I didn't expect the idiot to actually do it.

He stood by my door every day. And to avoid having to come face to face with him at lunch, we had to eat lunch in one of the classrooms. The teacher that ran that classroom was very friendly and offered it the chance to eat lunch there, and we jumped at the offer. Undyne and Alphys were getting annoyed with Grillby as much as I was. In Undyne's case, maybe more. My head was swirling...why did he suddenly want to become friends?

I managed to last a whole week without blowing a fuse. I was walking back to my house on Monday with Undyne and Alphys. It was a hot day, the sun was blistering and I was beginning to sweat. One step outside and I would feel like a Popsicle. I would almost instantly begin to sweat. It was the most annoying thing ever. To make my day even worse, we had to do pacers in PE. On the bright side, I didn't have to wear my annoying jacket outside.

Though my parents don't care about me, my health matters. They don't want to waste medicine on me and enjoy the time they have alone while me and my sister are at school. So on cold days, they force me to wear a jacket.

The downside is, that I either burn outside or freeze to death in the classroom. So I bring a small sweater to keep me warm.

"Ugh...I can't believe Grillby is still going at this." Undyne complained and sighed in annoyance. "Y-yeah, I thought h-he'd drop it by now..." Alphys agreed. At least these two lesbians feel my pain. Believe it or not, before they approached me, I never knew Undyne and Alphys were dating. Their pretty cute together though, not gonna lie.

"Sorry I'm dragging you two into this..." I apologized and looked at my feet. "Don't apologize..!" Alphys said quickly. "It's fine, s-so don't stress it." I smiled at Alphys. "Grillby is the one who should be apologizing!" Undyne exclaimed angrily and folded her arms across her chest. "You shouldn't have to apologize for his stupid actions. He should just drop the matter!" I nodded in agreement.

"Still, I feel bad that because of me that he's affecting you as well...." I mumbled and shifted my backpack a bit. "It's a-alright." Alphys said reassuringly. "Well, we gotta go (Y/N). See ya, nerd!" Undyne said and began to run off with Alphys. "Stay determined..!" Alphys shouted at me.

"Bye!" I shouted to the two and began to walk home. My muscles were screaming for a break, but home was only a little more of a walk away. I wiped some sweat off my forehead and looked around, but to my surprise, Grillby wasn't around. "...hm." I mumbled to myself and opened the door to my home.

"I'm ho-!"
I began to shout, but I froze in place as my eyes landed on Grillby. Sitting on the couch in my house. Laughing, with my sister. TRAITOR.

"Wh-?!" I asked. My backpack fell to the ground and my sister looked at me in confusion. I stormed over to her and yanked her away from Grillby. "Sis?! What's your deal?!" My sister asked in surprise. I fumed at this. "My 'deal', is that my enemy is sitting on my couch!" I said angrily. "Enemy...? This little cutie is your enemy?" My sister said and began to chuckle.

I felt rage begin to bubble inside of me. My face got hot. Her words felt like a slap across my face... "S-shut up! He's my replacement! My friends replaced me with him and now he's in my house?!" I asked angrily. "Calm down," My sister said and waved her hands to motion to chill out. "I'm not a mind reader. I didn't know that Grillby was your enemy. He was just standing outside so I let him in. No biggie."

No biggie?!
"That's. It." I said and stomped over to Grillby. He looked up at me, his expression looking like he knew what was coming. "Get. Out." I mumbled. "Sorry...I didn't-"
"Get out! Get out get out get out!" I yelled at him and pointed my finger at the door.

"(Y/N)!" My sister said, embarrassed by my actions. "(Y/N), please..." Grillby said in an attempt to calm me down. "N..no! I don't want you here!" I shouted. "Why do you hate me so much? It wasn't my fault that your friends dragged me into their group! I didn't know I was a replacement for you!" Grillby said in defense.

"I hate you because you ignored me!" I yelled. "I sat at that table every day! But you didn't spare me a glance! Even when I tried to join the conversation! You helped them exclude me..! W-which is why...!" I trailed off and wiped a year away from my eye.

My sister had backed down from this fight and was now staring in shock at the scene being played in front of her. She snapped out of her trance and her lips curved down slightly. My eyes got hot and tears swelled up. They came running down my cheeks like a waterfall. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop my tears from falling.

If I said a word, I'd burst out crying. So I stayed mute and tried hard not to show my sadness. "Sis..." My sister spoked softly and placed a hand on my shoulder.

Finally, I said something. "I-I was too boring...if y-you came or not, it wouldn't have c-changed anything...they would've still thrown me away....I'm sorry....I just...didn't want to accept the f-fact that I was *sniff* too b-b-boring for them...!" I managed to say before covering my face and letting the tears come through.

My sister hugged me. I had never confronted her about this, so all of this information was new to her. I was too busy crying to notice Grillby approaching and wrapping his arms around me. It didn't burn, but it was a nice, warm feeling. Thank goodness I didn't get burnt... I tried to calm myself, but I couldn't. I tried to act tough, but my character had already broken.

So instead, I hugged back tightly and cried into my sister's shoulder and hung on to Grillby's sleeve. After a few minutes, I regained control of myself. "I-I'm sorry..." I mumbled and released the two from the hug. "I should be apologizing, not you." Grillby said. I looked at him with wide eyes.

What is he saying? I'm the one who messed up here...

"I saw you. Everyday, I saw you sitting by the table, trying to include yourself in the conversation. I didn't know if I should welcome you in, or if you were a mean person meant to be avoided. So I pretended you didn't exist...." Grillby said and bowed his head in shame. I looked at him and bit my lip.

Should I forgive him...?
Pretending I didn't exist...he erased me from his reality. Entirely. That's cruel... He didn't even know me and he had already judged me...? My emotions battled with each other and my thoughts became a war zone. "I...I..." I started but was cut off.

"I'm sorry."
Grillby said. He looked as if he were a mere servant, and was apologizing to a queen. Though there was no queen in sight, and instead a lowly sinner like myself.

Before I could say anything, my sister interrupted the moment. "Shit! Mom and Dad are coming home soon! Grillby has to get out of here!" My sister said and began to shove Grillby towards the door.

"I'll see you later?" He asked and I chuckled, though it wasn't as confident of a chuckle since I had been crying. "Don't count on it." I said teasingly and sniffled.

((This next upcoming chapter I really wanted to be involved with what you guys would do. Would you forgive Grillby and hang out with him, or still be unsure about him and avoid him? I have ways of making the story work for both, but it's up to you guys!))