~At the Hotel's Restaurant~

"Alright, we brought him! Thanks for waiting!" Mahiru yelled as you stepped in.

Everyone turned to you, some guys were blushing.

"Don't stare at me like that..." you muttered.

They continued to stare.

"What, do I have something on my face!? Stop staring at me!!!" you yelled at them, and they finally looked away. "What the hell is wrong with everyone?" you muttered.

"Uhm... Teruteru... Erhm, said that... Thing... " Nagito started, but Teruteru cut him off.

"I told them about the [F/C] panties you're wearing! Mhmhmhm...!"

"... You... How the fuck do you even know about that!?" you yelled at him.

"H-He guessed that correctly, too...?" you heard Hajime mutter to himself.

"I have my strategies." Teruteru winked.

"I'LL MURDER YOU IN YOUR SLEEP-"

*CRASH! CLATTER! BOOM!*

"AAAAAHHH!"

"... What the fuck...?"

"

Oooh... No no no no no no no! I-I tripped!" Mikan cried.

"Tripped!? Dude, what the fuck is that position!?" you sweatdropped.

"Well it certainly makes me happy! I'm veeeery happy right now!" Teruteru chuckled with a nosebleed.

"Nooooooo! I'm so embarrassed! P-Please help me!" she begged.

"Fine... Come on." you sighed, helding out your hand to her. She gratefully grabbed it, and pulled herself up.

"Aaaahw, why? She was so adorable!" Ibuki whined.

"M-Mikan... Are you okay?" Nagito asked with worry.

"Ugh... My head is throbbing a little, but I'm okay..." she muttered.

"You should drink a little water and get some fresh air." you mumbled.

"No, she has to stay here. I shall begin my talk now." Byakuya said, gulping down a huge bite of sandwich.

"Then make it quick. I've got better things to do." you hissed.

"... Can I listen while I eat?" Akane asked.

"No."

"But I've got all this food on my plate!" she whined.

"Hmph... Such a cluttered, vulgar way of piling food. There's no semblance of theme or principle on this plate..." Byakuya hissed. "But most importantly... Do you honestly think that is a large pile of food?"

"Wh-What'd ya say!?"

"Let me say this... Do not even think about copying what I do. This much food is beyond you lowly peasants... I'm the only one who could possibly eat this much food, for I've overcome the hardships of the past..." he smirked.

"Hey, I can't just ignore somethin' like this!" Akane clenched her fists.

"Akane, you shouldn't... If you attempt an eating competition, you'll ruin that perfect figure of yours!" Mahiru pointed out. (Wow Mahiru don't go gay for Akane)

"Why you... Do you have any idea how much money I spent sculping my physique?" Byakuya narrowed his eyes at her. "Are you telling me I need to lose weight!?"

"Yes, you need. But can you stop that stupid argument and tell us whatever the fuck you want already!?" you yelled at him before he could respond to your comment.

"... Tch, fine... It's not like I'll start it because you told me to..." he murmured, than cleared his throath. "First, I have a question for you all. That Monokuma thing ordered us to kill each other... So under these strange circumstances, what do you think we need right now?

"Tch, who the fuck knows?" you shrugged.

"Yeah, just get to the point already." Fuyuhiko nodded.

"Am I dreaming or did those two really agree with each other...?" Kazuichi sweatdropped. "Did everyone see it? It'll be in the history book..."

"Shut the fuck up!" you and Fuyuhiko hissed.

"If you want me to get to the point, then you better hurry up and answer my question." Byakuya growled, ignoring Kazuichi's stupidity.

"What do we need? We need food and sleep, obviously. Right?" Akane shrugged.

"No... You've forgot about shitting... Which means the answers are: a good appetite, a good night's sleep, and a good shit!!!' Nekomaru yelled at the top of his lungs. (The 'neko' word was always so familiar to me and I finally remembered what it means: cat... LOL)

"... Does anyone have a real answer?"

"Could it be... A bond?" Nagito asked, lifting an index finger to his chin.

"Bond...?" Hajime repeated. (A brand new act from Hajime XD)

"This is what I believe... As long as the Ultimates work together, there's nothing we can't accomplish... You'll all be able to create a hope that can overcome any despair. That's why... If we want to escape this island, we need to promise each other that we'll work together!" Nagito yelled, smiling.

'Always so positive... Huh.'

"Wow, he said that with a straight face! How is he not embarassed?" Hiyoko giggled, pointing at the hopeful boy.

