CHAPTER 19 IS UP! SKIP THIS PART IF YOU WOULD LIKE!
AN: Hey, everyone. Not much to say, besides the fact that the next chapter is coming in the 19th. I've been pretty busy, thanks to a language class I despise with my very fiber of my being and AP classes. But hopefully when spring break comes around, I'll be able to pick up the pace and churn out some chapters for you all.
Before I want to start responding to reviews, I would like to thank you all for 69 followers. I'm not doing this because of "oh shit I have 69 followers, haha get it 69?", no I'm doing this because I would like to thank all who have followed me and encouraged me to write this story. It means a lot to me.
Enough of the mushy stuff, time to respond to reviews.
Jazzy, Aye. Sorry for the early chapters. Well for time being, you shouldn't be scared, I guess. But hopefully when the story reaches up towards the climax then, I guess you could be scared? I dunno, but the very least it'll be suspenseful. Sure, the recently it's all fluff, but it's gonna change... maybe a little. Thanks for the review, dude!
Wtf (Guest), You're one of the three reviews in chapter that refer to Val and Monika doing questionable activities. I have no comment towards that, but thanks for the review though.
Wookie, Nah. I just added the fact that Monika tends to be really cranky if woken up abruptly. Given her perfectionist nature, I wouldn't be surprised if she actually does have that problem. The amnesia from when Monika says she doesn't remember much about the time she woke earlier, is just attributed to her crankiness. I was trying to add some comedic relief to a guy trying to explain himself to panicking girl. Additionally, the part where Monika charges in for a cuddle and slaps Val afterwards, is again comedic relief. Anyways, thanks for the review!
Lemons, You're the second person to wanting them engage in such... activities. I can't help but worry when you say you can't do it anymore... Um, thanks for the review though. I appreciate it!
Quill, You're the third person to wanting them to that. Have I mentioned that this a Christian fanfic? I'm kidding, if I do a quote on quote "lemon" then this has to be a M rated fic or be moved to another website... In terms of mentioned sex, I mean, sure. Why not? But it depends on the flow of the story. Right now, they won't be "fucking"... Anyways, nah, it's not in North Carolina. In fact, the setting is currently unknown, as the game never states where it takes place. So I'm just winging it by following the same setting as the game takes place. Also, where a foot of snow falls and school not closing is common in area, unfortunately so I've grown used to it. Fuck... Anyways thanks for the review, man!
Ryustorm, Yeah, I'm getting there. Don't you worry! The memory is slowly coming to a close as it approaches Monday. Unfortunately, a snowman scene isn't going occur in the future chapter. However, there's a chance that I would include a snowman scene in a flashback.
Guardian, Nice Johnny Knoxville reference, I like that! Oh yeah, don't down go "drank". You can't do headshot if you're "drank", or sit down, if you're "drank". Or even stand up. You'll be faded. Oh yeah, that SAS guy? I don't wanna type much, but uh... he's the one behind bolden voice that Val or Frank can hear. All I can say that also he's related to MC. As always, I enjoy your reviews. Thanks!
Storm, Silly Mikey, had to interrupt their moment, right? Thanks for the review.
Regarding the beach chapter, it's still going to happen in the next day. Don't worry! The snow is going to melt right after it's done snowing. Oh yeah, before I wrap up.
There's some people that Val's going to welcome in open arms. It's been hinted in multiple reviews in the past. Y'all know the fuck is going on.
Alright! That's all! I'm out to write the next chapter. See you then!
3/18/18 AN: Okay chapter's up. Take a gander, and enjoy!
I walk out of the bathroom, somewhat irritated from explaining to my little brother that I wasn't going marry anyone.
Hell, I planned on being a bachelor.
I don't need love, I only need my friends to keep me company.
There's more to life, than romance and lust, and stuff...
Having friends won't make me lonely.
Isn't it the opposite...?
Right?
I shake my head from those thoughts, and walked up to the bathroom Monika was in.
