"Wake up!" Sayori leaped into the air and crashed down on top of Tridon.

"Guack!"

"Haha!" Sayori laughed, "That's one of my favorite sounds!"

"How is me getting hurt one of your favorite sounds?" Tridon groaned.

"We have a big day ahead of us big guy." Sayori laid on top of Tridon and sported a thousand-watt smile, "I can't wait!"

"Can I get up though?"

"Alright." Sayori hopped off of Tridon and sat next to him, "You and I are gonna do some things today."

"What kind of things?"

"Some birthday boy things."

"My birthday is today?"

"Of course dude." Sayori squatted next to Tridon's bed and added, "You know we always go and have fun on your birthday."

"Well," Tridon sat up and move his legs to the side of his bed, allowing Sayori to rest her elbows on Tridon's thighs, "what are we gonna do?"

"Whatever you want birthday boy." Sayori answered, "The day is your oyster."

"Alright." Tridon looked down at Sayori and down at his legs, "Stop. Back up."

"What's wrong?" Sayori teased, "Don't want your best friend close to your private area?"

"Yes." Tridon moved Sayori off his thighs and the two stared at each other for a second, "Not that I mind how close you were though."

"Hey!" Natsuki shouted from his door, "What are you two doing so early."

"N-No Natsuki we were just..." Before Tridon could say anything, Tridon was booted in the face by Natsuki, "Guack!"

"Haha!" Sayori cheered, "My favorite sound again!"


Sayori and Tridon strolled along the outside of the house while Tridon rubbed the back of his neck. Sayori helped him soothe the pain and chuckled.

"I hate these stupid misunderstandings." Tridon groaned, "How many misunderstandings have there been so far?"

"Quite a few."

"Need I remind you that you've been at the helm of most of those misunderstanding beatings I've taken."

"Yes, but sometimes, you do it to yourself."

"I know I do." Tridon smiled and wrapped his arm around Sayori, "But you're still my best friend."

"And you're my best friend." Sayori slugged Tridon lightly in his chest and the two went off.

Sayori noticed a few buildings in the distance and was rather shocked, "Is that town?"

"Well, '-ish'." Tridon answered, "Just a few buildings like..." Tridon pointed over to the closest building and shouted, "An arcade!"

"Yes!" Sayori grabbed Tridon's arm and dragged him towards the building, "Let's game our hearts away!"

"Wait a second Sayori." Tridon stopped her and pointed around, "We have tons of things to do that is perfect for us."

Sayori's eyes widened as she looked around the street. Laser tag, bowling, and other activities as far as the eye could see. Which wasn't really far since everything was within an arm's reach, but Sayori was smiling ear to ear.

"So what's first?" Tridon asked.

"Laser Tag!" Sayori dragged Tridon to the laser tag building and the two were ready to go 1 on 1 in laser tag.


At the house, the girls were each holding lists named: Tridon's Surprise Party.

"Okay," Monika started, "so while Sayori is busy with Tridon today, we'll be busy setting up Tridon's surprise party."

"This will be the most amazing party ever!" Natsuki shouted, "All accompanied by some of the best pastries this boy will ever try."

"So Jen and I will work on party favors." Monika added, "Yuri, you work on refreshments and any other snacks."

"And me Monika?" Erica asked.

"I need you to get updates from Sayori and help out wherever you can." Monika responded, "Let's get going girls!"

"Whoo!"


Tridon traversed the arena in search of Sayori. He held his blaster close and stopped for a second. He looked around while hearing footsteps. He stopped and slowly looked up to see Sayori dropping down on top of him.

"Ah!" Sayori landed on top of Tridon as he screamed like a girl and fired into the vest on him, "Ow..."

"I think I win Tridon."

"Yeah. I think my 27 deaths to my 8 kills would mean that I lost."

Tridon and Sayori stared at one another while Sayori sat on top of him. The two of them stared at one another while their lips trembled. They inched closer together while puckering their lips, but they snapped out of their trance and Sayori backed away.

"I'm so sorry Tridon."

"N-No. It's my fault too..."

"No. It's my fault."

"Sayori. I leaned in first."

"I'm pretty sure I leaned in before you thought about it dude."

The two stared at each other and looked away from one another with bright red faces.

Tridon softly asked, "Do you wanna try any of the other places?"

"Y-Yeah..."


Back at the condo, Natsuki took out a massive cake and placed it on the already full kitchen counter. The kitchen counter was filled with a mountain of pastries. Cupcakes, cookies, and many other baked treats galore.

"Nice Natsuki." Monika commented, "But is he going to eat that many carbs?"

"They're mostly for Sayori." Natsuki responded.

"Right." Monika nodded and looked over at Jen who had finished setting up some football memorabilia, "Nice job Jen. Where'd you get all of this?"

"Hand crafted all of them myself."

Monika and Natsuki stared at the memorabilia and were shocked. The memorabilia consisted of paper-mache statues of top football stars like: Dan Marino, LaDainian Tomlinson, Tom Brady, and many others. This also include paper-mache statues of various NFL teams and even some college teams.

