An older man, in about his forties, or so, sat up from his desk at the front of the classroom. "Alright. Name's Mr. Moriyama." He wrote his name on the board. "I try not to be 'that guy' to my students as long as they listen in class. So don't give me any bullshit and I won't give any back." He picked up his clipboard. "Now then...role call. Raiji Hotaru."

A student raised their hand. "Here."

"Fuuka Yamigishi."

"H-here.."

"Reizo Bourtoro."

"Yo."

"It's 'here', not 'yo', Bourtoro." Moriama corrected, sternly.

"Tch, here..."

"Tat-oh yes, we have a new student. New student, please stand up."

"This is it.." Tatsujo thought. "Just get through this, and you won't look dumb..." He got up and looked to the class. "I'm Tatsujo Urutora...I, uh...hope to get along with everyone..."

Moriyama seemed satisfied with that. "Alright, go ahead and sit down."

Tatsujo sat back down, next to Raiji as Moriyama continued role call. Later on as class ended, a few students asked Tatsujo questions relating to his hometown, that is, until Moriyama shooed them away from him. As the young transfer left, he spotted a female student down the hall yelling about a DVD to some guy on the floor. Before he could say anything, he was bumped by someone.

"Move, new guy." It was Reizo. Tatsujo didn't get a good look at him in class, so now he got the chance to note his classmate's facial features better. Slightly pale skin, not unlike Akihiko's, brown eyes, and black hair that slightly covered his left eye. He caught a glimpse of his Red t-shirt, but couldn't see the writing. "Uh, one side, please?!" he practically shouted.

"Oh!" Tatsujo moved. "S-sorry!" Tatsujo couldn't help but feel...intimidated by him. As Reizo walked away, Tatsujo got a text from Midori:

-Midori: Hey, need me to pick you up?

-Tatsujo: Sure, if you feel like it.

-Midori: K, on my way.

"Hey bro." Midori spoke up, glancing at her brother who was gazing out the car window.

"Hmm?"

"How was school?"

He shrugged. "It was alright, I guess..."

"Hm...Well, coworker told me something interesting today."

"Really?"

"They say if you look at a television screen that's turned off at midnight while it's raining, you'll see your soulmate."

"Pfft, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...Sis, I don't believe in crap like that..."

"Really? So, if it rains tomorrow night, you won't try it?"

"Nope."

During the drive, they came up to an area blocked off by the police.

"What the...?" Midori groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Of fucking course they would block the quickest way back..."

Tatujo tried to make out the scene in front of them as Midori backed the car up. He could've sworn he saw the student in the green jacket from earlier. She must live near there, he assumed. Paramedics moved a body into an ambulance. A body?...What happened? he wondered.

The next morning, Souji walked to school, when-

WHOAAAHHH!*THUD!*

"H-help! Someone, please!" Yosuke struggled helplessly, stuck inside of a trash can.

"Oh boy..." Souji pulled his classmate out and dusted him off.

"Oh. Thanks."

"No problem. Are you alright?"

"Yeah. It's nothing. This bike's not as great it seems. Brakes are crap. I may end up just getting a new one. Oh, by the way, fun fact: This place is famous for its beefsteak, so how 'bout I treat ya as my way of sayin' thanks?"

"You don't have to do that." Souji said. He didn't really know Yosuke that well, and he didn't want to take his money from him.

"Come on, I insist."

"Did someone say steak?"

Souji could've swore he heard Yosuke curse under his breath when Chie ran up to them. "Hello, Chie."

"Hey, man. So, Yosuke, if you're heading to Junes after school, you can buy me that steak you owe me."

"Yeah, let's invite Yukiko, Junpei, and the new girl while you're at it." Yosuke sarcastically said. "I'm not made of money, Chie!"

"Well, don't mind if I do!" Junpei came over and patted Yosuke on the shoulder.

"Bro, not you too..."

"Relax, I'll pay for my own stuff."

The four, plus Minako and Yukari whom Junpei convinced to go with them, found a table and sat down. Yosuke and Junpei ordered milkshakes for everyone.

