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If you will ask Souya what is his biggest regret, certainly it will be about that night at the Harbor where they faced a gang called Tenjiku, not that because he was beaten badly— neither because of having a broken arm and a broken leg nor because they were outnumbered nor his big bro got jumped at and had to miss the fight but maybe just maybe because he had to cry that time and got taken over by his own impulse knocking out cold the heavenly kings of Tenjiku especially the Haitani Brothers who ruled Roppongi at 13, definitely staining their reputation by just one hit from a crybaby who had a broken arm and a broken leg.
You may think that it is vice versa where the Haitanis regret that fight but maybe you are for Haitani Ran but not for Haitani Rindou. That was the best fucking day of his life and if you have the chance to ask him, call him a masochist but he won’t deny it because starting that day he began the hunt to capture the heart of the blue haired crybaby.
It’s been another night where Toman will have a meeting and now it will be together with Tenjiku who came up with a truce and maybe soon will be an alliance in result of the reconciliation of Mikey and Izana.
Nobody died while Kisaki and Hanma went to the detention center for three counts of attempted murder to Emma, Kakucho, and Izana. Well hopefully they will consider therapy.
“Do we really have to put up with Tenjiku? They hit a nerve on me y’know?” says Hakkai who is sitting on the last step of the stairs leading to the shrine with his face resting on the palm of his hands with an obvious disgust showing on his face.
“Do we have a fucking choice, you idiot?” the blue-eyed blonde boy with a deadpan look emphasizing every word to Hakkai.
“Chifuyu you fucker, let me complain!” Hakkai throws a tiny rock that he happens to pick up somewhere near him.
“Stop it you two! We can’t do anything you know?” Hanagaki Takemichi sighs to the scene that the other two making, do they have a choice? Well no of course.
Obviously as usual, the troublesome trio is early to the stated time of the meeting because apparently they don’t have anything better to do at all.
“Hey what’s up?” the trio saw the pastel blue hair with a resting frown on his face.
“Tell them Angry! Tell them!” Hakkai left his seat and made his way to Angry grabbing both of his shoulders then shake it continuously.
“A-ah! What should I tell them – Ah – Stop it Hakkai!”
“Tell them you complain about Tenjiku!!”
“Well, I don’t— Fuck off Hakkai, my head’s spinning you idiot!” Angry grabs Hakkai’s arms to stop him from shaking him. “I don’t care about Tenjiku, okay?” surrenders Angry then he walks his way to sit beside Chifuyu who has an eyebrow raised at him.
“Why?” said by confused Chifuyu.
“Yeah, why though? You okay with them? I mean I don’t complain or anything – “
“Stop being so defensive Mitchy! Anyway, yeah why? You had a broken arm and a broken leg for fuck’s sake!” a groan left in Hakkai’s words while stomping his right foot like a kid.
“Aren’t you being bias? Those Haitanis were the only weird there don’t ya think? Yeah, yeah.” Angry don’t know the reason but mentioning the Haitanis send shivers to his body.
“Don’t forget Madarame Shion, that shit’s insane!” Chifuyu frowned remembering his precious captains— Baji Keisuke and Hanemiya Kazutora— got jumped at with a fucking pipe.
“Eh, don’t think about it too much. You’ll make Mikey angry.” Assures Angry as he stands up seeing the other members of Toman arriving, some are Tenjiku’s.
For Angry, he doesn’t really mind about the connecting relationship between Toman and Tenjiku for it may help them in the future or just simply making more friends.
In his childhood he doesn’t get the chance to make friends, some children refused to talk to him or simply looked away when he meets their gaze, some tried to bully him especially those who are older. It is because of his angry expression or tensed up rage showing in his face but inside he didn’t mean anything out of it, all he can do was just let it go because as long as he has his big bro with him who loves him and willingly beat up anyone to death who dared to bully him even without his consent. Obviously, Souya would not approve that.
He doesn’t want his big bro to be in trouble because of him but the latter preferred it in any case, so he’ll just be there to look over his brother to not go overboard. So, when the conflict with Tenjiku came and resulted to be his big bro to the hospital, he was pissed, really pissed, and sad because that’s not what a gang does— it’s not fair to hit someone from behind!
Eventually Smiley is Nahoya too, Souya’s brave and strong big bro so he just shrugged it off and ruffled Souya’s hair and told him it’s okay and he will kill them when he recovers.
