As the two stared each other down, I immediately got up and dusted myself off. I look around the room, seeing the small crack in the door beside Monika. Four pairs of eyes looked through it to see what is going on inside. I was about to head out when Monika finally looks at me, her gaze is now that of warmth and kindness. Her serious expression melted away and she smiled kindly towards me.
" Yoku... Sorry I wasn't able to get here earlier. Don't worry, I'll handle this." Monika gestured for me to come to her side. Like a puppy finding its master, I immediately run towards her.
" A-Ah! N-No..." Yuri wanted to hold me, but she hesitated.
" Yuri, I'd hate to break it to you but... This little puppy is my toy. See?" Monika pets me and messes up my hair.
" I-I'm not your toy!" I said as I hid behind Monika.
" Ahaha~ Reeeeally? If I recall... You just kept following my whims and lead every night in bed! Ahaha!" Monika said teasingly to me. We hear a collective gasp from outside and a desk being knocked over.
"Pardon me... but may you elaborate on what you just said?" Yuri says as she composes herself.
" Are you sure that this is the right time to tell them?!"
" I'm sure that now is the time to unveil to them about our relationship, ahaha~" Monika giggles as she wraps her arm around my shoulder.
" W-What? I... I don't follow..." Yuri says as she clenches her fist. Suddenly, Monika pulls me into an embrace and smirks.
" Oh? Haven't I made it clear already? He's mine and mine alone! He's the only thing in this whole damn world worth living for! My raison d'etre, my lover, my sole reason for making the Literature Club..." She smiled and turned her head towards me.
" But most of all, the only thing I need in this world is just Yoku." After this bold proclamation that puts to shame even the manliest and most romantic confession, Monika grabs me by the collar of my uniform and presses her lips against mine.
I was shocked at first, but all my worries melted away as we exchanged a passionate kiss. At that blissful moment, I lost sight of what is happening around me. Monika's hair and passionate kiss became the curtain to separate my view from the now hectic scene around us. Doors opening and Yosuke, Amy and Natsuki rushing in with their arms flailing around with a scared and serious look on tgeir faces, Sayori looking at the two of us behind her fingers and murmuring something about not seeing anything and Yuri charging at us with raised arms and a knife in her hands... Eh?!
" DAMN YOU!!! AAAAAAaaaaaAAAArrrgh!!!" Yuri roared out, before swinging the knife at Monika. Yosuke blocks the blow with a book, causing the knife to be impaled in the poor piece of literature. Amy and Natsuki tackles Yuri to the ground, yet had a hard time having her sit still.
" WHY?! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE MOST SPECIAL THING FOR ME?! WHY MUST YOU TAKE AWAY MY HAPPINESS?!" Yuri screamed out as she desperately tried to claw at Monika. I looked at Monika, and I saw that she still wore that calm expression of hers.
" Yuri! C-Calm dow- Waah!" Natsuki nearly lets go of Yuri's arm due to her thrashing wildly. It was in this moment that Monika and I pull away from each other.
" Like I said... He's mine. Stop this already, Yuri. Can't you take a hint?" Monika calmly said as she wraps her arm around mine.
" I'LL KILL YOU, MONIKAAAAAAA!!!" Yuri bellows out as she shakes off the two girls on her, before running towards Monika.
" Monika!" I shout out as I step between her and Yuri.
" Yuri... Pease... Stop this already..." I whimper out as I held my arms outstretched.
Yuri slows down, yet it is still clear her anger has not yet subsided. She begins to shake and breathe heavily.
" M-May I... Speak with Yoku... alone?" Yuri stammers out, her voice quivers due to her being on the verge of tears.
" Oh Yuri... Guys, give us a minute." I said as I walk over to Yuri.
" What?! N-No! How could I-"
" Monika... Give us a moment." I said as I stand in front of Yuri. Now that I'm up close, I cn see the little droplets of tears in the corners of Yuri's eyes.
"... Fine... Okay, everyone... Let's give these two some privacy." Monika sighs and walks out the door, she looks back at me, her eyes have a hint of concern. They all get out of the room and close the door behind them.
An awkward silence fell between us. Her hands shake as as she stood in front of me, unmoving and silent. I could her a few sobs and sniffles from time to time, yet I said nothing. I didn't know what to say, and I was cautious at what Yuri is about to do. I nearly jump back in surprise when she suddenly raises her hands to wipe away the tears on her face. She looked up and revealed a smile, a smile of one who has acknowledge their defeat. She took something from her pocket, and walked up to me. Without saying a word, she took hold of my hand and placed the pen I gave her and a piece of paper.
" I... I wrote that poem for you... Now that I think about it... I don't think you'll like it. But... Please, read it... For my sake." She steps back and anxiously waits for me to read the poem. I unfold the piece of paper, and saw that it is covered in blood and urine. Oh... It's... It's this poem...
" I wanted to give that to you later... But I see it now... Ahaha... My feelings will never be returned to me..." Yuri sat on a table and sighed. She looked out of the window, trying her best to keep the tears inside her eyes.
" I don't know why... But how could you choose someone else over a person who is willing to make their entire life revolve around you... It is illogical..." Yuri begins to cry once again. I gulped, and begin to walk over to her.
