i o u. -ishimondo story

chapter six • caught pt2

Kiyotaka's POV

"Oh hey I know you..." And then he collapsed face first to the floor.

What in the-??

"Owada?" One of the officers made their way towards him. Yoshida started to push him away with an arm.

"Careful. He could be faking it. Cuff him and throw him in the backseat before he wakes up."

Throw him? He's clearly injured.

Two officers yanked Owada up by the arms. From that angle it looks like it would've been so painful he'd wake up.

I stared from the officers to Owada. And thought about what Chihiro said.

"They hardly listen to his side of the story. That's why he gets in trouble so much."

I nervously bit the inside of my cheek. Okay, so either I can let them handle him, which seems aggressive, whether Owada is a delinquent or not. Or, I can keep the promise I made to Chihiro about making sure their friend is safe.

And...the right thing to do would be to help him. It doesn't look like they're going to even acknowledge his clear injuries at all. Why else would he have passed out like that? Besides, as much as he annoys me, Owada is my classmate, and as the ultimate moral compass it's my job to make sure all my classmates are safe, is it not?

"Ishimaru?" Yoshida shouted over to me. He was standing behind the men dragging Owada to the car.

"Sorry Officer Yoshida. Did you need something?"

"No, you just look distracted, is everything okay?"

I looked down at Owada again. "I'd like to take Owada back to the station, please?"

Yoshida looked confused and narrowed his eyes at me. "And why's that?"

"He's a classmate of mine, and he's injured. I get that he's a problem but I've dealt with him before and I'd rather not have him bleed out in your car."

"Ishimaru," Yoshida chuckled, "Owada is a criminal. A felon, if you may. More than just some high school delinquent or bully you deal with by sending to a principal. He is a threat."

"He's unconscious."

"And what if he wakes up while you're driving? And stabs you?"

I held back from raising my voice. I don't work here so I won't get fired but he is an elder officer I suppose he deserves some respect.

"He has no weapons and he'll likely be weak when he wakes up. And I can handle myself if he decides to attack me."

"So? What if-"

"Yoshida." An officer interrupted. "If the kid believes he can handle Owada let him. We have to go after the rest of the gang."

Officer Yoshida hesitated before flicking his hand to the side, signaling for the others to drop the biker, and throwing him to my feet quite forcefully. Yoshida took a couple steps forward and jammed his finger into my chest.