AWWW man the last chapter was so short I hadn't notice! XD! Oh well, this chapter will just be free time with Stellar and Ayano first! It...Might be boring to you, fun or whatever, but let's see how our characters will get along to whoever they're gonna talk to!

REPLIES TO COMMENTS:

TigerMasters: "Ooh, you're getting somewhere! Monokuma must've put some kind of essence or something! Really? It's that good of a chapter? But it's so short and- Gah, whatever. Ooh, are you gonna be Monokuma then? Well, that is true... Ciao!"

LadyGlitchy: "No, everything's okay! I know how school can be a pain though X.X"

A. Zarko: "Yup, isn't that great? Yeah, I'm at the slow, boring part of the story... And I can't wait to write that part! Yeah, I'll do my best!"

Nagisa4863: "Oh yes, this is the free time events and I have the free time to write this all in one day! Mwahaha! I wouldn't even want to see a room full of blood... I feel like we'll get along reaaaaaaal fine... We seem to ship and like the same characters in Persona! Oh, what was your favorite part in Persona? The ending was really interesting and awesome!"

Shadowplayer360: "Ooh you and your smart ways of thinking makes me jealous! Haha, that depends on what you think~ Oh, I remember Leon's trial... Ooh, Monokuma loves despair! Big bloody rooms are beautiful! Wait, did you call them suckers- Oh students. Yup, I want to make sure I make good and fast updates! If you feel as though I suck at some point, please tell me!"

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"Hey, hey! Wake up sleepyheads! It's time to wake up!"

Stellar rubbed her tired eyes. Did Monokuma have to yell that loud?! Stellar groaned, managing to get herself out of bed. The monitor on the left corner close to the door buzzed, making the screen that showed Monokuma fade away. Stellar was eager to just destroy that monitor, but she knew she wasn't strong enough.

She slipped on her shoes and began to walk into the cafeteria, feeling her stomach grumble with all its might. She wished for a platter of bacon and eggs, added with coconuts and fruits of all kinds. She felt her mouth drool a little, and she quickly wiped it. "Ew," she muttered quietly to herself as she entered into the cafeteria.

"Oh, didn't expect you to actually listen to Monokuma yelling for us to wake up." It was Kazuho, the SHSL archer. Kazuho was humbly eating his platter of hotdogs and eggs that mysteriously appeared over by the counter near the kitchen. Ayano, Elena, and Toby were also present as well, making small talk with each other, sometimes grinning and chuckling.

"Well..." Stellar didn't know what to say, and she greeted the rest of the students inside the cafeteria. She quickly walked over to the counter, and suprisingly, there was a ton of food stacked neatly besides each other on plates. There was bacon, hotdogs, oatmeal, cereal, and everything! Starry eyed, Stellar immediately grabbed the platter with fruits on it, and sat down next to Kazuho, who glanced at her hunger with amusement.

"Whoo! I'm starving!" Aika suddenly appeared, a bit late after Monokuma's announcement. Aika then looked at the counter and gasped loudly, making the students look at her weirdly. "Oh my gosh they have a ton of food!" She ran over to the counter and exchanged a lot of "oohs" and "aahs". Then, she nabbed one of plates and hurriedly sat down next to Ayano and Elena. "Chocolate waffles?! Awesome!"

"Hey there, bud," Elena greeted, waving at Aika.

"Hey!" Aika smiled back at the students, who smiled and greeted her back. Kazuho merely nodded his head, Toby waved with a smile, Ayano glanced at her with a doubtful smile, and Stellar simply greeted her back.

"All of you guys talking so loud made me wake up all the way from a mile!" Makoto cried, running into the cafeteria with a laid back smile. "Huh? Woah they have so much food!" He cried, just opposing what he'd said earlier, making the others laugh quietly at him.

"Hello, Makoto," Ayano greeted.

Soon enough, the rest of the students went into the cafeteria, those being late on purpose, others figuring out how hungry they were, and those who just felt as though they needed a snack. The last person to rummage in was none other than Juugo, who was rubbing his eyes. Everyone stared at him. He frowned. "What? What are you guys staring at?"

