Wishing Stones

by MagatsuStories

Makoto Naegi was living a normal life while attending the famous school of Hopes Peak academy. But one day he found an odd shrine made of nothing but a couple of stones, his day only got weirder when he found his classmate Mukuro Ikusaba who despite having the same name, said she no longer existed. While at the same time old memories of Makoto's returns all showing the stone shrine

2. Chapter 2 - Detective's Wish

Disclaimer: This story has been inspired by 'Rascal doesn't dream of bunny girl senpai' support the actual story. Also Danganronpa belongs to its respective owners

Hope you enjoy!

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Part 1: Lost Child

A couple of days have passed since Mukuro has returned back to her own body after swapping with her sister. Ever since then she had begun to hang out with Makoto and his friends during lunch in computer room. The first time she ever entered the classroom where it shocked the two girls as they never realised that the soldier would ever dare hang out with them when she was always sticking to her twin. Which the soldier never blamed them for since they weren't exactly wrong.

"Did you and Enoshima-san have a fight or something?" Chihiro asked curiosity taking over her.

"Um no not at all why?" Mukuro replied.

"I-it's just that you never go, away from her." Fukawa added.

Thinking back the soldier did remember how she would only be around Junko as that is what the model ordered, but since she swore to stop spoiling the model she decided that time away from Junko everyday was a good thing for both of them.

"Just teaching her some independence is all."

Although the two other girls didn't understand this, Makoto who was with them fully knew why the soldier had decided to part from her twin. However it wasn't just Chihiro and Fukawa that was surprised, both Makoto and Mukuro was as well when the two had mentioned that they predicted that the soldier would start hanging out with them as she and the luckster had gotten awfully close in the past few weeks, they then began to list down what they saw when Mukuro was in the body of Junko. This led to Makoto and Mukuro deducing that when everything had reverted back to normal everyone's memories was merely changed so that it looked like Mukuro was still herself when she and Makoto was getting closer during the week she was in the effects of her wish.

"At least we won't have to worry about having to explain anything." Makoto said in relief which earned him a nod from the soldier, "Indeed." she then voiced before they spent their lunch in peace.

When they had returned to class Makoto again noticed something that was or rather wasn't in the classroom, a seat in the middle of the class was empty, it was the seat of the Ultimate Detective Kyoko Kirigiri. Makoto then thought what if what happened with Mukuro happened to her, but he then remembered that she was in class in the morning she only disappeared after lunch, so that probably just meant she was late. Right? That would've been the case if only she still hasn't arrived even after 10 minutes since the start of the class, "Hmm Kirigiri-san still hasn't arrived. I wonder if she went home?" Kyosuke Munakata asked as he glanced at the clock, "Should I go find them sir?!" Ishimaru asked while shouting, "No, Makoto Naegi you go instead!" Naegi saw this one coming, his teacher despises him and would use reasons such as fetching things or looking for late classmates as an excuse to just get rid of him.

Walking down the empty halls of the school, the luckster searched every nook and cranny for the detective but there was still no sign of her, "Maybe I should just give up." he thought out loud until his eyes spotted lavender hair disappearing into a corner, "Ah Kirigiri-san!" he called out before running towards the girl, he cut the corner only to see that he had chased a little girl instead.

"Huh?" she voiced before turning revealing she oddly looked like the missing detective. "Ki-Kirigiri-san?" Makoto asked dumbfounded he felt like an idiot thinking that the little girl was Kyoko Kirigiri even though he fully knew she was not a girl at the age of around 6 or something, not only that the girl had her hair into two braided twin tails and wore a white shirt with a pink bow tie on it along with a black skirt, white socks and black shoes. Makoto sighed defeated before kneeling in front of the girl, "Um how did you get in here little one?" the girl looked at Makoto confused tilting her head to the side, "She looks like Kirigiri-san. Could she be a relative?" Makoto thought but he was soon snapped back into reality when the girl tugged on his sleeve, he then looked at the girl who just gave him a bright smile, smiling back at her Makoto then stood up and held her hand before walking away with her.

"I should take her to the principal he might know what to do."

On the way there Makoto decided to introduce himself to the girl, "My name is Makoto Naegi, what's yours?" the girl looked at him before answering, "Kyoko!" Makoto was surprised the girl had the same name as his missing classmates, again he thought maybe she wished something from the shrine and it ended up turning her back into a child.

"Hey Kyoko-chan how did you get here?"

"Hmm, I don't know I woke up in here."

She woke up in the school? That did it, the girl could only be his classmate or else how could she get in? The gates of the school closes when the school day begins so she couldn't have gone in through there. However even if she was the same Kyoko Kirigiri that Makoto knew, as a child she clearly didn't recognise him and she didn't seem to be the same girl as the one known as the Ultimate Detective, she was too innocent and radiant to be the cold and calculating detective. "Did her mind regress?" the luckster thought as he looked at the little girl, "Hopefully the principal will recognise you then."

They soon arrived at the principal's office and knocked on the door, couple of seconds later a male voice replied to them, "Come in." opening the door Makoto then entered the room with the girl in tow, "Excuse me sir?" Jin Kirigiri the headmaster of the school then looked away from his current work in the computer and greeted his student with a smile, "Ah Naegi-kun. How may I help you?" he then glanced at the little girl who upon seeing the older male hid behind Makoto.

"Who is that Naegi-kun?" Jin asked looking at the girl who then hid behind the luckster. "She seems lost sir, I found her wandering the halls. I was wondering if you may know her, she looks a lot like Kirigiri-san. Her name is even the same as hers" trying to get a closer look Jin felt an odd sense of nostalgia looking at the child but he couldn't pinpoint why that was the case. Makoto decided to say as much as he could to try and gather evidence, he glanced and read the headmaster's expression but all that was written on his face was only confusion.

"Yes she does seem familiar but I have no relatives that has a child like her. Let alone one who had the same name as my daughter." the headmaster informed.

"I see, but what should I do with her?" thinking over what could be done, Jin at first thought maybe Naegi should just leave the little girl with him so he can return to class, however after looking at the time he figured there was no point and the little girl was quite attached to the luckster. "Naegi-kun take care of her for now. I shall excuse you from your classes considering you have your hands full with her." Naegi was somewhat surprised by the answer but nodded anyways before leaving with the girl.

Once the luckster had left Jin began to ponder where he could've seen the girl before, he couldn't shake the feeling he's seen her before, yet nothing came to mind, but there was that sense of nostalgia he kept on feeling. "Why do I feel like I've known her for a long time?" he asked himself as he stared out the window pondering.

Makoto decided to bring the girl to cafeteria and get her some food after hearing her stomach growl in hunger once they had left the headmaster's office. Asking for a small plate of biscuits and a glass of milk Makoto then sat with the girl and watched as she happily ate the snacks, "Kirigiri-san is nowhere to be found. There's a girl here that has the same name as her. It could only be her, but without having solid proof that it is her I can't be too sure." the luckster tried his best to deduce as much as he could but unlike the detective his analytical prowess was nowhere as advanced as hers, so even if there were obvious clues that told him that the little girl was the detective he still doubted himself. "I wonder, if this is Kirigiri-san. What could have been her wish for this to happen?" all these questions swam in the luckster's head but there was none that even had a glimmer of clarity to him.

Time passed as the two then took a walk around campus, the luckster then heard the little girl yawn indicating that all the walking they had done has drained all of her energy, "You tired?" the girl nodded with her eyes beginning to shut, standing up and took the girl into his arms before he lifted her from the ground. She then snuggled Makoto's shoulder making herself comfortable, she clutched unto his jacket before letting herself drift off to sleep, "That was fast."

Makoto then carried her to the infirmary and laid her down unto a bed inside the room before pulling up a chair and sat next to the bed. He watched the little one sleep in peace but soon her peace had turned into distress as she began to talk in a shaky voice, "Papa." she said which made Makoto curious as to what she could have been dreaming, "Papa." she repeated, the luckster noticed that her voice was starting to evoke a sense of fear and sadness, "Don't go papa." she cried out as tears began to slowly well up and drip down her face, seeing this Makoto jumped into action holding her hand and rubbing her head gently while whispering comforting words to the sleeping child. "Shh, shh it's ok. It's ok." it somewhat worked but he she was still shaking in his touch so he just continued to try and comfort her as much as he could.

