Killing Love (Shuichi Saihara x reader) Danganronpa V3

Chapter 3

You walked alongside Shuichi, as you wandered the empty, ruined hallways. There wasn't anything that was quite interesting, so it turned into a calm walk between you two. Eventually, you asked him something that had been on your mind,

"Shuichi...why were you so nice to me? You know, when we all arrived," He turned his head in your direction, but didn't necessarily look at you.

"Well...I guess I just figured it would be nice to be on your side. You seem like you know what you're doing," A small shrug followed the sentence.

"My side....oh, that reminds me. I've been meaning to ask, what's your talent?"

"Oh. I'm the Ultimate Detective. And you..?"

"I'm the Ultimate Matchmaker!"

"Eh? What do you do?"

"Well, I've been known to set people up to fall in love, and the success rate is always 100%," He nodded his head as he walked forward. You couldn't tell if he was really paying attention or not.

"So, Y/N...are you in love then?" As he asked this, his shoulders somewhat drooped, which clashed with his bright red cheeks.

"Well...." Was now a good time to tell him? You hardly knew him... "that depends. I'm not in any sort of relationship...I've never been able to match with anyone long enough."

"Oh. I see," His posture became straighter again, and his face lit up, "so that means....there's a spot open for someone, right?"

"I guess you could say that..." Just as you two rounded a corner, you bumped into Kaede.

"Oh! Sorry, Kaede,"

"It's okay!" She began looking you up and down, and with each pass her cheeks became redder. You glanced at Shuichi. You couldn't read his emotion, but you figured it wasn't a good one.

"Let's go Y/N," Shuichi brushed past Kaede, and you quickly followed. He was walking faster than before, and you were struggling to keep up with him.

"Shuichi! What's wrong?"

"Nothing! I just.... I don't want to be around other people right now," Eventually, he slowed to a stop, and knelt down on the ground.

"Are you okay, Shuichi?" You knelt down beside him, on a patch of grass that had grown through the floor.

"Yeah. Don't worry about me. I just......" He trailed off, leaving you somewhat distraught.

"You just....?"

"Nothing. I can't tell you right now. But I will. I can promise you that, Y/N," He stood up again, and looked at you. Not in the eyes though, for some reason. "Let's go back to the dorms,"

"Yeah. Let's go,"

And thus you took off again, following Shuichi. Thoughts raced through your mind, causing you to lose pace with Shuichi. Did Kaede like you? Did Shuichi like you? Surely not. Only time would tell.