Prolouge
Kitty Petro was a regular woman. She got by with what she had, lived in a city and had a decent amount of friends. She was a gaming girl and an anime fan, and for all purposes and tendencies she loved sharing her interests around.
At this very moment, Kitty had no idea what was going to happen. She sat in the living room of her house, deeply engrossed in her Play station Vita, and the characters on the screen. She was almost finished playing the western release of Dangan Ronpa, and was getting closer and closer to the finish. She played with a huge grin on her face, her heart racing as the climax got closer and closer until suddenly… Success. No sooner had the credits rolled over the screen as the doorbell rang.
Kitty frowned, laying her vita down on the table and rising from her seat. Opening the door she found… no one.
Kitty huffed. "Did I hear wrong? There was someone ringing wasn't it?"
Kitty stepped out of the door to look down the street to see if there were kids prank calling again, as she stepped on something. Looking down at her feet she found an envelope, with no name or address. Kitty looked around once again just in case, before leaning down and lifting it up, feeling something move inside of it. Walking back inside she closed her door and sat down in her favorite chair, opening the envelope, a simple ring falling out.
Kitty frowned curiously, taking a good look at the ring. It was a simple ring, probably made in steel, with no stones attached. Taking a hold of it with both hands Kitty looked for engravings, finding none, before trying it on her right ring finger, finding it a perfect fit.
Looking back to the envelope Kitty looked inside, seeing a single sheet of paper. Taking it out she found a small letter written in swirly handwriting.
To whoever gets this
The ring that is now in your possession is a special ring, filled with magic. By rubbing it gently and silently making a wish, the ring will fulfill any and all wishes, as long as it is done with a pure intention. It cannot be used to manipulate others to do something bad or to be used as revenge on another person. I have used this ring for nearly 70 years now, and I feel my time here on this earth is nearing its end. I will use this ring one final time, asking it to transport itself and this ring to the one it finds most worthy of its power. Please treasure it as I have done.
C. D.
Kitty blinked, looking down on the ring that now resided on her finger. All instincts in her head told her that this was rubbish, a prank done by some stupid kids… but just in case it wasn't… in case it was true that she now had a magical wish fulfilling ring, with next to no limitations, not even having the bad genie 3 wishes only clause… she was golden.
OK, a small wish first… just to see if this was indeed a magical ring.
"OK so… I wish for a glass of ice cream." Kitty said it out to nowhere, rubbing the ring gently, jumping back in surprise at a small 'pop'.
Looking to the table Kitty could no nothing more than to gape. A huge glass, filled to the brim with strawberry ice cream, topped off with chocolate topping, cream and a cherry stood on the table, as if it had been standing there forever without Kitty realizing it.
Kitty blinked, leaning forward to pluck the cherry off the cream topping, biting into it.
"Holy mother of… I have a magical ring that can fulfill any wish. This is AWESOME."
Kitty crossed her legs and reached out for the glass of ice cream.
"Now… what to do with it? No need to rush, let's think this through."
Kitty sat thinking hard about what to do when her eyes traveled to her play station Vita, lying on the table where she had put it when the doorbell had rung.
Maybe she could… it was possible that she could… Kitty rose from her seat, going to the kitchen, placing the now empty glass in the washing machine, thinking hard.
Could she go to the world of Dangan Ronpa? Should she go? The chances of early death were there of course, especially if someone looked at her as a potential threat. Also, HOW would she get to Hope's peak? They needed to come to her, not she too them… maybe she could go back further in time and get really good at something to catch their eye.
Kitty grinned. She saw the plan unfold in front of her eyes. She could do this… with magic on her side, how could she not? But she needed to prepare. Going out into the world without any plans would be foolish and would worry the people she left behind.
"So… where to start?"
…
A week after she got the ring Kitty was almost finished with her preparations. Most of her clothes had been given away to the Salvation Army, she had told her friends that she was moving to Japan for a while to study abroad, which was technically not a lie, she had even gone far on the subject and had started studying the Japanese language, getting better and better at it thanks to her ring.
Kitty sighed, sitting down in front of her TV, the news playing in front of her as she ate her dinner.
"And now, to finish up today's news we are sad to report the death of local humanitarian and millionaire Cassidy Denver, aged 95."
Kitty looked up at the screen halfhearted, taking a drink of her water.
