*Note* Since Neku's friend's name was never revealed, I gave him a name (John).
*Flashback of how Neku felt when he found out his friend was killed in an accident*
He is dead. And it is entirely my fault. All because I wanted to go look at that CAT mural. I lost my only true friend. I can't open up to others. Never again.
*Flashback ends*
Or so, that is what I thought before I was thrown into the Reaper's Game no thanks to Joshua killing me. Those three weeks spent in the Shibuya UG really changed me. I learned a lot down there.
The things I learned the most in the UG were: how to trust, letting people in isn't always bad, that I need to expand my horizons.
*Flashback of stuff people told Neku during his stay in the UG*
Mr. H: The world ends with you. If you want to enjoy life, expand your world. You gotta push your horizons out as far as they'll go.
Shiki: Let me in! Tell me what you're thinking!
Shiki: Once you see the real me, will we still be friends?
Joshua: But Neku, I thought you couldn't afford to lose. Give up on yourself, and you give up on the world.
Beat: You aint my partner anymore man...you're...my friend...
*Flashback ends*
Thanks guys. You guys showed me what it meant to trust people again. However, I can't exactly forgive Joshua for all that he does. But I still trust him regardless. Maybe someday I can forgive him. But not right now.
However, within a week I have plans to meet up with Shiki, Beat and Rhyme by Hachiko Statue. I'm so excited for that!
As I look up to the sky, I think of my former friend John. I wondered if he was watching me from wherever his spirit was now. I wondered if he is proud of me for finally making some new friends and moving on with my life. But the thing I wondered the most was that if he ever blamed me for his death the day he died. That thought still burned in my mind. Always has and probably always will.