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Where am I?

Groaning, Harry's pushed himself up and looked around at the crowds. His family had gone and abandoned him, not that he was surprised. They never wanted him. What he was more concerned about was why nobody was reacting to his presence. He walked over and prodded someone only for them to ignore him.

Hearing a clink, he looked down and saw a pin. Picking it up, he studied the cherries on it before hearing a growl behind him. Spinning, he came face to face with a giant bear with tattoos for arms. Everything fell silent and when he looked around, it was just him and the bear.

"What?"

The pin in his hand warmed up and he instinctively held it out. Giant fireballs shot out and hit the monster. The ones that missed rebounded and hit the bear. He kept firing until the field just stopped. Yelping, he jumped back and continued to dodge the attacks. The pin wanted slightly and he fired again. The bear evaporated.

"What just happened?"

Looking around, he noticed that the crowds had returned before clutching his head as noise hit him.

Uhh, I'm not good with crowds... Crowds bring out those symbols- the weebers! I can see them everywhere! There! Clinging to that guy's back- WEEBERS! Weebie weebie weebie...

Look at all these fancy skyscrapers... Someday, I'm gonna be rich and famous and live in one! And every night, I'll lounge in a smoking jacket and carry a brandy snifter... Hurr hurr hurr!

Dang it, forgot my wallet! Well, no worries. As long as I've got my train pass, I just swipe it and- WHAT!? Did I drop it somewhere? How the heck am I supposed to get home?

"Very interesting. How did you do that?"

Twisting around, Harry stared at the purpled eyed boy before backing away.

This one is interesting. I think I'll keep him around. For all I know, he could become a Conductor.

"What do you mean by keeping me around? And what's a Conductor?"

"Hey, I'm not going to hurt you. My name is Yoshiya Kiryu but I suppose you can call me Joshua. I think we'll be seeing a lot of each other. You'll find out in time."

Harry launched himself into the crowds. He didn't want to know anyone. All he wanted was to get away from the monsters.

Several minutes later

Screeching to a halt, Harry panted.

"You know, I meant it when I said I wouldn't hurt you."

Harry spun to face Joshua.

"Do you have a name?"

"…. Harry. Harry Potter."

"Hmmm. I think I'll call you Haruto. It means remote one. And it seems like you're not very trusting so to many people you seem remote."

"You… can see me?"

"Of course I can. Otherwise I wouldn't be talking to you. But, how did you do that?"

"Do what?" Harry started to relax but there was still something strange about the boy.

"Use the pin. Only someone with a Partner can use the pyschs that come from the pins," explained Joshua. "And by the looks of it, you don't have one."

"I don't know. I just did," admitted Harry. "Anyway, where are we? Why can't people see us? I mean, this is Shibuya but it's not."

Suddenly Joshua grabbed his hand and studied it. Harry tried to pull it out but Joshua just gripped it tighter.

"So, you're not a Player or a Reaper but not dead either. You're not alive as well so what are you?"

"How am I supposed to know?! Jerk!" Harry tugged backwards and Joshua let him go, causing Harry to stumble. "Jerk!"

Joshua giggled. "You are strange for one so young. Come on. I know a place you can stay in for now."

"Hey!" Harry had to run to keep up with the much older boy. "You didn't answer my questions!"

Joshua simply giggled again before leading him to a cafe called Wildkat. It struck Harry as weird as he could understand Japanese perfectly when he had no lessons. "Are you here Mr H?"

"Hey Josh. Who's this?"

"This is Haruto."

"Are you going to keep calling me that?" asked Harry in annoyance.

"Well, your name stands out."

"And why did you bring him to me?" asked Mr H, interrupting the conversation.

Joshua quickly explained what had happened.

"Hmm. I see."

"I have places to be so can I leave him here?" asked Joshua.

"I don't see a reason why you can't."

"I'll see you around then." Joshua quickly walked out.

"Alright then Spectacles. I suppose you have questions."

"Yes. Who are you?"

"My name is Sanae Hanekoma. I was born on March the third, am a Pisces and my favourite word is windfall. My blood type is A and I am a big gambler. As for my physical dimensions…"

"That's enough," interrupted Harry. "I really don't want to know that."

"Just like everyone else. But, anyway, you can call me Mr H. Josh has taken an interest in you so I guess I'll have to make sure you don't come to harm."

"Right… Anyway, where are we? Why can't people see us?"

"Well, I can answer those two easily enough. Just keep in mind there are some things I can't tell you. Can I just check something before I answer your questions?"

Harry took a step back. "Uh, it's nothing bad, right?"

"No, no. I just need your hands." Harry hesitated before placing his hands on the man's outstretched ones. He held them for a minute before realising them. "Heh. Now I get why Josh is interested in you."

"What?"

"As Josh said to you, you're not dead or alive. Plus you used that pin. May I have a look?"

Harry pulled the pin out of his pocket and handed it to Mr H.

"This isn't like the other pins. Can you concentrate on something for me? Just imagine a pillar of ice."

A pin with a pillar of white on a purple background appeared on the table.

"I've not seen someone with such Imagination except the Composer. Anyway, I guess you need answers. You were in the UG."

