Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. Now, a few of you asked me about gifts, and all I will say is that I will think about it. Some of the ideas for it are plausible. Now, let's get onto this chapter. This will have Sayaka's breakdown, and the beginning of the free time events. So, I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Danganronpa.

Chapter 12: Watching Ch 1: To Survive Part 5

"Umm," Sayaka tried to think of something to talk about with Makoto, but nothing seemed to come up. "I know I said that I wanted to talk to you, but now that we're here….I don't really know what to talk about." She looked down. "And I was the one who invited you to come with me too. Sorry…."

"It's okay." Makoto quickly reassured. "I mean, if there's nothing to talk about, then we can just not talk, right?"

"Huh?"

"You don't have to force yourself to talk." The luckster explained. "We can just, I dunno….stare off into space or whatever."

"Stare off into space?" Byakuya repeated, raising an eyebrow at Makoto. "That sounds incredibly boring."

"Well, I don't think my future self wanted to force a conversation out of her." Makoto explained sheepishly. "So silently hanging out would be a good option."

"And who's to say I wouldn't like the idea?" Sayaka supported her friend and crush.

"Stare off into space….?" Sayaka pondered the idea.

"Oh, but you're probably super bored!" Makoto hastily added. "Just standing around doing nothing."

Sayaka quickly spoke up. "No, it's not that it's boring. It's just," The idol took a bit of time to find the right words. "I've never really done it before. I don't have a lot of time to just….do nothing."

"I-I guess that makes sense." Makoto said in a bit of understanding. "You're not a normal high school student like me. You've got tons of stuff to do every day."

"So for me, doing nothing is like a vacation." Sayaka told them. "So the idea is far from bad."

"How much do you really have to do?" Hiro asked curiously. "You don't just sing all day, do you?"

Sayaka shook her head. "No, not all day. Our vocal cords would get tired. Have to do stuff like magazines, photo shoots, talk shows, etc."

Sayaka was silent for a moment, in thought. Then, she spoke up. "Hey, um….this is kinda out of nowhere, but," She turn her eyes towards him. "Makoto, do you have a dream?"

Makoto was a bit surprise of the question. "Well….what about you, Sayaka? What's your dream? I would like to hear…."

Junko raised an eyebrow. "Avoiding the question, are you now?"

"N-No! It isn't like that!" Makoto denied. "My future self was just curious. The question came out of the blue."

"Well, what is your dream?" Sayaka asked him. "I think all of us would like to hear it."

"Yeah. Several of us have our dreams clear to the world." Leon stated. "But we can't even guess what your dream could be."

"Oh. um," Makoto rubbed the back of his head, trying to think of what to say. "I haven't really thought about it all that much. Not much I could really do. But I guess I wanted to it be something where I can help others, make people feel happy and hopeful at least."

His answer brought a few smiles across the room. "That's not bad at all." Kyoko said. "There are plenty of careers where you could fulfill that role. And it suits you."

Sayaka nodded in agreement. "Yep. Your positive outlook is infectious."

Makoto blush a little at the praise from the two girls, and stayed silent.

"I….my dream is," Sayaka began. A smile formed on her lips. "I've always wanted to be a star, as long as I can remember. I grew up without a mother, you know, and my dad worked really late every night. I was always home alone. I was just a kid, you know? So I was really lonely."

"But that all changed when I saw a pop star on TV for the first time." She continued. "She was so pretty, like a princess. And she could sing, and dance, but more than anything else, there was her smile. Looking at her smile, I could feel my loneliness melting away. I decided that's what I wanted to be someday. I wanted to give that kind of encouragement to others. Eventually, the became my dream."

"Wow," Hina said, some tears forming in her eyes. "That was beautiful."

"Your dream to become a singer sounds very sincere and selfless Sayaka." Chihiro complimented. "And now you're living your dream."

Sayaka blushed. "Thank you, you guys."

Makoto smiled at her. He heard her story some time ago, so it wasn't his first time hearing this. Still, he couldn't help but feel happy for Sayaka. To be able to complete a lifelong dream is amazing.

Makoto was in awe of that story. "That's so amazing, though." He said. "You were able to actually fulfill your lifelong dream. Honestly, it's really incredible."

