I opened my eyes, to see that I am in a playground, and I was in my 5 year old self. I was sitting alone on a swing, while the others were playing joyfully. It was winter at the time, and snow is falling lightly.

"Hey look, it's that gloomy Nakashima! Let's tease her a little!" I looked up to see 3 boys, cornering me by the swing.

"Hey Nakashima! Where is your father right now?" Boy 1 asked me in a teasingly way.

"Hey, where is your father, Witch?" Boy 2 teased me more.

"Oh I know! He's in Hell!" Boy 3 finished the teasing.

The 3 of them then laughed evilly. I was barely able to hold back my tears.

'Stop it, please...'

"STOP IT, YOU 3!" I heard another boy's voice yelled.

"H-He's here! That Boy! Run for your lives!" Boy 1 suddenly said in fear, and his friends then ran away along with him.

I then looked up to see my savior.

"Are you alright?" It was blurry due to the tears, but I was able to make out his appearance a little.

He has a short brown hair, what seems to be brown eyes, and is wearing a white sweater and black jeans. However what intrigued me the most is the mysterious belt that he wore. the buckle's shape looks like a bat. He is somewhat at my age.

I stayed silent.

"Are you here to tease me too?" I said bluntly.

"Of course not! They were doing the wrong thing and I just told them to stop, and they ran away, just like the rest of the boys I met."

"Prove to me that you're not going to tease me."

He then reached out his right arm. He wanted... a handshake?

"Friendly people shakes hands when they met someone for the first time."

My right arm then shakily accepted his hand, and we shook them.

"I'm Nakashima Naomi."

"Hi Nakashima, that's a pretty name for a cute girl like you."

"R-Really?"

"Yeah. Oh, and my name is... Drat!" He was about to say his name, but was cut off as he glances at his watch.

"What's wrong?"

"It's almost 5 PM! I need to go home to take care of Yuka!"

What a caring boy.

He then let go of my hand and ran home. I just stood my ground, dumbfounded. I also felt a warm sensation surging over me.

'What is... This feeling?'

I then walked back home, still feeling warm from the encounter.

"I'm home, Okaa-San!" I greeted my mom.

"Welcome home, Naomi... Why is your face all red? Are you having a fever?"

"Eh?"

I then walked to the bathroom to see the mirror. She's right, my face is red.

Then the warm feeling suddenly faded, and my face came back to normal.

'What is that feeling? I felt like that I wanna be in that state forever.'

I then walked out of the bathroom, to see Mom holding a thermometer.

I knew what is she about to do.

After I finished checking my temperature, it is normal, I have no fever.

"No fever, did you meet someone outside?"

"Yes, a boy kinda helped me when I was teased around by 3 others."

"He did? What a kind boy, who's his name again?"

"He ran home before he could give me his name, he had to take care of someone he called Yuka."

"Whoever that boy is... Maybe he is the one who is fated to be with you."

Fate? That is what I was questioning. What is fate? I just simply replied "Maybe" at the time.

Then suddenly a click sound was heard.

I then woke up, to see myself, back in my teenage years.

"You're awake." Nohara said.

"Yeah... What happened to me during the hypnosis? Did I remember something?"

He then handed me a CD.

"The memories that you had relieved is stored inside that, watch it then you will remember what happened during the hypnosis. Also, there seems to be more fragments, and this is just the first one... Meet me at my apartment here tomorrow." He said to me, handing me a piece of paper with an address written on it.

Kasukabe. That's 2 stations away. But I need to visit him regardless. I need to know who is that boy. In the back of the paper, there is his phone number too.

"Why don't we just continue the hypnosis?"

"Prolonged hypnosis can cause a side effect to you."

"Side effect? Like what?"

"Hallucinations, nightmares, those sorts of things. Well, I gotta go. See you tomorrow."

"Bye." After I said that, he exited the apartment.

I then went into my bedroom and turned on the computer to see the contents of the CD.

I then watched What I had experienced during that hypnosis. It wasn't enough. I didn't even get that boy's name.

I then ejected the CD, and turned off the computer.

After I turned it off and turned around, I began to see the boy, and Me walking, while holding hands.

I then widen my eyes, before rubbing them.

Then they were gone.

I then pulled out my phone, and dialed Nohara.

"Uhh, Nohara? I'm beginning to see things..."

"I forgot to tell you, that you shouldn't watch the CD before 5 minutes right after finishing the hypnosis. Oh, and did the hallucinations last for a minute?"

"No."

"Then this is bad, you should go to bed and sleep, or else your mental state can be in danger." He then hung up.

I then stood up from my chair, and my visions then suddenly went wobbly, as I saw silhouettes of that boy with me.

I walked, wobbling all the way to the bed and I crash on it, instantly putting me to sleep.

Then I began to dream...

I opened my eyes to see that I am inside a bathroom, though it's decrepit, as if it was a horror movie set.

"Huh? Where am I? Isn't this... Heavenly Host? Why am I here again?" I said to myself.

I then looked at the nearby mirror to see my appearance. I was in my school uniform, though my eyes are dull as if there is no life in them.

I then turned around to the stalls. One of them had a female student wearing the same uniform as I am, hanging on a noose.

I just ignored that, and walked to the stall next to her's.

"What am I doing?" I asked as I saw myself readying a rope and make a noose out of it.

I then widen my eyes as I tiptoed, and forced my neck into the noose, choking me.

"What am I doing? Stop it, me!"

Not long afterwards, I heard the door open, revealing a boy that seemed familiar.

"NAOMI! What are you doing, idiot!?" He yelled at me.

He then looked around, probably wanted to find something to help me. As he was running out of time, he then ran inside the stall and hoisted me over his shoulders, thus saving me from dying. He then helped me free from the noose, and sets me down on the floor.

Just... Who is he?

The dream suddenly ended, and I woke up. It's still 2 in the afternoon.

"You're finally awake, sleepyhead." I saw Yuka, sitting on one side of the bed.

"Yuka..."

"What were you dreaming about? I saw you squirming around."

"It's nothing. Just your bad old nightmares." I tried to lie.

"I see." Then, just as she said that, I saw the boy again behind her.

I really need to find a way out of this...

-To Be continued...

A/N So that's it. The sequel to Tears. Try to find out about:

1. Who is hanged inside the stall next to Naomi?

2. Like the summary said, it has a slight crossover material with Kamen Rider. Try to figure out what belt that the Boy wore in this chapter.

That's all. I hope you like this and please leave a review. Cya!