Riku peeps at the hallway from his room. Looking around the place for any silhouettes of his brother. When he found none of it, he walks slowly to the downstairs.

"What are you trying to do?"

Riku jolts when he heard the voice. Turn around slowly, he found his brother, Tenn, looking at him with a stern face.

"Ah... Bad, " Riku thoughts.

Feels that what question his brother will utter is not good, he quickly turns back towards the stairs and run to the front door. Both their parents are not at home so this moment is gold for Riku.

"Nanase Riku!" His brother shouts.

Ignore him, Riku runs with all his might. Forgot his own asthma. He runs to the previous park and sits at the bench.

Looking around, he takes out his notebook. Write a song and then open his small pad his parents just bought a few days ago.

He clicks the apps of piano, and touch it's key.  Music came out and Riku opens his mouth.

"Still immature and clumsy~ Fragile and lacking~ Small and weak that nothing can be done~ That's me!"*

All eyes starting to look at Riku. His eyes-catching voice is something no one can ignore even if they want to. This is Riku's ability.

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Riku sings with all his might. While singing, he smiles in his heart. Thinking everyone can hear him sing again is something he can never be unhappy about.

"Because you've refused to sing before?"

The same dark voice return in Riku's mind. "No, because this is my happiness, " Riku reply in his mind.

"Should I take this happiness too? Our deal is to take your happiness."

Riku shook his head while smiling. He opens his eyes that have been closed this whole time. His dawn like eyes now turn red crimson just like in the night he first met Musubi.

"Take my happiness but you can't take this from them. My voice is the key, remember?" Riku smirks inside this mind.

There's no reply from the voice. It just went like that same as when it unexpectedly appeared.

Clap, clap, clap!

"Wooo!! So good!"

"Nice!"

Riku look around the park. "Ah... It's finished?" Riku thoughts to himself when he saw everyone's relief face.

Everybody started to gather around him. They give Riku a bit of money and give him some candy. The children around even started to ask him to sing another song.

"Ah... What a wonderful sight. For them to be happy for my curse voice, " Riku thoughts again.

"Okay, okay. Give him some space."

Riku turns back. He saw Otoharu walking towards him with his sinister smile call by Riku. Riku sigh and stand up.

Riku opens his mouth again and muttered something. Smirks engrave on Riku's face.

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"Riku! Didn't I've said to never walk and run like that?!" Tenn shouts to Riku with an angry face.

Pouting, Riku just stands and face the floor with no intent to back himself up. Hearing his brother shouts and mumbling is an actually good exercise to block out any other sound. It's a practice for the future.

"Do you hear me?!"

Riku faces his brother. Smiles, Riku quickly pack up his bag and run to his room upstairs. Start his acting in the event to actually make his brother thinking he actually crying.

Close his door, Riku slump on his bed. "Three more years..."

"I have three more years before Kujou Takamasa-san adopt Tenn-nii. I can't change the key of this event, Banri-san or I might trigger something bad."

Riku sigh. Even if he wanted to change Banri decision, he can't. That big decision must be taken by his own heart and not with Riku's presence.

"I need to think is something before the adoption. Something that can change some event. Something that cannot be changed even if I take action."

...

"Arghhh! I can't think of anything! This whole life of mine I've been reading Japanese novels, how can I cannot even think of something?!"

Riku growls and slumps back on his bed. He throws his notebook and pen. He turns and faces the ceiling.

"I'm sure my wife has said this before. But, I'm gonna say this again. Riku, why do you want to keep your identity a secret?"

Riku smiles remembering the event when Otoharu started to asking him some question at the park. Riku takes out his pad and notebook.

"I just want to be on the sideline this time. I'm not gonna be the centre of the group, " Riku monologue.

Riku closes his eyes and thinks about what should he do for the next three years. Before he can't change it, he needs to think of something.

"Banri-san choice at the time will affect his mind when he knows that his decision is the trigger for the adoption and our separation. I think I can change that."

Riku writes on his notebook every move and every plan he can take to change the event what can change the people thinking. He needs to take this route of the dark.

"This time, no one will get hurt. Even Kujou-san!"

