Comment: Hello! Sorry it took me so long to put up this chapter! Oh and before I forget: shout out to Kuvica, Music of Shadows, and axellinayra for the follows! THANK YOU! SO FRIGGIN' MUCH! … You don't even know how much happiness is pouring out of my soul... ( - )" Anyways, don't mind me! Enjoy!

Rating: T for Neku's potty mouth

Disclaimer: I do not own TWEWY (I'm sorry I didn't put this in the other chapters I forgot about it till someone pointed it out...)

Neku stares too stunned to say anything. The other just smiles obviously pleased at the reaction.

"Where the hell have you been?" Neku finally gets out, bitter anger starting to rebuild making its way out of his sea of emotions.

Joshua continually smirks unfazed, "Hm, wouldn't you like to know?"

"Joshua, don't screw with me."

"I'm not Neku, I'm not even touching you."

"Rrgh! Joshua that's not what I meant y-" a sneeze effectively stops Neku's insult.

Neku decides to just give it up seeing as it had been the same the other past times.

"I just came to check-up on my dear, dear Partner since he was sick," the other says handing Neku a tissue. Neku gives a sullen thanks as he takes it.

"Ugh, you could've been a normal being and just texted me that you were coming…"

"But Neku~" Joshua coos the corners of his mouth perking up. "What fun would that be?"

"…Forget I even asked…" the ex-Player mutters warily glaring at the other. He was still uneasy at the sudden appearance of his previous killer. Why the heck was Joshua here anyways?

'To shoot me again?' Neku thought uneasily joking to himself. Though he doubted it there was no telling what Joshua had in mind. Ever.

Joshua looked at him openly staring at the younger boy. Neku squirmed under the violet eyes.

"Hmm… And here I was thinking that you had actually trusted me!" he says dramatically and gives a pout. "You did say that didn't you, Neku?"

"What?" Neku's eyebrows furrowed at the statement. Then he deadpanned in understanding. "Are you scanning me?"

Joshua's small leer was the answer. "God!… Why are you so difficult, Joshua?"

"Nice touch there with the title 'God', although I think hearing you say 'Master' would be nice -"

"JOSHUA!"

The shout caused Neku to cough roughly shaking the bed.

Joshua gave a giggle. "I'm sorry Neku, it's your fault for handing me so many opportunities…"

Neku's face was beet-red as he tried to close his stuttering mouth, "Y-you…" He turns away trying to scrape up what was remaining of his dignity.

The Composer briefly chuckled at him before letting a distant stare pierce the opposite wall he was leaning against.

"Let's just say," he began. "That I'm taking precautions by visiting you."

Neku throws a confused glance at Joshua, but is unable to catch his gaze.

"What's that suppose to mean?"

Joshua's wistful look is replaced by his all too familiar smug smile. "Consider it a sign of concern, dear."

The color on Neku's face had come down, but still had a leftover flush. He gave a 'hmph' and muttered something on the lines of 'I knew you wouldn't give me a straight answer'.

Joshua stretched out lazily across Neku's bed hands behind his head. Neku realized a look of disturbance on his face.

Feeling his gaze, Joshua abruptly turned towards Neku violet clashing against blue. Neku winced slightly and gulped.

"Neku."

Neku watched him with cautious eyes. "Yes?…"

"There's… Let me check something really quick."

"Uh… Joshua I'm not really - "

Neku's mouth snapped shut when Joshua's eyelids drooped and his palm pressed firmly against his chest.

'What is he doing?' Neku thought getting even more anxious. Joshua's seriousness had already put him edge… So what was the matter now?

The Composer didn't say anything as he brought his hand back. His eyes opened a moment later.

"Ask next time would you?" Neku says a moment later trying to steer everything back to familiar waters.

And just like that, Joshua's expression went back to normal. "And what if I don't?"

As Joshua giggled, Neku felt a wave of relief come over him. "Just shut up, would you?"

"Oh my, Neku are you smiling?" Joshua grins at him. "I must say, you look so much cuter when you smile."

C-cute-r?! "Okay now you're just being intolerable…" He felt his headache coming back… Turning away and grabbing a tissue from the box he asks, "So… what were you…'checking'?"

"Nothing to be concerned about, dear," the silverette quickly responds twirling a lock of hair around his finger as he watched Neku wipe his dripping nose.

Neku narrows his eyes slightly. There was a hint of worry behind that facade.

"But here - " the Composer pulls out a pill bottle from his back pocket tossing it to Neku. "For that cough."

Neku just eyes it skeptically. Joshua rolls his eyes heaving an exasperated sigh. "Neku, not matter how appealing it sounds I wouldn't be so unfair so as to poison you and have you die in my arms."

"Unfair like you were when you shot me the first time?"

Neku knew he was crossing the line with that comment, but it struck a chord in him even though he knew the other was teasing.

Joshua crosses his arms and his lip settle into a thin line. "Now you're just being stubborn."

"And you're a prick," Neku says crossing his arms as well. "Your point?"

"My point is that I just want you to be a good little obedient Proxy and take your medicine."

"Har har, I'm not your Proxy anymore Josh."

"…"

Joshua stops and looks away uncrossing his arms. Seemingly frustrated he pushes himself off of Neku's bed. "Be that way then, Neku."

Brushing a hand on his expensive slacks he hold out the other expectantly. Neku frowns at the sudden change of attitude.

"The bottle, dear."

"I thought you wanted me to - "

"Help you get better, but you oh so graciously pushed it away," the Composer interrupted. "Now, I've got other things to do. But I'm not going to leave that here seeing as it might be dangerous left in the RG."

"Hold up, what does that mean?"

"Never mind Neku," the other says clearly irritated. "I haven't got all day."

When the ex-Player didn't move, Joshua leaned forward attempting to snatch the bottle from his hands. Neku moved away stretching his arm away from him.

"Josh, just - "

"Give it, Neku!"

With that he crawled on top of the smaller boy finally able to snag the bottle out of his fingers.

He sharply exhaled breath as he looked down at the other beneath him. "That wasn't so hard, right dear?" He tossed the bottle and caught it with a satisfying shake.

His question was answered with a scowl to which he smirked.

…Until the door busted open.

….And Neku's friends walked in.

"YO!" Beat said jumping in the room ecstatic as Shiki opened the door. "How you do -"

A moment of silence passed between all of them, frozen in place with shock. Joshua sitting atop - practically straddling - Neku with a bottle in his hands. Neku whose face was a growing shade of red his eyes wide like a deer caught in headlights. Shiki who held the promised ramen and the doorknob in the other. Rhyme whose innocent smile seemed too out of place. And Beat who eyes almost popped out of their sockets at the sight.

"BWAHHHH!"

Poor Beat...