Banana Fish [Good Life]

Chapter 8: The Plan

"Are you ready, Shorter?" Ash and his best friend hid in a corner.

"Already!"

In front of them, a group of thugs are surrounding and intimidating a couple. They are deliberately provoking to steal money from the woman's hands. The man could not bear it, grabbed a large guy by the collar and fought back.

"Ready... START!"

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Lately, Sing has started to feel Eiji becomes more strange than usual. He is more indifferent to him, sometimes even muttering frustratedly sometimes. Nothing worth doubting, just after what happened to the party, Sing started to feel more nervous.

Eiji canceled his appointment because of Ash.

Fear and frustration arose in Sing. He really didn't want, didn't want to see the tears falling from the Eiji he loved the most, once again mourning for that bastard. He doesn't deserve it! On top of that, the fact that Ash meets Eiji again is something that Sing cannot accept. He won't allow anyone, not even the one Eiji used to love, continue to hurt him and let him be swept up in the turbulent waves again. Eiji to him is a treasure, he can completely live a happy and safe life with him. If it wasn't for the presence of that man.

"Damn it!" Sing punched the wall, then leaned back on the bed and pondered.

"What should I do? If Eiji fell in love with him again, I wouldn't be able to stop it. Besides..." Sing's eyes narrowed as a dark memory surfaced in his mind.  "... if that disaster happens again, that guy will—

Ding dong

He heard the doorbell. Sitting up, slipping in his sandals, then went into the hallway to see who is it now, only to heard the voices of Mr. and Mrs. Okumura.

"Oh my God~ Welcome to the Okumura family, Ash-kun!!!"

Ash!!??

Curiosity mixed with indignation rushed in Sing. He sneaked into a corner, then stealthily watched the situation.

"Me and my husband are really grateful to you, dear Ash! Without you and Shorter-kun, we would have really lost many possessions." Mrs. Okumura pushed a cup of tea to Ash, smiling warmly.

"Oh, nothing, Okumura-san. This was just a coincidence when I was on my way to find Eiji-san." Ash was so happy with his eyes shine, excitement was evident on his face.

"Since when was he so good at speaking Japanese? For Eiji?" Sing clasped his hands on the wall, thought.

"You have no reason to find me! Are you going to find an excuse to provoke me?" Eiji came out from his room with an annoyed expression, arms crossed.

"Eiji-san!" Ash stood up, his emerald eyes glowing as if he were seeing a fairy.

"I forbid you from calling out my name directly! Ah!" Eiji spoke to him with a sharp glare, then was pinched by the ear painfully by Mrs. Okumura.

"Don't be so disrespectful to your parents' benefactors! Do you know how much Ash-kun saved us?" Mrs. Okumura glared diagonally at Eiji, her voice rising higher and higher.

"Mom, don't trust him too much! He looks so gentle and sweet on the outside, but on the inside, he is actually a perverted wolf!" Eiji explained as he tried to take his ear off his mother's hand.

"Honey! Get a whip out here, let me teach this kid a lesson!"

"Ehh!!!!" Eiji, Ash and Sing shouted.