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"...So anyways, if it was you who filled half the lockers with whipped cream, and I find your prints all over the cans, so help you! Because you'll really be in for a punishment!" Monokuma's glare shot daggers at you. Even though he was a two foot tall robot teddy bear, he could still intimidate.
"Well, first off, it wasn't me. You won't find my prints anywhere." You already knew the culprit was local class clown Kokichi Ouma, even though he's hard to catch. "And second off, haven't you ever had fun before?"
"Fun?!" He shouts and stands up on his desk chair. "You call an ant infestation fun?! I ought to just kick you out right now! You're a nasty little creature, whether you did it or not!" He bangs his gavel on the table.
"Listen," you calmly say. "Ants aren't gonna hurt anyone. Besides, wasn't it you touting about despair so long ago?"
"...I'm not like that anymore," he mutters. "Walk around with me, will you?"
He hops off the chair with a squeak, waddling over to the door and opening it up for you. You stand and walk out, Monokuma following close behind. "Hope's Peak High School is now just a regular high school for regular students. I'm getting paid big bucks to keep it that way. You know, government trusts and all that dumb crap." He kicks a bottle cap on the floor. "Those pranks are costly! And if I keep getting mad, I might just try and kill someone myself!" He balls his paws into fists. "And… you know, we can't start all that again. No matter how annoying these students get." He almost looks sad, despite the permanent grin on his face.
"You need to loosen up," you reply. "You're so stressed about the past when you could be looking towards the future. You want a good Hope's Peak? Not to get all corny, but it starts with you." You reach to pat his shoulder in a comforting manner. He jerks away from the touch. "Don't you touch me!" He furrows his eyebrows up at you, a tiny blush on his face. "Nobody touches the Headmaster!"
A little smirk crosses your face. "And do tell, why does nobody touch the Headmaster? Is it because he's…" You accent with a touch to his nose. "Ticklish?"
"No!" Monokuma vehemently denies. The white side of his face grows redder. "No, no, no! And you don't get to find out, because I'm going back to my office and you're getting out of Hope's Peak! Shoo, you little vermin!" He jogs off towards his open office door, but you easily catch up to him and tackle him.
"Wow, so you're ticklish and shy. What a Headmaster you are!" You taunt him while on your knees, hovering above his tiny form. "What do you always say? Oh, it's punishment time… "
"Don't you use my own words against me! Get off! Get–!"
Monokuma is cut off by you tickling his stomach, accented with cooing sounds from you. "No!" He tries to stifle a giggle. "Noooo!" He shouts louder as he starts to snicker. "Upupupu! You can't do this to me! You're getting–upupu–expelled!" His paws wiggle and squirm as he tries to escape. You pinch his bellybutton. " Yeeeeeowch! Now that just hurts! You're the worst–! Upupupupu!"
After a good amount of tickle torture and laughing at how red Monokuma's face got, you finally release him. He jumps up and flares teeth and claws. "By God, if I wasn't under oath to end the Killing Game, we'd be discovering a body right now!" His little body hops up and down in anger. "And it would be you, and I would be the culprit! You roach! You toad! You absolutely miserable excuse of a human being!" He stops, tired of yelling in your face. "You… you nasty… little thing…" He trails off, putting a paw up to his snout. "Hmph," he snorts.
"You liked it!" You tease, poking at his soft body again.
"I did not enjoy it at all! No, I didn't!" He crosses his arms and looks away from you bashfully. "I didn't," he frowns as convincingly as possible. "Upu," he sadly giggles.
"What's wrong?" You ask with genuine concern.
"Nobody ever wants to chat with the Headmaster," he says. "Nobody wants to talk with me or walk with me or have anything to do with me because I tried to pit some kids against each other for murder. I've changed!" He shouts. "I'm different now! But I don't feel different. Everybody still treats me the same." He grunts at you. "But you… you're nice to me! And it's strange!"
"Get used to it," you say, sitting down next to him. "You're just a little teddy bear to me. Not scary at all." You hear him grunt again.
"Now listen," he says in a commanding tone, "you tell anybody about this and I swear you will die." He wanders over and starts to crawl into your lap. "You'll die over and over and over again, 'cuz I'll just keep bringing you back, only to kill you!" He settles in, resting his head on your stomach. "Don't you tell," he mutters, dozing off. "Don't…" His one eye shuts.
"See? You have changed," you whisper, laying on the cool tile and bringing him up a bit closer in your arms. You pat his head, earning a little snore from Monokuma.
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HOPE'S PEAK HERALD
DECEMBER 6, 20XX
Monokuma Found with a Friend
Today, students were shocked to discover the following scene: a staff member on the floor, holding Headmaster Monokuma in their arms. Whether this was the aftermath of a battle or a scandalous relationship is unknown.
PICTURED: The two culprits in the act.