The boys of STARISH refused to go back to the past until Syo explained what happened.

Syo stayed silent for three whole days, as if he had no voice. But on day four, he spoke to Natsuki while he was taking care of Syo.

"...Na-Natsuki," Syo's voice shook.

Natsuki, who was doing a Piyo-chan puppet show for Syo, looked up, surprised.

"Syo-chan! Are you alright?!" Natsuki asked right away.

"...Y-Yeah," Syo responded hesitantly.

Natsuki gave him a soft expression. "You don't have to force yourself to tell us, Syo-chan. Take all of the time you need," Natsuki said softly.

Syo looked at him with a grateful expression, but then shook his head. "I've kept everyone waiting for too long. We need to save Nanami no matter what it takes," Syo said with a sad look on his face.

Natsuki nodded quietly.

"Well, it all began when I was back in the past, on the day May 31st. Nanami's death day," Syo explained, a pained expression on his face as he remembered everything on that day.

He explained it all to Natsuki, and eventually broke out into tears.

"Thank you for telling me everything, Syo-chan," Natsuki said softly, comforting the small male by hugging him and patting his back. "Even though those memories are so painful, you still shared them with me...really, thank you, Syo-chan."

Syo cried into Natsuki's shirt, but he didn't mind. He continued to let Syo let all of the pain he experienced by letting him cry.

The next day, Natsuki explained everything to the rest of the members of STARISH.

"Syo-chan said that there was a man named Master Saizo! He was wearing a golden mask and he was in a room made of gold. He kissed Haru-chan and then said that he was done with her and took out a knife. He used the knife to..."

Let's fast forward, shall we? This is taking an awful long time.

*Fast Forward~*

"And that's everything Syo-chan told me!" Natsuki exclaimed.

"Hmm...now I understand why Syo didn't want to talk for three whole days..." Otoya frowned, it had happened to him too. Otoya felt like he understood how poor Syo felt.

Useless.

Even though Nanami was about to commit suicide, he was there and couldn't do a thing for her. The memory of her awkwardly twisted body never left his mind. All he can do is wish for the best for Nanami.

"So, now everyone knows what to do if you go on the exact same day and time as Kurusu, right?" Cecil asked.

Everyone nodded their heads. "So, now who wants to go next?"

No one said a thing.

"No volunteers?"

Then, an unexpected hand raised up slowly. "...I'll go," Tokiya said quietly.

"Oh? Icchi has the guts to volunteer?" Ren teased him. Tokiya shot him an annoyed look and then nodded at Cecil.

"Tokiyaaaaa~ Good luck!" Otoya smiled at Tokiya. Tokiya just looked away, blushing slightly with embarrassment.

"Come, Ichinose," Cecil said, gesturing him to stand in front of him. Tokiya was very nervous, he didn't know what day he would be transported to, nor what he was supposed to do to help Nanami. He stepped in front of Cecil. Cecil began chanting the magic words.

"Enchanto Time!" Cecil said, his necklace shining brightly as ever. The muses powers enveloped Tokiya in a blinding light, and in a blink of an eye, he was gone.

"May the blessings of the muses be with him," Cecil said, placing the necklace under his shirt. Everyone nodded and left the room.

~Tokiya's POV~

After the bright light faded away, I found myself on the crowded streets of the city.

I was wearing my disguise. What was I doing here again? ...Oh, I was out buying a gift for Nanami-san to repay her for the food she gave me while I was writing my song. That means today is May 30. One day before her death. And as for the time....I took out my phone.

It was 7:32PM. It was nighttime.

That means I'll be staying here until around 10:30PM. I put the phone back in my pocket and began thinking.

Where was Nanami-san now? I had no clue. Maybe if I call her...

I took out my phone again impatiently and found Nanami's number. The phone began to ring as I waited for her to pick up. It rang and rang, and I was starting to think she wouldn't answer. I began to press end call button, but then I heard a voice.

