Head...
Throbbing... Pain!
FUCK!
Lungs... HEART!
BLOOD!? MY BLOOD?! Oh, Gods!
I gasped, my eyes bursting open as I hurriedly grabbed onto my chest, breathing heavily and leaning against a wall, my eyes staring up at a clear sky in the middle of day. Two things immediately jumped into my mind from that... I was breathing... And what happened to me happened during a rainy midnight. A droplet of sweat fell next to my foot as I staggered to breathe. A flock of birds flew overhead of me as I leaned and fell onto my ass against the wall, breathing heavily. I unbuttoned the top button of my shirt, tugging at the collar to get some air...
My eyes and head throbbed with pain, a pulsating pain that just didn't want to leave me as I gazed down upon the street I was in, finally. Modern houses, villas of seems, resided on both sides of me. I was leaning against a tall white fence, something I realized upon looking back behind myself. I felt my chest, then looked at my palm. It was clean, with not a sign of blood. As my breathing slowed, I started taking in more of my surroundings, my mind racing for possible answers as to what the hell had happened to me.
I heard someone calling out to me in a loud, sweet and melodious voice, from my left. I turned my head, to see a beautiful young girl running toward me, waving her right hand. She wore a uniform consisting of a brown coat, a blazer which lay unbuttoned, an orange pullover of sorts, with an open collar white undershirt, a red bow-tie of sorts and a short bright blue skirt. She had socks that reached just under her knees, with blue and white shoes on her feet and finally, as I gazed upon her face, I froze. She had short, pale-strawberry hair that was slightly curled at the ends, a bow on the left side of her head and bright blue eyes, as well as a healthy blush on a beautiful face.
I slowly staggered to my feet as a feeling of familiarity washed over me whilst I watched her running toward me, sort of stumbling every so often. Quite a goofy-looking girl. As she finally reached me, she skidded to a halt and, panting, her eyes closed, she said aloud "I overslept again!" before leaning with her hands placed on her knees and telling me "But I caught you this time..."
I froze in idle for a moment, before tilting my head to the right and answering "I... Guess you kinda did? Because I was a little... Deviated."
The girl, able to catch her breath, finally, looked up to me and asked "You okay?" before I nodded simply and pointed out "I'm... Slightly more worried about you..." Still in the weird-out zone. I thought I knew her, but... Something felt off. I just couldn't put my finger on it. She perked up straight, slightly stretching her arms and hands out at an angle beside her body and she smiled "D'aww, you're actually worried about me!"
I scratched the back of my head, blushing lightly, then nodded. My confusion just went up, as did a Warning Flag in my mind. I recounted the events of last night in my head. Walked home alone after a night out with the guys, met random dude on the street and... The rest was a blur. Blood, pain, being breathless, all seemed a distant memory at the moment. Was I really that shitfaced that I'd fallen asleep ass-up in the middle of a street? This place seemed too familiar, though it was nowhere near home. I looked over the houses some more, before the girl took me out of my trail of thought "Uhm... Adrian? Shouldn't we head for school?"
Was she one of my classm-wait, what the fuck? We didn't wear these uniforms at our High School?!
I looked at myself. I had the same blazer as her, but buttoned up and with the white shirt underneath it, as well as long jeans of blue color and white shoes. I gazed at the girl, then asked her worriedly "Uhm... Hey... How shitfaced was I last night? I don't remember us changing uniforms or ANY ANNOUNCEMENT THEREOF about this." to which the girl tilted her head and crossed her arms "Err... Not sure. I'm sure you were at home, though, but I don't remember you having any alcohol inside."
All the more warning flags... Shit...
"L... Let's just go to school... W-Wait, one more dumb question that I, for all my life, swear is the last, what's your name?" I asked her in stutter. The girl gasped, doubling over, and took offense to that clearly, as she asked condescendingly "My, my, Adrian, you really got drunk, didn't you? I'm Sayori! We've been best friends since childhood, remember?!" to which I was about an inch short of passing out... The Fuhuhuck, WHAT?!