Sayaka smiled. Hearing it from Makoto, who's always polite and sincere with whatever he's saying, is nice. Made her feel like what she did to make her dream happen was worth it even more.

Sayaka was silent for a moment. Then, she spoke, looking serious. "I did whatever it took to reach that dream. I mean it. Even some things that….weren't so pleasant."

Sayaka stiffened at this. Is her other going to reveal those things? Makoto, seeing her stiffen, grabbed her hand and gave a soft squeeze, silently reassuring. The pop idol relaxed slightly at this, but didn't relax fully.

"Huh? What do you mean, things that weren't so pleasant?" Taka questioned her.

Sayaka stayed silent, not wanting to answer. Fortunately, Makoto knew this and helped her out. "It's something she doesn't to talk about Taka." Makoto politely told him. "Let just focus on this for right now."

Taka nodded and put his eyes back to the screen while Sayaka smiled at Makoto gratefully.

"I honestly believed that as long as you kept chasing your dreams, someday they may come true." Sayaka stated passionately. "But to do that, you can't take your eyes off that dream, not even for a second. Even if sometimes it's a bad dream….whether you're awake or asleep, to make your dream a reality, you have to keep your gaze fixed on it no matter what."

"That's a rather….focused view." Taka said, not knowing what to think about Sayaka's philosophy.

"M-More like obsessed." Toko disagreed.

Sayaka shook her head. "No, it's not obsession." Sayaka denied. "It's keeping your eyes towards the goal."

"In that world, if you lose focus for even a split second, you get left behind." She continued. "You have to keep on swimming against the current, without even taking time to breathe. That's the kind of world my dream lives in."

"T-The music biz really that tough?" Leon questioned hesitantly. "Well, I'm glad I got back to baseball. Don't know if I could handle the stress."

"You definitely wouldn't." Sayaka couldn't help but muttered. You don't survive in the music business with that kind of laid-back attitude. That's what she believes.

If only she met the Ultimate Musician.

"I-Is it really that tough?" Makoto asked nervously. "Is it not fun at all?"

"Oh no, don't get the wrong idea." Sayaka reassured. "It's super fun! But….that's exactly what scares me."

"Huh?" That's becoming a catchphrase for Makoto.

"I enjoy every single day I wake up and get to do what I do." Sayaka told him. "Everyone in our group is amazing. We're rivals in a way, but they all mean so much to me. We've performing together since we were young, so they're all like family to me. Without them, I would've given up on my dream a long time ago. To work together, and fulfill our dreams together, has brought me so much happiness." As she told him this, the smile got back on her face at the fond memories.

But then the smile disappeared and she became serious once again. "But that's the thing that scares me the most. If the world gets tired of us, then what happens? What happens to us? Then the dream dies, those wonderful days come to an end, and everyone goes their separate ways."

"Why am I getting sudden chills?" Hifumi questioned, a bit nervous at how Sayaka is acting.

"You seem to take your dream seriously." Byakuya remarked to Sayaka.

Sayaka looked down, away from everyone. "I worked hard to fulfill that dream." She explained seriously. "For it to die, it wipes away all that hard work."

'S-Sayaka,' Makoto thought in alarm. He noticed something. 'She's trembling. She must be terrified. She worked so hard, sacrificed so much, to get where she is. She must be terrified of losing it.'

"Is that true Sayaka?" Hina asked in concern.

The idol nodded. "Makoto hit it right in the nail Just the thought terrifies me." She admitted. She turned to Makoto. "It's only the first day, and you're able to read me well."

"Well, I guess deadly situations do tend to get people to bond faster." Makoto said, smiling sheepishly. Sayaka smiled.

"Guess so."

"So that's the reason I decided to come to Hope's Peak." Sayaka said.

That got Makoto's attention. "What do you mean?"

"Well….they say that if you graduate from here, success is basically guaranteed. Which means I could keep on performing with my best friends, forever and ever." She explained. "At least, that's what I thought. I really did believe that, but…."

"...now we're trapped here, with no way out. They're probably waiting for me," An obsessed and terrified look entered Sayaka's eyes. "While I'm in here, the world out there is forgetting about me. Minute by minute, we're all disappearing. But still…."