If Nahoya says it’s okay, it is okay.
Rindou Haitani known as a sadist, loves hearing his opponent screams in pain and whimpers because it hurts. He would gladly break every joint until his opponent passed out unable to scream or move but right now what runs in his mind is the image of the blue-haired crybaby he met during the Tenjiku-Toman fight.
“What are you grinning at Rin? You look ugly.” Rindou heard his door closing as Ran made his way inside his room.
“Shut up Ran.” He didn’t even look at his brother as he keeps his stare to his phone sliding his fingers upward. “Hey…” he called with a low voice that made his older brother focus his attention to his younger brother staring at him with intense eyes.
“What?”
Ran has a guess but he doesn’t want to admit it nor think about it ‘cause that’s pure bullshit. Since that fight, he sees his brother grinning or smiling at his phone like an idiot. He just let go of it, prolly another girl needing a sugar daddy— the fuck? Rindou is still 16.
“D’you think he’ll like me?” Rin looks at his older brother’s eyes as if he wants to cry. Ran found himself dumbfounded with his mouth left open. He?
“Come again? What? Importantly, who?” Ran’s mind is doing acrobats with the sudden question, but little did he know Rin’s answer will make him want to scream and pound his head to a wall making himself go through amnesia.
“Angry…” Rindou muttered in a very low voice like he doesn’t want anyone to hear him but unlucky him Ran groans on what he heard. “… hey I mean, he’s kinda cute.” Shameless. What Ran thinks at that moment.
“Cute? You idiot called him cute? Don’t you remember what you did and what we did to his big brother? Are you fucking dumb Rin?” He doesn’t care about his brother’s interest, not at all! But, that doesn’t mean he wants his baby brother to develop an unrequited love/like towards the blue-haired crybaby.
“I remember okay! I mean… He knocked us cold with one hit so maybe that’s fair?”
“Don’t even make me remember that, you shameless bastard! What are you? A masochist?” Ran’s about to burst in disbelief. This is unbelievable.
“Maybe we should apologize, we have a meeting tonight, right?”
For Rindou, there’s nothing to be ashamed of if it’s Angry who knocked them out. He doesn’t know why but seeing the slight concern in Angry’s cotton candy blue eyes for them (or he assumes) as soon as he recovers from crying, he made sure to take a mental note that he will make Angry smile. Protect the little angel from any bad things in this world.
How cheesy can Rindou be but he really likes Angry. The way he shares his popsicle with Chifuyu or Takemichi, offers the other captains help with their home works, or just being the adorable baby of the family. Why does Rin know all of that? Well, that’s what kept him busy with his phone, stalking the other Toman’s members because it seems Angry doesn’t have a social media account and Rin doesn’t want to come across Smiley’s account, or he will be too obvious.
“We do?! Fuck! We’re late!” Ran grabbed his brother’s wrist and drag him to their garage where they park their motorbikes. Before letting Rin go, he sighs at him, “You’re stupid, you apologize because I don’t want to bury myself underground because of shame. I still have my pride you know!”
Rin just shrugs before getting on his own motorbike and left Ran brushing his face with his palm.
10 minutes before the meeting starts, the members of Toman are already in order and even the captains are there except for Pah-chin obviously but yeah, they’re all alive and kicking even with injuries.
To ease the boredom, they started chatting while waiting for Tenjiku’s heavenly kings to be completed.
“I still cannot believe that fucker hit me with a pipe, that’s my style y’know?” mumbles Kazutora.
“Don’t be proud of it, Tora you fucker.” Mitsuya who throws a light punch at Kazutora’s shoulder.
“Hey! Don’t hurt my boyfriend, I’m gonna strangle you with your own tape measure!” said Baji Keisuke being the overprotective lover while hugging his Kazutora who is obviously annoyed but blushing at the same time with the other man’s clinginess.
“Not in front of my ramen! I’ll kill you, you bastard!” shouts Smiley pointing his chopsticks to the two’s public display of affection.
He’s eating his instant cup of ramen because he didn’t get the chance to eat dinner ‘cause he overslept and forgot the said meeting.
Baji, who ignores Smiley’s tantrums— he looks at him with curiosity. “Hey Smiley, does the younger Haitani and your brother talk?” he blurts out of nowhere leading all the captains look at him with questions in mind.
