Our Reality (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

Partners

"You?!" What the hell are you doing here?!" "I want answers and you have them!"

These were just some of the phrases that came to mind as Natsuki locked eyes with Akuma. Of course, there was no way she could actually say that. After all, he was still a teacher and for all her bluster she still had to respect her authority figures.

"Ah, it's nice to see another first-year interested in literature," he said, awkwardly waving at the two club members.

"F-First...!" Being mistaken for a first-year student again was like a punch in the gut for Natsuki. To constantly be mistaken to be as young as she appeared was one of the most infuriating situations she had to deal with.

Natsuki was clearly unable to speak without possibly losing her temper, so Sayori decided to take it upon herself to converse with him.

"Can we help you?" Sayori asked.

"Maybe," Akuma replied, scratching his left cheek. "This being a literature club, I figured an old student of mine would be here. Has she already gone home? She has long purple hair, with eyes that match, and has a habit of playing with her hair when she gets nervous."

Sayori blankly stared at the young teacher before answering his question.

"I can't tell you that," she said.

"Why not?" he asked.

"Because she's terrified of you," Sayori answered in a rather matter-of-fact manner.

Hearing Sayori answer caused the wound on Akuma's forehead to ache, causing the memories of the past to resurface.

"I... I understand," Akuma weakly smiled. "I'll be on my way now. If you see her, could you tell that I'm sorry for how things turned out last year and that I'll try my best to stay away from her?"

"Okay," Sayori nodded her head. She quietly watched the saddened Akuma leave the classroom, before turning to Natsuki wearing a big grin on her face.

"I think we learned something here today," she beamed.

"We did?" the confused Natsuki replied. "What did we learn?"

"We learned what we learned," Sayori giggled.

"Can't you just tell me?" Natsuki asked.

"Huh? But I just did," Sayori answered, perplexed.

It was at that point Natsuki realized that she would not be able to get a straight answer from Sayori.

And despite the fact that the events of that day happened a couple of days ago, Natsuki was still a bit annoyed that she was unable to get a straight answer from her. Something else that still bothered her was if Akuma was really going to keep his promise of staying away from Yuri. She didn't know him well enough to trust him and he could easily change his mind. Add the fact that the other club members seemed skeptical and...

"Attention, class, we have a special guest here to give an announcement," her teacher announced.

The train of thought that was travelling in Natsuki's head came to an unexpected end as her teacher demanded the attention of her students. She looked up and couldn't believe who the guest was.

"Good afternoon, class," Fuyu greeted, adjusting her glasses in the process.

"What's she doing here?" Natsuki wondered.

That wasn't the only thing on her mind though. Fuyu only spoke a single sentence, but her tone was very professional and strict. That wasn't the only thing that was different; her overall posture and expression made it clear that she was an absolute authority figure. Overall, the Fuyu that was standing in front of her class today was very different from the one from the week before, something that surprised Natsuki.