Lost in your mind

I wanna know

Am I losing my mind?

Never let me go

If this night is not forever

At least we are together

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone...

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"Hmm," Peach stared at the library, where books were piled on the shelves for days. "Where would you hide something that reveals the truth about this place...?"

"Here? I thought we discussed this already," Mario asked, confused. "There's so many books, though..."

Peach and Mario were attempting to figure out the secret behind Mushroom High. It seemed just like a normal place- but it was hosting such a horrible secret.

"I think it's too obvious."

"I think we should still check," Peach frowned. "So... lets start reading!"

"I can't wait."

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"Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were in a different dimension?" Kaira asked, sharpening her katana as Saiko brushed her hair.

"Hm... nope!" Saiko shrugged. Her blonde roots were showing more now, irritating her.

"I feel like being in another dimension would hurt, and be weird," Saiko said. "Wouldn't you meet new people? That's so strange."

"Would you want to meet new people?" Kaira asked, amused. "I wouldn't want to."

"Well, Kaira's antisocial," Saiko laughed, putting her brush away and beginning to apply makeup. "Meeting new people is fun! All sorts of personalities- and-"

"But you'd leave everyone and everything behind," Kaira pointed out. "Ditch the old, and bring out the new. I hate change."

"Hmm... now Saiko's not sure how much she'd want to do that," Saiko thought about it. "Oh well."

"Would you remember me if you went away?"

Saiko was stunned for a moment by the sudden question. She'd never expected it from someone who seemed so confident- Kaira seemed as if she wasn't sure of the answer.

"Of course Saiko would," Saiko told the redhead, and she relaxed. "Duh! Saiko already told you, she's got nothing left to live for in the world."

"Oh course. My bad."

"Saiko could do without this world, though," Saiko looked around, annoyed at their constraints to which Kaira sadly smiled. "It's so morbid."

"Well, Saiko, maybe one day..."

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"Hmm," Soleil tapped her chin, a pink apron tied around her waist. "What do you all want?"

"Cookies!" Sarah said immediately. "Let's make cookies!"

"Ooh, I like that idea!" Soleil smiled, and Rubi nodded in agreement. "Alright, hopefully we have all the ingredients for it..."

"Flour, eggs, sugar, brown sugar.... what kind of cookies?"

"Can we make chocolate chip cookies," Rubi requested quietly, washing her hands. "I love them."

"Yeah, of course!" Sarah agreed, looking at Soleil for confirmation, who nodded. "This sounds like a lot of fun."

"Yeah, although I'm not the best baker," Rubi shrugged. "But... I guess that's okay."

"It is!" Soleil was proud that Rubi was finally embracing the fact that she didn't have to be amazing at everything. "We're not all perfect. This just happens to be my speciality. Between just us, though, I'm a really bad driver. Don't get in the car with me if we ever get out of here."

"Noted," Sarah laughed. "Um... I have no idea how to make cookies, by the way..."

"Don't worry," Soleil said happily, her long pink hair tied behind her head. "Just follow my instructions, and we'll be fine!"

"Alright!"

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"Nothing," Mario put the open book over his head, groaning as he laid on the floor. "Nothing for the past... million years!"

"We've checked every single book practically," Peach growled, annoyed that they'd searched so long with no rewards. "There's gotta be something!"

"Nada. There's nothing. I checked there, there, there, over there, I want to cry."

"Neither of us checked the picture book section," Peach pointed out, desperate. "Did you?"

"No."

After a thorough search of the picture book section, Peach and Mario laid next to each other on the floor, defeated.

"I give up. There's nothing."

"Nothing here," Peach replied tiredly, not moving from exhaustion. "I'm sure if we look somewhere else we'll find some sort of clue for this place."

"Are you sure?" Mario asked doubtfully, obviously not wanting to do anymore necessary work. "I don't know where else to search."

"Well, we'll find something... eventually."

"Hopefully."

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The next morning, everyone gathered in the cafeteria. When Soleil entered the kitchen to begin cooking, she screamed loudly, and ran out. Curious, everyone else peeked into the kitchen, to see a sight hard to bear.

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"Saiko!?" Kaira cried out, falling to her knees.

"SAIKO!"

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Clues: the words 'sorry Tsuki' bloodstain on her chest, kitchen was locked, hands were pinned to the wall by knives, no blood on her fingertips.

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Hey everyone.... yeah I killed off Saiko... shoot me... cries. That's not my art by the way- it's SaltyNuts drawing because I couldn't bring myself to draw Saiko. With that said, I drew Saiko cause I like to torture myself. She's down below.

Who dun it?

Thanks for reading!