Implied sexual references and violence! There's not that much, but still! Don't read if your sensitive to that stuff.
I gave the knife back to Yuri after cutting down the door. It was hard, considering it was a wooden door against a pocket knife, but somehow it worked. I finished the damage by kicking the door down, leaving a clear passageway.
I lead the group into the quiet hallway. The lights were off and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of our footsteps. I took a deep breath as I peered down the stairs.
I could only see part of him but knew he was disappointingly very alive awake. I furrowed my brow, thinking what to do. I turned back to the two expectant girls.
"He's still awake."
Natsuki curses underneath her breath, rolling her eyes. Yuri gets ready to grab her gun, but I stop her.
"Let me."
Yuri's eyes widen in fear. "You can't face him alone Monika!"
"But I'm not facing him, only patrolling," I smirk. "I'll call you when he's gone."
"But-!"
Natsuki turns Yuri around, her face stern. "No time for buts Yuri! I think there's a room somewhere up here." She grabs Yuri's arm and runs to another room, leaving me alone. It wasn't long until I heard Yuri's voice, static and all, through my talkie.
"I'll never listen to you again after this."
I chuckled silently and slowly creep down the stairs. The floorboards cried and trembled at my weight, making me more nervous. After I got off the stairs I fumbled with my gun and loaded it with a bullet.
I hid from his general sense of sight, trying to spy on him from my point of view. The sour smell of alcohol began tugging at my nose and tiredness sits on my eyes, but I push through.
"Is there any activity?" Sayori asks. Her voice is getting distorted by this point.
"Not yet," I whisper, keeping a keen eye at my target.
I heard shuffling from Yuri's talkie, and automatically knew Natsuki got to it."Why can't we just shoot the guy and get it over with? Those are non-lethal, right?"
"I don't want to shoot him for no reason! It would be great if he didn't know that we were here at all."
"I kinda agree with Monika. We don't need any attention," Yuri says, taking control of her talkie again.
"You just don't like any attention," Natsuki snaps back and Sayori warns them not to fight.
"We are having a miss-"
Loud beeping erupts from the talkie and all three voices were gone. I tried frantically to get in contact with them again, but no one responded. I sigh, putting the talkie back in my holster. I'd have to go alone from here. Surely, it won't be hard, it's a small mission, right? Right?!
After putting the talkie back I saw that he was gone. I would warn Natsuki and Yuri, but the talkie is dead. I tense, looking around before freezing. Did I have that big of a shadow before?
"Look what we have here."
I screamed.
The shadow scoops me up from my waist and presses his body against mine. I kicked for an attempt to be free.
"Natsuki's friend, right? I expected you guys to do this, after all, she's been visiting you guys for the past few months. But not so soon..."
Before I could reach my gun, he takes it and throws it aside, leaving it to glimmer in the moonlight. My only hope...
He places his mouth near my ear and I could hear his lustful breathing. I try to push him away but he has an iron grip on me. I stayed there struggling for who knows long until I slowly gave out, trying to regain my breath.
"What...do you want from me."
"I looked you up on the school's website. Pretty cute. So, I'll make you a deal."
"You're sick," I retorted. He slips his hand underneath my pants, grabbing my underwear. I freeze. Is he..?
"I'll make you a deal, little lady. You stay here and I'll let the others go or you resist and I'll kill you all."
"That's a threat!"
His hand goes deeper in my pants and I freeze once again. I gave out a quieter yelp when I felt something that wasn't supposed to be there.
"So, what do you say, little lady? Up to my deal?"
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"No fucking way."
He turns me a bit too forcefully so I can be facing him. His arm still has a grip on my waist.
"What was that little bitch?"
I took a deep breath and looked him into the eyes.
"I said, I have a girlfriend!"
I kicked his right leg and he loses balance, making me able to escape from his grip and hastily grab my gun. Before I could shoot he gets up and smacks the gun from my hands and kicks it to the opposite side of me.
Deciding to forget the gun, I run to the kitchen to get shelter. There were no doors in the kitchen unfortunately but there were knives. I'm still under my no manslaughter rule but I could still threaten him, right?
