A/N: Ah, it's been awhile. After slowly cutting myself and cutting away all the shame I've come unto after that recent chapter (which is still causing unholy matrimony and mayhem in the recesses of my mind), It's time to get back to some good ol' danganronpa like we used to be at ^^! Enjoy!
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"Awwhhnn..." Naegi yawned as she sleepily rubbed her eyes in Kirigiri's bed.
It had been quite an evening for the two girls. After the recent Monokuma announcement earlier that evening, everyone had learned a startling truth: Oogami had been the puppet master's mole this entire time. Originally, her goals and plans were to commit the first murder, and start the Mutual Killing game. What neither of them saw coming, however, was Maizono's scheme. Because of that, she has simply been on watch, reporting any activity from the group.
Of course, Oogami didn't do this without reason. Under the threat of her Dojo being destroyed, Oogami was forced to do the puppet master's bidding for that time. Kirigiri was one of the few who greatly sympathized with her on this. With the puppet master having Naegi within her reach, there was no way she could pull a trick while Naegi's life was on the line.
She knew the internal struggle that was brought with being forced to betray your friends.
Fortunately, the following talk after it went without incident. Everyone had agreed that she was their trusted friend. None of them wanted to deal with another murder incident after. After all the killing and murders that had taken place, none of them wanted to lose even one more beloved friend. The only one who appeared to have some slight quarrel with this was Celestia Ludenberg, but she had showed promise in terms of warning Oogami of her presence.
At the same time, Kirigiri wondered what would happen if Ikusaba was exposed. She knew perfectly well that Ikusaba was a traitor. She had the proof, caught her conversing with the puppet master, and everything. But what she lacked was the proof that came with it.
The other problem is Ikusaba's personality, and her relationship with Naegi. She was Naegi's beloved friend. She even saved her life at one point! There was no way Kirigiri could even attempt to reveal Ikusaba's role as the puppet master's partner unless she found absolute, definitive, proof. And it had to be one that could expose Ikusaba's role entirely.
This didn't mean Kirigiri would completely drop her guard around her. As long as Ikusaba was around Naegi, especially after witnessing absolute proof that she was working with the puppet master, she would always be watching Ikusaba. She promised, that if anything else happened to Naegi from this point on, she would ensure that Ikusaba would suffer for it.
Thus, for now, she was forced to keep a low profile. She needed to buy her time, and keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Besides, at the time, all she cared about was her current sleep over with Naegi. It was the only excuse she could come up with to hang out with Naegi, given how Ikusaba was always around her. This way, she could simply enjoy Naegi's company with just the two of them.
Which she currently was doing as the two were in their pajamas in her bed. Kirigiri was actually grateful to Naegi for this. She truly hadn't experienced a real sleep over before. While she did just invite her over as an excuse, she did actually enjoy the time they both had together. It wasn't just a matter of keeping her away from ikusaba, at least not entirely.
And it was more relevant that the two girls were readying for bed, now that the Monokuma announcement had finally finished. Without having to worry about anything else, the girls could sleep in peace, positive that things would go just fine for the night.
"Thanks for having a sleep over with me, Naegi." Kirigiri said as she cushioned her own pillow. With the lights out, and the day ending, all that was left was to chat away the next few minutes, and then go to bed.
"Hey, it's no problem Kirigiri, really." Naegi said with a smile. "Sleep overs are a fun thing, so I don't think anyone would mind doing it."
"Well," Kirigiri blushed a bit, shifting her eyes away, "I appreciate it all the same, really."
"Like I said, no problem." Naegi closed her eyes while she said this. "I hope you had fun."
"Yeah...I think I did." Kirigiri grinned looking at the door.
Earlier during the evening, with the ongoing rivalry Ikusaba and Kirigiri have been having, Ikusaba couldn't bring herself to leave Naegi alone with Kirigiri for the whole night. This was both, due to the reason Kirigiri knew Ikusaba's secret, and how she couldn't trust her with Naegi. Knowing her, she would've tried telling Naegi at any moment that she left them alone.
Instead, however, she was met with a night of utter torment. During Kirigiri's sleepover, she took the liberty of massaging Naegi's back. As fate managed to work, the noises and sounds coming from Kirigiri's room proved a little too much for the despair-filled soldier. What started as a simple eavesdrop-related mission, ended up with the proud soldier curling into a little ball against the door in shame.
Only to make matters worse, this was done intentionally by Kirigiri's planning. She had a pretty good grasp on the ideals of fate. It worked to her advantage. Even though, at the same time, it was also the thing keeping her from exposing Ikusaba's secret entirely. Yet, she still had to do what she could, to even give Naegi an inkling of the truth.
"Hey...Naegi?" Kirigiri spoke up, turning her head towards Naegi.
"Yeah?" Naegi muttered sleepily, her eyes still closed.
"Do you..." Kirigiri tried to think of the best way to word this. She couldn't just say something like "hey, Ikusaba's a traitor, did you know that?" right in front of Naegi. "How have you been with Ikusaba?"
Naegi opened her eyes slightly, turning to face Kirigiri with her head still on the pillow. "Huh?"
"W-Well, you know. I mean... You're not worried she might betray you or something, right?" Kirigiri asked. Just from the look in Naegi's eyes, Kirigiri could tell she was slightly taken back by this. She had to be careful how she proceeded forward.
"W-What do you mean? I know she won't betray me!" Naegi said in an assured voice. "I mean, she saved my life at one point, remember? Why would you-!"
"I know, I know, it's okay." Kirigiri gave her a small smile, patting the side of Naegi's head. "I'm just asking for the sake of it."
"Well...why do you wanna know? Is something bothering you?" Naegi asked curiously.
Of course there was something bothering Kirigiri about Ikusaba. Everything about her did! Having eavesdropped on her conversation, how she's constantly hanging around Naegi, both of them knowing that they're on one another, everything. And as if only to irritate Kirigiri more, she was well aware of the fact that she couldn't reveal her secret to anyone else at this time. If she let even the slightest hint out that Ikusaba was working for Monokuma, Monokuma himself would easily take matters into his own paws.
With Ikusaba constantly around Naegi, she was more than capable of ending Naegi's life on a single order. Of course, there wasn't any guarantee that she would. Kirigiri knew she had a strange liking to Naegi herself, but she wasn't willing to gamble that and risk telling someone Ikusaba's secret while Naegi's life was on the line.
Naegi already lost her life once- that tore Kirigiri apart. If she lost Naegi a second time, then she would lose it.
