Morning time came once again.
I got up, got my clothes, brushed my teeth, and ate breakfast. It was the same done to death cycle for 99.9% of any High School or College student.
The only difference today was that when I opened my door to head out it was raining lightly, so I was able to look like a shady drug dealer when I wore a slightly baggy zip up hoodie while constantly looking towards the left or right. Sadly, I didn't have a brown paper bag filled with beer, bath salts, or the Dank stuff...
As always, Sayori joined my walk to school late with an umbrella and some bread in- oh wait, now she was a croissant in her mouth...
It's a good thing I Stopped questioning things...
As we walked to the School, Sayori kept bugging me about the poem I wrote yesterday. Since it was the first week of school I couldn't really bring up any topics to avoid the question with, so I just told her to wait for Friday.
"Oh come on! Give me a hint on what it sounds like, just one!" She pleaded
"Alright," I said caving into her request, "I'll give you a hint on what it sounds like."
Sayori nodded her head as she began to listen to me intensely with determined eyes.
"My poem sounds exactly what you'd expect me to say…" I told her, Sayori's look of determination turned into annoyance as she began to complain.
"Hey! That's too vague! What do you mean by that!?" She complain
"It's exactly what I meant, you wanted a hint, not an explanation." I responded, I'm not gonna be held responsible for her poor word choice.
Sayori pouted and stayed quiet for the rest of the trip to the school. When we reached the school, She was greeted by Monika and Yuri with their own Umbrellas waiting by the the school sigh.
I tried to take my respective role of parting ways with Sayori and telling her I'd see her later while heading to my class, but I couldn't do that sadly since she dragged me with her to meet with them.
"Morning Monika, Morning Yuri!" Sayori said brightly as she gave them a light hug.
"Good Morning Sayori, Good Morning Jun" Monika replied with a warm smile.
"Mornin' "I said while sort of standing awkwardly off to the side
"M-morning Jun…" Yuri said a bit quietly as she looked off to the side.
Monika started to give me a weird look when I stood there with just my hoodie, and not an umbrella "Jun, even if you have a sweater, you should at least have an umbrella with you." Monika said as she scolded me.
"Tried that, wasted 2000 Yen ($20 US) on umbrella's that were either stolen or broke from the wind. Besides, rain isn't that that bad every once in a while…" I replied to Monika, she looked a bit disappointed at me but hey, you can't say I haven't tried when mother nature likes to shit on your day you know?
"Besides, we should get to class, it's about to start in 5 minutes." I said as I walked away from them and headed inside.
"Oh Okay! See you at lunch!" Sayori called out when I walked away.
When I got to my class and sat at my seat, I heard a familiar voice in the front room with a small group talking slightly louder than the rest of the students. That voice although it was loud and clear, came in a small package wrapped in pink.
I took a look up ahead and saw...um...Nats...uyo…? Natsuya…? I forget, but the pink haired girl from Sayori's club yesterday.
Well with her personality and looks there's almost no doubt that she's probably be with the loud-ish groups that usually tend to be either popular from looks, which I doubt for a mile and a half, or the fact that they follow the latest trends, which have no purpose in the outside world as much…
Either way, I didn't care nor did I try- no, let me rephrase that, Nor did I even need to think about trying to go up to them and be friendly...
But since It was impossible to drown out their voices, I was sort of forced to listen to them along with any other student doing literally anything else…
Strangely enough though….the moment what's her face left towards the classroom right next to us, I couldn't help but hear some snickering and backstabbing that group made about pink-chan…
Would I tell her about what was going on after she left?
Easy answer, No I wouldn't.
Why?
It's Simple, cause it's not my problem…
I'm not gonna put myself out in public trying to defend someone I don't know even, especially if I just met them yesterday...
Besides, If I did try and tell her what I "supposedly" heard from the back of the room, you think she's gonna believe some random guy like me that she just met yesterday?
I've got a better chance at winning the lottery than I do with convincing pink-chan...
Since it was now the second day of the new semester, the next 3-4 classes forced everyone to mingle and try to get to know each other which I find sort of useless since most of the classes have the some of the same students…
Strangely enough, I did see Pink-chan back in my Class for Biology and Yuri, I think that's what her name was, for my English class…
And It's just like what Monika said, Yuri is a shy person, not once have I seen her try and socialise with people, she just kept her head in her book for 70% of class.
Damn, she's just as bad as me...naw not possible, Yuri can still be saved social-wise, I'm long gone on the other hand.
Same problem seemed to have happened here, students started to talk shit about her while she read. This time around, instead of talking shit when she is out of the room it looked like a group of girls are sort of doing it openly.
