Your POV:

    The morning announcement blare through the monitors throughout the dorm rooms of this despair inducing academy. My eyes opened as the morning announcement played. It was like my alarm clock. It would wake you up and remind you about a terrible situation you were in.
    I rubbed my eyes, and went about my day, but I had more on my mind. As I got ready for the day, I thought about what happened yesterday. Rantaro died, but thanks to a special gene I had that could resurrect other people, Rantaro was alive and walking.
    It was strange to me how this was even possible. I put on my uniform, and headed out to the dining hall. I wanted to have more confidence since I was the person who could save everyone. I had to believe in myself.
    I noticed Rantaro near the groups of tables and chairs at the outside entrance to the dining hall. I waved at him and smiled lightly.
    "Hey (y/n), I'm surprised to see you out of your dorm without having me come over and get you," Rantaro explained, seeming slightly happier than usual.
    "Well yeah... I decided that I need to have more confidence in how I act. I mean a weight has been placed on me that I have to take care of," I explained in response.
    "Don't think of it as a weight on your shoulders. Think of it as a blessing," Rantaro replied, "now let's enter the dining hall. I'm sure everyone is waiting for us."
I nodded quite eagerly and walked in to the dining hall, Rantaro opening the door for me like a gentleman would. When we walked in, we noticed people talking about some sort of writing.
According to the others, writing was found on a rock in the courtyard that spelled "horse a". Gonta was the person who found the writing since he was out in the morning looking for bugs. I looked over at Shuichi who surprisingly looked different.
Shuichi had no hat on. That was what was different about him. I wasn't the only one who was in shock about this. Kaede, Tsumugi, Himiko, and a few others were very surprised about it.
"Good morning..." Shuichi greeted.
"Ah... Good morning..." Tsumugi replied.
"Good morning Shuichi," I said.
"Oh, Shuichi... Um..." Gonta muttered.
"You finally got rid of that emo hat! Is this cuz Kaede almost died yesterday or whatever?" Kokichi asked.
After hearing what left Kokichi's mouth, I walked over to him almost instantly. A look of anger and annoyance was on my face. Soon enough, a dull sound rang through the room.
My hand collided with Kokichi's cheek as if it were in slow motion, that being the source of the dull sound. Kokichi's eyes were widened in shock, as an emotionless look took over his features. It was like he was shocked that he was going to be hit for his comment.
"How can you have the nerve to make a comment like that? You're acting like an insensitive jerk who loves watching other people's misery. Quit bringing up what happened yesterday. No one died. Get that out of your head, and think about other people's feelings for once," I told Kokichi, scolding him.
Everyone was in slight shock that I called Kokichi out on his behavior. Kokichi surprisingly said nothing after I scolded him. It was like I was the only one he took seriously in this situation. With a sigh, I looked towards the others.
"You took the words right out of my mouth (y/n)!" Tenko exclaimed, "degenerates should just keep their mouths shut!"
"Don't get too worked up about it. Someone needed to knock some sense into him," I replied.
"Oh, huh, you're not wearing your hat. I didn't even notice," Kaito muttered.
"Kaito could stand to learn some manners too! I swear men are just insensitive!" Tenko exclaimed.
"N-No, I just... felt like it was getting in the way is all," Shuichi replied timidly.
"Shuichi I'm actually proud of you!" Kaede exclaimed happily, "you look very good without the hat on!"
Shuichi was blushing from embarrassment at this point. I always thought Shuichi and Kaede had a think for each other too. I smiled lightly and looked to the side. Shuichi was gaining more confidence, and everyone was starting to come back to normal. It did kind of seem forced though.
"You don't have to stare... I just took off my hat, it's not a big deal," Shuichi stated nervously.
"Well Shuichi, if you want my opinion, it kind of is a big deal," Rantaro explained with a light smile adorning his features, "that hat served as a barrier between you and your self esteem. You got rid of that barrier and strive to move forward."
"Rantaro is right," Kirumi stated happily.
I smiled a bit more hearing that. Shuichi did get rid of his barrier to his confidence. That gave me sight courage. If he can get rid of that barrier, so can I. That's what I've been starting to do. Tell people my opinion, and sharing my emotions. Rantaro and I just have to keep the Tears of Life gene.
Everyone talked about Shuichi and his hat for a little while longer, everyone agreeing that he looked better without the hat. Miu judged Tsumugi for not taking her glasses off. She needed them to see. After that, everyone sat at the table, waiting for breakfast to be served by the Ultimate Maid herself.
