Dangan Ronpa:return to Despair Academy

The Straw That Broke the Camels Back

"Hey Shizuko!"Takumi was walking towards the infirmary as me and Tomoko were exiting."I was just gonna check on you!You feeling any better?"

"Yeah I'm fine,just a little shaky on my legs."I looked over at Tomoko,hunched under my armpit."Are you ok?Am I too heavy?"

"N-no no!Not at a-all!"Tomoko's face was red with exertion,and there was a strain in her voice as she struggled with my weight.

"Good,because I wanted to go upstairs to the pool."

Tomoko's eyes widened in disbelief and I could've sworn the words 'Oh God' flashed across her eyes.I laughed,having enjoyed my joke,and separated myself from Tomoko.My legs themselves were weak,but all in all I was going to be fine on my own.Takumi laughed at Tomoko's look of bewilderment.

"So what's changed since I've been out?"I asked,steering the topic away from Tomoko's humiliation.

Takumi got a grim look on his face when he said,"They've all lost it."

"What?"

"Everyone.They've all been scouring the school,looking for the stolen items.Minako left to chase after Kimiko,I think Shoichi went after Masaru because...well..."he trailed off.Tomoko looked uncomfortable,seemingly aware of what Takumi was hinting at."

"What happened to Masaru?"

"Well,you know how he has been getting kinda...'unhinged' lately?"I nodded,remembering a few occasions where I could hear the lunacy in his voice."I,think he finally lost it...hey!"Takumi called to Shoichi and Minako,who had apparently just gotten back from their separate missions.They jogged towards us.

"How'd it go?"Takumi asked.

Minako went first."Well,you know how Kimiko gets.She is determined to look for the stuff without a single rest for forty-eight hours until she finds it.I tried to talk some sense into her but, with her I think it's impossible."Minako ran a hand through her hair and groaned in frustration.

"Masaru won't talk to anybody.He's convinced we're all plotting against him or some other shit."Shoichi's hair hing limp infront of his face,ruining his Hollywood movie star look."He's locked himself in his room and won't come out."

"Aren't you guys sorta close?"Takumi asked him,trying to make some sort of digression."Wouldn't he let you in?"

"Well I wouldn't say we're friends,more like acquaintances.Besides,"Shoichi looked at the floor."He's not gonna talk to anyone.He's officially nutso."

"Don't say that!"Minako reprimanded him."He's supposed to be our friend!We can't give up on him!"

"Not in his eyes!"Shoichi countered.He sighed and turned to walk away."I'm going to see if Akihiro or Yoshio want to guard him.He seems...dangerous."

Shoichi left us with those deadly words as he stalked off.

"Forgive him."Takumi insisted."I hear something from his brother was stolen."

'He has a brother?'I wondered inwardly.'Should I have known that?'

"Well,make sure Kimiko doesn't make a mess in the kitchen."Minako walked away."I'm gonna go to the library for a while.Maybe I can find something about the school."Her short hair drifted behind her as she went her own way too.

I turned to Tomoko and Takumi,who looked shocked at Minako's sudden exit.

"W-well..."Tomoko looked like she really wanted to leave so she could find her stuff,but didn't want to seem rude.To assure her I didn't mind I made a sweeping motion with my hand towards the hall.She smiled apologetically and half sprinted down the hall.

"Things are really messed up."I stated the obvious.There was nothing else to say at that point.And it was true.Everyone had gone off on their own,and we were all suspecting each other.Not only that,but Masaru had apparently flipped his lid!

Takumi silently nodded,and we both split up there.

I made my way to my own bedroom,and sat on my bed just like I did the last time shit hit the fan.

I was wondering about the traitor...

'Would they look at the laptop?Or did they just stuff it away somewhere?'

I wasn't too concerned about the laptop getting destroyed.In all honesty I was just worried about what my parents would do when they found out it was broken(Yes at this point I was aware at how ridiculous it was to worry about what my parents might think of me,but it was helping me keep a sense of normalcy.)

*Knock Knock*

I sighed.'Can I not get a moment of solitude?'I wondered as I got up and checked the door.

It was Takumi.

I was a bit curious as to what he might want,seeing as I just left him not five minutes ago.But the look on his face said it was something important.

"Masaru's missing."

I could hear the realization sneak on my face.Panic was rising in my bones."Wh-what do you mean 'missing'?"

"I mean that I went to check on him and he wasn't in his room!I don't know where anyone else is,so I was wondering if you would help me look.If we split up we can cover more ground."

I didn't need to hear anything else.I rushed out of my room,Takumi at my side.I saw Tomoko heading to her room,and I gestured for her to follow us.Without asking a single question she followed us.I wanted to keep an eye on as many people as possible.

"AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!"

"Huh?"

Suddenly a boy's scream echoed through the hall.

Takumi stopped in his tracks.Tomoko turned white as a sheet.

But the screams didn't stop.

"AAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!!AHHHHHH-HHHHHHHH!!!!!ST-STOOOOOOOOOOOOO-"

A boys tortured screams were emanating through our very souls.There was another voice screaming,but we couldn't distinguish much from it,as it consisted of grunts and small shouts.

My feet carried me as fast as they could,down the hall and up the stairs towards the noise.

"D-Do you think?!"I heard Tomoko's voice panting behind me.

She didn't need to say it.The screams had stopped by the time we got to the top of the stairs.The door to the library was thrown wide open,as if someone hadn't had the time to close it properly.

Takumi got to the handle first.He threw the door open,me and Tomoko right behind him,and rushed in like a wave.

And then we stopped.

Blood speckled the carpet a few feet from the door.From there on it got thicker and thicker,up to the point where about in the center of the room,next to one of the tables,was a large pool of dark blood,almost black.From there on,a boys head say in the pool.He had a large opening in his skull,where a combination of his blood and other fluids(that I really didn't want to think about)was turning the wound purple.There were flecks of blood and flesh in his hair.His eyes were open and fluttering,the last of life draining out of them.And as we bore witness to this horrifying gore show,they slowed,and stopped.

Then,a crackling from the monitor indicated that the Monokuma announcement had started,though I couldn't make out anything that he was saying,because the horrifying truth hadn't hit me yet.

Masaru Nakahara was dead.

A/N:HI!!!Yes I know it was short and I'm sorry for not updating last week I went bowling with my grandma,my sister and my mom!

Btw I did not get beaten by all of them.