A/N: Hey y'all. I'd like to thank you all for your continued support!...although one thing does slightly bother me...I haven't gotten a single feedback about the "Fan-service episode"! Seriously, it's not a matter of review or not, I'm just surprised I haven't gotten a single piece of feedback yet, be it positive or negative. I'm not necessarily complaining or anything about it- I'm just surprised is all XP It was definitely "different" compared to my usual work (I thought a little comedy relief chp was in order) but no one said anything. I can't tell if that's good or bad since I didn't get a complaint either.
I don't know, it's just one of those things in life people feel, or things seem weird to for some reason XP.
*sigh* either way, please enjoy the FF ^^
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"Huff, ok...are you two calmed down now?" Asahina asked, sitting on the bed next to Naegi.
After the little incident several minutes ago, she was now wearing her old PJ's again as opposed to her somewhat transparent Nightie Ikusaba had picked out for her the day before. It wasn't exactly any issue she had with the pajamas themselves, but when you have four boys suddenly collapse on you with their faces crushed against your breast, it's a nightmare to anyone.
Part of the blame came from two parties at the same time. The first had to come from the girl's slumber party. What started as a (questionably) simple game of strip poker, according to Ikusaba a "Fun Version", turned into a full fledge duel between her and Kirigiri, who had decided to participate in the festivities at the time.
It's not like she had any choice in the matter. Having been contacted by Monokuma himself an hour earlier, he threatened Naegi's life if Kirigiri refused to participate in the sleep over. Not only did he force her hand, but he also confirmed about her suspicions about Mukuro Ikusaba having some relation to him. All it meant to her was that Ikusaba was indefinitely a traitor.
So, having finally come across the scene that greeted her upon arriving at said slumber party, she was quickly thrust into a one-on-one strip poker match against Ikusaba herself, who was rather pissed after ruining her chances of stripping Naegi down to her undergarments.
From there, the two began what could only be known as a "Strip-Off", for lack of a better term, with Kirigiri and Ikusaba being on par in terms of poker skill. The two went at it for nearly a straight half hour, being even-even on both sides. It began disturbing both Naegi and Asahina as to how far these two could possibly go, considering they seemed to be really on edge, not even stopping once they came down to their bras and panties.
To escape the increasingly stressful scenery around them, Naegi and Asahina were prepared to go out for a walk around the hallways, not wanting to see just how far this strip game was going to bring these two. In preparation for the little walk, while Naegi was ready to head out the door, Asahina was bringing snacks.
Opening said door resulted in an event that's best not repeated. To put it vaguely, Naegi had a breakdown from the sight of four eavesdropping men suddenly collapsing onto her, face-first into her breasts.
As to what the other side was doing, aka the boys, they were also having what they call an "All Nighter" back in the lunchroom, where they planned on spending all night in the lunchroom. Their party consisted of wise cracks, jokes, and everything along the lines.
But just like all boys, when you have a girl's slumber party going on a few yards away, you can't help but grow curious about what might be beyond the point of no return, or the doorway into Naegi's room where the slumber party was taking place.
With their curiosity growing too intense, they did the most simple of things one would do in this situation- come and eavesdrop by leaning against Naegi's room. During said time, they didn't expect to hear many of the things that went on in the other room, nor did they fully understand why they were hearing said things.
From what little they heard, they believed an entirely different event was going on within the room, something that kept them from hearing the footsteps or realize the door handle was jiggling, followed by bursting open due to the boys' combined weights and Naegi suddenly opening the door.
The rest brings us to where we are presently. And now that the two red-faced girls have finally settled down, they couldn't help but find themselves somewhat embarrassed from how far they pushed each other in their little game, and the fact all of them were now back in their night shirts and panties.
"Yeah...we're calm..." Kirigiri mumbled, brushing the hair from her face with a slight blush.
"I feel slightly light headed." Ikusaba moaned rubbing her head with a blush as well.
"You two really have a competitive side, you know that?" Naegi said. The two girls looked at each other for a minute before turning away.
"Sorry..." They both apologized.
"So...can we just have a normal sleep over?" Naegi asked scratching her head. "I'd sorta like to forget what happened awhile ago." She said with a slight frown. Asahina gave her a slight sympathetic look as she patted her shoulder.
"Yeah, I guess." Ikusaba replied. The other three looked to Kirigiri, noticing her utter silence. She glanced her eyes back and forth among the three, but continued to remain silent.
"Something wrong, Kirigiri?" Asahina asked curiously. Kirigiri continued having a slight blush on her face, even though it was light.
"..." She couldn't think of a single thing to say.
"Come on Kirigiri, what's up?" Naegi asked. Unlike Asahina, Kirigiri took the time to actually look at Naegi as she spoke, but she still felt a little uneasy.
"Mh...w-well..." She turned away once more. "W-What do we do now?" She asked. Everyone looked at her with confusion.
"What do you mean?" Naegi asked again.
"W-Well... W-What do we do...at a sleepover?" She finally asked. Now everyone looked at her with some surprise.
"What do you mean what do we do at a sleepover?" Asahina asked. "Haven't you ever been to..." The expression on Kirigiri's face said it all.
"I meant what I said earlier about not doing slumber parties...I just don't do them." Kirigiri stated. Naegi tilted her head curiously.
