Natsuki, Yuri, and Sayori were wandering around town. Lost and slightly afraid, the three club members had decided to stay together after being released from Matthew's laboratory. They had been walking for a few hours, occasionally shifting direction at the suggestion of their surroundings. Natsuki suddenly stopped.

"Where are we even going?!" she yelled.

Sayori spoke up. "I don't know, but at least we're all still together. Things are always worse when you're alone."

"Indeed," replied Yuri.

"You're forgetting about Monika," Natsuki corrected.

"That may be true," Sayori said with a frown, "Monika would definitely be a big help at a time like this. She would have probably come up with a plan by now, but as the vice president of the club I will just have to carry out Monika's duties in her absence. We'll all be okay if we stick together." Sayori was now smiling.

Yuri began to speak, "I just... realized something. Even though we didn't see Monika when we awoke in this 'alternate reality', that doesn't mean she couldn't here now. She may have been late to arrive, assuming this is all real."

"I sure hope it isn't," Natsuki sighed.

"Look on the bright side," Sayori suggested. The two other girls looked quizzically at her.

"Being in a new world just means that everything we do here will be an adventure."

They all laughed.

"I know," said Natsuki, "let's find something to do that'll take our minds off of this whole new reality thing. There's got to be something in this world this world that we recognize."

"Sure," Sayori replied happily.

Yuri also seemed fond of the idea. "What kind of activity were you thinking of, Natsuki?"

Natsuki paused.

"How about we go to that giant mall over there?"

Monika was puzzled. She looked at Jacob intensely. Once she was reasonably certain that he had only good intentions, she responded to his previous question.

"What about it?"

Jacob began to panic. Great, now what do I say? I'm trying my best not to look like a dweeb here.

"Well, it's a game, and there's a girl in it... " he fumbled with his words. Monika of course knew this already, but she wanted to see exactly what he meant to say to her. Jacob began speaking again.

"It's just that you look shockingly similar to her. I'm not trying to be weird or anything... and it's not an insult either... because that girl definitely isn't ugly... so..."

She continued to look at him. When he failed to come up with anything that could save the current conversation she sighed.

"What's your name?"

He was startled.

"Me? Oh, um... my name's Jacob."

Monika smiled and bowed slightly.

"Well Jacob, it's nice to know that you think I'm not ugly."

Jacob just stood there in utter disbelief.

Matthew had been pacing, trying find his previous error. He certainly hadn't expected to cause Monika anguish. After all this time, he thought, I would be the only thing to keep us apart. He sighed and sat in his chair, looking over the poem displayed on his computer's screen.

Pen in hand, I find my strength.
The courage endowed upon me by my one and only love.
Together, let us dismantle this crumbling world
And write a novel of our own fantasies.

With a flick of her pen, the lost finds her way.
In a world of infinite choices, behold this special day.

After all,

Not all good times must come to an end

Matthew continued to think for hours before arriving at his conclusion: he would simply have to prove himself wrong.

Matthew ran out the door leaving his coat behind. It had started to rain, but he didn't care. He charged down the sidewalk at full speed. The amount of energy in his new, younger body was much greater than that of his previous one, and it made him feel invincible. Matthew knew what needed to be done, but he didn't know where to find her.

Soon, he had run out of breath.

Monika and Jacob ran hand in hand through the unoccupied sidewalks, trying to reach Jacob's house. It had begun to rain, shortly after they had started talking, and the two of them did not want to get completely soaked.

"So why would someone like you want to walk home with me?" Jacob asked Monika jokingly.

"Well, first of all we're running." she corrected. He gave her an empty laugh.

"Ha ha, yes of course we're running. Otherwise, I wouldn't be nearly out of breath."

"That just means you need to run more often."

"Hey... well, in all honesty that's probably true."

"See?" Monika smiled at him.

"Are you going to answer the question."

"Hold on, I'm still thinking."

"Seriously?"

"Okay fine. To tell you the truth you're the only person here who I could turn to. The whole club is in your reality now to my knowledge, but I wasn't with the others. I don't know anyone here or where here is for that matter."

"Oh well right now we're-"

They were halfway through the sprint, and Monika stopped, pulling Jacob toward her.

"What is it, Monika?" he asked.

"I'm tired of running in the rain. We might catch a cold, so I was thinking that we could take shelter in that coffee shop."

"I don't know if I have enough cash for it."

"So you're going to refuse to take me to a coffee shop now that I finally have the chance to enjoy it with you?" Monika looked towards Jacob with huge, pleading eyes and she began to pout like Natsuki would have done given the situation.

Jacob was pretty much helpless at this point.

"Okay. Let's hurry and get inside."

Once inside, Jacob was surrounded by dozens of pastries. Each one looked delicious, and the surrounded customers seemed to confirm his suspicions. Everywhere he turned, satisfied people were drinking their coffee and happily eating any assorted foods that they purchased to accompany their drink. With a single glance, Jacob could already tell that Monika was eagerly awaiting the chance to taste the food herself.

Jacob and Monika walked to a small table.

"So what would you like?" Jacob asked.

Monika thought for a moment then replied, "I'll have a bagel and an latte."

Afterwards, Jacob made his way over to the counter to order for both of them. There was a short line, so Jacob decided to check his wallet for cash before he made his decision on what to get.

Crap

Jacob suddenly realized that he only had ten dollars with him at the moment, which wouldn't be enough for both of them. Normally, he didn't go to stores after school, so he hadn't brought much extra cash with him. Jacob sighed and approached the counter.

"I'll take one bagel and one latte."

After receiving the bagel and beverage, Jacob returned to the table where Monika had been waiting for him. She surveyed the items he was carrying.

"Where's your drink?"

"Oh, uh... well I didn't have enough money for anything else, so I just got the things you wanted."

"That's so sweet of you."

"Yeah. Don't worry about it."

She surveyed the bagel and coffee.

"This bagel is much bigger than I thought," Monika said. Jacob nodded.

"Do you want to share it with me?"

Jacob thought about it.

"Maybe just one bite."

Monika took a piece off of her bagel and held it between her fingers. "Okay!" she said, "Open wide!"

Author note: I hope this isn't too bad of a character interaction. I didn't really know what to do, and I'm not so good with improvising (^▽^;). Next chapter will probably be mostly Jacob and Monika; with a side of the other dokis.