Hey Chap 2 is up and this explains the whole Tsubaki concept!

Naegi POV

When he finally regained consciousness he found himself in a empty, white,

and extremely cracked room. He stood up from the prone position he

was in and walked towards the cracks surrounding him. the pounding in

his head was still there he noted dully. as he moved his arm towards the wall

he realized that there seemed to be some sort of darkness coming from it

'is it already night time? it feels like mid day!'

he lightly traced the outline of the cracks, but he couldn't seem to really put

his hand in some of the larger ones. It seemed as if putting a finger through

the wall was the only thing he could do. Slowly he put his finger through the

largest crack in the wall he could find. Immediately a sensation of something

hit him straight on the lips. he blushed madly.

'was.. was i just kissed?!'

he whipped his lips with his arm, attempting to get the sensation to stop.

When it finally stopped he was still blushing denying just how much he

liked the feeling. He thought on the feeling. why would that happen? It's

not like hes ever had a relationship before right?

The throbbing in his head turned into a full blown migraine at the thought

he grabbed his head as his blush increased

'oh god i had a girlfriend!? what the heck! why cant i remember her!

and what about my parents i'm pretty sure th-'

the world flashed red, he gasped as pain flooded his head.

as he tried to cope with the pain a memory invaded his head

Flashback

he looked blankly at the news report. The sector that his parents

had lived in was now rubble. no survivors of the region had been

reported. A giant bear had been said to have caused the destruction.

'no... i didn't even imagine this could have gotten so far..'

Naegi allowed himself to fall into despair for a split second.

'what... what do i truly have left to try and save?No. I must not

fall into the same pit that has consumed so many others.. I must

lead the others to the only light we have... I must be strong..

My family would want nothing but the best from me...'

only to drag himself out with a small hope that flickered into a flame.

'I'll stay strong as long as i can. The world needs hope. But when

my time comes i know ill be with my family.. At the very least i

cant fall into despair.. even if its what i wish for...'

slowly he walked away from the T.V. and towards the school room

he knows everyone else will be. As he gets closer to the door

he forces a smile. As he touches the door, Naegi's eyes start

to water. He opens the door with the best smile he can manage at

the time

All everyone sees when he opens the door is a broken boy who

had lost all he ever truly had, crying, but still somehow smiling.

Flashback End

as the memory leaves him, he recoiled as if struck.

As tears fall from his eyes he can only think numbly

'My family.. is.. dead?'

Naegi fell onto his knees as he denied what his memory showed to be true.

he sighed as he felt the pain lesson slightly.. only for it to erupt again

as if the calm before the storm. Naegi cant hold in the scream like last time.

As he screams his voice raw the cracks in the room start

to widen as well. He keeps screaming as more and more sensations and

smells assault him. The feeling of a a playful punch, the smell of perfume, the

scent of a fresh garden. he closes his eyes to try and focus on the

new sensations.

Then he starts to hear and see things as well. A world darkened that's slowly

destroying itself, a concert with a friend, someone telling him he'd find

the one for him in front of his eyes but so very hard to find, of a girl

laughing as he and the same friend from the concert bicker about

which of their favorite singer is cooler, and finally a faceless

black haired girl with a Tsubaki sitting in her hair.

While he keeps seeing and feeling the memories of a time hes never

known, Naegi never saw the cracks in the room widen.. nor the room

erupting in a light so bright he would have been blinded if he opened

his eyes.

As the memories kept becoming stronger, the face of the girl became

clearer as well. After a while it finally cleared, showing freckles across

the bridge of her nose, as well as grayish-blue eyes. a small blush adorned

her face as well as a smile that was just as small.

'who... who is this girl?'

As he thought the question to the girls identity a unbidden memory surfaced

Flashback

Naegi sat down on the grass in the gardens that rested on the fifth

floor of the school.

he laid back on a tree as he thought. He thought of a time when his

family was still alive. of a time when he didnt have to be braver than

he truly was. A time when his friends would notice how even after how brave

he would act, tears would prick his vision and a pained look would

come into his eyes.

'then again... we all are unsure of our future.. they choose to look

at the brave face.. not the boy who lost everything but his will

to hope...'

'But if nothing changes.. i might even lose that,'

he didn't notice the sounds of footsteps coming towards him. Nor the tears

that fell from his face at the morbid thoughts.

the footsteps stopped as the person came within a foot of him. slowly they

bent downwards over his face, blocking his vision.

'ohgodwhothe-what!?'

He had nearly screamed at the sudden appearance of his fellow classmate,

Ikusaba Mukuro.

Slowly he stood up, brushing the grass from his pants.

"Jeez Ikusaba don't do that.". he remarked while slightly glaring at her.

"You damn near gave me a heart attack". he joked.

Ikusaba stared at him with a small frown. As she kept staring at him

a feeling of awkwardness pervaded the two. Naegi opened his mouth

to ask her if she was okay when she suddenly spoke.

"you're crying.". she stated in a monotone voice. Naegi blinked. He

blinked again. he raised his arm and touched his face, feeling the

wetness that could only be tears. He smiled, making Ikusaba blush

slightly.

"yeah" he replied,"I am..".

"why?". she questioned with the same tone of voice.

He stared at her for a second before he answered her

"because I'm scared.". She gave him a startled look at that.

"why are you scared?". He smiled again, only this time it

doesn't reach his eyes.

"because i'm alone with people that don't see me... only a persona that isn't

really there...".