"Don't worry everything is going to be alright."

"There there."

After much comforting he finally managed to subside her nightmare causing her to sleep in peace, sighing in relief Makoto then continued to watch over her in silence, but not without thinking as to why she was crying when she called out to her father, not only that it was full of sadness and despair. Makoto then remembered the detective telling him that she did not want to be associated with her father, "Whatever happened between the headmaster and Kirigiri-san happened long ago huh? How long of a grudge has she been keeping?" after some time Makoto then drifted to sleep as well.

"Naegi-kun~" the luckster heard but the voice was muffled since he was still asleep, "Naegi-kun." again the voice called out to him a little clearer, "Naegi-kun!" waking up fully Makoto shot up and looked around in a slight panic, "Huh what?!" he then came face to face with his classmate Kyoko Kirigiri who was looking at him with her usual emotionless stare, "Uh Kirigiri-san? Huh I fell asleep?" he asked as he rubbed his eyes, "It seems like it. But what am I doing here?" the detective asked looking around the infirmary.

Makoto then explained how he was sent to look for her but only to find a little girl instead, "Huh?! Where is she?!" Makoto asked as he shot his head around the infirmary looking for the girl. "Naegi-kun I don't know what you are on about. Its only me in here, I felt drowsy from working on cases so I decided to take a nap here after lunch." Kyoko explained and this would've easily tricked Makoto if only he didn't retain memories of the little girl.

"Also Naegi-kun." Kyoko called which made the luckster look at her, "Could you please let go of my hand." looking down to his hands he noticed that one of his hands was on top of her gloved one, blushing red Makoto began to apologise in an embarrassed panic, "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to!" the detective didn't show any sort of emotion which only made Naegi fear what her response could be, luckily for him it wasn't a negative one, "Its fine Naegi-kun I know you would never take advantage of another person. That said would you mind giving me some privacy? I still feel slightly weak and its nearing the end of the day I suggest you go return to class and grab your belongings." Naegi nodded in response before standing up and leaving the infirmary relieved that the detective was not mad at him for holding her hand, but he knew fully well she was hiding something because his memory was clear, yet despite this he decided to leave it for now.

Meanwhile, back at the infirmary the detective sat on the bed staring out the window as she recalled what she had done during lunch.

What happened was that Kyoko decided to walk around the school trying to think of a way to break off any relations with her father, for this was the reason why she decided to join Hopes Peak in the first place: it wasn't for her future or her career but it was for the sole purpose of cutting ties with the man who had once abandoned her as a child. So during her walk she made it to the back of the school where she encountered the stone shrine, Kyoko was never one to use religion or supernatural methods to try and fix her problems, but for that one occasion she decided to give it a try with no hope that it would even work. So dripping a couple of coins on the plate she then began to pray, but afterwards she merely returned to class not expecting a single thing from her prayer. Oh how wrong she was, because on the way to class she suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed on the floor. When she woke up in the infirmary she was confused as to how she got there and why the sleeping luckster was with her, so like any person she then began attempting to recall her memories, there she remembered her prayer and then her collapsing, but she also remembered the memories of her younger self who was communicating with Makoto, their meeting and even her father failing to recognise her which left a bad taste in her mouth.

"Of course he wouldn't remember, he never cared."

Makoto rushed outside where he found a waiting Mukuro standing by the gates of the school, "Ikusaba-san!" he called out getting her attention, "Naegi-kun where have you been?" Makoto stopped in front of her out of breath.

"You see..."

Makoto explains his encounter with the young Kyoko and how he had his suspicions that it was the results of a wish that the detective has done, "Hmm well it is a possibility. How else could she had appeared on the bed next to you when you clearly held the younger girl?" Makoto nodded in agreement, although his classmate had given him a reason as to why she was lying on the bed he doubted that was true because he had spent time with her younger self and that was clearly real. "For now why don't we observe her?" Mukuro proposed gaining the attention of the luckster, "Why don't we check the shrine and see of she returns to it. Or we can observe throughout the school day and see if she ends up changing again." Makoto mulled over the plan, he felt slightly uncomfortable eavesdropping and stalking their classmate but he then thought about the dangers the detective might get caught up on when she is in her child body.

"Ok we'll do it."

With an approving nod Mukuro and Makoto then decided to go home, where the young boy continued to further reflect on the actions he was about to perform.

So just as they said they would, the soldier and luckster kept their eyes on the detective seeing if she would either regress back to a child or make her way to the shrine. Most of the school day that led up to lunch was normal: classes came and went with the the detective seemingly acting like she usually did, cold and emotionless. "Well doesn't seem like she was any different." Mukuro commented as she placed her chopsticks in her mouth, "Yeah." Makoto replied before he too ate some food. The two were on their own in the computer room as Chihiro had gone to the cafeteria to buy some food along with Fukawa who accompanied him, the two despite not voicing it out loud, had thought it was time they gave up, but with a single glance out the window by the soldier (who was sitting at the window sill) was caught aback making her jump and press her face against the pane, this obviously caught the attention of the luckster.

"Ikusaba-san?"

"She's there."

"Huh?"

Signalling for the luckster to come Mukuro then pointed to the side of the window, following her instructions Makoto's eyes widened when he saw who was outside. It was the detective! And she was at the shrine! How lucky were they that the computer room they used to hang out in was the one that faced the back side of the school allowing them too have a view of the back area. "She's there!" Makoto explained as he and Mukuro continued to observe the detective, who like she did the day before took out some coins from her pocket and tossed them at the shrine's plate. They watched as Kirigiri talked to the shrine but not necessarily pray to it, when the girl had left the shrine the two Ultimates then began to brainstorm what Kirigiri may have wished for.

"Any ideas?" Mukuro asked her friend, "It could be her wishing so that she won't become a kid again." Makoto proposed which seemed plausible. Their train of thought was although cut when they heard the door open and their two other friends entered the room.

In the meantime the detective was making her way back from the shrine, she didn't make a wish per say but rather decided to just voice her frustrations at the shrine for turning her into a little kid. Yet despite her conveying said frustrations, on the way back to her classroom she yet again felt dizzy causing to lean against the nearest wall holding her head as her body began to feel heavy and her legs became numb, "Not again." she thought before she let her body fall to the floor with her back leaned up against the wall, at that point her entire field of vision became black.

When Makoto and the others had finished eating they were gonna head back to class, opening the door Makoto then stepped outside but then his attention was caught when his eyes landed on a certain young girl who sat on the floor leaned up against the wall. "Kyo-Kyoko-chan!" immediately running to the little girl's side Makoto then hid her behind him by standing in front of her in hopes that he can send the others back to class before he does, "Hmm Naegi-kun?" Fukawa asked turning to the boy who merely stood next to the door with a nervous smile, "I-Is something, wrong?" Fukawa asked, but Makoto merely gave the girl a small smile, "No, no everything is alright. I just remembered I uh... need to call my sister!" Makoto blurted out, when the other two shortly joined them Makoto turned to Mukuro with pleading eyes, he had hoped that she would get it and get the other two to leave.

Luck must have been on his side on that day as she fully understood why he was acting strange, so with a nod Mukuro then got the other two girls' attention, "Why don't we head to classroom. Naegi-kun will be fine." Chihiro and Fukawa turned to her before exchanging glances with each other, "I guess so. But don't be late Naegi-kun!" Chihiro ordered which the luckster nodded to "Aye, aye ma'am." the luckster waved at his friend goodbye before he turned his attention to the little girl.

"Guess her wish didn't work then." he mumbled under his breath.

Placing the girl on his back Makoto began to make his way to the infirmary, on the way there the luckster brainstormed for any reason as to why the detective decided to use the shrine. He didn't know much about the detective so barely anything entered his mind. While the luckster was pondering over the girl, Kyoko herself had something in her mind.

"Papa!" a young Kyoko happily ran to her father and hugged his leg, this caused the man to chuckle so placing his hands on the little one's hips he then lifted her high in the air receiving a laugh of joy from his daughter, "Hehehe I'm flying!" she said as she joyfully waved her arms and legs.

Makoto continued his walk to the infirmary, it was going fine until he felt a sudden heavy feeling come over him causing him to stop from the weight, "Wha-what the?!" he grunted, turning his head his eyes widened when he saw that Kyoko had returned to her original age once more. Well that explained where the sudden shift in weight came from, this only served as another problem for the luckster as the girl was still knocked out so even if she was back to normal he still had to take to the infirmary to let her rest in peace.

