𝙺𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚂𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚛 ~Danganronpa x Reader~

Heartfelt Exchange

After a few minutes of awkward silence, I looked up at Mondo. His eyes were glassy as he stared at the floor with clenched fists. The silence was starting to annoy me a bit, so I decided to break the overwhelming silence.

"Mondo, don't blame yourself," I repeated. "I'm fine, so everything's fine. The one you should really apologize to is Chihiro...he was probably terrified."

Mondo looked up at me, trying to blink away tears that were threatening to escape his eyes. "I tried to...but Chihiro just...ran in his room and locked his dorm door. He refuses to open it. No matter what I said, he didn't listen for shit."

"Maybe I can talk sense into him," I replied as I tried leaving the bed.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Mondo gasped, getting up from his chair. "Don't leave the bed...you're injured and should rest, dumbass."

My legs were wobbling as I stood, finally deciding to sit back down on my bed. He's right. I can't even walk properly.

"How are...the others?" I asked while looking up at Mondo.

"I told them. They've kind of...been excluding me from the morning meetings. Even Taka felt betrayed. While Chihiro just stayed in his room. They've all been...distraught ever since they heard you were actively bleeding out. Shit, they even cursed me out for hurting you. They were hoping that you'd stay alive...thankfully, their hopes were damn accurate."

I hummed in acknowledgement. Wow...they really care about me that much...? To the point of shunning out Mondo? God...I gotta fix this soon.

"Wait, what about the motive?" I asked. "Didn't Monokuma say that he was going to reveal our secrets if nobody kills each other?"

"...He didn't say anything about it yet...maybe it's because you were passed out or something."

"Ah..." I sighed. "Um...can you tell the others that I'm doing fine? Or do you not feel comfortable because the tables have turned against you?"

Mondo thinks for a second. "I hate to say it, but I'll just fucking ask Monokuma to do it. I don't feel like talking to the others right now."

I gave him a weak smile and I nodded. "Understandable."

"I'll...be going now. Stay safe, okay?"

I nodded my head as Mondo left me. Alone. I had to wonder if the others are doing okay. It seems like everything just...fell apart without me. It's kind of sad, hearing that. Without me, everybody turned against the one that hurt me--Mondo. Chihiro is now hiding in his room. And I assume Toko isn't doing that well, since I'm Toko's "master" now. Along with the other ones I've been getting along with lately...I wonder how they're doing.

While my thoughts were rambling on, the nurse door cracked open and slowly opened. When my eyes landed on the door, I saw Chihiro timidly walk into the nurse's door and closed the door behind him.

"Y-You're...you're alive," Chihiro sighed in relief as he walked over to me. "U-Um...I'm sorry..."

"Sorry?" I repeated. "Sorry for what?"

"T-That I corresponded to your injuries...I'm the one that asked you to help me." He really did look guilty, and I felt really bad for him.

"Hey...it's not your fault. If you didn't invite me...who knows, maybe Mondo would've successfully killed you. You're lucky I was even there."

Chihiro went silent, tears streaming down his face. Oh. Right. The whole Mondo and Chihiro thing. Maybe it's still affecting him. I mean, he trusted Mondo and his trust was destroyed.

"Chihiro..." I started with a sigh. "Mondo didn't mean to, well, almost kill you. He has...anger problems. It wasn't your fault."

"B-But...I contributed to his anger."