"I am Sayori's and only Sayori's. You have no right to dictate our relationship to please yourself like that. I will never, ever, let you fucking touch me!"
I wave the knife in front of him but he wasn't affected. He was like a zombie running after brains and nothing could distract him. Passion burns in my eyes as I readied myself.
Jail-time here I co-!
"Oh, Yuri!"
We both stop what we were doing and glanced at the stairs, where Yuri and Natsuki were currently was. Wait, are they really-
"N-Natsuki I love you so much~"
"Love me harder~"
Oh.
As I looked dumbfounded, Natsuki's father angrily stormed out of the kitchen at up the stairs. I ran after him, trying to hold him back but he easily pushed me away. I grabbed my gun and still ran up the stairs, preparing to shoot him right there. But before I could make it he slammed open their door...
"Yuri, now!"
Yuri shoots Natsuki's father three times in the chest. He looks on in disbelief before fall down and faints.
We all took a moment to catch our breath to wear down the adrenalin. After Yuri stares at me and I could see the doubt in her eyes.
"I'll never listen to you again."
I nervously held the back of my neck. "That's fair."
Natsuki comes over and smirks. "Also we heard all of that stuff about Sayori. You're pretty loyal."
I felt a slight reddish hue on my cheeks. "Yeah, that's what expected of a girlfriend, after all."
Natsuki snorts at my slight embarrassment. "By the way, were you guys actually having sex or-!"
"N-Nope! It was just a d-diversion so we could a-attack! O-Only attacking! Right, Natsuki?"
Natsuki rolls her eyes, ignoring her own blush. "Sure. Just don't get the wrong idea, you hear me?!"
We gave out short-lived chuckles before looking at the tranquilized man on the floor in disgust.
"...do we have to?"
"Yes, we do. We need to make as little suspension as possible."
Natsuki and I sigh, not wanting to move him. To our delight, the doorbell rung before we could do all that.
But to our despair, it might be a person in the neighboorhood wondering what was going on or better yet, the police!
"...great."
"Natsuki, go."
"Monika are you high?! I'm only in a robe! Make Yuri go instead."
"B-But it will be suspicious since Natsuki was moaning my name a minute ago."
Natsuki flushes as she glares at Yuri to watch her mouth.
The two stare at me as the only option. I sigh.
"I'll go."
The walked down the stairs for the second time. It didn't feel as serious as the first time, but I could still feel that familiar pit of anxiety.
And we were so close too.
I bit my lip as I put my hand over the knob, knowing it's the only option but I am still is reluctant.
We could get through Natsuki's Papa then we could get through whatever this is.
"Hello! I'm sorry for the-!"
A blur rushes to embraces me.
"Moni! I was so scared to death because you wouldn't respond with your talkie and your text messages I thought you were hurt or killed are you hurt I will kill the man if he ever touched a hand on you and I know you didn't want me to run but I was so scared so please forgive me!"
"Sayori everything is fine, the talkies just died."
I'm lying through my teeth.
"Thank goodness! I was so worried!"
I could feel Natsuki's and Yuri's disapproving gazes behind me.
Sayori looks up from our embrace and runs towards Natsuki, almost tackling her.
"I missed you so much!"
"Hey, Hey, I missed you too but don't try to kill me!"
Sayori giggles and gets off Natsuki and hugs Yuri. The said girl head pets her.
"Don't think I have forgotten about you Doki Protector!"
"Please don't."
Yuri flushes again (I don't know how she could flush too many times without dying) and hides her face with her hair. Sayori giggles, satisfied with her hug.
"What did you guys do? I missed almost everything," she whines. I look away nervously, unconsciously tugging my pants up.
"He just found us before we could leave, so we just used the guns."
"That's so cool! He had no idea what was coming for him!"
Neither did we, but that's a story for another time.
I shut the door as Yuri goes upstairs, dragging Natsuki up with her. I groan before going upstairs myself, a bubbly Sayori behind me.
"Why can't we just leave him there?"
At least Sayori didn't ask why he's upstairs rather than downstairs.
Natuski sighs deeply. "That was what I've been saying!"
