HEY GUYS! :D
Damn, my days have been a rollercoaster. I'm enjoying college a lot, which is a change for me! And I'm doing BTEC work, so I've been a bit active on college stuff lately with a bunch of showcases. And AOT Rping.
BUT I'm getting eager to expand and I've discovered Danganronpa a few weeks ago! I made my OC and now I'm working on this fanfic. I hope you'll all like Rizumu Daiho as we explore her life in the killing game in her POV!
If you still wanna know more about her and want her to join any RPs, you can check her out on my DeviantArt profile.
And if you want to post any art for her, let me know in PM or in the reviews!
There's no denying that you never know what's gonna happen in life and I was thinking that the moment I was standing outside of the most desired academy to go to! I'd think you were crazy if you told me I got a letter of approval to Hope's Peak Academy.
That's what I thought when my posse blew up my mail after playing some DDR and PIU: Dance Dance Revolution and Pump it Up.
They linked me to a forum and when I checked it out, a lot of known names seem to be going as well.
There's the Ultimate Pop Sensation, Ultimate Baseball Star, Ultimate Gambler, Ultimate Martial Artist heck even the odds like Ultimate Fanfic Creator and Ultimate Clairvoyant are going. The two that stood out for me were the Ultimate Fashionista and Ultimate Biker Gang Leader.
For one, who doesn't know the role model for "every" high school girl. Well, she ain't mine. No offense to her work, but in a time I hope to forget, there were a lot of magazines around my family home of my momma and older sis. Even my little sis had one or two in her own room, but she doesn't overdo it. If my daddy ever saw this, he'd be as confused as me. Probably. Haven't seen him in a while...
But the Ultimate Biker rings a fond bell. He's the leader of The Crazy Diamonds, which are a big name in Japan and makes every game stiffen out of fear and respect. They were highly known for their "Man Promises" and some of my dance friends had or are dating them, with a couple of them being from my team...Guess we'll be crossing paths after all. And also, they hold a lottery to pick out an average person to go to this Academy and titled as the Ultimate Lucky Student. And its gotta be an honour not worth passing up. So whoever's the winner, lucky them as hell!
Sure enough, I got mentioned on this forum as well and it's no shock every street performer and arcade going peep knows me and my dance crew...But they didn't know which teen was going! It was a back and forth guessing of "No! It's this chick!" or "Na-uh! It's gotta be this guy!" And then they guessed me, which turned into a whole new debate. Don't matter since I'm still going anyway.
I'll never forget the night before I set off. My friends all organised a surprise street party in my name! I would've been pissed since I hated not having my own say, but it showed my achievement in the life I picked for myself and the support from all my fellow peeps. What a way to end an old life and start anew.
Looking up at the building I'd never thought I'd enrol in filled me with a lotta determination, more than my first discovery of my talent. New place, new faces, new start. This is a brand new beat I'm eager to dance to! Even though the meeting is at 8, I got time to check it out. So as I opened the door to this school, it looked like I was the first, or they were exploring, so what the hell!
...Definitely what the hell.
The moment I set my foot in Hope's Peak, my mind began swirling around like a whirlwind. My vision was warped and twisted, swirling into a hazy mix. I didn't know what it was, since I couldn't even thing at this point. Was everything...catching up to me? But I couldn't tell because after all that confusion, dizziness and headache I blacked out from it all.
"Ugh...My head's ringin'. Did I faint or somethin'?" I wondered with a loud groaning noise as I sat up from...a classroom desk, "What the hell? How'd I get here from passin' out?!"
Looking around, this place was definitely not what I was expecting for the best academy's classroom. Cameras aside, who steels up windows with large bolts and screws? And why am I the only one here? I never sleep even on a boring class, so why here? Why now?!
"Screw it. Questioning with no answer leaves nothin'," I told myself, before stretching my back and arms to get more mobile. After I sat back up, I noticed a little pamphlet resting on the desk I slept on. Opening it up, the first impression I got was that it looked like my little sis's doodles. Cute...But not something I wanna remember. And it had a handwritten message:
"Hey there, new kid! The next semester is about to start. Starting today, this school will be your entire world."
"You gotta be kiddin'..." I muttered out. There's nothing else on it. Might as well hold onto it and put it in my...Damnit! My stuff is gone as well! Well my hat and headphones were still on me, at least. I had a backpack with all my mementos from my posse! They could've asked for my permission! I immediately headed out of the classroom afterwards, hoping to come across my...Wow. The coloured lighting reminds me of the lights used for dancers on the street. But enough of that, I gotta find my stuff!...After I meet everyone at the gym.
