Man, you guys must love mystery stories so much! As we get to the ending, I will start giving hints whether you guys were right or not. That's it... Oh yeah! This takes place the day after the second chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.

The day just passed by from the moment Rio called Uchiya Kiro. The day after that, in other words today, Rio has only been thinking about the appointment on Saturday. She sat boredly in her AP Calculus class with only Kotori to talk to. But knowing Kotori, Kotori would like to be paying attention to all the things that the teacher sprout out. But then suddenly...

The teacher has stopped teaching because a staff member came in with a student. The teacher exchanged a few words with the staff member. Meanwhile, the students chatted and gossiped on the student. Since they have never seen the student on campus, the students concluded that he must be a new student. After a while, the staff member left and the teacher motioned for the student to come next to him. The new student bounced happily to his side.

"Attention students! Please welcome our new student, Hata Tasuku!" the teacher announced in a normal voice. Everyone looked at him. What a strange hairdo, the people whispered. He stands out too much, the people thought. Before they could whisper and think anymore, the new student spoke. Well, more like yelled.

"Hey, everyone! My name is Hata Tasuku! You guys can call me Tasuku! My goal is to one day become the world's famous chef!" Everyone, including the teacher, sweatdropped.

Rio sighed. "What a weird guy. Don't you think so Kotori...?" Rio trailed off when she saw her friend's eyes sparkle. "Kotori?"

"Cool..." Kotori murmurred as she stared at the new guy. Rio banged her head on her desk. Why must her friend be so simple-minded? Rio lifted her head to see the Tasuku guy walking towards them. He stopped right in front of them.

"Hey! I'm Tasuku! Let's be friends!" he shouted with enthusiasm. When Kotori got a closer look at him, she frowned.

"You look familiar...Have I seen you somewhere before?" Kotori asked.

Rio looked at the interaction between the two people. Rio furrowed her eyebrows in confusion when she could have sworn she saw Tasuku's face alter a bit. But that expression quickly disappeared as soon as it had reappeared. (Sorry guys. I've always wanted to say that.)

"Hmm...Good question! You have probably met my brother Alit! We had the same personality, so people used to confuse us!"

Kotori's eyes brightened up. "Oh! Alit?! The guy who once confessed to me?"

Tasuku nodded rapidly. "That's right!"

Suddenly, Kotori's eyes dimmed. "Is he okay? I was always worried that he would take my-"

Tasuku immediately interrupted her. "No! Don't worry! You rejected him in the nicest way possible that he didn't even feel bad! He was just happy that you were honest with him!"

Kotori smiled and sighed in relief. "I'm glad...So...What has he been doing all this time? How is he?"

This time, Tasuku's eyes dimmed. "He...died..."

Kotori gasped in surprise while Rio perked up in interest. His brother that confessed to Kotori died? Strange...

"No...What happened?! How?!" Kotori managed to ask as she tried to keep herself from crying.

Tasuku looked down on the floor to hide his expression. "...An accident...He...saved me..." Before Kotori could pry anymore and before Rio could eavesdrop some more, the teacher interrupted them.

"Hata! Stop flirting and take your seat next to Yuki!" Both Tasuku and Kotori blushed at the comment while Rio rolled her eyes. Nevertheless, Tasuku took his seat next to the irrelevant Yuki guy, which was right next to Kotori and Rio's seating.

As the teacher was giving the lesson, Tasuku wrote something on a piece of paper. When the teacher faced the board, Tasuku quickly threw the note over to Kotori's desk. When Kotori saw the note on her desk, she looked over to Tasuku. Tasuku winked at her, and she unconditionally flushed in embarrasment. Not blushed, but flushed. Believe it or not, Kotori was not over Ryouga's death, and this guy seemed like a flirt. Nevertheless, Kotori opened the note.

'Meet me at the fountain at the back of the school at lunch!'

"Kotori. I don't think you should trust that guy. Actually, I think it's better if I go with you..."

Kotori shook her head. "That's all right Rio-san. I'll be fine. He...seems suspicious..." Kotori muttered a little. But then she exclaimed in a cheery voice, "But if he's anything like Alit, he'll be okay!"

Rio sighed and shook her head. "If you say so. Just be careful okay? Call me if you need me."

Kotori nodded and smiled in delight. "Thank you Rio-san! I'll be sure to!" With that statement, Kotori ran towards the back of the school, leaving Rio to stare after her. Even though Kotori was not looking at Rio, she knew that Rio was staring at her with a worried expression.

Kotori sighed as she walked slowly towards the fountain. 'I should have let Rio-san come with me...But why did I want to face him alone?...Just like Rio-san claimed, he is suspicious. But in what sense?'

Before Kotori could think anymore, Tasuku jumped out of nowhere! "HEY! KOTORI!" he shouted. Kotori screamed in pure shock.

"AHHHHHHHHH!"

Tasuku was taken aback. "W-What's wrong?! Was I too loud?!"

Kotori gasped for breath as she repeatedly shook her head. "N-No! It's just that...you scared me..." Kotori whispered the last part.

Tasuku blinked and said in an indifferent voice, "Oh? That's it?"

Kotori narrowed her eyes at him. "What do you mean, 'That's it?'?! You almost gave me a heart attack!"

Tasuku cringed at her expression. "Ah! I'm sorry!" he exclaimed, sorry evident in his voice. Then in a lower voice, "I didn't mean to..."

Kotori softened at his tone. Just like the day when Alit confessed to her. She shook her head. "No. Don't worry. It's my fault that I overreacted."

Tasuku blinked and phewed. "Thank you..." For a moment, they both stayed silent in front of the fountain. The silence went on for about five minutes before Kotori broke it.

"Hata-kun? why-"

"Tasuku," Tasuku interrupted. Kotori blinked at him. "You can call me Tasuku."

Kotori nodded. "Tasuku-kun? Why did you call me out here?"

Tasuku sighed. He looked around to see if he could find a bench for them to sit on. When he finally found one, he motioned for Kotori to follow him. Kotori hesistated for a second that it wasn't even noticeable before she finally followed him. Tasuku sat down while Kotori sat down a reasonably distance from him.

Tasuku stayed silent for a moment. Kotori, meanwhile, decided to use this opportunity to think about this guy. 'This guy...Tasuku-kun...Why did I think he was cool before-'

"Kotori," Tasuku suddenly said. Kotori broke out of her trance and focused on him.

"Y-Yes?"

Tasuku took a deep breath. "It's about your friend..."

Kotori furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "A-About my-"

"And about you too..."

Kotori furrowed her eyebrows even more. "W-What?"

But Tasuku continued. "Not just about you guys...But about me too..."

"Tasuku-kun...Pardon the instrution but...what are you talking about?"

"The killer..."

Kotori widened her eyes. "W-What...T-The killer...?"

Tasuku deeply sighed and looked down. "Yes Kotori. I believe I know who the killer is...Of our beloved ones..."

"...What...?"

Wow! Who knew things would come this far! This is so mysterious! I also want to know about Tasuku...You guys know who he is right?! Come on! I made it as obvious as it could get...Some of Tasuku's theory is going to be explained in the next chapter. That's right. Not ALL of it...When is Rio going to go to that appointment of hers? I actually have no idea, so don't ask! Is the killer of Tasuku's brother the same killer of Ryouga? And why did Tasuku immediately trust Kotori to tell her all of this info when they just barely met? Well, that should be it! ~Ja ne!