"O... Oh... Right..." I laughed awkwardly "Sorry, Sayori..."
The girl's expression turned from one of shocked anger to one of slight surprise. And worry. "You're acting differently... You sure you're okay? Did you hit your head?" She asked, approaching me. I was a forehead above her, but her blue eyes stared into mine with pure worry. I sighed deeply, then nodded "I... I'm fine. Just need a moment to get my bearings. Hangovers are a real pain to get over."
She scrutinized me for a second, then sighed and turned back to her smiling self "Alright, then! Let's get moving."
As we walked over the crosswalk, we simply started noticing more students, both male and female, clad in the same uniforms as us, heading for a very modern Campus. It seemed like any regular high school, hell, even resembling Crest Ridge, back in Missouri. Walking inside, the halls seemed, yet again, FAR TOO FAMILIAR. Sayori looked to me, then She hit me with the question that made me fall over.
"Did you think about joining a Club?"
I coughed violently as I choked on nothing but air, before slipping and leaning against the wall. The girl squeaked in fear, then ran beside me and asked "Are you okay?!" with pure worry in her sweet voice. I nodded as my vision turned blurry, then said "I... Yeah..." as the realization overtook me like a tidal wave overtook a coastline. Sayori. Club. School... And I saw Japanese writing on the wall I was leaning against.
Oh, Fuck... Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck!
I AM IN DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB!
ROLL THE CREDITS NOW, PLEASE! PLEASE?! FUCK NO! JUST... JUST FUCK NO!
What the fuck did I do, God?! WHAT?! I never hurt anyone, I was an Orthodox churchgoer, cared for my sister when she was ill like she did for me and I even donated to the churches, both Catholic and Orthodox in our County whenever I went there. So, why? Why? WHY?! Why in the love of all that you've created would you send me to this hellish world!?
I panicked, feeling my pulse turn erratic as I hyperventilated, leaning on the wall. Sayori looked at me with her blue eyes, biting her lower lip with pure worry as she took my hand. She looked to me then stuttered "M-Maybe we should get you to the Nurse, Adrian. Whatever you did to yourself, it isn't good!" to which I looked at her... I knew how she'd end. I just... No, I couldn't live through this again... It was traumatizing enough as it was when it was just a game.
I must be dreaming, I must be! I was just drunk and I actually fell asleep on the street! One of my mates is bound to find me and wake me up, or I'll wake up in bed or in the hospital! I... I just... No... I tried to calm down before I'd faint, then said to Sayori "The Nurse seems like a good idea, Sayori..." to which the girl nodded and took my hand, walking me over to the office.
After a few minutes in which the nurse cleared me out of any sickness, we went out to class. Time seemed to pass just as normally as it would in real life, but my mind still raced over the details. I was in DDLC of all places and I don't think God had a hand in this. Whatever happened to me must've got me sent here. The end of class came, but I stayed in my bench, the third away from the door and in the middle row, rubbing my temples.
"Sweet Alexander Anderson, what happened to me?" I asked myself in a low mutter. It was clear whatever I went through last night put me through into the deep shit. I was either killed or I fell asleep and this was just a really bad nightmare. Eitherway, I may've lost my wallet and my phone, but that wouldn't be a problem if I was at least sure I was still alive and this was just... Some loopy dream. I really needed to stop playing that game.
"Adrian?" Sayori asked from in front of me, looking worriedly at my pale expression. I looked up and regarded her with a sigh "Sorry..." as I stood up. She pressed her index fingers together, then asked with a frown "Are you sure you're okay?" allowing me to nod. Okay, one thing was clear, if this was DDLC in VR, which may've been a prank that was well put-together by my pals, then the characters were either really well designed to respond to whatever I was saying, or something else.
"So... About you joining a club." She then started, to which I looked at her and said "Before you say anything, I'm not joining that Litearture Club of yours."
