Silence. Pure undisturbed silence reigned over the messy apartment. After the disaster that has occurred the previous evening, a young man's home could never be messier than this. The entire living room suffered no permanent damage from the explosion that night, though it did over turn the sofa, blow away disk casing from the shelves and scatter countless of figurines into the carpeted floor. Manga and books were scattered about as if someone threw them all over the place in a fit of rage while a couple of vases were knocked down, thankfully not shattering into a thousand pieces.

Dom simply didn't have the motivation or interest to clean up.

He just lay there on his bed, not bothering to change into his sleep wear. The sheer shock on what happened mere hours ago was still burning fresh in his mind's eye. The moment he arrived back home after he disposed of his problem, he immediately collapsed on his bed, unmoving. He didn't feel like eating at all, it seemed like he lost his appetite shortly after that girl… transformed right before his eyes. The boy stared at his ceiling for what seemed like an eternity, silently begging sleep to take him away so that he'll wake up with everything normal again. And sleep complied, only that things didn't return to normal even after he shut his eyes.

And so here he was, in his bedroom, surprisingly tidy in contrast with the catastrophe stricken living room. His gentle breathing echoing on the sky blue walls as he slept peacefully. A faint ray of light slipped past his curtains, slightly illuminating the room even for a bit.

The boy in his jeans and yellow shirt continued to sleep without care in the world, hopelessly trying to escape from the cold harsh reality that there's an impossible being running around and staying at his best friend's house. That's when reality decided to give him a nudge in the form of his alarm clock ringing.

Dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku

Dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku

With an annoyed grunt, he slammed his fist on his alarm clock, successfully silencing it. A sigh of relief escaped his lips as he fell into the comfort of his pillows once more, sleep slowly embracing him once again. However it seemed like the universe simply disliked him judging from the insistent ringing of his alarm clock. Only this time it played a different tune with a much louder volume.

BURAKKU ROKKU SHUUTAA natsukashii kioku
tada tanoshikatta ano goro wo
BURAKKU ROKKU SHUUTAA demo ugokenai yo
yami wo kakeru hoshi ni negai wo mou ichido dake hashiru kara

His patience finally snapping in half, the boy grabbed the clock and tossed it into the waste bin. It immediately went silent. Now fully awake, Dom decided to stretch his arms a bit along with a yawn. He scratched his head in irritation before looking at his calendar. He mentally kicked himself for thinking that he had school. His classroom just burned down yesterday and now he was worrying whether he should go or not. An annoyed snort escaped him as he decided whether classes were on or not, he'll just stay at home and rest. Maybe gather what remains of his sanity while he was at it.

Exiting his room after making his bed, Dom examined the ungodly mess in his living room.

"Nope," he muttered to himself as he made his way towards his partly demolished kitchen. Walking towards his refrigerator, he quickly grabbed a carton of milk and drank directly from it. In three large gulps, he finally released a satisfied sigh, "Nothing to do but browse the net and play games…. Maybe after I clean up a bit…"

With that he started to work.

It sure was hard with the general cleaning taking about thirty minutes while organizing ate up an hour. A frustrating job seeing as how some of his disc cases reached places he would have never thought possible while the figurines he had were a pain to display all over again. However as he worked, his whole body went into autopilot while the rest of his mind thought about something else entirely. It was about the strange girl he met yesterday, the one who single handedly made his living room explode.

A girl named Neptune. It was sure funny how a seemingly harmless little girl could turn his already sucky day into hell. It was like rubbing salt in his wounds, shattering his logic into a thousand pieces by transforming into… A Goddess. Speaking of his arm, it kind of stung a bit. Maybe he ought to replace the bandage by lunch time.

Still, the thought still baffled him. He tried so much to quash the idea out of his head and go about his merry life, yet looking around the mess in his apartment; he knew that it wasn't a dream. Neptune held his hand and helped him up; she spoke to him in both her human and Goddess modes. Her hair, eyes, and skin were all real. There was nothing he could come up with to deny the existence of all that. It couldn't have been special effects or some cheap trick. The way her gaze pierced him like a knife, it was annoying, it was real.

His head throbbed the more he thought about it. There was simply too many information to process all at once. And he knew he couldn't let these overcome him, Dom knew himself better than that. There was the option of pretending that this never happened, though he can never deny that this was just a dream. Now he just needs to live his life with the knowledge that… a videogame character owned him in a beat down, demolished his apartment and unknowingly kicking and spitting at his logic.

