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It all began with Mikey looking for a convenience store to buy some snacks, preferably dorayaki. When he finally found one and got his precious dorayaki, he noticed that the neighbourhood looked familiar.
“Oh. Wasn’t Takemitchy’s house around here?” He thought. “Should I go visit him?” He smiled and took another bite of his dorayaki.
It was a Saturday afternoon, and he knew Takemichi’s parents weren’t there on weekends or weekdays . For the countless times he and the others went to his house, not a single time they were seen. Even when he was stabbed in the hand and got hospitalized, they didn't show up. All he knew about them was that they had a really good health insurance that paid for everything. He got a nice private room, a nurse, delicious meals and they didn’t even ask him for a single cent when they gave him his meds.
It was the total opposite of how they treated Draken, the first thing they did when Draken opened his eyes was ask for his parent’s number so they could charge them. Draken got a shared room with five other people, his food was bland and got kicked out as soon as he could stand up.
The difference that money could make is impressive. Mikey thought as he ate the final bite of his delicious dorayaki.
So in the end, he decided that he would go to Takemichi’s house.
This time it would be just the two of them.
Mikey could feel his cheeks getting warm and his heart beating faster. There it was again.
That feeling.
Okay. Maybe Mikey liked Takemichi more than a friend should. And despite being so strong and good at fighting, he couldn’t help but feel weak and vulnerable when he was around him. Sometimes a little smile would escape for a few milliseconds every time he saw him. He could still keep a straight face in front of the other members, but he was sure they would notice sooner or later how he looked at Takemichi when they were together. Or how he felt like his chest would melt any time Takemichi smiled.
He felt like throwing up.
“This is ridiculous.” He whispered to himself.
He started walking towards Takemichi's house and as he got closer, he heard some yelling coming from inside.
"Woah!! You really have that movie?!" It was Chifuyu's voice. Takemichi was not alone.
What a pity.
"Shh. Shut up, Chifuyu." This time it was Takemichi's voice. "Or the neighbours will complain."
Mikey sood outside the house's door. And feeling a bit impatient, he knocked.
"See! I told you. I bet it's Miss Takanawa. She'll yell at me!" Takemichi sounded desperate.
"Sorry." Said Chifuyu. "I'll put on the movie and popcorn while you deal with your neighbour."
Mikey could hear Takemichi's footsteps coming to open the door.
"I'm sorry for the noise, Miss Takanawa. It won't happen–"
As soon as he opened the door completely, Takemichi realized that it wasn't Miss Takanawa who knocked on the door. It was Mikey.
"M- Mikey-kun?!" He stuttered. "W-What are you doing here?"
"Oi Takemitchy. I was passing by and heard some yelling coming from your house. And since I’ve got nothing else to do, I decided to come."
"Oh. Is that so?" Takemichi seemed kinda nervous and surprised by his sudden visit.
"Yup, you’re loud." Mikey said as he entered the house like he was the owner. "Anyway, what were you doing?"Takemichi could only move aside, sighing as he made space for him to enter, then he closed the door.
"Oh, nothing yet. I was about to watch a movie with Chifuyu in my room, but he got so excited about the movie he started yelling. And then you came.” Takemichi explained.
“So your parents aren’t home?” Mikey already knew the answer to that.
“No, they aren't. My mom’s a nurse and she’s on duty at the hospital today, I don’t think she’ll come back until tomorrow afternoon. And my dad works abroad, he’ll come back next week.” Takemichi’s answer was quick.
Both of Takemichi’s parents had decent jobs. So that’s where the money comes from and why his house looked nice and kinda fancy on the inside. Why is it so ugly on the outside though?
"So you spend all Saturdays with Chifuyu?" Mikey was feeling a bit bitter.