"Why not? I mean, didn't you hang out with your friends when you were little?" Naegi asked. There was something rather depressing about the utter silence coming from Kirigiri.
"...I'd rather not talk about it." She replied.
It wasn't entirely because of the lack of friends she had growing up. The issue came with the fact that one of her "enemies" were just sitting three feet away from her. She hated herself for being tricked by Monokuma like this, but she didn't have much of a choice. She couldn't afford to have anything happen to Naegi for...reasons.
She couldn't even tell if Murkuro Ikusaba was even informed as to why Naegi was here with them or not. She didn't even know how they were communicating with one another! All she knew is that she had to make sure she kept an eye on Ikusaba, and wait for an opportunity to expose her and what she's doing.
"Just..." Kirigiri looked back to Naegi. "What do we do at a sleepover?"
"That's rather depressing." Ikusaba commented looking away. She felt herself slightly tense up as she noticed the depressed frown Naegi was giving her for making such a comment. "I-I mean that in a sad way!" She quickly lied, not wanting Naegi to look down on her.
Much to Kirigiri's surprise, and startled, Ikusaba quickly embraced her into a, very, tight hug, practically crushing her between her breasts. "I feel VERY sorry for poor Kirigiri," Ikusaba "apologized", trying to sound sympathetic while simultaneously suffocating her at the same time, "the poor thing hasn't had a single sleep over for who knows how long..."
"Ngh...annf...eeef..."KIrigiri muttered, being muffled by Ikusaba's chest. It was at this point it was clearly obvious she was trying to suffocate her intentionally, mostly due to the fact Ikusaba refused to let go even after Kirigiri tried pushing her off.
"Umm... I-Ikusaba? I think you're crushing her..." Naegi said, noticing Kirigiri slowly changing colors.
"Huh?" Ikusaba looked down to Kirigiri, pretending as if she didn't even notice Kirigiri suffocating. "Oops! Silly me!" She apologized letting her go.
"Heck-ahoughh..." Kirigiri coughed, rubbing her neck soothingly to help clear her throat. She grumbled to herself as she gritted her teeth, knowing Ikusaba did it on purpose.
"Sorry Kirigiri, I didn't mean to suffocate you like that." Kirigiri was absolutely certain that Ikusaba was taunting her. The fact she was doing it and capable of getting away with it right in front of Naegi really pissed her off. She forced herself to give her a fake smile back.
"Not...a...problem..." She grumbled back. Naegi and Asahina smiled to each other, glad the two were getting along, at least it appeared that way to them. With their attention momentarily diverted, Kirigiri quickly did what she could for a quick counterattack. "After all it's not your fault if those cheap implants tend to get in the way." She muttered. The sight of Ikusaba's brow twitching was all the satisfaction she needed.
"So," Naegi started talking again, grabbing the attention of both girls, "you've never been to a single sleep over before, Kirigiri?" Kirigiri blushed a bit once more. Aside from the answer to said question, something about when Naegi asked it made her feel...strange.
"N-No, I... I haven't." Kirigiri replied once more. "I can't go into detail, but let's just say I've had too many things occupying my time." She explained. "So, again...what do we do?" She asked.
Naegi opened her mouth to reply before suddenly pausing. "Umm..." She looked up in thought with a curious expression on her face. "We...well...We just, you know, hang out and all." Naegi answered.
"Hang...out?" Kirigiri questioned. Asahina chuckled nervously.
"It's not exactly something specific, you know?" She commented. "It's just, well..." Asahina frowned a bit lowering her head. "...Huh...I honestly don't know how to explain it..."
"It's like the morning meetings!" Naegi said with a smile. "We just gather around, talk about stuff, play around, that sorta thing."
Asahina smiled. "Yeah! That sounds about right." She agreed. Despite the explanation, Kirigiri actually found herself more confused than ever.
"We just...talk?" Kirigiri couldn't understand. "About what?"
"You know, just...stuff." Naegi said casually.
"Stuff?" Kirigiri repeated. "Like what?
"Just... girl stuff." Asahina answered.
"What girl stuff?"
"Wow, you really haven't been to a sleep over, have you?" Ikusaba asked. For once, it was a legitimate question, and not one which involved taunting or teasing in any manner.
"So...what do we talk about then?"
"Well for starters, do you have a boyfriend?" Asahina asked excitedly.
She turned herself around so she was lying on her chest, her body slightly being forced to lie up due to her breasts. Naegi smiled growing the same idea, quickly turning around so she was doing the same. Sadly due to a difference in size, her breasts didn't have the same effect.
"A... boyfriend?"
"Yeah, you know! Someone you're dating?" Asahina added.
"Oh... Well no then." KIrigiri bluntly answered. There wasn't as much excitement from it as Asahina would've hoped for.
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With the lack of sound going on throughout the room, Kirigiri assumed it was her turn. "So...do you have a boyfriend?" She asked back.
"Sadly, no." Asahina replied with a small smile.
"What?!" Ikusaba yelped. "With your body, I'd think men would be drooling over you!" Ikusaba... complimented? Even Asahina couldn't tell as a red blush came over her face.
"Umm...thanks?" She replied rubbing the back of her head. "There is some truth to that though. But, sadly, at the same time, well," Asahina crossed her arms, shifting her eyes away irritated, "you know, men only want one thing..."
"What?" Kirigiri asked. Even Naegi was surprised she didn't get the idea.
