A/N: Ha! Bet you didn't see this chapter you fast, did you? To be honest, this chapter would actually be together with the last chapter the prologue, but I first wanted to know if you like Lily until now, what you thought of the idea, and what you just thought in general. But nobody reviewed. So yeah, this is the new chapter, but unfortunately, it will probably take a long while before I will update this. But here you go! Enjoy this chapter, and remember that I do not own DanganRonpa.
I woke up the next morning. I took a quick shower before going to the hotel for breakfast. When that was done, I made sure that everything worked 100%, and then I called Usami to take me back to the classroom.
"Well Usami, you can tell the others that I can go back. And tell them that everything works fine."
And so I waited to return.
A half an hour passed. Then an hour. And I was still there in that classroom. To kill time, I counted the sixteen desks, played with my hair, chewed on a pen and fuddled with my nails.
Wondering if there was a delay by the others, I called out for Usami. But she didn't show up. I walked to the camera and waved. No reaction. I started to panic. What if I was locked up in here? That would be awful. I calmed down by thinking that they must have a little problem. Probably a glitch or a bug. That could be easily fixed.
But then I hear footsteps coming. I panic again. "They couldn't have already started the program! I am still in here! What do I do!?" I whisper to myself. Then I see a small letter on the desk that wasn't there before. I quickly pick it up.
Dear Lily,
We are sorry that we couldn't get you back, but something is wrong. We can't seem to get you out of the program. We are not sure what caused it, but we assume it is some kind of bug. We can't wait with the program, since the Foundation is suspecting something. We had no choice but to start it. You will be there instead of Chiaki. You can talk to us via Usami. We will let you know as soon as we found the problem, but until then, try to blend in and take over Chiaki's duty. We know you can do it.
Makoto Naegi
My heartbeat seems to have been double by the time I finish the letter. I hear the doors opening, so I quickly shove the letter inside my pocket. I look to see that Mahiru Koizumi has arrived in the classroom.
"Heh, it seems that I'm not alone." She says. She doesn't seem to suspect anything. Inside, I do a victory dance for my great work. Then I realize I have to act as a student now, or better said, her classmate.
"It appears so. You have to be my new classmate." I say with a smile. She smiles as well and walks up to me.
"It seems so, I'm Mahiru Koizumi. Nice to meet you."
"You too, I am Lily Rosefield. And before you ask, yes, I'm not Japanese. English."
We shake hands, just as another student comes in. I smile when Kazuichi Soda walks in. He too seems to act perfectly. We greet and introduce each other. One by one walk the students in. Every time, I introduce myself, but I keep my Ultimate title for me. Until Nagito Komaeda starts to confront me.
"Now that we have introduced each other, what is your talent?"
"W-what?"
"Your talent. The thing that brought you here. Don't be shy; I can't possibly be worse than mine. After all, my talent is luck."
I hesitate, but I know I can't escape it.
"Ultimate Video Game Creator. I have been creating and developing games from elementary school. Visual novels and rpg's are my favorite." I sigh. Chiaki's talent was supposed to be Video Gamer, but I'm not good with video games enough for that. But I know much about programming and designing and stuff like that, so yeah, Game Creator is my title apparently now.
Luckily for me, he accepts it. We wait and wait, until the last one, Hajime Hinata, my greatest work, steps into the class. I know that the door behind him immediately locks itself as soon as he closes it. I look in the distance, feeling relieved that everything is working perfectly fine.
"Heh, it appears that all the freshman like us have gathered in this classroom." I say casually.
Togami, or better said, the imposer pretending to be Togami invited Hinata into the classroom. He becomes immediately red and closes the door. Trying to act as cool as he can, he sits by a table in the back of the classroom. Usami can come in any moment and transport everyone to the island, just like programmed.
"Um, excuse me?" Hinata suddenly calls out. He is immediately answered by Twogami.
"What is it?"
"Why are we all gathered in this classroom? No one said anything about coming here, so…is there like, an entrance ceremony or homeroom happening now?"
No one questioned that really, but I knew it would be brought up soon. Twogami answers him.
"Actually, we were about to discuss that matter. Since you are the last student to arrive, let's start the discussion."