“Not really. I used to invite my school friends to watch some movies. But they couldn’t be here today." He sighed "Akkun told me he was going to a boarding school for a few weeks because his parents found out he was getting bad grades, Takuya was going to visit his grandparents. Makoto’s father was going to teach him how to drive a car. And Yamagishi caught the flu." Takemichi was counting his fingers as he explained why his other friends weren't there.
“And you invited Chifuyu” Mikey asked, trying to disguise the discontentment as curiosity.
“Nah. He came on his own and said that he didn't know what to do today. So I invited him to watch some movies my father had sent me.” Takemichi said with a bright smile.
That feeling again.
“Let’s go upstairs and watch the movie together! It’ll be more fun.”
And with that, they headed to Takemichi’s room.
“Takemichi. You took too long. It's your fault I already ate half of the popcorn. Quick, let’s watch th-” Chifuyu was so eager to see the movie. He was sitting on Takemichi’s bed, with his back against the wall, Takemichi's pillow on his lap and the popcorn bowl on top of it. The remote was already in his hands, his thumb ready to press the play button.
Mikey could swear he saw a hint of annoyance and disappointment in Chifuyu’s eyes when he entered. But they quickly disappeared, asi if they never existed.
“Oh, Mikey!” Greeted Chifuyu. “Takemichi, the popcorn won’t be enough”. He looked at the popcorn and then at Takemichi. It was true, the bowl was already half empty.
“We haven’t even started to watch the movie yet.” Takemichi sighed.
“Takemitchy~, make more popcorn for me too.” Mikey whined.
“Fine. I’ll go make another bag. Don’t start watching without me!.” With that he left the room to go to the kitchen and microwave an extra bag of popcorn, leaving them together.
Mikey was still standing next to the doorway and Chifuyu was on Takemichi's bed.
They looked at each other.
“...”
“...”
This was awkward.
The last time they were together alone was after Baji's death, when they went to a coffee shop and Mikey said that he wouldn't accept Chifuyu leaving Toman. After that it was also kinda awkward too.
“You can come sit on the bed. Takemichi’s bed is really comfy and warm.” Chifuyu started talking and offered the spot next to him.
“And what are we watching?” Asked Mikey, finally moving as he went to sit on Takemichi’s bed, next to Chifuyu.
“Oh, it’s a movie based on an american comic Takemichi had in his room. Can you believe it? Aren’t american comics expensive and hard to find? The movie came out just a few months ago! Lucky him. His parents have money and can buy all these things. He even has his own TV!" Chifuyu pointed at the TV.
Yeah, Mikey could see that. He had been in Takemichi's room before, but he didn't think too much about it.
"And have you seen his kitchen? He has all these cool gadgets!” Chifuyu seemed enthusiastic while telling Mikey all the things Takemichi had.
“So he really has money.” Said Mikey, while checking Takemichi’s room. It was a spacious room, and the rug seemed quite expensive.
“Yup. It’s really cool” Chifuyu’s tone changed. “Have you ever seen them? His parents I mean.” He asked, curious.
“Not a single time. I thought they would come when Takemitchy was at the hospital, but they didn't. They just called to let him know that their health insurance would cover everything and he didn’t have to worry.”
Chifuyu sighed. His expression turned serious.
“Hmm. You know? I think Takemichi’s parents give him all these things to make up for the time they aren’t with him. Do you think that if they were here more often, Takemichi would have become a Toman member?” Chifuyu questioned, troubled. He really was more mature than he looked.
Mikey thought about it.
No, Takemichi would probably be a better person. And he wouldn’t have the need to join a gang if he had his parent’s attention and love.
They didn't know that he got into fights so often, that sometimes he came home with a lot of bruises and blood. If they knew that Takemichi had already seen so much violence and death — They would have moved out, for sure.
They would have taken him away.
Away from everyone.
Away from him.
“Then it’s a good thing they aren’t with him.” Those words came out of Mikey before he could even think about their meaning.
“Huh?” Chifuyu looked startled. Mikey didn’t want to meet his eyes.
Shit.