"Little to no suspicion," Yuri says nonchalantly. "Now help me lift him."
Yuri and I lift the right side of him while Natsuki and Sayori lift the left. He was heavy, yes, but there was four of us.
We carried him down the stairs and onto his couch where the small television still plays. Beer bottles scatter the floor and given to the fact that he was drunk, makes no suspicion if we set him down here.
Yuri takes the three bullets that were sticking out of his body by their tails. "And we're done here. Great mission everyone!"
Sayori and I cheer while Natsuki looks on in confusion before shrugging and getting ready to go.
"Are you sure it's cool for me to just wear a robe?"
"It's night anyway, nobody will see it."
"We can have a shopping spree tomorrow!"
Natsuki looks down at her cheap robe and to us, flushing a bit. "I never needed any fine clothes but since all my other clothes were thrown away..."
"I already have so many options~ You are going to be so dolled up!"
"Hey! I'm only going because I need clothes! I don't need to be 'dolled up'."
We went out of the house silently looking at the sky. Natsuki and Sayori still planned about the shopping spree while Yuri and I trailed behind.
"How did you came up with it," I whispered. Yuri looks at me, confused. "The distraction."
"O-Oh." Yuri flushes, thinking. "Well, Natsuki said her dad loved sex, mainly with her. So I thought if we pretended to..."
A scream caught the attention of the two girls staying inside a locked room, more specifically Monika's. Natsuki almost immediately grabs the doorknob, but Yuri grabs her arm almost pleadingly.
"You're weaponless."
"Who cares! Monika's in trouble. We can think of something later."
Her grip on the smaller girl's arm didn't lessen and the girl sighs, thinking.
"Is there something we can do distract him. So he could come up here so I can shoot him."
"No, not really. Especially if he's doing what I think he's doing."
"And what's that?"
"I said, I have a girlfriend!" Monika screams once again, but more passionate. Natsuki smiles to herself, feeling more at ease that her friend has the situation in control for a while. Not like she'll ever admit it.
Meanwhile, Yuri thinks up a storm, trying to think of a plan. However, when she does, she flushes. It's quite lewd and requires "lots of moaning" and she wants to stay classy, especially in front of her crush.
But her best friend is about to get raped on the floor beneath her. She needs to choose, and quickly.
...
Yuri bits her lip, wondering why it's so hard.
"Do you have something?" Natsuki says, noticing her fidgeting.
"W-What if we pretended to..."
Natsuki gave out a short hum of questioning, raising an eyebrow. Yuri's head sinks lower fearing if she looked up, she'll faint of embarrsedment...and cuteness.
Yuri frantically grasps the collar of the black leather jacket she had, practically forcing the words out. Even then, they came out almost mute. "Have...sex?"
Natsuki face heats up, not expecting Yuri to even think of something like that. She wanted to reject it as soon as the words slipped out, but something stopped her.
"I am Sayori's and only Sayori's. You have no right to dictate our relationship to please yourself like that. I will never, ever, let you fucking touch me!"
Probably the fear or her best friend getting raped and this was the only idea they can think of before it's too late but who knows?
Both girls could tell that Monika was in trouble and telling by she was talking about Sayori, she's on her last limb.
The two girls looked at each other in vain for...something.
"F-Fine, just don't get the wrong idea."
Yuri looks up suddenly as if she was surprised she thought about doing her idea but the yells from downstairs made her realize the situation she was in as she grabs and loads her gun.
"R-Ri-Right. P-Please, go first."
Natsuki smirks and Yuri's blush gets a little bit darker.
"Oh, that's why you were studdering."
"I was nervous, okay?"
I laughed, elbowing her slightly. "You saw her naked and pretended to have sex with her. Congrats, Yuri, you're on the right track."
Yuri smiles slightly, overwhelmed with her thoughts and darkening blush. "Thanks?"
"You're welcome!"
We four walked the rest of the distance talking about the mission, avoiding the more sensitive parts. We were all relatively happy completing our little mission and getting Natsuki back, smiling and laughing the entire way. However, smiling and laughing could be exhausting and we were all tired by the time we came home.
