'Why is it,' Neku thought, 'that I always have these profound realizations because of Shiki?'
*flashback*
It had all started because Josh was being more of a creeper than usual. Randomly popping in at school, Neku could handle. The visits to his bedroom in the middle of the night were annoying, but tolerable to an extent. But this time, the Composer had gone too far.
"What did he do?" Shiki asked, curious to know what could have possibly upset her best friend this much.
Neku practically growled at the memory. "He used my toothbrush, and then tried to use my shower. While I was still in it."
Shiki winced. "Okay, yeah, that's bad." She paused for a moment, thinking. "Has it ever occurred to you that maybe you should, y'know, reciprocate?"
Neku looked at her like she was insane. "Are you insane?! Why would I even consider doing that?"
Shiki pouted at him. "Well, maybe he'd get scared and back off. The whole reason he's chasing you like this is to get under your skin, right?"
And so, a plot was born.
*end flashback*
So, this time when Joshua showed up unannounced as Neku was trying to get some homework done, instead of trying to blow Josh's attempts at flirting off, Neku tried a new tactic.
"Neku, dearest, are you happy to see me?" Josh smiled a little too sweetly.
Neku just smirked back at him, looking up from his work. "Yeah, actually. This is pretty boring. You're much more... Fun." Was... Was that actually a blush from the great and powerful Josh? Oh, it was on.
"Oh really? And how am I more fun?" Josh sauntered up to him, boldly invading Neku's personal space.
"Hm, y'know, I'm not sure. I can't quite put my finger on it..." Neku replied smoothly. He pulled Josh down to sit in his lap, maintaining his smirk. Josh just squeaked.
"W-well, if you can't even tell me why I'm more fun, maybe I should just leave you to the boring work." Joshua managed to work up a pout, but Neku could see he was flustered. He decided he quite enjoyed seeing the Composer with his feathers ruffled.
"Maybe you should, but we both know you won't." And with that, Neku pulled Josh in for a kiss.
Josh's little visits became much less annoying after this, despite the fact that they tended to happen much more frequently and lasted a lot longer.
Not that Neku was complaining.
