Wow, another chapter by the next day! You're improving, Diocchin. I don't need to hear it from you. ._. Anyway... I actually am pretty into this series. xD I think it's actually going pretty good so far, and I quite like the concept of it. I hope you guys end up liking it as much as I do. :P Also, I changed it to angst because I realized that the story was going to be more angsty and sad than romantic. Nonetheless, read on!

Hamuko stared down at the floor of the flat nervously. It was strange, requesting to meet the whole crew again so suddenly. She thought that she would start to remember at this point, but she didn't. She told her brother to bring SEES back together again to meet her, but she didn't know if she would remember them when she saw them. She sighed. Minato looked over and nudged her.

"What's up?" he questioned. "Nervous, huh?" He chuckled. "The sis I know would never be nervous."

Hamuko nudged him back. "I-I'm not nervous." She shifted uncomfortably around in her seat. "I just don't know if I'll remember everyone…"

Minato laughed easily at this. "How could you forget everyone? They're the same as before. None of them have changed." He dropped his smile. "Well, except for Shinjiro-senpai, that is."

Hamuko stared at the boy blankly. "Shinjiro-senpai? Who's that?"

Minato froze. He laughed uneasily, patting his sister on the shoulder. "Ahaha, Sis, you're such a kidder." Hamuko bit her lip, and lifted her brother's hand to the side. He stopped. "You… you're not kidding, are you?"

Hamuko sighed, "I'm not… Minato, you don't know what it's like up there." She looked up at her brother. "My body was numb. There was no warmth left in me. I was living, yet I was dead. There wasn't a day that passed where Erebus wouldn't try to force me off the damn door." Her hands shook, and Minato grabbed them, trying to calm her down. "I didn't have anyone to talk to. I ended up talking to myself a lot, wondering if you guys had forgotten me yet. In the end…" Her voice shook, eyes brimmed with tears. "...In the end, I was the one who had forgotten everyone. I don't remember anyone. I didn't even remember Ryoji-kun. And I don't even know who that Shinjiro-senpai is. I don't remember what anyone looks like." Tears began dripping down her face, and she shakily wiped them away. "I don't know why I agreed to come back. I'm just going to cause everyone pain…"

Minato pulled Hamuko into a tight hug. "Maybe Ryoji-kun wanted you to come back because you were like this." He lifted his hand and gently stroked her hair. "Maybe he wanted you to have the chance to remember everyone again. He didn't want you to become someone who wouldn't be able to recall any of us." Hamuko's face rested easily on her twin brother's shoulder. She had forgotten how comforting it was to be held by someone else. "Look, I'm sure you'll remember everyone in no time." He lifted her from his shoulder. "If not, then… I guess we have a month, don't we?" A gentle smile filled the male's face, and Hamuko's lips couldn't help but pull into a smile itself. "Let's start rebuilding your relationships, Sis."

Just then, a knock came from the door. Minato stood up and opened it, greeting whoever was behind it. The person came through the door, and Hamuko studied them. The girl who had entered had short brown hair and wore a pink tank-top with bright blue jeans. She held a small purse at her side and smiled brightly at the sight of the auburn haired girl. Tears began streaming down the brunette's face.

"Hehe, geez," the brunette laughed a bit, bringing a hand up to wipe away her tears, "and I thought you were just going crazy, Minato-kun." She walked over to Hamuko and leaned down. "It really is you, Hamuko-chan. Or… are my eyes playing tricks on me?" Hamuko hesitantly reached a hand over and pulled the other girl into a hug.

"Yu… Yukari…" Hamuko sighed softly. "I…" The pair started crying, tears soaking into the shoulders of one another.

A moment passed, and they pulled away from each other. "We missed you, you know?" Yukari spoke. She walked over to Minato and patted him lightly on the shoulder. "Your twin brother here brought you flowers everyday. I arranged some of them myself, actually." Yukari laughed lightly, and Minato pulled his arm around the brunette.

"Tell me you didn't do the ones from today." Hamuko groaned and looked up at Yukari.

"Haha, that was Minato. I told him you didn't like those flowers." Yukari giggled, and Minato frowned at the girl, sighing. "He must've missed you a lot, though. To bring you flowers everyday. It's something I'd expected Shinjiro-senpai to do as well, but…"

Hamuko cocked her head to the side at the mention of that name. "Who is that? Why're you and Mina-kun making such a huge deal about him?"

Yukari gave Hamuko a startled look. "Wait, you…?" Yukari looked up at Minato, and the male shook his head.

"She said she doesn't remember anyone," Minato said. "But I honestly thought that Shinjiro would be the one that she would remember the most. I guess I was wrong…" The boy bit his lip and looked down to the side.

Another knock came by, and Minato walked over to open the door. Before he had even opened it fully, someone had pushed the door open and demanded to see Hamuko. As soon as he saw her, he grinned, pulling up the brim of his hat.

"Damn, it really is Hamukocchi!" The man walked over the auburn haired excitedly. "I knew you would never leave us like that!" He grabbed her into a tight hug, lifting her feet off the ground. "I friggin' missed you, buddy! Wasn't as obsessed as Minato here, but still!" At this, Minato brought a hand up and whacked Junpei's shoulder, making the other male freeze in place.