"GODDAMMIT!" roared the boy, viciously kicking a stray ball only to have it bounce off the wall and rebound towards his head. With a dull thud, it collided with his cheek, sending him sprawling on the floor. Breathing hard, he winced as he rubbed his sore cheek as he got up, "Okay… Now THAT was pathetic…"

And at that exact moment, Dom heard three loud knocks come from his front door, "Okay…"

Dusting his clothes, his footsteps could be heard throughout the room as he made his way towards the door. He sighed as he grabbed the doorknob and pull it open. Eyes widening, he slammed it shut not even a millisecond passing by. No… Not again… Locking his door tight, he barely had enough time to move away just before it flew open. Cold fresh air entered the boy's home, an otherworldly beauty walking alongside it. It was a woman, dark purple hair complimenting well with her bright blue eyes.

She wore a light violet coat which went along with her black skirt and leggings. Her hood was up so that her long silky hair flowed down her modest chest as her eyes gazed through Dom's soul. A strange choking noise was emitted from the boy's throat as he continued to stare at the woman, slowly raising a finger at her direction.

"Greetings Adrian Dom, may I come in?" asked Purple Heart, giving the newly cleaned apartment a once over.

Dom was struck dumb at her words. Once again, his mind has turned into static unable to comprehend the existence of the woman before him. He was seriously reconsidering the idea of her being an eldritch abomination. Without waiting for his reply, the Goddess respectfully took off her shoes and went in, walking past the boy. The moment she walked by, the gears inside his head began to work once more, granting him the ability to move his limbs once more.

Turning around, he was about to ask the CPU to get out of his house and life when all of a sudden, a spine chilling terror ran down his spine. Gulping hard, Dom turned once more with a more neutral expression.

That was when pain exploded within his crotch. Uttering a strangled yelp, the boy fell on his knees before slumping next to the wall. Through his pain filled vision, he could make out the outline of a girl's legs just before he felt a pressure lifting him up. Groaning in pain, he managed to blink away the dark spots dancing at the edge of his eyes just to see Dia's livid look. The girl was holding him up by his collar with both of her hands, a bit surprising for a girl her of her figure.

"Good morning, you back stabbing bastard," growled the brown headed girl through gritted teeth, her gray eyes blazing with diving wrath, "Miss me?"

"D-Dia," croaked the helpless boy, his head still throbbing from the pain, "H-how are you?"

"I'm fine, thanks," she let him go, sending him sprawling on the floor, still moaning in pain, "glad to see you're still concerned. You see, we have a lot of things to talk about."

"Go to hell," hissed the boy, closing his watering eyes.

"Love you too," said Dia with a cruel smirk, "I'll give you five minutes to recover and fix yourself. We have an audience with a Goddess."

The atmosphere was tense. It was as if there was a thick curtain of uneasiness in the air, causing one to struggle breathing or staying focused. This was obviously due to the effect of being in the presence of an all-powerful being from another plane of existence while recovering from being kicked in the nuts from a very pissed best friend. It was probably what people called pressure, and Dom didn't like it one bit.

The only reason why he hasn't unleashed his righteous divine wrath upon his two guests was that he was at a disadvantage if he pounced and lunged for their throats. Taking on a Goddess and a very angry girl was the last thing on his list, however deep within his mind he already kicked them out of his apartment five times in the most creative manners. Right now, he was just as angry as Dia yet he bottled it up and forced himself to make them juice. Though with great effort he resisted the strain of suddenly roaring.

The tiny ice cubes floating clinked as seconds ticked by, Purple Heart being the only one to take a sip of juice the whole time.

"Remind me again…" began Dom, as he stared at the human girl sitting on his sofa while he sat on his dinner chair, "Why you are my best friend?"

Dia raised an eye brow as a small mocking smile appeared upon her lips, "I pay your rent, treat you to food, you receive your monthly allowance from your parents via me, and you wouldn't be able to survive your school dance without suffering pain, humiliation and despair if it weren't for me."

"That's making it sound like I'm in debt to you or something!" protested the boy, rising from his seat.

"Because you are," replied the girl with an air of indifference.

"It's supposed to be the other way around," deadpanned the former.

"Well you're not making enough effort to make it look that way," said the latter in a sharp tone.

"I wonder why," mocked Dom as he shot an intense glare at her.

"Hmph, you should know why," retaliated Dia as she closely examined her glass, checking if it was poisoned or something.

"You two seem to get along quite nicely," commented Purple Heart, watching the two argue back and forth like an interesting tennis rally.

"Shut up," responded both humans in perfect unison, not caring if they were speaking to a being that transcends their very existence. However, Purple Heart being herself and Neptune's alter ego, all she could do was blink in confusion as the two spoke at the same time. Dia and Dom were about to continue their little banter when the Goddess suddenly began to glow.

