Despair AU
⚠️Tw:Abuse, Panic Attack⚠️
Kokichi's POV
Is this some kind of sick joke! Why would she do this! I mean...she doesn't know, but still!

Curious what I'm talking about? Well let's start from the beginning. I was messing around with Mui in the cafeteria.
"Ya lying little abortion!"
"Really? Your supposed to be the 'Golden Girl Genius'...or something, and your reusing insults. I expected more of you to be honest. JUST KIDDING! That was a lie!" I exclaimed putting my pointer finger up to my mouth.
She drooled slightly spewing more useless insults which I always had a comeback. Until she came up to me and picked me up.
"Y'know when kids are bad they get timeout! And since you look like one in the cabinet you go!" She exclaimed. Her reasoning made no sense to be honest. I was kicking and struggling but no use. And I was in the cabinet. 'Just a few minutes keep the mask up' I thought inhaling and exhaling calmly. Click. "What was that?" I questioned my voiced quivered ever so slightly. 'A lock!" I can just see her. Hands on her hips smiling like she won an award. I clenched my jaw before I heard her walking away. As soon as I heard the door shut I yelled for help.

And now I'm here crying my eyes out. The walls are slowly closing in. My hands grasped on to my hair tearing it from my scalp. My knees rested against my cheast. My breathing was unsteady and my whole body was shaking. I let out a choked sob.
"Hello?" Someone called out.

Shuichi's POV
I was walking towards the Kitchen with Maki. We were going for lunch. Kaito was not with us because he hasn't been feeling to well ever since we opened those new areas. Then I realized something. "Have you seen Kokichi? I haven't seen him since breakfast." I asked turning the corner. "Maki raised her hand to her chin thinking "Actually...no. I hope he isn't planing something bad." She said twirling her hair, glaring by the end of the sentence. "I hope he's ok." I mutter to which she nods as I opened the door for us into the kitchen. As soon as we enter me and Maki look at each other. Whispers filled the room along with a sob. "Hello?" I asked.

"Hello!?!" The voice sounded panicked.
"Who's there?" Maki asked getting ready to fight.
Another sob came before a yell "IT'S KOKICHI! JUST GET ME OUT PLEASE!" He screamed.
Maki looked shocked before we followed the erupting sobs. We stoped near a cabinet in the very left corner near the floor. "Kokichi, in here?" I questioned looking at the lock. I heard a slight whimper. "There's a lock..." I mutter. "Miu has the key." Kokichi choked out. "move." Maki stated before crouching down and breaking the lock. I stared surprised before opening the door. The sight before me scared me. The once cocky, lying, leader was curled in a ball, clutching his hair and crying his eyes out. I looked at Maki here mouth was agape. 'I'm going to Miu.' She mouthed. You could see her anger. I nodded and turned back to the smaller male.
"Kokichi..." I mutter. He looked up before jumping into my arms. He gripped onto my shirt staining it with tears. He was hyperventilating and shaking. I rubbed circles in his back and played with his hair. "Take a deep breath in, and out. Good! Don't stop keep going." I say quietly comforting him. His breathing calms down a bit. "Can you explain what happened?" I asked. He took a deep breath nodding.

"When I was younger, my parents abused me. Whenever I would cry during it they would lock me in small spaces for days. I became claustrophobic after that. Well I was arguing with Miu and s-she locked m-me in the cabinet a-and left." He stuttered. "It's ok. Your safe now." After a few more minuets he was asleep.
I picked him up and walked to my room. Meeting Maki on the way. "Is he ok?" She asked looking at the boy in my arms. She ran a hand through his hair, in which he hummed with content making her smile a bit. "Yeah he's ok now thankfully.". She nods and continues forward.
We get to my dorm and I place him in my bed. Kissing him on the forehead I sigh. 'I won't let that happen again.' I thing sitting in a chair reading a book, 'I promise!'

A/N
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