I take in a deep breath, and knocked on the door.
I didn't even get a chance to even knock on it, as the door was actually unlocked.
She forgot to lock it?
I walk into the bathroom and turned to lock the door.
The room was covered in a hazy mist of some sort. Not only that, it was warm inside the room and was somewhat difficult to breathe.
I cleared my throat, ready to speak.
"Monika? Do you need help with your hair?"
My voice was drowned out from the rushing water of the shower. I heard ragged breathing behind the shower door.
"Monika?"
...
The ragged breathing intensified to point to it has ran a triathlon.
"Aaah... Yes... Oh, yes!"
What the Hell is she even doing in there?!
"Monika!" I yelled from the outside.
"Eh?! Who's- waaah!"
I heard some thumps on shower.
Oh shit...
Without even thinking, I opened the shower door and found Monika, lying on the shower floor, rubbing her forehead.
"Are you okay?!"
I didn't even notice that she was completely naked.
Monika screamed at the sight of me.
"AAAAH! V-Val?! Wh-wh-what the Hell are you doing here?! I'm completely naked!"
Naked?
Her complaints weren't audible to me. Everything she said was being blotted out, my eyes searched and scanned the naked figure next to me.
The damn mist... I can't see her-
She covers herself up with her arms.
"Wh-what do you think you're looking at, VAL! Y-y-you pervert!"
Pervert? What is she talking about- Oh...
In an instinct, I brought my hands to my eyes, in an effort to cover the scene in front of me.
"OH MY GOD! I'm so sorry! I'm so, so sorry! I didn't mean to!"
I fucked up. Great!
"Raaah! You're such a PERVERT!"
I heard her get up from the floor and charge at me.
I felt a flurry punches and smacks all over my body.
"PERVERT! PERVERT! PERVERRRT!"
My ire was rising from this.
"You fricking, Pervert-!"
Enough.
I growled at her and grabbed ahold of her arms. I then pinned her against the wall.
She gave a surprised yelp from the sudden movement. Her eyes frantically searched my face for an answer, as she had a unsettled expression on her face.
For some reason, she started shivering.
I noticed that she biting her lips in a seductive manner.
I noticed her eyes were completely on me, they were filled with that same layer before Mikey interrupted us...
I noticed her breathing become more and more erratic...
I noticed her breasts melt on to my chest...
I noticed her lower area was touching mine...
But I didn't falter. I just looked dead straight into her eyes.
"V-Val? You're so close, I-I just want..." She muttered.
I placed a finger on her lips, as I didn't care about what she had to say.
"Look. I only came here to help you with your hair. Nothing more." I calmly explained.
"But, when you fell from my yelling, I got scared that you got hurt. So I went in to check on you... And I didn't mean to ogle you, Monika."
I sighed.
"I'm just sorry that I barged in here. It was... all out of instinct."
Something was going on besides this... I know it...
I pull away from her, leaving some distance and personal space. Monika took the chance to cover herself again. It didn't take long, as we eased up a bit, and were able to look eye to eye now.
"Oh..." Was all she muttered. "I'm still naked, ya know."
"Aah! Right! Sorry!" I backed off even more and turned to exit the shower.
"Wait! As my best friend, I don't mind if you see me naked..."
I turn around and looked straight at her eyes.
"Really? Then what's with you hitting me and calling me a pervert, eh?"
"O-oh! That? I was... I was just surprised! That's all!"
"Pff... sure. Anyways, I'm leaving... I'm sorry."
"Are you sure?"
What?
I looked at her suspiciously.
"Yeah? Why?"
Her posture indicated that she has recovered and is proud of something.
"Hehehe... I don't know. Don't you want to... stare?"
She was holding something in front of her chest, but I couldn't see what, due to the mist.
My eyes bulged out on realization of what she meant.
"N-no! It's wrong to do that! And what's wrong with you?! Don't you have a sense of decency, Monika?!"
"I do, you moron! If this was Tommy or someone else, then they would be half dead!"