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Part 2: What do we know?

After hauling the detective to the infirmary Makoto quickly made his way to his next class, luckily for him he managed to reach the classroom a minute before the class began to he was let off, but for every good luck that Makoto got, bad luck soon followed and it was in the form of his chair breaking as soon as he sat on it. But since the detective wasn't in the class he was just told to use her chair instead.

Class went on as normal without any interruptions, Makoto was also able to concentrate since he knew that Kirigiri was safe in the infirmary. Once class was finished Mukuro quickly made her way to her luckster friend, "Naegi-kun." she called out, Makoto stopped his activity of packing his books and looked at the soldier, "Ah Ikusaba-san." he didn't need to ask what she had wanted since he knew she was interested in the detective. Makoto explained to Mukuro what happened on the way to the infirmary and the girl's sudden transformation, "She changed out of nowhere huh?" Mukuro thought out loud earning an approving nod from her friend, "I wish I knew what causes her to turn into a kid in the first place." the luckster said in a curious voice, "Well think about what sorts of things may cause her to change. I mean look at me, I changed because I wished to be free from Junko and run away from my duties as her sister." the soldier explained, Makoto put on a thinking face which to Mukuro's eyes looked cool, as Makoto had those eyes she saw a couple of days ago. Eyes that is full of determination and seriousness.

"Something that can make her change? Maybe a memory? What about the desire to be a child again?"

Makoto racked his mind for ideas but wasn't getting anywhere, he only had one choice ask the detective again. However there was one more problem... the detective is as closed as a safe that is then thrown into the ocean, she would never show any sorts of weaknesses and would never share anything about her, so what chances could Makoto get?

As his luck would have it he got what he needed in the form of him forgetting something in the infirmary, "Ah I left my E-handbook in the infirmary." he said as he searched his pockets, "How'd you forget that?" Chihiro asked. Classes were now done and the four Ultimates stood outside the gates where they were stopped when Makoto realised he had forgotten his E-handbook, "I took it out to check what the next class was then placed it down the table when I head to go to the toilet." he explained embarrassed whilst rubbing the back of his head, this was slightly amusing to the programmer as she took on a lop sided smile, but Mukuro and Fukawa didn't seem to find it as such.

"I'll quickly go get it. You guys can go." the luckster was about to leave but the soldier quickly told him she'll wait, "Are you sure Ikusaba-san?" the luckster inquired knowing she probably had to take care of her sister, "Its fine, Junko-chan is at work. I've got time to spare." she informed with a small smile, giving his own smile the luckster allowed it then ran back into the building. "Well I guess we aren't needed here. Let's go Fukawa-san." Chihiro said before walking away quickly followed by Fukawa who promptly stopped to wave goodbye to the soldier.

Running down the halls Makoto swiftly made his way to the infirmary, he stopped just at the door before taking a couple breaths after running all the way from the outside. Once he had gotten his breath back he reached for the door handle but froze after he heard a voice from the other side.

"Are you sure you are alright?" the voice was that of an adult male's, Makoto recognised it as the principal Jin Kirigiri's voice.

"I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me and return to your work." next was Kyoko's voice. "She's still here?" Makoto thought as he listened in to their conversation.

"I can't help but worry, you were here yesterday and now here you are again. Is your work taking a toll on your health? I can call-"

"No, as I told you I am perfectly fine. You do not need to bother yourself with my business and life." the detective's voice had anger within it, this shocked the luckster as he's never heard her speak with emotion before.

"But-"

"But nothing, why do you care now? You've never cared before, so why start now?"

"Kyoko you know I left for a good reason."

"For a good reason? You left me with grandfather so that you can run away from your name. Or maybe you left because you were feeling guilt for not being there when mother needed you the most."

Makoto backed away slowly as to not get their attention, his E-handbook can wait because whatever was going on behind those closed doors was far too personal and he didn't have a place in it. Not to mention he's never heard his female classmate like that before. Her calm demeanour had fully gone away and what was left was full of negative emotions that was spilling out of her.

Mukuro waited by the gates for her friend, she was merely looking at her feet as she patiently waited for the boy. "What's taking him so long?" she thought as she looked back to the building, she then sighed as she continued to wait patiently, but then all of a sudden a thought entered her mind. Didn't it look like she was waiting for her boyfriend? She began to lightly blush at the thought that someone might confuse her for Makoto's boyfriend yet that didn't seem like a bad idea to her.

Alas her thoughts were cut short when she heard the luckster call out to her, "Ikusaba-san!" she quickly returned to the real world and turned to the luckster, "Did you find your handbook?" she questioned but the boy shook his head, "No but I learned something about Kirigiri-san." this made Mukuro widen her eyes a bit before she took on a serious look.

"Yes I remember her telling the class that she doesn't want to be associated with the headmaster. But I still do not see the connection between that and her changing into a child." the two had made their way to the park where they met the first time when Mukuro changed into Junko. "Its not a concrete idea, all we know so far is that whatever history they have is clearly not good." Makoto said which the soldier agreed to with a hum.

"But yesterday, she called out to her dad." this slightly took the soldier by surprise, "What do you mean?" she interrogated, Makoto then glanced at the floor before he recalled how the young Kyoko had a nightmare. "Yesterday in the infirmary she had a nightmare and began calling her dad. Her voice was weak and afraid, she kept calling to him like he was going further and further away from her, she then said... Don't go"

Mukuro began to feel sorry for the detective as she too looked at the floor with a saddened look, "So do you think that Kirigiri is still trying to reach out to her father?" she questioned, "Maybe, but if she's turning back into a child because of her wish then that means she must've strongly held unto that memory if its the consequence for her desire." Makoto explained but he wasn't actually sure if that was the case, since all he had to go by is the conversation he had overheard and what the younger Kyoko said the day before.

Meanwhile back at the infirmary a gloved hand took Makoto's E-handbook, the hand belonged to Kyoko Kirigiri and when she turned the handbook on Naegi's information appeared on the screen, she stared at the information before putting the handbook into her pocket and leaving the infirmary.

Next day, Makoto was in the classroom unpacking his bag of his book when he was suddenly called by Kyoko, "Naegi-kun." looking up he then slightly jumped at the sight of the detective who caught his reaction, "Is there something wrong?" she asked suspiciously, "Uh no no, I just didn't expect you to be talking to me." the luckster defended as he laughed sheepishly, "So what is it Kirigiri-san?" Kyoko rummaged through her pocket before pulling out Makoto's E-handbook, "I found this in the infirmary." Makoto smiled brightly as he then took the handbook from the detective's hands, "Thank you so much Kirigiri-san! I thought I had lost it." Kirigiri nodded at the boy before she walked away.

Kirigiri kept an eye on the luckster since she found his handbook in the infirmary then it only meant that he must've seen her younger self again. She needed to assure that her younger self had not done anything or said something to the luckster regarding her past as is it is one of the things she'd rather keep private, very private.

Although Kirigiri can remember what her younger self had done she is not able to remember what she had said or what other said to her, so even if she knew that Makoto found her younger self; took her to her father and then finally to the infirmary she does not remember any of their conversations.

Throughout the day Kyoko stalked her classmate but found nothing regarding her younger self, or at least not in the first half of the day. Because when lunch came Kirigiri had followed the luckster to the computer room where he and his friends spent their time, there she found that the programmer and writer was not there yet, "You sure are getting used to cooking aren't you Ikusaba-san?" the luckster commented as he looked at the lunchbox full of food, "Thanks to your book, but I'm not that good yet." she replied with a tiny blush, "That's not true, those all look so good." Makoto said with a bright smile, this deepened Mukuro's blush to a even deeper shade of red, "Wou-would you like to try some?" the soldier asked as she held a piece of sausage in the shape of an octopus between her chopsticks, "Can I?" Makoto inquired excited, Mukuro nodded at the boy before she dropped the sausage in his lunchbox.

Outside the classroom the detective tried to make herself as quiet as possible as she tried to listen in on the two Ultimates' conversation, "So about Kirigiri." Mukuro said gaining the detective's attention, "Judging from what you told me yesterday it seems like her first transformation back happened after she had a nightmare about her father." Kirigiri's eyes slightly widened, she had a nightmare about her father, "Yeah, although from what we know Kirigiri-san does not like her dad. So maybe her younger self was from a time that she and her dad still had a good relationship." the luckster added, "Maybe, Kirigiri-san still wants to have a relationship with her dad." the luckster said which made the detective freeze in the spot, she then lowered her head and slowly walked away from the classroom not wanting to hear anymore.

