Ehhhh... Canon canon canon... Dx Gosh, it's getting harder to make these conversations detailed

Erin! 8D You'll the only non canon action we see in this xD Slipping her in was much harder than I thought... I forgot they had finals the 19th o.e; So, they only got a week to save her xD Shhh~ Let's just say her dungeon was smaller, and that's why. Yup...

Btw, anyone got a good title for this chapter? This was the only one I was really stumped for... IT TAKES PRATICE FOR WHAT? *shot*

7/11

Afterschool, you were gathered around a much larger, covered table at Junes, accompanied by your friends. Rise was also there, sporting her school uniform, along with Narashino, who had a possessive arm around her.

Chie drawled out a long groan, as she stretched her arms over her head, "Ugh... Finals are next week... It's been awhile since I failed any subjects..." Another groan.

"If you want, Senpai, I could tutor you." Seichi offered with a grin.

"Wait, didn't you say you you've been struggling lately?"

He looked around with shifty eyes, "...So?"

"Pfffft~" Rise laughed behind her hand, "Sorry... I'm not laughing at you two. It's just... I thought it would take me a while to find any friends at my new school." She replied when she received strange looks.

Kazuto nodded knowingly, "It's a shame we met under such dire circumstances."

Yosuke made a noise of agreement, "Oh yeah... What do you guys think about King Moron's case?"

Teddie offered his own thoughts, "If this person had been inside the TV, I would have sensed it. My nose isn't as sharp now, but I can still tell that much." You nodded alongside him.

"But they found the body on a foggy day again, right?" Chie asked, "They said on the news that the crime scene was just the way it was for that announcer and Saki-senpai."

"Perhaps it's only coincidence?" Kazuto replied, and you felt like banging your head against the table. Once again, nothing was making sense, and it was leaving you even more confused than you were before.

"Why target King Moron though?" Seichi wondered, eyebrows scrunched together in thought. "I mean, yeah he was an asshole, but murder? Even I wouldn't go that far." How far would he go then?

Rise hummed, playing with the ends of her brown hair, "Didn't you guys say it's people who get famous on TV who are targeted? If the killer's choosing targets by watching TV, I picture him as someone who doesn't know the victims at all. I don't think it's worth trying to figure out motives of that type. There are too many people who hold grudges against you for no reason, even if you've never met them before."

"Hey, you sound like you're talking from experience~" Seichi winked, which caused Narashino to roll his eyes.

"Like we said, Mr. Morooka didn't appear on the Midnight Channel or regular TV." You reminded them.

"Man, I don't get this at all... I'll be right back." Narashino sighed, and got up to get something to drink. Seichi followed him.

"Y'know, to be honest... Somewhere deep inside, I thought that maybe King Moron might be the killer," Yosuke began, "I've heard him say more than once that so-and-so deserves to die... But now, I feel kinda bad that I doubted him. He was a capital-A asshole, but that doesn't justify killing him. And not just King Moron… I feel sorry for all the victims... I can't forgive the killer, no matter what!"

You all hung your heads low for a moment, before Chie started up again, "Well, we'll do what we can for King Moron's sake too!"

"That won't be necessary." A familar voice rang, that caused you to cringe, and Kazuto to blush, and look the other way. The boy you bumped into twice before, Naoto Shirogane, walked up to you all, an intent expression on his face.

He informed you that the police had a suspect, a highschooler that didn't go to your school, and that it would be best to let them handle the case from now on.

"Your game, will soon reach it's end." He said, which incited anger in not only you, but everyone else.

"It's not a game to us." You argue, and this causes him to narrow his blue eyes.

"So, you don't deny, then, that you have involved yourselves in this matter? Well, no matter. I have no reason to say anything further." He was about to leave, when Rise stood up.

"Aren't you the one who thinks of this as a game?"

"Whaa...?"

Yosuke glared at Naoto, "One of the victims... She meant a lot to me. How could I possibly treat this like a game? Plus..." He looked at Teddie, "We made a promise... "

"Yosuke..."

Naoto lowered his head, his features considerably softer than before. "A game..." He whispered, "That may be quite true..."

