Aiko's Pov
Aiko woke up and saw it was still night time. She checks the time once again. It was midnight and she couldn't sleep. 'Why can't I sleep?' thought Aiko. Aiko thought maybe playing "Doki Doki Literature Club" will help her. She walked up to the laptop and logged in to the game.
Monika's Pov
She saw the girl join again. She was confused why she logged on in the middle of the night. Oh well. "Hello, again," Monika waved to her. "Welcome back." Monika gave a friendly smile. Aiko looked at Monika, "Thanks...ummm." she said. Monika blinked a couple of times. "Are you okay?" She asked. "I'm just a little worried why you keep logging on and off. It's the middle of the night." Natsuki looked at Monika. Monika got the feeling Natsuki was going to call her crazy, and say there was no girl there again.
Aiko's Pov
Aiko gave Monika a look, 'How does she know that I keep logging on and off?' thought Aiko. "Ummmm." she started, "What do you mean...I'm just 18 years old."
Monika's Pov
"I know that I'm in a game, and well… basically i know what time it is, and I know when people log in and out. It's a long story," Monika explained. "I know it's weird." Monika looked at her feet. "I don't like being a video game character. I wish I could be in the real world."
Aiko's Pov
Aiko looked at Monika, "So… you know that you're in a game… do you see me as a girl?" she asked. "And you're lucky… you don't have a dad who beats you up all the time!"
Monika's Pov
Monika's eyes grew wide. She gasped. "Are you okay?" Monika asked. "I wish I could help you…" Monika looked at her feet again. She felt sad. She wanted to help Aiko so much… but she was in a game with no escape. If she could, she would crawl out of this game and help Aiko. "So... um, do you have an email?" Monika asked. "I could talk to you that way." Monika looked up at Aiko, trying to hide her sadness.
Aiko's Pov
Aiko smiled and nodded, "Yeah...I do." she said. "My email is 'Amgirl14 ' got it?" Aiko looked at Monika and smiled. She saw that Natsuki thinks that Monika is crazy. 'Natsuki thinks Monika is crazy…' thought Aiko.
Monika's Pov
She smiled, becoming a little more happy. She knew that she and Aiko would become good friends. She was upset that Aiko got abused. "My email is 'MonikaIsCool123 '," Monika told Aiko. "I can't believe I am actually able to make contact with a real person… I don't think Natsuki, Yuri, and Sayori count as a real person. Or me. We are just characters…" She trailed off.
Aiko's Pov
Aiko can't believe what Monika is saying. "Monika… if you can see and talk to me then, you are real!" said Aiko. She looked up with a smile. Aiko added Monika's email to her contacts. "Anyways… I added you in my contacts."
Natsuki's Pov
She glanced over at Monika one more time. She didn't know what was wrong with that girl. She must be seeing things. And what kind of name for a guy was Aiko? Natsuki didn't know. 'Maybe,' She thought, 'there really is a girl. But if so, why can't I see her?' She shook her head. No. There was no girl, and she was positive. She shouldn't be arguing with Monika just because she can't see something that Monika is going nuts about. Oh well. She shrugged, a period at the end of her thoughts.
Monika's Pov
She smiled. "Thanks. So when you log off, I can still talk to you." Monika looked over at Yuri and Sayori talking. "So, if your dad abuses you, why don't you just run away?" Monika tilted her head. "It's better than getting hurt everyday." "I wish I can… but I can't. He can call the cops," Aiko said. "Oh… But couldn't you just tell the cops he is abusing you if they find you?" Monika suggested. "Well... there could be a chance that he would convince them he is not abusing you… Wait! What if you show them the marks you have or something? I just want to help you in any way I can…"
Aiko's Pov
"I wish I can do that… but he told me that if I told them anything… He will make my life even worse than before." said Aiko. She closed her eyes and tried to picture her and her dad. She opened her eyes again… "I don't want that."
Sayori's Pov
Sayori was talking to Yuri. "Is Monika a little nuts?" she asked.
"W-well, yeah." said Yuri. "Is she okay?"
"I don't know." said Sayori. "I'm going to ask Natsuki."
"O-okay." said Yuri.
Natsuki's Pov
She was hard at thought when Sayori walked up to her. "Hm?" She looked up at Sayori.
"Natsuki? I'm worried about Monika." said Sayori.
"Oh… well, she said that boy over there was a girl. She has been talking to him for a while, now. I don't know what her problem is. I have been thinking that maybe she has been seeing something we can't see. Maybe there really is a girl there. What kind of name for a guy is Aiko?" Natsuki said.
"I don't know. I kind of like it." said Sayori.
"Oh god…" Natsuki mumbled. "I mean, Monika is nice and all, but this has gone completely insane. Out of all the people who have come here have always been a guy, and now Monika is saying 'Oh, guys, guess what? This is a girl!' When we clearly see a boy there," Natsuki said, clearly annoyed.
"Well, one thing I can tell you is that Monika is nuts and I'm in love with him." said Sayori.
"Good for you," Natsuki said. "I can agree that she is nuts."
"I'm going to ask Aiko to walk with me. He's always walking with me all the way home." said Sayori.
"Like I said, good for you," Natsuki scowled. "Just don't come crying to me if something stupid happens."
"I won't." said Sayori.
"Just, be careful alright? Monika has already proven that she likes this guy," Natsuki told Sayori. "But, there is a chance she is just being nice. You know how Monika is. She likes people."
"I know… I will." said Sayori.
Monika's Pov
She wondered what Natsuki was talking about. But it was probably none of her business, so she would respect that. "It's 3 in the morning… you should probably get some rest," Monika told Aiko.
Aiko's POV
She nodded and said "Okay." she saved the game and logged off. She headed to bed. She still can't sleep.
