Methyl Anthranilate (Kokichi x Reader)

Prologue Part 3

***I'm sorry this is so late! I literally haven't updated this in like a month- But, I have a long chapter this time! Anyways, thank you to anyone who has read this and I hope you enjoy! (Also, I edited parts of this like a few days after posting. Specifically Tenko's intro since my friend gave me an idea)***

Again, art credit to @Handoodlets on Instagram!!! 

Word count w/o notes: 5,471
Word count w/ notes: 5,679
Time taken: I procrastinated a lot but honestly adding the days it took maybe 5 days??? I worked as hard as I could when I did work on this.

Y/N's Pov:

Shuichi seemed a bit surprised by my response, but Kaede just looked at me and smiled, "That's okay! Maybe you'll figure out what your talent is later!" I nodded, "Yeah, maybe..."

Why don't I remember my Ultimate...? I shook my head to clear my mind. No, I shouldn't worry about my Ultimate right now. I need to find out where we are, why, and how to get out.

I looked at the 2 in front of me. They were talking about the situation. "Ah...about that..." Shuichi paused for a moment. "I...don't remember." Him, too? I hope Kaede knows something... "Huh? You don't remember?" "I've been trying to remember it, but I can't...no matter how hard I try. I have no idea how I got here. When I woke up, I was in that locker. I...don't know how I got there... It's like...that memory just fell out of my head—"

"Same here!" Well shit. There goes that... The annoying bears said that there was 14 others though, so maybe one of them knows something... "...Huh?" "I can't remember anything... Even though I'm trying so hard to remember—" She went silent all of a sudden. "...Kh!" "Ah, are you okay?" "Oh...I'm fine. I just got a headache...that's all." Same... I wish I could stop thinking because it's just making my headache worse.

She turned to me, "Ah, I almost forgot. Do you remember anything?" I shook my head in response, "No, nothing..." Shuichi put his hand under his chin, "...It can't be a coincidence that we all don't remember. What happened to us...?" "I-I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. Probably not a big deal." I... doubt that... "We're confused. We just need to relax, is all. Oh! Let's imagine Maurice Ravel's 'Sonatine'..." "Is that...music? I-I...don't really know much about music..." I nodded, "Yeah... Same here, sorry..." "I see... That's unfortunate. When we get outta here, I'll share it with you both... But first, let's look for a way out. And if there are other Ultimate students here, we should talk to them, too. At least one of them has got to know something." I admire her optimism, but I doubt it's gonna be that easy to get out if whoever is behind this really did manage to get 17 Ultimates in the same place...

"...Yeah, good idea." Kaede turned to me, "You should come with! We can introduce ourselves to the other Ultimates together." I smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I'll stick around to meet the others."

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The 3 of us exited the room to the hall. The air in here is heavy... Isn't this supposed to be a school? Why is the air so heavy? No, I need to focus. I shouldn't be thinking about how heavy the air is right now. "...Huh?" Shuichi looked like something was bothering him. Kaede caught on, "What's the matter?" "Ah, I just...felt something in the pocket of my uniform. When I looked..." He paused and pulled out a tablet-looking object. "I found this inside. It's some kind of...mini tablet computer?" "Oh, maybe I have one too! I knew my backpack felt heavier!" She took her backpack off and opened it, reaching an arm in. When she pulled her hand out, she had one of them. "The word 'Monopad' is written on it... When did this get into my backpack?"

She turned to me, "Do you have one too?" "Ah, I might. I'll check." My pocket had been noticeably heavier, so I decided to check there. I put my hand in my pocket and picked up the source of the random weight change, pulling it out and looking at it. It was another one of the 'Monopads'. "I guess we all have one, then." Kaede nodded in response, "Yep, I still don't get how or when this got into my backpack though..." I nodded, "Yeah, I don't know how it got here either, but maybe it contains some important information?" I looked over to Shuichi, who had booted up his, "My name was displayed when it booted up. Like a student handbook. I...don't know what it could be used for, but I don't think we should throw it away. Let's just...hold on to them for now." He explained. "Yeah, I agree."