The Ultimate Despair (Naegi Mastermind AU)

『9』

*Aoi Asahina POV*

Time: 9:40pm

I crept my way to the store room, My stomach rumbles again reminding me of my hunger. Curse Monokuma for not having any decent doughnut supplies in the kitchen. I open the door of the store room. The creaking hopefully didn't wake anyone up, I pace in slowly making sure I don't knock anything over, I finally reach the food supply. I run my finger down the list of foods, finally landing on the word "pastry".

I walk over to the pastry section, Pulling out a small packet of the round pink frosted donuts. I lick my lips, excited about going back to my room and snacking on them.

Before I can retreat to my room I hear a noise behind me. I turn around but nobody's there, odd. I keep walking out nearly at the door, I grab the handle about to open it, when a pain hits me from the back of me head, I feel something trickle down my neck. Then everything goes black.

*Byakuya Togami POV*
Time: 7:00am
I hear the morning annoucment go off. Pity I don't need it this morning, I'm already awake, at my desk writing down notes or well I would be if my head would get on straight.

Out of sheer anger I start tapping my pen against the desk. This is an irritation I have been able to think of anything. No ideas no clues no nothing. Irritating irritating irritating. Just like Nargi before I found out that he- that he-. That's he's killed people. I lean back thinking.

Syo has killed people yet I haven't rushed to stop her, but whats making me want to stop Naegi? I exhale mulling over my options. Option 1, I help Naegi and save myself from the game or option 2 I try to take him down and most likely get killed in the process.

I continue to mull things over in my mind when a sharp knock comes on at my door. I stand up stretching out my long legs, I pace over in no mood to have a conversation with someone. I grab the doorknob and twist it slowly opening the door. On the other side stands a familiar and unpleasant sight.

"Fukawa"

"M-maste Byakuya, theres- there's been a-a"

"A-a, spit it out already."

But before she can finished spluttering out her sentence and loud tone rings out a Familiar one at that.

"A body has been discovered!"

Monokumas sweet but aggressive voice rings through my ears like a siren. I clench my hands wondering what fool could possibly think killing someone else in this current situation would be a good idea.

I look a Fukawa again expecting an answer but deciding quickly there's not point, I shove her aside and start walking  down the hallway.

"T-the storage room!"

I turn quickly the slightly longer strands of hair whipping me in the face.

"What did you say!?"

"The storage room, that's where it happened!"

"Right, thanks"

I continue walking changing pace slightly, I was going to head to the dining hall, but know I have  a direction to point to.

Minutes later I arrive in the storage room to see the familiar sight of a  body on the ground but this one happens to have a red and white exercise jacket on belonging to none other than Aoi Asahina.

I see Kirigiri crouching next to the body her hand bent at a slight angle.

"From the looks of it she suffer a blow to the back of the head, the force trauma would have caused her to black out and the blood loss from the deep cuts on her back would have killed her."

Her answer seems rather good, I look at the body, deep cuts slice down her back, clearly not cleanly done, the edges are all jaggery and vary in depth most likely. There's a small trickle of blood at the back of her head, flowing down her neck and behind her collar.

I crouch down in a similar position to Kirigiri, Pulling out the white gloves from my back pocket. I slid them on with ease, the soft fabric clutching to my long fingers. I pull back her collar slightly seeing the trickle of blood stops just before her shoulder blades. I move my hands to her hair, moving the strands dry with blood.

"Judging from the blood she's been lying here for almost a whole 8 to 9 hours."

"Your most likely right Togami, I'd say the body's been here since about 9-10pm."

I nod, looking over at her hands, they're clean no sign of struggle or anything, I'd say she was attacked from the back. Hit by something soft enough to knock her out but not kill her, a bat or something.

"Who do you think did this Kirigiri?"

"Well there's only four people here, we can rule out Syo and Fukawa since Syo has a specific murder pattern and Fukawas to timid to try anything. There's a chance it was you since I haven't seen you since the blow up in the dining hall, Naegis and obvious choice, but I doubt it was him, he'd been clearer than this meaning we only have three major suspect."

"Me,you and Hagakure."

A/N
Yall I finally got my motivation back bravo to me. Honestly this fic is gonna get more angsty so get out while you can-.

-Your friend from the Underworld AJ🌻