Clayton POV

"Have you put on some clothes?" My face still red hot from my encounter with Manson. After he emerged from the bathroom I immediately pushed him back in and threw his clothes in as well. I placed myself against the door in order to keep him in the bathroom.

"Yes." Manson said, annoyed at my actions. I got off the door and sat down on my bed.

"Didn't know seeing me like that would get that kind of a reaction out of you." Manson said.

"Oh shut up, you weren't wearing anything of course I would react like I did." I said.

"Well at least I know I can get a rise out of you with the mere sight of my body." Manson replied, lying down on the other bed.

"I can't stay in a room with you for more than a few minutes, I'm going to find some food." I said, approaching the door to the room.

"Okay, oh you should probably steer clear of the milk. It's Monokuma themed and while I don't think he poisoned it but I would still stay away from it. Also could you grab me a box of bubble gum in the kitchen. It's my favorite and I saw it but decided to shower first before I got it." Manson said.

"You're the Ultimate Waiter and you're asking me to pick up some gum, unbelievable." I grumbled as I left the room.

I mindlessly walked towards the cafeteria and the kitchen. I saw massive wooden doors and pushed them open to find a medieval banquet room. I saw that multiple crossbows had been placed along the walls of the cafeteria. A massive banquet table was placed in the middle of the room, with only the right side having chairs, conveniently placed in front of the crossbows. I noticed the angle of the crossbows were aimed at the heads of the chairs. I heard voices coming from the kitchen in the back. It looks like there's only one door into or out of the kitchen. The door looks thins but looks like it has a lock on it.

I shifted my gaze above the door and saw a massive axe hanging above it. The axe is tied to a rope, which goes all the way up to the ceiling. The rope disappeared into a hole on the ceiling. Looks like Monokuma is the one controlling the axe, he's really going all in on this little killing game of his.

I turned the knob on the kitchen door and stepped through. The kitchen was the heaven of a chef. It had every kind of food, spice, and cooking utensil anyone can imagine. There were rows upon rows of fridges, all containing vast selections of ingredients. I saw puffer fish, live piranhas, octopus and living sharks. I found Nora, Toboe and Airi examining the room.

"Fascinating, the more I see of this operation the more impressed I become." Airi said.

"I get the feeling, somewhat." I made my presence known.

"Clayton, g-good to see you." Nora said.

"Yeah, well, if we weren't involved in a killing game right now I might be enjoying all this. The murder weapons alone in the other room is enough to throw me for a loop." I said.

"You mean the crossbows? I took a look at them and those are crafted very differently from the weapons in the weapons room." Toboe said.

"How so?" I asked, curiosity taking control over me.

"Well for one thing, these are more effective murder weapons. If you would fire from a regular bow from the other room the bow would snap. However, if you fired a crossbow from the dining room, it would not snap the rope that the crossbow uses. This allows for multiple shots to be fired before the strong starts wearing out. I also notice that the bolts for the crossbow are different from the bolts in the other room. These bolts have interchangeable parts, the tip, the shaft and the nock and all be replaced. And these bolts are properly forged so when they're fired they will hit their target and will not shatter or bounce off." Toboe explained.

"Well, this place has no shortage of fun items. Anyways, do you guys know any non-poisonous food? I kinda want to live another day." I said, gesturing to all the crazy food around me.

"I cannot confirm which foods are not lethal. We haven't had the opportunity to investigate ourselves nor has Monokuma come forward with information, I assume he wants someone to use the items in here as a murder weapon." Airi responded.

"Great, great, just great. Well I'm not gonna eating anything until someone else eats. That way I know that food is safe and you guys haven't poison it." Nora said. Glad to see she's calmed down at least a little bit since earlier.

"Okay, you do you Nora. I guess I'll go looking for non-death causing food." I said, going through the group. I navigated the monstrous sized kitchen to an area where I finally started to recognize the food, I picked up a few cups of instant ramen noodles and cans of Pepsi. Basically these our my meals, because when your parents are barely around and you were never really taught how to cook you learn how to survive off of unhealthy stuff. I passed a box full of gum on the way out and decided to grab it, it might get Manson off my back and get him to leave me alone.

I made my way back to my room, passing Lavender on the way. I opened the door and found Manson on his bed with, thankfully, all of his clothes on. I do not want a repeat of our earlier incident. He noticed me as I closed the door, I tossed him a packet of gum while I placed the box on the bed. I walked over to a small desk which had a microwave, a coffee maker and several mugs. I took a mug, filled it with water. poured the water into a ramen cup and began to microwave the ramen. The entire time I did this I could feel Manson stare at me, his gaze was filled with curiosity.

His gaze started to get on my nerve, I just don't like him staring at me like that. I signed as I pulled the ramen out of the microwave and I reached for a utensil but I found a hand instead. I looked over and found that Manson had placed his hand over my fork.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Instant noodles, not the most healthy option out there." He responded.

"Are you trying to control what I eat, because I'm really not into that." I said, trying very hard not to punch him.

"I'm definitely not doing that, I just want to make sure that you take care of yourself." He responded. I felt something for a moment, I felt my heart flutter for a moment. No one has ever really cared for me like that, Tsubaki and Kaikane were almost like brothers but they were focused on each other a lot. With Manson, it felt different. But that feeling in my heart, I crushed it. People are disappointing, especially those close to you. Better to just close yourself off than feel the pain they will inevitably cause you.

"Well, your concern is much appreciated but I can take care of myself." I said.

"Okay, tell you what. Let me make you a sandwich and you can still eat that ramen." Manson said.

"And what do I get out of this?" I asked.

"Besides delicious food, I'll sleep somewhere else tonight." Manson answered.

"Alright, I accept your deal." I said. He smiled and left the room, going to get whatever. There was a deafening silence after he left, I could feel myself getting wrapped up in something, I just couldn't tell what it was. Manson came back soon enough and I saw what he made me.

"A sandwich, really?" I asked him.

"You've never had one before but I make dam good sandwiches." He said.

"I'll be the judge of that." I said, taking the plate that had the sandwich.

"Ahem, ahem. Would all students please report to the dining room for a very special meal tonight." Monokuma said, popping onto a nearby television screen.

This can't be good.

Author's Notes

Sorry for the long hiatus, me and my entire family have been dealing with an emotionally devastating loss. Enough time has passed that I feel ready to finished this part of the chapter. Though I do regret that I will be on another long hiatus again very soon. This time its for less sad reason and more for I won't have any time to update while I'm away. This means there won't be any new content till the end of June, so I'm sorry again for another long hiatus.