She puffed her cheeks and looked away, before saying "Meanie..." as we walked out of the classroom and into the hallways. I rolled my eyes, reacting much as the Main Character seemed to. Wait... She called me by my actual name... That's something. If this was a game, it must've either read my name or my friends were crazy enough to put my real name into the system. I looked over to her and played along, asking "What even is so important about me going to your Club? I know you're VP and all, but come on."
"Well..." She chuckled awkwardly, a droplet of sweat forming in her cheek as she smiled and told me innocently "I... Kinda told everyone I'd be bringing in a new member already and I don't want them to think I'm lying. Natsuki already made cupcakes and all too, so..." making me sigh. Of course she did. It was part of the plotline after all. I bowed my head in defeat, remembering how everything went in-game, then sighed in defeat and said "Fine, I'll hang with you guys for a cupcake... Let's go already." and I slightly cringed, realizing the SHITTY and REALLY INSENSITIVE pun I made. Didn't seem to bother her one bit as she cheerfully took me by the wrist and dragged me up the stairs, calling out "Right! Let's go~!" cheerfully.
Walking onto the higher floor, designated for Third Years and the school clubs, Sayori lead me to the third door down from the stairs. With her usual gleeful excitement, Sayori swung the door of the classroom open. I walked in as Sayori announced "Hey, guys! The new club member's here!" to which I wanted to say something, but I halted... Noticing all 3 of them staring. A purple-haired, tall girl with purple eyes. She was a bit more developed than the others, Sayori included. Following her was a smaller, petite girl with strange pink hair and eyes. She was the shortest of all of them and seemed rather cute and finally, a tall one as well, with brown hair caught in a ponytail behind her head, a white bow and emerald eyes, stood there, smiling.
Yuri, Natsuki and Monika... This was gonna be a hay day for me. I could already tell... I regarded Monika first, clenching my fist in my pocket and thought to myself that, if I am actually here, FOR REAL here... I ain't gonna let this game end the same way it did canonically. I had to do something... Something worthy of a change... I had to change this entire game even without Admin privileges, simply because I can intervene now...
I froze, gasping as the entire room halted in movement... Everything around me stopped, even the girls as they turned to greet me... They just seemed frozen... I felt something buzz in my pocket and, picking stuff out from my pocket, I found it... My phone. IT had a notification. A message from an Unknown number. You do have a mission and you can intervene... Make sure you do it right, for the sake of all of them. I'll be helping you though, don't worry! ;)
I looked at the message calmly as time unfroze itself. I looked over to the girls approaching me, set my phone back into my pocket and nodded to them. Yuri approached me, then said "Ah, hello! You must be Adrian! Sayori spoke well about you. It is a pleasure to finally meet you." in her slightly thicker, but more melodious and smooth, velvet-like voice. I simply nodded, smiling, before Natsuki approached me, scrutinizing my every move enough for me to feel awkward in her presence. She huffed, then looked to Sayori and said in a thin, dismayed voice "You brought a boy over? Seriously? Way to kill the mood..."
I laughed awkwardly, watching finally as Monika approached. I felt a chill shoot up my spine as I noticed her usual cheery smile and her Emerald eyes looking over me, before she looked to Natsuki and said in a "Now, now, Natsuki, let's be nice." and turned to me, then "Hello, Adrian. It's really nice to finally meet you in person. Sayori speaks about you a lot. I'm Monika, the Club president. The tall girl with purple hair is Yuri and our... Less welcoming baker friend is Natsuki."
"HEY!" Natsuki called out in a squeak.
I chuckled, nodded again, then said "It's nice to meet you girls too..." but deep down I was so afraid of my upcoming mission that I Felt unfit to do anything but pass out or throw up at this point, especially since Monika, the devil and creator of all things in this game was staring directly at me like I was there just for her... Just like in the Game itself, where her sprite seemed to be the only one facing me...
I'm in really deep shit now...