The twins walked along the street to school, feeling rested for the first time since they'd arrived at Inaba. Yu was humming a peppy tune that Souji knew he had heard before, but couldn't quite place. However, his sixth sense told him something was off, and he grabbed Yu's arm and quickly pulled him to the side. No sooner had this been done than a yellow and black blur shot past the twins, ending with a crash near the intersection. The Bike-boy had done it again, this time ending up stuck inside a garbage can.

"S-someone…" they heard coming out of the can.

Souji sighed and looked at Yu. "Help me get him up real quick." he said simply, walking over to the boy, who was rolling around in a rather lopsided circle.

After stopping his motion, and picking him up, Souji managed to remove the trash can from the boy's torso and head while Yu held him in place, aware that Souji's strength might pick both the can and the boy up together. The boy gave a sigh of relief, picked up his bike, and thanked the twins. "

I'm Yosuke Hanamura. Nice to meet ya!"

Yu grinned, "Nice to meet you to, Yosuke. I'm Yu Narukami."

Souji nodded in Yosuke's direction. "I'm Souji Seta. Are you okay, man?"

Yosuke turned to Souji, mouth somewhat agape. "Yeah, I'm fine, though my bike may not be. Did you hear about the incident from yesterday? They found that announcer lady hanging from an antenna!"

The twins nodded, and Yosuke continued on, face full of grim wonder. "You think it was some kinda warning? There's no way something that weird could have been an accident."

Souji nodded again. "I think…you may be right about that. I wish I knew the truth, to be honest." Yu narrowed his eyes, the word "truth" brought back a memory of a memory, a concept he couldn't quite place.

"Dangling a dead body over a roof like that… that's just messed up. Then again, it's pretty messed up to kill someone in the first place." Yosuke looked down at his watch, suddenly alarmed. "Oh crap, we're late."

He looked at the twins. Souji, already guessing what Yosuke was about to say, took off like a bullet, leaving Yu and Yosuke behind. "Wow, does he always run that fast?" Yosuke asked, staring after the sprinting teen.

Yu grinned again. "Yeah, he's got this god-like stamina and strength. Not to mention he's really smart, too."

Yosuke turned to Yu, surprise on his face. "No kidding. Hey, you want a ride? It's a little squeaky, but it should be fine." Yu looked down at the bike, and decided refusing at this point would be rude, despite the obvious danger he'd be placing himself in by riding with Yosuke, who he'd now seen crash twice.

"Sure…" Yu said warily, climbing on behind Yosuke.

"Great, let's see if we can't beat that guy there!" Yosuke smiled, and pedaled hard on the bike, chasing after Souji.

After school

Souji was packing up, talking to Yu, who had come over and sat on the desk in front of him. Yosuke walked up to the twins, nodding his hello to them. "Hey guys. How're you adjusting to the place?"

Souji shrugged. "Pretty well, I guess. It's nice and quiet here, compared to the city. How about you, bro?"

Yu scratched the back of his neck. "Slowly. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the absence of the hustle and bustle. It's still a little distracting, having no distractions."

Yosuke grinned at the pun. "Yeah, I know what you mean. Coming from Tokyo myself, I'm still not sure what to make of the place. But the air's clean, the foods good…Oh! Have you two heard about the local delicacy? It's grilled steak! Like that's anything special." Yosuke chuckled. "As thanks for this morning, I'd like to treat you two to some. Wanna come?" Just as the twins were about to speak, a shadowy figure appeared from their right.

"What about me, huh? No apologies? My 'Trial of the Dragon'." Chie fumed lightly as she questioned Yosuke. Yosuke sighed, mumbling something about Chie showing up whenever food was involved. Chie turned to Yukiko, ignoring the brunette's complaints. "How about it, Yukiko? Don't you think he should treat us, too?"

Yukiko stood up, smiling lightly. "I'll pass. I don't need to gain any more wait. I need to help out at the inn today, anyway."