I love my mementos, but I ain't gonna accuse anyone I don't know yet. I'm sure they're gonna turn up sooner or later. But still...everything in the corridor seemed off. "Despair Hotel?" What is this school playing at? Doors are locked, one of them has keep out tape strapped up and there's a guy over...Wait, there is a guy confused as me!
He seems...ordinary. Kinda harsh, but what the hell. I ain't alone. Could he be the Ultimate Lucky Student? And he's coming to me. May as well greet him like I always do.
"Hey, peep! Did ya get up from a desk? Just askin' since I'm kinda lost with what's goin' on." I asked. He seemed surprised at my sudden upbeat greeting. I better maybe tone it down a bit next-
"Hold on...You woke up in a classroom, too?!" He asked, seeing if he heard me right.
"Yep! Kinda weird you did, too. Even got that kiddie doodle on the desk. Love to chat more but we gotta jam to the meetin'! Sick hoodie by the way! I dig it!" I complimented, before grabbing his hand and running to the gym with him before he could finish his thanks or utter out any protest.
It didn't take us both long to reach to the main hall, but by the time we did...We were greeted by 14 unfamiliar faces. These were with no doubt, the "Ultimates" I recall from the forum. Odd bunch doesn't even pin it to describe them all. The Lucky Student was more surprised than I was, but we were both quickly noticed by the group.
"Whoa, hey! Another two more new kids!" the one with the frizzy afro exclaimed out for the others who didn't see us to now notice us.
"Huh? Then you guys are all...?" the boy with me questioned, but didn't finish it due to it being obvious at this point.
"Yeah...We're all new here. Today's supposed to be our first day of class." an answer coming from a petite looking...girl? It may be just me, but there was something about her that was off to me when she spoke.
"So counting them, that makes sixteen." the chubby boy, who looked like a gopher to me counted, "Seems like a good cut-off point, but I wonder if this is everyone..."
"For a crowd, the number ain't even enough to be packed..." I admitted, looking around myself, but I shrugged and slapped my hand on the Lucky's back, "What am I kiddin'?! So glad it ain't just two of us. Right, peep?!"
Right...Didn't catch his name while heading here. Well now here's here, it's not gonna pass up. And I was totally honest that I'm glad
"Um...How's it going? My name's Makoto Naegi," The Ultimate Lucky Student introduced himself, "Sorry I'm late. A bunch of stuff happened, and then all of a sudden I was just...asleep."
"Whoa, you guys too?" the afro responded. May as well nick him as Frizz-Fro until I get his name.
"Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser..." the fancy looking girl thought aloud while pondering to that herself.
"So strange...I declare beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a strange situation indeed." the gopher added, becoming more disturbed about this coincidence.
"Um...What are you talking about? I honestly have no idea what's going on right now." Makoto said, being more confused about this.
"None of ya know, too? We all got here on par." I muttered, even I was beginning to get more lost until someone shouted.
"Just a moment! There's something else we must address!" a white uniformed boy was the one and pointed at me and Makoto, "You!Makoto! Your tardiness is unacceptable! Surely you were aware the meeting was to start at 8 a.m sharp! To be late on your first day is unspeakable! I must report you two to the principal, and both of you must accept your due punishment!"
Hearing that shouting tone caused me to react as if on an embedded instinct. Walking away from Makoto I went straight up to him looking almost on the verge of being mad. Almost.
"What the hell you uptight stiff boarded rule abider! You know nothin' about me, yet your making me do what ya say?! Even in this messed up place?!" I shouted at him. No doubt he was surprised 'cause I can already tell.
"Yeah! What's your problem? it's not like they *wanted* to be late. They didn't have any control over it." a familiar looking face who I recognized as the Ultimate Fashionista defended both me and Makoto.
"Thanks!" I responded sincerely at her, even looking at her when I said it and smirking back at him.
"Everyone just calm down! Listen, why don't we all go around and introduce ourselves?" a tanned girl with a red tracksuit jacket recommended to the group. Wow, such optimism. She's definitely energetic.
"The hell?! Now's no time for friggin' introductions!"
That voice brought me out of my anger and looked towards the tall teen with an odd looking pompadour. Seriously, even with a bunch of new peeps, its good to have a familiar face, even if they don't know you at first.
"Maybe, but it may be good to at least find out who we all are before digging into the bigger problems here. I mean, how are we supposed to talk to each other if we do not know each other's names." the fancy dressed girl supported.
"That's a good point..." the shortest of the group added, also agreeing.
"Okay, so let's get introductions out of the way, then we can move onto whatever else. Sound good?" the blue haired girl asked.