"Today's been exhausting," I sighed, sinking into the couch in the living room. Sayori plops down in my lap, sighing from the relief from getting off her legs.
"To be honest, the last two days been exhausting," she chimes in, hugging her knees.
"It's time for a worry-free sleep," Natsuki says from our right, cuddling one of her pillows. She must've gone upstairs undetected for a few moments.
The whole room agreed, well almost the whole group.
Yuri was still by the door, staring at the stars. The door was opened and a gush of wind roams through. Her face looks sad if it wasn't for the smile on her face.
"Yuri are you okay?"
Yuri turns and her smile got brighter for a second before getting unreadable by her blush.
"I'm doing great." She was about to close the door before she jumps slightly in remembrance, looking uneasy. "Didn't we had a ladder?"
We all groan, knowing where she is going with this.
"...do we have to?"
"Little to no suspicion."
We groan again but reluctantly left from our warm home for yet another adventure.
Sayori holds up a dress, a glistening white top with a light pink skirt. Natsuki looks skeptical.
"Oh, this would look so cute on you!"
"Maybe...? I don't usually wear this kind of stuff- Hey! What did I tell you about calling me cute!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll like it!" Sayori hums sweetly, completely ignoring her other comment. Natsuki still looks hesitant but grabs the hanger that has the dress on it.
We were at our local shopping center, buying clothes for Natsuki. We skipped school today just for this, but I can't help but have that nagging unrealistic fear in the back of my mind.
Natsuki currently has on Sayori's clothes seeing that they're similar in size. Their not her style exactly, but she thinks their decent.
"Fine," she mumbles. "I'm going to the dresser room."
"Okay!" Natsuki disappears and I come behind Sayori, holding my own pick of a shirt and sweater, looking at the dresser room with unease.
"She'll be a bit flustered and mad at you when she gets done. You know that, right?"
"I'm prepared Moni! It's for Yuri's sake after all!"
"Yuri-? Oh. I thought we kept that a secret."
"I knew since yesterday! Even though the talkie, I could tell she was very flustered. Plus if I could tell about your crush on me then I could definitely tell her's on Natsuki."
I slightly felt my cheeks get hotter. "Just don't rat out Yuri. She really wants to keep this a secret from Natsuki."
Sayori nods and squeezes my hand, making her blush slightly too. We were new to public affection anyways.
Natsuki stumbles out, trying to cover herself as much as possible with fail. She looks at herself, flustered before glaring daggers at Sayori. Sayori instead gushed.
"You look so cute! Just like a little muffin."
Natsuki heats up more, frowning. "It's not- Just I-people are looking..."
Natsuki shrinks and Sayori jumps to help her friend. "No, it's okay. You look very pretty, right, Moni?"
I nod and Natsuki gets flustered but smiles slightly. "It's just something I don't normally wear, but thanks anyway."
We all knew she was lying but smiled anyway.
Natsuki hated people looking at her when's she's pretty like this, mostly from her papa.
The most she'll ever do is wear skirts, but she's improving.
"You can take it off if you're not uncomfortable..."
"No, I actually like this. I'm going to totally rock this at home."
She went to a nearby mirror and twirled slightly and Sayori grins and compliments her. I wanted to join in but realized Yuri wasn't here. I've could have sworn she was here a seconds ago.
"I'm going somewhere," I say to the now bickering two. They waved me off.
The shop we were in was fairly big, but it was quite easy to spot Yuri's long purple hair.
Except I didn't see Yuri's hair.
I searched the shop for the purple haired girl for 10 minutes or so before stumbling into the dressing room, thinking she might have bought some things for herself. However, I didn't see her and turned to leave.
"Moni?"
And froze.
"Yuri?"
A dressing room door clicked and suddenly Yuri was standing there, flustered and uncomfortable. She steps out, a shadow casted over her eyes.
"You okay?"
Yuri frowns slightly, looking at me. "I think...I almost died."
We look at each other in confused silence before Yuri explains herself, flustered and studdering.
"W-When I looked at Natsuki in that dress, I felt as like my heart stopped. She looked so beautiful! E-Even to the point that I had some...unladylike thoughts." She looked away as if she was admitting some terrible secret. "I think I'm fine now."
