Ok so this is gonna be a really long chapter but most of it about the date anyway. I had a bunch of ideas but some of them just didn't connect right so I had to use something else. Just so you know, I've decided a name for Ryou's sword and pyro blade is what I came up with since it has pyrokineses.
By the way, just like many other writers here, reviews are really important to me because they keep me and the story going. They keep me motivated and determined to do my best on writing the next chapters because I know that the readers are helping me out with helpful suggestions, criticisms or just plain comments on the events of the story. I'm not forcing you to comment but if you do, I'd really appreciate it so much. Umm…sorry if I was a bit rash. I just needed to say that.
Now that that's settled, let's move on to the 'date' chapter. Hopefully there will be more chapters like this to come.
The World Begins With You
Chapter 9: First Date
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Saturday…the day that Neku's been thinking for two days straight now and finally that day has come. This day will forever be marked in his memory as his first date. The bad thing about it is a certain person named Sho Minamimoto who's been rather bored lately. He apparently heard about the date as well which works as serious bad luck for the two. Hopefully, Eri, Beat, Rhyme, Nana, and Ryou will be able to work something out with this.
"Hmm…I knew I shouldn't have come here too early" Neku thought as he stared at the blue morning sky and then at the statue of Hachiko. The meeting time was 10:30 but Neku decided to be there at 10:00 because it was his first date and he wanted to be extra careful even if that meant going extra early.
From a far away distance, Eri and the rest of the crew were making preparations with the help of Hanekoma himself. He gave them all disguises which made them look like totally different people. He also lent them a noise tracker (which Hanekoma only had two) just in case Sho decided to raise hell on the date.
"You know, Beat…" Eri began "If you only just told Mr. H about the date without being so loud in doing so, we wouldn't have to use these extra measures"
Beat wasn't paying attention to what Eri was saying because he was too busy practicing his 'spying' techniques. One of them included walking like a total idiot (which he thought made him look less suspicious) and hoping Neku nor Shiki would suspect that he would be following them.
"I'M TALKING TO YOU, DIMWIT!" Eri yelled as she threw Mr. Mew right at Beat's face and knocked him flat on the ground. Yesterday, Shiki asked Eri to look after the stuffed cat so that she could focus on the date although neither she nor Neku still knew that Eri and the rest would be spying on them.
"Awright, awright, my bad. You really should try baseball 'coz that pitch was tough as nails, yo…" The blonde said as he rubbed his forehead which had a red mark that resembled Mr. Mew's face.
After a few more minutes, Hanekoma left the group and said that it was because it wasn't his 'fight' and was only an observer. He also said to keep a close watch on Sho because that guy can think of anything when he's bored.
Neku checked the time on his phone to see that it was already 10:20. "Time sure passes by fast…" He thought before he suddenly felt a soft tap on his back which made him drop his phone by accident. "Oh, s-sorry, Neku!"
Neku quickly picked up his phone and turned around to see Shiki who had a worried expression on her face. "Don't worry, it's not broken" He assured as he showed her the phone which was still in one piece.
"Anyway…" Neku began as he reached in his pocket and took out a small slip of paper "Here, take this" Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a ticket for a new amusement park in a new district inside Shibuya called Yokkasune. Actually, that area's been in renovation even before the reaper's game started and was only finished a week ago.
"Wow, I thought we were we just gonna take a look around Yokkasune but you even managed to get these. That's pretty thoughtful of you" Shiki said with a giggle which made Neku blush slightly. "Well…I thought we'd do something more fun than tour around. We can still look around Yokkasune before heading to the place if you want" He said which made Shiki blush slightly as well. She'd been seeing more new sides of Neku ever since the Angel's game started.
Eri and the rest of the crew watched the two walk off and head towards the scramble. "Well what do you know, I guess Neku's not completely clueless at this after all," Eri said with a relieved tone
"We should get started now. We can't let anything spoil the date!" Rhyme suggested with a fire in her eyes which surprised everyone, especially her older brother. "You're jus' growin' up too fast, yo…"
They weren't the only ones on the move. Sho was quietly watching the two and waited for a chance for him to have some fun of his own.
Since Yokkasune was beyond the A-East district, they passed through Dogenzaka from the Scramble and headed to A-East from there.
