A/N: Sorry this took so long to come out. You see I suffered from the horrible disease of...writers block. However I think I have some ideas now so it shouldn't take much longer for the next chapter...please don't quote me on that...anyways, as always I do not own Doki Doki Literature Club. See you next chapter my awesome peeps ^_^
Yuri looked at Monika with a look as if she was studying her with an analytical gaze. It certainly didn't help Monika feel less bad about herself about everything, she couldn't help but think back when she saw Yuri's lifeless body and with no remorse or anything she just deleted her. The thought popped into her head again, why did the user want her around still?
"How did I die?" Yuri asked, her gaze still studying Monika yet her voice was calm, too calm.
"You…I mean…I made you possessive over the user and you fought the changes very well, trying to keep to yourself but the changes drive you slowly insane until you stabbed yourself to death." Even though she regretted it, her voice tone made it seem casual, again it was because she had accepted it as soon as she did it, convincing herself it was the only way to get what she wanted.
"I see…" She trailed off in thought.
"Why don't you say something? Shout at me? I don't know something." Monika wanted some reaction that she felt she deserved. She did all these things, the other two had reactions she expected when they knew the whole story but Yuri wasn't reacting in any way and it made Monika unsettled.
"Because this is something that would happen in a novel. The villain controlling people against their will and driving them to insanity and even death. It's always my favourite books, maybe not so much to live inside one though." Yuri laughed softly. "However it has all been turned back and I can see you regret it. People are a lot like books you know, when you are familiar with them enough you can read in between the lines and know things that aren't shown."
"You said it yourself Yuri, I'm the villain." She sighed as she looked away from the eyes of the other.
"Not so. People call them villains yet I find them interesting. Some have their own motives but can grow worse due to power. I read a book where a boy started a war but because he was neglected by his father and had to leave home and thought that was the best option. Power overcame him and in the end he did the right thing to make up for what he did, costing his life." Yuri paused as she offered a small smile. "Like you. You haven't tried anything against us and you've changed."
"Real life isn't like a novel Yuri…"
"You'd be surprised at the similarities Monika. A good novel can help reflect on life at times and even now." It was rare to see Yuri this confident and passionate and it caught Monika off guard.
"Thank you…for giving me this chance." She smiled at Yuri, meeting her gaze. "Give me a second, I want to see if the user has replied to me…" As Yuri nodded Monika closed her eyes and reached into the files and went into the file she made with her message. As she thought, Alexis replied. Why? How? Well, she could just ask them. The message they replied with was:
Monika? I didn't think we could still talk, and yes I did hack the codes to bring you back. I don't know why, it just seemed wrong to kill you forever. You're aware and all and I didn't want to take it away. Sure you were a jerk, killing everyone and all and scaring me with the glitches. Not to mention I still can't get over Sayori…Still. I can't bring myself to kill you. Although please move on from me, I am not returning to the game, I only looked back into the files to see if anything changed by my hacking and I saw this. I might occasionally look into the files though, just in case. I don't want to risk the game becoming buggy.
A small smile spread on Monika, it wasn't joyous but a saddened smile. Of course she would need to get over the user but it was hard, especially when she was in their computer. She imagined a keyboard in front of her and began typing her reply underneath their own.
I understand Alexis…I mean user. You know I never did get to know your real name or anything about you. I know nothing about you and yet here I am…I suppose I should tell you what is happening here though since you aren't returning…Everyone knows now and it seems the only person that still likes me enough to talk to me is Yuri. Ironic isn't it. The one I made you watch over a weekend after she killed herself, is the one that likes me. Well, I guess it's what I deserve…Oh and I'm still practising piano I guess, so there's that familiar thing. Um, I guess we can talk later? As friends?
Monika opened up her eyes and saw Yuri still looking at her. "What did he reply with? I can tell he must have as you were like that for a while." Yuri asked, of course using male pronouns, not knowing any other idea for the guy they all knew once. Monika nodded as she told the other what the user had said
"I see, so he really isn't coming back." Yuri didn't seem to care much for herself as she didn't remember, more so with sympathy for Monika. "At least you were able to talk to him."
Monika laughed a little although it was half hearted. "I guess that's true although I should move on. I know nothing about them, not even if they are a he. Not that I care, I loved them for who they were. Although we never really spoke." She admitted with a small laugh. It was odd now it dawned on her, she fell in love with someone who she can't see or talk to and this was the first contact she ever shared with them.
"I don't believe it to be so stupid of an idea. You loved them for how they acted, or the thought of what it could be like together." Yuri responded. "I wonder though, if you were able to talk to them, could you do anything else?"
Monika hummed in thought, could she? She never had tried it before but it could work. She held a finger up as she closed her eyes with a deep breath and tried to feel for something other than the game files. She opened them and was met with an odd screen. The menu screen. She knew of it, of course but never had seen it, she went to save, mentally, and saved it in another file. It seemed the game coding had saved for her just after she had admitted what she had done to them all. Why was she given this kind of power? She opened her eyes to be met with Yuri still.
"I can go to the games menu, although I haven't done anything there and I won't do anything with it." She lied. Monika guessed she should not say anything about her using the save options. It could cause a worry, however this was tempting her. Why was she given this? However another questioned ponded her. What could she do with this? Monika shook the thoughts away, no, she could not let herself become corrupted on power again.
"I see. Well I'll always be there for you Monika." Yuri smiled patiently. Then it dawned on her. Monika was now the protagonist, she had filled the slot in from the user. However this could not be right, she should be a character in the game. A voice inside her reminded her that no one has the AI that she developed. They never knew they were in a game until she said something about it, and even then Natsuki was in a slight stage of denial.
Monika decided that if she were now the protagonist, the others would be trying to get with her? Well she never did care for gender, just personalities. Could she even open up to her friends even if she knew that they were all just a bunch of one's and zero's. Forced to program set responses. Well
she would need to experiment if she were to go along with the thought. For now she decided she was content with her route now.
"Sounds great!" Monika smiled at Yuri, a pit in her stomach. Could she consider trying anything? No. She caused enough damage, but would it be playing with them if no one remembered? She had to think it through more if she even would try convincing herself to do it.
