GIVEN Live-Action Episode 2 Storyline

Haruki wonders if Ritsuka doesn't have Mafuyu's contact info. Ritsuka stares blankly 

Haruki tells Ritsuka if he actually asked Mafuyu why. 

He tells Ritsuka that he should hear Mafuyu's out.

..because music is about communication and that he worries for Ritzuka about it sometimes. 

Haruki tells Akihiko if he said too much... Akihiko tells Haruki that he's everyone's big bro 

Meanwhile, Ritsuka waits at a stoplight in order to cross…

he hears someone calling his name. 

Ritsuka repeats the word "communication" and turns around.

Ritsuka tells Mafuyu that he's supposed to say yeah.

Ritsuka begins to talk to Mafuyu, until someone calls Mafuyu from a far.

The mysterious student that brings Mafuyu into shock. 

He slowly backing away with the student telling him that he just fell off the face of the earth. 

The student tells Mafuyu about the thing on his back. Ritsuka asks Mafuyu if he knows this guy. 

The student asks Mafuyu if he's playing music now. 

hearing that name, Mafuyu slowly takes a step back and begins to run away...

He recalls himself of a story in the past and comes to think of not being lonely anymore.

how everyone laughs

and with him hiding by himself 

that he just can't do it well. 

Ritsuka calls Mafuyu, while trying to keep up. 

Ritsuka calls Mafuyu's name and manages to grab ahold of his arm. Both Mafuyu and Ritsuka begin to breathe heavily. 

Ritsuka moves Mafuyu's hair up towards his forehead. 

Ritsuka wonder's what's up with that face. 

The Wind begins to blow against the tree's. 

Ritsuka asks Mafuyu if it's something he can't tell him.

Ritsuka asks if this has anything to do with why he won't join the band.

 Mafuyu shakes his head, no it doesnt

then... why. 

Mafuyu tells Ritsuka if you're in a band, you have to express yourself in front of people.

but...people always tell him that he looks like he's not thinking about anything. 

and…... they might be right. 

Mafuyu tells Ritsuka that he's really bad at expressing himself, compared to everyone else.

Ritsuka can actually feel his blood starting to boil. 

and grabs Mafuyu by the neck of his shirt. 

Ritsuka tells Mafuyu that the reason he invited him into their band is because his song shook him to the core. 

Ritsuka tells himself how could he say something like that with such a pained look on his face. 

Ritsuka let's go of Mafuyu and asks him to sing for him. 

Ritsuka tells Mafuyu that he likes that song, too. 

Mafuyu sings Ritsuka the same song as before. 

someone hides behind… thinking about how he just saw an unexpected moment of those two.

To be continue to Episode 3...