A/N: Been a while since I've typed anything. This is my first TWEWY fanfiction, but it probably won't be my last.


It had been four weeks since the Reapers' Game, and while Neku couldn't be happier that he was finally out of that nightmare, he had to admit that going back to the ordinary humdrum of everyday life was rather boring. At least now he had friends to make things a little more exciting. Ever since coming back, they've been meeting up at Hachiko and spending the entire day together. Neku had to agree with Shiki, friends are needed. Before the Game, he would've spent all his time brooding and hating people, but now he was opening up a little more every day. With Beat and his antics, Rhyme and her surprising wisdom and Shiki and her fashion sense, Neku could feel himself becoming more social and was starting to loosen up. It was like he was a whole new person. Of course, he still held onto a few things. He still wore his headphones-they cost him too much to just leave on the street-but wasn't always using them to block out others, he still wore his usual attire despite Shiki being against his 'fashion statement', and he still couldn't quite forgive Joshua for shooting him twice.

Other than these, a lot of his personality has changed. Perhaps the biggest change was his feelings towards Shiki. When he first met her he found her rather annoying, but lately he's been feeling a little flustered around her. He had a pretty good idea why, but he wasn't certain how to handle it. He couldn't ask Beat, for obvious reasons, Rhyme was too young and asking Shiki would be stupid. He thought about going to Mr. H for some advice but decided against it. He'd most likely give him some oddball response that made little to no sense. So that left Neku to deal with his own problems. Currently, he was walking through the ever busy scramble crossing in deep thought. "I guess friends aren't helpful for everything." He thought as he moved past a small group of people. "Oh well. I can do just as well on my own. There's no hiding that I like Shiki. The question is how to tell her. No wait, how do I know if she likes me? I can't ask her, that's suicide. I wonder if I could ask Eri." He pondered that for a moment. After visualizing every situation that would probably end with her giggling at him and Shiki finding out he shook his head. "Okay. Bad idea." Sighing, he sunk his head into his collar and kept walking. He was about to head to Dogenzaka when his phone beeped. Pulling it out of his pocket he read the text from Shiki.

We're at WildKat. R u coming?

Smiling slightly, he typed out a reply.

Yeah. On my way.

As soon as he walked inside he was met with Beat's laughter and Shiki's red face. Rhyme was trying to calm her brother down and Mr. H was cleaning the counter with a smirk. "What's going on here? Why is Shiki's face redder than a tomato?" Although he'd never admit it, Neku found Shiki even cuter when she blushed. His lips curled upwards when she somehow turned redder. Maybe he had spent too much time around Joshua, but he enjoyed teasing Shiki simply to see her reactions. Of course, he never pissed her off, but maybe she simply couldn't get pissed at him. He blushed a little at the thought. Good thing for his collar.

"S-she can't..." Beat trailed off, trying to compose himself from laughing so hard. When he finally caught his breath he continued. "She can't whistle, yo!"

"It's not that funny! Neku, tell him to stop laughing." Shiki was sitting across from Beat and Rhyme with her arms crossed, clearly unhappy with Beat's teasing.

"That's why he was laughing like a lunatic? It isn't that funny." Neku sat next to her and she gave him a grateful smile.

"Thank you. It's nice for someone to be a good friend."

"But that doesn't mean it's not funny at all."

"Neku!"

"Oh c'mon. Everyone knows how to whistle."

"Well... I'm not very good at it." She twirled a lock of hair while staring down at her lap. Neku had to smile at her.

"Don't worry, whistling is easy. Anyone can learn how." He placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"Yeah. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it in no time. You learn things fast." Rhyme's encouraging statement and Neku's support cheered Shiki up. Until Mr. H decided to comment, that is.

"Yup. And you could teach her, Phones." He laughed and then continued cleaning. Neku and Shiki, on the other hand, stopped smiling and looked at each other. What was that supposed to mean? Neku's frown deepened when he realized what Mr. H might've been getting at. He hid his face in his shirt to hide the blush that was creeping up his face from both the comment and what he was thinking. This didn't go unnoticed by Shiki.

"Neku? What's wrong?"

"Oh, uh, nothing."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm fine." He looked away hoping that she would drop it. He couldn't keep saying 'nothing', but he also couldn't tell what ideas had been running through his mind just seconds ago. Fortunately for him, she stopped asking. Unfortunately for both of them, Beat figured out what Mr. H's words had implied.

"Wait a sec, yo. I think I get it. Ha! You oughta give her a few lessons, Phones. I'm sure you a great teacher. Bet you'd enjoy it too." Beat snickered at himself and now Neku was the one blushing.

"Darn it, Beat. You just had to pick now to use your brains. Arrrgghh." "I don't know what you're talking about." He decided to play it cool and act like the worst moment of his life wasn't happening.

"Don't know, or don't want to?" Beat continued laughing while Neku cursed him for actually figuring something out. Rhyme had caught on not long after the comment was made, but just pretended not to understand seeing as how Beat wasn't sparing Neku the embarrassment. Shiki had gotten it, sort of. She hadn't really heard what Beat said because she was thinking of something else. His obnoxious laughter had snapped her out of her daydreams and by the time she registered the scene in front of her Neku was already leaving.

"Sometimes I wonder why we didn't let you fight that shark Noise," was his grumbling goodbye as he left the cafe.

