Chapter 2: Settling in

Sayori was laying down on my bed with a pile of books next to her, looking through them one by one with a big smile on her face. She changed out of her school uniform into just her button up shirt, socks, and her hair bow. Clearly she was comfortable but she was also excited to be in an actual bed and not a digital one. She was also grateful that I own a one bedroom apartment with a queen sized bed. All she could think about was getting to lay down with me and sleep the night away feeling safe. The rain clouds seemed to disappear for her.

While she was chill-laxing, I was busy sweeping up the shattered light builds and replacing them. But while this is great and all, there's still somethings that need to be taken care of.

First, she needs her own set of clothes and while that can be taken care of with ease, I can't really take her with me if all she has is her school uniform. One; it's weird in public, two; people will think she's cosplaying and you only do that at conventions and not at the mall, and three; people will know who she is and if they believe her then that can have some serious consequences.

That being said leads me to our second problem, her name. She can't go around being called 'Sayori' because everyone who's every played Doki Doki Literature Club will instantly bombard her with questions and possibly other things that I don't want to think about. Plus, for someone who's supposed to be Japanese she sure looks European with those big eyes and milky skin.

Three, how are we gonna get her a ligit ID? That's the most important here because without that she can get into trouble if something were to happen. Besides, who's is honestly going to believe that she came here through a video game? You're only going to believe it if you were there and seeing that I was the only witness, the odds don't look so good.

I finish up with cleaning and head over to the kitchen to make dinner. Tonight I was planning on making Lemon Chicken, my mom's homemade recipe. The second I open the fridge, Sayori comes running full tilt stopping just behind me leaning forward with her hands clasped together behind her back. Her face looks like a kid on Christmas morning, she's excited to know what's for dinner and I can't help but to smile.

"Watcha gonna make, Virgil?" She says innocently.

"One of my favorite dishes my mom used to make for me." I gesture her to the table. "I'll surprise you. Just go and sit down at the table."

"Meanie." She starts to pout at me. I think that I'm going to tease her more often because it's so adorable to see her make that face.

I watch her walk to the table with a smug grin on my face that makes her giggle. I then focused on the task in front of me and begin prepping dinner.

(A/N): I'm not revealing the steps to make my mom's chicken. It's a family secret.

I fix up two plates and walk towards the table. Sayori is basically drooling so despite my seat being closer I walk over and set her plate down first. Then I sit down and after having a quiet meal, I look over to a post food-gasimed Sayori.

"That... was... so... goooooooood!" Clearly she enjoys my cooking but there's still some business to discuss.

"Hey Sayori?"

"Hmm?" She says with a smile.

"There's somethings we need to discuss regarding your say here."

She looks at me with worry as if she's going to be kicked out.

"First off, we need to do something about your name. You're well known in the gaming community and because of that people might think you're either crazy or the real deal which can be a real problem." I continue. "When we're alone it'll be safe to call you 'Sayori' but when we're out in public we need to call you something else. Does that make sense?"

"Yeah it kinda does. It would be a problem if people knew I'm the actual Sayori." She says to me with understanding. "What should I be called then?"

"...Sarah? It's easy to remember and it sounds similar to your real name. How about that?"

"I like it!" She smiles at me. "What about a last name?"

"Uhm...?" Shoot! I didn't think of that. "I dunno. Do you have any ideas?"

"Mason! I like that one!"

"Okay, Sarah Mason it is." As I say that, she beams at me.

With that out of the way, I mention that I'm going shopping tomorrow at Target to buy her a set of clothes and then we'll both go to the mall and get her some more stuff. She jumps at me at joy calling a date. Well it is what it is and you can't really deny it. After that I suggested it's time for bed only to find myself being pulled by the hand towards the bedroom and boy is she strong.

I deliberately avoided mentioning the ID since it's starting to get late so it can wait until tomorrow.

She jumps in first and pulls me in under the covers. She clings to me by wrapping both her arms and legs around me. We cuddle for a while before I reach over and turn off the lamp on my night stand. She rests her head on my chest as she snuggles as close as she possibly can to me. I wrap my arm around her and kiss her forehead then I hear her hum passionately making my heart flutter. This is the beginning of something special, I know it.

(A/N): Hey, two chapters in one night and from work! I don't know if I'll be uploading this frequently but I'll try to do so as often as I can. Stay tuned as the next chapter will be just like my chicken, having a hind of lemons ;)