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When Annette "questioned" him on the missing rose, Saizo replied, "I believe you already know who has it," with a small smirk, leaning agaist his walk-in closet casually. In the middle of the moment, Annete abruptly told him that she still had to show him the attic and the basement before he heard her say in his head, "I don't kiss on the first date, dear. " His mind raced with countless thoughts, one about why he was hearing her voice inside his head, and one about the two of them. She had used the words first date, which obviously meant the feelings were mutual, which made him tense. He didn't realize Annette's departure from his room until she was halfway down the hallway, so he quickly threw the songbook back onto his bed, slowly closed the door, and silently caught up with Annette as she rounded the corner.

He felt his heart pound yet again as they approached the door which gave off a mysterious air just earlier, stopping suddenly as Annette did in front of the brass handled door. She told Saizo that this door led to the attic, which was pretty obvoius because they were on the second floor, and opened the door, flicking on the lights for the staircase, which made Saizo feel a little bit calmer than earlier. Suddenly, she grasped ahold of his hands, yelled to him, "Come on," and pulled him up the stairwell towards the attic.