Seeing no one going away from it I went on board with it also, "A better move than nothin'! Let's get this goin'!"
Because I was the first face to meet, Makoto decided to see me first to get my name. Well, I was saving the first greeting when I got here first but now or never, right?
"Waddup, peep?! Rizumu Daiho greetin' ya and I'm feelin' the BEAT to GREET!"
Yep! That's me! To put it simple I'm the top urban dancer in the country. My team The Graffiti Streakers were the ones with the winning streak in EVERY dance competition we attended. Though I gotta say being labelled as Ult Dancer makes it sound like I can dance to anything. Then again, I've been very aware of different dances and their origin...Still, I'll roll with it!
The next person I went to speak to was Sayaka Maizono, The Ultimate Pop Sensation. I can see why a lotta peeps like her in both looks and voice. I also discovered she has pretty good intuition. Yep, she's a sharp doll.
Next up is Leon Kuwata, The Ultimate Baseball Star. And he looks like a punk! Seriously I liked the style he was going with! He told me despite being a pro, he hated baseball and decided to follow music the moment he got here. I even offered to be a back up dancer! With my ears, I could find moves that fit to the beat!
After him I decided to speak to the discipliner, who I know now as The Ultimate Moral Compass Kiyotaka Ishimaru. Don't think I gotta way with punishment, but I apologized saying that unexpected shouting directly at me wasn't good for me. He did compliment on my name of how fitting it was, though to me my name had been...ironic.
In the corner was Toko Fukawa, The Ultimate Writing Prodigy...insecure doesn't come close. For a romance novelist, she was more hostile than anything, even calling me disgusting. Well, her choice to say it, but I weren't happy.
Hifumi Yamada, The Ultimate fanfic creator. I don't delve into it much due to dancing, but what ifs and imagines were an interest. Seeing he was a fan of anime, future talk of that subject won't hurt. I dance to songs that were on them.
Looking over to the next group, I decided to speak to the shortest of the group, Chihiro Fujisaki The Ultimate Programmer. I'll admit to myself the peep's adorable. And a programmer, huh? Sweet! If StepMania is known, we could make some routines together! But I'm serious when there's something about...her.
Kyoko Kirigiri...odd that there's nothing about her and was only willing in giving her name. Probably observing the whole thing around us.
The Ultimate Swimming Pro, Aoi Asahina greeted me first with such optimism still. Whoa, she's really staying positive about this whole thing. I'm almost losing it. Better catch up. She's also writing my name on her palm to remember me. Wasn't sure if she had to do that.
After her is Junko Enoshima, The Ultimate Fashionista and...she has freckles? Wow...Seriously! I don't remember her having them. She then told me how pics were photo shopped and altered. How harsh are they? Girls with frecks aren't wrecks. That's what I told her and she seemed surprised and grateful at the same time.
And standing nearby was...him. Funny since I was expecting someone else for some reason but...he definitely looked familiar. Heck, how am I gonna approach him? It's not that I fear the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader, but I still gotta see him. Not even a few steps we ended up facing each other.
"Name's Mondo Owada. Nice to fuckin' meetcha." he greeted, but not looking at me. Must've greeted everyone the same way...
"Ha ha! The Diamond in the rough himself! Waddup! Name's Rizumu Daiho. Nice to meetcha to greetcha!" I responded back, and he honestly looked a little taken aback by my greeting. Damn...say something about the streets. We gotta be on the same beat there! "Never knew another street roller was gonna hang here. Even in the dance alley, your gang's gets thrown around."
"Hell yeah it does! Say...now that I think about it, your gang gets thrown around a lot. Didn't your chicks go out with some of my dudes?" Mondo questioned, as if trying to recall something.
For some reason, I got all serious with him when called my group as a gang. Not a good thing when ya get mistaken as trouble, so I told him, "Callin' Graffiti Streakers a gang's like callin' your rival brawls stage fightin'. I go with posse or crew. They got free will to even date your peeps, but dancin' is our core. So don't con first and pro later...Right, "Pomp"?"
Shit. Just figured I went a little too far when Mondo took my nickname to him from his hair seriously and looked like he was going to punch me. Guess I have changed a lot since then if he was gonna do that.
"What did ya call me? You gotta death wish or somethin' for fuckin' with my hair you piece of-" he almost swore and made a move towards me before Kiyotaka shouted aloud at us.
"Stop that! This no time for commencing rivalries in a school environment! If both of you rebels continue to disrupt the introductions, your punishments will be extended!" he yelled.