"Its a possibility but we can never know unless we ask her ourselves."

"Yeah you're right there."

Kyoko was walking down the empty halls, her head cast down as she thought about what the luckster said, did she want to still have a relationship with her father? Her old memories began to flash in her mind, memories which showed her child self having fun with her father; days where she would happily hug her dad and he would then lift her high in the air as she flapped her hands like wings. Those were happy days, but the current Kyoko refused to accept those, she roughly shook her head to clear her thoughts before muttering under her breath, "He abandoned you and ran away. You can't possibly want to be with him again, he is not your father anymore and you don't want to be associated with him anymore." at that very moment her head began to spin once more, she held a hand on her head in pain as her vision began to slowly blur, "No, not again. Why, is this happening?" with that final thought the detective then collapsed once more.

Back at the computer room Makoto and Mukuro were waiting for their two other friends, they had finished their lunches and decided to spend the rest of their time separately with Makoto playing a game on his phone while Mukuro watched videos online. The door then slid open with tremendous force that it made the two Ultimates inside jump and shoot their head towards the doors direction, only to see the Ultimate programmer on the doorway her head down and shaking, "Fujisaki-san?" Makoto asked slightly worried, "Guys look at this!" the programmer exclaimed as she shot up with stars in her eyes. She then grabbed something from the side and pulled it in front of her, the other two Ultimates' eyes then widened in shock when they saw what or rather who the programmer had found.

"Kyo-Kyoko-chan!"

Makoto began to panic inside when the younger Kyoko was in the room, although Fukawa and Fujisaki did not know that the little girl they had brought was their classmate it still made Mukuro and Makoto worry because they didn't know when Kyoko might return to normal. "What do we do Naegi-kun?" Mukuro asked in a whisper, "I don't know. I didn't expect her to be brought here." the luckster admitted, the two watched as Chihiro played with the younger Kyoko who although seemed to have fun decided to run up to Makoto after a while, "Come play with us Onii-sama!" the young girl smiled as she tugged on the luckster's sleeve, "Huh? Me?" Makoto questioned which earned him an eager nod from Kyoko, knowing he had no other choice the luckster complied and ended up spending the rest of his lunch with the young girl.

Lunch was about to end but Kyoko has still not changed back from her child form, "Wh-what should we do about this child?" Fukawa asked, everyone then exchanged glances while Kyoko merely looked at them confused, "Well we can't just leave her on her own." Mukuro said which everyone agreed to, "Oh I know, why not leave her in the infirmary and one of us can then pick her up after classes are finished." Chihiro proposed, it wasn't a bad idea in hindsight but there was one other problem, "What about after that? We don't know who her parents are." Mukuro added which then made Chihiro droop. Makoto then took matters into his own hands and knelt down to Kyoko's level, "Hey Kyoko-chan, do you know where your parents are?" Kyoko went on a thinking pose before shaking her head which caused the luckster to sigh in disappointment.

When they had heard the name of the girl, Chihiro and Fukawa then jumped slightly and looked at each other with the same shocked look, "You know her Naegi-kun?" Chihiro asked, this then made the luckster slightly jump and stiffen upon realising that other than Mukuro no one knew about Kyoko. "Uh yeah, she's the one who I've been taking care of the past two days." he said after he turned to the others, "So has she been living here?!" Chihiro inquired in shock but Makoto quickly shook his head, "No she's been living with uh..." Makoto quickly racked his brain for answers but panic had set in and he couldn't think clearly, "She's been living with me." everyone then turned to the voice's owner which was the soldier, "Makoto told me about her so I decided to take her in my place." Mukuro lied, since she had almost no expression present it was difficult for the two other women to pinpoint her lie, "Oh I guess that makes sense. It would've been weird if Naegi-kun took her in." Chihiro stated and Fukawa agreed with a nod, "What's that suppose to mean?" the luckster questioned, feeling insulted, but instead of apologising everyone, even Mukuro just laughed at his reaction.

Makoto and Mukuro both took the younger girl to the infirmary where they told her to wait for them, to make sure she wouldn't get bored or hungry the two left her with a couple of snacks and Makoto's smartphone.

When they arrived at their classroom the two Ultimates, plus their other two friends hid the fact they had found the young Kyoko and that she was in the infirmary. Classes went on as normal just without the detective, as Hopes Peak isn't so strict regarding the students the teachers don't really mind that they don't attend class so long as they are working on enhancing their talents.

After classes Mukuro and Makoto quickly made their way to the infirmary to pick Kyoko up, who was reading a book on Makoto's phone, "Kyoko-chan its time to go." Makoto called out, the little girl turned her head and nodded before hopping of the bed where she was sitting. The three then made their way out of campus and quickly to Mukuro's apartment, "Are you sure that it's ok that we're here? What about your sister?" Makoto questioned worried that the model might not like their presence in her home, "Don't worry about it Junko-chan won't be home today since she said she has a shoot tonight and tomorrow morning so it's best she stays in a hotel near the place. Plus and she doesn't want to see me." the soldier explained with slight annoyance in her tone.

At Mukuro's place Kyoko was watching Scooby Doo on the soldier's TV while Mukuro and Makoto were chatting about the little girl in Mukuro's room, "How can we figure out what makes her change back into a kid again? We can't talk to the older version because she's about as closed off as a high end safe in bank!" the soldier complained which was understandable they only knew very little of the detective's problem, "Do we really have to help her?" the soldier asked in a complaining manner, this made the luckster look at her with a slightly mad look, seeing this made Mukuro stiffen, "Yes we do because if we don't she'll be stuck in this endless loop of turning into a kid forever." Makoto fired shutting the soldier up, the boy then folded his arms and began to think.

"Kirigiri-san doesn't want to have a relationship with her father, we know that. Her wish has to be that she wants to be no longer associated with the principal, but judging from her turning into a kid and having that strained relationship must mean that that Kirigiri-san still loves her dad, and deep down current Kirigiri-san does still care for her father."

"We need to talk to older Kirigiri-san." Makoto blurted out confusing the soldier for the sudden order, "Huh? How she's a kid right now." the soldier informed but Makoto seemed to have an answer already, surprisingly. But rather than tell his friend he decided to merely smirk which only further confused her.

Makoto quickly ran back to his place to get a change of clothes since they agreed that it was best that both of them were near the girl, just in case something happens. When evening came Makoto offered to cook dinner, while Mukuro played Cluedo with the young Kirigiri. "I win!" Kyoko cheered, throwing her hands in the air "Mmm, you did win. You're really smart Kyoko-chan." Mukuro complimented making the girl give a proud smile, "So even then she was already a detective... That or I just suck at this game." the soldier said in her head.

"Ok you two dinner is ready."

Stopping their game Mukuro and Kyoko made their way to the table where Makoto was setting the plates of food down. When their eyes had landed on the dishes they began to sparkle at the sight: Makoto had made them seared fish with a bowl of rice and miso soup, the scent of the food then entered their noses and the two girls melted at the wonderful aroma. Makoto after he had placed everything down on the table then turned to the two girls and saw their mouths watering, lightly chuckling the luckster moved out of the way and waved his hand to invite them to eat "Its all yours you two." the girls didn't hesitate as they blitz towards the table and sat down with their utensils in hand, eyeing the food with hunger before they chowed down on the luckster's cooking. Makoto smiled at the sight of the two enjoying his food that he too then joined them for dinner.

"Its so good, Onii-sama!"

"She's right this is amazing Naegi-kun."

"It really is nothing. I'm sure others can do what I do."

"That's not true!" the two girls exclaimed in unison surprising the luckster who gave them a nervous smile.

Dinner ended and Makoto told the two girls to take their bath while he tidied up, at first Mukuro offered to help her friend but the boy told her she needed to aid Kyoko in her bath as well as keep the child entertained. In her bath Mukuro at was kneeling behind the lavender haired child whilst Kyoko was sitting on a bath stool, the soldier was cleaning the young detective's hair while the little girl closed her eyes afraid that the shampoo would enter her eyes. "Almost done." Mukuro informed before she took the shower head and clean the soap off of Kyoko, "Ok all done." once all the soap had gone from her body Kyoko shook her head and opened her head, she then turned to the soldier and thanked her with a smile before hopping into the bathtub.