"N-No...I'm fine." She lied with a smile. "I just want to make sure she hasn't done anything weird around you. I wouldn't want you to go through what you did the last two times."
Naegi smiled as she closed her eyes again. "Well thanks then." She muttered softly. "But she's been fine, really. She's been really kind to me and everything."
"That's..." With Naegi's eyes closed, Kirigiri couldn't help but frown. "T-Then that's good. I'm glad you trust her, Naegi."
"Yeah...thanks..." Naegi muttered quieter. She was getting closer to falling into dreamland. "Hey, Kirigiri?"
"Yes, Naegi?"
"Awwwhhhn..." Naegi rubbed her eyes slightly as she yawned. "W-What do you plan on doing...hawwwnnn...when you get out of here first?" She asked with a smile.
That actually was a good question. Kirigiri couldn't help but take a moment to decide.
"Huh...I uhh...I really haven't thought of it." Kirigiri admitted. "I guess umm...W-Well what would you do first?" She asked. She hated to admit it, but she couldn't think of anything at the moment.
"Well, first thing eh'd do..." Naegi's words slurred as she continued to fall deeper into sleep. "Is bring the jacket to Hagakure's mother...like I promised. And thaaawwn..." She yawned again. "I mean then... I'd to everyone's families who died. I'd let them know how great they were. And what cherished friends...they were...Kuwata's...Maiz-Maizono's... Fu-Fujisaki's...a-and Hagakure's..." Naegi teared slightly as she hiccupped.
"Naegi..." Kirigiri frowned slightly as she watched Naegi teared up.
Most of the friends she's come across, she had some form of direct relationship to before their end. Even after considering how they betrayed her, she would still take on that pain with her, and continue to see them remembered as good people. It took a lot more strength for someone to remember others for who they were, not what they became.
At least that's what Kirigiri believed.
"Naegi, come here." Kirigiri said softly. Still lying in bed with one another, Kirigiri embraced Naegi in a warm hug, gently patting Naegi's head. "It's ok, it's ok."
"Hnngh..." Naegi hiccupped, but had already started to calm down.
"That really is thoughtful of you, you know." Kirigiri complimented. "You keep thinking of the good things about people, but never the bad things. It's what I like about you, you know. And I actually like that idea! Why don't I come with you when we do?"
"Hnh...t-thanks..." Naegi closed her eyes tightly.
Kirigiri bit her lip slightly. As always, Kirigiri wasn't easy with this at all. It wasn't just her distrust with Ikusaba that concerned her. What really concerned her was her growing relationship with Naegi. Despite not knowing the full circumstances, or even why, she was positive Ikusaba was trying to get close to her.
But for what purpose is what baffled Kirigiri. Was she trying to recruit Naegi? Get her to join Ikusaba and the puppet master? Or was she purposely trying to pull her away from Kirigiri for some strange reason? Or perhaps she simply loved Naegi herself, which was one factor Kirigiri didn't find too farfetched. If the latter was the case, however, then Kirigiri couldn't allow it.
She had a deep love for Naegi due to her history in the past. A history Naegi herself couldn't even remember, but one Kirigiri always held dear to her heart. One that she couldn't reveal to Naegi until the time was right, whenever that could possibly be while within this hostile environment. And it was one she couldn't keep bottled up forever, especially if Ikusaba had the same feelings towards Naegi.
She had to act, and fast. She had to submit her confession here and now of all places while the two of them were still alone. Her heart wrenched with the idea of it, and she couldn't even keep her eyes from shutting due to sheer fright. But it had to be now.
"N-Naegi..." Kirigiri muttered silently. Her heart raced each second she same closer to her secret. "I-I...I-I have something to t-tell you..." She gulped nervously. She shut her eyes tighter as her nerves heightened.
Now, or never.
"NaegiIloveyou!" She quickly blurted out, small amounts of sweat dripping from the side of her head. She partly hated herself for saying something so suddenly. She did love Naegi, of course, but she would have preferred revealing this fact in a more idea timing or situation.
For once in her life, she was fearful. She had no idea how Naegi would react to such a confession. She couldn't even stand to open her eyes for awhile! Throughout all the training she has ever been through, all the scenarios she has encountered, not one has terrified her like the present one has. With each second of silence she heard, the tension only grew more and more in her heart.
Obviously Naegi would be taken back by such a confession, especially from another girl. Kirigiri didn't care about the fact that it might have been too soon to reveal such a feeling; she couldn't let Naegi be drawn in to Ikusaba's world if she confessed the same thing. Even if it only brought a temporary pause, she needed Naegi to hesitate from any and all offers that Ikusaba made to her.
It wasn't to say that her feelings for Naegi were false at the time. She just needed to give Naegi a piece of mind, something to think about while hanging out with Ikusaba. She knew she couldn't be with her forever around the school, but as long as she could give Naegi reason to doubt, or even stall her from anything Ikusaba asked, that was good enough for her. To keep her from doing anything Ikusaba asked, that could put Naegi's life at risk, was all she needed.
As long as she knew that Naegi would think things through before accepting anything from Ikusaba, Kirigiri could feel a little more better on the inside. The only thing that did question Kirigiri, was how long Naegi could remain silent for. It was eating away inside her, but Kirigiri refused to utter a single word until Naegi said something.
The reaction she had heard, however, was not the one she was expecting, or much less hoping.
"...Naegi?" Kirigiri muttered again, opening one eye.
"Zzz..." It was the classical scenario, but one not surprising from Kirigiri.
With all the young girl had faced throughout the pressing days, Naegi was found asleep and peaceful, resting at Kirigiri's bedside. Kirigiri could only sigh mentally at this, but she didn't really care at the moment. She just enjoyed the sight of seeing Naegi peacefully asleep.
Part of her was actually glad that Naegi had fallen asleep before she confessed as she did. With all she's gone through, it was only to be expected that Naegi would fall asleep with ease. She's just surprised by the timing of said event. Like she knew from earlier, fate worked in mysterious ways.
For once, she questioned if it was working against or with her this time. Maybe it was too soon for her to tell Naegi by this point? Thinking about it, she shrugged to herself, deciding it was okay either way. She hasn't truly hung out with Naegi to form a bond, but it still left the chance that Ikusaba would swoop in and steal her from Kirigiri before she knew it.