"Geez. Ult Moral Compass is an Ult buzzkill..." I muttered out to Mondo, "Guess we gotta settle this later. Gotta jam!"
And without another word, I moved to the other group. Well, that was close. I was kinda glad Kiyotaka stopped us. But I think I made a rift between me and Mondo.
Well, better get back to introductions. Sakura Ogami, The Ultimate Martial Artist. She was pretty tall. Probably no doubt the tallest before Mondo, if you don't count Frizz-Fro's hair. Cruel how peeps called her "Ogre". If anything "Giantess" is better in my eyes.
Next was Byakuya Togami and it was pretty clear from The Ultimate Affluent Progeny we were never gonna dance the same beat. Being a rich heir and him looking down a street kid like me. Well if he wants to be a spoiled kid, his choice.
Then there was Frizz-Fro, Yasuhiro Hagakure. Seemed like a chill laidback peep to keep my impressions of the last guy out of the way. And then I found out he's the Ultimate Clairvoyant...Really? I don't care much about fortune telling's and stuff. I control my own fate! If I left it to chance, I wouldn't be The Ultimate Dancer! And he's 21...Starting to thing the system's flawed.
And finally there's Celestia Ludenburg, the Ultimate Gambler. Known infamously as the Queen of Liars. Her name's gotta be made up. But if she wants to lead that life she better not regret.
Well, that's every peep. Even as Ultimates, they all have their own thing. Despite my impressions, I'm gonna look forward to this new semester!
"Okay, time to get down to business," Byakuya announced, "This is no time to stand around making friends like a bunch of dull-eyed baboons."
"Oh. That's true." said Makoto, "I think someone said something about a bigger problem or something? What was that about?"
"Well, you see..." Sayaka spoke up, "Makoto, you said a bunch of stuff happened and then you were "just asleep," right? Well...The same is true for all of us."
"What?! Seriously?!" he exclaimed, showing genuine surprise.
"Just after each of us got into the main hall, we lost consciousness. And when we came to, we were somewhere here in the school! That's what happened with you guys, right?" Leon added, looking at me and Makoto.
"Yep. Even had that kiddie doodle on my desk..." I confirmed, even wafting it about, "I'm tossin' this in the trash once we get this over with..."
"B-But that's just...weird! That every one of us would get knocked out like that..." Makoto answered.
"Exactly!" yelled Mondo, "That's why we're all freaking out!"
"And that's not the only thing."added Kiyotaka, "You saw where all the windows in the classes and hallways were, right? But instead of normal glass windows, it was a bunch of big metal plates! What's that about?!"
"This whole things gettin' crazier. If they're doing a flashy intro for us, why steel up windows? They never even digged them out! Where's my gloves and spray paint?!" I exclaimed, even those were gone as well along with my backpack.
"Don't even think about conducting vandalizing, Rizumu Daiho!" Kiyotaka objected.
Like on instinct I turned around to shout bac at him, "Oh screw you, Kiyobider! Even if I wanna, my stuff's all gone!"
"Yeah! Even my stuff's missing, like my cellphone..." Junko added.
"Yeah, you're right. I haven't seen my PDA anywhere, either..." replied Chihiro. Damn I almost forgot she was there. Hope I didn't scare the peep.
"And then there's the main hall here. The front exit is completely blocked by some giant metal hatch. But there wasn't anything like that when I first got here...!" Kiyotaka pointed out, "What the heck?! What's it doing here?!"
"Maybe we got caught up in some kinda, like, you know...crime or something?" Junko randomly guessed.
"What, like...a kidnapping?" figured Leon, "You think maybe someone grabbed us and hauled us off and we're not actually at school?"
Kidnapping? That sounds far-fetched...But if that's true, how the hell did they get Mondo and Sakura?
"Come on, don't think like that. Cheer up! I bet this is part of the school's orientation procedure. Yeah, I'm sure that's it! So I'm just gonna take it easy for a little bit." Yasuhiro reassured. But I'm not buying it.
"Oh..." responded Chihiro, looking relieved, "So you think they wanted to do something to surprise us?"
I'm taking it back now, y'all. I'm convinced its just that.
"Huh. Well, if that's all it is, it's nap time for me. I was up way too late last night, so I could use a little shuteye." Leon spoke up, rubbing the back of his head bashfully.
I couldn't help but laugh a little while I was leaning on the hatch "I gettin that feelin', Leo! I'm almost beat after that street party my team gave me. Damn, that night was passion!" I exclaimed, pumping my fist in the air out of nostalgia. Even though it was only hours ago...
