Fate & Fury * Mitsuya x Reader

Chapter 5

"I see."

It was nice yet cloudy the day before the battle between Valhalla and Toman. The wind blew Takemichi's hair as he looked up to his friend reclining on the jungle gym. 

Takemichi couldn't help the guilt in his chest at Mikey's sad face.

Mikey smiled then, gazing up at the clouds, "When we were kids... Me and Baji played on this jungle gym a lot." he pat one of the bars in nostalgia.

Mikey turned slightly to look at Takemichi out the corner of his eye briefly, "We fought all the time," He chuckled, "But we'd make up right after."

There was a moment of silence between them as Mikey gathered his thoughts.

"...But this time... he's really out for me..."

Takemichi's lips pressed firmly together. He was here to save Baji so Hina-chan wouldn't die in the future... but he could feel himself becoming more and more invested in everything as he spent more and more time in the past.

"...Sorry I couldn't get him back."

Mikey turned from the clouds then, "You did nothing wrong. Not your fault if Baji doesn't want to back down." He sighed softly, "Baji turned against Toman."

There was a beat of silence, "The fight's tomorrow," Then the heavy beating of Takemichi's heart.

"Toman's members have gone into battle mode," Mikey's eyes narrowed, ready for the fight. He jumped from atop the jungle gym, still facing away from Takemichi. He placed his hands in his pockets and straightened his back.

"I've... made up my mind."

Takemichi gulped softly, 'Mikey-kun has already decided. That as Toman's leader, he has no choice but to take Baji-kun out.' 

Takemichi watched as Mikey took a step away and anxiety filled his chest at what else he had to tell Mikey...

"Wait, Mikey-kun-" He said an octave too loud, "Um... there's something else."

Mikey stopped, his jacket worn like a cape fluttered with the movement. He didn't turn to face his friend yet, just hummed for the other kid to continue.

"There was someone else there. They were talking to Baji-kun too, after me and Chifuyu, I mean."

Mikey turned slightly to look at Takemichi sideways, "...Who?"

Takemichi gulped and Mikey watched as a spike of fear struck his face. He cleared his throat to get the words out, but it became harder and harder as he remembered those empty [e/c] eyes as you smirked at him.

"It... it was the--"

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Mikey's eyes widened. 

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Chifuyu looked on at Baji-san and Takemitchy talking alone on the overpass with a stern expression. He wasn't sure what angle Baji-san was getting at, but he was so sure Baji-san was still on Toman's side.

Kisaki was behind all of this. He was a terrible person, he was someone you couldn't trust. Chifuyu scoffed in irritation. He wanted to help Baji-san, his friend, the first person he ever was polite too.