Another factor that confused Kirigiri were her feelings for Naegi, and her interactions with Ikusaba. Was she truly trying to protect Naegi from Ikusaba, or was she secretly jealous of her relationship she was trying to have with Naegi? It was a mystery even to Kirigiri herself. She wanted to say she was just being professional, but with her feelings, she knew she couldn't judge for herself.
With a sigh, she just smiled to Naegi, saying one thing she didn't care if Naegi heard or not.
"Good night Naegi. Have a good dream." She wished peacefully, closing her eyes. Despite Ikusaba being on the other side of the door, she decided it was safe to sleep. She wouldn't try anything that could involve killing Kirigiri herself, especially not while Naegi was sharing the same bed as her. This was of course providing if Ikusaba was still there to begin with.
Which she was.
And sadly, slumped across the door with her back to it, partly awake. Her dreary eyes were losing the will to stay open, being overcome with sleep's sweet embrace. Yet her heart ached slight. She heard Kirigiri's confession, and, while not being as enlightened as Kirigiri on the other's feelings for Naegi, she did have some inkling of the truth.
Only now, this would further complicate things. She figured she was only great, even best friends with Naegi. Before during their school life together, she never once noticed that Kirigiri had similar feelings for Naegi as well. Then again, she only grew her own feelings for Naegi over the course of the school year, so she probably wasn't paying much attention anyway.
She loved Naegi herself. That much was certain with herself. What she couldn't comprehend was why Kirigiri would have feelings for her too. She couldn't risk having this love rivalry with Naegi, at least not while Naegi was out in the open. She was willing to fight for Naegi's love, don't get the wrong idea. What bothered her though is the ace Kirigiri held over her in terms of knowing Ikusaba's identity and orle.
Granted, she wouldn't try doing anything while Ikusaba herself was around Naegi, but it was only a matter of time. Ikusaba had no way of knowing at the time about what she would do if her partner suddenly ordered her to attack, or even kill, Naegi. Her mission was the true and most important decision, she knew, but she doubted that she would be able to overcome her feelings to fulfill it.
As long as Naegi was safe, that was all she cared about. But as to how long she would be safe, was something Ikusaba wasn't certain of. All she could do was close her eyes for sleep, and await whatever plan her partner had them her the very next day.
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"You rat!" The older girl shouted, pushing Naegi against the locker.
"Ah!" Naegi eked, dropping her belongings as she was shoved aside.
It was one of those moments again in Hopes Peak Academy. Once again, Naegi found herself being bullied by one of the several typical bullies that bossed her around every now and then. This time consisting of a couple of thugs she had barely recognized, all she knew is that they were in typical Hopes Peak uniform, much like her.
Unlike her usual schedule of getting bullied by at least one bully a week, this time she had the special opportunity of getting bullied by several students at once. Usually, they always kept to themselves, not wanting to make a scene by having multiple people bullying her at once. It was usually only a minor bullying anyway, such as doing their homework for them or some other thing.
On an even more notable piece of information, there was something a little too convenient about the current situation. Compared to all her other hours of school, ever since she made several friends days ago, they would always walk together through the hallways. Even if it was just one of her friends, she would more easily avoid the bullying that had abused her all this time.
However, there was only one hour through the day where none of her friends had traveled with her. While some of her regular bullies discovered this fact, they always came alone, or at least with one other person, in case Naegi's new friends would show up again. This time around though, several of her bullies gathered around for this occasion.
For this many of her regular bullies to gather all at once, Naegi couldn't help but find the timing too convenient.
This time around, however, she found herself being bullied by several students at once, and not for the sake of getting their homework done at the same time. Whatever the ordeal consisted of, this time around she was being bullied for an entirely different reason. And the seriousness of it was even more apparent as her assaulters grabbed her by the throat.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" They shouted in her face. Their grip wasn't enough to strangle her entirely, but it was still enough to choke her to the point of coughing.
"Acckckk-heth...I-Ih don't know wh-acck...what you're talking about!" She squirmed in her assaulter's grip, trying to pry herself free from their strong grasp.
"Bullshit!" The bully next to the one currently squeezing her yelled. "You mind telling me where the fuck the principal found out about our little agreement?"
The agreement was far less than what it sounded. It was basically a one-way street for her; she would do the homework her bullies asked her to do, and they wouldn't beat her up.
'I-I don't know..." Naegi continued to squirm. She was finding it harder to breath as the grip around her neck tightened.
"Don't fucking lie to us!" The first one yelled again. "We have detention for the next two weeks because of this! And we for sure didn't squeal to him."
"I-I'm not!" Naegi cried raspy "I-It must have been someone else!"
"Oh, right, THAT makes perfect sense!" They replied in a sarcastic tone. "Why the fuck would one of us expose ourselves?! You're the only one to benefit from this!"
"B-But I didn't-!"
*WHAM!*
"Ouughhhthh!"
Naegi coughed out a mouthful of saliva as the fist was thrust into her gut. Her captor dropped her to the ground, backing away as Naegi's drool ran off the side of her mouth. She was clenching her stomach in pain, coughing out the minor amount of stomach acid that rushed to her throat as a result. She was too stunned from the impact to lift her head up as her attackers cracked their knuckles together.
"Maybe we need to remind ya why we had this agreement." She teased, pulling her by the hair so her head was lifted up.
Naegi was in too much pain to pay attention to her threats, or the tears on the side of her own face. She only responded by repeating her previous claims while clenching her eyes shut.
"I-I didn't do it..." She squealed once more.
"Yeah, well I'm officially passed the point of giving a fuck anyway." She grinned. In one swift pull, she pulled her arm back as she prepared to deliver another swift, painful, strike, aimed straight for Naegi's face. Naegi could barely do anything, other than await what she already expected to experience.
*CRACKLE!*
"AWWW FUCK!" The bully yelled in pain as they were thrown back, letting go of Naegi's hair. Feeling something was amiss from the current scenario, Naegi weakly opened her eyes. What she saw surprised her.
Standing in front of her was her best friend, Kirigiri. Perhaps best wasn't the perfect way to pronounce their current relationship, but as far as Naegi could remember, she was Naegi's first friend since coming here, even before anyone else knew Naegi.
From what little Naegi could see, Kirigiri appeared to be defending her, standing in front of her firmly with her arms thoroughly crossed. As always, compared to the rest of the female students, she was the only female student who wore a red tie at all times, as well as a pair of gloves.
Looking to her previous assaulters, one of them were apparently back against one of the other lockers, with the second one standing her ground, glaring at Kirigiri. The one who was backed against a locker really surprised Naegi. She appeared to her arm dislocated from her shoulder, which would be easier to tell if Naegi was more knowledgeable about the human body.
