Inspiration: Doki Doki Literature Club "Just Monika" by Random Encounters
Chapter 9
While rummaging through his box of universes for them to watch, BJ, along with everyone else, hears what sounds like an alarm going off repeatedly.
"Yeah yeah, I know! I'm late!" BJ shouts angrily as he keeps looking through the box.
"What's that alarm for?" Sato asked curiously.
BJ merely groaned. "It's the late for Spooky Month alarm."
"Spooky Month?" Everyone wondered aloud, not sure what exactly he was referring to.
"Yeah, you know, only the best month ever since it has the best holiday ever."
After thinking it over, Yaoyorozu came to a conclusion at what he meant. "Do you mean Halloween?"
"What else would I be talking about?"
"Oh, I know this one!" Eri said as she excitedly stood up from her seat. "That's the one where we give out chocolates to people right?"
"Technically yes, though I think you got some holiday's swapped up Eri." Bj chuckled a bit. "Anyway, seeing as it's my favorite holiday, I wanted to show some more spooky stuff. Tis the season after all."
"But it's not-" Yaoyorozu started before getting cut off.
"Oh! This will do." BJ finally pulled out a universe to get them started on their Spooky Month adventure.
"Um, with this be ok for Eri and Kota to watch?" Yaoyorozu asked, concerned for the two children in the room.
"It'll be fine... Just be ready to cover their eyes at a moments notice." BJ stated before starting up the screen.
"What?" Wanting to voice her concerns, Yaoyorozu turned to BJ, only to find him gone. She let out a sigh and just leaned back into her seat. Better to just go along with it instead of stressing about it.
We cut in to see Izuku in his bedroom. He had some work to do on his computer, and, despite it not being due for about a week, he decided to get it done early.
While Izuku was one to enjoy learning as well as doing assignments, even he had a limit to how many times he can do this with a happy smile. Catching the time at the bottom of the computer screen, he decides to take a break.
After all, 7 straight hours of work without stopping would tire anyone out.
"Midoriya! While I am impressed by your desire to make your work the best you can, 7 hours with no breaks is simply unhealthy!" Iida shouted.
"Iida, again, he can't hear you." Uraraka said.
Minimizing his browser, Izuku's eyes catch the icon of a game. One he hasn't played. One that he technically didn't even download himself. All he knew about it was that it was some dumb visual novel dating sim Mineta downloaded on his computer when he lent it to him last week.
The amount of... diverse content he had to delete afterwards still sent shivers down Izuku's spine.
Most of the class couldn't help but cringe at the thought, never wanting to ever find out what may possibly be on their resident pervert's computer.
"Oof, poor Midoriya." Jirou voiced aloud.
He hasn't gone around to deleting the game yet. But, seeing it now, maybe some mindless gaming could be the break he needed. Even if it was a dating sim. It was better than nothing he guessed, so he opened it.
"Ah ha! Even Midoriya is tempted by the glory that is the dating sim!" Mineta shouted, resulting in numerous eyerolls around the room.
After it opened up, the title screen opened up.
On it were four teenage girls in adorable poses. One had warm brown hair in a bob, as well as perpetually blushing cheeks. One was taller than the rest, with a large, black and spiky ponytail. Another was the opposite, being rather short, along with large and red pigtails. And the last one had long and wavy blonde hair, as well as a pair of oval-shaped glasses.
"Hey check it out! It's Uraraka, Yaoyorozu, and Melissa!" Kirishima said excitedly.
"Isn't that awesome? You're in a game." Mina asked Melissa.
"Not sure how awesome it can be when it's a dating sim." Melissa chuckled. "Though who's that smaller girl?"
"I do believe that she was one of the two crooks Young Midoriya caught during the school festival." All Might stated.
Midoriya had to admit, the girls looked pretty cute. But that was to be expected. Would be a pretty bad dating sim if they weren't. Shrugging it off, Izuku clicked 'New Game', finally starting off the game.
We cut into the game itself and see Ochaco drag Izuku into a classroom.
"I'm so glad you're joining the Literature Club!" She said with an excited grin, happy her best friend would be in the same club as her. Izuku however, was less than excited to be there.
"Hey, I never agreed to join..."
