The sky was so blue. Had it always been this blue? Today...He was going to die. Lying in a pool of his own blood.
A careless driver hit him. Yuu couldn't feel anything anymore...Not the pain from his broken body, the wind, or even the pavement. If he survived this, he knew nothing would ever be the same again. In a way he was longing for his death.
His life was nothing but a joke! He was an orphan from birth. He didn't know what his real name was.
The sky was his only friend.
He let his mind drift away accepting his death.
However he lived. He who had noting to live for survived. As he though he was never the same again. The accident permanently blinded him.
Never again...the sky would always be out of his reach. For ever now.
A month after he was... blinded he was given a dog. A German shepherd. It was funny although his world was supposed to get smaller, he felt like it grew. A weight he had never know of was lifted from, he felt so free. Now Yuu could truly see the world. It's a shame he had to go blind in order to see the truth.
Yuu's life had been perfect. Until he received an email. He asked one of the doctors to read it.
It was an invitation to join a high school. Hope peak academy.
Yuu was interviewed by someone... they asked if he would be willing to live the rest of his life there. Currently he had no where to stay, to live. So he agreed. He lived with other students for some time...He didn't know how long. After that his memory's became ... no that wasn't right. He could only remember a few important things after that. All memory's after that vanished. Today he was led to believe he was first introduced to hope peak academy.
"Hey"
Huh?!
"Wear this."
Something was put into his hand. It was...a earpiece! Yuu adjusted it.
Monokuma.
So it was an information device. It would say the name of who ever he was facing. With that monokuma led him some where. He couldn't hear anyone...After a while he heard a lot of footsteps. They started talking amongst themselves.
The bad part of him being blind mean he couldn't see any faces here. And it would be awkward to ask to feel their faces... They felt all familiar to him! He couldn't recognize them from their voices! Maybe...This was a reason he could remember somethings! What caused his memory's to vanish was incomplete! It was because he was blind!
That also had draw backs. Right now these could be people he had never meet before...They could all be out to murder him! He didn't know what to do!
"Oh? Your a freshmen too?"
Yasuhiro Hagakure super duper high school level fortune teller.
"This school's a bit weird. "
"fifteen of us, eh?"
Eh? It seemed like someone was forgetting him.
Hifumi Yamada super duper high school douji artist.
"is that everyone now?"
"You! You where told to be here by eight o'clock!"
Kiyotaka Ishimaru super duper high school Disciplinarian.
"being late is absolutely unacceptable! "
"Huh what the heck are you talking about?"
Junko Enoshima super duper high school level gal
"Who the hell cares about punctuality in this incomprehensible situation?"
"Um, did you wake up in a class room too?
"Yeah I did. "
"I knew it."
Chihiro Fujisaki super duper high school level programer.
"we all did too."
"Everyone lost conciseness, woke up, and assembled here.
Celestia Ludenberg super duper high school gambler.
"an odd story, wouldn't you agree?"
"The hell's with this place?"
Mondo Owada super duper high school level biker.
This one...seemed strange.
"It's like the discrimination office I was in."
"You think this was some kidnappin' of somethin'?"
Leon Kuwata super duper high school level baseball.
"Is the punch line going to be we all got abducted?"
"It's gotta be some kind of special arrangement!"
Of death.
Aoi Asahina super duper high school level swimmer.
"after all it is a special school, right?"
"weather or not it is, "
Sakura Ogami super duper high school level fighter.
"We need to find out what's going on. "
"Yeah..."
"Oh god he's looking right at me!"
Toko Fukawa super duper high school level writer.
"Just because i'm ugly- "
"What a eyesore."
Byakuya Togami super duper high school level scion.
"The hell are you looking at?"
"n-nothing."
Kyoko Kirigiri super duper high school level unknown.
Unknown?
"What?"
"N-nothing!"
"Um your naegi-kun right? We went to junior high together."
Hum...It seemed that they where the only two that had know each other before this. No...This might be a lie set up by someone. He felt that he had meet them all before this...
Sayaka Maizono super duper high school level Idol.
Idol? That fact was going to bring her unwanted attention.
"It's so nice to see a familiar face around here."
"Huh wait maizono-san you remember me?"
