Hope's Peak Academy

I stretched after leaving the Cafeteria, last night's events still fresh in my mind, *I guess I should thank Vermilion, if it wasn't for her I might still be using tunnel vision...I need to broaden my sight, otherwise this will go nowhere fast...* I thought to myself, *The only thing I can do right now is hope for the best and improve my relations with the others, escaping...That won't be easy...We'd HAVE to kill Junko, otherwise she could take us out with the guns and such...*

As I was on my way to look for someone to hang out with when I was stopped by a towering figure, surely enough I was now standing before Sakura, who was making a kind of face, it was like she wanted to say something but was struggling with it...

[Wanna talk?] I typed, my head cocked to the side.

Sakura seemed to be debating it but was finding it harder to refuse, she was after all one that stopped me, not the other way around, "Yes...There's something I needed to ask you."

Something was off, it was in her tone...

I straightened up, [Alright, let's talk.] Sakura nodded and before i knew it I was following her.

We eventually arrived in the gymnasium, it was empty, I was alone with Sakura, the mole...She could hold off, after all, she had no weapon, if she were to attack me as is it would be painfully obvious...Then again Junko's goal was for her to die anyway...

We stared at each other for a time, I eventually blinked, [Sakura, a mute's not the best person at breaking silence you know.]

Sakura nodded, "...I...Need to ask you something..." she crossed her arms over her chest, a serious look on her face, "When you told Hina and I that you would protect us...Why did you look to me?"

I stared at her, [Because...I meant what I said...] I refused to break eye-contact, [Your strong Sakura, even Hina is strong, but everyone needs help...I refuse to let you endanger yourselves...]

Her stare didn't let up, "...What if...It was impossible to help us?"

I glared at her, [DAMMIT!] Sakura's eyes widened a little, [I just said it, I WON'T sit back and let any of you become murderers, I don't care how impossible the odds are, I want you all to live!] I typed furiously, [Why is it so hard to believe that you can be saved, why doesn't anyone see that if we all band together and refuse to murder each other we'll have a better chance to escape!]

Sakura seemed stunned, she stared at me for a moment before looking away with saddened eyes, "You really do want to save everyone, i'm sorry..."

I stared at her, I knew just how dangerous this situation was but I needed to be bold if I was going to pull this off...

I stared at her blankly as i approached her, she stared at me curiously before her eyes widened as I took her right hand with both my hands and guided it to my neck. I wrapped her fingers around my neck and stared up at her, I could only imagine what was going through her head, [Sakura...I trust you...] I typed, retrieving my Handbook, typing with my now free right hand, [You could kill me at any second, but I know you won't...] I smiled, [So...Will you prove me wrong, or right?]

What felt like hours past as time froze, a shocked Sakura stared down at my smiling face, her hand trembling...It was then I knew that she had been ordered to kill me, otherwise she would have removed her hand by now...

Eventually she pulled her hand away, still staring at me in shock, I could see tears forming in her eyes, "Jane..."

I cocked my head, my smile widened, [See...Your not a murderer Sakura, and that's why I won't let you become one.] I typed, [So don't worry, no matter what happens I will save you all...]

Sakura just looked away, not able to form any words...She knew what this would mean for her but there's no way she could kill someone who put so much faith in her.

I walked out of the gym, my arms behind my head and a smile on my face, *That was surprisingly more effective than I thought it would be, but this is only the start, I still have to do something about the trust issues or she'll still be at risk...* I thought to myself, *And I have to stop Sayaka and Leon...*

My thoughts were interrupted when I bumped into Naegi, I felt my arms fall to my sides as the two of us exchanged glances.

Makoto smiled with a wave, "Hey Jane, what's up?"

I thought about it for a second, usually this would be how the player, Makoto, would approach another student, was Makoto in control or was it a player? No...That's an existence crisis for another day.