"Ah, the classic childhood friend who desires something more. Weirdly accurate don't you think?" Mina asked, motioning to Uraraka, who meekly looks away as her cheeks redden a bit.
Melissa, hearing the commotion, looks over and smiles at the two. "Oh wow Ochaco! Who's your friend?"
"He's our cub's newest member!"
Izuku scratches the back of his head awkwardly. "That's... not set in stone..."
Ochaco, feeling it necessary, decides to introduce her best friend to her club friends.
"This is Melissa!" Said girl gave a small wave.
"Momo!" Momo glanced over at Izuku before quickly adverting her eyes.
"And Manami!" The girl was sat on the ground against a wall, manga in hand as she looks up at him, seemingly confused why a boy was there.
"And you already know me!" Ochaco grinned brightly as music began to pick up.
"Oh? I feel a song coming on~" Midnight said.
Aizawa couldn't help but let out a groan. "Oh no..."
[Melissa]
~Welcome to our meeting!~
[Momo]
~Are you into reading?~
[Ochaco]
~No need for being coy!~
Ochaco playfully shoves Izuku further into the classroom, accidently causing him to hit a desk.
[Melissa]
~We'll improve your uptake!~
[Manami]
~Have a friggin' cupcake.~
~And must you bring a boy?~
Manami looks over to Ochaco, expecting an answer as she shoves a cupcake into Izuku's mouth. Which were honestly pretty good.
"Ah, so she must be the tsundere." Kaminari noted, having a pretty good understanding of anime character archetypes.
We then see them all in their seats as Melissa points out something on the chalkboard, telling them about their school's festival coming up.
[Melissa]
~Time to write some poems! Don't be scared to show 'em!~
~The festival's days away!~
[Manami]
~You could help with baking!~
[Momo]
~Or with banner making!~
Seeing the attention Izuku was getting, Ochaco looks off to the side sadly.
[Ochaco]
~And I'll walk home alone today~
"Guess someone's a little jealous." Jirou said.
She gets up from her seat with a book in her hands, clutching it tightly to her chest.
[Ochaco]
~Maybe we're friends, maybe we're more...~
~How could he love a simple girl next door?~
~I'm just not the type he's looking for!~
Opening up her book, we see a drawing Ochaco made of her and Izuku, just being happy together. She stares longingly at this, desperately hoping deep down that it could be in her future.
"Aw, don't you worry sweetie, I bet Midoriya feels the same way about you." Midnight said, attempting to help the girl feel better, though only resulting in her getting flustered.
As she does this, Melissa walks over to see what's got Ochaco down all of a sudden.
"Ah! Surely Melissa is gonna help her feel better." Iida said, believing the best in his acquaintances.
[Melissa]
~Hey, Ochaco, you doing okay?~
[Ochaco]
~I'm having a difficult day...~
Taking a peak inside Ochaco's book while she wasn't looking, Melissa suddenly had a smile on her face. Though it didn't seem kind. It was more... malevolent looking.
[Melissa]
~I'd say! You seem pretty lonely!~
She sang with a small smirk on her face, Ochaco noticeably getting sadder at her words. Melissa pulls out her ribbon from her uniform and twists it around her fingers as she watches Ochaco fall deeper into depression.
Now that was a surprise. Rather than help the clearly depressed Ochaco, Melissa went and made it worse. And by the smirk on her face, it was intentional.
"Ok, that's a red flag." Jirou said, voicing everyone else's thoughts.
Looking over at this, Izuku see's Ochaco's sad expression on her face. He frowns at this, wanting to help fix this to help her feel better.
[Izuku]
~I wish I could make her grin...~
~All she wants are things back the way they've been...~
"See, I told you he feels the same way." Midnight said.
"But what about my Deku?" Uraraka mumbled quietly.
"What was that?"
"N-nothing!"
Melissa suddenly pops up from behind Izuku, surprising him since, last he checked, she was right by Ochaco just now. Now catching his attention, she goes back over to Ochaco, however, something was different.
There was a ribbon just hanging there beside her. And if that wasn't weird enough, it seemed like it lead all the way from there to the ceiling, to... Ochaco's back?
What was going on?