"Geez, isn't that bitch always reading to herself what a fucking weirdo…" One of the girls said, she didn't even try to hide it she's just spoke in a normal tone.
"Fucking bookworm needs to get a life…!" Another one said
"Better yet, get laid, Ha! But I doubt anyone will take her, probably if they're desperate…!" another said while laughing to herself...
As I looked at Yuri, she still looks completely entranced from the book without any knowledge of what was being said in the real world...
Yuri, you poor bastard...I almost pity you...
Man, I'm really glad I'm reminded of what bunch of bitches looks like, since it seems like a good majority of them have some type of bullshit camo on these days…
Once again, just like loli-chan, I didn't speak up. I didn't intervene or try and defend Yuri…
Now I know bullying is bad, don't get me wrong. If someone talked shit about me I'd throw some han- nah, I probably wouldn't…
Jokes aside, bullying is bad m'kay? But If I try and intervene right now, not only will I get shit talked, as if I don't get enough of it sometimes, but the situation will just get worse.
This is something Yuri's gotta do on her own…
As the Lunch bell rang out throughout the entire School, some people started to file out of the door and rush to the lunch room, some people stayed at their desks and pulled out their lunch boxes with their friends, and others went to other classrooms to go eat with their friends.
I, on the other hand, Left the class and started to head towards the roof, but before I could open the door, I just remembered it was raining outside…
Dammit…
I forced myself to sit on the stairs and eat the leftovers in my lunchbox from yesterday night as I leaned on the concrete wall to my right.
As I ate, while browsing Reddit and asking myself why Big Chungus was a thing, I heard a couple of footsteps downstairs near the door that lead out into the hallways.
I heard a couple of Familiar voices as they walked up the stairs, "...he's hasn't always been like that, but for some reason it happened at the end of our Middle School year. He wasn't always so moody before that…" A voice that sounded like Sayori said as she walked up.
"Well you never know it could be just a puberty thing." Another voice said, this time it sounded like Monika.
I spoke up from the top of the stairs loud enough for the two of them to hear, "For the past year or two, I tried to figure out what it was. It's not a puberty thing."
The two of them seemed to have gotten sp00ked when I spoke up with an unexpected third person…
When I stood up and looked down the staircase, I saw Monika, Sayori, and Yuri surprisingly slightly close to the wall holding their chest from being scared while carrying what looks to be their lunch boxes.
Sayori spoke up while sounding mad, "Don't scare us like that! Nearly gave us a heart attack…" She said while trying to breath normally.
"Well you shouldn't be talking shit about someone who's literally 10 ft away…" I said as I sat back down on the stairs and leaned against the concrete wall.
Sayori rushed up the stairs and stared at me, lunchbox in hand, and tells me "But I'm not 10 ft away now am I?" Great my smartassery is rubbing off of her…
I ignored Sayori's comment and returned to my phone where I'd continued to scroll through shitposts and the such…
Monika spoke up with a concerned tone, "Hey Jun...do you usually eat alone?"
I answered unfazed and completely casual, "Unless Sayori eats with me then yes always, Why?"
"Do you not have an small group of friends to eat with at least?" She asked again with the same tone.
"What are friends?" I asked while still browsing my phone…
Monika sighed to herself, "It is this bad…"
I couldn't help but chuckle at that comment, Sayori seemed surprised at that to the point where she almost dropped her lunchbox.
"I haven't heard him chuckle in a long time…" she said in amazement.
"Just because my motivation and fun has been sucked out of me doesn't mean that I'm unable to chuckle, I'm not a robot. I'm close, but not completely like one…" I retorted back feeling slightly offended...only slightly...okay maybe a bit more….
Monika and Yuri chuckled at her comment as they sat down on the steps below me and ate their lunch.
While I would've hoped that the three of them would talk among themselves and not drag me in, I couldn't have been more wrong when Monika and Yuri took turns asking questions and trying to get to know me better.
"So what were you like before you became...this? Monika asked with some caution.
Well that's one way to start a questionnaire, but I can't say I didn't see this coming.
"I was normal." Was the only thing I said answering her question
Monika then leaned in close and teasingly said, "Is that all?"
As tempting as it is, I tried not to headbutt her as I reminded myself that it isn't their fault that they're starting to annoy me…
"Yes, that's all. Think up a generic middle school student, and you'll see me." I said while still on my phone.
"Well then, I guess it's safe to say that you were socially awkward just like any other middle school boy, isn't that right?" Monika said innocently with a slight smile.
