VN engine

I though I could waste some time trying to make a visual novel engine on my own. So I'm looking for a OO language that has a decent 2D graphics library.

Tried Squeak yesterday. Slow as fuck and the morphs don't update unless you interact with them.

Any recommendations?

I love visual novel.s My favorite right now is Saya no Uta^*, which is a dramatic love story between a boy and a girl from different worlds, who meet a tragic end

_{* Uta means song}