"The fucks your problem?!" The girl against the locker yelled, holding their shoulder in pain.
"You wanna die, bitch?!" The other one yelled. Simply hearing Kirigiri cracking her own knuckles made the other one shake.
"You want to end up like your friend and lose a shoulder?" Kirigiri threatened back. "Or perhaps you'd prefer I break both your shoulders, then report to my father about your constant harassment?" The mention of this was enough to make the first one squeamish.
"Ah fuck! She's the principle's girl!" She realized. The other one helped her wobbly to her feet. Both girls knew to fear her now, for multiple reasons.
"Points to the girl who punched Naegi." Kirigiri cracked her knuckles again. "Now, do you want to go to round two, or do you want to call it quits now? Honestly, I could go either way." She smirked. The other two girls could only growl as the slumped through the hallways, trying to run.
It was one thing to mess with the Super High School Level Sleuth but it was entirely something else to mess with that AND the principle's daughter at the same time. They could handle one or the other, but never both.
Waiting until the two were fully out of her sight, Kirigiri sighed before smiling. She was glad her intuition warned her about a pressing matter, but was surprised to see something like this play out. Turning around again, she smiled as she saw her friend on the ground, glad Naegi was alright to some degree.
She still appeared to be wreathed in pain, holding her stomach as if it would spill open at any second. Kneeling down quickly, she gently stroked Naegi's shoulder soothingly.
"Are you okay?" She asked slightly concerned. It was already obvious that Naegi wasn't okay, seeing how pained she was, but she just wanted to know how serious of a case it might have been. She felt partially relieved as she saw Naegi slowly nodding her head.
"Y-Yeah...I-I'm f-leeggthh!" Naegi coughed out again, more of her saliva dripping from her mouth as she coughed. Kirigiri backed away briefly, patting her friend's back once she was finished coughing.
"You don't seem find to me." Kirigiri stated.
With a steady ease, she gently pulled Naegi's right arm, throwing it over her shoulder. With Naegi nodding to her in understanding, the two gently rose to their feet, helping Naegi maintain balance as she stood. From the wobbliness in Naegi's standing, she could tell she was struggling enough just to stand. It would be awhile before Naegi was perfectly fine.
"You really took a hit it seems." Kirigiri commented. She continued to smile for her friend's sake. "I'm going to have a talk with my father about this. I'll get you pulled from your regular schedule so you have similar classes with the rest of your friends. No one will bother you again then." She promised.
"N-No, really. It's ok." Naegi shook her head. "Y-You don't have to g-heekth..." She coughed once more, still holding her stomach with her other arm.
"It's alright, really. You shouldn't have to go through that stuff on a daily basis." Kirigiri took the initiative as she began slowly walking her friend down the hallway. "You keep pushing yourself just to try and fit in, but you make it harder for yourself then." She added.
"I'm..." Naegi lowered her head as she frowned. "I'm just trying to keep from being a burden." She teared slightly. Kirigiri smiled at her friend, gently wiping the tear from her eye a bit.
That's what she liked most about Naegi. She had a good heart, even to those who would cause problems for her. She always tried to prove positive, even in the worst case scenarios, and tried to keep everyone else from feeling the same way she did. It was truly noble.
"You're only burdening yourself with that thinking." Kirigiri replied. "Just don't worry about what others think and be yourself for the time being, ok?" Naegi continued to frown.
Obviously, she didn't agree with this, but she felt that Kirigiri had a point. If she didn't agree to this, it would just cause more problems for her in the future, and more trouble for her friends who would just try to help her later on. She had to stop being a burden at some point, but if what Kirigiri said was true, she had to start with herself.
"Fine...I-I'll try the class thing out then." Naegi still frowned slightly.
"Hey, don't worry. I'll even place us in some of the same to keep you company." Kirigiri said, trying to cheer her up. "You didn't do anything wrong, alright?"
"A-Alright."
Kirigiri nodded with a smile. "Good. Now let's get you to the Nurse's Office. There's a student there who's really, super, nice!" She encouraged. "Her name's MIkan." Naegi looked at her curiously.
"You mean as in Tsumiki? I think I heard of her before."
"Yeah. She's a great nurse, trust me. Juuuuust be a little careful around her." Kirigiri paused as she scratched her cheek. "She has a bit of an abusive history, so she might be a little too sensitive...
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*Diiing dooong...*
*Diiiing doooong...*
"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!"
*snrrrk*
"Mmh..." Ikusaba groaned slightly as she stirred.
With the morning announcement loud and clear for her in the hallway, it was almost impossible to ignore. She moaned a bit as she rubbed her eyes awake. She couldn't tell why exactly, but she was slightly cold for some strange reason. It wasn't too surprising though when she thought about it. After all, she did spend the night out in the hallway without any blankets.
The suddenness of this realization brought her to being fully awake. With the Monokuma announcement that went off, she was assured that the Kirigiri and Naegi would be getting ready for the day. A yawn and a stretch later, she found herself face-to-face with the door. Knowing her sister, she would have specially made sure that the door was unlocked in cases of emergencies.
With a slow and gentle push, Ikusaba pushed the door as she turned the doorknob. Peeking inside, she couldn't help but feel a strange draft as she opened the door. Much like she had experienced upon waking up, it had an unsettling chill to everything. She couldn't help but hug herself as she tried to warm herself up.
If she was fully awake, she would have noticed something rather strange.
If she had remembered her sister had a plan the night before, she wouldn't have screamed upon looking at what she found. Inside of Kirigiri's bedroom, wrapped in each others arms, Naegi and Kirigiri lied...in their undergarments. There were no pajamas, there were no nighties, just the two of them, in their bras and panties.
And that wasn't the worst of it! At least not to Ikusaba. What truly made the situation worse for the two was the sight of them, in bed together, in each others arms. Just seeing them like that, safe and secured in one another's arms…it made her light headed. Disoriented. But being the professional she was, she managed to maintain the rising shriek of horror rising from her throat.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Or not.
The scream was more than enough to awaken the two slumbering girls, bolting up out of beds with a startle.
"Ah!" Naegi shrieked, not even knowing what was wrong. "What?! What?!" She quickly raced her head back and forth.
It only took but a moment to realize the odd one out of the group who wasn't with them the previous night. It was a slight surprise to see her friend suddenly in Kirigiri's room, but what surprised her even more, was her choice of clothing. It seemed rather unlike for the Super High School Level Mercenary.
