A/N Okay, first off, I know I have other stories I have to update, but this one is special since the only reason I decided to start this in the first place was because people reading Façade supported the idea of me making a Dangan Ronpa fanfic. So, for those readers…here you are! And for new readers who just found this story by chance…welcome to what I consider the start of something big!

Now there might not be much to work with right now, but that is only because it is the first chapter. Just give it some time and it'll get better…and I'm pretty sure that I'm going to also have to eventually change this fic's rating from T to M eventually. Just keep that in mind…

7-11-14: Since this fic has been Rated M as of Chapter 2, I'll explain why and that was because I got rather graphic with a description involving a certain character's execution. Read at your own discretion.

Since this is the start of a new fic, it would only be appropriate that I put up the standard disclaimer. Unlike before, I FINALLY have money…that I actually need for school because college is fucking expensive. So yeah…I don't wanna get sued for every penny I have because I NEED it.

Disclaimer for whole story: I don't own Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc or anything related to it!

"This" is talking

"This" is thoughts

This is writing/flashbacks

"This" is for announcements/recordings/videos

REMINDER: Read the end A/N…it'll save you a lot of trouble if you read it.

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If there was one thing that twelve out of the thirteen remaining students at Hopes Peak Academy weren't expecting, it was hearing Naegi Makoto point out a little fact that no one had been aware of these past few days. It was such a small, yet very crucial detail that even Kirigiri Kyōko, someone who has proven to be the most deductive and observant person of the group so far, had somehow missed. And for the next few minutes, Naegi was pestered for clarification. One thing led to another until a certain question was asked and a well-known point was made.

To which Naegi finally decided to say, "You are aware that I'm a girl, right?"

No one spoke after that. All that could be heard throughout the courtroom was Monokuma's distinctive laughter. It was as though no one but Monokuma had expected to hear such a statement from Naegi Makoto, the Super High School Level Lucky Student. And really, no one had.

This discovery did not bode well with Naegi.

"How could you guys think I'm a guy?!" Naegi stared agape at his, no—her classmates in shock.

There were a few who shifted nervously in their spots. Some were far too stunned to even react. Only a select few had managed to keep a straight face and surprisingly, Kirigiri was not amongst these few.

For the first time, her face lost its usually stoic expression, her eyes now wide with shock. "How did I not notice—!"

It only occurs to her now that, during her investigation of Naegi's room, Naegi only told her that her bathroom door didn't have a lock. Naegi never said anything about how only the girls' bathrooms can lock. One would think that Naegi was just trying to avoid stating the obvious, but the more Kirigiri thinks about it, the more she finds it strange that Naegi hadn't. It was, after all, in her character to do so, albeit unintentionally.

Then Kirigiri recalls the conversation Naegi had with Oowada Mondo about the toolkits that she overheard…

"Thinking of it, there hasn't been a situation yet where it could be useful…"

"Yeah, seriously!"

"Oh, Oowada-kun…"

"We ain't exactly in the mood to be buildin' fuckin' furniture, right?"

"Wha…oh, so you haven't used yours yet either, then?"

There had been a moment—a small moment, where Naegi had paused because of something that Oowada had said. Kirigiri figured that Oowada had caught her by surprise, being a considerably loud and vulgar person. But then she figures that Naegi could have also been confused, because Oowada had talked to her with the assumption that she had a toolkit—when she actually had a sewing kit.

"Then it couldn't be her at all!" After all, only someone with a toolkit could dismantle the doorknob and neither Naegi nor any of their female classmates had one. While this certainly made it easier for Kirigiri to guide Naegi to the true culprit, it did not, however, remove much suspicion that was already on her.

Once it had settled in that the current suspected murderer of Maizono Sayaka was not male, as everyone had assumed, more questions arose in regard to this.

"H-How do we k-know you're not lying?!" Fukawa Touko is quick to protest as she points an accusing finger at Naegi.

Celestia Ludenburg, one of the few unfazed with the revelation, nods her head in agreement. "Yes. How do we know you are not lying?"