Everyone was at a loss. Not only was Melissa acting off in this world, but she also appeared to able to teleport? Despite it seeming to be a world with no quirks. Despite it all just being a game, there was a sense of dread in the air when the saw the ribbon.
And none of them knew why they felt this.
[Melissa]
~She's depressed and stressed and she's feeling blue,~
~So I don't want Ochaco hanging around you!~
Grabbing ahold of the ribbon, Melissa suddenly gave it big tug. Ochaco is then lifted up from the ground, her body becoming limp as she was hung by her throat with the ribbon.
Nearly everyone shouted in horror at the scene before them. All except for Eri and Kota, since they both had their eyes covered by Mirio and Mandalay respectfully. Melissa took this harder than anyone, seeing as it was her counterpart doing this.
Ochaco couldn't help but subconsciously hold her neck, not wanting to even imagine what her other self must be going through.
"Oh god... Melissa is the yandere." Mineta whimpered as he covered his eyes, not wanting to see the 3rd hottest girl in their class dead.
[Ochaco]
~Just Melissa, just Melissa, just Melissa, just Melissa~
~Just Melissa, just Melissa, just Melissa, just, just Melissa~
Real Izuku watches this in horror as Ochaco, hung by her wrists with Melissa's ribbon, sang the chorus. Her eyes glowed a bright red, and she had an unpleasant smile on her face, making it seem as if she was possessed.
"Ok, I know this is just a game... but this is really messed up." Kaminari said, shaking a bit in fear.
Izuku's breath grew heavy at the display, praying to end the madness somehow. Fortunately, an idea came to him.
He'll just restart the game.
Yeah, if he just restarts it, he could play accordingly and make sure that this... whatever it was, didn't happen. It was fool proof. So, with a swift click, the game was restarted.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Since it was all a game, that means everything should be just fine.
Oh were they wrong. So very very wrong.
We cut back to the game again with the same classroom as before. Except there was one thing that was different.
Instead of Ochaco dragging him into the class, we instead see Izuku follow Melissa inside.
"I'm so glad you're joining the Literature Club!" She said with a bright smile.
"Wait... Wasn't Uraraka the one to get Midoriya to join?" Sero wondered aloud.
Confused by this, Izuku looks around to try and find his best friend, but to no avail. "Wait! What happened to Ọ̪̠̤̪̰̫̇͜c͈̪̼̤͙̥ͩ̂͟h̝̱̱͔̐͠a̧̝̬͇̦͎̓̓͊͒ǩ̷̫̰͕ͩ̓o̻̮̒̍͑̾͝?" He asked, his voice glitching out at the end.
"Who?" Manami asked with a perturbed expression on her face. This only served to confuse Izuku even more.
Sipping on a glass of tea, Momo provides a quick explanation. "There's no one here named that."
... Ok, the panic was coming back.
"Oh my god, Melissa what did you do?" Toru asked, freaking out at the disappearance of that worlds Ochaco.
Though she didn't take into account that Melissa was freaking out just as much. "I-I don't know! It's like she was removed from the game."
"Does that mean you removed her just so you can be with Midoriya?"
"I... I guess?"
"... Dang. Jirou, remind me to not call Midoriya cute next time we see him." Toru told Jirou, not wanting to be erased from reality just because of a compliment.
"You know you have never done that before right?"
"Just do it!"
Before he could really process just what this means, Manami grabs ahold of him and pulls him away. The two now find themselves sitting down against a wall together, a stack of manga laying on the ground beside them.
[Manami]
~Manga is my passion, don't you dare be bashin'!~
~The writing's got finesse!~
"Ain't that the truth." Kaminari said.
Manami then stands up and bends down to grab the manga off the ground. Doing this however accidently gives Izuku a peek under her skirt, causing his face to glow red.
~Maybe you should borrow these until tomorrow~
~Were you looking up my dress?!~
She glares at him enraged before slapping him across the face.
"A little harsh for something out of his control." Yaoyorozu said, noting the girl's more aggressive attitude.
Rubbing his sore cheek, Izuku is then pulled up from the ground by Momo.