On instinct, the boy dashed for his room just as the light surrounding Neptune reached its brightest point. Slamming the door behind him, he waited for the explosion. Fortunately for his apartment, nothing happened. He peeked his head from behind the door to see if anything has changed. Everything looked normal save for the Goddess whom was reverted back into her more energetic and eccentric state. Dia on the other hand had sunglasses on, probably to prevent her eyes from going partially blind from the light.

Dom sighed as he exited his room and went back to his guests, Neptune immediately zeroing on him while giving a shout resembling a battle cry, "DUMMY!"

A simple side step did the job, causing the Goddess to crash into the wall. The boy glanced at the dazed CPU for a second before asking his friend, giving her a confused look, "Dummy?"

"You're lucky you're not Dee-Dee," replied Dia with a grimace while crossing her arms, "It's the nickname she gave me. Be proud you have your own."

"Damn I should've seen this coming," groaned the boy while rubbing his temple, apparently stressed out, "She has the tendency to nickname anyone she meets or anything she sees…"

At that exact moment did the Goddess decide to revive, sitting up straight before standing up with a bounce in her feet. Now that he got a good look at her, the boy noticed that the outfit she wore was similar to what her Goddess mode's previous dress. Coat, skirt and leggings matching almost perfectly, if not for the slight lightness of their color. Now this particular bit puzzled the human boy, just where did those clothes come from? There was no way she could've changed that fast and the clothes had to come from somewhere.

Once again, the universe was flipping him the bird.

With a sigh, he decided to let this one slide and act as if it were normal. He had the feeling that this would be part of his daily routine from now on. Shuddering at the thought, Dom mentally squashed the idea into oblivion. There was no way in hell she was allowing this girl to stay in his life. There had to be a way to drive her out.

As the male protagonist momentarily contemplates the best course of action, Neptune decided to speak up, "Noire's socks, that escalated quickly. You guys sure make friends fast. But are you sure you guys are best friends? I kinda don't buy it."

"We are," confirmed Dia with a nod of her head, however Dom had other ideas.

"We are?" he asked with a bewildered look.

"Oh don't give me that crap," snapped the brunette, her eyes flashing dangerously.

The boy merely shrugged off the girl's death glare. He then placed a serious expression on his face, turning his attention to the Goddess, "So… What do you two want? And here I thought I was ready to tackle my normal life once more while forgetting what happened last night." Shooting Dia a glare, he said," I thought she was your problem from now on? Why bring her here?"

"First of all, she's now our guest, not problem," clarified the girl, slumping back into the sofa as the CPU began observing them with bright interest, "Secondly, you brought this unto yourself, but I'm just too soft and couldn't trust you with this girl's well-being, so I'm helping out."

"So? You're telling me that we're going to have to babysit her for god knows how long?" snorted the boy with a mocking smirk, "Yeah right. Fat chance."

Dia however ignored this, "And finally, you're going to apologize."

"Excuse me?" asked Dom with a raised eyebrow, "could you repeat that?"

"You heard me," said the brunette with an air of superiority, "You knew quite well that this girl right here is something unique and fragile, yet you were rude, unaccommodating, selfish, cold, and acted as a complete douchebag that I could toss into the deepest pits of hell and back. You left her in the rain and abandoned her to a complete stranger."

"Woe has come to such a majestic creature," deadpanned Dom with an unamused stare, "Look, as rude as I was, I kinda let her stayed here, gave her a towel to dry herself with, explained to her the situation and even offer my assistance. However, my dear naïve friend, the moment she… transformed… I was on a full case of 'NOPE' and did the best possible option that I had. Send her to you. Why? Because you're a capable little caring teddy bear that couldn't resist picking up strays unlike a cold, selfish prick like me who would've called the police on her and send her into an institution. And note that you're not a complete stranger, you're Dia 'nut kicking' Alvarez. Any more dumb questions?"

Everything became silent after that. It was as if the world had stopped breathing. A fast and enthusiastic applause unceremoniously shattered the stillness that crept over the air. It wasn't that hard to guess that it was Neptune who was doing that thing, "Wow! Dee-Dee's got this stupid look on her face! Way to go, Dummy! Turns out you're not a complete Dummy after all!"

The elder girl pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance, "This is why I hate it when I argue with you. No need to shove logic into my face. Look, the point here is, you were very rude and there's no denying that. So why don't you just calm down and apologize."

"I'm sorry," Dom had to duck low as a figurine sailed over his head, "What the hell!?"

"Not to me, you dope!" Dia pointed her hand at the CPU, "her! Apologize to her!"