"But still! It's wrong! We..."
I lowered my tone.
"We aren't a couple..."
She looked down from my statement.
"Hmm, that's true. But..."
She looked with renown.
"As best friends, we have to trust each other!"
"So?"
"So... that means you can look at me!"
Her body language gave an early indicator to look away.
"So... stare! Stare to your heart's content, Val!"
Luckily, I had my hand up and was looking away from her, as if she was blinding light to my eyes.
"Argh! Seriously?!" She moaned.
"Yeah, I'm serious..." I said still looking away.
"Prude..."
"Mhm. That's me! Val, the fucking prude. Now can you stop?"
She reluctantly compiles.
"Fine..."
She covers herself with her arms.
After a few seconds she started giggling.
"Since you wouldn't look at me, you know what that means..."
Oh no. Wait a minute...
"What?! That... that doesn't even make sense! In fact, what I did was a good thing!"
"Nuh uh! It isn't a good thing in my book! Nope! No way!" She shook her head in a disapproving matter.
"What's considered a good thing in 'your book?' then?"
"Staring at me, counts. So, stare at me... Or else."
"And if I don't want to?" I muttered.
"I'll punish you."
"Fuck me sideways... just punish me! Whaaat?!" I complained.
"Tee hee! I want you too..." She stopped to ponder.
I swear to God, it's as if by pure misfortune that I get into situations like this. Is there some asshole out there, writing me up to suffer like this? Like this is all a fucking story?!
"Hmm... I don't know what I want from you..."
I rolled my eyes.
"Hey, can you let this slide? I said was I was sorry..."
"That's good if you feel sorry, but that doesn't mean you're been truly sorry of what you've done!"
"I am!"
"Really? Then, prove it to me. Say that I'm better than you. Then I'll probably... let you go."
No punishment crap? This is going to be easy!
...
How do I start?
"Umm... Okay..."
My tapped my chin in thought.
"Well?"
"Uh, gimme a moment..."
Hmm... Got it! Here goes...
"Ahem!" I cleared my throat.
"I'm very sorry Monika, you're better in everyway possible. Your looks, your intelligence, and your social skills are far superior to mine. You are angel an personified, and you deserve to rule over me, as I am the slave."
She covered mouth to stop the giggles from escaping her.
"My, my... Vally. I didn't that you're such a smooth talker..."
"A smooth talker? Lady, I rarely speak to women. So there's no way I'm a smooth talker. I'm not that suave..."
"In my eyes... you are..."
I... don't know how to take that.
"Yeah... Anyways, do you still need help with your hair?"
"Nope! Ever since you went to wash up, I decided that I can do it myself." She said with a proud smile.
"Since I was washing my hair, I thought I might as well take a shower too. So I did..." She glared at me. "And all went well, until you walked in and decided not stare at me."
"Right, right. Sorry... Oh right! Are you okay?"
"What do you mean, 'Am I okay?'
"Well, you fell and-"
"Yeah! I'm fine!" Monika said with a red face. I didn't like the look on her face, it made me worried.
"I'm not sure about that. You're red..."
"It-it's cause of the heat! That's why!"
I arched an eyebrow and noticed that the shower was running all this time. I simply turned off the long-running shower head.
"Okay, then... Let me get a towel for you."
I walk out of the shower room and picked a towel. Only now, I noticed was I was completely soaked.
Damn it!
I hand Monika a towel through an opening of the shower door.
After a minute, she comes out of shower with a towel wrapped around her.
"Let's go, if you're feeling all red and stuff..."
"Wa-wait! Before we go, I have this weird headache from the fall." She massages her temples.
"Oh no. Is it bad?"
She lets go from massaging her temples.
"It's not that bad... but I don't feel so good..."
She starts wringing her fingers in anxiousness.
"Can you carry me to my room?"
"Sorry, no can do. I can't. I'm soaking wet!"
"Well... dry up, then! Here's a towel."
She hands me a towel.
Where did this come from? I didn't see another towel here...
