This is the first chapter of Kamen Rider Hiiro Time. It is the only one that will be public for everyone to read straight off. Future chapters will be behind the subscription wall for at most three days before being posted to AO3 and being made visible to everyone here.

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Walking along the river with his Ridewatch being tossed up and down, the Future King of Japan wondered what would be waiting for him at home. He was looking forward to seeing how his women had gotten on. Not to mention teaching the newest ones his favorite methods of dress and foods. He’d need to check in with Rashin, see how his political campaign was going as well. That would set the schedule for the next few days. After all, once he was Prime Minister, he’d be able to rename the office to King for a bit. Or maybe he could marry into the Imperial Family… no. It was too late for that. The chance had never shown itself while he was growing up, so he’d likely need to push his children into it. That was an interesting thought.

For now, he would just enjoy life as it went. He had plenty of women to enjoy, some new ones to break in, and politics to wade through. Mm, life was looking good these days. He grinned a little bit as he walked to the compound which had once belonged to his first wife’s grandparents. Who knew the perks of marrying the Tokage heiress would have been this lucrative? Not to mention the Yaoyorozu heiress or head of the Kazanari clan, on top of some others who were not as politically or monetarily connected, at least not when he’d met them. Glancing up, he gave a little smirk as a green streak came flying in. “Oh good, she’ll be having dinner with us tonight. Too many without her. Hm… Wonder what it’ll be like to have her back in the bedroom?”

Chuckling to himself and stroking his goatee, he closed the wooden gate behind him. The plaque atop the enclosure said ‘Tamashiro’, a name that before his time as a Rider, no one knew. Well, outside a few circles, at least…

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Stretching out his arms, Takehiko Tamashiro walked into the auditorium of Korosanto Middle School. It was the first day of his second year here, which would lead to a fine time for most everyone in attendance. He was wondering what club he’d be able to join, seeing as he’d been kicked out of the literature club. His one friend was still in the mixed martial arts club, though he was curious what would happen the next time they met up at his home. Ah well.

At the moment though, Takehiko sat in his seat and watched as the student council president did his best to not stutter through the script. Did he not practice this sort of thing? That was kinda what he was expected to do after the previous one left in the middle of January. Shame her area got hit by that rampaging monster, but the Heroes kept it from becoming a desolate town. …just a very heavily damaged one.

What Takehiko wished he could do, listening to the speech come to an end after a bit too long and the principal replacing the student council’s replacement head to give his own speech… was use your Quirk to the same level you once did. But he didn’t know what was keeping it to just a bit of ‘TV’ static around his limbs for the last six years.

Curled up on a street corner, next to his still mother, a little boy of seven cried as the world stayed still. Nothing moved, and no one breathed, except him. Eventually, he cried himself to sleep… and woke up back at home, everything back to normal as he did. Except for his skills.

Not a damn clue. It was a bit annoying. Well, for now, he would just be looking for something to do while waiting for classes to start up. For a few minutes, that was checking the news on his phone. Takehiko didn’t see anything really gripping, though the fact that a few Kamen Riders had teamed up with Section 2 to get rid of a mix of Noise and monsters was interesting. What made the Noise not go for the monsters? Those demons were supposed to be equal opportunity life ruiners after all. But if the Kamen Riders were able to help with them, that was good news! Meant more than one group could deal with that group of steadily increasing threats. Well, if you could call Section 2 ‘a group’. Their only real contribution to life was–“Hey, Takehiko-kun. What’s up?”

He looked up from his phone, and smiled at the redhead that walked over. Seemed she was starting to grow her hair out, since he didn’t remember it being able to enter a ponytail last month. “Hey, Itsuka-chan. Not much. There’s talk about what the next Rider might be themed around, but no one’s got anything concrete yet.”

She hummed. “Well, so long as you don’t get stuck in there.” The mixed martial artist leaned on the wall next to her taller friend. “I’ve been thinking about where I want to go to high school.”

