The Luckster And The Gangster's Sister
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
First off, many thanks to those who reviewed this fic, I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the story advances further after the last chapter, where Natsumi tries to figure out what to do whether she would be transferred to the main course or not...while figuring out if she is drawn to Naegi or not...
Well...can't spoil it, so you will have to read on to find out, so buckle up, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 11: Shunkan
At the Kuzuryuu house, the scene shifts inside where you can see Natsumi is in her room, her face flushed after bumping into Naegi, in which she shook her head as she tries to deny and ignore what she is going through right now, as she refuses to believe that she is getting drawn to Naegi in the recent days, and thanks to her pride as a Kuzuryuu, she refuses the idea of getting a boyfriend and/or entertaining suitors, and right now she is thinking about where the events would lead to as there is a rather slim chance of getting transferred to the main course despite being summoned by the headmaster himself.
After several minutes she finally calmed down and sighed, wondering why is she feeling like this after bumping into Naegi earlier in the day and Hinata accidentally seeing the picture of Naegi that she secretly took, and she wondered why is she feeling like this, and if her elder brother of her dad finds out about this, she feared that they would make fun of her and that is something she would want to avoid from happening.
By then a knock on the door is heard, and she failed to hear it due to her mind being elsewhere, and after two more knocks, the door slowly opened and the person who entered turns out to be Pekoyama, and she approached Natsumi and asks her if she is ready to have dinner, but noted that her master's sibling is staring at the wall, and Pekoyama wondered if she is okay, and there she saw the pictures on the bed which she takes a look, and finds them quite well taken until she saw Naegi's picture and wondered aloud why his picture is there, which Natsumi snapped back to reality, and her face flushed anew and grabs the picture from Pekoyama's hands and hides it, which Pekoyama blinked her eyes in confusion and she began to ask her what is wrong.
"Natsumi-sama?"
"..."
"Is there something wrong...?"
"No...nothing!"
"Are you sure?"
"You got a problem, bamboo bitch?"
"Well...wait...what are you hiding...?"
"None of your business!"
Pekoyama can tell that Natsumi is hiding something and can sensed that something is making her act so differently, and decided to calm her down and said she would not tell anyone about this if that is what Natsumi wants, and it appeared to work, as Natsumi slowly regain her composure and requested to Pekoyama not to say anything, which the SHSL Swordswoman nodded, and she asks Natsumi why is she getting flustered over Naegi since she finds nothing wrong about her taking his picture.
Natsumi looked away as she finds herself unable to respond as she usually retorted the comments aimed at her, and she said she doesn't know why, other than the fact that she is somewhat grateful to him for suggesting that she try reviving her hobby of taking pictures, and she went on a picture taking spree which also resulted in accidentally taking Naegi's picture in secret. Pekoyama listened attentively and she slowly guessed what is going on, and she calmly told her the reason why: Natsumi is starting to get drawn to Makoto Naegi.
In other words...Natsumi is developing feelings towards the SHSL Luckster.
Natsumi stared wide-eyed and slowly backed away, as she could not seem to accept what Pekoyama is suggesting and tries to deny it, despite blushing furiously at hearing this even though deep down she is unconsciously starting to get drawn to the SHSL Luckster. She tried to rebut it but Pekoyama said that there is nothing to be ashamed of which slowly caused Natsumi to stammer while replying.
"Wh-what...what are y-you...?"
"You don't need to feel ashamed..."
"N-no...you got it all...!"
"Natsumi-sama..."
"You're wrong! Why would I fall over some wimpy brat like him?"
"It is not my place to judge...but I believe that Makoto Naegi is a good person...I spied on him a few times...he is someone who can be trusted...and I believe that if you try to get to know him..."
"Are you saying I like that kid?"
"Natsumi-sama..."
Pekoyama said that there is nothing to be ashamed of in getting attracted to Naegi, saying that she recently sent a spy to look up on Naegi, and said that based on the information she got, Pekoyama said that Naegi appears to be just an ordinary boy with an ordinary family, in which he appeared to be HARMLESS, and suggested to Natsumi that she should try to get to know about Naegi and see if he is someone worth hanging out with.
Of course, Natsumi was quite defensive given her attitude and pride, and said she doesn't find anything good about Naegi and to her he is not worth her time, yet Pekoyama said that since Naegi came to Natsumi's aid several weeks ago, she noticed that Natsumi has been eyeing Naegi for some time, in which Natsumi claims that she only approached him due to curiosity because she finds it UNBELIEVABLE that his title of LUCKSTER is considered a talent and that what led him to be placed at the main course, something she finds it fraudulent which made her wonder why Naegi was placed in the main course since she believes that he should be at the reserve course, and that was Natsumi's defense.
