Chapter 2
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As we walked back to Jabberwocky Park, you felt severely nauseous. Goosebumps were littered all over your body and you were shivering like you were on top of Mount Everest. These were clear signs that something wasn't right, but you kept quiet and strode along with everyone else.
However, Nagito seemed to notice this. "Hey, are you feeling alright? You haven't talked much since we left the beach." He asks, concerned.
"I'm ok, just a little cold." You lied through your teeth. You didn't want to worry everyone just because you were feeling unwell.
"Why didn't you just say that?" He grins. He pulls off his jacket and wraps it around you. His jacket was warm from his body. The fabric was comfortable and you could smell him all over it. It was the scent of fresh clovers and a smell that reminded you of spring flowers. You felt your mind instantly go at ease.
"Do you feel better now?" Nagito asks me.
"Yeah, thank you." A small smile grows on your face. You proceed to walk towards the park alongside him.
• • • •
When we got to the park, everything looked exactly like it did a few hours ago.
"WH-WHERE!? WHERE ARE YOU HIDING!" Usami called out, breaking the silence.
Everyone glanced around looking confused. There was no one else here except us. Or so we thought.
Out of nowhere, you heard a familiar squeaky voice speak up. "Puhuhuhu!" The voice giggled aloud, it was the same voice you heard on the monitor.
We all looked around searching for the person, but we didn't see anyone. "WHERE ARE YOU? SHOW YOURSELF!" Usami demanded, while we stood there waiting in suspense.
Suddenly, something jumps from behind the park's statue. It was a small teddy bear whose body was separated into two parts. On the left side, its body looked like an innocent white bear, while on the right side, it was black with a red eye and a menacing smile on its face.
"Why hello there! Thank you all for waiting!" The toy beamed in joy.
"I'm Monokuma, The headmaster of Hope Peak Academy!" He smiled at us all, but we could only send him back an unsettled look.
'This teddy bear is the headmaster of Hope peak academy?' You thought to yourself.
"Now that I've made my appearance, I have one thing to say...This is so friggin LAME! LAME! LAME! I say!" Monokuma shouts out loud.
Monokuma was far different from Usami. Unlike her sweet and soft attitude, he was vulgar and erratic.
"Just as I thought...It's you, but how? What is Monokuma doing here!?" Usami proclaims in surprise.
"AW, SHUDDUP!" Monokuma barks at her, "I've had enough of your lukewarm attitude."
"Nobody wants to see high school students' peaceful lives. They want to see... Others' misery and despair!" Monokuma said in an eerie, gloomy voice. It sent shivers down your body.
"What the hell is this teddy bear on about!" Fuyuhiko snapped, "Nothing he says makes sense!"
"Be careful, everybody! Stay back and leave this to me! Nothing will happen with this." Usami shouts, holding up her magical wand to defend us.
"Oh really then...YAH!" Monokuma shouts as he pounced on Usami.
The two began fighting, although Monokuma had the upper hand against Usami.
"Dun dun dahh! Victory!" Monokuma yelled out as he stood over Usami's now broken wand.
"No, my wand!" She cries.
"Since I've won I decided I'll give you a new image. News flash white rabbits are so last season!" He once again pounced on Usami, wrangling her.
Everyone watched in disarray. You shared a concerned look with Hajime and Nagito, who returned it. You honestly didn't know whether you were supposed to be laughing or terrified right now.
After their scuffle, Usami was transformed into a white and pink bunny wearing a diaper and was now called Monomi.
"Now that she's taken care of let's get down to business." Monokuma began, "This field trip is not what it seems. The real reason why you're all here is for...A killing game!"
"What!?" Mikan yelped.
"Are you serious?" Kazuichi shouted.
"Affirmative! If you want to leave this island, you'll have to kill one of your friends and make it through the class trial without getting caught!" Monokuma cackles.
"Class trials? What's that?" Chiaki questioned.
Monokuma explained that class trials take place when a student is killed. Everyone will have to figure out the killer or the "blackened" and vote for them. If the blackened is found only they will be punished, but if they are not found then everyone else is punished.
"And what exactly is this punishment?" Sonia asked and Monokuma laughed sadistically.
"Basically...Execution!" He chuckled.
"What!" Everyone's faces grew grim and they started to panic.
"Yup, now any method of killing is accepted. Shooting, Choking, Stabbing, etc. Just as long as you don't get caught!" Monokuma clarifies.
"What if nobody kills anyone? Does that mean we'll all be able to leave?" Akane asks.
"I'd highly doubt that. Even if you don't wants to believe it one of you will kill someone." Monokuma affirms to everyone.
"Whoever dares to kill...I will put a stop to it with force if necessary." Peko declares, clenching her bag with her sword inside.
"If you guys choose to use force then I'll have to fight back with a little force of my own." Monokuma said in a threatening tone.
He chants some random words and suddenly the statues started shaking. The eyes of the statues glow red and the stone crumbles revealing three deadly robots.
"Why-Why did the statues just move!?" Mahiru says in horror.
"These are not statues, they're Monobeast!" Monokuma announced.
You stared up at the Robots in fear. What was happening right now, if this was a dream-no Nightmare you wanted to wake up.
"Everybody stand behind me...I'll protect you! Even if it'll cost my life!" Monomi shouted standing in front of us.
You smiled at Monomi's bravery. There was nothing to be afraid of what was one teddy bear going to do?
"Hm, what's this..." Monokuma turns his head to the side. "You know what...I've decided I'll make an example out of you!" He maniacally laughs.
He jumped onto the back of a robot bird. Monomi although trembling with fear, stood her ground.
