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[Location: Michael's House]













My eyes instantly open as I shoot up in my bed. “Holy shit...” I pant, looking around the room. I can see sunlight coming through the curtains. “So that was some weird fucking dream? Yeah, okay.” I laugh nervously, getting out of bed and stretching. “Well, that's what I get for eating before bedtime...” I try my best to shrug the dream off as I open the door and walk out of my room. Noticing that Monika's door is open, I smile a bit. Guess that says things are normal. Well, as normal as this entire situation could be.













Walking down the stairs, I yawn as I think of what I'm going to eat for breakfast today. However, my train of thought is immediately derailed as I enter the kitchen and see the sight on the table. “Bu-dah-whaaa?” I stammer, blinking in astonishment. On the table is an entire breakfast already laid out for me. Toast, eggs and some juice. Not bad, but it could use some bacon. And hash browns. Definitely hash browns. Just then, Monika looks up at me with a smile.













“Ahaha, good morning, Michael~!” She chirps. “I see you've noticed my little surprise~!”







“Ah, yeah. Heh, good morning to you too...” I'm still surprised. “Didn't expect to wake up to breakfast already being made.”







“Well, I didn't want to just sit around and do nothing while I waited for you to wake up, so I made a nice healthy breakfast for you!”







“Yeah, hope I didn't keep you waiting too long. I, uh, tend to sleep in.” Monika's smile drops slightly at that, but she doesn't say anything about it.







“Ahaha, I haven't been waiting that long. It's only been about ten minutes.”







“Oh. Well, that's good then,” I sigh in relief. “Guess I should sit down and eat, huh?” I add with a chuckle.







“Yes, you should! It's getting cold~!” She giggles as I sit down and start eating.







“Not exactly what I'm used to in the morning, but I'm the kind of guy who'll eat almost anything, so I appreciate the fact that you went out of your way to do this for me. Thanks, Monika.”







“It's the least I could do for you after all you've done for me so far, ahaha...” I notice her blush slightly as she says that.







“Well hey, you probably noticed the, ah, sad selection I have in the freezer. I ain't exactly a cook, so I can only make do with that.”







A few minutes pass before I finish eating. “Welp, that'll keep me going for a while,” I say as I wipe my mouth with a napkin. “Solid 7/10 breakfast, Monika.”







“Oh? Only 7?” Monika raises an eyebrow as she grins slightly. “Why's that~?”







“It lacked bacon and hash browns,” I reply with a slight smirk.







“Ahaha, well, I wanted to keep it simple...” She smirks back. “But I guess I'll just have to try harder for next time~”







“Next time, huh?” I idly remark as I start thinking. “...That reminds me, you don't actually have a house in the game, do you?”







“Uh, no...” She looks away sadly.







“Welp, that settles it then. You're staying here with me,” I state matter-of-factly. Monika's face lights up as she looks at me.







“Y-You really mean it...?!”







“Hey, can't let you live in the clubroom, after all.”







“Oh, thank you, Michael~!” She exclaims as she leaps out of her seat and runs towards me before stopping. “...Um... Is it okay to hug you?”







I chuckle. “Of course,” I reply as I bring her in for a hug. We stay like that for a moment before breaking apart. “Anyway, should probably start getting dressed now.”







“Ahaha, indeed,” Monika replies. We head upstairs and quickly get dressed. A few minutes later, we head back downstairs. As I'm walking to the door, I'm suddenly hit with a realization.







“Oh crap, what will Sayori say when she sees us both walking out of my house?” I ask myself out loud.







“That's a good point...” Monika responds. “You didn't exactly tell her the truth about yesterday, ahaha...”







“To be fair, I think it would have been weird to tell her that you broke into my house.”







“Touche.”







“Regardless, I think she's definitely, uh, gonna ask about it,” I scratch my head. “What should I tell her?”







“I don't know, I didn't think about it,” she sighs. “Maybe I should just stay behind while you two walk to school together...”







“I mean, if you want to do that, I guess you can. I wouldn't want you to feel left out, though.”







“Well, I wouldn't want to make it awkward for you...”







“Here's an idea: How about I tell her that you came over to catch up with me, and it got late, so I offered to let you stay the night?” I suggest. “That sounds like a good explanation in my head, anyway. That way you don't get left out and it's not awkward for anyone.”







“Ahaha, you're so sweet, Michael~...” Monika smiles at me. “I'd really like that.”







“Alright then, it's settled. That's exactly what I'm gonna tell her. Now c'mon, we can't spend the morning standing around by my front door, as relaxing as it is,” I chuckle as I open the door. “Ladies first.”







“Oh my, such a gentleman~” She giggles as she walks out the door. I follow and shut the door, making sure that it's locked. Can never be too sure, after all. We both walk down to the sidewalk, where Sayori is standing there waiting.







“Good morning, Michael~!” Sayori chirps, before looking over at Monika. “And Monika, too?!” She looks surprised. “What are you doing here?”







“Ahaha, good morning to you too, Sayori,” Monika smiles.







“Morning, Sayori,” I grin. “Monika came over to visit last night to catch up with me. It got late though, so I offered to let her stay the night.”







“Whaaaaa?!” Her eyes widen. “You had a sleepover and didn't invite me?!"







“Well, it was really late, so I figured you were already asleep...” I chuckle. “I guess next time I have an impromptu sleepover, I'll have to remember to call you up so you can join the fun.”







“You'd better not forget!” She makes a pouty face and pushes her fingers together.







“Relax, Sayori, I wouldn't forget,” I smile and ruffle her hair. “I know how much you enjoy spending time with me, after all.” Out of the corner of my eye, I notice Monika look away sadly. It doesn't seem like Sayori notices, however, so I don't bring it up. I'll have to ask about that later, I guess.







“Ehehe, good~...” Sayori grins at me.







“Anyway, what do you girls say we start our walk to school now? Can't let Monika's perfect attendance get ruined,” I add that last part with a chuckle. Monika looks back at me with an eyebrow raised and a knowing smirk.







“That would be preferable, yes,” she replies.







“Yay!” Sayori jumps up. “Let's go!”











































And with that, we started our walk to the school.