Title: Stickboy
Fandom: The World Ends With You
Pairing: Joshua Kiryu x Neku Sakuraba
Rating: PG or PG-13. Whatever. Who cares anyway.
Warnings: Joshua being about as subtle as Ryan and Chad and their sparkles.
Theme: SKINNY NEKU IS SKINNY
Word Count: 191
Nota Bene: Dedicated to Bookie, Ryune and Reili. ilu gaiz. BUT NOT YOU RYUNE BECAUSE WHY THE HELL DO I HAVE TO BE BOSSED AROUND BY A BRATTY FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD -HISS-
"Neku, why are you so skinny?"
It was Shiki that posed the question. They were hanging out at Ramen Don after school, as usual, and it came completely out of the blue.
Neku looked up from his ramen, chopsticks paused halfway to his mouth. "What?"
Shiki sighed. "Look at you. You're a stick. I've never seen someone that thin who wasn't throwing up everything they ate." She paused. "...You aren't, are you?"
"What? Of course not!" Neku looked at her like she'd grown a third eye.
"Are you sure~?" The boy next to him cocked his head questioningly, giving Neku a teasing smirk.
Neku scowled at him. "Yes, Josh, I'm sure."
"Honestly, Neku. Your wrists are like toothpicks." Shiki gave him one of her no-nonsense looks. "Come on, fess up. What's your secret?"
"I-"
"He gets a lot of exercise~" Joshua cut in, smiling sweetly.
Neku choked on his ramen.
Joshua blinked at him innocently. "Well, you do wander around Shibuya all day. That's quite a workout." Neku stared. "Why, whatever did you think I meant~?"
Neku glared.
Joshua grinned.
Neku knew when he was beaten, sighed, and returned his attention to the bowl in front of him.
"And there's all the gay sex, of course."
"Joshua!"