"Umm…Ikusaba?" Naegi spoke up, eyeing her strangely. "Why aren't you wearing any clothes?" As she asked this, Naegi couldn't help but hold herself at the sudden chill.
"Huh?" Ikusaba had a feeling of what she meant, but she couldn't say for certain. Looking down at herself, Ikusaba's face turned beat red at the realization. Much like Kirigiri and Naegi themselves, Ikusaba was only dressed in her undergarments, consisting of a lacy black panty and bra. "Ah!" She shrieked, covering her parts tightly.
Even though she was already covered, nothing was more precious to a woman than keeping their "Particular" areas clothed.
"What the heck are you-?" Kirigiri began to ask, slowly looking around.
Upon examining the contents of the room, Kirigiri could not believe the sights that took hold of her. Seeing Naegi, in a light-pink bra and panty, and then herself, in a light violet bra and panty. Those were her undergarments, of course, but the problem that remained was why they were like this to begin with.
Not only that, but there was an unfamiliar chill within the room that she couldn't describe. Sure, Ikusaba was there with them, so being around her always gave her the chills, but she was referring to a more literal, physical, chill in the room. One that actually shook her with an uncomfortableness as her eyes explored around the room.
What was going on?
"N-Naegi…?" Kirigiri mumbled with a slight blush. Turning back towards Kirigiri, it only took one look for her to realize the idea of what the problem was. Like the previous two did, Naegi took one look down at herself before shrieking in fear.
"Ahhhhh!" She screamed covering herself. "What the heck's going on here? And where are my clothes!?" She cried out.
"R-Relax, Naegi," Kirigiri tried to calm down, "y-you can just borrow one of my outfits and-!" Kirigiri said as she worked her way over to the dresser.
It took her awhile to comprehend everything and anything of what was going on as she walked towards the dresser. First their clothes were missing, and, after some more thorough investigation, she realized all of her blankets and bedsheets were missing to. But that wasn't even the most shocking piece of information.
Just seconds after opening her dresser did she truly realize how bad their current situation was. There wasn't just a lack of clothing and blankets in her room, anything that could have been used to cover themselves in any manner of speaking, was gone. There was absolutely nothing inside her dresser, save for additional undergarments.
There were no blankets, there were no clothes, and there was nothing to cover each other. Everything that could have been used to cover each other and prevent other people from eyeing them was now gone. She didn't even have socks in her drawers anymore!
"What the hell?" Kirigiri muttered as she checked. A sudden thought just hit her as she turned back to Naegi. "Hey, Naegi? Can you check the bathroom out for me?"
"Bathroom?" Naegi blinked in confusion at this.
"Just… Check it out for me for a minute, will you?" She requested. Naegi wasn't as informative as Kirigiri was, but she knew it must have been important to her in some way. Waiting until Naegi was in the bathroom for a brief moment, Kirigiri glared back to Ikusaba. "What the hell!" She muttered quietly.
"What?" Ikusaba questioned raising her brow. She maintained her stance as Kirigiri marched her way up to her.
"What kind of freaking plan is this?!" She muttered. "You just go and raid us of our clothing?!" Now Ikusaba was returning the glare.
"Hey, don't pin this on me!" She quickly muttered back. "I had nothing to do with this! And why would I try to steal your clothes WHILE you're both in here?! I wouldn't do anything in front of Naegi!"
"Any what?" Naegi asked returning to the bathroom.
"Oh!" Ikusaba replied, she and Kirigiri quickly smiling back to her. "She was just wondering w-what I was doing here and what happened."
"Yeah, what are you doing here anyway?" Naegi asked curiously, getting closer.
"Oh, n-nothing." She lied. "I-I just woke up this morning, a-and my clothes and stuff were gone." She said. She tapped her chin curiously as she looked up into thought. "I didn't want to be seen like this, s-so I thought I'd come by a-and ask for clothes… or something." She explained.
"You don't have any clothes either?" Kirigiri asked. She was mildly surprised by this, even if it was just a lie on her part.
"N-No." Ikusaba replied calmly. "I mean, I was surprised when I saw the two of you…like this… but I didn't realize I was like this either until you two pointed it out."
"So what the heck's going on here then?" Naegi asked looking to Kirigiri. "Does this have anything to do with Monokuma's newest motive?"
Kirigiri took a moment to process this. It was actually a good point when she thought of it, but at the same time, it didn't make sense. So what if he took some of their clothing and made it slightly chilly for the group? It wasn't anything worth killing anyone over.
Then again, that was what she thought last time too. In the game Two Lies and a Truth, it seemed ridiculous to even think that a murder could occur. With the idea that the lies were actually something more hopeful than the truths were, it was believed that no one took them seriously.
Yet, Hagakure believed it enough, thinking if he pulled off the perfect murder that it would save everyone.
It wasn't his fault either, that's what everyone agreed upon. All he was trying to do was save everyone else at the time, and everyone perfectly understood that, and even forgave him for what he did. But the fact still remained, that he killed someone for what he believed in, so whose to say that another murder may or may not occur?
"I don't know to be honest." Kirigiri admitted. "It's the only reason behind all this, but it doesn't make sense."
"Yeah!" Ikusaba agreed with a nod. "I mean what's the point of taking away our clothes and such? I like keeping myself covered and all but it doesn't make sense to me. I mean why would I kill someone over clothes?"
"That reminds me Naegi, did you check the bathroom like I asked?"
"Huh? Umm yeah." Naegi replied witha nod. "But why exactly was it so important? There wasn't anything in there."
"There wasn't anything in there?" Kirigiri asked to be sure.
"Y-Yeah…" Naegi hesitated, understanding what she was getting at. "There wasn't anything. No soaps, no towels, nothin'."
"And you're sure there weren't any towels?" Kirigiri rubbed her chin.
"Do you think the main idea was just to keep us from getting any clothes or something?" Naegi wondered.
"Nah, that's too simple." Ikusaba disagreed. "I mean, his last plan involved playing some game and knocking us out for several days. There isn't much going on for him to just take our clothes away."
"Huh…" Naegi rubbed her chin as she tried to think. She was right about this; when it came to Monokuma his plans were a lot more complicated than they seemed. He had to have some sort of idea to go along with this if it meant driving the students to murder. She just had to think. "W-Well…What if-"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" A voice was heard shouting in fear. The three girls nearly jumped simultaneously as they looked back to the door, realizing it was still open.
