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Mikey's darkened eyes widen, and his heart sinks.

'Wait... Since when did she..?'

He watches as the motorcycle gets closer, and slows as it approaches them.

'Since when did Kano-chin ride a motorcycle!?'

"Holy shit, Nakano-san!" Chifuyu steps up to the front of the bike she's riding, eyes sparkling like the bike's golden paint in the noontime sun. "That bike is so cool!!"

Even Draken's eyes give away his shock and interest. "That's the Kawasaki zx1200r!"

Nakano shuts off the motorcycle and dismounts, propping up the bike on the kickstand afterwards. She hasn't said anything just yet, but both Takemichi and Mikey notice the dark tint under her eyes. It's slight, but still noticeable to them.

While Chifuyu and Draken are busy looking at the impressive machine Nakano brought, Takemichi walks over to his sister and places a hand on her shoulder. She doesn't flinch, or react in any way. She's just still.

"Nakano?" Hanagaki says in a whisper. "You came home last night, right?"

She just nods and watches Draken and Chifuyu as they examine the motorcycle. Takemichi can't stop looking at the dark circles under her eyes. The more he looks at them, the darker they seem to become.

Mikey then appears at her side, but she doesn't look at him. 'She must be exhausted. What was she even doing last night?'

"Hey, Nakano-sa-" Chifuyu glances towards them, only to see the girl's tired expression. "A-Actually... Nevermind."

"Huh. Oh, it's fine." She blinks once, as if she just broke out of some sort of trance. "You were saying something."

"I was just going to ask, where did you get this from?"

Seeing his brightened expression, Nakano thinks it's best not to ruin the mood. "It was a gift from the Black Dragons."

There's a twinge in Mikey's chest. He won't admit it to anyone, or even himself, but he's jealous. Not because she has a brand new motorcycle. It's because someone else gave it to her, and he didn't. Also, he wanted her to continue riding with him, but now that she has a motorcycle, she can't.

"The engine is as impressive as its paint job," Draken absentmindedly compliments as he stands up from examining the exposed parts of the bike. "Black and gold. Very fitting for a Toman Captain."

"Yeah!" Chifuyu agrees cheerfully. "Now both you and Takemichi have awesome motorcycles to ride!"

"You got one too." Nakano glances at Takemichi with a brow raised. "When."

"Mikey-kun and Draken-kun finished assembling it for me today!" The blue eyed boy grins.

An irk mark appears on Mikey's face, too annoyed by his friends complimenting Nakano's new bike to even hear Takemichi's answer. 'If it's so awesome, why don't we take it for a test drive?'

The other four suddenly bring their attention to Mikey, making him realize that he accidentally said that out loud. Forcefully, too.

"I'm probably not as good as you and your Babu, but at least I can ride with you guys now."

"Since when did you even ride a motorcycle?" Mikey questions with a look of suspicion.

"Seishu taught me this morning," she answers nonchalantly.

"You were with him?"

"And Hajime."

"You call them by their first names?"