"...and that is what I think!"
"Natsumi-sama..."
"Super High School-Luckster...that a load of shit!"
"But Natsumi-sama..."
"How can someone like that Naegi-brat got sorted to the main course?"
"Natsumi-sama...please listen to me..."
"What?"
"About that..."
Pekoyama then responded by saying that her classmate Nagito Komaeda also has the same talent as Naegi, and he too ended up at the main course, and until now she herself is curious if Komaeda's luck is a talent or not, but soon opted not to question it since she quoted Yukizone's words that talent is not everything and all that matters is that aside from doing her best, she should bond with her friends until graduation, and that friendship is also important.
Pekoyama then advises Natsumi to find and make friends, and suggested that she should befriend Naegi first since he was the first who came to her aid and she believes that he can be a friend to her despite being from the main course, and she stood up and bowed before leaving, and Natsumi stared in silence after hearing Pekoyama's advise, and the younger Kuzuryuu sibling glanced at the pictures on her bed, looking at Naegi's portrait, which she unknowingly stared in awe and curiosity, but then she snapped out of it upon hearing a pair of voices, and as she placed her ear in front of the door, she can hear Pekoyama talking to Fuyuhiko, and she blushed furiously upon hearing that Fuyuhiko had eavesdrop on her and Pekoyama's conversation, and heard that he is curious to know more about Naegi.
"...but Fuyuhiko-sama..."
"You heard me, Peko...tell me the details you got about this Makoto Naegi..."
"Why are you so interested..."
"Well...aside from his talent being the same as Komaeda...I am curious if he intends to get close to my sister...and you know how I feel...worried for my younger sister..."
"I assure you...Makoto Naegi is a good person...even though he lives an ordinary life...with an ordinary family..."
"What if that is just a facade...? What if he turns out to be a two-time con? I want to judge him with my own eyes before I let him woo my sister."
"But...shouldn't you..."
"If you hadn't suggested to Natsumi to get close to that Naegi...I wouldn't be panicking like this...and if that Naegi intends to woo Natsumi...he will have to get past me first..."
Natsumi flung the door aside and berated her elder brother for invasion of privacy, saying that her conversation with Pekoyama is none of his business and told him to stay out if it, yet Fuyuhiko defended himself saying that he accidentally overheard it and is quite worried as he is unsure what to think about Naegi, and cautions her about wooing boys, which she blushed and told her elder brother to find a girl for himself and suggested that he should woo Pekoyama, and it was his turn to blush, and this resulted in a bickering between siblings amid Pekoyama blushing at what Natsumi said.
"Hey! What are you insinuating?"
"You heard me...ask Peko out on a date and head to a love hotel!"
"What kind of suggestion is that?"
"You and Peko always stick together...yeah...that's right...put a love pill on her drink...and she will be over you...then take her to bed...put your BIRD on her NEST and..."
"Stop talking dirty! Peko and I are not like that...!"
"Ooohhh...then why are you blushing...?"
"Stop being a hentai, will you?"
"Admit it...you're getting turned on..."
By then, one of the servants came and told the trio that dinner is ready, and the three teens stopped their bickering and they slowly regain their composure as they head out towards the dining hall to join the rest and have dinner.
-x-
A few days later, the scene shifts at Hope's Peak Academy, where classes ended, and Natsumi is about to leave the school grounds, and she looked around to see Nanami inviting Hinata to go to the arcade and play a new fighting game, even though he is reluctant at first seeing that he is not THAT good, yet she said that if he keep on trying he would get the hang of it, and she took his hand and began DRAGGING him out of the gate, resulting in a light bickering between the two.
"Come on, Hinata-kun..."
"But I'm not good at playing fighting games...!"
"You'll get the hang of it..."
"But...!"
"Its better than doing nothing..."
"Nanami-san..."
"Don't worry, Hinata-kun...it'll be my treat..."
"Hey...wait...!"
Natsumi just stared at them as they leave, and surprisingly she did not feel envious or resent them, as she just watched them leave. Natsumi then stepped out of the gate and saw a lot of students leaving as well, she wondered what to do next as she has nothing much to do, until she saw Sakura Ohgami and Aoi Asahina coming outnof the academy gate, and Natsumi is somewhat taken aback seeing Ohgami's appearance and wondered what kind of person Ohgami is, as she never encountered a female with such massive physique.