"The UG?"

"The Underground. It's a slightly higher plane of existence than the RG, the Realground which is the world you're familiar with. You were in the UG Shibuya."

"Were?"

"You see that decal?" Harry looked at the odd decal on the wall. It reminded him of the graffiti the Noise had come out off. "That forces anyone from the IF, the Players and the Reapers into the RG so people can see them."

"Players? Reapers?"

"The Players play the Reaper's Game. It's a series of missions. If they win, they get to return to the RG and their lives as well as getting their Entry Fee but if they lose, they get Erased. The Reapers try to Erase them using Noise."

"Noise?" Harry was getting confused.

"Yeah, like the monster you fought earlier. How old are you?"

"Seven. What do you mean by return to their lives? And what's an Entry Fee?"

"Everyone playing the Reaper's Game is dead," explained Mr H. "An Entry Fee is the most valuable thing that person has. It could be anything."

"This is getting confusing. What's the Composer?"

"The Composer makes the rules of the game."

The door opened. "Is this place open?"

Harry blinked and got up as the person walked over and ordered a drink before walking straight through him. Mr H stared at him.

"That can't have happened. Those decals work on everyone. Everyone. Not even the Composer is unaffected by them."

"Ok, so I'm an abnormality. So what now?"

"Hmm." Suddenly, the man pressed a finger to Harry's scar and pain flared up. A black something seeped out of it and then formed a crystal. "Catch."

Harry caught it. "That was in me?"

"Yep. A fragment of a splintered Soul by the looks of it. It's yours now. Keep it close. And I think you should face the Noise. Just so I can see."

Harry gulped before looking around. "I didn't like the last encounter."

"Hey, I'll be there. And you'll need to form a Pact…"

"What's a Pact?"

"It's a bond between Players," explained Mr H. "It stops the Noise from attacking them unless they want to face them."

What have I gotten myself into now? wondered Harry as he followed the man outside into the streets.

Three years later

"Why do I have to do this?" moaned Haruto as the two stood on the Scramble. "I mean, I know I test out new rules but I do that on my own."

"You know why. The higher ups want you to play this Game. So, you remember who you're going to be Partnered with?" asked Joshua with his signature giggle.

"Hermione Granger. And will we be running into you?" asked Haruto. "Stop giggling. You're much older than you look so stop acting like a child."

"You can talk. Anyway, you'll need this." Joshua handed him a Player Pin before handing him another one. "Use the second to get out of things. You know what you have to do."

"Yes, I can talk. And, yeah, act like any normal Player. No creating pins, no fighting Noise on my own, no creating Noise and definitely not using that ultra-powerful beam pin of mine."

"I guess I'll see you around Haruto. If you need me, call me. You have my number"

"Yeah. See you around Josh." He watched as Joshua walked into the crowd and pulled out his phone as it beeped. "Here's the mission."

Get to 104. You have one hour. Fail and face Erasure.

Harry winced as the timer burned into his hand before heading to Hachiko. He watched as a browned hair girl panicked as Players got Erased.

"Hey, Brown!" The girl faded him. "Let's make a Pact!"

"What?"

Haruto glanced at the approaching Noise. "So you want to get Erased? The only way to fight the Noise is as a pair."

"Alright, fine!"

Haruto smiled as the lights faded. "Let's get to fighting."

Several frogs attacked them and he pulled out three pins. Flicking his hand up, Haruto smirked as they evaporated into static.

"Smell you later."

The world returned to normal and the girl started hyperventilating as more Noise attacked. Eventual there were no more.

"What was that? What's with the light show? Why can't anyone see us? Where are we?"

"Hey, can you tone it down a bit? We've got to get to 104 in..." Haruto checked the timer. "Forty minutes. Huh. That took longer than expected."

"What?"

"Come on. I'll explain on the way."

"Huh?" Haruto started to walk away. Wait!"

She ran after him. "You could at least tell life your name."

"It's Haruto. And yours?"

"Hermione Granger. So, can you answer my questions?"

"We'll, we're in Shibuya, we just fought Noise and as for where we are... Oh, error." Haruto stared at the person in red hoody. "Better see what he wants. And this time, don't leave the Noise just to me."

"But I don't know how to fight."

"Listen, there are psychs in your pocket, right? Use them. What do you want is to do?"

"Want past this wall? Defeat this Noise," the hoodie replied in a monotone.

"Get ready Hermione."

"What?"

The Noise leapt at them and Haruto started to slice before sending a spike of ice into the mix. He noticed one disappear and smiled. Seemed like she was getting it. Wincing, he defeated the noise that had hurt him before destroying the last one.

"Satisfied?"

"Objective met. Wall down."

"Thanks. Come on Hermione!" Haruto dragged her to the building before sighing as the timer disappeared. "Day one down. Six more to go."

"Can you please tell me what's going on?" demanded Hermione. "My parents are going to be worried about me."

"That's not important right now and even if they saw you, they'd freak out. Trust me on this one. I've seen it happen enough times."

"What do you mean?"

Haruto sighed before catching Hermione as she fainted. "Guess they've moved onto the next day. "Time to play dead."

He allowed himself to collapse and waited.