A/N – Apex here! Sorry if you waited long, but here it is! Sorry, I just couldn't find the perfect time to write! I have finals; I'm working on an RPG Maker project, and SMASH BROS. IS TOO ADDICTING! So yeah, here go! First murder!
PS, I decided to put these "time and location markers" so that it will be easier to remember during trials. Okay, I guess that's it!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters here. Only the fanfic itself.
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Far from the eyes of the students, the mastermind watches the students experience their first motive through a television screen. They smiled in joy as they looked at the ongoing despair.
"Master," a Kyubey said, suddenly materializing into the room. "It seems that the motive is a complete success. The mastermind turned to face to the diminutive creature in front of them. They smiled, and put their hands together.
"Wonderful! This should be a tasty treat for him!" The mastermind exclaimed in glee. "Now, the killings should start right about now…"
The Kyubey nodded its head, and disappeared; seemingly teleporting back to the school. The mastermind turned back to the television screen and watched in glee.
"Now… Let the games begin!"
Roka's POV
10:00 AM – Infirmary (First Floor)
"…Ugh…"
I woke up on in a strange bed that I could identify as the infirmary. My entire body was awfully weary, and my head hurts.
"Oww… My head hurts…" I winced as I clutched my head. When I touched my head, it seems that someone had wrapped a fine white cloth over my head. I then realized that I wasn't alone in this room.
"Oh. You're awake." The voice said, devoid of any emotion. "I thought you were dead."
"Ahh!" I gasped as if I had seen a ghost. When I finally took a good look at the person who was with me, I sighed in relief.
"It's just you, Hikigaya-kun… I thought you were a ghost!" I said in relief. Hachiman just glared at me with annoyance evident in his face.
"Is that how you speak with people who save your sorry posterior?" Hachiman asked me in disgust. I shook my head many times.
"Oh, no no no! I was just surprised, honest!" I stated. The pain in my head, however, came back full force.
"Ouch…!" I cried out in pain while clutching my head again. I then remembered what happened!
"Wait... The video..! M-my family..!" I stuttered in fear as I recollected my memories.
"Find out after you graduate."
Kyubey's last words from my video suddenly hit me in the gut. I think I puked, which is strange, because I didn't even eat bad food.
"Yuck!" Hachiman exclaimed, immediately jumping out from his seat. "Seriously, was the video that disgusting?"
"N-no.." I whimpered, tears falling out of my eyes. "M-my… family…" I sobbed lightly. I look horrible now, I just puked and now I'm crying. In front of a jerk, no less!
"Geez, I'm calling Okumura-kun. He'd know what to do with you," Hachiman stated coldly as he left the room. Good thing he left now, he's such a jerk!
Surely enough, Yukio came in no time. He got some cloth and cleaned up my puke and then sprayed some disinfectant on it. He then rummaged in to the infirmary cabinet and took some medicine there. Then, he got a glass of clean water and offered it to me.
"Here. It's not much, but it should help you in your current condition," Yukio spoke with a tone not unlike that of a gentle father. I nodded and thanked him, while taking the capsule and drinking the water.
"T-thanks, Okumura-kun," I thanked him with the warmest smile I could give at the moment.
"No problem. Are you feeling better now? I would not be nice if you walked around feeling dizzy," Yukio said in concern.
"Yeah, a bit…" I trailed off. I then realized that I must have missed a lot of things, so I decided to ask him some questions.
"While I was unconscious… What happened?" I asked Yukio. Yukio stared at me for a second, and then nodded.
"First of all, Hase-kun called us to go to the A/V room." I nodded, as the last thing I remember has him telling me that he will call the others. "When we arrived, we saw you lying on the floor, unconscious. Hase-kun then brought you to the infirmary, and I joined him. Hase-kun stayed with you for a while, and I left for the A/V room to watch my video."
"Oh. The videos..." I said, my voice becoming softer. I didn't want to remember that horrible video, so I forcibly shoved it out of my head.
"And then…" Yukio continued, with a look of sorrow in his face. "We all got unnerved by our videos, obviously. Just when we were about to discuss what to do next; Kyubey told us to gather at the gym in order to taunt us even more." Yukio finished while pushing up his glasses.