"Monika, are you really going to wait for me to carry you?" I said as I took the towel.
"Mhm! And didn't I say my head hurts? Don't you have any empathy, Val?"
"Alright, alright. My bad... Just... stay right here, okay?"
I walk in to shower room and take off my clothes.
The shower glass is translucent, so I had to awkwardly stood towards a corner of shower to cover myself from the glass and put the towel on.
Knowing Monika, she's going to think of something to see me with my pants down... Literally!
I wrap the towel on me and discarded my wet clothes.
Okay. Here goes.
With a deep breath, I open the shower door.
"Finally! About time-"
Her mouth was agape.
"Umm... Monika? Is there something wrong? I'm pretty sure, I'm not naked..."
"You aren't..." She said, it's as if she was out of breath.
I don't like the sound of her voice... There's something up, oh-
I was half naked.
"Sorry about that."
I pull up the towel.
"Don't you dare do that! Stop!"
"Huh? Stop? Why? I just want to pull this up..."
"No... You're just fine... just fine..."
That didn't reassure me though.
"Oookay! Now come on, let's-"
"Flex for me."
I felt a shiver up my spine. She has said the words that have scared me since yesterday.
"I-I'm sorry, what?"
"Flex for me. Do it."
"Th-this again? No! Now come on!"
She stomped up to me and grabbed a hold of my towel.
"If you don't flex, I'll pull this towel off you. Knowing the prude you are, you don't want that. Now flex!"
Curse her damn vixen brain!
"Alright! I yield, damn it!"
I sigh and look at the floor, her grip still on my towel.
"Okay... since you want it so badly..."
"Do it, already!"
"Jesus, Monika. Alright..."
I strike a pose.
"Oh, my..." She muttered.
All of a sudden, she started laughing, almost in a maniacal manner.
"YES! More! I want more, damn it!" At this point, Monika was drooling and looked excited.
"No! Now let's go already!"
She gave a warning yank to my towel.
"I swear, Jones. If you move a inch, I'll rip that 'loincloth' of yours."
Fuck!
With an aggravated grunt, I begrudgingly strike another pose.
"PERFECT! Yes! I love it!"
"Well, I don't!"
She ignored my complaints and traced a hand on my arms and body. She was gliding through my toned body, marveling at it. Monika then got closer to me, breathing heavily as her breathes tickled my chest.
"Amazing..."
Her cold trace made me shiver, but it made me want more...
No. This has gone long enough...
I decided to attack her sides with a tick to her armpit, to which it made her cackle uncontrollably.
"Hahaha! Stop it!"
When she said that, it's as if on cue, her hand on my towel has let go.
With that, I seized the opportunity to swoop her into my arms. My left arm was on her back and right one was underneath her legs. In otherwords, I got her into a bridal style hold.
Despite her perfect frame, she was almost weightless.
"Wait! No! NO! I want to see more! Please, Val?! Please?!"
"Hah! Like that'll ever happen again."
"Oh, c'mon!" She crossed her arms and looked away from me.
She's so cute in my arms...
I unlocked and kicked open the bathroom door and walked over to the guest room.
"I'm so not enjoying this!"
"You aren't supposed to enjoy this, remember? Your head hurts!" I counter.
"Whatever!"
I twisted the knob from my right arm and kicked open the door, once again.
I walk over to our bed and laid her down it.
"I hate you." She said with the same exact position when she was in my arms. She was still looking away from me and had her arms crossed.
"Why?"
"I wanted to see you flex more. It was a good exercise on being besties, y'know..."
"Yeah... but I'm not ready for it, yet."
"Well, be ready! Like right now!" She yelled, now looking right at me.
I rub my forehead in annoyance.
"I'd rather not." I smugly say as I turned to leave.
"I'll get you for this. Don't forget that."
"Yeah, yeah." I turned to face her.
"But listen, should I make breakfast?"
She was giving a frigid, but calm glare at me. "No. I'll make it. Just leave."
