BLUE Pov
Blue couldn't stop nuzzling you. The gentle smiles that held your face with each nuzzle, left him humming in glee. A giggle escaped your lips leaving him dazed, just wanting to hear more of it.
SO CUTE
Looking at the flowers was a great start to win your affection! Catching a glimpse of your face lighting up, was the highlight of it all. The garden was last minute but it turned out better than he expected. So much better than taking you to the gym. He planned to make you fall in love with him. Or until you shower him with kisses. The plan backfired. Your affection did increase which was awesome. It caused the opposite of what he expected. To his shock. HE WAS FALLING FOR YOU….
All it took was you letting him carry you. He soon found that he liked the idea of being yours. He could be your heroic defender to swoop you off your feet. A MAGNIFICENT hero like himself would be prepared for any dangers. Vigilant and true to his princess. Also, he was a MAGNIFICENT nuzzle buddies. But that was stating the obvious.
"I know you're crushing on her but Brother, pay attention to the road!" Papy was screaming the last part. It was enough to get Blue to focus on the road with good reason.
He failed to notice they were driving on the wrong lane at this point. A car was coming in, he quickly swerved back into their lane. Then take a quick turn at the next light. Losing most of the traffic behind them. Blue could feel your soft hands gripping onto his forearm for support. There lingered a mix of joy and sorrow. His princess was seeking his protection. It's a shame he was the one causing your distress. He needed to stop being so reckless in front of you. There's no excuse for putting you and Papy endanger. Even if these feelings toward you were new. And he was itching to explore them.
"THANK YOU BROTHER"
"No problem Big Bro"
Which reminded him he needed to drop Papy home and continue their date.
He loves his brother and he didn't mind if he wanted to tag along. (That's a lie, he wanted you all to himself for this date). Yet, he senses his brother was checking in on them. The thought of his baby brother worrying over him was cute, but he has nothing to worry about! This was a small hiccup out of his 27 step plan to show you a good time. He couldn't understand why papy needed to check on them?
So far their date has been going well. The manual has been a big help. He's been considerate, attentive and patient. That last one was a struggle. If he hadn't gotten that urge for the kiss at the end then he would've been the perfect date mate. Sadly he strived to steal a kiss from you. Luckily, you didn't fully reject him when he made contact with your cheek.
"PRINCESS, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE ORCHIDS?" Genuinely he was more curious about the kiss from earlier.
"They were beautiful and vibrant. I never knew there was one nearby. They smelled lovely" he couldn't catch a glimpse of your smile but could hear the full excitement in your voice.
And he would have to agree on this. He has never seen so many different flowers before.
That's one of the many things he loved the most about you. He could hear a distinct change in your voice when you spoke of things you like. Your voice would soften with a smile to match.
"If you love those, then you would be amazed by the echo flowers back home. They are a special flower, and the bell blossom flowers" Waterfall had both these flowers. It was an excellent place to train with alphys. Alphys only trained in waterfall so that she could build resistance to the cold. Also, echo flower voices were great for training. The echoing voice pulling you in and creating a sort of distraction with all the random noises. It took practice for him to shut out the voices and focus on Aphy's footsteps for him to become a better fighter. With some practice, he had keen hearing when it came to finding crooks.
He couldn't help but think back to those days. They were simpler times. He wouldn't be able to see Alphys or Undyne anymore. Not after Sans yanked them away from their happy ending. They were already on the surface when they were warped over. It was during one of Asgore's BBQ when they were wrapped into the whole mess. Not only them but Chara had to be mixed up in all of it. Poor Chara took the news the hardest. All the hard work they put into breaking the barrier and bridging the peace between humans and monsters, it left them a bit depressed. Now that they were stuck, they were all going back to square one. Blue believes they can overcome this.
Blue pulled himself out of his thoughts. And tried to listen to what his brother was saying to you.
"And Bell blossoms were used in puzzles. It was a way for monster kids to cross over big bodies of water" Papy finished explaining.
