First TWEWY stuff posted, since it's about time I actually tried to post at least one story of my most favorite game ever. …well, I actually did this in my phone in school whenever I get bored and I can play with my phone and get away with it.
Heavily based on livejournal's one sentence challenge (thanks for whoever created it!), changed the prompt a bit to suit my taste. And some of them is more than one sentences. I hope I don't get into trouble for doing this.
Summary :
A short vignette about the ex-players life in the form of one sentences.
Notes:
• Spoilers for the whole game.
• Pretty much no pairing, though a bit Neku x Shiki, Neku x Joshua, and Beat x Eri if you squint really hard.
• When "the group/friends" is mentioned, it's probably referring to Neku, Shiki, Joshua, Beat, and Rhyme.
• Josh blends with the group though with the occasional jab from Neku. Because, well, I don't think Neku hated him that much to put him outcast. Sure, he shot him twice but from the ending monologue… Uh, whatever.
Disclaimer : I would make a ridiculous disclaimer but my humor brain cells are turned off at the moment, so this will work; I don't own The World Ends With You.
○ • ○ Vignette of Shibuya ○ • ○
Fifty Sentences
Ring :
When the word 'ring' is said, Eri would think of fashionable accessories, while Beat would say : "Yo, you got some onion rings?"
Hero :
There are two types of 'hero' Neku knew : the fictional, clichéd ones that can be seen in television, or hero-wannabes like this 'Crayon Warrior' he got tangled up in.
Memory :
While it was painful, the four ex-players won't ever trade their memories of the Reaper's Game for anything else.
Box :
Before the events of the Game, Neku pretty much lived his entire life under a box.
Run :
Joshua's silence and irritating smirk after they bounced from the Noise one too much time made Neku regretted his 'smart' decision.
Hurricane :
Almost everything that came out from Pi-Face's mouth are hurricanes of math-related tantrums.
Wings :
"What was the point of having a pair of wings that won't let you fly?" Neku had asked Beat about his old reaper wings.
Cold :
The air in Shibuya River had gotten colder than Neku's liking, but he shrugged it off as he walked through the CAT (Composer's?) mural, ready to finish this fiasco alone.
Red (and all the other Crayons) :
"We're the Kindred Spirits! I'm Red, the leader! We're here to return everyone's precious soul!" Red had yelled, with Yellow and Green cheering in the background while Pink giggled beside Black n' Blue who resisted to plant his face on his palm, and his rising emo urges.
Drink :
If there's anything they're having a hard time to fully agree, it's about what drink is the best.
Midnight :
The Composer's expression was priceless when Neku and the others barged in to his pad exactly at 12, holding a cake and throwing confetti as they wished him a happy birthday (Mr. H must've tipped them off about his birth date).
Temptation :
Shiki and Eri couldn't resist the urge to secretly swap Neku's swimming pants with a pink bikini they bought at 104; the boy's reaction is worth the trouble, anyway.
View :
"Nothing beats the view of Shibuya from the Pork City's roof." Kariya had said to Uzuki, the spring chicken, on her first Game as a Reaper.
Music :
All five of them can be associated with different kinds of music; Neku's is techno, Shiki is cheerful pop, Beat's hard rock with strong staccato, Rhyme's fittingly rhythmic hip hop, while Joshua's is soothing classic.
Silk :
After the incident known as When-Neku-Was-Mistaken-For-A-Woman, the expensive Pegaso silk dress went straight to the burning hot incinerator.
Cover :
Joshua copes and covers his loneliness by acting like a complete jerk, or so Rhyme thought; Beat is of the opinion that the aggravating behavior is just in his blood.
Promise :
"This time's for keeps. Hang in there, Shiki." Neku silently promised himself (he can't –won't- lose in this game, not when Shiki's on the line), completely oblivious of the amused look his ashen blonde partner gave him.
Dream :
Neku's perceptive of the Stalker slowly changed after she described her life goal – her dream - with gleaming eyes, but he will still refuse to give in to the trends (screw that Spicy Tuna Roll).
Candle :
Shiki was more than surprised when she was told that Neku actually practices candle carving.
Talent :
Beat always regards himself as a boy with no talent (at least compared to his sister), but Rhyme shook her head, assuring him that he have plenty of them and pointed at his skateboard.
Silence :
Silence filled through the air, before an orange-haired boy let out an almost girly scream : "WHY THE HELL IS THERE BIKINI IN MY BAG?!"
