[HIATUS] Soldiers of Hope, Fighters of Despair

Back At Home: Book 1 Chapter 5

Two more years have finally passed, and the trainee's have graduated. Although, 14 students were chosen as the higher cadets, leaders of small groups.

"The names I have called are officially high rankings of the Trainee's of Hope!" Notch said as the names were introduced from lower ranking to high ranking.

14) IF

13) Light

12) Aya

11) Shuuen

10) Motaru

9) Naiemi

8) Amari

7) Junho

6) Mina

5) Masami

4) Aura

3) Mizuki

2) Ryu

1) Shun

Everyone saluted, a grin on Aura's face.

Soon... I'll kill them all.

That night, everyone celebrated at there rewards and the hard work they pulled off.

"Damn... I got a lower score than Aura? That's just crap." Masami growled.

"Grow up. At least you made it in the top 14!" Mina smiled, patting Masami's back.

"I can't wait. Fighting those Monokuma's and defending the city." Naiemi said. "You should be excited too, Aura."

"I am, honestly. I'm just afraid that I might die in the process and... didn't keep my word." Aura said, her voice growing softer.

"Well, tonight, we celebrate." Shun smiled. Aura smiled, and stood up. A table behind the three, Mina stared at Shun in awe, her cheeks growing a hot red.

"Aya sister!" IF exclaimed. Aya turned around and saw IF's grin as he hugged her tight.

"Oh! Hi IF! I'm glad we got into the 14! Should we get some ice cream when we get home?"

(A/N for the people that roleplay with me, no, this will not go the bad AU we had when Shuuen was chopping everyones heads off. But that scene wanted me to do it again.)

IF nodded with delight, talking to Aya with Shuuen on his side. He just kept eating his usual kitkats, smiling at his friends.

Motaru and Light hung around one table, Motaru teaching Light how to fold paper and create an origami piece, while Ryu and Mizuki sat next to each other, secretly holding hands.

(All the ships, for the ships.)

Amari stayed in corner, surprised that she made it to the top 14, but outside the cafè, Junho was outside.

~Junho's POV~

I stayed outside, not enjoying or celebrating anything. Notch told me to stay out here and wait for someone. I had a feeling it was someone close, but it could be any other cadet, or soldier.

But through the mist, I saw a dark shadow heading my way. I thought it was an intruder, so I kept my guard. But the closer the shadow came, the more my anxiety grew. Finally, the mist cleared, and instantly jerked up. Her hair was blowing, her black skirt going along the wind. And her expression was something I couldn't decipher.

Kyoko Kirigiri... my mom. She walked closer to me, as I let my guard down, fearing my own mother would get mad. But instead, she looked at me, and her expressionless face became a small grin.

"You were great." She smiled. All my despair was gone that night.

~Next Day, 3rd Person POV~

As soon as the trainee's were dropped off back at Kaddi Village, they were instantly greeted by a crowd cheering on a group riding towards Wall Sakura.

"SOLDIER HINATA!" One cheered.

"SOLDIER NANAMI! SOLDIER SOUDA!" Another screamed.

"Soldier Kurzyruu!" One beamed.

"Feh, moron." Kurzyruu scoffed.

"Ah, lighten up." A girl said.

"Leave him alone, Sonia. You know he's always a gloomy guy." Another said.

"Both of you shut up. Owari go fill up your mouth with food so you can choke." Kurzyruu threatened.

"All of you be quiet." Hinata said. The others did what he said.

"Wow, pretty soon, I'll be one of them." Aura smiled. But a familiar voice called out to her.

"Aura!" Adam called in the crowd. Along with him was Ty, Jerome, Mitch, three unfamiliar people, and apparently, Jason.

"Adam!" Aura hugged him as Shun and Naiemi followed. But after, all three fell into a salute.

"It's fine kids. You don't need to salute us anymore." Jason grinned.

"But you're still a higher ranking than us." Naimei denied.

"Not in our case that is." Jerome smirked.

"Yeah, after saving us from that Monokuma, we reported to Commander Jason about your actions." Mitch explained.

"And he liked it." Ty continued.

"That's great! But who are these people?" Shun asked, pointing at the three unfamiliar people. "And I'm really curious about the fish.

"I'M NOT A- I mean... I'm Quentin, Protector of Wall Sakura." The fish-like creature introduced. The other giggled.

"I'm Ian, the Defender of Kibogamine." He introduced.

"I'm Commander Alesa, the Soldier of Sai in the west." The girl introduced.

"Nice! I guess you guys have met at the training." Aura guessed. Everyone nodded.

"Hey Aura! Naiemi! Shun! We need you guys!" Mina called.

"That's your guys cue." Jason said. Aura hugged Adam.

"Thank you." She took the amulet and gave it back to Adam.

"Wait... you had Adam's amulet?" Alesa asked.

"It's fine babe. I gave it to her for hope." Adam calmly replied. But he hung it back on Aura's neck.

"Keep it." Aura nodded as she left.

"So... do you really think her father is gonna be proud with her?" Jerome asked.

"No der, biggums. Her dad was amazing!" Mitch responded, lightly slapping Jerome's arm.

"I bet. But just to make sure, we're going to keep an eye on her." Quentin reassured.