"Was that Asahina?" Ikusaba asked, recognizing the voice.
"I get the feeling this problem extends beyond just simple lack of clothing." Kirigiri commented. "We better hurry on to the lunchroom too. That was the plan after all."
"Let's go then." Ikusaba nodded as the two began heading for the door.
"Wait!" Naegi yelled out as she ran back towards the bed. Looking back, the two watched as they came back with two pillows in her arms. "We should at least keep ourselves somewhat covered right?" She said, offering them both a pillow.
Kirigiri smiled mentally, in awe at Naegi's kindness. "But what about you Naegi?" Naegi lowered her head, turning away with a blush.
"Y-Yeah…I umm… D-Don't have as much to cover…" She muttered.
Shifting their eyes down, both Ikusaba and Kirigiri blushed slightly as they understood what she meant. There was a slight size different between the several girls when it came to bust. While both Ikusaba and Kirigiri both had something to conceal, Naegi, sadly, didn't have much to show for it in the size department.
While she at least wasn't exactly "lacking" in anything, her breasts weren't as glorious as Kirigiri's and Ikusaba's to draw attention away. In truth, Naegi couldn't help but feel slightly ashamed by this fact.
"T-That's not true!" Ikusaba tried cheerin g her up with a sympathetic smile. "I-I mean of course you have enough to hide!" She encouraged. It was a weird thought, trying to encourage a girl that her breasts were large enough to hide. Even if she did love her.
"Y-Yeah!" Kirigiri tried encouraging as well. "All girls do! Y-You should cover yourself up too!"
"I appreciate the sentiment... I think... " Naegi muttered, lowering her head in more shame.
"R-Really!" Ikusaba encouraged again. "I-I know! Here!" Ikusaba quickly moved her way in front of Naegi and turned around. In one swift movement, she had Naegi hanging on to her back, arms around her neck and legs being supported by Ikusaba's own arms. At the same time, she even picked up pillow Naegi had offered her. "There, see? This way, I can keep myself covered, and you can keep covered too!" It was barely a challenge to carry the small girl anyway, given her light weight.
Naegi shifted around a bit to get in a more comfortable position to hang on, then smiled. "Hey yeah, this works out just fine." She smiled to Kirigiri. "Now we can all be covered! Isn't that great, Kirigiri?"
"Of course...it is...Naegi..." Kirigiri replied, gritting her as she spoke.
She hated her. She absolutely hated Ikusaba at this point with every fiber of her being. She was squeezing her fingers behind her back due to the sheer rage that was boiling up inside of her from this.
It was one thing to quickly butt in and take Naegi's side like this before Kirigiri could react. It was a second thing to see Ikusaba smirking at her victoriously as the two looked at her. With Naegi safely behind Ikusaba's back, her head behind her head, Ikusaba had no worry or fear from the idea of Naegi seeing her expression as she faced Kirigiri.
But if there was one thing, just ONE thing she couldn't stand out of all of this, it was that Ikusaba had her hands, placed firmly against Naegi's butt. With the solid excuse that she was just lifting up Naegi up on her back, she could feel around and grip around Naegi as much as she wanted. To make matters even worse for her, she also knew that, while Naegi's weren't as prominent as the others, Ikusaba could joyously feel Naegi's breasts pressed against her back like this.
And Ikusaba knew this perfectly well.
There was only one thing screaming in Kirigiri's mind at this point.
"This bitch needs to die!"
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"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Owada yelped, covering his eyes with his arms while pinching together his bleeding nose.
The morning began in a way no one in the group could ever expect. Picture their surprise when all of them woke up this morning, and discovered all their clothes were gone, save for their underwear, and to some, panties? Now picture their surprise when they found out, that not only had their clothes gone missing as well as their blankets or anything else they could have used as an alternative to cover themselves up with?
For the boys, like most guys, they weren't too worried about this. After all, all they had to worry about were their boxers being present. However, what neither Yamada or Owada, the few last remaining men within this facility, couldn't handle, was the sight.
It was a sight nearly all men wished to see, but some of whom could only dream of seeing. A sight that was so glorious to behold, that once you saw it, your life was complete. Perhaps it wasn't as grand for the victim of this "sight", but there was little that could help that. After all, having the one thing all men dreamed of was only natural. It was now out of the few times in Asahina's life that she regretted this feature of her body.
Her. Huge. Breasts.
It was a miracle to occur for the two men who gazed upon them in shock. Neither of them had ever expected such a sight to behold in their life, nor could either of them handle it.
For Owada, it was just a simple nose bleed upon seeing a girl like Asahina wandering into the lunchroom with only her bra and panties. A reaction like this could be considered normal to the average person, but for a man-of-honor like him to go through with this, it was nothing but disgraceful. Especially to a woman like Asahina while she was still in front of him.
But for Yamada, words could not describe.
He could not describe the joyous feeling of seeing such a spectacular sight right in front of him. To see the, as he right-at-that-moment titled, boob-inflated mermaid in front of him like that? It was too much on the poor geek's mind. Losing nearly a full gallon of blood, or what felt like it, he passed out in a state of heaven and pure joy.
And poor...Poor, poor Asahina, was left on her own. On a brighter side, she could take heart to the idea that people thought she was pretty or gorgeous to look at, but with her lack of clothing, such a factor made it hard to do.
After discovering this morning that her close went missing, she naturally panicked. She tried to make the best of the situation and look for alternative means of clothes to wear around the school. Her first thought was just to try and use a blanket or towel if she could find one around here, but unfortunately, she had no success.
Afterwards, while trying to sneak her way towards it, she thought there might be something that could save her dignity within the kitchen area. If there was even a single towel, or apron, that could be used to cover any part of herself, she would've taken it gladly. Unfortunately, however, like all her past searches, this only ended with failure, as there wasn't even a single towel, nor apron, within the confines of the kitchen.
Only to make matters worse for the breasted girl, she had the unfortunate timing of walking out just as both Yamada and Owada had entered the lunchroom. They too, were looking for a means to find clothing, but after failing for some time, they simply decided to meet at the lunchroom with the rest, in case anything came up with the others.
Which is why, from that point, we found ourselves where we were now. With Owada, wearing only his black and white striped boxers, pinching his nose while covering his eyes in shame, Asahina, only with a shameless blue bra and panties, covering her breasts and lower region in shame and with tears in her eyes and a red blush, and Yamada, having no shame of wearing his Mochi Mochi Princess-themed boxers, casually passed out on the floor after witnessing heaven.