"Why are you rubbing your eyes when you're still wearing a mask?" Constantine exclaimed, drinking the last of her tea and gulping down the noodles on her bowl.

"Whatever." Juugo scoffed as he took a seat away from the rest of the students. The only ones who stayed away from the big group were Juugo, Takane, and Constantine. Everyone else either wanted to chat, get to know each other well, or felt lazy to even stay apart from them. The ones who definitely went to the big group to chat were either the optimistic Ayano, Aika, and Elena, or the ones who felt bored and needed to waste some time like Kazuho, CJ, and Paul.

"I find it funny how the first thing we do when we get up is go to the cafeteria to eat!" Nathan happily replied, his plate of food already gone in no minute flat.

"Guess that's something we have in common." Malcolm replied, slowly but happily eating his food in delight.

Paul shrugged, looking at Malcolm. "Well, it's not like we're that different."

As the students ate and finished talking with one another, they began to separate to continue roaming about in the school.

Stellar was one of the last to exit the cafeteria, along with Aika who was pulling Ayano along for more food. Stellar laughed, watching Ayano's confused expression as Aika hands him a cup of chocolate milk and a platter of bacon. She sighed. "Where should I go now?"

Stellar grabbed her ID and opened the contents to the map. She shrugged, deciding to go to the leisure area. She always wanted to check it out, she thought with a small smile. It would be nice to just relax and see how Phoenix can handle such a serious filling name while having a large area of relaxation.

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(~Cafe Mono~)

Stellar glanced around the cafe awkwardly. It was...well, shocking to find a cafe in a school filled with courtrooms and classrooms and strict teachers (well, they aren't here, but they used to). "They actually have a cafe here?" She quietly whispered to herself, between shock and excitement, Stellar had to squeal mentally to herself. This school was awesome, she thought happily. If only Monokuma hadn't appear than I would've been hanging out here with my classmates...

Stellar began to enter inside the cafe, finding everything. There was a menu that had tea, coffee, and even small snacks like crossiant and Danish bread. A brewer was near the counter, with different sets of tea and coffee seeds. Cups of all kinds laid out near a glass shelf. It was a neat design, Stellar believed.

Stellar looked around the place some more and ironically she found Makoto drinking a Frappuchino Mocha shake. Makoto glanced at her as she tapped on the table to greet him.

Makoto: "Huh? Wha-? O-Oh hey! So you decided to hang out here too, Rose?"

Stellar: "Well... I guess so. I just thought I could go for a drink."

Makoto: "You said it! The drinks here are so awesome! I wonder how they got the ingredients! No matter what I mix in my drink it tasted so good!"

Stellar: "Woah. Really? Maybe I should make some herbal tea then."

Makoto: "Yup! I think you'll make some great tea, Rose!"

Stellar: "Hahaha, is that so?"

[Makoto and I began to chat about tea and coffee.]

[I guess our bond increased...]

Makoto: "Great! Your tea looks wonderful!"

Stellar: "Really? ... Woah! It tastes better than I thought!"

Makoto: "Haha!"

Makoto: "... Hmm... I wanna ask you something!"

Stellar: "Huh? What is it?"

Makoto: "Just something to make sure if people actually knows me!"

Stellar: "Um..."

Makoto: "Ahem! So about my SHSL talent of detective."

Makoto: "Did I actually want the title of detective?"

Stellar: "Er..."

Yes. Yes you did.

- "Of course not. You didn't want it at all."

Um... Detective Sherlock Holmes can answer that

Makoto: "Woah! You're so smart, you can actually be Watson from Sherlock Holmes if you wanted to! But that's too bad, I'm not Sherlock~"

Stellar: "Ahaha. I'm not that smart, Makoto."

Makoto: "Really? You seem smart enough to me!"

Stellar: "I guess?"

Makoto: "Aha, just don't die on a case, Watson!"

Stellar: "Yeah I won't- Wait...what?"

[And with that, Makoto waved goodbye and left while humming the tune from Detective Conan... I guess that was a meaningful conversation?]

