Two's Company (Oumaede)

Chapter 3: A Lot To Take In

(Kaede's POV)

We got to the storage room and I was pushed up against a wall.

"Kokichi! What are you-"

"Shh, I don't want people to hear us"

"A-alright.. what did you want to talk about?" I ask, whispering this time.

".....What do you know?"

"...huh?"

"You knew my full name, my talent, and oh yeah, you said that 'everyone was going to survive this time' so you already knew that we were in a fucking killing game, so spit it out.
What.do.you.know?"
I was pushed further into the wall, this is the most serious I've ever seen Kokichi, but he deserves an answer.

"... Alright, I'll tell you, but it has to be more private than this."

"What do you mean?"

"Did you see the dormitory? Monokuma was about to give us the keys to our rooms. Those rooms are soundproof and can be locked, so let's talk in there."

"Fine. But I also want to know how you knew that." He softened his grip on me, and I opened the door to the storage room so we could go back into the gym.

"Ugh! There you guys are! You just disappeared and I couldn't give you these!" Monokuma handed us the keys I promised Kokichi. Miu also seemed to notice based on her inappropriate comment.

"So, Kaede, you getting some on the side, huh?"

"N-no! It's not like that!"

"It's totally like that, she even does this thing-"

"KOKICHI!!
... It isn't like that....."

"You're right, Kayayday, the storage room was too dusty to do it, the bathrooms worked way better!"

"KOKICHI!!!!!!"

"Buuuut, not that we have our own rooms, we can do all kinds of stuff. C'mon, let's go!"
I don't think anyone believed me, especially after awkwardly following him to the dorms. But first I turned around to face everyone.

"..It is not like that..."

And then we were alone again.

"Did you really have to do that, Kokichi?"

"Of course! Because now we actually have an excuse if anyone sees us come out together!"

"And you couldn't think of literally anything else!? You made me sound like a slut!"

"Perfect, people don't kill kind sluts."

"Was that a compliment or an insult?"

"It was a lie!"

"Oh, of course.."

We finally got to the dorms, and Kokichi got a key from his pocket and opened his dorm room. He then slammed the door behind him once we were both inside.

"So, we're continuing our conversation in the storage room."

"Okay... But I'm going to sound crazy."

"Oh, I'm counting on it."

"What does that eve-"

"Stop getting off topic. Do you know what happens? Does anyone die? Who? Do you die? Do I die??"

"I think it's best that I start from the beginning.."

I told Kokichi everything, from the start of my last killing game to my execution. Who I killed, what Shuichi told me about there being a mastermind. How I promise I won't do something so stupid ever again.

"So... you died?"

"Yeah.."

"But you're alive."

"...Mhm."

"Okay... you do sound crazy, but I somehow believe you because the only other explanation would be.." He went into a long pause, either he wanted to be dramatic or wanted to piss me off.

Gasp

"What!?"

"Kaede.. are you the mastermind..?"

Oh, fuck this.

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