Chapter 2: Motives

Roles: Every character plays a role in the original series of Dangan Ronpa. Now, only ONE role will be revealed each trial. (Motives/actions will be different than those of the roles who are played. Example: Yukio = Naegi. But he could suddenly declare death upon someone innocent, something Naegi never did.)

Known roles:

- Yukio Okumura = Naegi Makoto

Rules by Monokuma:

- No violent acts towards the headmaster/principal. Punishment will follow accordingly by choice of the headmaster himself.

- Preferably, stay inside your own room after 9PM till 7AM

- If nothing worth interesting for the headmaster happens in a weeks time, then punishment shall follow accordingly by choice of the headmaster himself.

Character(s) X-ed:

- Okumura Rin

Character(s) Alive:

- Okumura Yukio

- August Angel

- Kirigakure Shura

- Miwa Konekomaru

- Moriyama Shiemi

- Kamiki Izumo

- Suguro Ryuuji (a.k.a. Bon)

- Shima Renzou

- Amaimon

Trial on-going for the murder on:

- no murder

(A/N: Places inside this fic may/will be different from where they are supposed to be in the anime/manga of Ao No Exorcist)

Yukio sat on his seat in the cafeteria, he stared in front of him feeling empty and depressed. But at peace... strangely enough. He knew his brother would die sooner or later, his first thought at the court of Rin being executed wasn't without reason. The Vatican became more and more tensed by the situation around Satan's son. Why he wasn't being called to the judges was something Yukio didn't understand. He was more useful than his brother was, for sure. He was more serious, strict and he listened to orders, for as far as he agreed with the decisions. Rin was reckless, spontaneous, everything but loyal and rebellious. But shouldn't the Vatican be more focused on both of them being Satan's children, instead of picking the least experienced one?

Yukio knew they should have. He knew they didn't. So he had always pictured his brothers death. And because he had pictured it so many time, in dreams and in clear day-light when looking out of the window, this felt like just as much a dream as any other he had. So he stared in front of him, not blinking his eyes at all. That way they will tear up, and start itching. It was a silly trick he had learned from his adopted father, Shiro had told him that because Yukio disliked pinching his arm. Rin would call him a sissy for that.

He picked up the spoon in his coffee and stirred it one more time. It was long cold, and it didn't look like he was going to drink it anytime soon. Then another cup was placed next to it. If that trick didn't work he might as well go with this dream. He looked up. "Thank you, Shura. I wasn't going to drink the other one after all, I guess."

The busty female smiled dryly. "Glad hearin' ya talk to me," she spoke. "Wonderin' if a cat got ya tongue..."

Yukio reacted with an empty "hmpf" and picked up the cup. In his head he raised his glass for his brother, desperately wishing for him to have found his home in Heaven, and not next to their father in Hell. For a moment did Yukio wonder, that if Rin turned into a real demon, that he might be able to see him again... But he'd never wish for that fate for his twin. Rin was told he was demon his whole life, at least in death... Could he have peace?

He put his cup back on the table, without having sipped any of the coffee inside. Shura looked like she'd expected that and sat down across of him.

They were in the cafeteria of the first floor. The only open floor, that is. Everything else was locked down and so far, escaping has proven useless. After Rin's death opened the doors and were they told about more rules the principal had announced. Including a night-time and day-time. In the rule they were asked to please follow the next rule: after nine PM was no one allowed outside of their own rooms, being in the old dorm Yukio and Rin lived. No one did what it said and always slept with someone else, if not all together. With exceptions of Angel and Amaimon. Everyone had an own room in there, a shared bathroom and a shared dining room. Doors that led to the outside where completely shut, and the windows didn't budge. Attempting to break any of both ways to escape the building deemed futile. They really didn't budge. The only magical key of Mephisto that seemed to work was the one going between said dorm and the True Cross Academy. They agreed on using the cafeteria in True Cross instead of the one in the dorm, so that Yukio wouldn't be reminded of his twin's absence more than necessary. They also accepted Amaimon's presence more or less. He had a room of his own and always showed up in the cafeteria, disappear the whole day and show up the next morning. When searching the hallways, for any ways out, they would sometimes find him doing something random.

It has been a week since the eldest Okumura died and they haven't seen the monochrome-bear anymore since that time. Rin's body was moved to the basement in the dorm, where they made a primitive chest he could lay in. Yukio hated it. He knew Rin deserved better and promised his brother he'd find him a better resting-place.

The cafeteria contained enough food for everyone, and it never seemed like they would run out. It was likely that food was brought in every night. How, they never found out. Just when someone wasn't looking, or even blinked, it happened. They came to the conclusion that Monokuma couldn't be human... A demon seeking revenge.

"Have you gotten a reply from outer groups?" asked Yukio.