"Fine, dammit…" hissed the boy before turning his attention towards Neptune. The girl stared at him with her big, round, purple eyes that seemed to glint from the light above. She suddenly smiled without warning, swaying from left to right as she expectantly waited for him to say the magic words. Was she mocking him? It didn't seem that way. He had a lot of practice detecting insults, sarcasm, and mockery all thanks to his best friend over there. He could tell that that the Goddess was thinking of anything but making him mad. That was the thing that annoyed him.

Inhaling a deep breath, he then apologized, "I'm sorry for being a jerk. I will never do it again and will give you the respect that you deserve. I sincerely apologize…"

"Nope, not happening," chirped the CPU with a bright smile.

"Hey Dia, can I kill her now?" he asked as he glanced behind him. Judging from the shaking of his friend's head, she didn't agree with his views at the moment. Sighing, he then muttered under his breath, "Well this… is pointless. Wonderful way wasting five minutes of my life."

"Is that all you have to say?" teased Neptune while giggling to herself.

"Alright then, what do you want?" asked Dom in an annoyed tone.

"Kiss me you fool!"

"Do you want me to kick you?"

The brunette slapped a palm over her face. This was slowly turning into a horrible comedy show that wasn't even remotely funny. Well that was just her thoughts, but this was getting nowhere faster than a cheetah on crack. She had to drag them back to the topic at hand somehow. Now that she thought of it, she had to do something about Dom's oversized ego while she was at it. Seeing these two interact with each other was giving her a brain hemorrhage.

"Neptune," she called in a tired tone, bottling up her urge to smack their hollow heads together, "You can ask that basta— idiot anything aside from things like that. That's against his moral code."

"Wait, hold up, don't I get a say in this?" protested the boy yet was silenced by Dia's piercing glare. He gulped and shut up immediately.

The CPU on the other hand seemed to be, by some miracle, thinking about it. The gears within her brain were finally working, hell; it's a surprise her brain was even working in the first place. A dozen of things seemed to be running through her mind, however one particular thing raised above all the others. With a bright smile, she turned to the boy and said, "I've decided!"

"Hm? Out with it, then," replied Dom, not particularly interested in whatever she had in mind.

"I want to see the city!" announced the Goddess with much enthusiasm.

Blinking twice, the boy frowned at her and said, "You do know it's raining outside? I mean, you got a coat and a hoodie. The streets are wet and… well…. Stuff... How can you see the city through that huh? It's not like you can snap your fingers and—"

SNAP

Dia and Dom gave each other a quick glance before turning their eyes back at Neptune, the one who snapped her fingers. Wasting no time, the two humans scrambled for the window and wrenched the curtains open. What they saw was enough to cause their jaws to hang.

The sky… was blue. The sun shone and a rainbow came down from the heavens. It was like the recent weather never happened. The fact that these two knew what caused this miracle left them dumbfounded. At that moment, their logic just went out of the window on a trip to the Antarctic.

"… The rain… poof…" said Dia in a weak voice, gazing wide eyed at the white clouds, "My head hurts…"

"I'm seriously reconsidering seeing a doctor," muttered Dom in a hoarse tone, this was it. This was the last straw, he didn't care anymore, "Poof… This isn't supposed to happen…"

The two felt a tug on their arms, causing them to be dragged by Neptune all the way to the door, "Come on! The weather's fine now, so we can play outside! This is gonna be the best three date ever!"

Water splashed as a foot stepped into a puddle, owner of said foot turned out to be a girl in her early teens, waving her arm towards her two companions lagging behind. Dia was silently thinking over what happened to the weather while Dom had his shoulders slumped as he forced himself on his death march. Both looked up to the sky once more and sighed.

"Hey! You slowpokes better hurry up or else I'll let you eat my dust!" called the Goddess with a very happy smile. The brunette returned this with a nervous smile while waving back, the boy on the other hand sighed again while finding somewhere else to look at.

"Not if I shove it up your face first," muttered Dom. He then crossed his arms and added, "So? What now, we just take her around for a walk like the hyper active puppy she is?"

"It's the best course of action rather than caging her somewhere," replied Dia, keeping a watchful eye on the Goddess, "Besides, you need to get out more."

"Fine… if you say so," relented her friend as he walked ahead. The girl was confused at this at first, she wondered why would he walk ahead of her until she saw how he grabbed Neptune by the back of her collar just as she was about to poke a sleeping bum. Having successfully captured the CPU, he went back to Dia's side, the purple headed girl being dragged by the arm.