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Stellar sighed, glancing back at the cafe where she made her first brand of herbal tea. "I guess I should go to the courtroom for something... But what?" Without knowing why, Stellar began to walk into the courtroom.

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(1-1 Courtroom)

Juugo was there, seemingly lying the jury bench. Stellar noticed and as about to greet him until she saw him in a sleeping state. She smiled. He looked so...relaxed and carefree, unlike yesterday when he was cynical. She then noticed how he slept with his mask on, and she chuckled softly. Stellar was about to leave until she felt something in her chest.

"Er..." Stellar glanced back at Juugo. She never really seen him without his mask off, hasn't she? Stellar wondered: what was behind that mask of his? Curiously, she began creeping over to his side, and she kneeled down. She thought of pulling off his mask like a naive little child, but she couldn't help it. The question was: who wouldn't want to see what was behind that mask? She gulped, knowing that Juugo might curse at her if he woke up. "Can't hurt to try," she whispered to herself for comfort.

She gently grabbed onto the edge of Juugo's mask, almost touching his cheeks in the moment, and she slowly took it off. Suddenly, Stellar thought she witnessed a different person entirely. Behind the mask was the face of a suprisingly handsome raven haired boy who had black medium-length hair that partially covers the front of his face with his bangs. It was rather...shocking.

"Hmm?" Juugo's emerald green eyes opened, and immediately, they widened. "What the-?!" He began touching his face, as if he were missing something. He then glanced at Stellar, who was just as confused as he was, and Juugo growled. "Hey! What are you doing?" Juugo furiously grabbed the faceless mask from Stellar's hands, and averted his gaze away from her.

Stellar: "Um... I'm sorry?"

Juugo: "... Hmph. You better be."

Stellar: "... Um... So what're you doing?"

Juugo: "Tsk. Shouldn't you know? You were watching me sleep."

Stellar: "Well..."

Juugo: "And you took off my mask. That's highly inexcusable, Stellar Law!"

Stellar: "I-I'm sorry...?"

Juugo: "Tsk. You don't sound sorry."

[And with that, Juugo began insulting and ignoring my apologies.]

[I can say we got along...?]

Juugo: "Hey."

Stellar: "Y-yes?!"

Juugo: "... I'll forgive you if you answer one question."

Stellar: "Okay..."

Juugo: "Hmph. You heard that I might've become a mind reader, right?"

Stellar: "Yes. Yes I did."

Juugo: "Is that so? Well then, do you know how I became a strategist?"

Stellar: "Well..."

Magic? You could've hypnotized them into making you a mind reader.

I don't know. I was actually kidding. I'm sorry.

- "You decided to participate in strategy games to earn the title of strategist."

Juugo: "... I didn't expect you to know it..."

Stellar: "Huh? What was that?"

Juugo: "Nothing. I forgive you, so please leave me alone now."

Stellar: "Okay then."

Juugo: "..."

[And so, I walked out of the courtroom, leaving a silent Juugo.]

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"Aika! Why are you even dragging me along?" Ayano cried, being pulled by his muffler by Aika. She smiled at him earnestly.

"I want to talk to you!"

"Does that mean I have to be pulled by you?" Ayano desperately cried. Aika gasped, suddenly remembering that Ayano was being dragged, and she instantly let go of his muffler. Ayano gasped, trying to catch his breath. Aika laughed nervously.

(Kitchen)

Ayano: "So, what did you want to talk about?"

Aika: "Well, as a matchmaker I want to ask you: What kind of girls do you like?"

Ayano: "H-huh? What?"

Aika: "Do you like girls with short hair? Long hair? Nice? Mean? Baby faced? Flat chested? Or maybe you like someone like me?"

Ayano: "What? N-no! I-I don't like anyone!"

Aika: "Really? You must've have someone in mind! C'mon and spill out the beans!"

Ayano: "But I said I don't like anyone, Aika!"

Aika: "Maybe it's Elena? You seem to be happy over her... Or maybe you like Tiki? She's nice and cute enough!"

Ayano: "No! First of all, I just admired Elena when I was a kid! And secondly, I haven't talked that much to Tiki yet! I don't have anyone I like, honestly!"

