((Once again, a HUGE thank you to my best friend, TheSaiyanJedi5, for helping with dialogue and ideas for this chapter! *gives him all the hope bagels*))

-Intermission-

Celestia:*sits in front of a video camera and smiles* Pardonnez moi (Pardon me). A moment of the readers' time, please. The picture above and title of this chapter means nothing. And I can assure you, I'm not responsible for Hifumi's murder or Akemi's attack in any way. Thank you very much and...

Monokuma:Ms. Ludenberg! Get back here! We've got a class Trial to do!

Celestia:*loses her composuree and yells* I'M COMING, YOU BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP REJECT!!!!!! *sees what she's done and clears her throat, faking a sweet smile* Ahem. I do apologize for my rude behavior. But I have said it before, and I will say it again. *loses her composure little by little* I had...absolutely nothing to do with...YAMADA'S MURDER, DAMN IT!!!!!

-end of intermission-

-Class Trial: Begin!-

Monokuma:Who killed Hifumi Yamada? 

Celestia:It had to be her. *points at Akemi*

Akemi: Sure...Blame the one trying to save everyone! How 'bout you look at yourself, little miss priss!

Celestia:*leans forward and frowns at Akemi* Save everyone? You seem to be doing a poor job of that....*smiles sweetly, despite her words being filled with venom* Just ask Sayaka and Leon.

Akemi:*gasps*

Celestia:Now, if you can tell me who killed Hifumi, I'm all ears. But if not, leave the investigating to the rest of us.

Byakuya:*nods in agreement* She's right. I'd rather not waste anymore time for the Class Trial on your sniveling and weakness to save others.

Akemi:Insult me all you want, Byakuya. But it doesn't change the fact that I know who did it. And I'm literally the only hope you have at solving this crime. Being that I know in minute detail what happened. From start to finish. Therefore, Celeste better listen closely. Because I know exactly who the culprit is without having to investigate the crime.

Hina:*eyes widen* You know who did it?! Who was it?! Who killed Hifumi!?

Celestia:Yes, Akemi. Do enlighten us.

Akemi: You did. *turns to everyone* The culprit of this crime is...None other than Celestia Ludenberg! 

*Everyone gasps in surprise and shock*

Celestia:*smiles, calm and collected as usual* Okay...Go on explaining it then.

Akemi:I left Sakura's room. That was a little after 4 a.m. I was heading back to Mondo's room. I ran into Hifumi. He attacked me with a hammer and broke my arm.

Celestia:*pretends to know where she's going with that statement* ...And so you defended yourself and killed him. Case closed.

Akemi:Let me finish. I couldn't get through to Hifumi at first. All I did was dodge his attacks.

Celestia:*hears her story, smiling*

Akemi: After I did get through to him....He told me to find Mondo and get my arm fixed. He told me he'd talk to Celeste. And he...was killed.

*Everyone else looked at her waiting for an answer*

Akemi:But it wasn't just anyone who killed Hifumi Yamada in cold blood...The person who killed him was the person he was working with the entire time. It was...Celeste!

*Gasps rang out throughout the room*

Akemi:I saw her raise the hammer above his head. I heard it connect with his skull as well. Mondo can attest to that.

Mondo:*nods* Yeah! I saw it too!

Akemi:Hifumi gave his life...so I would live...

Mondo:Anything you have to say, Celestia?

Celestia:*laughs* That fool. He couldn't grow a pair and kill her.

Mondo:*angrily* So you admit it!

Celestia:...My idea was to make it look like you killed her. And then you'd be reunited in the Afterlife.

Mondo:*shakes his head* And you were stupid enough to think you could get away with it.

Akemi: Celeste...You should've listened to me.

Celestia:Listen to you? *laughs*

Akemi:Yeah. Maybe you wouldn't be facing death.

Celestia:*laughs more*

Akemi:I was going to get you out too.

Celestia:*the laughter stops*

Akemi:I wanted all of my friends...To get out of here. *sobs*

Celestia:*she could finally see Akemi's words were genuine*

Akemi:I'm sorry...

Celestia:*knows she messed up, but can't say anything*

Akemi:...

Byakuya:I see you've seen the error of your ways?

Akemi:No...I just...feel bad.

Togami:I was talking to the murderer, Akemi...... *points at the speechless Celestia* 

Celestia:... I guess...I can't fool myself as well as I thought I could...But...even so...*yells loudly* UNLESS YOU HAVE EVIDENCE, YOUR CLAIM IS USELESS! WHERE'S THE EVIDENCE THAT I KILLED HIFUMI?!?!

Mondo:We do have evidence! We witnessed you commit the crime!

Akemi: That's our evidence.

Celestia:Evidence!? That's not much evidence!

Makoto:It's enough. Considering we all have an alibi. Kyoko and I were in our rooms. Byakuya was in the library. Akemi met with Hifumi and Mondo in the hallway. Chihiro was fixing the broken laptop from the library. You're the only one left.

*And with that, Celestia had no more room to argue*

Monokuma:I see you've made your decision! Now then, let's vote! Who will be the blackened?! Will you choose right, or wrong? What's it gonna beeee?! 

*Everyone votes Celestia guilty*

-After the execution-

Akemi:*goes to her room sullenly and sobs*

Mondo:Akemi? *knocks on her door*

Akemi:I-it's open.

Mondo:*walks in* Akemi.....About what happened....

Akemi:I...*sobs*

Mondo:It wasn't your fault. You warned everyone, but they still made the mistakes. Not you.

Akemi:*sniffles*

Mondo:Do you have any idea who the next to die is?

Akemi:No...First was Sayaka, Mukuro and Leon. Then Chihiro and you. Then...it was me. And Taka died shortly after. That's all I know.

Mondo:*frowns* That's a problem.....

Akemi: S-So I can only hope we find where Junko is hiding before then.

Mondo:*nods* Yeah...

Akemi:*holds Mondo close*

Mondo:*hugs back* We'll make it through this...

Akemi:I know...

Mondo:Not only for us.....but for our little Oowada. *lays his hands on her belly*

Akemi:*nods slowly* I know...

Mondo:*smiles, laying with her in her bed*

Akemi:*smiles also*

Mondo:*falls asleep*

Akemi:*sleeps as well*

To be continued..!

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Next time:Super Painful Motive! Lose someone you love!?