"Eh, this is everyone? How do you know?" Mioda asks him. Twogami smirks in a way I've only seen the real Togami do. Damm, this guy is good.
"There are sixteen desks in this room, and this guy is the sixteenth student. It's obvious…"
I yawn and scratch my arms. I really want to take a nap right now. When Twogami asks everyone if they remember how they got in the classroom, I just shrug and pretend to be surprised. Hanamura eventually runs to the door and tries to open it. Good luck on that pal.
After Pekoyama declares that they have been locked in here, I see everyone tense up. I hope that Usami comes out before they start to panic. Finally, after Komaeda states that this has to be some sort of entrance exam, she reveals herself.
"Ah, you're wrong. This is not an entrance exam."
"What was that just now?" Byakuya asks.
"Hey, fatass… why'd you make that cutesy voice all of a sudden?" Kuzuryu asks rudely.
"I won't dispute your blunt remark about my weight. But that voice you just heard wasn't mine…" he answers. No shit Sherlock.
"…Huh? Then whose is it?"
"Um, it's actually mine!" Usami says, but no one notices her.
"Who's there!? Where are you!? Nidai screams. Since I'm the only one who knows where she is, it might be good to speak up.
"It sounded like it came from the teacher's desk…" I say carefully. Usami takes this as a sign to appear.
"All right! I see that everyone has arrived! Let's begin!"
Usami jumps with lots of glitter and pink light on the teacher's desk. I look at the faces of everyone who is standing beside me, and I almost let a laugh escape at their surprise and confusion. Usami introduces herself. The way she says 'squeezably soft' somehow reminds me of Naegi's booty. Don't even ask…
Unfortunately, nobody seems to like her design. Well, I could that have seen coming of course…
Twogami brings up the fact that Usami is a teacher, and thus knows more of their current situation. And of course, like planned, Usami brings up the school trip.
"School trip…? What do you mean, school trip?"
Usami explains of course literally the term 'school trip'.
"Now let's depart for the fun school trip!"
And with that, she swings her magic stick, which symbolizes her power. If needed, it is able to destroy the stick. It immediately takes away her status as teacher. That was programmed for if she would become evil. Then I would just destroy her stick, and she wouldn't be able to do anything to the students.
The classroom fell apart, just like planned, and disappeared into the ground. The island showed all of its beauty.
"Huh…what…the hell is this!?" Hinata said looking confused. Everyone was confused. Not that I could excuse them. After all, who wouldn't be confused, except for me of course.
Everyone started to panic. Usami tried to calm them down, but of course, that failed. Then she starts to panic herself when Komaeda says that she could have brought them here to kill each other. My mind goes blank for a few moments as well, but I shake my head and try to forget about it.
When Twogami is so smart to bring up the intension of the school trip, Usami seems to cheer up, and explains that everyone must get along. And then I see Hinata fainting.
"Okay, I know this is weird, but fainting!? Seriously!?" I exclaim in surprise. Wow, what a wuss…
Tsumiki approaches him and checks if he is okay.
"A-as long as someone stays with him, everything should be fine…" she softly tells the others. No one says anything, everyone is progressing what just happens.
Usami hands us our E-handbooks and wishes us a nice day, before disappearing. It takes a time before I decide to make everyone a bit more enthusiastic. After all, if nobody is gonna do something; all my hard work has been for nothing. So I slip out of my shoes and socks once again and start wandering in the sea.
"What do you think you are doing?" Twogami asks me curiously. I look at him and smile.
"I was wondering if the water was nice…and it is! It's not too cold, yet it is very relieving! Come on, you have to try it!" I say happily.
"We have been kidnapped to this island, and you are playing in the water!?" Soda exclaims.
"K-kidnapped!?" Tsumiki says afraid.
"Well, what can we do else. I mean, we can't stay here forever pondering in despair, so why don't we just enjoy it? It doesn't seem very dangerous. Besides, a school trip only lasts for a few days right? So why don't we take a vacation? I never really liked school that much anyways…" I lied about that last one. School is interesting, as long as it teaches something interesting, which it never does. "But you're right, I shouldn't be here playing in the water…"
I hurry back to shore and quickly put on my stuff. Then I laugh.
