At the entrance of the dormitory, the STARISH waited for their guest to arrive but there was one problem on their hands as of right now. It seems like a certain member of theirs was hiding from them or just hiding from his problems. Or mainly, the guest that was arriving.

"I wonder where Syo went..." Otoya said as he glanced at his watch. It's been hours since they last saw the blond after he fainted yesterday. He was mentally unstable after from the shock. No one even saw him this morning with his usual loud mornings or his usual early morning jogs. What are they going to do now?

"We gotta find him before she arrives." Natsuki said as he made a very worried face. "I'm worried that something must have happened to him..."

"Let's split up and look for him." Tokiya suggested as he looked at them. Everyone nodded and parted in different directions. Last night wasn't the best for him so it may be hard to find him in this situation, all of them thought as they began walking into small groups.

Who knows where he's hiding?

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In the forest, Otoya and Cecil were looking through bushes and on top of trees. They figured that the forest was a best choice because Syo always liked the outside world. He was a cheerful teen, to be exact. So it seems it'll be most likely he would be here is what they guessed so far into finding him.

"Syo! Where are you?" Otoya yelled as he scanned the green-leafy bushes.

"Come out! Come out! Wherever you are!" Cecil yelled from on top of the tree that was currently under the redhead. Otoya looked up at him and said, "Cecil... I think he's not gonna come out if you say it like that . . . " It's like you're looking for your lost dog in this situation, he added in his thoughts as he continued looking for the blond.

Cecil just nodded slowly and jumped onto the next branch but accidentally slipped. "Ah!"

Otoya looked up after hearing the sound of cry and blinked, "Eh? Cecil?! Wha—" He panicked when he saw him falling from a few meters away.

CRASH!

They collided... to the ground... painfully...

"Ow..." The two of them groaned in pain as they were sprawled on the grass. Otoya sat up, rubbing his back as he glanced over Cecil. "Did you find him?"

"No..." Cecil shook his head as he stood up. "Thank you for breaking my fall, Otoya."

Otoya felt his right eye twitch and stood up hesitantly with a smile. "Y-You're welcome . . ."

"How about you?" He asked.

"I can't find him either." Otoya replied as he dusted of his clothes, not noticing the leaves on his fiery red hair. "Wherever he is hiding... He's good."

The two of them sighed and decided to continue searching for the young blond.

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In the hallways, Masato and Ren checked the rooms to find the blonde's special hiding spot. Masato opened another door for the tenth time. How many rooms were in this dorm anyway? He inspected all of the possible hiding places that Syo can squirm in. Syo really was good in hiding, in Masato's opinion. Due to his small size, he could have squeezes into an opening and just hid there until the day would end. Masato let out a sigh as he began searching.

Inside the closet... Nothing but clothes.

Under the table... Only a pen.

Under the bed... Only dust bunnies.

In the drawers... Only underwear for girls—

.....

Wait, what?

The bluenette quickly shoved the drawer back inside when Ren came in with a black box in hand. "Did you find him?" he asked, arching an eyebrow.

Masato shook his head and was hesitating to look at him because his face was beet red. Ren tilted his head a bit but then shrugged it off. After a few seconds, the latter faced the womanize--... Ren and motioned his finger at the box he was holding, giving him questioning looks.

"Oh? This? I found it on the table in the music room." He said as he looked through. "I took it 'cause it had Ochibi-chan's name carved onto it."

He was right. The lid of the box had Syo's name in gold letters. Masato took the box and examined it.

A keyhole.

"It's locked. Kurusu has the key with him." Masato stated as he looked at the other. Ren let out a soft sigh before running his hand through his orange locks. "Guess we'll continue searching for him."

Masato nodded and followed Ren out of the room with the box in hand. They inspected almost all of  the rooms and possible hiding places the blond could hide.

Alas, he wasn't there.

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In the kitchen, Natsuki looked inside the cupboard while Tokiya took a look under the table but the blond didn't show any sign of appearances. They checked the possible hiding places for Syo to fit in.

"He's not here, Shinomiya-san." Tokiya said while closing the kitchen cabinet.

"That's gonna be a big problem. " Natsuki said with a small pout. "Since we're here, why don't we make some cookies for Syo-chan's fiancée?"

Tokiya flinched at that thought. He remembered Otoya telling him about Natsuki's "special" cooking. He instantly paled and pursued him to do it later instead. The girl was too young to die, he mentally added.

"Hm... Okay." Natsuki said, a little disappointed.

Tokiya sighed in relief, "Let's continue searching for him."

Natsuki nodded as both of them continued to find the youngest member.

Where in the world was Syo hiding?

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Thirty minutes later, all of them gathered at the Ai, Syo and Natsuki's room. It's a good thing Ai wasn't there or else they'll kick them out because they're on his property of the room or doubling their schedules. They shivered at the thought as they continued on what their progress was so far.

"I've got to say." Otoya spoke up while looking at the other part of the room. "Ai-senpai's part of the room is very neat."

"I wonder where Syo-kun is." Haruka pondered as she made a troubled face. "I checked the main hall and lobby but he wasn't there."

