Corpse Party One-Shots

Love Letters (Satoshi Mochida)

"Looks like there's another one," my best friend said, opening up the envelope that had been stuck in my locker.

"Suzu!" I tried to pull it out of her hands, but she just spun around and held it just out of reach. "Don't read other people's letters!"

"Aw... He still isn't signing his name!" she complained, tossing it back at me.

"Of course not! Why would he? I mean, it's probably just some sick joke." It may seem cruel to think that, but it was a possibility. It's not like I'm the most attractive or even the most popular girl in school. Besides, if he's too much of a coward to even leave a name, then why should I waste my time with it? "Or if this guy's actually serious, he might not want you shouting it out to the whole world."

"Well then, there's only one thing to do!" Suzu did a heroic sort of pose as she spoke. It was actually very embarrassing to be seen with her.

"Do I even want to know?" I groaned. I'd long since lost count of how many plans she'd come up with. Not a single one of them ended well. In fact, many of them resulted in a week of detention.

"Hey! My ideas are not that bad," Suzu protested.

"Alright... what's your brilliant plan this time?"

Suzu's "brilliant plan" was incredibly simple: watch my locker and see the person see who put the letters in it. Even I had to admit that was a good idea, especially coming from Suzu.

At least, the plan seemed like a good idea. But when it resulted in the two of us spying on a locker for what felt like an eternity.

"Look!" Suzu whispered a little too loudly. She was pointing at a person sneaking up to my locker with a piece of paper in their hand. "There he is!"

I slapped my hand over her mouth. If she wasn't quiet, she might scare him off. "Quiet Suzu!"

Suzu quickly wriggled out of grip and poked her head out to get a better look at the 'secret admirer' who had been annoying me with love notes that were more than likely just part of some sick prank. "Wait a minute..." Her eyes went wide. "Isn't that Mochida?"

Looking closer, he did look like him. Brown hair about the same length and style... About the same height... Just turn around and let me... The mystery man turned suddenly, giving me just a brief look at his face. Sure enough, it was who Suzu said. "You've got to be kidding me..."

"So, what are you going to do about it?" my best friend asked me later that night. After finding out who was leaving the letters, she'd insisted on staying over. Really shouldn't have been surprised by that one.

I didn't even have to think to know what I was going to do. "Nothing."

"What?" Suzu was almost shouting. I wouldn't have been surprised if she woke up have the neighborhood. "You mean you're not even gonna say anything to him?"

"Look, this is Satoshi Mochida that we're talking about." I looked Suzu right in the eyes. She had to know that there could be trouble for even considering doing anything. If the wrong people found out about this, that trouble could be double. "Do you realize how many girls have a thing for him? Even considering dating that guy would practically be suicide."

"Alright then," she sighed, giving in way too easily. Suzu knew that I had a bit of a crush on him, but the guy was a lot more trouble than he's worth. "Personally I think you're missing out on a great opportunity, but if you wanna be that way..."

"If he's actually serious about this, he'll come talk to me in person." I crossed my arms and let myself fall back onto my bed. Was I a little disappointed that I wasn't going to do anything? Yeah, but I wasn't going to admit that. Not even to my best friend."It's not like I'm looking for a boyfriend anyway."

"You keep telling yourself that..."