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Sitting him down, they decided to talk about what's gonna happen to them, to their relationship. Neku brought to body out a while ago, so now he's alone with her on the sofa.

"Honestly, do you still love me?" Shiki asked Neku, who is now unsure of what to answer.

"You know I do Shiki, I never stopped even before the Game," Neku reminding Shiki that she was his entry fee, "And even when you returned to your normal body, you know I still cared for you." Not knowing how to react since this was his first real relationship.

Shiki, now relieved that he still loves her, lets out a small sigh of relief, "But why won't you come back?"

The new question hangs in the air. Neku unsure of what to answer then said, "I am just sick. Sick of getting hurt and making you mad, I mean, you said it yourself, you hate me, so wouldn't it do good to all of us if I just left?"

Shiki lets out a small laugh, mixed with shock, sadness, happiness, and unbelief. "Neku… Do you honestly think it's doing me good that you left?"

Still unsure of why she laughed, he cautiously answered trying not to make a mistake in this, "Well, yeah I honestly do…. Am I wrong to?"

Now, Shiki stares straight into his eyes, wondering what he was thinking, then leans forward for the kiss, but this one was different, Neku could feel the passions and love oozing out, he could feel how much she loves him, and with that she assures him that he was wrong to.

"Neku, even though I said I hate you, I still loved you…"

The event still fresh in their minds…

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flashback

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"Shiki… I'm sorry… I was just… doing my best to protect you…" Neku thought now pleading to the girl in front of him. Around him seems to be bodies of unconscious guys lying around.

"You know how much I hate you fighting and putting yourself in harm's way!" Wiping the tears off her eyes.

Thinking to herself 'If I leave, he would stop…'

So with great hesitance, she had to do it…

"What's wrong with you? You've changed, Neku… I hate you!" the girl said running with tears falling.

He tried to chase her to explain, he really did, but one of the guys he's beaten up was still, apparently, awake, and knocked him out.

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Back to Reality

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"Shiki… I just can't come back, I'm sorry…" The boy told the now crying girl.

"Neku?!" Sobbing she was surprised at his rejection… again.

All he could do was to lend her his shoulder to cry on… pitifully watching over her.

She took it. She cried. And cried. And cried.

When she finally fell asleep from crying, he laid her down on the sofa, putting his blanket over her. 'It's a good thing I learned how to cook.' Neku thought to himself, preparing to make dinner.

It seems that his fist suffered some damage when he punched Daime, knocking him out, because it took a lot of effort and pain just to cook. Though he got cut and burned a few number of times, he was done, and it was worth it.

'It's a good thing that it's summer already, because if we had classes and stuff to do, we'll be late,' Neku thought to himself as he realizes that some hours already passed as he finished cooking.

Shiki wakes up to the new smell that's coming from the kitchen. She tiredly walks toward the kitchen and is surprised to see Neku, but more surprised to see his bandaged hand.

Rushing towards him trying to catch him before he falls into the floor in pain, Shiki ran as fast as she could. Neku never knew that Daime hurt him this much, but now it was Shiki's turn to take care of Neku, the guy who saved herself from Daime, the guy who would, could, and tried to do things to her, the guy who she thought was trustworthy, yet it appears she was wrong. The person that she hurt appeared to be the one who deserved her trust, the one that she hurt.

Now, he was on the floor, grabbing every part of his body where he was hit, trying to ease the pain, Shiki was helping him up to the sofa, where she as gently as she could laid him down to her previous position. He then told her that he was gonna be fine, and that she should just eat breakfast before it got cold.

Even despite all the pain she's put him through, he still wanted to take care of her, and that made her cry. She was leaning on his chest crying, while he was putting his arm around her, trying to comfort her, because he knows deep inside that they can never again be the same as before. And even this fact hurt him deep inside, yet he was just able to ease the pain.

When she finally stopped crying, she gave him a grateful smile for everything he's done for her, and he got the message. "Just go ahead and eat breakfast Shiki, before it gets cold, leave me here I can take care of myself," Neku quickly told her. She began to eat the breakfast that Neku made for her on the table.

While she was eating Neku thought, 'If I stay with her today any longer, she might start crying again and she might start to get attached to me or used to the fact that we're living together, I have to leave her for now… sorry Shiki.'

So with that in mind, Neku slipped out. But as he opened the door, Yuna was there. Awkward silence.

"Uhm… Hey Yuna." Neku said unsure of what to tell his childhood friend that he just recently found out that he has feelings for.

"Uhm… Did I come at a bad time? Because I can always come back later," Yuna said, preparing to go away as she turns around, but feels a hand on her shoulder, it was Neku's.

"No, Yuna you came at a perfect time, you can always come to me, I don't mind." Neku said with a smile. "Can we uhm…?" Neku asked gesturing to the direction of the mall.

"Oh uhm sure," She said returning the smile, grateful that he acted the way she expected him to. So they began walking toward the mall.

Neku was glad that for the first time in a long time, they went out together as friends to a public place, cause eversince she came, they weren't really able to go out together.

They enjoyed their time together. Neku missed this, they both did, they missed their time together, the priceless time that they had together will forever be with them in their memories.

"So Neku, I have a question…" Yuna said, showing her hesitance and her uncertainty if this was the proper time, it seems that she's been meaning to ask him this since they started walking towards the place.

"Oh, sure go ahead," Neku said expectantly.

"Do you… love me?" She finally blurted out the last two words.

The question hung in the air longer than intended, they stopped walking, they were leaning against the glass rail of the 4th floor overlooking the whole mall, it was unnaturally quiet.

"Ne-Neku?" Yuna called, starting to regret even thinking of the question, they both know that if this ended badly, their entire friendship would be ruined.

She started to reach for his shoulder. When she did, she tried to look at his face, she couldn't since he turned away. Then she started shedding tears, unsure herself as of why she was crying.

He was shocked to see her cry, it wasn't like her to cry in front of him. He gave her a hug; not the normal hug that they usually share but the hug that would make you feel the love. She looked up to him, stopped crying, and was surprised to see him smile, he then whispered a little too close to her ear, " I love you."


Another one down. A bit of a cliffhanger sorry hehe.

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