Chapter 9
Secrets exposed
Later that evening Kitty walked down to the dorms, meeting Celeste just as she walked out of the cafeteria.
"Hi there Celeste, how are you doing?"
"Pretty well all things considering." Celeste looked at Kitty.
"You smell like a public bath."
"Swimming in a pool for a few hours does that to a person" Kitty said grinning. "Listen I'd like to talk in private."
"We don't get much more private than this" Celeste said.
"Actually we do" Kitty said smiling, beckoning to the bath house. "Follow me."
Celeste followed her, looking around. "Huh, no cameras."
"No point, the steam would cover up the lenses at once."
"OK… so what did you want to tell me?" Kitty's smile faltered.
"You are the self proclaimed queen of liars… do you think I have told you everything about myself?"
"I don't think anyone ever tells others the full truth about themselves."
Kitty sighed. "You are going to get mad at me for this… really mad, but if I continue lying… I'll lose you."
Kitty looked at Celeste. "This will probably freak you out, but if you stick around I will explain everything."
Celeste lifted an eyebrow but nodded all right. Kitty took a deep breath, laying her fingers over her ring, thinking inside her head.
"I wish Celeste knew everything. About me being from another world, about the Dangan Ronpa video game, about the magical ring and about the 3 years we have already shared."
Kitty finished the wish, rubbing her ring, taking a few steps back, looking up at Celeste.
At first Celeste looked amused… and then she frowned, a few seconds later her hand went up to her mouth, and then finally she looked shocked. She let down her hand, looking over at Kitty.
"So… any questions?"
Celeste walked up to Kitty and smacked her across the face. Kitty grunted. "Yeah I deserved that."
"HOW DARE YOU? HOW DARE YOU KEEP THIS A SECRET FOR SO LONG? We could have done something. We could have stopped the accident, the twins, we could have…"
"I couldn't" Kitty said calmly. "I knew that something was going to happen and that Junko would be responsible for it, but I couldn't stop every little thing that happened here. I mean, what was I supposed to say? I come from another world where this world is a videogame and if you screw this up the world is going to go under and a teenage fashion model will be responsible for killing you all off… you think they would have bought that?"
Celeste blinked. "Good point. So… why are you telling me this?"
Kitty looked at her. "My ring grants wishes… I asked it to let you know of the videogame in my world that is basically what we go through… do you know who dies?"
"No… why?"
"The first death has already happened, and just like it did in the game. Maizono was offed by Kuwata. The next that will happen is that Monokuma will threaten to give out personal information… Mondo will kill Fujisaki over it; I have already tried to calm it down."
"And then?"
"And then Monokuma offered money as an incentive."
Kitty looked at Celeste. "You tricked Hifumi into killing Ishimaru and then killed him yourself. You tried pushing the blame over on Hagakure, however, Naegi's luck beat your gambling talent… you ended up burned alive at a stake… before Monokuma rammed a fire truck into your pyre."
Celeste got wide eyed, having to sit down to calm the sudden shakiness of her legs. A few seconds with silence, where Kitty had the decency to wait until Celeste calmed down was had, as Celeste looked up.
"I want to see it."
Kitty raised an eyebrow. "You sure?"
"Yes. I need to see it."
Kitty nodded, lifting up her fingers to the ring, wishing for her Vita to appear in her pocket. She felt the familiar console weighing down her vest, picking it up and turning it on, sitting down next to Celeste as the game started up. Going through the extra's scenes Kitty quickly found the video labeled Execution 3 and gave the vita to Celeste.
"Press X when you are ready" she said.
Celeste stared at the screen, and pressed X.
On the screen the robot Monokuma announced Game over, Celestia Ludenberg has been found guilty, commence execution. Celeste gulped as she saw her own two red eyes stare back at her, the camera zooming back to show the crowd of Monokuma's staring at her, the screen reading 'A Versailles style witch burning.'
The executioner Monokuma walked up and light the pyre, the dramatically fake looking fireballs spreading up to lick at Celeste's feet. The calm violins started playing, Celeste seeing how her game self was still holding onto her fake smile, beads of sweat running down her face. And then she looked down, at the noise of a fire truck, who with stunning speed rushed in.
Celeste's entire being shook as the truck trampled over the screen, panting as the video ended with a firefighter Monokuma extinguishing the last little fireball with his hose. Kitty gently grabbed her vita, Celeste not doing anything to stop her.
