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Genre - I really don't know actually

Main setting - Future Foundation Facility

Universe - Normal AU + my own twist

Words - 2,930 Words

Side note - This may be a normal au, but is does have it's differences. Like a lot of them so let me explain.

This is part 2 of 'Betrayal'
Please read that before continuing

In this, they are not the remnants of despair. the future foundation found all of them and saved them before it was too late. being a remnant or despair means a completely different thing. remnants of despair have sunken into despair completely and want to complete what Junko couldn't. Junko almost destroyed the world but was saved by the future foundation; and then ended up joining. She can become rebellious at times, which explains monokuma and shit, but they realized that it  wasn't for them to fall into despair, but to see how terrible despair really is. As you see, it ended up working. Junko isn't that stupid. And now we are here.
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The first sense he regained was sound

He heard a beeping noise that he could immediately confirm to be a heart monitor. A fan was on in the room which brings us to the next one he regained. Touch.

He knew that he was in a blanket, which was definitely helping with how cold the room was. He knew this by his face and hands.

Next was sight

Well, it was supposed to be sight

But everything was a blur

All he could make out was the room was completely white. There were no windows. He turned his head to see a different color. It was definitely someone's hair color, but that was all he could see. It was some sort of blonde.

And then that person turned around

"Oh, Kazuichi! You are awake!"

It was a female's voice, but he couldn't pinpoint who's voice. "Oh wait, you can not see me right? Let me help you." The female walked closer and stopped on the side of his bed. She seemed to pick up something and then put it on his face. It was a pair of glasses. And he got to take in his surroundings and figure out who it was.

"S-Sonia?"

Nevermind clapped her hands in delight and then stopped. "Give me one moment, I have to go get Hajime!" She hurried out of the room just to come back a few seconds later. She brought in another person. This person had dark brown hair that reached his shoulders. He had one green eye, while the other was red.

"Kazuichi! i didn't expect you to be up yet..."

He said that in slight disappointment, which confused the pinkette. Nevermind seemed to tell, so she explained. "Me and Hajime had a small bet. He believed that Akane would wake up before you and I bet on you waking up first." She said with a smile. Would it really matter? It was already great that he was awake. "Now Hajime owns me and you his dessert!" Nevermind said while clapping her hands in joy.

Dessert? Why does it sound like they are in some sort of isolation...

Where was he anyway?

"W-Where are we...?" Souda asked while sitting up in the bed. They both didn't answer and it was completely silent until the door opened.

"I can answer that..."

It was a voice he thought he would never hear again. He remembered that this person was... deleted.

"Hajime, Sonia, may you please leave so I can speak with Kazuichi..." They both looked at eachother and then left the room, closing the door behind them. The person took a seat on the chair beside him.

"How are you still alive Chiaki?"

She showed one of her signature smiles

"I'm not the Chiaki you know. That was an AI, I'm the human counterpart. I don't know completely of what may have happened in that world, but I know the most of it. You are currently in the Future Foundation Headquarters, along with everyone else. You are here because you were close to falling into despair."

He was definitely paying attention to her speaking, until she said one thing. 'You are currently in the Future Foundation Headquarters, along with everyone else.

"Wait, does this mean everyone else is here? Like, Right now?" He asked while throwing the blankets off of himself so he could get up. "Wait! they are here, but just not in a condition to talk..."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Kazuichi... he isn't awake, and he will not be awake until a few more days..."

She knew exactly what he was getting at. He was eager to see him again. "I rather you read this before doing anything else... my father will be here shortly to give you something to eat for lunch." He was handed a black folder while Nanami walked out of the room.

Souda analyzed the folder first before opening it. It looked like a normal folder, nothing different about it compared to a school folder. He sat on the hospital bed and opened it. He was greeted with a picture of himself... but it didn't remind him of himself.

He looked emotionless. Sad. Depressed. Without any ounce of hope left in his body. He wasn't smiling like usual, instead he was keeping a straight face with a subtle frown. His hair was a bit longer than he remembered it was in the program. His glasses were on instead of his pink contacts. It seemed he really didn't care for his hair for the fact that it looked unkept and his dark roots were growing in. Souda turned to the next page.

