Title: Logical Requiem
Characters: Reincarnated!Sho/Reincarnated!Neku (Father/Son relationship—not pairings!)
Rating: M-Mild Violence
Warnings: Spoilers for end of the game. Takes place 300 years after the official game.
Summary: Sho tries his life anew as a math teacher aged 22, after completing his course in Uni. With the present and past holding a missing link, it is soon evident that his life so far, had been hurdles that even he can't recall. One day, he finds Pi-Face's cap beyond the Shibuya River, only then does his life as an unwilling trouble magnet begins, the first signs being that a familiar student with headphones and a sketchy past enters his first session...
Notes: Co-written with Houkai-Amplifier. (DeviantART)
Known Characters involved in this Chapter: Sho, Neku, Joshua.

-Day 6-

Three Noise symbols later and it was Mission complete. Sho was pretty satisfied with himself, but very proud of his younger partner. Those Taboo Noise were a pain in the vector to confront, but it was all zetta worth it in the end.
However, seeing Neku's Aunt today bothered him, a lot. "All in a good day's Mission, eh Phones?" Sho asked as he stretched a bit, "Why don't we find a place to sit down? The battle strain zetta bytes."

Neku relaxed a little. The last few battles definitely tested his endurance. He nodded. "Yeah."
It wasn't hard to find a seat in this region. They both sat down at the first park bench they saw. Neku yawned out of fatigue. "That wasn't that bad..."

Sho happily followed, and keeping to his thoughts, wondering what would be the right thing to do once they get back to the RG.
Once they sat down, he made his mind up, and turned to Neku, smiling somewhat. "Hey Phones? I saw your Aunt today, and... it got me thinking..." he started hesitantly.

Neku looked over at him curiously and got a little defensive. "What about her?"

"I don't like her attitude. And something tells me you don't like being around her, too. But enough about that. We've admitted our problems. I felt much better explaining myself on Day 4. You're full of surprises and potential, that's quality, not garbage. It's a zetta shame no one else can see that..." Sho stated simply, ignoring Neku's slightly confused expression.
"If we do get a second chance... what would you say if I went to the law and asked for rights to your custody?" he asked hopefully.

Neku had to think twice about what Sho had just asked. A hopeful smile crept onto his confused face. A sense of hope immediately sunk into his heart. "Y-you're serious?" he asked in disbelief.
Neku trusted Sho enough to know that he wouldn't joke about this sort of thing. He looked to the ground with a big smile. "I... don't know what to say..." he said somewhat cheerfully. Could this really be happening?

"I don't josh, Neku. I mean it." Sho confirmed with an elated glint in his eyes, "But I take that as a yes?"

Neku looked back over at Sho and nodded a little. No more putting up with his Aunt. He could finally get the independence he's wanted.

Sho smiled. The teen's happiness was a rare beauty in a world of garbage. The smile, however, turned into a cheeky smirk.
"For being so cold on me for the first few days, I owe you a headache!" he laughed, and proceeded on tickling his partner playfully.

Caught off guard, Neku couldn't help but to laugh. "H-hey, that's not fair!" he objected as he squirmed around.

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After three minutes spent on laughter, Sho backed off, still chuckling. "That's better than sitting around in misery, hey? Do you feel much better now?" he asked, before he briefly messed with Neku's hair.

Neku kept a smile on his face. "I'll bet you do now too."

"All we have 2 do now..." Sho started in a warm tone, looking at the scenery ahead of him, "Is 2 last Day 7. What would be in store for us?"

Before Neku could answer, he caught a glimpse of a silver haired teen in the crowd. His smile vanished once he could distinguish Joshua standing in the distance. He held himself back from charging towards Josh, but gave him a deathly glare. You...