He shouldn’t have said that out loud.
“...” Mikey didn’t know what to say.
“Yeah, it is. We wouldn’t have met him otherwise” Chifuyu chuckled. His words surprised Mikey. “But don’t tell him I said that." He made a silence gesture. "And I won't tell him you're happy his parents aren't with him.” He smiled as he looked at the half-empty bowl on his lap. “He’s made himself quite important in our lives. Hasn’t he?” Chifuyu’s cheeks were slightly red.
What did that mean?
Oh no.
Mikey suddenly realized he wasn’t the only one who felt that way towards Takemichi.
Of course not.
How could anyone not fall for Takemichi.
This was a mess.
“I know we both like him that way.” Said Chifuyu “But don’t think I’ll give up just because you’re our leader!” Chifuyu looked directly into Mikey’s eyes. His green eyes showed so much determination.
“Oh. So it’s like that, huh?” Mikey replied, his black eyes challenging Chifuyu’s.
The atmosphere was suddenly becoming more tense.
But before it could progress, it was suddenly cut by Takemichi, who had finally come in with two more bowls of popcorn. Chifuyu and Mikey’s eyes immediately lit up when they saw Takemichi.
“Jeez. You were taking forever. Come here.” Chifuyu patted the spot between him and Mikey and moved, making more space for him.
“You’re too slow, Takemitchy.” Added Mikey.
“Sorry. I thought that it would be better to microwave two more bags of popcorn since Chifuyu already ate most of the popcorn in the bowl we had before.” Complained Takemichi.“Here, Chifuyu, this bowl is just for you.”
Takemichi was sitting between Mikey and Chifuyu.
“Mikey, you can take popcorn from this bowl.” Takemichi pointed at the one that was on his lap.
“Aye!” Mikey immediately took some popcorn and ate it. “Thanks, Takemitchy.”
“My parents don’t like american movies, they never buy them. And if I buy one with my own money, they get mad at me and don’t let me play it.” Chifuyu bickered as he rested his head on Takemichi’s shoulder, like it was the most normal thing in the world.
Sneaky cat.
“Where’s the remote? Press the play button”
Takemichi didn’t seem to care about Chifuyu’s action.
Was he used to it?
And so, Mikey wanted to do the same.
“It’s cold.” He said before resting his head on Takemichi’s shoulder. He saw Takemichi’s face, but didn’t see any reaction. All his attention was only on the movie, and he didn’t seem to care about anything else at the moment. Good.
Then Mikey looked at Chifuyu.
Chifuyu was glaring at him.
Mikey stuck out his tongue.
And just like that, they finished watching the movie. It was a decent movie. Or maybe they were just too young to be picky. It didn’t matter.
“I can’t believe the angel was the villain all along.” Takemichi yelled.
“Yeah, it was kinda unexpected.” Mikey replied. “But she looked suspicious from the beginning, we should’ve seen it coming.” Then he took more popcorn.
“You’re right. But she was so cool though.” Said Chifuyu.
The three of them started talking about the movie, unaware of the time passing.
“Why do my shoulders feel sore?” Asked Takemichi. He finally realized that both Chifuyu and Mikey’s head were on his shoulders. They lifted their heads at the same time. And Takemichi rubbed his shoulders. “You’re mean.”
“I was cold” Was all Mikey said before taking another portion of popcorn
“I’m sorry I didn’t realize.” Said Chifuyu.
You liar. Thought Mikey as he glanced at him.
“It’s okay, don’t worry.” Takemichi got out of the bed and went to put the CD back in its case. “Should we do something else?” He said as he looked at the clock on his desk.
Mikey and Chifuyu were munching on the popcorn left.
“What time is it? It’s… 7 p.m.?! What?” Takemichi couldn’t believe time had happened so fast.
“Can I sleep over? I already asked my parents.” Said Chifuyu.
Oh, so you came prepared? Thought Mikey.