"I'm assuming you forgot that I'm her twin brother," Minato said, putting his hand down.

"R-right, o-of course!" A tear rose up in Junpei's eyes as he gently put down Hamuko and began rubbing his shoulder instead. "You gotta stop whacking me with those arms of yours, man… They hurt like hell."

Hamuko giggled. "I don't think I could ever forget Junpei." She smiled brightly, and Junpei looked over at her questionably.

"Whaat? How could you ever forget me in the first place?"

Hamuko caught a glimpse of red hair behind Junpei's back, and she turned her face towards it. A girl with a pale face and brown eyes stared back at Hamuko's crimson ones.

"Oh, right." Junpei gestured over at the redhead. "I brought Chidori along with me. I hope you don't mind."

Hamuko shook her head. "Of course I don't." She smiled slyly. "I don't mind seeing Junpei's girlfriend again." Chidori blushed, and looked over to the side. Junpei laughed easily, his own face accompanied with a red hue.

Soon after this, more members came. Each greeted Hamuko in a polite fashion, though it was obvious that they were all excited to see Hamuko's smiling face again. She recognized each of them, though there were two members that had yet to come.

"Damn, where's Shinji?" Akihiko questioned. Minato shrugged. "I thought he'd be here before us. Surely he wouldn't be late for this…"

Mitsuru took out her cellphone. "Perhaps we should call him again?" she asked. The members looked around hesitantly.

Ken shifted in his seat. "Maybe he needs more time. It is a bit strange, having someone you love brought back to life all of a sudden."

Minato clenched his fists. "Dammit, he doesn't need more time!" The blue haired male bit his lip. "He's had enough time already. It's time he stopped moping around and actually do something good for once. Like visiting someone who only has a month to stay!"

Everyone in the room froze. Fuuka spoke up, "Did you say that Hamuko-chan only has a month?"

Minato sighed, "Yeah." He looked over at Hamuko and apologized. "You probably wanted to tell everyone yourself."

Hamuko laughed a bit. "No, it's fine, Mina-kun. I guess I can tell everyone now." The members of the group stared at her as she explained her situation.

"One month…" Aigis's hand moved up to rub her arm. "We will need to make the best of this month, if that is the case."

"You should've asked for a year!" Junpei exclaimed.

Hamuko shook her head. "I didn't want Ryoji-kun to suffer as much as I did up there…" She rubbed her shoulder. "A year is too much for him. I may be able to endure it more than he can, but… Even then, the burden is too much for anyone to bear. He requested me to take a month off. I guess he must've known…" She smiled sadly, and Yukari rubbed Hamuko's back.

Junpei chuckled. "Dammit… That Ryoji."

The conversation was interrupted when the members heard a loud yip at the door.

"Koro?" Minato walked over. "That must mean…"

Minato opened the door, and the excited dog ran up to Hamuko, pouncing on her and happily licking her face. The girl giggled uncontrollably.

"Koro-chan - haha - stop!" Hamuko struggled to speak between her giggles. "I'm at your - hahaha - I'm at your mercy!" The shiba inu stopped and panted, looking happily into the face of the auburn haired girl. She gently patted Koromaru, his eyes squinting under her touch. "Geez, you're always like that when you see me. Hehe."

The shiba inu pounced off and Hamuko stood up, her crimson eyes greeted with the stare of the intense steel ones of an unfamiliar face. The man shifted a bit, lifting a hand up to pull at his beanie. His long, dark brown hair sloped a bit past his shoulders. He wore a brown turtleneck underneath a maroon peacoat, black pants, and brown boots.

"You haven't changed at all," he said. His rough voice made Hamuko wince a bit. Was this the Shinjiro everyone had been talking about?

Hamuko cocked her head to the side. "You're… Shinjiro-san, correct?" She stood up and stuck a hand out. "It's nice to meet you."

Everyone had froze. Hamuko must've remembered Shinjiro, right? She's just joking around, right? Nonetheless, Shinjiro took her hand and shook it. "It's nice to meet you too," he responded. He let go and sighed. "Today was a waste of my time." Shinjiro looked over at Minato, who glared intently at the elder. "If it ain't anything important, don't bother asking me to come." He turned back and opened the door. "Let's go Koro." The dog whimpered but obeyed Shinjiro, and the two left. No one said a word after that.

Hamuko hesitantly broke the silence. "I-I didn't say anything wrong, did I?" She laughed uneasily, and Minato looked over at his twin sister.

"Sis…" He bit his lip. "That's your boyfriend."

How could you forget your own boyfriend!? *cries* Well, she can't control it. I'm pretty sure everyone saw this coming, lol. I'm kinda tired, but I've got stuff to do, so can't go to sleep yet! Hehe... *passes out* Well, since she's passed out... Hope to see all of you in the next chapter. Might be coming soon, might not. Ehh, have some faith in Diocchin.

~theIdiosocracy, Diocchin and Cy-kun