We walk in silence as I took in the words of Miss Yuna. Those chilling words shook me to my very core.
" W-What do you mean... she isn't 'Yuri'!?" I ask with a confused tone.
" I... I did some digging around and-"
We hear a raven 'caw' from outside. What a random interruption, I must say. We shake our heads and begin to walk again. We decide to talk about Yuri's identity later in the car. We walk together side by side, our footsteps in sync. I've never really seen Miss Yuna this close before. Her hazelnut hair pairs well with her pale, white skin that seems soft to the touch. Her body might look like that of a girl in her adolescence due to her small frame, but I know that she is somewhere around 25-30, a pretty mature woman... wait, did I just have obscene thoughts about a teacher?! My damn hormone filled body is making my head go wild. I shake off this thought when we finally see the exit that leads to the school parking lot. Only a few cars are parked here, so I start looking for some girly looking car. I look around and see a familiar Toyota 86, no, it can't be... is that-
" Yeah, Akami-sensei gave me his car for safekeeping. Man, what a beast... You know how fast I can drive on this thing when there is no traffic? 120 kph..."
" How the hell can you even drive with that small-"
" Shut it, Yoku. Geez, that attitude of yours really makes me wonder if Akami-sensei is your father or something."
We walk up to the car and she opens it, revealing a fragrant and tidy interior. We got in and the leather of the seat feels comfortable on my back. Miss Yuna sighs as she starts the car. Her hands are slightly trembling as she starts the car. After a while, we drove off away from school and towards my house. There isn't a lot of traffic today so we were driving pretty fast. Miss Yuna chose a path which would take us around 15 minutes just to get to my house.
" Yoku, I did some digging and I found out that... well, Yuri is adopted."
" What?! H-How did you find out?!"
" I looked for her papers in the school archives. I can't really talk to her parents since they're already dead."
" Wait, they died?"
" Yeah... in a car accident a few years back. She lives with her grandmother, who is now senile and old. It also seems Yuri has been living off their life insurance. But there is something that is bugging me about her..."
Miss Yuna clamped down on the wheel, gritting her teeth as drives.
" It seems as if this was all planned. I heard that on the day her parents died, Yuri was supposed to start her therapy... causing her to stop going to school for a while."
" Maybe it's just a coinci- Oh who am I kidding, it's way too obvious. She did it."
I say as I lower my head in dismay.
" ... I'm more worried about the repercussions of her actions. You know that this is something that should be punished, right?"
" Yeah... The weight of her actions is far too great to be ignored. But I don't want her to be incarcerated..."
" Heh, me too Yoku... After all, she is just a kid... Hey look! It's your house, right?"
I look up and saw my brightly lit house, it's noisy interior and open doors has a sort of warm and inviting feel. It may not be that big, but it's enough for the three of us to live in.
" Let's talk about this later, with your club president."
Miss Yuna parks her car in my driveway and we get off. We were greeted by a the stares of four girls, who were poking their heads out of the doorway. Monika then cheerfully walks up to me, closing the distance between us before giving a tight hug.
" Yoku~ Welcome home!" Monika says as she gazes at me with her green eyes.
" I see... Yoku here is collecting women for a harem... How despicable." Miss Yuna says as she stands beside us.
" Hey! I-I'm not making a harem! The two over there lives next door and the other one is a maid." I point a finger to the three that is still busy watching us from afar.
" That's right! Yoku picked me as his girlfriend, Teehee~~"
" Ooooohh, so did you guys already do... 'that'?" Miss Yuna had an inquisitive yet playful look on her face.
" Fufufufu, yup! In fact, we couldn't even stand up the ne-"
" Okay, that's enough, why don't we all eat first? I'm pretty sure we are all hungry." I say with an annoyed voice.
We made our way inside the house, noticing the three poking their heads out from the sofa. Natsuki and Sayori has a curious yet friendly stare, Maido on the other hand...