"You're kidding, right?" Ikusaba asked in disbelief.
"Money?" Kirigiri guessed. The three others could only stare at each other.
"...Pfffft! Hahahaha!" The three burst into laughter, not noticing Kirigiri's confusion.
"Seriously, what?" Kirigiri asked. She didn't like the fact there was something three of them knew that she didn't.
"They wanna fuck!" Ikusaba yelled. The laughter died down as Asahina and Naegi looked at her surprised.
"I-Ikusaba!" Naegi yelled in surprise, blushing like Asahina. Ikusaba tried giving her an innocent smile.
"W-Well, it's true..." She mumbled.
"Huh. So is it my turn now?" Kirigiri wondered.
"Turn?" Asahina asked.
"Yeah, to ask a question." She clarified.
"Oh! Heh," Asahina chuckled a little. "Well there aren't really any "turns", but I guess so."
"Alright." She rubbed her chin turning to Naegi. "Naegi." She firmly said tot get her attention. "Hmm... What's your favorite food?" She asked. Naegi couldn't help but tilted her head.
"Seriously?" Naegi asked.
"Come on, Kirigiri, it has to be better than that." Asahina tried encouraging her. "Make it something exciting, like the boyfriend question!" She recommended.
"Oh, sorry." Kirigiri paused for a few seconds deep in thought. "Ok, I got one."
"Alright, so let's hear it!" Naegi replied excitedly.
"Do you have a Girlfriend?" Kirigiri calmly asked. Naegi flinched at the question, blushing madly.
"W-Wh-What?" Naegi stuttered. None of the others were expecting such a question.
"I asked if you have a-"
"I KNOW WHAT YOU SAID!" Naegi quickly shouted, still blushing. "I mean why would you ask such a thing?!"
"Well, Asahina asked for the boyfriend, so I had to ask something different." She explained calmly.
"I-I know, b-b-but you're not supposed to ask something like t-that!" Naegi told her.
"So is that a yes or a no?" Kirigiri tilted her head.
"It's a no!" Naegi snapped.
"Couldn't get one?" Kirigiri asked.
"N-No, it's not like that! I-..." Naegi paused suddenly thinking. "Wait...are you...you know..." Naegi asked.
"What?" Kirigiri didn't have a single clue.
"Are you gay?" Ikusaba had no issue asking the question.
"No, why?" Kirigiri had no idea what the issue was.
For a brief moment, Ikusaba's transmitter buzzed, letting her know of an incoming message.
"I swear, if you get any kissing footage, I will personally reserve the entire fifth floor for you and Naegi." It promised. Ikusaba couldn't help but mentally grin.
"Umm, Kirigiri, we won't judge you if you are, you know." Asahina kindly told her.
"But I'm not." Kirigiri assured. "Why would I be?"
"W-Well...I mean who goes around and asks something like that?" Asahina asked.
"I thought it was just the rules of the game, to ask a more interesting question." Kirigiri replied.
"Game? Kirigiri, asking each other questions isn't a game, it's just a conversation." Asahina stated. Kirigiri actually blushed slightly, not understanding the idea.
"Oh...sorry." She apologized. Naegi gave her a small smile.
"It's ok." Naegi said. "Even if you asked, I don't have a boyfriend either." She frowned slightly lowering her head. "The reasons being...you know..." Asahina stroke her back softly trying to comfort her.
"Hey, it's ok, don't worry. Any boy would be lucky to have you." Asahina tried cheering her up. Naegi smiled a little.
"Well I'm hoping my chances will increase with my new look and all." Naegi hoped.
"Sure they will!" Asahina encouraged.
"Our first priority then should be getting out of here." Kirigiri responded. Both Asahina and Naegi looked to her at this. "We can't think of what we'll be doing until after we get out of here."
"Not to sound encouraging, but maybe when enough floors are unlocked, after the final floor, the headmaster will let us go?" Asahina guessed. Naegi looked at her worriedly.
"Are you saying let the murders happen until eventually-"
"No, not that!" Asahina quickly cut off. "I'm just saying in worst case scenario!" She turned back to Kirigiri. "As for alternative ideas, maybe we should see if there's any like ducts or open vents or something around the school." She turned to Naegi. "I mean, a mosquito bit Fujisaki one time, remember? It had to have gotten in some how."
"It did?" Ikusaba asked surprised.
Asahina nodded. "Yeah! It must've gotten in some how."
"I believe if we figure out where it came from, we can best determine how it escaped." Kirigiri said with a smile.
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Ikusaba looked away frowning, which Naegi noticed. She knew all about what was going on, all about what the outside world was like. And obviously, she couldn't tell them at all about what has been transpiring for who knows how long. And out of all of it, she didn't want to lose Naegi most of all.
"Something on your mind, Mukuro?" Naegi asked. Ikusaba gave her a slight smile for a few seconds, but frowned looking away again.
"D...Do you guys reeeally want to get out of here?" She asked. Everyone looked at her strangely, although Kirigiri also added extra suspicion to what she was already sure of.
"What do you mean? Of course we want to get out of here!" Asahina exclaimed.
"Why?" Ikusaba simply asked. There was growing confusion from the three, unable to comprehend why Ikusaba would ask such questions.
"Well...you know..." She looked back to the others. "I mean are things really bad here?"