“I’ll sleep over too, Takemitchy.” Mikey wasn’t going to let Chifuyu alone with Takemichi. His Takemitchy.
“Are you sure, Mikey?” Asked Chifuyu, faking his concern. ”Have you told someone?”
“I’m sure gramps won’t mind.”Mikey answered, with an equally fake smile.
“Cool,” Takemichi was visibly happy. “Then let’s read the new comics my dad sent me.”
“Woah, you’ve got new comics already?” Chifuyu was impressed.
“Yup, they came in the mail yesterday!” Takemichi went to his desk to grab them.
“Then can I read the ones the movie was based on?” Mikey asked. “I liked the characters.”
“Of course.” Takemichi also took the ones Mikey wanted. “Oh, that’s right. Aren’t you hungry? I’ve got pizza in the fridge. Let’s put it in the microwave.”
Mikey and Chifuyu followed Takemichi downstairs to the kitchen. It was a nice kitchen indeed. His fridge looked brand new. Takemichi opened the fridge to take the pizza and put it in the microwave.
“Where are the dishes? I’ll help you carry them upstairs.” Chifuyu offered.
“I’ll help you with the cutlery.” Mikey wasn’t going to lose.
“Oh, they’re in the cupboard over there.” Takemichi pointed at the one that was next to the sink.
When the pizza was done, they all went upstairs to eat and read the comics Takemichi had, they occasionally shared their opinions on some characters and plots. Expressing their likes and dislikes.
The next few hours passed like that.
It was 11 p.m. already. And Takemichi was already sleepy, one could notice that just by looking at his face.
“I’ll lend you some clothes to sleep on, don’t worry.” Takemichi yawned, going to his closet to grab some clothes. “Here. We’re about the same size, so my clothes should fit you well.”
Mikey and Chifuyu nodded and accepted the clothes. They stayed like that for a while until Takemichi started changing his clothes for the pajamas. Mikey and Chifuyu had already gone to the bath house with him before, so it should be normal, right?
They quickly changed into pajamas, both blushing.
Takemichi offered to bring an inflatable mattress for Chifuyu and Mikey, but they refused, telling him that his bed was big enough for them to fit perfectly.
The lights were turned of, but the moonlight that came through his window allowed them to see some parts of the room.
And they lay down on the bed. Takemichi in the middle, Mikey in his right side next to the wall and Chifuyu on his left side. When they heard deep breathings, they knew that someone had fallen asleep. It was Takemichi who had fallen asleep first.
Perfect.
Mikey and Chifuyu’s hearts were beating fast.
Thinking that the other had already fallen asleep, they sat up. At the same time.
They looked at each other.
“...”
“...”
“What were you going to do?” They asked at the same time.
“I was going to the bathroom.” They also answered at the same time.
Fuck.
“...Mmn? bathroom’s… down… the… corridor.” Takemichi mumbled in his sleep. And then silence. They waited for five more minutes. He was sleeping again.
How cute. Chifuyu and Mikey thought.
But then Chifuyu did something unexpected.
He kissed Takemichi.
He kissed Takemichi.
He fucking kissed Takemichi on the lips.
“Why the fuck did you do that.” Mikey whispered angrily.
“Shit. I’m sorry. I don’t know“ Chifuyu panicked too, touching his lips as if he himself couldn’t believe what he just did. “Please don’t tell him.” Chifuyu looked at Mikey pleadingly.
Oh?
“Okay, I won’t tell, but you don’t tell him either.” Mikey smirked.
“Tell him wh-?”
Mikey kissed Takemichi too.
And he dared to lick Takemichi’s lips.
“What the hell, Mikey?!. That was too much. You licked his lips.” Chifuyu complained. “That's not fair!”
“Huh? And what are you gonna do about it?” Mikey asked with a smug expression. “Are you gonna tell him that you kissed him first and then I kissed him too? We're both going down if you snitch. I'll make sure to drag you with me.” Mikey threatened.
