Shintaro walked up the stairs to the top, he never know that Ayano would called him this late...

As he got up to the top, he saw Ayano there sitting on one of the chairs at school, her red scarf fluttering behind her, her smile greetly warmed him up. "I've been waiting for you" she said. "Yeah, but I never know you wuld call me very 'late'" joked Shintaro dragging one of the chairs to her place.

"It's been along time, isn't?" she asked as Shintaro sat down and cross his legs.

"Long? Not 'really'" said Shintaro leaning him self agaisnt the chair.

"So, how's the 'Dan' doing?" asked Ayano with a small giggle.

"The 'Dan'? Ah, mostly it's just quite ordinary now. We have some times together, things together, and whatever we did most of them are together" he said pull up his red jersey. "That's great, anything else?" Ayano looked at Shintaro.

"Not really, your sibblings wanted you to come back" he said anonymously.

"Of course they did-" said Ayano gripping her skirt as well as she wanted to met them as well, but she knows she's still trapped in the Heat-Haze. "But you know-"."Don't die in pairs, doesn't it?" cut off Shintaro making Ayano a quite shock.

Ayano giggled, "You already know about it". "How about route XXX?" asked Ayano glared at Shintaro.

"I don't want to talk about it, it almost fussed me a lot especially-Kano" groaned Shintaro.

"Shuuya's just kidding, he already regret him self for that" said Ayano holding her chin with both hands.

"Yeah, as always kidding" struck Shintaro as something just quickly pass his head.

"And by the way, why are you calling me here?" asked Shintaro.

Ayano froze for a second and continue with a smile.

"Shintaro?"

"Hmm?"

"Remember about your 'red' eyes?"

"Yes"

"And the others?"

"Of course, how could I forget it if I have an IQ of 168?"

"The Heat-Haze too? Know the date?"

"15 August, and your giving too much question as if your my teacher" said Shintaro closing Ayano's mouth.

Ayano quickly swept Shintaro's mouth and gave him a pinch.

"Ouch! What's that for?"

Ayano giggled as Shintaro glared at her.

"About the Heat-Haze?"

"Opened again?" said Shintaro already getting the notice from Ayano

Ayano nodded slowly.

"What? I thought it was sealed ra-"

"It's not like you think it was, it was opened again"

"How? Did? Why?"

"That's what you're going to solve" sigh Ayano.

"What do you?" gasped Shintaro looked directly at Ayano.

"I'm sorry I can't explain it well, sorry" said Ayano putting her head down.

"It's not your fault- you can continue" said Shintaro crossing his arms.

Ayano went to a near big locker, as she opens it she was seemed to talking to little girl that Shintaro couldn't see who it is very well, but he had a clue... she was very petite and from her sound she must be very young. Ayano bend her self, whispering something. In a few seconds, Ayano stood up and turn around.

"Shintaro- I wanted to introduce you to a new member of the 'Mekakushi Dan'" said Ayano bringing the new member of the Dan to Shintaro.

Shintaro couldn't even believe his eyes. A new member?

Okay... Wait... What?! A new member? What's going on? The Heat-Haze was opened again? How on earth did that happen? *Too much questions -.-* Well I'm going to introduce this person in the next chapter! Happy Heat-Haze Day!