Danganronpa: String Theory (DrV3)

1.2 - Ctrl+Z!

Gonta actually jumps a little at Kokichi's accusations, shaking his head vehemently as his face falls.

"No, no! Not nice to trap people in school! Gonta would never! Gonta honestly captured too! Big net and blanket make very hard to see and then Gonta wake up inside a locker next to Kiyo!" He insists while I catch Rantaro frowning in Kokichi's direction.

Standing next to the target of Rantaro's glare prompts me to shift away from Kokichi a bit, but the purple urchin seems to notice and looks my way to grin. Without batting an eye, he shifts closer to regain the space near me. I don't blame Rantaro for disliking Kokichi, the guy isn't even batting an eye at the situation. Doesn't he care that we're stuck with those giant mechanical killing machines?

"For someone not taking this seriously at all, you've got some nerve throwing accusations around. That's pretty suspicious, if I do say so myself," Korekiyo makes a point to reprimand the shorter teen, who looks away from me to train his purple orbs on the long haired male with the mask over his lower jaw.

Before Kokichi can make a smart-mouthed retort, Rantaro cuts in.

"Okay, how about we don't start blindly bickering and throwing accusations at one another. We're all trapped here at the moment together, whether we like it or not. The least we can all do is get along until we find a way out of this mess. If you're somehow unable to control yourself from behaving immaturely, then stay quiet. Simple as that," Rantaro explains, causing everyone in the gym to nod in agreement.

You know, save for Kokichi, who simply sighs dramatically and turns to face me as everyone else breaks away into groups again. I notice Rantaro shoot me a concerned look when he notices Kokichi directing his attention to me. I just wave Rantaro off, giving him what I hope is a somewhat confident smile to abate his worries before I mentally prepare myself to deal with the violet eyed boy.

"I guess you're not as boring as I thought you'd be," Kokichi comments with a smile, one admittedly more charming than his usual Cheshire cat grins. Actually, looking at him now, I'm secretly horrified to realize just how attractive of a face he has.

...On that note, Korekiyo and Gonta aren't half bad themselves. They're different, but they're pretty handsome now that I think about it. Kiibo is up for question, only because he's been hiding his face since the beginning and because of that earlier thing of him mentioning he's technically not a "boy"...whatever that's supposed mean.

Why am I surrounded by attractive guys? I wonder in dismay, feeling my cheeks dust red as I look away from Kokichi to gather my bearings. I can barely make eye contact with him now that I've noticed- I'll never unsee his good looks now...!

"I-I don't know what you want from me, but...you're wrong 'cause I'm painfully boring," I correct him, finally forcing myself to meet his gaze as he watches me struggle to speak to him. "You'd fall asleep around me."

Kokichi balances playfully on his heels and responds, "I'm not falling asleep. So you're the one that's wrong. Besides...!" Kokichi steps even closer and grins when I scramble backwards to regain some space, only to be followed by him when as he attempts to close it. Eventually, we continue this to the point we're further away from the other teens and I curse my nerves for allowing Kokichi to play with them so easily. "The way you get so nervous around boys is super funny! Hey, stop walking. I won't do anything, I just wanna hold your hand~! Pleeeaaase?"

"I don't want to hold your hand- I don't want to be anywhere near you...!" I complain meekly. "Y-you're mean and weird!"

"Aw, that's a mean thing to say..." Kokichi stops advancing immediately and I freeze when I see this utterly crushed looking expression on his face, followed by a pout as he hangs his shoulders and head in a solemn manner. "Alright, I won't bug you anymore..."