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draken thought it was a bit of a bummer that mikey couldn’t join them but he tried not to think too much about it.
earlier, he invited mikey and takemichi to hang out at his ‘house’ but only takemichi accepted. mikey had blown them off because apparently he had ‘something important to do’ which draken thought was bullshit, what was more important than hanging out with your two best pals?
he and takemichi hung out at his house for a little until the idiot (takemichi) showered thinking that one of the girls working there would service him. usually he would find it a little humorous but mikey ditching them left a sour taste in his mouth.
they left quickly after that and they were now walking to god knows where, they were just walking in a random direction to cure their boredom. they chatted along the way talking about random crap like what games they’re currently into, how their girlfriends were, toman meetings, and etc.
it was the weekend, they had nothing else to do (well it was more like they didn’t know what to do.) so what more to do than to explore a new part of town they’ve probably never been to.
“ohhh, theres a good ice-cream place this way.” takemichi said while looking at all the street signs
”really? how do you know?” draken asked just trying to make small talk.
“hinata and i went there once, it was a little bit of a long walk but it was worth it. it was cheap but it was delicious.” takemichi reminisced. he had taken hinata there once because he barely had any allowance leftover and he heard the prices there were real cheap. it was a successful date indeed.
”hmm, maybe i could take emma there sometime… what do you recommend?”
“me and hina really liked the strawberry shortcake flavored icecream, we shared it together… it was amazing.” takemichi started to laugh dreamily. draken thought his laughter was a bit creepy but hey it’s really not his place to judge.
as they continued walking in the direction of the ice-cream parlor, they had to make a right into an alley. what they saw there made them stop behind the corner of the alley-way, it was the figures of a short lilac-haired girl and of a semi-tall boy with long white hair. they were walking together kinda closely, the girls arm was intertwined with the boys. they looked similar..had they seen them before?
then it hit, realization set in in takemichi’s mind.
“holy shit, is that senju?” takemichi whispered to the taller boy as they observed the scene in front of them.
”and is that sanzu?!” draken exclaimed a little bit loudly while gawking at the scene in front of them. (luckily the duo in front of them hadn’t heard them.)
senju, mikey’s girlfriend, was currently hugging and holding onto sanzu haruchiyo, the fifth division vice captain.
what she said next caught them even more offguard, “i love you haru.” she whispered, snugging sanzu in a tight embrace while sanzu just plainly patted her back and smiled. the alley they were walking in was quiet enough that draken and takemichi could hear from afar.
draken and takemichi shared a look of concern, it couldn’t be real, there was no way. senju went to haruchiyo of all people when she’s dating the ‘invincible’ mikey, the strongest delinquent in all of tokyo.
”if mikey ever sees this, he’s literally gonna kill sanzu.” takemichi whispered nervously.
”i know but what can we do, he deserves it for even thinking about messing with mikey’s girl.” draken whispered back. they could see it now, mikey yelling at the taller man for even looking at senju.
”what do you think you’re doing to senju, you bastard.” mikey would shout at sanzu.
”huh? you mean my senju?” sanzu would huff back. the man was always quiet but he would probably yell for the girl he loved.
”you’re an enemy to me and the rest of toman now, you son of a bitch.” mikey would exasperate.
“bring it on asshole, i’ll kill you.” sanzu would shout back. (well they couldn’t really see sanzu killing mikey but scenarios are fun to make up.)
“draken its… its over for sanzu, his final battle is about to happen. it’s armageddon” takemichi stammered.
”it is indeed.” a girl’s serious voice pitched in, they turned and it was emma, draken’s requited crush. “this smells like a scandal, my dear watson and takemichi.” she added shortly after.
emma sano had joined their investigation. takemichi swore he saw draken’s annoyance fade away as soon as he saw her.
”huhhh???” draken exclaimed at her sudden appearance. ‘playing it cool in front of emma, i see.’ takemichi thought.
