Kokichi's POV

     As my eyes open, the tea party of yesterday filled my brain. Recently I've started feeling something strange in me when I'm with that ultimate detective. I've never felt like this before, let alone towards someone. What are this feelings? Are they bad? As the ultimate supreme leader, I of all people should know this. It's a feeling in my chest that makes my face heat up, and makes me feel....nice?..In a way. It's probably nothing, so I ignore them. I put on a new pair of my white-ass outfit, quickly comb my hair, then walk out the door. When I reach the dinning hall, I see Kirumi making breakfast. She's the only one who puts up with me besides Shuichi. It's only been a few days and I've managed to already annoy everyone. I shrug off the thought and make my way to mom.

"Hi mommy!" I say as I stand next to her. She sighs at the nickname.

"Good morning Kokichi. How was your sleep?" She asks while still making breakfast.

"It was great! I slept like a baby! Anyway, can I help in you make breakfast?" I say with puppy dog eyes and fist in front of my chest like a kid. She raises her eyebrow at me, but gives me a bowl with whats probably pancake mix.

"Stir this until it's smooth then please set the table." 

"O-kay!" 

    I do what she says and start to stir the mixture. After about five minutes it's smooth so I give her the bowl. I then grab the plates and silverware and set them nicely on the table by each seat. Even though I'm a supreme leader of evil, presentation is still important! Five more minutes go by and people start coming in the dinning room. I take a seat near the edge of the table and Kirumi starts serving the people who were there. 

    I see Shuichi and Kaito walk in chatting. When I look at Shuichi I feel my heart flutter, and when we make eye contact, my heart skips a beat. While eating I think about these feelings. After a while of thinking, I discover a possible theory. Is this a crush? No. I've only known him for a couple days. Besides, supreme leaders don't get crushes. Once I finish eating, I outside and sit at a tree. A bit afterwards, Shuichi comes up to me suggesting we hang out again, and I can feel my face heat up.

"Hey Shuichi, let's have a proper battle today. How about we play a game called the Burning Apology?" I suggest.

"The burning apology!?" He says worryly.

"Yup! Beg my not to kill you, while kneeling on a burning hot metal plate! If you reeaally want to live, then I know you can do it!" 

"I can't do that, I would die! And that doesn't sound like a game!" He defends.

"Huh. So you figured it out." I say.

"Of course I figured that out." 

"Then, how about the....Steel Beam Walk?"

"Steel Beam Walk?" He asks while putting a finger to his chin. He looks cute when he thinks..wait what?

I explain to him what the steel beam walk is. "You walk across on a thin steel and make it to the other end without falling! Then you win!"

"Ah...that sounds....alright." He responds skeptically. 

"By the way, the beam is placed between two buildings. There's also electricity involved." I add.

"And of course, you plan on crossing it as well?"

"Of course I'm gonna cross it! I'm pretty confident when it comes to balancing! But that's a lie! So no! I won't go!"

"Is there anything else we can do? I want a game of life-or-death." I ask, seeing if he would actually suggest something.

"Kokichi, these challenges... The idea is that if I win, I don't die correct?"

"Yuppers! And?"

"Then why are we *both* risking our lives?" He points out. Is he..asking this because...he could possible care about about me? No, what am I saying?

"Who cares? We're gonna die anyway someday. This just changes the timing a little." I tell him casually, while putting my hands behind my head. "I'm the supreme leader of evil! I'm used to risking my life!"

"...But you don't do any steel beam walking." 

"Ah-haha, of course! What I said was lie! Sooo, then how about we just do a simple game of rock-paper-scissors?" I suggest.

"Rock-paper-scissors? Isn't that all based on luck?" 

"Nee-heehee.... But that's why it's fun! Good luck on surviving, Shuichi!"

We play rock-paper-scissors. Every time we play, we put out the same thing, so we keep tying. 

"Ugh! I'm bored now! This is like the bajillionth time we tied! Just please finish it of Shuchi!" I whine.

"There's not really...anything I can do...." He says.

"Fine, then were done for right now. Congrats Shuichi! You're still alive! Oh yeah, by the way..."

"Did you know there's a way to purposely throw the same thing in rock-paper-scissors?" I hint at him, while smirking and putting a finger to my lips.

"Huh?"

"Nee-heeheehee..."

And with that, we parted ways. Since I have no other people to hang out with, I go look for Kirumi. After searching for about 10 minutes, I find her in her lab sweeping for the sophisticated mannequins made to represent clients.

"Hey Kirumi!" I say. She stops sweeping and greets me with a smile.

"Hello Kokichi. Is there something you would like to request?"

"No. I just didn't anyone to hang out with, so I might as well hang out with my mommy!" She smiles at me despite being annoyed by the nickname, and gestures me to sit at the table in the middle of the room. We talk for while about random things until I decide to ask her about the things I've been feeling.

