The World Begins With Friendship

Meanwhile...

Beat, are we missing someone?

Naw, is' always bin the fo' o' us.

I know, I know, but it seems a little... empty.

Yea, I know wachu sayin', but hay, wut we s'possed to do?

I don't know...

Neku wobbled oddly to the library, luckily, he had a lot of experience of walking a lot.

"About time you got here."

"I'm not used to walking on four feet."

"Whatever. Let's just try to get you back to wherever you were."

"That'd be nice."

...

"Neku."

"What?"

"Why are you so like that? Is it something I said?"

...Now I feel like crap... Wait. This seems familiar...

"Neku?"

Everything is blurring out...

"Neku?"

Grr...

"Ne...ku..."

"...and then he passed out!"

"Well, now what do we do?"

"Get him to bed of course."

"Alright, I guess."

This dream... This again...

It seems so real...

"Hello."

"Who're you? Do I know you? Why do you look so familiar?"

"I should be asking you the same thing."

"I'm Shiki!"

"Who..."

Neku wakes up and stretches.

"Where?"

"The library. You passed out."

"I don't remember..."

"Well, whatever. I honestly can't be your caretaker from now on."

"So what do I do now? Sleep on the streets?"

"No, we're first going to Time Turner."

"Hold on, why should I be going anywhere you tell me to go? I mean, I'm grateful for helping me out, but..."

"Neku, if you want to repay me, then you'll do me this favor."

"Hmph."

Sigh...

Twilight and Neku have made it to Time Turner's laboratory. They engage in conversation, and the more Neku explains, the less sense things make.

"So you say you're not from here?"

"...Something like that."

"Do you remember anything at all?"

"No, just a face, my name, and English.

"A face? Tell me more."

Neku explains her to Time Turner: how she looks, her name, and how she seems so familiar.

"What's that?"

"A sonic screwdriver."

Snort. "No really."

"Nothing important. And why do you wear these all the time? It's rude, you know."

Deja Vu.

"Well, nevermind that. Off you go, 'phones!"

Phones...? Phones!

"Mr. H?!"

"Hmm? I don't know any Mr. H."

"Oh. Okay..."

I saw him again, Joshua.

Just stop thinking about him.

Joshua, who is he?

No one. Just a part of your dreams.

Don't lie to me... Don't... Lie...

Sometimes all people need is a good listener.