"Alright." I said as I left.
Something in me felt like it was shot when she told me leave. I couldn't tell what it was...
Despite the phantom pain, I press on to my room.
Inside my room, I put on my uniform and readied myself for school. I took a look at the clock.
It's 10:05... So thirty minutes of breakfast, and thirty minutes of walking...
I take a look outside to see how the weather was.
Wow...
It was a far cry to what it was before. It was sunny and the snow was reflecting off the sun's rays, slowly melting it.
This weather makes no sense...
I soon realized that I'm still naked behind the towel I'm wearing, so I hurried to wear some under clothes.
The under clothes I got was, a pair of boxers and another white t-shirt.
Is this all I have?
I take a close look into my dresser.
My suspicion was correct, as all my casual clothes were all boxers and t-shirts.
The fuck is this? How come I didn't notice this before?
Knowing I had more important things to take care of, I shrugged it off.
Once I got the clothes on, I put on the dreaded uniform.
I hate this uniform, so much.
I made sure that I put on the uniform correctly, looking at the mirror as I put it on.
I have to wear this uniform no matter what, apparently. That's bullshit.
Finishing up on wearing the uniform, I walk up to the exit of my door.
Am I missing anything else...?
I spot my poem on my desk from the night prior. I pick it up and read the title.
"Insanity"
I take a quick look on what I wrote on the poem.
Gosh, what the hell is this mess? This poem isn't that good at all...
Since when did my poems be good?
I placed the poem into my bag.
With my bag, I went downstairs.
So, it's stopped snowing and it's really sunny right now. The weather does not make any sense, whatsoever. It's nigh impossible for this even occur in the first place!
There's something up...
I was greeted by a sweet aroma.
Oh my... what is that?
I followed the aroma, leading me into the kitchen.
As the aroma grew stronger, I started to hear a humming coming from there.
The humming was angelic, in tune, and overall just perfect.
I wasn't surprised when I saw Monika, in uniform, humming and cooking breakfast. She was swaying to her humming, which made her look...
Enticing...
She really is... perfect.
I leaned on the entrance of the kitchen and watched her elegantly cook.
I smirked and gave a whistle.
"Hmm?" She turned around.
"Oh. It's you..." She said with malice.
"Yeah, it's me. I gotta say whatever you're cooking, Mon, it smells divine..."
"Don't call me that." She turned around to continue cooking.
"Monika, are you still upset?"
"Obviously! I thought we were besties!" She yelled by turning her head.
"We are! Just..."
I walk up to her.
"I know that, best friends trust each other with anything. But your definition and my definition of it, is very different. I don't think we are at that level of trust. Not just yet..."
She sighed and looked downwards.
"Val, it's okay. I understand." She turns back to cook again.
An immeasurable amount of weight, that I never thought I had, was lifted from my chest.
"Thank you. Thank you for understanding, Monika." I grabbed her waist and turned her to face me.
With a smile, I kissed her cheek.
She giggled gingerly.
"Your welcome. Anytime... bestie."
"So, are you two going to kiss now?"
We both jumped from the younger voice behind us.
"Mikey! The heck, bro?!"
"Sorry! You two were about to..."
He put up his hands and they imitated a puppet like stance.
The hands got closer, until they intertwined with each other.
"Mehmehmehmeh, ooo! I love you, Val! Mehmehmehmeh, And I love you, Monika! Moah, moah, moah!"
I can feel our faces burn in molten hot temperatures.
"Mikey!" We both yelled at him.
"Ow..." He rubbed his ears. "Are you two at the part, where you yell at each other after you're married for a long time?"
"Arrrgh! Stop it! Please!" I yelled.
"Heheheh! Okay! Since you said please..."
At times, I despise my brother...
But, I still love him.
"So, sis what are making for breakfast? I'm soo hungry!" Mike exclaimed.
"Sis?" Monika looked at me with eyebrow raised.
"Right... about that. Its something I went over with him. Isn't that right, Mikey?" I tried to explain.