Kyoko played around in the warm water while Mukuro cleaned herself, after a few seconds of playing around Kyoko then rested her head on her arms as she leaned on the side of the bathtub. "Hey Onee-sama, is Makoto Onii-sama your boyfriend?" Kyoko asked innocently, this caused Mukuro to go into a shade of bright red. She halted her cleaning and snapped her head towards the girl who did not realise what her question had done to the soldier, "Bo-bo-boyfriend?! Of course not! Naegi-kun and I are just friends." Mukuro quickly explained but her embarrassment was far too obvious, and this didn't go by unnoticed by the young detective either, "But you're blushing." she pointed out making Mukuro panic at the fact that despite Kyoko being a child she still retained her high analytical prowess she had as the Ultimate Detective.

Soon enough Mukuro found herself wrapped up in the tub hiding her face from the girl in her knees, Kyoko looked at the soldier and felt guilty that she might have done something wrong. "Onee-sama is something wrong? Did I do something wrong?" Kyoko asked when she got close to the older girl. Mukuro looked up to see the girl giving her a look full of guilt, Mukuro sat up and smiled reassuringly at the girl before opening her arms, "Come here Kyoko-chan." she invited which the young detective accepted by turning her back letting the soldier hug her and rest her chin on her head, "Its ok Kyoko-chan you didn't do anything wrong." she ensured the little girl, "I wish I can have this relationship with Junko-chan but with her obsession with despair. It seems like a wish at the moment. Heh but its just as Naegi-kun said, I have to work for it."

It was time for bed and the two girls slept inside Mukuro's room while Makoto opted to sleep on the sofa, at first Mukuro was adamant about letting the luckster sleep in her sister's room even so the luckster found a flaw in her proposal, he didn't want to sleep in a girl's room and he knew that if the model found out she'll hunt him for the rest of highschool life. So for his safety the luckster pushed for letting him sleep on the sofa.

In the silence Makoto stared at the ceiling whilst thinking about what he should do with the detective, he had ideas of what could be causing it but not once has he had contact with the older Kyoko so he couldn't confirm his theories, not that she would easily give him the answers either. The boy then rolled over wondering if he'll ever figure it out.

"Naegi-kun~" a voice called out which made Makoto stir in his sleep but not wake up.

"Naegi-kun." the same voice calls out again but it was still not enough to make the luckster wake up from his slumber.

"Naegi-kun!" Makoto's eye shot open when the voice boomed in his ear and his body was shaken roughly. He sat up and looked at the person who shook him, it was Mukuro who had a face of distress painted on her, "Ikusaba-san what is it?" Makoto asked tired, rubbing his eyes then yawning. "Its Kyoko-chan she's gone!" Makoto's eyes widened in shock and fear.

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Part 3: Whole

The two Ultimates ran out to the morning empty streets, searching every alley and area for the missing girl. "Where could she be?" Makoto thought as he snapped his head left and right scanning the area for the little girl. Meanwhile the soldier was in the park seeing if maybe she had found herself but there, "Not here." the soldier then left the park and ran to the another place to look for Kyoko.

After what seems like a long time the two met up hoping the other, "Anything?" Makoto asked breathing heavily after he had ran to their meeting spot, unfortunately for him Mukuro too did not find a thing, "No, you?" Makoto shook his head making the soldier sigh in disappointment. They continued to look for Kyoko deeper down into their area, and soon enough they even found themselves in front of their school, "Do you think-?" Makoto asked looking at the school, "That she turned back into her regular self and went home?" the soldier butted in, "Well that and maybe I thought she came here for another wish, but yours makes more sense." the luckster admitted.

"Huh what are you two doing here on a weekend?" a voice asked.

Turning to the mysterious voice the two were slightly surprised to see that the owner of the voice was the headmaster of Hopes Peak, Jin Kirigri. "Oh headmaster we were just walking around?" Makoto explained despite being a lie, "I see, well at least you kids are relaxing on your day off. My daughter must be busy with her cases again. I wish she would take a break once in a while." Jin thought out loud gaining the attention of the two Ultimates. "Are you and Kirigiri-san not in a good place?" Makoto asked wanting to find some information that could help him help his detective classmate, "Huh? Has Kyoko mentioned our relationship?" Makoto froze realising that his question was implying he knew about their relationship, "Kirigiri-san mentioned that she didn't want to be associated with you on the first day." Mukuro stepped in covering her friend, "I see, well yes you are correct we are in a bad place. Its been like this for a long time now." Jin informed the two.

"If you don't mind may we ask why that is?" Makoto questioned carefully.

"Hmm well you two seem trustworthy and maybe you two can get through my daughter. Why not."

Jin took a walk with the two teens explaining how when Kyoko was young he and her had a close relationship as father and daughter, but it soon fell apart when Kyoko's mother and his wife had fallen prey to a dangerous illness that caused her to become bedridden in the hospital. Days and months passed with Kyoko and Jin visiting the hospital asking whether her condition would get any better but every time the doctors said no. Eventually Jin's wife succumbed to her illness which then resulted in death reaping her soul from her body - leaving the cold husk behind. The father and daughter we devastated, this loss then led to Jin needing to leave his daughter behind with his own father because he still couldn't get over his spouse's death and felt that he couldn't raise Kyoko in his state.

"That's awful, I'm so sorry for your loss." Makoto voiced which earned him a solemn smile from the older male. "Thank you. Anyways with my departure, my father took care of Kyoko and his hatred for me due to not becoming a detective led him to somewhat brainwash Kyoko making her think that I was never there for her or my wife." Jin explained shocking the other two, "Kyoko was still young and broken, so her mind was easily influenced by lies. She never remembered how she and I went to visit her mother every day after she returned home from school, she only remembered that I was not present whenever she was with her mother in the hospital." Makoto and Mukuro couldn't believe it, they couldn't fathom the fact that a grandfather would turn their own grandchild against their parent just because of spite.

"That's horrible." Makoto whispered.

Mukuro felt bad for the older male and looked at her friend who showed clear signs of frustration, she then looked up and at the distance her eyes locked unto a small girl looking out into the city, "Naegi-kun. She's there." she told her friend as she tapped his shoulder, the luckster looked up and his eyes widened in joy upon seeing that Kyoko was alright. Not saying a word Makoto stood from his place and sprinted to the little girl confusing Jin as to his sudden actions, "Excuse us headmaster it seems we found the person we were searching for." Mukuro quickly explained before bowing and following the lucktser.

Kyoko was looking out into the city, she couldn't quite remember how she got there but she felt like this was where she wanted to be. "Kyoko-chan!" Makoto called out, Kyoko turned around from her sightseeing and looked at the running luckster who was also waving at her, "Onii-sama!" she screamed in joy as she ran up to him and hugged his waist, burying her entire face into it, "I'm sorry for leaving I didn't know why but I wanted to look at the city." she justified with a teary face, Makoto gave her a reassuring smile and proceeded to pat her head "Its ok. So long as you are safe, but next time try and wake one of us up so we can take you here." Makoto said earning a happy nod from the girl. Mukuro soon appeared with Jin not to far behind her, "Naegi-kun!" she cried out, the luckster heard this and waved at her to attract her to their location; relieved that they were alright Mukuro sighed in relief before running up to reunite with the two. Seeing the scene before him Jin was reminded of his own family and how they seemed to reflect the relationship he once had with his daughter when his wife was still alive.

"Isn't this the girl you brought to me the other day Naegi-kun?" Jin asked walking up to the trio before crouching down and stared at the young Kyoko.

"Yes sir, she does not know where her parents are so we opted to take care of her until we can figure out a way to get her back home." an obvious lie, but one that seemed to have deceived the headmaster.

"I see, have you gone to the police?" Jin interrogated, which made the two Ultimates exchange glances of worry.

"No sir, we were planning on doing it today." Mukuro said, "But she wandered of and we had to search for her." Jin hummed in response as he continued to focus on Kyoko.

