A/N to Rio specifically: Please prepare yourself! hehe~ I feel like every chapter is getting longer and longer... this is bad. HAHA

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The next morning, Rio had to sneak out through the back entrance of the hospital and Ryosuke picked her up a block away where it was much quieter.

After seeing the news last night, she immediately called Ryosuke and that was when he found out as well. What seemed to be a minor story yesterday blew up today.

Everyone had found out that Ryosuke called off his engagement with Satoko and they're now questioning who this mysterious girl was. When they found out that she was a doctor at the hospital, reporters flocked to the main entrance, hoping to get some answers from her. The traffic in front of the building had gotten out of hand that even the police officers had to be called just so emergency veichles could drop off patients. 

In the meantime, news of Daiki's and Mayu's breakup had also spread like wildfire. Luckily for Amu, she wasn't employed so nobody had any leads on where she worked at. The only thing she had to deal with was her ability to find a job, especially since her name and pictures had been blasted on the media outlets. 

"Thanks, Ryosuke." Rio told him as soon as she got into his car. "You didn't have to pick me up. What if you got spotted?"

"I'd rather get spotted than put you in danger with all of these reporters." Ryosuke replied, placing a kiss on her cheek after checking to make sure that nobody was around. After Rio buckled her seatbelt in, he sped off and immediately head towards her apartment. "Daiki and Amu are waiting for us there." He said, placing his mask back on. 

"Are you okay? I can't imagine how you must be feeling right now.." Rio asked him, noticing his concerned expresson. 

"Yeah." He replied, taking quick glances at her. "I'm sorry, Rio-chan... I never planned for it to be like this.." 

Rio immediately shook her head. "We'll get through this together." She said, placing her hand on his arm. "Did you talk to the rest of JUMP yet?"

The latter nodded. "We talked in the group chat since it's too risky to meet as a group right now. All of the band's managers are being interviewed by the police at the moment... and all of our activities are suspended until further notice."

"Do you think you will be interviewed as well?" 

"Dai-chan and I already had been this morning. The rest of JUMP may be called in during the next few days." 

Before parking in the lot, Ryosuke drove around a couple of times to make sure that there weren't any suspicious people around. After confirming twice, they quickly made their way up to Rio's apartment. Rio unlocked the door and was quickly met by Amu's hug. 

"Did you two get here alright?" Daiki asked, walking towards them. 

"Yeah... luckily." Ryosuke said, taking off his hood and mask as soon as Rio locked the door behind them. "Did you two manage to come up with any leads?" He asked when they all entered the living room. 

Amu frowned and shook her head. "It could be anyone.. We don't know who else knew about the files." She said, pacing back and forth. However, she stopped momentarily when the doorbell rang and glanced at everyone in the room.

"I don't know who it is. Rio and I double checked the area to make sure nobody suspicious was around." Ryosuke said, reading her mind.

"Who is it?" Amu asked into the intercom, hoping that it wasn't some sort of crazy stalker. However, her worst nightmare came to life when she heard her familiar manager greet back. 

"Is that you, Amu? It's Kojima!" The woman answered as Daiki winced in annoyance. He remembered when he had an interview with her and that woman just wouldn't leave him alone.

"You don't have to answer it..." Daiki told her, knowing well that Kojima is only here for one purpose and that was to meet him. 

"Don't worry. I got this taken care of. I don't want her to make a scene with the neighbors." Amu told everyone before proceeding towards the foyer. As soon as she opened the door, she was greeted by an extremely loud voice. 

"I didn't know you and Dai-chan were together!!!" Kojima exclaimed, still referring to Daiki by his first name. "Is he here?! I know he is!!! Can I meet him?!" 

"I don't know what you're talking about." Amu replied back, attempting to close the door. Instead, she frowned when the older woman stuck her foot in between.

"I see two pairs of men shoes there! The name next to the door also says Yamada Rio. Isn't that that the girl Ryosuke is dating?!" She asked, sticking to the first name basis. 

"I think you've gotten the wrong place miss." 

"Amu-chan..." The woman begged in a sweet tone. "Just let me see them.. You can have your job back if you want." She offered with a smile. However, her smile immediately vanished as soon as Amu shook her head.

"I would never go back under your management even if my life depended on it. I hope you don't mind but I'm actually kind of busy here so I'm only going to ask you this one more time- Please leave." The younger girl said, glaring at her previous manager. 

"Why you little-" Her manager angrily thretened, getting ready to shove the door open.

"She asked you politely to leave hasn't she?" Amu suddenly heard someone say behind the woman. Amu opened the door slightly to see who it was and gasped when she recognized the man. "Chinen?" 

"Oh, it's my lucky day! I get to finally meet Chinen Yuri!" Kojima exclaimed, running up to him. 

"I'll call the police if you lay a hand on me... or Kitagawa-san." Chinen said, pulling his mask down. "I'll also call the police to report a case of stalking and loitering if you don't leave. If I remember correctly, I've heard cases of illegal management practices commited by you and other members of the company. I'm sure you'd lose your job if I told someone."

Kojima stared at him in disbelief, shocked how someone much younger than her was able to scare her to this extent. "S-sorry..." She said, avoiding his gaze as she ran away.

As soon as the coast was clear, Amu invited him in. "Dai-chan told me to come." Chinen told her, not wanting to create any miscommunications. 

"Glad you make it, Chii." Daiki quickly greeted him and Chinen greeted back before asking the question that had been on his mind for a while. "How did this happen?" 

"That's what we're trying to find out." Rio replied.

"Did any of you mention the files to anyone?" Chinen asked and Amu declined immediately. 

"I just think that the timing is suspicious." He added, taking his cap off before collapsing on the sofa in exhaustion. "The four of you just found out yesterday and it got leaked on the same day." 

"Chii, are you trying to say that one of us did it?" Ryosuke asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No, I'm not. My question is just..." Chinen began, glancing at every person. "Try to think... but was there anyone else around when you told each other about the files?"

"I don't think so.." Ryosuke, Rio, and Amu answered cohesively. When Daiki didn't answer, everyone stared at him. 

"Dai-chan, are you alright there?" Ryosuke asked,