Day 2

I awoke after a wonderful dream about the past. I sat up, once again in Scramble Crossing. I got up and saw Rai standing next to me. "It's about time." He said. Our phones then got a text: Defeat the mysterious man at Udagawa. You have 90 minutes. Fail and face erasure. -The Reapers

"The mysterious man?" I said.

"Obviously a Noise or a Reaper." Rai said as though I should already know. "And it's only day 2 so it's obviously not going to be a Reaper." He explained.

"Alright! No prob!" I said cheerfully. We walked there at a nice pace so as to keep within the time limit which was less then generous. When we got there I scanned around but found no Noise. "That's weird... There aren't any Noise here..." I began pondering it. When I was interrupted by a strange, almost maniacal, laughter. I looked up and saw a young man probably only a year or two older then me sitting on the roof. He wore a black wife-beater and camo shorts. He had blond hair that was spiked up and pale skin. His eyes were deep hazel and had a crazed look in them. In his left hand he had what looked like a giant knife sharpener that had a black tip. And in his left hand was a menacing-looking flip-out knife. He was sharpening the knife and laughing. I then noticed the Reaper wings on his back. "Is... Is that..." I stammered.

"Looks like it." Rai said pulling out his sword. The teen Reaper jumped down and said:

"Correct!" Followed by more laughter. He then tapped the bottom of the metal stick and the top of it began to spark. Then I realized that it was actually a cattle prod. With both in his hands, combined with the wings, and crazy smile, he looked terrifying. I put on my game face and took out my guitar. The Reaper then split into two. One looked normal but the other was a lot darker. Me and Rai each stepped towards towards of them. Then it began.

He charged at me and I side-stepped, barely dodging his cattle prod. I played a power chord as loud as I could. He covered his ears and fell to the ground. Meanwhile Rai was constantly clashing blades with the copy. After only a short fight he sliced it in half and it disappeared in a burst of what looked like static. The original got up and ran towards me once more and I played a few high notes that created a shield in front of me. He looked like he was about to accept defeat when he yelled out and his wings grew huge and he turned into a wolf Noise. Or Lupus Cantus to be said formally. Only he was black , bigger, and more vicious-looking then the others. He jumped at me but before he bit me he was shot from behind. He fell to the ground and looked behind him. As did I, and what I saw took my breath away. Sato stood not too far away holding a gun and had Eve at his side. The gun then turned into a PSP and he put his hands at his sides. The now-Noise Reaper ran full throttle at them and Eve put her hand up, creating a small barrier in front of them that the Reaper ran into. Sato tapped a few buttons and the PSP turned into a light machine gun. He shot it at the wolf and he backed off and ran away. The timers disappeared and we walked towards each other.

It was almost awkward seeing them again. Kind of like seeing your ex the day after you break up. We all walked to Ramen Don's in silence. We sat inside and ordered a few bowls of ramen. I started the conversation. "So... You guys too?" I said hesitantly. They nodded. "So what did they take from you guys?" I asked.

"Being able to play music." Sato said.

"My brother." Eve said after Sato. "And you Shinji?" She asked.

"My laughter." I said. I hadn't laughed nor been able to make a joke since I got here. We ate in silence and walked away when we were done. I took out a cigarette and lit it. I inhaled deeply and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"You know," Eve said looking at me with her arms crossed. "That's a really bad habit to get into, especially when you're underage."

"C'mon it's my last one. At least let me enjoy it." And then the day ended. Before I knew it I had blacked out.

Well there's Day 2. I spent some time on this one so I hope it was good. I like Sato's power. I came up with it one day while I was playing my PSP.