fic: Pointless
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bonnefoisTitle: Pointless
Day/Theme: 1/8. Tomorrow I will have no shame (late)
Series: The World Ends With You
Character/Pairing: Joshua/Nekuish. Or you know, just Joshua being Joshua.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 1450
Summary: "I think the cure for our little synchronization problem would be a soul kiss. Also, these cat ears are just the thing you need." Loveless, Joshua and something between flirting and banter, in no particular order.
Author's note: No spoilers, takes place as a missing scene during week two. Also with Loveless references. Randomly for Melly, because. Thanks to Joss for the beta. I did some minor revisions afterwards, so any lingering errors are my own failyness.
The jerk had been taking way too long. Neku tapped his feet, crossed his arms, and thought that he might strangle Joshua--if it wouldn't have booted him out of the game, that is.. He shaded his eyes and looked out across the crowds, trying to find where Joshua had gone.
He heard a tell-tale hee hee... and felt a tap on his shoulder. Joshua was there with several bags from the trendiest stores around Shibuya at the moment. Time enough with Shiki had made him recognize the bags, even if he wouldn't admit it. He noted some from Natural Puppy, D+B and possibly something from Dragon Couture.
"Miss me?" Joshua asked.
"Hardly," Neku said. "You're late."
"You're especially cheery today," Joshua remarked. "Have a nice night?"
Neku didn't reply.
"Chatty too," Joshua said. "I got some for you, by the by."
He pulled out the sort of things that would make Beat draw back in horror. Frilly and feminine things that Shiki would've loved. (Somehow, Neku got the feeling she would've got on with Joshua more than he did.) There was a silk shirt in a shade of rose with a frilly v-neck, and at one point, fishnet stockings and heels. Despite all the what the hell thoughts going through his mind, Neku didn't ask. With Joshua, it was just better not to.
"I think these will help immensely."
Neku lifted up some of the threads. This was a frilly Lapin Angelique skirt so short, Shiki might not have even dared to wear it.
"Me being in skirts and heels is going to help our battle strategy of running around Shibuya following some broken tracker?"
"It'll make it more entertaining, at least," Joshua said. "Besides, these are genuine originals with quite nice boosts."
Entertaining for who? You? Neku kept this part to himself.
"I'll only wear them if you do," Neku said. He already wanted to wring his partner's neck on far more pressing issues; a few clothes weren't worth a fight which could get them killed, not with someone else depending on him.
"Of course. I wouldn't think of leaving you behind in donning our new threads. You are my dear partner after all," Joshua said.
Neku looked away, leaned into his collar to cover his eye rolling. Whenever Joshua waxed poetic on their partnership, he always swapped words over for you're my dear punching bag. His mental response was always somewhere around the and you're my dear douchebag. It really varied from time to time and how much of a dick Joshua was being at the moment.
"And on another note...You see, I've noted our synchronization problem. Really, seeing as we're partners and all, I think you should take me out to better places," Joshua said. "These fusions need romancing, you know."
"Romancing, my ass," Neku muttered.
"It can be arranged," Joshua said.
"...You're really a jerk, you know that?" Neku said, bristling.
"Really, how astute of you, to finally notice, Neku," Joshua said. "Regardless, I got you something else."
"What?" Neku said. He frowned. Knowing Joshua, it couldn't be good.
"Tsk, tsk, not even a thank you? You're a bad boy, Neku. One of these days, I'll have to punish you... hee hee..."
Neku grunted and didn't even bother with a vocal response. Mentally, however, he was full of retorts. You'd like that, wouldn't you?
"Of course I would. You would too, I gather," Joshua said.
"...what?" Neku said, frowning.
"Nothing of matter. I was just about to mention that I think the cure for our little synchronization problem would be a soul kiss. Also, these cat ears are just the thing you need."
Before Neku could protest more, Joshua had already attached them.
"Soul kiss— Cat ears!?"
Neku reached up, unable to see what monstrosity Joshua had pulled him into this time. It was worse than shopping with Shiki, and that was saying something, considering that he was fairly sure that dressing room would give him nightmares for the rest of his life. Joshua was smirking in that infuriating way. Neku reached up, panicked, and felt brand new fuzzy appendages on his head.
Joshua pulled out a mirror as if he were doing a magnanimous gesture. What Neku caught sight of there in the looking glass was cat ears--black cat ears that must have been attached to a headband, but he couldn't feel it. In fact, touching them, he couldn't even feel a seam. It's as if they'd already become a part of him.
"These are ridiculous!"
Neku tried in vain to take them off. It was like the damned things were glued to his head. Or maybe his headphones–he couldn't exactly tell.
"Now, now. Don't be rude. Those are a gift, and can't be taken off. Hee hee...."
"Everyone will be laughing at me wearing these!"
