Old Despair, New Hope (a Danganronpa adult au)

Don't Leave Me Again

(3rd Person POV)

Korekiyo woke up in a room with a bunch of other people. He recognized all of them. They were his friends from the killing games. He noticed Hajime, Shuichi, and Makoto up, as well as Byakuya, Nagito, and Kokichi. Rantaro woke up alongside him. They all eventually woke up and lights turned on. It looked like they were in a school gym. A teddy bear hopped up from behind a stand. Kokichi instinctively shouted at it. "Hey, look! It's the two-toned Build-a-Bear reject!"

The bear looked angry. "I'm no Build-a-Bear you grape! I'm your headmaster, Monokuma!"

Junko shouted at Monokuma. "Hey, didn't Miu, Kazuichi and Kiibo give you a more human form? They did, right?" She looked at them and they all nodded. Monokuma dismissed the question, and explained that they were in yet another killing game. The couples all had rooms together. In his room, Rantaro finally said something. "So, my third killing game, huh? Maybe I'll live this time. 3rd time's the charm, right?" Korekiyo laughed. "You certainly are capable of surviving. And in all honesty, I hope you do. They went to bed, considering it was night hours. Korekiyo woke up the next morning to see that Rantaro was missing. He must've went for breakfast... I'll go find him, he thought. Korekiyo met up with Shuichi and Kyoko in the dining hall.

"Ah, hello you two. Do you happen to know where Rantaro went?"

Kyoko looked at Korekiyo. "He went up to the roof, from what I remember."

"Thank you Kyoko. I'll see you around."

I made my way to the elevator. It got up a single floor before it malfunctioned and stopped. "How unfortunate. Maybe it was sabotaged?" Korekiyo only had to walk 3 floors to get to the roof. He noticed Rantaro sitting there, but just barely. "Oh, hello Rantar-" He got a closer look at him. 

There was a knife sticking out of his throat, with his eyes wide open. There was blood all over the ground, and all over him. Korekiyo screamed in a mix of shock and terror. "Rantaro! No, no, no, no... There is a chance you could be alive... Correct?"

Kyoko and Shuichi came through the door, followed by Hajime and Makoto, who were in turn followed by Kokichi, Nagito, and Byakuya. Suddenly, I heard that demonic bear's voice. "A body has been discovered! Please take your time to investigate, then head to the trial grounds!" Then, I passed out.

(Korekiyo POV)

I woke up in a cold sweat. Another nightmare...

"Kiyo, you good..?"

That tired voice was so familiar, and I was never happier to hear it. "Rantaro, oh my god, you're alive!" I hugged him, much to his surprise.

"Kiyo... Another nightmare?"

I shook my head. "Yes... Rantaro, please..."

"Don't leave me again"

There ya go! Angst done. I'm working on a special one for maki's birthday and Valentines day, so things might go a bit slower, and I hope that's okay. I'll see ya later lads, lasses, and nonbinary kids in classes! Have a good morning/noon/night!