Chapter 6

3 days later, Leon was leaning against the wall across from Ms. Chisa's room, where class 77-B held their homeroom at. He was waiting for Kazuichi. The email he mentioned...Something about it had Leon on edge. When the door finally opened he stood up straight, but the sight he saw shocked him to the bone. As class 77-B filed out, each one of them had looks of horror, fear, and...despair...The knot tightened in Leon's stomach. he watched as Gundham stalked past, actually looking quite shaken, which was surprising for the animal breeder. Teruteru was shaking with fear, while Sonia looked white as a ghost. nagito was holding himself tightly, trembling. As the students filed out, he finally saw Kazuichi in the back. He was shaking like leaf, and his cap had been turned around, pulled down so the bill hid his eyes. Leon could swear he heard his teeth chatter.

"...Kazu...? Everything ok, man...?" He cautiously put a hand on the pink-haired male's shoulder, for once trying NOT to scare him.

"Why...Why...? H-h-how could someone like J-j-junko do that...?!" Leon gulped. he could feel his muscles tighten at the mention of the girl.

"Kazu...What was in that email? Tell me."

"The s-s-student council, man...T-t-they're...!" Kazuichi couldn't bring himself to finish. junko had been teaching him how to embrace despair, but this? This was beyond despair. What they had seen was torture... Unable to finish the sentance, he ran off, leaving Leon confused and scared. What was he gonna say? Was the student council-"

"They're dead..." Leon let out a startled cry as Chiaki stepped out of the classroom. She was Chiaki Nanami, the class president of 77-B, as well as the ultimate gamer. She seemed more composed than the rest of the class.

"Chiaki! Sorry, you scared me...heh, heh...Wait...Dead? What are you talking about?"

"The student council is dead...They were killed in some sort of killling game...We saw the whole thing, Leon...It...was horrible..." Leon felt his heart drop into his stomach. His breath hitched.

The student council...dead? why would Junko show them something like that?! Wait...How would she be ABLE to show something like that?!

Leon shook the horrible thoughts from his head.

"Sorry...Lost in thought...hey Chiaki, can you do me a favor? I'm worried about Kazuichi...Maybe you can try talking to him...? I think Junko's been saying some stuff to him...None of it being good..."

"Sure thing...I'll do my best." Chiaki offered a kind, reassuring smile. Leon felt himself relax and returning the smile.

"Thanks, Chiaki...I owe you one. I better go...The school's gonna go to hell when everyone else hears about this...See ya, Chiaki!" Leon waved, then took off.

The next day, Leon rang the doorbell for Chiaki's door early that morning. He was anxious to find out how her talk with Kazuichi went. He waited for 5 minutes, but Chiaki didn't open the door. Leon scowled. Maybe she was asleep? he sighed and began walking away. He attended his classes until the end of the day, then he hurried to Ms. Chisa's room, waiting outside the door. almost at once, the door opened, and the class filed out. they didn't look much better than yesaterday...Was that...panic on their faces? Leon waited until Kazuichi emerged, only to be bombarded by the panicked mechanic.

"Leon! It's horrible!" He held the collar of Leon's jacket tightly. The baseball star quickly pried his hands off, gripping his shoulders tightly.

"Kazu, calm down! What's wrong?"

"It's Mikan...And Chiaki...! They never came to classes today...! They never miss class! I just know junko's behind this! She has to be! I just...don't understand why...she was so nice...so beautiful...Why would she do this?!" Tears were spilling down the mechanic's cheeks. Seeing his friend in such a state made Leon angry.

"That's it...I'm sorry Kazu...But I'm not letting you see Junko anymore...there's something wrong...You're one of my closest friends...I can't stand seeing my friends like this...I WON'T stand seeing them like this! Come on." he grabbed Kazuichi's wrist and pulled him down the hall, hurrying to get outside.