”i haven’t heard from you in a long time draken, and this is what you’re up to???” emma vocalized rather angrily.
”e-emma what are you doing here?” takemichi asked.
”i was out shopping near here and i happened to spot you two.” she explained with her hands on her hips.
“anyway, there’s no way senju, who would do anything for mikey,—“
from up ahead from where they were trailing, they could hear sanzu tell senju to ‘quit hanging off him’ to which she replied in a playful tone with ‘neverrr~’ before the duo turned another corner.
”—would ever stoop to something like this. there must be a reason behind this, the girls too sweet to do something like this. right draken? you’ve talked to her before right?” emma shouted. (jeez they were gonna get caught early at this point.. was this technically considered stalking?)
”uhh sure..” draken mumbled, he hasn’t talked to senju enough to gain an opinion of her.
”you’re right emma, senju’s too kind and too devoted to mikey.” takemichi agreed.
“i’m going to solve this mystery, i swear it on my grandpa’s name.” emma spoke confidentially with her full chest and walked ahead when she realized senju and sanzu had already gone ahead.
”just go along with it takemitchy, shes really into detective shows as of now.” draken whispered to takemichi, “shes into them a bunch right now.” yeah, takemichi could tell.
“quit whispering and come on guys, we’ve got to follow them.” emma shouted from up ahead. draken and takemichi hurried after her.
it took them a while to find senju and sanzu again, they were at the outside tables of an ice-cream parlor. they hid behind the bushes right next to the table sanzu and senju were at. there the lilac-haired girl was, hand feeding sanzu pieces of the ice-cream cake they bought.
“is it yummy haru?” the girl giggled as she fed the boy in front of him another bite.
sanzu smiled back at the girl, “it’s yummy sen.” this made the girl’s eyes glimmer a bit.
sen? haru? they were on first-name basis and even nickname basis? this was the first time they’ve ever even seen sanzu smile and he didn’t even have his mask on… oh no, this was bad.
”oh my god.” emma gasped. “observe draken and takemichi, that look in senju’s eyes..”
”her eyes?” draken retorted.
“that look in her eyes.. its the eyes of a woman in love, i’m sure of it. my female intuition says so.” emma said while concentrating on senju.
”i see, that makes sense.” takemichi said solemnly. from the nicknames to senju’s sparkling eyes, he knew her story, she was in love with sanzu and mikey at the same time and couldn’t dare choose, she was like a heroine from a tale.
senju leaned in a bit to wipe a piece of cake that sanzu had on his cheek and with her sudden movement, they couldn’t help but notice her chest bouncing along with her.
“yea she totally looks like shes in love-“ draken begun to say and then bam! emma had smacked both him and takemichi. “what the hell are you both looking at? you pervs.”
“it wasn’t even me, it was takemi-” draken started before abruptly getting interrupted, “what the..” they heard from behind them before turning around once more, it was takemichi’s friend, yamagishi.
“yamagishi!” takemichi beamed, motioning for the boy with glasses to sit behind him.
all three of them had decided to explain the situation to the newcomer.
”wow, thats a real scandal.” yamagishi crouched.
“i know, so we’ve been following them around the whole day trying to find out the true story.” draken told the boy.
”but we haven’t found any decisive proof yet though..” emma sighed.
“well, i’ve heard some rumors about that senju girl..” yamagishi trailed.
”huh?? for real yamagishi? like not kidding?” takemichi questioned.
“yes, i’ve heard that not only has she been seen leaving sanzu’s house all friendly-like. she’s also been seen leaving the house of the first-gen black-dragon legend akashi takeomi, she was cuddling up to him and stuff. some sightings were even reported in the morning, meaning she spent the night at their houses.” yamagishi disclosed sternly.
”what…” even draken looked surprised.
”i’m so terribly sorry.. but i’ve completely solved this case…”
“what do you mean emma?” takemichi asked.
