A/N: I'm sorry for taking a long time to update this. I decided to take a short break from writing this story and worked on one of my original novels. Anyway, I will try my best to update as much as I can. I will be taking a semester off from college before I go back in the next spring semester. Anyway, I hope all of you enjoy this chapter and I'd like to ask everyone something: Who would you like to see Tridon get with? Monika? Natsuki? Sayori? Yuri? Who do you want to see him get with? Apart from that, I hope you enjoy the chapter!


The girls woke up to see Tridon gone, but the aroma of a breakfast filled their nostrils sending them downstairs in a pure state of bliss. Tridon turned around to see the girls situating themselves at the kitchen island.

"Good morning girls." Tridon greeted, "The breakfast isn't all too big since we have to get ready for a day of eating again."

"I don't care." Sayori commented, "As long as I get to eat your cooking, I'll be fine."

"Well," Monika started, "since we've been dealing with so much other stuff the last few weeks, we need to assess how we'll get new members."

"What about us?" Tridon asked while pointing at Erica, "We're new members."

"I don't think you can be classified as new anymore Tridon." Monika chuckled, "And true, Erica is still a new member. However, we need more members. More people means more extravagant adventures to go on."

"True..." Tridon agreed.

"So we'll need to do some scouting for others."

"Question." Natsuki interrupted, "Who's splitting up with who?"

Everyone turned to Tridon while he quickly placed their plates down at astonishing speed before snapping his fingers and disappearing into thin air.

"Hey!"

"I'm not gonna get hounded by the 5 of you!" Tridon shouted, "Let me make the decision!"

"Where are you?" Sayori asked, "You sound close."

"I'm still here. I'm just invisible."

"How?!" The girls ask in unison.

"I thought you girls knew that I could just bend reality."

"I thought you created worlds." Yuri commented.

"I make the worlds by bending reality to my will." Tridon sighed and said, "I should probably go with Monika since she's the president. Sayori, you're the VP, so maybe you can go with Natsuki and scout some people."

"Then that leaves me with Yuri." Erica added, "That should be fine, right Yuri?"

"Yeah." The two high-five'd and looked at Sayori who looked down in the dumps, "Tridon..."

"Sayori, I did say you and I were gonna hangout this weekend."

"Yeah, but we always hung out at the festival."

"At our house because these festivals always sucked."

"True..."

"But this year, I got to do my debut match as a wrestler, won my debut match, and I get to spend the week with my favorite girls."

"Aw..." Sayori cooed, "If I could see you I would kinda armbar you, but I would make it a loving armbar."

"How is that possible?" Tridon appeared behind Sayori and said, "I'm kinda curious."

"Like this." Sayori performed a crossarmbreaker on Tridon, but instead of locking it in, she caressed his arm rather than force it out of its socket, "See?"

"To be honest, I don't know if I should feel h*rny or weird."

"However you want." Sayori teased.

"Ahem!" The others shout before ripping Tridon from her grasp.

"I probably should've stayed invisible..."

"Hands off girls." Monika groaned while trying to pull Tridon to herself, "He said he would go with me."

"But we're not at the festival Monika!" Natsuki grumbled while trying to pull Tridon to herself, "So hands off!"

"I don't think this is a good idea." Yuri muttered, but she pulled the hardest out of the 4, "But I want some time with him now!"

"I haven't had a good day with him in a long time!" Erica shouted, "I was his first girlfriend!"

"You probably should've stayed invisible dude." Sayori commented, "Now you have not-so-loving armbars on you."

"Thanks for letting me know..." Tridon winced while the girls pulled on him harder.

Later in the car, Tridon ringed and stretched his arms while everyone except Sayori sat in the back. He fixed his review and held a disappointed look at them.

"You 4 need to chill." Tridon commented after turning the car on, "I swear. I like all of you for sure, but I'm starting to think that I should remain invisible 24/7 for events like these."

"We said we were sorry." Natsuki refuted, "Well, I did."

"Mmm..." The other 3 puffed their cheeks out and groaned at Natsuki who held a proud posture.

"Well, let's just enjoy the rest of the week. I don't think Mitchell has another match planned this week, but he said he might tomorrow. I'm not sure yet."

"Oh!" Sayori eyes widened and said, "I'd love to see another match!"

"He said he's trying to see if Jordan can get 2 more people for a tag team match."

"Ooo. A tag match." Sayori squealed and said, "I'd love to see that."