Shura seemed startled by the sudden sound of the teen's voice. "No. Baldy?"

The paladin snorted loudly and replied with the same answer. Nothing. Nothing was happening.

And apparently, the monochrome headmaster did not like that. The lights flickered and a pillar rose above the table were everyone was sitting, including Amaimon, and revealed the murder. Monokuma's red

eye glowed dangerously. "Why is everyone so carefree?" he screeched. He stomped on the pillar and looked like a child not getting the toy he wanted.

"Carefree? Because of you we lost a friend, you know!" Bon pointed accusingly at the ridiculously looking bear who used the pillar he stood on as his own stage. The blonde-brown haired teen had been silent for most of the time since the eldest Okumura's death. "Yeah, I miss that fuckin' son of Satan! Got a problem?" was what he said when Shima questioned him. They left Bon alone after that. They all understood, after all. When everyone had laughed at him for his ambition of defeating the god of Gehenna, Rin would be there sticking out his neck declaring that it indeed would not work out for Bon, because he was the one to slay the almighty demon. He would smile crookedly at his rival and say something stupid like: "you need protection again, princess?"

The demon boy was missed, by all.

"Upupu! He died on his own! Stupid, just as everything he normally did! Upu, a fool's death for a fool!"

"You shut up." Yukio stood and glared at Monokuma. Hatred radiated through his glasses, nearly melting the glass in his anger. He wouldn't let anyone mock his brother like that. Not for this. No. He promised he would protect his brother, which he failed miserably at. Yukio had been afraid, afraid of the demonic creature that possessed the flesh of his twin. He had to realise, that the demon he was afraid of had never existed. His brother has been a demon for all his life, it was terrible of his to doubt Rin. He had never hurt his younger brother, protected him from all the humans that would bully Yukio. Rin had protected Yukio from demons, even without him realising it himself. When he would be scared he'd run to Rin, said older brother would immediately stand in front of his younger twin, not-knowing that a creature of the darkness was hovering closely to his face. He would never doubt Yukio, fighting even things that others would have said that only existed in the young Okumura's mind. Now shall Yukio at least try to let Rin keep the last bit of pride he had.

"Upupu... You going to hit me?" Shura tensed up and looked at Yukio, her eyes begging him to let go of his growing desire to just do that. He didn't need her to do that. He wouldn't die. He had his brothers' funeral to arrange after all, but he promised God... that he would definitely make Monokuma pay. He would throw away his change for Heaven, but he had never believed he could ever be allowed there anyways. Yukio would avenge Rin, no matter what.

"Monokuma, your name was? I honestly did not think your name to be remember worthy... Care to explain your, well, sudden appearance?"

"Kyaaah~ Nicely said, Angel-sama! So cool!"

The Paladin seemed to be pleased with the praise of his own sword and continued glaring at the bear with a little more self-esteem than he already had, which many deemed impossible.

"Oh! Right! Well, good sir, I'm bored."

Shiemi stood up and stayed next to Yukio. "B-bored?" she repeated. She, too, was furious at Rin's death. The first friend she had ever made on her own. She hadn't cried anymore than that last time, Shiemi stood strong now. For Rin, she told herself, but for Yukio too. He had more reasons to be sad than the flower-loving girl, so she was quiet. To support Yuki-chan. "Oi oi... It's pretty dramatic here though, bastard..." huffed Shima, not so tactic as he could have been, but this was his way to lighten the mood. He knew the hyper, now dead, teen wouldn't have wanted sadness. The son of Satan was the most peace-loving person he knew, even though Rin hadn't even let Shima on his "Cool-Guys-According-To-Me" list. "S-Shima-san..." Konekomaru was the one most far away from the teddy bear. He hated how things went, he hated how... How he had never apologised to Rin, never really.

"No. It is boring here." Amaimon landed down from the ceiling where he was sitting on the lamp and jumped on the table. "Very very boring."

"Watch yer mouth, broccoli!"

Monokuma seemed very happy and pleased but he tilted his head and shook his finger. "The rules, the rules! Here, I'll quote: "If nothing worth interesting for the headmaster happens in a weeks time, then punishment shall follow accordingly by choice of the headmaster himself." Me! Punishment! Punishment! Punishment! Upupupu! Didn't I tell you? Kill each other! I even made a nice example of your big brother-"

"Shut up!"

"But you don't even learn... You need motivation, is that it? Yes!" said Monokuma when those present gasped in shock. "Follow me, follow me!" The bear jumped of the pillar and marched his way out of the cafeteria, Amaimon followed after almost immediately. To everyone's surprise was Yukio the next to exit. They went straight for the east-wing, which was locked up. Monokuma stopped in front of the iron bars and danced what Yukio recognised as a terribly performed tango.

