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"Eh?... You wanna... join Toman?..." Pah tilted his head, observing the two figures before him, one a sunflower blond, another with narrow eyes and half-shaved black-haired male.
"And you chose to come directly to one of the admins?! Are you trying to diss on us?!" Peh pointed at the black-haired male, gritting his teeth as he shouted at the duo, who just stood there. The male with narrow eyes just smirked, nodding,
"Yup, how else are we supposed to get in?" He stuck out his tounge, causing both Pah and Pehs eyes to twitch.
"Oh, I don't know... Maybe get one of the captains instead of wasting our precious time?..." Pah gripped the edge of his desk, Peh ready to launch at the black-haired male who just grinned. Just then, the door to the relevantly large room opened, a certain cyan-eyed male stepping through, holding the door open for another person, around the same height, swept-back raven hair and bright cobalt eyes.
"Oi, Pah, you really need to learn how to y'know... open the door when someone knocks?" The first to enter the room craned his head, glaring at Pah, ignoring the blond and his friend who also turned around at the door opening.
"Oh, shut up, Chifuyu! Can't you see I'm busy? Plus, I didn't hear any knocking whatsoever!" Pah leaned back in his chair, waving his hand around. The short-haired blond, however, raised an eyebrow at the Toman admin.
"Really? I heard it... they've been calling out to you and pounding on the door for at least fifteen minutes by now." The blond looked at Pah and Peh with a monotone expression, causing the ravenette beside him to snicker slightly.
"Can it! Do you two even want to join or are you just here to shit on us and leave?" Peh slammed his fist to the wall behind him, losing his cool. The swept-back haired male narrowed his eyes at the blond, then stepped towards Pahs desk.
"Here, just normal paperwork and such, make sure you actually do it this time, or else the blame will fall on me and Chifuyus head again." Pah scoffed, handing the papers to Peh, who just set the pile down on the coffee table before him, rolling his eyes.
"Yeah, yeah... now then- back to you two-"
"Oh yeah, you two, wanna join Toman right? You few come with me." A vein popped on Pahs face, being interrupted. The blond's eyes widened, his black-haired friend raising an eyebrow, looking at the ravenette with a questioning look as said ravenette made his way to the door once again.
"Well? Partner asked something of you, why aren't you listening? Oh, and just so you know- you won't get anywhere with those two once you've pissed them off..." 'Chifuyu' opened the door, letting his 'partner' pass through first, rolling his eyes at Pah and Peh, who started throwing a mini adult tantrum cursing off the two black haired males. The narrow-eyed male sneered, motioning the blond to come with, to which the short haired male complied.
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"Suffocating, isn't it? Those big idiots... That aside, my name is Takemichi Hanagaki, that's my partner, Chifuyu Matsuno... you two want to wedge your way into Toman, right?" Takemichi introduced himself, sitting down on a lush white couch behind him, crossing his legs. Chifuyu nodded slightly, standing beside his 'partner'.
"I'm Kokonoi Hajime, Koko- this is my friend, Inui- or Inupi..." Koko grinned at Takemichi, Inui nodding his head.
"...And yes, we do want to join Toman... you wouldn't happen to have a way in?" Koko continued his sentence, flopping down on the couch across from Takemichis, crossing his legs.
"Mhm! Well then, Koko, Inupi- from here on out you two are part of Toman! First division, hope you'll serve us well?" Chifuyu stepped out of the office, leaving the three alone. Koko raised an eyebrow, still smirking...
"Hah... no promises?" The narrowed eyed male propped up his feet on the coffee table separating him and Takemichi, Inui bowed slightly, showing his thanks.
"Catch." The door opened again, to which Inui and Koko both turned their heads, startling slightly when a small cased slip card was thrown in their direction, one each. Chifuyu was back, smiling at the duo. Inui opened the small plastic case, pulling out a small name card, sealed with his name and a bar code at the bottom.
"It'll help you around the headquarters, for now, locked doors and all that. It'll be a few more weeks before we can get you few an official one." Chifuyu gave the two his best smile and a thumbs up, being returned with a small nod and a thanks from the two.
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Inui opened the fancy door, tilting his head at who was outside. A dirty blond-haired male stood there, black leather jacket, chains hanging from his belt and a simple plain white tee underneath, someone dressed way too formally for having knocked on a Toman admins door at ten in the morning. The blond perked his head up at the unfamiliar face, then trying to look past the blond.
"Hm, is your name Inupi or Koko by any chance?" The unfamiliar face looked down at the papers he held in his hands lazily. Inui dimmed at a stranger knowing his name, but still nodded anyways.
"Oh, what'dya know? I've got your official position printed right here." Inui dropped his guard, softening upon looking at the paper the blond showed him.
"Takuya! Finally- took them long enough to finish those documents..." Takemichi pushed Inui out of the way, the blond handing over the papers in his hands to him.
"Oh, right, Inupi, this is Takuya, one of the first division escorts- You'd better get used to this guy if you wanna stick around." Takuya waved at Inui, overseeing the papers along with Takemichi. Inui nodded, lowering his head slightly as a greeting to Takuya before waving him off soon after.