“Wasn’t that going to be U.A.? With your skills complemented by your personality and Quirk, I can see that working out well.” Takehiko was unfortunately not sure if he’d be able to get into the gen. ed. or business courses there. It was a bit of a shame Japan’s premier Hero school didn’t have a political course though.

“You haven’t heard? U.A. is being reworked into a college-level school only… starting next year.” Itsuka gave a huff. “The students currently enrolled will get to finish out their schooling, with a bit more coming up, but it is a bit weird that they’re only announcing this now.”

Huh. So maybe Takehiko could go there, just not immediately. “Well, what’s your second pick?”

She looked a little embarrassed. “...Lydian…”

That got a blink from him. “The music school? Do they even have a sports team?”

Itsuka gave a short sigh. “Not the way I’d like it, but I’ll take triathlons over nothing. And it’d be a good way to get a start on my stamina for actual Pro Hero work, y’know? And they already sent me an invitation letter, too.”

After a short chuckle, which earned a punch to his upper arm, Takehiko smiled at her. “Well, I hope you have a good time in Lydian. I… think I have a place picked out. But I don’t quite know if I have the grades for it.” He shrugged before nodding to himself. “But I’ll manage, you’ll see.”

She nodded at that. “Alright. Let me know when you come up with a place to go! I’ll help you study for wherever it is.” And with a girl like Itsuka, Takehiko knew she meant it, once he told her where he wanted to go, there’d be a spot in her schedule open for him. Well, that was the case anyway, but still. “Come on, let’s go see where our classes are.”

People were gathered around the holographic announcement boards, some looking in dismay, a few cheering, and most just moving along after checking. Takehiko and Itsuka were among that last crowd, though he was a little huffy. “Well, it makes sense. Still, not a fan of this.”

The redhead gave a quick laugh. “You’re silly. Still, I look forward to this year. We oughta have a lot of fun!” Itsuka grinned up at Takehiko, and glanced at the time. “Oh, I gotta get to my classroom if I wanna be on time. See you later!”

Waving to her, the boy wondered about that. Still, he turned and went to his own classroom.

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Walking down a hallway, Takehiko wondered if this latest club would be open to letting him take part. Knocking on the door, he waited for an okay to enter before sliding the door open. “Hey. Is this the Zwei Wing appreciation club?”

The greenette who was running the club looked up, and smiled widely. “Hi! Yes it is, I’m Miku Kohinata. This is Izuki Midoriya.” The other greenette brought a hand up to wave at him. “I didn’t think we’d get any boys here.”

Takehiko introduced himself, leaving the door open until the slightly bustier Izuki said he could close it. “I mean, they’re an amazing Vigilante Hero duo with good songs, why wouldn’t I like them?” Miku gave an exasperated groan, while Izuki perked up. “Guessing this is something of a disagreement between you two?”

“They’re definitely a Hero duo! The masks they wear don’t fool me, they don’t do anything to their hair, and their voices are the same!” Izuki nodded, crossing her arms over her chest. “Especially since they sing in the same ways on stage and on the battlefield.”

Miku pouted at the other girl. “Those are two different groups of people and you know it!” She turned to point at the newly seated Takehiko. “And so do you! Tamashiro-san, how could you think Zwei Wing would ever go into fights against monsters, villains and Noise?!”

Takehiko tilted his head. “...well, they’re the only two Idols who do so in all of Japan. I’ve seen a few comments that basically echo Midoriya-san. And apparently America has something similar going on but no one has been able to get a good look at the fighters there, and even then those people aren’t consistently seen when the Noise show up.”

Miku grumbled as she looked away, fiddling with her phone as a Zwei Wing song started to play. Izuki just felt a bit of smug, letting it show for a moment as Takehiko chuckled. “So, do we have any other members, or is it just us three?”