“not only is senju a double-timer, oh no, she is a triple-dog-timer. she has my brother, some old guy, and fifth division vice captain sanzu, all wrapped around her small little finger.” emma concluded before standing up, “and now, i’m gonna confront her for hurting my brother.” she had started making her way to senju before she saw something that made her start running back to behind the bushes.
”what happened emma?” draken asked.
”i saw a man who i assume is akashi takeomi because he looked like a yakuza, and he’s headed towards senju and sanzu, and i just have to see what happens…” emma gushed over unfolding drama as they all immediately looked over the bushes.
they saw takeomi heading over rather quickly to senju and sanzu, he had a big box with a bow in his arms. oh my god.. were takeomi and senju in that kind of relationship, a relationship where he spoils her in exchange for ‘favors’ from her. they hoped not, she was so young while he was so old.
when takeomi finally reached them, they heard senju gasp.
”ehhh, is that big box for me takeomi?” senju asked excitedly while pointing at herself.
”of course princess, it’s your special day after all.” takeomi smiled handing the present to the girl. she had struggled to hold it and just settled it on her lap.
draken understood now, mikey didn’t hang out with them so he could buy a present for senju and here she was, cheating on him with two other guys. she hand fed one and the other called her ‘princess.’ he was going to kill senju if emma doesn’t do it first.
”jeez, you sure showed up late takeomi.” sanzu gestured to the older man.
“you know i had to make sure i got the best gift possible for our senju.” takeomi laughed while ruffling senju’s hair.
“wait what? sanzu and akashi are interacting normally, they’re not mad or confronting each other for being with senju.” emma whispered.
”maybe they’re a throuple or whatever they’re called.” yamagishi whispered back while readjusting his glasses.
“i hope not, thats a little weird.. akashi’s a lot older than both of them, theres probably a more logical explanation.” draken hissed.
“i can’t watch this any longer, i’m going to confront her. all we need are confessions from the people involved and then we can tell mikey.” emma cried.
emma got up and marched her way over there. yamagishi, draken, and takemichi shared a knowing look. either this was a huge misunderstanding or she really was a triple-timer and she was gonna get her ass beat by emma. (emma was a strong girl, she used to train in the sano dojo.)
”oh my god, it would be pretty awful if mikey saw them all together.” takemichi told yamagishi and draken. they stayed silent, looking at him.. or were they looking behind him?
“what would be awful if i saw who together?” a voice from behind him spoke sternly.
takemichi turned around, it was the one person he didn’t wanna see at the moment, it was mikey with a gift-bag in his hand. yamagishi and draken were on standby making takemichi do all the talking. he turned back around to the table where emma was currently approaching, “it’s not what it looks like mikey, senju isn’t cheating on you!” takemichi stuttered. he truly felt like crying.
“huh? what are you talking about takemitchy?” mikey questioned with a furrowed brow as he took looks between takemichi and senju’s table.
”don’t think the men at the table with senju are special to her, they don’t mean as much to her as you mean to her, she loves you not them, please don’t kill them.” takemichi pleaded.
it took mikey a minute to process what takemichi said, and then laughter. all three of them were confused, why was mikey laughing?
“mikey, your girlfriend is out there with other men, why aren’t you mad?” draken asked shocked.
”yeah! if i had a girlfriend i would be mad if she was so close to other men.” yamagishi added to draken’s statement.
mikey turned serious before responding “you’re right, i would be mad too—“
(all of them hoped mikey wouldn’t beat those guys up too badly.).
”— if those guys over there with senju weren’t her brothers.” mikey’s seriousness turned into laughter again. “haruchiyo and takeomi are my girlfriend’s older brothers not her sides.” he continued explaining. oh, ohhh, ohhhh, they all felt a bit silly, they just jumped to a conclusion without any actual proof and it hadn’t even turned out true in the slightest.