"But of course, that's the ability. You gain an advantage when battling, because the reapers and noise are laughing so hard. It works on partners too, but luckily, I'm immune."
"You would be immune," Neku scoffed.
"I'm not immune to everything," Joshua said with a smirk. He reached up to stroke the silky ears. Neku drew back, as he always did when people tried to touch him. He looked hostile, aloof, but Joshua never took the hint when it came to Neku's get back aura. If anything, he took it as a challenge and just needled Neku more.
"Really, I'd think you'd be more enthusiastic. I'm just trying to protect you, you know. You've been lagging behind ever so much as of late."
"Bite me," Neku muttered under his breath.
"Well, since you asked so nicely," Joshua said. He leaned over and nipped at the stupid ears. Neku didn't even feel it, but he still flushed and drew back. Joshua was all smirkiness and swagger when he drew away. Joshua hadn't even really done anything but mess with him and Neku was still blushing, and it just made him more peeved at the jerk.
"What. Cat got your tongue?" Joshua asked with a laugh. Neku didn't respond because he didn't trust himself not to punch Joshua in the face, and that couldn't be good for their partnership. Breaking Joshua's nose was not exactly going to help their chances at survival.
Instead he turned to go down near Hachiko. "We should fight some Noise. You've probably bankrupted us," he said.
"There's no worries; I used my own personal stash," Joshua said with a careless wave.
Neku frowned. Leave it to the jerk to suddenly bring up a secret stash when it was completely unneeded, and not when they were in a bind. "So good of you to take care of me," Neku muttered.
"Don't I always, Neku?" Joshua said in a sing-song tone.
"Like I even had to ask," Neku muttered.
"And yet you do keep asking. Depressing. I make all these references and you don't get them. I figured with hair like that, you must be an otaku."
"Well, I'm not," Neku said.
"Not even a little?" Joshua teased. "With hair like that, it's almost as if you took scissors and gel to your hair while looking at manga."
Neku just kept walking, his fists clenched. Joshua followed after him. Neku tried to not focus on the fact that he'd be changing into heels and a frilly skirt in a moment, or that he'd inexplicably blushed at Joshua's stupid trick and he couldn't figure out why. For the moment, he only focused on the path ahead--on surviving another day--and didn't even notice that some time this week Joshua's laugh had gotten less grating and his jokes less infuriating. For the moment it was going to be just the Noise and them in heels, and he was going to give them all the hell he couldn't give Joshua.
He didn't have time to be confused, especially not about his stupid jerk of a partner he didn't even like.
Day/Theme: 1/8. Tomorrow I will have no shame (late)
Series: The World Ends With You
Character/Pairing: Joshua/Nekuish. Or you know, just Joshua being Joshua.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 1450
Summary: "I think the cure for our little synchronization problem would be a soul kiss. Also, these cat ears are just the thing you need." Loveless, Joshua and something between flirting and banter, in no particular order.
Author's note: No spoilers, takes place as a missing scene during week two. Also with Loveless references. Randomly for Melly, because. Thanks to Joss for the beta. I did some minor revisions afterwards, so any lingering errors are my own failyness.
The jerk had been taking way too long. Neku tapped his feet, crossed his arms, and thought that he might strangle Joshua--if it wouldn't have booted him out of the game, that is.. He shaded his eyes and looked out across the crowds, trying to find where Joshua had gone.
He heard a tell-tale hee hee... and felt a tap on his shoulder. Joshua was there with several bags from the trendiest stores around Shibuya at the moment. Time enough with Shiki had made him recognize the bags, even if he wouldn't admit it. He noted some from Natural Puppy, D+B and possibly something from Dragon Couture.
"Miss me?" Joshua asked.
"Hardly," Neku said. "You're late."
"You're especially cheery today," Joshua remarked. "Have a nice night?"
Neku didn't reply.
"Chatty too," Joshua said. "I got some for you, by the by."
He pulled out the sort of things that would make Beat draw back in horror. Frilly and feminine things that Shiki would've loved. (Somehow, Neku got the feeling she would've got on with Joshua more than he did.) There was a silk shirt in a shade of rose with a frilly v-neck, and at one point, fishnet stockings and heels. Despite all the what the hell thoughts going through his mind, Neku didn't ask. With Joshua, it was just better not to.
"I think these will help immensely."
Neku lifted up some of the threads. This was a frilly Lapin Angelique skirt so short, Shiki might not have even dared to wear it.
"Me being in skirts and heels is going to help our battle strategy of running around Shibuya following some broken tracker?"
"It'll make it more entertaining, at least," Joshua said. "Besides, these are genuine originals with quite nice boosts."
Entertaining for who? You? Neku kept this part to himself.
"I'll only wear them if you do," Neku said. He already wanted to wring his partner's neck on far more pressing issues; a few clothes weren't worth a fight which could get them killed, not with someone else depending on him.
