"So you're saying all three gangs are targeting me?"
"That's what it sounds like." Baji sighs. He pulls at the rubber band on his wrist and ties his hair up again. "You're the star again... how does it feel?" He jokingly says. A smile shows on his face, and his canine teeth show.
"You know, you would look good as a vampire." You randomly say. Baji raises an eyebrow.
"You're staring at my teeth... are you saying my teeth look sharp?"
"Kinda?"
"What? You want that? For me to be a vampire?" He smiles. "Want me to suck your blood?"
"Mm... welp, thank you for the information." You turn and walk off, and he quickly grabs your wrist, laughing and smiling.
"You got all flustered- your face is so red." He laughs. You cover your face with your hand, feeling embarrassed. He tilts his head and sighs.
"I wouldn't mind giving you a bite mark." He smiles, staring you in the eyes. You feel his finger trace your neck. You take a deep breath and take a few steps back.
"You sound like a perv." You huff. He sighs and stretches, resting his hands on his chest under his apron.
"Well... I never got laid, so... it's quite frustrating sometimes." He sighs. You raise an eyebrow. "A hand can only do so much."
"Then ask Chifuyu to help you." You reply. His eyes slowly drift towards yours.
"I'm going to go back to work and forget you ever said that." He says, turning away.
"Whaaa... but you know- bromance."
"No..." He walks into the cafe. You smile and sigh, looking down the street.
You sit at a table in the corner of the bakery. You stare down at the empty table, flicking around a crumb. The sound of the bakery door makes you look up. Mitsuya walks in, holding a bag. His eyes widen when he sees you.
"Yuki."
"Mitsuya."
"Hey, it's been a while." He smiles. You smile and nod. "Hold on, lemme put this away real quick." He says, walking towards the back of the bakery. You watch as he disappears behind the wall. You furrow your eyebrows, questioning why a lot of the Toman members have been showing up here. He walks back out from behind the wall, chatting with Nahoya. You watch as he slowly approaches your table.
"So, you actually came back to Tokyo. Baji told me." He smiles.
"Yeah... I said I would come back." You smile back.
"Yeah, I know. So, how was life over the past year?" He asks. You stare down at the table and smile a bit.
"Kinda boring honestly... it was too quiet."
"Too quiet? Isn't it peaceful that way?"
"Yeah, but peaceful can be too much." You sigh, smiling slightly.
"I understand."
"How about you? How's life been treating you?" You ask.
"Its been busy..." He awkwardly laughs. "I work two jobs while also working on creating clothes... and stuff like that." He slowly says.
"I understand." You nod.
"Other than that... it's been tolerable... there's a competition I'm willing to participate in that's happening in a few months. So I'm working on an outfit for it." He smiles.
"That sounds cool." You smile back. His smile relaxes, and so do his eyes.
"My younger sisters have asked about you a handful of times... you should come over again sometime to see them."
"Mana and Luna?" You ask. He nods. You look at the back of the bakery, slightly sighing.
"I'm curious... why has everyone started working here?" You ask. Mitsuya looks at you for a bit before looking behind him at the back of the bakery. He looks back at you and takes a deep breath.
"I don't know how it started, but... it was not long after our falling out with Mikey. We knew Izana was still here at the Bakery while you were gone. I wasn't fond of speaking to him... but Baji ended up giving Izana a chance..." He relaxes his arms on the table. "Izana cared about Yuki a lot is what Baji said. Which gained Baji's respect... as Izana had put in a lot of work into this place just for you. We started pitching in to help him, and for that was started getting paid to work here." He calmly says.
"I don't work here anymore... after a couple of months of working here. I had gotten a new job somewhere else... so I no longer needed to work here..." He adds. "The Kawata twins are going to be leaving soon also. They plan on starting their own restaurant somewhere in Shibuya... so they won't be here for long. Chifuyu, I believe, was going to continue working here until he finishes college... I don't know about Baji- and Draken... he doesn't like Izana, so he'll never work here."
"How about Peh-yan and Pah-chin?"
"Have you met Pah-chin yet?" Mitsuya asks.
"I believe so... I think a few times actually."
"Pah and Peh are both doing business stuff with each other. Taking over Pah's family business."
"Ah, okay..." You nod. Mitsuya checks his phone and sighs.
"I have to go... it was nice talking with you again... next time let's hang out, ok?" He smiles.
"Ok" You nod. You wave as he walks out of the bakery. You sigh, resting your head on the table and going back to playing with the crumb. Everyone seems to be so busy, and you can't figure out what to do or who to hang out with. You sigh, resting your head in your hand. Your eyes relax as you stare at the back of the bakery. You sit up and pull your phone out from your pocket.
You stand outside of D&D Motorcycle Shop. The sun is setting, and the breeze makes you shiver. You furrow your eyebrows, feeling a sense that someone was looking at you. You narrow your eyes, looking around you to see no one.
You look back at the shop, your eyes drifting towards the red sign showing in the window. The sign in the window says closed. Draken said he unlocked the door for you, so you walk in and lock it behind you.
You push the door open, walking in and locking the door behind you. You stop when you see someone sleeping on the couch. Your eyes widen when you see how bruised the guy looks. You slowly look towards the back. You knock on one of the doors, hoping that it's not a bathroom.
