Despair [SDR2 x Reader]

~5~

The once very loud Nekomaru, who never once didn't say shit in a sentence, had been murdered. In the short time of a blackout, he had died. It all seemed so surreal, I couldn't believe it. I sobbed into Hajime's shirt, since he was the closest to me. I couldn't turn off the faucet known as my eyes. He held me tightly as I heard Jaxon's voice.

"G-Guys! Listen up!" Everyone looked up at him, as Sonia and I tried to quiet our sobbing, "I...I know I.. broke my promise.. but we can't let Nekomaru die in vain! His... k-killer must be served justice, because even as hard as it sounds... one of us killed him... I-I'm sorry..." He cleared his throat, wiping away tears while he was at it. I buried my face into Hajime's shirt, my eyes wide with shock and sadness, before a shrill voice rang out from behind me.

"Well, well, well! It seems that someone took Nekomaru's life for their own selfish desires! AHHH-HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAA!" Anger boiled inside of me before I turned around to face the damn bear.

"YOU!" I yelled, "YOU DID THIS, DIDN'T YOU?!" I lunged towards the bear ready to attack, but of course, he had to hold me back.

"Jay, you can't hurt him, otherwise you're dead! We can't lose you!" Hajime was able to restrain me, my crying, and my rabid behavior. I quietly felt tears run down my cheeks, calming myself down. I wasn't sobbing anymore, it's just that my tears hadn't stopped yet. The last time I saw someone killed was..

~flashback~

I was 12, and it was Jaxon 's and my birthday. We had giggled our way to the dining room that morning.

"Mama! Can we have some cake earlyyy?"

"Yeah! Yeah! I love cake!" Jaxon agreed with me, but when I saw my parent's heads cut off and lying on platters, and their dismembered bodies sat in the chairs. I felt myself collapse with Jaxon, our trembling bodies hugging each other, sobbing.

I made a vow to protect whoever I met since that day, but 2 years later, my older brother was killed in a gang fight in front of us both.

~end~

I closed my eyes tightly and clenched my teeth silently as Monokuma explained the class trial. When he left, my student handbook rang with everyone else's. I didn't feel like reaching for it so I just wiped my tears and looked over Hajime's shoulder.

--------------------------------Student Handbook--------------------------------

Victim- Nekomaru Nidai

Time of Death- 11:30

The victim has been stabbed over ten times with wounds in the throat and in the admonidal region, resulting in death. Other than that, no internal injuries like poison had taken affect, nor had there been any other injuries on his body.

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That was all they gave us? Seriously? We couldn't even talk much due to shock still, but we eventually began investigating.

"Jax, Haji, I... want to bring justice to Nekomaru's killer. Will you investigate with me?" I folded my arms. They nodded and we decided to check out the crime scene. I let Jaxon and Hajime do that, otherwise I would bust into tears again. Instead, I talked to the people around me. I have these truth bullets now-

-Duralumin Case (s)
-Gundham's earring
-Mahiru's chart
-Air Conditioner
-Mikan's autopsy
-Embarrassing Pose
-Bathroom Vacancy

Kazuichi said that the bathroom had been taken since before the party too, so I think thats important too. I better add it.

-Kazuichi's account