Hi everyone, me again. I just realized a mistake I did. Monokumo should actually Monokuma! I'm sorry I got it mixed up XD I won't do it again! I have updated the chapters with the typos, but still, it's kind of funny, don't you think? Well anyway, without further a due back to the story!

Location: Gym Time: 9:00 am

Would anyone...really kill to escape? We all thought to ourselves. If what Monokuma said is true...then we can only escape with murdering someone...

This is insane... I thought to myself. Still clutching my slightly bleeding arm, I stood up looking around at everyone's faces. Fukawa, Yamada, and Leon were all panicking, while Maizuno, Asahina, and Sakura were trying to calm down the little girl. Even Oowada seemed in shock, having been frozen in place for the past 10 minutes. Celes seemed to be deep in thought, as if considering her options...and Togami was...smiling?! It looked rather sly. How can someone even Attempt to smile in a situation like this?!

"An Academic Coliseum, huh? Heh, seems this school isn't so boring, after all..." Togami stated still smiling.

"How can you even say that!? Ack-!" Trying to argue Togami's new found love for this...this "academic coliseum, I ended up making my injury worse. I dropped to one knee, cradling my shoulder. It was extremely painful...I think the barbs sent at me had something on them that made them make an injury hurt so then pulled out what seemed to be wraps, and started to wrap my arm. Naegi and Kirigiri rushed to my side.

Kirigiri explained, "Don't bother trying to argue with Togami, right now. We need to calm everyone down so we can regroup."

Naegi agreed, "Kirigiri's right...so how are going to do that?"

Jade suggested, "Maybe we can use a blow horn?"

"No...Let's try this!" I said with an idea. Cupping my hands around my mouth, I shouted as loud as I could. "EVERYONE! QUIET DOWN!" Not best idea ever... Note to self, don't move injured arm till it has healed... Everyone then decided to look up to us.

Kirigiri raised her hand so that everyone had attention on her. "Is everyone listening? Good. Now, I know everyone is scared right now, but panicking is not going to help solve an-"

"E-Easy for you to say! D-Did you not here Monokuma!?" Fukawa interrupted.

Maizuno continued the point, "Yeah...it's nearly impossible not to panic. I mean...we're trapped here."

Kirigiri tries to make her point, "I know what Monokuma said and I know we are trapped. But if we are able to come together, we will get out of here. I promise." Everyone looked at Kirigiri. Her eyes flared hope and determination.

"Well...for starters, let's see how durable those iron plates are over there," Naegi pointed to the iron sheets that covered the windows around the Gym.

Sakura, Jade, and I made our way to the iron plates. Sakura went to take a shoot, "I'll see if it can stand a blow!"

Asahina cheered her on, "You can do it, Sakura!"

Sakura got into a stance gracefully positioning herself for a punch. Then almost like lightning, Sakura punched the iron. That punched made the entire floor shake...but no luck. There wasn't even a dent! Sakura punched and kicked again and again, but no such luck occurred. Eventually, she gave up.

Next, Jade stepped forward, drawing her sword. "Alright...here goes!" Jade dashed at the iron, slashing rapidly.

Thrusting and slashing like an angel...wait, what am I thinking?! DARN IT! You heard nothing from me! If you say anything, I'll hunt you down!

Ahem, anyway, not a single scratch was made. Though, she continued to go at it for a few minutes, but stopped after a while. Now, I went forward drawing my left sword only, due to obvious reasons...

Jade stated doubtingly, "Ace, if my sword won't make a scratch and Sakura's punches and kicks can't do anything, what makes you think you, injured, can make a difference?"

I smirked with determination flaring in my eyes. "Because I'm stronger with my left arm!" And with that, I dashed at the iron. I spun, building momentum, and finally, I slashed the iron, it irrupting with sparks. Everyone took cover and I was blown back by the shock of my slash...but it was great! I managed to pierce the iron! Everyone felt overjoyed; praising me for making through it...but an annoying voice returned...

Monokuma asked furiously, "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Just WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"

Naegi yelled from the surprise, "YAAA! Where did you come from?!"

Yamada screamed and panicked, "AAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEE! THE DEVIL BEARS BACK!"

Monokuma said feeling hurt, "Devil Bear? That's mean...you hurt my feelings..."

"What is it? Answer before I slash you into oblivion!" I proclaimed.

Kirigiri asked, "Why are you here?"

"It would appear Monokuma's upset at what you are doing..." Celes replied guessing.

Oowada responded to the obvious statement, "Thanks, Miss-Know-It-All! No one could have figured it out without your help..."

Celes responded happily, "Oh, you are certainly most welcome!"

Oowada grinded his teeth, "Grrrrrr..."

Monokuma answered himself, "100% Upset! Don't know how to read?!" Monokuma then pulled out what appeared to be a list. He then scanned it and then threw it away. "Did you guys even read the Rules?!"We all shook our heads and Monokumo face palmed himself.