That got Miku to perk up. “Ah, we do have a third girl, but she’s kinda a ghost member. Hibiki doesn’t quite get why I like Zwei Wing, she hasn’t been able to listen to them. It’s kinda silly, every time we try to listen for more than a few seconds, something comes up. Or dies. Like the internet connection, not…!” She waved her hands, stammering a bit as the slighter girl thought she stumbled over something.

Izuki just gave her an amused look while Takehiko wondered why that would prompt such a response. He hadn’t told anyone in this room about his dad, he was fairly sure. “Are there any rules about what we can and can’t talk about in here?”

That question quieted Miku and gave Izuki a moment’s pause. The girl wearing a bow at the back of her head shook her noggin. “No, there aren’t really. Just don’t talk bad about Zwei Wing without backing it up with praise of some kind!”

Laughing a bit at the stern nod from the club president, Takehiko grinned. “Sure. I think I can do that.”

The three now core members of the Zwei Wing Appreciation Club started to talk about their favorite songs, and bits of trivia. Takehiko found himself surprised to hear that Miku had been to a couple concerts already, he’d only seen a few clips here and there online. Izuki joined him in the jealousy of Miku's two tickets to an upcoming concert, but she admitted to being an All Might fangirl and the only reason she hadn’t started the latest iteration of the All Might Appreciation Club in Korosanto last year? “I’m not good with things like that. The papers and the recruitment and… mmmmh!”

This girl was precious and needed to be protected. Sadly, she was a bit too far to headpat, the urge was very strong to go over though. But Takehiko held back, it was just the first day he’d met them.

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“And then I met Tachibana-san, and I swear to you, Kohinata-san immediately became eighty percent more shy. Like, this girl weaponized her ability to steer her friend around with words, it was wild!” Takehiko gushed a bit to Itsuka. They were in line for the train home, which was far less confining than the one to school. Depending on how many other people were here, they might even both be able to sit! As opposed to the way they’ve gone to school since partway through August last year. And given her club lasted a bit longer than his, he didn’t mind waiting at the front gates for Itsuka to leave Korosanto.

The redhead was amused by her friend’s new antics, but she also kept to herself the fact that it was not the best thing to happen to him, in her opinion. Why couldn’t Takehiko have new male friends? Was that so hard to ask, world? It would make life so much easier. “Sounds like you’re having fun. Why Zwei Wing? There’s a lot of other things I know you’re into.”

“Because that’s the one bit of fun I’ll allow myself while working to become King!”

As Takehiko posed a bit, a newly familiar voice spoke up. "Why do you want to be called Ou-sama, Tamashiro-kun?"

The pair turned to look behind them. Looking at them curiously was the broccoli-styled head of Izuki Midoriya. Well, partly. She had it in a ponytail a bit fluffier than Itsuka's short and spikier deal. "Midoriya-san, hello. This is Itsuka Kendo, my good friend. Itsuka, Izuki Midoriya-san, the vice president."

The two girls shared a bow in greeting, before all three looked curious about something. "To answer your question, Midoriya-san, I aim to become Prime Minister, and rename the position as King until I'm voted out!" Takehiko gave a self-assured nod of his head. "Only I'm allowed to hold such a prestigious title, even if I do have successors to the position of Prime Minister."

Itsuka gave a short giggle, having heard this more than once over the last year. Izuki nodded as she took in the info. "I see… Well, good luck! I just wonder why I haven't seen either of you here before."

Itsuka spoke up on that. "You probably have, but we just never saw each other. Rather, acknowledged each other. After all, if we're all in our own bubbles, why reach out to strangers?"

The greenette nodded, as that made perfect sense to her. "Well, while you're King, I'll, um, I'll be a great Hero for you!"

Takehiko gave her a smile at that, and Itsuka stiffened a bit. "You want to be a Hero too, Midoriya-san?"