"Huh? Guys what happened? Why'd Neku leave like that? What did you say Beat?" Shiki looked at the older Bito sibling and could tell she wasn't going to get an answer from him, so she looked to the younger.

"He said, um, implied that-"

"He said the truth. Now if you want some answers you'd better catch up to him." Mr. H took a sip of coffee while Shiki got up and went after Neku, leaving Rhyme to deal with Beat.

Neku was sulking his way to Udagawa. He was already a ways from the cafe since he was walking fast when he first left, but now he had slowed. He needed somewhere quiet to reflect and figure out what to do. Everything had been just fine until Mr. H had said what he did. After that it all went downhill. He just couldn't get a break, could he? First it was Joshua that had messed with him, and now it was fate. Wasn't life (and afterlife) just grand? He was almost to Udagawa. A little further and he could stand in front of CAT's mural and marvel at its inspirational message. Forget about what had just happened. He stopped. Mr. H was CAT, and he had just...

Neku groaned. He was standing in the middle of Shibu-Q Heads with no idea of what he should do. He couldn't just tell Shiki how he felt. He had no clue how to say that without screwing up and he wasn't too keen on another embarrassing moment happening. Well still, maybe heading to the mural would help him figure something out. At least it would be quieter. Neku couldn't get any thinking done with tons of people rambling about The Prince or clothes or some rumor they had heard about this one clerk-it was too much. So he stuffed his hands in his pockets and kept walking, completely unaware that Shiki was following him.

When he reached his destination he sat down on the steps a little ways from the mural, head resting on his knees. "Neku." He gasped at the sudden voice. The place had been empty save for him.

"Oh. It's just you. How'd you find me so fast?" He stretched his legs out and leaned back on his arms while she came over and sat next to him in the same position.

"Easy. You always come here when you're in a bad mood." He nodded in response. "Um... about what Mr. H said..."

"Oh no, here it comes." He mentally braced himself for the worst.

"Do you think... um, you know what? Never mind." She immediately looked in the opposite direction. Neku's brows furrowed. What was she going to say that got her so flustered?

"Do I think what?"

She started waving her arms frantically and blushing, a nervous habit Neku grew used to seeing on Eri's body, but didn't at all mind seeing on Shiki's. "N-nothing! It's nothing! Don't even worry about it. Forget I said anything." She tried to brush it off, but with the way she was going it seemed more like she was trying to smack it off.

"Nothing?"

"Nothing!" She confirmed. Oh, it was something alright. Neku intended to find out. The way she was acting had gotten him curious, not to mention he found it rather cute.

"If it was nothing why are you so panicky? You only do that when you're nervous."

"No... I just... felt it was a little hot. So I waved to cool myself off." Neku smirked. It was 72 degrees Fahrenheit out, and she was hot? Yeah right.

"C'mon Shiki. Just tell me. I won't laugh at you or anything." He nudged her arm with his elbow and she sighed.

"...Fine. I'll tell you. What Mr. H said... do you think you would?" She turned red and sat up. Neku internally sighed. So that was where this had been going. Still, he didn't mind teaching her if it meant he got to spend more time with her.

"Yeah. I can teach you how to whistle. It really isn't that hard. Look." To show her he whistled a little tune. Shiki just stared at him. "What?"

"You don't get it, do you?" He frowned. He knew exactly what Mr. H and Beat had implied, but surely Shiki couldn't have meant the same thing... could she? He'd be glad if she did but it was unlikely. She wasn't really like that. Or was she? After all, she had made him strip for a loose button, and anyone with a sane mind wouldn't go that far for something as stupid as that. Unless... it wasn't for the button. Neku shook his head. That was too long ago to matter and besides, he hadn't even liked her back then. Or was that because she was in Eri's body at the time?

"Earth to Neku!"

"Huh?!" Shiki's shout had snapped him out of daze. He sat upright and gave her his full attention.

"I said that maybe you could give me a few lessons on how to whistle. I can't really get my lips right." Neku's heart skipped a beat. So the conversation was leading to this. He grinned.

"Well, whistling takes practice you know."

"I know. With my lack of skills I'm sure it'll take a lot of it."

"We could... start now. If you want to, that is." He rubbed his shoulder while waiting for her response.

"Only if you want to," was the rushed reply.

"O-okay."

"Then sure." Both of them looked at each other, not wanting to be the one to start. Neku eventually faced her and leaned over, and Shiki soon followed. Their lips met and suddenly Neku couldn't care if Eri, Beat or even Joshua appeared and made fun of them. This was too perfect. Acting on impulse he deepened the kiss and wondered briefly if she would mind. Her arms wrapping around his neck told him otherwise, and he returned the gesture by wrapping his arms around her waist. He sighed. This day couldn't have gone better. Eventually they broke apart for air, both of their faces red.

"Shiki?"

"T-that was nice."

"Yeah." The two of them were quite comfortable in each other's arms, just gazing into the other one's eyes. Neku smiled. "So... you think you need another example?"

"I think you should be a little more specific." They kissed again, and Neku was now happy that Mr. H had said that. The worst day of his life had somehow turned into the best. Fate apparently decided to change its mind on tormenting Neku and he could enjoy this moment with everything he had. Was it ironic how they were right in front of CAT's mural?


A/N: Please review and tell me what you thought about this. I'm thinking about writing more. I hope you enjoyed this.