Ghost of You [Danganronpa]

10

Change is never for the better. 

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"Huuuuuuh...? You haven't changed at all!" The younger girl, the one named Kotoko, puffed out her cheeks, looking at Byakuya.

"I don't want to change. I'm fine where I am."

"People change," Hiroko mused. "But never... almost never for the better. If they do change for the better... it destroys them from the inside."

Kotoko's eyes drifted over to Kazuichi and me, and a strange smirk took hold of her lips. "Awwww, Sonia~! You look so adorbs with that bow! Kazuichi... you have a terrible fashion sense, as usual."

Kazuichi spluttered out a response, which was a mix of curses and random words while I stared at the pink-haired girl, my brow furrowing.

"As... usual?" I echoed.

She cocked her head, her cut hair swaying. "Don't you remember?" She hopped over to me. "Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?"

"Um... if we met during our high school years, I am sorry to inform you that I do not remember since I got hit in an accident!"

Kotoko huffed. "Awwwwww, I remember when you used to play with us all the time... the bodies were fun to dance on, you know~!"

My blood went cold, chill rooting itself in my heart and veins as I stared at her, eyes wide. She merely giggled in response, laughing at my expression in a manner that made me want to squirm. "B... Bodies?"

"That's enough," Byakuya cut in.

"Hey, did you guys notice that the bombs stopped?" Hiroko asked, taking a drag from her cigarette.

Everyone paused for a moment, in wait for the thunderous boom, but it never came. Kazuichi looked overly nervous, chewing at his bottom lip, which drew several droplets of blood because of his sharp teeth. Byakuya had his face drawn into a heavy frown, while Hiroko and Kotoko both looked like they couldn't care less.

"Welp!" The latter chirped. "Why are you guys camping out here? I mean, I know Togami over here, but you two? I had noooooooo idea!"

Kazuichi shifted uncomfortably, then yelped as Kotoko got up and close to his face.

"What about it, Kazuichi?"

He squirmed under her pink-eyed gaze.

Byakuya let out a small 'tch', looking at Hiroko. "Can we leave?"

"I'm not stoppin' you," the woman said with the wave of her hand.

He looked over at us, blue eyes raking over the whimpering Kazuichi (who currently had Kotoko repeatedly poking him in the ribs and cheek), as well as me, who sat brushing off lint of my clothing. "You two. Let's go."

Kotoko stopped from where she was poking the mechanic. "Oh! Oh! Can we come with you?"

"Absolutely not."

"Aw, c'mon! It'll be fun! Besides, Masaru's here somewhere, too! Don't you want to see him?"

"If I see that brat again, I will personally order the guard to go and execute him."

"Heh. You're more prickly than I thought," Hiroko said with a snort.

Eye twitching, he chose to ignore the woman's comment, looking at both Kazuichi and I. "Well. Let's move."

"Yes, sir," Kazuichi grumbled, then shifted away from Kotoko, who had gone back to doing her previous action.

"If that's sarcasm, I still am upholding the threat of cutting your tongue out," Byakuya said coldly, starting to move towards the entryway of the alley, giving one last look over at Hiroko and Kotoko as Kazuichi and I followed him. To our surprise, the two were following behind the heir, and as Byakuya's gaze fell upon them, the younger girl cocked her head innocently.