Forgotten (Dreamy days in West Tokyo fanfic) [ON HOLD]

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Mitsuko's PoV

I dropped my backpack upstairs and quickly came back down.

"Mitsuko? Don't you have any homework?" Johji asked.

I gestured to everybody else in the room, "these people all witnessed me finishing everything in class."

"It was awesome." Ichigo laughed.

"...you caused some trouble, didn't ya?" Joh sighed, "your aunt warned me."

My smirk dropped. Aunt Joyie knows. She knows my past that's apparently dark according to Miyuki.

"I'm gonna go take a shower...." I mumbled.

"That...you'll have to go to the bathe house, there's no shower room in the cafe."

I tried to picture a bathe house since I've never been to one before, not one that I remember anyways.

"I'm going too. It's been a few days, my hair's getting sticky." Miyuki commented and went upstairs to get our things.

"Takeshi'll show you guys there, it's his family property." Haruki said while shaking Takeshi, who was at a corner reading a manga.

He put the book down and stood up slowly. Just on cue, Miyuki walked down the stairs with two baskets.

"Shampoo, conditioner and lotion?" I asked while taking over a basket.

"And extra dry skin cream and soap." I nodded approvingly at her thoughtfulness that I can never achieve.

"Girls are such a hassle, all we need is shampoo then bam! Out the door." I heard Ichigo's complaining behind me as we walked out with Takeshi leading the way.

"I heard from the others that you're a really fast runner?" I asked him along the way. He simply nodded. He's pretty quiet isn't he.

"Wanna race me?" I peered at him with interest as he turned to me looking shocked.

"You?" He finally talked.

"Yup. From here to the bathe house. you can tell me the directions while we run."

"Yo what bout meh? You know I'm not athletic." Miyuki patted me on the shoulder.

"Just follow, it's not far from here." I answered casually, then turned my attention back to Takeshi.

"I don't think that's a very goo—"

"What? You afraid you're gonna lose?" I challenged. it always works on guys.

"Of course not." He scoffed with a small smile.

"Then prepare to eat sand." I smirked.

"You're on." He said and as if there was a bond between us, we both set off at the same time.

Damn he's faster than I thought.

And he's giving it all. I like that. I like how he doesn't go easy on me.

"Turn left." He said through breaths as we near a cross road.

I'm always just a few inches behind him all along the way.

"I win." he announced as he came to a quick haunt at the door of Happy Waters. Causing me to bump into his back.

"I was holding a basket...." I muttered but I know for sure that Takeshi is faster than me.

A few minutes later, Miyuki arrived without even breathing hard. guess she walked here. Though I brag about it much more, she has a much better sense of direction than me.