"Yup!" He said with an happy-go-lucky smile.
He doesn't understand what I meant by that, did he?
...
Crap.
"What do you mean, Val?"
"Umm... how do I explain this...?"
"Explain what?"
"Look, Mikey here thinks that we're going to marry."
"M-m-marry?" She said with her eyes bulged out.
"I know right? What are the chances of that happening?" I claimed.
I couldn't tell how, but I felt Monika change... It was something for the worse...
I didn't like what I just said too.
"Y-yeah..." She muttered not looking at us, rather at something in a random direction.
"Anyway... I explained to him that if we do marry, then you would be Mike's sister-in-law, right?"
"Sure?" She said with a hint of confusion.
"Agh. Never mind all this..." I sit down on kitchen seats, my brother following suit.
"Anyways!" I change the subject. "What were you cooking, Monika?"
She looked visibly brighter at the subject of her cooking, as she put her hands on her hips in pride.
"Ah! I was just making pancakes! Nothing, special really."
"Pancakes?" Mike piped up. "Mom never made just good smelling pancakes, though!"
"I gotta agree, your pancakes has this pleasant smell to it..."
Monika looked somewhat nervous.
"W-well, I just added a bit of brown sugar... some butter, you know. The usual!"
I smiled at her.
"Look, Mon. Whatever you did with those pancakes, I know they are going to be great!"
"Mhm!" Mike agreed.
Her eyes lost their confident flair to our compliments.
"Val... My cooking is not really the same level as Natsuki's... In fact, I get most of the recipes from her."
I shook my head, I was having none of this.
"I-I'm sorry."
"Wha-? What for?"
"You shook your head..."
"I shook my head, because you were discrediting yourself!" I turned to my brother.
"Remember the tofu Monika made Mikey?"
The thought of tofu caused my brother to have his mouth water.
"Yeah... They were amazing! I never thought tofu would actually that good!"
"That was my recipe..."
"Oh yeah, Auntie Monika, can you make more of that? Please?!" Mikey begged.
"Auntie?"
"Mike!" I reprimanded.
"Sorry, I got used to saying that... Hehe..."
I sighed.
My brother will probably keep doing this, for a damn while...
"The point is, Monika, whether or not you believe that your cooking is good or not, just believe us when we say that love it. Alright?"
She blushed from my compliment.
"A-alright..." She smiles sweetly.
A few moments later, Monika sets the pancakes on our plates.
"Yay! I can't wait to be taken to flavortown!" Mike excitedly exclaimed.
He hurriedly got the utensils out and cuts into the pancakes.
He slowly picks up a piece of pancake and examines it closely.
I face-palm.
"Just eat it, already..."
He bites into the pancake...
Mike's eyes widened as he began to chew the pancake.
Me and Monika look at him with fear...
"WOWOWOW! THIS IS AMAZING!" He screams as he rips into the pancakes with his bare hands.
We both curl our lips from my brother's psychotic flavor episode.
I take the chance to eat the pancake as well.
...
I can barely contain myself.
I turn to Monika.
"I'm on the very verge on being the older Mikey... Do you doubt us now?"
"I... I wish, I did."
I laugh wholeheartedly.
"Mike! Hurry up, the bus is waiting!" I yell as I walk out of my house with Monika.
"Coming!" He yells back.
Monika suddenly giggles.
"Is he always like this in the morning?"
I let out a breath.
"Unfortunately."
"Tee hee! I wonder how you cope..."
"I ask myself the same question as well."
We hear rushed footsteps inside the house.
Mike, in his school uniform and oversized backpack runs towards us.
"Okay! Okay! I'm here!" He says as he is out of breath.
"Get a move on, soldier! The bus is about to leave!"
"Yes, sir!" He salutes to me.
I chuckle at the scene.
"Alright, tough guy. I'll see you when I get back home." I ruffle his hair.
"Okay!" He starts running to the school bus.
Luckily, he gets on.