"Your flowers are magical. I wish I could see them also in the village of buttercups. I hope those flowies made it to college"
SO CUTE!
He could feel his magic heating up and shifting inside him. It wasn't the first time today. There was nothing to be alarmed by it yet. A nice reminder that his magic was preparing for his heat cycle. If he notified his brother now then he would have to cancel his date with you. And he can't disappoint his princess. Not when he has plans to woo you.
Blue took a moment to breathe. Calming his magic until it was back to normal. Nothing to worry about. His heat wouldn't be coming in until the end of the week. There's nothing to worry about. All he has to do is not let his emotions get the best of him until the weekend. He's the magnificent Blue. A knight is disciplined and heroic to the very end. Nothing can go wrong! Or his name isn't Serif Sans Font! (It's not but in this universe, it has to be). Maybe he could find an excuse for you not to worry about seeing him. If you ever saw him in heat, it would only lead to disaster. You of all people shouldn't see him in his most embarrassing form. Just the thought sent him feeling a cold chill down his bones.
No worries! Think positive!
He really just wanted to know what you've been thinking about on this date. Maybe, they could go for some ice cream after dropping Papy off. It just needed to be romantic but not too romantic. But that was confusing. The dating advice was a bit confusing. Why couldn't it be easier? All he wanted to do is to talk about everything and maybe cuddle if you got cold. or do stupid things just for fun. That might be the heat talking a bit. But all of that is in due time. Once you were officially his date mate, he will shower you with kisses.
Blue just passed you his phone.
Maybe one of her songs can reciprocate what he's feeling right now.
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The scenery outside passed by as different songs changed. It was blue's turn. Each song he picked out has been so aspiring. And not to add that it was filled with kind lyrics. You weren't sure why but each of his songs left you smiling. It won't be long before it's your turn. None of your songs stood out to you. At this point, you were drawing a blank. Who's to say that you had to pick the next song? There one more passenger in the car who hasn't picked any songs yet. Where's the fun of that? If it's only you two people picking a song.
What did he like to listen to?
You looked back at papy as you handed him Blues phone. It would be rude if you kept ignoring him in the back.
"It's your turn, kinda curious what your song selection is?" Papy looked confused by your small outburst. He simply nodded and played a song once the last song ended.
You were surprised by the slow but upbeat jazz tempo. The lyrics reminded you of a rock song. It was at the tip of your tongue. What song was this from? White reaper? Arctic monkey? She knew the song but the upbeat jazz kept her second-guessing.
"Wait isn't this chain-smokers?"
"Yea" papy moves closer for you to hear him better " followed this group that makes vintage covers. It's a nicer melody than some songs. They inspire my writing"
"Wow cool"
You turn back to Blue as you hear him sing along. His voice couldn't hit some notes but it wasn't so bad. It was comforting. Fueled with a hint of baritone in his voice. You closed your eyes to hear him a bit better. His voice left you smiling. Already imagining better days. You had to fight the urge to lean in and lay your head on his side.
You hate to admit it but his voice is doing something for you. It wouldn't hurt to lean on him…. Wait, is it wrong to lay on him like that?
But you did say nuzzling was ok. Does this make you a hypocrite?
It takes you a moment to remember what papy was talking about.
"That's cool, I would love to read your writing again. Whenever you have the chance. I would love to read the rest of your manuscript"
You recall stopping at a cliffhanger. And the suspense was killing you a bit. The urge to know if the character is ok was unsettling. Hopefully, the detective could locate the culprit before they targeted his brother. The story felt familiar almost as if you read it before.
"Blue can pass you one of my extras. Y/n you won't mind if it has a few spelling errors? Its one of the ideas my editor rejected" Papy mentions this, you hear a faint clicking sound. A smell of burning citrus fills the air.
"NO SMOKING ECHO-CIGS!"
"Aww but it's called chain-smokers. And you know it helps with recovering my magic"
"NO, HOW ABOUT WE STOP FOR SOME LUNCH?"
