Alright. guys. The votes are in:

People who picked Lie: 2

People who picked tell the Truth: 3

People who said "Let her live" (LOL this wasn't an option, but I'm putting this here anyways XD): 3

People who said something that I did not understand what their answer was: 2

LOL WELL. So, TRUTH had the most votes, so here's the next chapter.

"...Yes. I heard some of it..." I confessed, telling her the truth.

I was already busted, why should I lie now?

Her eyes go wider than they already are and she started to shake uncontrollably now.

"Nanami? Nanami?!" I reached my hand out to her, but she slapped my hand away shakily.

"...You found out...I was just trying to protect you guys...!" Tears spilled down her face as she turned around and ran towards the mansion.

"Nanami! Wait!" I ran after her as she entered the building.

I almost tripped over a branch, but I jumped over it at the last minute.

I ran into the building; cool air hitting my face as I see her climbing the stairs.

I ran after her, my legs were beginning to give out.

I was almost out of breath, but I kept running up the stairs.

When we reached the top of the mansion, the roof, I gasped for air and collapsed on the ground.

Nanami was standing at the edge of the roof, looking down.

"N-Nanami...!" I said when I finally found my breath.

She turned back slowly, the wind blowing her hair, her eyes...empty.

There was not one little expression on her face or in her eyes.

The dark, almost pitched black sky behind her made me shiver.

Something bad will happen soon...

"You found out...I'm going to die soon now, so why can't I kill myself...?" She asked me in a voice with no emotion.

Her voice matched her face and eyes.

"No...! Nanami, I was lying! I didn't hear anything! I swear!" I had desperation in my voice.

I don't want her to die!

Not in front of me, never!

She just turned and looked back at the world below her feet.

"You're lying. If that were true, you would have just told me the first time. I know you, Ittoki-kun. Whatever you say first is always the truth."

And, without looking back one last time, her body began falling off of the roof, her hair spraying behind her.

"NANAMI!" I ran quickly to where she was standing, but it was too late.

When I got to the end of the roof, she was still falling, a small tear in her eye and a kind smile on her face.

Her lips whispered a 'goodbye...' to me and she closed her eyes.

I jumped off the roof, reaching my hand out to grab her, then suddenly, a bright light enveloped me.

NO!

"'After 3 hours, you will be warped back here...'"

The last thing I saw was her body hitting the ground below with a loud THUD!

Then her body lay twisted and motionless in the grass, as if she was peacefully sleeping in an awkward position.

"NANANMI!"

And I was back in the lobby, back on June 1st, 2013.

I screeched Nanami's name and fell to my knees.

Tears fell from my eyes as I clutched the hair on my head tightly, replaying the scene that just happened in my head.

It was my fault Nanami died.

It was MY FAULT NANAMI DIED!

I screamed in pain, anger, and sorrow.

I made her DIE!

"Otoya..." I heard a voice behind me.

I turned around slowly and saw Cecil leaning against the wall, his eyes full of sorrow.

"You've failed...she is gone. She died by committing suicide." His words pierced through my body like a sword.

"I...I KILLED her!" I hated myself now.

I hated myself.

"No, you didn't kill her. Fate killed her. It was something you had no control over...it had to happen," his necklace started to glow as he finished his sentence.

"See? The muses agree too. Don't just sit there crying like a baby, get up and think of more plans on how to save Nanami!" Cecil said.

He was right...I need to save Nanami.

I still had 2 more chances to go back in time!

I got up slowly, wiping away my tears.

I held my head up high and took out my phone.

Thankfully, it was still there.

"I have some proof about Nanami's death," I said to Cecil. His eyes widened and he nodded in approval.

"Hold on, I think everyone needs to hear this. Let's meet here again in 10 minutes," Cecil said, then wandered out of the room.

I opened my phone and listened to the recording.

Surprisingly, I heard more than what I had heard with my ears that day.

"I beg you, please don't hurt them...
I will do anything for you...
I will do as you say as long as you keep your promise."

What was that about? What does she mean by 'don't hurt them'?

Wait... I think I remember what she said after I told her the truth:

"'I was just trying to protect you guys!'"

So, does that mean she was protecting us from someone?

As I was deep in thought, I had come to one conclusion.

She was threatened by the person who killed her, the kidnapper, to listen to and do whatever they say.

If not, they will kill or harm us, the guys from STARISH. To be clear: she died in place of us.

She died to save our lives.

Before I knew it, the 15 minutes has passed.

The members of STARISH came in looking unhappy.

"Where's your proof?" Ren asked me first.

"Ah, here," I pressed the play button on my phone.

Everyone was silent as they listened to her phone conversation.

Ren had a calm expression on, as well as Masato and Tokiya.

Syo, Natsuki, and Cecil, however, had serious expressions (Which is surprising, since Syo and Natsuki usually are immature; mostly Syo. Cecil's just serious like that. And I don't know about Natsuki...maybe Haruka's death affected their behavior?).

When the recording was finished, everyone remained silent.

"Do you have any idea of who and why she have this phone call?" Tokiya asked.

I nodded.

"Well, not really, but I think I know why she was killed, or killed herself..." I say, my voice trembling as I said the last part of the sentence, "'or killed herself..'"

I began explaining what I thought to them.

"So, you think Haruka sacrificed herself for us?" Cecil asked, scratching his head.

"It's true, it could be a possibility. His theory does fit after you put all of the evidence we have so far into one piece," Tokiya spoke up, looking at the ground sadly.

"Yes, I agree. We will go with Otoya's theory for now," Ren agreed, nodding his head.

"Oh, and also, if you travel to May 29, 2013, then at around 4:00PM, she will be in the deepest part of the rose garden, having a conversation on the phone just like the one you just heard. If you get caught or something, lie! Don't tell her the truth, or she will commit suicide like last time..." I looked down at the ground, too ashamed at my lowly thinking.

Why didn't I just lie?

"Alright, thanks for the information, Otoya!" Syo gave me a thumbs up followed by a winning smile.

I couldn't help but smile back.

"Ending that discussion, here's the next topic: whose going to time travel next?" Masato asked the next question.

The guys just stared at each other quietly, and I did the same.

"Alright, fine, since no one is nominating themselves, I'll go!" Syo looked at Cecil and walked up to him.

"Send me back. I want to save and protect her!" Syo put on a confident look, the same look I had before I went back in time.

Hopefully, he won't fail like I did. Though I knew he probably wouldn't, since through his pride, determination, and his confidence, he can really do anything as long as he tries.

He proved that to me when he jumped across the bridge in the movie.

He tried so hard, that after through his hard work, he made it.

"Very well," Cecil brought his necklace out from under her shirt. "Are you ready?"

Syo nodded and closed his eyes as Cecil began chanting the magic words.

Then, a very bright light, almost blinding me, appeared and then Syo was gone.

Please, Syo, please be successful!

Then everyone went out of the room and began doing the normal things that they usually would do.

Reading, practicing, singing, dancing, etc.

I decided to go practice my new song, wanting to get the thought of failure out of my mind.

Be safe, Syo, Nanami.

And so, you guys got the bad ending where you made Haruka commit suicide.

Man, I was thinking you guys would pick Lie! D:

I mean, if I was in that situation, I would totally lie. LOL.

Don't worry, though, after the story is complete, I'll write the other part when Otoya DOES LIE.

Anyways, there is no "picking an ending" in this chapter.

It's going to be in the next, though!

AND REMEMBER: READ EACH AND EVERY SENTENCE THROUGH CAREFULLY BEFORE PICKING A CHOICE.

So, see you all in the next chapter! 8D

~Kawaii Dream~