"But it might not happen." Tridon sighed and started to drive off, "On that note, what do you girls wanna do tomorrow? We'll be scouting today and we haven't had a day where we just spent the entire day at the festival together. What do you girls wanna do?"

"Hang out with you obviously." Monika responded, "But I think by tomorrow, we would've already been to all of the attractions at that point. So why don't we have an adventure tomorrow?"

"Uh..." Tridon though to himself and sharply breathed to say, "I don't know. I'll have to visit Tiff at some point to see if I can actually use it again. I've been having problems with my power ever since the whole Robert fiasco."

"You did go pretty far with your power that day." Natsuki commented, "I mean, you altered reality all around the world and even turned back time. I'm for sure that would lead to some sort of overheat on your power."

"We might have to leave the festival early today so that I can see Tiff about my power."

"Can we not go?"

"I don't think a group of high-schoolers should go to a secret base for the FBI. Just chill at my house until I get back everyone."

"Alright..."


At the festival, everyone had already split up leaving Monika and Tridon alone. Tridon looked around while Monika shied away from him.

"Okay Monika. You're just scouting for new club members. You don't have to act love-struck and be a total airhead."

"Hey Monika."

"Yes Tridon." Monika cooed while on the inside she yelled, "You idiot! Don't sound seductive!"

"Um, I think we should probably check the center of the festival. Yuri and Erica are checking near the left side of the parking lot while Sayori and Natsuki are looking near any of the food vendors." Tridon scratched the back of his head and added, "Our best bet would be to look at the center of all this."

"R-Right..." Tridon walked ahead while Monika slapped her head repeatedly, "Stupid. Stupid."

"Come on Monika. We have not time to waste."

"Right! Coming!"

The two moved around the center of the festival and Monika felt nervous being alone around Tridon. She's been alone with him before, but after the noire adventure where he voluntarily kissed made her a little more self-conscious when she's around him.

She doesn't want to do anything stupid that would seem odd for not only herself, but for the people around her. Take note that the rest of the student body still somewhat see her as a teenage goddess. Someone who can't fail at anything and is an unrivaled beauty. This is all despite her falling from number 1 to number 118.

"Hey Monika," Tridon started, "it's a little hot." Tridon breathed heavily and put his arms behind his head, "I hate that it's still hot even though it's fall already."

"Do you want something to cool down with?"

"I might get some lemonade. Just something refreshing should suffice." Tridon looked around and noticed a concession stand selling popcorn, lemonade, and other snacks, "I'll go get a cup. Would you like one?"

"Yeah. It is rather hot out here."

"No problem."

Monika watched Tridon walk over to the concession stand and just couldn't take her eyes off him. She sat at a nearby table and watched him endlessly. She was so distracted by Tridon that she didn't notice 2 other boys sit with her at the table.

"Hey Monika." One of the boys started.

She didn't answer while she continued staring at Tridon.

"Monika..."

"Shut it dude." The other boy interrupted, "She's distracted." The boy slammed his hand on the table, snapping Monika out of her trance, "There she goes."

"Uh. Who are you 2 and why are you sitting with me?"

"We were just wondering if you would like to hang out with us." The boy that slammed his hand responded, "You seem bored just being alone. So why not come hang out with us?"

"Sorry, but I'm actually here with somebody. But if you'd like, you're welcome to join our club."

"Club? That stupid Literature Club?"

"It's not stupid!" Monika refuted, "We have fun in it everyday!"

"Fun reading? Ha. You're more of a nerd than I thought. Actually, scratch that. You dropped down in class. So all you have for yourself is your hotness."

"What..." Monika was speechless. She was on top of the class and now she realizes that people only see her for what she is on the outside and not on the inside. She knew that high school could get this judgmental, but she was never at the end of this negative judge-like mentality, "I..." She just couldn't get a word because they're right.

She was seen as a beautiful genius, but what happens when you lose your top spot and become one of the bottoms? You're nothing but a pretty face in an ocean of obscurity and Monika was experiencing that.

"Hey!" Tridon called out while holding a cup of lemonade, "Are you two messing with my girlfriend."

Monika's eyes widened when she heard Tridon call her his girlfriend.

"You're Tridon?" One of them mumbled.

"Yeah and I don't appreciate the two of you messing with my girlfriend." Tridon walked over to Monika and held his hand out, "Come on babe. Let's get going before I stuff these kids in the trash."

"Yeah..." Monika slowly took her hand and stared at it as the two walked away.

Tridon and Monika eventually made it out of sight of the two boys and Tridon sighed, "Looks like you're an easy target because you dropped in the class."

