Stay With Me

9|Fights|

I was in the kitchen and distracted myself from last night's event. I have to talk to Baji eventually. Today? Would he still want to talk to me? I turn around as I heard something heavy was thrown on the table. "Who's jacket is this?" Mikey asks. I turn my attention to the stove since I was making tea. "From a friend I met at the festival. It's funny, Miss Tanaka invited him so he could take me out on a small date. A thanks for helping her out. Miss Tanaka does the-" "What was his name?" Mikey asks. I raise a brow at why he was so serious about this. "Hanma. I don't see why this-" "What did that bastard do to you?! Did he touch you!? Hurt you?!" Mikey shouts. I was getting a bit scared by his attitude. "N-No! Nothing happened! He was kind and we just talked!" I told him. "Kind?! His group almost let Draken die that night at the festival! Not to mention, he's the former leader of Valhalla!" My eyes widen at the news. I knew he was part of a gang, but I wasn't sure which one. There are so many out there. It's hard to pinpoint which one to be exact.

"You are not allowed to talk or go near him!" Mikey said as he grabs my shoulders. I furrow my brows. "We can use this to our advantage, Mikey. To bring Baji back to Toman. I can talk-" "No! You're not allowed to go near Valhalla! Especially when he's a part of them as well!" "Why can't you just let me handle things on my own?! I can help! I don't always need your protection, Mikey! I don't need you to always keep walls between the people I meet!" I shout back at him. "I took my guard down for you because you fell in love with him! Where's Shinichiro now?! Not with us, because I let you have your way!" I heard the tea kettle whistle loudly and I quickly took it off the stove. I look at Mikey with tearful eyes. "You make it sound like it was my fault that Shin died." The look in his eyes changed. "(Y/n)-" "Don't, Mikey! I try my best not to talk about it, but you're too controlling about who I can be with! Who I should trust or not! Who I can talk to or be with! Who I can love! That's my choice to make! Not yours!" I grab Hanma's jacket and walked outside. I ignored Mikey's calls to me and left the house. For some reason, I just ran. Letting my feet take control.

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I stopped as I ran out of breath. I lean against the building as I tried to catch my breath. I noticed that it was already sundown. Why did I run? Why did I leave? I told him what I've been told to say to him. Was I scared of his reaction? No. But it isn't possible. I stood up and look at the building I was leaning against. I looked inside to see it was a barricade and that there was nothing much to see. Just my reflection. I began to cry as I knew this abandoned building. The place where Mikey began to cling onto me like I was going to leave him next. "Why did it have to happen? Why did it have to be you? Just why? Please. . .tell me why. Shin. . .if you were still here, maybe things could've been different." I cried.

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- Takemichi POV -

Yamagishi was telling us about who had the roles in Toman and Valhalla. The door opens and our eyes widen. "Takemichi-Kun!~" (Y/n) smiles as she walks in. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail and she had grease and dirt on her face, arms, and clothes. She wore a tight white muscle shirt and wore a mechanic jumpsuit. The top half was tied around her waist. "(Y-Y/n)! Why are you here?!" I ask her. "I wanted to congratulate you!" She smiles brightly before hugging me. She's going to suffocate me one of these days if she keeps hugging me like this! Though. . .it would be a noble way to die. "Welcome to Toman! I'm so happy for you!" She lets me go and I was finally able to speak. "Thank you, but can I ask why you're covered in grease?" I told her. "I was fixing up my bike a bit. My brother was a mechanic and I always admired his work. He taught me a lot before he passed away." She says. I smile seeing her idolize her older brother. "Also. . ." I noticed her change in attitude. "Mikey and I aren't speaking as of this moment. We got into a fight and. . .right now we're letting the tension calm down between us. So you won't see me as often in the Toman meetings." She says. They fought? Is it because Baji leaving Toman? Or is it something else?  "(Y-" I was cut off as the classroom doors opened again. A guy with yellow and black hair walked in.

It was then that Yamagishi began to realize that this guy was Valhalla's number three-division captain; Kazutora Hanemiya. He looked at me as he finally knew who I was. Quickly hugging me for a moment, he began to drag me away. "Hold it." I felt (Y/n) pull me back. "Hmm?" Kazutora looks at (Y/n). Somehow the air felt colder as I looked at (Y/n)'s changed expression. "I thought it would be a while until I got to see you, Cupcake." Kazutora smiles at her. "I think it's been an eternity since I last saw you. You've gotten cuter and dare I say sexier as well." The atmosphere was very uncomfortable with the vibes they were giving off. "It's (Y/n), you don't get to call me that anymore after what you did that day." She glared at him. "And make sure you bite your tongue on how you talk to me before I decide to cut it off myself." she threatens. This seems very unnatural of (Y/n) to act this way. To threaten people in such a harsh way. "Alright, alright, no need to get all dark on me. But I'm going to need Takemichi to come with me." Kazutora said as he pulled my arm. (Y/n) pulled me back. I'm going to be torn apart like a ragdoll! "He's not going alone with you." (Y/n) said.