Ghoul's Worst Nightmare

Prolog Part 1


Disclaimer: Danganronpa and Tokyo Ghoul do not belong to me but their respective owners. I will be using lines from or based on Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. I did use Danganronpa 3 Side :Despair as a reference.


This was every ghoul's nightmare. To be forced to go school for only the best of the best. To go to Hope's Peak Academy. Not only was it was in the 1st ward along with the CCG's headquarters, but if you refuse the invitation you'll find the CCG knocking on your door. She remembered the day she got her invitation like yesterday.

The bell rang as another customer entered the coffee shop. Hinami smiled at him warmly. The man had blue eyes and ragged blond hair.

"I heard there was this coffee shop around here that makes the best coffee, I'm in the right place right?" He asked. Hinami giggled.

"I hope so, Welcome to :re! What can I get for you today?" She asked in a friendly manner -she ignored the stench of alcohol-.

"Do you have anything that would help with a hangover?" He asked.

"Coffee doesn't cure hangovers, that's a myth. Would you like a glass of water?" Hinami offered.

"Nah, I'd like a coffee."

He was a regular for two weeks after that first visit. I learned that his name was Koichi Kizakura. He never stayed long. He would order something off the menu, drink, and then leave. Then one day he deviated from his routine.

"Hey little Hinami, how would you like to attend Hope's Peak Academy?" Koichi asked with a smile. Everyone besides Koichi was a ghoul and they looked horrified for only a second before they remembered that a 'human' being invited to attend Hope's Peak is a good thing.

"Uh…" Hinami swallowed before she tried again, "Uhhh…"

Koichi raised an eyebrow. "M-Me g-go t-to H-Hope's P-Peak? A-Are y-you s-serious?" Hinami stuttered.

He threw his head back and laughed. "Yes little Hinami, I am serious." He chuckled, "That has got to be the best reaction I have gotten in my entire career. Well, I better get going; I got to find the rest of your classmates. See ya!"

The bell rang as he left. "Hinami, why don't you-" Yomo never got to finish his sentence before Hinami bolted. She was as white as a sheet when she ran into Touka.

"Hinami, what are you doing back here? Isn't it your shift?" Touka asked before Hinami started to sob.

"Big sister, I…" Hinami showed Touka the envelope. Touka's eyes widened in horror at the sight of Hope's Peak's logo.

Hinami had to convince a distraught Touka that dropping her out of school was a very bad idea and would only make the Doves suspicious. She also consulted Flower Man -he wasn't taking Big Brother's death very well- about her predicament and barely managed to convince him to help her make it past the Health Evaluation that every student had to take, so she would be given her health evaluation by another ghoul. There was only one last obstacle she had to tackle.

The opening ceremony. One wrong move and everyone in the world would know you're a ghoul. After all, most things Hope's Peak were recorded and televised. She had to do this, she had to stay under the radar or else everyone at :re would be at risk. Big sister Touka taught her every trick she knew to blend into human society.

'I should have joined Aogiri Tree when I had the chance,' Hinami thought to herself.

Her bobbed brown hair floated around her face in the gentle breeze. A familiar masculine scent filled her nose. It wasn't long until she found the source standing all alone at the gate to Hope's Peak.

"Makoto!" Hinami called out to the brown-haired boy in a hoodie. Makoto turned around to see Hinami wave to him from across the street. He waited as she crossed the road to meet up with him. Makoto visited :re from time to time for a cappuccino.

"You were invited to Hope's Peak too!?" Makoto asked.

"Yep! Introducing, Hinami Fueguchi, The Ultimate Barista!" Hinami chirped as if she was not only a few miles away from the nest of Doves.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Makoto Naegi, The Ultimate Lucky Student." He said as he scratched his cheek nervously. 'It would be really cruel if a ghoul was invited as the Ultimate Lucky (read: Unlucky) Student' Hinami thought to herself.

"Are you ready to head on in?" Hinami asked -she was desperately looking for a reason to delay the inevitable- him.

"Yeah, I was so nervous I got here early." Makoto laughed nervously.

"50 minutes early?" Hinami asked with a raised eyebrow. Makoto blushed and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"It's fine, I was so nervous I couldn't eat," Hinami confessed. 'I forced myself to eat an entire arm today just to be sure I wouldn't try to eat anyone, but Makoto doesn't need to know that' Hinami thought idly.

"That's not good. Don't worry there will be plenty to eat after the opening ceremony." Makoto said as he turned back to face the school. 'That's right, I almost forgot about the after-party.' Hinami thought in a panic.

"Are you ready to go?" Makoto asked gently. Hinami gathered her wits and nodded resolutely. They took their first step onto campus together. They arrived in the main hall.

"This is where we're supposed to meet right?" Hinami asked as she shifted from foot to foot.

"Yeah, I guess we're the first ones here," Makoto replied. They stood next to each other in an awkward silence.

"Would it be okay if we took a look around the school?" Makoto asked. He turned to face Hinami and noticed idly that her nose twitched.

"I think we should hang around for a bit before we wander off. Maybe someone else will show up." Hinami respond, but even as she said that she was analyzing the new scents.

'Both are female humans, they seem similar… sisters probably… what?' Hinami thoughts were abruptly interrupted by the sensation that the world was spinning. Colors blended together, twisted, and mixed together into something else. Spin. Mix. Repeat. Then suddenly, Hinami's vision went black.

The last thing she heard before she knew no more was a laugh. It was an odd laugh. Unbeknownst to her, that laugh would haunt her in the future.

"Upupu."


Author's Note: This story has been in the back of my mind for a while now. And I finally just decided to write it and see what happens. I just got my wisdom teeth removed and had some spare time to burn. As usual, let me know what you think in the reviews -constructive criticisms welcomed-. Be sure to follow and favorite if you enjoyed reading this. And don't worry the next chapter will be longer.