"Oh, I get it...!" Seichi said, walking in on the scene with a bottle of water in his hands, "I was wondering why you were wandering around like this. The police dumped you, didn't they?"

"Detectives normally aren't involved with arrests. And we never harbor any special emotions regarding a case, either." He answered sincerely, a small smile playing at his lips. "Still... It is rather unfortunate that people are only attentive so long as our services are required... But then, I'm accustomed to it."

Kazuto frowned, returning back to the conversation, "Why don't you join us, Shirogane-san?"

He looked surprised for a moment, but quickly took on his usual stotic look, "I... Thank you for your consideration, but I must be going now." And with that, he left.

Everyone turned to Chie as she said, "He said they have a suspect... but is this really gonna solve everything?"

"Who knows..."

You all decided to call it a day.

7/13

Afterschool Wednesday, while you were rehearsing lines with Yumi Ozawa in drama club, a familar face walked in.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I thought you guys were done..." It was Erin, the new transfer student. You realized now that you had yet to introduce yourself to her, or even acknowledge her since she moved here. You noticed though, that she had been spending an awful lot of time with Yosuke recently...

"No problem. What's up?" She asked.

Erin shyly shifted her weight from one foot to another, "Well, I-um... I saw the flyers outside, and I was wondering if there were parts left?" Currently, you didn't have a stage, but Yumi had eagerly told you that holding a play would help you boost your self confidence. Since then, the only thing you two had done was write a script, and hang up posters... Honestly, you were surprised that someone was actually interested.

You put down your script, and met her hesitant gaze, "Which role did you want?"

"The lead." Yumi spluttered, and was about to tell her off, when you stopped her.

"C'mon, give her a chance. Besides, it's not much of a play when there's only two people." She huffed, and crossed her arms, but she knew you were right, and didn't argue anymore. A script was thrusted towards Erin, and she folded it over. You stood in front of her, and decided to play opposite of her.

"Um, let's see..." She ran her finger down the page, briefly looking it over, and cleared her throat once she had a feel of the lines, "Do you remember when we met at the bar? ...You were wearing a tuxedo." You felt a chill when she spoke; when she was acting, it was like she was a completely different person."Umm... Yu-kun? That's your line~"

You shook your head, "Right! Sorry... Ahem, but the first time I saw you was in the elevator."

"Really?" She laughed a little, "I didn't scowl at you, did I?"

It went back and forth like that for a few minutes. When she finished, you found yourself applauding. Yumi glared daggers at you, and you quickly stopped.

"Alright, that was pretty good..." She admitted, crossing her arms, "But I can't give you the female lead."

"O-oh, that's okay~!" Erin smiled, and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, "I'm fine with doing anything."

"Great, because I was thinking you could..."

When the clock struck 5 o'clock, you politely excused yourself out of the room, and went home.

7/15

You blew on your hot ramen, as you absentmindedly flipped through TV channels. It still needed a few minutes. Nanako had gone to bed already, and Dojima was at work, so you were sitting alone in the living room. Finally ending on a news brodcast, you broke your chopsticks.

It looked like you had just caught the end of it. A young looking reporter in a blue dress shirt, and khakis was interviewing a female high school student.

"You've certainly accomplished alot since coming here!"

"Well, I've always liked acting." The girl answered. Looking more closely, she looked a lot like Erin Suzuki. You stared more intently, realizing it in fact was her, "It gives you the chance to be someone else... Someone better..." She mumbled the last part, but you were able to catch it. You frown as you slurped your ramen. Apparently, since coming here, she's been taking part in a lot of local plays, and skits.

Well, she certainly moved fast. Hasn't she only been here for a week? You didn't think much of the interview as you shut the TV off, tossed out the empty ramen container, and went to bed.

Exams were coming up; you knew all of your friends were probably stressed out and busy. The murder case was probably the last thing on their mind.

It was certainly the last one on yours as you drifted to sleep, the rain pounding heavily on the paned glass outside...

Definitely not my best chapter, but it's probably because I skipped a few days. Ah... I should've asked you what clubs you guys were in D8 Is it too late?

And hey, does anyone RP? Because I have quite a few OCs I'd like to use again (Well, mostly my Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, and Final Fantasy 7 one x3) PM me, and I'll send you their profiles if you're interested~!