Got a secret

Can you keep it

Swear this one you'll save

Better lock it in your pocket

Taking this one to the grave

If I show you then I know you

Won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret

If one of them is dead

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It was a good day for everyone so far.

People had even managed to make friends, which was a surprise for some of them. Pauline never thought she'd find people who would accept her and her nature, Rubi was on the way to admitting why she had put up such a cold front, and... Birdo was still friendless. But everyone else, they were fine and happy.

Well, minus Waluigi.

He was upset, upset that his friend had been killed, upset that his other friend had murdered that friend. It was complicated, he knew that. But the fact that this happened...

Mona. Wario. Everyone was gone. He couldn't help the feeling that they'd given him. Without a place to gamble his feelings away, he felt lost.

What was he supposed to do now? It wasn't like him to act like this...

He'd remember them, forever.

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"Y'know, it's nice that we're all like this," Maria said. She was talking to Peach, Rosalina, and Daisy. "I'm glad that we're all getting along."

"Yeah, it's nice," Rosalina agreed. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Maria. I really liked your bathing suit, it was cute."

"Th-thanks," Maria smiled, looking away. "Im glad!"

"It was pretty cute," Peach replied, twirling her blonde hair. "Maybe I should get one like that when I get out of here."

"I liked yours more," Mario was quick to refute Peach's claim. "You looked pretty, Peach."

"Thanks," Peach clasped her hands behind her back. "I know I looked good."

"Screw bathing suits," Daisy shook her head. "Did you guys see me during volleyball? Man, that was so much fun."

"That was an unfair advantage," Rosalina laughed. "Whoever was on your team meant that they were winning."

"Ahah! Maybe," Daisy's eyes lit up from the compliment. "I take pride in that, so I'm happy to hear it!"

"Well, you deserve it," Rosalina smiled. "Alright, I've got to get going, I want to go check up on Rubi. See you guys later!"

The blonde female stood up, and walked away, leaving Peach, Mario, and Daisy with Maria. Although, Peach soon declared that she was hungry, so Mario and her left.

"So, got anything juicy I should know about?" Daisy winked, not really meaning anything, but Maria looked away shyly. "Ooh, there is something!"

"N-no, I have no idea what you're talking about," Maria claimed. "Absolutely none..."

"Oh, come on! I promise I won't tell anyone."

"Ugh, fine," Maria sighed. "I... I like someone. Oh my gosh."

"What? Who? Is he cute?"

"Well...." Maria looked away. "You better not tell anyone. He... is a she."

"What!?" Daisy's eye's were wide open. "I'd never tell anyone! Who is it?"

"Ugh... why do I have to say it?" Maria pouted. "I..."

"Pleasseeeeee?"

"It's... fine. It's Rosalina."

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"Hey, Rubi," Rosalina greeted the blonde, who was once again clutching her racket. "How are you?"

"Good," Rubi looked down. "Hey.. can I tell you something?"

"Yeah! Of course."

"I was mean... for a reason," Rubi sighed. "I've always been good at badminton. A prodigy, people called me. When I was younger, I received a lot of praise. But as I got older, I didn't grow. I was still short. People made fun of me so much... they still do. I wasn't allowed to participate in tournaments, people ridiculed me. I just... I thought that if people understood how I felt, they'd stop treating me like dirt."

"Oh, Rubi..." Rosalina patted the girl on the back. "I'm sorry. That's horrible."

"I just wish people wouldn't discriminate against me," Rubi's fists clenched. "I didn't ask to be short. I didn't ask to have a growing disorder. I just... Ugh!"

Tears began to run down her face as she grieved her life's worth of tragedy and teasing.

"But I... I think I'm beginning to realize that this isn't helping," Rubi sniffed. "Making other people feel the same way isn't helping at all, it's just leaving me miserable. I think... I think I want to give friendship a start, but I don't think anyone would want to..."

"Don't worry about it," Rosalina smiled. "I'm willing to."

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Kaira and Saiko were laying on the redhead's bed, talking about random things until Saiko brought up an important discussion.

"Kaira, Saiko hopes you realize that before all this happened, Saiko was meant to be sold," Saiko sighed. "I...Saiko doesn't want to go through that again."

"You were meant to be sold?" Kaira sat up straight, her red eyes flashing in anger. "I don't... I don't understand..."

"Saiko's not the only one created from a tube... but Saiko was the first. When Saiko was successful, they wanted to sell Saiko... since Saiko was apparently something everyone would want," Saiko practically spit the words out. "Blonde hair, blue eyes, Saiko was created for beauty. Created for this damn world, where people could... could use me..! Saiko's only means of defense was a scythe..."

"Saiko..."

"Saiko doesn't want to get out of here," Saiko confessed. "Nothing is out there for me... but for you there is."

"I-"

Saiko pulled out Kaira's katana, and pointed it at herself.

"Kaira has a future outside of here, Saiko's only future is with you," Saiko told her, placing Kaira's hand on her katana. "Kill Saiko, so you can be free."

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"Ugh, I'm so hot," Pauline sighed, fanning herself with her hand. "I can't wait to get in the pool."

"Agreed," Soleil smiled, with a mild bump on her head from when she had fallen. "Let's go!"

"That would be ideal," Peach agreed, Mario not following her for once. "I'm ready to calm down."

The three stepped out of the locker room when they discovered something horrible.

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"Oh god," Soleil turned around, not wanting to see it. "Why does it always happen to me..!"

"That's a horrible thing to say!"

"Ahah!" Monokuma's voice sounded. "That's three! Why don't we find out who murdered poor Maria in the pool, don't we? Let the investigation commence!"

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Clues: Maria was found floating in the pool, pink blood on her head, with no sign of a weapon. Other than that, there seems to be nothing.

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Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Unfortunately, Maria has now kicked the bucket...

Since not everyone was happy with how we cut straight into the trial last chapter, I'll have a tiny tiny investigation, but I'm following from the NARRATORS POV. So don't expect any sort of character zoom in, it's only going to be the important stuff.

Who do you think did it, and why?

Thanks for reading!