I gaze into his eyes opposite me from the table, sipping green tea after our amazing home-cooked meal. I can't. I can't stop smiling!...Is this normal? I probably look really stupid right now. Grinning like a weird, stupid-
"You...have the most beautiful smile...you know that?," Calee says with a mocking smile.
"Y-yeah? W-Well...you...you..."
Darn it! Just say something nice back. Don't be weird...I look up at his sparkling eyes and quickly look down. He's looking at me what do I do...
"You have p-pretty eyes! There...I did it!~"
"Haha...uh...thanks Monnie..y-you too..," he nervously says.
I sip my tea while still smiling like a dork and look outside to create some conversation. I think I'm doing it right...
Tel̪̤̳̣̮l͍̻͇̭̭̜ ͉͉͔̰͞h͞i̴m͏̮̹̯ ̠̟͓̞̺ẁh͔̱͖̮a̪̳͙̘͠t̝̳̮͈̀ ̴̺͕̦̬̼̼̤y͕̤̰o̝͜u ̡̯r͈̻̻̪̯̤̝e̡̳͔̮͙͙̜̫m̶̰̜e̮͕m̰̗͡b͕̠e̪̣̘r̖̯͇̖͠ͅ.̙̦̟ ҉̠̹̜̦
"GAH!"
"M-Monika?! Are you hurt?"
"...aarrghh...sorry...I think I just had a migraine..."
I clutch the sides of my head while Calee rings a cold, damp dishcloth around my head.
"No no...its fine now...d-don't worry~"
W-What the hell was that? It felt like my head just crashed into a wall or something. Jesus...
I slowly get back up on the chair, removing the dishcloth from my head and placing it on the table. I see Caleb sit back down with a concerned expression on his face.
"I'm fine sweetie...~"
"D-Do you want to rest? Or..."
"Its okay...really. Its okay."
"Well...okay."
...
Wait. Didn't I do this before? I close my eyes and focus on my memories. I remember...us...together...huddled together. I definitely know that we had - no, will have Yuri and Natsuki over tomorrow. And I think...oh no...dear God...
Caleb?
I-Is that really you?
He's...breathing...oh...~
"Hey...do you maybe...maybe go to bed together or something? Not like- you know...just sleep in the same bed..."
"..."
"Monnie?"
"...huh? NO. No...not yet. We need to talk. Right now."
"Sure. What would you like to-"
"Caleb. I think...I saw the future."
"Oookay..."
He looks at me with a more serious, intrigued expression and I do the same.
"A-And what I saw...you need to be more careful..."
"What are you implying?"
"...you hung yourself."
His eyes widen and he slowly puts down the teacup after hearing what I just said.
"R-Right. Umm...how far into the future have you saw?"
"Just yesterday, after you did the thing. But the thing is...I heard the creator's voice right before- actually I heard his voice when you, Yuri and I were in the bathroom- but anyway...he said...something."
I rub my temples, trying to recall what he told be; before I blacked out.
"He said...don't forget...I'm going to try something."
"What do you think he tried?"
"He...he tried to go back for me to warn you."
"Is he talking to you now?"
"No. Not right now. But when we had this conversation before, he was in my head...telling me to tell you what I remember."
"Right...which would've changed..."
"If you lived or not."
He pours some tea into my cup as well as his. We both take a sip and take a moment to think before proceeding with the literal life saving conversation.
"So," Caleb says. "You going to tell me what you remember?~"
"Heh...well...I remember blacking out after every death, like you did. I remember...our past - like you do, although they may be horridly different from each other~"
I shoot him a confident smile which makes him blush a little.
"But in all seriousness though...maybe what happened to me happened to you too."
"What, going back in time?"
"S-Sort of. What if Sayori, Natsuki and Yuri all did actually die...but 'he' reversed the story and made you remember so that you can save them?"
"Which is why we can remember them dying..."
"Yeeeah..."
"I still have so many questions though."
"Yawn~ maybe after breakfast?"
"You got it."
We get up from our seats and place the stained dishes in the sink. Our routine soon follows again which always ends in me snuggling under Calee's warm, protective arms. After that experience, I treasure the experience more than usual...also its amazing to hear him breathe again.
Amidst the cool, blue glow of the moon's light in our room, I look up at his beautiful face. His peaceful, gentle and...attractive face. I would love to see him smile and laugh again, before this whole fiasco. Maybe once this blows over, we can return to our normal lives...and be happy together. We can watch movies...go to the beach...have a romantic dinner...
I get hot in excitement imagining how happy we would be. Definitely not like 'heroin or ecstasy' type happy, but the small, frequent and genuine smiles - which are the ones which I believe, that make a good relationship.
What am I even saying? I should be asleep by now, tucked away in his arms...
Ḩe͡y҉ Moni̴ka.̵
Oh hello again. You can hear me in my head right?
Y̧up̷.̵ ͝
Okay. That was definitely expected since you're like a...super God...right?
H͙̳͕͖̰̻a͇̦̖͉͓h̞̟a̤̰̭̤͎.͏̮̮̬.̜.҉͕̜y͉̱o͓͇̼̼̖͚͈u͕̪̭̱̱̮͡ ̘͘w̢̗i̖̖̻̪̕s͈͝ͅh̶.̛͔
Oh. So...who are you then?
...
Hello?
Ṣ̶̙̖o̫̹͠r͚̭̭̦̜ry̻̥̦.͔̣̦͚͖̬ ͙G̩͍̤͈͙ͅo̦̹͇͍̱ṯ̯̜̲͓t̴̫̜̭a̹̥͍̭̬̟ ͎̰̺̖̬͔̭́g̞̹o.̞̹͓̮̺̀ ͓͢
Um...sure. See you around. I guess.
Wow...just mere memories ago, I thought he was the ruler of this world. A selfish, heartless ruler who wanted Caleb dead, and me to love him. I still don't know though.
Who is he? Or she.
I'm the only one who knows that we're being looked after.
Who knows that he saved everyone.
Who made us remember the deaths that never happened...so that we could stop them before it did.
Wait...should they know too?
Sigh. My head hurts. I wish I could have some of Yuri's tea. I wish I could wake Caleb up to tell him.
You know what...I'll do it in the morning...