It is rather ironic that the Queen of Liars, of all people, had been the one to repeat the question. If anything, it only brought even more attention to the current concerning matter now regarding Naegi Makoto—that being whether they were telling the truth or not and what pronoun was the correct one for them, now that there was doubt cast upon them. For that exact reason, all eyes were on Naegi.

"Out of curiosity, does anyone else know, Naegi-kun?" Kirigiri has every need to know, because it should not have been so possible for such a situation to occur in the first place.

Naegi pauses for a moment to think…and then she frowns. "Maizono-san and Enoshima-san knew—had known."

Of…course.

"That is…unfortunate." Kirigiri has some difficulty masking her distress. No one actually notices, but she is most certain that Monokuma does. The damn bear is enjoying himself far too much for anyone's comfort.

"Y-Yeah…" Naegi solemnly nods.

Only the Super High School Level Lucky Student would be as fortunate to name the two recently deceased students. No one was at all surprised to see Monokuma burst into a fit of hysterical laughter. The irony was far too delicious for him to ignore.

"Well, there is one way we can find out." Kuwata Leon crosses his arms over his chest. He looks left and right at his classmates. "We can check if Naegi really is a girl."

Fujisaki Chihiro looks visibly ill as she tightly grasps at the hem of her shirt. Her stomach churns unpleasantly as she looks around at her classmates. She has no idea whether or not to feel relief in noticing that she is not the only one to find discomfort with Kuwata's words. What she does know, is that she does not like the gleam she saw in Yamada Hifumi's eyes.

"Check…?" Naegi does not comprehend the implication behind Kuwata's statement, unlike others, such as Kirigiri, who gives Kuwata a harsh glare.

"Wh-What?!" Kuwata doesn't understand why Kirigiri is looking at him like that. "I mean, how else are we going to know?"

Kirigiri finds many things wrong with what Kuwata had just said, though she says nothing, because Yamada speaks before she has a chance to say anything at all.

"Yes, the only way to confirm a reverse-trap is to check for them." Yamada's glasses shine eerily in the light. The idea that such a specific trope in the fiction he's created and consumed could actually occur in reality intrigues him in ways he didn't think he'd ever find 3D to be interesting at all. Of course, given a choice, he'd still choose 2D over 3D any day, but he can't ignore the possibility of having such a useful reference for his future works…

"Them…?" Naegi's reaction is similar as before, but it doesn't take them too long to realize the context of Yamada's statement, to which they are now able to understand the implication behind Kuwata's words. Their face turns a brilliant shade of red as they cover their chest and loudly exclaim, "Eh…?!"

"Th-Th-That is highly inappropriate!" Ishimaru Kiyotaka loudly interjects, not caring once how his voice practically echoed throughout the room due to how loud he had been. After all, no one had been more uncomfortable with Naegi's gender revelation than Ishimaru himself, because that had made Naegi the second of his female classmates that he had mistaken for male—the first being Oogami Sakura, whom had only just corrected him minutes ago. The current turn of events had only worsened his discomfort as it was his duty as the Super High School Level Moral Compass to prevent such inappropriate situations. "I cannot allow this sort of behavior—especially at the offhand chance that Naegi-kun is indeed a girl!"

Not that Ishimaru doesn't believe that Naegi isn't a girl—because Naegi said so herself and it was his job to respect that! Her reaction to Yamada's suggestion only managed to cast away what little doubts he had.

"Boy or girl, I don't think anyone deserves to be treated that way!" In any other situation, Fujisaki would have hesitated to even voice her own opinion. But with how uncomfortable the situation had grown for Naegi, Fujisaki finds herself feeling surprisingly protective and musters enough strength to speak up. "There has to be another way!"

Fujisaki balls her hands into tight fists. Her body trembles under everyone's gaze now that she's gotten everyone's attention with her outburst. Her heart is beating so fast within her chest that it feels like it could explode at any second, but she stands her ground.

"Yeah!" Asahina Aoi purposely brings everyone's attention back on herself, for Fujisaki's sake and also because she agrees with the programmer. Even if Naegi did happen to be a boy (which she doubts, since Naegi already said she was a girl), she still didn't think it was right for anyone to gang up on Naegi like that. "And how come Sakura-chan got a pass when she corrected Ishimaru-kun and not Naegi-kun?"