"Sayaka….?"

"I can't afford to be stuck in here!" Sayaka shouted, startling Makoto.

That startled the others as well. "Okay, scratch that Toko, this is obsession right here." Leon remarked.

"This situation is affecting future Sayaka more than we thought." Mondo stated. "That look is scaring me a little."

Sayaka's hand is gripping onto Makoto's, having a hard time watching this. Makoto gripped back as tightly as he could in reassurance.

Kyoko and Byakuya narrowed their eyes at the future Sayaka. Could she end up trying to murder somebody? Could her desire to keep her dream lead to her being the first one to kill?

Mukuro narrowed eyes at both the future Sayaka and Sayaka here. She better not try to use Makoto or worse, try to kill him. She doesn't think she could hold herself back if the latter happens.

Junko is analyzing the scene in front of her. Seems like Sayaka will be the first to kill. She just need one more push, and she would be on her way to killing.

'She sounds….desperate. Really desperate.' Makoto thought. 'But, I understand why she feels that way. Trapped here, the dream she put so much effort into is on the verge of disappearing forever. It isn't something I can fix with a few kind words. I can't imagine how much weight she's carrying.'

Sayaka gain a small smile. "You're really understanding Makoto." Sayaka said softly. "Most would think I'm overreacting. But you exactly understand how I feel."

Makoto smiled at her. "Well, you're my friend. Of course I understand you." Makoto replied back to her. "I would be a crappy friend if I didn't."

The pop idol, after that outburst, manage to get back control of her emotions. "Ah-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to complain." Sayaka apologized. "I kinda killed the mood, huh?"

"No, not at all." Makoto reassured.

"I'm really sorry." Sayaka apologized once again.

The two were silent once again. "Um, Sayaka," Makoto spoke up, wanting to change the subject for the moment. To help her feel better. "Actually, are you hungry? Before we head back, why don't we go to the dining hall and get some food?"

The girl was silent for a moment. "So," Sayaka finally spoke. And then, her mood went a quick 180, from sad to happy. "You want me to make us something to eat? I might not look like it, but I'm actually a pretty good cook!"

The more observant people couldn't help but notice the quick 180 of Sayaka's mood change. 'So she's wearing a mask.' Kyoko, Celeste, Junko, Mukuro, and Byakuya thought.

Sayaka felt a foreboding thought coming to her head. She feels that her future self might do something drastic. And her intuition is pretty accurate.

"Wow, really? What's your specialty?" Makoto asked curiously.

"Chili oil." She stated with a straight face.

"Huh?!" Was the response of the others. Mondo then spoke up. "That's not food, that's a fucking condiment!"

Sayaka giggled. "Relax. I'm sure it was a joke." She reassured them.

"You mean the condiment?!"

Sayaka giggled at that. "Just kidding!" She burst out laughing, effectively getting rid of her early mood.

'Her mood went a complete 180.' Makoto couldn't help but think. 'But how did it happen so fast? It was almost like a mask, like some kind of neutral expression.'

Makoto looked at Sayaka. It's true, her happy expression was like a mask, the first couple of weeks. After, she slowly opened up to him and show other parts of herself behind that mask.

"Hmm, could it be that she's bipolar?" Hiro guessed.

That got Sayaka to slowly turn towards him, a sickly sweet smile plastered on her face. "I'm sorry, I'm what?" A dark aura surrounded her.

Hiro yelped and held his arms up in front of him. "Nothing, I said nothing!"

Shaking those thoughts away, the two of them went to the dining hall. When they got there, they saw only a couple of people in the dining hall.

When they entered, Makoto noticed Junko laying her head down at one of the tables. That got him a bit curious. "I'm gonna check on Junko for a moment." Makoto told Sayaka. "Is that okay with you?"

Sayaka nodded. "Sure. I'll make breakfast while you're talking." Makoto smiled at her gratefully before going to Junko's spot in the dining hall.

"Look like you're going to get your moment with Makoto, Mukuro!" Junko whispered to her sister, causing the soldier to blush.

"Hey, Junko, are you alright?" Makoto asked in concern.