"Hey, Neku" Shiki began which made him turn his head towards her "Do you know why they call the place Yokkasune?" She asked with a smile. Neku shook his head and asked her what it meant.
"Well it's actually a mix of two words. 'yokka' which means 'the fourth day' and Kitsune which you should know already means 'fox'. There was a legend about that place about 500 years ago. There was a prince who wanted to marry a girl from a rival clan. They knew that the leaders wouldn't approve of it so they ran away. One day though, they were found by the clan of the girl and the prince was banished. The prince told the girl that on the fourth day of the next month, he would come get her with an ancient treasure that was passed down his family. That treasure turned out to be a mystical fox that could disguise itself as anything. Using that ability, the fox managed to lead the girl back to the prince and they escaped to a place where they lived in peace,"
"I see" "I guess she did some research on it. The part about marrying from a rival clan kinda sounds like Romeo and Juliet though…" Neku thought before he and Shiki continued on to Yokkasune.
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After a couple more minutes, they reached the district of Yokkasune which was jam packed right now with tons of people walking around the area.
"Wow…there's so many people here but I guess that's pretty normal since this place only opened a week ago" Shiki said as she looked at all the people walking by. Most of the girls among those people already had shopping bags with them which made Shiki focus her eyes on all the shops around the district.
Neku immediately saw the excited look in Shiki's eyes and sighed "I suspected something like this would happen. Oh well, I guess it wouldn't hurt too much"
Just like he thought, Shiki decided to spend a little time browsing through the stores while dragging Neku in the process but this time, Neku didn't really seem to mind. He was even enjoying it a bit and even bought a little something for himself. He didn't know why he wasn't feeling annoyed like usual but he didn't really wanna think about that right now.
After about an hour of shopping and looking around the large district of Yokkasune, the two decided that it was about time they headed to the amusement park which was located all the way at the back of the district although due to its huge size, you could see it as soon as you entered Yokkasune.
At Yokkasune Kingdom… (Neku thought this name sounded kinda cheesy…)
."This place is huge! It's like the biggest amusement park I've ever seen!" An excited Shiki said as she looked at the gigantic park that spread as far as the eyes could see. There were rides of all kinds and buildings that were probably used for the indoor rides and sights.
"Well, what do you wanna try first, Shiki?" Neku asked his companion who was shifting her gaze back and forth, trying to decide which ride they should try.
Finally, her eyes stopped on a roller coaster which was full of twists, twirls, circles and was even longer than your usual roller coaster. Even the name was self explanatory and was enough to make Neku gulp.
"'Death's messenger' huh…? Darn, I knew something like this would happen. Well, here goes nothing…" Neku thought with a slightly fearful expression which Shiki quickly noticed. "Neku, are you feeling alright?" She asked which drew Neku out of his chain of thought.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go fall in line" Neku said as he started for the entrance. Shiki looked at him suspiciously then eventually followed him in as well.
Moments later, another group also decided to ride the roller coaster. Eri, Nana, and Rhyme followed Neku and Shiki inside while Beat and Ryou were ordered to continue a look out for the little demon known as Sho Minamimoto. So far, he hasn't acted but that didn't mean they could let their guard down.
After a few minutes of waiting, it was finally Neku and Shiki's turn. Subsequently, it was also the three girl's turn to ride the same one as them. While they were in line, Neku thought they looked a bit familiar but the disguises were just too good for even Neku to see through them.
The coaster slowly rose to the highest point of the ride. Neku kept full composure at first but that changed when he could finally see rock bottom from where he was. "Come on, Neku. Fight it. You…can't panic…not now. Alright, bring it!" As soon as he finished pumping himself up, the coaster dropped at full speed
which made everyone start screaming at the top of their lungs. Well, everyone except Neku of course who was busy trying to hold it in. Inside though, he was screaming like a madman gone even madder.
Neku braved all the twists and turns with determination. For the whole ride, he was able to keep his cool except for the parts where the coaster made sudden and quick drops but he managed to counter his fear by concentrating on something else like jerking his leg continuously just to take the fear away. He couldn't possibly close his eyes because that would make Shiki think he was afraid which was obviously what Neku didn't want to happen.
Meanwhile…
"I'm friggin' bored, yo! I was seriously calling dibs on ridin' that thing but instead I get stuck with watch duty" Beat sighed although Ryou was just fine with watch duty. He was just silently standing on the edge of the rooftop, staring at all the people walking by.