"Perfect, now you're for real in Toman now, congrats!" Takemichi chirped, Chifuyu looking over the documents, clapping slightly. Inui grimaced before bowing down.
"Thank you... Hanagaki, Chifuyu." Chifuyu chuckled out as Takemichi just smiled at the blond.
"Don't worry 'bout it, Inupi- now then, you best tell Koko, he should know, shouldn't he?" Takemichi scrubbed his hand on Inuis's short slightly prickling hair, sending him off to find Koko.
The blond stepped out of the office, closing the door behind him, sliding down the door right after, pressing his thumb and index to his nose bridge...
"God..."
Chifuyu threw his hands up in the air, punching Kokos' shoulder lightly. Takemichi laughed at the sight as Inui and Koko just looked at the duo in shock.
"Wow, I almost envy you two... just a year and a half and you're getting declared as an admin? The hell... I've known Takemichi for over a decade and a half and Chifuyu still hates my guts..." Takuya leaned back into the couch, scratching his cheek. Koko's wide-eyed expression didn't fade, he still looked at Takemichi, who was grinning at him, with his eyebrows furrowed downwards.
"Ah... man, this means that you two won't be working under us anymore, huh? Well then as this marking the last week we'll have together let's go out on Friday- get a drink or two to celebrate?" Takemichi furrowed his eyebrows, placing his thumb on his cheeks then smiling once again, rubbing Inuis head again, smiling at the blond.
"We'll go after work, does that sound good to you?" The black-haired male dropped himself next to Takuya, still looking at Inui who just stared at him with slightly widened eyes.
"Ah... yeah... That works for us..." The blond mumbled out, causing Chifuyu to pat his back.
"C'mon! Don't be so gloomy- this is big, y'know? Newcomers becoming admins in just the time span of less than two years is CRAZY!" The turquoise-eyed male walked over to a calendar that was propped up on his desk, marking the date of the celebration that was decided upon.
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Takuya waved Inui and Koko off, thanking them for their hard work, leaving himself right after...
"So then... this Friday?..." Koko slumped down on a nearby bench, looking displeased.
"Yeah... it's the perfect..."Inui couldn't finish his sentence, staring down at his feet, breath getting denser and denser.
"Damn... looks like we got too mushy, huh?..." Koko smiled depressingly at Inui, who stay silent, grimacing.
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The black car pulled up to Inui and Koko, a black-haired male, blue eyes shining like ever before, hair undone, curling in all sorts of directions. The familiar face was dressed in casual wear, a long black sleeved tee paired with some desaturated red pants.
"Wah... I had a feeling this would happen... you two need to ease it up, just 'cause we're part of some scary organization doesn't mean we can't relax every once in a while..." Takemichi smiled at Inui and Koko, who opposed to his casual wear were dressed as if going to an important mafia meeting. Inui blushed slightly as he looked down at his own attire, sighing as he opened the door to the car.
"Woah... who died today? You two look like we're going to a funeral... You do realize we're just going to a local bar, right?" Chifuyu raised an eyebrow at the two as they stepped into the car, sneering at the two.
"Sorry... This was going to be our last day working with one another so we thought that it should be taken a bit more... seriously..." Inui sat down stiffly in the backseat next to Takemichi, who just leaned on the window.
"Hey, don't make it sound like a mother sending off her child to collage situation, we're still working together, I can always just call you in for a 'meeting', right? No big deal." Takemichi hugged the driver's seat in front of him, where Chifuyu sat, smiling at Koko who sat in front of Inui.
"... Right... hey Hanagaki- hah.. never would've thought that you've had such messy hair underneath all that gel!" Koko said dimly, his eyes still on the road before him as Chifuyu laughed.
"Oh, you wouldn't know- this guy's been doing weird shit with his hair ever since elementary! Takuya said he almost crapped himself when he first came to school looking like a monkey!" Chifuyu tightened his grip on the steering wheel, stepping on the pedal as he made it just past the red light.
"Oh... I see... You two have known one another for a long time then, huh?" Inui mumbled out, pressing his forehead to the leather seat before him.
"Oh- well not as long as he has Takuya... But I met this guy in my first year of middle!" Chifuyu chuckled out, ruffling Takemichis hair, then gripping it and giving it a good tug, to which the black-haired male winced, but still laughed along with Chifuyu after.
"I'm tellin' you! We hit it off almost imminently- it actually started with this guy with really ugly eyebrows, actually... ahem... don't tell Kisaki... ahem..." Takemichi coughed out the last part, to receive a forced-out laugh from Koko.
"Yeah- hah! Time passes too quickly... Back then, I was planning on using him and then cutting off all ties, now I don't know what I'd do without this guy!" Chifuyu grinned, to which Takemichi punched his shoulder, scowling but also laughing at the same time. Inuis's eyes widened as his shoulders trembled slightly. Koko's breath drew to a stop, pressing his lips together. Takemichi threw himself back into his own seat, taking a glance at the blond next to him, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, you lot! We're here!" Chifuyu beamed as he parked on the side of the sidewalk right outside of a small, run-down looking bar. Koko furrowed his eyebrows looking at the place. Chifuyu swung open the door, stepping out and stretching his arms as the other three also got out.
