Uryu Minene

It was a peaceful day today, birds chirping, sunshine pouring in through the windows. I was sitting on my favorite, comfy, red couch, reading a mystery novel. I found it a little annoying that the author had put in a random side-story involving romance, but I ignored that part and concentrated on the mystery at hand. It was getting harder and harder to ignore though, because the man from the story reminded me of Nishijima. It didn't help that he was the one who gave me that stupid novel either. I let out a small sigh, and I contemplated on whether or not I should continue reading, but before I could make the decision, there came a small knock, knock, knock, on my door.

I dropped my book in surprise, turning to look at the door. No way! How did she manage to find me already?! I had never stayed in one place for too long, always tearing down the house I lived in and moving it to another place far away. Thinking it was Murmur again, I stomped towards the door and angrily tore the door open, causing one of the hinges to fall off.

"Murmur what do you want?! I swear, if you want me to read more of your weird, gay mangas, I'll-" I stopped yelling when I realized it wasn't the usual midget, but Yukiteru, standing at my porch, looking quite terrified with tears in his eyes. Yukiteru? How did he..? GODDAMMIT MURMUR I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEAL, I almost screamed, but I didn't want to scare the "almighty" God more than I already had. Instead, I calmly (with as much calmness as I could muster, which wasn't much) asked Yukiteru what was wrong, and I motioned for him to follow me inside, forgetting about the broken door for now. I sat back down on my beloved couch, and the God sat down on the one opposite of me.

"Hey kid, how'd you know I was here?" I asked him.

"Well.. Murmur told me that you were alive, and I couldn't quite believe it, so I had to go check it out myself." The brunette responded tentatively. Stupid fuckin' chibi ratted me out, huh? Looks like I'd have to go pay her a visit later. I guess Yukiteru must've seen the anger on my face, because he instantly started talking again. "Err..! I mean, I kinda forced her to tell me after I found out that she was pretending to…. Be Yuno, so I told her that I would never forgive her if she was keeping more secrets from me… so don't blame her, o-ok?! It was all my fault! I know you don't like to be b-bothered so it was probably a mistake coming here so I guess I-I-I…" He paused, his stuttering becoming more frequent, and more tears running down his face cause me to slightly furrow my brows in worry and lay a hand on Yukiteru's shoulder.

"Hey now, it's fine. Just forget about all that. You probably didn't come here just to see if I was alive, so tell me, what's the problem?" I tried to reassure him with my "motherly" skills, but even Nishijima had admitted they need to be worked on. Yukiteru didn't seem to mind though, and he just stared down into his lap, allowing his tears to pool in his open hands. The God stammered and opened and closed his mouth, resembling a fish. After a moment or two of silence, Yukiteru proceeded.

"Minene….? I.. I think I love Akise-kun…" I wasn't surprised.

"Took you long enough."

"Wh-what?! You knew?!" The boy lifted his head to look at me with wide eyes.

"Though I never spied on you and your loser friends like that psychotic girlfriend of yours, I did catch a glimpse of you and that Akise guy walking together. You were totally blushing~" I poked fun at Yukiteru.

"Sh-shut up!" He squealed.

A small chuckle escaped my mouth. That's almost adorable, I thought. Wait, I'm a heartless terrorist, what am I thinking? Deciding to lay off the teasing (for now), I replied with, "Well anyways, that's cool and all, but what does this have to do with me? And why now?"

Yukiteru looked up at me, a bit taken aback. "I-I.. Well, I realized I kinda just always knew, but I didn't want to admit it, not even to myself… A-and with the whole Murmur.. 'incident'.." I cringed a little at this. He still hadn't answered my first question, but I let him go on. "I really don't know. I saw a kid back when I was on Earth, and he looked a little like Akise-kun, and I really wanted to go over and talk to him, but then he turned around and he looked different and-" He was talking fast now. " It wasn't Akise-kun, of course, though I really wanted it to be! But I'll never be able to see him again! Because Y-" His voice faltered here. "Yuno killed him! It was my fault, too. It was my fault for not stopping Yuno. It was my fault for not believing him, and now look where it's got me!" His voice cracked at 'where', making him sound like a pre-pubescent kid. Tears now freely flowed down his face.

Here's a sight. God's crying here. Pathetic. Despite my snide remarks I made in my head, I sort of, maybe, kinda, felt bad for the kid. Just a little. And what was up with him just knocking on my door and spewing out all sorts of confessions to me? I decided to ask him later on, once he cooled down a bit.