Yosuke looked surprised. "Wow, Yukiko-san. Started training to take over the business?"

Yukiko looked down in embarrassment. "Or is that…shame?" thought Souji as he looked at the raven-haired beauty.

"It's not like that." She replied. "I'm just helping out when it gets busy. Well, I should be on my way." And Yukiko walked out, headed for home.

Chie shrugged. "Oh well, we should get going too."

Yosuke looked taken aback. "Seriously, do I have to treat three people?"

Souji chuckled. "I'll pay for myself, Yosuke, don't worry about it. Yu helped you more than I did, anyways."

Yosuke looked up, both relieved and alarmed. "But-"he started, but Souji stopped him.

"No buts. I won't have you paying for me for something so simple."

Yosuke closed his mouth. "Thanks, man. Anyways, Chie's right. Let's get going."

The two boys and Chie laughed quietly as Chie explained just who Yosuke was talking to. They had arrived at Junes, with Chie complaining that they didn't even serve steak there, and Yosuke explaining why he had to cut his costs down due to Chie's immense appetite, when a young girl had come out the food court, looking tired. Yosuke had immediately dropped everything to go talk to her.

"Is she his girlfriend?" Yu asked, nodding in the two kids' direction.

"Haha, he wishes!" Chie said, though Souji noticed the laughter and smile on her face seemed…forced…he made a mental note and continued to listen. "That's Saki Konishi. Her family runs a liquor store in the shopping district. I think she's working here part time, though…" Chie trailed off, turning her gaze to Yosuke and Saki, a wistful look in her eye. "Idiot…" she mumbled under her breath.

The two seemed to be enjoying themselves, but as if she noticed the twin pair of silver eyes looking at her, Saki stood up and came over. "Are you the transfer students? Oh, did you hear about me already?" Saki chuckled lightly "It must be nice to have someone else from the big city to talk to, huh? I don't see Hana-chan hanging out with the other guys much." Saki smiled gently as she said this, and Yosuke stammered a quiet retort in the background. "He doesn't have too many friends, so I hope you two get along with him good. Hana-chan's a good guy, but he can get nosy sometimes. You gotta tell him right to his face when he starts to annoy you." Yu raised an eyebrow; it seemed as if Saki did this often.

Yu smiled as he responded, "Nah, Yosuke's a great guy."

Souji nodded quickly. "Yeah, I agree."

Saki giggled lightly "I'm just kidding" she said as the color returned to Yosuke's face. "Well, my break's just about over. Back to work I go…Laters!" Saki walked off, leaving Yosuke standing there, trying to regain Saki's attention.

As he sat down, Chie began teasing him about his "forbidden romance". "…Dude, it's not like that…." Yosuke turned away, cheeks flaring red. Yu laughed, causing Yosuke's cheeks to darken more. Souji just smiled and shook his head, and looked at Chie. Although her body language said she was enjoying the teasing, her eyes didn't seem to be into it.

"Oh really?" she asked, a gleam of life returning to her eyes. "Well, I know just the thing to cheer up that lovesick heart." Yosuke turned around, surprised and eager to hear what Chie had to say. Chie grinned, liking this reaction. "You ever hear of the Midnight Channel? You're supposed to look into a T.V that's switched off, alone, exactly at midnight on a rainy night. While you're staring at your own image, another person will appear on the screen…and they say that person's your soulmate!" Yu and Souji turned to Chie, cynicism strong in their silver eyes.

Yosuke sighed. "What? For a second there, I thought you were going to say something useful. That's probably just some childish urban legend." He shook his head. "Oh well. Say, what do guys think about that incident yesterday? Do you think it was murder? What if the culprit behind it was still lurking around…heehee…" Yosuke chuckled darkly, putting a maniacal look on to disturb the others.

Yu shuddered, remembering the conversation they had had that morning. Chie looked disgusted. "Geez, you shouldn't joke about stuff like that. Now who's the childish one? All I'm saying is, you guys better try it out tonight."