Kazuichi Souda
19 years old / June 29th
Status : Saved

That side had all of his physical information. His blood type, weight, chest size, and even his shoe size.  They had the things he was allergic to,  which he recalled nothing but for some reason 'bullshit' was written. There were a few sections in the paper so he went through all of them.

Souda was admitted into the facility on free will, asking Kyoko Kirigiri to 'take the feeling of despair away' after hearing what the future foundation could do. He showed no resistance and was cooperating with members. He was able to answer every question asked without any issues.

As he read, he became relieved that he wasn't kidnapped. He was also happy that he came here in time. Souda looked at another page.

Souda moves out of his family home a few months before coming here. His father was mentally abusive towards him while drunk while his mother was out of the picture. He now lives in his own apartment where we presume that it got worse. From our knowledge, Souda only knew one person before the program, Akane Owari. They both were close friends and seemed to connect well. He said himself that he didn't have any other friends other than her, and he never considered her anything more than a friend.

Souda was bullied by his looks at school, not just by speech but by fights as well. Once he went to highschool he revamped his look by dying his hair and giving himself contacts. He said that he also changed up his style and tried to work out a bit to help change a bit more. He liked his new look and it seems as if this was the only thing that was going for him.

So far he knew most of this, but not everything. For some reason he couldn't remember it all. He quickly read through the rest and then put the folder down beside him. Why didn't he remember most of that? Maybe it has something to do with his memory being wiped out. And still. He couldn't believe that he never met Kuzuryu in this world...

He shouldn't just sit there and do nothing. Maybe he should check if Owari has woken. Then he can ask her about their past. But first, maybe he should freshen up a bit.

He walked himself over to a closed off room labeled 'Bathroom'. Definitely the bathroom right? When he opened the door, the light came on automatically. He was facing the mirror. He looked close to the picture. He actually didn't believe how close he looked.

He just looked more... alive

He didn't have tired bags in his eyes. He looked bright. Ready for whatever was going to come at him. He looked hopeful.

And to himself, he thought he looked pretty fine

Souda did wash his face, but that's all before he left the bathroom, and soon his own room. He walked into a while hallway, with multiple doors. At the end of the hallway there were double doors that led to who knows where.

But he knew what the other doors were for

He wasn't that stupid

So he started to walk down the hall; looking through the mini windows in the door to find her room.

But he stumbled across something different

Oh fuck...

He ran to the door and tried to open it, but it was locked. Laying in the bed in the room was Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu. He had a breathing tube hooked up to him. Did something happen? Was he alright? He didn't care about meeting Owari and the other survivors. He could wait there all day... just to see his eyes open—

Why did he have an eyepatch on?

Souda let out a sigh and stepped back from the door. That's when something caught his eye. Beside the door was a mailbox that held a black folder. Maybe he could... just take a peek...

He didn't just take a peek—

He looked around to make sure no one was in that hallway. After making sure it was clear, he starched the folder and ran back to his room. That wasn't a peek

But anyway, it didn't matter

Kuzuryu wouldn't be too upset. Hey, he doesn't have to know.

He closed the door behind him and sat on his bed

The folder looked just like his own, but it wasn't. It was someone else's. He hesitated to open it. Souda knee this was invading his privacy, but he was just curious.

Once he had the balls to open it, he was greeted with a picture of the blonde, and he definitely looked different. For one, he was missing a fucking eyeball. It was covered by a bandage, but it was obvious that an eye wasn't there. And his head wasn't as short as it was in the program. It fell to his ears and was surprisingly fluffy. He still had that permanent blush that stained his cheeks and a bit of his nose... but his expression. He looked so sad. It broke Souda's heart.

But he couldn't stare at his picture forever

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu
18 years old / August 16th
Status / Unknown

Unknown? What did unknown mean? Is he not okay? Is something wrong? Maybe if he continued to read he would get it. Just like in his own, it listed all of his information.

Kuzuryu wasn't cooperative at all. Toko Fukawa was the one that found him and immediately called for backup. She said that she was on her lunch break when she heard crying in an alley. While going to investigate, she witnessed something that her alter, Genocider Syo could describe. Kuzuryu had pokes out his own right eye. Syo attempted to get him to come with her, but he put up a fight. The fight didn't last long due to him passing out from blood lost.

So he did that to himself? He must have actually been too far into despair. Souda continued to read.

It took a while for him to speak to us, but eventually he did. He claims that the despair started with the death of his mother when he was younger and became worse after his sister's death in a car crash they were both in.