"Is there something wrong sir?" Makoto asked anxious that the man may had found out that the little girl was his daughter reverted back into a child

"She reminds me of Kyoko when she was little. In fact they look exactly alike, its like Kyoko turned back into a child or something." Makoto and Mukuro began to sweat bullets from nervousness, "But that's not possible. Well I'll leave you all alone, I need to go and do some work in campus." the headmaster waved his goodbyes to the others then left to go back to Hope's Peak, when he was away from their sights Makoto and Mukuro gave deep sighs of relief, knowing that the secret hadn't been found out.

While the two Ultimates were glad that they weren't found out, Kyoko like her father found a sense of nostalgia upon seeing him, "Daddy?" she voiced gaining the attention of the luckster and soldier, "Daddy. Daddy!" she jumped off Makoto's lap; which she was sitting on and ran towards the direction that the headmaster went, but to the shock of the two teens; after taking a few steps Kyoko - collapsed.

Eyes fluttered open, her vision blurry but she could recognise a ceiling when she sees one. Kyoko (back in her normal age) sat up and immediately felt her head throb in pain, "Ugh!" she groaned placing a hand on her forehead as she gritted her teeth, she then glanced around her confused, "Where am I?" she thought through the pain. "Oh you are awake." a voice chimed; turning to its source the detective was met face to face with Mukuro who had just exited her room. Kyoko quickly became extremely nervous, she couldn't remember clearly what happened, so all her time as a child with Makoto and Mukuro was blurry to her, "Ikusaba-san, what am I doing in Ikusaba-san's place?" she questioned in her head, "You sure gave us a scare when you collapsed. We had to carry you back home so that was a trek." the soldier said nonchalantly whilst walking to the kitchen and grabbing a box of milk from the fridge. Kyoko wouldn't have been surprised if the soldier was hiding the fact that she and Makoto knew about her turning into a child, what she actually wanted was to know what she had actually done during her child form. The detective judged from what she heard that she was with them before collapsing which resulted in the soldier and luckster carrying her back home to Mukuro's apartment.

Still the question stands as to what she had done or said to the two other Ultimates.

"Naegi-kun, she's awake. Hurry up." Kyoko heard Mukuro say, she glanced at the girl and saw her on the phone with, "Naegi-kun? So Naegi-kun does know." she thought but her head started to throb again in pain, "Here." looking up she saw the soldier hold a glass of milk to her along with a small smile, "Maybe it'll help you." Kyoko took the glass in her hands feeling that it was warm, she stared at it for a while then when the soldier pushed her to accept it Kyoko slowly took sips of the milk.

Kyoko during her stay at the soldier's apartment was quiet and also went out to the porch for some fresh air, she wanted answers but her head wasn't clear and the pain wouldn't go away. Mukuro did her best to cater to the detective's needs but as she didn't know what was wrong with her (because she hid her emotions behind an iron mask that's voided of emotions) Mukuro couldn't give her the best experience in her place. "Kirigiri-san are you sure you wouldn't like anything?" the detective turned to the soldier and shook her head indicating 'no' before turning her head back to the city, Mukuro merely nodded in defeat before heading back inside, just in time for her to hear the knock on her door.

Opening the door Mukuro was met with a heaving Makoto who ran from his house to hers. "How is she?" the luckster asked breathing heavily, "She's a bit out of it since she only woke up." Mukuro answered, she then moved aside to let the luckster in, "I would be as well. If I found myself in someone else's home." Makoto said before making his way into the living room the same Kyoko did as well. "Kirigiri-san." Kyoko and Makoto stared at each other; in her head Kyoko tried to make questions that would get her out of that place and trick them at the same time, "Naegi-kun what are you doing here?" she asked making the luckster start to panic, "Oh uh, um Ikusaba-san said that she needed help taking care of someone so I came." Makoto answered nervous due to his situation being in a girl's house with no adult supervision. Kirigiri gave him a questioning look which only increased the anxiety the luckster had, "Don't worry Naegi-kun won't have any bad intentions. Besides its true I called him here." Mukuro informed the detective which the lavender haired girl took as true and stopped doubting the luckster.

Makoto quickly whipped up dinner for the two girls and even joined them, "How is it Kirigiri-san?" Makoto inquired with eagerness, "Its quite enjoyable to eat Naegi-kun." Makoto smiled that Kyoko was enjoying his cooking, but in the back of his mind he knew he had to confront her about her wish.

When dinner ended everyone dropped their dishes on the sink and the soldier and luckster cleaned them. Kyoko sat on the couch, racking her brain for answers through her memories as her younger self, unfortunately since she couldn't clearly remember her time with the two as her younger self; she didn't know exactly what she had done. What she feared was that her younger self could've said or done something that she may consider private, and with the addition of her not remembering the transfiguration; she couldn't tell whether it was the same Kyoko from the first meeting with Makoto or someone who was still open her and her father's rough relationship.

"Kirigiri-san." a voice interrupted her thoughts causing her to snap her neck towards it. Her purple eyes, meeting the hazel ones of her classmate's, "Um... Can we talk?" here it was, her answers to what she had done was coming to her.

"Before you say anything Naegi-kun I want to know... Was I, a child under the age of 12?" The question caught Makoto and Mukuro off guard, they exchanged glances of confusion before the luckster turned back to the detective and nodded, his answer gave her some relief since to her that meant that there was a high chance the two may not know about her shaky relationship with her dad. "What is it that you wanted to talk about? there was a moment of silence and in that time she saw the luckster take a deep breath before he looked at her with a steel expression that, although soft was etched with seriousness.

"Kirigiri-san did you make a wish on the stone shrines at the back of the school?" Kyoko expected the conversation was about this, "What are you on about Naegi-kun?" in order for her to avoid directly answering his questions she opted to instead try and steer the conversation away from it. "There's no use in hiding it. We saw you pray to that shrine behind the school." Mukuro said which slightly surprised the soldier, "We saw you from the computer room, you tossed some coins into its plate and began to talk to it." The soldier added which further made Kyoko even more nervous, "So that's how they knew."

Kyoko quickly batted her eyes to the side which was caught by both Makoto and Mukuro, "So it's true. You did make a wish." Makoto voiced which made the lavender hatred girl look at him confused, "I have not said a word regarding your theory." Kyoko argued but Makoto pointed out that her brief action of looking away hinted that she did know what they were on about and that she did interact with the shrine. The detective was taken aback by the luckster's observation skills, she never expected it from the luckster; rather she thought that Mukuro would be the one to point out her actions, not Makoto! After all Mukuro has much sharper senses due to her being soldier, but to her surprise the luckster too possessed sharp senses.

"We also know that you and your father are not in good terms. He told us everything."

"He did, did he? He was always very open to others. No wonder he did not want to be a detective." despite her calm demeanour, inside Kyoko was shocked and angry, confused because she did not expect Makoto and Mukuro had somehow gotten her father to speak, and angry because he shared something personal and sensitive to two people who do not know their background at all. The air in the room was filled with silence, "I suppose if you both know this much, then I have nothing to hide. Yes I made a wish to the stone shrine, honestly though I didn't expect it to actually work. Even though it didn't even grant my actual wish." Kyoko confessed, the other two weren't surprised that the shrine wouldn't grant her wish and instead give her a weird side effect.

"I guess we should explain how that shrine works then." Makoto expressed with a smile. Makoto explained to the detective that the shrine doesn't directly grant wishes but instead takes what the person thinks of when they make the wish. After his explanation, Makoto and Mukuro were not surprised when Kyoko looked at them suspiciously, "And how do you know this?" Kyoko interrogated, the two other ultimates then went on to tell her their stories with the stone shrine, she didn't believe them fully but knew that they weren't lying so instead she opted to take what they said with a grain of salt.

"What was your wish Kirigiri-san?" Makoto asked, Kyoko was reluctant to tell him but since he gave her his past, it was only fair she too shared as well. "My wish was to no longer have any sort of relations with my father." again this didn't surprise the two as much, after all they knew that the lavender haired girl hated her father but to use supernatural ways to make sure the thin bond she still had with her father was severed was still a shock to the two.

"But despite that wish, you turn into a child instead." Kyoko nodded to this showing confusion as to why that was the case, but the other two knew already why.

"Kirigiri-san that shrine works in a specific way..." Makoto stated getting the detective's attention, "Specific?" the detective inquired with a raised eyebrow, Makoto nodded at her before explaining how the shrine will actually grant what is in one's mind rather than what they voice. "Kirigiri-san were you thinking about the time you and your father were still close when you made your wish?" the question immediately made the detective think back to when she made the wish.

