Scare me

Chapter 1: Challenge accepted + Scary Maze Game

It all happened one day, at the Rec Room. Mondo, Naegi, Fujisaki, Asahina, Leon and Yamada were playing Dead Space, actually Mondo was playing and the other were watching. Everyone was on edge, ready for a jump scare or a sudden death… Except Naegi. He was smiling, grinning with malice, looking at everyone. And when a monster jumped out of nowhere to cut the avatar into pieces, every single one except Naegi screamed in terror.

But Naegi was laughing, he was roaring in laughter, making everyone turn around and look at him in confusion. Was he making fun of them?

"N-Naegi-kun? You're not scared?" asked Asahina.

"Nope. Already played the game." he smiled.

"What? You played Dead Space?" asked Leon, not believing this.

"Yes! It's a great game, have those jump scares and gore but nothing scary."

"Nothing scary? What about what just happened?"

"I was expecting it. Be careful next time, Oowada-Kun." He smiled once more, waiting for the biker to press 'continue'

Everyone exchanged a glance of confusion. Naegi Makoto, the one who screams like a bitch when he get scared... Wasn't scared of a horror game. He played that horror game. They resumed the game and at each jump scares, Naegi laughed.

The next morning, everyone except Naegi from the 78th class were in the dining hall, taking over breakfast. The luckster's tardiness was beginning to be inacceptable for Ishimaru as he stood up to go look for him. But Mondo stopped him to tell him and the rest of the class something: Naegi isn't scared of Horror Games and somewhat it felt wrong. Everyone was a bit confused by that.

"That's why I want to challenge him! Everyone here will make him play horror games, and the one who manage to find one that will scare him wins!" he exclaimed.

"That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard…" sighed Hagakure.

"I think it could be fun actually." smiled Sayaka.

"No but seriously, he laughed when Mondo was getting cut into pieces!" said Leon. "We were all screaming and he was laughing!"

"What do we get as a reward?" asked Kirigiri, interest peaked.

"Naegi's scream."

"Ok, now it's getting interesting."

Everybody came to an agreement and will look for games, at the same moment the brunette dashed in the room. He quickly apologized to everyone for being so late. But as seeing everyone looking at him in a strange manner, he started to pat his face.

"Wh-What? Don't' tell me I forgot to shave again!?" he asked, worried.

Everyone cringed at the memories, some threw a quick glance to Kirigiri who remained stoic. And finally told him that it wasn't that, Junko first asked him if it was true that he wasn't scared of horror games. Naegi smiled and told them that it was indeed true, he doesn't like horror movies, except monsters one like Alien, and also doesn't like too gory ones but he never got scared of horror games, he didn't quite get why but he played a lot of them and only jumped sometimes, never screamed once, or at least very rarely. No one was buying it, all looking at him suspiciously.

"Hey come on! Kirigiri-san, you know I'm right, right?"

"Only about the Alien movies." she answered her boyfriend plainly.

"That's why, Naegi, you'll prove this to us!" exclaimed Mondo, "We'll make you play horror games to scare you andundo your lies!" he said with a big grin.

Everyone could already see it: Naegi starting to stammer and shiver, telling them that it was not necessary. Either apologize for the dumb lie or asking them not to do this challenge. Absolutely no one expected him to laugh. No one.

"Hahahahahaha!" he roared, holding his stomach and leaning backwards.

They heard him laugh nervously, happily and sometimes awkwardly. But this laugh looked like he was making fun of them, his eyes were even tearing up!

"Hahaha… Alright, challenge accepted!" he said with a big grin, "When do we start?"

No one knew what to say, he even was excited for this! Eventually, Togami took a step forth. Followed by Fukawa, of course. Naegi raised an eyebrow, he asked the heir if he played video games.

"Of course not, plebian. I don't see the use for someone like me to play commoners' games. But I know a game that will make you scream." He said with a smirk.

"I-I also don't play g-games… So I'll be with Byakuya-sama." stammered Toko Fukawa.

"So I guess I'll join this round too, since I don't play video games." calmly said Celeste as she join her classmates, "Sooner I join, sooner I'm done with this. For once, I don't care if I win or lose this game." she smiled sweetly.

"Yeah, I guess that if people wants to team up to find a game for Naegi to cry at, you guys can." added Mondo, "We can start after today's class at the Rec Room."

"Alright! Can't wait to see what you guys have in reserve for me!" laughed again the luckster, going to the kitchen for breakfast.

That evening in the Rec Room.

Naegi was sitting at the table, Togami, Fukawa and Celeste standing up behind him. The girl with twin braids set up the laptop in front of the luckster and put the game on. Naegi squinted his eyes to read the title.

"Scary Maze Game?..." he asked, the other nodded, "Alright, how do we play?"

"It's actually simple enough for someone like you to understand" mocked the blond teen, "You just have to keep the cursor of the mouse in the maze, don't touch the walls and reach the end. Also, you should play it with headphones."

"Alright, let's do this! I'll put the volume up." Smiled Naegi before starting the game.

He did the first level without any difficulties, the three teens behind the player looked at each other with a smirk, ready to see him scream and jump away from the screen. The brunette finished the second level also without problems and when he saw the third one, he let out a sigh when he saw the last part that was so small. He failed and restarted the game, gaining some mocking giggles from the three classmates behind. What they didn't know… was that Naegi had a mischievous smirk plastered on his face all this time.

He was again at the third level and this time, he'll do it. He reached the hard part and started to squint his eyes as he was focused on slipping the cursor through the tight corridor then suddenly, the screen changed to the face of the girl in the Exorcist and a loud screech was heard. Naegi jumped a bit but what amused him was the screams coming from behind him:

"EYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

He turned around, a playful smirk on his face, Togami, Celeste and Fukawa were huddled against the wall, a hand on their chest, holding tightly the fabric of their clothes and panting heavily while sweating a bit.

"What… Why? Didn't you had the headphones?" exclaimed the Heir, demanding an explanation, "Explain! Explaain! EXPLAAAAIN!"

"Well no, I already know that game." the ahoge boy smiled.

"Wh-What? You p-p-p-played that b-b-before?" stammered Fukawa, on the verge of fainting.

"Yes! And I also used that game prank on my old friends. But it looks like you pranked yourselves!" laughed the brunette as he stood up, ready to leave the room.

"How could you do this?" asked Celeste, shocked.

"Hehe! Sorry. Oh and by the way, you lost. I did jump but I didn't scream." he said as he exited the room, leaving the three classmates behind, watching him with shock.

Once he left the room, the three Ultimates looked at each other and nodded in agreement: they did not like Smuggy Naegi!

Once outside, all his other classmates were looking at him with smiles. They asked him if he screamed, he answered no and pointed at the room. Sakura and Mondo took a look inside, and looked at Naegi with surprise.

"What did you do?"

"We played the Scary Maze Game. They got scared. Not me." he grinned. "Who's next?!"

That's all for the first chapter! The chapters of this story will be pretty short, maybe even shorter than this one.

I already have some games prepared, if you have some, tell me so I can test them and know how to make Makoto Naegi react to them.

Note: Naegi won't win every time.

Note +: Which people should challenge our hero in the next chapter: Junko or Sayaka+Leon?