You limp across the hall as you tried avoiding any person from seeing you. You were badly injured after being hit by a hammer on your leg and being stabbed by a blunt knife on your stomach. You wanted to lay down and close your eyes to ease all the pain but you force yourself to move forward.
"I...need to talk...to him," you said as you breathe heavily.
A few days ago, you were so happy to know that you will be discharged from the hospital. It's been months since you missed classes because of your sickness. Your childhood friend Hajime Hinata always wrote letters to you, saying all his troubles about being in a Reserve Course and you always encourage him not to look down on himself just because he's in the Reserve Course. The reason why you are so excited to meet him again is because he had no idea that you are also in the Reserve Course. You were thinking that if he found out that you're classmates again, he will no longer think so low of himself.
But when you return to your class, you found out that he had been expelled. You also found out about the death of Natsumi Kuzuryu, a transfer student in your class. Some believe that it was suicide while some think that it was a murder and that the school is keeping the truth. You suddenly become anxious about the issue and thought about Hajime Hinata's sudden expulsion.
You went to visit him at his dormitory to find out if he's there but he wasn't. You tried reaching his parents and they said that Hajime is probably sick or not attending classes because they didn't even receive a notice from the school about his expulsion. They didn't hear anything from their son for a few months already. They were also worried about their son's whereabouts. They sought the help of the police but even the police can't find him.
One afternoon, you waited for Hajime Hinata. You hoped that you will see him. You were hoping that he was probably just skipping classes. But night came and you never saw him. You were about to leave the campus when someone hit you in the head and you fell unconscious.
The next thing you knew was you woke up in an old school building and was instructed to kill one another. At first, everyone was against the idea of killing each other and decided to look for a way out but then one of the members of the student council started attacking the others. The next thing you knew was a massacre was happening and you need to escape this place. You tried to run away but someone hit your leg with a hammer. You escaped from the room and ran away but someone stabbed you with a knife on your belly. You thought that you were going to die already but the person who stabbed you was killed by another student. That student thought you were dead so he left you in your own pool of blood.
You took the courage to continue walking despite of how heavily injured you are.
"I...need to talk...to Hajime-k-kun!"
Just when you were about to turn the corner, the student who thought you were dead came chasing after you. You tried running away but you knew that there's no way you can escape from him. You closed you eyes and waited for your life to end for sure but you weren't harmed by the student. When you open your eyes, you saw a long black haired boy with red eyes staring at you. He killed the student who was trying to kill you.
"Hajime-kun?" you called out to the boy in front of you.
"Are you referring to my past self? Right now I am Kamukuru Izuru," he replied without showing any emotions. But before you can reply, the student whom you both thought was dead still had a bit of consciousness and strength left in him. While lying on the ground, he pointed a gun at Hajime, or from what you heard him call himself, Kamukura Izuru.
"No!" you screamed as you threw yourself in front of Izuru and shielded him from the bullet. You fell on the ground upon the impact and you lay on your own pool of blood. Kamukura Izuru just watched you as life was slowly and painfully draining away from your body.
"Hajime-kun?" you called out weakly.
"You know I could have easily dodged that bullet but instead you shielded me. Why?" he said as he looked at you.
"Because I...wanted to protect you. You have always...been easily discouraged. I want you to know...that you are not alone. I will always protect you," you said as you reached out to him and he took hold of your hand. Perhaps it was out of sympathy and boredom that he held your hand and listened to your dying words because he didn't show any emotion while staring at you.
"You know...I have lots of things...I want to know...like...what happened to you...and who planned this massacre," you said catching your breath and looking straight at those red eyes despite how heavy your eyes are right now.
"I...want to say...so many things to you...writing it in a letter will not be enough...I want to spend more time with you...I wanted to meet Chiaki-san...Yukizome-sensei...but I guess...it doesn't matter...anymore."
"Then what does matter?" he asked. You took in a deep breath before replying.
"What matters most...is that I remind you...not to look down on yourself...ever again...Talent...isn't everything, Hajime-kun," you said as tears stream down your face. He remained silent as you continued to talk.
"Don't lose hope...and remember your...true self, Hajime-kun," you replied as you slowly closed your eyes. You wanted to tell him your feelings but it doesn't matter anymore. Your life is ending now and before you lose that glimpse of consciousness, you felt his tears on your face as he hug your lifeless body. You smiled for the last time as you prayed for someone to save your best friend and your love from this despair and misery.
Author's note: Hey any Danganronpa fans here?! What do you guys think? I'll also be publishing this to my wattpad account. I also have a KomaedaXReaderXHinata fanfic in wattpad entitled The Rivalry between Hajime Hinata and Nagito Komaeda. Anyway, please review my fanfic. Love lots!
