Title: Stolen Recollection
Genre: Friendship
Summary: "I've been watching you, silly…". For Neku, that was just one of annoying quotes from Joshua, but to the composer, it's more than what ears could hear. Maybe he needs to keep it all to himself…
Complicated stuffs happened and I nearly can't think of anything but to continue this story…
Disclaimer: TWEWY is awesome and if I told everyone it's mine, the public will kill me…
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Ch11: Reveals
"I wasn't quite…sure…" he stuttered. Beyond his back, Nesda was crossing his finger, fell into his own thought. Disbelief on what he has heard from the little division angel. He threw his sight toward the smaller angel, a sly smile on his face.
"Altrus…investigate further!" he voiced an order, "…should you find 'proof', report soon…"
Altrus hesitated, "But, sir…that's not our sector and it could break the rule number…"
"If you get enough proof, we could press Lord Whyttier to reconsider his choice…" cut Nesda, "…for the sake of the angel honor, that smug composer should be punished… " his tone got higher.
"Sir?"
Nesda stiff face softened, calming the smaller angel. The South head sector angel's temper often scares Altrus. He can't help, but frightened at his leader's short fuse.
Though he always end up obeying him respectfully
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After taking few medicines and gulping down a 'special' herb tea (which actually an ordinary tea that Sanae insisted him to drink), Joshua felt much, MUCH better. His sneezes stopped, not entirely stopped, but it's not endless anymore…and his face wasn't pale…actually he's pale…naturally.
If he took a rest, he should regain his healthiness in no time. Sanae demanded an explanation for his reckless action. Going out in such condition was folly, he noticed, but not going out is more foolish. For him. Not Sanae who always concerns about his safety. He's Shibuya's composer after all. If he's gone, Shibuya's doomed.
No gain in thinking about it right now, his sleepiness triumphed.
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He saw a yellow blur right after his eyes opened.
It's his couch. The yellow couch he's been sleeping next to the whole night, no, wait he's sleeping on it, so…where's Joshua?
Neku blinked, clinging to the blanket coated over his body. He threw his gaze toward the whole living room. No sign of Joshua. Where's him?
"…He left?"
Neku sighed, playing with the tip of his blanket. It's just like the usual Joshua. To vanish without a trace. He's quite worried about the teen's horrible condition. How he hope Joshua could go home safely to wherever his home is…
Or he could just stay here…in Neku's house until he's better.
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Spying was not exactly his thing. Leave it to Ninjas or assassins or whoever has more time in the living world than him. Collecting intel and recon mission are the type of missions he'd love to avoid as much as possible. The only reason that drives him right now is his leader.
At least he will be useful to Nesda
That's enough for Altrus to go through this whole mission.
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Joshua cringed at the loud smash Sanae made with two things. First, his fist, second, the unlucky empty coffee table. Oh, count that fallen paper cup and the warm tea inside it.
Poor Joshua had to explain his whole reason while hearing Sanae's countless yells and disagreements. But, well, at least this angel is far more trustable than any angel he has met.
"Please reconsider it, J! You ain't going to die anytime soon! So do Shibuya!"
Sanae kept repeating those words. To the composer disliking, he found himself wanted to agree with his producer
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Since it's Joshua, Neku never would expect something 'normal' to happen.
He IS weird. In a good way.
He couldn't say he KNOW Joshua well, though he's been seeing him for years. He barely knew him. Who are his parents, how old is he and how come he hasn't…aged like Neku did. Neku's height has reached Joshua's shoulder.
Back then, the first time he met Joshua, he was just as tall as the teen's waist.
Joshua didn't grow at all. In height, appearance, nothing has changed. He's still the 5'6'' height teen whilst the boy grew quickly, catching up with Joshua.
Neku rested his thought and went back at drawing doodles in his math book. He didn't like math, he preferred to use his math book as his drawing book than to write lots of equation he didn't even give a care.
Miss Kanna, his homeroom teacher glared at him. She almost yelled the boy's name, but hesitated after Neku smiled to himself. She shook his head, very confused with her peculiar student.
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"J…Joshua?"
Funny, his partner never ceases to amuse him. Well, a pity he has to go if he ever wish to renew Shibuya.
Again, he mused. Every image that came to him, every detail on it was ended in one end. He killed Neku and finished Shibuya. He doesn't want it to be that way, he doesn't want to kill the boy or destroy Shibuya.
Sometimes fate is cruel…and sometimes he wonders if being a composer could change fate.
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Neku was thrilled. The person who appeared in the front gate of his school when he was walking home is someone he has expected to come. He pierced through the crowd and leapt into that person's arm with a loud and cheery yell of, "Joshuuu-aa!"
Joshua staggered, but received the boy's hug.
The composer could go away without any notes for three weeks and Sanae will hit him on the head angrily when he came back. Never in his mind or even the weirdest dream, had the producer welcomed him with a hug. Joshua will snarl and growl if his producer ever did that actually, so that's okay. Sanae always treated him like his own son, that's enough for him.
With Neku it's different…
He found a friend
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Altrus has walked across Shibuya, trying to find the perfect proof his leader need. It was so hard to really find a proof without anything in his inventory. He can't possibly use a cell phones. It belongs to human. Using it could lead him into further problem…
But without it, how could he give any proof to Nesda…
With it, another day has gone by…
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Sanae was worried.
He's worried about Joshua.
Shibuya's also in his 'things to worry about' list.
Both connected. No, both are the same thing. Joshua completed Shibuya. Shibuya gave the composer a reason. Joshua linked all the polar opposite harmonies across Shibuya, putting them together with their perfect match and carved it into one complete song. One song that belongs to Shibuya only. Shibuya played it for the composer, making him content.
If either force was about to fall, the other would be affected too.
And now, Joshua said that he will destroy Shibuya
On Sanae's ears, Joshua wanted to kill himself…
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"Where have you been?"
Joshua clucked his tongue, "You wouldn't want to know!" he spelt. Neku swung both his hand and Joshua's as they walked home. It's a bit different to walk home with Joshua than when he did it with Shu. He could joke all the way home with Shu, but with Joshua, he felt protected.
"Meanie!" he whammed the teen's arm. Joshua rubbed his 'hit' arm, pretending that he's hurt badly. Neku laughed at that and soon, Joshua joined in the laugh.
Maybe he's just too happy to meet Joshua again
Their laughter could be heard not only by Neku's neighborhood.
Shibuya, too, laughed with them.
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