Y/N's POV

"O-okay class! Today we're learning about souls!!" Alphys said, quite excited. Heck, she even lost her stutter for a bit there.

She projected a picture of all souls up, human and monster. (I'm just going to clarify that in this story, monster souls do have colors and corresponding traits, but are less powerful and are still upside down.)

The one that really caught my eye was my soul, which is S/T. For some reason, I kept on finding my mind wandering to who has what soul.

Noelle definitely had kindness, Berdly was perseverance, Susie.......I honestly don't know.

"O-okay class! W-w-what is YOUR s-soul trait?" Miss Alphys suddenly called. Pointing at the start of the room, she went row by row.

"Justice." "Bravery." "Kindness!" "Patience...." "Integrity." "Perseverance!!" "Kindness." "Bravery." "Perseverance." "Determination!!!!! YAAS!" ".....integrity...."

People continue to say their soul traits, determination being least common, and bravery being quite common. I just laid low in my seat, slowly beginning to daydream about things...

"...uh, Y/N?" a voice said, snapping me back to reality. "Your soul t-trait?" "Oh! Uh, S/T!" (Oh yeah, feel free to use a fan soul trait. Hell, using a fan trait might be even more applicable to this story. *awkward winks*)

"T-that's a c-c-cool trait! Susie?"

"It's *mumble*." She said, looking away. I could tell Miss Alphys was going to tell her she couldn't hear her, but she simply just moved on.

I think she's scared of Susie.

Granted, I can't really judge. I kinda am too...ahaha.

Still, my curiosity ached my soul. Soul...soul!!!

I want to eat a soul!!

Wait, what the fuck am I thinking....? That's practically cannibalism. I'm so disgusted with myself for thinking that....

I really am a creep, huh??

Still, I wonder about Susie's trait. I don't know her well enough to guess. Based on the fact that she's embarrassed, I can narrow it down a bit.

So, based off of her embarrassment, I'd guess either kindness, perseverance, or patience.

I can just ask her- wait no, can't really do that, can I??

Distracting me from my thoughts, the bell rang loudly. Everyone rushed out of the room, and I was about to think about how to spend, yet another, lonely day. Then I remembered that it's Tuesday, meaning Board Game Club.

Everyone was at their lockers, so I rushed over to mine. "The lock's locker is locked." I read. That was the note on my locker. I can always try it after Board Game Club I guess.

I walked over to Board Game Club's clubroom and saw Monika and Susie already there. "Oh, hey Y/N!!" Monika said, waving at me. She reminds me of an anime girl.

Susie simply shot a little look in my direction, looking away as soon as she looked at me.

"Ah, I wish I could have a cupcake. Cupcakes always broke the ice in my old club." Monika sighed, tapping the desk with her long fingernails. "Oh? I wasn't aware you held more than one club! What was your old club?" I asked. "Oh, it was the Literature Club, there were 5 of us...." Monika explained, looking down slightly.

"You seem sad. What happened to them??" I ask, feeling like I was about to get into some serious deep shit.

"Sayori....hung herself. Yuri....stabbed herself. Natsuki.....snapped her neck. MC.....left forever." I knew I'd asked a sensitive question, so I just backed off a bit.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that...." I say quietly. "Pfft, those girls were all annoying fucks." Susie puffed.

"Susie, I'd appreciate if you'd be a little nicer. Monika is clearly not very happy!" I whisper yell into Susie's ear. "Move 10 feet away." Susie replied. After I did so, Susie replied. "Well, if Monika so deeply cared, then why did she even being it up??" "She was just talking about cupcakes! It's my fault for bringing it up!" "Whatever. I can do what I want."

Monika quietly cried, even though I could tell how hard she was trying to keep in her tears, and how hard she was trying to not break down in front of us.
(By the way, for the DDLC critics, this Monika is not one that deleted her friends. They all died because they wanted to die.)

Susie's expression softened, but I can tell she was trying to maintain her tough expression. "Listen Monika. The thing about your friends, I didn't mean it." she said, her cheeks slightly reddening from embarassment. "It's fine....I guess." Monika sighed, wiping away her tears.

"Okay everyone! So, what board games are we gonna play-" She was cut off by the door slamming open. "M-Monika...you guys didn't forget me, right?" Heal panted. It was clear she was tired. "Oh, sorry Heal. We kinda got into some deep stuff, and I guess I just forgot you existed...." Monika explained. "Haha, it's fine...." Heal said sadly.

I guess I can kind of feel for Heal, people forgetting she existed. On the other hand, she seems like one of those overly perky anime girls who no one likes. And that's basically exactly what she is.

"Okay, as I was saying, what are we gonna play today? What was our goals for the week?" Monika asked, pointing to the white board. There were 5 games written on it.

Chess, Monopoly, The Game of Life, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry.

Chess was already crossed out, probably due to the fact that they played it yesterday. "Why don't you pick, Y/N?" Monika asked, her voice chipper again.

Let me just say, I'm indecisive as fuck. I can't make a decision, and most of the time I resort to eenie meenie or online pickers. Today, I'll just do eenie meenie.

