Our Reality (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

Start of the Second

"Hehe!" Sayori's face brightened with intense joy as she happily giggled.

"What's so funny?" Shujinkou asked.

"Nothing, I'm just so excited! After school today, the Literature Club will finally be back in business!"

It was a fact that made waiting out the last few hours of Summer Break hard, but that patience would soon pay off, for once the first day of the Second Term ends then-.

"But clubs don't start back up today, Sayori," Shujinkou reminded her.

He would then watch his best friend's expression change from excitement, to surprise, to confusion, back to surprise, before finally ending with disappointment. "Aw... That kind of takes the fun out of the new term..."

In no time at all, her dark expression brightened up. "Oh well, more time to plan for the new semester! In fact, I got a feeling that this will be the best semester yet."

"What makes you think that?" Shujinkou questioned.

"A lot of things!" Sayori beamed. "School events, holidays with a lot of sweets and most importantly the club's closer than ever this semester."

Hearing the last reason club VP gave made Shujinkou think back to when he first joined the club. There definitely was an awkward atmosphere and the club didn't seem as unified as he thought it would have. Initially chalking it up to reality differing from fiction, he would eventually find out that other members were even less close than strangers joining a club they shared interest in would have been, especially by the time he joined.

It took some time for some to truly open up to others, himself included.

"Hey, Shujinkou..." returning from his thoughts, the young man turned his attention to Sayori. Her cheeks were slightly red and her excited smile greatly softened.

"Yeah?" he replied.

"Thanks for keeping your promise." she continued.

"Huh?" Shujinkou simply stared at Sayori, unaware of what she was referring to. "What promise?"

"To try and stay happy." Sayori reminded him.

"But..." the young man solemnly scratched his right cheek as he recalled the moment his friend referred too. Though he previously looked back at it fondly, it did fill him with a little shame. "But, I didn't really keep that promise."

"Yes, you did," Sayori quickly assured him.

"Huh?" unable to hide his surprise or resist his curiosity; he couldn't help but just as quickly ask, "What are you talking about?"

"You promised to try and you did," Sayori giggled as her demeanor returned to what was expected from her. "Even if it did take you awhile, you still kept your promise."

"Well, when you put it that way, I guess I really did keep my promise," Shujinkou scratched his right cheek as he looked back through all the experiences he has been through. Even if it wasn't a conscious choice, he couldn't deny that he at least tried. "But you know, in hindsight, I guess it wasn't that hard of a thing to do."

"Really?"

"Yeah, because I had a friend like you helping me."

"Eh?!"

"Remember? You promised that you would do your best to help and you did."

"Eh, you're giving me too much credit. I didn't do that much compared to the others."

Suddenly, Shujinkou gently clapped his hands against Sayori's cheeks. "Don't say that. Admit you're a good friend or else... Um... Please, admit you're a good friend."