5-1

-Normal P.O.V.-

"Ugghh..."

Her eyes looked dead, her face was numb and full of bruises. She felt terrible. She shrugged her feet along the hallway; making her way to class. But why? It was midnight and showering outside. Shadows and night creatures were lurking just behind her back, without her noticing.

(Music Playing...)

It came from the music room. It used to be a melodious place but now...it was no more than a death's wish! She opened the door and heard the piano playing Beethoven's melody except...there was no pianist!!

CREEAAKK!!

The door closed behind her. At that very moment, she felt an unusual chill at the back of her spine. The flashlight in her hand, the only source of light, began flickering as she tapped it lightly with her palm nervously. Now's not the time to be running out of battery!! She threw the flashlight in frustration. It rolled to the corner of the room, near the piano...its light still flickering.

(Music Stopped Playing...)

"AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

A loud, shrieking laughter was heard and it was all over the room. The girl fell to her knees as she closed her ears with her hands and shut her eyes. She tried to scream for help but...when she opened her mouth, blood was oozing heavily; flowing down her lips. That was when she realised...

SHE HAD NO TONGUE!!

There was the laughter again...!!

She looked up, tongue-less with tears in her hopeless eyes. The black figure approached her and laughed hysterically; feeling quite amused. Its, what it seems to be the eyes, was glowing red and had a devilish grin.

"Snip! Snipp!!"

The pair of scissors in its hands voiced as it it came closer...

BLAAAMMM!! The thunder roared vigorously. The light flashed into the room and revealed the figure in front of her.

IT WAS....

THE ANATOMY FIGURE FROM THE BIOLOGY LAB.....!!!!

"Kyaaaaaahhhh!!!"

The girls screamed in fear. They became the center of attention. Iroha laughed really hard as tears came running down her eyes, amused with the girls' reactions. It was hilarious! She couldn't stop laughing. Yoshino, who was standing nearby, yawned in boredom as he crossed his tired arms; leaning to the wall.

"Iroha-chan, you're so meeeaann!!" one of the girls cried.
"Yea..that's right! You know we hate these kinds of things!!!" the other girl continued.

"Haah..what a waste of breath!" Yoshino mumbled softly.
"What's that, Yoshino-kun? Don't tell me you're scared already?!!" Iroha mocked.
"Ohh..shut up! Everyone knows ghost stories are nothing but mere crap used for entertainment. There is no such things as ghosts, c'mon!!" he yapped.
"Tchhh!" Iroha made an annoyed face.

"Yes, Kiriya-sama is right! We don't have to be scared!!" the girl with glasses announced.
"Yeahh, that's because Kiriya-sama's going to protect us. Isn't that right, girls?!!" the girls looked at Yoshino; with their puppy eyes.
"Eerrr..." Yoshino thought it would be a pain.
"Well..say something, Kiriya-sama!" Iroha smiled sarcastically; elbowing him.
"..............."

5-2

(Yoshino's Home)

"Hey, Yuri! Have you seen him?!!" a furious middle schooler questioned.
"Umm..I think he left earlier today." Yuri replied. "Why? Did he left something..A-Ana?!!"

Yuri paused, intimidated with Ana's dark raging inferno. She took a few steps back; covered her eyes and ears as she bent down to the floor of the living room. It was as if she knew what was going to happen next. Ana, on the other hand, was clenching a lunchbox in her right hand hard until it gave out a crackling sound.

"GRR...!! THAT IDIOT JUST GOT OUR LUNCHBOXES MIXED UP!!!"

The whole house shook for a while as if there was a brief earthquake.

(Yoshino's Scene)

"Bzzrr.." chills ran down Yoshino's spine.
'I wonder if anyone was talking about me or something?' he thought as he shivered.

"Hey, Yoshino-kun?!! Are you listening!!?" Iroha waved her hand in front of his face.
"A-Ah? What is it?!"
"SHEESH! Here I am, talking with all my heart while you were out cold..!!" Iroha sulked.
"S-Sorry, what were we talking about again?"
"Now I've gotta start from the beginning again?? Haah..you really need to start appreciating me, Yoshino-kun!" Iroha rolled her hazel eyes in frustration.
"Hey, I do appreciate you!" Yoshino explained.

That statement made Iroha's heart skipped a beat. Her face turned bright red.

"I-Idiot! Don't you start flirting with me!!" Iroha hit his head; embarrassed.
"Ooowww!!" Yoshino shrieked in pain.
"Anyways...recently, there has been a rumor going around the school."
"Rumor? What about the rumor?!"
"Well..." she began her story.

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(Ichigo's Scene- In The Cafeteria)
-Ichigo's P.O.V.-

"Ichigo-chan~ Are the rumors true?!" Miere, my best friend, suddenly asked me a weird question.
"A..About what?!" I asked.
"You hit a homerun on Kiriya-kun's face?"
"H-Homerun? We were playing tennis not baseball, Miere-chan.." I chucked.
"Who cares about the details? Is it true?!" Miere pouted.
"Ye-Yeah, I guess..?" I hesitated. "B-But..he's fine now, I think."
"Ichigo-chan, are you guys dating?"

I was out of words. I was just too shocked to say anything! Why is she asking me this question out of the blue?!

"Haha. Very funny. Don't tease me like that, Miere-chan! How's that even possible?" I faked a laugh. "We're just friends, that's all."
"Is that so? Then..I guess they were lies.." Miere said softly. "E-Eh? Look, isn't that Kiriya-kun?!"
"W-What? Isn't he having his class right now?! What's he doing here?" I was surprised as well.
"I dunno. Try asking him instead." Miere pointed.
"R-Right. Y-Yoshii-?" I tried to call out to him but he was nowhere to be seen.

