“Maki-san, wanna come and join us for some shopping spree now?” Yuuko Nakazawa, the tough and fierce looking leader of Morning Musume asked the new comer after their rehearsal for Love Machine.

“Gomen ne, Nakazawa-senpai. I’m planning to go home early today. I’m going to help my mother cook dinner tonight.”

“Awww…” Abe-san, the face of Morning Musume interrupted. “I was looking forward to spend some time with the whole group.”

“I’m really sorry. I’ll make it up to you next time, I promise.” Maki bowed before as an act to say sorry.

“No, need to be formal. I hope you can let us taste some of your cuisine one time, Ja! We’ll be going now!”

“Hai, kiotsukete kudasai!”

Maki quickly packed her things and ran to the elevator. She went inside and pressed the down button nut the elevator did the opposite; it moved upwards. Maki, being the calm girl as she was, just shrug it off but somehow became disturbed when the elevator stopped at the 13th floor.

“I thought this building doesn’t have a 13th floor?”

As the door opened, it revealed a dim-lighted floor. No matter how many times she pushed the close button, it wouldn’t budge. She had no choice but to get out of the elevator and search for another way out. As she was searching, she heard the elevator shut and moved downwards. She continued her search for the exit.

After a couple of minutes of walking, she found a door, the only door in that floor. She opened it and found a dusty table with a radio transceiver on top of it.

“Maybe I can use it to find help. I just hope it’s still working”

She found the switch and turned it on. It suddenly emitted some static noises… It worked. She grasped the receiver and…

“Hello?... Hello? Is someone there?”

She hoped that someone will answer her call.

“He… Hello?”

-End of Chapter 2-