few small kisses and a big warm hug before I decided he should spend the night.

"Let's watch a movie!" Grillby said, searching for a movie. "I'll grab the blankets!" I said and dashed off to grab cozy blankets and making hot chocolate. We spend the sleep over in my room to avoid disturbing anymore.

As we cuddled up, I took one last gaze outside my window at the stars and moon.

Grillby wrapped his arms around me as we sat in the light of the TV.

I looked at the stars and the moon, remembering my favorite old tree I sat by before all this started.

These starry skies were my favorite and at one point, those starry skies were my only escape.

Things won't always be perfect. Me and Grillby won't always be happy. We'll hit some rocks and bumps along our trail, but we'll make it through somehow.

Things aren't bound to always be perfect. We're going to mess up.

But as long as he's by my side and as long as our love is strong.....

I think we'll manage.

Everything is fine right now, and I believe this very well may be my one, true, final peace. And I think me and Grillby will be fine.

Mary is happy,
Undyne is happy,
Alphys is happy,
Sans is happy,
Papyrus is happy,
Grillby is happy....

I am happy. And I can't wait to see what the future holds.

((And that concludes my Grillby X Reader!!! The comments forgiving Mary vs the comments about how they were gonna kill Mary,,, I honestly didn't expect you guys to forgive her wow XD

Thank you all so much for reading! Hopefully this ending satisfied you!))