[Momo]
~Let's go read a story!~
[Izuku]
~What about Ọ̪̠̤̪̰̫̇͜c͈̪̼̤͙̥ͩ̂͟h̝̱̱͔̐͠a̧̝̬͇̦͎̓̓͊͒ǩ̷̫̰͕ͩ̓o̻̮̒̍͑̾͝?~
The screen glitches for a split second, disorienting Izuku a bit before he looks to see Momo gone, with Melissa now holding his hand.
[Melissa]
~Let's talk about me instead!~
"Oh I get it, she's forcefully placing herself in certain events to make Midoriya fall in love with her. Quite an ingenious plan." Nezu said as he took a sip of his never-ending tea, one of the many wonders of being there.
"Sir, are you for real?" All Might asked.
"Of course. Though there is one glaring flaw."
"And what's that?"
"Love isn't something one can force. And after what she had done to Uraraka, I doubt he's gonna love her anytime soon."
Dragging him over to her piano, Melissa starts to play along to the music.
~I've been learning piano!~
~And I sing soprano! And I can't get you out of my head!~
Melissa gets up in his face, a slightly crazed expression on hers. This freaks him out a bit as he backs up from her.
From afar, Momo is watching this play out. Though, her eyes were only on one thing in particular. Or rather, one person. A large blush encompasses her face as she stares at Izuku, whom was trying to hold Melissa back from touching him.
"Oh look, Momo's got a crush on Midoriya!" Mina said happily, ready to tease her friend over it. That is until she realized what would more than likely happen due to this. "Oh no, Momo's got a crush on Midoriya."
[Momo]
~Can't look away... can't help but blush...~
~Where did I get this overwhelming crush?~
~It's sharp as a knife and twice the rush!~
She sang before pulling out a knife from her pocket. She runs a finger across the edge, cutting it. Instead of responding in pain however, Momo rolls her eyes back in pleasure.
"Ok, she was definitely not like that before." Jirou noted, to which BJ popped up to give some context.
"This Melissa, in her bout to win Izuku's heart, decided to alter the personality traits of the girls, so that Midoriya would like her more and them less."
"Jeez, is there anything this girl won't do to get him to love her?"
BJ thought over Jirou's question for a bit before finding an answer. "... Nope, not really." He said before leaving again, causing everyone to get worried about what they may see Melissa do later on.
Looking over at her, Izuku isn't quite sure what to think. He doesn't need to think long however, as Manami tapped him shoulder to grab his attention. Though instead of speaking normally, she had her voice lowered, not wanting anyone but Izuku to hear what she was saying.
[Manami]
~Yo! There's something I think you should know!~
~I've never seen Momo so-~
[Momo]
~Sane and chill and still kinda sweaty~
Momo cut off Manami while she was singing as she popped up out of nowhere, startling Izuku and Manami. Looking to Izuku, she grabs him and pins him up against the wall.
Yaoyorozu couldn't help but feel uncomfortable at the sight of a version of herself so lovestruck and unhinged. She did acknowledged how this version of her wasn't acting how she normally would due to Melissa's tamping, but it it still wasn't a pleasant sight.
[Momo]
~And I don't mind cutting to the chase~
~I'm in love with you and you're gorgeous face!~
Momo gently caressed Izuku's face, which was contorted in abstract fear at the knife she was waving about.
Feeling that something was coming up, Mirio and Mandalay once again covered the eyes of Eri and Kota, much to the dismay of the two since they were curious what got everyone so upset.
Melissa suddenly appears beside Momo and pulls her away off of Izuku.
[Melissa]
~That's a sentiment I can't allow!~
~So my dear friend Momo is getting the point now!~
Melissa grabs Momos hand, the one with the knife still in possession, and uses it make Momo stab herself.
While not as extreme as before, everyone still couldn't help but shout at another classmate of theirs get killed by Melissa.
"No! Not Yaomomo too!" Toru cried out.
"She's killling all the waifu's!" Mineta screamed.
The screen fades to Ochaco and Momo, whom is now hung similarly to Ochaco, as well as Melissa. While the two sing the chorus, Melissa starts to do a little dance as she sings with them.
[Ochaco, Momo, and Melissa]
~Just Melissa, just Melissa, just Melissa, just Melissa~
~Just Melissa, just Melissa, just Melissa, just, just Melissa~
"Somehow, the cute dance makes it all even more disturbing." Mineta murmured, everyone nodding their heads in agreement.