Kitty didn't speak, simply let Celeste have her moment. Celeste opened up her mouth to speak, but was interrupted, this time by the school bell.
Ahem, may I have your attention please. It's now 10 PM. Night time is now in effect. The cafeteria is now off limits and the door will be locked momentarily. And with that I wish you all good night. Sweet dreams.
Celeste took a deep breath. "When we go out now, what will happen?"
"Junko will probably think that we have spent our time getting down and dirty… she probably won't come and ask why we have been here so long."
"And Mukuro?"
"Knows that she and Junko's amnesia spell didn't work on me. And before I told her anything I made her promise not to tell anyone anything I told her in confidence, not even Monokuma. Because of my ring and a bet she lost a few years ago she can't break any promises we make."
Celeste nodded. "Right… I'm not up for much tonight Kitty but… I'd like the company."
"I'll be by your side for as long as you want me to Celeste… no matter what."
Kitty was first out of the bath, seeing Mukuro leaning to a wall nearby.
"Did we not all agree on staying in our rooms at night Enoshima?"
Mukuro scowled. "Why should I listen to you?"
Celeste walked out, looking as calm as ever. Kitty was almost jealous of her ability to have a constantly neutral expression on her face. Came with playing a lot of games of poker probably.
"By all means Enoshima you are free to stay out here, but if you end up dead tomorrow morning don't blame us."
Mukuro scowled, but trudged back to her room without a word, Celeste walking in front of Kitty before walking inside her room, Kitty walking after her.
No words were said, not in front of the cameras. The two simply changed out of their everyday clothes into comfortable pj's. Kitty looked on as Celeste gently took out her lenses, letting her own brown eyes rest for a while.
Celeste raised her hand to her clip on braids, taking them off and hanging them on special hangers, finally turning off the light and joining Kitty in bed. Kitty smiled and leaned forward, capturing Celeste's lips with her own in a deep kiss.
A kiss filled with promises, caring and love. Celeste returned the kiss, but ended it as she needed the air to breathe. Then she leaned on Kitty, grabbing her shoulder like she was a pillow and rested her face in her arms.
"You still stink of pool" she muttered, before drifting off to sleep. Kitty simply smiled and hugged Celeste back before doing the same, feeling the coldness on her chest that came from the single tear that had managed to escape through the mask that was Celestia Ludenberg.
…
The next day Kitty and Celeste walked in silence into the cafeteria as usual, seeing most of the others already there.
"Ah, Kitty, Celeste, good morning" Asahina said grinning.
"Morning Hina, how are you today?"
"Great, I got up a little early to get in a morning swim, it felt great."
Kitty smiled. "Are we waiting for someone?"
"Naegi, Togami and Ishimaru."
"Naegi will probably be here soon" Kitty said stretching. "As for Togami I don't think he will ever come, and Ishimaru is probably patrolling the halls or something."
Celeste gave a small smile, sitting down at the table right next to Mukuro who looked like she wanted to be anywhere else than there.
"Something the matter Enoshima?" Kitty asked.
"I don't know… I just have this feeling that something is going on… I don't like it."
Kitty smiled at the implied threat, sitting down next to Celeste. "I'm sure it will all work out, don't get your pigtails in a twist."
Everyone looked up as Naegi walked in. "Ah, Naegi, good morning, sit down, we are only waiting for Ishimaru and Togami."
Naegi frowned. "Togami I understand, but Ishimaru is never late."
"He will be here soon" Mukuro said with a shrug. "I doubt it's anything important."
"With that out of the way…" Celeste smiled and turned to Hifumi who sat across from her. "I feel parched."
'Oboy, here we go' Kitty thought, as Hifumi blinked. "How is this our problem?"
Mondo asked sourly. Celeste ignored him.
"Yamada would you be so kind as to make me a cup of tea?"
Hifumi blinked. "Me?"
"Make it milk tea, thank you for being so kind."
Yamada had nothing to say to this, except getting up and rushing into the kitchen.
Kitty smiled, sitting down next to Celeste. "So… you have a butler now?"
"Why not? My maid sucks at tea making."
"That I do" Kitty said grinning, smiling as Hifumi came out with a tea cup.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Celeste gave Hifumi a small gentle smile, lifting the cup to her lips, taking a sip.
