Ulterior Motives

Chapter 3 You're my Best Friend

Sayori's POV:

   I was confused, as I eyed the flyer Monika had dropped into my lap, I kept rereading it and eyeing it in  confusion and yet with slight curiousness.
   "SAYORI!" Natsuki's voice filled the emptying hallway, I smirked as she came barreling towards me, a flyer of her own clutched in her fist. I leaned against my locker waiting for her to reach me.
   "What? You got a flyer too?" I asked unable to stop myself from bouncing in place.
    "Duh Sayori, that's why it's dangling from my hand!" She teased and I rolled my eyes shaking my head good-naturedly.
    "Why are you so excited? Do you plan on joining?" I turn back to my locker, putting away some things before I grab my writing journal and the novel I was reading.

  "Monika and Yuri made the club! We should both join!!" She exclaimed insistently and I frowned this didn't sound like a good idea, I mean I could hardly be around Monika without physically combusting why would I want to be in a closed space with her. That would be social suicide.
   "If we joined then we could get to know the girls better." I voice the bright side of things, knowing that people prefured  when I was happy as apposed to the sad depressed person I usually was underneath my bright smile. This was one of those things where I kept it to myself, not even Natsuki or MC knew about my depression.

   "Exactly! If we join then we can see if we even have a chance." Natsuki exclaimed before schooling her features and putting her hands on her hips, "though I'm not as in love as you are." She coughed and I smiled she could be so silly sometimes.
   "Of course you're not Natsuki." I giggle and she shoves me playfully.

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  "Wait, wait, wait why do I have to join this "literature club"? You both know I hate reading and writing right?" MC complained as we dragged him towards the clubroom.
   "Already told you MC, you're our cover to make us look less creepy and suspicious." Natsuki explained again and MC groaned loudly.
  "They only put up like five flyers and personally handed you two an invitation, I'll just be in the way." He whined as we finally reached the door.

  "Too bad think of this as payback for making me pretend to be your girlfriend to scare away your crazy yandere ex girlfriend, you're lucky she didn't kill me, anyway you owe me and Sayori." Natsuki deadpanned before she opened the door and shoved MC in. I giggled as I followed behind them.

  "Hi welcome to the literature club!" Monika greeted and Natsuki gave a non committal wave.
   "Hi, I got your flyer, thank you for inviting me." I was extremely happy I had gotten my planned sentence out, in fact I was tap dancing in my head right now. Monika smiled and nodded excitedly and Yuri brought out a tray of tea from the back of the room.

  "Oh I was afraid you wouldn't have come...oh I see you've brought MC with you as well." Something about her tone seemed like she was disappointed by that fact. Then Monika nudged her slightly, making Yuri stumble.
   "So what kind of stuff do you guys like to read?" Monika asked giving her cousin a look as she changed the subject quickly. She clasped her hands together and gestured to the desks "we could move the desks into a circle and get to know each other a little bit better." She suggested but something about the twinkle in her bright green eyes made it seem like she had been planning this for awhile.

  "Sounds cool, let's do it." MC encouraged starting to move the desks. I helped to make them in circular position and then we all started sitting down. MC dumbly took the spot next to Monika and so I was stuck between him and Natsuki, who unfairly got to sit by Yuri.
   "Well then let's start with me and go in a circle and say what your favorite book is." Monika cleared her throat, obviously my previous assumption about her wanting me here was a lie, because she didn't seem to care where I was sitting. I kept a smile on my face as Monika talked about romance novels and adventure books.  Yuri talked about dark or intellectual reading, stuff that really made you think about stuff. Then Natsuki talked about manga and parfait girls, Monika asked if that was literature, and Natsuki went off into a rant. It was getting harder and harder to keep smiling. Monika's indifference over where I sat and if I had a turn was starting to crush my spirit.

  "Sayori it's your turn!" Natsuki elbowed me and I blinked in shock, was the manga debate over already? That was probably the quickest argument my best friend had ever had before. I was so proud of her.
   "Well I like a little bit of everything." I smile avoiding Monika's gaze as I look to MC. He looks so uncomfortable and awkward.
   "Um well..." He rubs the back of his head nervously "I like don't read all too much...but I like comics, some mangas...but I'm okay with reading new stuff too...I guess..." He murmured anxiously and I smiled at him in encouragement.
   "Wonderful MC," Monika praised and my heart cracked a little at that. Yuri however looked kind of irritated ever so slightly.
   "Why'd you join a literature club if you don't like to read?" She whispered under her breath, but Monika evidently heard her as she gave Yuri a look.
    "Okay next question!" Monika exclaimed clasping her hands together.

I knew this would be a horrible mistake. Because I'm pretty sure Monika had the hots for MC.

To Be Continued....
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