The freckled girl gave a determined nod. "That's right! It's what I've dreamed of since I first knew what Heroes were, to become someone who could bring smiles to everyone! Like All Might." Itsuka felt her shoulders relax a little, though she did frown a little at the girl who looked like she had very noodly arms in the winter uniform’s sleeves. “And I might have a bit longer to join U.A. now, but I’ll get there one day!”

“Not if you have such weak limbs.” Izuki looked at Itsuka in confusion. “You haven’t trained a day in your life, have you?”

Takehiko hoped things didn’t get too crazy here. He glanced between the two, and then passed the girls. “Train’s coming.”

“How could you see if I’ve trained, Kendo-san?”

“Because I’ve never seen you in the MMA club, or a freestyle course, or in a gym. And sure, we might just go to different ones…” Itsuka flexed a leg under her skirt, emphasizing the moderately built up muscles she’d cultivated for the last few years. Then she walked onto the train along with Takehiko.

The door nearly closed before Izuki rushed into the car, looking mildly winded just by that short sprint in panic. “And you barely have any stamina for that? How do you think you’ll make it as a Pro Hero, will your Quirk carry you through the day?”

Izuki became a statue at that while Takehiko frowned a little. “Come on, Itsuka, that seems a bit harsh, doesn’t it?”

“If she wants to end up another addition to the statistics of dead bodies…”

Taking in a deep breath as the train started to move, Izuki grabbed a bar coming from the floor next to the door. “Just because you’re a martial artist doesn’t mean I can’t be a Hero, Kendo-san.”

The redhead looked at Izuki’s determined green eyes with her own blues, which shifted from stern pools of water to calmer waters. “Then why not join the MMA club with me? Or hit up a gym I know, I can get you started on a good workout routine.” Something had apparently caught Izuki off guard, though what that was Takehiko missed as the shocked greenette just looked at his friend. “Maybe a good diet too, so that you can have the energy for it all instead of just eating a bunch of junk food, y’know?”

There was something in there that Takehiko definitely missed, because all of a sudden Izuki wrapped her arms around her stomach. “Wha–I’m no–that’s not true!”

Itsuka gave a short giggle before holding a hand up. “Don’t worry, Midoriya-san. Everyone starts from somewhere. My own parents didn’t become martial artists until they were in college, but I’m sure they can help us come up with something for you anyway.”

Takehiko scratched his head. “Okay, what’s going on here? I’m a bit lost.”

“You don’t need to know!”

“That’s fine.”

Rude…

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Walking into the Zwei Wing Appreciation Club room, Takehiko glanced around. “Hey there, Tachibana-san. How come we’re the only ones here?”

The brunette with ‘wings’ at the back of her head looked out the only window in the room. “Miku is helping the track team with some time trials, and Midoriya-san is doing some studying in the library. Wanna go join her?”

Nodding, the only male and the female ghost of the ZWAC got up to go. “...ehhhh.” Takehiko glanced down at her, looking at the girl with orange eyes. “You really are tall…”

He couldn’t help it. That just got a laugh out of Takehiko, who was head and shoulders above her. Their personal shoes didn’t change the difference, he’d imagine. “Or maybe you’re just short. Could go either way.”

Hibiki gave a short pout before glancing out a window at the barely visible sports field. “Well, I’m taller than Miku still, so I’ll take that.” She turned to look at Takehiko again. “Are you sure I’ll have fun at the Zwei Wing concert in a couple weeks? You and Midoriya-san are bigger fans than me… but Miku is going, too…”

The subtle implication of ‘maybe you should go’ wasn’t lost on Takehiko. “Well, the venue is close to my place, but I didn’t know tickets were even being sold. They’re already sold out, so don’t go skipping out on Kohinata-buchou just because you’re a bit apprehensive!” Takehiko opened his mouth to start doling out the knowledge of how Zwei Wing was an amazing band when he saw a teacher coming their way. He quieted down, lowering his head before the man passed them by.

Hibiki looked at the interaction and found herself utterly clueless. She had enough tact to wait until they’d turned a corner before saying anything. “What’s your problem with Nanbura-sensei?”

