The Ultimate Liar Rewritten

Chapter 8

[Warning: Implied self harm]

[Kokichi's POV]

"Ouma, I promise I won't ask any questions nor will I mention it to anyone if you don't want me to. I want to help you so that whatever you're hiding heals faster and doesn't leave any scars. Could you please roll your sleeves up higher so I can help?" Idabashi-kun asked. I felt my heart drop. Why was he so confident that I was hurt? How did he know? I let out a sigh.

"Fine... you caught me..." I took the bandage off of my face, revealing the cut I made on it, "I accidentally scratched myself and got a cut from it..." Idabashi-kun let out a sigh and started cleaning the wound. He did it pretty quickly, since the wound was fairly small, and put a new bandage on it. After he finished he looked into my eyes.

"Ouma, please... I saw the bandages on your arm... I promise I won't tell anyone or mention it again if you don't want me to. All I'm gonna do is patch it up so it doesn't bleed anymore, I promise," He said. I let out a nervous sigh and looked away.

"Ouma, I've noticed how uncomfortable you look in this room. I'm not gonna let you out until you're not bleeding anymore," Idabashi-kun said, a bit more sternly.

All he wants to do is help. Just roll up your sleeves. He won't ask any questions.

What if he's lying though? I shouldn't let him see them. He'll tell everybody!

Just make up a lie or something!

It'll be pretty obvious how they were created! They're far too perfect to be caused by anything else!

I was crying at this point. I didn't wanna show him. I didn't I didn't I didn't I didn't I-

"Ouma it's okay... Do you know how to clean up a wound?" Idabashi-kun asked. I softly nodded. I had to or else I probably wouldn't have lived nearly as long.

"Then you can clean it, alright? I'll leave the room and you can clean and bandage them, alright?" He said, handing me the stuff. I nodded again. Idabashi-kun softly ran his hand through my hair.

"Alright..." He gave me a basic rundown on what to use, how to use it, and when to use it. I nodded along. After he told me, he left to the secondary room, leaving me alone. I looked towards the door. It was locked, meaning Amami-kun couldn't get in.

I let out a soft sigh and rolled up my sleeves even more. I started with my right arm, as my left hand was my dominant hand. I was ambidextrous but I was more comfortable using my left hand. I cleaned up the cuts and disinfected them. I looked at the last thing I was supposed to do before wrapping up my arm.

I didn't know what it was but I knew it helped with pain and with bleeding. He seemed to be able to pick up on if I was bleeding or not really easily. He told me that a thin layer of the stuff should do the job. I sighed and put it on my arm. It numbed the area and stopped it from bleeding. I wrapped my arm with the bandages, again stopping where I normally did.

I did the same thing to my left arm. I also, unconsciously, wiped away my tears which smeared my makeup a bit. After I finished wrapping up both arms, I rolled my sleeves back down.

"I-I'm done..." I muttered. Idabashi-kun walked in from the secondary room and looked at the stuff. The rags were really red from my blood. Idabashi-kun sighed and took them into the secondary room. He came out not too long after and gave me another lollipop. I gladly took it and started eating it.

"Is your face alright Ouma? It looks a bit beat up..." He asked. I nodded.

"I got those before I came here. They're pretty mundane so I hid them with makeup. I got them from climbing trees and stuff..." I lied. Idabashi-kun nodded.

"Alright... Are you 100% sure? Do any of them still hurt?" He asked.

"No, none of them hurt anymore, don't worry," I said. He nodded again. I felt a wave of emotions hit me at once as Idabashi-kun looked at a nearby clock.

"Ah, we still have an hour before-" He looked back at me and noticed I was crying, "Ah are you alright, Ouma?" I looked up at him, still crying, with the lollipop in my mouth to help me calm down. I took the lollipop out to speak.

"I- *hic* I don't l-like it in- *hic* in here..." I muttered, "I-it's *hic* it's sc-... scary..." I put the lollipop back in my mouth. Idabashi-kun hugged me.

"Hey it's alright it's okay... Do you want to leave?" He asked. I nodded.

"Alright, we can leave then, it's alright," He said. He gently let go of me and I got off of the bed. He grabbed my hand and led me out of the room into his dorm, where Amami-kun was waiting.

"Is he- Ah! Are you alright Ouma?" Amami-kun asked after he noticed I was crying. I nodded. Amami-kun gently ran his hand through my hair.

"Hey, it's alright, you're safe, it's okay," He said, bending down slightly to look me in the eyes. I let out a soft sob. Amami-kun pulled me into a hug.

"It's alright Ouma, come here," Amami-kun said in a gentle soothing voice. I hugged him back and let out more soft sobs. Amami-kun held me for about 30 minutes while I slowly calmed down.

"*sniff* Th-thank you, A-Amami-kun..." I softly muttered. I felt really safe around him. He would never do anything bad to me. He was like a big brother to me. He was very comforting.

He would never hurt me, right?

[End Of Chapter 8]
[Thank you for reading!]