Unlimited Chances

|10| I Want To Go Back

{} Aria's POV {}

Unlike last time I saw Sayaka's corpse, I didn't panic, I didn't hyperventilate, I didn't cry. Instead, I just stood there, golden eyes wide at the scene in front of me. Feeling cold and numb inside because of one single realization. I had traveled back in time, and I screwed it up.

I hear the door swing open and the rush of footsteps pile into the room. My eyes do not look away from the teen's corpse laying against the shower wall. The other Ultimates rush over to see what I'm looking at. Reacting just as they had last time, but now I could clearly see their reactions.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" It was Taka that screamed, much to my surprise. His red eyes wide in horror at the scene he sees over my shoulder.

"What the fuck is this?!" Mondo, him and his colorful language. Beads of sweat pepper the Ultimate Biker's forehead. His hands clench and shake by his sides.

"S-Sayaka... sh-she's..." Hina's bright blue eyes are now filled with tears and fear. Her tan hands cover her mouth.

"N-No..." Chihiro's pale face has a trail of tears flowing down it. The poor girl is shaking.

"T-this can't be happening!" Junko takes a step back from the scene, looking disturbed.

"Hmpft, I thought this might happen." Byakuya stated calmly without feeling. His blue eyes situated behind his wire glasses scan over the scene with a calculating gaze. Like this was some puzzle waiting to be solved.

Ding dong, bing bong

Despite the confusion and horror clouding the heads of the Ultimates, all their heads turned to the monitor in the dorm room. Watching as it went from static, to Monokuma sitting in that chair with a glass of wine in his black paw. He seemed to smile smugly at our distress. "A body has been discovered! All students report to the gym immediately for a school announcement!" Then a click sounded from the small monitor, and the light of the screen died.

Everyone turned to look at each other, eyes filled with horror and confusion. Bodies tense and uneasy as people's minds raced but could form no words. I looked away from them and back at Sayaka's corpse. My heart clenched at the sight of her lifeless body. Guilt clawing its way into my mind knowing I could've prevented this.

"We need to go to the gym," The ever calm voice of Kyoko cut through the tension.

"What?! Why?! Someone just died!" Shouted out Junko, throwing an arm in the bathroom door's direction.

"T-There's a killer on the l-loose!" Exclaimed Toko, who was looking around at everyone in paranoia. I found myself scanning everyone's faces once she said that. The hinted truth that one of us was desperate enough to kill Sayaka.

"No!" Shouted out Hina, shifting all attention to the brunette. "O-One of us couldn't have... No one could've killed anyone!" She clutched at the front of her red jacket, desperately trying to convince herself.

"T-This has to be some joke, right?" Hiro nervously laughed. Sliding his fingers into his gravity-defying dreadlocks. "If it is, it's not funny anymore!"

"Wake the fuck up! This isn't a joke, Sayaka's dead!" Mondo yelled at the Ultimate Clairvoyant. Mondo looked genuinely disturbed by our situation.

"Everyone!" Kyoko's commanding voice cut through the panic. "We all know that everyone is shaken up about this, but now is not the time to argue with each other. We need to go to the gym before Monokuma's patience runs thin." Kyoko's calm violet gaze and stern voice seemed to get everyone in line. The teens brains are no longer muddled with shock, allowing the message of her words to sink in.