Great... Night time. Some are still uncertain of each other, others more trusting but... In the hopes of keeping their dreadful secret hidden, someone takes drastic actions.

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"C'mon Ash, let's go back to our dorms." Kirari turned to her.

"Yeah.." Ash agreed shakily, still wary because of their encounter with Monokuma.

They both began to walk to their dorms. Ash walked into the room and collapsed heavily on her bed before turning to Kirari.

"Why us?" She asked while trying to steady her breath.

"I don't know. Maybe they wanted to eliminate those who are the best, but we're just kids!" Kirari shook her head.

"I know..." Ash sighed,"But what can we do about it? It's not like we can start some sort of revolution. Monokuma has us all under his control!

"Oh, and about me telling you my secret... Well, I like you." Kirari admitted.

Ash blushed heavily and breathed out,"I like you, too."

"Wait, really?" She asked, shocked.

"Yes, really." Ash sadi sweetly, still blushing.

"Does this mean... We're dating?" Kirari blinked.

"It can, if that's what you want." Ash responded.

"Can it be?" Kirari asked.

"I'd love it to be!" Ash exclaimed.

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The door to Jay's room was locked but you could hear the chaos inside as a cat screeched, an owl chirped in alarm, Jay cursed, books fell, papers went flying and all hell broke loose inside the room.

"Do you need some assistance in there?" Terishi asked, she always seemed to be walking by when the chaos happened.

"Yes?! No?! Maybe!?" The door was flung open and both the cat and owl flew out, followed by a weasel," They just keep appearing, I don't get it."

Terishi scooped up the cat,"You must be cursed with animal friends."

"This reeks of my sister. She's always been into magicky stuff, she's probably working with that bear!" Jay spat angrily.

"What a bitch." Terishi began stroking the cat.

"Hey!" Jay scowled, fighting to keep a straight face,"I'm serious!"

"But they're so cute!" Terishi stated.

Jay leaned against the wall,"If you say so."

"Do you have a name?" She asked the cat.

"Meow." The cat spoke.

"Hm." Terishi began to think.

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"Yo, Monokuma." Ray called out, bored as hell and wanting another maniac to talk to.

"What?" He appeared in front of him.

"Can you give me a motivate please? I wanna see how much bullshit you've got left in you." Ray asked.

"Whoops, guess I missed you." Monokuma handed him an envelope,"There, your deepest, darkest secret!"

"Bet!" Ray opened up the envelope quickly.

"If nobody dies within the next twenty-four hours, it'll be exposed to everyone!" Monokuma told him.

"Bro, if everyone knows I'm a crime boss, I could make so many puns! You have no idea." Ray grinned.

"Fair enough but I do need to say, someone's secret is that they killed someone!" Monokuma informed him.

"Well, then no secrets will be revealed." Ray sighed,"I'll go find the body."

"Well, that's not what I meant but someone is dead." Monokuma shrugged.

"Oh, so they murdered someone before the killing game." Ray realized,"I'm gonna go find the body."

"Have a nice evening!" Monokuma waved.

Ray then ran to the dorms and knocked on Stevie's door, hoping she was there.

"Stevie?"

"First off, I deeply apologize for... You know what happened. Second, someone is dead and you probably know where everyone is because you care about everyone. On that note, stop caring about me, please. If you knew mine, you'd never let me out of my dorm. Shit- I'm getting sidetracked. So... Who have you noticed missing?" Ray asked.

"Well, it's been a while since I've seen Dimitri, Scorpius, Scott, Jeff and Akira." Stevie answered before crossing her arms,"And I'm not gonna stop caring."

"Scott might've committed suicide but no one would kill him and if he were to kill anyone, it would be me. Akira is a fighter, she couldn't be dead... If Dimitri or Scorpius is dead, it's one of the other. They're always together. That leaves Jeff. You go check up on Jeff, I'll look for the other two." Ray sighed,"But why won't you stop? What have I done for you, ma chére? Nothing. I have probably affected you negatively if anything. So why?"

"Because... I, well-" Stevie stammered.

Ray said nothing and waited for her.

"I like you.." She mumbled.

Ray paused for a moment before a deep shade of red started appearing on his face.

"Erm- Uh-" Ray tried to say something, clearly flustered.

"I'll, uh, I'll go look for Jeff." She went to leave.

"Wait! I'm pretty shit with emotions but... I think I like you too." Ray told her, his blush growing as he spoke.

"Y-you're serious?" Stevie blinked.

Ray nodded, hiding his face in his hands, embarrassed. Stevie smiled and went to take his hand, flinching back when they heard a familiar voice.

