Unfaithful

The Wallflower

(Wow I actually updated this)

"Here, this is for you." I say to Sonia, holding out the pouch to her. She releases my arm, reaching for it with two hands. She then digs inside, drawing out the ruby pendant with a thrilled smile.

"Oh, Hajime, this is beautiful! Thank you so much!" She gushes, "Help me put it on?"

"Heh, sure." I respond, taking the pendant back and stepping behind her. I then carefully draw it around her neck and fasten the clasp, letting it fall down to her neck before reaching for my arm again.

"Remember everyone, we're all in love and have been for a long time. They're going to announce both pairs of us as we enter at the top of the stairs. And then we must walk among all the people and greet our guests." Sonia reminds us all.

"This is going to be absolute hell." Komaeda mutters from behind me and I can't help but nod in agreement.

"Now guys, let's brighten up," Chiaki urges as we approach the double doors to the party room, "we're famous political figures and let's appear happy for the guests. It's just a few hours, after all."

I frown. "I'd be happier if we didn't have to go to this stupid thing." I grumble, Nagito grunting in agreement. Chiaki slaps me up the side of my head.

"Suck it up. As long as we're here we've got to behave like this."

"As long as we're here." I mutter.

Sonia nods to the workers standing guard at the doors. They each open them and we're immediately greeted with the sounds of a party.

The lights hanging from the chandeliers are extra bright. The room is swarming with so many people, all dressed in their fanciest attire, servants weaving through them serving food and drink. In the corner is a string quartet, filling the large area with sweet music.

"Come Hajime," Sonia sighs, putting on a happy smile on her face, "let us greet our guests and hear their well wishes."

"But I don't know any of these people!" I protest.

"Neither do we! But our parents do." Nagito chimes in cheerfully.

Sonia tightens her grip on me and she leads me down the stairs into the crowd. We begin walking nice and slow through the crowd, offering a polite smile here and there. It isn't long before we're approached by two girls in poofy dresses.

The first is a brunette with dark green eyes and a bright smile and the other is a shaky girl with purple hair and face twisted in a scowl.

Sonia instantly brightens. "Toko! Komaru! You guys actually did it!" She exclaims.

I frown. "Did what?"

All three of them ignore me.

"So you're Hajime, right? Sonia's fiancé?" The brunette says, grabbing my hands.

I stiffen. "Uh, yeah, that's me alright. Who are you?"

"You can just call me Komaru Naegi. And this is my girlfriend Toko, but we trust you to keep our relationship secret since you are a friend of the Princess. Say 'hi', Toko!"

Her companion glares at the ground. "H-Hello. You're pretty beautiful for a loser from Jabberwock."

I scowl and Komaru rolls her eyes, grabbing onto Toko. "Ignore her, she's always like this. Plus she didn't really want to come."

"So where do you guys come from?" I ask, trying to change the subject.

"We live in a village a little ways away. Well a lot. We're here mostly because we missed Sonia," Komaru smiles at the princess, "surprised we actually got in, right?"