"Kamakura Project": REWRITE

Prolouge

Komeda sighs in disdain as he slips on his reserve course uniform.

He didn't have to pay at all since they wanted to study him, but luck wasn't a talent, so they just put him there.

He felt out of place in the program, but he was grateful for being near the school and thus stayed.

It's not like there was anyone waiting for him.

Walking down the halls, he enters his first class where he gets nasty looks from his classmates, jealous that he got in for free.

He accepts it, seeing as he deserved it, and sits in his seat.

Bringing out his textbooks, class begins.

.........

Class ends and Nagito once again goes through the practically endless halls, when something gets his attention.

"Kamakura project?" Nagito whispers to himself, intrigued by the prospect. "A project for hope... hope..." a somewhat psychotic smile forms on his lips as he rushes to get in. Hope was calling for him.

.........

The day ends, and Nagito runs into two of the Hopes Peak students. He holds his breath, watching them pass with admiration.

The shorter of the two notice him and after exchanging glances with the boy behind her, invites him to hang out.

He goes on a rant on how honored he was, but is quickly shushed as the three exchange names.

The three leave to a fountain and they play games, and Nagito finds he's playing with the SHSL gamer Chiaki Nanami and SHSL therapist Hajime Hinata.

The sunsets and the three disperse to go to their respective dorms, but not after invited Nagito to hang out more often.

He can't refuse an ultimate.

.........

Days pass and as the three gather at the fountain, he finds Hinata hiding a box behind him, looking a bit shy. He notices Nagito staring and suddenly changes his posture to look confident. Chiaki pulls her eyes from her overused switch to wave tiredly, and Nagito notices she was using her other hand to continue to operate it.

Hajime slowly opens the box, revealing three enamel pins. A four-leaf clover, a pixelated heart, and a glass cup of OJ.

Nagito was surprised by the sight, and looked at Hajime as if to say "is it for us?"

In response, Hajime shakes the box as if to say "take it already, idiot!"

Nagito stays still and so Hajime sighs and gives it to him before taking the orange one and closing the box since Nanami had taken hers.

"Well? Do you like it?" Hajime asks.

"What- oh... yeah... I love it." A soft smile tugs at his lips and Hajime blushes.

"I'm glad."

.........

The morning comes too soon, and Nagito repeats his daily routine with more energy than he used to have. He was excited for the day to end and enters class with a noticeable skip in his steps.

He sits at his chair, in too good of a mood to notice the staring.

Class starts and Nagito suddenly feels bored.

Midway through, the speaker blares on, and everyone stops.

He's called to the office and the door closes behind him. He looks at the office to see the blinds drawn shut and the corridor being evacuated.

Suddenly, it all goes black.