Our Reality (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

Omake #2

"What're you doing?"

Natsuki nearly jumped out of her skin upon suddenly receiving that question. The school day was done and everyone already went home or began their afterschool activities. Most importantly, the last time she checked, there was no on around in the hallway.

She frantically looked around. Despite the sudden voice vying for her attention, she didn't see who it belonged to.

"Up here."

Natsuki looked up at a set of lockers. Casually lying on top of them, looking down at her was Mali. The curious look on her face and the way she slowly swung her legs gave her a very innocent appearance.

"Just like Senpai and everyone else, you don't look up," Mali noted.

"Well, who goes around climbing on top of lockers anyway?" Natsuki calmly snapped back.

"Is that so wrong?"

"It makes you look like you're up to something."

Mali giggled. "Is that what you think I'm doing right now? You think I'm up to something devious?"

"Everything you do is devious. I have yet to see you do something that wasn't done just for your own amusement," Natsuki bluntly answered.

"Wow..." Mali cupped her face with her hands and smiled brightly. "You really think poorly of me, don't you, Summer Loli?"

"S-Summer Loli!?" Natsuki exclaimed.

"What's wrong? Your name means summer, doesn't it?"

"You know exactly which part of that ticks me off! I'm not a loli!"

"Really?" Mali quietly stared at Natsuki. "You kind of have that childlike appearance quality to you and you don't look that much older than me despite our age difference."

Her face immediately lit up as she added, "Plus, you're so cute; How can I not refer to you as a loli? Senpai's loli."

"...I'm not... I'm not a loli...!" Natsuki retorted, her voice trembling with anger.

"Does being called that really bother you? But having that status would surely allow you to be called cute all the time and isn't that what any girl wants?" Mali questioned.

"I'm not...!"

She wanted to yell her point again, but something stopped Natsuki.

"Do you have a problem with that word? If that's the case, I don't see how Senpai will ever compliment you if he ends up choosing you," Mali teased.

And that was when Natsuki understood what stopped her moments earlier. She recalled the time Shujinkou actually used that word to compliment her.

"Forget it..." Natsuki sighed. "It's a waste of breath trying to explain anything to you."

"So, it really does bother you that much, huh?" Mali continued to wave her legs back and forth as she contemplated her dilemma. "Okay, I won't call you that anymore."

That was surprising for Natsuki to hear. "Really?"

"Yep," Mali assured her with a bright smile. "I won't, Natsuki-Chan."

"Natsuki-Chan?!"

"What's wrong now? I'm calling you by your name."

"Why the 'chan' though!? I'm older than you and you're still using it for the same reason as the first one!"

"You really don't like it?" An inquisitive look was on Mali's face as she quietly stared at Natsuki. "You want me to go back to Summer Loli?"

Natsuki's heart sank upon hearing that malicious nickname again. She realized then that Mali was just going to continue coming up with more, each one possibly more degrading than the last.