"Bye, bro! Bye, sis!"
"Bye!" We both say.
We see the bus go off into the distance, being a small dot in the horizon.
We take the cue to start our commute to school.
Monika suddenly stops.
"Wait. Did you brother just call me-"
"Yep. I love my brother, but sometimes he's an idiot."
Monika punches my arm. "Don't call him that!"
I rub my afflicted arm. "Hey... I don't sugarcoat things, alright? I'm a straight to the point type of guy."
"Still..."
"Alright, alright. He isn't an idiot. He can be a light thinker, at times."
"That's still isn't any better..."
"Don't worry about it too much. Now, what do you think of my younger brother?"
We begin walking again.
"Hmm..." She taps her chin in thought.
"You have to think for that?"
"Of course I do, you idiot! Hmm... Well, he's actually a more of a naïve and younger you..."
"A naïve and younger me?"
"Yeah. I can see the resemblance between the two. You both act almost the same sometimes... Like being oblivious to everything around you, being kind to others, and being... cute."
"Huh. Fair point... Fair point indeed."
Cute? Did Monika just call me cute?
"Val?"
I looked at her.
"Can we... hold hands?"
My mind raced back to Tuesday. I remembered what happened when I did...
Do I regret doing any of it?
No, I don't. I did the right thing at the time.
"As best friends, sure."
I hold out my hand and she takes it.
Holding hands, we both reach a point to where we see lots of students on their daily commute to school.
The colors stayed the same, red, blue, green, yellow, white...
I bet that they're using hair colors and contact lenses...
"Hey, Monika."
"Yeah?"
"Ever since I moved here, what's the deal with these... weird eye colors and hair colors? I've never seen this before, back in upstate."
"Ah! That? Well you see, umm..."
"You sounded confident. What's wrong?"
"Just thinking... I'm also confused by that too."
"Well, let's put to context for Yuri and Natsuki."
Monika's grip on my hand tightens.
"Why does Yuri have purple hair and eyes, while Natsuki has pink hair and eyes? Isn't that genetically and physically impossible?"
"They have those colors because this city is diverse enough to have such colors. Now, can we not talk about them? I'm not in the mood right now."
Monika's shrewd attitude caused me flinch for a bit.
"Alright..."
We walked together in silence, her grip at this point was basically holding my hand for me.
What's her deal?
I start to hear students whispering around us. It was a foreshadow for bad things to come...
This is almost a re-run of Tuesday! Oh, man... I pray that nothing bad will happen today.
All of sudden, Monika shifts her weight to my arm, hugging it.
"Monika?" I looked at her bewildered.
"Just keep walking..." She starts to nuzzle my arm.
The whispering intensified, people were giving us glimpses, and were walking towards us but, were also keeping their distance.
It's as if we are a couple! I don't get what goes through her mind! Damn it!
"Your arm is so big..."
"Thanks." I meekly say, in an effort to keep a conversation. "You know what else is big?"
"Is-is it your d-"
"Yup, my legs. Never miss leg day." I cut her off.
I knew what she was going say. And she calls me a pervert, Jesus.
"Oh. R-right, I was going to say that though!"
"Alright, I'll take your word for it."
Our walking finally gets us to school. I signal Monika to let go of my arm.
"I'll let go if you walk me to class!"
"But-but there's going to be so many that'll see us!"
"So, what? We aren't a couple, we're besties remember? This is a routine trust exercise!"
That same phantom pain is back... My heart... it feels as if there's a hole in it... Why do I feel like this?!
I sigh.
"I guess you're right. Where's your next class, then?"
"Follow me!" Monika says as she jogs with my arm. I only struggle to catch up.
We go to a part of the school I've never seen before. It's a lot more refined and higher-end compared to the rest of the school.
"I've never seen this part of the school... Where are we?"
"We're in newer part of it. This part is reserved for valedictorians and salutatorians from the upper elite."
"Oh... So we can see Yuri here, right?"
"Rrrgh... Yeah, we can. Now come on!"
