Astrophile

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You stood beside Manjirō as he addressed all of Toman about the conflict between Toman and Moebius. Haruki came to you to talk about it a week ago and you felt pure anger at how disgusting Moebius was, raping a girl and beating up innocent citizens for a petty little fight.

Bastards like those were what tarnished the name of delinquents.

Manjirō turned to Haruki in the middle of his speech, "Pah-chin, what do you want to do about it?" The chubby boy looked frustrated as he lowered his gaze, "It's frustrating, Mikey... Moebius is two generations above us and Toman can't just let them get away with this... but it's so frustrating..." The poor boy cried out.

Manjirō's voice quickly turned cold, "That's not what I asked... I said, what do you want to do?" In a fit of rage, Haruki yelled, "I wanna beat them!! I wanna fucking murder them!!" Hearing his response, the blonde beside you got up with a satisfied smile.

"There you have it..." He walked up to all of Toman as he started, "Does anyone think that it's too much trouble to help Pah-chin's good friend?! Even though they fucked him up?!" The dark eyed boy yelled loudly, yet not a single voice dared to respond.

"See, there's no one..." Haruki let small tears form in his eyes as he stared at Manjirō, "On August 3rd, it will be decided!! Tokyo Manji Gang will brawl against Moebius!!" You turned your head when you felt someone staring at you, only to find Takemichi staring at you and Ken with fear in his eyes.

Wait... does Ken die in the fight against Moebius?!

Your eyes widened as the thought clicked in and you impatiently waited for the meeting to end. Almost immediately, you scurried to the couple, "Takemichi-san!! Hina-san!!" You called out as you rushed to them.

"[Male Name]-kun?!" The two of them yelled in unison, as you shakily smiled at them, "Hey... um, Hina-san? Can I borrow Takemichi-san for a minute or two?!" She looked surprised before nodding and you immediately grabbed the boy by the arm to drag him away.

Once at a safe distance, you grabbed his shoulders and looked at him straight in the eye, "Takemichi-san... do you know anything about Ken's death?" The minute you asked him, his eyes widened and tears pooled in them.

He took a deep breath before nodding and you felt your hands shaking, "On August 3rd, Draken-kun... will get stabbed... I don't know how, but it happens right after a huge fight between Mikey-kun and Draken-kun..." He explained as your grip on his shoulders loosened.

You stared at the floor, your head in a disarray as you could barely collect your thoughts. Ken... and Manjirō fought?

The only huge fight that ever took place between those two was when Manjirō found out about you being a girl. Did you cause this fight as well? Were you the reason why Ken died?

Takemichi pulled you out of your thoughts when he shook you by the shoulders, his eyes widened in shock when he saw tears streaming down your cheeks. You were staring at the ground with your eyes wide, completely frozen, "[Male Name]-kun!!"

"Huh!! What?" You blinked at the boy and felt something wet against your cheeks. You brought a hand up and wiped the warm liquid that stains your soft skin, "It's... raining?" Takemichi shook his head and handed you a handkerchief, "You started crying all of a sudden..." He explained as you wiped your tears slightly, "I know that Draken-kun's death must be a lot for you to process but please get a hold of yourself..." His eyes twinkled in determination.

"You're not alone now, [Male Name]-kun... I won't let Draken-kun die..." He told you and you gave him a shaky smile, "Right... thank you so much Takemichi-san..."

All of a sudden, Hina called out, "Takemichi-kun!! [Male Name]-kun!!" You both turned your heads in her direction and nodded to each other, silently agreeing to meet up tomorrow.

You both walked up to her and before you could forget, you pulled out your phone, "Ah, Takemichi-san!! Hina-san!!" You smiled at the two as you waved your phone at them, "Can we please exchange numbers?" You turned to Hina with a bashful smile, "I'd like to have your number as well!! If it's fine with you and Takemichi-san..."

She blushed at your thoughtfulness and nodded as you took both their cellphones and handed Takemichi, your own. Quietly, you typed in your familiar number and named yourself.

[Male Name] ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

The couple blushed at how cute you were and gave you back your phone with both their numbers saved in it, "Ah, Hina-san!!"

She smiled at you and you tilted your head, "If anything ever happens, please don't hesitate to call me!! I know Takemichi-san is strong in his own way, but people may overpower him... Knowing him, he'll definitely put his life on the line to protect you..." She bashfully looked back at her phone in her own hands and nodded, "I know you must be disturbed with the idea of delinquents after tonight... but trust me when I say that Toman is nothing like that, we all wish for nothing more than for your safety..."

Her eyes widened in surprise as you gave her a gentle smile, "Please be safe on your way home!!"

You gave her one last bow and waved at her, while she kept on staring at your retreating back with admiration twinkling in her eyes.

'[Male Name]-kun... is so cool!!' She gushed and turned away, only to see Emma pouting at her. She blinked slightly and tilted her head, "Is everything alright, Emma-chan?"

After spending the entire meeting with the sandy blonde, Hina found out that Emma was actually a really sweet girl who was heads over heels for you, although her methods of getting your attention were... questionable.

"Hina-chan... Do you... like [Male Name]-kun?" She had an eerie look in her eyes that sent a chill down Hina's spine, "What?! Emma-chan, I have a boyfriend!!" Her words calmed down the sandy blonde as her frown was replaced with a smile.

"Ah!! So, you don't like him? That's a relief!!" She let out a sigh of relief and Hina couldn't help but sweatdrop at her words, "I don't understand why you're so in love with [Male Name]-kun... I-I mean, he's an amazing person!! And he's really sweet and handsome too!! But... if he doesn't see you that way..."

Hina trailed off as Emma looked at her with a sad smile, "I know he doesn't see me like that but... I just... love him so much!!" She felt her heart beating out of her ribcage just imagining your smile.

"When I first met him, I was just 4 years old... well, I didn't talk to him much..." Emma started as they both began walking out of the shrine, "But one day... a bunch of hooligans began trying to bully me... and the one who saved me... was [Male Name]-kun!!"

Hina looked at her in shock. She knew that if you were a delinquent then you'd ought to know how to fight, but to think you know how to fight even at such a young age, honestly surprised and amazed her.

"He took all of them down in one swoop!! And he looked so cool, I could feel my heart was about to burst open when I looked at him..." With a smile, Emma turned to Hina with sadness shining in her eyes, "But... he's really lonely, ya know?"

"Every time I see him, he's always helping someone... but he never cares about himself nor does he think much of himself... that's why!! Even if it takes me a million years, I'll stay with him, just beside him!! That's enough for me!!"

After what Emma said to her, Hina couldn't help but feel her perspective change on delinquents. Even though her own boyfriend was a delinquent himself, she always considered them cold, stoic and selfish assholes.

But after meeting you and hearing about Emma's feeling, she felt as if everything she thought was wrong. Even delinquents had families, loved ones, and friends that they fought so hard to protect.

Hina smiled at her phone and closed her eyes with a grin.

"They really... are cool..."