"E-Eh? That was weird. He was there a second ago. Maybe it's just our imagination, haha." Miere tried to brush it off.
"Umm..yeah, I guess."

5-3

(Lunchtime- School Cafeteria)
-Yoshino's P.O.V-

"In other words, he looks exactly like you!!" Miere got excited.
"Geez..calm down, woman!" Yoshino commanded. "You're being over-excited."

Earlier, Miere-chan was telling me her stories which happened to be in the school cafeteria. She told me that she'd seen me there. But, to be honest, I was with Nakatsugawa-san this whole time. Which was totally weird(?).

"Do you have a twin or something?" Iroha was curious.
"Nope, but I do have little twin sisters"
"O-Oh, really? But, but..don't you feel curious about what's happened?" Iroha tried to budge me off my seat.
"Nope, not at all." I said lazily. "And quit pushing me!! Can't you see I'm trying to eat here??"

I opened my lunchbox, prepared by one of my little angels. Probably Yuri. It was my favorite food-curry!! It was decorated special enough; a heart shape carved with my name on the side:

'Yoshii-nii'

I don't even know that was possible! (LOL)

"Owhh..that looks special. Who's it from?" Iroha smirked.
"It's just a bento my sister made."
"Hmm..it can't be that Kiriya-kun, you're a sis-con?" Miere looked weirdly at me.
"He was just smiling disgustingly a few seconds ago. It's without a doubt, he is." Iroha laughed.
"Poor child, she was even forced to write your name there.." Miere cried.
"Hey, I didn't..!! Just leave me alone already!!" I yelled.

Both of the girls laughed; satisfied with what they had done.

"Still, it's so ambiguous..." Ichigo finally commented.
"Yes, it is..Have you guys heard of 'The Seven Mysteries Of Sakurasaka'?" Miere asked eerily.
"The Seven Mysteries Of Sakurasaka?!" we asked in unison.
"That's right! Have you ever wonder why the students are not allowed to enter the school campus after 7pm?" Miere asked again.

Everyone was quiet; turning their attention and listening to her.

5-4

(Yoshino's Home)
-Normal P.O.V.-

"Ouchh!! That really hurts.." Yoshino was in pain.
"Hold still, big bro." Yuri, one of the twins, tried to apply some medicines on Yoshino's back.
"Argghh!!"
"I-I'm sorry about that. I didn't know your old scar still hurts," Yuri apologised.
"Sca-Scar? I wonder how it got there?!"
"You don't remember..?" she mumbled.
"What..?"
"Nothing!! All done.." she smiled.
"Thanks, Yuri. You're a lifesaver! I've always known that you're the better twin."  Yoshino put on his clothes.

On the opposite side of the door, Ana was listening to their conversation.

"Don't say that, big bro. Ana's really kindhearted and prettier compared to me. I know that deep down, she loves you very much. More than anything in the world. But she just have a hard time expressing it." Yuri said lovingly.

"Huh, yea right! She wouldn't have hit me if she really loves me that much!!" Yoshino answered.
"But...Ana was the one who prepared your lun..?"

BANGG!! Ana barged into the room immediately.

"Will you keep it down? I'm trying to watch some tv!!" she shouted, pretending to hear nothing.
"A-Ana?!!" both of the siblings were startled.
"Humph, well I guess that's what you get after you took the wrong lunchbox!" Ana was furious.
"Well, I-I'm sorry but..my name was.."
"!!" Ana turned red. "Oh, shut up already! There's a phone call for you!!"
"Who's it?!"
"How should I know?! Ask the girl in the phone!!" Ana sigh; annoyed.

Yoshino left the room, leaving the twins behind.

"Ana..you could've been nicer, you know? Why didn't you tell him the truth?!" Yuri asked.
"Uhh..it's not my fault I'm feeling this way!" Ana turned away. "I..couldn't help it!!"
"So you've heard our conversation, huh?"
"Mmmhmm.." Ana just noded.
"I see.."

5-5

(Yoshino's Scene)
-Yoshino's P.O.V.-

"Man..what's her problem?" I was frustrated.

Light brown hair. Twin-tailed twins. Beautiful, sparkling violet eyes. Born under the stars of Gemini. Ana and Yuri. Yuri, the older twin, a perfect sister idealized by any brother. She's cheerful, good at cooking and really adorable. The exact opposite of Ana. Ana, the younger twin, a brother's worst nightmare. She's the twin with the attitude. I don't really have much words to describe her since I don't really know her. I wonder why I didn't notice the large gap between us. Me and Ana. When did we grew apart..and why?

"Hello. This's Yoshino speaking." I picked up the phone lazily.
"Yoshino-kun..!" Iroha was on the other end, huffing uncontrollably.
"N-Nakatsugawa-san? What is it??"

I was getting worried. This is the first time a girl called me. I wasn't expecting it. I could hear her catching her breath, somehow frightened..or something.

"Come quick! This's an emergency, meet me in the school front gate...KYAAHH-!!" the phone call ended.
"Nakatsugawa..! Nakatsugawa-san??" I panicked.

I don't know what's happening now but it sounded really serious! All I could think of was all the bad things that could happen to her!! I've never been this panicked all my life. I have to save her!!! Even if it cost me a violation of my own rules of life.. Her safety is my top priority now!

Wait for me, Nakatsugawa-san!!