She yanks my arm to her general direction.
It didn't take a while, we make it to her class.
The class said "AP Calculus BC".
"You're taking AP Calc, too? That's impressive."
"Mhm. The class is a bit too easy, for my tastes."
"Easy? I'm in AP Calculus AB, and I'm kind of struggling with it..."
"Ah, if you need help Val, call me! I'll be more than happy to help."
"Yeah, knowing you, you're probably sleepover as well, right?"
"Eheheh... maybe..."
I chuckled at her plans, but ultimately sighed at what going to happen next.
"Alright, this is where we part ways."
"I know..." Monika sounded down when we were about to separate. She lets go of my arm with extreme reluctance.
"I'll see you at club..."
I smirked at what I had to do.
I started to back to her a wall, my eyes were filled with malicious intent.
"V-Val? What are you doing?" She said as walked backwards.
She finds herself backed to a wall.
I close the distance between us, our faces were an inch away.
"Val?"
I traced my hands at her sides, sliding slowly down it, making her breathing unsteady.
I can see her eyes being increasingly frantic, as if searching for an answer that has written my face.
I only grinned at her cluelessness. I then grabbed her waist and leaned in.
I simply kissed her cheek.
Once the deed was done, I backed off.
Monika was about to plummet to the floor, since her knees failed to support her. I caught her before she fell and picked her up.
I give one last trace along her hips and walked off.
"See you, Monika." I say without looking behind.
She didn't respond.
But I knew she was pleased.
I make my way to towards the normal side of school, or original part of it.
Did I go a bit overboard, there?
I think so...
I felt as if I didn't have any sway on what I did...
What's wrong with me?
When did I get so... suave?
I hear two footsteps behind me.
"Well, well. Looks like our boy, Val has a girlfriend now."
"Bruh. I know right?"
I grinned at who the voices belonged to.
No way! No fucking way! It can't be!
I turn to face the voices.
I instantly recognize them.
"Gabe? James? No way..." I mutter.
"Yes way. We're back, bitches!" Gabe responded.
I lunged towards them, I hugged them as if they would disappear if they did.
"Jesus, Val. You went soft..." James said.
"Shut the fuck up..." I replied.
I pull back. I felt incredibly reinvigorated, and ready to take on the world.
"I thought, I would never see you guys again..."
"Welp, you thought wrong, Val." Gabe said.
"Yeah, we moved in yesterday. Both our families somehow got a contract from this company in the city." James explained.
"That's a coincidence, my parents came back yesterday too."
"Oh man, your parents and our parents are probably going to have a fucking party..." Gabe deadpanned.
They were right, our parents were also good friends with each other. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed each other and decided to celebrate the reunion.
"Anyways, Val. Since when did you get a girlfriend?" James asked.
"Girlfriend? What girlfriend?"
"You know, the girl that was... hugging your arm, during your walk to school?" James elaborated.
"You mean, Monika? How do you even know about this?"
"Yeah, her. Me and James know about this, since the news here travels fast..." Gabe replied.
"Oh. But the thing is, we aren't a couple."
"Bullshit." They both say at the say time.
"Jinx!"
...
"There's no wood around here." I say. "Look, she's my best friend. She's been really friendly to me when I first arrived here."
"So, we aren't your best friends anymore?" Gabe said with mock insult.
"Nah." I nonchalantly say.
"Damn." Gabe looked away.
"Well, shit." James also looked away.
I smiled and placed my hands on their shoulders.
"You're my brothers."
AN: Well, that's all folks! This chapter would've been released yesterday, were it not for the servers to constantly crash... I know this site is free and all, but if they want to keep up with other sites, they should at least open a donate option. Anyway, that's end of all the Monika fluff for now. Next up is friendship between the "squad" and literature club drama. Alright, time to respond to reviews.
Just amazed, Wow, thanks! I didn't know that people would actually like my older chapters... I appreciate it!
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Alright, that's all for now. See you in the next one!