He received a groan in response. And slowly, the fashionista lifted her head up. "God, I am seriously freaking bored….!" She moaned. "I'm gonna die….I'm gonna die from being so bored! I'm infected! I've got terminal boredom disease!"

"Wow, you've really got Junko's personality pat down." Leon commented. "I would totally see her acting like this here."

Mukuro nodded. "She is my sister, after all. I should know enough about her to act like her."

"Cool! Maybe you're not such a useless sister!" Junko said brightly, causing the soldier to blush a little once again.

"I-Is it really that bad….?" Makoto asked hesitantly.

"I just hate being bored. Hate it!" Junko declared. "I never noticed how much I hate it! But once we got trapped in here, it finally hit me!"

'That's….pretty recent.' Makoto thought to himself.

Junko continued. "I'd rather be living homeless in the street than stuck in here!"

"Homeless?"

"Yeah, you know! Like, the hobo life!" Junko explained. "I've done it before, you know."

"Huh?!" Was the response from several, due to the disguised Mukuro's statement. Everyone turned to the soldier, as well as her fashionista sister. "Is this true?" Taka questioned.

Junko was the one to answer. "Yep! Totally lived the hobo life!"

"And you ended up becoming a fashionista?" Sayaka questioned, a bit stuned. "The Ultimate Fashionista at that."

"Well, the hobo life didn't diminish my natural beauty." Junko stated, getting into her royally arrogant persona. "Any fool with eyes can see how perfect I am." That got Toko grumbling a bit in bitter jealousy.

"At least the two of you managed to get out of that life." Makoto said, smiling. He wasn't affected by the sudden info, since he heard it from Mukuro at one point. "I assume you did, considering the two of you managed to go to France for vacation."

Mukuro nodded. "You assume correctly. We eventually lived more comfortably."

"You have?!" Makoto exclaimed in shock.

"Yeah. It's….a long story." Junko said, not getting into details.

"And now you're a model?!"

"Well….that's a long story, too."

'How many 'long stories' do you have?' Makoto questioned to himself.

"I still haven't gotten the story." Makoto mentioned to Mukuro.

The soldier sighed. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Was her answer. "And we don't have the time to tell it right now."

"Seriously, if I had to choose between staying here and being homeless again, gimme the street!" By now, Junko propped herself up on her elbows.

"I….guess I can understand that." Makoto said. "I mean, you're probably in more danger here than there…."

"Oh hell no!" Junko refuted. "Homeless is totally dangerous! You never know when a pack of wild animals might show up."

"Wild animals?" Hifumi questioned in confusion.

"She means people willing to attack you." Junko informed him.

"Wild animals?"

"Oh, I don't mean literally." Junko reteriated. "I mean people who attack the weak, who wants to hurt you. The world's full of animals like that, y'know?"

"Ain't that the fucking truth?" Mondo grumbled. He've seen much of that while with his gang.

"Well, I think it's safer living on the street than trapped in a building." Leon said. "At least you have more open space to escape your attacker."

"But I think that having to live like that made me way stronger." Junko said, her voice getting a bit softer.

Makoto couldn't help but notice that change of tone. 'Hearing someone with actual experience talk like that really has a lot weight to it.'

"Okay, that sounds like something Mukuro would say." Hifumi commented. "Getting out of character there Ms. Ikusaba."

"Oh come on Mukuro! You could at least stay in character, can't you?" Junko complained. Mukuro looked sheepish at this.

"Sorry, that kinda got weird, huh?" Junko said, getting out of that serious state. "All I was trying say is….when the hell are we gonna get out of here?!"

She then started shouting at one of the cameras."Hey, whatever dumb bastard trapped us in here, are you listening?! When are you gonna let us OUT?! Just tell us what we gotta do to get out of here! Hell, you can even just tell me! I know how to keep a secret!"

The group got taken aback by her shouting. "Okay, that was fucking unexpected." Mondo bluntly stated.

"Did you really think that shouting would work?" Byakuya questioned Mukuro with a raised eyebrow. "Even for acting, it was a bit much."

Mukuro didn't show any embarrassment. "Okay, I admit, it might've been a bit much."

"Maybe she was trying to recover from that bouts of seriousness." Junko suggested with a chirp.

