Mythia: Thank you for your favorites/follows/reviews! I'm glad that there are people out there who are supporting me with this fanfic, and since there was an original, this version might be easier to update. :)

There was a reviewer who asked if this was a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' story, and yes it is! The votes can be going in~! I wonder if you're going to choose the same choice or a different one...hehehe...

Note: This was updated quickly because I really want to go with the voting~! KYAA~!

It was a normal, regular morning, right?

Wrong.

It was the morning after Nanami Haruka had died. All of the guys had created plans to save Haruka when going back to the past, and one mere failure would mean a possible death for Haruka again.

What if only one guy failed, and instead of dying by being kidnapped and murdered, it was changed into a different death like being drowned or hanged? Maybe that one failure could save her life, for if they succeeded, she could have died.

This was a gamble with life and death, success or failure. Haruka's fate could maybe even be unchangeable. One guy may even end up dead in place of Nanami's death.

But you never know unless you try, right? Besides that, the members of STARISH were undoubtedly willing to do anything to save their princess, to be that knight in shining armor for her.

Through only determination and hopeful wishes, the guys will go back in time one at a time today.

So yeah, this was definitely not a regular morning at all.

It was the morning the first time traveler will travel through time. This was the morning that will show everyone if the first travel was successful or a failure.

But then, how would ANYONE know what they do in the past was a success or failure? This was an unanswerable question, never to be answered.

Nanami Haruka's fate was now in the hands of STARISH.

Ittoki Otoya

"I...I want to go first!" the redhead exclaimed.

The STARISH members were gathered at the lobby, discussing who should be the first to go to the past. They all had stopped their conversation and stared at the usually cheerful and easygoing boy, surprised that her wanted to go first.

Nobody wanted to go first, it was always likely to be the failed mission because there was no information on where Nanami was before she was killed.

There was also no information on why she was kidnapped. The murderer had ran away, not getting caught.

It irked Ittoki to think that someone who killed Nanami had ran away, still living in this world and never to be found.

He clenched his hand into a fist and put on a determined look on his face, despite the fear still dwelling within.

"I...I won't forgive the person who killed Nanami!" Ittoki shouted. "I want to go first and find out where Nanami was before she was killed! I...w-want to see Nanami's smile again..." He felt his red eyes water, but he feverishly wiped them away.

I am brave, he thought. I...believe I can save Nanami. I am confident.

The guys looked at Ittoki with satisfied expressions. "Otoya, you're a good guy. I know you can save Nanami," Syo said to him for encouragement.

The I in STARISH felt his confidence grow as everyone nodded in agreement at Syo's statement.

I can do it. I need to believe. I know I can save her. I know it. He repeated words of encouragement in his head.

"Then, it's settled. Otoya, come here. I shall cast a spell using this necklace and make you go back to the past," Cecil instructed.

Ittoki furrowed his brows. A part of him didn't want to go, and he was aware of that side. Yet, it was Nanami Haruka he was saving. He needed her. It was like a part of him was missing when he saw that devastating murder on that TV.

He walked over to Cecil obediently and stood in front of him. He began chanting something. "O, muses, I ask for your magical powers, send Ittoki Otoya to the time before Nanami Haruka was cruelly murdered! Help us change her fate! ENCHANTO TIME!" (Mythia: Yes...'enchanto time.' I know. Go ahead and laugh already.) As soon as Cecil finished his sentence, a bright light enveloped Ittoki.

The last words he heard from Cecil were, "Remember; after 3 hours, you'll be warped back here...Good luck." The redhead closed my eyes and waited for any kind of physical impact.

Yet, he didn't feel anything. So he opened his eyes slowly, hoping that everything would be normal. Then, he saw that he was in my Master Course bedroom.

Thank God, everything was normal.

Wait, what day was it today?

He scrambled quickly to his calendar, and it read: May 29, 2013. The day Nanami died was May 31, 2013. This was 2 days before her kidnapping and murder!

Where was she now?

Ittoki ran out the door frantically, dashing down the long hallways of the building. Since it was 4:00PM, Nanami was somewhere in the Master Course mansion, since she was always back from whatever her business was by 3:30PM. Wait, talking about business...she's been leaving and coming back everyday from 9:00AM to 3:30PM since the beginning of the week, Ittoki thought suspiciously.

At first, he thought it was just some work or maybe she went to compose her songs in a peaceful place, but now that he thought about it carefully, it was undeniably suspicious. He had to ask her about it and get some useful information to the guys!

Ittoki searched the mansion high and low, right to left, ceiling to floor, every nook and cranny, until he found her in the deepest and concealed part of the rose garden.

She was snooping around in there, holding her phone to her ear and speaking quietly to the person on the other line. Ittoki had gotten as close as he could, trying to not get caught but to be on earshot.

Trying to get some hopefully helpful evidence, he took out his phone, which was luckily in his pocket, and began to record the conversation.

"...Please, don't hurt them...do anything for you...as long as you keep your promise..." It was hard to hear, and the teen only heard chunks of the conversation.

Nanami hung up her phone, and just as Ittoki began to scramble away from the place...his phone rang. He saw her turn around with an alarmed look, a look he had never seen her wear before. She looked terrified, as if frightened to the bone.

Had she worn that face of vulnerability before? If that's true, then how come Ittoki had never seen if before? Why...did she have to hide it by covering them with her smiles?

"W-Who's there!?" Nanami was shaking like she was in a nightmare, and looked around. Before she could see the hiding redhead, Ittoki ran and ducked into a rose bush, rushing to turn off his blaring phone. But it wouldn't stop! He couldn't break the phone to pieces because of the conversation he had recorded between Haruka and the stranger.

He heard her footsteps come closer...and closer. This is it, huh? I'm busted, Ittoki thought with a frown.

Nanami blinked when she saw him, looking up tentatively at her. "I-Ittoki-kun?!" she yelped.

"N-Nanami..." To say the least, his heart filled with happiness to see her face to face again. But to think that she'd die in a few days...it ruined the nice, warm feeling.

"D-Did you hear anything!?" Her honey golden eyes that he always admired were full of alarm and she was still shaking, which made him feel conflicted inside.

Should he tell her the truth? If he did, would this affect whether she lived or died?

A simple truth or lie answer could determine her fate.

It scared him to death thinking that what his answer here could make her die, or live.

He had to take the chance. He had to answer soon.

Should I tell her that I heard the conversation and be honest? Ittoki wondered frantically. Or should I lie and say I was just taking a stroll in the rose garden and was just passing by?

Mythia: PLEASE READ!

I know, most of you, if not all of you, know the bad ending to this one because you had chosen the bad ending in the original. But I'm in charge of this story, so perhaps you don't know the bad ending because I may or may not have changed it!

Lying is bad, you know! But the truth sometimes hurts!

Here are the choices. You can either get Ittoki Otoya to:

A) Lie to his precious Nanami he'd feel guilty about forever and ever (unless this is the good ending)!

OR

B) Tell the truth and face the possibly bad outcome to this~!

Ittoki never did lie in the anime, did he? Neither in the manga. I wonder about the game, hm?

I'm in charge of this story, so perhaps you don't know the bad ending because I may or may not have changed it! Lying is bad, you know! But the truth sometimes hurts!

So...what's it gonna be? Tell me in your reviews! I'm anxiously waiting, nya~!

P.S. I have two pictures for this story: One of them shows that you have chosen the 'good' ending, while the other one is the 'bad' ending pic.

Written on: 6/5/14