"W-Would someone tell me what the hell's going on here?" Owada asked, keeping himself focused away from Asahina with a blush.
"I-I don't know! All my clothes and blankets were gone when I woke up!" Asahina cried.
"Yeah, but dude, seriously, what the fuck?! It's one thing to take all our clothes, but blankets and shit too?" Owada yelled out loud. "What the fuck Monokuma!?"
"And why did he take our towels too?" Asahina asked confused. "I mean blankets and all are one thing, but towels too? I couldn't even take a shower this morning!"
"Asahina!" Oogami could be heard shouting. Looking towards the entrance, as shocking as it might seem, Owada didn't have an issue or worry about a nose bleed.
With a fat green bra that covered her muscle-massed breasts, and, a part which almost made him throw up, a black thong, there was not much different from her appearance. This was given with the idea that most of her clothes displayed her muscles anyway. And being the warrior that she was, she had no issue with her lack of clothing, though that didn't keep her from being confused and outraged, of course.
"Are you alright?" Oogami asked worriedly, having heard the scream. Asahina nodded.
"Y-Yeah, I was just startled and surprised for a minute." She replied. Oogami turned her rage towards Owada.
"How dare you assault Asahina like this!" She roared.
"Hey, give me a freaking break!" Owada yelled back. "She was like this when I got here! I didn't even touch her!"
"Nnngh...w-what?" Yamada muttered, having regained consciousness. It only took the sight of the hate-filled demon, one that was only partially dressed at that, for him to panic. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" It wasn't just the severe rage Sakura was giving off that got to him. It was also the severe lack of clothing, as opposed to Asahina, and seeing her wearing a thong, that made him shrivel. He was out like a light again after several seconds, but for different reasons this time.
And Sakura felt slightly ashamed of such a fact. "Am I really that hard to look at like this?" Her warrior strength would never show it, but she was slightly crying on the inside.
"N-No, Sakura, it's not that!" Asahina gave her a sympathetic smile. "J-Just ignore him, he's being an idiot."
"There's a factor we can all agree on." Celes could be heard saying as she walked in. It didn't matter if he was dead (entirely) at this point, or stuck in a coma. The sound of Celes' "angelic voice" was all he needed to awaken.
"Ah!" Yamada squealed in joy at the sound. "That's right! My dear sweet Celesti-!" And all was for naught.
On a rather curious note, Celes took the opportunity to show her creative side, at least compared to everyone else. Like many of the others, she awoke this morning to discover that her own clothing, save for garments, were as well, missing. And like they others, she came to realize that she was also missing her towels and blankets.
Knowing that they had a meeting to attend that morning, she decided to show up along with the rest, not bothering to use the "I don't have any available clothes" line as an excuse. To compensate for this, however, she took the initiative to clothe herself.
To preform this said feat, she did something rather inventive; by using a pair of scissors she had, as a memento of Genocider Shou, she cut apart her own pillow, cutting out the edges and the sides, and pulled out the stuffing. While it only managed to conceal down to her bellybutton, doing nothing to hide her panties, it did at least make a nice substitute shirt while their clothes were missing.
The only other thing different about her appearance in addition to this, was her hair. With her ribbons being thoroughly removed, it could easily be assumed that she didn't have anything to keep her hair up anymore. As much as she despised the idea, she had no choice but to comb it down once more. Seeing how it stretched down to her waist in the back, it was no surprise that she'd rather keep her hair in curls.
"It would appear I wasn't the only one missing clothes this morning." She commented with a usual smile.
"Accccckkkkkk-!" Yamada cried, passing out once more.
"What's wrong with him?"
"I think his dreams just died..." Owada replied scratching his head. "Look, does anyone know what the hell's going on?"
"And preferably, someone with an answer." Kirigiri added. Looking towards the door once more, the rest saw as Ikusaba and Kirigiri made their way through, Ikusaba carrying Naegi on her back.
"What is the purpose of those pillows?" Celes asked curiously.
"Duh, to cover ourselves up." Ikusaba replied. "We needed at least something to cover ourselves up." The sight of the two girls with pillows irritated Asahina.
"Oof! I should've thought of that!" She pouted, puffing out her cheeks.
"So no one else woke up with their clothes this morning?" Naegi asked from behind Ikusaba.
"'Fraid not, chick." Owada shook his head in response. "No clothes, no blankets, not even a freaking towel."
"You didn't have any towels either?" Kirigiri raised her brow.
"Yeah, but not much damage was done." Asahina replied. "Aside from these two pervs and their noses, everything else is the same."
"Gh-!" Owada gritted his teeth. "Hey, I already said it was an accident! And we're sorry! How do you expect us to react when you walk out like...that?" He asked with a small blush.
"Hey! I'm just trying to find some stupid clothes!" Asahina yelled back. "How was I supposed to expect anything?!"
"Would you two please calm down?" Naegi yelled. "We can't already start fighting like this! This is just what Monokuma wants!" She pointed out.
The two grumbled to themselves for a brief moment before sighing to themselves. They knew Naegi had a point. This was all just some part of Monokuma's planning, and if these two were already starting to fight each other, it was just proving how well his plan was working.
And, as if only to add salt to the wounds, the aforementioned bear took the time to drop in at this.
"Upupu! You know me so well!" He smirked, covering his grin with his paws. The sight of the bear made everyone's blood boil.
"Yo! What the fuck is this about?!" Owada shouted.
"Where the heck are our clothes?!" Asahina asked. She wanted absolutely anything at this point to cover her chest.
"Clothes, clothes, clothes..." Monokuma groaned. "Clothes are overrated, you know? I mean, look at me! I'm just a bear, and no one ever cares about whether or not I'm clothed, right?"
"I'm not quite sure the same matter counts if you're a robot." Kirigiri pointed out.
"Psh-posh!" Monokuma replied, shaking his hand. "You guys need to loosen up a little, go with the flow you know? Walking around in the sunshine would do ya some good."
"But there isn't any sun around here..." Naegi commented.
"...Oh yeah." Monokuma tapped his chin as if just realizing this. "Oh well! Who cares? Not me! Just let the murders flow, and you'll all have your little motive fixed."
"Fixed?" Ikusaba raised her brow. "What do you mean fix our motive?"
"What? Did you guys forget already?" Monokuma asked rubbing his chin. "Didn't y'all hear about my motive the other day?" He reminded.
