Doki Doki Literature Club
Self-Insert Extraordinaire, Chapter 8

Love.

"Minato…"

"Sayori…"

Sayori had woken up. She was no longer under the cursed files' influence. I felt relieved, but also embarrassed due to the fact that I was actually on top of her.
I panicked because I had feared the worst but it should be alright now since she was back to her regular self.

"S-Sorry!" I stuttered as I clumsily attempted to get off of her. Out of pure nerves, I fell headfirst onto the futon because I tripped on one of her legs.
"Grh! Crap!" I grabbed my head after rolling into a sitting position.

"Minato!" Sayori peeked from above the bed.
"I'm okay! I'm okay!" I exhaled and got up.

'Well… The night's over… The file must be gone.'

"Good morning!" I smiled at Sayori.
"Good morning!" She smiled back.
"So… Want to get breakfast?" I suggested, chuckling awkwardly while scratching the back of my head.
"Sure!" she got up from bed and adjusted her clothes. "But before that…"
"Huh?" I looked her way.
The moment after, she was hugging me tight and genuinely.
"Thank you for yesterday." She proceeded to tighten her grip on the embrace.
"It was nothing…" I chuckled, hugging her as well. "Just ah… Trouble… Breathing…"
"Oh! Sorry…!" She let go, chuckling sheepishly.

I have to say that it felt good. I was just afraid that it would make things weird between us. I think I struck exactly what she wanted that… 'protagonist-kun' didn't. Basically show her that the feelings she's having are corresponded, while doing things that we used to do. I firmly believe this was precisely what Sayori wants.

"I can make delicious pancakes." She smiled opening the door.
"Oooooh…" I was intrigued to say the least. "I do love pancakes."

'This is too much… I can't fall in love with her… I shouldn't… What if I return to my world… Not to mention that I feel weird about dating an actual game character.
Granted, it sounds great on paper. Dating your "dream waifu" and everything. But in real life terms… It would be weird suddenly accepting it all as reality.'

"To the kitchen!" She pointed upwards happily, pretending she was a captain. Or Batman. Either or.

As we arrived to the kitchen she reached for a cabinet and fridge taking out the necessary ingredients for home made pancakes. It was around 5:15 so there was more than time.
"At least we won't be late today." I joked.
"You underestimate my power." She looked over her shoulder, in my direction.
"… Yeah. You're right." I sat down on a bench by the counter and rested my head on my arms.
"Still sleepy?" She asked, while preparing the mix.
"You wouldn't believe it." I rolled my eyes.
"Well… Maybe you should've taken the bed…" she pouted. "You were sick and all…"
"Ah, but I'm feeling pretty good now!" I pointed out cheerfully, raising my head. "I slept well, believe it or not."

'I mean… If you remove the crawling worry on my back all night, yeah. I did.'

"Well, then I'm glad!" She giggled. "I loved the company too."
"That's good." I sighed of relief.
"I loved your poem too…" She mentioned as she poured the mix into a pan.
"Oh…" I chuckled awkwardly. "I mean… I… Uh…" I scratched the back of my head out of embarrassment.
All she did was giggle some more.
"Hey…" I squinted my eyes and got up, looking over her shoulder.
The sight was heartwarming. She had the widest, warmest smile yet. She had a faint blush and teary eyes. I felt my eyes watering up as well. It was no good. I was in love with Sayori.

'Damn it… What a mess…'

"Sayori, I…"As I was talking, she turned to me and hugged me once more.
"You don't have to say it yet…" She said calmly. "I know…"
I didn't know what to feel. I was so confused. Conflicting feelings. Everything.
My reality was being shattered.
Taking her into my arms as well, I try to keep the tears of joy in.
"We don't want to burn the pancakes." I pointed out, looking at the pan.
"Oh! Of course!" she let go and ran back to the stove.
I sat back down and once the pancakes were done we sat down and ate breakfast.

After we were done with breakfast, we decided to get dressed and have a walk before school started.
The wind was blowing modestly. It was a beautiful morning and it gets better if you spend it with the right person. For me, that person was Sayori.
She was my bottle of sunshine in this rainy situation.
"So… Where do we go?" I asked Sayori.
"I don't know… Anywhere's fine as long as you're there with me." She affirmed, looking away while fidgeting.
I had the stupidest smile ever and looking away wasn't disguising it in any way.

"How about we just walk to the school really slowly? That way we reduce the chances of you being late." I mocked poking her forehead, like I always do.
"Hey!" she puffed her cheeks.
"Is that supposed to make you more menacing?" I crossed my arms, lifting an eyebrow.
"… Maybe." She looked away, crossing her arms.
"Come on…" I took her arm and started walking.
"Ah!" she pouted while being dragged.

And so we began our slow walk to school.
"By the way, Sayori?" I began. "Did you end up making a poem?"
"Oh, I did make one. But you can only read it later!" she teased, with a wide smile and her eyes closed.
"Figures..." I sighed and chuckled, crossing my eyes.

'This is terrible… I'm scared of what Monika might do. Especially because I suspect that she knows what happened this morning…'

I shook my head.

"What's wrong Minato?" Sayori wondered, tilting her head.
"Hm? Oh! Nothing!" I chuckled. "Just… Thinking."
"Hm… Alright!" She smiled.

'Her reaction… It wasn't a worried one. Does this mean that she isn't as scared anymore…?'

"You make me really happy Minato." She turned to me.
"Huh? Where did that one come from?" I chuckled, embarrassedly.
"Nowhere. I just felt like saying it… Just in case that you haven't noticed yet!" she placed her hands on her hips, like she owned the place.

"I can see the school." She pointed forward. "We're there already?!" She asked, genuinely shocked.
"Yeah, that is weird." I noted as I check the clock on my phone. It read 7:15.
"Woah, time flew." I whistled out of surprise.
"You can whistle?!" Sayori was even more shocked.
"Uh… What, you can't?" I crossed my arms, looking at her.
The girl with the red bowtie took in a large amount of air and prepared to try and whistle… however, all that came out was nothing but the air that she had taken in, but no sound. A result to which I laughed a little.
"It's not funny!" She extended arms down, like she was making a tantrum.
"You'll get it eventually!" I comforted, between chuckles.
She sighed.
"What do I do with you…" she giggled.
"Come on. It's almost time for school to begin."

I placed my hands in my pockets as I inhaled. I looked up to the bright blue sky with some clouds.
"You know, Sayori?"
"Hm?" she looked at me.
"You're amazing." I looked at her.
"Well… Not really…" She looked down, and kicked a pebble. She looked a bit lost in thought as I said that.
"Huh?"
"Well… Sometimes I feel really down for no reason! I just feel like going back in time and slap myself so I could redo everything differently." She sighed.
My eyes widened.

'Of course… That's how I'll fix this. Of course! It was so clear!'

"Sayori… Thank you."
"Eh?" She turned to me.
"Oh, don't worry about it. Just… Know that you're appreciated." I said, smiling.

'Monika… You better be ready. You won't even know what hit you.'

Author's Note

Hello, it's me again.
Thank you for all the support! I mean it.
Special thanks to the MVP who translated the Base64 of the last chapter in the reviews for the rest of readers! I would do that, but it ruin a bit of the magic I think, hahaha!
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