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"Well?" Oogami was waiting for an answer herself, but nothing was said. All she got were a few uncomfortable stares, and a couple of awkward coughs. It's not anything that pleases her, but she remains calm regardless.

For some people, they had already known about Oogami due to what they have heard, such as in the case with Naegi, who looked up information on everyone prior to entering Hope's Peak Academy. To others, they took Oogami's words to heart without question, such as Ishimaru, who still felt embarrassed about misgendering Oogami. And then there were those who were too afraid to pry any further and reveal their doubting thoughts for fear of Oogami maiming them. Sometimes, the title of Super High School Level Martial Artist that Oogami had made for herself was convincing enough for others not to doubt her.

Naegi, despite holding the title of Super High School Level Lucky Student, was not as fortunate as Oogami to hold such an acknowledged title, having been picked to attend Hope's Peak Academy in the first place via luck of the draw. Nobody knew who Naegi was, save for Maizono Sayaka and even before her untimely death, she had only known Naegi very briefly due to one very notable moment that happened in middle school. It was because of reasons such as this that Naegi was starting to grow to hate the title of Lucky Student (Unlucky Student?). Naegi even recalled the zany misadventures that had occurred on the day the letter from Hope's Peak Academy arrived…all because Naegi decided to take a separate route home from school.

"I'm starting to think that was an omen…" Naegi sure thought it was at this point.

"Tch…" Togami Byakuya clicks his tongue in annoyance. The current debate over Naegi's gender, while initially amusing, was starting to grate on his nerves with how it had brought the class trial to a complete halt. He decides that now would be a good time as any to put an end to said debate. And he does so by asking Monokuma a question that needed to be asked. "Oi, bear…is Naegi telling the truth or not?"

Not that Togami needs to know—because he knows. He knows because it's painfully obvious if one were to look over Naegi through a different perspective. He won't deny that he's made an incorrect assumption about Naegi based on first impressions. He is aware of his mistake and makes a mental note to avoid making the same mistake ever again.

"Upupupu, looks like the fun's about to end!" Monokuma laughs into his paws. "Such a shame, too—I was really getting a kick out of this predicament you guys have made for Naegi-kun!"

"Just answer the fucking question!" Oowada shouts, having had enough of this fiasco. His face is red with rage as he holds up a fist. He knows he can't do anything to Monokuma, which only angers him even more. Alongside anger, he also feels discomfort bubbling in his stomach as his eyes look away for a moment at the bruise on Naegi's cheek.

Hagakure Yasuhiro is the only person in the entire room at this point whom had yet to say anything following Naegi's gender revelation. The reason for his silence is because he had no idea what to say—and he still doesn't. He is at a loss since the focus had completely shifted from discovering the true culprit who murdered Maizono Sayaka to whether or not Naegi was telling the truth.

Speaking of which, now that Togami had taken the initiative to ask a question that needed to be asked, all eyes were now on Monokuma as he continued to laugh and laugh.

"Upupu—very well, I'll tell." Monokuma turns his attention to Naegi, who fidgets uncomfortably under his gaze. "But only because poor Naegi-kun's dignity is on the line! Naegi-kun's classmates can be so cruel~! Of course, it is hard to believe that someone so average-looking as the Super High School Level Lucky Student could be a girl."

A small bead of sweat rolls down the side of Naegi's face. "Hmm…"

Monokuma snickers, taking immense pleasure in Naegi's annoyance. "But I assure you that Naegi-kun is in fact a girl…so don't bother checking for them. They don't even exist."

"How did you know that?!" Naegi exclaims, realizing all too late that her outburst did nothing but confirm Monokuma's words. "I mean…h-hey!"

Monokuma laughs hysterically. He chose his words carefully, but he never expected Naegi to walk right into that one. "Upupupupu!"

Naegi struggles to defend herself, but she realizes that there's nothing she can do. Instead, she decides to recover what little dignity she has left, now that everyone is aware that she's a girl. It still doesn't make her feel any better now that all eyes are focused on her again. She inhales deeply and slowly, she exhales.

