note: songs are not mine, the singing will be only sometimes and not always

Rise was humming as she was choosing the clothes that she plans to go to Kazuya with other, well she wished that they could have an alone time but it seems she knows that kazuya is still uncomfortable with her yet.

it was 11:59:00am she noticed outside was foggy. That's when her phone rang

It was Naoto, she answers the phone nervously.

"Have you Watched the midnight channel?" Naoto in the other line asked

Rise gulped "no, not yet" she opens the TV and saw a man in Longsleeve v neck shirt and has a white hair.

"No, it can't be right? Naoto?" Rise was shaken up a bit because the man in the midnight channel resembles Kazuya.

"there's a possibility Rise, We still don't know him that well, so i'm afraid that it is really him" Naoto said softly enough not to make Rise more Nervous.

"Will you look at it? please naoto?" Rise begged.

"Ofcourse but i can't say for sure if i could find anything and i advance apologize for it" Naoto said apologeticly

"Okay" then Rise put down the phone. 'maybe it isn't him. just a look a like right? i shouldn't worry, why am i even thinking about him since that day?'

after Rise is conversating with her own she fell asleep.

Tomorrow Morning At Yasogami HS

Rise noticed that Kazuya isn't there. She began to worry. she thought he is just sick. She just thinks about kazuya the whole day

Next morning

That day Kazuya still didn't appear. It was lunch time and the group had a meeting.

"Yo partner what's gotten you riled up?" Yousuke ask his partner Yu which had a very serious look at his face.

"Yu are you okay" yukiko asked him but still no answer.

"Yah okay senpai?" kanji ask him again and still no answer.

Everyone is worried about Yu. Until he Started to speak.

"Have you all seen the Midnight channel?" Yu asked seriously

some says no and some says yes.

Yu sighs "Kazuya is the one in the midnight channel." Yu said straight.

"WHAT?" Everyone was shocked about this. Not single one of them except Rise and Naoto Knew but didn't want to believe it.

"The last day we spent together with him I spoke to him while walking home. He said about something weakness it may be related to that, that's why he is in the midnight channel" Yu didn't reveal all because he wants kazuya to be the one who will admit it.

"Weakness?" while others were asking what weakness Rise asked a different question.

"When are we going to get him?" Everybody stops and looks at Yu as he is the leader

"Later after school" he said with composed look.

"May i say something in this conversation?" Naoto asked

"Yeah sure" Yu said.

"Well the moment I saw the midnight channel, no, not that It was the moment i heard his name Kazuya Matsuda. It was a familiar name but i didn't bother because maybe it was a different person. But when i saw him in the midnight channel everything came in. So yeah i did a research on him" Naoto said bravely.

"Then?" Rise was hungry for details

"It turned out he was kidnapped and Physically abused and Got to watched a friend got so injured to death." Naoto said sadly.

Everyone reacted so shocked.

"what do you mean got to watched?" Yukiko asked stuttering

"It was a girl named Kyoko Ikase. they were childhood friends and got a strong bond wtih each other. He got to watched when the kidnappers Remove his blindfold,tied to the chair and was beaten so badly. he saw Kyoko san at the floor hands are tied at the back. They started beating her up so badly that the stress got into him as he stopped screaming. and his hair became white that's when the police came in and rescued them but it was too late for kyoko san" Naoto explained painfully.

The Group was silence after what they had heard.

"That's why we should rescue him" Rise was the first one to speak and has tears on both eyes.

"Rise..." Chie spoke softly

"Huh? Oh i'm fine i just you know don't want anyone of my friends get hurt and he experience it and saw it with his own eyes so it's sad" Smiled but so sad.

"Yeah that's why we should rescue him like Rise said" As Yu said that the bell rang.

Everyone couldn't focus on the lectures that their teacher was saying so the class went so fast.

they meet up at the shoe lockers and got to junes. There they stood by a big TV.

As They wear the glasses They go in one by one.

'where are you Kazuya?' Rise asked herself worriedly.

At the dungeon of Kazuya.

"ngh.. nghhh... ugh" As he started to open his eyes he started to feel a pain in his head and in his neck.

"where am i? How did i got here?" He stood up and began to hear other voices like his voice.

"You killed her..."

"you killed her! You could have done something!."

"Who are you?!" Kazuya Asked as he was beginning to sweat.

"Why couldn't yousave her? She was in front of your eyes, You could have stood up and push the kidnappers!"

As the voices said that he now knows what it was talking about. he was shocked.

"Who are you?! How do you know that"

"traitor! How could you call yourself a man if you couldn't even save her!" The voice ignored him and kept on talking to Kazuya's guilt

As Kazuya couldn't take it anymore he began to ran as fast as he can

"Stop stop stop! he closed his eyes and ears but still won't work

"i shouldn't remember, Remove it Kazuya." Kazuya convincing himself but *Bang*

"Owww" He bumped on to something or someone.

"Matsuda-kun!" Rise was Happily flew into him but Kazuya was still in shocked

"wh-why are you here?" He asked

"Were here to protect you!" Teddie Said so excitedly.

"tsk tsk. I shouldn't betray on kyoko" The voice said behind Kazuya.

As kazuya was looking back a black slimy or watery began to form a shape when it was complete He was again shocked that it was him but with the black and green hair.

"you cannot bring her back no matter how much you tried she is dead!" the shadow shouted

"Shut up you don't know what happened" Kazuya said

"Oh i know because IM YOU" The shadow said

"No im not you i will never be you!" Kazuya Shouted afraid.

"HAHAHA I will eat you!"

"No you won't" the group guarded him.