Takehiko scowled a bit. “That man doesn’t like that I’m effectively Quirkless.” He held a hand up, trying to activate his Quirk… to stop time don’t panic just stop time make something happen… “But this useless static doesn’t really count as what I’ve labeled my Quirk since childhood.”

“What’s that?” Hibiki looked at the ‘glitching’ parts of Takehiko curiously. Her own Quirk was a bit too aggressive for her tastes, but she also never intended to go into politics or anything like that, so it would probably find very little use in her day-to-day life.

“Time Manipulation. Sounds strong, right? ‘Cept since I was a kid, I’ve just… lost it.” Scowling at himself, the boy stopped trying to force something he couldn’t control and lowered his arms. “You tell Buchou we’d be in the library?”

Checking her text messages, Hibiki saw that she hadn’t, though it was a quick fix. She also checked her contacts before looking at Takehiko. “You want to swap Lemons? I’ve got Miku and Midoriya-san, but not you.”

Nodding, he brought out his own phone. It was a slightly older model, which turned the screen on a swivel to reveal a physical keyboard. When he wanted it to, anyway, he could still use it without rotating anything. To activate the camera though, he did make the phone click into its T-shaped configuration. Hibiki’s surprised face at suddenly seeing such an out of place design was captured in digital glory. “And now that’s my avatar for you until something better comes along.”

“...hey! That’s not nice, you’re supposed to say ‘say cheese’ or something before taking a picture!” She began a devastating counterattack: Five-pokes-a-second-in-annoyance! “Meanie… C’mon, let’s go find Midoriya-san!”

Takehiko nodded, though he did lag behind Hibiki for a moment. He had Itsuka since she was the one who’d introduced him to the app, Kohinata-san followed recently since she was the club president, and now Tachibana-san. He should probably add in Midoriya-san too, just to be sure nothing got lost if she had some privacy settings going on.

…huh. Tachibana-san had some nice legs. Takehiko resumed walking after her, curious what she’d be like in a few years. Though there was no reason to bring it up, they had plenty of time before something like that was really needing to be thought about. Heck, depending on how things went as they waited for middle school to end, he doubted things would really go a way which would see him having any cause to think about her any deeper than this.

Shaking out an arm, Takehiko turned into the library and saw that Midoriya-san was indeed sitting at what had become the normal table for her afterschool self-study. Considering she was looking into the history of various martial arts still, he wondered what sort of results she’d made in a week? Itsuka would likely enjoy the fruits of this, and help turn that into practical results quicker than Midoriya-san expected.

As it was, the only boy in the ZWAC glanced out the window. “Looks like Kohinata-san’s comin’ back in.”

Understandably, Hibiki was at the window quickly to look outside for her closest friend. She gave a fast wave and a grin before moving to sit down. “How’s the research going, Izuki-chan?”

The fluffier greenette looked up and gave a slight smile. “Pretty well. I think I’m ready to ask Kendo-san for some instructions. Probably not the best way to go about it since I’m not joining her MMA club, but I don’t want to… I don’t think I’d be able to handle the multiple reactions my teaching would bring about.”

Takehiko gave a little nod. He had been laughed out of Debate Club last year and while the others he’d tried weren’t nearly as bad, that one had left a mark. Becoming King was still his endgoal after all, but there were a few different obstacles in his path and not all of them were self-imposed. Hm, what had his cousin been up to? That would be a reunion worth having, especially since the two of them could spend some time going over some more concrete ideas for how to go about putting a crown on his head. Well, metaphorically, anyway. Wearing an actual crown would probably get him kicked out of office very quickly and while that wouldn’t be the worst thing, it would be quite the black mark on his record. He already had that to deal with given he was not well liked for his Quirk not matching up with what he’d labeled it years ago today.