Silence, along with some stares from the few people, was met with her shouting. "Nothin' huh? Pisses me off." Junko grumbled, laying back down on the table.

Makoto chuckled. "Well, I mean….there's no way they'd make it that easy." When the two got silent, a thought came up to Makoto. "But listen….you're not thinking of doing anything….drastic, are you?"

"Drastic?" Junko questioned. Then realization hit her eyes. "Oh, you mean the whole 'kill someone' thing? Haha, Don't worry, I would never kill someone!"

"Yeah, r-real reassuring when it comes from a mercenary." Toko said sarcastically.

Mukuro didn't hesitate to speak. "I would only kill if ordered to, not if I want to." She stated. "No matter the situation, I only kill if the mission requires me to."

"And since you aren't ordered to kill anybody to escape, you won't do it?" Makoto questioned. Mukuro nodded.

"Exactly."

She then grew a worried look. "What, do I look like I would? Do I seriously look like a killer?!"

"N-No, that's not what I meant." Makoto quickly reassured. "Really, you don't."

"Right? I don't, right?!" Junko reiterated.

"Worried there, huh sis?" Junko questioned with a raised eyebrow. "Well, it's Makoto, so I don't think you have to worry. Most likely, he's just worried about you."

"Yeah, I agree. I think future me is just worried." Makoto agreed. That got a blush from Mukuro.

"But anyway, are you saying you were worried about me?" A small blush was gain on her feature. "Gotta say, Makoto….that's kinda cute."

That caused Mukuro to blush even more while Makoto blushed a little as well. "Kinda cute, huh?" Junk grinned teasingly. "You know, you didn't have to say that in order to be like me."

"You're enjoying teasing her, aren't you?" Makoto questioned, the blush still on his face.

Junko nodded. "Very."

"You almost killed me with cuteness there!"

"...Huh?"

"C'mon, I'm just screwing with you!" Junko waved off. "You didn't take it serious, did you?! But ya know….there's something about you. I'm not getting sick of talking to you, like I do with most people. Let's hang out again, 'kay? Ehehe!" With that, the fashionista got up and walked away.

"What do you mean by that?" Makoto asked Mukuro curiously.

The soldier smiled slightly. "Well, there's something about you that makes me want to talk to you more. That makes me more relaxed around you."

"Really?" He didn't really get what was so great about him. He's as normal as normal can be, if only a bit more positive than others.

"Really." Mukuro confirmed.

Makoto watched as Junko playfully walked out of the lunch room. "I….still don't get her." He admitted to himself. 'Am I getting played, somehow….?'

Mukuro shook her head. "I wouldn't do that. I'm not the type to mess with someone's head."

"I know." Makoto said, not disagreeing. "But your future self is disguised as Junko, and she seems the type to do so!"

"Aw! That's so mean Makoto!" Junko pouted, getting into her cutesy persona for a moment.

The scene then changed to Makoto in his room, sitting on his bed, with the fake sword in his room. 'The only thing in my room is….a fake sword covered in gold.' Makoto thought blankly. 'All it does is make me feel that much more uncomfortable.'

He then laid back on his bed, looking up at the ceiling. As he does, the conversation he had with Sayaka this morning replayed in his head. 'Even if I understand where her desperation is coming from, I can't relate to it.' He can't help but think in frustration. 'The pressure she's under is way different from anything a normal high schooler like me go through. She didn't just stumble into the school the way I did. So I can't say I feel things the way she does.'

'Compared to her….no, compared to everyone else here….there's no doubt I just don't match up.' Makoto continued. 'I guess that might explain my own frustration.'

"I think not matching up with anyone can be a good thing." Kyoko reassured her friend. "You won't have strong motives to kill like the others most likely would. Having no reason in attending Hope's Peak means no past dragging you down."

Makoto blinked before smiling a little. "I haven't thought of it like that." Makoto admitted. "I guess it means it's a good thing that I don't share Sayaka's frustration."

"A very good thing." Sayaka herself asserted.

Shaking those thoughts off, he decided to go exploring. 'I don't feel like standing in my room all day.' With that in mind, he got up and went to the door, hopefully to find any clues about this place and possibly a way out.