"If it's for our friends than I don't mind…" He mumbled which made Beat sigh again. "Well yeah, I guess ya got a point. I mean this is the first time those two got on a date so I'll cut em' some slack" Ryou shifted his eyes towards Beat upon hearing the word 'date'. "I've never been on a date before. What's it like…?"
Beat shook his head and shrugged "Sorry, man. You askin' the wrong dude. We on the same boat, yo" he explained with a sad tone before Mr. Mew suddenly decided to ask something. "What's a date? Is that some kind of food?"
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Back at the date…
"I-I managed. Damn, that felt like hell…" An exhausted Neku thought as he tried to stop his legs from shaking. The ride was already done but his legs apparently weren't. Shiki had been observing Neku up to this point and came up with a conclusion on why he'd been acting so awkward the whole duration of the ride.
"Neku, you're scared of roller coaster rides, aren't you?" Shiki asked with a grin which made Neku's eye twitch. "Damnit…caught red handed. Guess I could try lying…"
"It's just that my doctor said that I'm…not supposed to be exposed to too much sudden jerking. It affects…my focus and makes my head hurt"
Shiki could clearly tell that he was lying. She had him cornered like a rat for the first time in a long time and she was enjoying it "Oh really~ then explain to me why this doesn't happen to you when you're fighting noise. I'm sure those fights have more jerking around than 3 rides combined"
"Grr…this is like one of those cop videos…" He thought before seeing Shiki's grin suddenly turned into a warm smile.
"Neku, it's alright with me if you're afraid. We're all afraid of something and it's not something we should be embarrassed about. I'm kind of afraid of dark places, Nana's afraid of skeletons and Eri's afraid of spiders. 'Just be who you are'. It's a phrase I heard before and it's stuck to my head ever since"
Neku still remained silent but Shiki could tell that he didn't feel the same way he did a few minutes ago.
Right behind them were Eri and the two other girls who were watching the touching scene go by. "Aww…that's just so cute. This is turning out to be a pretty good first date after all" Eri said before seeing the two exit the area.
After riding a few more rides (which Neku no longer had any problems with), they decided to take a quick break and get some grub before seeing what else the park had to offer.
During that break, an announcement was heard throughout the whole park. "Attention all you hecto- I mean folks! We're gonna be holding a contest in 30 minutes over at the main dome. Magnificent prizes will be awarded to all the winners so get down here and have some fun! See you there!"
"That voice…Sho?! The hell's he doing here?" Neku was sure he just heard Sho and everyone else who knew him were sure of that too. He was finally on the move and so were Eri and her crew. They switched the noise tracker to full capacity and continued to follow their targets on their date.
When they got to the main dome, Sho was standing on a tall platform with his megaphone ready in his hand. "For starters, we're holding this event to commemorate the history of Yokkasune. You know what day it is, right? That's right, digits, it's the fourth of November and the legend of Yokkasune takes place on the fourth day of that month if you didn't know. Now, on to the main part. Contestants will go through a series of stages as they go through the whole legend of Yokkasune. Now, if you would kindly enter the dome"
The doors to the giant dome swung open and numerous contestants immediately went inside. Neku and Shiki were still thinking though whether or not they should trust him.
"Well, if you two don't wanna go in then suit yourself. By the way, the grand prize is 50, 000 yen and a little something extra. You've got 5 minutes to make up your mind coz' that's when these doors will close. See you inside if you decide to try it"
Sho slowly walked inside the dome leaving the two teens still confused. They didn't even know how in the world Sho even got to be the host in the first place. Every single bit of it spelled the word "Suspicious"
Then again, Shiki thought it might be kind of fun to try it. There was the fact that Sho was on their side now so she didn't think there would be any extreme danger although she still knew that Sho was the kind of person who always had a plan. It's like there was a blueprint installed in his brain.
Ultimately though, Shiki made up her mind and decided to try it. Neku still had a ton of doubts but since Shiki wanted to go for it, it didn't seem like Neku had much of a choice.
Once inside, Sho did a bit more explaining before telling them one piece of advice which lingered in each contestant's head. "A little heads up, everyone. Those of you who get scared shitless by the sight of the undead should back out now because you won't last a second in the third maze"
Some contestants decided to actually back out because of that warning. They had no idea that there would be a part like that. Neku and Shiki decided to go through with it though and apparently, so did Eri and co. who were still in disguise.
