Danganronpa: Days Before Despair

Chapter 43~...The More Who Lose It

Super High School Level Strategist Ai Matsuki's POV

I spent most of the party as a third wheel to Chiyosu and my brother. They seemed to occupied with one another to care about me. I admit that it nagged at my mind, which bothered me. I didn't want it to bother me, but I just couldn't help it! Couldn't they just hold off their romantic urges until I was gone?!

I ended up stomping off after a while, wanting a few minutes to throw some water on my face and hopefully drown out the images of Chiyosu and Ryo kissing every five seconds. You get sick of it after a while. And by a while I mean five minutes.

The bathrooms right outside the gym were unoccupied, meaning that I was alone when I walked in to throw some sink water on my face. I let the cool liquid be my relief from the constant romantic buzz that I hated so.

There's a time every once in a while when you just want people to stop kissing each other. I mean, 'I'm so in love! Let's get saliva in one another's mouths!' makes no sense, don't you agree? It makes me feel sick, personally.

I turned on the sink and let water splash down my cheeks. It dripped off of my chin and back into the sink, where a 'plink' could be heard in the silent bathroom. The silence made me shiver slightly. I wasn't used to quiet in this school, and now that I had it, it sort of startled me a little bit.

I closed my eyes and began to think over why I was here again. Was it possible I was jealous over my brother having a girlfriend before I did? Yes... He had a girlfriend before I did. I'm lesbian. Get over it.

I sighed. I was pretty lonely around this school, you know? I missed feeling loved all the time. Before we came here, Ryo and I had slept in the same room, and I liked that. I didn't like being in the same room as a complete stranger who I only liked sort of. Minuki was okay and stuff, but I wanted my brother to be around me. I had a crush on her a little bit (don't tell anybody or I will slit your throat-), but sometimes... I just want my brother more than anybody.

And it was my brother who I couldn't have because of Chiyosu.

 A pit formed in the bottom of my stomach, asking for Ryo's attention, though I knew I wouldn't be getting it any time soon. I rubbed my eyes, hoping that doing so would chase the despair away, though I knew that it wouldn't.

Today was supposed to be a happy day for everybody at the school... Too bad I wasn't included in that general list.

I sighed and let my eyes slip closed for a while longer. I just needed a while to think... Maybe some hope would come out of the peace and quiet...

Super High School Level Actress Chiyosu Sunadu's POV

Ryo and I were having a great time. Ai had run off a while ago, but Ryo and I were still as happy as ever. I couldn't remember the exact time she had left, but then again... It's easy to get distracted when the love of your life is standing a few feet away from you...

Ryo ran off to get some punch for the two of us, so I looked around the room. I couldn't believe how much Ryo had changed me. I admit that before we got together, I had been a total jerk to everybody I met.

I mean, the phase where Akane and I had been friends was just plain disaster. Even being a part of it sucked so much. It had been awful for so long, and I had put up with it only because I thought I was really making a friend for real for once, but as it turned out, I really wasn't making any sort of friend.

And then I met the twins. We got along so well and started hanging out so much. We were all grumpy people on our own, but when we came together, we finally found some happiness in our regularly lonely and dissatisfied school lives.

I smiled as Ryo returned with the punch. He had gotten cherry for both of us. We had recently discovered that we both had a knack for the same flavor: cherry. What do you know? We even have the same taste in fruity drinks. Whoever would have imagined something like that would happen?

We both took swigs of our punch as Ai returned. She looked pretty fed up with something, but then again, she always looked that way. She always had been a bit of a grump to an unhealthy degree.

"You okay?" Ryo asked her, raising an eyebrow. "You look more unhappy than usual."

"You know her usual level of anger? That's pretty impressive, Ryo," I said with a smirk. Ryo blushed slightly, but soon focused his attention back onto his sister.

"Nothing," Ai said tightly. She sounded pretty mad to me, but I figured that if she didn't want to talk about it, things would probably go best if I just left it alone.

"If you're sure," I frowned, turning back to Ryo. Ai stormed off, making her way to the punch section. A girl with some crazy hair (it was black, purple, pink, and blue) was handling the stand. I recognized her as being the Super High School Level Pilot Minuki Itane. She was roommates with Ai, if I recalled correctly.

"What's up with your sister?" I asked Ryo.

"I don't know... I bet that she's just sad that it's the last day of school," Ryo told me. "But anyways, what are you planning on doing over summer break? I know what I'll be doing."

"And what is that?" I asked her.

"I'll be missing you," Ryo said, making both of us begin to giggle.

I love him so much...

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THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN CHAPTERS LEFT I SCREAM

-Digital