"So um, I've been feeling weird things when I see, or when I'm around this person." I say shyly. Even though I don't like showing my emotions, I feel like I can trust her with it.

"Please explain." She says calmly.

"Well, when I see them, I get butterfly's in my stomach and my face heats up. When I hang out with them my heart's pace increases. And I think about them a lot." I feel myself blushing, partially because of embarrassment.

"May I ask who it is your talking about?"

"......Sh...Shuichi.." 

"I see." She pauses and puts her finger to her chin to think and looks to the side. Much like Shuichi does. After a moment she puts her finger down and looks at me with a smile.

"From what I have gathered, I believe you have romantic feelings for Shuichi." 

"H-huh!? Romantic feelings!? But a just met him like a few days ago, you can't like someone that quickly." 

Kirumi just continues to smile.

"To simply put it........Love has no rules..." (I used that quote from a saiouma oneshot book)

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Kirumi told me I like Shuichi. I ask myself why I would like him. After many internal questions fill my brain, a question that I thought about earlier made it's way back to me. Does he care about me? I decide to test if he does. I look around for him and I find him sitting at a small table outside, reading a book. My legs make my way over to him, and I wave.

"Hey Shuichi!" I say enthusiastically. 

"Hi Kokichi." He responds smiling, putting his book down on the table.

"Are you ready to play the last game of your life?"

"H-huh!? Last game?"

"Yup! This is your last chance to live! So are you ready?" I ask with my hands behind my back, leaning forward a little.

"Um...I guess so." He replies nervously.

"Great!" I sit down across from with and take a small knife from my pocket. 

"Ta-daaa!"

"Woah! A knife!? What are you...?"

"Nee-heehee...don't get so antsy. Don't worry, it's just for the game. You know what the knife game is, right?"

"The Knife Game?" Man, he really likes repeating what I say.

"You place your palm on the table fingers apart. With the knife, you stab between your fingers." I explain casually.

"What!? That's so dangerous!" He says with a drop of sweat on his forehead.

"This will be the final challenge! Fitting isn't it?"

"But, this is..really dangerous... What if we get hurt?"

"Hm, what are you talking about Shuichi? If you loose...you'll be beyond hurt, you'll die."

"I make the first move, okay?" I say putting my palm on the table and spreading my fingers apart. I lift the knife up and take a deep breath to prepare myself. My childish face becoming serious. I plunge the knife down, stabbing between my fingers with ease. As I'm stabbing, I prepare myself. Then, I stab my ring finger.

"Ouch."

"K-kokichi!" He grabs my wrist.

"You don't have to keep going, stop! Just stay still, I'll get it..." He then runs off and returns with a first aid kit. Shuichi wraps my finger in a bandage carefully. I stabbed my finger to see if he cared enough about me to help. I honestly didn't expect him to help. I can't help but laugh at his actions. 

"Okay, I think that's good. What do you think?" He asks nervously.

"Yeah. It wasn't a deep cut, so that'll do. Thanks for treating my injury Shuichi." 

"But..." I start.

"Aw maaaan, I lost. Congrats Shuichi! You win!" 

"But I didn't do it... I'm still the winner?"

"Well, I messed up. So yeah. You win by default. Plus I already fulfilled my objective."

"Objective?..."

"To kill you Shuichi!"

"But I'm alive.."

"But I made you heart *die* of worry didn't I? After I said I'd kill you, I was on your mind the whooole time, right? You thought whether or not I was serious, why I would say something confusing... even know..your concerned about me from the bottom of your heart!" I say with my hands behind my head.

"Nee-heehee...now you'll never *ever* forget me for the rest of your life. I stole your heart so now I'm satisfied! I don't need to steal your life anymore."

"What does that even mean!? Why did you say that?" He asks. I can see a slight blush on his cheeks.

"Because it was a lie. I never wanted your life to begin with. And like I told you from the beginning, I'm a liar!" I say. Shuichi stays silent, and I could tell he's thinking. He reaches his hand out to me, but I didn't take it. He was probably just reaching out as a friend, but, I still needed to thinking about my feelings. 

We went our separate ways, and as I was talking to my dorm, I saw Kaito talking to him. I never liked Kaito. He looks at Shuichi with a concerned expression. He spots me walking and glares at me. What's his problem? When I make it to my room, I immediately flop on my bed. I talked with Kirumi for the rest of the day, then ate dinner. When I get into bed, I stare at the bandages on my ring finger. It still surprises me that Shuichi took that time to help even though I kept telling him I'd kill him. I still blush when I see him, and am happy when I'm around him.

I guess I really do like him.

Yay! Now that the Free Time Events are over, the dates will begin! And things will heat up very soon!