A/N: Okay, I'm gonna get a lot of messages asking about when the next new killing game chapter is coming out, and the answer is, I have no clue, basically I have serious writers block on that story and that update I nade a few months back still stands... anyway back on this story, this is an Hopes peak AU set post despair, and is focusing on the DRV3 cast. And the main plot line is basic fun shit such as class shinanigans, fun, some angst and fluff. Seriously this story will revolve around all of the class but mostly on Shuichi and Kaede, since I ship them sooooo fucking much! And after finishing V3 3 days after it was released here in Europe, the story just broke me inside. It was so good but sooo sad! And to help mend my heart, I'm gonna be doing to be doing this! Now, this will contain MAJOR spoilers for V3! Just saying. But no death spoilers, just main plot line stuff such as the golpher project stuff. Anyway without further ado, let's begin!
New Hope's Brought Together
Prologue: Beginnings
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Location: Saihara Detective agency.
"I'm home..." it's March now, so the school year has come to an end, as such, the young man that just walked in had just finished his 2nd year of highschool. Said young man is around 5'6 inches tall and is wearing his school uniform consisting of a black blazer and a white button up shirt with a striped blue tie, he wore black pants and shoes as well. He also wears a black cap with three white straps on the right side and a small star on the same side. Underneath, he has short black hair with a small ahoge. He appears to have very pale skin and thick, feminine eyelashes. His eyes are gambogeish grey.
"Oh Shuichi, how was the last day of school?"
"As you would expect, a lot of cheering and games throughout the day... Oh but something did actually happen the seemed strange though."
"Oh, what's that?" Shuichi's uncle asked.
"Well you remember that case I got on my own, you know, about then lost alligator that belonged to my classmate?"
"Yes?"
"Well she actually brought me a box of chocolates. I'm just surprised that she went out of her way to do that." Shuichi said with a bashful smile.
To this claim, Shuichi's uncle just sighed. "Shuichi, for a detective in training, you sure are oblivious to romance huh?"
"Eh?"
"Nothing, anyway, a letter came through for you, you should go and read it, I put it in your desk."
"Wait? A letter for me?" Shuichi went over to his desk and saw the letter, he picked it up and read the address. "Hopes Peak academy?"
"Wait?! That letter's from Hopes peak academy?!" Shuichi's uncle exclaimed springing up for on his seat and racing over to Shuichi's desk.
"You didn't check the address? Shuichi asked.
"Well it *was* for you, it wouldn't. Be polite to interfere with my nephews private affairs."
Shuichi looked at him sceptically for a bit and reluctantly hummed in response then opened the letter.
"To Shuichi Saihara.
You have been accepted into Hope's Peak Academy's roster of students for class 3 as the Ultimate Detective. Should you accept you will be given many privileges to hone your talent such as your own research lab. Not only that, but you will not need to pay to get in as such you will not be expected to pay monthly fees.
You along with fifteen young high school students will be starting on April 3rd of this year should you accept for the opening ceremony, on this day only will you need to wear your old school uniforms for formality's sake though classes will officially start on April 5th just so you can get used to the lay out of the academy and socialise with your classmates.
We hope to see you soon.
Sencerly Vice Headmaster Kyoko Kirigiri."
"THE Kyoko Kirigiri sent this letter?!" Shuichi exclaimed.
"Heh, so the former Super high school level Detective even thinks you are worthy of reprising her former title, I'm proud of you Shuichi." His uncle said putting his hand on his shoulder.
"D-do you really thing I'm worthy of actually going?" Shuichi asked with uncertainty.
"I have no doubt in my mind that you will be an amazing Super high school detective." He said with a wide grin.
"Well, technically there called Ultimates now but what ever, I guess I'll try..."
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Location: Akamatsu residence
"Kaede! You got a letter!"
In her room is Kaede Akamatsu playing the piano. Kaede has shoulder-length light blonde hair and a prominent ahoge and is approximately 5ft5. She wears silver music note hairpins and has purple eyes Despite getting home from her final day of school, she was still wearing her uniform consisting of a dark blue, almost black highschool girl sailor uniform with a red ascot since she had barley gotten off the piano.
"Okay! I' ll be down in a moment!" She shouts down from her room and sighs muttering that she will be back to Finnish her song in a moment. Walking out of her room she goes downstairs and sees her younger twin sister wrapped in a blanket and playing video games. In contrast to Kaede, she has brown hair instead of blond.
"Hey sis, i heard you got a letter?"
"Apparently- Oh god , Kaori! You stink! When was the last time you took a shower?!" Kaede exclaimed pinching her nose.
"Uhhh, whats today's date?" Kaori asked.
Kaede reluctantly responds saying "It's March 3rd..."
Kaori starts to count her fingers for a moment and says. "Ummmmm, i guess its 13 days now? That's not bad though riiight?"
Kaede just looks at her younger sister in a mix of annoyance, disgust and bewilderment. "I think you may need to shower, like right now."
"Nope."
"Kaede! The letter!" Their mother yelled from the kitchen.
"Whoops, okay mum, I'm coming!" Kaede yelled back and hurried to the kitchen where her mother was. "Okay mum, where's the letter?"
"Here." Her mother said and handed her daughter the letter to which she opened it and red the letter in her head, her eyes widening more and more as she read it.
"Oh my god, this can't be real could it?!" Kaede exclaimed, Causing her mother to look at her and Kaori to pause the game she was playing and walk over to the kitchen with confusion written on her face.
"What's gotten you so anxious huh?" She asked.
"W-well, according to this letter, I've been accepted into Hope's peak academy!"
*Smash!*
"M-Mum?! Wha-" before she could Finnish, Kaede's mother grabbed her by the shoulders and yelled
"YOU'VE BEEN ACCEPTED WHERE?!"
"H-H-Hopes peak...?" Kaede stammered, perhaps this was an error on her part for reading the letter out loud since her mother was very sensitive about the subject because of the tragedy.
"Y-you! You are not actually going to that "school", and i use that term very loosely, are you?!"
"Uhhh, Ummmm.!
"I don't see the big deal, mum. We are both less than a month away of being 17, and well, i don't care about what i o, i only lay games, though Kaede has quite a bright future. So i don't think you should just deny her wishes to attend hopes peak just because of your personal grudges" Kaori said with a serious look on her face to which surprised both Kaede and their mother.
After her little speech, their mother sighed and turned around with her back facing them " Fine, i wont stop you from joining hopes peak, but just... If you notice things out of the ordinary, just please come home..." She asked quietly.
At those words, Kaede's eyes lit up and wrapped her arms around her mother and exclaimed. "Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!" This action surprised her mother quite A bit as she was silenced by Kaede's gesture.
"W-well, just remember what I said. Alright. I am still your mother and as such your safety is my priority."
As she said those words she left the room so that the two sisters are alone.
"H-hey Kaori? Why did you do that?" Kaede asked breaking the silenced that had loomed over them for a minuet.
"Hm? Oh well I mean, you are talented... you played the damn oversized keyboard since before your could walk... if anyone deserves the title of the Ultimate pianist... it's you..." Kaori muttered with an embarrassed face.
"W-wow, thank you Kaor-"
"And any way I heard they have dorms in the building so I'm assuming you will be staying there since Hopes peak is in Tokyo, that's a long way from here so it only makes sense. That's good considering that I can carry on with my NEET life style without the fricking piano blasting in my ear 24/7, lititally, you play the piano overnight sometimes... You really are the piano freak."
And Kaede should have guessed. "Aaaannnddd there's the punch line..."
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