Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Chapter 1: To Survive (Daily Life) Pt. 3

I opened the door then locked it behind me as I walked out of the room. I took my time getting to the dining hall and something clice happened. It was something from an old TV show which was just... ugh.

*WHAM*

"Holy sh--!"

"Oh--! ...Lore?"

I looked down to see Makoto on the floor and held his head. I heard another voice and looked ahead to see Sayaka running toward us.

"S-Sorry! Are you okay?"

"Says the one sitting on the floor," I smirked.

I held my hand out and pulled him until he's standing again.

"Hey, you there buddy? You look like you're staring off into space."

I waved my hand in front of his face before he jumped and released my hand. I didn't even realize we were still doing that.

He stuttered his apology and his face ended up a bright red.

"I-I'm sorry!"

I laughed, "Don't worry about it."

I felt a strong gaze on me. I looked behind the short boy and saw Sayaka with with a dull expression for a split second, before smiling that creepily sweet smile of hers.

"Anyway, are you alright Makoto? You took a pretty big landing."

"I should be asking you that! You passed out after getting punched by Mondo."

I rubbed my left cheek, "Oh, so that's what happened."

"U-Um, you didn't have to do that, y'know."

I patted his head before he gave an embarrassed smile.

"Well, I couldn't just let him ruin that cute little face of yours. And besides..."

I cracked my knuckles, "I've got a bone to pick with that guy."

Sayaka and Makoto sweated a little and slightly backed away from me. I raised an eyebrow before chuckling awkwardly.

"I-I was just kidding. I'm not gonna do anything. Well, not right now," I mumbled the last sentence.

"Did you say something, Lore?" the singer asked.

"Nope. Nothing at all."

They didn't seem convinced, but they let it go. It's probably best that they did.

...Yup. Definitely.

"Anyway, why are you guys here?"

Sayaka responded, "Actually... We came to get you."

I blinked, "Really?"

"We were hoping you would come to the dining hall if you feel like you're up to it," Makoto added.

"Dining hall, huh?"

"After you got knocked out, everyone decided to to go and do their own thing. We decided it would be more efficient if we split up to investigate."

"So we agreed to get together later on and talk about what we'd each found."

"Is it almost time to get back together?" I frowned at the missed opportunity to explore the place.

"Yup! I'll meet you both in the dining hall," the girl walked ahead while I was still getting my bearings.

To make up for lost time, I decided to look around. It was a red hallway of all the dorm rooms. Looks like Kyoko's my neighbor. Sweet!

"Shall we get moving then?"

I held my arm out toward him. He tilted his head then looked at my arm before turning into a blushing mess. I tilted my head so he wouldn't see my teasing smile.