Hajime Kokonoi | Tokyo Revengers

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Another day in paradise. If you want to call errand running paradise.

You give Kokonoi his daily cup of black coffee, but today he gives you a specific job.

"I'm supposed to attend this big meeting with the Bonten higher up members, I want you to attend it with me."

"I can do that. What do I need to do?"

"Observe, and if you are asked anything, to answer, if you have input, put it through me first. Got it?"

"Yep, let's go."

You go to this fancy restaurant with Kokonoi and see many people you've seen before when you attended meetings on his behalf. The difference is that this one, everyone looks formal, like a wedding.

You all sit down and start the meeting. The meeting was essentially just an end of the year evaluation. After the formalities, it was basically a party. You were pretty much a wall flower.

"Oi, you. Weren't you a cop?" Said a probably drunk Ran Haitani.

"What's it to you?" You reply, knowing he won't remember it.

"How do you dispose a body without cops catching on?" He replies like he didn't even hear you.

"You chop up the body and scatter it over a long period of time, it'll take some internet theorist to piece together the body parts as a case and by then your suspicion is cleared" you answer like it's nothing.

"Thanks" as he does finger guns and walks off.

"That was weird" you mumble to yourself.

Kokonoi walks up to you. "Seems you've got caught some eye today"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Ran hates talking to new people, and even Mikey had asked me about you. Seems people enjoy your company at the very least.",

"Huh, still. It's weird."

"What's weird?"

"This whole thing. The lifestyle change is still hitting me. But on top of it, nobody's been looking for me. Not the other cops, not my friends, nobody."

"Maybe it's because they weren't real friends? I don't know, but atleast here, you have some sort of family."

"Yea sure, we'll call it that."

"Hey let's go outside, I can tell you need a smoke"

"Thanks Koko-Kun"

You pull out the box of cigs. Your getting low, but it's fine. You light the cigarette as Kokonoi stands there. Watching you as you inhale for so long, your cherry (the red, embering part of a cigarette) is half an inch. And you exhale a thick smoke.

"How long have you been a smoker?"

"I started in high school, but stopped. I picked it back up recently."

"Heh, I tried to smoke a while back, just couldn't."

As you finish up the cigarette, Kokonoi gets up, ready to go back inside.

"Thank you for going outside with me"

"No problem, it's not a good idea someone as good looking as you being outside alone anyways."

"Wanna repeat that?"

"No, because I know you heard me."

He just admitted you were attractive. Does he like you back? Are you overthinking it?

You and him stand inside the restaurant as you see normal conversation go on. Nothing abnormal. The meals finally come out and you get to eat a wonderful spaghetti dish. It's weird that Mikey chose an Italian place for the meeting, but it's nothing to complain about.

You glance around the table and see Kokonoi picking at his plate.

*Phone under the table texting*

You: don't like spaghetti?

Kokonoi: na, just not hungry

You: sure we'll go with that

Kokonoi: no seriously Im not hungry rn

As the meeting wraps up, Kokonoi goes over to you to inform you that he is leaving. You say any goodbyes with him and leave.

"That was an interesting meeting" you both say in unison.

"Well atleast we think the same" he says with a laugh.

A/N does he like you back? As always, thank you for reading!