Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Lightz, I saw your review. Thanks for the love; I'll try to incorporate your adages into future chapters.

Chapter 3: Time Flies

"Neku, I just wanted to know why you and Beat haven't been getting along lately."

"Rhyme…"

"Please, would you just tell me what's been bothering you? He's been pretty bummed out lately."

"Since the Game ended, I've been trying to find myself, learn more about the world around me, improve who I am as a person. Meanwhile, Beat is constantly slacking off, skating and missing school to do God knows what…"

"Well, time DOES fly when you're having fun."

"If that's the case, his clock must have booster rockets attached. I'm sure Joshua will be happy when Beat soars right back into the Reapers' Game."

"You really are a depressing person, Neku. You know that?"


Author's Note: I make it a point to do an author note with every chapter, but considering how frequently this fic is being updated, I think I will avoid them for the most part unless I specifically have something to say.

Crow