"Ah... Just as I figured. That was kinda lame, huh?" he sweatdropped, helding up his hands awkwardly.

"However, he does have a point." Peko sighed.

"With the whole friendship is magic thingy? This is not the My Little Pony or whatever the hell!" you growled.

"'My Little Pony', huh... The animation that shows the people that animals can do magic and will rule the world one day! FUHAHAHAHAHA!" Gundham started to laugh insanely.

"Oh, is that a popular TV show!? How wonderful!" Sonia cheered. (Okay I don't know what I'm doing anymore)

"I see... That was a pretty good answer." Byakuya pulled up his glasses on his nose.

"With the My Little Pony?" Kazuichi sweatdropped.

"... No. With the... 'Bond'." he stared at the shark boy like he was crazy. "However, what we need to achieve that solidarity is not something as easygoing and optimistic as a bond or... What did you say? 'My Little-'"

"IF SOMEONE SAYS OUT LOUD THAT GODDAMNED SHOWS NAME AGAIN I'LL SERIOUSLY MURDER THEM." you interrupted him, facepalming.

"... What we need right now is a disciplined leadership, provided by an unmistakable leader!" he continued. 

'A leader. We already have this rules. No way someone'll lead me!'

"I see... Even sports teams need captains, after all..." Catmaru shrugged.

"Rejoice. I shall accept the position." Byakuya announced.

'Oh great.'

"Now then, I'll wrap up this introduction, and let's move on to the main question."

"Wait just a second!" Mahiru pointed at him.

"... What is it?"

"Wh-What did you just say...? I don't care how you excuse it, you're being too forceful!" she took a step forward to him. "Deciding to be the leader all on your own... And why does it have to be you anyway!?"

"Who is more fit to lead other than me? I am the Ultimate Affluent Progeny of the Togami household, destined to stand above all others." he said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Yeah, right. So you're saying you'd be the best leader because of your talent. I don't know if you realized, but let me say it: your talent is being rich. Not being royal. If you search for someone like that, choose Sonia. And she won't eat all of the food from us." you told him.

"Why you..." he murmured.

"Perish the thought. I am just a figurehead." Sonia awkwardly smiled.

"But you're still-" you started, but Nagito cut you off.

"Uhm, [F/N]. I think it's the best if he's our leader."

"Why would we need a leader, anyway? I'll just kill that bear off!" you growled.

"You have already tried that. We all know what happened." Byakuya hissed.

"Are you saying I can't kill a fucking bear!? I'm the Ultimate Assassin!" you wanted to jump at him, but the marshmallow boy held you back.

"Woah, calm down! We just don't want you to die!"

"Yup! Who would be the agressive little kid if you died!?" Ibuki cheered.

"Oooh, I know! The yakuza lame-ass!" Hiyoko giggled. "Now you can die!"

"Hiyoko! Don't say such a thing!" Mahiru punched her arm lightly.

"Pfft, whatever. Fatass, are you done?" you turned to Byakuya.

"No. I have something to show you all. It's at Jabberwock Park at the central island... Come, follow me!" he had left the restaurant.

"Jeez... We may have made a mistake in choosing him as the leader..." Mahiru muttered to herself as she left.

"My Four Dark Devas of Destruction! Let us venture to the end of the earth... Jabberwock Park...!" Gundham growled, doing that weird pose again.

"Ugh, quit bubbling and just go already." you huffed, wanting to grab his wrist, but he quickly snatched it away. You looked at him, confused.

"Don't... Don't touch me." he muttered, pulling his scarf up to hide his face.

'What's his problem, seriously?'

You sighed in annoyence and followed the others to the park.

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~At Jabberwock Park~

"... For skinny people, you are awfully slow." Byakuya crossed his arms.

"It seems... You are just too fast for us." Sonia muttered awkwardly.

"J-Jeez..." Kazuichi whined, "I never expected a fatso like him to move so fast..."

"So... What's supposed to be here?" Akane asked, looking around. You were too busy staring at the giant bear-shaped clock in front of you.

"Seriously...? Hmph... If you haven't noticed it yet... Then I was right to dismiss you all as idiots." Byakuya huffed in annoyence. Akane just continued to look around, and you sighed in annoyence.

"Can't you see that giant bear-shaped countdown!?!?" you violantly shook both of your arms at the clock's direction.

"Eh?"

"Don't 'eh' me, you empty-brained-"

"That's enough. Leave the argument for later." Byakuya cut you off.