Takehiko glanced up as Izuki opened her phone, wanting to finally show Hibiki just what she was missing with Zwei Wing and how going to that concert with Miku unknowing just how good the duo was was blasphemy of the highest order. The librarian gave a harsh shushing at the girl before she could get her phone open, cowing her back into her seat. He turned to give him a stink-eye, with the boy slicking back his eye-stalks smugly. Ugh. Given a bit of power over nothing and there’s already arrogance. “C’mon, let’s go somewhere else.”

The three girls and one boy all left the library, talking about this and that as they waited for Miku to arrive. They teased the brunette a bit about her seeming inability to learn about Zwei Wing so far. Hibiki slumped dramatically. “Ahhh, I must be currrrsed!”

She pouted as the others started laughing at that. Rude!

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Walking up to a train station, Takehiko tilted his head as he saw a head of familiar hair. It was that day, wasn’t it? “Tachibana-san.” The girl jumped a bit at hearing her name, and turned around. “Where’s Kohinata-san?”

Hibiki gave a short laugh. “Well, Miku said she’d meet me at the concert, our houses aren’t in the same areas after all. I’ve just been following my phone for a bit.” She looked up at him quickly, eyes sparkling. “Say, would you come along with me, Takehiko-kun? I’d feel better if I went with a friend!”

Takehiko gave a little grin. “Sure! I’ve got no problem with that. Come on, let’s get going.” He didn’t have anything keeping him away from the venue… and it was his destination as well, since he’d likely have been able to hear the singing pretty well at some point. He was a bit jealous of Hibiki and Miku, but at least they’d have fun. “Also, you’re looking good today.”

She gave a short giggle at that, blushing a touch. “Awww, thanks! I think Miku will like it too.” Hibiki grinned as she did a short spin before hopping onto the train. Given there were a lot of other people clambering into the car, the small brunette hoped that she’d be alright on the way. What she hadn’t expected was Takehiko to wrap one arm around her back and pull her in close while his other grabbed a hanging handhold. “Uh, Takehiko-kun?”

“You wanna get squished by other people instead?” That was a good point.

Hibiki wrapped her arms around his chest, grinning a bit as the doors closed and the train’s announcements played. “Heheh. Izuki-chan and Itsuka-san would be jealous~”

He looked down. “Hm? Whawassat?” She shook her head into his chest, and he shrugged. If he’d learn it later, Takehiko could just ask again once they were between trains. Or just off trains, because they had a bit of a journey to do this afternoon. As they went, the pair talked about a few things here and there. Hibiki got them off the train in time once, while Takehiko was the one that knew the route without needing electronic guidance. It was nice to go with a friend. “Okay, there’s the stadium! So, where’s Kohinata-san?”

Frowning a bit as she glanced around, Hibiki hummed. “That’s a good question. Hang on a second.”

Takehiko listened to the two talk, or at least the brunette have a on–”EHHH?!” He jolted at the shocked scream she let out, as did a few others around them. Hibiki began to babble a little bit, but he understood some of it. “But Miku, you’re the entire reason I came here! …mmmh. Well, I hope your grandma feels better soon. I’ll see you later.” After sharing goodbyes, she ended the call and let out a sigh as her phone went back into a pocket. “I MUST be cursed, Takehiko-kun! Miku isn’t coming!”

That was certainly not good. “Well. At least we can both listen to the songs from afar?”

Hibiki looked at him curiously, and then it dawned on her what he meant. “Ahhh, eh heh. Well, uhm, actually… Miku gave me the tickets to get in the other day.” She brought a hand up to her chin, humming in thought. “Including her own, actually. Why would…”

The brunette took the tickets out of her purse and gave them a look. “...oh! This one has my name, but this one doesn’t have any, just general admission stuff.” Giving an excited little gasp, Hibiki turned to look at Takehiko. “You can come in with me! You’re a fan, so you can tell me stuff going on with Zwei Wing while we find our seats!”

