Hey! See, got it out today ^^' sorry, I thought it was thursday for some reason xD BUT no excuses, here's your chapter, sorry it's a few hours late ^^'

I walked into the Easter building with my band in-tow. We were called today for the music video of Masquerade planning and designing.

"For the setting, I thought it'd be fitting to do a ball. We could have Odelle wearing this lovely red dress, to show she's the main person, though it is already obvious." the director said. He passed around a picture of the dress I had tried on in France and I gasped when I saw it. "It is lovely isn't it?"

I handed it to Ikuto whose eyes widened as well. "You could say that…" he mumbled, handing the picture down to the twins who smirked and gave me a body-check, imagining me once I'm in it. And I thought Ikuto was bad.

We continued on and I had to say, it pretty ingenious. He was making it almost literally what the song says, though without the masks. For the first verse, he'll put together two scenes, one where I'm laughing and crying with everyone else, the other where I think it's ridiculous or I just don't care. Then, I pretend I care about the song that plays as I waltz with men, mostly Ikuto, apparently. Perfect.

We went over the rest of the song, and I have to say, it was pretty extraordinary. It's not a fun song, and this music video will show that perfectly. He understood what went through my mind while writing it.

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First day of training filming and I have to say, it's going pretty well. Ikuto and I are dancing quite well with each other and it's…nice. However, I keep seeing Mathew mess with something in his pocket, something square. I can't help but wonder what it is.

During our half hour mid-day break, I walked over to Mathew. "Hey, babe." I said as I reached up and pecked his lips. "Is something bothering you?"

"Yeah…um. I've been meaning to ask this, and I know we're kind of young, but you'll be a senior this year right, and it takes a while to plan these things…"

"Just spill it."

He pulled out a red velvet box and opened it, showing a ring on the inside. "Will you marry me?"

My face filled with fear and my breathing stopped. Would I marry him? No, could I marry him? Ever. In ten years, could I be married to him?

In ten years, I see a blue haired Japanese baby.

"No." I whispered. His eyes widened.

"What?"

"No. I won't- I can't marry you."

"W-why?"

"I... Shit, I don't love you." I took a breath. Might as well spill my realization. "I can't see a future for us. I'm sorry." I took a few steps back and soon found myself running away. I waved a cab down and told them to take me to the furthest coffee shop that's still in this city. Once I was there, I ordered a small coffee, sat at a booth and cried.

"He is sensible and so incredible and all my single friends are jealous… But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain." I sang to myself in soft, croaked out notes. "You're so in love that you acted insane, and that's the way I loved you, Ikuto." I began to cry harder and harder until my stomach began to start rolling inside of me. I ran into the bathroom and started to cry so hard I puked.

"Miss, are you alright in there?" the woman who gave me my coffee asked.

"No… I'm such an idiot!"

"May I unlock the door and come in?"

"If you want to…" I heard a couple of clicks and the door opened. I saw the woman walk in with a knife to her throat. Behind the knife was none other than Andrew.

"This coffee girl is sweet, don't you think?"

"She has nothing to do with this. Let her go."

"You know what to do so I will." With a sigh, I shakily stood and walked over to him.

"Just kill me now."

"Oh, but you don't want to die because of me, yet. Why would I want to kill you now?" I was silent. "Exactly. Now, the car is outside, I'll let this girl free as soon as you're in it." Without hesitation, I walked over and into the car. Soon, he was next to me with a bloodied knife.

"You said you'd let her free." I told him without any emotion in my voice.

"And she is free. Driver, you know where to go."

Ikuto Pov

I watched as the car Odelle stepped in with Andrew drove away. She didn't even fight it. Why would she do that? She has the most fight of anyone I'd ever met. Something must have killed her fight.

But what could do that?