"Was this here when we came last time?" Mahiru asked, looking at it with a confused face.

"No... I'm pretty sure it wasn't!" Catmaru rubbed his chin.

"I found it this morning... When I was exploring the island one more time. " Byakuya told you all. "It's unknown... When it was actually placed here..."

"Monokuma must have placed this object..." Peko muttered. "... What does this countdown even mean?"

"Hmmm... I have no clue." Ibuki pouted.

"Mhmhmhm, once again, something has appeared that I don't understand..." Teruteru combed his hair nervously. "But it's got nothing to do with me. Because I refuse to believe this is happening."

"Could it be...? It better not be a bomb!" Catmaru sweatdropped.

"A B-B-B-B-B-BOMMMMB!?" Kazuichi screamed.

"If they wanted to blow up the island, they would have done so by now. There's no need for a countdown..." Byakuya pointed out.

"Then... What are they counting down?" Mikan wondered.

"It's a mystery..." Akane sighed.

"...A mysterious mystery, isn't it!?" Monomi popped out of nowhere.

Wait.

"HOLY SHIT!!!" you screamed.

"Kyah!" Sonia did the same.

"Kyaaah!" Monomi, too.

"M-Monomi!?" Hajime gasped.

"Wh-Why are you here!?" Mahiru asked.

"I heard everyone talking while I was patrolling, so I came over..." she shrugged.

"No, not that... Didn't Monokuma kill you?" Ibuki sweatdropped.

"Ah, so that's why you were surprised? Pfft, hehehe! You don't have to worry about that!" she laughed, placing her paws in front of her mouth. "After all, I can never die!"

"I see... You must be an undead abomination, risen from the foulest dephts of the Netherworld by black magic..." Gundham gasped, "Do you want me to make you my thrall!?"

"Monomi's a mechanical stuffed animal, right? Doesn't that mean she can't die in the first place?" Chiaki placed her index finger on her chin.

"Now that you mention it... She'd only need, like, a spare or something." Kazuichi rubbed the back of his neck.

"'A spare'... What a mean thing to say!" the rabbit sobbed.

"However, you have arrived at the perfect time. There's something I wanted to ask you." Byakuya told her. "What is the meaning behind this timer and this countdown? Answer me..."

"Huh? Countdown...?" Monomi tilted her head, and then she spotted the gigantic timer. "Ha-wa-wa! What is this!?"

'She doesn't know either? Oh great.'

"U-Uhm... I'm sorry..." she sobbed, "I... Don't know what this is..."

"You really don't know...?" Peko lifted an eyebrow.

"I-I'm sorry... I don't really have a grasp of what Monokuma is up to..." she muttered.

"You don't know, even though you're Monokuma's little sister." Hiyoko said.

"I'm not my brother's little sister!" she whined, but quickly shook it off. "A-Anyway... Let's all do our best! Let's kick the evil Monokuma off this island!"

"If you don't know what the countdown is for, you're useless to us. Get lost." Byakuya hissed at her.

"Uhm... Let's... Together..."

"I said get lost...!"

"Kyaaa! I-I'm sorry!" she disappeared.

"Uhm... Perhaps you are being a little too harsh?" Sonia muttered worriedly. "I am starting to feel sorry for it..."

"Miss Sonia! May I call you Miss Sonia!? No, I insist on calling you that!" Kazuichi said excitedly. "There's no need to feel sorry for that thing. She's obviously working with Monokuma."

"Who the fuck cares about that stuffed animal...? More importantly, what the hell is that clock?" Fuyuhiko asked, cursing under his breath.

"Well, it's counting down. So when it finishes the counting, something will happen. Maybe the school trip will end. Maybe it'll blow up the island. No one knows what the future will bring." you muttered quitely. (Lol the last sentence is song lyric)

"Wooooow. How deep!" Ibuki gasped.

"She has a brain? This is new for me." Hiyoko giggled.

"Shut the fuck up!" you hissed.

"Aaaand she is back." Kazuichi sighed.

'So everyone thinks I'm dumb, just because I'm agressive? They're the ones who are stupid!'

"Anyway... Just forget what I said, no idea what the heck is that." you shrugged.

"However, that's not all that's unimaginable..." Byakuya muttered. "This island is full of mysteries that we can't begin to imagine... For example... How were the seventeen of us brought to this island...?"

"I wasn't trying to think about that since it's been bugging me too, but... He's right. That is a mystery." Kazuichi pulled down his beanie in his eyes.