Kitty grinned as Mukuro slowly inched away. She probably remembered what had happened the first time this happened in their first year. True to form Celeste launched the cup at the wall behind Hifumi, leaning forward to him.
"Do I look like a common everyday tea drinker?"
"Um… I… uhh…"
"When I ask for milk tea I don't ask for regular tea with milk poured into it, I ask for royal milk tea, a tea that already have the milk in it from the moment it brews. That is the only tea I will acknowledge, and now you better go and fix your mistake."
The stunned silence almost wanted Kitty to laugh, Hifumi blinking.
"Uhh… I am unable to comprehend…"
Celeste sighed. "I understand that you are frustrated, but I want perfection from my servants."
"I don't recall agreeing to…"
Celeste grabbed Hifumi by his tie and thrust her ring like claw to inches before his eyes. "SHUT YER FUCKING TRAP AND GO MAKE ME MY GODDAMN TEA PORKY."
Yamada screamed.
"YES MAAM" he yelled, rushing into the kitchen, Celeste leaning backwards, not even bothering to take notice that she had fallen back into Taeko for a moment.
She turned to Kitty with a tired sigh. "It is so hard to find good help these days."
Kitty couldn't take it anymore, simply laughed, loud and happy, falling back over her seat to the floor in happy laughter.
Asahina looked shocked. "Celeste… your personality just changed."
"No actually" Kitty said, calming down and getting up from her place at the floor. "That there is probably the closest you are going to get to see Celeste's real personality."
Mondo took a deep breath. "Shit man that made me jump."
Celeste just giggled and gave a small smile. Everyone turned as the doors opened and Ishimaru came walking in. He looked concerned and downright worried.
"Soldiers, we have an unusual situation on our hands."
"Not a soldier" Kitty pointed out, getting tired of Ishimaru's intent need to be a commanding leader of a platoon.
Hagakure turned to Ishimaru. "What's up?"
"Togami isn't coming out of his room, I have tried getting his attention for a while no, but no response have been made. I fear something has happened to him."
Mukuro rolled her eyes. "Or he could already have gone out and is spending his time somewhere else."
"But… what if something has happened to him."
Naegi got to his feet. "Maybe we should go and look for him."
Ishimaru nodded. "I was about to suggest the same thing."
Fukawa scowled at him. "This is not the time to try and one up each other."
Asahina rose from her seat, biting into a donut. "I'll go back to his room; I'll push the doorbell either until he responds or it breaks down."
Sakura nodded in agreement. "The rest of us will split up and search the school."
Everyone got up and started to walk out, Naegi frowned as Kitty, Celeste and Mukuro didn't budge.
"Uhh… aren't you going to help?"
"I haven't had my tea yet" Celeste said.
"I'll stay in case he comes back" Mukuro said uninterested.
"I don't give a crap about Togami" Kitty said frankly, grabbing an apple from the table biting into it.
"That's terrible Kitty san, he's our friend."
"Is he? Has he ever wished you good morning? Said anything nice to you? Tried spending time with someone else? Togami only cares about himself, and I don't feel like wasting my energy on him any more than he will use any energy to help me."
Naegi looked sad at Kitty, but rushed out to look for Togami. Mukuro turned to look at Kitty.
"We need to talk."
"I agree" Kitty said with a smile. "So let us talk. Just be aware that everything we say will be heard, including some things I'm sure you don't want others to hear."
Mukuro scowled at her. "Why haven't you told everyone?"
"No one would believe me. All you need to know right now is that I saved your life."
"And what do you want in return?"
"Your mouth closed, no murders and a three way if Celeste is up for it."
"I am always up for some fun" Celeste said smiling as Yamada came huffing out of the kitchen with a new tray.
"For you 'huff' my queen."
Celeste smiled. "Thank you Yamada."
She took the tea cup and raised it to her lips, smiling. "Passable I suppose… thank you Yamada."
"You are welcome… hey where did everyone go?"
"Togami is lost, everyone is looking for him" Kitty said, taking another bite of her apple.
Kitty looked up again as the doors opened, people walking in looking sad.
"So… how did it go?" Kitty asked as Ishimaru sat down.
"I regret to inform that Togami won't spend time with the group."
"No surprise there" Mukuro said with a huff.
"Why aren't you two more concerned about this?" Kitty looked up at Naegi. "We should stick together; we will be safer if we all can agree."