"Of course. I wouldn't think of leaving you behind in donning our new threads. You are my dear partner after all," Joshua said.
Neku looked away, leaned into his collar to cover his eye rolling. Whenever Joshua waxed poetic on their partnership, he always swapped words over for you're my dear punching bag. His mental response was always somewhere around the and you're my dear douchebag. It really varied from time to time and how much of a dick Joshua was being at the moment.
"And on another note...You see, I've noted our synchronization problem. Really, seeing as we're partners and all, I think you should take me out to better places," Joshua said. "These fusions need romancing, you know."
"Romancing, my ass," Neku muttered.
"It can be arranged," Joshua said.
"...You're really a jerk, you know that?" Neku said, bristling.
"Really, how astute of you, to finally notice, Neku," Joshua said. "Regardless, I got you something else."
"What?" Neku said. He frowned. Knowing Joshua, it couldn't be good.
"Tsk, tsk, not even a thank you? You're a bad boy, Neku. One of these days, I'll have to punish you... hee hee..."
Neku grunted and didn't even bother with a vocal response. Mentally, however, he was full of retorts. You'd like that, wouldn't you?
"Of course I would. You would too, I gather," Joshua said.
"...what?" Neku said, frowning.
"Nothing of matter. I was just about to mention that I think the cure for our little synchronization problem would be a soul kiss. Also, these cat ears are just the thing you need."
Before Neku could protest more, Joshua had already attached them.
"Soul kiss— Cat ears!?"
Neku reached up, unable to see what monstrosity Joshua had pulled him into this time. It was worse than shopping with Shiki, and that was saying something, considering that he was fairly sure that dressing room would give him nightmares for the rest of his life. Joshua was smirking in that infuriating way. Neku reached up, panicked, and felt brand new fuzzy appendages on his head.
Joshua pulled out a mirror as if he were doing a magnanimous gesture. What Neku caught sight of there in the looking glass was cat ears--black cat ears that must have been attached to a headband, but he couldn't feel it. In fact, touching them, he couldn't even feel a seam. It's as if they'd already become a part of him.
"These are ridiculous!"
Neku tried in vain to take them off. It was like the damned things were glued to his head. Or maybe his headphones–he couldn't exactly tell.
"Now, now. Don't be rude. Those are a gift, and can't be taken off. Hee hee...."
"Everyone will be laughing at me wearing these!"
"But of course, that's the ability. You gain an advantage when battling, because the reapers and noise are laughing so hard. It works on partners too, but luckily, I'm immune."
"You would be immune," Neku scoffed.
"I'm not immune to everything," Joshua said with a smirk. He reached up to stroke the silky ears. Neku drew back, as he always did when people tried to touch him. He looked hostile, aloof, but Joshua never took the hint when it came to Neku's get back aura. If anything, he took it as a challenge and just needled Neku more.
"Really, I'd think you'd be more enthusiastic. I'm just trying to protect you, you know. You've been lagging behind ever so much as of late."
"Bite me," Neku muttered under his breath.
"Well, since you asked so nicely," Joshua said. He leaned over and nipped at the stupid ears. Neku didn't even feel it, but he still flushed and drew back. Joshua was all smirkiness and swagger when he drew away. Joshua hadn't even really done anything but mess with him and Neku was still blushing, and it just made him more peeved at the jerk.
"What. Cat got your tongue?" Joshua asked with a laugh. Neku didn't respond because he didn't trust himself not to punch Joshua in the face, and that couldn't be good for their partnership. Breaking Joshua's nose was not exactly going to help their chances at survival.
Instead he turned to go down near Hachiko. "We should fight some Noise. You've probably bankrupted us," he said.
"There's no worries; I used my own personal stash," Joshua said with a careless wave.
Neku frowned. Leave it to the jerk to suddenly bring up a secret stash when it was completely unneeded, and not when they were in a bind. "So good of you to take care of me," Neku muttered.
"Don't I always, Neku?" Joshua said in a sing-song tone.
"Like I even had to ask," Neku muttered.
"And yet you do keep asking. Depressing. I make all these references and you don't get them. I figured with hair like that, you must be an otaku."
"Well, I'm not," Neku said.
"Not even a little?" Joshua teased. "With hair like that, it's almost as if you took scissors and gel to your hair while looking at manga."
Neku just kept walking, his fists clenched. Joshua followed after him. Neku tried to not focus on the fact that he'd be changing into heels and a frilly skirt in a moment, or that he'd inexplicably blushed at Joshua's stupid trick and he couldn't figure out why. For the moment, he only focused on the path ahead--on surviving another day--and didn't even notice that some time this week Joshua's laugh had gotten less grating and his jokes less infuriating. For the moment it was going to be just the Noise and them in heels, and he was going to give them all the hell he couldn't give Joshua.
He didn't have time to be confused, especially not about his stupid jerk of a partner he didn't even like.