"I… I see…" I said in disbelief. Looks like everyone else's videos were cruel too, huh?
"Don't worry about it. Kyubey made those videos with the intent of tricking us. I'm pretty sure it is fake. If we give in to those videos, we'll fall into Kyubey's paws," Yukio reassured me. "Now, I think you can rest in your room now. Can you stand?"
"Huh? Well, yes, I can," I said, feeling a bit better now as the pain in my head was slowly subsiding.
"Okay. Let me know if you need anything else. Be careful now."
Then, Yukio left the room. He was so mature, unlike that jerk Hachiman who just left me.
"Oh well. No use sitting around here," I said to myself as I left the infirmary.
"Hmm… I wonder what I should do for the whole day." I wonder to myself while looking for anyone to hang out with. After walking around for a bit, I run into Seitenshi.
"Oh, Shibasaki-san! It seems that Yukio has already told everyone you are fine now, so please be careful now," Seitenshi informed me. She speaks with so much authority, yet with such gentleness.
"I-I'm sorry for making everyone worry," I apologize while looking down at the floor. "I… I just couldn't take the video…" Seitenshi bended down to my level and held my shoulders with her hands.
"Don't worry, Roka. In fact, we're all separated for now, so go to your and rest. You will need it."
"O-okay, Seitenshi-sama…" I replied.
"Please, drop the honorifics. You may call me Seitenshi-san or –chan, if you prefer," Seitenshi retorted while smiling warmly. I slowly nodded my head in agreement.
"O-okay, Seitenshi-san…" She then rose up to her full height and smiled even wider than before.
"Good! Now, rest. We're going to have a long day."
I nodded in response and left for my room to sleep.
Yuuki's POV
7:00 PM – Kanade's Room (Dormitory Building)
"Okay, your turn."
I wonder why I agreed to play this game. It's a board game about alien porn. Not cool. But at least playing this board game is a thousand times better than sulking in despair due to the video motive.
"Ahhaha! I shall get a 6!" Akihisa triumphantly says while rolling rolling a dice. Unfortunately for him, the dice rolled a 2 only.
"2!? Oh, come on! You gotta be kidding me!" Akihisa said while looking deflated.
"Give it up, Yoshii-kun! You can't beat me!" Raku stated triumphantly. I laughed at the two of them and gave a smirk.
"But when it comes to luck, you can't beat Amakusa-kun!" I stated.
"Oh yeah, speaking of Amakusa-kun, what's taking him so long?" Akihisa asked us. Now that I realized it, he's not here yet.
"Oh!" Raku suddenly perked up. "He told me he would be cooking for us!" I raised my eyebrow at that.
"Really? But aren't you two the ones who were supposed to be the cooks?" I asked.
"Well, he said he wants to try..." Akihisa said thoughtfully. Just then, there was a knock at the door. I stand up and open the door and see Kanade holding three plates.
"Tadaa!" Kanade announced. "I cooked some paella rice for you guys!"
The smell of the paella made my mouth water. I wonder how he managed to cook that?
"WOW! I love paella rice!" Akihisa announced with glee and jumped like a bunny.
"Whoa dude, don't worry! It's not like the food's gonna run away or something," Kanade said as he put down the plates. "Dig in!"
"Thanks, Amakusa-kun! It does look amazing, to be honest!" Raku said while looking at the dish with a shine on his face. I couldn't help but stare at the food. It seems very well-cooked.
"Did someone help you out, Amakusa-kun?" I asked Kanade as Akihisa and Raku began eating the food; though Akihisa was more like wolfing it down rather than eating.
"Nope! Just myself! And some pointers from Ichijou-kun!" Kanade proudly declared, puffing up his chest.
"Well, you certainly did a good job, Amakusa-kun!" Raku praised Kanade and then began eating once more. I look at my plate and scoop out some of the rice and plade it in my mouth.
"It's good!" I said as look at the food again and began wolfing it down.
10:00 PM – Yuuki's Room (Dormitory Building)
"Ugh… What a day…" I told myself groggily. I could sleep like a log right about now, as the events today were tiring.