"Okay, so," began the boy as he faced Neptune, whom was still glancing curiously at the unconscious homeless person, "Hey, listen! You do not touch people if they're not bothering you, you got that? It's rude and someone may as well give you a black eye for. Neptune! Are you listening?"

"What is that~?" once again, the CPU ran off into a random direction with the enthusiasm of a child on sugar rush. Dia took the initiative to chase her this time, gesturing to her friend to stay put. The boy crossed his arms and sighed, babysitting a Divine Being sure was a pain. At the back of his mind he still wondered if this was all real, if this went on any longer than it should, he'll start questioning a whole lot of things.

An event like this isn't like those in the manga he read, or anime he had watched. Sure he was probably getting himself into something deep and serious just by interacting with that girl, however what would this mean for him? Dom couldn't just act as if this were all going to be a part of his life from now on, there had to be a reason why she was here. It couldn't be all a coincidence, right? Fate? Destiny?

The boy uttered a snort as he pinched the bridge of his nose. It was bull crap, the lot of it. Yet he has seen it for his own eyes. The power she demonstrated, the transformation, the rippling energy her Goddess form emitted, the thought of it sent a chill down his spine. Just what part of his world was real? What is fake? Maybe thinking about it too much was bad. He was already starting to develop a headache.

It must be a luxury, being a Goddess. Having played the game Neptune originated from, he knew exactly what kind of life she lived. A carefree life living at the top of the world, a luxury indeed. Thinking back the day before yesterday, he lived that kind of life. He needed to think about this a bit more later, for now he'll need to survive this day in one piece.

"Damn… I forgot how goddamn noisy this place is…" grumbled Dom as he looked around.

"It's Akihabara, what do you expect?" replied a voice from behind him.

Turning around, Dom caught sight of a familiar face, "Nick?"

"Yo!" greeted the other boy, wearing a dark purple jacket with his hood up. A white flowery apron was on his front as he offered a tray of freshly cooked takoyaki, "Free samples?"

"No thanks," declined Dom with a wave of his hand, "Isn't it strange for you to be selling in the middle of the shopping district? And how do you keep those things warm in the first place?"

"Some questions are better unanswered," said Nick with a mischievous smile, "Come on just take a few. Dia and the girl with you should be back from the hat shop a block from here, can't have them returning to you all hungry, aye? Be a man and give your women some grub."

"This is harassment, you know that?" muttered the male protagonist as he reluctantly took the plastic wrapped food, "And no. repeat the last line and I swear I'll send you to the hospital."

The other boy merely smirked as he said his goodbyes before walking away. Across the bustling crowds, Dom found the two girls running towards him. As always, Neptune had her limitless vigor about her while Dia gasped and wheezed while clutching her knees. As the brunette struggled to recover, the Goddess insistently tugged at his arm while pointing at her head.

"Well? Well? What do you think?" Neptune did a little twirl before making a cute pose. Suffice to say, the boy swallowed his laughter and gave her a curious look. A pink beanie cap covered most of her oddly colored hair, reducing her chances of sticking out like a sore thumb in a crowd. It also seemed like she wore a brand new coat, her old one hidden within a bag Dia carried.

Handing his best friend her food, the boy glanced back at the pouting CPU, apparently not happy on being ignored, "At least now we won't need to use the cosplay excuse. Hey Dia, time to go."

"Eh?" the brunette seemed to be startled at his words, "Where are we going now?"

"Some place high?"

Opening the rooftop door, light invaded her vision. Dia had to shield her eyes with her arms to prevent herself from going blind for a moment. Wind. The cool summer breeze blew by and refreshed her face. Taking slow careful steps, she opened her eyes bit by bit. Before her was a bustling metropolis, gray buildings standing high and tall, though it seemed like the building she was on proved to be taller than the rest. She had to squint her eyes for the white colored floor reflected too much light.

Instead, she turned her gaze towards the sky. Blue. So clear, and just a day ago it was so gray that she could barely see the sun. And the reason the weather was normal again was just behind her. Following her footsteps was Neptune, bursting out of the door and into the rooftop, her eyes wide in amazement while her jaw hung in awe. Not a moment later, Dom emerged from the door while scratching the back of his head, closing the door behind him before continuing forward.

"Well now, quite the view ain't it?" he asked, his voice being carried around by the wind, "Yakumo Telecommunications Main Building, scaling over six hundred and ninety two feet, might be half of Tokyo Tower's full height, but what the heck."

"It's so…. Windy here!" yelled Neptune, cupping her hands around her mouth.

"I don't know the exact height of the Nep-tower back in Planeptune," continued Dom, placing his hands within his pockets, "But maybe this'll give you a good reminder of home."

