Chapter 19: The Queen Bitches

"He's waking up, Tsumiki!" Saionji said joyfully as I slowly opened my eyes. I was in Enoshima's bathroom, and I could feel the cold blood from under my head. Saionji and Tsumiki were staring at me as I began to wake up. "Maizono threw a dumbbell at you. Didn't cause as much damage as it could have. If it was thrown by anyone stronger, it probably would have killed you." said the nurse. How reassuring. At least I was alive. "What's going on out there?" I asked. "They're all still fighting. We should probably stay in here for a while." said Tsumiki. A good idea, but I couldn't take that for an answer. I had to decimate Maizono, whether that be physically, verbally or both. She had used me as nothing but a tool for pleasure, even though I had cared immensely for her. It was disgusting and she had to pay.

I got up from the ground and looked at myself in the mirror. There were several bandages on the back of my head from the wound. Weirdly enough, part of my hair was sticking out, similar to Naegi's or Hinata's. I'd probably comb that out later because I didn't care for that look, but that was the least of my worries. I looked at myself in the mirror a bit more to focus myself at the task at hand, when something I feel I should have expected happened. Saionji kissed me on the cheek. The best part is that I saw her do it, with the mirror and all. I looked back at her, somewhat surprised. She gave a smug grin. "I'm not very good at motivating, but I can try." she began to say. "I know we haven't had the best of experiences, but I've come to realize that I... I really love you, Chihiro. And I know you've been living a lie you placed onto yourself, and I know this sounds cheesy and cliched, but I think I'm the only person that really appreciates you for what you actually stand for. For what you actually are." There was no doubt that she was right. No other girl can say they even came close to appreciating me like Saionji did. I hadn't really thought much about it until now.

"You may not see it, but you're an extremely powerful person. You just don't have the way to show it. Everything about you is fucking awesome! I wish I was as good as you when it comes to manipulation and deceivery! You are a menace, Chihiro! And I love it!" God, I loved being cheered up like this, and by Saionji, as well. I moved in to kiss her again, but someone knocked on the door. "OPEN UP, I NEED TO TAKE A PISS!" Maizono yelled from outside. I told Saionji to wait for after I was done dealing with the queen bitch, and I opened the door. There she was at the door, immediately going for a slap to my face. I grabbed her hand and kicked her in the groin. A valid first instinct, even though it couldn't have done as much to her as most other people. She still went crumbling down with a yelp. I looked around, at this point it was just Nanami, Hinata, the Imposter and Junko beating the fuck out of Komaeda while Ikusaba desperately tried to get them off. Naegi and Kirigiri were still grounded, and I actually didn't see Owada anywhere. Because of this, Saionji and Tsumiki rushed to bring their bodies in the bathroom to make sure they were helped in an area without carnage. "There really were some things you couldn't deliver as well as Owada. You aren't strong, you aren't manly, you aren't anything! Your cock is below average size for musical fucking royalty like me!" she yelled from the ground. I didn't care, until she said my cock was below average. I'm not going to brag or anything, but it's pretty fucking big for someone as short as me.

"At least I'm not a cheating whore!" I yelled. I was now standing directly above her. "How original of you! I've been doing this kind of shit for years. I've been called so much worse, and much more creative as well! Get better, dipshit!" she yelled back. I was seemingly out of options, and this was made much worse by Komaeda giving me 'advice'. "I never would have expected this, but Maizono is a beacon of despair! Reclaim the holy land that is Hope's Peak for us!" he yelled, while still simultaneously getting beat up. But then I remembered a little secret in the world of idol music. I didn't know much about this kind of thing, but I knew enough to bust this out. "If I recall correctly, aren't idols not supposed to date people? Wouldn't it be a big fucking deal if someone found out that you, probably the most famous idol out there currently, was fucking this many people?" I asked. She looked surprised that I knew this kind of thing. I only knew it from a scandal several years ago. "I'm sure most people wouldn't care, but there are some who would feel absolutely betrayed by you! Isn't it a contract thing, too? Imagine if your contracts got canceled because you decided to get really horny. Doesn't that sound fucking hilarious?" I asked. My plan was working, she was tearing up. "No... no it wouldn't." she said. "No one will ever hear about this as long as you promise us all to stop seducing people. Cool?" I asked once again. "...cool." she said. She left the room, defeated yet humbled.

With that issue out of the way, there was one other, much bigger issue to deal with, and I don't mean that literally in the Imposter's case. Junko Fucking Enoshima. Even if I didn't like all these people, I knew I actually had to do the right thing for once and save them from the killing game. I looked at her, she was still beating up on Komaeda. "Now, let me tell you all about Enoshima's plan to fucking destroy all of you." I said loudly. This got everyone's attention, especially Enoshima's herself. "Shut the fuck up! Don't tell anyone about the fucking game or there will be dire consequences. You understand that?" she asked. "A game, you say? That can't be too bad." said Nanami. Very very helpful. "Yes! It's just a video game. Fujisaki's helping me promote it! That was one of the slogans for it, about how I will destroy you with my new game. Yes." Enoshima replied. "Oh, cool! Could I test it out?" the gamer asked. The fashionista snickered. "Absolutely!"