"I already told you-"
"Why do you think they are?" Ikusaba interrupted. "What makes this place so bad?"
"Haven't you been paying any attention?" Kirigiri nearly shouted. "People are dying here!"
"And? What's the difference?"
"Huh?"
"People die on the news everyday, so how is that any different?" Ikusaba asked.
"Well it-..." Asahina was about to argue again when she realized she couldn't. She started lowering her head slowly as she tried to think.
"It's what? Different? You think it makes a difference just because you're not there in person?"
"Quit twisting our words!" Kirigiri did yell. "We're being forced to play this sick game by some sick twisted Fuck!" She shouted. Asahina and Naegi jumped a little from the shout. There was something about the way Kirigiri was glaring at Mukuro that made the two feel uneasy. It was almost as if she was talking to the headmaster directly, and they knew for a fact that wasn't possible.
Ikusaba wasn't doing much better in terms of looking any nicer. She was looking at Kirigiri with such scorn, you'd think they were mortal rivals or something. The atmosphere wasn't feeling all that great with the two girls staring down each other, practically wishing that the other one would die. It was just pure anger.
*Spizz*
The two girls flinched as they suddenly felt a small douse of water suddenly sprayed on them. Looking back, they saw Naegi with a simple smile, having just opened a soda can which she shook up and sprayed them with.
"You girls need to calm down, seriously." Naegi stated, offering them both a can of pop. "We're supposed to be having a party tonight. Why don't we just forget about everything and just enjoy ourselves?" She declared.
Kirigiri and Ikusaba looked to each other briefly before sighing. The both of them were practically at each other's throats, and the both of them were ready to take a crack at each other. But neither of them wanted to be responsible for ruining Naegi's slumber party, or make Naegi depressed.
It was almost as if the two were reading each other's mind, but they both agreed, that they would settle their dispute later. They would definitely at least act peaceful in front of her.
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"Ooooogh..." Hagakure groaned. He rubbed his aching back in the hopes of soothing the immense pain he was feeling. None of the others were much better off than him, all of them rubbing various parts of their body to ease the pain they were all going through.
It wasn't like they didn't deserve it though. Not many people can say they've tried sneaking into, spy on, or even eavesdrop on a girl's slumber party without ending up with a few bruises here or there. And not many can even think of getting away with rubbing their faces into a girl's breasts, even if accidental, and get away with it without punishment as a consequence.
Said punishment came in the form of Sakura Oogami, who caught the perpetrators just after committing their foul deed and scaring Naegi. She did give them a small amount of mercy by giving them a twelve-second running head start, but even that wasn't enough to outrun the raging demon.
The amount of pain she inflicted upon each of them within the fifteen seconds they were being punished was unimaginable to describe. Some of them could only beg for mercy that Monokuma would put them out of their misery to finish them off quickly. None of them had any broken bones or sprains, but that is actually saying a lot to the woman who could break their bodies like a twig, and managed to do so without breaking a single bone.
It was true hell they went through.
"I can't feel my leeeegs..." Hagakure moaned.
"I think I see a light." Yamada commented, lying on his back with his arms to the side. It was technically a ceiling light he was looking at. "Tell my mother, I love her." He groaned.
"Violence...isn't acceptable...in a hallway..." Ishimaru pained to say as he lied on his side.
"I need more ice...I can still feel her punching me..." Owada yelled in misery, setting a third ice pack on his forehead. He was the only one who was least in pain, sitting in his chair with his feet on the table. Even the black right eye he currently had didn't feel as bad as this. And the ice back only numbed the pain for a few brief seconds before it melted right away.
Ouch.
"Dude...why didn't you try to defend us?" Hagakure groaned. "You could've held her off...so we could run a bit longer..."
"Way to be the hero." Owada rolled his eyes. "I can't fight girls man...even if it kills me." He told them.
"At least she had the decency to bring us back to the lunchroom." Ishimaru weakly said, trembling in pain as he groggily worked his way up to the chair. "We wouldn't be able to make it back before the night time announcement otherwise." He let out a groan of pain as he let his arms fall to his sides once he was seated. He didn't have the energy to bring them above the table.
"I can still see a light." Yamada moaned again. "I think it's getting brighter."
"Stay out of the light Yams! STAY OUT OF HE LIGHT!" Hagakure cried.
"I didn't even know Yamada could be bent that far." Owada commented.
"...I can't." Yamada replied.
"At least we got to see something in our final moments of joy." Hagakure said, getting in his chair as well.
"Dude, freaking having a four-way-motorboat with Naegi's breasts is just low man, even if it was accidental!" Owada yelled before groaning. "Now I owe her another apology..."
"Actually I was talking about seeing the others in their undies and bras, man." Hagakure meant. "I didn't even know Kiri' was into bunnies."
"At least you apologized for hitting her before hand, bro." Ishimaru reminded. "To have that upon the previous issue would've been unacceptable, even if you did apologize."
"I can still see a light." Yamada replied for a third time.
"We know, we know." The other three groaned.
"But at least now, we can get back to having a Guy's Night, right?" Hagakure tried lightening the mood.
"Yeah...once the pain goes away at least." Owada replied. "I say we get back to partying as soon as we can. It'll help make the pain go away."
"Can we really continue on though after what we did?" Ishimaru asked Owada. "Maybe we should go back to apologize, at least to Naegi."