“Haah?! Why ask that? Of course not, fuck off Baji.” Smiley is grinning more than his usual. Why did Baji bring up that Haitani bastard and obviously why will Angry talk to that guy? He better not touches Souya or he’ll see hell in no time.
“He liked one of Keisuke’s pictures way back two years ago.” Kazutora answers freeing himself from Baji. “That picture was when Angry helped Keisuke with his homework ‘cause y’know this smartass cannot spell anything right.” He continues.
“Hey! That’s uncalled for!” proclaims Baji while gripping his chest as if he’s hurt badly.
“You’re so dramatic. Anyway Smiley, as if he likes Keisuke that’s a weird taste so for sure he likes Angry in regards to what happened during the fight with Tenjiku.” Kazutora calmly assures the older Kawata then pats his shoulder. “They’re here. C’mon go to your divisions.”
“I’m your boyfriend y’know?” whispered Baji to himself but the other captains heard that and Mitsuya just let out a snicker.
“Hai, hai.” Said Kazutora to the pouting Baji while pushing his back for them to go to their own division.
Smiley, with his signature grin arrived at the 4th Division’s position and approach his baby brother with a tap on the back.
“Welcome back Captain!” the members of the 4th division all bowed and Smiley signals them to raise their head while returning his gaze to Angry.
Souya who was surprised with the sudden change of atmosphere when Nahoya arrived stares to his big bro with a frown. He noticed the pissed aura surrounding Nahoya a while ago when he’s talking with the other captains so he thought they’re just teasing each other’s, and he knew his big bro is such a quick-tempered guy.
“You okay big bro?” you can sense the worry in Souya’s voice in contrast of his own expression.
“Man, I wish I am cause I really wanna punch someone in the face right now.” Nahoya is smiling pissed, for sure that he is.
The meeting starts with an announcement of forming an alliance with Tenjiku with the warning of no infighting including with the other gang’s members. Smiley curses in his mind because he really wanna punch the younger Haitaini in the face while Angry is just fine with that because maybe he can befriend the others. Toman members know Angry as a soft guy, an angel hiding in the devil’s anger they say, so maybe Tenjiku’s can see that too.
Angry looks at the figures behind Mikey and Izana as they step in the front one by one to be introduced. He meets those lilac eyes intimately staring at him maybe for too long before he noticed, the bearer of those eyes is the one who looks away instantly with a faint redness spreading on his cheeks. Isn’t that the younger Haitani? What was his name again?
“These are the Haitani brothers of Roppongi—” Angry’s thoughts was interrupted by Izana, ‘so I was right he’s the younger Haitani’ he murmurs and it does not slips away from Smiley’s ears, his fist clenched on its own as he wonders why his baby brother is interested with that psycho.
“Yo, Haitani Ran here~” said the one with the braids teasingly that left a groan from Smiley.
“You know him big bro?” Angry asked his brother.
“That bastard.” Smiley ignores his brother’s question so Angry let it go and shifts his gaze to the front where it’s the lilac eyed boy with two-toned wolf cut hair is about to introduce himself.
“Ahm, yeah, I’m his younger brother…” he points at Ran “… Haitani Rindou.”
Haitani Rindou… his name is dancing in Souya’s mind, the meeting ended just a while ago and the captains are talking to the heavenly kings of Tenjiku together with Mikey, Draken, and Izana except Nahoya who wouldn’t leave Souya alone and refuses to tell him why.
Both are leaning to their motorbikes while waiting for the other captains because they will have an after meeting at the Sano’s.
“Hey Angry! You coming to the Sano’s?!” waves Hakkai, arriving with Chifuyu and Peh-yan.
“Yeah, you too?”
“Not me though, Taiju will come home tonight, even though he’s a ‘changed’ man he still wants us to have a late dinner together before going abroad for some shit he’s working on. Bye!” he then left with his motorbike.
“Hey Angry! That Shion is crazy asking me for a rematch, what an idiot he is hah!” Peh spits out kicking tiny rocks in front of him.
“Yeah yeah, why don’t you shut up already about that, we all know you can take him anytime.” Chifuyu deadpans to Peh’s remarks. “Anyway Angry, what can you say about the Haitanis?”