I was going to say something, but I was beaten to the punch by Komaeda, who's assault had ended because everyone was paying attention to what they were saying. "Congratulations! You just signed your own death sentence." he said. "Look, I may not be the smartest person out there but I'm smart enough to not trust Nagito Komaeda. Or is that also a slogan?" she asked. "He's not kidding, somehow." said the Imposter. "You're also Komaeda!" Nanami yelled back. I had no idea why he was still in the Komaeda wig. I sighed, and Ikusaba did as well. "They aren't kidding you. They're telling the truth." the soldier said, barely able to comprehend her ignorance. "You're also Koma-wait, what?"

"It's all marketing! You'll love this game, I just have to think of a name for it." Enoshima said. "Alright, I'm willing to test it right now, actually. Is it on a PC, or what?" Nanami asked. Hinata grabbed her shoulder. "I think the Komaedas and Ikusaba are serious." he said. "They are damn serious! Enoshima is trying to fucking kill us all! She used me to program a killing game that will take place in this very school! She's a fucking monster, and people need to know about this!" I yelled without thinking. Everyone was looking at me in surprise, the room was completely silent. Those who knew didn't expect me to say anything, those who didn't know were just trying to comprehend what they had just heard. The silence was broken by Enoshima locking her room's door. "Alright. Looks like I have to start the process early." she said. She then pulled out the same glock she used to shoot Komaeda earlier. "See you later, Fujisaki-kun!" she said.

As Enoshima loaded the gun, the bathroom door opened with the force of a thousand suns. Out of the bathroom came Saionji, who rushed to me in what felt like only a millisecond, tackling me to the ground as the fashionista shot at me. It doesn't a smart person to guess who it ended up actually hitting, and it hit him directly in the shoulder. "I was going to move out of way even if you didn't tackle me." I said. "No you wouldn't have. I can tell you right now that you wouldn't have." Saionji said, helping me get up. "At least it hit some one. Time for round two." Enoshima said, coming closer and pointing the gun at us. But the gun was quickly slapped away by Ikusaba, who then said "I don't know if I ever told you this, but I've always known your plan to put me in the game." she said. "Well, I had to get Komaeda with me somehow. Now look at him, struggling on the ground. Won't really matter either way, puhuhu." laughed Enoshima. Without any warning, Ikusaba grabbed her sister by the arm, threw her to the ground and put her in an armbar. As this happened, I took the gun she had dropped and put it to her head. Ikusaba told Saionji to grab a pair of handcuffs that she had always had just in case, but never found the opportunity to use. I looked in the corner of my eye that Hinata, Nanami, Komaeda and the Imposter had been watching this entire thing unfold and weren't reacting as much as they probably should have, except for Komaeda holding his shoulder in pain. I could only image what it would be like to see all of that instead of being more involved like me.

"Well, we did it. We rose up. Feels great." Nanami said, oblivious to the fact that she didn't do all that much. Ikusaba left her sister struggling to get out of the handcuffs as she called the authorities. "Despair is over. Let the era of hope continue! Except for you, you reserve course joke." Komaeda said. Hinata and Nanami almost got in a fight with him again, but the Imposter decided to be the sane man and split it up before it had the opportunity to get bad. The bathroom door opened once again with Naegi, Kirigiri and Tsumiki all walking out, seemingly fine. "Well, are we ready to continue this tri-oh. Looks like kinda already did. Wait, why is my underwear in backwards?" asked Naegi. Tsumiki rolled her eyes as she saw the hole in Komaeda's shoulder, bringing him to the bathroom as well. Ikubasa followed them in. I could hear their loud, sloppy kissing in there. I looked at Saionji. She nodded as we also began to kiss. It was a long one, and I came very close to ripping off my clothes but remembered the amount of people in the room. It had been a really damn good day.

I agreed to meet Saionji later that night in my room later that day, but I was fucking exhausted and needed some rest. But in my room was Mondo Owada, sitting on my bed. "I'm so, so damn sorry, my dude. For everything, for treating you less than everyone else, for treating you like the someone you're not, for making those accusations, for going out with Maizono, for beating up Naegi and Kirigiri, for doing things I can't even think of right now. I realized that I wasn't a good friend after Maizono hit you with the dumbbell, and I left because I was so ashamed." he said. I sat on the bed next to him. "I guess it makes sense. If you had tried to pretend to be someone else for the sake of messing with people and only let you know, I'd probably treat you the same as I did before as well. It's alright." I said.

"My respect for you has grown. I'll be a better friend from now on. You're a great guy, Fujisaki. I need to show you that I really mean that." he said with a smile. "Thanks, Owada." I said. "You're welcome." And my day had gotten better.