A/N: semi-depression + writer's block + Soul Calibur II HD Online = 2stronk

Sorry about the lack of an update, but I've just had no creativity in terms of writing stories as of late. Plus, college is going very meh for me, so... yeah. I'm shocked I managed to get this chapter done.

Once more, R/R. Also, since I forgot this last time, I do not own Danganronpa or any of it's characters. If I did, Fujisaki & Nidai wouldn't be dead- [/violently shot]

- DA BOSS

Act 0-2: Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Introductions Part 1)

"Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage..."

Sawako woke up with a start - and, as she looked around and on her body, a tiny bit of drool having gotten on her hoodie. Growling at herself for having done that - especially in this sort of situation - she took the hoodie off and hung it up on her chair, then stood up and looked around the room. "Wh... Where am I?" She said to herself as she gazed around the room. "Why the hell am I in a classroom...?"

Then she remembered the reason she'd come in the first place. Hope's Peak Academy... that was where she was. Or... where she was headed, anyway. Now, she wasn't sure, but judging on the fact that she woke up in a classroom... She suspected that would be the reason. However, what had her confused were the metal barricades on the windows. Wasn't Hope's Peak supposed to be a safe haven for talented students, no matter the field?

There were also cameras scattered around the room, as well as a TV screen, that didn't seem to be hooked into anything. "Okay... Well, now that I kinda know what's here... Where the hell do I go now?" Sawako said to herself, before she noticed a little pamphlet sitting on the desk she woke up in. 'Hope's Peak Orientation? Well, better clue than the rest of the shit in this room...' She thought, before deciding that she needed some air. "Maybe if I go outside, I'll be able to get my head cleared up..." Sawako mused to herself as she headed out of the room, looking to find her way to the main entrance.

Daisuke slowly fluttered his eyes open as he found himself asleep on a rather uncomfortable chair. Yawning as he arched his head up, he stretched out his arms and took a look around him. He appeared to be in a classroom of some sort... Had he slept so long that he'd missed a class? Or... no, what was the case? He wasn't quite sure, so he left it for now.

The larger concern for him were the metal plates that barred off the windows in the classroom. Perhaps he was being made into a test subject to see how students would act if they weren't exposed to nature for prolonged periods...? Or was this some sort of sinister plot? Sighing, he also noted the cameras and monitor dotted throughout the room, before his eyes came upon a strange-looking pamphlet.

"Hope's Peak Orientation, eh...? Well, that answers the question of 'Where am I', but now I need to know 'Why I was asleep like that...'" He said to himself, as he crumpled up the pamphlet and walked out of the room. Like before, the halls were oddly empty, but he decided to and head for the exit, to confirm something he'd been thinking since he saw those plated-off windows...

When Sawako eventually arrived at the entrance hall, she'd found herself shocked at two things: one, that she was staring at a massive metal door that she could have sworn wasn't there before. Secondly, she wasn't the only one there. In fact, there were 15 others around her, each likely with their own questions - and maybe some answers. "Hey, does anybody have an idea of what's going on here?" She called out, grabbing the group's attention.

A brief moment passed, before a small, frail-looking girl approached her. She couldn't be any more than a hundred pounds, from what Sawako could tell, but that was offset by her striking appearance. Though small, she carried herself very well, long black hair flowing at the side of her head and standing firmly in her cobalt qipao. "Ah, so you're a new student here as well?" She asked, though Sawako looked at her roughly.

"Kid, I don't think any of us can be considered students with the way this school looks." She replied to the small girl, before looking around. "Guess I was later getting here than I thought..."

"Don't worry about it," A older-looking teen said as he stepped forward. Now this was more what Sawako expected to see in a pack of high-school students: well-built men. Though, his build was the only normal-looking thing about him, what with his silver hair and pale skin. "I don't think time matters here anyway. Not with that in our faces."

"Heh, it's like we're in some kind of cool mystery game!" Said another teen, who appeared much more... normal-looking than the other one who'd stepped forward. His build, his shaggy hair... he looked pretty normal, even if he looked a bit geeky with his Death Note shirt. "Ooh, I wonder if that's hiding some DLC..."

The teen was cut off by a smack to the back of the head from another male, who seemed very refined and gave off a powerful aura of intimidation. Sawako could tell that he was a major threat to everyone's safety, somehow...

"Ah! Where are my manners. I apologize, madam, but I'm afraid I don't know your name... None of us do, really." The small girl from earlier said, cutting off Sawako's thoughts with a polite little smile.

"I suppose I should start... My name is Li Meimei. I'm delighted to meet you."

