"Ugh..." I said. "Here I am... the Game... I don't even know how I died..."
But I'm going to win this game!
I need a partner... Noise suddenly appeared.
"Crap, I don't have time for this! I need a partner!" There was a boy with grayish hair who saw me. "Hey you! Make a pact with me!"
"Sure..." He said. And he made a pact with me. We started fighting the noise. He used his cellphone. It was pretty cool actually, I hadn't seen power like his. After the noise were erased, I started up conversation with him.
"Hey... I'm Kenmei. What's your name?"
"Hey! I'm talking to you!"
"Oh, sorry. I'm Yoshiya Kiryu, but my parents call me Joshua."
"Joshua... Kiryu?" I didn't know why, but that name seemed so familliar... "Nice name. So what do you think our mission is?"
I was getting pissed off. But, I didn't show it on the outside.
"Uhh, do you talk at all?"
"Huh? Sorry, I was thinking of something."
"About what?"
"It's nothing... Let's just-"
BEEP BEEP
"The mission!" I opened my phone. "Get to 104 in 60 minutes or you'll be erased. -Da Reapers" I looked at it.
"Well, let's get to ten-four then!"
Seriously... Have you spoken 20 words in your lifetime at ALL?
We ran to the scramble crossing. I was about to walk to the path to 104, when a wall was up...
"Dammit! A wall!"
The Reaper next to the building stared at us.
"Hey, you! Reaper!" I yelled to him.
Come on... I've already got one guy who doesn't talk.. Don't make it two...
"Hello?"
"Erase the Noise in this area. Do that, and I'll let you pass."
"Piece of cake. Ready Joshua?"
Seriously, if we're going to be partners, you're going to have to talk to me...
"Okay. Whatever. Let's go!"
-Insert Cool Battle Scene Here-
"Huff... Huff..." I said. "That was one heck of a battle..."
"Listen Joshua, I don't like putting up with people who don't talk to me. So please, say something."
"I'm... I'm sorry. It's just..."
"Yes?" I moved closer to him.
"No- Nothing. Nevermind."
"Hm. Well if you don't want to tell me, I'll respect that. But don't go all silent on me when I talk to you, OK?"
"Ok. Deal."
"Great! Now let's get to ten-four before this timer runs out!"
We ran to 104. The timer disppeared.
"Whew! We made it!"
"Yes... We did..."
"You talked! YAY!" I hugged him tightly.
"Umm... Do you mind...?"
"Oh! Sorry! My bad."
"No problem."
"It's just, I can't remember the last time I hugged someone like that..."
He mumbled something.
"Huh?"
"Nothing. Keep going?"
"Well, I had this boyfriend, Neku Sakuraba, and he was acting like a total jerk one day. Well, he lost the Tin Pin Slammer contest to this one guy... and he just lost all hope. He pushed everyone away... even me. I yelled at him... We got into a huge fight, and the last thing I said to him was... 'I hope you die.'"
"Ohh..."
"Then what happened? The next day, Neku gets shot. I couldn't forgive myself for that. That was the last thing I told him... and it happened..." Tears started rolling down my cheeks.
"Oh. I'm so sorry." He wiped my tears away with his hand.
"Thanks, Joshua."
"So, you still love him?"
"Well... Yes. I do. And I can't ever let him know..."
"Ohh..."
"Well, thanks for listening to my life story, Joshua. No one ever listened to me when I was alive... Wait a minute! I can't remember how I died!"
"Oh?"
"Dammit. That's the only thing missing from me..."
How can I not remember how I died! What the hell is going on! Oh well. Might as well get through this...
~Joshua's POV~
All I have to do is find her... Then everything will be back to normal. Or will they...?
I was at Hachiko. Then, a girl screams for help.
"You! Make a pact with me!"
It's her! Oh wait... No it's not...
"Sure..." And the pact was formed. After fighting off noise, she started up conversation with me.
"Hey... I'm Kenmei. What's your name?"
"..." I didn't say a word.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!"
"Oh, sorry. I'm Yoshiya Kiryu, but my parents call me Joshua."
"Joshua... Kiryu?" She paused.
Wait... Does she-
"Nice name. So what do you think our mission is?"
Nevermind.
"Uhh, do you talk at all?" I could tell she was pretty pissed because I wasn't talking.
"Huh? Sorry, I was thinking of something."
"About what?"
"It's nothing... Let's just-"
BEEP BEEP
"The mission!" She opened her phone. "Get to 104 in 60 minutes or you'll be erased. -Da Reapers. Well, let's get to ten-four then!"
I can't utter any word to her. I just, can't.
We ran to the scramble crossing. We were was about to walk to the path to 104, when a wall was up...
"Dammit! A wall!"
The Reaper next to the building stared at us.
"Hey, you! Reaper!" She yelled to him.
A silent Reaper. I'm guessing Kenmei hates quiet people...
"Hello?"
"Erase the Noise in this area. Do that, and I'll let you pass."
"Piece of cake. Ready Joshua?"
Don't get to confident...
"Okay. Whatever. Let's go!"
-Insert Cool Battle Scene Here-
"Huff... Huff..." I said. "That was one heck of a battle..."
Never changed, never will...
"Listen Joshua, I don't like putting up with people who don't talk to me. So please, say something."
"I'm... I'm sorry. It's just..."
"Yes?" She moved closer to me.
No. Not now. It's not the right time to tell her...
"No- Nothing. Nevermind."
"Hm. Well if you don't want to tell me, I'll respect that. But don't go all silent on me when I talk to you, OK?"
"Ok. Deal."
"Great! Now let's get to ten-four before this timer runs out!"
We ran to 104. The timer disppeared.
"Whew! We made it!"
"Yes... We did..."
"You talked! YAY!" She hugged me tightly. I must've blushed 17 different shades of Red.
"Umm... Do you mind...?"
"Oh! Sorry! My bad."
"No problem."
"It's just, I can't remember the last time I hugged someone like that..."
"I do..." I mumbled.
"Huh?"
"Nothing. Keep going?"
"Well, I had this boyfriend, Neku Sakuraba, and he was acting like a total jerk one day. Well, he lost the Tin Pin Slammer contest to this one guy... and he just lost all hope. He pushed everyone away... even me. I yelled at him... We got into a huge fight, and the last thing I said to him was... 'I hope you die.'"
"Ohh..."
Here's the story...
"Then what happened? The next day, Neku gets shot. I couldn't forgive myself for that. That was the last thing I told him... and it happened..." Tears started rolling down her cheeks.
"Oh. I'm so sorry." I wiped her tears away with my hand.
"Thanks, Joshua."
"So, you still love him?"
"Well... Yes. I do. And I can't ever let him know..."
"Ohh..."
I knew it... She's not her...
"Well, thanks for listening to my life story, Joshua. No one ever listened to me when I was alive... Wait a minute! I can't remember how I died!"
"Oh?"
"Dammit. That's the only thing missing from me..."
She can't remember... Because... Why? Was that her entry fee?