"Miss Denver lived in solitude in a simple house here in the suburbs. She became known 70 years ago when she won the lottery and got the incredible record holding pot of one billion dollars. Further Miss Denver impressed when she used most of her winnings on restoration of the nearby library, as well as providing new supplies for the local school, and money for cancer research."
Kitty whistled gently. Giving away all that money took a lot of kindness. The screen shifted and showed a photo taken in black and white of what Kitty believed to be Cassidy, sitting in a library reading, many children sitting around her listening in and smiling.
Kitty was about to look away when she noticed something that made her eyes bulge. Around her neck, hanging on a simple chain, hung a simple ring.
Kitty gaped, looking down on her new magic ring, recalling the letter. Got it 70 years ago… near death, signed C.D.
"Well I'll be a monkey's uncle" Kitty muttered, looking on the screen again.
"Miss Denver lived as a single woman her entire life, but leaves many friends behind. Her funeral is scheduled for this Friday, at noon at the St. John church."
Kitty lay her left hand over her ring, turning it gently around on her finger, deep in thought. Friday huh… she should drop by. It was the least she could do to thank Cassidy one final time for her present.
Friday at 1 o clock Kitty stood near the graveyard of St. John, a huge crowd gathered around a coffin, all dressed in black suits and dresses.
"Aren't you going to join them child?" Kitty turned to face an old monk, who looked at her, and the bouquet of black roses in Kitty's hands.
"Nah, I'm good, I didn't really know her… but she gave me a gift once and I wanted to show my gratitude."
The monk smiled and nodded. "She was fond of giving… as proven by all the people present."
Kitty nodded. "I read something somewhere… A person's soul is measured by how much he or she does to their fellow man, and how much the fellow man are gathered around them… or something to that sort anyway."
The monk nodded sagely. "A wise saying that… There is no doubt in my mind that Miss Denver has come safely to the lord's side."
Kitty smiled. She had never been much of a religious person, but she hoped the monk was right. As the people around the tombstone walked off, crying and holding each other tightly Kitty walked up to the tombstone, the monk smiling gently at her back, before walking back to the church and his daily duties. Finally standing in front of the grave Kitty threw the roses down on the coffin, looking at the tombstone. It was a simple grey stone.
Cassidy Denver.
25.4.1919 – 10.5-2014.
Here lies Cassidy Denver
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever
Kitty smiled, drying her eyes gently.
"Wow so… Hi Cassidy, I hope you can hear me where you are now…if you believe that sort of thing at least… I thank you for the gift you have given me… and for the opportunities the ring will give me. I'm afraid I won't be as selfless as you have been. Most of the wishes I will use will be for my own gain. I won't be using it for evil, not that I could, laws and regulations and such right… where I will go, many will die. I will save as many as I can, but some will die, and that's not something I can stop… but I will stop a few losses, and bring some love to the world. So… once again, thank you for the gift… may you be happy where you are now."
And with that Kitty walked off leaving as the church bells rang out, and the sky clouded over. Back at her house Kitty sighed, looking around. Her stuff was packed down in boxes and conveniently turned small by magic so she could carry it around without a problem in Kitty's shoulder bag, which Kitty had thrown over her shoulder. The things she didn't need were either sold off or given to charity and her landlord had gotten his money…
"Well then" Kitty said with a small grin, lifting her hand and rubbing the ring, thinking the words she wanted to think.
"I want to go to the world of Dangan Ronpa."
Kitty closed her eyes, felt a strange feeling of coldness and a sudden flare of heat. Opening her eyes Kitty gulped. She was in the world all right. A few years into the destruction of the world. People with Monokuma masks walked around, buildings were in shambles, everywhere things where burning and people screaming. Kitty quickly lifted her hand again.
"I wish to go back a few years" she thought, everything going black, before she found herself standing in the same spot.
This time the streets were clean. No one were screaming, nothing was burning. Kitty took a deep breath. "Wow… that was some welcome" she muttered. "Now then, to be technical… I don't feel like starting kindergarten anew… let's see, the things Hope's Peak look for is a high school student who excels in something. Then let's start there shall we?"
OK… here comes the tricky part Kitty thought, turning the ring again.
"I wish I was in the year class 78 of Hope's peak starts 1st year of high school."
Another black spot and Kitty once again stood on the street. Kitty wondered silently if she had managed to get it right as she turned and blinked, seeing a young Makoto Naegi walking down the road, entering a school. Kitty grinned.
Success again.
