" So what do you all think of the idea for the play? "

" Rui it's a lovely child tale but- "

" but what about... Y'know the sickness the main character has Rui? "

" What about that Emu, Nene- Oh... yeah "

" I love it! It seems fit for a star such as myself to play! "

The group looked at Tsukasa worriedly

" what seems to be the matter, guys? "

" Well, 'Kasa we just maybe thought that because of your sister you would- "

" Oh, Rui, Emu, Nene ill be just fine! Stars don't get bothered by such things anyway. I'm flattered you care about me so much, and you will do beautifully as the lead Nene "

Tsukasa then smiled and kissed Emu and Nene's heads. Nene blushed and fiddled with her jacket strings. Emu smiled back at Tsukasa and giggled.

" Aw 'Kasa, do I not get kisses as well? Fancying the girls in this relationship, huh "

" Ack! Of course not Rui, I love you all equally! "

Everyone else Laughed, for now, everything seemed fine, they trusted in Tsukasa's words.

Toya Didn't expect this

Toya sat down in the booth, taking a sip of water. The group had just finished practice for the day, ending with their final new group song. The practice had lasted longer than expected, and the dance had been harder to learn than normal also paired up with singing.

An and Kohane sat across from him, An smiling at Kohane and complimenting how she performed, as Kohane blushed and smiled back at her.

Akito sat down next to him, looking like he was about to pass out from exhaustion as he leaned his head back on the seat.

" Akito, are you tired? " said Toya, looking at Akito's drowsy eyes threatening to slip closed.

"hm..? Nah...mm not tired, worry about yourself...  " Akito said tiredly, yawning after the statement. An laughed a little at how Akito looked. " Yeah Akito, I'm sure you're not tired at all "

" Yeah An, he doesn't seem to be tired at all! " Kohane said back to An in a teasing sort of way, giggling a little.

Toya smiled a little at the two of them, they were really cute together.

Then Toya felt a sudden weight on his shoulder. It was Akito who had fallen asleep despite what he had claimed earlier about not being tired. Toya ran a hand through Akito's hair, and Akito unconsciously cuddled more into Toya

" Aw, that's so cute. Imagine how much we could blackmail him if we took a picture right now " An said, nudging Kohane gently and reaching for her phone

After taking a picture of the two of them, An put her phone down and looked a little more serious

" Seriously though, I've noticed Akito has been a lot more tired recently, looking kinda spaced out during classes "

" Yeah, I've also noticed he's been a little more sluggish with his movements and timing, which isn't like him," Kohane said staring concerningly at Akito

" I hope he's been sleeping and not overworking himself for the show, " Toya said to himself softly.

" Well for now let's be happy he's actually sleeping and not wake him unless it's necessary " 

They all agreed and started chatting mindlessly about the show, careful not to speak loud enough or do anything to wake Akito

At that moment everything seemed perfect.

Until it wasn't

" Toya! " yelled Saki, running into the cafe. There seemed to be about six people behind her rushing up to her side. Toya Recognized the first three as Ichika, Honami, Shiho, Saki's Girlfriends, and band partners. They came over for dinner sometimes at the Tenma household.

The other three were Rui, Nene, and Emu, Tsukasa's troupe members. Also, Tsukasa's girlfriends and boyfriend. Tsukasa had explained they were all dating to Saki and Him a while ago after a show they saw.

" Hn? Saki why are you here, what's wrong? " Toya said, looking at how worried Saki looked

She looked as if she could start crying any minute from worry, running up to Toya with Ichika, Shiho, and Honami following her.

Emu and Nene looked panicked, Emu not smiling like normal and Nene fidgeting with her jacket strings and looking down, but not as much as Rui who seemed like he could break down crying any minute just like Saki, whispering something that Toya could sort of make out as " Its all my fault he's gone. "

" Tsukasa ran away from a show at the wonder stage earlier and he hasn't come home! We don't know where he could be, this was our last resort, but he's not here either! " Said Saki

" mmm... what's going on, did I fall asleep or something...? " Akito said sleepily, rubbing his eyes, then shooting up once he realized what he was leaning on.

" Aw dangit! He just fell asleep! " said An facepalming

Toya stood from where he sitting in a rush once he heard Tsukasa had disappeared.

" You checked everywhere? even places he wouldn't even go? "

" Yes, even places he normally doesn't go to, but he's just not there! " Emu cried out.

" We hoped he would be with you, but it sadly seems not, " Honami said, putting a hand on Saki's back.

" Well, let's go look! He couldn't have just disappeared right? He has to be somewhere around here! " An said as she rose up quickly with Kohane following shortly.

So here they are in the present time, with flashlights wandering around woodsy areas of parks and alleyways searching for Tsukasa.

" BROTHER!!!! " " Tsukasa! Are you around?! " " Kasa! " different yells for Tsukasa came from everyone, they had been searching for at least three hours now, and still no sign of him.

Saki had already started crying, holding onto Toya's hand as they searched in an attempt to calm each other down. Akito had been leaning onto Toya also, trying to help but seeming like he was about to pass out from exhaustion, swaying as he walked.

Rui hadn't gotten any better either, still whispering to himself how it was his fault for the show and how Tsukasa ran away.

" Rui, please stop. It's not your fault you believed in him when he said he was okay with the idea of the show. " Emu said, hugging Rui from behind in an attempt to comfort him.

" Emu's right, doubting and degrading yourself isn't going to help find him. I know he will be okay " Nene added, grabbing his hand. She seemed doubtful at the last part but tried to lift Rui's hopes up.

"Ok, I won't do it anymore," Rui said back, but it definitely seemed like a lie.

" Guys, as much as I hate to say it, I think we should head back now and continue searching in the morning. Also that it's dark out isn't going to help our search, and we all need some rest. " Ichika said, turing to face everyone.

" Ichi No! We can't just give up! We need to keep searching! " Said Saki worriedly. Honami started rubbing circles into her back in comfort and Shiho stood close.

" As much as I hate to say it, it would be best to follow what Ichika is saying. " Toya said to Saki. " But we can't just- " Saki started to say before stopping herself. " Listen Saki, Your brother doesn't give up, like ever. He's going to come back, I doubt he's in serious danger. If he doesn't show up by tomorrow morning, we will come out and search again and get more help " Shiho said to Saki, going to hold her other hand.

The others nodded along to what Shiho had said. " A-alright, let's start back home. " Saki finally agreed. " Okay, we will all walk you back to your house Saki and see if he's there if that's alright with everyone? " Said Kohane, smiling at Saki, then looking around to get the other's opinions. 

Everyone agreed and started the walk back home. When they arrived at the doorstep, they heard a faint sound of TV noise. Saki quickly unlocked the front door and ran in to find Tsukasa Sitting on the couch eating some ramen with the TV on, but he didn't seem to actually be watching it. His hair had been wet like he had either been in rain or taken a shower, Toya hoped the latter.

" Brother! " Saki ran up to Tsukasa and hugged him tightly, followed by Toya, Rui, Emu, and Nene following. The others walked in happy he had shown up, and curious to see where he had run to.

" I was so worried! I'm so happy your sa- " Saki looked up into Tsukasa's eyes, but what she saw definitely didn't look like her brother's happy smile he always had on.

"Brother...? " Saki said concerningly, her smile disappearing from her face. Tsukasa said nothing back and just stared. The others looked confused at Tsukasa's cold stare.

Whatever happened to Tsukasa after the show definitely wasn't good, and Toya had a feeling things were about to change in life, for better or worse. He couldn't say what one