"Of course I do! I mean we went to the same school for three years straight."
"It's true, but...I didn't think someone as popular as you would pay attention to a plain guy like me. "
"What? You thought I was that cold and distant? I'm hurt!"
"Th-that's not what I-"
"Just kidding!"
"Don't tease me like that!"
"Do you plain on flirting all day? Let's get down to business already."
Yuu sighed to him self. He wasn't noticed...Hey! If he wanted to be noticed then he should introduce him self!
….He didn't have the courage.
Then...He would become stronger!
Yuu smiled to himself. He truly wished he could achieve that before he died.
Yuu was thrown out of his thoughts when a speaker screeched to live.
"Testing testing! Whatever I'm sure you can hear this. Hello to all the freshmen. Let us begin the entrance ceremony. "
"see this is how hope peaks academy rolls out the welcoming carpet."
"That's not it"
Yuu hear something...He didn't understand what it was!
A secret door opening?
"A stuffed toy?"
What was going on?!
Alright calm down, calm. Something pooped up, something that looked like a stuffed toy.
"I'm not a stuffed toy!"
well he just entered strange vill.
"I'm Monobear! The principal of this school! Pleased to meet you."
"That stuffed toy just moved!"
Yuu frowned. There was no way that was a toy. Or a real bear. Was it mechanical? Strange. He felt like he had heard someone mention that before...Some one he used to know...
"I'm not a stuffed toy! I'm monobear! And I'm your principal "
That couldn't be right.
"Now that we've made some progress let's get this show on the road! Stand and bow! Good morning to you all."
"Good morning."
"Shesh! Don't listen to him!"
"You are all promising high school students, how carry the hope of the world on your shoulders. And in order to protect and care for you wonderful symbols of hope I have decided to let you all live together within the confines of this school. "
"say what?"
"wait-"
"what's the meaning of this?!"
"As for how long you will all be living together...There is no time limit! Basically you'll be staying here for the rest of your lives!"
Strange...There had to be a catch.
"what the heck?"
"The rest of out lives... here?"
"Don't worry. We've got a huge budget so you wont be inconvenience in any way. "
"Hold on a second. That's not the issue here!"
"Like you've got to be kidding me."
"So wait, these steel plates in the hallways and class rooms are to keep us locked in here?"
"Correct."
Priority list
Find a way out.
"So you can yell and scream all you want, But no one is going to come save you."
"If what you are saying is true, then it will be quite a problem. We couldn't possibly live in a school forever."
"Ahem."
Yuu felt like Momobear was going to say something deviating.
"So whoever wants to leave this academy will have to play by a certain rule."
Oh no.
"A rule?"
"I don't care who you do it, but only students who have killed someone are allowed to leave this place. "
"that's all there is to it. Pretty simple no?"
Yuu felt sick. What had this school turned into?
"You can use a blunt object, stab, beat them to death, put them to the sword, Burn them to a crisp, Crush them, strangle them, or even shoot them! On what an igneous sense of exhilaration that I can't achieve by attacking salmon or humans! A situation full of despair where the hopes of this world attempt to kill one another... man it get's me so hot!"
"Are you serious?!"
"Why do we have to kill one another?!"
"She's right! Stop spurting bull crap and let us go home already!"
"Bull crap? What do you mean bull crap? Listen up. From here on this academy is you home. It's you society your would. You can so absolutely anything you want, So feel free to go wild I say!"
"Kill each other?! This piratical joke had gone to far, buddy!"
"Joke you say? Are you talking about your hairstyle? "
"What did you say you piece of shit?! I don't care if your radio controlled or a stuffed toy. I'll smash you to bites and pieces."
"Acts of violence toward the principle go against school regulation!"
The bear started a count down for a bomb!
"What the hell's with this noise?"
"This is bad! Throw him away!"
"Huh?"
"Just do it!"
A few seconds later it exploded. That was a close one.
"What the hell?"
"He exploded"
"Did the stuff toy die?"
"I'm not a stuffed toy! I'm Monobear! Ta-da!"
"Screw you! "
Yuu's mind drifted away. Dragons where amazing weren't they?
Maybe...He could finally make some friends. Yuu felt like he could die right now, and still be the happiest man in the world. His greatest wish was to have friends. People that understood him, that he could talk to with out fear.