The Goddess spun around and gave him a questioning look, "is it okay to be here? I mean… Do you own this thing or what?"

"Own? Neptune, Dom doesn't own this building," answered Dia with an amused smile, "This is just one of the corporates that has allied itself with his parents' business."

"But that doesn't mean I can strut around like some douche, advertising it," snapped the boy, shooting the brunette an annoyed glare, "Don't think about it too much. It's not like the company's that big. It's just a small scale business, hell; this thing is even bigger than my mom and dad's."

"So you're like a billionaire then?" concluded the CPU, hitting her fist on her open palm.

"Of course not!" denied Dom, "Look, the parent subject is kinda sour. The thing is, we can stay here as long as we don't kill any humans by pushing them off. Dia, you take care of her, I'm going to try and find a vending machine. Neptune, stay behind the rails, and for all thing's sacred, don't jump…"

"Okay!" replied the Goddess with a happy smile.

"Hey, make it quick okay?" called the human girl, her words unheard as the door leading back down slammed shut. She sighed as she turned her attention back to the scenery before her. The landscape was filled with gray buildings, various establishments and heavy traffic. She could see the rail tracks of Tokyo station cutting across the land like some lazy snake.

This kind of atmosphere was making her sleepy. The damp smell of wet concrete, as weird as it was it kind of made her mind a bit drowsy. It's been a long time since she attended class, during these times she would be working hard during P.E. period. But then again, her summer vacation officially a week ago, so there wasn't any class to attend to. All she had to do then was to wait for Dom's classes to end so that she could tutor him.

Thinking back on the events that happened yesterday, her summer schedule just got crazier with the appearance of Neptune. It wasn't that she didn't like the little Goddess; it was just that her appearance was so unexpected the Dia had a hard time to react. She didn't know if the arrival of this girl would be for the better or for the worst, all that mattered was that she could at least enjoy herself. Besides that, the past few hours were more lively compared to spending the whole day either playing video games with her best friend or reading a book.

Spending her days like this, maybe it won't be too bad after all.

"Hey Dia."

"Something wrong, Neptune?"

"It's just like what you said," The Goddess leaned forward on the railings, the strands of hair poking out of her cap swaying, "This world really is different. You see this isn't the first time I've jumped dimensions. The first time I did it, I travelled through time into a parallel world. Okay, now that in itself was freaky, but it kinda gave me… comfort you know? I got see a few of my besties of friends, but it kinda sucks that they're babies you know? I also met a few familiar faces there too… But here…"

Neptune turned her head to the side, giving the human girl a small smile, "It's all gray. Colorless. It's weird how people like you and Dom get to have your color despite all of this."

"Color?" asked Dia, "What do you mean by that?"

"You're fun, interesting, and never boring," stated the purple girl while counting them on her fingers, "Same with your friend. You two are among the handful of people that I find interesting in this world."

"I guess I'll take that as a compliment then," giggled the brunette soon to be followed by the Goddess. At the back of her mind, she began to think, This girl's adapting impressively. To think that she'll be this comfortable with me and Dom. Kinda makes me worried if that guy didn't take her in. It's a good thing he did, though…

"Hey Neptune," she called.

"Wazzup?"

"Are you okay with this? I mean, being a videogame character? Don't you feel weird or anything?"

The Goddess pouted as she crossed her arms, "Really, Dia? Are you trying to make me feel bad?"

"Whoa, hold up there," the human girl raised her arms in surrender, "I-It's nothing like that! I'm just… curious on to what you feel. I mean… People in this world don't know that you exist; they think that you're nothing more than a drawing and numbers. Ah! Wait, no! I didn't mean it to be that harsh, but…. Well… What do you think, Neptune?"

"It's okay I guess," replied the CPU with a pondering look, "I never really thought about it until now."

"Really? Then you really are a hopeless person," said Dia with a bright smile.

"You're making fun of me, aren't you?" accused Neptune with another pout.

"Maybe I am?" teased the human girl. A moment passed by and both of them fell into laughter. It was a wonderful feeling, it was the same feeling she felt whenever she was with her best friend. She liked the way the Goddess thought things. Now that she thought of it, Divine Beings never had to stress themselves out from little problems such as existential crisis. Unlike normal humans, they were fine with whatever floats their boat. Sometimes Dia wished she could be like that, never having the need of overthinking things.

"Hey you two," called a voice, "stop laughing like maniacs, I can hear you two all the way from the first floor."

"Dummy, you're back!" cheered Neptune with a bounce on her feet.

"Here," Dom tossed Dia her cola which she promptly caught, "You owe me."

"Thanks," replied the brunette, she was too cheerful to gripe.