Finally, Sho ordered everyone to enter separate tunnels. There were about 20 of them so there were more than enough. If the contestants were a pair (Neku, Shiki) or more (like Eri, Nana, and Ryou), then they could enter the same tunnel although obviously the prize will be split if that group wins.
The first maze wasn't really like a maze at all but more like a physical test. The scene was about the first escape of the prince and the girl from their rivalling clans.
There were a ton of obstacles like pendulum punching bags or having to swing down a rope unto a platform about 10 feet away. Around those obstacles were dark pits and if they fell into them, they'd be disqualified for the next round.
Beat and Rhyme's team were doing pretty well. Because of Beat's physical stature and strength, he was able to breeze through most of the obstacles while helping his little sister in the process.
Eri's team (which was composed of her, Nana, and Ryou) were doing pretty good too although Nana was disqualified when she fell off a balancing stick and fell into the pit. Eri and Ryou were about to quit too because of concern for their friend but Sho's voice stopped them from doing so.
"Don't worry coz' anyone who falls in the pit just gets sent back to the entrance so there's nothin' to be zetta worried about. If you don't hurry, you might lose so get your butts moving" The echoing voice made Eri and Ryou decide to continue on.
One of the advantages of having a team of two or more was that the current area needed some teamwork in order to get through and teamwork was the exact thing that Neku and Shiki had plenty of.
"I guess all that fighting together in the reaper's game paid off right, Neku?" Shiki asked her team-mate who nodded in agreement. It seemed that those two were the second ones to finish the course since Beat and Rhyme finished first. Eri's team and a few other teams also made it through to the next round.
The next round's scene was about the prince and the girl's time in hiding from their clans. This stage was more of a mental challenge which entailed a series of brain twisters like finding clues and or hidden entrances and such.
"Hey Neku, look over here. It says 'Let the darkness be your way. Let the light lead you astray'. What do you think that means?" Shiki asked as she looked at a sign post and then at her surroundings. They were in a deep forest which looked pretty real. The scene was evening and had a big bright moon in the sky.
Neku stared at the heavenly body for a moment, trying to figure out what the message meant. "Hmm…we're in a dark forest. There's only one source of light here which is obviously this big moon right here. The goal is obviously to try and find the exit…"
Shiki saw that there were 2 paths. One path lied directly under the moon and therefore had more light, and another path which was a bit farther from the moon and had less light. "Hey Neku, I think the message means we should take the darker path. Let's go!" Shiki immediately ran off to the darker path but Neku immediately saw something that changed his mind. "Shiki, Wait!"
The ground under Shiki suddenly fell off but Neku dashed in just in time to grab her hand, preventing her from falling to a now revealed pit. "W-What just happened?!" Shiki yelled as she continued to hang from Neku's hand until he finally pulled her up.
"That was the wrong one, Shiki. Look over there" Neku replied as he pointed to a direction opposite the most lit path. The lit path apparently made a shadow which engulfed part of the forest in darkness. "But there's nothing th-" Shiki suddenly remembered the sign's message and smiled.
"Oh, I get it now. That darker path was just a distraction. They hoped we would fall for it since it was the darker path of the two but there was actually one more path that was darker than all the rest. Did I get it right?" She asked and Neku nodded.
It was hard to see at first but eventually the dark path became brighter and brighter until they saw a door with the word "Exit" on it.
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Eri and Ryou made it through the stage too although Beat and Rhyme unfortunately weren't able to. Rhyme was smart for her age but not smart enough to prevent Beat from convincing them both to take the less darker path and not the one that Neku and Ryou's team took.
Before they entered the door for the last stage, Shiki paused herself and looked at Neku with a fearful expression on her face. "Neku, I-I'm not so sure about this…" She mumbled which made Neku smile.
"Hey, if I got through my fear then I'm sure you'll do just fine. Just stay behind me alright?" Neku calmly asked which turned Shiki's fearful look into a happy one. "Alright, thanks Neku"
Only two teams remained; Ryou's team and Neku's team. The other teams fell pray to the riddle of the last stage and Neku wouldn't actually be surprised if that whole stage was Sho's doing. The minute they entered the stage, they were greeted by Sho's voice.