"Yeah man, I feel like shit too," Owada agreed, "but we only got like three minutes until the night time thing kicks in. Let's just wait until tomorrow, then apologize in the morn'."
"Speaking of which, what do we do now dude?" Hagakure asked. "Part of the plan was playing around, but after what Ogre did, I can't really move too much."
"Let's just get back to talking or something." Owada suggested crossing his arms. "Where did we leave off?"
"I think we left off with Yams' drowning idea." Hagakure answered.
"Oh yeah...anyone got something that can top that?" Owada asked around.
"I can still see a light." Yamada groaned.
"We know!"
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Diiing dooong...
diiiing dooooong...
"Ahem, may I have your attention please? The time is now 10:00 P.M. Night Time is now in effect! The cafeteria is now off-limits, and the doors will be locked momentarily. And with that, I wish you all a good night. Sweet dreams...". Monokuma announced.
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"Upupupu!" Monokuma cackled with laughter. Looking at all the monitors displaying the numerous student, seeing all of them trying to have a grand, joyful time...it was sickening to him. But he at least had everything he needed to make his night exciting now.
"Let's get the ball rolling!" He cheered, suddenly typing into his computer.
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*knock*
*knock*
*knock*
"Huh?" The girls looked back towards the door.
"Ugh, it's probably those stupid boys again!" Ikusaba grumbled, already marching towards the door.
"Be careful!" Naegi warned, not wanting her to suffer the same fate as her.
With a turn of the knob, Ikusaba angrily pulled the door open. "Hey! I thought we told you-!" Ikusaba suddenly paused as she noticed no one was there.
She looked to her left, and then to her right, but she saw no one. Not even Oogami was in view, though, only because she was patrolling on the other side of the hall. With all directions viewed, save for one, she decided to glance downwards on the off chance something was there.
To her surprise, she was right. There was a strange present, wrapped up in wrapping paper, and tied in a neat pink bow, greeting her. There was even a small tag on the string attached to it that read "Hope you girls have fun! - Anonymous", although it was pretty obvious who it was from. Even if it wasn't, the fact the wrapping paper had pictures of Monokuma's face printed on it was a dead giveaway.
Still, she was undercover, so whatever it was, it told her it was all part of some plan. She hated the part she was slightly in the dark about whatever this plan was, but she wouldn't argue with it all the same. With a sigh, she casually picked up the present, carrying it inside with her and closing the door. There was a little weight to it, and she noticed it jingled a bit. The only thing she could picture the contents being some form of drink.
"Hey Naegi, you got a package." Ikusaba said, handing the present over to her.
"Hmm?" Naegi eyed the package suspiciously. Kirigiri's eyes twitched slightly, noticing the wrapping done around it. It was too obvious to her who it belonged to.
"Don't open it!" She commanded her. "It's from Monokuma." Naegi looked to her strangely.
"Yeah, but why would he send me something?" She asked.
"Maybe it's a bomb!" Asahina said worriedly.
"Nah, can't be." Ikusaba said with confidence. "He wouldn't be trying to bomb us or he'd risk breaking his own rules." Naegi shook the box slightly trying to get an idea of what was inside.
"Besides, it feels sort of heavy but weird." Naegi commented.
"It feels weird?" Kirigiri raised a brow.
"Yeah, like there's more than one thing in here." Naegi explained.
She knew staring at it wasn't going to get them anywhere, but it still felt wrong to her all the same. She gulped slightly to herself as she slowly began tearing off the wrapping paper, her heart beating faster with nervousness after each tear. Pulling off the last of the paper, it didn't answer their question to what was inside as it was just a plain, cardboard box with a top piece.
Looking to the others one more time, Naegi slowly began pulling the top of the box off, tossing the cover aside to get a better look at what was inside. To Kirigiri's fascination, Naegi looked rather curious and interested in the contents, already reaching down and trying to pull something out of it. It didn't make Kirigiri worry any less, but at least it told her that it, probably, wasn't a bomb or explosive.
"What's in it?" Asahina asked. Naegi struggled a bit, looking like the contents were stuck to something, but only for a brief time.
"It's a bottle." She revealed, pulling out a strange green, translucent bottle that had a purplish liquid inside of it.
She began handing a single bottle to each of the girls, the gift having just enough for each one of them. All of them were in the shape of wine bottle, even with a cork on the top of each one. There wasn't a label or anything though to tell them what was inside of the bottle, only a single Monokuma logo printed on the front, and everyone's name printed within the white space of his face.
"What the heck is this stuff" Asahina asked. She turned the bottle around all over to get a better glimpse of the fluid inside.
"Whatever it is, we shouldn't drink it!" Kirigiri warned firmly. "If it came from Monokuma then you know we can't just-"
*pop*
All eyes shifted to Ikusaba as she suddenly popped the cork from the bottle. Apparently she cared little about anything Kirigiri was suddenly trying to say.
"Seems fine to me." She said. Kirigiri didn't know how to respond to that. If she was working for the headmaster in some way, then surely she wouldn't risk drinking something possibly poisonous. Then again, she could just be trying to trick everyone else into drinking first.
Naegi eyed the bottle again curiously. The fact it didn't blow up from simply popping the cork off the top, nor did the box explode upon opening it, was pretty safe to assume it wouldn't blow up. Shrugging her shoulders, she gave the cork a tug as well, popping it off with ease.