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Tenn looking around the living room. He takes out the plate and put it on the table. Pancakes ready on the table for both him and Riku to eat.

Tenn chuckles remembering his first attempt on cooking it. He almost burns the kitchen at the time. Relief that his parents didn't shout nor be angry at him.

"Riku, food is ready!" Tenn call for Riku from the kitchen.

Tap, tap, tap

A sound of people running sounded in the living room. Tenn smiles when he knows the sound belongs to Riku. He will surely give Riku his lecture.

Riku stomps and hugs Tenn tightly. He giggles when he think that Tenn will hug him back and give him a good luck charm, his kiss.

"Riku, what did I say about no running when you're this sick?!"

Riku let go Tenn from his hug and pale when saw the angry face Tenn makes. All in Riku's mind is to run away before this brother can catch him.

"Ah. Sorry. I go first, " Riku thoughts and quickly turn around.

"Where do you wanna go, huh?" Tenn smirk and give the creepy smiles. His hand ready on Riku's collar.

Riku gives awkward smiles and peace with his fingers. He knows that he will not eat anything good within the two hours now.

...

A few hours past and now Riku and Tenn eat their lunch, pancake on the table quietly. No one says anything and just keep eating. Only the sound of the fork and knife surrounding the atmosphere.

"So, Riku. Can you tell me what you've been hiding for a long time now?"

Riku jolt when he heard that question. He can't stand it when someone can watch behind his mask. Riku faces his brother slowly from his food.

"Tell me."

Shivers run through his veins when he heard the order. He doesn't remember anything about his brother ordering him when he was a kid.

Riku took out his notebook he has been keeping inside his pocket. He writes something on it while keeping his eyes on Tenn's face.

"It's probably nothing to worry about. It's just simple things a kid like me need to get over."

Riku smiles with a soft chuckle. Tenn raises an eyebrow when he saw those notes. "You know that you and me at the same age right?"

"I'm younger. Isn't that enough for a reason?"

Tenn sigh and walk towards Riku in front of him. He hugs the redhead from behind and gives a soft kiss on the head. "Don't worry. When the time is ready, you will tell me about yours okay? I will tell about mine too."

Turn his head, he faces with Tenn angelic face.

"Tenn-nii has his own secret too?"

Tenn chuckles and nods his head agreeing with the sentence. He pats Riku's head and walks back to his chair.

"Let's make a promise. We will tell each other secret when we both okay."

Smiling, Riku takes out his pinky finger. Shook it with Tenn's pinky finger too.

Unknown to Tenn, Riku smirks in he mind. "When we both okay with it alright, Tenn-nii?" Riku monologue.

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Jumping from the window of his room, Riku smiles and run towards the front gate next. He dodges every people that come for their shop.

"RIKU!!"

Tenn looks out from the window to look at Riku's silhouettes. A note being rip apart from Tenn's hand when he saw the note gave by Riku.

"Going out for a while. Bye Bye!"

The sound of giggling surrounds the whole park. Riku, sit on top of the tree branch while looking down on the people below.

"Don't worry about my sickness anymore! Living the life of sixth now, I have the method to breathe normally even when running!" Riku smiles while muttering it to himself.

He slowly walks down the tree and goes to a cafe. When its morning like this, especially when it's winter, the cafe is the most visited places around the town.

Rattle, rattle*

Sounds of the cafe's bell sounded when he opens the door. As expected the place is crowded with people drink and eat. Ignore all the sounds, Riku walk to the cashier and smiles.

"What do you want here, little one?" The cashier raises a question to Riku when he realizes the redhead has been standing there for a while.

Riku smiles or more precisely, smirk towards the cashier. He opens his notebook and shows it to the cashier.

"Cashier-san, red velvet and latte, please."

The cashier furrow when he saw the note. He tried to open his mouth but was cut with another note.

"And make it quick, please."

Sighing, the cashier asks the people behind him to take care of the cash for a while for him to take Riku back inside the shop. The other was a surprise and raises his eyebrows.

Riku chuckles seeing the other expression. It is more likely to know the other is a part-timer or just a newbie in this shop.

Ignore him, Riku now standing in front of a big door with a very rich design. How its design with the floral theme is out of non-artist human understanding.