" Yoku... I have... a bad feeling... about this..." Maido mutters out, her soft voice catches the attention of Miss Yuna. Her brown eyes catches a glimpse of Maido's golden eyes.
" W-What a cute girl! May I pet her?!" Miss Yuna looks at me with puppy dog eyes. Monika and I grin at this, while Sayori and Natsuki laugh menacingly.
" Hehe, why not! Go ahead and pet her all you want!" I laugh as Maido starts to tremble in fear. Natsuki and Sayori then holds the girl's arms.
" Ufufufu... A gothic lolita, it's rare to see someone like this... Ehehehehe..."
" Y-Yamete... Yamete kudasai!!! Kyaaaaaaahhh~~!!!"
Maido's cries are drowned out by the embrace and petting of Miss Yuna. Monika and I laugh as we see Maido being embraced and examined by Miss Yuna. She would pet and caress the golden locks of hair Maido has, then caressing her pale, white skin that is soft to the touch. She would then look and hold the fabric of her maid uniform, awed and amazed by the material and elegant design on it. Maido resisted at first, but finally gives in and lets out a long sigh as she relents to the teacher's examination and petting of her body.
" Are you... an acquaintance of Akami-sama?"
" Hm? That perverted bastard? Yup! I knew him, he's a cool dude! We have the same tastes when it comes to many things. Ehehe~"
" No wonder... He also does this kinds of things when he gets the chance... Natsuki, Sayori, please let go now."
The two girls lets go of Maido, who is now being held tightly Miss Yuna. Sayori and Natsuki walks over to us and watch as Maido groan due to the teacher's touching.
" What is Miss Yuna even doing here?" Natsuki groans quietly at me.
" No... It's about... Yuri. We were supposed to talk about Yuri and well... How to help her." I murmur quietly.
" Do you think Miss Yuna has a boyfriend?" Sayori asks with a curious tone.
" I don't think so... I think the moment you go out with her, you might get classified as a lolicon."
" Hey! I heard that! Anyway, mind if I eat here?" As Miss Yuna lets go of Maido, Maido scampers away towards us and trembles behind me. I smile and pat her now messy blonde hair.
" All we have here is vegetarian food. You ok with that?"
" Heh, vegetarian food is ok compared to a months of ramen noodles."
We all pause as our stomachs grumble about the thought of food. We laugh about it and we all head towards the dining room. Laid out before us is a scrumptious meal of vegetarian curry, spicy mapo tofu, and miso soup. We all sit down on the table and begin to eat. Sayori ate a spoonful of the mapo tofu, then she started wheezing and chugging some cold water. Her face turned red and steam started emanating from her mouth. She swallowed the spoonful before sticking out her red and swollen tongue.
" It's sho spicy~~ I burnt my tongue." Sayori said with a sad look on her face.
" It's supposed to be spicy, Sayori. You just have a low spice tolerance. Look, I'll eat some and it's gonna be fine for me."
slurp*
" See! It's not... that... spicy... Ah! Hah! Hah! Water!!! Yoku!" Natsuki started wheezing as well, all the while glaring at me. I place a water pitcher in front of her, and I watch as she pours glass after glass of water.
" Ahaha, who has low spice tolerance now?" Sayori tease as Natsuki takes a swig.
" Shut... up... Who the hell could even stomach thi-"
" Wow! This is really good, Maido! Delicious!" Miss Yuna just finished eating her second plate of the Mapo tofu.
" ...Hmm... Thank you..." Maido also finished her second serving of the spicy dish.
" M-Monsters..." Natsuki mutters out as we looked at the two exchange a competitive glare.
" Ne, Maido... Want to have a competition? It seems no one else here can eat this mapo tofu, why don't we see which one of us falls first?" Miss Yuna says with a calm yet confident voice. Maido remains unprovoked at this.
" Fine... let us begin." The two starts eating at once. Monika and I watch the two in amusement as we eat our vegetable curry. Natsuki and Sayori watch in awe as the two ate the mapo tofu with a straight face.