Smiley shifts his attention to Angry who opens his mouth but then closes it again maybe finding words to not upset the others.
“I… I don’t know— I mean— I… yeah, I guess they are okay?” Angry avoids the stare of the others especially Nahoya’s.
“They are the one who hit your brother with a fucking baton.” Chifuyu states in an as-a-matter-of-fact tone.
“Nahoya is okay now and he said he’s okay and will murder them on his own when he’s better.” Angry’s been fidgeting his fingers because he’s not used to being the center of the conversation. Smiley raised an eyebrow with Angry’s response.
“Hah! Haitani Rindou broke your arm and leg. You still have a cast and a bandage on dumbass.” Peh-yan points at Angry’s arm then his leg.
“I’m okay guys. Just— just let it go.” Angry replies in a way he implies he doesn’t wanna talk about it anymore and he looks away.
“You’re just too kind man, if Hakkai is here he’ll surely get hysterical. Y’know the Haitanis beat him up so bad.” Chifuyu leans on his own motorbike before pulling his phone from his pocket.
Smiley stays quiet in the entire conversation. He knows Angry, he is just too kind for his own good.
The silence was interrupted when two men approached them, one with blonde-black braided hair and the other has a wolf cut hair with light blue streaks, both have lilac eyes.
“Uhm…” Angry’s blue orbs met the lilac ones for the second time. “… can I talk to Angry?” Rindou didn’t break the stare as if he is asking directly to Angry.
“What do you want you bastard?!” Chifuyu put his phone back to his pocket and closed his distance with the younger Haitani but before he can grab the other’s collar, the younger Haitani’s face is already touching the ground.
“What the fuck?!” yells Ran grabbing Smiley’s collar. The older siblings get into a staring contest, they both are glaring to each other ready to raise their fists when they found an opening.
Smiley lets out an eat shitting grin to mock the older Haitani. “Die, Haitani.”
“Hey, stop it already, no infighting, right?” Angry makes his way to the younger Haitani. “Are you okay? C’mon get up.” He extends his hand to Rindou that made everybody stop and stare.
In Rindou’s eyes he is seeing an angel shining with so much light and warmth that no one can replace. He wants the blue-haired crybaby to be with him so much, but he won’t rush it in, not when Smiley is glaring at him and wants him dead right here, right now.
Rindou reaches Angry’s hand to make the other lift him up. He mentally smiled because of how soft Angry’s hand is, he wants to hold hands with him, but he was washed out cold when his sight catches the cast on the other’s arm and a bandage on one of Angry’s legs. He then remembers why he stops here in the first place. He wants to apologize first.
“Thank you— ah— yeah.” Rindou mumbles trying to figure out how he will say his apology.
“You want to say something?” Angry frowns on the other’s back and forth way of talking.
“Don’t mind him Souya. Let’s go.” Smiley grabs his baby brother’s wrist to lead him to their motorbikes, he’s not gonna allow those bastards near Souya.
“W-wait Nahoya, he wants to talk.” Souya argues.
“Let it go Souya. Chifuyu! Tell Mikey we’re going home first! I’ll ask Mitsuya with the details!”
“Got it.” Chifuyu answered.
“W-wait! Wait Angry!” Smiley stops on his tracks because he notices how Angry was left frozen in his place looking back at Rindou. “I-I’M SORRY! I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND!”
Smiley growls, he’s beginning to be pissed, he continues dragging away his baby brother before he can reply so he orders him to get on his motorbike to go home already or he will tell their Ma to forbid him from going to their meetings until he’s fully recovered.
As Angry got on his bike, just one hand on the handle he looks back again at Rindou who is now standing in awe looking defeated. He stares to those lilac eyes searching for ulterior motives, but he only sees sincerity and before he knew it, before he can process what’s on his mind, he shouted what’s on his mind.
“I ALSO WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND! I ALREADY FORGAVE YOU!” then he starts his motorbike and drives home before anyone could react. Who can drive with a cast on his arm and a bandage on his leg? It’s Angry.
“Oh fuck, you’re dead.” Chifuyu mockingly looks at the younger Haitani before he drags Peh-yan to their motorbikes because they see the other captains coming down from the shrine.
Rindou felt someone shooting holes on his back and when he looks over his shoulders, he finds his older brother in his motorbike leaning, stands down, face resting on his palms with a worried face.