Takemichi was the first to make his way over to the small broken-signed bar, kicking down the door. A black-haired male, head shaved raised his gaze from the glass he was cleaning.
"Woah! Takemichi, who are your friends?... They part of some yakuza here to assassinate me?..." Takemichi snickered at the black-haired males' comment.
"Lay off, Makoto, we've dissed them for their clothing choices enough." Takemichi pulled out a stool from under the bar, plopping himself down and then pulling out another stool, patting it. Chifuyu also made his way over, also pulling out two stools.
"So then... what do you want this fine evening?" Makoto smirked at Takemichi, who just sneered back.
"Suprise me!" Makoto nodded, throwing the towel he had been using to clean his glasses just a moment ago, turning around to find a bottle, making sure to cover the label once he did eventually pick out one. Chifuyu watched closely as Makoto shook the bottle, pouring a good glass for each of the four, sliding one each after. Takemichi grinned, not even hesitating to chug it all down in one go, sighing right after.
"Woah there, partner! Don't abuse your low tolerance there..." Chifuyu slapped the back of his partner's head in a scolding matter.
"Hey, hey! Stop it- today is a special day, remember? Let's drink 'till we drop!" Takemichi raised a fist, to which Chifuyu just sneered in response.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt now, would it? You two, don't hold back either! This outing is for you two after all!" Chifuyu also downed his glass, patting Kokos back, to which the ravenette smiled at him, with a sad look in his eyes.
"I'll just have a glass of pineapple juice..." Inui passed his glass, looking at the counter as if he were bored.
"Wow... killjoy much?..." Takemichi raised an eyebrow, pouting slightly.
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Inui glanced over to Koko, who pressed his lips together, giving the blond a slight nod.
"Hanagaki... Chifuyu, would you two mind coming with me?" Inui stood up, Takemichi and Chifuyu turning their heads, then giving the blond a smile, light hues of red under their eyes.
"Sure, Inupi, lead the way!" Inui flinched slightly at the mention of his name, making his way out of the bar.
Takemichis head spun, his partner, Chifuyu laying limp beside him.
"ch...CHIFUYU!" The tears didn't take long to come following out after the cry from the black-haired male. Takemichi gritted his teeth, looking at the blond before him.
"You..." He snarled at the figure leaning over him, the ropes binding his hands together scraping up against his skin as he tried to break out of them.
"I'm sorry, Hanagaki... I really am, but you need to be out of the picture for this to work." Takemichis eye twitched, his whole body jerked at that, the blond raised his arm, gun still in hand.
"Inupi... if Toman finds out, you'll never be able to rest in peace." Takemichi glared at the blond.
"I know..."
"We trusted you, y'know? Chifuyu did everything he could to support you up the ranks."
"... And I'm grateful for that." Inui pressed his lips, showing slight signs of grief.
"... Don't you feel anything doing this?! Are you going to try and take out all of Toman? You should know that that's impossible." Takemichi shouted, furrowing his eyebrows
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"...When I say I'm grateful for you and Chifuyu I mean it... I couldn't be happier when you two took me and Koko under your wing when everyone else in Toman was against us two joining. I feel just as much pain for doing this to you as you two do... I'm sorry, Hanagaki." Inui scrunched up his nose, gritting his teeth as he sniffed lightly. Takemichis eyes widened, exhaling, then smiling slightly, narrowing his eyes.
"Ah... there really isn't any way out of this, is there?" Inuis eyes widened, furrowing his eyebrows slightly, puzzled by the suddenly calm dementor his senior put on.
"I guess that's just our Inupi, huh? The one that never gives up?..." Takemichi sunk into his shoulders, looking down on the hard concrete floor beneath him.
"Don't die, Inupi..." Inuis mouth parted, only by a crack, then sealed them back together, trembling.
"Thank you, Hanagaki..." The blond loaded his gun, making a 'click' sound.
'BANG'
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Ah... was that Inupi?... Takemichi looked at where the feint sound was coming from with the remaining bit of his energy. Sure enough, Inui stood there, shock in his eyes, breathing heavily. A familiar black-haired male stepped around from in front of the bar, eyes also widening at the sight of what was Chifuyus and Takemichis remains, but then sighed, walking over to Inui.
Koko put his hand on Inuis shoulder, furrowing his eyebrows as he said something... But what?... Ah, that's right, Takemichi couldn't hear, he was dying right now after all. Inui shifted his gaze back to the bodies on the floor, then bowed, Koko, doing the same as he saw his friend doing. Takemichi couldn't help but feel warm in just that moment, mustering everything had left to smile, not even sure if his efforts showed as his blue eyes grew hazy, everything seeming to slow down... Everything felt cold, 'ah... this is the end now, huh?...' the blue-eyed male breathed his last breath, finally easing up on the nerves, the world stopping as the shine left his eyes.
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