"H-H-Hello?" Nanami's asked, I noticed her voice was shaking.

Just hearing her voice again made my heart beat a little bit faster. I haven't heard her beautiful voice for so many days...

"Nanami-san? Where are you?" I asked urgently.

"I-I...I'm at...mmph!" She got cut off and I heard her moan on the other line.

"N-Nanami-san?!" I asked again.

"I-I can't t-tell you, Ichinose-san...S-Sorry!" I heard her shriek, and then she hung up.

If I remember the story Shinomiya told us, he said that Kurusu said there was a man named Master Saizo. He kissed Nanami and made her moan. He was in the small warehouse down the abandoned streets.

Looks like that's my next destination.

I headed towards my car and started the engine. I knew where that strangely empty street was. I passed by that place sometimes, but I didn't think it would be the place of Nanami's death...

I drove through the dark streets. The houses were indeed all abandoned, so were the cars. It felt like a haunted street for a horror movie.

As I neared the small warehouse, I decided to stop the car so that if they were in there, they wouldn't notice.

I closed the door of the car quietly and stepped into the warehouse. It was just as Shinomiya described what Kurusu said.

The place was completely dark, the wood made creaking noises, the place smelled foul.

I neared the door. Was it true everything was made of gold? It seemed very impossible and suspicious at the same time.

I kept walking and saw the small door.

The door that led to the room of gold.

I approached the door and listened for any noises inside.

None.

I waited another three minutes to make sure.

Still none.

It's okay to go in, then. I took the handle in my hand and opened it.

A golden light came out from the room. I looked in, fascinated. I closed the door behind me.

It was true. Everything was gold.

I stepped inside and began to observe everything in hopes of finding clues.

I spotted many golden weapons. Swords, shields, axes, hammers, an unlimited amount of golden weapons all around the room.

I reached out to touch the shield, it was a pretty thin piece of gold, but it was pretty good for protecting yourself from close-combat weapons.

Then, I spotted a yellow-colored, but not gold, shield. It felt strong, very strong. I wonder what it was made out of...

The door slammed open, and a man with a gold mask came in. Nanami was in his arms, struggling. The man saw me standing there and laughed.

"Looks like we have a guest! Ichinose Tokiya from STARISH!" I think that man was Master Saizo.

I glared at him and looked at the frightened Nanami.

"Sorry, but, since you found our secret hide out, you must die," Master Saizo pulled out a gun and pointed towards me.

"NO!" Nanami screamed, thrashing around wildly.

"Nanami-san, I'll be alright, please don't worry!" I said, trying to calm her down.

"Oh? I think she should worry because you're dead now," And he placed his finger on the trigger of the gun.

He'a about to fire!

I looked on the left and right of me quickly.

To the left, there was the yellow-colored shield that wasn't gold, but strong.

To the right, there was the gold and super-hard but thin shield.

I need to grab a shield, but which one?!

The gold or the yellow-colored one?!

This is a matter of life and death!

Okay~ Here are your choices!

CHOICE 1) Grab the yellow-colored shield that wasn't gold, but strong.

CHOICE 2) Grab the gold and super-hard but thin shield.

Which will you choose? 8D (There's no hints in the wording. BUT, I have a hint below for you guys!)

HINT: You should study before picking a choice, right? :)

And yeah, I guess whoever Haruka falls in love with depends on the choice you guys pick, too.

So if you guys make all of the guys fail except for one guy, then she will probably be in love with that one guy.

If you make the rest of the guys rescue her successfully, she could be in love with all of them.

BUT.

The guy that has succeeds all 3 of his going-back-in-time trips will most likely be the guy Haruka ends up with.

It all depends on you guys! o:

And sorry for rushing the chapter...I need to start on Always Remember Me's next chapter, too. And Angelic Harmony's next chapter. So I'm writing three UtaPri stories at the same time. (sigh)

Well, good luck, and choose wisely this time! (I want to write some romance already! D:)

~Kawaii Dream