Chapter 2
"A wound like this is nothing..." Yuki held his arm tight as the open cut began to close. "I have to watch my God powers… I can't let Deus Ex know my location or else it will all be over…" He looked out into the darkness as he peered at the familiar house. "This worlds Yukiteru hasn't returned yet and according to my diary he won't be back at all today-" His eyes opened wide as the future began to change. A man knocked hard on the door as the woman opened it with a light smile. "Mom? She's never home… I forget that this isn't my world. Things here are different…"
"…intel that your son might be target for an attack. It's believed that the suspect is the dangerous Minene Uryu. We don't want to cause you any panic but we have set up a watch around your house until this can be confirmed. Your son right now is back at the station. He'll be staying there for a few days until things cool down." She nodded as Yuki's eyes widened.
"That man… Keigo Kurusu. He should be in the middle of the game right about now. Does that mean my diary-" Static appeared as he quickly read the new future. "A hand appears from the darkness behind me." He swiftly turned, hitting the hand away as the stranger eyed the phone.
"So it is you." The face appeared as she emerged from the shadows.
"Ninth!" The girl huffed.
"Ninth? It's been a while since I've heard that. Of course now it has no meaning to it." Yuki put the words together as he took in her appearance.
"You're ninth- I mean, Minene from the second world." She nodded as she looked at his cloaked body.
"You're in deep shit being here. As much as I'd like to continue in front of the best cop in the town, we better get to somewhere safe to talk. If either of us is seen then we'll both be in a different kind of trouble." She took him by the hand as they began to walk away. Yuki sat on the couch as Minene brought him a warm cup of tea. The steam rose as he watched the boiling drink. His hand hovered over it as the heat began to dissipate. Minene grabbed his hand, pushing it aside.
"Is there a problem?" Yuki asked as she sighed deeply.
"Deus is in an uproar that you've entered his world. Just when things were going so smoothly too…"
"You spoke to Deus?" She shook her head.
"Part of Deus' power is still inside me. I can hear him occasionally when I concentrate. I've been keeping an eye on things, seeing how the competition is going. You're like a giant calling card for him in this world." Yuki didn't seem to understand a she sighed again. She picked up his diary.
"Don't touch-"
"This is useless here. The future diaries don't exist in this world. The project was scrapped." Yuki's eyes opened wide.
"Then who's been changing the future?" She eyed the phone as it changed again.
"This future is taking a different path then ours was. The diary lays out a simple path in this world but can't completely comprehend it. Anyone can change that path when close enough to anyone marked in the diary. It's also a way for Deus to find you. Since the phone is still part of his and eleventh's creation he'll know when it's being used here. Not to mention your powers as God… Each time you use them he can sense your exact location. This means if you use too much he'll send someone to come and kill you." Yuki looked down at the phone, closing it as he put it away.
"I just… wanted to return to how things were before all of this madness…" Minene eyed him.
"You mean with Yuno." He stayed quiet as she lay back on the couch. "So, how is the second world? Is it everything you wanted to make it?" Yuki stayed quiet as he stared at his hands.
"I didn't change anything… I didn't want to. I left it like it was…" Minene glared at him.
"You're the reason why I wanted to enter the game." She poked his chest, her finger hard against his heart. "I wanted to kill God; God who was never there for me. Who let everything fall to ruin around me. Though all that's different now. I no longer need to destroy. I can say I'm happy now." Yuki's eyes fell to the ground. "You must have had to use a lot of power to come here after Deus Ex patched the rip in time. So how'd you do it?" She asked as he looked down at his blood stained hands. Minene looked down, seeing nothing but shaking.
"I needed more power to open it so I used the one thing that would assure me a passage. I… killed Muru Muru and used her body to open the rip." Minene's eyes opened wide as she glared at him.
"You, cry baby Yuki, killed Muru Muru? I'm not sure if I'm disappointed or proud." The diary began to create more static as Yuki looked down at it. He put it away as he headed for the door.
"If I stay here any longer, Keigo will find me." He opened the door, looking behind him as he readied to leave. "Minene… Thank you." She watched the door close behind him as she sighed.
"What a troublesome kid. I never did find out who had called Keigo telling them that Minene Uryu was after Yuki…"
- Two Hours Prior -
Aru closed his phone as he smiled to Yuno and Yuki. "Who was that?" Yuki asked as Aru grabbed him a drink.
"A friend of mine back at the police station, Nishijima. I told him Yuki was under attack and that I'd look after him until then. Of course only if that's alright with you?" Yuki nodded with a smile. Aru tried to hide a light blush as he admired the boy's soft and gentle smile. "Yuno, you're welcome to stay here as well." She shook her head as she grabbed her bag.
"If I don't head back soon I'll make them worry. I'll come back tomorrow to see how things are." Aru nodded as he walked her to the door. She looked back at Aru before leaving. "Don't try anything sneaky while I'm gone. You have the advantage but I have my charm." She winked with a playful smile as Aru grinned.
"What was that about?" Yuki asked as Aru shrugged. Yuki let out a huge yawn as Aru giggled.
"Tired already?" Yuki nodded as he headed for the bathroom. Aru leant him a pair of black pajamas as he got dressed himself. He made his way up to Aru's room as he looked at the large bed.
"I'll take the floor." Yuki said as he went to grab the sheet. Aru leaned against the door, his eyes stuck to Yuki.
"I was thinking we could share it. It's big enough for the two of us without causing any problem." Yuki looked at the boy and nodded. Aru was wearing a pair of sliver pajamas, his hair slightly messy. Yuki got in first as Aru made his way to the bed, sliding under the shoot. Yuki fell asleep quickly and Aru turned to face him.
He watched the boy's peaceful sleeping face as his hand gently ran past his cheek, playing with the back of his hair. "Goodnight, Yuki." Aru said as he leaned in closer.