"How did you get this all done in such a short amount of time?"

"I'm not sure..." Jen tapped her chin and answered, "Continuity?"

"Continuity." Monika and Natsuki nodded in agreement while looking around.

"So where's Yuri with the snacks?" Jen asked.

The 3 of them walked over to the nearby pantry and saw Yuri standing in there confused. She stared at each shelve and would reach to grab something, but quickly backed out.

"Yuri?" Monika called out.

"I can't do it." Yuri mumbled, "I can't do it Monika."

"What?"

Yuri turned around and her hair was in tatters and her face were in distress, "I can't do it!" She shouted, "I can't pick what to put out to eat!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't you understand me?! The snacks I choose will determine if he eats or not. I keep thinking chips, but that's carb heavy. Then I think about what to drink and soda came up, but it's too unhealthy for him! It's hurting my head so hard I think I'm gonna explode!" As Yuri said this, she exploded and appeared behind the girls, "What do I do?!"

"Yuri," Monika grabbed her shoulders and said, "all you need to do it empty your mind."

"Empty my mind?"

"Empty your mind of everything that isn't about Tridon, partying, and breathing." Yuri stared off into space, confusing Monika in the process, "Yuri?" She snapped her fingers in front of her face as her mouth started to drool, "She'll be fine. Let's just hope they're still having fun outside."


Tridon carried Sayori out of one of the restaurants on the street as she was bloated and in true paradise. Tridon laughed as he patted Sayori slightly bloated belly.

"Don't do that dude..." Sayori chuckled as she wrapped her arms around Tridon, "My belly feels like it'll explode if you even poke it."

"Poke." Tridon poked Sayori stomach causing her to laugh.

"Stop!"

"Pokey poke poke."

"Haha!"

Tridon set Sayori down on a nearby bench and sat with her, "Maybe we should take rest here until you're good to move on your own."

"I'm telling ya' Tridon," Sayori wrapped herself around Tridon and snuggled on him, "I can't imagine us ever being separated."

"Well, apart from college separating us in terms of distance, I don't think anyone or anything could."

"Hey dude," Sayori laid down across Tridon's thighs and asked, "about the whole choice thing for the dance uh." She turned on her back and looked at Tridon to say, "Don't worry about picking me."

"Huh?"

"I know still have big hearts for Monika and most recently, Natsuki. I'm fine with you not choosing me."

"Don't lie." Tridon booped Sayori's nose and said, "I know for sure you aren't okay with it."

"Man." Sayori hopped up and sighed, "You know me too well." Sayori leaned on her hands and sighed, "You're right. I don't like it." Sayori laid back down on top of Tridon and said, "But I have to respect it at least. You're my best friend and I wouldn't be a great best friend if I didn't respect who you chose."

"But you won't like it."

"At first I won't, but I like all of the girls. So it doesn't matter who you choose. I just know you'll be in good hands no matter who you choose."

"Right." Tridon stood up and held his hand out, "Now that we've rest, how about we go spend the rest of our time at the arcade."

"You read my mind!" Sayori jumped onto Tridon's back and shouted, "Tally-ho!"

"Ho!" Tridon shouted as he ran to the arcade.


Back at the condo, Erica set down some more sweets and snacks onto the table and saw Monika with a clipboard in hand and a pen in her hair.

"Monika?" She called out.

"Everything is just about going as planned." Monika smiled and hugged the clipboard, "This party will really knock his socks off. And if we're lucky, his clothes." Monika squeeled and hopped up and down, "Whoo!"

"Calm down Monika."

An explosion was heard from inside the pantry, shocking both Monika and Erica. The two of them ran to the pantry to see a massive blob-monster grabbing a hold of Yuri.

"Yuri?!" Monika shouted, "What happened?!"

"Well, my brain decided to shred everything that didn't deal with Tridon, partying, and breathing. This included common sense and reading." Yuri sighed as the monster roared, "You girls might wanna run. Oh, and call Tridon!"


At the arcade, Tridon and Sayori had practically played every game in record time and the last machine was a massive picture taker. However, this picture taker was unique. It took one picture and it was for those close to one another.

"Wanna do it?" Tridon asked.

"Yeah." Sayori shyly agreed, "Let's go."

The two of them walked inside and stared at one another. They smiled at one another. The screen in front of them told them to get ready as it showed them staring at one another.

"Sayori," Tridon started, "I think I..."

Sayori leaned in and pecked Tridon on the lips and smiled at him, "I didn't have time to get a real present, so let's say that kiss was my present to you."

"Haha." Tridon chuckled, "One of the better gifts you've gotten me."

"I know." Sayori smiled brightly and wrapped her arms around Tridon, "Now let's take this picture."

They both looked at the screen and Tridon put the peace sign above Sayori's head while Sayori snuggled Tridon and took the picture.

After the picture, the two of them proceeded to walk back to the condo just before the sun could set. The two of them took their time so that they could spend more time with one another.

"I'm glad were able to do this." Tridon started, "We don't get to do stuff like this as much as we used to."