"I have prepared an Italian omelet, buttermilk pancakes, and smoked salmon galette," Kirumi explained, "and for those who prefer Japanese cuisine, I have prepared rice balls and miso soup."
"Kirumi, be my mom!" Kokichi exclaimed.
"Gonta want you to be his mom, too!" Gonta exclaimed in response.
"...What are you two even saying?" Keebo asked.
"Yeah... I warned you about this Kirumi," Kaede sighed, "don't let everyone rely on you too much."
"I agree with Kaede..." I muttered, feeling at a loss of words after Kokichi said he wanted Kirumi to be his mom.
    We soon started chatting merrily as we ate the food Kirumi made for us. I personally chose the miso soup and rice balls because I was in the mood for Japanese cuisine. When I took a bite of the rice ball, it was heavenly. The rice was sticky and stayed together, yet there was air pockets going through each grain, making it even better. The miso soup tasted really heavenly too. My face had a light blush when I ate the food.
    "(y/n) is very adorable while she eats! With that light blush on her face, and her big soft eyes, it's so adorable!" Tenko gushed.
    "Tenko is soooo right!" Kokichi exclaimed, seeming less hurt about when he got yelled, "(y/n) is like an innocent child when she eats!"
    The comments of those two people caused me to stop eating. My blush increased even more, being slightly embarrassed by the comments. The blushing seemed to make the two gush even more.
    After that, everyone praised Kirumi on her cooking. Kirumi explained the purpose of the triangle shape and the technique of rice ball rolling. Kirumi was indeed an excellent maid. She really was.
    After that, the topic of the *graffiti* on the rock was brought up. As discussed before, it said *horse a*. We honestly had no idea who wrote that. Gonta was believing what everyone said, and Kokichi made another ride comment. He told the poor, innocent Gonta that he'd be killed if he didn't stop being gullible.
    I glared at Kokichi, suddenly having a manga book in my grasp. Some people would say that it just appeared after thin air, but in reality, I took it from the library yesterday while talking to Rantaro.
    I walked over to Kokichi with a glare one my face and—
    "(y/n) CHOP!" I exclaimed, hitting Kokichi over the head with the manga book.
    I know that he deserved the hit for making that comment, but I still kind of felt bad. I mean I should probably explain it kindly instead of yell.
    "Listen Kokichi, I'm sorry I hit you... it's just that you can't keep making comments like that, even if they're lies. People will start to not like you for it. Try to think about what you say, please?" I explained kindly.
    "Ouch... for god's sake (y/n), that hurt... but since you explained your reasoning for it, I'll let it slide. I'll try to think about what I say from now on," Kokichi replied.
    Suddenly, everyone heard the sound of the dreaded bear of the hour, Monokuma. He looked very happy about the whole ordeal. He wanted to join in, but Kokichi mentioned everyone being a bully, which Monokuma surprisingly hated. I thought he was just joking about it. Monokuma mentioned a prize for surviving the first trial. We did have to do a trial, but no one died. I wondered what this prize was.
    Suddenly, the Monokubs appeared with their annoying catchphrase. They too talked about the bullying that they went through, caused by the blue bear himself. He got very angry and starts shouting a storm. Soon enough, they started to present the awards, which seemed like priceless junk.
    "Listen up! Cuz we got these here fabulous, nonsensical prizes for youse!" Monosuke exclaimed.
    "HELL YEAH! INTRODUCE EVERYTHING WHILE I BEAT UP MONODAM!" Monokid shouted.
    "A Dragon Gem, an Ocarina, an Ancient Passport, and a Hexagonal Crank from some zombie game!" Monosuke exclaimed.
    My first thoughts drifted off to a certain thing we came across while meeting Tsumugi. The bronze dragon statue.
    The Monokubs went about how it was random junk. The items also were in a prize bundle, and Monokuma told everyone that they unlocked new areas of the school. Soon after that, they left. They left us to search for these new places.
    "Why don't we leave it to Shuichi, Kaede, and (y/n)?" Kaito asked.
    My eyes widened slightly. I started to wave my hands defensively in front of me, as if I were trying to deny something.
    "Oh, n-no, no, no!" I exclaimed nervously, "I'm not that good as stuff like this! I'm observant sure, but I won't do a very good job!"
    "Don't worry (y/n)! You'll have Shuichi and Kaede with you. Rantaro too because he always hangs around you!" Kaito exclaimed in response with a thumbs up.
    I felt a hand place on my shoulder. I looked behind me and saw Rantaro. I looked at him with wide, surprised eyes. He then closed his eyes and smiled at me.
    "Relax (y/n), you'll do fine. I'll be with you, and Shuichi and Kaede really enjoy your company too. Relax and have more faith in yourself. I believe in you," Rantaro told me.
    "Rantaro is right (y/n), we want you in our little group!" Kaede exclaimed with a smile.
    "L-Let's go..." Shuichi stated.