"We checked all the rooms but he wasn't there either." Masato said as he crossed his arms. Ren took a step forward behind Masato and looked at Otoya and Cecil. "By the way, Ikki and Cesshi..."

"Yes?" The two teens looked up to the orange haired teen with innocent questioning eyes.

"Why are you covered in dirt?" He asked as he looked at them from head to toe. "And you got leaves on your hair, Ikki."

Both of them felt a drop of sweat ran dwn their cheeks as remembered that painful fall. "It's a long story..." They spoke up in unison. Otoya fixed his hair and was getting rid of the leaves while Haruka helped him making the red head blush to pink. All eyes were on them, eyeing them with pure jealousy.

"Is Ikki trying to take one step ahead of us?" Ren teased as he placed an arm around the teen's shoulder. The blush on his face turned to the color of his hair as he began flailing his arms and shaking his head furiously. "I-I-It's not like that!" Otoya stuttered out. Haruka just blinked as she tilted her head.

"Really?" Ren smirked while glaring a little at the redhead. Otoya shrank back in his place as his chibified self began running around his mind scape.

"Ren, stop teasing him." Tokiya said as he let out a sigh.

"R-Really!" Otoya escaped from his grasp and started flailing his arms around again. Just when the red head was about to tell something, a groan sounded in the room, stopping him from saying anything furthermore. Something shifted on top of the bunk bed and finally sat up that got their attention.

It was Syo. He let out a muffled yawning and rubbing his right eye. The bed hair was very visible to them but they didn't mind it as they stared at him.

"Could you keep it down, Natsuki?" He said, still feeling a little bit drowsy. "Sheesh, can't a guy get some sleep around here?"

"Wait... you've been here asleep the whole morning?" Tokiya spoke up for the group. The latter nodded and stretched his arms as everyone facepalmed. Why didn't they look for him in their room on the first place?

"You know..." Syo climbed down out from his bed as he approached them. "I had this weird dream where the president announced that I was getting a fiancée 'cause of the two agencies cooperating or something. But, it's just a dream, right?"

". . ." All of them threw glanced at each other mentally conversing on who's gonna speak out for them. Syo blinked confusingly as stuttered out, "T-That was... a dream... right?"

Everyone shook their heads with nervous smiles and laughs. Yup... he's going to snap. They waited for the younger blond to reply, who still had that kind of annoyed look on his face.

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"WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!" Syo started panicking and running senseless. Who wouldn't panic about their fiancée coming today and you're not ready to meet her?

"SHE'S COMING TODAY! AND! AND! I'M NOT READYYYYYY!"

"Calm down, Syo-chan." Natsuki said as he tried to stop the blond from running around.

"C-C-C-CALM DOWN?! HOW CAN I CALM DOWN, NATSUKI?!" He yelled at him, fuming in anger. "I DON'T EVEN LO—" Syo stopped in the middle of his sentence when he felt a familiar sensation on his chest. The blond stumbled back and landed on the nearest bed. He clenched his shirt where underneath his chest was located. He wore the pained expression he had since he was a child. He gasped for air as he shut his eyes. Noticing this, all of them scurried over to his side.

An attack.

Why now?

"I'll go get some help!" Otoya, along with Haruka, ran outside of the room to get some help.

"Anyone! Get some water!" Tokiya ordered as he helped Syo try to ease the pain. Masato went out to get some water as fast as he can. Ren went through the cabinets and drawers to find his medicine. Cecil helped him find it before the blond could collapse or even worse...

"... D-Dang... W-Why... now...?" Syo said between his pants and wheezes. Sweat ran down his forehead as he continued breathing shakily. He struggled to overcome this pain for many years. He can still live on, right?

"Take it easy, Syo-chan." Natsuki comforted his best friend as he rubbed his back. The younger blond took a glimpse of his face then he saw him panicking as he let out a small whimper of pain. "J-Just breathe slowly..."

"There's nothing here!" Ren called as he looked away from the last cabinet he searched in. Tokiya swore under his breath while Natsuki was really starting to get even more worried. What are they going to do now?

"I'm calling an ambulance." Tokiya stated firmly as he fetched out his phone.

Syo's eyelids were starting to get heavy. He silently wished the pain to vanish. Why does this always happen? Why him? An image flashed in his mind as his breathing began to faint. The girl was holding out her hand right next to his face.

"Syo-kun!"

That voice... He remembered now.

That smile.

That laugh.

The song...

Everything was clear now. How could he forget her? He weakly holds up his hand as if someone could hold it tight. Syo voiced out her name quietly as his vision was getting more blurry. He felt all of his strength being sucked out of his own will as his hand dropped slowly.

He drifted off to unconsciousness after someone caught his hand.

"Syo-chan!"

... Everything went dark...

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That's for chapter 3~ I hope you enjoyed the other two chapters so far! I'm very sorry for the small errors and grammars in it.

Today's chapter ended with a cliffhanger! What's gonna happen to our little Syo?

Until then, wait for the next chapter~ Comment and Vote~ >7<

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