"Welcome to the last stage of the ride! The last scene is about the prince's journey to obtain the secret treasure which could free his love from her stupid clan. The legend states that the treasure was hidden deep inside a cave where the dead rest and let me tell you this: They don't like to be disturbed. Not one bit"
Just that phrase was enough to send a chill down Shiki's spine which made her grip Neku's arm tightly, which in turn made the boy blush slightly before they continued down the dark cave-like scenario.
Ryou and Eri were in the same area but at a different spot. "Errgghh…this place gives me the creeps…" Eri complained as Ryou held up his pyro blade for more light. A few steps further in, a slimy creature suddenly caught Eri's attention and gave her the creeps while it was at it.
"I-Is that…" She began as her eyes scanned the object in front of them. Shiki said earlier that Eri was afraid of spiders and in some odd stroke of luck, that was the thing that stood right in front of them. It wasn't any ordinary spider though. You could say it about 50 times the size of a real one.
"SPIDER!!!!!!!!" Eri screamed at the top of her lungs as she grabbed Ryou by his cloak and started running like crazy, literally dragging Ryou in the process who hit his head on a few rocks along the way.
Shiki gripped Neku's arm even tighter at hearing that loud shriek. "Neku, Wh-What was that scream?!?!" She asked loudly before Neku ordered her to let go of his arm or he would've suffered permanent nerve damage.
Moments later, they could hear rapid and loud footsteps that were getting closer and closer to them until they finally caught sight of Eri and Ryou who rammed into Neku with the force of a rocket.
"Owowowowow…" Eri groaned as she rubbed her forehead. Once Neku's vision normalized, he finally realized that the girl was actually the red-headed Eri, mostly because her wig had just come off. "I knew it was you! Then that means that's Ryou, right?" Neku said, eye twitching rapidly.
Even after Neku took Ryou's wig off, it was still hard to recognize his face due to all the rocks that came in contact with it during Eri's moment of completely losing it. "Wow…he looks like he just came from a boxing match with Muhammad Ali…" Shiki added before Eri started apologizing to the violet haired boy.
Little did they know, the giant spider followed their trail to that exact point and was now right behind them. Before Eri could go psycho again, Ryou sliced the spider in half with his pyro blade, revealing that it was just a machine and not really Spiderman's long lost cousin.
"When Shiki said you were scared of spiders, I didn't think you were this scared…" Neku commented which made Eri blush in embarrassment. "L-Let's just move on shall we…?"
The group proceeded through the dark and slimy cave until they came across a large section with a box in the middle. Apparently, it looked like a music box of some sort. Beside the box was a card which Neku read aloud. "Brave through the undead to find what you seek but beware, for their hunger is at its peak" "Geez…what's up with all the rhyming?"
There were also fake swords there and directions telling Neku and the rest to take one. "I don't know why we need these things but oh well" Shiki said before they continued onwards. After a few steps, figures with green skin and deformed faces slowly started to close in on them.
Both Eri and Shiki rushed behind the two boys with 'scared to death' kind of expressions. "Z-Z-Zom…bie…" Eri mumbled before Ryou decided to do what he does best: slash stuff. Turns out that it was actually what you're supposed to do. When the wooden sword came in contact with the ghoul, the figure suddenly vanished. That action made Neku inspect the wooden sword to see a small red light bulb inside it.
"These zombies are just holograms. See the red light on the sword? My guess is that it acts like a price scanner in a supermarket only it actually works when it hits something" Neku explained before swinging the sword at a zombie, making it disappear right after.
"We…" Ryou began "Should probably hurry. They're growing more in number…"
Neku and the rest raced through the area, slashing any zombies or flying creatures that tried to touch them. They didn't know what would happen if they're actually touched by the holograms but they didn't want to know anyway. It probably had something to do with being disqualified.
After a while, they reached an area which looked like the end of the road. Inside was a fox which was stood in front of them.
"Humans" The fox began "I am impressed by your will to come here but I must test your knowledge before serving you as my master. Answer this question and I am yours to command. What is…the name of the girl whom is the love of the prince?"
Neku, Eri, and Ryou were absolutely clueless although a blush came across Shiki's face for some unknown reason. "Shiki, do you know?" Neku asked his date who quickly nodded, still blushing. "I-It's…Shiki…" She said which made her friends' jaws drop in surprise.