Kokichi's POV:

    I had a lot on my mind. I swear I killed Rantaro with that shot put ball and framed Kaede, but he's still living. It shouldn't have been possible. Perhaps I should take this time to investigate this matter.
    Once I figure out what happened, I'll kill Rantaro again, and then (y/n) will be mine.

Your POV:

    "I think I have an idea on an area that might use one of those items," I explained.
    "We are open to whatever you say!" Kaede exclaimed, "where do you think one area would be?"
    "I was thinking that that red orb could go into the bronze dragon statue. It looked like it was floating. I think it might be one of the areas," I replied.
    "That's a good idea," Kaede replied, "let's go Shuichi."
    "Y-Yeah... but while we walk there, we need to talk about something," Shuichi replied.
    "Alright," I replied.
    Shuichi, Kaede, Rantaro, and I started making our way up the stairs, our footsteps echoing through the halls. It was very awkward to be that silent. I was waiting for Shuichi to start the conversation.
"I wanted to talk about yesterday," Shuichi explained, looking to the side slightly, "can you tell me what happened?"
I was slightly nervous from his words. We couldn't tell Shuichi about what we found out. Rantaro and I still had no idea who the mastermind was, so we had to keep this secret under wraps.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, I wanted to know what exactly happened at Rantaro's supposed time of death," Shuichi replied.
"Shuichi, to tell you the truth, I honestly don't really remembered what happened. It's still a daze. I'm trying to see if I can piece everything together," Rantaro explained in response.
Rantaro was obviously playing it off. That's how I saw it because I knew what he saw. The truth behind what really happened. I had to make it convincing too.
"That was the same thing he told me," I explained, "I think it was due to shock of the incident."
"I guess that makes sense... I'm so sorry Rantaro," Kaede muttered.
"Hey now, it's alright Kaede, we still have to find out who the mastermind is. We still haven't ultimately proved that you were the one who supposedly killed me," Rantaro replied.
I looked over at Rantaro. I knew he gave a slight hint on the truth to make Kaede feel better. If they piece everything together, then it should be alright. I did want to tell Kaede and Shuichi though.
"Rantaro..." I muttered.
"Yes?" he asked I'm response.
I looked over at him with a look on my face. I knew I was carrying that little device on me, and there was a place we could use it. We made it to the second floor, and we were near Kaede's Lab.
'We need to tell them,' I mouthed at him.
Rantaro's eyes widened, but I'm sure he realized why I decided to mouth him that. We need to confirm with Kaede that it wasn't her fault. Rantaro let out sigh before nodding his head.
"Hey Kaede, would you mind showing us your Ultimate Lab very quick?" I asked.
I gave Kaede a serious look after I said that. If I was going to do this, she had to play along. We were being monitored. She stared at me, most likely noticing the look I gave her.
"Yeah sure! I can play you Claire De Lune by Debussy!" Kaede exclaimed in response.
Shuichi, Rantaro, Kaede, and I walked into her lab after that. Once we got inside, I took the device out and turned it on. I looked over at Shuichi and Kaede.
"Are any of you the Mastermind?" I asked.
Shuichi and Kaede gave me questioning glances. They both shook their heads in response. I honestly wanted to make sure they were telling the truth.
"Of course not! How could Shuichi and I be the mastermind when we tried to stop them?" Kaede asked.
"I was just making sure," I replied, "because I need to know if you both can keep a secret..."
"Of course we can (y/n). Shuichi and I can keep a secret," Kaede replied.
I sighed lightly and looked directly at Kaede. Shuichi was looking pretty confused on what was going on. Shuichi and Kaede are both reliable people. I think we can trust them.
"The only reason I'm telling you this Kaede.... the only reason is to renew your confidence..." I explained.
"Well what is it you have to tell us?" Shuichi asked.
"Kaede wasn't the one who tried to kill Rantaro," I told Shuichi and Kaede.
