The Ultimate Hunt {DRV3 AU}

Thank You.

"What are you doing here..." The first words they've spoken in the past three years and it's what are you doing here? Really? Kokichi didn't know whether to be furious, relieved or scared. He hadn't seen his brother for three whole years when the whole went in chaos. He could have been dead, Kokichi thought he had died for the first few months. Before, of course... he'd seen the news coverings. Several teenagers from Hopes Peak had converted to despair while the rest had been scattered. He hoped his brother had been scattered, trying to find him again even through thick and thin yet the more he ran the less he seems sure of that.

One of his towns had been bombed by the despaired teenagers. The future foundation was trying to get things under control though nothing seemed to change. He felt surer and surer his brother was causing the mess until he got confirmation by the foundation. His brother was in the class that fell to despair. He also got a warning.

If he see his brother or notices him or finds him.

Run.

He should be running, why wasn't he running, he was glued to the spot.

"Whose this?" The brown haired boy asked. Kokichi didn't recognise him but as he turned his face it was like one eye was green and the other was red. Of course that was just the sun but it was very alarming.

Kokichi still didn't speak to either boy. The white haired one got worried, edging closer. Kokichi took a step back. He was scared. No. He was terrified. He didn't know if his brother was still in despair, or if his brother would ever want to see him again. He imagined a teary reunion yet Komaeda was just treating him like he'd walked into his room.

"Kokichi...?" Komaedas voice wobbled. Now he was concerned. Maybe he didn't remember what happened since he was despairified. Maybe he didn't want to see Kokichi. Maybe he hated him. Kokichi wouldn't blame him.

Did Komaeda know about the ultimate hunt? Did he care? Kokichi reasoned with himself. No, if he knew he'd try to get into contact.

Another part of him argued. What if Komaeda wasn't searching for him. He didn't care. He wanted to leave his old life behind, start a new one. It wouldn't be unlike him. He didn't speak about his past much.

He was still frozen to the spot. Komaedas voice grew even more worried as he's trembled.

He didn't know what to say. Should he start with the three years bit. How they hadn't seen each other. How much Kokichi missed him. Or should he also act natural. It would be awkward, but if he was treating Kokichi casually, he should return it, right?

Kokichi took a few steps back, just as Shuichi and Rantaro caught up with him. They had been following his footprints after all.

"What's wrong? Who are you?" Shuichi looked from Kokichi, trembling and blankly staring with a mix of emotions in his eyes, to Komaeda, trembling too yet not as much with a concerned expression.

"My name is Komaeda..." Komaeda glanced from Kokichi to Shuichi. "And you must be my brothers friends."

"Brother?" Shuichis eyes windened, turning back to Kokichi. "I didn't know you had a brother."

Komaedas friend did the same to Komaeda. "I didn't know you had a brother either, what the hell?"

"We haven't seen each other since before the end of the world..." Komaeda explained. Kokichis blood was fuming, how could his brother handle this so casually.

"You left me!" Kokichi shouted. Instantly the mood turned sour. Komaedas eyes windened as everyone elses got confused. He knew what this was about. "You... You fell to despair, I was so scared and helpless... I didn't know what to do, who to trust, I just wanted my big brother back." Kokichis mind ran off, his voice gets quieter than his inial statement. He didn't have control over his words anymore, he was spitting out whatever came to mind, which was alot of truth. "I missed you... Alot. And then, the future foundation told me not to talk to you, to not see you and to run away from you if u ever saw you again... And now you're here, and I'm not sure what to think, I'm not sure who I am."