"Tridon... you said I was your..."

"Don't get it twisted Monika." Tridon interrupted, "I only said that to throw those boys off-guard."

"Then why did you get one drink with two straws in it?"

"They only had enough cups for one more order at the time. I'm still need a refresher, so I said 'What the hell. Give me the single drink'. So there we go." Tridon handed the drink to Monika and smiled at him, "You can take the first bit of the drink. I'll take the last bit."

"But you look like you need it more."

"Please. I insist on you drinking from it first."

"Tridon," Monika held the drink up to Tridon's face and said, "you got two straws in the cup." Monika raised an eyebrow as Tridon it and chuckled, "Mhm?"

"I guess you got me there." He held the cup high enough for both of them to drink from it and the two smiled at one another, "There we go."

"Thank you Tridon."

They drunk from it and never broke eye-contact with one another. This was all while the other 4 watched them from a nearby bush.

"I always knew it was a bad idea to leave them alone." Sayori growled, "I should've went with him."

"Hasn't he always been able to figure out if you girls have spied on him or something?" Erica questioned, "You do know he has high awareness, right?"

"Well, we're pretty far from him." Yuri commented.

"I don't think being just a few feet away is far Yuri." Natsuki refuted.

"So Monika," Tridon began, "I don't think we're going to find anyone to join the club. I just don't think people would be willing to join a Literature Club unless there was a legit incentive that didn't involve you or the other 4 girls."

"Excuse me." A female student shyly started.

"I just wish someone could just walk up to us and willingly want to sigh up."

"I'd like to join your Literature Club."

"But a guy can dream right."

Monika let out a loud sigh and rubbed her temples, "I swear, I really want to suplex you right now." She turned to the student and greeted her, "Hi there. You said you wanted to join the literature club, right?"

"Yes. I've heard rumors about some of your meetings and I thought it'd be nice to take part in them."

"That's great!" Monika exclaimed, "We've been looking to find some new members while at the festival. What's your name?"

"My name is Jenna or Jen if you'd like."

"It's nice to meet you Jen." Monika shook her had and nudged Tridon, "Come on Tridon."

"Well, I'm not the VP, but it's great to have a new friend in the club."

"Hehe..." Jen chuckled and blushed while shaking Tridon's hand. The world around the girls' shattered when they saw how Jen acted.

"She has a crush on Tridon!" The girls mentally yell in unison.


An hour or so later, Tridon, Monika, and Jen met up with the other 4 girls who all practically stared between Jen and Tridon. Jen stood shyly next to Tridon while Tridon was practically clueless about everything that was going on.

"Well, we have a new member girls." Tridon started, "Her name is Jenna, or Jen if you prefer to call her that."

"Hi there..."

"You girls settle down here while I go meet Tiff about a certain thing." Tridon proceeded to walk off and took out his phone, but Sayori stopped him, "Huh? Sayori."

"Dude. I'm worried about you using your power too much."

"Ah pssh. I just have to see if I have enough to do an adventure."

"Tridon..."

"It's fine Sayori." Tridon rubbed Sayori's head and smiled at her, "So just chill okay? I'll take most of you home first." Tridon looked at Jen and asked, "Do you live near by any chance?"

"I do. Don't worry about needing to take me home. My mom is here in charge of one of the booths. So I'll be fine."

"Great." Tridon shot two thumbs up and added, "Our meetings are immediately after school. Just stop by the library Wednesday and both Sayori and I will take you to the classroom."

"Alright. So I'll see all of you Monday?"

"Yup." Tridon nodded, "Let's go girls."


After the girls were dropped off at his house, he quickly made his way to Tiffany's house in Erica's old neighborhood. Tridon looked around and sighed.

"I haven't seen this since that week." Tridon shook his head and stopped his car in front of a house. He honked twice before shutting off his car and stepping out of his car.

The door to the house opened and there stood Tiffany who wore yoga pants and a sports bra. Tridon chuckled at her as the two met face to face.

"Am I interrupting something?"

"Was about to start my workout, but I guess you did say you were stopping by today."

"Yup. Just gotta know how much more of my power I can use."

"You know the drill."

"Got it." Tridon walked in and stretched a little before stripping down to his underwear, "Can you maybe find a way to do this without having me strip down to my briefs?"

"I've tried, but this is the only way. It's not like I can actively look for a way. Not unless you want me to reveal your power to my superiors."

"I understand." Tridon held his hand up and walked to a room that had a singular dentist chair, "So just lay down?"