"Naegi, you are a nice boy, but you need to stop being so naïve" Kitty said. "I am not saying that we wouldn't be safer if we all got along… but we can't all get along. People believe different things… I don't know how much you know about the Togami family, but the essence is that Togami has been raised to view people around him as obstacles. He has been told from a little age to not trust anyone, that everyone will be after him, and the moment he lowers his guard people will take advantage… he has no concept of friendship and doing something for someone else, and he don't think anyone else does either. That is just the way he has been raised. If he wants to be alone, fine, let him. However if he tries to get close be vary cause chances are, he sees you like a threat and might be considering to murder you. Same with Fukawa, I suppose that's why she isn't here either."
"Yeah, she called us a bunch of names and said we were all going after her anyways."
Hagakure sighed.
"Well that is life" Kitty said with a shrug. "Now before we continue breakfast, Fujisaki… do you have anything you want to say?"
Fujisaki locked eyes with Kitty for a moment, looking terrified.
"No… not right now."
"All right" Kitty said with a small sigh. "But the longer you hold it in, the harder it will be for you."
Kitty looked to Celeste. "So… I know you hate the water, but if you need me I will be in the pool."
"Wash of better this time, I'll stop fucking you if you continue to smell of pool, it's nasty."
Ishimaru dropped his glass in shock. "What… sexual intercourse… in a school?"
"Well duh" Mondo said rolling his eyes. "Those two have been going at it since the first day, pay attention."
"But… they are both girls… girls don't have nasty impure thoughts."
Kitty and Celeste looked at each other for a few seconds, before Kitty started laughing, Mukuro close behind her. Even Sakura gave a small smile, amused at Ishimaru's nativity.
"My dear Ishimaru, girls are just as, if not more perverted as any boy. Only difference is that girls have other standards."
Kitty smiled and walked past Ishimaru. "Now I need to go and take a small swim. More training means more stamina for fun time later."
Kitty walked down and had managed to open the door as Ishimaru found his voice again. "BUT THIS IS A SCHOOL."
"We only fuck in the dorms" Celeste said with a small smile. "And to be honest Ishimaru just because this building is technically a school there are no classes, teachers or other students around… what harm is there? Besides we are all going to live here for the rest of our lives, I don't know about you but I can't go that long without some physical contact."
Kitty grinned, walking out, ignoring the chaos coming from the cafeteria as she walked towards the pool.
The days rushed on with next to nothing happening. Kitty got into a relaxing daily procedure. Breakfast, then a quick swim, and then hanging out with the others.
Now and then she went by the library to read a book, telling Togami to go and fuck himself and that he didn't have monopoly on the library. One evening Kitty sat in the cafeteria getting a cup of water, as Mondo and Ishimaru came walking in… well Mondo came walking in, Ishimaru was yelling at him. Kitty had a feeling she knew how this was going to end up, and shrunk back to avoid being seen.
"You threatened another student Oowada; such is not the appropriate behavior for a student."
"THIS IS NOT A PROPER SCHOOL YOU ASSHAT. I talked this over with you already; I think we should watch Togami close before he offs one of us."
Kitty recognized the signs of the two getting ready to yell at each other for another couple of hours and decided to take her leave.
Out in the hallway she took a deep breath of relief.
"Kitty san, what's wrong?"
Kitty turned and saw Makoto. Right… this was the part where he was supposed to… but he shouldn't.
The two could handle themselves without Makoto going in there.
"Ishimaru and Oowada… they are having another argument in the cafeteria. I wouldn't go in there right now."
Naegi sighed. "Darn, I was hoping for something to drink."
"Try the storage unit, they have some soda cans."
"OK, thanks Kitty, have a good night."
"You too Naegi."
Kitty saw Naegi walk off and then walked to Celeste's room ringing on the doorbell. Celeste opened, smiling at her.
"Well you are back early."
"Ishimaru and Mondo took over the cafeteria." Kitty walked in, smiling as she saw Kirigiri sitting in one of Celeste's chairs, holding a bunch of cards in her hand.
"Oh Kirigiri, you should know better than this. How much have you lost?"
"I don't want to talk about it" Kirigiri said frowning. Kitty grinned, turning to Celeste.
"How much have she lost?"
"Not the biggest amount… at least not for me."
