see you; baji keisuke [✓]

twenty five

"aren't you banned from toman meetings right now, baji-kun?" aiichiro asked as she held onto him tightly when he made a sharp turn to the right.

baji only kept quiet but finally spoke after a minute. "i don't care," he said. when baji had already parked his bike properly, they walk up the stairs but she stopped when he turns around to face her.

"you should wait here," she shook her head. "im coming with you," his eyes became droopy as he frowns. but seconds after that, he move closer to her and give her a kiss on the cheek. "i'll be okay, i justー"

"takemitchy!" a loud angry shout was heard from where toman was and it sounded like draken. baji and aiichiro looked up to where draken's voice was as the boy lets out a loud sigh. he gave her the soft comforting smile before turning his back to her and walk up the stairs.

aiichiro decided to go up to the shrine from behind but a familiar voice called for her from the parking lot. she turns around and saw nana standing there, in which she immediately walks down towards the girl.

"what are you doing here?" she asked while the other girl tugged her hands into her hoodie's pockets. "i just went for a little bicycle ride to.. cool off some steam," nana answered as her face went from a happy one to a seemingly sad one.

the response to her question made her worried about her dear friend as she was about to place a hand on nana's shoulder. but nana grabs it not too roughly before pushing it away gently. her sad expression soon changes again as her lips curl up into a smile.

"why are you here, aiichiro?"

"baji-kun has a gathering and he invited me to follow.. "

"oh? where is he now?"

"at the shrine, thats where the meeting is," to which nana nodded while stretching her hand to the back her neck to scratch it. her eyes caught large cuboid that was brightly lit up and was filled with cold beverages inside.

"lets grab a drink,"

the two girls walk their way to the vending machine. nana bought her canned drink first. aiichiro was about to grab her wallet but it seems to be that she didn't bring it. so she looked at her friend with a smile. to which nana playfully roll her eyes, receiving a chuckle from the other girl.

they took a sip from their cold canned drinks. "how are you and baji?" nana asked, trying to start a conversation since a quiet atmosphere annoys her alot. "we're fine, we seem to be able to talk to each other about anything just alright," aiichiro responded while fidgeting with the tab that soon to separate from the can. they laughed at aiichiro's little jumped gesture.

"thats good to know.."

"are you okay? you don't seem like yourself right now,"

nana looks down to her white shoes that was now covered in dirt as she fell off from her bike for quite a few times. after a few seconds, she turns her view to the girl beside her.

"aiichiro, remember when we roleplay a wedding and after that you ate the last chocolate pudding so i cried because i didn't get it?" the girl chuckled while nodding, as the memory of it flashes in her mind so vividly. "but i only ate half and gave you the other,"

i need to. nana threw her empty can into the bin nearby. i must. she breathes in and out to calm herself down. "that memory was.." aiichiro looks at her while taking another sip from her drink.

"was.." the girl's eyebrow rised. "was what?"

"wasー the most fun roleplay ive had, the chocolate pudding?" nana smacks her lips together. "was absolutely fantastic," she continued while hearing the laughter of her friend. her head turns to aiichiro with a soft look.

"it was also the time i found out i like you,"

"... nana," the girl mentioned got startled and looked away. aiichiro looks at her with her eyes so soft to look at, its quite addicting. "for seven years?" she nodded.

nana lets out a really loud exhale before running her way to her bicycle. "i should head home, goodnight!" she waves her hand at aiichiro, who only stood there with an expression that looks lost.

she continues to stand there until hands landed on her shoulders, making her shout and jump. she looks behind with a fearful face and sees a smug smiling baji. she clicks her tongue before smacking his side, to which he laughed as her reaction earlier was funny to the boy.

baji starts to apologize while still laughing. she raised a brow at him before turning around to the opposite direction and walk to his motorbike. she got onto the driver's seat easily. he runs towards her with his hand waving at her. "stop stop, im sorry haha" he continues laughing.

she looks at the bike infront of her. "how do you start the engine?" he stopped once he got closer to her. "why? you wanna try driving one?"

"im going home and leaving you here,"

"ok this time im really sorry, i swear" he said before he snorted, trying to not laugh again. "so i'll drive you home, mkay?" she squints her eyes at him before turning her head's direction from him. he gestured her to move back and she did.

finally, they were able to get away from the toman gathering area and back home. they stopped infront of her apartment building. aiichiro was still sitting on the passenger seat while baji sat down on the long concrete block that was lying down vertically.

she continues crunching on the potato chips while he only wonders his eyes around the area but soon stayed at her while resting his chin on his palm. "i want some," he said and so she gave him the bag. he stood up to grab it. he wanted to sit back down on the block but his legs seems to walk towards her.

"c'mere," he commanded with a chip in hand. "im feeding you," he continued. as soon as she heard that, her mouth opened wide. once the chip was in, she crunches on it with a smile on her face.

she asked for more but her mouth immediately went shut when he licks the left corner of her lip. she covered the area with her hand as his head moved away. he flashed her a sneaky smile while her face starts turning red.

"theres a crumb on your left lip," he said before biting on a chip.

baji soon didn't want anymore. he licks his fingers clean and proceeds to grab a last one for himself but was stopped when she snatched the bag away from his grasp.

"don't lick your fingers and put them in the bag again. thats disgusting," she spat, to which he apologized and laughed softly.

after the potato chips were no more, he threw it in the bin at the corner of the building. he sprints his way towards her, suddenly giving her hug as soon as he got closer. aiichiro almost got scared, thinking she would fall off from the motorbike.

"you think this is right?" he whispers to her ear. she slithers her arms around his body. "it was your choice, i see that you are determined to defend your friends. so it is right," from her response, he grab onto her tighter.

"im sure this entire plan will work," she continues spitting encouraging words to him while hugging him tightly as well. he separated the hug and look at her with a face filled with nothing but strong determination. "looks like he was just introduced earlier," he nodded, seating on his bike beside her.

"that kisaki guy,"