Maybe...one day, one day it would come true.
"I'll let you off with a warning this time, but next time I find someone breaking school rules, I'll activated superb corporal punishment function just like I did now. Now then this ends the entrance ceremony. I hope you all enjoy your affluent and gloomy high school life. "
"So the only way out of here is to kill someone in this group?"
Yuu Was so happy! Nothing that bear said could get him down!
Yuu wanted to explore this place! It would be like an adventure! He started his adventure! He remembered the way out of this room so he would start there.
"Hey! Where they hell do you think your going! "
Was that directed at him?
"And who the hell are you!?"
Yuu turned and waited for the speaker to come on. Owada
"Who am I? "
Yuu said in his most serious voice.
It was so hard being serious!
"My name is Yuu. And for where I'm going...An adventure!"
He spun around and skipped to the door way.
"Bye!"
He waved his hand around like a mad man. This was so fun!
"What the...?"
Yuu felt so evil right now! Ha! That's right make them think he was a idiot! Make them thing he was no threat and he might life longer!
Yuu put his hand to one of the walls and started to follow it. He wished his dog was here.
Yuu spent a few hours trying to find his way In this maze. After enough walking he could hear voices. He made it through the door fine...But he tripped on nothing. He feel face first on the floor with a loud thud. Everyone stopped talking at that moment.
"Um are you all right? "
Fujisaki
"I'm alright, thank you."
he found a spot near the wall to lean on. He didn't know if there where any chairs or something alike and he didn't want any of them to know he was blind.
"I declare open the first regulator meeting hope peaks academy! Let's exchange the results of our investigation to see what we've all come up with."
"I tried to destroy the entrance bu that ain't hapenin'"
"We found a stair case to the second floor in one of the hallways. But there was a shutter blocking our way. "
"So at this point of time we can only check out the first floor."
"The rooms in the dorms are pretty comfortable, that is if you can ignore the steel plates and surveillance cameras. "
Dorms?! Great... now he had to find that too.
Yuu paused when he thought that. No he had bigger things to worry about. A lot more. He wasn't afraid of death, He could accept it if someone killed him, but not someone else!
How could he stop the murders? How?!
He needed to come up with a solution and fast!
"The fridge was full of food. "
"That's one less thing to worry about."
"But how knows how long that gonna last with sixteen of us."
"No need to worry about that. Monobear was telling me that the fridge was refilled every day. "
"huh?"
"you meet him?"
"Yeah. He suddenly showed up while I was checking the fridge out, and soon vanished into thin air."
"Is there anything else to report?"
Ah! that reminded him while he was exploring he found the ground was hollow in a section. So there must be a basement down there.
"We've found neither an exit nor the culprit. Your investigations where all meaningless."
"Oh but we did mange to confirm that we've undeniably been trapped in a cage with out a door"
"What are we supposed to do?!"
"You heard what Monobear said. If you want to get out of here then you have to kill someone. "
"Cut it out. It's not funny."
"There's got to be something else we can do!"
"Adapt."
"Huh"
"we just need to adapt. "
"you mean accepting that we'll have to live here?"
"It's not the strong or the smart how survive but those who can bring about change. Do you understand? Based on that I have a proposal for you all."
Oh? This seemed interesting.
"A proposal?"
"The rules mentioned something about night time. Let's add a rule of our own here. "
"And what would that be?"
"One to banning wondering around at night time. That is all."
"Huh? Why?"
"Don't you see? With out that rule we would have to spend every night cowering in fear. Worrying whether or not someone is going to kill us or not. but unlike school rules we can't enforce this. It'll depend on weather you all cooperate or not. "
Very true...
Yuu frowned. He didn't want to be a traitor, but there was so much he needed to do. He didn't have time to sleep. Not if he wanted to save them!
Yuu nodded to him self and left the room. He needed to find that place again and investigate further. After all he didn't know how long he had been here before, longer then Monokuma was trying to make everyone think.
Depending on how long he was here in the past meant he might have created a escape route to the outside. He was very paranoid after all.
After a while he found the same area. He bent down and started to feel around. Oh? He could feel a seem running through the tile. There was a tiny hole on one of the seems. What could it go to?
