Chasing Stars Part Three (Kaito x Maki)

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You all knew it was coming...

"Hey, Maki Roll." She fell down as Kaito Momota, the Ultimate Astronaut disclosed his identity.

"No, no, n-no." She crawled away and stood up. "You're dead..." Maki refused to believe that this was Kaito, but if it wasn't, then the resemblance was striking. The same stuck up hair, hopeful grin, awkward stance and friendly voice.

"Hold up, calm down Maki Roll." He took a step towards her and she pulled out her taser.

"I'll use this." Her whole body shook and her brain could hardly comprehend what was happening.

"Maki, please calm down. It's me..." He advanced towards her.

"Listen buddy, whoever you are, you are not my friend." Maki steadied herself. She shook her hand at him and walked away from him. Then, she heard something. It was a ringing, someone was calling her. She took her phone out with one hand and pointed her taser at him with the other.

"Maki?" She answered the phone, it was Shuichi calling her.

"Shuichi? I need help." Her voice was shaking.

"Okay, calm down, I'm on my way." He say, rushed.

"Don't hang up though and- and bring Nakamura." She felt reassured knowing that Shuichi and Nakamura were on the way.

"Okay, Maki. Just hold tight." She took a deep breath. "Okay, my friend and my partner are on their way, so just step back." She jabbed her taser in his direction. He didn't even flinch.

"I know your friend, because he's mine too." Maki ignored him.

"Wh-What do you mean?" She made sure that Shuichi could hear her from the other line.

"Shuichi Saihara, I considered him my best friend." He took a step closer and Maki made sure that she could stun him if needed.

"Maki, what is he saying?" Shuichi said. She didn't reply for a while. "Maki?"

"Y-Yeah." She was still shaking. "This man claims to be-be Kaito..." She said in a small, shaky voice.

"K-Kaito...? What the...?" Came Shuichi's voice from the other line.

"Shuichi, how far away are you?" Maki asked, keeping herself steady.

"Only a few minutes." He replied. "Hold tight."

"Maki?" She heard Nakamura's voice.

"Mosu?" She asked.

"Yeah, are you okay?" He said.

"Um, not really, but I'm fine." She told him.

"Let me talk to-" His voice cut off and she heard whispering on the other end of the line. "The thief." Nakamura finally said.

"Okay... My partner wants to talk to you." She said. She put her phone on speaker.

"You have a partner?" 'Kaito' asked.

"I'm a cop." Maki said.

"I thought Shuichi was the detective." He said.

"I am." Shuichi said.

"Hey, Shuichi." The thief said.

"Oh my..." The detective gasped.

"Listen up, buddy." She heard Nakamura's voice. "Don't you hurt Maki or I swear-" He stopped talking.

Maki's phone.

Was dead.

"Knew it was only a matter of time." He said.

"Don't take one step closer." She threatened.

"Okay, Maki Roll." He stayed where he was.

"Don't call me that!" She felt sick to her stomach, remembering her last moments with the Ultimate Astronaut. Her vision went blurry and she had to lock her knees to together to stay standing.

"Okay, okay." He said. She took a few deep breaths and shook the thought from her mind. "I have a question for you."

"What...?" She didn't trust this man, but she was curious to what his question was.

"How can you be so sure that I'm not Kaito Momota?" She looked up and made eye contact with him. His lilac-colored were the same kind, warm...

"No. It's not Kaito. Kaito's..." She dropped her gaze before taking a deep breath.

"Dead." She looked at him, this time she wouldn't look away. "You're not Kaito Momota because he died." She planted her feet and clenched her fists at her side. "He killed Kokichi, then was executed. Then before the execution was complete-"

"He died of the mysterious virus." She blinked.

"How-how do you know that?" She put a foot back.

"Because I'm Kaito Momota, Luminary of the Stars!" He said.

"No, you're not!" She ran at him and punched him. He staggered back and wiped the blood from his mouth with his hand.

"Maki, I'll fight you if you want to." She pushed him back, her eyes began to tear up.

"I-I wanna believe you so so badly, but-but I can't! Kaito died in front of me, I held his dead body in my arms! I cried and begged and pleaded, I went through hell trying to accept his death! Now here you are, the splitting image of the only person I've ever loved, who died!" She started crying and her knees finally buckled under her. She fell down and then heard stomping. Nakamura and Shuichi were here. The thief walked over and sat down next to her.

"I'm-I'm sorry..." He whispered. She heard his voice catch and realized he was crying as well.

"Why-why are you crying?" She looked up.

"Because I left you and lied to you..." He put his hand on her hand, but she quickly pulled it away.

"What do you mean...?" She looked up.

"I made a deal... With Tsumugi..." He looked away from her.

"A-a deal...? What kind?" She tried to think of what he could be talking about.

"I made her promise that you would survive..." He said.

"What did you have to do...?" She was terrified.

"I had to..." He gulped. "Help her."

"No." She breathed. He helped her...

Tsumugi Shirogane... The Ultimate Cosplayer, the mastermind of the fifty third killing game.

"Sadly yes..." He replied. "I helped her plan the executions, control Monokuma, the Monokubs..." He sounded so ashamed.

"How-how long were you sided with her?" She was scared of the answer.

"Kirumi..." She gasped.

"Th-that long?" He just nodded. "Oh my..." She heard Shuichi and Nakamura and gestured for them to go away. Shuichi nodded and walked back down with a reluctant Nakamura.

"I'm so sorry." He said. She looked at him in the eyes and shook her head.

"Thank you... You saved my life. Literally." She put her hand on his. "Wait, how did you survive?"

"Tsumugi gave me medication after she discovered my illness, it worked slowly, but after the execution, I wasn't actually dead. Of course, I was on the brink of death, but the execution hadn't actually failed, but she made me promise not to show myself until after you, Shuichi and Himiko escaped. And I hadn't." Maki was taken aback by all of this. It still didn't make much sense, but he wasn't dead and that's what mattered.

"Oh my-" He cut her off and kissed her. Even though she had punched him. Even though he lied to her. He had kissed her and she had kissed him back.

And that's it! Hope you liked it and hopefully his explanation makes sense, in my mind, it does. Also, please don't bully me for how weird it is. - Crazy Abs

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