"Sure"
That sounded like a great idea. You and Blue were at the gardens for a couple of hours. You check on your phone for any restaurants nearby. They all sound good but you check to see if they were monster friendly.
You hated that some people didn't agree with monster equality. People who feared change were missing out. Leading hate crimes and racism. At least people posted reviews to notify monsters to watch out for the hate symbol. So you had to steer clear of stamps with froggers with an M on it. This left a few restaurants to pick from.
"What are we hankering, boys? Pasta? Fast food? Vegan?" You could go for some burgers. MTT restaurant had some good food. Even if it was blinding to walk into one. Mostly from the bright lights and flashy posters. But you didn't want to be rude. Maybe they wanted something else.
"Anything with monster food sounds good"
Blue drove around for a bit. He leaned over to see the options once they stopped at a red light.
You look out and see something shiny catch your eye.
"Wait take a turn over here, please." You could see a group of people gathering around a couple of food trucks.
One truck stood out from the rest. The bold letters looked strangely familiar. They reminded you of a fire monster you miss seeing.
"FOOD TRUCKS? IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED TO SEE?" Blue questioned. Looking around for a parking spot.
"Yea, they are pretty popular. They have delicious comfort food you can only find here. We could eat here!"
Not only was the smell heavenly but the colorful trucks caught your attention. There was another reason why you wanted to go. You wanted to see if grillby expanded his restaurant into another location. There's nothing better than grillby's monster fries. And it would be nice to see an old flame.
"ALRIGHTY! LET'S TRY IT THEN!"
Once Blue parked nearby. You guys walked over to the food trucks. Each one had a distinct theme they were going with. The closest one they encountered had a lengthy line. Looked like a hotdog stand. The other one looked like a taco truck. And next to it was a donut truck. (Were those actual sprinkles on the truck?) And the last one was what brought you excitement.
The food truck at the end had smoke coming from it. From the distance, it looked alarming. The only thing you can make out was the signs flashing in neon green colors. You could see a distinct orange and green flames coming from the truck.
Without another thought, you made a beeline to the smoke. Ignoring everything to get there. You knew only one person who could pull off those colors. And who could cause that much smoke. The image of a shy flame monster flashed through your mind.
"Where's my favorite flame at?! Hiding behind your smokescreen again?" Trying to hold back your ever-growing smile from showing. What were the odds of finding an old college buddy. Especially an old cooking buddy.
"Haha, very funny y/n. I didn't think I would see you again" a cute green fire monster popped her head from the veil of smoke.
"I know. But that's your fault for losing my number after going abroad. Also what's smoking?" Giving your buddy your most innocent smile. Fuku couldn't help but shake her in disgrace at your pun.
"I see you're still doing puns. It's not my fault you don't have an undernet account"
The funny thing was you both took a cooking course for your college credits. Well, fuku did it to become a chef, you only did it so you would stop burning cookies. (It takes timing and fresh flour to change your perspective on cookies). You never thought you two would become good friends.
Fuku looks back at her station and signals you to hold up for a minute. You watch as your buddy walks into the smoke. A couple of minutes go by before the smoke clears out. And out from the smoke, you catch a glimpse of an assortment of mouthwatering creations. Fuku looked at you and pointed at her truck.
"Sorry about that. So fill me in on what happened to you after I left" fuku put all her attention on you.
Hmm.. that was tough. The last time you saw her was 3 years ago at the airport. You both were crying your eyes out. In your friends case crackling fire out. A lot of events spiraled after it; Losing your dog, learning to drive a stick, getting injured at a paintball tournament, going through a terrible breakup. Just the usual.
"I moved out and work at a bakery. How about you?"
"Okay. I traveled around the Asian region and learned new cooking techniques. And recently started up this business. I gotta small loan from my uncle Grillby. Don't worry I paid him back in full. Now it's just me and my truck sharing monster cuisine with a twist. Here try this on the house"
Your friend passes you what looks like tacos. They looked similar to teriyaki balls as the meat. A big bite and you can feel the food get absorbed into you. So it was monster food. A nice lingering taste of smoked fish and panko in your mouth.