"I should better explore this island! I mean, if we are gonna stay here, I better know where everything is. I can always come back here for swimming. So what do you say? Let's make the best out of it! We can do this for a few days, right?"
I see the hesitation on their faces.
"You…really think it is okay to relax here?" Pekoyama asks carefully. I smile at her.
"Yeah, I think so. Didn't you hear what that rabbit said? She wanted us to relax and bound with each other. Maybe if we follow her orders she will let us go back eventually?" I say. I know of course that they can come back after they collect all the hope fragments, but I should push them in the right way. Besides, how faster they bound, how faster I can come out of this mess. And having a little vacation doesn't sound too bad as well…
Mioda suddenly cheers up and runs to me.
"Ibuki shall go with you! This place looks fun to Ibuki!"
Well, at least someone agrees with me.
"It is a very good idea to explore the island. We could learn more about it." Sonia says smiling. She is not extremely enthusiastic, but she tries her best.
One by one they all agree to at least explore the island. Komaeda says he will stay with Hinata, which is fine by me. He shouldn't wake up alone. After Tanaka declared something by his four hamsters or whatever he calls them, we all rush off to explore the island.
However, since I already know the island, I end up spending little to no time actually exploring and instead go to the hotel to play some of the video games that are playable there. I soon get company from Pekoyama. I see Sonia and Hanamura also walk by, but they go upstairs to the restaurant.
After a while, I suddenly get greeted by Hinata and Komaeda. When I hear Hinata introducing himself to Pekoyama, I realize he is the only one I haven't been introduced to yet. I act like I'm absorbed by the game and wait until they walk up to me. Finally, I can hear them coming to me.
"Hajime, you haven't properly introduced yourself to her either, right?" Komaeda says again Hinata.
"Y-yeah…you're right…" he response. "Um, excuse me? I'd like to introduce myself…"
I look up from the game to face him.
"Oh yeah, I completely forgot. Oh well, rather late than never, don't you agree? My name is Lily Rosefield, the Ultimate Video Game Creator. I love to make games of all genres, especially RPG's and visual novels." I say smiling.
"Nice to meet you too, I'm Hajime Hinata." He responses with a smile as well. I exanimate him for a few moment, feeling really proud of his avatar. Then I realize I have to say something back.
"Yeah…nice to meet you too…"
I knack my fingers and yawn. I really am in the mood to sleep. Besides, it's time for my midday nap.
"…Wanna sleep…" I say before going back to my video game. This game is rather interesting…
And more time passes before I suddenly hear a school bell going off. I immediately look at the monitor. Usami is happily sitting in a rather comfy chair.
"Congratulations everyone! It appears that everyone has finished collecting the Hope Fragments! I'm… *sniff* …I'm so happy…Soooo…I've prepared a present for everyone that'll make you all veeeery happy! I apologies for the trouble, but please gather at the beach! Tee hee hee! May shining hope be with you all!"
The monitor switches off and I stand up. I'm not sure what she has prepared as 'present' but I hope it's something good. I walk out of the hotel and to the beach.
Once everyone has gathered there, I look around. That palm tree seems so nice to sleep under…
My thoughts are interrupted by Twogami telling everyone about Jabberwock Island. I listen, but wish at the same time that Usami appears fast, so I can take my nap.
"Still, there is something on my mind. In fact, according to what I've heard, Jabberwock Island is already…" he says thinking. He better not find out…
"…Never mind." He finishes. Good, he better not tell the others or we are going to have some serious trouble.
The others react to his story. And when Owari says they gotta live here, most of them react like its fine. Well, that's a relief. But then they start talking about escaping from the island. I decide to not interfere and look at the palm tree instead.
"Nuh-uh! You can't do that! That's the biggest of no-nos!" Usami's voice suddenly rings out and I look at her relieved.
"Please recall the guidelines of this school trip!" she demands. I already know all the rules in the e-handbook, but to avoid suspicion, I open it. No littering. We have inserted that rule mainly to avoid the students making a raft or something like that.
"Got it? I want everyone to get along and live peacefully on this beautiful tropical island."
"W-what's with this rules!? We cares about that…!" Hinata exclaims rather angry.