Aika: "No! As a matchmaker, I shall find you your perfect girl! Hehe~!"

Ayano: "No! I- Ugh..."

[Aika began to ask me a lot of questions about girls...]

[We did get closer, however.]

Aika: "Uhuh. Uhuh... I got it! You like me then!"

Ayano: "Yeah I- ... Huh?! What?! What makes you say that?!"

Aika: "Because you keep denying the girls I suspect that you like! I mean, it's like Makoto and Stellar! It's so obvious! You're nothing like Constantine, Takane, Juugo, and the rest who are so in denial and cold!"

Ayano: "That doesn't make any sense!"

Aika: "So, if you don't like anyone, then that means I have a chance of finding someone I love like you!"

Ayano: "Er..."

Aika: "Hey! Can you guess who I would like?"

Ayano: "Why are you suddenly asking that?"

Aika: "Hey! Just answer the question, alright?"

Ayano: "Well, I think it's..."

- "Boys that are sweet, smart, and sensitive."

Someone cool and handsome.

Heroic, bad boy, and dark.

Aika: "Ooh, you actually got it correct! That means you do have something in me! Don't worry, I'm not taken by anyone here yet!"

Ayano: "What? No that was a- Oh forget it."

[I finally managed to sneak past Aika.]

[She's such an energetic girl, but we got along alright.]

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(Game Room)

Ayano stumbled into the game room without knowing. After aimlessly wandering down the hallways with nothing to do, he found himself captivated in such a bizarre yet awesome room. "Woah..." Ayano stared magnificently at the game room. A lot of games... No, there was more than a lot. There was at least more than fifty, no, a hundred of them!

"It's that wonderful, isn't it?" Ayano turned to find CJ glaring at the screen, concentrating on a game called Catherine. She paused the game, then turned to Ayano.

CJ: "So, you like Catherine?"

Ayano: "Oh, that game? Yeah, it's pretty nice."

CJ: "Great. Wanna try after I finish?"

Ayano: "O-oh I'm not that good..."

CJ: "Don't be so negative. Here, I'll try helping you. Just don't suck too much or I'll kill you myself."

Ayano: "Gulp! Um... Okay..."

[And with that, I began to play Catherine with CJ.]

[I have to admit her insults and comments made me better at the game...]

CJ: "Sheesh. I didn't think you'd actually suck that bad."

Ayano: "I'm sorry..."

CJ: "Whatever. I can always retry next time."

Ayano: "..."

CJ: "Hmm, you know what else I like besides video games?"

Ayano: "Let's see..."

Cats?

"Crime dramas."

Singing and dancing weirdly.

CJ: "Not bad. You got it right."

Ayano: "I don't know... You just seem like the type who'll like those sort of things."

CJ: "I'll take that as a compliment then."

[CJ began to leave the room...]

[Wait. The game's still on...!]

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Ayano sighed as he walked to his bed. He had to retry Catherine over and over again just because CJ, for no reason, left the game room. Afterwards, he, Shizu, and Nathan had to help break up a fight between Constantine and Takane. And then, he ran into Makoto who invited him over for a snack. It was already nighttime, as Ayano could hear Monokuma screaming, "Go to sleep!" over the monitor. Ayano was tired.

He began to drift off into sleep as he asked himself questions.

I wonder if life here will be this easy...

It doesn't feel like this peace will last...

Especially with Monokuma telling us to murder each other...

I know I'm negative, but there's this feeling that's telling me...

This feeling is telling me that Monokuma will come up with something...

And that something will cause someone to murder someone...

And with that, Ayano closed his eyes and began to sleep.

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Maybe the room filled with blood wasn't a mere illusion...

Makoto thought this to himself as he laid down on the bed with his head throbbing.

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Students Remaining: 18

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Free Time Part I is now finished! Great, I'm glad Ayano and Stellar get to talk with more characters! I really like how things are going so far... I'm gonna say that I'm glad we're almost towards the suspense after all of this free time ends! Not that I'm Monokuma, but murders are really interesting to watch- Er read in a story... Aren't they?