Lying is a Sin, A Sin Hanagaki Takemichi Commits Too Often

The First Promise

Summary:

In which Takemichi makes the first of 29 promises, all if which he knows he can't keep

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By the time Mikey, Draken and Mitsuya had come by Emma and Hina's house, Takemichi was already gone.

"Ah I'm sorry, you just missed him. I tried to get him to stay but he was adamant on going to the bakery to put away the ingredients he had pulled out the night before," Emma explained.

Mikey visibly deflated and Emma chuckled. She thought her brother's actions were just so adorable, but painfully annoying. She knew that her brother had been crushing on Takemichi since middle school, and made it obvious with his affectionate actions, but never outright said it. Even now, 12 years later, she sees how he looks at Takemichi with pure love in his eyes. And Takemichi, the complete dumbass, somehow doesn't notice it. Or perhaps he purposefully ignores it.

Mikey wanted to go see Takemichi at his bakery straight away, but he ended up being called into work, something about stocks, Emma didn't really didn't understand. Rather, Draken and Mitsuya offered to go and check up on him instead.

After Mikey left, she called the two of them aside before they left, she looked at them worriedly.

"I didn't want Mikey to freak out, so that's why I'm only telling you this now. But Takemichi isn't just sick, something is up," she picked at her lips with her fingers, a habit she's had since a child, what she would do when she was nervous, "I think Hina knows something about it. I heard her whispering to Takemichi after I left the room this morning. I couldn't make out what she was saying though."

Mitsuya patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry Emma, we'll check on him."

"I'll drag his ass to the hospital if I have to," Draken added.

Emma smiled gratefully at the both of them, "Thank you so much."

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When the front door to the bakery wasn't unlocked, they assumed he'd be in the backroom. So they two went around into the alleyway and pounded on that door anyway. The door opened, revealing Takemichi. He was wearing a mask and long sleeved oversized clothes, but just from his eyes they could tell something was up.

"Draken-kun, Mitsuya-kun? What are you guys doing here?" He asked, it was now when the twin dragons noticed the flour covering Takemichi's clothes.

"Emma told us you were sick, thought we'd come check on ya," Draken replied, pushing his way past and into the backroom, where he saw a busted bag and flour all over the floor.

"What's with the mask?" Mitsuya asked.

"Oh, I accidentally busted that bag of flour, it was in the air and it was kinda hard to breathe," Takemichi mumbled.

Takemichi moved out of the way and Mitsuya walked in too, "Jeez, it's everywhere."

"Yeah, the fan was on full bull. Didn't really help."

"Draken can clean it up, I wanna talk to you," Mitsuya said.

Draken went to protest, the flour really was everywhere, but he noticed the sly look Mitsuya sent him so he didn't.

"Yeah, I'll clean up 'Mitchy."

"Are you sure Draken-kun, it was my fault anyway, I dropped it because I'm so weak -"

Draken smiled and nodded reassuringly. Mitsuya basically had to drag Takemichi away, he really was so stubborn. The two walked into the front area and Takemichi walked over to the small fridge behind the counter.