"Hey! This isn't steak!"

"Yeah, well I didn't have enough money for more than two steaks. Like I said, I'm not made of money."

"Wierd." Junpei said, sipping his milkshake. "Considering your dad is the manager."

"At Junes, I'm just another employee. No exceptions." Yosuke noticed a young woman off in the distance. "Sempai. I'll be right back, guys!" He shot up from his seat and ran over to the woman.

Souji and Minako curiously watched. The woman didn't look that much older than them.

"Is that Yosuke's girlfriend?" Asked Minako.

Yukari attempted to hold back a laugh. "In his dreams, maybe."

"Saki is a third year." Chie explained. "And Yosuke has a massive crush on her."

Junpei shook his head. "I keep tellin' to stop before the poor boy gets his heart broken."

Yukari rolled her eyes. "You're not exactly Mr. Romance yourself, you know."

"Buzzkill."

"Whatever. I bet you believe in that midnight channel rumor, don't you?"

"So what if I do!?" He snapped back. "I haven't had the chance to try it, but it might work."

This piqued the interest of the two transfer students. They looked to each other, then to the others. "Midnight Channel?"

"It's just some dumb superstition." Explained Yukari. "You're supposed to look at a T.V. that's turned off around midnight while it's raining. Supposedly, you see your soulmate."

Souji thought. He never really thought about the supernatural that much in the past, so he didn't think much about this midnight channel rumor, besides the fact that it was just that- a rumor. Minako, however, had enough reason to believe that this rumor may be true. She shivered a bit as the memory of the incident on the bridge tried to creep back into her mind.

Souji shook her slightly, noticing this. "Minako?"

"H-huh?"

"You alright?"

"Yeah. I'm...I'm fine." she said, trying to hide the look of sorrow behind a smile.

"Okay, then..." Confused, Junpei returned to the previous subject."It's supposed to rain tonight. Let's see if it's fake or not."

"Alright."

"Yeah..."

"if I have time, I guess so."

11:59 pm. A light rain covered Inaba as the three transfer students stared at their blank television screens, each feeling different about the situation.

Tatsujo felt skepticism, thinking Midori is playing some sort of joke on him. Minako felt nervousness, having to stay up so late only reminded her of the death of her parents. Souji felt optimism, thinking that maybe this would be true. It could make staying in Inaba a little more interesting.

12:00 midnight. The power cut off. A light fog covered the area, and the sky turned blood red. The only light that kept the three able to see their screens was the light of the full moon.

Tatsujo jumped back as his tv came on by itself. "What the?!"

"Hm..." Souji watched the screen curiously.

Minako kept her focus on the screen.

All three of them, though the screen wasn't clear, saw a woman in pain, trying to run from something.

As soon as Tatsujo's television went off, he hurried back to his bed, though he stared at the ceiling, unable to sleep. What the fuck was that...? he thought. He assumed that 'his soulmate' would just appear in his reflection, or something. Not GET MURDERED in front of him!

Before Souji could react, "AGH!" he was hit with a sudden headache. He clutched his head as a voice rang in his head:

"I am thou...Thou art I. Thou art the one...who will open the door..."

The teen looked back at the tv as the screen turned back off. He reached out to it as the voice grew louder.

"Thou art the one..."

As he touched the screen, his hand went through, pulling him halfway through. "Wha-AAH!" He quickly used his free hand to free himself. Doing so had caused him to fall backwards and hit his head on his coffee table.

"Shit! Dammit..." He heard a knock at the door. "Huh...?"

"Are you okay?" Asked the voice of a young girl. His cousin, Nanako.

"Yeah. I'm fine...I just fell out of bed."

"Oh. Okay. Goodnight." He heard her walk away as he climbed back into bed.

Minako layed back down in her bed and sighed. It was morbid, yes, but she's been through scary shit, herself. However, when she closed her eyes, the ground began to shake. "What the...?" She got back up. "An earthquake...?" Someone banged on her door.

"Hey, wake up!" Yelled Yukari.