Neku's very first pin in the Game was something that allowed him to control fire.
So it was no suprize that the element didn't scare him one bit, in fact he respected it even more than before.
So when the apartment complex next to his suddenly exploded into bursts of flame, he wasn't the least bit intimidated by it and went to see if he could help. Aparently some tourist decided it would be fun to set his rental building on fire while his neighbors were all at work.
Not everyone worked, though.
While the police were chasing the culprit, a tall, lanky young man with flamered hair in a black cloak, Neku decided to dive into the burning building to help his favorite neighbor, elderly, deaf and half blind Miss Morgani.
He was just shoving her out the door, when the entire frame collapsed, trapping him in the burning apartment.
He was screwed.
As he got as close to the ground as possible, the teen swore that he was about to enter the UG again. There was no way anyone would get him dug out in time, no possible way the firemen could get to him before the smoke choked him out.
Unable to breathe and unwilling to move, Neku curled up and waited for his body to succumb to the flames and smoke, and more debris that had decided to bury him under several feet of roofing and wood. He felt himself grow tired...his breathing slowed...And finally, his eyes closed, and he relaxed.
This isn't so bad...was his last thought before he passed out for the last time, the heat of the fire getting hotter by the second. His clothes were already aflame.
It was only after he began regaining consciousness that he realized that the heat had died down to a pleasant warmth...and the hard ground was actually his couch. There was a fire, but it was pleasant and small, and contained in his fireplace.
Utterly both relieved and confused, the teen looked around groggily. His eyes caught a bright yellow sticky note on his log pile. Curious, he picked it up to read its elegant script.
Do refrain from imitating a sectioned off piece of tree in the future, Neku.
