The guys had been trying different things to help Soraru recover the rest of his memories. The raven-haired remembered almost everything by now, the only thing that was still forgotten in his memory was of that day and his feelings for Mafu.

Even though Soraru knows that he loved Mafu and the albino loved him back, he just couldn't find the feelings in his heart. The raven-haired was hoping that his memories will bring back the feelings yearned for the albino. He could tell that he really wanted to remember about his love for Mafu.

The weather was getting warmer each passing day. Summer was beginning to appear just around the corner.

Mafu was sitting around his house doing nothing. The albino thought back on what the guys were talking about before. It's like no matter what happens, things still seem like they'll go south.

The albino felt uneasy after the ten of them were talking about how Soraru's memories were coming back without much of a problem. He was starting to think that maybe it would've been better to not let the raven-haired remember.

Mafu continued staring at the ceiling when he heard his dad had come back from work. He was debating about whether he should ask his dad about it. It can't hurt to try.

He got up from his spot and headed towards the living room. He spotted Akimasa putting his things down, the older male was holding some papers in his hands.

"Welcome home." The albino said as he greeted his father with a smile.

"Hello Mafu."

The albino was thinking about how he could bring up the topic. Might as well just be straightforward about it.

"Hey dad, I have a question about something."

"What is it?" The older male turned his head to look at the albino.

"Well we told you about how Soraru gave up his memories to come back."

"That is true."

"And that we're trying to make him remember everything we've been through."

"Yes."

"Well, we were thinking that it's kinda weird that his memories are coming back without much problem."

"What do you mean?" Akimasa asked as he was unsure on what the albino was trying to say.

"Isn't it strange that he gave up his memories to get another chance to live but it didn't even make a difference since he's going to remember everything eventually."

"You do have a point." Akimasa said as he furrowed his eyebrows after hearing what Mafu said.

That is strange. What would the purpose of the sacrifice be if it'll all just come back? The older male was pondering about the possibilities but kept drawing a blank. He looked at his son with a sad smile.

"I'm sorry but I don't think I have any possible idea."

"It's fine dad. I was just wondering if you might know what we should do."

"My only suggestion would be to just be cautious of things."

"Okay."

"Things might happen out of the blue."

"Don't worry I'll be fine~"

Akimasa smiled at the albino, who beamed back. The older albino ruffled Mafu's hair before walking into his room with the papers in his hands.

"I had to bring back some work to finish so I'll be in my office."

Mafu gave his dad a thumbs up, even though he knew the older male wouldn't be able to see it. The albino was watching his father leave the living room before sighing in relief.

"I'm just glad that you're back." Mafu mumbled to himself.

He could remember coming into the therapy building after that nightmare and seeing his father's dead body. At least he's fine. The albino didn't know what he would've done if he lost his dad again.

He was almost close to using his ultimate ability simply to just bring his father, Sakata and Soraru back. But the guys managed to stop and convince him that doing so would just make things even worse as they'd end up going through the nightmare again.

Mafu went back to his room with a smile on his face. He was feeling a bit better now after talking with his dad. Well he is a therapist so talking to him will help me. The albino spent the rest of his day playing with his cats, and texting the guys a bit. Though there was still a small sense of uneasiness as a short chill would run down through his spine.

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The guys were walking around the town. They had nothing else to do at the moment so they decided to waste time. They had already been to the park for a bit before deciding to do something else.

It was a beautiful day outside, the cherry blossoms were swaying in the wind. Some of the petals would fall off, they were dancing in the air as the breeze blew them around. The sunny weather seemed perfect as other people can be seen walking around the town, enjoying the nice weather.

The guys saw adults talking to one another, children were running around and other teens hanging out with their friends.

Shima was sometimes using his ability to make the petals float around. The purple-haired would occasionally throw the pink petals around the blonde, who'd just laugh at his boyfriend's antics.

Sakata was using his ability to listen to people's thoughts. He was bored at the moment and decided to have at least some fun. The redhead could hear people talk about wanting to ask a person out, or how they think they did on exams and other things that were pretty boring to him.

It was a peaceful day, too peaceful that the guys found it somewhat unusual. Mafu had an uneasy feeling in his stomach.

He had told the guys about it when they were at the park. They all agreed that it was weird at how the town was calm.

"So where are we going?" Nqrse asked as the guys had yet to choose a destination to head to next.

"Let's just go to Mafu's house like usual." Urata said as the light haired male groaned.

"But we always do that~" Luz whined as the green eyed brunette gave him an annoyed look.

