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"NO! No, no, you guys are idiots! It can't be Himiko!" The boy cried desperately. The entire class was surprised by how desperate and genuine Kokichi sounded, and Shuichi's heart ached at it.

"But Kokichi! It has to be Himiko! There can't be anyone else who could've committed this murder!" Shuichi's voice trembled.

"IM TELLING YOU IT ISN'T HIMIKO!" He yelled with rage. The outburst made Himiko's own tears start to fall.

"Kokichi, that's enough!" Himiko slammed her fists down, it hurt but that didn't affect the girl. "I admit it.. I'm the killer.. there's no need to defend me no more."

"No.. Himiko, why.." Kokichi stood there, not wanting to admit defeat. For the first time ever, they saw Kokichi display real emotion, he cried tears of crushed crystals. Just by looking in his eyes you could tell his soul was in agony. He couldn't accept that Himiko was the culprit! He couldn't accept the truth.

Over the few weeks, Kokichi and Himiko had been getting more and more close. They spent all their time together, and Himiko could neutralize Kokichi's manipulative personality!

It was incredible! Their friendship made the other students smile when they looked at them.

"I'm sorry, Kokichi.. I'm so sorry.." They all pulled the lever, and it showed who had been voted.

It was Himiko Yumeno as the correct culprit.

"Himiko, Why?! How could you..!"

Kokichi ran up to Himiko and took her by the shoulders. "You promised that you wouldn't kill! You.. You promised we'd escape!" She just smiled at him. The tears gushed out of his eyes faster and faster, and the rest of the students looked down. They couldn't bare to watch the agony and the pain... They couldn't bare the despair..

"-it'sss... PUNISHMENT TIME!!"

"Wait.. Wait! WAIT, NO PLEASE!"

"Bye.. Kichi.."

"HIMIKOO!"

But it was too late. Himiko was dragged to her execution. Kokichi watched in horror, as she was locked in a box, and handcuffed. She was on a stage, as if she was preforming a stunt of hers. The theater was filled with monokuma's watching with contentment, and excitement.

Water slowly filled the box and Himiko smiled gently. The box was then completely filled with water, and Himiko started to wiggle. Glancing all around, trying to find an exit, or a small compartment to escape into.

For a minute, Kokichi actually had hope she'd escape!  But that hope was shattered into a million pieces, as a gigantic stage light fell onto her, and he knew she was crushed to death. Crushed, like his heart then and there. Crushed, like the false hope he had she'd stay alive. Crushed, like the friendship they had made together those few weeks.

Kokichi fell to his knees. The tears wouldn't stop. They couldn't stop.. He'd lost the one person he trusted most in that game. He lost the one person... That he fell in love with.

"Why.. why Himiko.." He mumbled. Kokichi stood up and all he had on was a blank face. But not just any blank face, it was full of despair. He felt a burning hatred for the mastermind more then ever before..

'I vow right here, that I, Kokichi Ouma, will end this killing game at all costs! I will end it, not just for me and the others, but for you, Himiko. The bastard that trapped us in here, will pay! I swear!'

Kokichi wiped his last tear with his sleeve. He couldn't hear the sympathy the other were giving him, or the despair monologue Monokuma was giving. He just simply left. He went into he elevator and left.

This was the start of the end of Danganronpa the 53'd.