Her frown deepened

"I see a man forced to adulthood before he could explore his high school life..

i see a man that has forsaken himself for the betterment of others.. I see a

soldier.." She allowed a small smile. Naegi blushed tomato red at both

the smile and her honest assessment of him. He frowned slightly in thought.

slowly he replied

"How am I anything like a soldier?" She leaned back and looked as if she was

remembering something..

"my commander once told me his beliefs of a true soldier. He told me 'A Soldier

isnt a man that joined to kill. A soldier is a man who joins to protect. A Soldier

believes that an order is just an order. A soldier is a man who will stay behind

to save the others. A soldier is someone who doesn't leave a man behind.'.

You remind me of that. You sacrifice your feelings to help the others

survive with their sanity...". Naegi looked at her shocked, before grinning

at her.

"You know... that's the most I've ever heard you talk...". In response he heard

one of the most beautiful sounds he's ever heard.. Ikusaba's laugh.

She smiled again at him before quickly hugging him. She blushed as

well did he. "You can always talk to me you know.." she stated with a

small nervous look.

"I think i would like that.." Naegi muttered with a slight smile.

Suddenly Ikusaba realized just how close they where. she relinquished

her hold on him while fidgeting. she started to walk away while after

saying a quick goodbye. he stayed and watched her go.

'well... i wasn't expecting this'

He grinned like a fool walking to the classroom.

Flashback End

As the memory ended Naegi realized that he was no longer in the white room.

It seemed as if he was in a blackish void. he slowly stretched his hand out,

as if expecting to touch something. as he did his memories of this gir-, no

Ikusaba, had finally become clear.

She had helped him out a lot actually. She had become a confidant, a

person he could whisper his fears to. A friend who would help him no

matter the situation. A teacher that had him learn how to fight.

And finally she became a romantic interest. Slowly he had started

to love and care for her. She as well had opened up to him, as

well as admitting her feelings for him. Naegi had blushed and

replied that he had basically had the same feelings for her.

Slowly, but surely, they had started acting on their feelings

It had started with small hugs and blushes. then to holding hands

with small smiles. Then to her leaning into him while he held her

waist. they had decided to just become a couple after a month of

already acting like one. No one seemed surprised really, except

Junko who looked like she might castrate him.

Another memory appeared that swept him into its wake

Flashback

He was sitting in the garden again.. it seemed as if he visited it alot

nowadays. Next to him sat Ikusaba, who at the moment, had her

eyes closed as if sleeping. they both sat near a small flower bed

that had blooming a multitude of Tsubakis

He fidgeted slightly.. he had a terrible feeling.. as if this would be

one of the last times he would have such happiness

Naegi nudged Ikusaba gently. She opened her eyes to look at him

in confusion. he grabbed a fully bloomed flower and gently put

it into her hair. Ikusaba blushed and went to look away freezing

when he muttered three words into her ear.

"I love you..."

She stayed frozen even after he gently moved a black lock of her

hair over her ear. Naegi hugged her and continued to hold her as

he spoke again.

"no matter what happens I want you to know i love you...

I have the feeling of impending doom and i cant tell why. Just

know that if something happens to me that you are my Tsubaki.."

"A girl that has no trace.. A beauty that never announces itself..

You truly do fit the title..."

Ever so slowly he turned Ikusaba's head towards him and kissed her

as passionately as he could muster..

Naegi felt as if he could die truly happy, knowing that he had the girl

he loved in his arms.

Slowly he leaned away and whispered

"I love you so much..."

Flashback End

Naegi blushed and touched his lips again.. Oh... so that's...

He blushed brighter.. then grinned widely.

'AW YES!'

Slowly the grin died as another memory passed...

Flashback

'what the hell is that noise!?'

he awoke to a siren going off at... what the hell!? its freaking 2:30 am!

Naegi jumped from his bed. Something important had to be happening

for a alarm to go off at this time. He dressed quickly as he blearly ran

towards the Gymnasium. However the smell of smoke distracted him

before he had left the dorms. Naegi paused as he realized how close

the smell was towards Ikusaba's room...

'That's the fire alarm...!'

Naegi jumped towards the room, spotting Junko already at the her room.

Smoke was pouring out of the bottom of the door. Junko had a crazed look

in her eyes as she held the doorknob. Naegi froze, seeing the look in her

eyes as she trapped her sister in her room. She spotted him the second

he entered the corridor. She had a knife in her hand as she watched him.

"Junko... Why.. why are you.. trying..." He couldn't finish the sentence.. but

it seemed as if Junko would for him.

"To kill my dear older sister? to bring her despair!" she shivered as a

euphoric look flashed over her face. "Despair... Despair...!" She

laughed crazily as she held down the door.

Naegi saw red. Rage filled him as he rushed Junko to attempt to save

Ikusaba from her sister. Before he could make it however, a small black

and white bear slammed into him and put a cloth to his face. Everything

went fuzzy as he inhaled the chemicals... before he succumb to the darkness

he heard a spine chilling laugh.

"upupupupu..!"

Flashback End

Naegi's face went pale... Ikusaba was dead... killed by the one person

she trusted as much as him...

Tears fell from his face before a he screamed in rage... Naegi's breath

went erratic as a wild look crossed his face.

'I'm going to kill her...'

Slowly his vision turned black...

Only for light and colors to return to his vision...

Naegi realized that he had gain consciousness back. Slowly he looked up

from the frail flower he was looking at in front of him...

Only to see Junko towering above him.

End 2

Welp thats the end of Chapter 2... so next is Ikusaba's POV when

Naegi is found. Next chap will be up tomorrow hopefully!