Yosuke turned, looking at Chie with slight disdain. "No way. We're not doing something stupid like that just because you're into some legend like that, right guys?" He turned to look at the silverettes, seeking agreement in his stance. Yu started to nod, but Souji quickly interrupted him.

"Actually, I'm kind of interested in this. Legend or no, the idea of seeing someone other than yourself on a T.V that's supposed to be off? Sounds…intriguing." Souji flashed a quick grin as his brother paled slightly, remembering the man with the long nose. Souji had imitated him well.

"S-seriously?! Fine, Chie, we'll try your stupid 'Midnight Channel"." Shaking his head in defeat, Yosuke cleaned up his food. "Alright, I'm gonna head on home. Later!" The twins said goodbye to Chie and Yosuke, and walked back to the Dojima residence.

"It's raining." Yu muttered, watching the news report, seeing the obvious image of Saki Konishi on the screen.

"Why do they even bother? That's way too easy to tell who it is." Souji remarked, shaking his head and giving a deep sigh. Nanako and Dojima were watching the news as well, with Dojima occasionally making remarks about the news and the liquor store. After finishing their meals, the silverette twins made their way upstairs, preparing to watch the Midnight Channel.

Sometime later, close to midnight

Souji looked around. Yu was nervously tapping his knee, apprehension at what could happen eating away at him. Noting the downpour that was still going on outside, he turned his T.V off, and stared at the screen. Yu turned to face it as well, looking at the dark screen reflecting their images. After a few moments, Souji sighed. "Just a pointless rumor after all." he stated, turning his head slightly to look at Yu.

Yu shook his head. "Oh well, so much for a good nights' sleep anyways" he said, turning towards the futons. He stopped, however, as a dim glow began to fill the room.

Turning around, Yu saw the T.V had come on, but the power was registering as being off. Souji and Yu's jaws dropped, seeing what should have been impossible occurring before their very eyes. Images flashed across the screen; a young girl with shoulder length brown hair seemed to appear in the split-second images shown on the T.V. Lightning flashed outside, and Souji's vision began to blur, a ringing in his ears. "I am thou, thou art I" a voice filled his head, different from the one from the dream-world a few nights ago. "Thou art the one who opens the door." Souji began stumbling from a sudden headache, bumping into Yu who seemed to be suffering from a similar problem. The ringing grew louder, but stopped suddenly.

The twins stood up, looking at the T.V, neither speaking. Looking at each other, they nodded; another unspoken message passing between them. Yu started forward towards the T.V, reaching out to touch the screen. As he did so, the screen glowed, pulsating white and black. His finger slipped in, and Yu pulled away almost instantly, unnerved by what had just happened. Souji reached forward now, touching the screen himself. As his finger began to sink in, he felt a hard tug, and his entire arm was pulled in. as he tried to resist, the pull strengthened, forcing his head in as well. Souji found himself stuck, the T.V being too small to pull in his shoulders as well. He felt a tugging on his waistline as Yu struggled to pull his brother out.

Reaching out with his free arm, Souji braced himself against the dresser to his left, and pushed hard. With a small pop, he fell out of the T.V, knocking Yu down as he fell. Both teens hit their heads against the table, and massaged the spot as they heard footsteps coming up the stairs. "Are you okay?" asked Nanako from outside the boys' door.

"Yeah, we're fine. Just tripped over myself. Sorry to wake you up, Nanako." Yu moaned out softly, as Souji was still cradling the back of his head.

"Okay…" Nanako responded, not sounding convinced. "Well, good night…" Her footsteps became softer as she headed back downstairs. The twins looked at each other, eyes wide.

"Well, guess who's got two thumbs and isn't getting sleep tonight…" Souji murmured as Yu shook his head.

"Bad question. That would be both of us." Yu responded. The twins sat down on their futons, neither saying anything more, trying to understand what had just happened.