"Ooh! Ray's got a crush!" Akira pointed.

Ray hissed under his breath,"Akira, you bitch!"

"And... I'm third-wheeling." She sighed.

"You- go look for Scorpius. I'll look for Dimitri and Stevie, can you try and check up on Jeff, please?" Ray asked before realising he asked nicely,"I meant, go check up on Jeff!"

Stevie chuckled,"Of course I will."

"Stay safe and make sure not to get killed! After all, I need loyal subjects." Ray grinned, zipping away.

"Whatever you say." Akira shrugged as she skipped off.

"If Alfonzo, Harley or Isabelle knew about what happened today, I wouldn't hear the end of it." Ray thought as he headed towards Dimitri's room.

The door was... Open slightly. That's always a good sign. Ray opened the door, looking around. The room was... Clean. Too clean, it would be suspicious if he wasn't the Ultimate Butler. Ray inspected the room, looking under the bed, chair and desk. There was really nothing but... A blood splatter on the edge of his bedside table. The rest of the room was completely spotless though and it smelled strongly of... Bleach?

"Dimitri is one hundred percent dead and I know exactly who did it... Wait, Akira is with them! Crap-" Ray beelined towards Scorpius' dorm.

"And then I said, fire? I barely know her." Akira giggled from inside.

Ray knocked on the door and Akira opened it to reveal her, Scorpius and Scott, the latter doing each other's hair.

"Akira, there is something... Rather important that I need to tell you." Ray told her, not wanting to attract any suspicion from Scorpius.

"You found Dimitri's corpse?" She asked quietly.

"Well, I found his blood." Ray sighed.

"Well, those two aren't dead so there's only one." Akira nodded.

"Y'know what? You have fun. I'll go get Stevie." Ray sighed, walking towards Jeff's room.

Stevie walked out as Ray ran over, closing the door behind her.

"Dimitri is dead and Scorpius did it but Akira is friends with them, I don't know what to do." He shook his head.

"Things are never easy here." Stevie sighed.

"Yeah... Shall we go look for a body romantically?" Ray asked jokingly.

"Why not?" She shrugged.

"Now then... I doubt the body would be in the bathroom so... Where else? Maybe they stuffed the body somewhere?" Ray asked.

"Hm, maybe the library? He spent a lot of time in there." Stevie suggested.

"True..." Ray nodded slowly,"Shall we go then?"

"After you." Stevie nodded.

"Ladies first." Ray tossed back.

"Exactly, why aren't you going?" Stevie asked.

"I'm a snake, not a lady." Ray chuckled.

"Fair enough." Stevie shrugged, starting to walk.

Ray followed after her.

"Right, library." Stevie muttered, pushing open the door.

"Coffee machine-" Ray exclaimed, thinking about running over to it but snapping back to reality.

"Ray, focus." Stevie nudged him.

"Right, sorry." Ray laughed nervously.

"Honestly.." She sighed, shaking her head.

That's when it fell... Dimitri...

"Uh... Yay, we found another corpse... Let's look for the murder weapon." Ray sighed,"Can you please check him for wounds and try to find the cause of death while I look for evidence?"

"On it." Stevie bent down.

Ray scanned the area, looking around the bookshelves. Stevie's eyes picked up on multiple things. A slash on Dimitri's neck and many wounds along his arms. She then flipped him over and there were more wounds on his back. That's when Ray noticed a knife tucked between two books, no blood on it whatsoever.

"I found the murder weapon! It's been wiped clean, like Dimitri's room, so they clearly had plenty of time after committing this crime." Ray deduced,"Need I say more?"

Stevie shook her head,"Multiple wounds inflicted by a sharp object, that knife. I'd say he either died from the slash on his neck or he bled out."

"MONOKUMA, WE FOUND THE BODY SO GET YOUR ASS IN HERE!" Ray yelled.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Monokuma ran in,"There's only two of you? I need three innocents to make the announcement!"

"I'm gonna lose my fucking voice... AKIRA, GET YOUR ASS IN HERE AND STOP FLIRTING WITH SCOTT AND SCORPIUS!" Ray yelled.

"I am not into them, so not my type. My type is purple-" Akira rolled her eyes, noticing Dimitri,"Shame."

"Good enough for you, Freddy Fazfuck?" Ray asked.

"Yes." Monokuma briefly disappeared.

'A body has been discovered! Everyone, please gather in the second floor library immediately!"

"Jesus, finally." Ray sighed.

Soon enough, people began filing into the library.