If he was the one who made this there was a good chance he still had the key on him.
!
His cane would be perfect! Why didn't he think of that earlier?!
His cane was collapsible so he hid it in his jacked. It fit perfectly!
He lifted up the tile. It was a lot lighter then he thought it would be. He started to search the entranced. It felt like it had been eroded by water...
There was a large hock in the wall. It was holding a jacket, pants, and what seemed to be a gas mask. On the floor underneath was boots and gloves. Was there something deathly chemical down there?
It was best to be safe. If he wanted to explore he needed to ware theses things. After a brief fight he manged to get all of it on.
Could it be...That he might feel the sun again? Feel the wind, hear the birds...?
Yuu smiled at that thought. He started to feel his way around the tunnel. He made sure to close the opening. If he had a gas mask then it was for a reason.
The tunnel went down slightly and kept going. It felt peaceful. Like he knew this place well. So it was him! How did he do this?
He came to the end of the tunnel. There was a panel, to keep this place hidden. He pushed it open and finally felt the wind!
Tears gathered into his eyes. It felt like he had been waiting for this moment for a long time!
Maybe he never had the courage to actually go out side!
Yuu was so happy!
He removed the gas mask...Nope he wasn't dead. The wind felt so good! He could hear the sound of crickets playing a melody, And a dog barking! A...dog? Could it be?
No that wasn't her.
This was the world as he used to know it! Yuu threw the jacket on the ground. He could hear running water! It was far way but he could hear it! He ran, he didn't know how long he did but he finally found the stream! He took his boots of, rolled up the pants, and started playing in the water!
This was the best day of his life!
After a while he made himself comfortable in the grass. He manged to fall asleep. He woke up when it was getting warmer out. On last visit to the stream and he headed back.
One of his more pressing priority was now finding his room. Every one had a room. And right now was the prefect time to look for it.
….
He found where all the other rooms where at. Each one had a plate on them. With any luck his would have brail on it. All of the plates did!
He found his and unlocked the door. He then did a search of the whole room. He found a first aid kit on top of his dresser. In side the desk was a shield. It was collapsible just like his cane. This was better then giving him weapon. He felt grateful.
He slept peacefully for the rest of the night.
Yuu woke up with a groan. When he opened his eyes he...Could see something. Everything else was still the Grey color he learned to hate, But there was a white out line of someone!
He could see their body, eyes, everything. Yuu slowly stood up. The person looked at him.
It seemed that she couldn't talk. Was she a previous victim of this sick trap? The form pointed at his door with her hand. Was she trying to show him the way?!
"Thank you!"
There must be something going on.
Lives aren't meant to be tossed away like garbage.
We're fighting for a friend...
Our bond can over come anything!
Friends ain't some kind of tool that you Use! And they ain't something you can just throw away!
That's what lives about!
Can't lose...I can't lose damn it!
Yuu was shocked.
That was the most encouraging thing he had ever heard!
"Arigato!"
Yuu left his room on high note. He could still see the wisps. They wanted him to go back there again.
So he did.
The sun felt great. But he couldn't linger here long. Yuu went back to his room briefly. He could here something behind his door...Barking?!
Was it her!?
Yuu Whipped the door open only to be tackled. It was her!
Yuu had never felt this happy before!
"What the hell. How did that Dog get in there?"
"She's my dog!"
Yuu stood up. It was more then likely time to meet with the others.
...She followed by his side like the protector she was. With a few turns and twists he lost Owada.
There was something he wanted to tell the puppeteer.
"For now I will keep your secret my friend. I promised you that didn't I? However I will not sit idle as you try to kill those dear to me. Prepare your self. "
Yuu smiled bitterly where he knew where a camera was. How he knew...? A long and embarrassing story.
"I will never forgive you, dear despair."
Yuu went to the meeting area. Everyone was already there.
He looked around and located who he wanted to talk to.
"Dog are not welcome in a school!"
"Eh? Hum... Ah! I got it! Don't think of her as a just a dog think of her as a guide dog. "
"What?"
"That logic is messed up." Leon
"Hey. "
He poked Sakura on the shoulder.
"Yes."
"Would you come with me? I found something I think you can help me with."