The others looked amongst themselves in confusion. They hated their current predicament, that was a fact, but none of them were willing to commit murder just to get their clothes back. While the idea of everything may have seemed a bit uncomfortable to most, it wasn't enough or worth killing someone else over.
Especially since that someone had to be Oogami of all people.
"You want your clothes back? Then you know what you need to do!" Monokuma said with glee.
"...Why?" Owada questioned.
"What do you mean why?"
"He mean's why would we kill for something like this." Naegi explained. She had a small smile as she looked amongst her friends. "I mean yeah, at first glance this is kind of awkward, but it's not worth killing each other over."
"Naegi's right." Ikusaba nodded in agreement. "So what if we don't have many clothes or whatever? We can still get by."
"Hmm?" Monokuma rubbed his chin curiously. "What are you talking about?" There was confusion and uncertainty brewing within the group.
"W-What do you mean what am I talking about?" Naegi asked in return. "I mean your whole motive thing."
"Oh...Upupupu gyahahahahhahaha!" Monokuma suddenly held his sides as he bellowed in laughter. "That's so funny!"
"What the fuck are you talking about now?" Owada groaned.
"Oh you guys... You and your simple way of thinking this and that." Monokuma grinned. "It's funny that you think this is my motive, that's all." He answered. Kirigiri could feel a pang of worry in her chest.
"What are you talking about?" She asked. She didn't like where this was going, and neither did Ikusaba at this point.
"Let me ask you all something first. Didn't anyone else notice anything when they woke up this morning?" He wondered. Everyone took a moment to think to themselves. Aside from their lack of clothing and blankets, none of them could really point out anything different that happened as they woke up this morning. Except for Ikusaba.
"Well, there was a draft this morning." Ikusaba pointed out.
"Well yeah, but it was just from our lack of clothing, right?" Naegi asked looking down at her. "Of course it would be cold to us if we woke up practically naked."
"Which reminds me," Oogami spoke up, "how did you go about doing so, Monokuma?" That actually was a question most of the group thought of once they realized it. As always, Monokuma just swayed his hands with a grin.
"Oh, forget the minor details." He insisted. "It was just a matter of wasting the last of that sleeping gas stuff."
"You have more of that around?" Asahina was worried. After their last situation involving Hagakure and the sleepovers, she didn't want to discover there was more of it lying around. The last any of them wanted was another murder while everyone slept.
"Hey, clear the stuffing out of your ears!" Monokuma growled. "I said the LAST of it! I just needed a little teensy bit here and there while you guys slept. Oh, and you can take heart in the fact I was veeeerrry gentle undressing you last night." He said with a grin.
Everyone turned beat red at this. While it did make sense in the long run, the last any of them wanted to hear was that some murderous robot took the time to undress each and every one of them while they slept. To only make matters more personal for Ikusaba, she couldn't help but grumble in her mind at this. She realized the position she discovered Kirigiri and Naegi in this morning was her doing as some practical joke.
She made a mental note to have a little "chat" with her partner later on.
"As I was saying, so what did you discover this morning?" Monokuma asked again.
"It was just slightly chilly this morning, big whoop." Ikusaba repeated.
"Very good class! Now, let me ask you something else; why do you think your clothes were the motive?" He tried hiding the growing smirk on his face with little success.
"W-What do you mean? Of course it was the motive!" Asahina insisted.
"Wait a minute..." Kirigiri mumbled to herself, going into thought.
She had a feeling something was strange about all of this, but she needed to piece all the evidence together. She would have actually gone with the idea that the missing clothes were a possible motive, but only if it had just been that. The lack of blankets and towels also supported this idea, making her believe the idea was just means of exposing everyone's privacy. But if neither of these pieces of information had to do with the motive, then what did?
She ran it multiple time through her head, trying to piece together any and all possible scenarios that could lead them to another murder. But no matter how many different possibilities she came across and ran through her head, she couldn't think of anything. There was just one piece of info she couldn't piece together, something she needed to finalize her thought process.
"I'd hate to disappoint you little missy, but the clothes are just a factor of this motive." Monokuma told Asahina.
"Factor?" Naegi asked. "Why would taking our clothes just be a factor?"
"Let me answer that with another question!" He decided. "What do clothes, blankets, and towels have in common?"
"Huh?"
"C'mooooon! Even you should know this!" He grinned.
"Well naturally they keep us from getting cold, correct?" Celes assumed.
Kirigiri's eyes widened in shock. She finally understood what this motive was all about.
"Correctomundo!" Monokuma revealed with excitement.
"S-So what?" Owada crossed his arms with a smirk. "It's gonna take a lot more than a simple breeze to get us to start a murder."
"Yeah, so what if you made it cold?" Asahina smiled proudly. "I work out in the cold on a regular basis! This is nothing!"
"Excuse me, but what do you mean made it cold?" He hinted.
"No..." Kirigiri was the only one to realize it before the rest were told. They would all realize what this meant.
"Oh ho, seems Kirigiri has the right idea! This isn't a simple breeze you're all feeling, it's getting colder!"
"C-Colder?" Naegi said with fear. It wasn't a fear for Monokuma's motive, or the realization that came with it. The fear came from not knowing how long the rest of the group could go without committing a murder before someone snapped.
"Yes indeed! Colder! The 'er that comes at the end of cold!" Monokuma continued. "This is a motive I take much pride and joy out of revealing."
"Y-You're making it colder?" Asahina grew worried as she shook. She was used to the cold, perhaps more than the others, but it didn't keep her from feeling the same chill as the rest.
"H-How cold are you planning to make it?" Oogami asked, getting straight to the point. Knowing Monokuma and the puppet master, anything was possible.
"Allow me to answer that in a way that answers all future questions!" Monokuma announced. The wicked smile growing on the other side of the robot's controller knew no bounds. "The current temperature is 59 Degrees and dropping. Until the next murder occurs, the temperature will continue to drop by 5 degrees every hour." Celes understood the severity of the situation before the others could.
"In other words, by this time tomorrow, we'll all freeze to death."
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A/N: Hoofta! Ok, sorry for the delay on this one folks (It took a guy more than 3 days to update a fanfic...what a shock...). If you witnessed my previous oneshot i did a few days ago, you'll know this only took about 2-3 days to update if you add it up. And then it took awhile to type again after all the self-scarring it caused... Besides, given how long i made last weeks chps, i think I could get some leeway with how long it took to update this one, don't ya think X/? ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S FREAKING 10k+ UPDATES XP!
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