It was hard to say no, even if Hibiki wasn’t asking with her shining orange eyes. Takehiko gave her a smile and nodded. “Sounds good! It’ll be my first time at a live myself, thank you, Tachib–Hibiki-chan.”

This time he understood what she was giggling about as they made another step forward in the line. “Yay! First names for all!” As the pair of them talked about what they had planned for the rest of the weekend, a thought occurred. “Why were you coming out in the first place, Takehiko-kun?”

He looked a little embarrassed at that question. Luckily, they were the next in line, so he brought Hibiki’s attention back to the front so she could get them in. The attendant’s teasing about them being boyfriend-girlfriend made her blush and giggle some more, while he just went a bit pink. As they entered the stadium, the pair grinned as they took in what was going on. At a stall, they picked up some free glow sticks, which Hibiki was a little confused about until Takehiko excitedly explained what was supposed to happen with them once the show started. “Well that’s neat. Now come on, tell me why you were going to the train station in the first place!”

Takehiko grumbled a bit, but glanced at the time on a big display that probably showed ads normally. “How about after the show? It’s starting in about ten minutes, and we want to get some good seats.” As they went, Takehiko did share a bit of trivia that he didn’t know if Hibiki knew or not. “Part of Zwei Wing’s appeal is that they don’t have any Quirks that helped boost them to the top of the charts. Heck, some would call it a big minus! Kanade is Quirkless, and Tsubasa’s Quirk is very stage unfriendly. She can make spiky bones appear out of her back, sometimes looking like wings and other times not, though they’re very small.” He gave a short snort. “Y’know, when she isn’t fighting in that blue spandex outfit with all the swords. She’s basically a whirling dervish of Noise death with those out.”

He quieted down as the lights dimmed. With a grin, he turned to the stage while Hibiki looked at her glow sticks. After they turned on by themselves, she gave a short laugh before looking up at the stage herself.

Orbital Beat starts the concert. It was an AMAZING song to go with! The lyrics, the dancing, not to mention the great timing with the stadium opening up!

Hibiki held up a hand, crying out her fun having as Takehiko just stood there in awe. As the setting sun illuminated them all, it was hard not to feel hyped up as Zwei Wing welcomed them to their concert, since they had quite the set for them all tonight.

As the pair of idols started their second song though, something else rang out. Takehiko looked over, not sure if he’d heard that right. His eyes widened and his heart felt like it stopped for a second as he realized what was happening. “Hibiki… th-the n-no-No…”

Screams began to sound all around them. And it wasn’t excited fans. No, these were people screaming in fear and terror just before they were turned into carbon. Takehiko grabbed Hibiki’s hand and pulled her out of her stupor, literally. They wouldn’t survive if they just stood there! 

Croitzal ronzell Gungnir zizzl

Or, uh, maybe they would, since Takehiko stopped just a few seconds after starting. Their section was cleared of Noise more because… well, they killed themselves on carbonizing a human. But the two singing warriors were certainly helping. Maybe. He glanced around, taking in Hibiki’s face for a moment. “...we’ll be okay. See? Zwei Wing are Heroes too, just not Villain fighters.”

Turning back to the front, he blinked and there was Kanade, spinning a giant spear to keep some Noise from hitting the pair of teens. A few bits of something flew by Takehiko, clipping his arms. He looked down on feeling something heavy, then back. “...HIBIKI!”

The next few minutes were a bit of a blur for him, as Takehiko knelt next to the girl heavily bleeding from her chest, trying to keep her blood in. Someone might have knelt next to him, but he wasn't sure even in recollection. He looked up on hearing something haunting though.

Power exploded off of Kanade Amou, and Takehiko quickly leaned over Hibiki to shield her from the dust that followed. This was not how the day was supposed to go at all! His head suddenly was hit by a splitting pain, even as in the background of the broken stadium, he heard a broken voice scream.

“KANADE!!!!”

First chapter of Kamen Rider Hiiro Time to come in the next few days. I hope you enjoy it!