Journey :
Neku grimaced and sighed for the nth time, as they (him, Shiki, and Eri) explored the next shop in 104.
Fire :
When performing Fusion with Joshua, Neku would conjure a large blaze of fire that quickly obliterates the Noise.
Ice :
In contrast of Neku, Joshua would summon a blizzard in their Fusion that will render every Noise immobilized if not erased altogether.
Strength :
Neku's partners are powerful alright, but Beat's raw physical power really takes the cake.
Mask :
"I want to be the best skater ever." That was the dream mask Beat made up to cheer his si—partner up.
Fall :
Neku made sure he descended the stairs slowly AND properly, lest that incident (where he fell on top of Shiki) be repeated, but Beat managed to replay the whole thing with a push on the scrawny boy's back, only instead of Shiki, this time its Joshua he fell into.
Forgotten :
It hurts being forgotten by your own sister, but Beat kept his face lit up as he assured the amnesiac Rhyme that she will eventually find her dream (oh, the sheer irony…).
Dance :
Eri offered the group to join a dance lesson, an idea quickly shot down by a disgruntled Beat.
Body :
Shiki sometimes wondered how could Eri managed to have such a… hourglass figure.
Sacred :
"That thing is sacred, give it back, Kiryu!" Neku growled to a giggling Joshua, who held his precious headphone hostage.
Farewells :
All of them doesn't believe in farewells – they used "later!" instead.
World :
All people had their own internal garden that none knew about… but it's not wrong to let someone to enter that garden, right?
Formal :
Shiki is still having a hard time picturing Neku in a formal outfit – wouldn't that shock orange hair ruin the image…?
Fever :
Neku is the one who got the fever, but Shiki's face is somehow redder than his when the others decided to lock her alone with the orange haired boy in his bedroom.
Laugh :
There's always laughter coming from their group, varying from quiet snickers to loud guffaws.
Lies :
The Bito sibling didn't tell many lies; Beat can't make a tight excuse when his life depended on it, while Rhyme is a firm believer that honesty is the best policy.
Forever :
A picture of him with his friends in front of Hachiko – that is what Neku will keep as long as an eternity.
Overwhelmed :
With him as the only player and the Noises surrounding him, he thought he was a goner, at least until Beat rushed in and saved his ass.
Whisper :
"Don't kill me…" Shiki had whispered in desperation and fear – of someone she's supposed to trust.
Wait :
Neku waited, waited, and waited for a certain obnoxious Composer to show up at Hachiko, and his efforts finally paid off when the ashen blonde finally visited after two months.
Talk :
They gathered at Hachiko, then they would walk and talk about random things in their life.
Search :
In a hide-and-seek game (usually Rhyme's idea), it is Joshua's opinion that Beat is the most easiest to spot – all he have to do is utter "Daisukenojo" and voila.
Hope :
Rhyme erased protecting her partner, Joshua shielded Neku from Minamimoto and is now gone, Shiki is knocked out cold, and so is Beat; he's their only hope, and with that thought, Neku scanned for the path leading to the Composer, alone.
Eclipse :
They were sitting in a rather spacious bed (sleepover has been one of their hang out schedule) as they chatted, next to them an equally large window with the eclipse's view.
Gravity :
Beat could pull a mean trick with his skateboard, almost defying the gravity as he tumbles through the air (though sometimes gravity slams him head first to the pavement due to a bad landing).
Highway :
"I don't care what you think. My way, or the highway." Neku had grumbled when Joshua (once again) persuades him to ignore the mission.
Unknown :
Her baby blue eyes slowly opened, and then the next thing she knew there was a stranger (yet familiar) blonde haired boy called her "Rhyme".
Lock :
Neku had no faith of any sort of locks and keys now, because his friends (with the help of a certain prick) will somehow managed to unlock it and enter his room without permission.
Breathe :
Breath is a sign of the living, but breathing alone doesn't make you alive. It's what you do with your breath, expanding your horizon. That, all five of them knew. And all of them had never been as alive as they are now, with their friends at their side.
It's not that bad... right? Excuse grammar errors.
Might be multi-chapter if I got bored some more in school. Might be quick drabbles or another attempt at 50 sentences. Or not at all.
If you happened to read, liked, and is waiting for the next chapter for my Pokemon fanfic... *dodges bricks * I swear I'm working on that! Its like... *checks* only 1000 half-assed words, which is why I'm not going to post it. But I'll work on it! Uh, just, don't kill me before its finished? Please?