Neku was happily enjoying his cereal, reading Naruto manga. He noticed Rhyme come in. Both people had keys to the other's house, so Neku wasn't surprised.

"Hey, Rhyme, whatcha need?" he asked.

Rhyme sat down. "I was wondering if you could tell me about someone..."

Neku spooned cereal into his mouth. "Really? Who is it?"

Rhyme took a deep breath. "Please, don't be mad... But it's Joshua."

Neku slammed his Naruto book on the table. "Is this because you... love him?"

Rhyme nodded, face pink "Y-Yes... You seem to know him best, so I figured I'd ask..."

Neku sighed. "Rhyme, you have no chance with him. His heart's already been stolen by someone we both know."

It was Rhyme's turn to sigh. "Curse my ignorance... It's Shiki, right...?"

Neku nodded. "If Shiki moved out of the way, say she moved or died or something, then you'd have Joshua all to yourself. You're his 'backup,' I should say."

Rhyme nodded just as Sora came down and threw a letter at Neku. It hit him square in the forehead. He tore open the letter, shooting a glare at his brunette friend.

"... Why didn't you text me..." he mumbled, reading through the letter.

Dear Neku,

You might think it's weird that I'm writing to you instead of texting you. Well, it's because this is important. I want to apologize for...

Neku immediately crumpled up the letter and ran outside. Sora picked it up and read the rest aloud.

"I want to apologize for the pain I caused you. By now you've gone to your comfort zone, and Sora's reading this aloud with Rhyme in the room. Sora, please don't look for him. I want to talk to Neku alone. Tell Beat and Rhyme the same thing I told you. Don't look for Neku.

Lots of love to you all,

Shiki Misaki," he finished.

Beat burst into the room. "We gotta find Neku!"

Sora gave Beat the letter, and Beat read it. He nodded.

"That woman is clever," he said, whistling.

"What should we do now?" Rhyme asked.

Sora shrugged, and was about to say something. Then something, no, someone, made him stop.

He didn't know how, or why, but the ghost of Namine was standing right at Sora's doorstep. He walked towards her, and she began walking away, beckoning Sora to follow.

"Come, we need to talk," she said.

Sora gulped. Rhyme and Beat were confused. They couldn't see Namine.

"Um, I'll be back," he said, running off towards his dead girlfriend's ghost.

* transition*

Neku finally reached the top of the Twilight Town Clock Tower. He pulled out his headphone jack from his MP3 player, cranked the volume up to max, and played his extended "Endless Sorrow."

Endless Sorrow on YouTube: watch?v=O73RYjUElZQ

Neku sat at the edge of the tower. He had never ceased being amazed at how Twilight Town captured its sun in the perfect sunset.

"I knew you'd be here," a voice said from behind.

Neku turned, and saw Shiki sit next to him. He wanted to leave, but he felt something making him stay. Shiki turned to him.

"Your music is really pretty," she said, smiling.

Neku stood, and turned his back on her. No one had ever called his music "pretty." He was a bit shocked. But he remembered. This was Shiki he was talking to. He instantly steeled himself.

"Why did you do it?" he asked.

"Do what?" was her reply.

"Dump me. Break me. Destroy my heart."

"Neku, when you put it like that..."

"Shut up! It was like that!" he yelled, turning to her.

"NO! You don't understand! Someone promised me my dream! How could I not refuse?" she yelled back.

"So that's what it was about!? Your dream? I spent all this time pondering why you dumped me, and THAT'S IT!? You dumped me for your own STUPID GAIN!? Pitiful..."

The two were silent at once. Neku suddenly began sobbing, months of Endless Sorrow pouring out. Shiki put her finger to his lips.

"Don't cry... That's all in the past..." she whispered, making Neku feel a bit better. "Don't think I'll abandon you a second time, okay?"

Neku made a watery smile.

*transition*

Sora gasped when Namine stopped. She had led them to where she died. Sora immediately felt tears rush to his eyes. Namine smiled, and brushed them away. To Sora, it felt like a cool breeze with Namine's soft touch.

"Don't cry... Please, don't," she said.

Sora's tears stopped suddenly. Then he saw she had placed her paopu fruit charm necklace in his hands.

"Find the one you gave this to," Namine said.

"I gave it to you!" Sora said.

Namine shook her head. "You did, but there was another one you gave to someone else. You forgot her the moment you laid eyes on me, and I feel guilty about that."

Sora was confused. "Someone else?"

Namine smiled. "I don't know. But I'm doing this for you. Sora, love, you have to move on. You can't just pace around in the past, you have to look forward to the future! You need to realize that you can't help me, and you need to love again!"

Sora was shocked at the words coming from Namine. "Move on? How?"

Namine sighed. "Find someone you can truly love. Someone who will care for you. The girl worth saving. The girl worth dancing with."

Sora perked up at "dancing." Something told him that she was a dancer. He thought back to yesterday. The redhead...

What was her name again...? he thought to himself.

He then saw Namine disappearing in a flurry of white sparkles.

"Find her," were the last words she spoke before fading completely.

"I will," Sora said to where Namine once stood.

"I promise."