" Heh, not bad... little girl."
"... Same... I commend you for still being up after all that capsaicin being ingested by you."
" Ahaha, I'm not gonna let a few enzymes mess up my day."
" Interesting... But I'm confident it is I that will be victorious."
(1 hour later)
The challenge ended in a tie. We ran out of mapo tofu after the seventh serving. Maido and Natsuki volunteered to clean the dishes. Sayori went home to do something so the three of us sat on the sofa and begin to talk about the thing that has been bugging us since the moment this week started.
Yuri.
" Miss Yuna-"
" Monika, just call me Yuna. We aren't at school, Ehehe"
" Okay, uhmm, Yuna... Before we start talking about Yuri's past, may I ask... How is she doing in her classroom?"
" Hmmm, well... She mostly keeps to herself and just spends most of her time reading in a small corner of the room. She gets picked on from time to time, by the other girls... Stacey... I'm sorry..."
Miss Yuna begins to sob, but she holds in her tears and continues.
" Yeah, but they usually would stop when I see them. Yeah, she's the typical silent kind of girl... who is a-"
" Yandere." We all say in unison. A moment of silence fell, before each of us nods in unison.
" Anyway, here... It's a flash drive with all of Yuri's data after she got adopted. It's funny... I never thought that a seven year old could go trough that kind of shit." Miss Yuna slides me a small violet flash drive before letting out a yawn.
" You guys go ahead and read through all of that without me... I'm going home... I still have work to do. I can't let that shit mess up my weekend. Oh! That reminds me." Miss Yuna stands up and smiles. Monika and I look at Miss Yuna, who is wearing a grin on her face.
" It seems like a good weekend, so you guys want to watch that horror movie with me? I already bought 3 tickets for us. Hold on, I think I have it... Yup! Here it is! You guys should hold on to this since I'm a huge klutz." Miss Yuna smiles as she hands as the tickets. Oh, it's the slasher film that I've heard about.
" Thanks! We'll be there. Well, it's getting late so you better go home." I say as I politely lead her to the front door.
" Ufufufu... Are you worried about me? Ahahahahaha! Don't worry, if anything happens, I'll clasp my hands together and pray! Isn't that how you ask for miracles? Ahahaha. Bye~~" Miss Yuna pats me on the head before leaving. Her playful laugh can be heard as she steps into her car. Monika and I wave goodbye as her car drove off into the distance, it's lights slowly vanishing from our view.
" So... you want to go check on the files?"
" Of course! You might need me to decode some of the data."
Monika and I rush inside, we sprint as fast as our feet can carry us. We see Natsuki and Maido jump in surprise as we run up the stairs. We enter my room and shut the door behind us. I boot up my PC and insert the flash drive. After a brief moment, a notification pops up. We glance at each other, we were both hesitant, but we pushed on. We open up the contents of the flash drive, a folders are in it. We see a folder with the name 'orphanage event'. I could feel my stomach tie itself into knots, my hair beginning to stand on it's ends and my body being covered in goose bumps. I drag my cursor towards it and...
I open the file.
Oh my god... What the hell... It's filled with...
* DDLC:Our Reality *
Man, driving home after a long day is relaxing. I need to catch up on the anime I missed, two days of browsing and collecting some kid's personal data is exhausting. I just want to bury myself in a pile of blankets and watch some anime...
I look at the blurry houses that I pass by. Man, what a gruesome sight. To think I found some pictures of what seemed to be a cult performing some ritual with a kid. Disgusting. Those images are forever ingrained in my head, the bloody circle and altar, the haunting faces of the corpses and the cult members... and that damn eye. That lone, red, bloodstained eye. To think she was rescued from such a place at a young age, no wonder she has self harm issues. It must be due to the constant rituals preformed on her.
