Dangan Ronpa:return to Despair Academy

Growing Pains

"Igao...what did you do?!"I cried.

Tomoko let out a wail.She tried to move to Yoichis side,but Akihiro held her back as far as possible.

"Oh my god Yoichi!"Aya and Minako ran over to his body.There was a large arrow sticking out of his right shoulder,with little feathers sticking out from the end.

"Takumi...what happened?!"I asked.

"I...he just...I don't know!"Takumi looked just as horrified and confused as the rest of us.

"He shouldn't be dead yet.But I would take this opportunity to restrain him."Igao casually walked over to our group.He handed the bow to Akihiro,who looked calmer.His eyes were narrowed at him,like he just discovered a new enemy.

"You...how did you..."Yoshio was dumbstruck,still holding his wound on the floor.

"Do you want to talk or do you want to help me carry Yoichi to the infirmary?"Igao was already trying to pick Yoichi off the floor.Yoichi was squirming against him,but it did no good.His blood was already running down the front of his shirt.

Akihiro said nothing as he stalked over to Yoichis form and lift his arm over his neck.Together,the two hauled him down the hall towards the stairs.

"Tomoko,what the hell?!"Minako burst staring at Tomoko.

"Wh-what?"She looked confused.

"Why did you do that?!"She yelled looking furious.

"B-because-"She started

"Don't give me your whole,'because he would have died' shmeal!He would have had a hell of a more chance surviving than you!"Minako was shaking and tears of fury were pooling in her eyes.

"I-I-I"Tomoko was quivering.

"What would you have done if he actually slit your throat there?!Oh that's right,nothing!Because you would have been dead!Then he would have tried to kill the rest of us and your death would have meant nothing!"

"I d-did it for myself not f-for Akihiro's s-sake you jerk!If h-he's gone c-crazy...th-then I.....I...."

It was the first time I had ever heard Tomoko call someone something bad,like jerk.She turned on her heel and ran down the hall towards Akihiro and Igao.

"...do you think I was too hard on her?"Minako asked.

"Nah.She needs to be just as conscious of her own safety as ours."Yoshio stared after her as she ran away,then looked down and got to his feet.

"How's your shoulder?"I asked.Maiko was trying to creep over Yoshio's shoulder to get a peek at his cut,but his shoulder was about two inches taller than her head,so she was unsuccessful.

"It's not a deep cut,but it hurts like hell."He held his shoulder together and started down the hall after the others.

"Shizuko,do you need me to help you down the stairs again?"Takumi asked.

"No.I think I'm very awake."The world wasn't spinning anymore,so although I felt weak from the loss of blood I was fine on my own.

"Ok...and thanks,before I forget."He walked beside me.

"For what?"

"For,you know everything you were saying before.About trusting me."

"Of course!I trust you.You don't have to thank me for anything."

"...I really didn't do it."He insisted again

"I know."

"But you don't have any proof.So from now on,I'm going to work to find who really did it."