The door open and Riku came in. The cashier before the bow and leave Riku. Faces the new person inside the door, Riku smirks.

"This has been a second time I smirk this evil, " Riku thought as he laughs inside his mind.

The new person turns his head towards Riku and now just like before when Riku face the new part-timer, as Riku guess, he raises his eyebrows.

"A kid...?" He questions himself.

Riku smirk turns into a smile. Normal smile with no other intention.

"Don't underestimate me, Ogami Banri-san and Orikasa Yukito-san."

Both of them have their guard up. They've known that whatever this redhead is up to, it's not good. It will never be good.

Riku smiles and opens his mouth again. But this time, it's not a mere sound came out but his voice. His normal voice came out.

"This deal can't be deal normally if I don't use my voice am I right?"

Ogami Banri and Orikasa Yikito both face each other. Riku gives a sign to calm and sit down on the sofa. Still have their guard, they sit in front of Riku.

"Let me cut to some chase. I cannot talk. I don't have the voice to do that. But now I'm able to use it because of a certain reason and that reason is to have a deal with both of you."

Banri and Yuki both raise an eyebrow. Seems like they still confuse over this thing.

"Right, my name is Nanase Riku. I'm sure we both will have a good time together now."

They nod their head and face Riku. "Just like you've just said, my name is Ogami Banri and beside me is..." Yuki opens his mouth and continues where Banri left off. "Orikasa Yukito."

"Right, right. Now, this cafe is own by me. Not by name, but by power. Because of that, you're able to meet me behind this cafe. A private room."

Banri opens his mouth. "Just cit it put now. What deal you're trying to make with us?"

"Impatient are you? Well, as you just said, cut the chase." Riku pulls out a file from under the table. He put it on the wooden table and let Banri open it.

"A deal... Of idol?!"

Nod his head, "As you can see, I am nothing but a child. A child who can't talk. But, this deal is something that will be useful to both of you in the future." Yuki clicked his tongue. "How can you be so sure?"

Smiling, "I can see the future after all." His eyes glint with the colour of crimson. "Or more to, I've experienced the future."

Both of them tilt their head. Can't stand their obvious expression, Riku chuckle while holding his mouth with his hand. "Let's just say I can see the future."

This time, Yuki the one who controls the conversation, "But why this deal? What we will gain from it?"

Riku ready to pull his ace. "I am an informant. I know every little information about every people that I know will be useful for me. So, Orikasa Yukito-san, you're 21 years old. Born on December 24, blood type AB. You're vegetarian, you have phobia on the knife and you are not a morning person. Furthermore, don't you think this deal is a bit of pique your interest? Since you want to be an idol after all."

Banri slaps his hand on the table. "How old are you again?!" Riku replied innocently, "10. Got a problem with that Ogami Banri-san?"

Suddenly an idea pops out, "Ah... You want me to say about yours too? Let's see, Ogami Banri, 22 years--"

Bam!

"Aren't you scared of what your parents will think of you when you do this?" His voice cracked when he tried to utter and encourage himself.

"Scared?"

Both Banri and Yuki flinch when they heard Riku's voice. He sounded angry and dark. They turn their head to the side, not ready to face Riku yet.

"I do this to protect them. Why would I be scared? I've faced death multiple times before, no, I can say millions now. Why should I be scared over something typical like this?"

They face Riku slowly, readying themselves on facing the monster in front of them. Riku tilts his head while his eyes showing no emotion. It just, nothing. Nothing reflected inside those crimson eyes.

"You... Monster."

Smirking, Riku eyes turn even redder. They see it. They see their reflection on those eyes but in it, only their body... Covered in red only. Shivers run through.

"That's right." Riku agreeing.

"You're a monster"

"I am a monster."

"A selfish monster."

"A selfish monster."

"Only think of oneself over others."

"This time, I think of other people before me."

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Trivia!

"Still immature and clumsy~ Fragile and lacking~ Small and weak that nothing can be done~ That's me!" = This song can be mean more than what it saw in this story. It represents Riku after all.

Rattle, rattle = This onomatopoeia words are the closets I can use for the bell or others.