However, as he open the door, he was met with an already familiar blue-haired friend. "Oh! Sayaka!" Makoto said in surprise.

"Oh come on!" Hina whined quietly. "Can't any of us get some time with Makoto?"

Sakura could only smile in amusement at her friend and rub her back in reassurance. "Relax Hina." Sakura said softly. "I'm sure you'll get your time with him."

"I hope so." Hina pouted. "Cause Sayaka is hogging all the time."

Sayaka, as if she heard her, smiled cheekily at Hina. The swimmer growled a little in response.

"Umm, Makoto?" Sayaka spoke up nervously. "Do you think you could make time for the two of us to talk?"

"Wh-What's wrong? Why are you being so formal?" Makoto asked in concern for his friend. As he asked that, he walked into the hallway and closed the door behind him.

"W-Well, it's just," Sayaka took a deep breath before speaking once again. "I guess that was kind of formal, but it's just because I know I can count on you."

"...Huh?"

"Having you by my side really makes me feel a lot better." Sayaka stated. "If you weren't here with me, I just don't know what I'd do. I'd be lost. I hate that we had to meet again under such awful conditions, but….I'm relieved you're with me." The relief is evident in her voice.

Makoto blushed once again. The future's Sayaka words gave him a fluttery feeling, but also makes him feel embarrassed. Sayaka blushed as well, embarrassed about her thoughts being revealed like that.

"So, are you gonna invite us to the wedding?" Mondo teased, causing the two to blush harder.

"The two of you do look cute together." Chihiro giggled. Kyoko, Mukuro, Celeste, and Hina refrained themselves from giving Chihiro annoyed glances or glares. She's too sweet for something like that.

"Sayaka," Makoto breathed out. A blush spread on his face. 'Hearing her say that….it's nice, but kind of embarrassing at the same time.'

Sayaka, though still blushing, couldn't help but giggled at Makoto's thought.

"I….know how you feel." Makoto managed to say to her. "You being here is what saved me."

"R-Really?" Sayaka said in surprise, a blush formed on her face. A giggle came out of her mouth. "Thank you for the flattery."

Makoto mentally shook his head.

'No, Sayaka. That smile of yours really did saved me.'

By now, Makoto is wondering why his face isn't permanently red yet while Sayaka's blush kept getting bigger. "It's really sweet of you to think that." Sayaka said, smiling softly.

Kyoko, Hina, Mukuro, and Celeste are stewing in jealousy. It's clear that the future Makoto is quite taken with Sayaka. 'I hope my future self manages to let herself open up to Makoto soon.' Kyoko thought.

'Come, future me, show Makoto that you are the better woman.' Celeste thought.

'Come on, let my future self have some time with Makoto!' Hina whined.

'...I hope my future self gets some more time with him.' Mukuro thought with a small blush.

"But it's kind of strange, you know?" Sayaka asked rhetorically. "I never thought I'd get a chance to really talk to you like this. All through middle school, you never talked to me. In fact, you never even looked at me."

"It's because you were a celebrity. I couldn't just go around staring at you….." Makoto explained himself. Then something hit him. "Wait, how do you know I never looked at you?"

That got some minds clicking. "Now that Makoto mentioned it, how did you know that?" Taka questioned. "The two of you never made previous interactions."

"Maybe Celeste was on too something about Sayaka stalking him." Junko suggested slyly. Sayaka blushed.

"I wasn't!" She denied.

"Because I looked at you all the time." Was her answer.

"...Huh?"

"This evidence suggest otherwise."

"I'm telling you, I wasn't." Sayaka pouted. "My future self is going to explain herself."

"I was always looking for an opportunity to talk to you." She clarified.

That surprised Makoto. "You….wanted to talk to me?"

"But since I always had so many people around me, we ended up graduating without saying a word." She said in disappointment. "That was one of my biggest regrets."

"But….why me?" Makoto asked, wanting an answer.

"Th-That's what we want to know." Toko stated. "Wh-Why would an idol want to talk to a c-common boy?"

"I admit, my curiosity is piqued as well." Byakuya stated, one of the few times he agreed on something with Toko. "You did say your future self was going to explain, did you not?"

"Yep." Sayaka confirmed. "And it looks like she's about to."

