(Attention: I rewrote this chapter after being given some tips by u/DontCallMeMakiRoll (this is a reddit user sorrrrrrryyy), go show him some love. Please leave your comments and thoughts in the comments below! Bye-bye!

PS: This chapter's for you, Maki.) {This story is set in an AU: The killing games did not happen and Class 78, 77-B, 79th (DRV3 fan class name), and all the other SHSL's are in that same year. There are many characters you might not know, this is spoilers for the whole series. Everyone is in senior year, 16-18 years old. The SESL (Super Elementary School Level) are 11-12 years old}

{Wednesday, Lunchtime} "Lunch! Woooooo!" bellowed Kaito, who was already in line.

"Gosh, I love you, Kaito, but you're a dork sometimes..." replied Maki, walking slowly behind him. Rantaro, Gonta, Kiyo and Ryoma were all in line behind them, discussing things as usual.

Tenko, Angie, Himiko and Miu were next in line, laughing and sharing funny stories. Keebo, Kokichi, Kirumi and Tsumugi stood just behind, Kokichi being childish as usual around Kirumi while the other three watched, annoyed. Last in line were Shuichi and Kaede. She seemed to be oddly excited today, while Shuichi, well, he was always really neutral. He didn't seem to be affected by anything, or at least, it wasn't visible. Kaede was overly cheery.

"Whatcha gonna get today?" Kaede smiled.

"Oh, I might just get a sandwich. Maybe some juice as well. I'm not that hungry." Shuichi replies, smiling weakly.

"Are you ok?" she asks, moving along in the line.

"Oh, uh~ Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just tired. But hey, only two weeks left." he said.

"We have our final tests next week. Have you been revising..?" she questioned.

"Yeah. I've been trying to balance my work with Kyoko as well." They move up the counter and order their food; Shuichi got a sandwich and Kaede got a bowl of spaghetti. Moving to the table at the back with six chairs, they saw Kaito and Maki already sitting at the table.

"Hey, Shuichi!" smiled Kaito.

"Hey.." he mumbled back.

"Maki!" grinned Kaede

"Kaede. Nice to see you." Maki was being cradled by Kaito, of sorts, much to her embarrassment, and slight delight. However, she did not want anyone to know this.

Shuichi simply sat there and began eating, staying silent for the most part. Shuichi was usually silent if he had nothing to say, but even then, he was never silent when talking to Kaito (mainly because Kaito wouldn't let him be silent)

"Are you ok, Shuichi? You seem a little quiet, bro." Kaito asked, who was eating his spaghetti.

"Huh?" he was drinking, "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.." Shuichi replied gloomily as if something was wrong, but he did not show any more and instead continued with eating his sandwich. Kaede, Kaito and Maki sat laughing and slurping as they finished their food, Shuichi not.

"Sooooooo, have you been revising for finals?" Kaede leaned in with a smile.

"Hell yeah! I've done everything I can! I hope, heh.." Kaito chuckled a little.

"I think I've done well on my revision. I'm gonna use the weekend to have as much fun as I can. Although I may use tomorrow and Friday for testing Kaito." she put her hand over her mouth, "He seems to be forgetting a little.."

Five minutes later, Shuichi got up from the table without a sound and headed up to the library, not wanting to disturb the others. He needed to revise, and, although some would say he was revising too much, himself, he knew it was too little.

"Shuichi! Where are you going?" Kaede noticed that he was leaving, but Shuichi did not reply. He simply lifted his hand and waved. In the library, he took out his notebook and checked his exam timetable, which he was given early in an attempt to push the students to revise more. Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. "Literature. Where's my book for that..?" he said, rummaging around in his bag, "I'll need Maths as well." he continues to look, eventually finding the buried treasure in his bag. He studied the pages carefully, making sure to take in as much information as he could. "Shakespeare? Typical. I know too much about him.." The other day, he'd read a few sonnets and watched Macbeth, two very common topics for Shakespeare. Next, he opened his maths textbooks and perused the pages for trigonometry, calculus and algebra. "That, times x, plus y divided by 3... I think I've got algebra down." he continued to answer questions, becoming increasingly tired after every answer. "This'll be a breeze.. But what if I- No, I won't. I'll just study and then head to the last period. Which is, um..." he checks his timetable, and then continues revising. "What if I don't do well? What if suddenly something happens and I just forget? I could be missing things.." he was overcome by a wave of anxiety before promptly napping on the desk. BING BONG DING DONG! *static* Fifth period, let's go, students!

"Zzzzzz....Wh..? A-ah! Lunchtime's over! I've gotta get to class! PE, oh god!" he wakes from his nap and packs up his stuff, practically scrambling over to the sports hall. He sprinted to his locker on the way and got out his kit, before running to the changing room. Everyone was standing in the hall, and as he walked in, Kaito, Maki and Kaede turned and waved at him. He smiled back sheepishly, only to be faced with the coach.

"Saihara! You're here!"

"Sorry, Coach... I kinda fell asleep in the library." he held his hands behind his back and lined up next to Kaito and Maki, while the lesson started. It was a dodgeball game. Not fun when your class is quite competitive. Miu dashing out insults while being too scared to throw, Kaito and Gonta dishing out throws, and Tenko constantly taking hits for Himiko. And of course, Kokichi being a little rat to annoy everyone. That's just what he does. The class passed by (and Shuichi passed out!) His lifeless body was carried by Kaede who stayed in the medical room, waiting for Shuichi to wake up.









(sorry for the shorter chapter as a first one, but I really needed to get a chapter out, and besides, best girl waiting for best boy to wake up? cliffhanger am I right? anyways I love all of you, and I will aim to get a chapter out again this month, before new years. Byee! The link takes you to the place I got the first art from btw. Edit: I changed the timetable to fit an actual exam thing, but the image got really fricked up somehow, it won't fix sorry- love y'all bye)