"A-Are you serious?!?!" Eri and Neku exclaimed as Ryou continued to watch the fox which smiled at the group.
"Very good, human. As promised, I am now yours to command" the fox vanished immediately after finishing its sentence. Moments later, the lights in the area turned off and a big screen appeared right in front of them. It was kind of like watching a movie on the big screen.
The video was about the conclusion of the legend of Yokkasune. About how the prince used the fox to save the girl and how they escaped the grasp of their clans and escaped to a peaceful place where they lived happily in love. At the end of the video, the prince and the girl were shown along with the fox and one small boy and girl who were most likely their children and on that note, the video ended and the lights turned back on.
"Congratulations, you are the winners. I gotta say, you did pretty zetta good. I haven't had this much fun in ages!" A clapping Sho said who suddenly appeared through a door.
Sho revealed that he was actually a staff member of the amusement park which greatly shocked everyone. He was hired as an event manager because of his talent in forming up ideas in a flash and also because his brain was just so darn powerful. When he heard about the date, he immediately thought of the legend of Yokkasune since it was kind of related to a date…in a way. The owner thought the idea was simply astounding and decided to give him full control of the event.
"…I guess this noise tracker was plain useless then. I really thought you were gonna use some taboo noise…" Eri said, putting the device in her pocket.
Unfortunately, Eri and Ryou were disqualified from the event ever since the third round started because Ryou sliced up the mechanical spider which is obviously something you're not supposed to do.
That meant that Neku and Shiki were the winners. Sho handed them a check for the money and something else which made the two blush crimson red. It was a picture of Shiki gripping Neku's arm when they first entered the third stage. It actually did look pretty cute and touching which made Sho laugh his heart out at their reaction.
"You…" Neku mumbled as he put his headphones on "YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY, YOU ASSHOLE?!?!"
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It was now evening in the park and everyone was enjoying some delicious food that one of the restaurants inside the park had. Eri confessed that they followed Neku and Shiki because they wanted their first date to be an unforgettable one.
Mission accomplished though because that's exactly what was done. When Neku was done with his food, he decided to step outside the restaurant for some fresh evening air. Outside, Neku recalled everything that happened that day as he stared at the flickering stars that hovered over all the rides.
Unknowing to him, Shiki slowly creped up behind Neku and yelled out his name loud enough to make him lose his balance. "D-Don't do that…"
Shiki couldn't help but chuckle at her friend's reaction. "Sorry, Neku. I just had to do that" She said which made him shake his head and smile, as if saying that he didn't mind. "Anyway, what're you doing here?"
Shiki moved beside him and started staring at the stars as well. "I could ask you the same thing" She replied which made Neku look at her with an 'I asked you first' kind of look.
"Well" Shiki began "I thought I'd get some fresh air. How bout' you?" She asked and Neku nodded. "Same"
There were a few moments of silence and stargazing until Shiki finally decided to break that silence. "Umm…Neku?" She said, gaining his attention.
"Thanks…for today. I haven't had this much fun in a long time. I really appreciate it, Neku" She said with a warm and grateful smile which made Neku do the same. "I guess I should be thanking you too…so…thanks"
At that moment, Shiki and Neku's eyes focused on each other and stayed that way for about 10 seconds before a blush came up on their faces which made their heads turn opposite each other, finally realizing what they were doing.
"Hey, you guys! They servin' up dessert so you better haul it back here before we eat It all, yo!" Beat yelled from a distance with traces of vanilla ice cream already present on his face. On top of his head was Mr. Mew who also had traces of ice cream all over his face.
Shiki waved at the two and smiled "Alright, we're coming! Guess we should head back now, Neku" She said before running back into the restaurant.
Neku stopped himself for a moment to entertain one last thought before heading back inside to eat dessert with his friends.
"This is one day…I don't think I'll ever forget"
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And it's finished! Whew I'm beat. I think I'm gonna take a short nap after this.
I just wanted to say thank you to all the readers who've been reading up to this point. This long chapter also serves as a thank you gift from me to you for taking time off to read this. I hope to write more chapters like this in the near future.
Also, I've already drawn Neku's noise form and have uploaded it on my account in deviantart. It's gibder(.)deviantart(.)com if you didn't know. It's far from good but hey, I don't really have much experience in drawing so no flaming please…
Well…I'm heading to bed now. See you!"