I blankly stared at her, before laughing my ass off, not even caring to muffle them.
Either it was Yuri's figure or how mature and adult she was, but it never struck me for Yuri to never have a crush before.
She doesn't even know the types of thoughts she will get having a crush. She's in for a wild time.
"Yuri...th-those are normal. They just show you're more interested in the person," I say. Yuri's face blanks before she laughs with me and the whole dressing room shakes! (Well until an employee yelled at us to keep it down.)
"...I-I thought you know this stuff, Yuri," I say, regaining my breath.
"To be honest...I'm not a huge fan of the romance genre."
Yuri regains her breath, cupping her cheek. Her blush has toned down a bit but is still clearly soon on her face.
"Hey."
"Hmm?"
"Did you did that for me? Give Natsuki that dress?"
"Actually Sayori did." Yuri jumps in surprise as her blush gets darker. "Don't worry she'll won't tell anyone."
Yuri relaxes, putting her hand over her heart before grabbing my arm and pushing me into the dressing room.
"I'll thank her...later. For now, we are going to have some fun!"
"Yuri, what are you doing?"
"Just letting you test on clothes. Now you see, there are three different dresses. I hope I picked out your style."
"...You are trying to get us back, are you."
Yuri's voice sneers dramatically. "You don't know the pain I have dealt with for the past two days! 'Doki Protector" and now this! You guys need to atone in your actions."
I recoil in fake horror. "Oh Yuri, how dare you!"
"Just a friendly payback~ Now get picking!"
After a while, I picked the third one Yuri picked; a simple green dress with a large leather black belt around the waist. It's too short to my liking, but it won't cause a scene.
I opened the door to see that Yuri was waiting on the other the side of the wall. She looks at me and smiles.
"You look pretty Moni!"
"Thanks! I'm thinking of actually buying it, you did a great job picking out my style."
I stared at my reflection in the dressing room again and smile slightly. It feels different, seeing I don't normally wear stuff like this...but pretty.
It feels weird, seeing that I only wear a shirt and some skirt...but pretty.
It feels familiar, seeing the last time I wore a dress like this was two years ago leaving for California...but pretty.
I felt pretty, for the first time in a long time.
"Pretty..."
I left the word lingering in the air for a while, admiring my new look. It felt amazing and familiar. I never felt this in two years and even before that my parents were forcing me to be pretty, but it didn't achieve the same effect. It felt nice to finally feel pretty again.
I quickly blinked away tears to avoid spending too much time being sad.
I turned to Yuri, who became startled when I turned to her and smiled softly.
I want her to feel pretty too.
Yuri and I look in the dresser's room mirror, dumbfounded.
"...How did I get talked into this."
"By me saying, 'It would be fun'."
Yuri flushes, looking at her dress. She had on a long white dress with purple butterflies slowly populating from the right side until there was no speck of white on the bottom.
She also had on a simple copper floral headband that the employees said naturally goes with the outfit. And because I wanted Yuri to have fun, I pinned Yuri's hair up in a braided updo. All the look needed to be was some makeup, but we needed to buy it first, and that will spoil our cover.
"...But I can't admit that I don't like it."
"That's the spirit!"
I smiled at myself. I still had the dress Yuri picked for me on but have on a necklace that had one simple gold flower.
It was a Rose Mallow, the one's Auntie used to plant.
My hair was in a french twist braid which was very convenient since it was like a ponytail, but braided. My large white bow stayed where it always was.
I smiled at myself, before frowning at my appearance, catching Yuri's attention.
"What's wrong?"
"I haven't gotten any texts since we were in here. Something's going on."
After the sentence made itself clear in the crisp air, I started to panic. What going on? We were in here for thirty minutes and I was gone looking for Yuri sometime before that there's have to be some explanation why won't they text me something's wrong something's wrong something's wrong-
Yuri squeezes my hand lightly, frowning. "You were hyperventilating."
"Sorry."
Yuri sighs before pulling me out of the dresser's room, her eyes quickly searching for the others. I took some deep breathes, composing myself before looking out myself.