“Screw you. Then I’ll kiss him again to make it even.”
"Ok, go on." Mikey gave his permission, as if he was Takemichi's lips' owner.
Chifuyu looked at Takemichi’s now wet lips, they were slightly parted. It was a lewd sight. Chifuyu unconsciously licked his own lips.
“Don’t even think of putting your tongue inside his mouth. That’s too far.” Mikey said, guessing Chifuyu’s intentions.
“I wasn’t gonna do that, idiot.” Chifuyu’s cheeks were red, he was ashamed at being exposed, but he still denied it. “It’s just that you left his lips with your saliva, and ew. Don’t you have something to clean it?” Chifuyu looked at Mikey, who was also looking at Takemichi’s lips. He was also blushing.
“Uh, no. But I think Takemichi has a tissue box on his table, go and bring some.” Commanded Mikey.
“And why should I do that? You’re the one that licked him!” Chifuyu complained, but still went to grab the tissue box. “Why are you kissing him again?!”
“Shh. Shut up or he’ll wake up.” Mikey answered, annoyed.
You don’t have the right to be annoyed. Thought Chifuyu
“That’s it. I’ll lick his lips too.” Chifuyu said.
“Okay, but just don’t put your tongue in his mouth.”
Chifuyu took the tissue and started to clean Takemichi’s lips. He had to be careful and slow or Takemichi would wake up. Once finished, Chifuyu got nervous, and unlike the first time, now he was going to consciously kiss him.
“Just kiss him already, he’ll wake up if you keep staring at him like that.” Mikey was getting impatient.
“Shut up.”
Chifuyu kissed Takemichi.
It felt really good.
And then he licked his lips.
Chifuyu was ascending.
Fuck you, Mikey.
With one hand he lifted Takemichi’s chin and deepened the kiss, breaking his deal with Mikey.
It was heaven. Takemichi’s mouth was warm. It felt like-
But before he could imprint the memory in his head forever, a sudden kick threw him off the bed.
It hurt.
It was a miracle Takemichi was still asleep.
“You fucker. We said no tongue in his mouth.” Mikey was furious. “Not even Hina kissed him that way before!” Mikey’s voice was low, but Chifuyu could still feel the anger his words carried.
Maybe it really was too much.
“Okay, sorry. You can kiss him too.” Said Chifuyu.
“Give me a tissue.”
Chifuyu got up from the floor and went to sit next to Takemichi’s sleeping body. He took one tissue from the box and gave it to Mikey.
Mikey sat on top of Takemichi, his legs on each side of him and started cleaning his lips.
It was a weird position, having Takemichi on the center of the bed, Mikey on top of him and Chifuyu on Takemichi’s left side.
Then Mikey lowered his head to kiss Takemichi. And french kissed him. Takemichi moaned unconsciously. Chifuyu couldn’t help but feel a heat in his lower abdomen upon hearing that. His face and ears were red. His hands were sweating.
How can Takemichi still be asleep? Chifuyu thought to himself.
Chifuyu and Mikey were so caught up in what they were doing that they didn’t hear the sound of keys unlocking the house’s main door, or the sound of footsteps coming from the hallway, or the sound of the door of Takemichi’s bedroom being opened.
“That’s enough, Mikey.” Said Chifuyu. “It’s my turn now. Get off him.” Mikey stopped kissing Takemichi and was about to sit on Takemichi’s right side.
“Ok, ok.” Mikey felt dizzy.
“Ew. You left too much saliva on his lips.” Complained Chifuyu.
“Yeah, I'm sorry” Mikey’s face was red, he used his sleeve to take the excess of saliva off his own mouth. “Give me a tissue, I’ll clean him.”
“Here. Be careful, or he’ll wake up.”
“What are you doing in my son’s bedroom?” A woman’s voice resonated through the entire room.