Without knowing why, Natsumi took out her camera and positions herself stealthily as she decided to take a picture, but then a rather crazed pervert appeared, heading towards Asahina and groped breasts, causing the SHSL Swimmer to shriek, and tries to push him away, but the pervert was not deterred and brought out a knife and cuts off the sleeve of her tanktop shirt and bra, exposing her breasts and he began to fondle them, causing a scuffle between the two.
"EEEKKK!"
"Wow...big boobs..."
"Let go of me, you hentai!"
"Hee-hee-hee...your nipples are getting hard..."
"EEEKKK! HELP!"
"Ooohh...squeeze-squeeze-squeeze..."
"Sakura-chan...help!"
"Now let me touch your PUSSY..."
Ohgami immediately responded and grabbed the pervert by his hair,and proceeded to throttle him with her martial arts moves, and she is incensed at what he did to Asahina, but despite being beaten up, the pervert was defiant and tries to go after Asahina but Ohgami proceeded to beat him up in a self defense method just to disable him, and at the same time Natsumi was taking pictures of the fight, elated to see that she gets to take pictures of action scenes due to her parents' influence because of being a mafia family.
She then hid her camera when Juzo Sakakura, the academy security head, arrived and after being told of what happened, he ties up he pervert and takes him away, and some of the Class 78 students went to Asahina, seeing that she was in a state of shock after what happened, with Ohwada covering her exposed chest with his trench coat, and Ohgami thanked him for the gesture, and then Naegi helped Asahina up, trying to calm her down with his optimism, and Natsumi saw how he is treating his friends, and recall what Pekoyama told her a few days ago, and there she was startled when Koichi Kizakura spoke to her from behind.
"Hello, Kuzuryuu-chan..."
"Whoa!"
"Nice scene out there...looks like you took another picture..."
"Wh-what are you...?"
"I've been watching you a while ago...and you just took a picture of a real action scene..."
"You...you've been here for a while...?"
"Hee-hee-hee..."
"...seriously..."
Her eyes twitched when told that he has been watching her for a while the moment she took pictures of Ohgami in action, and Kizakura asks her if he can see the pictures she took, and Natsumi reluctantly gave him the camera, which was digital, and he had it printed and glanced at the pictures, seeing that the pictures she took involves Ohgami in action and he smirked, seeing that her type of pictures she took were quite okay, though not as artistic as Koizumi's, yet he took the pictures and gives back the camera to her, and Natsumi blinked her eyes as Kizakura leaves, heading back inside the academy after taking the pictures, and she wondered what is he up to, and then she glances back where she saw Asahina thanking Naegi form helping her, and Natsumi stood still, slowly finding herself drawn to him as she recalled he last time he talked to her.
As Ohgami and Naegi escorted Asahina towards the police car and left, and Natsumi left as well, seeing that there is nothing much to do here.
-x-
Inside the principal's office, Jin stared at the newest pictures he got from Natsumi, and Kizakura pointed out that though the pictures are not as good as Mahiru Koizumi's, it did show that there is potential in Natsumi, which he says that Natsumi do have a talent, though he would suggest to Jin to assign a similar talent to her so as not to confuse with Koizumi's, as well as saying that it might cause some problems with the Steering Committee after they unsuccessfully tried to abolish the talent of LUCKSTER, and they might cause a scene if they find out that there are two students who might share the same talent.
"...and that's my advise, Jin..."
"Seriously..."
"Well...that us my findings...Natsumi Kuzuryuu does have a talent...and her situation is somewhat the same as Naegi and Komaeda..."
"Hmm...even though it is the case, but..."
"The pictures Natsumi-chan took speaks for itself...though nit quite on the level as Koizumi's, that alone shows that she do have talent..."
"So you want me to give her a talent based on these...?"
"I leave everything to you, Jin..."
"..."
Jin took a deep breath as he stared at the pictures, which he is having quite some difficulty in figuring out, as he wondered whether Natsumi has a talent or not, noting that Natsumi did quite a job in taking pictures which involves people going into action, while Koizumi's pictures were that of an artistic form.
To Be Continued... .
Hope you liked this chapter though it focused mostly on Natsumi, yet the plot is important as she is struggling to deal with her AWAKENED feelings towards Naegi, and this also led to Fuyuhiko becoming worried at the ASSUMPTION that Naegi might take advantage over her.
Speaking of which, Naegi briefly appeared in the end, though he will get more screen time in the upcoming chapters...
Preview:
The moment of truth...will Natsumi get transferred to the main course or not...?
The answer to that will be shown in the next chapter...whether she would be sorted there or not...
See you in 2 to 3 weeks...
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