The two was nowhere to be seen.
I felt anxiety bubble up inside me but took some deep breathes to keep it down. Surely they aren't that far, just off to another store. I quickly pulled out my phone and text Sayori's number.
Sayobae
Moni: Hey where are you we can't see you
Sayo: Oh hey Moni!
Sayo: To be honest we were looking for you too but stopped when we heard giggling from the dressing room
Sayo: We thought you two were having fun, so we went to the other stores!
Sayo: We are coming back anyway, wait there.
Moni: Okay! Waiting by the dressing rooms!
I breathed a sigh of relief as Sayori replied almost instantly. I can't believe that I almost thought they were missing.
"Sayori said she'll be right here," I say, putting my phone away. I took some more deep breaths, relieved that the situation is over. "I can't wait for Natsuki to react to...'that'."
Yuri turns and flushes, trying to cover her blush with her hands since her hair is currently not an option. "W-We kind of overdid it. They will probably faint from the amount of blood rushing into their heads."
I chuckled and Yuri smiles slightly.
"I mean, we look like we are attending a wedding."
We both laugh at that, trying to muffle our sudden outbursts with clamping our hands to our mouths.
"Heeeeeeeyyyyy!"
We look up to see Sayori running up to us, Natsuki following suit. To our surprise, she had on a dress too. A short white dress with red polka dots scattered randomly. She also had red hearts earrings while Natsuki had her's in pink. She finally stops, cupping her face with her palms complete awe.
"Moni you look so pretty!"
I flushed slightly, averting my eyes. "Y-You too."
She smiles, emitting a giggle or two. "Moni, there's no need to be flustered. Your acting like Yuri!"
She points to Yuri, who is currently flushing twice as darker the normal color.
"S-Sorry, it was just you look so beautiful."
Now it was Sayori's turn to get flustered as she chuckled awkwardly. "Monika you're too kind."
"I'm telling the truth."
We stayed flushing for a while, not really used to stuff like this. I guess this is what Yuri wanted as payback.
"By the way, where did you get those earrings?"
Sayori suddenly perks up, her flush magically decreasing. "There was this place that did ear piercings for free! Natsuki and I had matching earrings there!" She gasps, her sapphire eyes shining. "We should all get matching earrings! It would be super cute!"
"That would be fun," I say, smiling. However, with a quick glance at my side, figured that it would take awhile.
Natsuki and Yuri were looking at each other dumbfounded, their flushes almost blinding.
Sayori seemed to get it to, muttering a simple "oh." I nudge Yuri with my elbow, shotting her a look. She perks up after a while.
"I-I-I like your o-outfit, Natsuki."
Natsuki frowns, acting like she wasn't just staring at Yuri's outfit. "You're decent."
Yuri smiles slightly as if she was actually flattered by the compliment. Their conversation awkwardly drifted off and Sayori and I look at each other worryingly.
"Well, um, do you guys want to go to this ear piercings shop? They give ear piercings for free there, right Natsuki?"
Natsuki hums in agreement, showing off her pink heart.
"W-Well me and Monika still had to pay for our outfits, s-so you guys can get the bags and go ahead."
Sayori nods, taking the still slightly dazed Natsuki by the hand and rushing out of the door. Not much later Sayori texted me.
Sayobae
Sayo: Awh they look so cute together!
Sayo: {Photo}
Moni: How did you even get a photo of them together?
Sayo: Magic
I look at the earrings sitting on my dresser five hours later. They were small green hearts. Yuri ended up getting purple hearts for herself too. The piercing progress wasn't that painful and we all actually had lots of fun, except for the awkward conversations with Yuri and Natsuki.
Who knew that today would be so fun, even with yesterday.
I sigh, closing my eyes to remember it all. It's been a doozy, but with Friday coming around the corner we could all finally rest.
A buzz on my phone interrupts me, causing me to open my eyes and grab for it. I blinked, trying to clear the already fuzziness of sleep out of my mind. How weird, I don't remember setting a reminder.
I swiped open the reminder, reading the contents and held my breath, trying not to groan with frustration.
Reminder: Four Days Till Departure