I wave back, [Not much, I just got done hanging out with Sakura.] I tilted my head, [You know, it's actually pretty funny that no one's approached me as a foreigner, maybe they've excepted me as one of their own?] I pondered with a smile, striking a pondering pose.

Makoto shrugged, "I don't know, maybe it's because with that translator being Japanese?" he proposed.

I looked towards the ceiling, not actually thinking about it but doing it for my character portrait if this was in fact the game and not a real world, [Hmm...Maybe...]

An awkward silence fell over us, it was like a staring contest with blinking allowed.

Eventually the silence was broken by Makoto, who rubbed the back of his head, "Wanna hang out?"

I smirked, [Why not, I needed to kill time anyway.] It's true, I needed to get on with the motive so I could move on to thinking about how to break out of here.

Makoto seemed to be taking back seat for this one, I decided to go to the spot I usually went to talk to anyone anywhere, the cafeteria.

Makoto took a seat across from me as I placed my E-Handbook on the table, typing on it like a keyboard, [Alright, we've got somewhere to sit and talk.] I typed, I shot a glance at Makoto, [So, what is it you'd like to talk about?]

Makoto seemed to ponder my words, "Well, I don't really know..." he stated truthfully, rubbing the back of his head, he raised his hands in defense when I leered at him, "Sorry, I just thought i'd think of something on the way here."

I blinked a couple of times, [I'm probably the first foreigner you've met, surely that must strike your curiosity...] I typed, a smile graced my face, [I like jogging, writing, drawing, and playing video games, so it's not like my hobbies are anything extraordinary.]

Makoto seemed to relax a little, "Okay...How about this, I didn't really hear anything about you on the forums, so what got you in Hope's Peak?" he asked, obviously curious, after all Kyoko shot the question down and he had no clue who I was either.

I tilted my head to the right, a blank expression on my face, [Curious, well if you must know...] Quick, put together a lie! I thought about it, eventually my smile returned, [You already know my title as the Super High School Level Wannabe, but do you REALLY understand what i'm capable of?]

Makoto pondered the question before shaking his head, "Not really, sorry."

Time to bullshit my way into legend...[You see, because i'm a wannabe i'm like the number Zero, empty, but with limitless potential within myself, thus enabling me to become whatever I want.] I typed with a perfectly straight face, [I can prove it too, wanna see me read your past? :D]

Makoto stared at me with a raised eyebrow as I extended my hands to him, "Alright...But i still don't think your telling the truth..."

He extended his hands as I rolled my eyes, our hands met at the center of the table and locked, I closed my eyes, stalling to try and make this a little more believable.

Eventually I withdrew my hands with a smirk, time to sell it, [Your little sister's name is Komaru Naegi, am I wrong?] Naegi reeled back in surprise, I allowed a coy grin to stretch across my face, [Oooooh, looks like I hit the nail on the head.]

Naegi sweat dropped, "But...That doesn't explain why there was nothing about you."

I blinked a couple of times, [Eh, how could that not explain it, all I would need to do is use my talent to brush up on hacking and remove anything about me by force.] I typed with an utterly blank expression, Naegi froze, not really sure how to react to someone admitting something like that so nonchalantly, [Or perhaps I lied about it all and am using my talent to become a liar...]

I smirked as I got up and walked over to Makoto's side, patting his shoulder and leaving him stunned.

[Think about it, Naegi, it's not rocket science. :)] I typed with a wave as I left the cafeteria.

So i cooled off before i finished this so hopefully my rage didn't taint the story any, anyway I gotta hurry up and run some errands, tomorrow begins the return trip home after all. :)

I hope you enjoyed, i'll see you in the next update. :)

Jane:*Begins packing bags*Well, at least we got security here, Nagito would have to be crazy to...Shit...

Nagito:*Crashes into the balcony*Hey Jane, nice place you got here! :D

Jane:*Stares blankly at his smiling face, slowly closes the blinds on him*Out of sight, out of mind.