Today is just a bad, bad day…

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A/N 11-9-17 TAKE TWO OF THIS EDITING PROCESS! Like, it's been a fucking year since my last attempt to edit this fic, but this time, I'm going through with it and yeah! And just to clarify again, I want to clear up any unfortunate implications this first chapter originally had. When it comes to the statement "checking for them", it is referring to breasts (which Naegi doesn't have because she's flat as a fucking board) and not genitals, which has absolutely no say in determining gender, because gender and sex are not interchangeable terms! My nonbinary ass will fight anyone who tries to convince me otherwise.

Anyway, the joke is that it's coming from Yamada, who makes a lot of references to video games, anime, and manga (which can be gross at times depending on the implications).

It's mostly a reference to a usual reoccurring trend in anime and manga when it comes to characters who are mistaken for male or passing off as male for whatever the situation happens to be for them. Naegi just happens to be someone who fits a certain trope that I feel Yamada would recognize. At this point, I've finally given a clear reason for his slight interest in Naegi. SO YEAH. To him, she's a reference for his works.

Meanwhile with Kuwata, who is the one who asked the question first and like…with him, the implication behind his words, coming from his mouth, is intentional—as of now, of course. Unlike the previous version of this chapter, you now have Kirigiri showing visible disapproval of this belief. Anyways, just going through these chapters to clean things up—maybe add in some more things. So carry on!

Moving on from here, shall I begin the explanation for this fic? First off, I got into Dangan Ronpa just two weeks or so before the localization of the game was released, so that is pretty late for me. I also watched the anime adaptation after finishing the LP of the first game and I am currently following the LP of Super Dangan Ronpa 2, which is also getting a localization that's scheduled to come out later this year. Now what does this have to do with anything? Everything.

Now originally, I had a long A/N typed out for this chapter, but I decided to separate it and post it in sections based on significance. The reason I even had a long A/N typed out in the first place is because I need to give out information for people to keep in consideration. The fandom of this series consists of fans who played the fantranslation of the game, fans who followed the LP translation of the game, and ever since the release of the localization of the game…there are now fans who have played the localization and most likely listened to the English dub cast. And then there's the part of the fanbase who watched the anime and then played the localization, but I digress. The point I'm trying to make is that I better not see any hostility towards any specific side of the fandom when it pertains to this…especially if it concerns the localization. Speaking of which, I have some things to say because I like pointing out differences, such as Monokuma's laughter differing between dubs, but I'll save that for later.

ALSO, NO SPOILERS…AT ALL…Normally, I wouldn't say stuff like this, but Dangan Ronpa has many twists and turns to the point that even the smallest of details could become a crucial plot point within the game (I'm not even joking about that). And, on a more personal note, I'd rather avoid talking about a certain issue until the time comes for me to talk about it. Let me just say…that issue shows the ugly side of the Dangan Ronpa fandom. That is all.

Now I'll talk about fem!Naegi some other time since there is a LOT I want to say about her. For now, I just hope you enjoyed this chapter. I certainly did, despite the difficulty I had starting this fic. Now here's the thing about this fic. I started this fic in the first place due to support, so in order to stay consistent with that, I'll only continue updating this fic if you show your support via review. So if you want to see more updates, review! It really does motivate me to keep writing, you know.

And keep in mind, when you review, DO NOT TELL ME "Update soon!" because that is a HUGE pet peeve of mine and you'll only piss me off instead of encouraging me to keep on writing. Now I usually rather not talk about pairings, especially since it's too early to do so…BUT for this fic, I'll make an exception. I have plans for Naegami…and then some. Hope that keeps you guys happy! And remember, just because I have a pairing already set…doesn't mean I won't keep myself from giving out hints of OTHER pairings. I'm a multishipper who supports polyamory…make what you will of that.

By the way, I appreciate the people who took the time to read the A/N, so thank you…And just to let you know, I WILL know who DIDN'T read the A/N and let's just say…depending on what happens, you can either avoid or provoke my wrath. So on the safe side, you guys should make it a habit of reading my A/Ns…it can save you a LOT of time if you do.

Welp, that's it for now. This is only the first chapter, but I will say I have a lot of things planned for this fic. Until next time, KD out! XD