Machine-gun barrels emerge from the bird and they were pointed at Monomi. Monokuma raises his arm and when he brings it down, the bird begins firing at her. Bullets pump into her one after the other. Everyone stared at the sight horrified as her fluffing flew out and bullet shells rained onto the ground.
You felt a sharp pain that hurt like hell. You fell on your knees and noticed blood seeping out of your calf. You press your hand on the wound to try and limit the bleeding.
The rain of bullets stops and all you saw of Monomi was stuffing, everywhere. There were no traces left of her except for her hairbow and the broken remains of her magical wand.
"Y/N!" Nagito shouts as he noticed you bleeding on the ground.
Everyone's attention turns to me. "She needs medical assistance immediately!" Mikan cried out.
"Oopsie looks like I let this get a little out of hand, but let this be a lesson do not disobey me..." Monokuma establishes for everyone and the message was heard loud and clear.
"Now, go ahead and patch her up there should be a medkit somewhere. You guys can figure that out I'm gonna catch some Zs. Good night!" Then he disappeared faster than he appeared.
• • • •
You were rushed to the hotel. Only Nagito, Hajime, Akane, Sonia, and Mikan came with you. The rest of them went to rest. You couldn't blame them though. You would want to sleep too after what happened today.
We went inside and you sat down in one of the chairs.
"I'll stay here with Y/N...and you guys can go search for a medkit." Mikan told them.
"Ok, are you going to be ok Y/N?" Sonia asks you.
"Yeah I'll be fine it's just a little blood." You reassure her.
"And a bullet in your leg." Hajime sarcastically comments. "SHUSH!" You yelled at him.
They leave to search for a medkit and you're left alone with Mikan. She wipes excess blood off your leg with a wet rag and holds it there to stop the leaking.
"So how is it?" You asked weakly, afraid she'll tell you something bad.
She sends you a weak smile back. "I-It's not bad. The bullet must've ricocheted against the ground causing it to not have enough momentum to exit your leg." She explains to me.
You sigh in relief and lay back in your seat. "Umm... Y/N." Mikan speaks up, "If it's ok to ask, how are you so calm after being shot? Most patients are usually distraught or even faint."
"Oh, this isn't the first time I've been shot..." You say, looking away.
Mikan looks shocked by this new information. "I'm-I'm so sorry for asking p-please forgive me!" She cowers, apologizing profusely.
"Oh no it's alright you don't have to apologize. If you want to know I'll tell you a different time. I'm just tired right now." You state. She nods understandingly.
5 minutes passed, and the group comes back with a medkit in hand.
"We got it!" Akane exclaims.
She sets it down on the table and Mikan opens it, taking out what she needs. "Ok Y/N, I'll need to extract the bullet from out of your leg. This will be a bit painful so I suggest you hold onto something." Mikan warns you.
"I'll hold your hand for you Y/N." Nagito offers, "Just give it a squeeze if it's too painful." You smiled and grabbed it.
Mikan steadily brings the tweezers to your wound. You shut your eyes tight, bracing for the pain. She inserts the tweezers and started to pull at the bullet. You hiss in discomfort. A few curse words slip from your mouth.
You felt worse for Nagito because of how hard you were clutching his palm. He tried to hide it, but you could see as he flinched and winced every time your grip tightened.
Mikan's tweezers come out bloodied and holding the bullet. "All done." She announces and you took a breath of fresh air after holding it for so long. She wipes the wound with alcohol, then began wrapping it in bandages.
"Wow! You're so brave Y/N!" Sonia cheers.
"Yeah, I honestly would've already fainted." Hajime praises you.
"Of course, Y/N ain't no chump!" Akane exclaims, harshly patting your back.
You could feel your face heat up again at the compliments. Thank god for melanin skin.
"Sorry I squeezed so hard." You said, letting go of Nagito's hand.
"Not at all you were in pain." He softly laughs.
After Mikan finishes, everyone feels exhausted and went to their huts to rest. You were about to go to yours, when Nagito stopped you.
"Let me walk you home. You're injured and shouldn't be walking on your leg." He asserts.
"No, you don't have to do that you've already done so much for me today I don't wanna trouble you anymore." You tried to argue, but he was adamant about helping.
"Ok, just support my side." And he did just that holding onto your side, where your leg was shot.
We chatted as we walked and there would be an occasional silence between us until one of us spoke up again.
"Hey, Nagito." His head turns around to look at me, "Yeah what's up?"
"I'm really grateful for your help. I honestly don't know why you want to help me so much. I'm really not all that special." You confessed.
"Well, I've always looked up to you ultimates. Ever since I was little I always wanted to be one. You're all so inspiring, you make the impossible look possible. I know it's way too early to say this, but you stand out from the others. You have this personality that draws people in. I don't know why, but I just have this hopeful feeling about you." He explained smiling brightly at you.
It felt nice to hear someone say that to you. "Wow, I never knew you felt that way." Your face felt on fire and you avert his gaze.
"Aw I'm sorry If I made you embarrassed, but it's true I really do look up to you and everyone else." Nagito chuckles softly.
Once you got to your cottage, you pulled out your key to unlock the door. "Guess it's time for me to split." Nagito says.
You remembered you still had his jacket on and took it off. "Here you go. I should've given it to you earlier."
"No, it's fine keep it. Sweet dreams Y/N." He bids farewell and walks off to his cottage.
You head inside your own cottage and collapse on top of your bed, feeling too exhausted to take a shower beforehand. As you drift off to sleep you hoped that things would turn out for the better...