So she wasn't killed in the school... but did he have to watch her die? God... That probably left a scar

His father had always been neglectful towards him. Kuzuryu mentioned on a couple occasions of his father hitting him; leading us to believe it wasn't just child neglect, but also child abuse. Kuzuryu told us that he ran away, not long after Fukawa found him and was living on the streets.

This made Souda feel so much worse. Where the fuck was Pekoyama? Didn't they know eachother? They had to know eachother atleast a bit.

He then shared a story of his only friend; we can only assume was Peko Pekoyama based on the description he gave. He said that she helped him leave his father and even took him in for a few days. But then suddenly she kicked him out and cut ties with him. He said he felt depressed. Like there was nothing left for him. No one left for him.

He couldn't take reading anymore, so he slammed the folder shut. Souda didn't want to read about anything else about his past. For one he didn't want to know how much he went through; as selfish as that did sound. And he already was being rude with looking through his private crap.

Souda got up from the bed and left the room. He returned the folder, but didn't leave out of Kuzuryu's doorway. He tried one more time at the door. He just wanted to be beside him. Just to hold his hand again... It's been too long...

"Woah! You look different!"

The pinkette turned to the voice immediately to see Owari. She seemed so energetic and happy... "Come on! Stop standing around!"

That reminded him. Their friendship before the program... "Hey Akane, can we talk in private please?"

She was confused, but nodded

And they left to her room to discuss it

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It's been 2 weeks since Souda had woke up.

So far Komaeda, Tanaka, Nidai, Tsumiki, Mioda, Saionji, Pekoyama, and Koizumi were awake

With this pattern, Kuzuryu had to be the next awake. That was correct, actually he was already awake! He just wasn't... alright.

You see, when Tsumiki woke up, she couldn't stop crying. It was so terrible that it was hard for her to breathe. Not only that, but they insist on her walking around with a breathing tube. It was a lot more wrong than what everyone was saying.

And the same was happening to Kuzuryu... just without sadness and with anger

It was the middle of the night and everyone was waken up by loud bangs and screaming. The worse part was that they couldn't leave there rooms to see what was happening because doors locked at nighttime. A lot of the workers ran to the blonde's room, and the next thing Souda saw from that tiny window was Kuzuryu leaving the room... not walking but on a stretcher.

Now it was two days since that happened, and he wasn't seen. From what everyone else said, Hanamura was showing signs of waking up soon. But Souda didn't care.

He wanted to see Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu

"Souda Kazuichi, please follow me."

It was Mr. Byakuya Togami. This was so sudden. But without questioning anything, he got up and followed him. They walked to a part of the building that he had never been into.

Togami stopped in from of a door

It had no windows, but a small slot that seemed big enough for just hands. "I watched how much you and your friend got along in the program."

He was talking about Kuzuryu right...

"He isn't stable and he's acting like he's a crazy person. I want you to calm him down enough to leave this room."

Souda didn't have a problem with that. He was already worried about him. He wanted—no he needed to see him. "I can do that." Togami nodded and unlocked the door.

The room was a lot smaller than his own. It had another door, which he could only believe was the bathroom. He also expected the room to be a mess with how he acted that one night, but it was clean. Everything but the bed was clean. On the bed was a figure wrapped in all the blankets. That was him.

He walked to the bed where he realized that he wasn't asleep. Just there. Shaking. The room wasn't cold like his own, so he didn't understand why he was doing that.

"F-Fuyuhiko?"

He mumbled. The figure jumped a bit. I guess he didn't expect Souda's voice. Kuzuryu seemed to adjust himself, but after that he didn't move. He didn't think it was actually him. Maybe believed it was a dream...

He sat down on the bed beside the other. And immediately he was attacked with a hug; pushing him down on the bed.

It seemed as if he was crying...

And this brought back the tears from after the blonde's trial

And they were both crying

Teary and gay

"I-I missed you so fucking much..." the blonde mumbled into Souda's chest, followed by a small laugh. It seemed as if they were both smiling like the idiots they are. "I know you did!" After that remark Kuzuryu just felt that it was right to slap him.

But even after that they were still just smiling

And that's when the blonde grabbed the other's face and kissed him.

And let's be honest, Souda didn't complain

I guess he did more than what Togami asked after that...

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