Rise was beside him looking and calming him down

"matsuda kun you should accept it you regret that you couldn't save her. But she gave her life up for you because she wants you to live. don't waste it she believes you are worth a life" Rise said will guiding the group.

"i i don't know"

"you Don't need to know you just have to feel her" Rise said softly

'it's time to accept the truth huh?' as Kazuya stood up he walked by the others and hugged the shadow.

"Im sorry i couldn't do anything to save you, Im sorry i was so weak when you need me. I know that you had a lot of dreams so much wonderful than mine, I just wished that i was the one who died not you, but you did in exchange for my life, i was lost without you, you were my directions you were the one who gave a meaning to my life. but when you were gone it was like i became dead and stopped living. You didn't want me to stop living. you exchanged your life for my life because you want me to keep on living like the old me. Who always makes you angry, happy, sad, laugh. I always regretted that i did't even said i love you kyoko, i love you to the point i just wanted to be just friends because because i don't want to lose you when we fight. But I will know accept it. you will always have a place in my heart thank you. that's the words i want to say to kyoko. i am you, you are my guilt and regrets." and the shadow began to light up and became a persona.

Rise was a little hurt of what Kazuya said 'he loves kyoko guess i should have see this coming. but i won't stop i like him i don't even know why.'

as the group left the TV "So it was really foggy in the tv? Wait we were in the tv? wow" Kazuya was surprised and impressed that they were actually inside the tv.

"yeah and i will give something to you tomorrow kazuy-kun" Teddie said happily

Kazuya just smiled at the bear and his body seemed like it was attacked by the riot.

"Im Very hungry for steak!" Chie said that make everyone flinched not because they were surprised it was indeed because of her loudness

"You're always hungry that's why you are a tomboy" Yousuke teased

" Let's go to Aiya's" Yukiko said cheerly.

as they got in to aiya they soon ordered and sit at the table.

Rise sat beside Kazuya who was much comfortable with her presence. he began to smile mush more not uncomfortable or awkwardly but real smile.

Kazuya got near to Rise which made her flinched a bit, he whispered to her "Thank you for making me realize it" he smiled

Rise Just looked down Trying to hide the blush.

'damn his stupid hot face'

Kazuya had an unknown look at her "cute..." little did he knew he think out loud.

Rise was full red like a tomato. when he realized it his ears got so red that it mad his face red also so he covered his face.

the other members thought 'aww they are cute like puppies inlove' 'they match together'

"A-anyway we should go it's getting dark" stuttering Kazuya said.

"what do you mean? It's 8am" Yu said grinned.

Kazuya gulped and think that yu has plans

"Anyway Kazuya i saw this CD lying on the table" Yu had a bigger grinned while Kazuya was Shocked that it wasn't at his bag and he bgan to remember he let nanako listen and watched it.

"Yu,you didn't watched it right?" Ksazuya asked nervously and sweating

"Yes i did and it was a great performance" Yu teased

"huh? what?" the kanji asked

"Hey don't leave us out dude" Yousuke complianed and so did the others

"Fine it seems Yu planned it. it was a performance at the festival it was just one time" Kazuya said in embaresment

"Well it was great in fact" yu said proudly until Three unknown guys came up and asked

"Are you the risette on hiatus? man what a lucky day after finding someone we couldn't find we found The Risette"

"Yeah dude It's so much better than Kazu"

Kazuya flinched and realized it was the band members and he looked up with a smile anger face "really?"

"KAzuya! You're there ohh... damn were dead" the other guy said

" yep you are.. i mean us"

"whatever, anyway what are you doing here?" kazuya let it slide

"We are Looking for you. we took up a job because it was in Inaba and you were here so it's perfect" the guy explianed

"You took up a job without the permission of mine and i'm part of the job..." Kazuya said

"..." they were nervous

"hahahaha! wow what a nice friends cancel it" kazuya said it with a straight face

"What we are already here!"

Then Rise began to be curious "Yeah Matsuda-kun you should do it"

"Yeah what she said it's only a one day job one song"

"ugh fine anyway im going to introduce you guys"

"Sure aslong as im with The Risette" the guy winked at her which made her a bit uncomfortable, when he did that Kazuya poked his eyes and raised a brow.

"anyway Ichijo is the one who plays bass, banri is the one who plays the drums, and taka the lead guitar, and of course me"

"what do you play Matsuda -kun?" chie asked

"guitar and vocals"

"Ohhhh maybe we could have a duet Matsuda-kun" Rise was quick to tease Kazuya.

"sure why not let's go to my house and practice since it will be tomorrow" it seems kazuya didn't thought of it as a joke.

Rise was surprised about that.

Matsuda's resisdence

"Welcome back" A girl said which made kazuya blinked three times didn't know if it was real or not.

"m-mom?" Kazuya was still shocked

"yes? Im going to live here with you since i was transfered to check the places here. "

Kazuya's mom is an architect.

"oohh anyway were going to the studio to practice"

"sure want some snacks?" Kazuya's mom asked

"sure thanks"

"you look better" And she smiled.

"yeah.." he also smiled.

as they were in the studio practicing the song they were very surprised when kazuya sang

(THE SONG IS FROM RAON LEE AND DRAGON STONE I LIKE THEIR DUET UCHIAGE HANABI)

(YOU CAN ALSO TRY TH UCHIAGE HANABI OF KOBASOLO&HARUTYA&RYO IRAI BOTH ARE WONDERFUL COVERS)

'he have an angelic voice' Rise thought.

and once again he smiled to her 'damn his smile' and she just looked away to avoid the blush.

Then the song ended and everyone clapped and was really surprised but they were more surprised about his voice it seemed it captured the captured the girl's hearts for a moment

"you're so great Matsuda-kun"yukiko said

"Thanks" Smiled little