Chapter 2 – Getting To Know You
It has been around two weeks since that day, Mitsumi and Katsumi have been spending most of their time hanging around Shiki and Joshua, Beat ad Rhyme were doing well living with Mitsumi. Everything was going fine for the group now.
But today, Mitsumi was getting ready for hanging out with Neku whom she hasn't even spoken over the net for those last two weeks. She sighed as she zipped up her black leather knee-high 4-inch-high-heeled boots and stood up shoving her left hand into her hot pink denim hotpants pocket as she fixed up the dark-blue leather strapless bikini-like top, but it had a metal bar at the front connecting the two roundish shaped pieces of material together, she looked into the mirror and looked unsure of herself, "This is a real skimpy outfit, hope no one tries to pick me up."
She looked at her hair and started brushing it tying it up into its normal pony-plait, she then ran down the stairs and saw Beat in the living room with Rhyme watching T.V, Beat noticed the girl's presence and looked over to her and widened his eyes, "Who are ya tryin' to impress, yo'?" He asked.
Rhyme smiled at the elder girl, "You look nice."
Mitsumi grinned, "I'm goin' to hang out with Neku, so I'll be back sorta late ta night. See ya." She then stepped onto her skateboard and opened the door rolling her skateboard slightly outside then closing the door behind her.
I hope this will be a good day.
Neku was sitting at a table outside the Shibukyu Stationside sipping a cola, waiting...
Today, he wasn't wearing his normal black and purple shirt with the ridiculous high collar and white shorts, instead he wore a black wrist-length-sleeved turtleneck with a zip-up no-sleeved blue hoodie over it, a pair of dark-grey denim knee-length jeans, a pair of boots like his normal ones except white and his purple headphones were still on his ears listening to his I-Pod while he waits.
All of a sudden his vision went black and a female voice called, "Guess who!" she giggled.
"Uh Katsumi?" he joked. "Hello, Mitsumi get your hands off my eyes now."
Mitsumi smiled and removed her hands from his eyes, Neku looked over to the girl and widened his eyes at the outfit she wore. Mitsumi blinked at the orange-haired boy's expression, "Did I dress dat badly?"
Neku stood up and put an arm behind his head turning away to avoid looking at her, "No it is fine, just a leaves a real small amount to the imagination," he stated, "plus did you say that your chest was nothing to brag about?" Mitsumi nodded, "Well, the way I've seen girls, yours is basically large."
Mitsumi chuckled scratching the back of her head in embarrassment, "Please don't say things like dat. It is weird."
Neku smiled, "So wanna get going?"
Mitsumi giggled, "Love to, dear."
Neku sighed, "Now you're starting to sound like Joshua, now that is scary."
Mitsumi twirled her braid with a finger, "Well, he is a good friend of mine."
Neku scoffed, "As if, that guy is an ass."
Mitsumi smirked, "Aw but yo' still trust him after all he was your partner in The Game."
Neku chuckled, "Yes, I guess that is right." He then picked up his soda and took a sip.
"So where're we headed?" Mitsumi asked rolling back and forth on her skateboard.
"How about WildKat café?" Neku suggested.
"Loved to."
Neku started walking with Mitsumi doing skating stunts behind him, the orange haired boy rolled his eyes at the giant show off, as the girl then rolled her skateboard to be in front of Neku. "Show off." Neku mumbled staring at Mitsumi's backside.
"I heard dat, Neku, and stop staring at my ass." Mitsumi glanced over her shoulder and smirked, "I know yo' want but can't have." She giggled as she continued rolling faster, until they exited out from the Miyashita Park Underpass and Miyashita Park, entering Cat Street Mitsumi started flipping holding her skateboard to her feet then just rolling to a stop and waited for Neku to catch up to her.
Once the orange haired boy caught up Mitsumi grinned, "Time for us to move our asses." She then started rolling on her skateboard with Neku running to catch up with her again. Neku then waited for Mitsumi to grab her skateboard and they both walked into the café.