The sight of this worried Kirigiri herself, but by the time she was about to say something, she was interrupted by another pop coming from Asahina. She gritted her teeth with irritation, knowing she was forced to follow along. Granted, she didn't trust the drink one bit, but she didn't want Asahina or Naegi to go through anything alone if the drink did something to them. Perhaps she could figure out a way to fix the problem it may cause if she experienced it herself.
*sniff*
*sniff*
"It smells fruity to me." Naegi commented. In suit, the other girls also proceeded to smell it as well. It was surprisingly good smelling, yet the smell didn't distract Kirigiri from her worries.
"What do you think it is?" Asahina asked.
"Maybe it's wine?" Naegi replied questionably.
"Meh, if that Mono-thing is too picky about the rules, I doubt he'd bring anything alcoholic here." Ikusaba said.
Knowing nothing would get done by simply sitting around, Ikusaba took the initiative and dabbed a bit of the drink onto her finger. She proceeded to suckle on her finger immediately after for a small taste, and to see if it was strange in any way.
Her eyes opened widely.
"Oh my god, this is delicious!" She shouted excitingly. She proceeded to glug down the rest of the drink with satisfaction, stopping after taking in a fourth to let out a sigh. "It's amazing! I feel wide awake!" Naegi and Asahina both eyed the bottle once again before turning to each other.
"Do you think-" Naegi began asking.
"I'm telling you not to!" Kirigiri said again with a little worry. "Nothing good can come from this!"
"Well, Ikusaba looks fine with it." Asahina noted, watching as Ikusaba continued chugging down the drink. Ikusaba paused after drinking halfway, looking at Naegi with continued excitement.
"Naegi, trust me, you've GOT to try this!" Ikusaba suggested. "It's wonderful! I feel wide awake!" She stated.
"Huh...well in that case..." Naegi replied, tilting the bottle up.
"Naegi-!" Kirigiri tried shouting. But it was too late. By the time Kirigiri finished, Naegi was already swallowing a small amount of said liquid. Coming into contact with the strange liquid, Naegi's eyes immediately lit up.
"It's amazing!" Naegi continued drinking. Naturally, Asahina decided to give the bottle a try as well, meeting with the same result.
"I feel wonderful!" Asahina said excitedly.
Kirigiri could only groan with herself. She didn't want to join in on the drinking, knowing this was somehow Monokuma's trap, but at the same time, didn't feel like she had a choice. If she didn't take it, then she would never figure out how to counteract whatever the drink could do to Naegi and the others.
On top of that, there was a chance Monokuma would, once again, threaten Naegi some how if she did refuse. She hated herself by this point, but didn't contemplate it for too long.
With a slight gulp before hand, mostly from nerves, she quickly took a swig of the drink as well, swallowing a mouthful in one single gulp.
"..." Kirigiri looked down at the bottle completely dazzled and wide eyed. "This IS good." She complemented.
"What do you think it's supposed to do to us?" Asahina asked the others.
"Who knows. Maybe it's just some caffeine thing?" Naegi guessed shrugging her shoulders. "I mean, after all this, I just feel a little bit more awake, but I don't feel bad in any way at all."
"So what, the idea was to make us all hyper and caffeinated or something?" Ikusaba asked. "Tch, ooooohh, how evil, now we'll never get to sleep." She joked, grinning as she took another drink.
Kirigiri couldn't help but blush slightly, but only due to the fact she felt slightly silly from earlier. "I guess it's not all that bad." She admitted. "But it has to be part of some plan!" She was sure.
"Well, maybe it's better if we all take it then. At least then, if something happens, we can all find out a way to deal with it together." Asahina said. She at least had the certainty that if something did happen, they could deal with it as long as they had one another.
"Well...maybe..." Kirigiri mumbled. "Anyone feel weird yet?" She wondered looking around.
Naegi shook the bottle somewhat while staring at it. "Aside from being awake, I don't feel different at all." She replied.
"Ah, that hit the spot." Iikusaba said, setting her now-empty bottle down on the ground.
"You already finished?" Asahina asked slightly impressed. "It was a large bottle you know."
"I know, but it was sooooooooooo good!" She replied, holding her sides with glee.
"So do you feel any different now it's gone?" Naegi asked.
"Any cravings or something for more?" Kirigiri also asked. Ikusaba tapped her chin, looking up in thought.
"Umm...no, not really." She shook her head. "I mean, I wouldn't mind one more but I don't feel crazy about another one."
"Phew," Asahina sighed, "least we don't have to worry about some sort of "I would kill for another one of these" scenario." She said with a smile. She enjoyed each and every sip she took of it.
"Huh!" Ikusaba gasped, catching everyone's attention.
"W-What?" Asahina asked concerned.
"I feel something!" She revealed. Everyone stopped their drinking as they looked to Ikusaba worriedly.
"Are you feeling ok?" Naegi asked worriedly.
"Just steady your heart rate," even Kirigiri tried warning, "if it's a poison, it'll spread through your body faster if it's beating too fast!"
"I feel..." Ikusaba muttered staring off into space.
"I feel..."
"I feel...!" Everyone looked to her with fear and panic.