"Ok… I wish to be the same age as Makoto Naegi."
Kitty felt herself shrink a little, before calming down. Looking into a nearby puddle Kitty took a look on herself, blonde ruffled hair, blue eyes and freckles dancing over the bridge of her nose. Satisfied Kitty walked down the street, buying a paper from a local vendor, finding the for rent pages. Kitty silently thanked the ring for helping her breeze through her Japanese language classes, quickly finding a place she was interested in.
"I wish there existed a background story for me so I could attend high school" Kitty thought. The ring shone, Kitty feeling her shoulder bag weighing down heavily.
Opening it she saw a folder. Fishing it up she found tons of legal documents, among others a birth certificate claiming that she was born many years later than she was, but with the day and month correct, the 5th of July. The certificate also named her an orphan, her so called mother dead in childbirth, father nowhere to be located. Lived originally in… England huh? Well at least it was Europe. Continuing through the folder Kitty smiled as she found clippings from newspapers, featuring pictures of herself… holding a bow and arrow.
The headlines of the articles were quite something too.
8 year old beats record for number of bulls eyes in tournament.
10 year old wins gold at junior world cup in archery.
And so forth. In addition she had enough papers from different jobs, most at medieval fairs during summer, as well as apparently just having been given the position of teacher for juniors and kids at an archery club in London the year before. And finally, at the last page, an acceptance letter from a high school in Japan for 3 years, complete with a scholarship as long as she represented the school in archery competitions.
Kitty grinned, looking down at the ring. "Why thank you ring… I always did love archery… wonder if I am as good as it says here."
Kitty thought it over, deciding to see how much she did know about archery. She was shocked as she thought it over, finding knowledge and memories of this world's Kitty Petro, complete with new information of archery as well as her old jobs and locations as well as… Kitty blinked, looking down on the newspaper she had bought to find a place to live, and aptly threw it away. Apparently she had been accepted by a Japanese family as a guest for the next 3 years, so she didn't have to worry about expenses.
Kitty found the address in her head and started walking down the road, thinking for herself that the Japanese never failed to surprise her in terms of kindness and politeness. Finally she stood in front of the door, knocking gently. The door was opened by an old woman, being so short that Kitty almost felt like a giant.
"Hi, I am Kitty Petro… are you Mrs. Kita?"
"Ah yes I am, you must be our new guest, please come in."
Kitty smiled. "Tadaima" she said, stepping inside and taking off her shoes.
"Honey, come and say hello to our new house guest."
The hall was soon filled up as Mrs. Kita's husband as well as their younger son showed up, holding a cat possessively in his arms even as the cat tried his best to flee from the kids iron grasp.
Kitty bowed gently. "Thank you for having me" she said, ruffling the head of the small boy.
"Hi there kid, will you be my new baby brother?"
The boy, probably 5 years old grinned. "Hai Nee Chan" he said, finally letting the poor cat go from his death grip, hugging Kitty.
"Your stuff came yesterday; we put everything in your new room, so you can figure out where you want everything" Mr. Kita said, pointing to a room down the hall. "Why don't you go and rest for now, I am sure that the plane ride was long for you."
Kitty grinned, "I suppose so" she said, bowing again. "Thank you for your hospitality, I will try to not be a bother."
"No bother at all child, now go and relax, we will call you when it's time for dinner."
Kitty nodded and walked down the hall and opened the door into her new room, finding boxes stacked everywhere.
Kitty sat down on the floor, trying to realize what was going on. Her so called stuff had been sent here yesterday? She had been in this world for less than an hour and yet… it was like this world had been her home her entire life. Kitty looked down on the ring.
"Magic sure worked in strange ways."
Reaching out for the closest box, Kitty opened it to find some books, as well as some CD's and a nice amount of games. Seemed like this world's her had the same interests as she did… if that made any sense. Looking around Kitty quickly spotted a box different from the others, being long and flat. Opening it she grinned.
A beautiful bow in shades of deep red and black lay in the bow, accompanied by a quiver with a logo of a lying cat. Kitty took out the bow, holding it gently, drawing at the bowstring as if she had always known how to… which she probably had. Kitty grinned, looking around. True enough if her plan worked as it should then she would be accepted into Hope's peak in 3 years, and the mutual game of killing wouldn't happen until 3 years later.
Right now she had 6 years… 6 years of growing up again, getting new friends and meeting new people and just having fun. For now, that was all that mattered.