"Phones! It's been a while." Sanae came out from the back, "Oh, who's your new lady friend? Your girlfriend?" he eyed Mitsumi and Neku suspiciously.
A faint sight of pink rose to Neku's cheeks, "No! She's just a friend!"
Sanae waved a hand dismissively, "Okay, sure Phones." He then walked to the counter, "So will it be?"
"The usual," Neku replied.
"I'll have a caramel latté, thank yo' Sanae."
"Okay." He then went to the back and began making the two teens caffeinated drinks.
The two teens sat on a stool at the counter, Mitsumi was silent staring at the counter with the song that started playing on her I-pod. (It's Innocent Days, that background song from Code Geass)
Neku looked out the window watching the people walk past the café, Mitsumi then glanced over to the orange-haired boy and pulled out the earphones out of her ears and wrapped it around herI I-pod turning it off and shoving it into her pocket, "So, how has things been lately?"
Neku pushed his headphones to hang around his neck, "Nothing much, just my mother worrying about me when I was stuck in my room again for the whole week in boredom."
Mitsumi laughed, Neku raised an eyebrow looking over to the girl, "So, yo' mother was worried yo' were goin' into yo' normal habits again, eh?" Neku nodded, Mitsumi smiled, "Don't worry, I was like dat to once."
"I think everyone was,"
"Yeah, dat is true for sure." Mitsumi stated as Sanae placed two cups down with what the teens ordered. There was silence for a few moments as they had a few sips of their drinks.
"So, Mitsumi, you were in The Game?"
Sanae and Mitsumi looked over to the orange haired boy whom was just gripping the mug looking at the fluffy brown liquid in it. Sanae opened his mouth about to say something but Mitsumi put a hand up to stop him. The man nodded and disappeared into the back room.
"Yes, I was."
"But how come I can't remember you?"
"Because, I erased yo' mind of the memory of me." Mitsumi stated.
"Wanna explain to me the whole story?"
Mitsumi sighed, "Actually, long story short, I died twice, I died as human and was erased in UG that is when I realized I had more than just that psych I KNEW psychs altogether."
Neku blinked, "If I were Beat, I wouldn't have understood a word you said."
Mitsumi smiled, "How come we haven't spoken in the last 2 weeks?"
"Because, I was thinking."
"For 2 weeks?"
"Yup."
Mitsumi blinked, "Wow..."
Neku glanced over to the girl, "What were you like before you entered the game?"
Mitsumi frowned and sighed, "I was a non sociable lone wolf, I did not talk unless spoken to, which was rarely." Neku blinked in surprise, "Mother b'came more cheerful 'round me when I began hangin' around wit' Katsumi because she was the only one whom spoke to me, dis is when I got into the skater chick theme." The 15-year-old boy nodded, "But while I was out shopping, Katsumi had disappeared from my view, but then I saw a whole crowd around a particular area in Moloco and I went to see." She frowned, "There is where I saw Katsumi laying dead on the ground."
Neku gave a sympathetic look at the girl, "Must've been harsh, like when I lost Shiki as my entry fee."
Mitsumi smiled, "But then the next day I found her in the scramble just sitting there staring into space." Neku took a sip of his cocoa, "I raised an eyebrow but then these creatures came hurdling towards her and she started running away. Right after that, I blacked out and I also woke up in scramble, I saw Katsumi running past me, and I grabbed her hand as she ran then accidently we made a pact and fought off what I found out were the noise."
Neku smiled slightly, "Well, this is sorta getting a little heavy, so let's lighten up the mood sort of."
"My old self would have never done this though." Mitsumi stated looking at the boy as he turned his head around.
"Do what?"
"This." She then got off the stool and leaned towards the boy her lips pressed against his cheek, she then pulled back with a smile. Neku stared at the girl with eyes that had widened slightly, still staring in a matter of shock and speechlessness, "I hafta thank yo', Neku," she closed her eyes still smiling.
"But, why me?"
"Because, yo' are da one whom changed da most to let Joshua keep Shibuya and for Katsumi and Shiki to return to me alive." She stated.
