"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,

Nothing is going to get better. It's not."

- Dr Seuss, The Lorax


"…I'm very uncomfortable with this situation."

These were the first words to come out of the anti-social teen that stood before Shiki. Gawking at him in disbelief, she gestured to the ground where tiny seeds were placed happily in the deep notorious soil.

"You're uncomfortable with planting seeds?" She said a bit too loudly. Neku flinched away from her, running his hands through his orange hair before shoving them into the pockets of his shorts.

"Yeah," He mumbled, pretending to be too preoccupied with his iPod to explain any further.

"Seriously, Neku?" Shiki pouted, flicking his headphones, annoyed. "I'm planting a tree. Shibuya barely has trees. I bet you haven't even seen one."

"Not until the Reaper's Games," Neku snapped, defending himself a bit too seriously. "This mission is totally bogus. We have an hour to plant a dumb tree?"

"Well I'm sorry you can't appreciate a little nature." She snapped back, fingering her pink hair as she fumed silently.

All was silent as Shiki covered the open hole with dirt. Patting the soil down so it was level with the ground she snatched up her watering can and sprinkled the fresh dirt with water. Acting like he was still preoccupied with listening to his music, Neku took a chance to stare as Shiki fingered the dirt lovingly.

"How can you love something so much?" Neku mumbled. "When you don't even know what it's going to amount to?"

"Hm?" She looked up at him with wide eyes. "Did you say something?"

"I didn't say anything." He lied, pretending to become annoyed. "Get your ears checked."

Shiki puffed out her cheeks as she stood up, taking one last glance at the planted seeds before rushing after her game partner who made his way hastily towards the busy streets of the city.

"You will never understand, Neku. Even if I explained it to you." Shiki muttered under her breath. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

"Did you say something?"

"Now look who needs to check their ears."

"Shutup!"


Guess what movie I rented last night? Haha!(: Well, I hope you guys like this little TWEWY one-shot. I haven't started playing the game yet since it needs to come in the mail for me to play it so NO SPOILERS! Thank you!

Reviews would be greatly appreciated but not required!:3