"Huh? What did you find?" Neagi
"Probably something worthless. " Togami
"I would be honored to accompany you. " Sakura
"Hold on a minute!" Asahina
Oh?
"Yes?"
"You better not be trying to get her to be alone with you just 'cause shes a girl! Pervert! " Asahina
"Aoi it's fine." Sakura
"No-"
"Gender means nothing to me."
"Excuse me?"
"Gender means nothing to me. "
"What are you talking about? It means girls should be treated with the up most respect, Due to the fact only girl can have children. You should be grateful to your mother! " Mizuno
Yuu stared at her for a moment with a sad look in his eyes. What he wanted most from others was understanding. No one could ever truly understand him completely.
It killed him inside a bit every time something like this happened.
"Should I? I don't think she cares any way. "
"You need to learn manners! As soon we get out of here I'll make you talk with her, and make you respect you!"
Yuu sighed. No one would ever understand him...No one...
"That..."
"Speak up class mate!" Ishimaru
"It's impossible!"
Yuu yelled so loud he shocked himself. He had never yelled so loud before...That was impossible was he actual torn up about never knowing them?!
He wouldn't accept that! Never!
"For all I know shes already dead!"
"Wh-what"
Yuu snorted.
"I never knew her. How you ever find her?"
"Then how about your father!"
"I never knew him."
"What so you...?"
Yuu glared at Mizuno.
"I'm an orphan. "
"Uhhh?! "
Yuu gave them a murderous look.
"If I have to live with you any longer I'm going to commit suicide! "
He pointed to where he was sure Mizuno was. If it meant saving lives he didn't mind being the villain. With this he would be give more attention then normal.
This way who ever had been planing murder would think more about using him to set a trap! They would kill him and make it look like suicide. It was the perfect bait.
Yuu let out a whimper by mistake. He needed to get out of here before he really started to cry!
His only friends tugged at his pants urging him to the exit. Only she understood him! He bolted out of the room She was right in front of him guiding him through the halls.
She was so smart! She took them to their room. Yuu wrenched the door open with a small cry.
He slammed it with a loud crash.
Yuu collapsed on his bed. It was like his whole life was thrown back in his face just to mock him! Today was so perfect in the begging...Now he wished he had stayed in bed!
He felt the sting of his tears. It hurt so bad! He just admitted to the truth he never wanted to say out loud!
Yuu felt the bed shift in weight. She had jumped on.
"What should I name you?...I know Alexandria! It means defender of man! It's perfect for you!"
He sniffed loudly trying not to cry anymore. It didn't work! Damn it!
He heard a knock at the door.
"It's not locked."
Someone entered. Sakura.
She said nothing just rubbed his shoulders. After a while Yuu calmed down.
"Calm now young one? "
"Young one?"
"I have a feeling you are the youngest in our group."
Yuu chuckled.
"Yeah I am. I skipped a head of two grades. It was a lot of work but I did it!"
"Come now what did you want to show me?"
Yuu Got up with a small grin.
"Let me show you my world."
He grabbed her hand and led her out of the room Alex following.
Sakura seemed to be...proud of him? She put her hand on his head and ruffled his hair. Yuu paused before smiling.
"Could I call you onii-chan? Please?"
"Go ahead."
"Big sister! Big sister!"
Yuu smiled as he pulled on her hand leading her to his secret.
"Ne, Ne Would you like to know the truth. "
Yuu pulled open the door.
"Ne what will you do if I offer you a way to see it with your own eyes?"
I... I am playing a deadly game. I'm playing with fire...One wrong move and I am as good as dead.
hahah...Hahahah!
A game of death!
I know the risk. But if anyone should do something like this, then it has to be me.
I am going to die here. In this horror house. I can accept that. I am nothing. Trash like me can just die.
The others need to live! Not me!
I will do everything in my power to save them! Every single one...
He would die for them.
To be continued...?
Deleted scene.
Ah!
"I don't think that's true."
He hated to admit it, but he was shy. It was hard for him to speak up like this. His face was already heating up.
"Huh? Why not?"
"I don't think Mono would let someone got free even if they killed someone. There must be something we are not seeing here. A secret agenda. "
Every feel silent.