"There's more..." he continued, "Why is Jabberwock Island, which was known for being a popular resort destination, now an uninhabited island? There is no sign of tourists or even citizens on this island... Is something like that even possible?"

"All civilizations are destined to collapse... Nothing begets existence... And existence begets nothing..." Gundham muttered under his breath.

"So it... Collapsed?" Mikan gasped.

"Society is much like fruit. Once it matures, it is inevitable that it will eventually rot." Sonia mumbled. "As the economy grows, the private sector stagnates as elders and bureaucrats become more and more powerful... As time passes, this power becomes the status quo, and crushes the seeds of any possible reformation... Such a sad trend." she sighed.

'... I'll just ignore her.'

"Mmm, I don't really understand all that, but I feel like the situation here is somewhat different..." Mahiru awkwardly muttered.

"Maybe... The Monobeasts killed everyone on this island?" Hiyoko laughed darkly.

"And that's how it became uninhabited!?" Catmaru roared.

"That's a possibility, but... We don't know that for sure." Byakuya mumbled, trying to calm everyone - along with himself - down. "This mystery remains a mystery, it seems."

"Grrr...! It's like everything here is full of mysteries!" Ibuki huffed.

"You're right... It's mysteries on top of mysteries..." Byakuya pulled up his glasses on his nose. "However, since these mysteries are overlapping with one another, I doubt some no-name group is behind this..."

"Wh-What are you trying to say...?" Hajime asked him.

"I mean... This situation we are in is undeniably the work of some enormous organization."

"... Enormous organization?" Mikan repeated.

"Monomi, Monokuma, the Monobeasts... They're all machines that require major technical skill to operate."

"Plus, they'd need a lot of funding. And there's no way those things were made just for the hell of it..." Kazuichi added.

'Ugh, shut up mechanic.'

"That organization might be controlling these machines and monitoring the island with those cameras..." Byakuya explained.

"Could those fiends be hiding on this island?" Peko asked.

"Not likely. They're probably running this from somewhere else. Somewhere safe." he muttered.

"Where would that be...?" Catmaru wondered.

"I don't know..." he cleared his throath, "Anyway, there's no mistake that an enourmous organization is behind all of this."

"I see, a big organization, huh... I can't imagine what kinda people they could be..." Akane murmured.

"Well, let's see..." Byakuya started, "There's my Togami Corporation... Sonia's Novoselic Kingdom... The Kuzuryuu Clan... And [F/N]'s gang..."

You picked up your head after hearing your name.

'He's suspecting me, huh... Well, I thought so he would do. Everyone would do.'

"Huh!?" Sonia gasped.

"I'm used to being mistrusted... Do what you will..." Fuyuhiko sighed. You felt your heart twist after hearing that.

'Wait, why do I care about him? He's just an ass-'

You remembered the blanket-thing in the morning.

'... He cared about me that time.'

You looked at him. He was staring at the ground in front of him, apparently deep in thought, when he noticed you staring at him. You quickly looked away.

'Shit. Don't show your weak side, [F/N]! You're in a life-or-death situation... Again.'

"[L/N]!"

You picked up your head. Everyone was gone, except you and Byakuya.

"What are you doing? Everyone already went to investigate. Don't just stand around doing nothing!" he hissed at you.

"Ah. Sorry. I was just... thinking."

"About who!?" Ibuki appeared suddenly. You jumped.

"Ibuki's investigating the park!" she cheered.

"That's my job. Go somewhere else." Byakuya told her.

"Hai, Captain! But who!? Whowhowhowho!? Oh, let me guess, let me guess! Fuyuhiko!"

"What the fu-"

"I SHIP IIIIT!" she started to jump up and down, and jumped out of the park, yelling 'I ship it'.

"H-Hey, I'm not done with you!!!!" you ran after her. "I wasn't thinking about him like THAT!!!!"

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Length: 2921 words

I FINALLY FINISHED IT.

It's Free Time!

I'll do a free time with: Gundham, Nagito, Fuyuhiko, Kazuichi, Hajime, and Ibuki gets one too because she's cool.

Btw, I realised that the words that are marked with yellow (or in this book, with letters like this) are always repeated by someone. And it's so damn annoying. For example:

~"A bond?" Nagito asked, lifting an index finger to his chin.

"Bond...?" Hajime repeated.~

~work of some enormous organization."

"... Enormous organization?" Mikan repeated.~

So yeah.

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