Chapter 16: A Date After All (G x OC)

Rachel sighed as she got up from the table she had been sitting at and walked out the door. She knew he wasn't coming. She had been patiently waiting for him for four hours, but now the realization that she had been stood up by the boy that had asked her to the dance kicked in. The other college students ignored her as she walked by them.

The one good thing about this was that the other college students were a lot more mature than some of the students Rachel had been bullied by in high school, so no one bullied her now.

Although, the guy that had stood her up was a college student, which had made her think maybe he was a nice, mature young man, but apparently, he wasn't if he didn't show up for the date he had asked her out on.

Going out the door, Rachel began walking, feeling the wind lightly tug as the floor-length skirt she had chosen to wear with a fleece-like long-sleeved shirt. The skirt was black with some white and the shirt was white and it was one of her favorite outfits. Black flats completed the outfit and tapped gently on the sidewalk as she continued walking, sighing.

After a bit, she turned to a building that had an 'Open' sign up and went in, seeing it was a restaurant. Seeing a sign that told her to seat herself, she walked to a booth and sat down, glancing at her phone.

Sans had mentioned how he didn't think the guy that had asked her out meant well, but Rachel asked him to wait until she got home and told him how her date went before he decided if her date was good or not, because it was her first date.

The shorter skeleton had agreed because he didn't want to add to her nervousness about her first date, but now, she just felt upset.

A glass of water was gently pushed into her line of sight along with a menu. "Thank you," she said quietly, too upset to look up at the waiter, who seemed to sense that and walked away to let he decide on her order. Browsing the menu, Rachel saw nachos listed on the bottom of one page and decided that was exactly what she wanted. She heard the waiter return and felt him watching her.

"A plate of nachos, please," she said to him, handing him the menu without looking and felt him gently take it and walk away. She was stunned when five minutes later, her order arrived. "Thank you," she said, her stunned tone of voice reaching the waiter, who she heard gently chuckle before he walked away.

Not offended because something told he the waiter was simply amused that she were stunned that her order came so fast, Rachel began eating, suddenly feeling hungry and digging into the nachos. When she finished, she leaned back, feeling much better.

"I thought that would cheer you up," said a familiar voice and she jumped in surprise, looking up at the waiter to see it was a familiar face she knew.

Or rather, a familiar monster she knew. "Grillby?" She asked, stunned before she looked around and recognized the restaurant now.

Grillby chuckled a bit before reaching over and placing one of his hands over hers and Rachel looked up to see he was looking concerned. "You were quite upset when you walked in here," he said.

She nodded and sighed. "Yeah. I got stood up," she explained. "This guy asked me to a dance at the college and didn't show up. I waited four hours for him."

Grillby shook his head. "And your first date too," he said, sounding upset too.

She looked up at him. "How did you know that?" She asked.

"Sans told me," the fire monster explained. "He said you looked very beautiful and he really hoped that your date would be a good one."

Rachel sighed. "I should have listened to him," she said. "But I was just so excited that…that I pushed aside my gut feeling that the guy wouldn't show up."

Grillby placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "You wanted it to be a good first date," he said gently.

She nodded, but before she could say anything, she heard her favorite song playing on the radio and looked up. "I love this song," she said softly.

A gentle tug on her arm made Rachel look back up at Grillby, who held his hand out to her and gently gestured around with the other hand. Realizing he was silently asking her if she'd dance with him, she couldn't help smiling and she took his hand. "I didn't know you liked to dance," she said gently.

He smiled at her. "I just hadn't found the right girl to show off my dancing skills to," he said and she blushed, nudging him playfully in the side as he chuckled before pulling her gently into him, holding her in a dancer's position. Rachel then swallowed nervously.

"Um, I've…got two left feet," she said sheepishly.

Grillby glanced down at their feet briefly before looking back at her and his left foot very gently knocked her left foot out from under her, making Rachel gasp as his arm around her waist slid around her back to support her as he leaned her in a dancing dip. She held onto him as she felt off balance, but Grillby had a secure hold on her. "You're on the right foot," he said. "Because your left foot has left the floor."