"Hey now, you shouldn't cry. You're God, so you gotta man up now! Look kid, you can't change the past, so there's nothing you can do about it now. You just gotta move on. And besides, if you loved this Akise guy, you'd go on to like, honor him or something like that, right?" I didn't really know about all that mushy romance shit, and Nishijima never really got around to showing me much. Nishijima. I sighed. I knew what the brunette was going through. Guess my "mother skills" were kicking in now because I reached out and patted his head. I almost instantly regretted it, thinking, geez, you going soft now? I half-expected him to push me away, but he did nothing of the sort. In fact, you could say he almost appreciated it. God, you're such a kid. Ah no wait, you're God.

"A-ah well… You're right. I-I gotta do what's best! For A-Akise-kun! That's why I came up with a plan!" Yukiteru looked at me, eyes twinkling.

"A plan? Hey, didn't you just hear me? I said there's nothing you can-" I was so rudely cut off by Yukiteru.

"Yes, a plan! If I can't be happy, well I can make another me be happy! 3rd world me, to be exact. I can set Akise-kun and the other me up! A-and maybe then, I'll be able to continue my role here as God..!"

"Yukiteru. Messing with other world is.. well, do I really need to explain it? I mean, you saw what that bit-" I stopped myself and looked over at him. He didn't really seem to mind, but I continued a little more cautiously. "I mean Yuno, did. Do you want that to happen again? Even worse, it could your precious 'Akise-kun' who would have to suffer the consequences of your actions! Do you realize how dangerous that is?" I paused, then added, "And besides, aren't you not allowed to leave your post as God, or whatever?"

"Yes. Which is why I'm trusting you to go and do it for me."

Um, what? "And why would I do that? I mean, I think you're a like-able person, but that doesn't mean I have to do anything for you."

"You don't have to do anything for me, even though I am God. But I thought that while you're doing this for me, you could also set 3rd world you up with Nishijima.~"

I felt my cheeks heat up. Who does that guy think he is?! "W-what?! Why would I want to go do that?! And b-besides, there's no way you can trust me to go do that on my own!"

"I trust you." Yukiteru said this with a rather grim and deep voice, and his eyes showed that he wasn't playing around.

"A-are you serious?! Me? World-renowned terrorist, known for killing thousands of people here!" I felt my violet hair bob up and down from all the swift and dramatic (a girl's gotta sell the act, y'know?) movements I was making.

"Please Minene." The God practically whined, and looked at me with such cute, innocent eyes. I really should've said no. But that idiot just looked so adorable, how could I say no? I gave in and agreed to proceed with his plan.

"Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!" Yukiteru leaped from his seat and crushed me in a big bear hug. Boy is stronger than he looks. Or maybe it's just his God powers. Yeah, it's just his God powers.

"Aha" I let out a nervous chuckle. "Well, you're welcome. I guess you should get going now. Go and be God and all that" I just wanted him to leave me alone and let me read peacefully. Hopefully, he'll get the clue.

"You're right, you're right, I should get going now. Well, give Akise-kun my regards!" I heard a loud ripping noise come from behind me. Now alert, I jumped back and turned to see a huge portal in front of me. I couldn't really see much into it, just a swirl of dark purples and blacks, and a few greens. I was about to ask (more like yell) what this thing was doing here, but I never got the chance to. I felt hands push me forward, into the abyss, with faint parting words that sounded something like,

"Good luck with Nishijima!~"

God, what an asshole. I felt myself falling, my long hair pushing to the front of my face, making it difficult to see. It's not like I would've seen much anything anyways. Just a lot of darkness. I fell for only a few more seconds, then hit concrete floor ass-down. I stood up and rubbed my head, examining myself for any serious injuries. Finding none, I looked up to absorb my surroundings. It was nighttime, and it seemed I had landed in small city, smack in front of a hotel. I materialized some money into my hands and walked in, going to get a room. At least the loser was nice enough to put me in front of a hotel. But I am still soooo gonna kill him when I get back.

I found my way to my room. A little small, no T.V, but it would do. I lied down on the bed, allowing myself to fall into sleep's embrace. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.

AN: Hey guys, thanks for your support! Ahhh I don't really like how this one turned out, but I'll try to do better next time, I promise. Maybe I'll do better when I'm not pressed for time ouo; Well I hope you guys enjoyed! Reviews and criticism is always appreciated!