Rewind

Aftermath

(If I wrote this better it could actually be angsty fjdfjfglkfjfdkk)

(I confused myself writing this too so it probably doesn't make much sense lmao)

   Rewind. . .Rewind. . .Re-ERROR!

      Sonia wanted to bolt but at the same time her feet felt rooted to the ground. Her entire body tensed and she felt like she was going to collapse any second. 

   'Of course. . .Chiaki loves Hajime, not me. . .of course. . .'

   Luckily from across the beach Gundham Tanaka sensed his friend's distress and turned to look at her. He then followed her gaze over to Hajime and Chiaki and sighed loudly. He excuses himself from the game and walks over to her.

   He wraps an arm around the princess and turns her away from them. "Come, Princess. . .let us get you away from this wretched sight. Let us traverse back to your dwelling and fetch you a mug of herbal tea." 

   Sonia sniffs. "Alright." She responds, allowing herself to be led away.

~

   Hajime allows himself to be gently pushed off a smiling Chiaki. She then tilts her head to the side.

   "That was nice. . .thank you for showing me, but. . .there's someone else I think I want to do that with," Chiaki glances around the beach, "where is Nevermind?"

   Hajime smiles. "I understand. There's someone I must talk to as well. . .go find Nevermind, Nanami." 

   Chiaki then steps away with an apologetic look on her face before dashing away to locate her Princess. Hajime lets out a sigh, putting his hands on his hips. Sure, he'd been thinking about being with Chiaki for a while but now and didn't think that was what he wanted but now that he had actually kissed her he found himself confirming that maybe that wasn't what he wanted after all.

   Why had his mind wandered to Nagito during the kiss? Nagito has been causing him some confusion for a while now. But. . .he wasn't gay or anything. . .maybe?

   He had to talk to Nagito. Now. 

   He glances back at where Nagito was standing a moment ago but there was no Nagito to be seen. He looks around sharply but it seems Komaeda is not here at all. Where had he gone?

   He bits his lower lip. Maybe he got tired and went back to his cottage. He should start there. And if not-well, there were other places he could check.

~

   As Chiaki walked back towards the Hotel, her mind swirled with thoughts. Was it really fair to do this to Sonia? Or even herself?

   She's an AI. As much as she hates remembering her purpose and the truth of her existence, she really enjoyed spending time with all of the former Remnants and had formed genuine connections. Hell, she even thinks she has romantic feelings for a certain Princess.

   If she tells Sonia how she feels and her love is requited, it will crush Sonia when she gets out of the program and realizes the real Chiaki died long ago. 

   Once everyone leaves she will be all alone. Maybe she can work for Future Foundation like Alter Ego had started doing. Then maybe she could continue talking to her friends. . .

   But the gamer knows she shouldn't get her hopes up. 

   The Ultimate Gamer steps onto the Hotel property, heading towards the girls' cottages. She then walks rapidly towards Sonia's cottage with excitement bubbling in her chest before she sees a sight that jolts her all the way down to her spine.