𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐞... | Inquisitormaster & Z squad | Danganronpa AU

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Chapter 5: Grieving, Gaming, and Guessing

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~Alex's POV~

Once the announcement concludes, we all share a curious glance at each other.

"Literally what could he possibly want?" says Sora with nothing but disdain.

Drake shrugs, looking over his shoulder toward the doors. We all follow his gaze, yet there's nothing strange. It comes to me that we're wasting time standing here wondering what that bear wants, so I take a step forward, but my legs give in almost instantly. Sora quickly takes hold just beneath my left shoulder, causing me to sharply inhale through gritted teeth and him to frequently apologize.

Once Sora finished apologizing and helped me back to my feet, he offered, "... I could give you a piggyback ride! I'm sure it'll save you some trouble."

"Sora's offering something for the first time," Light mumbles in a teasing tone.

Sora rolls his eyes and sneers, "And it's probably the first time a blackened killer has made it this far when he was supposed to be executed— Don't start hissing now! It was funny just a second ago!"

Skye giggles at their altercation as Sora turns his back toward me and kneels. I'm hesitant to move at first, then I walk up to him and try to climb as best as I can... Which isn't much since it still pains me to move. I accidentally dig my nails into Sora's shoulder when I try to pull myself up from the ground— jumping didn't work, I had almost fallen again— and Sora inhales sharply before standing; he hoops his arms under my legs.

"You better be careful," Light threatens, walking ahead and holding the door open for the others.

"Isn't she older than you?" Sora asks, sending a glare toward my brother. "Stop treating her like a baby."

I can see Light's grip tighten on the door as he acknowledges, "Well, she had almost died two days ago. Don't tell me anything."

Sora follows and everyone does the same after Sora. Light holds the door open for Sora and we step out onto the street. Once everyone is outside of the hospital, Light lets go of the door and we start heading down the road and back to the school.

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We approach the doors of the main hall and Sora steadily comes to a stop, moves over, and allows Light to grab the door again. When Light pushes it open, Sora carefully heads into the main hall, walks over to the closest chair, and steadily sets me down beside it. Before I stumble over my feet, I sit down on the chair and subtly smile at Sora; I can only hope he knows it's my way of saying thanks.

Everyone files into the main hall and we see someone that we weren't at all expecting to see. Jaxx is sitting on the stage, his feet dangling over the edge of it as he looks down at the rest of us. Once the doors are closed, he smiles brightly and waves.

"Hello! How are you doing, Alex?" He asks, his eyes focusing on me. I stare at him for a moment before shrugging. His brows raise slightly, but he doesn't pry further on my silence. Instead, he says something else. "Also, the combo looks cool."

I raise a confused brow. He takes notice and points out, "The jacket and flowy dress... I'm being genuine, I'm not trying to get a laugh or a reaction. I mean it."

As I have been to everything said to me, I don't say anything. I give Jaxx a small smile just as I did Sora, and he nods his head. Jaxx turns his attention down to Sora, who marched right up to him with fury burning on his face.