You take a bus to head over to Undyne's place. The bus drops you off at your stop.
It is early afternoon now.
You knock on her door.
Undyne answers the door. When she sees you, her fangs jut out with a toothy-smile. "Punk! Heya! Happy Birthday!" She suddenly grabs you tight in her strong arms. "C'meeerrre!" She gives you a huge bearhug.
"U-Undyne! Don't strangle Frisk!" Alphys comes into view from around the door frame. "H-Hi, Frisk! Happy Birthday!"
Undyne releases you from her death grip. You gasp a wheezy greetings to them both… and thank them for the birthday wishes.
"No prob! So what's up? We weren't planning on seeing you until tonight."
You explain that you had a birthday breakfast with Sans and Papyrus and did shopping with Papyrus for the dinner tonight. Then you told them you wanted to hang out while everyone else works on their own surprises.
"Awwww! Why didn't they invite us over for breakfast too? Although… I probably was still asleep that early…" Undyne comments. "But that sounds great! I hope you picked out stuff that will make it easier for Papyrus to cook… It can't be any worse than last year's…" She pauses and looks at you. "Uhuh? What's with that look?"
You realize your face must be turning red again from talking about Papyrus. You instinctly reach for your sweater collar, but then immediately tear your hands away from it, worried that that would look even more obvious.
"A-Are you cold? Why don't you come inside?" Alphys suggests. They both let you in.
"Want some soda? Undyne and I opened a new liter just a lil while ago… we are watching.. uh… the new season of Mew Mew Kissie Cutie." She says with a flushed smile.
As much as that soda hurts your teeth, you accept her offer. As Alphys tends to the beverage in the kitchen, Undyne suddenly corners you!
"Look, punk!" She demands, suddenly wicked intimidating! "You can fool Alphys, but you can't fool me! You were not cold outside… You were blushing! What are you hiding? Why would you hide secrets from your besties?"
You feel sweat trickling down your temples. Your face is practically glowing.
"PWAHAHA! You see?! You have such a tell! Now spill it!"
"H-hey?! Undyne? What's going on?" Alphys rejoins the conversation.
"Our dear friend, Frisk, is keeping precious gossipy secrets from us!" Undyne roars.
"Wh-wha?" Alphys looks flustered and confused.
"Go on, Frisk! We are listening!"
You.. stammer that… you've been getting weird vibes from Papyrus.
"Weird… vibes?" Alphys asks tentatively, unlike the looming presence of the fish lady. "What do you mean?"
You then explain that Papyrus called you by your real name for the first time at the grocery store. And that it gave you this weird feeling in your stomach…
Undyne squints hard into your terrified eyes. "Weird bad or weird good?"
You gesture 'good' with a weak thumbs-up.
"Oh…" A click seems to happen in Alphys head.
"OHHHHHHhhhh… Wait. A. Second!" Undyne says. A smirk creeps up her face… then a cackle escapes her mouth.
"… … Ph… phphtt… PPPHHHHTTTTTWA HA HA HA HA HA!" Undyne bursts a gut.
You flush, looking down shamefully.
"WAHAHA! ALL THIS TIME! AHAHA! YOU STILL CRUSHING ON OL' PAPS?!" Undyne is dying of amusement.
"O-oh Frisk… that is so… so cute!" Alphys flushes, putting her clawed hands to her cheeks. "I totally thought you gave up on him when he friend-zoned you on your first date…"
You shake your head, still burning red.
"That… i-is…" She tries to continue over Undyne's continuous hoots and hollers of laughter on the floor. "That is dedication, i-if I do say so myself!" Her voice lowers to more whispers… "S-so… …so cute… I thought…. a good couple… from their first date…" She looks up quickly, seeing you were trying to hear her mumbles. "O-oh! Well… Frisk, I think you shouldn't give up!"
Undyne finally collects herself to your relief and stands up. "Eheh.. heh… Look, punk. I think he's a lost cause… For one, he friend-zoned you already. And two, he's too thick headed to take a hint. Here is someone as genuinely nice as you who could be good for him, but he won't be able to see you romantically because of your long history as friends!"
"Well, I-I think she has a chance!" Alphys announces. Undyne gives her a skeptical look. "I-I mean…" Alphys continues, "Papyrus friend-zoned her so long ago. Frisk is all grown up now!" Alphys makes curvy hand gestures to suggest Frisk's body shape. "S-she's becomes a lovely person now…" Alphys quickly regrets the last comment a little when she sees Undyne's slightly jealous glance.
"Well…" Undyne says, thinking on her friend's comments. "Ah what the heck… Maybe you got a chance, punk. You just gotta be really, REALLY patient with this one. It may take a lot to get it through that thick skull of his. Heck, you might have to be stabbingly blunt, too. And I mean it! Stab your affection right into his week spot! In between his ribs!" Suddenly, Undyne is bursting with enthusiasm about this.
"Er…" Alphys doesn't seem to agree with Undyne's literal tactics. "Uh.. Frisk… so when Papyrus was with you at the grocery store, did he comment on his weird behavior at all?"
You shake your head.
"Oh… m-maybe he's confused?" Alphys suggests.
"Yeah! I would be too! If suddenly someone I friend-zoned became suddenly really attractive to me… I wouldn't know what to do…" Undyne says.
Alphys looks quiet and her face more of a shade of orange. You smile to yourself. Seems Undyne did know what to do at that particular time…
"Well, punk, I think you know what needs to be done now!"
You do?
"You need to confess your true feelings ONCE AGAIN!"
You feel your soul quiver in fear. You think you felt yourself loose 5 hp…
"Don't look so worried! Because, as your true bestest of all best friends, we are gonna help you out with this problem!" Undyne explains.
"W-we are? How are we gonna do that?" Alphys asks.
"Duh! We are going to…" She pauses for dramatic effect. Her face tenses up and you can see every fang in her mouth from her outrageous smile. "ROLEPLAY!"
You and Alphys gasp. The room suddenly feels 20 degrees hotter.
"Now… Alphys and I will take turns being Papyrus. And you are gonna practice talking to him and telling him the truth!" Undyne says.
You quiver in your boots.
"Alphys… you go first!" Undyne demands.
"Wh-wha? Oh… uh… okay… ahem…" Alphys clears her throat and stands up as straight and tall as she can. She sucks all the air into her chest and puffs it out, almost perfectly mimicking Papyrus's shape. "AHEM! HUMAN! IT IS I, THE GRAND PAPYRUS!"
You and Undyne burst into laughter. Alphys impression was pure gold.
"H-hey…! I'm doing my best…" Alphys whines.
Undyne suddenly stops and looks serious again. "Yeah, punk! Stop laughing and take this seriously! Otherwise you won't be able to do this for realz!"
Alphys puffs up her chest again to imitate Papyrus.
You pretend you greet Papyrus.
"UH.. HUMAN! YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. WHAT IS IT?" Alphys says in her best Papyrus tone.
(What do you say?)
You look nice today… (Ch. 23)
Damn, you look sexy! (Ch. 24)