But at the same time, I feel very scared all of a sudden. I glance at my door and at the camera. Would anyone from us really try to kill? No, I shouldn't think that way! These are all my classmates; none of them would be willing to kill just for a video…
Ding Dong Ding Dong
"Good evening, students. This is a school announcement. It is now 10pm," Kyubey said through the television screen. "Night Time begins now. The cafeteria's doors will be locked shortly. You are forbidden to enter it. I hope all of you have a good night."
"Kyubey's announcement as usual…" I muttered under my breath as I pull over my blankets to cover me. I really don't like Kyubey now. Even though Roka is fine now, it still irks me that the reason why she fainted was because of the videos Kyubey gave to us. Sure, Tomoko, Popura, Seitenshi and Raku freaked out and Tatsumi nearly destroyed the entire room, but none of them fainted.
"I wonder… Is Roka planning to… murder someone…?" I asked myself. I then mentally punched myself as I thought that. Roka would never kill. But who knows…
"I'm probably overthinking things. By tomorrow, everyone's going to live. I'm sure of that," As I said those words to myself, I fell into deep sleep.
kyubey theatre
Good evening once again. Now, where were we? Oh yes, the reason of my wish-making business. You see, I'm not just doing this because I merely want to make people happy. I grant wishes to save the world! I guess that's all I want to say. Now let's talk about something else. How about emotions? Emotions are a funny thing, it really can't be touched and it changed according to the situation. Is it present in all life forms, I wonder? I know for sure that I do not possess such things. Okay, now that's it for tonight's show. I bid you farewell.
Yuuki's POV
7:00 AM – Yuuki's Room (Dormitory Building)
Ding Dong Ding Dong
"Good morning, students of Hope's Peak Academy. It is 7 am in the morning, so it is time to wake up," Kyubey announced through the television screen. "Let us all strive to be the ultimate hope today."
I get up from my bed with a loud yawn. I usually don't wake up early to go to school before, so I really need to adjust if we're going to be trapped by a sadistic cat. I get up from my bed and go to the bathroom to do the usual routine every morning. Just as I was about to leave my room, there was a knock on my door. I wonder who it could be. I went to the door, after dressing up of course, and open the door to see Satsuki standing there. I visibly shocked, of course.
"Hase-san. Go to the cafeteria now. I will wake up the others, so go on ahead."
"W-what? B-but-"
Before I could even ask why, she left and stormed off. Her face seemed… worried. I decided that I should go to the cafeteria.
7:10 AM – Cafeteria (First Floor)
As usual, I was one of the first to arrive on the cafeteria. Only Popura and I were at the cafeteria at the moment. The unusual thing is, Popura isn't in the kitchen, and she's even crying. I decided to go and talk to her.
"Um, Popura? Why are you… crying..?" I asked, gulping my own anxiety. Every second I spend staying in the cafeteria is making me uneasy for some reason. She didn't even look at me and just pointed at the kitchen. I then nodded, and checked the kitchen.
I would regret that decision later, though. Because what I saw… What I saw…
Was the lifeless body… Of a classmate of ours.
The corpse… of Tomoko Kuroki.
"Ah… AUGH!" I screamed at the top of lungs and fell on my back. The kitchen was a mess; there were ropes and chairs scattered about. There was a huge pool of blood on the floor as I saw the murder weapon… A knife, stabbed directly at her heart.
Tomoko Kuroki… was dead.
STILL ALIVE: 14 STUDENTS
CHAPTER 1 – Despair Is So Sweet / (un)usual School days part END
After Chapter Author Commentary!
Apex: UPUPUPUPUPU! Such despair!
Tomoko: S-shut up! You just killed me off!
Apex: Nope! I didn't kill you off! It was definitely someone else! But the question is… who?
Tomoko: I got no clue… B-but seriously… Why kill the cute and popular me!? Am I too good for this sinful Earth!?
Apex: The only thing I do see is your ego acting up. So yeah! There it is, the first murder! Sorry for updating so long and only giving you guys a short chapter. The investigations are coming up next! Apex out!