"Yeah. I'll put the suctions on for you."

Tridon nodded and laid down on the dentist chair, "I think it's good that the girls aren't here. If they saw me and then saw you, they would think something would be wrong."

"Yeah. Plus, the last thing I want is for them to think that I'm some woman with the hots for a 17 year old boy."

"I'll be 18 soon though."

"I know, but still."

"Well, just get this underway so that I can get home. The last time I left them home, my laundry room became a bubble bath."

"Right."


Moments later, Tiffany walked around with a clipboard and nodded, "You seem to be fine. Nothing too extreme at the moment. Just to be safe, it's probably best not to have large adventures."

"Alright." Tridon sat up and shook his head, "I need to start working out again. I felt a little winded after my match yesterday."

"I watched videos of it today." Tiffany said after taking off the suctions on Tridon's body, "You were great, but please work on your spots. My heart jumped on that second outside dive."

"Sorry. The girls said the same thing." Tridon hopped off the chair and stared at Tiffany from behind.

"Keep staring at me and I'll stab those eyes."

"Sorry."

"You should probably head back to those girls."

"Yeah. Thanks again Tiffany."

"But hey, before you leave, do you wanna go workout sometime next week?"

"I can. Just call or text me next weekend and we'll work out."

"Cool. Also, I found Monika's test scores. Do you want them?"

"Probably. If she did drop on her own accord, then I'll have to help her get back up under 100. If this is Robert's doing, then I'll deal with him."

"From the looks of it, I think hanging out so much with the club and her love interest in you caused her grades to drop." Tiffany handed her Monika's test scores and added, "They're not extremely low, but I don't think she wants mid-low B's as her test scores."

"Right. I'll look over these with her tonight."

"Alright."

"Well, I'll see you later." Tridon waved her off and was about to leave but Tiffany cleared her throat loudly, "Huh?"

"Want me arrest now for public nudity or are you going to put your clothes back on?"

"Right." Tridon stepped out and immediately back into the room, "Better?"

"Better" Tiffany chuckled, "Now go."

"On it!"


Later that night, Tridon paced around his living room while looking at Monika's scores, "It looks like it's a mix of simple and difficult questions. That's not unordinary for an average student, but she's not the average student." Tridon sat on the couch and tossed the papers onto the coffee table, "What do I do?"

"Tridon?" Monika quietly called out from the stairs, "Are you down here?"

"Yeah." Tridon answered, "Why are you up?"

"I should be asking you that." Monika tip-toed her way to the couch and sat next to Tridon, "The others are knocked out, but I've had a hard time sleeping."

"Because of your scores?"

"Yeah."

Tridon put his arm around Monika and brought her closer to him, "I already said I would help you assess what you messed up on. Remember," Tridon looked down at Monika who looked up at him, "I'm here for you."

Monika shied down and snuggled into Tridon's chest, "Can I stay like this Tridon?"

"Yeah..."

"Thanks..." Monika took a moment to really take in Tridon's embrace and said, "Tridon, you know I love you, right?"

"You make it very obvious that you do."

"And I know for sure that you know the other girls love you too, right?"

"Yeah."

"We've decided to let you make the decision on who you want by the Winter Dance."

"That gives me around 2 and a half months."

"Yeah and we're okay with whoever you choose. We know you can't choose all of us and we'll respect whoever you choose. We don't have to like it, but we have to respect it."

"I understand." Tridon looked down at Monika and booped her nose, "Is this a way to earn some points with me?"

"Maybe..."

"You're so lucky an adorable girl."

"I'm so glad you're a great guy. Handsome and everything..."

"That's quite a lot coming from you." Tridon sighed and said, "I swear, I never once thought I'd be like this with you. Even if it's not as a couple. I never once thought I'd be cuddling with you Monika."

"Was your crush on me that strong?"

"Yeah. You were the only one that seemed to be the one that could replace Erica after our split, but that's obviously changed now."

"Well," Monika looked up at Tridon and booped him too, "I'm glad I could fulfill your dreams."

"Should we sleep now?"

"Yeah probably."

"Welp," Tridon stood up while carrying Monika bridal style, "I might as well take you upstairs in my arms."

"T-Tridon..."

"Just stay quiet when we go upstairs."

"Alright..." Monika hung on tight while trying to hide her blush from Tridon. Even so, she was taking in the moment as each moment passed.

"I'll do my best to make you choose me." Monika thought to herself, "I'm sorry girls, but this guy's heart will be mine for the Winter Dance. Just you girls wait."