In the dark room, a videotape titled "tape 2" plays;

"Where am I?" someone asked.

"Consider yourself between heaven and hell" another said," I'm going to offer you a choice that could alter your fate"

"Could you explain?" The person asked.

"Of course" another said.

The tape skipped through some scenes.

"In that case, I want you to change my fate" the person said," but could I ask one more thing?"

"Of course" another said.

"This time, I want to be closer to her so nothing like this will happens again" the person said," this will be my atonement"

"If you truly wish this with all your heart, it will be easy" another said," but you must understand what you are exchanging for this"

"I know, but it's better this way" the person said," those awful people don't deserve her."

"Very well, the web of fate shall be adjusted to your wishes" another said," however, you will not be aware of the change"

"I know, but I don't care" the person said," now please give her back to me"

"In time" another said," but I must meet with a few more individuals before then"

"Thank you, Miss vulpine" the person said.

The tape ended.

...

That night, after Chiaki went to bed, Munakata and Chisa stayed in the living room.

"I received an ominous call today" Munakata said," did something similar happen to you?"

"I received a note" Chisa said," but I tore it up since it wasn't handwritten"

"That's not the only reason you did that" Munakata said.

"Whoever this person is, they can not be trusted" Chisa said with a deadly serious tone," I refuse to let some hidden figure destroy our family"

"That is the assumed goal of their's" Munakata said," but why?"

"Maybe they are jealous" Chisa said," or they simply hate our family"

"People have voiced their complaints about our decision to get married and adopt Chiaki" Munakata said," but that was months ago"

"Hatred can persist through long periods of time" Chisa said.

"I agree" Munakata said," that is why I want you to keep a close eye on Chiaki, in the case that this person becomes violent"

"If it comes to that, I will act in self defense" Chisa said," tell juzo to be on the look out for this person"

"I'll make the call" Munakata said.

"One more thing" Chisa said," don't tell Chiaki about this. She's been through enough as it is"

"I understand" Munakata said.

"Thank you, Kyousuke" Chisa smiled.

"Anything for my family" Munakata said.

...

The following day, Chiaki attended school as usual, however she noticed something was odd. For some reason Nagito kept staring at her whenever he got the chance. When she caught him, Nagito would instantly turn away as if nothing happened.

"Is something wrong?" Chiaki asked.

"It's nothing" Nagito said.

"Are you sure?" Chiaki asked.

"Yep" Nagito said.

"Why are you staring at me then?" Chiaki asked.

"Just making sure you're okay" Nagito said," I wouldn't want the wonderful class rep to faint"

"I guess that makes sense" Chiaki said," thank you for being honest"

"Could I have lunch with you today?" Nagito asked.

"Sure" Chiaki said," are you okay if my friend Junko is there?"

"That's fine" Nagito said.

...

At the fountain, Junko waited patiently in high hopes to see her friend. Yet, as time passed without chiakis presence, Junko noticed a pain in her chest. When she saw Chiaki walk over the horizon, her heart fluttered faster than a butterfly. Her moment of happiness was cut short when she saw another person following behind Chiaki.

"Hi Junko" Chiaki smiled," is it okay if my friend Nagito sits with us?"

"Sure" Junko said with a fake smile.

"So you're Junko?" Nagito asked.

"Yeah" Junko said," is there something wrong with that?"

"Oh, no" Nagito reassured," you're just different from what I expected"

"If you're wondering what my talent is, I'm the ultimate fashionista" Junko said.

"Interesting" Nagito said.

"Here Junko, my mom made rice balls today" Chiaki offered.

"What's in them?" Junko asked as she took a rice ball.

"It's a surprise" Chiaki said," do you want some too, Nagito?"

"I'm fine" Nagito said," thank you"

"Salmon!" Junko said once she took a bite.

"Yep" Chiaki said," I know how much you love fish, so I asked my mom to put salmon in them"

"You are my best friend" Junko said before embracing Chiaki," I love you!"

"You two are pretty close" Nagito said.

"Yep, ever since we were in elementary" Chiaki said," back then, Junko was my only friend"

"Those brats were idiots to ignore you" Junko said," you were always so cute when you played your games on the sidelines"

"I'm glad we met, Junko-agh" Chiaki said before holding a hand on her chest.

"Chiaki!"Junko said," what's wrong"

"N..no" Chiaki said with fearful eyes," get away"

"It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you" Junko reassured.

"No, you..you...are" Chiaki said with a pale face before she collapsed onto the ground in a trembling mess.

"Chiaki, what's wrong?!" Nagito asked.

"Pain...everywhere" Chiaki said weakly before coughing up blood and fainting.

"I'll call an ambulance!" Nagito said," you call her parents!"

"Right" Junko said as she held the unconscious Chiaki.

After the ambulance had been called, Nagito noticed the pendent around chiakis neck had dulled dramatically.

...

"Hello" Chisa said when she picked up her phone.

"Miss Munakata! It's me Junko!" Junko said on the phone," you need to go to the hospital! Chiaki fainted!"

The moment Chisa heard those last two words, her stomach turned. For a few seconds she was frozen in time before shaking it off.

"I'll be there" Chisa tried to say in her calmest voice.

Chisa hung up before she rushed to the hospital and called Munakata.

"What is it?" Munakata answered.

"You need to go to the hospital now!" Chisa said knowing Munakata would understand," I'm going on foot"

"I'll see you there" Munakata said.

...