Li Meimei: Super High School Level Musician

Status: Alive

Sawako had to think for a moment about why the name seemed familiar. Then she remembered... Born out of a noble Taiwanese family, Li Meimei had been considered a reclusive daughter of her very wealthy family, but in reality, she was being groomed into a great classical musician... the Super High School Level Musician, in fact. "I'm Sawako Furutani... Oh, wait! I've heard about you. Why'd your family send you here?" Sawako asked the small girl, as she let out a soft giggle.

"Oh my, what a... ah, silly question." She replied, in her apparently typical polite tone. "I was sent here to learn among my peers as the elite of my generation." Sawako nodded with a smile; that seemed legitimate enough for an answer. She then turned to a group of four others that were closeby to Li; among them, the pale teen from before, who seemed lost in his own little world. "Um..."

"Uh? Oh! Sorry, didn't notice you there... I'm Dell Finedante. Nice to meet you~"

Dell Finedante: Super High School Level ?

Status: Alive

'Finedante...' Sawako thought, before it hit her. "Wait, you're that mystery kid?!" She exclaimed, without realizing that she may have been insulting him. Though, fortunately, that didn't appear to be the case, as he merely tipped his head sideways.

"Huh? Mystery kid?" Dell asked, trying to figure out what Sawako meant. "I dunno what you mean... I may not know my talent, but I'm sure I'm not a Mystery Kid!" He added with a laugh, as Sawako shrugged.

"I dunno... I just hadn't heard of you before..." She replied, before turning towards the girl next to him. This girl was even smaller than Li was, though at least there was some meat on her bones. Her eyes were bright, and her coat was rather... extravagant, at least to Sawako.

"Hm? Oh... hello. My name is... Naemi Søndergaard."

Naemi Søndergaard: Super High School Level Bladeswoman

Status: Alive

Sawako knew this girl's name well. She was considered a whiz kid with a sword; or, really, anything with a bladed end. Nobody ever really knew why that came about, especially for such a young girl... "Wait. Aren't you a bit young for high school?" Sawako asked, which earned her little more than a handwave.

"Some may think so, but I'm quite capable of functioning as an adult, thank you." Naemi replied firmly, before poking at Sawako's arms innocently. "My, you seem strong. Might I ask in your aid in sparring with me in the future?"

Sawako shook her head. "Nah... I'm trying to get out of fighting, not get deeper into it." She replied, as she made her way farther down the hall to the girl that she most commonly recognized - after all, she was a big fan of her work. Her dark hair and piercing eyes made her seem very intimidating, though not in the way that the smacking boy was earlier.

"Hi hi~! I'm Hanae Watasaki. Nice to meetcha~!"

Hanae Watasaki: Super High School Level Action Star

Status: Alive

Sawako was almost trembling in excitement from getting to meet the star of Fist of Vengeance. "I know you! You were great in Action Kids and Fist of Vengeance!" She said excitedly. Though she didn't enjoy fighting herself, she did enjoy movies such as that, and Hanae was the most famous action star in Japan.

"Oh! It's nice to meet a fan like you! I bet you'd make a great co-star for me one day!" Hanae replied excitedly, happy that somebody wasn't just bugging her because she looked tough.

"Well, I'm not a fan of fighting, but I'll keep that in mind!" Sawako replied back, before turning her attention to another male - this time, a rather-odd looking male with a dark jacket and a green bandana, which seemed to hide silver hair... or was it black? Sawako couldn't tell.

"Hm? O-Oh, hey! I'm Sebastian Viel."

Sebastian Viel: Super High School Level Soccer Player

Status: Alive

Sawako took another moment to remember this one. Sebastian Viel... all she remembered was that he was a soccer player in Britain, and was apparently playing in the British Premier League - or, at least, was being scouted to join the BPL. He seemed quite attractive, if a bit pale, though that could probably be attributed to the fact that he was from Britain.

"Hi... You know, I don't remember hearing much about you, Viel-san. Was it because you were a foreign exchange student?" Sawako asked, hoping that she wasn't getting him mad. He didn't really answer, though.

"Not really... I guess I just kept quiet about my gift, is all! Haha..." He replied, though Sawako could tell that his laugh wasn't real. It almost felt... forced, she guessed? Either way, he took his leave, as Sawako eyed another group.

"Well, guess I'd better get going and introduce myself to these guys..."

A/N: agrblagr I had to divide this up because writing intros is long uguu

also I'm not sorry for mixing up my intro order but don't worry your OCs will be intro'd still

In order of introduction:

Li Meimei - OC of Keiko Kazue

Dell Finedante - OC of UberDuper (unrelated, but check out his AU fic; it's fucking amazing)

Naemi Søndergaard - OC of LadyGlitchy

Hanae Watasaki - OC of wmsm5ever

Sebastian Viel - OC of The Shadow Meister

As usual, R/R. I'll try to do the rest of the intros next time, and hopefully a bit sooner.

'Till next time, yo.

- DA BOSS