“What?” Rindou bites the inside of his cheeks because he feels heaven but everyone who heard that looks at him with pity.
He walks away from the gathering crowd of Toman’s and hops on his motorbike, without muttering a word to Ran, he drives home unaware what he got himself into.
It’s been a month, a fucking good month since that fateful night at the shrine but the blue-haired crybaby is nowhere in sight. He patiently waited every meeting, even attempted to talk to Smiley but that motherfucker just laughed at him and before Smiley’s fist answers him they will drag Smiley away, even tried to ask some of their friends but ended up receiving raised eyebrows or just a pat on the back saying, “Give it up man.”— but why? He doesn’t want to give up. He wants the blue-haired crybaby even just as friends.
“What’s your deal Haitani? Never seen you so distracted before.” Kakucho asks worriedly at him.
They are in their penthouse where Tenjiku heavenly kings are commonly hanging out, playing poker, darts, pool, etc. but Rindou who was the most competitive seems not in the mood to kick Shion’s butt defeat.
“He misses that guy with an afro hair, y’know? That one who one punch the four. ~” said Shion smirking at his cards he’s holding. “Fuck, Fold!” he drops his cards and stare at him then pokes his finger on Rindou’s cheeks “Can ya’ please stop being a shy boy? What are ya chickenin’ out? You fucker aren’t a teenage girl waiting for his crush to make the move.”
“What are you saying? Speak Japanese you idiot!” He spats Shion’s finger and changed sits, he doesn’t want to handle an idiot— but he’s half right though? So? He’s not admitting that.
“Well, Shion you can be sometimes smart, thought you only speaks shit.” Izana’s voice was heard from the corner. “Why don’t you go to him rather than waiting? Bet he’s brother shuts every reason for his baby brother to attend meetings or threatened their friends to not tell you anything. Smiley— that guy, that guy is just so overprotective and a wild one so you cannot just mess with him face to face.”
Kakucho scoffs. “I agree with Izana…” then he throws the last one of his darts, “… bullseye! So yeah, go talk to him if you’re that serious.”
“I’m against it tho’” says Mochizuki raising his hand then before he continues, we heard a loud noise from the back of the room where the pool table is. Ran flipped it. Seriously? “Man! What’s your problem?”
“No one’s gonna talk to anyone.” He says firmly then glares at Rindou.
“But you told me you’ll help me!”
“I allowed you to apologize but I don’t remember allowing you to fall head over heels to that boy!” Ran walks in a fast pace closing their distance and grips Rindou’s collar pushing him down the table where they’re playing poker.
“Man! No fair! M’bout to win!” complains Shion but it didn’t take him a second to shut his mouth gesturing to zip it when Ran glared at him.
“You barely know the guy Rin. Why chase someone like that?! Don’t you know how dangerous his impulse is? You experienced it firsthand! Also… also— ugh! His brother is an ass!” hissed Ran without letting Rindou go.
Rindou didn’t flinched, he’s not a coward. He stares back to his older brother, he knows, he knows that his brother is just concern and overprotective just like Smiley but Rindou knows what he’s doing, he knows what he wants and he can take responsibility with it.
“I won’t make him cry.” He stood up shoving his older brother. “Thank you for the concern but I… I like him, I want to know him.” He fixes his crumpled collar then left their penthouse without looking back.
Before he clearly vanished, he heard Mucho’s words towards Ran. “You cannot continue to run away forever Ran; you’ll drag your brother down with you. Angry is not Smiley and Rindou is not you.”
Did Rindou knows what that means? No, so he dismissed it and proceeds to start the hunt to find his blue-haired crybaby.
Souya’s angry. Ironic?
“Let me go Nahoya! I’m fuckin’ fine and I’m fuckin’ pissed already!” Souya’s been banging his room’s door for quite a while now because his cast and bandage are now off so Nahoya doesn’t have a reason to let him ‘rest’.
“NO!!! Ma told me to not let you go out!” shouts Nahoya from somewhere far from the door.
Souya’s been shut off for a month, for one good month! Yes, he’s been going to school during weekdays but Nahoya would not let him be alone and when he says he wouldn’t let him, he would not.