While Munakata rushed to the hospital, his mind raced before settling onto a memory:

A week after marrying Chisa and adopting Chiaki, Munakata was working from home when he noticed a strange smell. When he followed the scent, he found Chiaki making a mess in the kitchen. She was covered in flour as she stirred a bowl of applesauce. Despite her small appearance, Chiaki stirred with the intensity of a warrior.

"What are you doing?" Munakata asked.

"Today's the one week anniversary of us becoming a family, so I thought I would make an apple pie to thank mom and you" Chiaki said," O'm sorry if I made a mess. I can clean it up"

Munakata responded with a smile before grabbing a napkin and wiping the flour from Chiaki's face.

"You don't have to worry" Munakata said," I'm sure we can all clean together as a family"

"Really?" Chiaki asked," are you sure?"

"Yes" Munakata said," that's what families do"

"I didn't know" Chiaki said solemnly.

"If you're making apple pie, you should add a tablespoon of apple butter" Munakata said.

"Do you think that would be okay with mom?" Chiaki asked.

"I'm sure she would be more than happy to share" Munakata said before he noticed a tear roll down Chiaki's cheek," what's wrong?"

"Both you and mom are so kind to me that I'm just really grateful" Chiaki said," do you think we'll stay as a family?"

"Of course we will" Munakata said after hugging Chiaki.

"Thank you, papa" Chiaki said.

...

Nagito and Junko arrived at the hospital alongside Chiaki. Together they followed the nurses as they wheeled Chiaki into the ER. Outside the ER, Junko and Nagito watched as the doctors prepared to save Chiaki. By now, Chiaki's skin had turned sickly white like bones.

"The unicorn" Nagito said under his breathe.

"What?" Junko asked.

"The Snow White Unicorn" Nagito said

Once upon a time there was a young unicorn with fur as pale white as the moon and a silky mane the color of pastel cream. She was a benevolent creature as shown by her soft pink eyes. Despite her kindness, the unicorn was alone in a forest cursed by winter. With this cursed winter, no flowers or fruit would bloom and the animals would starve. The unicorn watched in silence as the animals suffered, but she was afraid she was powerless to stop the frigid winter.

Eventually, Chisa and Munakata made it to the hospital in a cold sweat. Helpless to do anything else but pray, all four watched in deathly silence. The doctors tried to give Chiaki a blood transfusion, but it didn't work. Doctors and nurses scrambled to stable her condition to no avail.

"Why?" Chisa asked with tears in her eyes," why is this happening?"

No one could answer as they just looked in horror at the decreasing vitals.

More days passed until the unicorn could no longer bare seeing the animals suffer. The unicorn wished with all her heart to stop the freezing winter and thus sparked flames of hope from her horn. Using the flames, the unicorn melted the frozen hearts of the animals and cleared the sky of gray clouds. The animals free from the curse of winter, rejoiced and celebrated the unicorn for what she had done. However, the sparkling flames of hope caught the attention of a very dangerous creature.

Just as the vitals were lower than twenty, Nagito desperately pushed into the room and reached for Chiaki. The doctors and nurses did not stop him as they had given up hope.

"Please, you can't stop here" Nagito pleaded at chiaki's bed side," we need you"

The pendent only blinked pitifully before transporting Nagito to the other realm. In that realm, the trains had broken down to a complete stop and the surrounding space was void of celestial bodies. Nagito ran up to find Chiaki lying on the floor in her outfit.

"Please, this can't be the end" Nagito said as he lifted Chiaki's head to face him.

"I'm sorry" Chiaki said with dark green eyes," but the sacrifice has run out"

"Can't you take another sacrifice?" Nagito asked.

"I could, but it would be the ultimate sacrifice" Chiaki said," even then it might not save this girl for long"

"What's this ultimate sacrifice?" Nagito asked," I can give it to you"

"No, you can't" Chiaki said," only a few others could"

"Who?!" Nagito asked.

"I'm sorry, but I can't hold on much longer" Chiaki said as she lost strength in her body," I'm sorry his sacrifice was in vain"

"Please, don't go" Nagito pleaded and held Chiaki's hand," I need you, I need Chiaki"

"Good bye Nagito" Chiaki said.

As days and nights passed, the unicorn continued to offer her gifts to the animals of the forest, but lurking in the shadows was a cruel beast. The beast watched and waited out of the unicorn an animals vision. Finally, one day, when the unicorn was most vulnerable the beast leapt out from the darkness and attacked the unicorn from behind. In the light, the beast was revealed to be a black tiger with crimson stripes and golden fangs and claws that tore through the unicorn's skin.

Before Nagito could say another word, he was transported back to the hospital. Upon returning, Nagito heard the dreadful ringing sound of a flat vital. Chisa held her dead daughter in her arms while Junko and Munakata watched with long faces. Junko eventually fell to her knees and broke into agonizing tears.

The unicorn cried in vain, but no animal could save her from her torture as they were powerless and frozen in fear. With the unicorn perfectly in his grasp, the tiger clawed his way to her heart. In one swipe, the tiger ripped out the unicorn's heart. The tiger licked his lip before swallowing the heart, and the flames inside it, whole and retreating. Now that her most important treasure was gone, the unicorn could no longer move let alone be with the animals.

Just when all hope had vanished, someone entered the room. With a swish in her tailcoat, a lady with long brown hair and green eyes entered the room. Following behind her were, a girl with white hair and a boy with black hair, both carrying silver cases.

"Overwhelming, isn't it?" The lady asked