"Open the gates! Open the gates for the sake of further despair!"

Konekomaru looked distressed "D-despair? Did he say that?" Bon shrugged and didn't seem to care.

The iron bars trembled and slowly lifted up. "How about this? Each time someone gets executed I open up a new part of this dreadful place, no?"

Yukio half-closed eyes glared at the bear and surprised everyone again by saying: "Fine by me."

The bear danced again claiming to be quite happy with someone being so helpful around here. "I have another proposal to add in this matter however," followed the youngest Okumura. "That being, that after each trial, or whatever what it is, you will answer a question from everyone with truth."

The maniacal bear seemed to ponder over this and then they thought the smile of Monokuma widened, which was physically impossible. "Upupu! Only one question, so you'll have to debate on what it would be. And I shall only answer with "yes" or "no"!"

"Deal," said Shura suddenly. "It's the best we have."

The monochrome creature screeched happily and walked onward. "What the-!" the Paladin stared at the room in shock. It looked completely different in his memories. The room was used to quickly gather the exorcists and notify them of new changings in the situation they were in, now it was filled with camera's, monitors and computers. Said screens showed all the rooms that were open for the exorcists to go to, so that some monitors were completely black. Every room had apparently a camera in them, not excluding the bathrooms and bedrooms.

"You're spying on us you pervert!" screamed Izumo while pointing at the screen which displayed the girl's bathroom.

"Upupu! I need to know stuff, important stuff. I'm not peaking, I promise you," he added, which didn't calm the red eyed girl down at all. The bear run towards the end of the room and stood on the stage that was placed there for the speaker. He cleared his throat, or more likely, made a sound that would suggest that he was clearing his throat and he raised his voice.

"Everyone! Go and behind the computer that displays your name, please!"

Yukio walked down to his own place, not feeling comfortable by being split up. He put on the headphones as instructed, it appeared on the screen, and prepared for the worst. It flickered and then took from.

He had never been this frightened in his life.

"Oi! Yukio, wait up!"

It was his twin! A young version of Rin was waving at a child the same age, being recognised by Yukio as himself. "Nii-san, hurry up! We'll be late!"

Rin shrugged. "Nah! We won't, we never are anyways!"

"You're way too carefree!"

"And you're too perfect!"

Rin grabbed a hold of the paper Yukio was holding and he looked at it. "Whoa! Almost perfect! You're definitely becoming a doctor now! I'm so proud!"

"Nii-san!"

No, thought Yukio. Not that moment... Everything but that moment...

"Hey! Okumura's!" a group of older kids approached the duo. "What's that? Another score?" The leader stepped forward and tried to grab it out of little Rin's fists. He didn't let go.

They kicked him in his stomach.

"That's a good one, Okumura-kun! 98/100! You sure are perfect!" They laughed and ripped the paper apart.

"Leave Yukio alone!" screamed his twin and he ran forward hitting the leader hard in his face with his fist. A terrible cracking sound was heard when the bones in the kid's face broke. They all ran away while yelling that they'll be back.

"Yukio? Are you alright?" The elder twin stepped towards the young Yukio and patted his head. "Let's go home... We'll be late, like you said..."

The present Yukio regretted this moment the most in his life, he wanted to look away but couldn't. The past Yukio slapped Rin's hand away looking up with extreme anger.

"It's all your fault! It's because you keep on fighting! Because you're a monster!" Silence. Rin didn't know what he had to say. He stood there, looking more hurt than Yukio had ever seen. How he wished he could have stopped at that moment, never said it all!

But he couldn't change it anymore.

"I hate you! I wish you didn't existed!" and he ran away. Yukio didn't know what happened after that anymore, Rin came home late, but acted like nothing had happened at all.

Now he could see what he hadn't back then.

Rin cried... Yukio saw his twin grabbing in his own bag and pull out a piece of paper that looked exactly like the one Yukio had. He gasped when he got to take a look at the note on said test. 100/100.

The screen turned black. Words came in place for that.

"He never dared to try his hardest after that.

The bullies weren't after you, but after Rin.

They heard of his grade and didn't accept it.

Neither did you.

Those boys did come back. And they finished what they started.

You're the monster Okumura Rin never was.

I have discovered the body of said Okumura Rin. If none is killed in the next 24 hours, the body will be disposed off.

Win, and you'll be able to bury him in all the glory you want to.

- Monokuma "

Yukio stared in front of him for minutes, even though the screen had turned itself off a while ago.

He didn't look up when he heard Shiemi scream, nor did anyone else. Silent sobs where heard from even the strong Izumo.

"Upupupu! Motives enough? Upupu Upupupu!"

A/N: I have a feeling that people are starting to hate me... A well~!

EAT THE FLESH OF THE FALLEN!