"Uh....Life." I say. "Okay, let's get the game set up!!" Monika said. Everyone got the board ready and picked out their cars, Heal had the yellow, Monika had green, Susie had magenta, and I had blue. (Time to make ramen at midnight despite my family's wishes)

(Readers can have some too! *passes bowl around* Take some!! Take all!)

"I'll take a career." Susie stated. "I'll go for a college career!" Heal exclaimed. "I'll go for a career, I guess." Monika said. "I guess I'll go for college with Heal." I answer.

Monika picks out a career card, then turns it over to show everyone. "Chef." she says plainly. Well, it seems like a pretty low paying job, 50k every pay day. Susie picked up another card. "Police officer." She said, her job also 50K. (I would have made it different but I only remembered 2 careers.)

Heal puts her car at the start and pay for college. I do the same, too.

"Okay, everyone! So we have to find out the order! It's age order, youngest to oldest, so let's figure this out, eh?" Monika says. "September 22, 2002." So Monika is 16. "February 21, 2002." Susie says, tapping the floor. "October 3, 2003." Heal says, but it also seems like that's not her real birthday. (I'm 2007 bish)

"Y/N?" Heal asks. "Oh, it's Y/B/D (your birth date)." "Okay, so now that we know the order, we can start!" We continue through the game, Heal ending up with the video game designer job, much to her pleasure. I get doctor, so I guess that's good.

In the end, Heal wins, due to her many high rolls, me in second, Susie in third, Monika in last. "I hate losing...." Susie sighed. "I'm okay with losing since it's a game, it's not life." Monika explains with a smile. "But I thought it was the GAME of LIFE...." Heal says sarcastically. I giggle at her childishness, she'd probably be the type to be into My Little Pony at her current age, maybe older.

Monika rolls her eyes, but you could tell that she was laughing inside, too. "Fuck this." Susie sighs, heading out of the room. "Susie-" Monika starts. "Ah, fuck it. If she wants to leave, can't she leave? Ehehe...." Heal says, smiling sadly. "Well, what do we discuss, now that we've finished the game?" I ask. "Oh, we could discuss uh." Heal started. "Never mind, I...guess it doesn't matter."

"Heal, you can feel free to share your interests!!" I say. "Well, you'll just think it's stupid, everyone does." Heal explains with a little shrug. "If you insist..." Monika said.

"Well, it's about time to head home, I now call this meeting of the Board Game Club officially over!!" Monika calls. "See you! I have to be home for...uh....writing fanfiction!!" Heal calls, running out. "Haha, same old Heal....I'm gonna head out too, Y/N." She walked out, with a small smile.

They left me alone with my thoughts, which I took advantage of as I cleaned up the game. Why? Why does everyone think I'm creepy? What is there creepy about me? What if I'm just creepy, but too used to myself to see it? What if....no one actually likes me?

I shake off all the thoughts, then realize there's now someone else in the room. "So, why are YOU still here, freak?" Susie called. "Oh, I thought you left..." I answered, my thoughts still layering and wrapping my mind.

(Lol story time, totally unrelated to the story. My friend started reading this, and since she liked the first chapter, she was like "I want to read the next chapter!" Of course, uh....yeah you've read the second chapter. We were IN SCHOOL. So help.)

"Haha, as if. You really think I would just leave? Pssh." she said, her words half growl. "...yes."

Susie pushed me over, and I fell (well of course). "Listen here, creep. Just cause you're in Board Game Club now doesn't mean I'm friends with you. I just have to be nice enough to you." she explained. "Understand?" I nodded wordlessly.

"Now we should clean up the game. Just cause we're not friends doesn't mean I'm not gonna put in my part." she said, bending over to pick up a couple of the cards that were scattered.

I guess I'm happy to have some help. I guess I can understand why the others left early. If they were here, maybe the room wouldn't be so silent and tense. Just thinking about it sends chills all around me.

"So...do you like...Zodiacs?" I ask quietly. I don't even know if I like them myself, but I just don't want this burdening silence to go on. The silence is kind of....empty.

"I'm a Z/T (Zodiac Type)." I say, trying to sound happy. "Well, that fits you well. Considering how weird you are." she says, not bothering to tell me what hers is. "Um....well, do you know yours?" I ask her. "It's *mumble*." "Uh, missed that?" "*mumble*." "Come again?" "PISCES, okay?"

So...her Zodiac is supposedly....kind. The questions I had on her soul are now answered. She's...

"So, you're a kindness soul?" I manage, erupting into giggles in seconds. "Don't laugh, it's not nice!" "You know, you really don't seem like the type to be a kindness soul, considering how you act to me...." "Pssh. I'm the nicest thing there ever was." ".......meh......" "You wanna go?" "That's EXACTLY what I mean."

"I...guess I see your point. Whatever." Susie said, picking up the last of the pieces and taking her leave. I do the same, too.

The entire walk home, I just think. Think about what I'd done to be considered a creep. Even the ones who don't get the obsessions still consider me a creep. Why me?

These words repeated themself in my head thousands of times until I realized that I'd been looking down this entire time. I spotted my home, and I just went in, the world silent and empty, leaving me with my repetitive thoughts over and over and over.