Both Mikey and Chifuyu quickly turned their heads to the owner of the voice. Their hearts sank at being caught doing something so inappropriate.
Thanks to Takemichi’s window and the moonlight, they could distinguish her appearance. It was a black haired woman dressed in a nurse uniform who was standing in the doorway, looking directly at them.
Holy shit.
It was Takemichi’s mom.
“And your turn for what exactly?”
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Both Mikey and Chifuyu didn’t move. Praying that if they stayed still, they would disappear. They were panicking inside. The same question repeated over and over in their heads.
What should I do? What should I do?
What should I do? What should I do?
What should I do? What should I do?
That’s right!
The window.
Chifuyu quickly turned to look at Mikey, who was still petrified. His eyes were darkening. Chifuyu had only seen that look a few times, and it wasn’t a good omen.
What are you thinking? You idiot!
“Let’s go!” Chifuyu grabbed Mikey’s arm and pointed at the window. Mikey snapped out of his mind and took wind of what Chifuyu was planning. He immediately got off the bed, careful to not step on Takemichi, who -for the love of god- was still sleeping.
Who would’ve known that Takemichi was such a heavy sleeper?
“Wait! We’re on the second floor. You’ll break your legs!”
Takemichi’s mom didn’t know that Mikey and Chifuyu had been through worse scenarios, and jumping off a second floor window wouldn’t even be on the top ten list.
Chifuyu opened the window and jumped, followed by Mikey. They quickly ran to hide behind some bushes before Takemichi’s mom could see them.
“That was close.” Chifuyu was panting. His hands were cold and his heart was beating so fast. He realized that he was barefoot and still had Takemichi's clothes.
Mikey was in a similar situation.
They left their clothes at Takemichi's bedroom.
“Fuck. Do you think she saw me kissing Takemichi?” He asked.
“I hope not. I really hope she didn’t. Otherwise...” Chifuyu was ashamed and red, breathing heavily. “Otherwise we’re fucked.” He squeaked.
“Shh.” Mikey silenced him and pointed at Takemichi’s window. They both could see Takemichi’s mom in the window frame talking to someone on her cellphone. It must be her husband.
“I swear there were two kids on Takemichi’s bed. They were kissing him. French kissing him. One even asked for his turn!”
Fuck.
She heard.
She heard everything.
Then that also meant she heard Chifuyu complaining about Mikey leaving too much saliva on Takemichi.
Chifuyu buried his face in his hands, wanting to cry and too embarrassed to keep looking. His head spinning.
Mikey was ashamed too, but he kept looking.
“I can’t believe everytime I come home early there’s always something like this happening in his bedroom while he’s asleep. Remember last time?”
“Last time? What happened last time?” Mikey and Chifuyu’s full attention were on her after that.
“Oh? I didn’t tell you? I thought I did. I found one of his friends masturbating on his room!”
Chifuyu and Mikey were speechless. What the fuck?
“Yes! I kicked him out of the house of course!” Takemichi’s mom started to laugh. “No, I didn’t tell him. How could I?.”
Of course you should’ve told him! Mikey and Chifuyu thought. One of Takemichi’s friends was a pervert! Now they both wanted to know who that friend was.
“Takemichi definitely takes after you, he reminds me of you when we were younger.” She was smiling. “Yeah. When I first met you. I still- I still don’t get how you didn’t realize it at that moment. It was so obvious! All of your friends had a crush on you! I bet they still have.” She paused. “Stop. You don’t know what I saw. I know what I’m talking about. I’m so happy I got brave enough to ask you out first!”
Mikey and Chifuyu didn’t know what to think of that. So, it was genetics?
“He’s still asleep” Takemichi’s mom looked inside the room.
The sudden light of a flashlight blinded them for a second.
“Oh! They’re hiding in the bushes!”
Fuck. Takemichi’s mom saw them.
Mikey and Chifuyu ran their hearts out.
How would they face Takemichi now?