This is a story that takes place 5 years after the original story, the main characters (with the exception for rhyme) would all be 25, Rhyme would be around 13 ('cuz she's like 8 in the game, speaking of which I just lost The Game) . There may be some yaoi but this fan fiction itself is not meant to be a yaoi fan fiction

Chapter 1

Neku, for the first time is what seemed like a lifetime, found himself not walking home from school. he was a college kid along with Beat (can you believe it?), Shiki and Eri had gone to a design school somewhere south of Kyoto, they came back occasionally for holidays and such but were not in town at the moment. Neku was walking towards the station under pass

"I wonder if he's still Composer…" Neku said aloud to himself. It was then he stopped moving, he couldn't it was like there was something holding him there.

"Don't move. Don't speak" said a familiar voice behind him

"Oh sure as if I could move" he thought

"Did you miss me?" the voice said again "My dear-dear partner?"

Neku almost choked

"Ah I almost forgot you can move and talk now," Joshua said walking in front of Neku "I just wanted to see the look on your face"

"Oh Fudge it's you" Neku said still with a look of surprise

"What brings you here hmm?" Joshua smiled "Oh wait I remember. I called you here"

Neku was speechless so he instead listened to Joshua speak.

"If you wouldn't mind coming with me" Joshua said taking Neku's hand, and leading him in the Direction of the Shibuya River "I will tell you why I have called you"

Neku once again speechless followed with no complaint

"Now why couldn't you have been like this in our week together?" he giggled knowing he would probably not get a response.

Neku shook his head "Say something to him dammit!" "H-how have you been?" he asked "you idiot" he thought to himself 'why would you say something like that'

"Finally have your voice back?" Joshua giggled "well I've been all right, a little bored, but that's about to change." He turned back to look at Neku's face. Neku looked as if he was scared, confused, and a bit disgusted all at the same time. "Oh don't worry I don't mean that kind of fun."

"Then what kind of fun would you want me for?!" Neku exclaimed

"Oh you think that's all I like you for, I feel so unloved!" Joshua said pouting his lip, they had made it to the death gods pad, Joshua let go of Neku's hand and sat down at one of the couches to that were placed in front of the table that sat in the middle of the room "Now for the real reason I called you here, is not as dirty as your thoughts have led you to believe," this was the first time Neku had really been able to get a good look at the composer, Joshua's hair was thick and silvery, like it had always been. His clothes were similar to those that he had worn when he was fifteen, his shirt was completely un buttoned and his sleeves were rolled up just before the elbow, his pant's were just the same style as when Joshua had been fifteen.

"The real reason I called you here is because," Joshua paused again to increase the suspense that already lingered in the room

"Oh just say it already!" Neku thought a little impatient

"The real reason I called you here" Joshua paused again "was because I need another proxy"

"What?!" Neku said a little louder then he had intended "You put me through all this suspense only to tell me that? Fine I'll get my pins, where's Megumi"

"No I think you're misunderstanding" Joshua said putting his hand up telling Neku to stay standing where he was "that game is over, what I need you to do is complete the game in another UG"

Neku shook his head now he was even more confused "I think I need more explanation"

"Well I need you as more of a partner rather than a proxy" Joshua said sitting back a moment "In a few days I'm going to begin playing a reapers game in another UG in competition with that UG's composer"

"Creepy kid say what?" Neku said still confused

"What you want more explanation?" Joshua asked with an expression that was saying 'Aren't you satisfied' then he laughed "picky as ever Neku, I guess I can tell you more. I placed a bet with the Composer of the Kyoto UG, Miss Erika Kimidori. The only rule for this game that we will be playing is that I need to pick a partner that has been through a UG at least once, well you've played the reaper's game three times. I'm positive that makes you a little over qualified"

"Will you have to kill me again?" Neku asked a little skeptical

"No but you and I will be legal players right down to the player pins and entry fee" Joshua said

"Since when do you play clean (as opposed to playing dirty which was what Josh was known for.)?"

"Since Kimidori is also playing clean and to play against her rules would be unfair"

"so will she be picking a player too?" Neku asked

"Neky-kun do you even need to ask?" Josh laughed play fully standing up "Now go tie up all your loose ends here, and I'll meet you at the bus station in twenty minutes, we don't have a moment to loose."

"Oh goody" Neku grumbled grabbing his phone to call Beat thinking to himself "I can't believe I'm actually playing that stupid game a fourth time"