Izuku, terrified by this, runs and tries to leaves the classroom. The door glitches however, now showing Melissa shutting it, trapping him with her. She starts walking closer to him, Izuku in turn backing up away from her.
[Melissa]
~Could you have guessed? Maybe you knew?~
~Manami is next, I'm deleting her too!~
Looking over to Manami, Melissa merely snaps her fingers, glitching Manami out of existence. The only remnant of her left were her clothes, which all fell onto the floor.
"She was snapped!" Kaminari said in fear.
Melissa reaches Izuku and grabs him by his shirt, pulling him in closer. She had a manic look on her face, with unfocused eyes and a wide psychotic grin.
~We don't need cupcakes or poems or tea,~
~I only need you to love me!~
The game suddenly shut off. Izuku, a little overwhelmed by... well everything, decided that he should maybe just drop the game.
Everyone was relieved at this. With the game off, everything should finally be back to normal.
Out of everyone, Melissa was the one most relieved at this nightmare ending. "Smart choice."
Kirishima let out a breath he didn't know he was holding as he slumped in his seat. "Man, I forgot this was all a game for a minute."
"Yeah, it really had us going there." Sato chuckled. "Guess it's done then?"
"No just yet." BJ's voice rang through the theater.
"But he shut off the game, what else could there be?" Melissa said, starting to get nervous at this not being the end.
"You'll see." BJ said, his voice echoing a mischievous tone as they all tuned back in.
He let out a sigh of relief that he could just forget all about this a just move on. For the time being however, he'll just resume working on his assignment to distract himself.
Izuku pulls up his browser and cracks his knuckles, ready to get started.
However...
"Wow, you've sure got a lot of work done. You're sure to nail that assignment you have next week."
"... No." Melissa said quietly, recognizing that voice.
Izuku felt as if his heart had stopped beating just from hearing the voice. He nervously turns around in his chair, his eyes widening in shock and horror at the sight before him.
Melissa was there, in his bedroom, in the real world.
Everyone was at a complete and utter loss once more. What was going on? She was just a character on a video game, she shouldn't be able to cross over to the real world, right?
"That... That shouldn't be possible." Uraraka said in disbelief.
She stood there with a gentle smile upon her face, happy to finally be there with the love of her life. Walking over to him, Izuku almost immediately jumps from his chair and backs up from her.
[Melissa]
~Hey... there's no one else in our way...~
Backing him up against a wall, she slides hers hands up to his head before roughly grabbing his hair. Her eyes glowed a bright blue as her gentle smile started to get more psychotic.
~So look at me and just say, right here, my dear that you love me!~
"This girl is crazy." Mina said.
"Did you just realize that now?" Jirou asked.
Melissa lets go of his hair and walks over to the window, smiling at her work. Glancing at his window, Izuku was surprised to see that the outside world was gone. All that was outside that room was an endless void. And it was all because of her.
"So she can even bend reality in the real world too? What can't she do?" Sato wondered.
"Get Midoriya's love apparently." Todoroki mumbled.
If she could do this, then she was... unstoppable.
...Unless...
[Melissa]
~And we'll sit here 'til the end of time~
~'Cause I've earned this and you're finally mine!~
~And I'm sorry what you've had to see, but it no longer matters,~
~'Cause now you belong to me!~
The room started to get tinted red as Melissa's mental state got more and more erratic. She was too lost in her head to see Izuku pulling up the games files on his computer. And there it was, the answer to his problems.
Melissa's character file.
This caught the actual Melissa's attention. "Of course. If deleting the other girl's files got rid of them, then the same should be true for her as well."
"He better get rid of it fast though. Who knows what she'll do if she catches him." Hatsume said.
[Melissa]
~FOREVER. FOREVER.~
~FOREVER. FOREVER.~
~FOREVER. FOREVER.~
~FOREVER-~
Clicking on the file gained her attention however, as she looked and saw Izuku with her character file selected. She raced over to try and stop him, for that file held her entire being.
"Oh no. Deku hurry!" Eri cheered, despite not really understanding what was going on.
