Dangan Ronpa:return to Despair Academy

The new motive

Takumi and I had been the last to arrive in the gymnasium.When we entered we lay witness to a fight between Yoshio and Satoru.

"Where the hell is it you little twerp?!?!"Yoshio was standing over Satoru,covering him with his shadow.He was using that menacing side of him that I had seen very little of.

"I don't believe I know what you're talking about."Satoru sounded impatient,and if I wasn't mistaken,annoyed."I'd like to inquire how you got in my room."

"What the hell do you mean?!"Yoshio and his angry gait was quite the foil for Satoru and his calm one.

However,Yoshio wasn't the only one livid.

"Satoru end this foolishness at once!!!"Akihiro stepped closer to Satoru,his forehead casting a shadow over his eyes.

"We will have no choice but to excorsize you from the group!"Kimiko's bun was lopsided on her head,which gave me the impression that she was rather ruffled...an expression that didn't look right on her.

Takumi looked just as uncomfortable as I felt."Uhh,guys?"

But no one paid us any mind.They were all staring at Satoru with the utmost contempt,and he looked back at each of them with equal dislike.The air was thick with hatred passed between the students and Satoru.In fact there were only two people who weren't a part of the potluck of hate.

One was Igao.As to be expected of him.

The other was Tomoko.

"S-Satoru."Tomoko looked as scared as she had when Satoru had her clarinet at his mercy.However that time,there was a certain resolve in her.Her tiny body didn't shake once as she said,"Everyone,p-please calm down!W-we can't assume it was Satoru."

"Are you dense?!"Shoichi turned his glare towards her.

"How can you defend this guy after what he did to you?!"Yoshio looked at her in frustration and anger."You're not the only one involved in this anymore!"

"Hey guys!"I stepped in just as the crowd started turning its hostility on to Tomoko."What's the problem?"

"It's gone."Yoichi threw his hands up in frustration."Its gone,someone-"

"By someone you mean Satoru!"Aya interrupted.

"-Broke into our rooms and stole our things!"he continued.

"PUHUHUHUHU!!!!"

Aw geez.I thought.

Monokuma burst out from behind his podium like always.He was particularly jubilant,as he wouldn't stop laughing that stupid laugh of his.

"What do you want now?"Igao asked.

"PUHUHU!!!Oh I just wanted to tell you all about our new motive!"

"New motive?"Akihiro no longer looked menacing,just curious.

"Yep!Stolen treasures!Each one of you has had something very precious taken from you.And to top it all off,it was one of you!"

"What?"I felt my blood run cold.

Takumi immediately ran out of the gymnasium,most likely to check his room.

"Why would one of us steal the stuff?"I asked,barely feeling my lips move.My blood had stopped in its place.

"Puhu!I can be a beary good persuader!"

"That's not an answer you little shit!"Masaru had turned his anger towards Monokuma,as did everyone else.

"Puhuhuhuhu!!!Make sure someone dies in the next forty-eight hours,'cause you never know what might happen!!!"He did a little dance before disappearing behind the podium again.

"Oh no you don't."Akihiro moved swiftly towards the podium with the intentions of catching him.I noticed he wasn't wearing his sheath of arrows on his back.

I guess that was what was taken from him.

"So you guys think...Satoru..."I drew off on the question,already knowing the answer.

"Remember what he was saying about chasing after the traitor?"Minako looked deadly."He must've made a deal with Monokuma that if he stole our stuff he would tell him who the traitor was."

"Ah..."I looked at Satoru carefully,feeling the world spin around me."So...he saw...."

"Shizuko?"The dangerous look was replaced by one of concern.Minako reached her hand towards my shoulder."Are you ok?"

"I...I'm..."I felt the world come at me fast.I wanted to put my hands up to block my face but they felt like they were filled with lead.

"Shizuko!!!"I heard someone scream from far away.I was aware of laying on my side,a shadow was creeping it way from the edges of my vision to the center.The last thought I had before I lost consciousness was...

They stole the laptop,and they saw the videos.

*I made this a shorter chapter because I am still getting used to the new functions.YAY ITALICS!!!*