"Mmm so good! Can I get two more please"
She hands you in seconds two more tacos. Wrapped in intricate care.
"Uh y/n there's a guy staring at you. Do you know him?"
It takes you a moment to realize who you left behind. Your date! Right! You're on a date.
A small feeling of guilt crept down your back. You turn around to see Blue and Papy sitting on benches. Both happily munching on food from the other vendors. Blue waves at you excitedly while his brother leans on him to steal a bite of his dinner. You could see Blue swatting his brother.
"Oh, who is this? Is he your date-mate" Fuku teased as she followed your gaze. You turn back to your friend and shake your head.
"We are just getting to know each other and how about you missy"
"I'm happily in a relationship with my job. Thank you VERY much. Stop reflecting and let me have this" your friend bent down, whispered into your ear. "He's cute. I'm glad someones keeping an eye on you"
A quick glance back at the boys. They were staring at the vendors. You shouldn't keep them waiting.
A quick pat-down you find your wallet. Pulling out a couple of bills as you look at the prices. The tacos were fairly cheap. Reimbursing your friend for spending time and feeding you. Fuku happily accepted it. You both exchanged contacts. Promising to keep each other posted on things.
You see your friend ring a bell. And out of nowhere a huge line of people and monsters lined up behind you. This caught you by surprise. How are they so fast? At least your friend had plenty of customers to keep her busy.
Your friend waved as you walked to your date.
Looking at her contact info only made you realize something. Now you have two people to report to about your love life. Hmm, this could be a good thing or a bad thing considering your choices. But that's a thought for another day. You've neglected your date long enough.
"Sorry! I just wanted to say hi to my old cooking buddy but I got ya some tacos. They are super good!" Already handing the boys a taco. Both smiled as they took a bite. Papy had a box of donuts and blue had a bag of tacos.
"Wowie, that hits the spot, I like the honey glaze in the fish"
"YUMMY! I WAS THINKING IF WE COULD PLAY SOMETHING WHILE WE EAT OUR LUNCH" He hands you a bag. In it, was two specialty hotdogs and two steak tacos. "I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY THEM OUT"
Awww so cute! This skeleton just offered you food. Either he knew you had a soft spot for food or he's considerate about you as a person. He has truly met all your expectations on your first date.
"Aww, how sweet! Thank you, Blue. And what should we play?" You give Blue a quick hug as thanks. You could have sworn you saw his eye lights turn into blue hearts. Looking at him again and his eyes were back to being stars again. "Alright how about two truth and a lie?"
The bone brothers looked at each other and nodded before looking back to you.
"ALRIGHT I'LL START PRINCESS. I'M THE WORLD CHAMP AT PLAYING UNO, I HAVE FOUGHT A SOCK TORNADO AND I'M RIGHT HANDED" Blue looked excited as he covered his mouth.
You turned to Papy for any ideas. He was smirking and waving for you to answer. A few years ago you would have picked the sock tornado as a lie but now you know better. Only hearing stories about them from Papyrus. Now there's two options. Uno or right-handed. He always passed you his phone with his right hand.
"Is it Uno?"
" PRINCESS! YOU WOUND ME! BUT NO. I'M LEFT HANDED" He looked a bit hurt from your lack of belief in him. You mouthed sorry. Next up was Papy.
"Hmm that's kinda hard" papy nibbling on the leftover honeybuns "I take a lot of Naps, my go-to instrument is the drums, I donut share my sweets with anyone "
"Hmm, I filling that you donut mind sharing" you test it out by grabbing one of his honeybun from the box. Papy quickly slaps it away. Then chuckles a bit before handing you a sprinkle donut.
" icing what you did there. But your right. I donut share honeybuns with anyone. Only with Blue" as he hands one to his brother.
"Aww how a dough-able!"
