Chapter 2: Grillby's Answer

Frisk was still thinking about Fuku the next day. "I've got to help her," she said. "I will help her be adopted and I just know Uncle Grillby will say yes."

At least she hoped so.

Skipping down the path in her winter coat, she giggled as she came to a small patch of ice on the path and did a small run before stopping on the ice, the momentum carrying her further as if she was on ice skates. "Wheeee!" She exclaimed happily before she came to a stop and saw another patch of ice, this one bigger than the last. Giggling, she again took a running start and slid on the ice, this one carrying her further down the path and she came to a stop right in front of Grillby's restaurant. Giggling again, she went inside the building, hanging her coat up on the coat rack and slipping off her snow boots, setting them by the door before finding a pair of her sneakers in a small cubby hole by the coat rack and she put those on before looking around to find the restaurant empty at the moment. "Must be a lull before the lunch crowd," she said to herself before seeing the doors to the kitchen open and the very same monster she was looking for came out, carrying a tray of glasses that had been washed to the bar and he set to drying them.

Frisk grinned as she ran up to her uncle, her arms outstretched. "Uncle Grillby!" She said happily.

Glancing up, the fire elemental smiled warmly and came around the counter, catching the young girl as she glomped him. He playfully spun her around, making her giggle again as she held on before he lifted her up over his head, still smiling. "Who's this adorable little one?" He asked playfully. "Could it be my little niece?"

Knowing he was playing, Frisk giggled. "Maybe," she said, playing along.

Grillby chuckled. "Hmm, perhaps I better make sure," he said, going over to a booth and sitting down, holding the child in his lap and his hands began tickling her stomach, making her squeal. "Well, well. This little one has a ticklish stomach just like my niece," he said teasingly.

Frisk continued laughing, squeaking when a warm finger playfully poked her belly button. "Hmm, do raspberries make this little one squeal just like my niece does?" The fire monster asked with a smile before moving the purple-and-pink shirt up just enough to expose the child's belly button and he blew a big raspberry right onto it.

"EEEEEEEE!" The brown-haired child squealed before laughing her hardest as fingers tickled her stomach again.

Grillby brightened. "Why look at that," he said before stopping the tickle torture and lifting the child up again over his head. "This little one must be my niece then."

Frisk giggled and reached for him, to which he brought her into a warm hug, tickling her sides to make her giggle again before he nuzzled his forehead against hers fondly. "How are you, Frisk?" He asked with a smile.

"I'm good, Uncle Grillby," she said, hugging him happily and snuggling her face into his shoulder. He chuckled and stood up, holding her and rocking her, knowing she'd snuggle into him when she was cold.

"A bit cold outside?" He asked.

"A little," she said before looking up at him. "Uncle Grillby, you want to be a dad someday, right?"

He blinked. "Well, yes I do," he said before looking at her in concern. "I thought Toriel had adopted you, young one."

"She did," Frisk said, realizing he thought she was talking about him adopting her. "But I mean if there was someone else who needed a home, would you be willing to adopt them?"

The fire elemental sat down and placed the child in his lap. "Well, it would depend on the circumstances," he said. "Why do you ask?"

The child looked up at him. "I met another fire elemental like you in Hotland yesterday," she said.

Grillby looked shocked. "Another fire elemental?" He asked.

"Yeah," Frisk said. "Only she's green and she's an orphan."

That filled the fire monster with sadness to hear that someone was an orphan, which led him to believe the elemental the child had seen was very young. "How old is she and what is her name?" He asked.

"Her name's Fuku and she's thirteen."

Grillby nodded. "That is very young for a fire elemental to be out on her own like that," he said.

Frisk looked up at him and he smiled. "Because elementals are rare, the young usually stay with their parents until they know how to control their magic and know how to defend themselves."

"Oh," she said. "Fuku said her parents died and she's been on her own for a few months. I think she ran away from an orphanage."

"Quite possibly," he said with a nod. "You said you met her in Hotland?"

"Yeah, when I was trying to find Alphys' lab so that I could hide from Undyne."

Grillby's arms tightened instinctively around the young one. "That fish is still chasing you?" He asked.

She nodded. "Uncle Papyrus helped distract her while I was trying to find Alphys' lab."

The fire elemental took a deep breath and let it out, rubbing Frisk's back gently. "I'm glad he helped you," he said. "He and Sans really don't agree with her trying to hunt you."

"Well, Uncle Papyrus did for a bit until I befriended him," she said. "Maybe I can befriend Undyne too. I just need the right circumstances."

"Hopefully that will happen," Grillby said with a nod. "If you could convince Papyrus to be friends with you, then you no doubt will convince Undyne too, though that might be hard to do."

"I can do it," Frisk said, sitting up straighter.

The fire elemental chuckled. "I have no doubt," he said, pinching her cheek gently in affection. "But back to this young Fuku. Where does she stay?"

"She said she stays with Alphys sometimes when the weather isn't good," the child said. "But I think she just walks around Hotland mostly. She can even skate on lava!" She looked up at him. "Can you do that too, Uncle Grillby?"

He chuckled. "Yes, I can, though I haven't done so in a long time," he said. "Being made of fire, lava actually gives us fire elementals an energy boost and helps boost our magic quite a bit, but we have to be careful, as too much of a boost can be dangerous."

Frisk nodded understandingly and Grillby looked curious. "Fuku took you skating on the lava?" He asked.

"Yeah, but she held onto me and made sure I didn't fall," she said. "She held me like a big sister would hold a little sister or how you, Dunkle Sans, and Uncle Papyrus hold me when I'm scared or need comfort."

Grillby nodded with a smile. "Sounds like you've made quite a friend with her," he said. "Usually orphan fire elementals are not so willing to make friends right away."

Frisk looked saddened. "I think it was because she was bullied," she said. "She was relieved when she saw I wasn't one of the bullies and she had a bruise on her arm."

The fire elemental felt his blood boil at hearing that before he calmed down. "Well, at least she has you and Alphys as friends," he said.

"And Dunkle Sans too," the child said.

Grillby nodded. "I'd like to meet Fuku," he said.

Frisk grinned, glad to hear that. "I'll bring her with me the next time I go see her," she promised.

She now had more hope that Fuku would soon have a home and a dad.

I just love Grillby. He's my favorite character of all from Undertale, along with Gaster, Papyrus, and Sans. :)

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