The World Ends With You

How To Save A Life

This is my first TWEWY story, I haven't played the game but I have read some fanfiction and watched cutscenes on Youtube to try to get their personalities right. So no hard criticism okay?

Summary: Neku's twin sister Nicole came back from Tokyo and noticed everything changed from four years ago. Now she has a choice to either become a Reaper or a Player, with her brother's life on the line she makes a bargain with the Composer: if she can survive the Game then Neku can be free, but if she loses then she loses Neku. Will she win the Game and win Neku's freedom or will she lose everything?

Warnings: Slight cursing, cross-dressing, shouen-ai(is that how you spell it?), and Nicole's clothing choices

Pairings: Joshua/Neku and Beat/Nicole


Prologue

It was a rainy night as a fifteen year old girl rode a train to Shibuya's station to then catch a bus to the center of the city. 'It's been so long...' She thought as she listened to the news on her radio through her earbuds. She moved her orange bangs out of her dark blue eyes as she blankly stared at the rain.

"Almost seems like yesterday I was saying goodbye to him..." She said as she pulled her pink-and-white scarf over her mouth. The train stopped and people quickly piled out to reach some kind of shelter nearby whether it was a store or a rented tent.

She waited until everyone left and got off herself, lowering the volume of her Mp3's radio and listening to the sound of rain hitting the roofs, cars, and ground. She pulled her white-and-pink flower clip closer to her ear and walked towards the bus stop under a glass canopy.

She raised the volume as a certain song came on.

~Some sort of window to your right,~

~As she goes left and you stay right,~

~And between the lines of fear and blame,~

~You begin to wonder what could've been.~

The blue-and-white bus came around the corner as she started humming and watched as it stopped in front of her. She could've walked the way but she didn't want to ruin the surprise of her visit.

She chose a seat at the back of the bus and waited until it dropped the other passengers off and drove to the center of Shibuya. She kept the song on repeat as it reminded her of the day she was torn from her brother after their parents divorce.

She hated Tokyo the second she walked into the city, it didn't had anything she liked or anyone she knew. She even encased her heart in ice so that no one will get through to her broken center.

The bus stopped shortly and she got off, nodding thanks to the driver. She noticed the rain stopped and saw the sun's rays peeking through the dark water-spent clouds. She smiled a bit as she walked towards the park, ignoring the stares she received.

She stopped in front of an apartment and went inside to wait in the lobby. She curled up on the couch and fell asleep, deciding that the manager can deal with her once she woke up. She dreamed of a time when she didn't have to leave or didn't have to encase her heart in ice.


Chapter One: Nicole Sakuraba

Neku woke up with the sun's rays hitting his face, scowling in annoyance he got out of bed and grabbed his clothes before heading towards the shower. He turned the faucet on and stripped himself of his pajamas before going into the shower.

As he washed himself he remembered the day of his parents divorce, and of the same day she was taken from him. To him, the world ended when she was separated from him by their father to move to Tokyo, but he also had a friend that time that could relate to him about losing someone important.

Now, he lost both of them.

After his shower he went downstairs to the lobby to see if Beat or Rhyme is awake to do something when he stopped as he looked to the couch. On it was a girl, around his age with orange hair that was spiked downward wearing a white striped pink shirt that revealed half of her stomach, a very short pink skirt that had torn white jeans under it, dull and frayed pink-and-white shoes, a white-and-pink flower clip near her ear, and pink earbuds with a white cord going over a pink-and-white scarf and to a white button pink Mp3.

She was asleep as he got closer and shifted slightly to try to get comfortable before opening her eyes. "Last time I choose a couch to sleep on." She mumbled as she sat up and stared at him in shock as he stared in surprise. Her dark blue eyes stared into his dark blue eyes as the same thought went through their heads.

'She's/He's here!'

"Ni-San?" She asked curiously before taking in his attire. He was wearing a sleeveless black shirt with a purple stripe in the middle leading to an oversized collar, white shorts, a yellow wristband on his right wrist, black shoes with a purple stripe in the middle, and purple headphones.

'Who got him the headphones?' She thought as he stuttered to say something before the unexpected happened. "Nick?" He forced out, unaware that Beat, Shiki, and Rhyme were in the lobby, and forgot to brace himself for her reaction.

SMACK! He fell to his knees while clutching his head with one hand and rubbing it with the other. "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU TO NOT CALL ME NICK!" 'Nick' shouted at him as she shook her raised fist angrily.

"Who's she?" Beat asked curiously, getting both orangettes, one still cradling his head, to notice the others in the doorway. "Sorry guys," Neku said as he stood up and took a step away from the other orangette. "This is my twin sister Nicloe, she really hates anyone calling her Nick." He rubbed his head as he sent a small glare at her, who just shrugged.

"Cool." Beat said, earning a smirk-like smile from her. His heart started beating rapidly and his face started heating up too. "Aw," Nicole said teasingly. "Is someone getting turned on?" Neku sputtered, Shiki gasped and quickly covered Rhyme's ears.

"Don't ever say that!" Neku shouted, quickly making her mad. "Then why don't you make me, you little boy." She retorted, making him look at her in shock. What ever had happened to the shy yet sweet eleven year-old twin he knew and who was the only one he confided in about his crush on his now-deceased friend?

"Not even gonna retort back?" She said before looking away. "Just like four years ago." She looked around before having a confused look on her face. "Where is he?" She asked him curiously. "He who?" He asked back.

"Your crush." She said solemnly.