The pie was the most heavenly thing I have eaten in a long time. The millisecond the flavor of cinnamon and butterscotch touched my mouth I felt a surge of warmth go through me. I scoop up the pie with my fork, and I try to eat it as fast as possible. It has been so long since I have had a decent meal and I can hardly resist the temptation to shove the pie in my mouth.
"I see that you were hungry Gregory. I love that you like my pie, but I would really recommend that you eat it slowly, so it digests better." I slow my eating, I don't want Toriel and Frisk to know about me living out on the streets yet. I couldn't even tell Freddy back at the Pizzaplex. Sometimes I wish I did tell him. Sometimes I wonder what he would think of me.
I can tell Frisk is concerned about me; they are looking at me from across the table with sympathy in their eyes. I know that they are trying to think of a reason why I am eating like this.
But I can tell that isn't for a nosey reason. For some reason Frisk seems to genuinely care about me even though we just met. I know that I could never trust people right off the bat, it is just strange seeing just an openly friendly person. I just hope that they don't look closely and see how thin I am.
After me and Frisk finish the pie Toriel takes the plates and puts them in the sink in the kitchen. She then comes back to the table.
"I already showed the other child the room, come with me Gregory." Toriel then grabs my hand, and she leads me to a hallway. The hallway is orange with a yellow wooden floor. Toriel leads me to a door in the hallway. Frisk follows us with a smile on their face.
"This is going to be your room. I hope you don't mind sharing a bed. I never had more than one child here at a-" Toriel quickly goes silent. But then she takes a deep breath and smiles again.
"I just know that you are going to love it here. I will make sure of it." Toriel then walks away into her living room. I walk over to the door, and I open it, and I am greeted by a room with red walls. Not a dark purplish red like the walls in the Pizzaplex atrium, but a lighter red color. Next to the bed there is a box filled with toys for little kids. I'm too old for the toys so I am not even close to being interested in them. Plus, I don't need any reminders of the daycare.
It's past your bedtime!
No, that is no longer a thing to think about anymore! Besides the bed is what catches my eyes.
It has been almost a year now since I became homeless, the sight of a bed has become foreign. All I can do is stare at it just imagining how comfortable it is.
Gregory has been staring at the bed for over a minute now. It is as if he is shocked beyond belief that there is a bed in front of him. It makes me wonder what he has gone through to make him like that. I walk up to him, and I place a hand on his shoulder.
"It's a nice room, isn't it?" I smile at him. And he turns back at me feeling a little embarrassed.
"Yes, it is. Honestly if I didn't have to leave, I would be more than happy to stay here." This got my curiosity up. When I wanted to leave the Underground, it was to free the monsters, others would want to leave because they have family and because they simply wouldn't want to live underground. But Gregory sounds as if he is running away from something. I hope he isn't in any danger, if there is any way to help I will.
Why do you always have to be such a goody two shoes Frisk. It's not like you've known him for long.
Chara, I don't care how long I have known him for, in my mind he is already a friend. And I hate to see anyone in pain.
Classic Frisk always wanting to be everyone's friend. Even people like Undye who wanted to kill you off the bat. I just don't understand you Frisk.
Ignoring Chara, I try not to show my uneasiness.
"Ya, I can't stay either." Gregory looks surprised by this. He stares at me for a minute, before finally speaking.
"Really, with the way you and Toriel get along it looked as if you were more than ready to stay." It's true, one my first run through the underground I was hesitant on leaving Toriel's house. She seemed so nice and so sad, I just wanted to comfort her after all she had been through. But I knew that if I did that then the monster would be trapped down here forever. And that is something I could never allow to happen.
"The monsters need to be free. I care about Toriel, but I need to help the monster first." Gregory looks at me with confusion for a minute.
"You mean the only reason you are coming with me is to free the monsters?" I nod. Gregory just shrugs.
"You should get some sleep before we head out. I will be in the living room with Toriel if you need me." Gregory looks revealed that I said this. I can tell that Gregory is worn out. Once he is ready, we can ask Toriel about leaving. But I know how that always turns out.
Once I get into the living room, I see Toriel by the fireplace reading a book. She smiles when she sees me. It will break my heart to tell her that we are not staying.
A house! It is made of purple bricks. Right now, I am hiding behind a tree with no leaves outside the house. I can see through one of the windows. Gregory is at the table! Next to him is a child in a striped shirt! I then see a weird goat creature carrying a plate with some sort of pie on it.
It looks like we are lucky. We can get more remnants than we expected. You have done well.
Thanks master.
I raise my knife which has now been covered with dust from those creatures. It is now time for some fun!
Author's Notes:
Frisk and Gregory are almost ready to leave the Ruins. But Toriel will not let them leave so easily. And with each step, Vanny grows closer.