Nahoya has been whining and whining about the Haitani brothers getting close to Souya, telling him that they’re bad news and he shouldn’t let them near him, so he’s grounded not until he recovers. Souya found his big bro unreasonable because they barely knew them since the Kanto incident, yes, they are insanely strong and crazy when it comes to fights but as if they’re different from them especially Smiley, he’s just like Ran who doesn’t hesitate to beat someone to death only the difference is the other uses his precious baton while Smile uses his bare hands but still they’re just two piece in a pod!
“Liar! Ma told me I can go out now but no fights!” Souya shouts back now kicking the door.
“There’s a fight so no! Listen to your big bro!”
“HAH Chifuyu texted me yesterday that the other gang backed out!”
“I’m gonna fucking kill that Chifuyu!”
“If only you wanna get your ass kick by his captains!”
“HAAAAH!!! Ya’ telling me Baji and Tora can kick my ass?!! Over my dead body!”
“Well let me out already or I’ll tell Ma you’re the one who broke her vase!”
“Blah blah blah can’t hear ya!”
Souya kicked the door for the last time then let himself fall in his bed just like a starfish. There’s no point arguing with Nahoya, he’s so stubborn and he’s giving him headaches. He curses himself for not having a window in his room to slips himself out. This is just terrible, bet Rindou thinks of him as a liar for telling him he also wants to be friends then him disappearing just like that.
It’s a sunny day on a busy day down the streets in Shibuya, you will hear chuckling sounds from children racing each other to the arcade, some high school girls having fun talking about their hang outs during the weekends, adults cramming or running after missing their bus. A common day to sit inside a café.
Rindou who is drumming his fingers on the table while waiting for some company, it’s been a long week for him gathering everyone without getting caught or being suspicious. He didn’t attend meetings just to not make a tension between these people because honestly, they don’t know how to lie.
Snapped out of his thoughts hearing the chimes ringing placed on the entrance of the café, noisy bastards entering. Rindou waved his hand catching their attention to know where he is.
“Yo Haitani! Didn’t know you’re that punctual?” those canines grin at him as he pull a seat across him.
“You can call me Rin, and yes I am.”
“Mind your manners Baji-san.” Chifuyu then quickly bowed out of common courtesy. “So, what do you want?” he then deadpans at Rindou. What a quick change of attitude.
“You just make sure I’m getting payed for this.” Hums Koko before he takes a seat beside Rin.
“Tell me why I’m here?” Sanzu takes the seat beside Chifuyu sighing.
Not too long before they heard a tud sound at the glass wall where their ‘meeting’ takes place.
A blonde guy both his palms placed at the glass wall staring at them with those shallow irises… and a pout, cheeks puffing. “Tell me why I am not invited?!” he winced in his own childish way.
“The hell you’re doing Mikey? How’d you know we’re here?!” as unbelievable as it is, Baji went outside to drag Mikey inside and to everyone’s concern, Izana is sitting with them, who knows where he came from?!
Rindou massages his temple keeping his composure on what chaos he had gathered.
“Before anything else, I would like to thank all of you for accepting my request to meet.” Rindou started after everyone got their orders and decided to shut up.
“You sure are polite today Rindou.” Izana butted.
“Where’s the little menace announcing how he loves hearing screams of pain ~?” Chifuyu teased as he swats Mikey’s hands trying to steal his strawberry flavored dango.
“Anyway…” ignored Rin to the others’ banters. “… For your information I… I” Fuck! Why am I stuttering?? Rin screams through his head for the sudden nervousness and how he feels his cheeks getting so hot.
“Ooh you’re blushing! Gotta take pictures – this will sell a lot ~” a flash comes after Koko’s teasing.
“Hey!” Rin protests but Koko just sticks his tongue out between his lips, sliding his phone back to his coat.
“I knew why we’re here!” Mikey raises his hand just like a student answering a teacher’s question, but the difference is he’s munching his taiyaki in his mouth while talking.
“Don’t talk when your mouth has something chewing you uncivilized citizen!” Baji threw his napkin to Mikey. “So, what is it? I don’t have all the time in the world – I have a boyfriend to take on a date!” throwing tantrums slamming his fist on the table but not too much don’t worry, they’re not getting kicked out.
“Oh, how I wish to find a girl like Baji-san” dreams Chifuyu while holding both his hands eyes twinkling.
