Dangan Ronpa: Again

Summary: "It was supposed to be over. We caught her, we opened the door!" It wasn't until he got to the main hall that he realized that it was happening again, and that only he and a certain heir remembered anything. Can this unlikely pair manage to change the future? Or are some things set in stone? Rated for violence, mature themes, and language.

A/N: The real purpose of this "prologue" is to kinda remind people of what was happening as they were leaving. Not entirely necessary for the story, but I think it deserved a place on here anyway. Feel free to go directly to chapter one! Side note though, there's gonna be both GuyxGuy and GirlxGuy parings in the story. If you feel uncomfortable with either of these, go ahead and turn back now! You've been warned! c:

Prologue:

The six of us stood at the very spot where we and nine others did at the beginning of our ordeal. It seems like ages ago, now that I think of it. We all went through so much to get where we stand.

The crippling feelings created from watching our friends die.

The horrible realization that two years of our lives together had been ripped away.

The terrible truth of what is known as "The Tragedy".

The despair.

Everything we went through was for the sake of despair; to take those who represented hope and crush them in all consuming despair. That was her goal.

But we beat her. Our hopes overwhelmed the despair she had tried so hard to bring down upon us. Though we understand that we may have been safer staying in her world of despair, our hopes compel us to venture out into the world. A world we know nothing of.

And so here we stand, looking at the large metal door. In my hand is the device Junko dropped before her death. The key to our freedom.

Hina says she's gonna look for the nearest donut shop; her one track mind is more than enough to make me crack a smile.

Hiro offers to give us all a reading sometime, should we meet again. With his 30% accuracy rate, I feel like I'd feel safer without one.

Byakuya says he's going to rebuild the Togami family until it's even stronger than before. He then says he might listen to us if we ever need anything, and may even help if he's not terribly busy. How very like him.

Toko says she'll write about her ordeal and her white knight Byakuya… and the rest of us too, she adds as an afterthought. I can only shake my head at this.

Finally, Kyoko speaks up. She says that even though this world is filled with despair, she's looking forward to face whatever comes up as long as it's with someone like me. I smile at her, and I can't help but think the same.

Without any other words to be said, we all turn back to the door. I glance back for one last look at our school, and with my head held high, push the button to what is supposed to be our future filled with hope.

And then everything goes black.