"Well do you have any better ideas?"

"......."

Luz was silent for a few more minutes before sighing. He crossed his arms and looked away as he pouted.

".....no."

"Then Mafu's house it is." Senra stated as the others shrugged their shoulders.

"Okay." Mafu said as he smiled at them.

Soraru didn't really care at all, he just wanted to do something else that wasn't pointlessly walking around the town.

They walked towards the albino's house, which was just a few blocks away. They could hear the usual chatter around them as people talked about their day. The guys made it to the crosswalk, they were talking with one another just like the people around them.

Amatsuki and Luz were teasing the redhead, who kept glaring at them with his face flushed. Kashitaro and Nqrse sighed at their boyfriend's childish behavior.

Soraru was just looking around the area, an image flashed in his mind that caused him to hold his head for a couple of seconds. What was that?

He was trying to see if he could recall what the image was. It was fuzzy, he could see it but at the same time he couldn't. Mafu noticed the raven-haired's action and became worried.

"Soraru? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine.....I think..."

"You think?" Sakata asked.

Soraru lifted his head, only to see that it looked like Mafu had tripped on something. It was almost as if fate had decided to play one last cruel, twisted joke on him.

A memory suddenly flashed in the raven-haired's mind, the familiar scene that he wanted to forget so badly, the scene that started all of this torture, played back in his mind. N-N-No, no. N-No..... I'm not letting this happen again. I'm not going to watch the one I love die in front of me.

The guys were frozen from shock and had little time to react as they saw Soraru push Mafu aside. The next thing they heard were shouts and screams from passersby, but what stood out the most to them was the almost invisible smile that appeared on the raven-haired's face for a split second.

"SORARU!!"

"S-Someone call the ambulance!!"
"I can't even look."
"How could this have happened?!?"

The guys ignored the people's shocked voices as they stared at the raven-haired's limp body on the concrete road.

"T-This is a joke right?!?" Amatsuki screeched as the albino fell to his knees.

"S-S-Soraru.....n-no....."

Nqrse and Sakata looked at the green eyed brunette and light haired male, worry and concern could be seen in their eyes as they stared at the males.

Luz wasn't even moving as he stood frozen still in his spot. Urata was staring at the scene with wide eyes before looking down. His bangs covered his eyes as a grim expression could be seen on his face.

People were running around and panicking as the ambulance arrived and quickly went to aid the unconscious raven-haired. Sakata's tattoo changed color as he began to hear all the commotion. The redhead felt a big headache as he managed to hear the paramedics' thoughts.

"He's still breathing but barely."
"If we get him to the hospital quickly then he might live."
"What a poor kid."
"Sucks that this happened."

The redhead sighed in relief as he looked at the guys. He could see their shocked and scared expressions.

"Soraru might live."

"How do you know?!?" Luz shouted as the redhead flinched a bit.

"Oi! Don't yell at him." Urata barked back as he glared at the taller male. Luz returned the glare before feeling guilty for yelling at the redhead.

"I-I just heard the paramedics' thoughts."

"S-So there's a chance he'll be alive...." Senra could feel himself let go of the breath he didn't know he was holding.

"Why hasn't Akiza reseted time? You said that she had the ability to do so." Shima asked as the redhead frowned.

"She does.......so I don't know why she hasn't."

"I-I....I-I...." Mafu couldn't the strength to speak.

"Mafu?" Nqrse asked in concern as the albino looked at the ground.

"H-H-He shouldn't....."

"Mafu?" Amatsuki gave the albino a worried look.

"I-I don't want him to die! I don't care anymore! I-I'll....I'll.....I'll give up my ultimate ability to do anything to save him!"

Mafu couldn't handle it, even if there was a small chance for Soraru to live, he didn't want to see him die again. The albino then felt a sudden headache come through. He clenched his head as he began to feel tears form in his eyes.

"Mafu!?!" Sakata cried out in concern before he winced at the sudden throbbing headache.

Soon all of the guys felt a painful feeling in their heads as they each fell to their knees. They were slowly losing consciousness as their eyes began to close one by one.

Mafu could barely look up to notice that something seemed to glow on the raven-haired's arm. W-What is....? The albino couldn't even finish his thought as he lost all of the strength in his body.

And soon all of their visions faded to black.....

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A/n

I'm sorry ww, I promise that this is the LAST torture they'll have to go through.

I wonder if people noticed that I kinda made this chapter similar to the prologue ('･ω･')

Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter as usual~