Important note: I have placed this under the anime section of Danganronpa since I had only seen the anime when I started writing this. However, I will be making certain references to the game, mostly lines of particular characters.

Also, in later chapters, there will be both Danganronpa IF and Super Danganronpa 2 spoilers. I will let you know when those chapters come about though, so don't worry.

Oh, and let's not forget - Disclaimer: I do not own Danganronpa. I own nothing. *cries*

Chapter 1 - Arrival at Hope's Peak

There it was.

Hope's Peak Academy.

I was so lucky. Getting into this school was a dream come true for any Japanese high schooler, let alone someone who had just moved here not quite a year ago. In fact, it was beyond dream – it was a miracle.

I took a deep breath of the warm summer air. I had missed a few months of school, but what mattered was that I was here now.

I pushed open one the heavy double doors. And stepped inside.

Another step.

There I was. INSIDE Hope's Peak. It was unbelievable.

The door closed with a weighty clunk behind me and the room seemed to be bathed in darkness. A light was on, but it's dimness was in stark contrast to the bright light of day outside.

I walked up the entry corridor, keeping a keen eye out for anyone. Ghosts of voices drifted from somewhere to my left, but otherwise, I could have mistaken the school for completely deserted. My sensitive ears picked up the light clops of someone walking.

A figure my height appeared around the corner. It was a girl, with short, blonde hair and a green dress.

"Hello?" I called out tentatively.

She walked forwards until she was directly in front of me. "Hey, you must be Emelyn. I'm Chihiro Fujisaki," she said in beautiful Japanese. "We've been waiting for you. Over here, in the gym."

I followed her to two glass doors, above which was marked 'Gym'. Inside, I could see a group of fifteen others gathered in a clump in the center, which was in turn subdivided into small groups. The linoleum floor was shiny and looked new. Bleachers were present on either side.

Fujisaki pushed open the door, and instinctively the faces turned our way.

I retreated into my shy posture, which had once been a stranger, but was now my best friend and accompanied me wherever I went. Japan had brought out my scared side.

Their eyes and smiles followed me as I made my way to them, Fujisaki by my side. A girl with tan skin and a brown pigtail, dressed in a white shirt, red jumper, blue shorts and sneakers turned to her neighbour and said, almost incredulous, "she's the same size as Fujisaki! I never thought we would see this day!" The neighbour in question was a big burly girl, with scars on her face and white hair. I thought she was a man, but her outfit betrayed her. The aforementioned girl merely grunted in response.

"This is Emelyn James, as you guys know," Fujisaki said on my behalf, for which I was grateful.

A tall, pretty girl with long lavender hair said, "welcome, Emelyn. I'm Kyouko Kirigiri, ultimate detective." Only a hint of a smile played on her lips, but nonetheless, her her kind words seemed genuine.

"I'm Makoto Naegi, ultimate lucky student" the slightly shorter, brown haired boy next to her said. "Pleased to meet you." He had a pleasant face and smile, and despite myself, I couldn't help but feel some sort of attraction towards him.

"Toko Fukawa, ultimate literary girl," came the hesitant words from a seemingly shy girl with brown plaited her, glasses and a long sailor outfit.

"Aoi Asahina, ultimate swimming pro" said the girl with the pigtail and a joyful smile.

"Sakura Ogami, ultimate martial artist" came from her neighbour.

"Sayaka Maizono, ultimate pop sensation" was the blue haired girl on the other side of Naegi. I had already seen her since I had to film some of her concerts. She seemed nice enough, but also slightly stuck-up, as would be expected of someone like her.

"Leon Kuwata, baseball star" said a boy with red hair, many ear piercings, a tongue piercing and a goatee with another piercing at the top of it. His tone and expression indicated a light-hearted, pleasant boy.

"Yasuhiro Hagakure, ultimate clairvoyant" said an older boy with spiky brown hair and holding a crystal ball.

"Celestia Lundenburg, super high school gambler" a girl with black hair in enormous corkscrew curls in two ponytails on either side of her head. She was dressed in a gothic lolita style, which intrigued me as to her character.

"Kiyotaka Ishimaru, ultimate moral compass," a boy with black hair said. He was the only standing 'to attention', as if he was in the army or something.

"Mondo Owada, ultimate biker gang leader" said the 'bad boy' looking guy next to him with a hilarious looking haircut. Based on his expression and stature, I figured it would be better not to mention anything about it.

"Enoshima Junko-chan, ultimate model" a girl with pink hair and a pretty face said excitedly, her arm looped around another girl's shoulder, who introduced herself monotonously as Mukuro Ikusaba, the high school soldier.

"Hifumi Yamada," said an extremely fat boy. I didn't want to judge people based on their appearance, but it was extremely hard not to make some conclusions based on his large size.

Lastly was the neatly dressed boy with dark blonde hair and glasses standing slightly away from the group. "Byakuya Togami," he said without conviction, as if bored. I nailed him down as the snobby rich kid and immediately started disliking him.

"I'm Emelyn James," I said hesitantly, "though I'm sure you already know that." I mentally face palmed myself for saying such idiotic words. "I'm the Super Duper High School Artist." Unfortunately my black boots, tartan skirt and white school blouse didn't really convey my title.

"Cool!" Asahina exclaimed, "you can, like, decorate our rooms and stuff!" She paused. "Wait, you can paint, right?"

I laughed. "Yeah,"

"Well," Kirigiri interrupted, "we better get to business. No use dillydallying around here. I'm sure we all have things to do. "I'll-"

Leon cut her off. "I can take you to your room, since it's right beside mine. Shall we?" He jauntily extended a hand, and I blushed at the gesture, giggling.

Kirigiri glared at him, but with a slight expression of amusement on her face. "No, Leon. Don't we have a baseball game coming up real soon, anyways, don't we? You better go. Don't want to let the team down."

He turned away, mock upset, and walked out the door whistling. Kirigiri extended a gloved hand towards the exit. "Well, shall we?"

I nodded and followed her out.

A/N: Readers, please note that I constantly update chapters in order to get rid of any mistakes I spot. Whether they are typos, or about seasons...