“Ew, that’s a downgrade.” Hissed Mikey.
“Hey!”
Rindou thought that this is not the best idea and basically, they’re not helping with all their bickering so once and for all he will gather all his courage and shut them up for one fucking minute, he doesn’t have the patience in the world as much as Baji doesn’t has all the time in the world.
“Okay you guys shut up! Just let me fucking talk damn it!” all of them stumbled and paused for a moment from the sudden raise of voice from Rindou. Okay that did work.
“I just want some help, anything that will help me get close to… to Angry.” He looks away hiding his blushing face, but his reddening ears gives him away.
“Why though?” Chifuyu raises his eyebrow.
“Isn’t it obvious why?” Koko rolls his eyes to the other’s question.
“Well, I want to hear it exactly from him genius.”
Rindou felt a nudge in his shoulder and he saw Izana giving him a ‘it’s alright’ look. That gave him courage and before he knew it, he’s confessing to everyone as if they are Angry’s parents. “I… I really like Angry! I want to know him more, I want to protect him and take care of him, I at least want to make him smile. I like him so much I don’t know why. I just want to get close to him even just as friends as he wants”, he mumbles the last part because who wants to be just friends with the person you really like?
Everyone was surprised with the sudden confession giving out honest feelings but they’ll gonna be lying if they don’t find Rindou adorable. Who knew that this sadistic bastard would go soft because of Angry?
Chifuyu is the one to recover first. “Importantly you must know that his real name is Souya. If you want to have a comfortable ‘friendship’ with him, you have to stop calling him Angry because that’s just his gang related name.” Everyone nods.
“He’s smart y’know? Well I know you know, man you even accidentally liked our picture together him tutoring me two years ago. Thought you like me or somethin’! Nevertheless, you shouldn’t neglect your studies ‘cause I think Angry really values the idea of getting an education – and, and, and you should – really should overcome the greatest obstacle!” Baji added.
“SMILEY!” they said in unison raising their spoons.
“Hey lower down your voices!” shouts of one of the customers from the table across them.
“HAAAAAAAAAAAH?! We’re not inside the library shithead!” Baji stands up cracking his knuckles grinning.
Oh fuck. I mean I don’t mind a fight but I don’t need Tora’s preaching when we get home, I rather sit and have a prayer meeting with Taiju. Thought Chifuyu so he pulls his captain back to his seat.
“Let it go Baji.” Said Mikey who’s now eating an omu rice, when did he ordered that? Rindou’s losing his sanity as time goes by.
After some minutes of silence taking the time to calm down and proceed where their discussion left off.
“Uhm yeah, Sou has a sweet tooth, he likes blueberry cheesecake especially from the bakery from Ikebukuro West Gate Park and milk… yeah he likes to drink milk, he said it’s to make his bones healthy, I guess. Also, if you want to just chill his favorite snack is Lays uh the green one. He really like potato chips; any soda will do.” Sanzu voiced out, his very first involvement in the conversation since they started talking.
“Damn that blueberry cheesecake. Who’s in the right mind that will go to Ikebukuro fucking west gate park where gangsters are years above our generation are lingering there – don’t forget the mafia!” commented Chifuyu then he chugs down his orange juice all tensed up.
“Well, Souya.” Deadpans Sanzu.
“Oh! I forgot that Sanzu is Angry’s bestfriend even though they seem not like it.” Teases Koko who only received a ‘fuck off’ from the other.
“Well, here’s my part. I already sent you his home address, school address, and his phone number and if you want, I can give you Smiley’s too but you’ll have to add more y’know… cash?” Koko’s grin grows wider.
“Why would I want Smiley’s number?”
“Isn’t that illegal?” asked Chifuyu.
“Maybe you don’t want Rin, but your brother may do and no Chifuyu, you literally can find this information on the net… or not but who cares.” Koko dismisses the topic; he has his ways though but let’s just keep it a secret.
They fall in silence, pregnant silence as they shift their gaze to their commander who is not fully stuffed with the foods he ordered where later will be billed to Rin.
“What?” he flinches as he feels the looks of his friends.
“What’s your contribution here?” Baji narrows his eyes then pokes on his childhood best friend’s cheeks.
“You will share something, or I will tell Rin to not pay for your food.” Sighed Izana crossing his arms.