Togami curiously asked, "Explain?"

Monokuma jumps into it the explanation, "You got it! Anyway, turn on the Electro ID's I gave ya and in the menu there is the tap called Rule List!"

Doing as Monokuma instructed us to do we all looked at the rules:

Hope's Peak Academy Rules

Rule 1:

Students may reside only within the school. Leaving campus is unacceptable use of time!

Rule 2:

"Nighttime" is from 10 pm to 7 am. Some areas are off-limits at night, so please exercise caution.

Rule 3:

Sleeping anywhere other than the dormitory will be seen as sleeping in class and punished accordingly.

Rule 4:

With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Hope's Peak Academy at your desecration.

Rule 5:

Violence against the headmaster, Monokuma, is strictly prohibited as is destruction of cameras

Rule 6:

Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes "blackened" will graduate unless they are discovered

Rule 7:

Additional school regulations may be added if necessary

After reading over the rules a number of times, I realized something. Rule #1. That bloody rule. Is that what Monokuma was talking about!? We can't bust out of here unless we were willing to have Monokuma punish us with whatever punishment he had in store for us. From looking at the Gatling-gun that appeared when I "killed" Monokuma, I would say he has the potential power to kill all of us. If he wanted to.

Monokuma explained, "See?! You are NOT allowed to go breaking rules, ya know! I would get beary upset if I found you breaking a rule again! Upupupupu..." And just as random and quickly Monokuma appeared, he vanished. The iron plate that I had slashed through reinforced itself back to its original state.

Sakura punched the wall in anger. Jade and I hung our heads in shame. There really was no way out! I hate the fact that I haven't a way to get everyone out of here!

But just then, Kirigiri and Naegi took charge and they rounded us all up again. Naegi said strongly, "Hey. Come on guys, this isn't over yet!"

Kirigiri said backing Naegi, "Naegi's right. Just because we can't bust out, doesn't mean we can't find another way out of here."

Maizuno questioned the situation, "But...how are going to get out?"

Fukawa claimed freaked out, "W-We already know how! A-All you have t-t-to do is murder! But u-us weaklings will get picked off one by one!"

Celes stated, "You will die."

Everyone stared at Celes. She made that comment... to Fukawa? What did she mean by that? Surely she didn't mean...

Fukawa asked offended, "What d-did you say?!"

Celes broke it down, "You will die. If you continue to cling onto the fact that you are a "weakling" and that there is nothing you can do about it. Then you will die. You need to learn how to adapt to this environment to survive." Those words must have been as sharp as knives because Fukawa stopped arguing and remained silent. Celes sure can be harsh...

Togami cutting in, "Well...I think it's about time I take my leave..."

As Togami was about to walk out, Naegi ran up to him. "Where are you going? You can't just abandon your friends!"

Togami stopped, but did not look back. Instead, he merely tilted his head toward Naegi. "Can you really call them all your friends?"

"Of course I can!" Naegi stated with certainty.

Togami replied, "Then I guess you will end up being betrayed...don't cling to 'friends'. They only cloud your judgment and your way of thinking."

Naegi confused, "W-what?"

Celes yells to Togami, "Wait! Togami, before you go, there's a propitiation that I would like everyone to hear."

Togami then turned around looking at Celes' direction. "Well?"

Celes continued having everyone's attention, "Ahem...You see how in the rules state that at 10 pm is the start of nighttime? Well, I propose we all have a curfew at 10, so no one gets any ideas on murdering. Does everyone agree?" Everyone shook their heads and Celes giggled. "Excellent! Now, you can leave, Togami. I am going to the dormitory...chao!"

And with that Togami left. Yamada and Leon followed him out, saying they were going to follow him. Fukawa wasn't too far behind as well. Celes also made her leave, but as she did, she did a rather dramatic bow to everyone who was left in the Gym, then exited. Asahina, Sakura, and the little girl left as well, saying that they were going to see if there was a place to get something to eat.

Naegi and Maizuno walked up to me with a stern look. Naegi said frustrated, "That Togami...he's a jerk..."

Maizuno agreeing, "I wish he didn't imply that he was going to enjoy this..."

"I don't disagree..." is the only thing I could say.

Jade said joining in, "Me neither... that guy needs some serious help..."

Kirigiri states, "Agree or disagree, leave Togami be. Like it or not, we'll need his help down the line."

Then out of nowhere, Naegi was shoved to the ground. Oowada purposely knocked him to the ground as he passed by. Maizuno went to Naegi's aid and so did Kirigiri.

Oowada rudely says, "Out of my way."

"Real professional, pick on people who you know can't beat you..." I said as he passed.

Oowada turned and replied, "What did you say?"