"I mean you're not wrong…" I said unhesitantly. Compared to most socially awkward students, at least I was normal enough to speak my mind no matter how weird or fucked up it came out…
You know...I guess that might be one of the main reasons why some people didn't feel like befriending me at that time…
At this time, Yuri, who was usually quiet, spoke up in a not so quiet voice asking me what kind of books I've read…
"Oh, it's nothing impressive personally, Manga's, Webtoons, Light Novels, and at one point I did read the Art of War. Aside from that, it's just textbooks that are given to us or old artbooks that I probably have lying around my room…" I said while trying to recall if I've already sold those artbooks ot not…
"O-oh, Okay." Yuri said, she didn't look impressed when I listed out the things I usually read...not to mention some...research….wink wink nudge nudge...
It was Sayori's turn for some reason to ask me a question...and you could guess what it was…
"What's you poem about?" She eagerly
"I don't even know myself, but you'll know in Friday." I responded, Sayori, like always, got annoyed and pouted to herself.
Monika though seemed surprised, "Oh you're already finished with your poem Jun?" she asked.
"Yes, but I wouldn't expect a lot, though. Once you'll hear it, you'll probably look at me like some kind of weirdo…"
"Well you know what they say; If it's weird for someone, it's a goldmine for another!" Monika said positively.
"If you think so, then more power to you…" I said disregarding her comment.
The questions continued on as they ate their lunch.
"So...I remember Sayori saying that you're good at Art. Would mind showing us some of your work?" She said curiously
"Sure why not." I said as I pulled up my gallery album of artwork that I did, I handed Monika the phone, "Go nuts."
Some of my artwork that I've made over the past 1-2 years was I think ok for the most part, but my drawings I feel like are the only notable things though…
Sayori, Monika, and Yuri all leaned into my phone and scrolled through my collection, and for the most part they seemed impressed.
"Wow, these are actually good. I knew you were good at drawing but these are really good!" Sayori said as her eyes lit up as she saw them.
Monika seemed equally impressed, "Yeah, some of these are really good, you've got some talent that the Literature Club could use."
Yeah, like that flyer…
Yuri on the other hand seemed quiet, but her eyes definitely showed interest in my art since it was a serious gaze.
Their faces however, were surprised and confused when they saw the next image…
Monika seemed a bit nervous when she showed me my phone, "And this is…?"
When I looked at the photo, it was a tag that I spray painted last summer. What made her nervous was that the background looked like I was in Detroit.
"Graffiti." I replied casually.
They still seemed a bit cautious when they continued to flip through my phone and see more graffiti ranging from small sketches on a notepad to a couple of my own throw ups (not vomit, I know that word has double meaning but it's not Vomit) on the side of a building.
"Umm...have you...got caught for doing things like these? Like in Public?" Yuri asked cautiously
"No not yet, I know it's illegal, but it isn't to me if I'm in the middle of nowhere. Abandoned train yards, houses, and factories were all the places I tried and so far no one has said a thing." I said, but this still seem to have made them a bit cautious and not ask anymore questions to see if there was any more illegal things I've done.
I started doing graffiti last year, filled out my entire sketchpad not only trying to get better at it, but also trying to figure out a name to go with.
I somehow managed to get the name Xper from the shortened out word 'Experiment', but since the words didn't flow as expected, It didn't write as well as I thought.
I already find it strange enough that doing graffiti is one of the only thing few things that doesn't get me burned out. Maybe it's because of the risk factor of breaking the law, maybe not, but for the moment it's all I've got that doesn't seem pointless...
It's a good thing they didn't flip to the photo of when I tagged part of the school...
When I got my phone back a checked the time, class was just about to start in 5 minutes.
I stood up from where I sat and packed my lunchbox as I headed towards the door, "Where are you going?" Sayori asked
"Class is gonna start in 5 minutes, see ya later…" I said after I re-entered the hallway, I heard a faint gasp as the trio probably scrambled to finish their lunch and head to their own classes.
The rest of the classes followed suit as the rest of the 3 classes began their introduction to whatever they were teaching.
And Just like yesterday, I tried hard to keep myself awake and try not to fall asleep from boredom.
Thankfully, my last class ended just as I was about to fall asleep, saving me from getting a detention very early in the year.
Before I could leave though, "Hey Angsty prick…" My History teacher called me over.
I headed over to him to see what he wanted, he just pointed to a stack of papers on his desk that weren't organised at all.
"Not even a week and you're already this lazy?" I asked him.
"A wise man once said that Laziness is only Clever Efficiency(1), and I plan on being very efficient…" He said as he walked over to the door and started to head to the teachers lounge.