The room was suddenly silent. Wide eyes of two people was the only thing that told me they were shocked. Kaede seemed to be the most affected by this. Her eyes were glistening as if they were about to unleash tears of joy. I'm sure she felt relieved about this.
"W-What do you mean!?" Kaede exclaimed.
"Rantaro told me this yesterday. You can't tell anyone this because the mastermind is one of those people. Rantaro saw your shot put ball fall in front of him before he was supposedly dead," I explained.
"She's felling the truth," Rantaro replied, "I was in shock after I saw a shot put ball fall from the bookshelf... a few moments later, everything went black."
"This means that the mastermind knew about your plan Kaede. They tried to murder Rantaro and frame you for it," I explained.
"So I wasn't the one who caused this!" Kaede asked.
"No you weren't. Put your head up Kaede... you have no reason to feel upset anymore. Please try to be the way you were before this happened," I explained.
Kaede had tears in her eyes as I said that. She must've been very relieved about this change in events. I know I went against what Rantaro and I agreed on, but I had to reassure Kaede. I hugged Kaede, being a good friend to support her.
We waited a while for Kaede to calm down. Once she did, we positioned her in front of her piano, and started playing. I turned off the device as she did so. It made it seem like she was playing the piano from the beginning. It was the perfect way to avoid suspicion.
Once that was done, we exited the room with smiles on our faces. We were near the bronze dragon statue. We had a few places to unlock still. Once we got over there, we noticed Kokichi and Ryoma there. They weren't there before.
"(y/n)!!!!!!!!" Kokichi exclaimed.
Kokichi ran up to me, jumping on me and making me fall to the ground. I groaned slightly from pain. The purple haired boy's arms were around my waist, holding me in a tight embrace.
"Kokichi, can you get off...? You're hurting me," I told him.
"Neeheehee! Of course my darling!" Kokichi exclaimed, getting off of me.
'Darling?' I thought.
I gave Kokichi a weird look before getting up. I walked over to the bronze dragon statue, noticing that one of the eyes were missing. I placed the red orb into the eye, and the dragon cracked into pieces, revealing a new door.
"Guess I was right," I muttered.
I noticed a room right away. It seemed to be across another room that had a fancy looking door.
I walked over to the door, upon closer inspection, it was a (f/c) door with a (sf/c) Fullmetal Alchemist Symbol. It matched my choker.
    "Is this my lab?" I asked.
    "Why don't you walk in, (y/n)?" Rantaro asked, "see for yourself."
    With a shaky hand, I opened the door. What was in the room was everything I dreamed of. The walls were the same color as the door, many roses and vines the color of the Fullmetal Alchemist Symbol on the wall. The roses on the wall were the same kind from Ouran High School Host Club, one of my favorite anime's. There were many bookshelves containing anime and manga. Anime had their own bookshelves, and so did manga. There were like over ten shelves for each category. It was amazing. In another section of the room, cosplay and Japanese snacks were there, making another grin on my face. Finally, in the center part of the room, a comfortable couch was there and in front of it, a huge flat screen tv and coffee table.
It was like heaven, despite being in a hell like this.
    "Hey guys.... you wanna watch some anime?" I asked.

This was the new chapter. I'm sorry if it's not that good ;-;... I tried my hardest. I have a play this weekend, so I was working on the dot to get this done during rehearsal.
I have the winner for my Dr competition. TheMeltingGirl agreed to draw for my new comic series that will come out hopefully soon. Thank those of you who were interested.
Also! Thank you for 21k reads on wattpad! I'm happy that you all love this story! I appreciate you all taking time out of your day to read this!

Another note! About three weeks remain for the main fanart competition for the prediction of chapter 2! I only have one person who sent in something do far. I hope more of you submit something. Thank you, and Ciao for now!- CRUSIFIXdroid