A Sleeper's Destination

Chapter One: An Entertaining Game

A/n: So I forgot to mention it in the first chapter, this will all be written from Kokichi's perspective. I tried interpreting his character the best I could. If you think I interpreted something wrong, please let me know and I would be happy to fix it! ^^

The Monokubs have set off an announcement, and almost all seventeen of us have gathered in the gym. Currently, we were still waiting for Akamatsu, and Saihara. The fact that I knew the Monokubs names, without them having to introduce themselves, didn't sit well with me. The mysterious force, that still has a good hold on me, kept pushing that it was natural and that it was perfectly okay that I knew their names. If not for the fact That I had talked to Achikita moments prior, it probably would have worked. I still couldn't place where I knew her from. In the end, I had ended up lying to her about the fact that I knew her. I told her I didn't recognize her at all, and that she was just delusional. Rude, but it's usually the best way to get someone to drop something. Something about this situation was extremely wrong. Just then, Akamatsu and Saihara both entered the gym.

"All seventeen of us have gathered here." Toujou stated, observing the fact that all seventeen of us were finally here. Some were paying attention, and were much more awake than others. When thinking this, my eyes landed on Achikita. She looked like she was half asleep. However, her yellow eyes were piercing. It almost seemed as if she was analyzing everything around her, and that she wasn't half asleep at all. Though, considering the bags under her eyes, and how many times I've heard the girl yawn, I highly doubt that. She said it herself when we were talking, she was normally tired more often than not, so I wouldn't be surprised if she was half asleep.

"Hmm, it's pretty spectacular seeing all seventeen of us Ultimates gathered together." Momota spoke happily. The word Ultimates sparked out to me the most. The two parts of myself were at war. The strange hold insisting that all of us were Ultimates, and always were Ultimates. The other part of my insisted that I was never an Ultimate, and Momota wasn't one either. While I've mainly been trying to listen to the part of me that said Achikita was familiar, it didn't make any sense to me. I was an Ultimate. I remember being one and how I got it. I am the leader of D.I.C.E after all. The strange hold seemed to grow stronger, while the other voice inside of me grew smaller. I had to keep my expression cheerful and alive, even though I was extremely frustrated at the moment.

"Kehehehe. . . You may not be able to be so easygoing for much longer. . ." Shinguuji laughed. The way he spoke sent shivers down my spine. Over all, he was one of the more suspicious people here. He just oozed predatory intent. Not that he was the only one. My gaze shifted to Harukawa for a moment. She had lied about her Ultimate. Considering how she holds herself, and she keeps on looking around like an enemy is going to pop out of nowhere, it probably means that her Ultimate is dangerous. The voice inside me, I still couldn't figure out if it was apart of me or not, insisted that that was wrong somehow. I ignored it and continued with my observations. My eyes falling on Shirogane next. She was so plain, and she emphasized that so much, that she couldn't not be suspicious. Then there was Amami, whose name was oddly familiar as well, who seemed eerily calm even though he couldn't remember his Ultimate.

"In this situation it's no use thinking about things. So eventually, Tsumugi just stopped thinking." Shirogane said something that was the furthest from the truth. The air about her was rather dreamy, and all together just unsettling. She placed her pointer finger up to her face, as if she was thinking. However, since her eyes were so hallow and empty, it made me believe otherwise. Then again, that's what she might want me to think. Her statement didn't sound honest, and something about her gaze was calculating.

"Nyeeeh. . . What's gonna happen to us? I bet it'll be a big pain. . ." Yumeno complained. She seemed lazier than the Ultimate Sleeper herself. Then again, Achikita didn't actually seem lazy. She just looked like she was tired all the time. However, that made Yumeno's lack of effort look pathetic in comparison. Watching the redheaded girl, her body was completely tense, her body hunched in. Almost as if she was trying to curl up into a ball and hide. She was probably worried about what was going to happen to us, more than she let on.