Danganronpa Kokichi x Kaito x Shuichi

Chapter 10

A/N: Sorry for the wait! I've been having trouble thinking of what to write, but I have a good idea now after rereading everything!

"...Is that all?"

Kokichi was a bit surprised but spoke again.
"Well... Dice was also... also my family. Not by blood but... Y'know..."

"Anyways... I just... Want to escape with you and Kaito... then you can both join dice and... a-and... be happy... o-our only rules a-are to be happy and have fun.. a-and not kill..." he was shaking. Shuichi gently hugged him.

Shuichi laid on the bed, holding Kokichi close. He smiled softly and stroked the back of Kokichi's head. Kokichi sat up after a moment and got off the bed. He had a strange expression, as if he regretted something, startled, but it quickly changes into a smirk.
"That was a lie!"
He giggled. And it clearly wasn't. Shuichi stood up and grabbed Kokichi's hand.
"Kokichi, I know you don't like to be honest...It's because you're scared, right? But, Kaito and I are here for you..."
Shuichi said comfortingly, and Kokichi was quiet. They heard a knock on the door, and Shuichi walked over then opened it.
"Kaito? Why aren't you asleep?"
Shuichi asked, tilting his head to the side. Kokichi sat on the bed, only the faintest hints he had been crying on his face. Kaito stepped in and closed the door.
"Well, i've been thinking... about Angie."
Kaito said, and the two were confused and surprised.
"W-Wait. Kaito, you were...You were thinking?!" Kokichi exclaimed, and Kaito glared at him and sighed.
"Seriously... Yes, I was, and something doesn't add up... It's that...Angie 'killed'  a fake Kiyo, but why? She made the thing, so she'd know it's fake... I don't see why she'd do it though."
Kaito said, and the other two were silent as they thought about it.
"...Maybe she did it as a diversion? To make it seem like it was one of us? Then she'd have to know about what Kiyo did somehow... and that could explain why Kiyo was in the closet...Perhaps she had tied him up there? He did have a rope, and he likely left the closet and stayed there... When he heard us coming maybe he went back in and waited..."
Shuichi then had a sorry expression on his face.
"I'm probably just jumping to conclusions, but..."

Kaito shook his head and smiled brightly.
"That's a good idea! Let's go with that for now, I try to figure out how Angie knew!"
He looked excited and confident as usual, which brought up both Shuichi and Kokichi's mood.
"Right!...Oh, there was one thing in the trial that bothered me... Angie looked surprised when she was called the killer, and seemed genuinely confused."
Shuichi paused.
"I thought it was a ruse at first...But she did start crying, which is rare for Angie. She said this must be atua's will, and all that stuff, but..."
He paused, and looked at Kokichi. Kokichi slowly spoke.
"It could have been a trick... By the mastermind."
Kokichi said, his voice serious. Kaito's eyes widened.
"Do you think Kiyo is the mastermind?! That could be how he knows where Shuichi is a lot! And why he was used as the fake!!"
He exclaimed, but Shuichi shook his head.
"No, it's unlikely. He is still tied up...His tongue was cut off... Plus, still, why would Angie create that fake in the first place...?"
Shuichi asked, and Kokichi shrugged. Surprisingly, Kaito spoke up.
"Oh! Harumaki actually saw some of Angie's books! There was a ritual one...For reviving people... But Kiyo was alive so..."
Kaito paused, thinking, and Kokichi pursed his lips. Shuichi was quiet, recalling his past run-ins with Korekiyo.
"...You don't think that maybe... That wasn't Korekiyo?"
Shuichi asked, and the two looked at him, showing that they thought this was...odd. Plus a weird assumption.
"...I dunno... When Shinguji was... y'know... He seemed different... Yeah, he's still creepy normally, but like... As weird as it sounds... Maybe he has DID? That wouldn't explain the statue...maybe... But DID comes from past traumas...It could be like...a twin? Or a sibling?"
Shuichi asked.

"Wild assumption there Shuichi. Tell me, where are your leads for this?"
Kokichi asked, and Shuichi began thinking. Kokichi may be his boyfriend, but they still had a small rivalry...
"Th-They're small things but... I think... Kiyo may have been sexually abused in the past... the first time he mentioned how it was painful, but would grow to be pleasurable... So..."
Shuichi paused again, trailing off, before continuing.
"He seemed to have experience with more... torturous sexual activities..."
Shuichi said.

Kokichi smirked.
"Wow, that was good thinking Shuichi... It's definitely possible... Hey, i'm gonna go talk to Kiyo!!"
He exclaimed and ran out of the room, Kaito went to stop him, but Shuichi grabbed Kaito's hand.
"Kaito... We should let him... Kokichi's smart, i'm sure he'll find something."

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"...Kiyo. Just what happened to you in the past?"
Kokichi asked, and slid a paper and pen to Kiyo, untying his wrists. He noticed Kiyo was a bit shaky as he wrote.
'Sister.'

Kokichi read the paper, then looked at Kiyo.
"Why'd you rape Shuichi?"
He asked bluntly, and Kiyo wrote down 'sister' again.
"...Is she controlling or manipulating you?"

'Both.'

Kokichi read these over, then spoke again.
"And what do you know about Angie's murder plot?"
He asked.

'She made a fake of me, and killed kirumi'

Kokichi smiled and nodded.
"Thanks, Kiyo!!"
He exclaimed and, to Kiyo's surprise, untied him. Kiyo stood up, shakily, and Kokichi grabbed his arms, holding him steady.

"There! Now, get some food."
He stated, and Kiyo shuddered.
"But everyone..."
He mumbled, and Kokichi sighed.
"I'll go with you.."