Kyoko remembered that she went to the shrine because she heard a rumour that the shrine can grant any wish guaranteed, although the detective took this with a grain of salt, she still went to the shrine to test it herself. After all, if it worked then her wish of breaking up with her father would be done much easier, she wouldn't even have to look at him! So there she was, she tossed some coins into the wooden plate on the shrine and clasped her hands together, "I wish that my father and I are no longer related as father and daughter." she prayed to the shrine, but when she was praying her mind had played a memory of her childhood. In her memory it was her younger self frolicking in a garden before her father lifted her high in the air and etched in her face was the brightest and most purest smile that a child could give, she was truly happy.

After her brief flashback she returned to her classmates who for all that time was silently waiting for her to answer, "Yes, looking back. I remember having a small flashback of my father and I when I was young before.." she cut herself off but the luckster finished her sentence, "Before your mother got ill." Kyoko was slightly taken aback but not too much as the boy already confessed that her father told them everything, "Yes." she responded.

"Kirigiri-san what that memory tells you is that deep down you wish to still have that family relationship with your father." Makoto informed but this caused the detective to recoil and glare at the boy which sent shivers down his spine.

"What could you possibly know about me?!" she interrogated with slight anger in her voice, "I don't know a thing, all I'm saying are mere speculations. But with how the shrine reacted, that could be the case. Since the shrine will only grant wishes that both the mind and the heart agree on. So if your mind says that you want to sever your relationship with your father but your heart says that you want to repair that relationship, the shrine punishes you by turning you into the most prominent image you have at the time you made that wish. The only way for this to stop is to be honest with yourself and make both your heart and mind agree on what you truly want." Makoto explained, Kyoko was about to argue back but Mukuro quickly inserted herself into the conversation. "His speaking the truth, I made a wish about a week ago. In my mind I wished that I was just like Junko-chan, but in reality my heart only wanted me to be a better sister, to have a sibling relationship with my sister that I could never attain. I was running away and I knew that in my heart. So I was punished by the shrine, it turned me into Junko-chan which who I was thinking about when I made my wish. It was only when I accepted that I was running away from my problems, that I only wanted to be a good sibling to my sister that I turned back to normal."

Kyoko could not say a word, now that Mukuro was vouching for Makoto's words then it could mean that the luckster was telling the truth, that and she knew that Makoto was open book and for the length of their conversation she's been observing any hints of lies that may appear of the luckster's speech or expressions, but there were none. His eyes didn't show deceit, they showed truthfulness so Kyoko couldn't really say that they were just playing her for a fool.

"You both say that I need to accept the speculation that I still want to have a relationship with that man?" Kyoko asked and the two replied with synced nod. "I-I cannot accept that!" Kyoko declared, "That man left me and my mother when we needed him the most. He was not there when my mother was in hospital ill, he wasn't there at her funeral and after that he decided to abandon me with my grandfather and the family name to pursue his own goals. Do you expect me to then think of that man as a father when he couldn't even be there for the woman he married and his only child?" Kyoko expressed all that was in her chest and the two heard every bit of anger, disgust and most importantly sadness that was embedded in the detective's words. Even the iron mask that she wore all the time had fallen off and her face was now a canvas of emotions which was hidden for so long.

Makoto waited for her to calm down before deciding to engage her once more and tell her the truth, or at least he hoped it was the truth, "Kirigiri-san do you honestly believe that the principal is that type of man. In your memories you know he's a loving parent, so was there any time he and your mother ever fell apart? A time when he no longer cared about you? Or was it only when your mother got ill and was in hospital that he became a villain in your mind?" at first the detective was somewhat confused as to why Makoto had asked her such questions, but the boy wasn't done, "Think about it." the luckster advised. She once more dug through her memories, and found that for most of her childhood her mother and father had been very close with her and with each other, its only when her mother was put into hospital that her father disappeared from her memories, "Ugh!" she groaned in pain, this was an effect of her remembering the time her mother was in hospital, as well as something else, "Why is my head throbbing?" Kyoko thought, "Its like my head is working itself to the ground. Why?!" the pain was getting worse and by that point the lavender haired girl was already clutching her head. Then she felt a touch on her shoulder and looked up to see that the luckster was staring at her with a gentle smile, "Don't fight it, calm down and just let it be." he said, following what the luckster said Kyoko calmed down and the pain began to ease; but there was something else a blurry image began to appear in her memories.

It was a man's silhouette and he was beside her holding her hand when she was entering the hospital, "Who is that?" soon the image became clear and it was none other than her father that was with her. Kyoko's eyes widened in shock, how was he there? He never came to the hospital with her? Questions like these popped in Kyoko's mind, she could've sworn that her father was never with her in the hospital once so how come he was with her in that memory.

"You've been tricked Kirigiri-san." Makoto informed making the detective turn to him, "I heard from your dad that he and your grandfather are not in good terms correct?" Makoto asked and Kyoko replied with a slight nod, "Yes that is correct." Makoto gave her his own nod and explained that when her mind was at its weakest he brainwashed her to think that the principal was not with her during her hospital trips. Her grandfather wanted to turn her against her own father out of spite because he didn't take on the Kirigiri name.

The detective couldn't believe it, she didn't want to believe it, but deep down she knew it was true. Her grandfather always talked ill of Jin Kirigiri and always told her negatives regarding the man, so even if she didn't want to believe that she was brainwashed she knew that it was not impossible if her grandfather wanted to hurt her father badly. Kyoko asked for some time to herself so that she can think about everything that she was told, understanding it must've been a lot to take in the two nodded and Kyoko stood up and left the living room to go to the porch to lament on what she had just been told.

"What do you think?" Mukuro asked her friend who was gazing out to the porch in worry.

"I think she does know that deep down there was something wrong with her memories, but since she hated her father so much she pushed those thoughts at the back of her mind. She's a smart girl, so I think she'll come around, or at least I hope that will be the case."

Outside on the porch Kyoko was looking out into the city staring at the many lights that were illuminating the night sky from afar. "Could it be true? I know that Naegi-kun never lies or rather he couldn't lie even he wanted to. But to think my father never abandoned me and my mother is unthinkable… or is it?" Kyoko then remembered her first interactions with her father after being separated for so long, he approached her and greeted her and even praised her for her hard work he wasn't spiteful of the fact she was detective, in fact from what she remembered he seemed proud that she was one. Then she remembered when her father checked up on her in the infirmary full of worry that she was working herself to the bone after collapsing for three days in a row.

"Was he ever a bad guy?" she thought in doubt, she then crossed her arms on the barrier of the porch and lowered her head on it questioning her past.

While the detective was outside Makoto decided to make everyone something to drink, he opted to make some hot chocolate with marshmallows on it. Kyoko returned inside and the scent of the hot chocolate entered her nostrils, "Ah Kirigiri-san have some hot chocolate its been a long day we should relax for now." Makoto voiced with a gentle smile, the boy handed a cup to Mukuro, who was sitting around her dining table, then handed another cup to Kyoko who took although took the cup stared at it like it was a foreign object, she then glanced at the two friends who despite their current situation was calm and chatting about random things that makes the heavy situation seem lighter than the detective perceived it to be.

After they all shared a cup of hot chocolate, the three stayed in content silence before the detective broke it, "I do not think you two are lying, but…" Kyoko began to say, "But you'd rather see it and hear it from your father yourself." Makoto ended which made the detective nod in agreement. The luckster and soldier then gave her two small happy smiles and nods, "That's fair." Makoto said content with her answer.

Jin Kirigiri was in his office overwhelmed by the sheer amount of his work, he groaned as he stamped papers and placed them on a stack then repeating the process. Jin was about to give up from the tiring and boring work, when luckily the mahogany doors to his office opened and his daughter entered the room, "Kyoko!" Jin exclaimed stopping his work, Kyoko glanced at the towers of papers that were on the principal's desk before she looked at him, "Are you busy?" Jin then quickly took all of the paper off his desk and hid them underneath it, "No, no I'm free to talk. What is it?" Kyoko took a deep breath before walking closer to her father.