"Do you remember during our first year of junior high, that huge bird wandered into the school pond?" Sayaka asked him. "It was like out of a fairy tale. The turtle once every million years, the bird once every thousand."

Makoto thought about it for a moment before it clicked. "It was a crane, right? It just walked right into the pond." Makoto remembered.

"That's right!" Sayaka confirmed. "That what it was. It was so big, the teacher had no idea what to do." The she smiled. "But you led it into the forest behind the school. You helped it find its way out."

"That's what got you to notice Makoto?" Byakuya asked with a raised eyebrow. "That's just him being an overly kind person."

"And that's what got me to notice." Sayaka argued. "No one but Makoto was willing to help that Crane find it's way back home. You don't see that many people doing that."

"And I still think you're exaggerating about that." Makoto murmured sheepishly.

'Well, only cuz I was already in charge of taking care of animals at school.' Makoto thought. 'They made me do it.'

Sayaka shook her head. "You're being too modest Makoto. You could've just led it out of the pond, or possibly let animal control deal with it, but you decided to help out. That's what made it special."

Makoto chuckled sheepishly at this, a bit of the blush remaining on his cheek.

"I should have said thank you then, but….is it okay if I do it now?" Sayaka inquired.

"Thank me?" The luckster repeated in confusion.

"I'm that crane, you see." Sayaka declared. "I've come to return the favor. Here, let me make you a cloak."

"...Hubba-Wha?!" Hifumi cried out in shock.

Celeste face palmed. "Relax Hifumi. Sayaka is most likely joking."

"You always make jokes like that." Chihiro commented.

Sayaka giggled. "What I can say? I like seeing people's shocked reaction."

"..."

Sayaka giggled at Makoto's befuddled look. "Just kidding!"

"Y-Yeah, I kinda figured."

"Honestly though, I was so impressed." She continued. "That's why I wanted to talk to you, even just once. I never imagined this would be how I got my chance…."

'Yeah. If we'd met again at a train station somewhere downtown, that'd make for a nice dramatic reunion.' Makoto thought. 'But instead, it's this weird school.'

"At least we got a better reunion than that one." Sayaka said optimistically. Makoto smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. There's definitely that."

"Maybe, but still," Sayaka said, interpreting Makoto's thought. "I'm sure you'll help me find my way out, just like that crane. You'll save me. It's just intuition, I know, but I still believe it."

"That is a lot of confidence you have in Makoto." Celeste commented on.

Sayaka smiled. "Well, he's a very dependable person. I bet that's what my other is thinking." Honestly, she isn't hundred percent sure on it, but she isn't going to voice it.

Kyoko couldn't but feel suspicious over future Sayaka's words. That bad feeling she's having, has been slowly increasing. Is future Sayaka planning something, or at least thinking about it?

'I'm going to save her?' Makoto thought in surprise. But then the surprise soon turn into determination. "I'll do my best, I promise that. I'll make sure it's more than just intuition. If there's anything I can do, I'm going to do it!"

Byakuya frowned. "Careful with making promises like that Makoto." The affluent progeny warned the luckster. "People can take it in more ways than one, including your friends."

"What do you mean?" Makoto asked him curiously.

"Just a little warning for the future." Byakuya had to admit, his suspicion for Sayaka is also increasing. He won't voice this out yet, knowing it would just cause some confusion, but will hold onto it until there's no more reason to.

"I believe you." Sayaka stated. "Besides, my intuition always turn out to be right. Cuz I'm psychic." She giggled once again. "Kidding, kidding!" She laughed out loud as she said it.

"The two of you are getting closer and closer with every conversation." Chihiro commented on with a small smile. "That's nice."

"I agree." Sayaka chirped, laying her head on Makoto's shoulder. "We're close to becoming soul mates." Makoto blushed while the other girls gave Sayaka the stinky eyes.

Yep, they are correct. She is definitely milking it.

And that's the end. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. More free time are going to be shown next chapter, with Leon, 'Junko', and Sayaka. As you saw, I skipped one of Mukuro's free time events. I might skip a few free time events with some of the characters, or merge the free time events if I feel the need to. I hope you guys don't mind. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you later.