You and Papy turn to Blue for any reaction. Only blue is chuckling a bit. Now it was your turn to be surprised.
"YOUR PUNS ARE TERRIBLE YOU TWO BUT THEY HAVE GOTTEN A BIT BETTER" Blue nibbles on the last donut while you both looked bewildered by it.
"I must be dreaming because Blue likes our puns" papy sighs dreamily as he fans himself with his honeybun.
"I DIDN'T SAY THAT!"
"Well you did laugh at our puns"
"UHHH I TAKE IT BACK. YOUR BOTH AWFUL"
Soon the bone boys were back to their silly antics. Not long after did you guys clean up and headed back to Blues house. You were feeling a bit tired once you guys made it there. You couldn't resist a yawn.
"PRINCESS ARE YOU SLEEPY?" Blue turned to you.
"Don't worry about it Blue" just waving it off.
Blue leaned over to look at you closely. And inspecting your face to see your tired smile. This was all blue needed as a confirmation.
"NO IF YOUR TIRED THEN YOU SHOULD GET SOME REST. WE CAN END THE DATE HERE FOR TODAY."
"I'm sorry"
He started driving back to your place. Feeling wrapped with guilt for ruining the date. Why did you have to yawn. The date was great but you were tired from all that happened today.
"DON'T BE SORRY! I KNOW MY MAGNIFICENT PRESENCE IS A LOT TO TAKE IN. I TOOK YOU OUT EARLY AFTER YOUR EARLY SHIFT. SO I SHOULD BE APOLOGIZING."
"But I ruined the date"
"WHAT!?"
Blue looked at you as if you grew a third head. He shook his head furiously. He turns into the apartment complex and parks. He holds your hand as he pulled it close to him.
"Please don't feel bad" he whispers as he gently runs his hands over your own "being together should mean we are both at 100%. So if you're not feeling good then I'm not being a good date if I continue."
He lets go of your hand and pulls you in for a hug. And in all this, you couldn't help but wipe away a few tears. Not sure if it was the tired feeling or his kindness that should be blamed for your tears. You pulled Blue closer and nuzzled him.
"Could you walk me up?"
"No problem princess"
He walked you to the door and gently nuzzled the top of your head. You tug at his shirt as he looked down. And you placed a kiss on his cheek.
"Thank you, my knight. I almost forgot about my turn. So I'm not tired, I love music and I really like you. I think you know which is the lie"
Blues face instantly turned into a blueberry. Oh no, you broke him. Before you could say anything to the skeleton he was running down the stairs as he shouted goodbye. You couldn't help but chuckle that you could leave a guy so happy for a simple kiss.
You unlocked your door and walked in. A quick look around and the place was fairly clean. Now to walk to your bed. And take a nap.
Beep
You pull out your phone and something falls out along with it. You grab on to it and see it was a picture of you and blue at the diner. Feeding each other food. Oh God, this is what Stacy meant about nosy waiters!
From where they took the shot blues back was toward them but you can see clearly that you were feeding him. The whole thing looked personal. You ignore it for now and look at your messages.
There were two messages. The first was fuku sending a pic of herself with the caption with send this to your boy and don't forget your promise! The photo was the two of you at the cooking class. Both posing as if you were models. You couldn't help but cringe at it. You had a different haircut at the time that made you seem like a child. Without a moment of hesitation, you send blue the photo. You the next message was from blue. Sending you a goodnight with little sleeping cat emojis. And then heart emojis about the pictures.
You couldn't help but look away at the text. Now was a good time to take Blues advice and take a nap. Your embarrassment could only get worse if you stick around to reply to him.
He was certainly different from your previous date. More considerate. And just a nice guy that you could help but be drawn to.
There was a warm feeling fluttering where your soul should be. It takes concentrating but you pull it out. Navy blue looking webs surrounded your soul. There were a few gaps now and you could see your soul. Light blue and pulsing to get out. Why now?
You place your soul back. Relief washed over you. Your soul at least felt lighter now.