"Yeah." Sayori frowned and mumbled, "Maybe it was a bad idea to make you join the club."

"Don't say that." Tridon bopped Sayori on her head and said, "Joining this club might've been my saving grace?"

"Huh?"

"Nothing." Tridon quickly responded, "Let's just head back to the condo before the others beat me into oblivion again." However, while walking, they felt the ground shake, "Something tells me that us being out here is the least of our problem."

"Oh right..." Sayori muttered to herself, "Forgot about the thing."

"Are you throwing another surprise party for me Sayori?"

"Not no?"

"Oh lord..." The two of them sprinted towards the house and saw the girls all fighting a massive blob monster, "Who opened the blob monster container?!" Tridon shouted.

"Why do you have that in the first place?!" Erica shouted.

"Tridon!" Natsuki yelled, "Snap us out of here!"

"Right." However, just Tridon was about to snap, the monster scooped him up and swallowed him, "Ah!"

"No!" The girls yelled.

"Get me out of this thing!" Tridon yelled from inside the monster, causing the monster to punch itself in the gut, "Ow!"

"What do we do?" Yuri asked, "We can't do anything if we don't have anything to fight this thing with."

"Just free my hand so I snap us out of here!" Tridon shouted again, but the monster punched itself again causing Tridon to shout, "Okay is this really necessary?!"

"Idea!" Sayori snapped her fingers and took out a long rope, "I'll tie myself with this rope and you girls pull me out when I tug on it." Sayori threw the other end to the girls and psyched herself up, "Let's do this!" Sayori sprinted at the monster and dove into it.

"Hey Sayori." Tridon greeted, "How's it going?"

"Oh you know," Sayori answered while hanging upside down, "just hanging around."

"Boo." Tridon laughed and asked, "Didn't we make this joke already?"

"Yeah. I don't think the writer was ready to come back from his break."

"That or he doesn't keep up with what he does."

"At least he gets to self-roast himself through our dialogue." Sayori laughed, "Anyway, I'm here to safe you."

"Yeah well," Tridon looked up at Sayori and said, "I don't think I can jump that high."

"You know," Sayori started, "I underestimated the viscosity of this monster. Why do you have this monster stored away anyway?"

"Remember when I said making this place might've made my power unstable?"

"Yeah."

"That was the result of the instability I was talking about."

"Nice."

"Can you snap?" Tridon looked down at his arms and tried to move, "Right." She looked around and said, "So what do we do?"

"Can you try and shimmy down here so I can grab on."

"Then I can pull you out." Sayori nodded and started to squirm while being tied to the ropes, "I got this..." Sayori eventually got within arms of Tridon and said, "Grab on."

"Sayori..."

"Right." Sayori shimmied more and was able to grab Tridon's hair, "This is gonna hurt."

"I've already been punched by this monster, so I think I'm fine." Tridon felt Sayori pull once and winced a little.

"Are you sure?"

"Let me go to a happy..." Sayori pulled once quickly and Tridon's arm was free, "Ah!" Tridon quickly snapped and the group appeared in Tridon's house. Tridon laid face first on the ground while the girls fell back while holding the rope and Sayori landing on top of Tridon.

"I did it!" Sayori cheered, "I got him freed and he snapped us back to our reality!"

"Mmmph..." Tridon attempted to say something, but was muffled.

"Sorry." Sayori hopped off and helped him up, "You're welcome."

"Thanks."

"And happy birthday?" Sayori chuckled nervously as she looked around, "What about the party we set up?"

"Don't tell me we did that all for nothing." Natsuki growled, "I did not spend the whole day baking for nothing!"

"I didn't spend the short amount of time I spent on those decorations for nothing!" Jen shouted.

"Sayori..." Tridon backed up and Sayori stopped him, "Huh?"

"I gotchu'." Sayori hauled Tridon over her shoulders and ran off, "I'll save you my best friend!"

"Thank you Sayori!"

"Get him!" The other girls chased the two while Sayori and Tridon laughed hysterically.


A/N: Uh. I think it's another week? Technically? I don't know. I never follow a real schedule. Let's just say I'll upload Hawaiian Time. Kudos to you if you understand that joke. Anyway, we are actually nearing the end of this first book. During my break from writing a week ago, I was figuring out where exactly this first "book" was going to end. I eventually wrote the final chapter and revised it a little and this final chapter is close at hand. I will upload a filler chapter a few days from now that's about 500-700 words and has little comedic appeal while revealing when exactly they are in the story. Gear up as there are 2-3 more chapters before the finale. I probably won't break 100k words, but oh well.

Side Note on Sayori being academically inept is the character I gave her. I obviously rewrote everyone in the store. Which is why you Sayori, in this story, isn't depressed or playing her cutesy personality so that nobody would worry. I'm sorry for that, but I had thought I had said some of them might come across as OOC, but I guess not. Anyway, I hope all of you have enjoyed this chapter as I'll be uploading the filler chapter later this week. Probably. Like I said. Hawaiian Time. Anyway, c'ya for now!