"Come in." Draken says from behind the door. You push the door open to see Draken. Working on something at a table.
"Hey." You softly say.
"Hey." Draken replies, not looking at you. "Close the door behind you." He says, motioning his hand, still not looking at you. You close the door behind you.
"What are you doing?" You ask.
"Fixing this part... but I honestly think I might need to just scrap it and buy a whole new set." He answers. You nod and sit down on the seat behind him.
"Did Baji tell you?"
"About the three dieties?" You ask.
"Yeah."
"Yeah, he told me."
"How do you feel about that after hearing it?" He questions.
"I don't know... it's kinda like how it was when the Black Dragons wanted me to..."
"Yeah... but I don't know if they want you the same as how the Black Dragons did."
"What do you mean by that?" You ask. He relaxes his hand and takes a deep breath.
"The Black Dragons had ill intent... as for the three dieties... I don't know what their reasoning is." He slowly says. His eyes relax, and he sighs.
You stare at him, questioning things. You sigh, resting your body back against the chair.
"What are the three dieties like? Do you know?"
"Not really... well its complicated mostly. I can tell you the names and who runs them."
"Okay... tell me." You say, leaning forward.
"..." Draken lets go of the parts and turns to look at you. He takes a deep breath, leaning against the chair.
"Brahman... that one I know more than the others. They run the Shinjuku ward..."
"Thats their territory?" You question. He nods.
"They wear black oversized hoodies with a golden gang logo on the back of it that says Brahman written in English, and in the middle of the two words, Brah and Man, there's their name written in Kanji." He says, turning back towards the table.
"What I heard was that they were formed to take down the Kanto Manji Gang..."
"Kanto Manji Gang?" You look at him, confused.
"Yeah. Thats the gang Mikey leads." He adds. Your eyes widen.
"The Kanto Manji Gang runs the district we are in."
"The Shibuya district?" You ask.
"Yeah." He nods.
"Kanto Manji Gang... sounds similar to the Tokyo Manji Gang." You add.
"Well... Mikey named Toman..." Draken replies.
"So Kaman... ew, that sounds horrible." You frown. Draken turns to look at you, raising an eyebrow.
"They wear a white trench coat with the gang's manifesto going across the sleeves and back... it's pretty similar to how the Black Dragons had it..."
"..."
"The last one is called Rokuhara Tandai..."
"..." You furrow your eyebrows after hearing that one.
"Izana should be familiar with who's leading it."
"What do you mean?"
Knock Knock
"Yeah!?" Draken says loudly but calmly.
"They came..." A soft voice says from the door. Draken relaxes his eyes and looks at you.
"You'll see who I mean." He says, standing up. He pushes the door open and walks to the door to the shop. You slowly walk out, peeking out behind the wall. Draken stands at the door staring at the person standing on the otherside of the door.
Your eyes widen when you see him. Izana's friend, whom you met a year ago.
"Kakucho... right?" You say.
"Mhm." Draken hums. Kakucho stares at you through the door and then back at Draken. "What do you want?"
"Yuki... obviously-" Kakucho answers.
"I'm surprised you're so persistant on looking for her when your friend has taken a liking to her." Draken adds. Kakucho's eyes widen, then narrow. "Hit a nerve? I assume you and Izana aren't friends anymore?" Draken asks.
"Stop digging into my personal life... hand over Yuki and I'll leave you alone."
"Can't do that..."
"Why?" Kakucho questions.
"Why do you want Yuki? You must have stalked her here to know shes here to begin with. Why do you want her so badly?"
"HIDING BEHIND A DOOR..." A loud voice comes from further outside. A bigger guy comes walking up towards the door, causing Kakucho to move. A group of others followed behind him. "YUKI... I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT THAT BITCH." He smiles, his eyes drift past Draken to you. Your eyes narrow when you both make eye contact.
"I bet... now please move away from my door."
"How about you come out here and speak to me face-to-face?" The guy smiles. Draken sighs and unlocks the door.
"Inui, Yuki... stay inside." Draken says. The bigger guy walks back a bit. Draken steps out, walking down the steps. You slowly walk towards the window.
"You aren't getting her... shes not a tool for your sick pleasures."
"HA!" The guy laughs. "Oi Draken... how about you partner up with me?"
"No, I'm retired." Draken says in a low voice.
"..." The guy tilts his head to the side and smiles more.
"Re-tired?" He smiles and then clenches his fist. Your eyes widen when his fist collides with Draken's face. You gasp, pushing yourself up. Draken gets up, wiping the blood from his lip.
"I came to Tokyo just to defeat the Tokyo Manji Gang... then I find out it's inactive... but that used invincible Mikey used to lead that gang- is now leading the Kanto Manji Gang... and you- THEY SAID YOU WERE ONE OF THE STRONGEST... AND YOU HAD QUIT?"
"Who is that?" You question. Someone stands beside you, causing you to flinch and look up. It's the guy from earlier, the beat-up one who was resting on the couch. He has a burn mark on his left eye.
"That guy, his name is South. I came across him earlier today when he was asking about Draken and you... asking for your whereabouts." He answers. You look back out the window, looking at the South guy.
"Yeah, but I don't understand why do these people want me?"
"... because you're a liability..." Inui answers.
"A liability?" You question.