SLEEPING AT LAST | bajifuyu

twenty-six

"What?"

"He," Baji exhales a shaky breath, "I got a message from Peh. They were talking about Pah's girlfriend and taking revenge when Moebius cornered them. I don't know about the other details."

Chifuyu furrowed his brows, processing the things spilled in front of him. After a month of not hearing any news from Toman, thinking it was peaceful, he humors himself for believing that fantasy. His eyes observe the shaking lad in front of him, clenched fist, bitten lips, and face contorting into pain. He is a mess—Baji is a mess.

"Chifuyu, I'm scared," he mumbles, "It's happening again."

Before he could think of any words, his arms grab into a hug, "Let's meet with Mikey and the others."

The growl of Goki's engine was different in Chifuyu's ears, cutting past through cars and other vehicles. He holds the latter's waist tighter—afraid of flying off from his seat, trying to keep Baji settled. His eyes would repeatedly look at his back as if this occurrence will take something away from him; there's a possibility that he refused to believe.

"Kei," he called, hoping the boy could hear him, "It's going to be fine,"

His mind is all mushy inside his skull, hazy after hearing such news. It baffles him how he's the only one who doesn't know all of the commotions, leaving him confused alone. But, it wasn't the time to asks further questions. It wasn't; he doesn't know when he can have the time to ask. For now, he can only wait.

Arriving at their meeting place in some random abandoned factory, Baji and Chifuyu could immediately hear Peh Yan's frantic yelling. The factory welcomed them with the musk of rust and other molded materials, shrugging it off to face the group situated at the very back. Every captain and vice-captain were present, settling down Toman's top two and Peh Yan from their fight.

Their fists met the thin skin of their cheeks, forcing blood out of their broken noses and busted lips. Draken was indifferent, punching Peh Yan as he continued trying to land a punch on him. They were in chaos—different from their laughs and jokes, bearing teeth as they clenched their jaw.

"What the fuck happened?! How did Pah Chin got arrested?!" Baji yelled as soon as he saw Mikey, taking Peh Yan in his arms while the others hold Draken down.

Mikey was silent, looking at them with dark eyes, unaffected at the commotion caused by his captains. It bewilders Chifuyu that he stayed calm while the captains almost killed each other, but he bites back his tongue, deciding to listen first before judging. Everyone awaits his answer, expectant of their leader, intently watching him open his mouth. But, as if he had turned mute and watched them as well.

Mitsuya clicks his tongue, scratching the back of his head, "Pah Chin surrendered himself," "What happened? Why did he-"

"We could have done something to save him! Pah Chin-" Peh points at their vice-leader, eager to detach himself out of Baji. But, the black-haired boy holds out, tackling him down.

"What is it that you don't understand when Pah Chin told us that, Peh?!" Draken's tone was cold, relentless towards Peh Yan's protest.

"As his friend, I agree that we could have taken him away," Mikey steps forward, "I could use some money to-"

"So, you want Pah's decision to go in vain, is that it, Mikey? Peh?"

Before the two could utter a word, Baji grip Mikey's collar, "I don't have any time to waste here, Mikey. Tell me what happened and why Pah got arrested?"

Chifuyu watches their exchange go on, running mouth on each other with little to no intention of listening to each party. It was chaos in front of him, relentless, harsh; no one wants to lose. Even Mitsuya—the one who always calms them down, didn't do much of settling the heated argument. The others were silent, taking sides on what could be the plausible solution for Pah Chin's arrestment. Then, there's Chifuyu, despicable, quiet, and confused—his mind had been ranting about nothing but his stupidity.

"Can we," massaging his temples, "Stop with all of this and fill us up as to what happened? Watching you fight like children is bothersome."

Heads turning in his figure, Peh Yan went up to him, threatening him with his height and intense eyes. But, Chifuyu stood his ground, looking back at Peh's aflame ones.

"Moebius raped Pah Chin's girlfriend."

Chifuyu tensed at Peh Yan's statement, stirring up emotions inside him. Hearing those words deflated his mustered courage. He examined the room, and all of them were indifferent, leaving him further confused like he's the only one lacking knowledge of the information. But, he had it all together that he is indeed the clueless one in the bunch.

"We were planning on attacking Moebius for what they did to Pah Chin when they infiltrated the place, ganging upon us with 50 men," Draken brush his hair, almost tugging, in frustration.

"Pah Chin faced Osanai, a one-on-one battle for the sake of his hospitalized girlfriend. We thought we had them by knocking out Osanai until Pah stabbed him. Fuck, we don't even know where he got that knife." Peh continued, holding his face in his hands, tears falling off his face as he told the blond what happened earlier.

"We thought of taking him back, using money to bail him out," Peh turns to Draken, "Draken opposes the idea! He doesn't want to get Pah out!"

"Bastard, I don't want Pah Chin's decision to go in vain!"

"As if letting him rot in jail won't do the same!"

They were eager to land a punch again to each other, stepping forward with a clenched fist. Chifuyu went and held Peh back while Mucho had Draken, incessantly screaming at each other's faces. They couldn't see any way out of this argument, causing a tear out of the captains.

"That's it." Mikey's voice shuts them up, loud and clear in their ears, "We're about to take Pah out." 

Draken grimaced as he listens to Mikey's decision, "If you're free to decide that and disrespect Pah Chin's decision, then I'll be leaving Toman."