*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELCH!*
*crash*
"Awww-!" The girls groaned as Ikusaba could only laugh. She completely fell backwards in her chair from the enormous burp she just pulled off. While Asahina and Kirigiri found it disgusting, Naegi couldn't help but chuckle afterwards, finding it slightly funny as well.
Especially the bit where she fell backwards in her chair as a result. That part got to her the most.
"That was gross!" Asahina complained, waving her hand in front of her nose as if fanning a smell.
"It was funny!" Naegi said happily. Ikusaba chuckled a bit more as she got back in her chair again after setting it up.
"Thanks..." She replied. "I'm sorry, but really, I feel just fine." She admitted. Kirigiri could only roll her eyes, both at Ikusaba and herself.
She found it funny with herself how she could even consider feeling slightly worried for Ikusaba, even if she knew about her secrets. Perhaps the party was just getting to her too much.
"I guess the drinks really are safe then." Asahina said with a light smile, finishing off her bottle. "I mean really, what harm could they do?"
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"So what do you think it is?" Owada asked, looking at the bottle in his hand.
Much like the girls, only a single minute passed after the Night Time announcement went off, and no sooner had a minute passed, did a mysterious box plop down from the ceiling, straight on the table in the middle of all the boys.
Like the girls, they were all cautious and worried about what it could be, opening it slowly while being careful. Fortunately, nothing blew up or exploded after tearing off the numerous pieces of wrapping paper. What they were greeted with though confused them all. There wasn't a weapon, not some blueprints for pulling off a murder, nothing of the sort. Just four simple bottles with the Monokuma print on one side.
Cautiously, each of them took a bottle and held it carefully in their hands. Even after popping open the corks though, nothing bad appeared to happen. It, at least seemed, harmless.
"So...who first?" Owada asked, looking around. They all agreed they had to at least try the drink, no matter how bad or dangerous it could be.
"Eh, let me try first dude." Hagakure offered, sticking his finger right in. However, much to his annoyance, he couldn't get his finger out. "Stupid bottle thing..." He groaned, trying with all his might to pry his finger from it's confines. "My finger's stuck guys!" He cried.
"Hahaha," Owada laughed, "you shouldn't have stuck your finger in man!"
"In that case, I shall partake in the sampling." Ishimaru decided, quickly taking a drink of the mysterious bottle. To the surprise of the others, his eyes immediately lit up with anticipation. "It tastes incredible!" He yelled.
Seeing how his own "bro" was satisfied with the drink, Owada gave a shrug as he took a large gulp of it too. Wiping his face off a bit, he smiled. "Damn! This shit is great!" He cheered, continuing to gulp down the liquid inside. Yamada eyed the bottle carefully, but proceeded to take a drink from it as well. He met with the same result.
"Wow! I feel like I could go a round with Master Sakura Oogami herself!" He said with pride.
"Gawwwwww!" Hagakure could only groan, seeing the amazing reaction the drink was giving the others. He continued pulling at the bottle harder and faster, wanting a glimpse of the heaven they were taking. "C'mon you stupid piece of-"
*CRASH*
"NOOOO!" Hagakure cried.
Even with his carefulness, his strength proved too much for him. With one last pull, he managed to pry the bottle off of his finger, much to his joy. However, said joy only lasted a second before he realized the bottle had slipped from his grasp, falling straight down from excess force and shattering upon the floor with drama.
"Noohohoohoo!" Hagakure cried on his knees. "I never even got a taste!"
"Worry not, Hagakure! You can share mine!" Ishimaru said, offering his bottle to Hagakure. Hagakure sniffled a bit before wiping his face.
"T-Thanks Ish, you're a lifesaver!" He shouted, gulping down nearly half the bottle in one go.
"Woah, hey! Take it easy, that still belongs to bro!" Owada shouted slightly angry. However, much to everyone's surprise, Hagakure's expression changed from a simple glimpse of heaven, to that of disgust and sickness.
*PFFFFFFFFFFFT*
"Blegh!" Hagakure spat the liquid from his mouth, actually seeming much more relieved once it was out of his mouth. "This is disgusting! What the heck is that man?!" Hagakure moaned, handing the bottle back to Ishimaru. "You can keep it Ish, that's not worth drinking even if I was dying from dehydration." He firmly stated.
Ishimaru looked at the bottle a little surprised. "Strange... Perhaps it's an acquired taste?" Ishimaru shrugged.
"Ah well, sucks to be you dude. You have no idea what you're missing." Owada told Hagakure happily. "It ain't alcoholic, it ain't poison, it ain't anything but sweet, sweet, heaven!"
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"Upupupupu!" Monokuma was definitely excited now.
Everything was going according to plan. The girls were all drinking, and the boys were all drinking, save for Hagakure who found the drink disgusting. He even managed to get some of the others like Oogami to drink the contents, simply by placing it next to where she was meditating.
"All sooooooooo perfect! And now, for the grand finale!" He stated, pressing a few more buttons on his monitor. With a grin, he pressed one more button, then sat back and began to watch the action as it played out.
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*ssssssssssssssssssss*
*sniff*
"What's that smell?" Ikusaba asked. Asahina's face quickly lit up.
"I-It wasn't me, I swear!" She yelped.
"No, I don't mean like that, I mean-!" Her eyes suddenly widened as she looked at the floor. "Ahhh!" She screamed jumping to her feet.
