My Story About the Game (First Entry)

Pool Party

It was good to see Sayori back in a better mood after everything that happened today alone. Truthfully, I just wanted to lay on the bed that was waiting for me in the motel and sleep for the rest of the week. I could tell that Jacob was tired almost as much as I was. He was dragging his feet on the carpet.

We arrived at our room, and I scanned the card over the lock. I opened the door and smiled.

"Wow, this is nice," Monika said, impressed.

"You guys haven't been in a hotel room before?" Jacob questioned.

Monika turned to him and shrugged. "Well, in the game, there really wasn't even a town. It was made to be ambiguous."

Jacob nodded. "I never thought of that."

We stepped into the freezing room and threw the little stuff we had onto the two, king-size beds. I took the one near the door.

"Ah, I'm so tired," Sayori said with an exhausted sigh.

"I thought you wanted to go to the pool," I said with a playful tone.

Her eyes lit up with some energy, but it was clear that it wasn't a lot. "Yes! I wanna go to the pool!"

All of us chuckled at that comment, and I could tell that we all missed Sayori's funny personality. However, the laughter was dry, considering the fact that none of us had even slept since the battle against the Third Eye.

That bed suddenly started to look very comfortable.

"Well," I said as I clapped my hands together. "Shall we go?"

Jacob and Yuri were already asleep. I only shook my head, wishing that I could be them. For Sayori's sake, however, I knew that I could put it off for a little while longer. It's not like it won't be there tonight when I could finally rest my head against that pillow.

Sayori had already grabbed a towel and looked at me with excitement built in her eyes. "Yep!"

Natsuki had come out of the bathroom with a towel as well. I tilted my head, admiring how naturally cute she was without even trying, whether or not she'd admit it.

"You're going too?" I asked.

"Duh," she answered with her usual sass. "Like I'm not even letting you outta my sight after you almost died."

"Well, you went to the bathroom, so you kinda did."

Natsuki puffed her cheeks. "I- uh, that's not what I meant!"

She stomped her foot down on the floor, and Sayori laughed at her.

"Whatever. Let's just go already." I smiled and took the key.

To say that the pool was impressive was putting it lightly. It stretched out over a balcony with a clear view over Lake Michigan. I took a deep breath now that I could finally relax for a while. The best part was that we had the entire pool to ourselves. No children, no distractions, just us.

I noticed that the deepest point was eight feet. As if without thinking, Sayori and Natsuki slipped off their shirt and pants. I willed myself to look away.

Natsuki caught me looking and stuck her tongue out. "You perv."

Sayori, of course, never thought anything of it. It was fortunate that none of them wore exposing attire.

"Well? Are you getting in or not?" Natsuki asked.

I shrugged, seeing no other option. "I guess I have no choice."

I was still surprised to see that we were the only ones here. In a big city like this, I figured it would be packed. Sayori jumped in without hesitation and came up, looking expectantly at us.