Looking at him in disbelief that he just said that, Rachel was about to tell him she agreed with Papyrus that Sans was a bad influence when she suddenly saw Grillby's free hand come down to her side and felt his fingers wiggle a bit into her side. A squeak left her mouth before she began giggling. "Hey, no fair," she giggled out, grabbing his hand.

Chuckling, the fire monster gently pulled her back upright again and began leading her into the dance. She swallowed as she tried to follow his lead, but nervousness filled her. "Rachel, relax," Grillby said to her soothingly, holding her closer.

"Grillby…," she tried to say, but he gently guided her head to rest on his chest and she heard his heartbeat. Drawn to it, she began relaxing and allowed the fire monster to lead her as they both danced around the empty restaurant. Rachel then looked up at him and smiled before seeing him look down at her and smile too.

She then made a split decision and reached her arms up to hug Grillby around his shoulders before she suddenly pulled him to lean his head down and she kissed him, pulling away after a couple seconds.

Grillby didn't even give her a chance to move away as he suddenly wrapped his arms securely around her, leaning his head down, but stopping just before his lips could touch hers. "May I kiss you?" He asked.

Rachel smiled and nodded, closing her eyes as she felt his warm lips cover her lips. She literally sank into his arms as Grillby kissed her, holding her tightly, but also gently. She held onto him as she kissed him back.

After a moment, they both gently broke away and Grillby smiled a little at how dazed Rachel looked before she blinked and smiled at him. "You are a thousand times the gentleman than that guy that I wasted four hours waiting for," she said honestly.

"Thank you," Grillby said, making her smile at how pleased he sounded from that compliment. He then made her gasp in surprise when he picked her up bridal style and gently spun her around, making her laugh before he set her down gently onto one of the barstools. "Wait here."

Rachel nodded and watched Grillby lock up before he came over and offered his arm to her. Taking it, she smiled as they both headed out and before she knew it, the fire monster had walked her home. At the door, she wrapped her arms around Grillby. "Thank you, Grillby," she said with a smile. "My first date was a date after all. And the best one on top of that."

He smiled at her. "You're welcome," he said.

She then felt shy and looked to the side a moment, one hand playing with the hem of her shirt as she looked up shyly at him. "Um, there's another dance at my college in a couple weeks," she said shyly.

Rachel felt a warm hand gently cup the left side of her face and turn her face gently to look at Grillby. "May I take you to that dance?" He asked politely.

She smiled brightly. "Yes, you may," she said.

"What time is the dance?"

"Seven o'clock," she answered.

Grillby pulled her closer to him and she let him, holding onto him as he held her. "I'll come get you at six-thirty," he promised.

Smiling, she tilted her head back and puckered her lips a little and he leaned down, giving her another kiss. Smiling, she heard the door open and saw Sans was on the other side of the door. she smiled at him and then back at Grillby. "Thanks again, Grillby," she said.

"You're welcome, Rachel," he said as he began walking for his home, waving goodbye.

Smiling, she turned and watched Sans hold the door open for her. Entering the house, she turned to the shorter skeleton to explain, but he gave her a knowing smile. "Grillby texted me," he said gently.

Rachel sighed. "You were right about that guy, Sans," she said. "I should have listened to you."

Sans shook his head. "Don't blame yourself, kiddo," he said before he grinned. "I'd say you had a good time with Grillby, considering he swept you off your feet."

"And set my heart on fire," she said with a cheeky grin, making Sans chuckle.

A half-hour later, Rachel was in bed and about to turn off the light when Sans came in and surprised her by tucking her in. "There you go. Now you're ready for the land of dreams, little sister," he said.

She smiled and hugged Sans. "Thanks, big brother," she said.

"You're welcome, kiddo," he said. "Sweet dreams."

Sans turned off the light and headed out as Rachel fell asleep, looking forward to her next date with Grillby.

Yes! I finally wrote one with Grillby! :) I don't know why it took me so long as he's one of my top favorites. :)

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