***Hello, everyone! Before I go on a brief trip to Georgia, I thought I'd actually type up this chapter I finished earlier today. Anyways, Kabel belongs to me, Grillby, Ember, Sans, Papyrus, and Frisk belong to Toby Fox, and let's roll!
Chapter Eight: Dating 101
Kabel paced the floor of the guest room, which was officially her bedroom.
It was Sunday night. She couldn't drive and the movie theater was all the way across town, so Grillby had agreed to pick her up and drive her. He knew that Kabel didn't even have a license, let alone a car. Plus, he just wanted to be nice to her.
Kabel kept checking her phone's clock about every other minute; she was going to be picked up at any time now. "Oh my God!" she cried out in her stress. She flopped down face-first on her bed, letting out a sigh. But she had to stand right back up when the doorbell rang.
She jogged down the stairs and had to stand at the door for a moment. Casual. Act... casual, she though. And, she opened the door.
Grillby was standing there. "Hey," he said. "Heya," Kabel replied.
If she had a tongue, she probably would've been biting it after she'd spoken just then.
"So, are you ready to go?" Grillby asked. "Yeah," Kabel said. So, they got into the car that was waiting out in the driveway. A green flame elemental who couldn't have been older than a teenager was sitting in the back.
"Daddy, who's this?" she asked.
"Who're you?" Kabel retorted, turning to face her.
"Ember, this is my... date for the night, Kabel. Kabel, this is my daughter, Ember. I have to drop her off somewhere before we go to the movies. It won't take more than a few moments," Grillby explained. And, he started driving down the road.
"Do you smoke? Because I can smell it really strongly," Ember said. "I do," Kabel said curtly. "How do you deal with that smell at work, Daddy? I'm not trying to be rude, but still," Ember said.
Kabel turned to Ember, her right eye socket starting to flare up purple. "Kid, stop it. If you were trying not to be rude, then you're failing pretty hard," she said sharply.
"So are you," Ember retorted. It took everything in Kabel's power to relax her eye socket's glow and not beat up a child. She turned back around, fists clenched on her lap.
"Girls, please. Ember, we're here," Grillby intervened. "Thankfully," Ember said. When she got out, she slammed the door a bit harder than expected.
"Sorry about her. She, ah, gets a bit sassy," Grillby said, driving off again. Kabel relaxed a bit.
"Me too."
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It didn't take long after that for Grillby and Kabel to get to the movie theater. They got their popcorn and drinks (How do you drink stuff if you're made of fire?" Kabel asked. Grillby was quiet for a few moments. "Magic," was all he said.) before going to one of the actual theaters and sitting down together to watch.
It was a comedy movie, something they both seemed to agree on watching. The movie was about halfway through when Kabel realized she had a warm arm around her shoulders.
Grillby's arm around her shoulders.
She felt her breath catch and her SOUL skip a beat before she stood up. "Where are you going?" Grillby whispered. "To the bathroom," Kabel whispered back.
Before she could be asked any questions she stiffly walked out.
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Skeletons didn't need bathrooms. That much was obvious.
Rather, Kabel went to the biggest stall in the girls' bathroom, locked the door, lit a cigarette, and began smoking it. When she took her first drag, exhaling the smoke came out as more of a sigh. When she was done, she tossed the cigarette and stepped out to the bathroom mirror.
"Okay. Get it together. It's just an arm around the shoulders, you idiot. Relax. Be casual," she said, staring at her reflection's working eye light. She was silent for a few moments before she realized how silly she sounded.
"God, I'm going crazy."
With a steady inhale and exhale, she left the bathroom.
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Grillby was admittedly a bit relieved when he saw Kabel come back to the theater and sit down. He was a bit slower in putting his arm around her the second time around.
But, this time, she actually laid her head on his shoulder. And he could've sworn he saw her smile.
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After the movie, Grillby and Kabel went back to the Dreemurr household. They both got out of the car, standing in front of the house. It was dark outside, lit only by the stars in the sky.
"Did I do something wrong when I put my arm around you the first time?" Grillby asked.
Kabel internally cringed. She had been hoping that he wouldn't have caught on. "Crap... I'm just not-I've never been in a relationship before, okay? If you count this as a relationship. So no one's ever... touched me like that before. When you did, I just tensed up and had to go chill out," she explained.
Grillby nodded. "Understood. But I do count this as a relationship. I've gotta go now. I had a good time tonight," he said.
"Me t-" Kabel was cut off when she was kissed suddenly on the mouth. When she was released, she kind of missed it. "I'll be in at eight," was all she could say.
"Alright," Grillby said. Then, he got into his car and drove off.
Kabel turned on her heel and went back inside. When she did, she got a surprise.
Sans, Papyrus, and Frisk were all sitting at the window so they could see out to the front of the house.
"How long have you been sitting there?!" Kabel snapped.
"Long enough to see you make out with my best friend. Tibia honest, I'm surprised you didn't put out his flame with all that spit," Sans commented. "If you didn't have one HP, I'd smack you senseless," Kabel said.
"I see you followed my advice... and went further," Frisk said. "You. You're my favorite human," Kabel said. Frisk smiled, although they were the only human she'd ever met.
Papyrus held out a book. "Here! I, the Great Papyrus, believe that you will find this useful," he said. Kabel took it. "A dating handbook?" she read, confused. Papyrus nodded, Frisk grinned, and Sans was failing at trying not to laugh.
Kabel just looked at the book. "What the frick?"
***I couldn't help but get the dating handbook in there. I'm surprised Papyrus didn't make her read it before the date. Anyways, be sure to leave a review on the way out, and I'll see you all in the next one! Bye!