Before he could press delete, Melissa suddenly grabbed his arm.
~FOREVER.~
She sang in a possessive, but also desperate tone. It almost made Izuku reconsider doing this. But, knowing what she's capable of, as well as all the things she has to done, to her world and his own, he steeled his resolve.
With one click, Melissa glitches out of existence.
"He did it!" Kirishima cheered, glad the nightmare that was yandere Melissa was finally gone. Everyone else shared similar sentiments, happy that this world wasn't ending on a negative note.
Izuku suddenly finds himself back in the classroom again. Looking around confused, his eyes land on the person he's wanted back since all this craziness started.
"Well look what the cat dragged in!" Ochaco grins over at Izuku, happy to see her best friend drop by her club.
"Yay! You're alive!" Toru said as she pulled Uraraka into a tight hug.
"I wasn't the one who got deleted." Uraraka giggled.
"Ochaco? You're still in the Literature Club?" Izuku asked in disbelief, still surprised to see her alive and well.
"Of course! I'm the president, after all!" She said, as if stating the obvious.
"Looks like getting rid of Melissa changed some things." Tsuyu noted.
Hearing the commotion, Momo makes her way over and smiles when she sees Izuku. "Wow Ochaco! Who's your friend?"
"He's our newest member!"
"I'm guessing that's not set in stone..." Manami said as she made her way over.
Izuku couldn't help but smile seeing everyone back and well. "This time, I think it is." He said, causing Ochaco's smile to grow.
"How sweet." Mandalay said, happy to see young love blossom.
"Why don't you join us?" Momo said as she started to walk over to a desk with a book in hand. "I was just getting Manami here into my favorite horror novel."
"Hey! It's... It's not like I like it or anything..." Manami grumbled as she followed after Momo.
With the two alone finally, Ochaco decides to ask Izuku an important question.
"So... are you walking home with anyone after this?" She asked, crossing her fingers behind her back for luck.
And after everything that has happened, with Melissa, and the glitches, and... Melissa, Izuku knew just what to say.
"... Just my friend Ochaco."
"Oh, that was manly as hell Midoriya!" Kirishima grinned at his friend.
"No kidding, is Midori normally that smooth?" Mina asked.
"Well... No." Ochaco said with a small chuckle, the rest of the class following suit.
He gives her a bright smile before walking off, ready to get started on a new game. A game where him and the girls are free from the terror that Melissa, and could finally have their happy end.
"Well, all's well and ends well." Mina said
"Except for Melissa." Tsuyu stated.
"Yeah... but she deserved it. Sorry Melissa."
"It's fine. I fully agree with you on this." Melissa chuckled, feeling glad her other self would no longer harm Midoriya and the others.
Ochaco stood in place, her smile growing wider and wider by the second. He said yes. He wanted to be with her. She had been waiting so long for this day. She was all his... And he was all hers.
The look on Uraraka's face almost immediately caught everyone's attention. That look of possessiveness, of obsession...
The look of a yandere.
Her innocent smile quickly turned into a large grin, her eyes shrinking and shaking intensely, even her left eye has started to twitch erratically. She looked like she was going insane. But she wasn't insane...
She was in love.
"Oh... *Bleep*" Bakugou cursed.
[Ochaco]
~JUST OCHACO! JUST OCHACO!~
~JUST OCHACO! JUST OCHACO!~
~JUST OCHACO! JUST OCHACO!~
~JUST OCHACO! JUST OCHACO!~
She sang before looking right at the audience and snapping her fingers, causing the screen to glitch to black, ending the viewing.
Everyone was silent as the screen turned to black. They weren't sure what was to happen to that world, but they were worried for Midoriya.
Ochaco was left stunned by the ending. She did not want to ever become like her other self, so obsessed over Deku that she'll most likely do things similar, if not worse, than Melissa in that world.
She already gets easily jealous when he shows chemistry with other girls, so who knows how far off she was from her counterpart. She needs to sit down and think abo-
"Nope! No time!" BJ shouted all of a sudden as he pops back into the room. "No time for an internal crisis, we've got more viewings for spooky month to do. And since I'm late, I gotta hurry. So chop chop!"
"But I-" Uraraka tried to say something.
"CHOP CHOP!"