He looked back and gave me a small glare, "Well what're waiting for? Chop Chop!"
My History teacher, Mr. Fujiwara, despite being sort of built since he coaches the soccer squad, is very lazy and doesn't take shit from any students or teachers. Of course with the way he acts, you'd think that the staff would probably fire him for someone else, but they can't since not only is he really good at teaching, but he is a good life counselor for bringing people back into reality with his attitude.
"Would you like some help with that Jun?" Monika asked as she popped out of thin air, did I really not notice that we were in the same classroom or did I classify her as a normie and not pay attention…?
"Don't be so courteous to someone like this, Ishida. He can take it." He said uncaringly as he laid his arm on top of the stacks of paper I was holding onto.
"W-well I might as well help anyways, it seems like he's struggling to keep them up. Here, let me take half…" Monika said as Mr. Fujiwara lifted his arm and waited near the doors.
Asshole…
As we both walked behind Mr. Fujiwara, heading towards the teachers lounge, I was starting to get the impression that Monika was a very popular student. Whenever someone noticed her as she walked by, they always say 'Good Afternoon', give a 'Hi' or 'Hey', or some other compliment.
I guess it was safe to say that she was the schools model student among first and second years.
I, on the other hand, just got weird stares or glares of jealousy for being next to Monika. Yes, those people exist in this school, I just can't wait to see their mugshot in 12-16 years…
We finally got to the Teachers lounge as Mr. Fujiwara used his key to unlock it and take a seat near an open window.
"Ugh, I'm beat. You can set down those papers right here, I'll be going through them for the day." He said as he brought out a pack of smokes and took a puff.
The teachers lounge hasn't changed from the last time I've been here: A couple of tables in the middle of the room and alongside the windows, a vending machine for both soda and coffee, and a fridge to keep their lunch fresh.
"Mr. Fujiwara, you know you shouldn't be smoking. It's bad for your health you know." Monika said in a slightly concerned voice, "Especially in front of students…"
He gave her a look of confusion and took the ashtray in the middle of the table closer to him, "Ok, and?" He responded as he tapped his cig to get rid of his excess ash.
"The difference between me and those who get lung cancer in their late 30's is the fact that I have Self-control. I smoke about 4-6 times a week, an average smoker will do it twice as much just to pass time, and a heavy smoker will do it twice as much as an average person to get rid of stress, I've don't have as much stress surprisingly, so it's really a minor thing for me. Besides, I've smoked in front of this brat a lot of times, I know he won't snitch." He said as he kept his cig in his mouth while going through the documents.
Monika still looked a bit concerned but accepted the words of our lazy as shit History teacher, "Well if you say so…"
As we were about to take our leave, Mr. Fujiwara called out to me again.
"So...I've heard you joined a club. A Literature Club as a matter of fact…" He said as he continued to look through the documents.
I wasn't sure where he was getting at, " Right, well I was forced to in a way, but your point?"
He exhaled the smoke he held in his lungs out the window, "So have you finally grown out of your teenage angst and actually learn to be a decent human being, or am I just hoping for a miracle?" He said with an unconcerned tone.
"To me I feel like I'm still the same asshole, I guess…" I said while taking a seat across from him.
"The hell you sitting down for? Teachers only." He said forcing me to stand up.
He sighed to himself, "And here I was hoping for a decent conversation…" He said in a fake disappointed tone, "Alright, out before teachers begin to grill me about letting you in."
As I headed towards the door where I'd head to the club to do whatever they did, Mr. Fujiwara spoke up loud enough for me to hear, "It might be a good thing, you joining the club. Might be good for you in unexpected ways…" Was all he said before I left.
Unexpected ways, huh? What is this a shitty fanfiction?
I started to head towards the classroom the club was held at basing my route off of memory, and after 8 minutes of walking halfway across the school I finally managed to find the classroom where everyone, save for Sayori, was there.
Monika was the first to greet me when I stepped inside followed by a quiet welcome from Yuri. Pink-chan, keeping up with her tsundere attitude, looked away and didn't even acknowledge me being in the class.
"Is Sayori running late?" I asked, but probably shouldn't have since I already knew the answer to that.
Monika gave a light laugh, "You can probably guess…"
"Got it." I said, I took a seat near the middle of the class and took out my poem that I worked on yesterday.
As I read the poem to myself, I couldn't help but think to myself…
...what the fuck did I write?
Of course this was me we were talking about, someone who's never written a poem before, but still even this…
I got a sudden headache from reading but as I did get a headache, I couldn't help but laugh silently.
