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CHAPTER 12 - MEETING ATSUSHI SENDOU

WORDS BETWEEN -   - MEANS THOUGHTS

POV - HANAGAKI TAKEMICHI

We were at my apartment. "Just a heads up, it's gross inside." I warned Naoto. I opened up the door and we stepped inside. 

"WHAT THE FUCK! IT STINKS!" He yelled. "I told you to brace yourself." I said to him, annoyed. "I'm going to go buy gloves. Be right back." And like that, he was out.

Once he came back, he started to somewhat help. "How can we find the phone book in all of this mess!" Just then, I found what I needed. "I found it! Man, brings back memories." I smiled. 

"Mind hurrying it up?" Naoto asked me, waiting. "Ya ok. Hope he didn't change his number." I said.

POV - TACHIBANA NAOTO

After the call ended, we went to where Atsushi Sendo asked to meet. We ended up at a hostess bar. 

"Are you sure he's here?" I questioned. "Yup, Akkun manages the bar." Takemichi-kun said. "I mean is it ok to just go in? Sendo's a Toman admin, remember?" I stated. "Friendship doesn't change, Naoto." He stated back.

When we went in, a line of women was lined up. "Welcome, which girl would you like?" The male asked. -What the hell?- 

"Uh-uhm..." Takemichi-kun was also surprised. "Are you good?" I asked him. "I'm here to see Sendou-san." He finally said.

"You want to meet the manager? Does the manager have an appointment? A snobby-looking guy says he wants to see him." The guy asked a fellow worked while dissing Takemichi-kun.

-HAHAHAHA! Snobby-looking.- I cover my mouth from laughing out loud. 

"Oh my, Hanagaki-san! You could have told me. You could have told me that you were the manager's friend. I could've just let you in. Right this way." The guy then escorted us.

3rd POV - AUTHOR

Naoto and Takemichi are now waiting to meet Atsushi Sendou. "You're shaking Takemichi-kun." Naoto pointed at him. "I'm not scared. Akkun is just Akkun." Takemichi started to sweat like crazy. 

"Takemichi. Behind you." The said boy turned around. There stood Akkun. "You haven't changed one bit." The man said. "Akkun?" Takemichi questioned. 

"Do you not recognize me without my hair?" Akkun asked. "Ya." Takemichi replied. "You want to meet with Mikey-kun?" Akkun questioned. "What?"

POV - HANAGAKI TAKEMICHI

-How does he know?- "I've been waiting for you, Takemichi." Akkun said. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Let's talk outside. Just us." "I'll stay here. Be careful." Naoto said to me. I nodded.

Once we were outside, Akkun yelled and smiled at me. "How have you been, Takemichi!? It's been forever. Since middle school, right?" "Ow. Y-yeah." I said back.

We then started to tell stories from the past. "Man, Akkun. Look at you living the dream. You're living in a different world than I am. I'm so jealous!" I stated. 

"Money ain't worth much though. The guy you came with is a cop right?" I was surprised again. -What!? How does he know?- 

"You don't have to lie. I didn't know she had a little brother. He's Hinata Tachibana's little bro, right?" He asked again. 

"How did you know?" I asked him. "Toman's that type of organization." Akkun the pushed me a little. -What? Akkun pushed me?- Akkun the confessed something that made me shocked for the 100th time today. 

"You know when you fell onto the tracks, I pushed you. You could've been dead but a guy saved you. The guy was Naoto Tachibana. It looked like he knew you would fall on the tracks. It might sound strange but could you go to the past? And asked Naoto Tachibana for help. That's it, right? IT'D BE WEIRD IF THAT ISN'T IT! HE MUST'VE KNOWN OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE SAVED YOU!" 

He started to shake me like crazy. "STOP IT! Get a hold of yourself. This isn't like you. You never lose your cool. You were kind. So why... Why did YOU TRY TO KILL ME? We are friends!" I yelled at Akkun.