”oh my god. well uhm you better go tell emma that, she went over there to confront senju because we all thought she was cheating on you.” yamagishi pointed in senju’s direction.
mikey mentally facepalmed, he and senju have told emma countless of times about senju’s older brothers. “i’ll go control my sister.” he sighed.
mikey started walking towards senju’s table and low and behold, emma was nowhere to be seen. (she got distracted on her way to the table and decided to go get ice-cream inside.) his hair and his bag swayed with every step he took. (yamagishi, takemichi, and draken all thought he looked cool
“mikey !” takeomi exclaimed waving him over.
haruchiyo turned around to look , “mikey..”, he smiled at the figure of his sister’s boyfriend. he was starting to think that mikey wouldn’t come and he didn’t want to see his baby-sister sad on her birthday, it was her big 14 afterall.
”mikey, you’re here.” senju whispered excitedly.
”takeomi, haru, are you guys taking your baby sister out for her birthday? that’s so sweet.” mikey teased, he knew that haruchiyo was embarrassed about publicly showing his siblings affection. while takeomi on the other hand, held pride in spoiling both his little siblings.
”shut up mikey.” haruchiyo said, looking away.
“she’s been wanting to go out with both of us since forever, but we’re always so busy, so what better day to take her out than her birthday.” takeomi grinned.
”that’s sweet, i never knew haruchiyo to be the mushy-gushy good big brother type.” mikey beamed. his comment made senju giggle while takeomi laughed and haruchiyo looked embarrassed.
”well i only have one little sister and that’s senju soo..” haru mumbled with cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
”i love you too, big brother.” senju beamed at sanzu.
takemichi, yamagishi, draken were in shock, mikey looked so weird right now, they’ve never seen him act like this around them.
”oh yeah, senju this is for you. i bought this because it reminded me of you.” mikey grinned handing his girlfriend the giftbag.
”oh my god, thank you mikey, i’ll open it when i get home.” senju blushed at the standing boy.
“open it nowww please princessss, i wanna see your reaction before you go celebrate with your brothers.” mikey begged even dragging his words out to empathize his plead.
”i mean if you want mikey, you could come home with us. takeomi can drive you to our house so you can spend time with our princess.” haruchiyo suggested.
“really? i would love to come over, i want to spend more time with senju, i’ve barely spent any time with her all day. i was so busy picking out her birthday present.” mikey exclaimed.
the ‘princess’ nickname always managed to make senju blush and feel embarrassed, “stop calling me princess, i’m 14 today i’m not a little girl anymore.” she huffed.
“i’m 25, harus 16, and mikeys 15, so we get to call you princess still because to us you’ll always be our princess.” takeomi teased. he was so sure of it, he was sure that mikey and senju would end up married. they were perfect together and he could see the way the mikey looked at their sister.
senju pouted, she wouldn’t argue with his logic because then he would use some other embarrassing argument.
haruchiyo looked down at the watch on his wrist and back up at the sky, “we should probably get going now, it’ll be dark in half an hour.” he suggested.
”alright, lets call it a day then, mikey you can sit in the backseat with senju when you get to the car. oh and if you want there’s water on the cupholder in the back.” takeomi stated while starting to walk in the direction towards his car.
haruchiyo shortly followed after takeomi. which left senju and mikey a little bit behind, “mikey, can you carry this box for me? it’s the present takeomi got me but it’s so heavyyy.. my legs hurt from having it in my lap.” senju asked.
”yeah no problem, just give me a minute i need to go tell my friends im leaving.”
“your friends are here?”
“senju, it’s a long story, i’ll tell you later in the car or at your house.” mikey sighed.
”ohhh okay, don’t take too long or takeomi will take off without us.” senju joked.
mikey ran to the bushes his friends were hiding in and quickly said “i’m gonna go to senju’s house now, i’ll see you guys later, try to find emma i have no clue where she is.”
yamagishi, takemichi, and draken said their goodbyes to mikey before watching him run off in senju’s direction.
they smiled at his disappearing figure before setting off to find emma. (because ice-cream does not take that long to buy.)