I enter the empty highway, the trees on each side of the road made me feel uneasy. Damn horror movies and shit. I sigh and begin to drive faster, I don't want to be here. I play some Sabaton to help calm my nerves. Attero Dominatus, perfect! This would help me get trough this spooky highway. As I drive, I notice the unnatural silence around my car, the dim streetlights that must've been long over due for a maintenance check. Even with this kind of music, I still feel unnerved by the damn place. My intuition is telling me something bad is about to happen... And, as if on cue, one of my tires went flat, and I don't have a spare tire at the moment.
"God, why?! Why now?!" I mutter to myself as I got off the car. I look around and saw a sign that I said I was at least a kilometer away from my subdivision.
I call a towing service and told them about my predicament. They say I should wait around 10-15 minutes. Great, I'm stuck in this place that gives me the creeps just by standing in it. I sigh and I take a sit inside of my car, Sabaton still playing loudly. After a few songs, I grumble a bit and got out of my car. I'll just go and take a look at the damn... pothole... responsible...
I walk a few meters away from my car and bend down. A line of nails is scattered throughout the width of the road. I pick one up and begin to inspect it, it seems brand new... like it was bought this morning. Suddenly, I hear a rustle from the bushes, followed by a sharp pain in my shoulder. My eyes widen at what I saw, a knife is embedded into my right shoulder.
" Tsk! Fucking hell!" I curse out loud as I begin to dash to my car, dodging the hail of knives that flew around me.
I feel a sharp pain in my legs, then in my side... Fuck... I've been hit. I look at the shape of my body, man, at least four knives are sticking out from me. I don't even bother crawling to my car anymore, I'll probably die from blood loss anyway. I hear the maniacal laughing of my assailant, the moonlight illuminating her deep purple hair. The way it flutters and shine in the moonlight, youyou could mistake it for that of a ghost, especially her face. Her face is warped into that of a devilish and sadistic grin. Her mature body trembles and jitters as she walks towards me. In her hands is a knife with a blue blade, must be her favorite. Her violet eyes shone like that of a demon in this darkness. Even if I can't see her properly, I know who this is.
" Are you sure you want to do this? I haven't finished encoding your damn grades yet." Nothing. Silence is my only response.
" You know, I've always thought of you as a gifted child. Ahaha, to think you're also gifted when it comes to this kind of stuff." Once again, nothing. Silence, but this time, I can feel ahe is getting irritated. Her footsteps are getting heavier as she walks towards me.
" Sigh... I bet that idiot would still forgive you after he finds out about this. I can see why you fell for him... Hehehe, but jokes on you!" She stops in her tracks for a moment as I readjusted myself. I made it so that the light would show my damn grin as clear as day.
" Even if you do all this for him, he already made his choice. It's so obvious you know! Hahaha, he chose Monika over you, Yuri... No, should I say.. Elyssa! Elyssa Libitina! Ha... Haha... ahahahahahahahah *cough* *cough*" I wheeze as I finish mocking her. She's angry, her hands are trembling and her face contorted into an expression of rage.
" Lies... Those are lies!!!" Yuri yelled out as she lunged for me. Her eyes and yell echoed with rage.
I didn't even bother to fight back. A few swing from her, a few thrusts and now I could feel the het draining away from my body. A metallic taste filled my mouth. This warm liquid has a crimson hue as it spills out. It's my blood, as expected. Yuri twists the blade in my chest before pulling out. You know what really frightens me? The face she has right now, the expression she is using to look down on me. The rage and anger she wore earlier, it's gone. It's replaced by a calm and straightfaced expression. She walks away after picking up the knives stuck in me. She enters the bushes, then disappears, her footsteps becoming more silent as she walks away. Man, it's silent, I always thought I'd die infront of a TV or something...
I look up into the night sky, smiling.
" I'm really sorry, Yoku... Guess I won't be able to... keep... my promise..." My consciousness begins to fade into black. In the distance, I could hear a truck brake and some guys running. Too late... you were 3 minutes late you fuckers...