"Stop. This rabbit seems to be rather finicky about these so-called rules. Based on that, what if your actions place everyone in danger?" Twogami stops him. Good Twogami, Usami has the right to punish someone hard if they break the rules…
"Th-the word 'danger' is a bit much! I wouldn't do something like that!" she screams. Though, if someone would break the rules, the program will punish them as harsh as possible. Without hurting them too much of course. Not being able to get out of your cottage for example. Or no food.
Komaeda quickly calms him down.
"F-for now…as long as we don't do anything weird, it seems there is no danger…" Tsumiki says carefully. I try to lift up their spirits.
"And as long as we gather the Hope Fragments, we will be able to get off this island soon, and return home." I say with cheerfulness in my voice. However, Hinata still complains.
"Y-you're all just gonna believe that…?"
"There is no other choice but to believe…for now, that is." Twogami concludes. I sigh relieved.
"Anyway, Usami! What is this present you mentioned in your announcement earlier?" Mioda finally says what I wanted to say a long time ago.
"Ah, that's right! Well, of course I didn't forget…" Usami exclaim, relieved to be rid of the current topic.
"Love! Love! This is it!" she exclaims happily, and gives us a key ring with a toy that resembles her. Wow…I was actually expecting something better…well, it does talk…and it's cute…
However, everyone complains.
"Really guys? I think it's very cute! Thanks Usami! Tee hee!" I shout trying to give her a bit of self esteem. However, almost everyone ended up throwing them away. Usami cries and tries to collect the straps. I sighed and bend down to help her.
"I don't care what you guys say…that was very rude…you guys have no shame at all, don't you?" I scowl them under my breath. Unfortunately, nobody either hears it or ignores it.
"Ugh… and I even prepared one more present, too, but now I don't wanna give it to you bad kids…" she slowly says. That perked everyone's attention.
"Hm? You have something else?" Pekoyama asks her curiously.
"Well, compared to the Usami strap, it's not that big of a deal…" Usami says, having picked up all the straps. She is a little selfish, but I ignore it.
"Basically, I have prepared a motive for everyone." She says. I know it's not meant that way, but that sentence kinda gives me the chills. Luckily she explains that's it a motive for getting along, and I sigh relieved.
Suddenly, I hear Hanamura asking for Sonia to suck his 'poison' out, and I immediately know what he means. I quickly push him on the ground with my foot.
"Pervert!" I yell at him, my face completely red. Sonia looks at me not understanding, and Komaeda tells her to ignore him. I soon release him, but I try to keep an eye on him. Everyone start guessing at the party. Apparently Saionji wants to find a hoop snake and kill it. Okay…
Finally, Usami ends their debate by giving them all school swimsuits. About half of the class grabs a swimsuit and then runs off to change. However, there is still a group of students not running off. Hinata still doesn't trust the situation, Saionji is busy stepping on crabs, Twogami doesn't like ocean water and I have no idea what Owari's and Kuzuyru's reasons are. I yawn again when I'm suddenly approached by Hinata.
"Hey Lily, why aren't you swimming?" he asks me. I yawn again before answering him.
"I'm very sleepy right now, and I tend to fall asleep everywhere. So it wouldn't be very nice if I fall asleep in the ocean, right?"
"Y-yeah, you would definitely drown."
"Hm, yeah. To be honest, I was actually waiting for Usami to finish her speech. So now I can take a nap." I say walking to the palm tree.
"W-wait! You're seriously going to sleep here?" Hinata asks me in surprise. I sit again the tree and try to make myself comfortable.
"Yeah, why not? The weather is nice, there is a nice temperature, and it is time for my midday nap after all…"
"Midday nap?"
"Yeah, is something wrong with that? Anyways, sweet dreams! Oh, and by the way, wake me and die." I end the conversation and close my eyes. I wouldn't kill them of course if they'd wake me, but I'm not only known for sleeping practically everywhere and having a naptime, but I am apparently very scary and angry when suddenly woken up.
The sun brushes my face, and I ignore the loud screams from everyone coming back to swim. And finally I slowly fall asleep…
A/N: And with this I end the first part of the offical prologue. Everyone knows what's gonna happen after this, don't you? I have decided to let Lily keep a few traits of Nanami's personality, like her sleepiness. But I do want to make Lily a different character from Nanami, so I will try my best to do that! So stay tuned for the next chapter! Bye~