Well, the tense situation was dying down a little and everyone seemed more relaxed. However, we were startled back by the ringing of a bell and one of the monitors in the main hall lit up. It began all fuzzy, but a dark figure managed to make shape out of all the buzzing. But we still had no idea who it was. Then it began to speak.
"Ahem! Ahem! Testing, testing! Mic check, one two! This is a test of the school broadcast system! Am I on? Can everyone hear me? Okay, well then...! Ahh, to all incoming students! I would like to begin the entrance ceremony at...right now! Please make your way to the gymnasium at your earliest convenience...That's all. I'll be waiting!"
And I thought things were lookin' up. That tone the announcer made just killed the beat we had going...
"...What. The. Hell was that just now?" Junko questioned, breaking our complete silence from what we heard.
"Well then, if you'll excuse me..." was Byakuya's words to what happened just now, before he began moving to the gymnasium.
"H-Hey! What, you're gonna take off just like that?!" she exclaimed towards him.
"Ohh yeah, now I get it! This whole thing was to get us all pumped for the entrance ceremony! Man, thank god it was all a joke. I'd be totally freaked if this was real!" Yasuhiro laughed. I take back again. Not buying it. And he's a dunce, "Alright, guess I'll head out, too. Wonder what they got planned for us next..."
Not gonna get his nap anytime soon, Leon huffed out and followed on in, "Damn," he groaned, "I was totally looking forward to that nap, too. Why'd they have to go and kill the mood?"
"W-Wait for me! I wanna go with you!" Chihiro called out, running after the others.
"That is that, then. I will see you all there." Celestia said, gracefully walking away to her destination.
"N-Not that anyone cares, but I-I'm gonna go, too." Toko added, before trailing behind.
I've would've gone ahead, but hell if I weren't aware of danger. Even on streets and wherever urban I knew the cons right off the bat. So I wasn't gonna walk in blindly. And thank god I'm not the only one as some of us didn't leave just yet.
"This...This doesn't seem right." admitted Sayaka, seeming nervous about the whole thing.
"Yeah," Junko added, "That announcement was totally weird."
Then Kyoko, who was silent the whole time finally spoke, "Maybe. But staying put doesn't mean we'll be safe. Besides, aren't you guys just a little bit curious to find out what's going on around here?"
"If we do not move forward, we learn nothing. The only choice is to push ahead." stated Sakura, with words of wisdom.
"Yep! Movin' forward's what we gotta do. Stayin' still will let it creep up on ya again. And I ain't stayin' still any longer! Catch ya in the gym, peeps!" I concluded, making a three fingered peace sign as I made my way out of the main hall and into the gym!
But it wasn't the complete entrance to the gym. There was an entryway with a trophy display case with it. Being the Ultimate School, this Academy must have a ton of trophies an this was just a fraction of them. I guess I lingered there a bit longer since the rest who were at the main hall came in.
"God, I had no idea this Hope's Peak Academy place was gonna be such a pain in my balls." Mondo replied, getting irritated every second, "It really ain't that much different from the time I spent in juvie. Hell, this place is even worse!"
"And why isn't there anyone here? Walking through the halls, I didn't see a single person..." Sayaka pointed out.
"Isn't that like, seriously not good?" asked Junko.
"Beyond that if ya ask me. Guess we are cattle or somethin', 'cause this crap's mega insane!" I answered, beginning to feel unease in this.
"Th-They're just trying to spook us! They'll take those metal plates down later, I'm sure of it..." assured Kiyotaka, but to me he seemed creeped out.
"All we can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Nothing ventured, nothing gained." replied Sakura.
Wow, Giantess has a thing for proverbs. We gotta get to know each other!
"Well hell, it ain't like I'm scared or nothin'. Let's get this over with!" Mondo urged, before running off to find the cause, "Hey! Where's whoever called us here?!"
"Hey, quit yelling so loud, Pomp! And I'm gonna get a say to who's at this!" I retorted, running after him to the door with Kiyotaka following after to tell us to not run. Kiyobider's so uptight.
When we got into the gymnasium...It really was just like a normal ceremony. But too normal for me to fully agree with Frizz-Fro. Why do I have that feeling something's not right...? It didn't take long to figure that out when a familiar voice rung out.
"Hey there, howdy, hello! Is everyone here? Good! Then let's get things rolling!"
Every student turned their attention to the stage of the gymnasium as someone seemed to be making an appearance. and that someone was...
"Huh? A...teddy bear?"
And that's the prologue and first chapter done! Chapters 2 and 3 are up, but for now, they're on my DeviantArt page and AO3 site! Don't worry! I'll get them over here!
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