Neku smiled shyly then looked back to his coffee cup with a faint pink blush on his cheeks, "Really, you didn't need to thank me, I was just a tool for Joshua anyway."
Mitsumi then frowned, "Now, don't think dat." Neku glanced up at the girl, "Yes, you may have been Joshie's proxy but dat doesn't mean anything, he's still a friend, after all, he helped me."
"Heh, so he does have a good side to him,"
"Trust your partner," Mitsumi giggled, "Sanae told me to do dat with Katsumi but I did and she didn't after all not knowing who I was."
Neku got up from the stool and rested a hand on the girl's shoulder, "Don't worry Mitsumi, at least it is all fine now."
"No it isn't," Mitsumi turned her head to avoid looking at the orange haired boy. Neku removed his hand from the girl's shoulder and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Why?"
She didn't answer.
"Because her mother killed herself when she found out that Mitsy and Kitty were both killed," Sanae came walking from the back room his hands partially in his pockets and a serious look on his face.
Neku widened his eyes, Mitsumi then raised her head and grinned, "I shouldn't be sad 'bout it anymore! It was after all a month ago!"
Neku gave the girl an unsure look, Sanae understood to look that the orange-haired boy gave Mitsumi. "You two better get back to your date. Hope you get lucky Phones."
The two teens then walked out of the café and started walking back the same way they came.
Mitsumi folded her arms above her head with a smile while the just walked around Cadoi City, "So Neku, where do yo' wanna go now?"
Neku stopped walking and went into deep thought. Mitsumi rolled her eyes, and continued walking, when Neku woke out of his thoughts he looked at the girl that was walking away from him, "Mitsumi, have you cried yet?" Mitsumi froze mid-step at the question, her eyes trained on the ground and her arms dropped from her head to her side, "Mitsumi, I know it may not be your way of dealing with things but crying is a way to rid of the pain you've kept, I mean, if you keeps these things locked up inside they will eventually break you, so, just let you emotions go, you need too."
Mitsumi regain composure and just stood there, "Neku," the orange haired boy looked up to the light-brunette, "what yo' just said is somethin' my mom used ta say when she was alive," she then glanced over her shoulder to the boy with tears falling down her face, "and I know dat I shouldn't keep my emotions in, but I don't like showing 'em either."
Neku smiled rested a hand on his hip, "I know, so don't hide your true emotions when you're near me, bro." Mitsumi bit her lip and looked away, Neku walked up closer to the girl, whom dropped to her knees on the ground, Neku then walked around so he was in front of her and got onto his knees and wrapped his thin arms around the sobbing girl. "Just let it out."
"It just hurts so much, I wish she didn't do that!" Mitsumi cried her hands gripping on Neku's shirt in return and her head resting on the boy's shirt.
Neku sighed, "If only I could've helped..."
"Screw yo'," Mitsumi retorted, Neku widened his eyes and looked down at the girl whom looked up to him with tear streaked cheeks, "that is what you would've said if you were the crying and I said I wish I could've helped," Neku blinked, "Neku, yo' have helped in more ways than one already."
"Is there anything else, you need right now?" Neku smiled.
Mitsumi wiped her eyes as she shook her head, "No, but thank you, Neku," she then smiled up at the boy, "Don't you have school tomorrow?"
He removed his arms from around the girl and nodded, "Yeah, Shiki, Eri, Beat and I gotta go."
"Hmm, later tonight go online and I will organise something with you." She then got back to her feet and grabbed her phone out of her pocket, she then flipped it open to glance at the time then closed it and stuffed it in her pocket again, "Well, I should get home, it was nice catching up Nekky, as Nao says, 'like super yay'." Mitsumi grinned. "See ya, bro." She then put her skateboard to the ground and stepped onto it rolling away. Little did the two know as they went their separate ways was that Eri and Shiki saw everything that had happened with that day.
A/N: this was something a little more different then what I had dreamt about, but at least it is now out! YAY!
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