"I just want to know were you there when mother was in the hospital ill?" the question confused Jin at first but he quickly composed himself and nodded in response, "I see. Can I ask you something else?" Kyoko said quietly as she slightly lowered her head, "Of course anything." Jin voiced in a gentle manner, "Wh-why did you leave me with grandfather?" Kyoko inquired in pain, Jin's eyes widened in shock but then they narrowed in pain before looking away in shame, "What were you told?" Jin asked his voice showing fear, "Grandfather said you didn't care about me anymore so you left me with him."

"That's wrong!"

Jin shouted in anger making her daughter jump slightly, after he realised he had raised his voice Jin quickly calmed down and looked at his daughter with guilt, "I didn't leave you because I no longer cared, I left because I was in a bad place and if I kept you with me you would've been living a life full of despair. After your mother died, I was living a life of someone who had nothing, I was depressed I drank alcohol day after day. I had insomnia and couldn't sleep for days, when I did sleep or rather collapse I had nightmares of your mother and you being taken away from me. It was just too dangerous for you to be around me during those times, so in order to keep you fed and safe I gave you to your grandfather."

By the end of his speech the man could no longer look at his daughter in the eyes and was just hanging his head in shame, "I'm sorry Kyoko. I am so so sorry, I know I was never there for you when you needed it the most when you were growing up. But I wanted to be there, when you finished middle school, when you became a detective, when you had achievements, and even on days that you were feeling down I wanted to be there to comfort you, I wanted to be there when you were sick and take care of you like a real father, and I wanted to be there to give you hope when you were hospitalised for your hands." Kyoko then glanced down on her gloved hands which her father also looked at, "I wanted to come see you but your grandfather said it was not necessary and that you wouldn't want to see me anyway. I tried but he stopped me saying that I wasn't allowed to see you, so I just told him to give you your gift in my place."

The lavender haired girl then looked at her dad in confusion, "What gift?" she questioned, Jin gave her a look full of bewilderment before realising why she was confused, "Those gloves you have they were my gift." he said which made the detective's eyes widen in surprise, "But grandfather said these gloves came from him!" she exclaimed and Jin knew that, after all his father would never dare try to make him look like a good person towards his daughter, so the fact Kyoko thought it didn't come from him was not a surprise to him. "Yes, those gloves were my gift to you when I found out your hands were injured." the principal confessed, but Kyoko still couldn't believe it she always trusted her grandfather's words without a doubt and there she was being told that her grandfather lied to her, "Why would grandfather lie to me?" Kyoko thought out loud, her voice filled with the sting of betrayal, "I'm sorry its my fault, if me and him didn't have such a bad relationship you wouldn't have to suffer." Jin apologised lowering his head once more in shame.

"No."

Jin raised his head and looked at his daughter, she too lowered her head but her hands were balled up into fists, "Its not your fault. I was gullible I believed grandfather's lies, I should've known better as well. I had memories of our time with mother and how we were happy, I let grandfather get in my head and change those memories. So it was not your fault." Kyoko voiced, she then turned her heel and was walking to the door when she her handed landed on the handle she then turned her head to the side to look back but not exposing her entire face, "We should mother's grave one of these days together… father." when the last word escaped her lips Jin's eyes widened and he was rendered speechless, Kyoko on the other hand didn't wait for an answer from her father and left the room. Once the door was closed Jin finally broke down into tears, not tears of pain but that of joy, "Yeah, let's." he mumbled as he wept quitely, "We're whole again my love. I hope you are watching, because our daughter has returned and I promise you, I promise I will never let her go again!" Jin vowed as tears streamed down his face and unto the wooden desk and some of his paperwork; but he couldn't help it, after years of separation his daughter had called him father once more. She was no longer fading away from him, she no longer seemed like a distant memory, she was back with him and she began to trust him once more.

They were whole again.

Walking down the empty hallways Kyoko found herself feeling betrayed that her grandfather lied to her about her own father, but she also felt guilty. She pushed her father away for so long and treated him like a villain that she even began to doubt he would forgive her and that he wouldn't accept the proposal she offered. The detective was torn, shattered and tired, not even a glimmer of hope had entered her mind "Kirigiri-san." a voice called out to her, she looked forward and in the distance with the rays of the sun shining behind him was Makoto Naegi waving at her, "Naegi-kun." she said, the boy ran to her before bending over to place his hands on his knees breathing heavily, immediately the detective knew what was happening, "Did you run all the way here?" Makoto lifted a finger indicating to her to wait, when he finally got his breath back Makoto stood up straight and looked at the lavender haired girl with a smile, "Yeah." he answered with a smile which shocked the girl, why would he run all the way here?

"Have you talked to your dad yet?" Makoto asked slightly worried.

"Yes and I learned that what you said was true. I observed him and he wasn't lying either." Kyoko answered looking away in guilt, "That's great!" the luckster exclaimed making the detective snap her head back at him, only to see the luckster with a bright smile etched on his face.

"That means you two have made up right?" Makoto asked hopeful, but Kyoko stayed silent and looked away once more, Makoto looked at her and asked, "You have made up right?" he was beginning to get worried, "We-"

Before she could start her sentence the voice of the principal called out to her, "Kyoko!" the two looked towards the direction of the voice and found Jin running at them like he was running a race, "Father?" Jin stopped in front of his stunned daughter breathing heavily, "Next week!" he shouted, "Next Week its your mother's death anniversary we'll go then." he finished, Makoto watched in confusion but Kyoko had a small smile and looked at her father then nodded at him, "Of course." Jin smiled but was quickly taken aback when his daughter suddenly hugged him.

"I'm so sorry father. For everything I have done to you." she said teary eyed.

"Its ok. I'm sorry I didn't try harder to get you back." Jin said back as he embraced his daughter.

Although he didn't understand what just happened, Makoto was just glad everything turned out well, he didn't interrupt the two and watched as the parent and child embraced each other.

"What are you doing here Naegi-kun?" Jin asked looking at the boy, Makoto tensed up and became flustered as he answered the principal. "O-oh we-well I was worried about Kirigiri-san since she uhh… stayed over at Ikusaba-san's place! Yeah, Ikusaba-san called me in the morning saying she disappeared and told me to look for her." the two Kirigiri's clearly saw that it was a lie, but Jin seeing that someone cared enough for his daughter to come to school to look for her brought great happiness to him so he decided not call the luckster out on the lie.

"I see, well why don't you two go back to Ikusaba-san then? She must be worried." Kyoko looked at her father wondering if he was really fooled but he just looked at her with a smile and she read on his face that he did know he just didn't want to further embarrass Makoto. "He's right Naegi-kun. I'm sure Ikusaba-san is worried, why don't we go?" the detective letting go of her father before grabbing the luckster's arm and dragged him out of school.

As he watched the two leave the school with Kyoko dragging the luckster behind her while the boy stumbled and staggered, he saw that a smile had formed on Kyoko's lips. Truly it was a wonderful day.

End~

Next chapter - Writer's Wish

Hello everyone I hope you all enjoyed this month's chapter (yes month cause it takes a month or so to make one of these chapters) and I hope you're also looking forward to future chapter. Just to give you a heads up, there are only three chapters left since each chapter is at least 10,000-15,000 words so yeah it's long. So isn't that long of a story. I also have to apologise for any grammar or spelling mistakes, there must be a lot of them.

But anyways this A/N is not about the story alone I have an announcement! Once this story and Our Time II is finished I will be changing my focus from regular stories to... Crossovers!

That's right I will be doing crossover stories next, of course it's with Danganronpa because it's my favourite game/anime to write about. So my future projects will be crossovers and if you guys would like to know what games, animes I am going to work with here's a list:

Devil May Cry

Fairy Tail

Black Clover

Katekyo Hitman Reborn

Tokyo Ghoul

High school of the Dead

High school DxD

Uncharted

Evil Within

And that's it for now since I have no other ideas. If you have any other games or animes or any other thing you can think of and would like to share with Me, PM me and I'll see if I can do it or not. Quick note films and TV shows are not my strong suit so I'm sorry if I can't do those well. This list is a work in progress so I'll be adding more things unto it as time goes on. Now that you all know what my next plan is, here's your chance to vote through your comments which of those would you like to see as a crossover first!

Only rule is this, you can only pick one. Normally I can do two but I'm getting busy so I'll only be able do one story at a time from now on.

I hope you're all looking forward to them and have fun voting! I will be accepting votes until both Our Time and Wishing Stones are done

See you all next time!