And then the boy pushed the Goddess over the rail, causing her to fall over the edge.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaa hhhhhhhhhhhhh….."

…..

Neptune fell.

"Y-Y-You…" the human girl struggled to force her words out as she pointed a trembling finger at the boy, "Y-You just p-pushed her?"

Dom dusted his hands as he looked at the brunette with a sigh, "told you, you'll owe me. Now that's one problem out of our li—"

"YOU JUST PUSHED LITTLE GIRL OFF A FUCKING BUILDING!"

"So?"

"THAT'S MURDER; YOU JUST COMMITTED MURDER IN FRONT OF ME! DON'T ACT LIKE THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I SHOULDN'T BE WORRIEED ABOUT!"

"Nah, she'll be fine. Besides, you do know I'm an impulsive kind of person."

"THAT'S NOT EVEN REMOTELY FUNNY!"

"Look, it'll take more than being pushed off a building to rid ourselves of that girl. She survived falling from the sky once, she can survive it again. If not, then our problems are solved."

"DAMMIT DOM, THIS IS SERIOUS!"

"You don't say?"

"THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO BE JOKING, DAMMIT!"

"I know, right?"

Dia smacked her forehead with her own palm, "You… Are you an idiot? That was totally uncalled for! Just how can you act so naturally after pushing a person off a building?!"

"I forgot to take my medicine," replied Dom with a mocking smile, hastily wiped off with an extreme pain in his nether region. As the pain grew worse, he fell on his knees and was breathing heavily, his vision began to blur too. The brunette stood with an outraged expression as she stomped her foot on the ground.

"Did you hit your head or something?!" she roared, grabbing the boy by the collar.

"Okay fine! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" cried the boy, desperately trying to release himself from the pissed girl, "Let me go already dammit! I swear I'll throw you off ne—Hey, Neptune's back."

The two cease their struggling as the form of the Goddess rose into the air in her HDD mode. As an added note, she was in her purple and black bodysuit once more, her long purple braids swaying along the wind. Within her hand was an elegant black and violet blade.

She was looking at Dom with red eyes.

"Oh shit…" that was the moment Dom ran for his life.

The sun was beginning to set and the trio still had no intention going home. Well, the two females at least had no plans, while the boy… Dom wanted nothing more than to go home. The only reason he hasn't was that a Divine Being had his wrist on a death grip and was now dragging him away from a roller coaster ride. Amusement park goers passed by the three of them, noisily chatting or complaining about nausea. Despite this, the boy could still hear Dia lecturing the little Goddess.

"….And furthermore, you do not, and I mean DO NOT transform just to ride a roller coaster, am I understood?" scolded the brunette, giving the CPU a sharp glare. This however went unheeded as Neptune maintained her bright smile, dragging the boy without a care in the world.

"Dia… please… help me…" pleaded Dom as his legs lost their strength and were now sliding on the ground as the CPU tugged on him.

"You dug yourself into that hole, now get yourself out," replied the girl in an uncaring tone.

"Damn… you…" hissed the boy as something caught Neptune's attention once more, dragging both him and Dia.

For the next hour, the trio spent most of their time jumping from ride to ride, playing various games and eating at countless snack bars. The little Goddess seemed to be enjoying herself to the fullest. All that time, the two humans accompanied her without a complaint (Dom having to shut his mouth due to Dia threatening to kick him again).

By the time the boy checked his watch, it was already half past five and Neptune still had no intention of going home. He glanced at the two girls over at a crane game, Dia doing her best to calm down a hot blooded Goddess from demolishing the game. That girl could be a handful sometimes.

He fished out his wallet and took a glance on its contents. Not bad, there was still enough for dinner and fare for the taxi. For some reason, he hated being the guy at these times. Dia was abusing the "be-a-gentleman" card to extreme levels. But then again this was Dia he was thinking about, he should be used to her by now. Though he could still consider surviving this day a miracle. Sure a lot of mishaps happened, Neptune going berserk from being pushed off a building and his best friend kicking him in the nuts and taking his money, but despite all that… It was kind of fun.

"Heh, fun…" he muttered in an amused tone, "Maybe it was… Huh?"

"Hey Dom!" called Dia, waving her arm from afar. Dom tilted his head and sent her a questioning look, only to see Neptune jumping up and down while tugging her arm. The brunette then continued, "Stay where you are! We're gonna go someplace private, okay? Jilt us and you're dead!"