Kitty grinned, leaning forward, whispering into her ear. "You up for some extra fun?"
"I'm listening" Celeste said grinning. "Make a deal… she gets back her money if she plays a round of strip poker. And for her clothes back she'll have to stay the night with us."
Celeste took a deep breath, liking what she heard. She looked to Kirigiri. "I'd like to offer you a deal."
Kirigiri looked at Kitty. "I have a feeling I won't like it."
"I'll give you back your money… if you play a round of strip poker with us."
Kitty walked past Kirigiri over to Celeste's notepad and wrote a single thing on it.
"And as an extra bonus… I won't say it out loud, but I think I can help you with something."
Kitty gave the folded note to Kirigiri who opened it away from the cameras. Amnesia was the only thing written, but the message was clear.
"Done… on one condition."
"We are listening" Celeste said, already shuffling the cards.
"I have an old injury… my hands are pretty gruesome. I will keep my gloves no matter what."
"Agreed" Kitty said sitting on the bed, in between the other two around the table in the room.
"Now, house rules of strip poker, the winner gets to choose one item from one the other two losers, only one piece of clothing per loss, clothes you get from your opponents cannot be used as currency. Any questions?"
Neither Kitty nor Kirigiri asked anything, Celeste dealing out the cards
A few hours later, Monokuma rang up and let everyone know that it was night time. No one in the room seemed to care too much. Kirigiri had been lucky, having won a few hands, leaving Kitty without her bandana, as well as shoes from losing to the detective, and Celeste had given Kirigiri her hair band, tie and ear rings. Celeste of course had won most of the hands, and because of it Kitty was down to sitting in only her underwear, her ring left on her finger, not a care in the world about the fact that every time she stretched, the others saw her breasts rise slightly.
As for Kirigiri, Celeste had been nice enough to go slow. The ribbon that held Kirigiri's braid in place had gone first. Then her high heeled boots. Then the tie. It was Kitty who finally decided to play cruel when she lucked out and won her one and only win.
She had smiled gently at Kirigiri who made moves to take off the next natural choice, the purple jacket.
"Not the jacket."
Kirigiri looked at Kitty with a lifted eyebrow.
"You can lose your panties."
A deep blush spread over Kirigiri as she reached out under the lining of her skirt, letting her basic black underwear fall down on the floor. She bent down making sure that neither the other girls nor the camera caught anything under her skirt, picking up her underwear putting it on the bed next to Kitty.
She then sat down tugging at her skirt. Celeste smiled and shuffled the cards.
"You ok Kirigiri?"
"Just deal the damn cards."
Another couple of hands made Kirigiri sigh and throw her cards on the table.
"I lost it seems."
"Indeed" Celeste said smiling. "The skirt Kirigiri, take it off."
Kirigiri, who had spent the last couple of rounds with her arms crossed over her chest, sighed, rising and dropped the skirt, standing in front of Celeste and Kitty in her full naked glory.
"You two happy now?"
"Almost… now we come to the fun part" Celeste said smiling. "I will let you have your clothes back… if you spend the night."
Kirigiri took a deep breath closing her eyes. "Fine."
"I'll up the offer" Kitty said grinning. "The note… if you want the full package… you have to give something back."
Kirigiri looked at her. "You can give me a 100 per cent guarantee that you can fix my problem if I sleep with you?"
"I have always wondered how it would feel to be in between you two" Kitty said honestly.
Kirigiri frowned, clearly not liking the terms. However…
"All right… but you have to fix my problem first."
Kitty nodded. "All right. I you agree to those terms if you will promise me to keep your word."
"I can promise that" Kirigiri said. Kitty rose, smiling as she saw Kirigiri's gaze fall to her chest for a few seconds. Kitty rubbed her ring wishing silently in her head.
"I wish Kirigiri remembered everything before she started at Hope's Peak."
As soon as she had wished the wish she grabbed Kirigiri's face by both hands, as if doing something to her head.
And then, suddenly, she had her lips locked with Kirigiri's own.
"Thank you" was the one line that came out as Kirigiri came back out for air, Kitty not getting the chance to say anything back before Kirigiri was pushing her back to Celeste's bed.
Kirigiri looked over at Celeste who simply sat in her seat smiling. "Feel free to help."
Celeste's smile widened, the woman dragging off her ring, as well as her tie. Kitty grinned. This was going to be a fun night.