Following her gaze, the other girls within Naegi's room suddenly screamed, noticing a strange white gaseous substance suddenly forming all around. It seeped in from the air conditioner, the floors, and even any of the openings from the ceilings where the lights were. As more and more of it came about, the entire room began filling up with it.
"What the heck is this stuff?!" Asahina yelled worriedly.
'Ugghh..." The girls turned their attention towards Naegi as they heard her groan. "Does...anyone else...fffffffee..." Naegi couldn't even finish her sentence as she suddenly passed out like a light, falling face first to her bed.
"Nae-!" Asahina began saying. Unfortunately, she too became a victim of the gas's strange effect, causing her to fall asleep on her side. Ikusaba didn't even get time to say her piece either as a sudden light headedness overtook her. With one last breath, she fell backwards on the table, becoming another victim of the sandman's spell.
The only one who kept on her feet was Kirigiri, and even that wasn't lasting too long. She could already feel her legs getting heavier and heavier, and a strange sensation within her forehead as her consciousness fought to stay awake. But it's powers were no match for Monokuma's mysterious gas, as her eyes began getting heavier and heavier. Falling to her knees and hands, she could only utter two words after.
"Sleeping...gassss..." And with that, her consciousness was also taken away.
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Diiing dooong...
diiiiing dooooong...
"Eh hem, may I have your attention please? Good morning everyone! The time is now 7 A.M. Let's have ourselves another beautiful day!"
Naegi winced as she slowly began regaining conscious. She still felt slightly numb from slumber, but she could feel herself waking up more and more. She just couldn't tell what happened last night. Trying to get the feeling in her arms once more, she slowly moved her arms until it was up to her chest, pushing up against the bed and taking in her surroundings.
...Nothing had happened. Everything looked the same as when she went to bed last night. She can't fully recall as to why she fell asleep, but she was pretty sure it was just from the party last night. She smiled sleepily as she rubbed her own eyes, yawning as she stretched her arms.
She slurped her lips slightly and scratched her sides, looking all around. Asahina fell asleep right next to her, Ikusaba, surprisingly, feel asleep flat on the table, and Kirigiri fell asleep a few feet off to the side of her bed. She smiled a bit hopeful, thinking her party must have been a grand success for her party to end up in such a position.
That's when she felt a slight pang in her stomach. Not something she couldn't deal with, just a very minor amount. It was the pang of hunger. She wasn't all too surprised honestly, since all they had to eat and drink last night were party snacks and soda. She wondered if the boys were just as successful with their party or not.
"Hmhmhm, I'll go get us some breakfast." She decided with a smile.
Slowly, she eased herself off the bed, still in her pink pajamas, tiptoeing over to the door carefully. She had a great time with all her friends last night, and the only thing to assure it was a nice warm breakfast for everyone else to wake up to. The only other sounds in the room, other than a minor squeak from the floor every couple steps, were the sounds of her snoring friends.
Around a place like this, surrounded by people she could trust, this is where she felt the most safe.
Finally reaching the door, she opened it slowly behind her, wincing slightly at the loud squeak she accidentally caused from opening at first. Quickly looking back, she sighed quietly, glad she hadn't woken up any of her friends. Stepping out, she just as slowly closed the door behind her, not even letting go of the handle until it was just in the doorway to prevent any excess sounds.
She chuckled to herself once more walking down the hallway. Looking around, everything seemed to be peaceful to her. Everything worked out after all then! With the boys separated in the lunchroom, the girls grouped up in Naegi's room, and Oogami standing guard of the two absent guests, everything was fine! With another yawn, she stretched one more times with her arms in the air.
"Guess things worked out after all." She said with cheer.
That was her last mistake.
*ting*
*fwip*
"Huh?" Naegi asked herself aloud.
She suddenly felt some strange weight on her shoulders, feeling something dangling off her. Even before that, she could have sworn she felt her leg pass something extremely thin, like a string or something. Looking around herself, she found herself growing even more confused as she realized there was a rope around her shoulders.
If it wasn't for the added tiredness from last night, she probably would've realized sooner what this all meant.
But it was too late.
"Gyaaak!" Naegi suddenly screeched.
In one fatal pull, the rope around her suddenly tightened around her neck painfully, suddenly pulling it and herself up into the air. She felt the very air within her lungs being drained out of her body with it, the rope tightening around her tighter and tighter.
"Eeeckkk... acckk!" Naegi coughed. No matter how much she tried to pull, the rope wouldn't loosen any more. In fact, she could almost swear it was continuing to tighten more by each passing second. "Seekkkkkk-!" She tried to shout for help, which only came out as mere squeals.
I...can't...breath... She yelled in her mind. She couldn't even tell if she was yelling in her mind anymore or out loud. All she knew was that she couldn't breath.
The tears began flowing from her eyes as the pain continued to increase. No matter how much she tugged at the rope, nor kicked her legs trying to see if she could somehow shake the rope off or something, nothing could help her. And the rope was only getting tighter and tighter, dangling her several feet off the ground.
No one was coming for her. No one was going to save her. And one way or another, she would die today.
Anyone... please...
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A/N: Well that seems like a great place to cut off, don't you just loooove it when someone cuts off at a real dramatic piece ^^? Just like the walking dead, you can never expect it to be happier when it concludes/continues, or if it'll get better once it finishes or not.
The only thing I can tell you is this!
By the end of the next Chapter, Naegi will 100% Die!