“Hey that’s not fair! Rin’s my friend too!” Mikey scoffed.
“Huh?! Where did that come from you shrimp? Rin’s my friend!”
“Enough of you baldy old man! Rin gave me his dorayaki when we saw each other last week in the arcade so we’re friends already!”
Having enough of this conversation Rin stopped both from causing a scene, he will probably have a headache once he got home.
“Yes, yes, stop it the both of you, we’re all… uhm friends here.”
Rindou is not a shy kid but the thought of gaining friends other than his older brother is new to him. He didn’t even think he has the right to call of them as his friends, but they already considered him as their friend.
After few more bickering and throwing banters to each other they decided to call it a day and go home. Izana payed for their food saying he’s in a good mood. Everybody is ready to go but Rindou feels deep inside that he must at least show more his feelings to the group.
“Uhm guys…” everyone stares back at him smiling so he continues. “… thank you for today.” And he lets out a genuine smile.
They all smile back at him wishing him good luck with capturing the blue-haired crybaby of the family and giving all their support before they left one by one.
Mikey hopped on the back of Izana’s motorbike, heard they were supposed to go grocery shopping but ditched it when they saw the group entering the café. Mikey looks over his shoulder to face Rindou.
“Hey Rin. Don’t make him cry, okay?” he said with a smile before the two waved their see you laters.
“I did not agree with this.”
“Who asked for your opinion though, Ran?”
“Shut up Shion.”
Three young men casually dressed for just a normal day hanging out but this isn’t a normal hang out. They’re in front of a two-story house with a large front yard full of beautiful flowers, it is a refreshing view. Above the doorbell is an iron plate with the family name who owned the house carved in it.
‘Kawata Family’
“C’mon Rin, let’s go home.” Whined Ran while tugging Rin’s clothes.
“No, I’m here to make friends with Angry.” Rin rubs his palms together to calm himself.
“So why did you bring Shion and me with you dummy?” Ran rolls his eyes giving up to his protest.
“I need moral support and besides Shion doesn’t mind.” Rin still facing the house taking his time to ring the doorbell.
“Uh yeah, I don’t mind. I’m childhood friends with Nahoya anyway.”
“WHAT?!” the brothers shout in unison.
“Huh? Yeah, I told you guys right or I forgot?” Shion just shrugs leaving the two who are caught in agape to ring the doorbell. In just a matter of 5 mins the gate opened showing a figure of a woman in her mid-30’s, she looks young but you cannot deny the maturity in her face. Long curly pastel orange hair, a bright smile, and blue eyes that Rin knew who she resembles.
“Oh! Hi darling, how long has it been since you last visit Ran dear?” the older woman greeted as soon as she recognizes the faces of her sudden guests and to another surprise— this time it’s Shion’s turn with Rindou to be caught in agape.
Does she know my brother? If yes, why? The other two stare at Ran with a confusing look, they are expecting an explanation because the fact that they only knew the Kawata’s during the Tenjiku fight or maybe that’s what they thought?
“Ran?” The woman is still smiling at him. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Ran curses in his mind and just wants to be swallowed by the depths of the earth.
“U-uhm good day Ms—?” Rin breaks the tension because his brother looks like his soul left him already, he will just ask his older brother later.
The woman chuckled that makes Rindou stares at her, she is pretty. “Mrs. Mrs. Kawata to you young boy, you’re friends with Nahoya?” woah! So, this pretty lady is the light of the Kawata family, Rindou must be lucky to meet her already.
“Nahoya? Oh, that must be Smiley ahm but I’m here for Souya, is he there?” Rindou scratches the back of his head as he feels his cheeks flushes a mist of red.
“Really?! I’m glad the boy finally made a friend aside from those Toman boys. I’m really happy for him, he’s there inside so you can go to his room. I’m assuming the other two will see Nahoya right? I barely recognize you Shion, you don’t have to change your wild appearance you know, you’re a good kid. Nahoya’s at the back washing his motorbike you two can go there or wait in the living room. I’m heading out for work now. Wish we can talk more but I gotta go, make yourself at home! Nice seeing you again Ran dear.” Mrs. Kawata smiles at us waving, so big and so bright before he walks in the direction to the bus stop.
“Uhm that’s… warm.” Rindou commented after waving back to the older and the other two just nodded.
I cannot wait to be with Souya.