With that they ran off in a hurry. With a sigh, the boy pinched the bridge of his nose, "That's why I told her not to drink that jumbo island punch…"

Seeing as those two will take a while in finding a restroom, the boy decided that searching for a bench to sit on would be wisest. With another sigh, he rubbed his left arm and felt a slight sting erupt from it. Wincing, he patted it a bit before settling himself. The injury he had from the explosion at his school was still fresh. Once this was all over, he'll need a proper day off.

"Hold on a second…" Dom sat straight up, his body tensing, "why do I get the feeling I'm forgetting something...?"

"Hey!"

Looking up, the two girls were walking towards his bench, Dia carrying an ice cream cone while the CPU was already eating hers. Taking the ice cream which was being offered to him, the boy stood up and said, "Well? Shall we go home? I think we had enough fun for today, don't you think?"

"Yup!" chirped Neptune between licks, "I'm kinda beat too. Maybe we can go again some other time? It's been really fun!"

The brunette scratched the back of her head as she said, "Well… It is getting late. Alright, time for a tactical retreat people. Showtime's over."

"Oh yeah! Bath time! Dinner!" cheered the Goddess as she clung on Dia's side.

Dom was about to follow them when he saw two strange things. One, a piece of paper fell from Neptune's pocket, and two… the Goddess… turned transparent for a moment. Blinking hard, the boy dismissed this as his imagination as a result of his tired mind. He needed sleep and fast.

"Hey Nep! You dropped thi—" he came to a halt mid-sentence as he kneeled to pick up the paper.

BADUMP

BADUMP

"What...?"

BADUMP

BADUMP

"Light… What the hell's happening?" Dom stood up and gazed around him. Everyone and everything just… froze. Looking above, the sky was purple and every single person had a gray color on them, as if they were statues from a long forgotten civilization. He glanced at Dia and Neptune, both frozen mid turn to look at him. Waving his hand before their faces gathered no reaction.

It was like time had frozen itself.

"Okay, now this shit is seriously weird…" grumbled the boy as he looked around, his breathing quickening by the second, "Oh crap, what the fuck now, universe? What the hell happened now?"

The paper held within his palm began to glow. This… This was the same paper he found in the area where he met Neptune. This was the same glowing paper back then. How, when… Dom glanced at the frozen Goddess and arrived at a conclusion. She had it all this time.

A few seconds passed, he gulped down the lump forming within his throat and gazed through the blinding light. His eyes widened as words appeared on the formerly blank paper.

Watch…

A grunt escaped him as the purple light burst forth. Dom felt something, he didn't know to exactly describe it but it was something mixed between the feeling of cold water running down your throat and a warm aura enveloping one's body. It made the hairs at the back of his neck stand along with forcing his breathing to become strained.

Images, thousands of images ran through his mind like it was a fast forwarded slide show or something. All of them passed by a split second, his mind not being able to process information that quickly to identify it. His head began to ache, thousands upon thousands of pictures cramming themselves into his mind, imprinting themselves and burning into his memory. But it wasn't just that, he voices began to speak to him and echo around him.

Dom fought the urge to pass out and resisted. He struggled to establish his own will against whatever was screwing with his mind. True that he didn't pass out, yet he failed to regain control of the stream. He didn't understand any of it, none of it he could make any sense of.

That is until he heard a voice that spoke clearly compared to the sea of others, and it felt like it was addressing him.

Help… her… Page… Read… home…

"Dom?"

The boy looked up to see Dia staring at him with concerned eyes, Neptune at her side giving him the same look. He looked around to see that the people were moving once again and that the air was no longer still. The sky above was a deep shade of vermillion as dusk slowly crept in. His eyes finally fell on the two people before him, still giving him worried looks.

He raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, forcing out a smile, "I-it's nothing… I must be more tired than I thought…"

"Really? You're white as ghost covered in flour!" commented the Goddess.

"Dom, are you sure you're okay?" questioned Dia with a hint of doubt.

"I'm fine, geez," he began to walk ahead, pocketing the paper within his coat pocket, "Let's go home…"

Nicolas Notes:

Greetings once more dear reader. I do hope you're enjoying yourself.

And so another chapter comes to a close in the story of our two protagonists. I had a lot of fun writing this chapter, as well as getting stressed out on a number of parts. I don't really have much to say other than I apologize for any grammar errors or spelling mistakes that you may have come across. Neptune's still a hard character to write, yet I did my best.

Please note that if there's anything I'm missing or doing wrong, please do not hesitate to tell me in the reviews. You may also PM if you wish and as always, i will answer all of your questions to the best of my ability.

Dango Daikozoku is borrowed from Clannad.

Black Rock Shooter theme was from Huke and supercell.

Please don't hit me, I couldn't resist XD

So yes. That is all.

I'll see you all next time.

YAHOO~