Doki Doki Literature Club Genderbent

Pain, Returning, Discussing (Day 3)

Satori vends over and smacks her forehead right into the shelf. He falls to the floor, and the crayons spill all over his lap. "Owowowowowo..."
"You okay?" I ask.
"My forehead..." Satori cliches his forehead.
"That's just like you, isn't it? Cmon, let me see." Since Satori is sitting on the floor, I grab him by the waist and pull him out of the closet. "You have to move your hands, Satori..."
"But it hurts..." Satori whimpers.
"Just do it for a second." I plead.
Satori slowly releases his hands from his forehead. I gently brush his scruff of hair to the side. "Ow—!" Satori yelps.
"Sorry..." There's a huge red mark on the center of his forehead. A bump is starting to form, as well. "Man, that's gonna swell up. I should find you some ice.."
"MC..." Satori says.
"Where would I even find ice around this time..? Ah, I guess a could drink would do..."
"You don't have too. I'm fine with—looking like a unicorn—" Even wincing from the pain, Satori makes a silly joke.
I laugh, "What are you saying? I'll be right back, okay?"
"O-Okay..." Satori nods his head ever so slightly.
I pat Satori on the shoulder and run out into the hallway. I locate the nearest vending machine. "What should I get...?" It doesn't really matter, since it will be used as an ice pack, rather than to drink. But I know Satori likes apple juice, so I purchase that one. In just a moment, I'm already returning to the classroom where I left Satori.
He has one palm on his forehead and is using the other hand to clumsily scoop crayons into the box.
"At least they were already in the wrong spots before I spilled them..." Satori smiles lightly.
"Satori, here. I hand Satori the bottle of apple juice.
"It's nice and cold..." Satori opens the cap and starts drinking from it.
"Satori, what are you doing?! It's for your forehead, idiot!" I yelp.
"Ah- Sorry, I forgot-" he starts laughing.
"How hard did you hit your head...?" I ask.
Satori places the bottle against the bump on his head. "It stings..."
"Just bear with it, it'll feel better soon. Looks like you cleaned up most of the crayons, so that's good."
"Hey, MC... This kind of reminds you of growing up, doesn't it?" Satori says.
"Eh? What do you mean?"I ask.
"You know how we used to play outside all the time... I would always try to keep up with you. You were kind of oblivious in some ways... Like I usually fell behind or had trouble climbing on the things you did... But sometimes when I tried to do things I couldn't, I would get myself hurt. I'd fall and scrape my self, or get a bump... And I would start crying really hard." Satori laughs. "And you would rush over as quick as you could. You would try really hard to get me to stop crying. It was almost like you blamed yourself and were afraid of getting in trouble if someone found out... Even though it really wasn't your fault at all, you know?" Satori says with nostalgia.
"Did I really do that..?" I ask.
"Yeah... you don't remember?" Satori return asks.
"Come to think of it, maybe I do remember a bit... I guess I was always so focused on my games that I didn't pay enough attention to you. So in a way, it was my fault. Kind of like this time, too... If I wasn't rushing you out of the closet, you probably wouldn't have hit your head." I say.
"M/C... I don't think you realize it, but you're always thinking about other people. Even after all these years... You're rushing to help me, even though I'm just being clumsy. You're really a sweetheart..." Satori says dreamily.
"D-Don't call me that! And I don't really do this kind of thing all the time... I guess when it comes to you, it just feels natural. Before I even know it, I'm treating you like that. I guess that's what happens when you've been friends for so long." I say.
"Really...? Maybe you're right... M/C... I'm so glad that nothing's changed between us. Do you think it'll be like this forever?" Satori asks.
"Forever...?" If I'm honest to myself...
There's no telling where we'll each end up for college, or after that. So it wouldn't be fair for me to make any promises. But... "Well, I hope so. It's been this long already, right? I can't imagine you ever changing, so my hopes are up."
"I'm so happy..." Satori has a whimsical expression in his eyes. We remain silent for a moment. He's so silly and clumsy on the outside that when I see him deep in thought like this... It makes me not want to disturb him.
"I guess we should go back... I don't want to worry Moniko, you know?" Satori asks.
"Good luck with that. He's gonna see your forehead either way." I point out.
"Not if I hide it under my scruff~" Satori hops to his feet. "A-Aahh—!" He clutched his forehead again.
"Don't stand up so fast after hurting yourself!" I say.
"Uuuu..." Satori whines.
"Well, I guess it's too late now... Anyways, lets go." I follow Satori out of the classroom. Satori plays with his hair to try to hide the bump, but without much success. In a moment, we make it back to the clubroom."
"Ah, you're back! Good timing, I was just about ready to start with sharing our poems. Eh? Satori, your forehead..." Moniko says.
"He's fine, don't worry about—" I start.
"I was playing with the crayons and smacked my forehead into the shelf!" Satori says brightly.
"..." I have no words.
"...Well, anyway! Were you able to find everything we needed?" Moniko asks.
"Uh-huh! I have it right— Eh??" Satori frantically glances around himself. "I... forgot all of the stuff!!"
"Calm down, Satori. I have it all right here. I found the poster paper, too." I say.
Moniko laughs, "Sounds like you ended up doing all the work, MC."
"Ah, well, Satori—" I fail to come up with an excuse for Satori.
"I made it an adventure!" Satori says.
"...Yeah, that."
Moniko chuckles, "Okay, okay. In any case, good work! I'll start working on posters tonight."
"Me too!" Satori volunteers.
"...Okay, everyone! Are you ready to share your poems?" Moniko prompts the club.
"Guess I should grab mine..." After making sure the crayon box is closed tightly, I return to my seat.