" I loved you so much... Yoku... I wanted to cut myself open and put you in me so I could be one with you... I wanted to cut my skin with the paper you gave me so that your oil could enter my body. I even touch myself with the pen you gave me... Ahaha... I'm so disgusting..." Yuri said in a pitiful and sad tone. The reddish hue of dusk gave off a sad and bitter atmosphere in the room.
" The only thing I want in this world, is your love..." Yuri said quietly, her words are calm yet chilling.
" Yuri... You cannot call that love. Harming yourself and others, doing things like that, that is fanaticism.That is obsession... An unhealthy obsession..." I say as I stand beside her. Her eyes and cheeks are now red as tears trailed down to her chin.
" I have only one thing to say to you, Yuri... I reject your confession... Not because I don't like you or because of Monika, it's because... You do not have the slightest grasp on what love truly is." I said sternly, yet my voice and body still quivered in fear.
" I see... I guess... I've... I've been rejected... Ahaha..." Yuri laugh and stares into the distance. Her violet eyes are now empty, devoid of reason and hope.
" Ahaha..." Yuri grabs something from her pocket.
" AHAHA!" I see something glimmer in her hands. My eyes widened in realization, Yuri is holding a knife.
" AAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAH!"
Everything is a blur, I just pushed aside the tables as I pounced on her. She was in the middle of plunging her knife into her stomach when I took hold of it. Her clothes begin to take on a color of crimson, the tip of the knife is embedded into her, but that is not the main source of the blood. In the heat of the moment, I have grabbed the sharp blade of the knife, it's edge now painfully cutting into my palm and fingers, it hurts so much but I maintained my grip. Her eyes are filled with surprise and horror at what just happened, yet she still continued to try and push the knife into her. Even with all of my strength, I'm surprised at how strong Yuri is. My hands were about to give way, so I had to resort to another plan.
" Yuri... You... You fool!" I shout as I planted my knee into her groin. She immediately lets go, groans in pain and stammer backwards.
" Y-Yoku... Just... Let me do this!" Yuri shrugs off my hit and pounces on me, wrestling me for the knife in my bloody grip.
" N-No! Let... Go!" I yank away the knife from her grasp and threw a soft punch into her stomach. She falls to the floor, holding her stomach, it seems I hit her on the spot where the end of the knife impaled her.
" Oh my god... I'm so-" Yuri suddenly jumps and shoves me asidegoing after the knife at my feet. She successfully takes it and stands on her feet.
" Please! Let me do this! I... I have no reason to live anymore! After... After what I've done... I can't live anymore! AAAAAAARGGGHHH!" Yuri raises the knife and yelled out a cry of anger and despair. This horrific scene spurred me to my feet and in a flash, I found myself hugging Yuri while her knife found itself imbedded deep into my shoulder.
" A-Ah...! Ah! Y-Yoku! Y-Your... Your blood! Ah... Aaaah... I hurt you... No..." Yuri panted out as I embraced her tightly. I could feel her voice alternate from that of lust to concern.
" Yeah... You did... I bet Monika's gonna kill me for this... But, you know... It's also my fault." I said to her a pained groan. Her uniform is now covered in blood due to my wounds.
" No... I... I didn't want... I didn't want this..." Yuri buried her head on my chest as I hug her tightly.
" Neither did I, but you damn idiot... Why did you have to do this?" I said as I rub her head to comfort her.
" Aaah... Your blood... and mine... mixing together... Aaah... Your soft embrace, it warms me... Please, lets.. stay like this for a while..." Yuri said as she begins to return my embrace.
A moment of awkward silence fell between us as Yuri bawled on my uniform while I stroke her long, purple hair to give her comfort.
" Why... Why do you do this? Why would you go to such lengths, such pain, to help me?" Yuri spoke softly, her voice cracked and quivered as she said those words.
" I... I... I don't... I don't want to see someone so valuable get hurt like this..." I whisper as I continue to embrace her.
" But... But my hands... My hands have already been stained by the blood of people close to you... Am... Am I still valuable?" Yuri said as she clenches her fist.
"... Yes. You're still a valuable member of the Literature Club. Though you have committed atrocities in the name of love, you are still precious to us." I said in a soft tone as not to frighten her.
" Even if... Even if you have found out about my past and my sins, will you still forgive me? Even when you know that I have killed people to try and get the love I wanted, only for it to be in vain, will you be able to forgive that?" Yuri asked in a fearful tone.
" Yes, I'm sure I will forgive you."
" Then... I'm glad..."
After a while, Yuri finally calms down. I called the others in so that we may be able to talk it out with Yuri in a civilized manner. As the door knob twists and rattles, I take a look at my hands. Geez, Monika might kill Yuri for this later. I ready myself for the verbal beat down that is about to happen.
*DDLC: Our Reality*
" Ahahaha! Finally, now you could move on to the next girl, Yoku!" Akami-sama laughed in joy as he saw the whole scene unfold.
" Man, that was a frightening week! Well, I'm sure Yoku would easily find out who this fou- Huh? W-What?! No! This can't be..."
Akami-sama's eyes widened at the door behind him. This door, would allow him to continue his own journey if Yoku is successful in his mission. But, before him is a message, a message that nearly gave the god a heart attack.
" Tsk! Y-Yoku... You have merely survived the dusk. The night is still long... You must endure..." Akami-sama said ominously as he returned to work on something else. On the door, lay a messageCondition not yet met.Condition= Save the girls.Girls saved=2/4