Jade went to get in between us, but Kirigiri pulled her from between us. Oowada and I locked eyes, neither of us seemed like we were going to back down. Jade was trying to get to us, but Kirigiri wouldn't let her. When I went to look in Jade's direction, Oowada made his move. He punched me right in my jaw. I admit, he can pack a punch, but the way he did was so dirty. I flew a couple of feet, till I landed on my back. I heard yelling and I saw figures moving around...but I blacked out...

Location: Unknown... Time: Unknown...

Sometime later, I woke with a start. When I woke, pain shot up my arm and jaw. As I analyzed my surroundings, I realized that I was still at Hope's Peak. I was in a dorm from the looks of the room. My room, to be exact...it was pretty plain. I guess it was because I hadn't had the chance to decorate it yet. I sat up to the edge of my bed massaging my chin. Man...Oowada packs a punch...though, we have to find a way to at least get along...like Celes said, we need to adapt.

Turning to my left, my jacket was hung up next to where my swords were. Someone...brought me back? I got up and I put on my jacket. As I was doing so, I looked up to the clock near the ceiling. My jaw nearly dropped. 9: 45 pm?! I've been knocked out for a little more than 12 hours?! Panicking, I hurried to strap my blades on and ran to the door. As I opened it, someone on the other side was there. Since I was running, I tackled the person. We twirled in mid-air, the person landing on top of me. I looked at the person and I immediately went crimson-red. It was Jade...and she landed on top of me!

"Ow! What the-" I think she noticed that it was me to because she stopped in mid-sentence and started to blush as deep as I did. There we were eyes locked and blushing. The moment was broken, however, by Jade. She quickly got off of me, but sat next to me. I sat up as well, but we were both flustered...

"H-Hi Jade..." I said in an awkward tone.

"Hi..." she replied in kind.

"H-How did I get in..." I started to ask.

"Oh...I carried you there...I hope it wasn't a problem..." she explained.

"No! Not at all, thank you very much!" I quickly reassured her.

"You really mean that?!" she asked cheerfully.

"Of course! I would probably still be in the gym if it weren't for you!" I explained.

This made Jade blush the reddest shade of blush ever seen, but she smiled. "Thank you!"

We positioned ourselves against the door to my room, sitting side by side. "So, how was it being knocked out by Oowada?" Jade finally asked.

"See, I wasn't knocked out by Oowada particularly...It was his hairstyle!" I joked. We both started to laugh joking about Oowada's hairstyle and catching up on old times. It was rather amazing that we had this time together! Seeing her smile...seeing her full of hope... It was the most perfect feeling anyone would ever have.

Jade then caught me looking at her and blushed and started to play with her hair. "W-what's wrong, Ace?"

Crud, she noticed! I look away, slightly embarrassed. "N-nothing! It's nothing at all...it's...it's ju-"

DING DONG DING DOOONG...

Senses heightened, we looked over to the T.V. on the wall, where Monokuma holding a drink in his hand, appeared. I felt my fists tighten screaming to go after him, but I didn't… Trying to make sure I didn't break anymore rules...for Jade's sake, anyway.

Monokuma announced, "Hey guys! It's now 10: 00. Nighttime is now in effect, so the Cafeteria will now be locked. No one is allowed in there! Sweet Dreams!" The T.V. then turned off the transmission, showing the school emblem.

Sighing, I was a little disappointed by the timing of that. Well, I guess it was time to say good bye...Jade seemed disappointed as well. "Darn it...well, I guess this is good night..."

"Yeah, I guess so-" Jade said in agreement.

As we both went to get up, Jade's hand fell onto mine. Her hand had a warm...gentle touch to it. This made Jade jump blushing madly, but as she did so, she slipped. Reacting fast, I caught her in a wedding-style. For moment, our eyes meet again and we didn't move.

After a while, Celes came down the hall and smiled a she passed by. "Nighty night, love birds..."

We both shot up. Jade proclaimed, "What?! Me love him?! No way!"

I spoke in the same as Jade, "What?! Me love her?! Not a chance!"

We both parted ways. I entered my room, while she dashed toward her own. As we parted, we had smiles, knowing that we would become very close...and maybe...just maybe...

As I entered my room, I toke off my jacket, swords, and jeans, and put on my pj's that Monokuma provided. It was weird because they were the same type of pj's I had at home, but I didn't bring any clothes with me, besides the clothes I had on. Coincidence? Maybe... I jumped onto my bed, falling asleep upon contact. That night, I dreamed about Jade.

Happy, loving memories...the best dream I had ever seen...

Monokuma Time!

"Hello People! I think that this batch of hopefuls will do us nicely! But there are LOVE BIRDS IN HERE! Ace x Jade and Naegi x Maizuno...or maybe Kirigiri...Heck, I don't know, but I'll figure it out eventually. I once fell into love, but another bear took her because he was BIGGER! How messed up is that, Huh?!

To Be Continued...