The Fate Of Hope

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The floors and walls of the mental institution that Yukizome was held in consisted of nothing but gray tile. It was a bit creepy and eerie, even to Munakata.

There was not much hope for Yukizome, but Munakata still wanted to believe in her so desperately, even if it was foolish to do so. Sakakura had to handle a matter regarding security at the academy, so Munakata had decided to visit Yukizome without his boyfriend.

"Miss Yukizome, you have a vistor," The nurse who was looking after her told her. That got Yukizome's attention. When Munakata entered the room, she smiled.

"It's been a long time since I've last seen you Kyosuke. I was hoping you'd visit me eventually," She said.

"It has been a while. A lot has happened, I apologize for not visiting sooner," Munakata replied.

"I believe that. You were always a hardworking man. Just don't overwork yourself, okay?" Yukizome said.

"Juzo says the same thing to me all the time. He wouldn't let me if I tried," Munakata responded.

"First name basis?" Yukizome raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, we're on first name basis now. As I said, a lot has happened. I'm trying to make sense of most of it myself. Juzo and I... we got into a relationship after the difficult parts were done. There's still a lot going on but it's easier now."

"Oh I see. I didn't realize that you... swing that way."

"Funnily enough neither did I, not until you outted Juzo for being gay and I spent some more time around him alone. I had just never considered the possibly being interested in men until then."

"Huh? Outted him? I mean, I knew he probably was interested in men... but why would I out him?" Yukizome looked genuinely confused, the idea of it made her want to cry.

"You don't remember that?" Munakata was taken aback by her surprised reaction.

"No. I don't know why I'm here. I just... I woke up here with bruises on my arms. Lately some chunks of my memory are just gone and it's... I don't understand. It bothers me. I don't know why I would hurt Sakakura like that. Why would I do that to him?" Yukizome was on the verge of tears.

"Despair is why. I'm unsure of all the details but Mukuro Ikusaba gave you a lobotomy at some point. The bruises you woke up with were from Juzo having to restrain you after I realized something was off with you. I'm the reason you're here," Munakata explained to her.

"A lobotomy?"

"Kamakura confirmed it."

"Now that I think about, around the time that I investigated the statue was when chunks of my memory started going missing."

"Shit. That statue has always been the source of the problem. I wish I knew to investigate it sooner."

"Hm? You investigated it?"

"After you were detained, Juzo, Tengan, Kizakura, and I all went to investigate with the plan of having backup. Some of your students were involved as well. Even with big groups and weapons, we were hardly prepared. Juzo knows more about it than I do. I was out of it towards the end."

"What happened?"

"To summarize, Juzo and I were seperated from the group. Junko  Enoshima put Juzo and I through an attempted execution, which failed. Izuru Kamakura came to fight us so I instructed Juzo to go after Enoshima while I handled Kamakura. Apparently Tengan and backup figured out where we were at so they helped me fight Kamakura."

"You fought against Kamakura?!"

"Correct. He ended up taking my katana from me and stabbed me in the stomach with it. I survived thanks to Kimura's medicine and Juzo carrying me out of there."