Teddy Bear [Danganronpa]

Chapter 5 (pt3)

Smile at Hope in the Name of Despair
pt 3

"We have to do this anyway, we should start the investigation," Chiaki said breaking the silence.

"I'll check the body." Y/n moved forward kneeling down to look at Nagito.

First Y/n checked the boy's pockets. He found a piece of paper and gently unfolded it.

"Y/n's not real." It read.

With a growl, Y/n folded it back up and shoved it in his pocket. He then looked back at Nagito with a smirk. "Looks like your luck doesn't count in the afterlife."

"Hey, you alright." Hajime came over to him.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Y/n replied and continued to examine the body.

"Do you think one of us really did this?" The brunette asked.

Y/n shook his head. "The lacerations on his legs and arm look like he did it to himself."

"Why would he do that?" Hajime frowned.

"I don't know Y/n shrugged. "But you'll figure it out. You always do."

"Yeah, and you are always one step ahead of me." He replied.

"I guess I am," Y/n chuckled. "You should stop wasting your time with me and get investigating. I'm counting on you, remember."

"I remember." The boy blushed slightly before walking away.

"Didn't have the decency to close his eyes." Nakama waddled over closing Nagito's eyes with his paws.

"You put us at risk," Y/n told the bear,

"I don't know what you're talking about." Nakama crossed his arms.

"Don't play dumb I hear your stupid conversation. While everyone was searching for the bomb I followed you. I heard every last thing." He glared.

"Well, you have to remember if our little secret is revealed it will benefit me." The little bear claimed.

"Then why don't you show everyone who you are right now?" Y/n asked.

"Because timing is everything young one," Nakama said,

"You are one dramatic brat," Y/n grumbled.

"And you're a psycho pervert that gets off on despair." Nakama shot back.

"What did you just say to me?" Y/n snapped.

"You heard me asshole." Nakama spat.

"I'm going to curb stomp the fuck out of you. Stupid little bear." Y/n fumed.

"I'd like to see you try perv." The bear taunted.

"Excuse me." Sonia interrupted. "Could I talk to you Y/n?"

"Sure." He stood up with a smile. "Everything okay?"

"As okay as it can get." She nodded. "I wanted to ask where you were while we were searching the islands?"

"I was looking for Nagito, I had a feeling something like this would happen," Y/n replied.

"Did you find him?" She tilted her head

"No, sorry." He looked down.

"It's alright Y/n. I'm sure you did your best." Sonia pat his shoulder,

"Thank you." He smiled.

She walked away and Y/n moved to the fire grenades on the ground. Individually he picked them up to examine them. One, in particular, gave off a familiar smell.

"I knew it." He chuckled.

After that Y/n left the warehouse and went to Nagito's cottage. Opening the door his cottage seemed normal....or it would have if hundreds of papers all over the room with the words "Y/n isn't real" weren't covering the room. His eyes widened as he began collecting the paper frantically.

"Damnit!"

"I've gotta stop understanding Nagito."

Y/n's head snapped to the voice. A mirrored figure looked at him from the door.

Y/n glared. "Why aren't you in disguise?!"

"It would be pretty hard to help you clean this up as Nakama." He began picking up the paper as well. "We should hurry, Hajime will be here eventually."

Together they managed to pick up the paper and hid it in Y/n's cottage. However, as they were picking up the last of the paper Y/n failed to notice the other hid one paper under a pillow. After the two parted ways.....

Hajime and Chiaki neared Nagito's cottage unaware that evidence had been tampered with. As soon as they walked in they noticed a pink treasure chest on the table.

"I think this is Monomi's. When I was searching her house she said someone had stolen something from her." Hajime stated.

"Do you think we should open it...? It looks a little dangerous." Chiaki told him.

"We have no choice." Hajime opened the box and found a little notebook. It had horribly drawn pictures and handwriting. It seemed to be a diary.

"Oh no! Hey! Don't look in there!" Monomi appeared taking the notebook.

"It that your diary?" Hajime asked.

"S-s-sorta....yes it is." She nodded.

"WAAAAHHH! Liar!" Monokuma appeared. "That can't be yours you can't even write because you don't have a finger. I would know, I'm the same way!"

"W-w-what?! Nakama can!" Monomi replied.

"Our big brother is built differently. We on the other hand are exactly the same!" Monokuma laughed.

"I see how it is, you really are trying to crush me." Monomi glared.

"What? I would never crush my little sister!" Monokuma then disappeared.

"It looks like the time to settle things between us is getting closer every second..." she grumbled.

"Hey Monomi, is that true? If you can't write, then who is this?" Hajime asked.

"N-nonono I-it's mine!" She then disappeared.

"Let's look around one last time," Chiaki said.

The two began looking again. Chiaki looked in a corner and turned away from the bed while Hajime lifted a pillow. He spotted a neatly folded piece of paper. Gently he unfolded it.

"Y/n's not real."

Obviously confused by the note he wracked his brain for what it could mean. He brushed it off as Nagito being crazy and pocketed it so Chiaki wouldn't see.

"Hey, Hajime look at this. I think it's from that bag of pictures Nagito found." Chiaki turned to him holding out a photo booth real.

The photos were of Y/n and Nagito. In them, Y/n looked genuinely happy and so did Nagito. The marshmallow was wearing a birthday crown and Y/n wore a pointed birthday hat.

"Why would Nagito keep this, I thought he hated Y/n." Hajime looked at the photos confused.

"It did seem that way, maybe something was going on between them. I mean his behavior towards Y/n changed a lot the last few days." Chiaki theorized.

"I don't think it matters anymore. I mean...he's dead." The brunette gave the photos back to Chiaki.

The two kept on searching eventually finding gloves and a gas mask. They also found the file Nagito had been given with everyone's files. That's when they found out Buyakya was actually the ultimate imposter.

All these new clues and mysteries confused Hajime. But with the trial drawing near he could only allow one thing to occupy his mind.