Of course, only I would be able to write trash like this...it's almost like a signature of mine….
My strange mindset and thoughts were interrupted as I got this feeling of being watched…
I looked to the sides subtly only to see no one, Monika up ahead is working on her poem or whatever…
I doubt it might be pink-chan since I don't feel any heat or the feeling of hatred at the back of my head, and I know it can't be Yuri, because...well she's doesn't seem like a person to have a glare strong enough to evoke emotions...
I had a hunch of who might be stalking me…
I turned over my poem, and slowly started to get up only to turn around quickly catching Sayori in the act of trying to do something.
I guess I startled her because when I turned around, she was just about to fall back towards the desk.
"Ah!" She squealed
I was able to grab her wrist with one hand and grab my desk with the other to prevent myself from getting falling down with Sayori.
The desk made a very loud screech noise as its legs drug across the hardwood floor.
"hehe, nice catch…" Sayori said in a slight carefree tone.
I looked at Sayori with a menacing gaze…
She tried to looked the other way with a guilty expression before pouting ever so slightly…
I sighed as I took the paper off my desk and handed it to her.
"Really!?" She said happily as her eyes lit up.
If it means getting her off my back and not after my head/Poem then I should've showed her yesterday…
Sayori took my paper and read it with her eyes filled with expectations and glee only for it to turn into confusion and surprise…
Sorry to disappoint your expectations Sayori, but I've already told you; My poem sounds exactly what you'd expect me to say...
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Hello there DDLC fandom, My name is Konran.
Just like the title says, this is sort of a generic story I'm doing for DDLC but not really.
For those who are familiar with my writing style, (which is bootleg as fuck), you probably know what to expect with my bullshit.
For those who don't, well get ready to be surprised or disappointed, but either way don't expect much.
BTW, sorry if I sound like an asshole but this is sort of an evolved form of what I usually write like...
I know what question some of you are probably gonna ask, and it's probably related to the ships or canon story.
For Ships, for now I don't plan on doing any. They'll be left in the backburner of backburners and will probably be added in when I feel like it's convenient to progress story. I'm sorry if this killed your motivation to continue this story, but hey there are probably 50 different stories that could do a better job.
For following the canon story, I'll probably switch it up and add some of it in at random, the normal parts at least...
For the story as a whole, I'm just gonna start out in the beginning of the school semester and treat like an anime of some kind with either daily or weekly story progression, yes I'm a filthy fucking weeaboo, Papa Franku was too late for me.
For those who actually like my writing style, I say "ok more power to you", go check out my other story "Trying Not To Lose my Sanity In this Stupid Fantasy World" It's a Konosuba and Devil May Cry crossover but not really which I'm taking a break from. Beginning Chapters are very rough and I'm too lazy to rewrite them, so read with some caution.
Now, I usually do weekly updoots for the story, but since this'll probably take more creativity from me than the other story I will be doing bi-weekly updoots (every two weeks). Also I have School and upcoming games to deal with (DMCV and the on the fence option of Anthem, pm me if you've played the beta, I want to know your thoughts on it.)
Something that the people who know me will probably ask why I'm starting this story after sort of burning myself out of the other story, well my answer to you is...I don't really know myself. I was on YT a week or two and saw a DDLC visual novel mod posted by Ronald McOnepunch and got interested in it after watching a couple of them.
After I watched a good majority of it, I got inspired to try and do a story like this, but instead of writing out events and scenarios that mainly take place in the weekends/end of the school day, I thought I'd take an anime route and try to grow the friendship between all 5 of the characters throughout the year and maybe add a bit more if I get inspired enough.
I've watched enough slice of life, romcoms, comedies in general, and other stuff for the past 5 years (because I'm lonely) to understand what do and what not to do. (The entirety of SAO counts as what NOT to do, don't even @ me…)
With all the experience I've got in story writing and anime watching, I feel like I could do a sort of ok job at this story, compared to my other story where all base info comes from the light novels along with some DMC shoved in.
Besides, the DDLC-verse is basically a blank slate, almost anything and everything can be written in and it'll probably come out ok 90% of times.
With all those out of the way I can now to wait for the reviews that'll call my story shit because I disrespected their pink waifu, I can already hear someone furiously typing "WeLl AcKsHuAlLy…"
Oh, one more thing, Make sure to check out one of my friends' story 'Coming Home', by YukkiNikki.
Drinking Game: Take a shot everytime the words "Sort of" or "Not Really" pop up in this story.
Reference:
1: One of Echo's dialogue from Tom Clancy's, Rainbow 6: Siege.