Tokyo Revengers; Fate.

Chapter 26

Baji Kohaku P.O.V.

When I walk into the classroom, I see Mitsuya putting different kinds of fabrics on the table. He looks up and smiles as he sees me. "Guess I'm not the only one who came early and prepared" he says looking at the bags of canvases and materials I'm carrying. "Guess not" I say, walking over and putting down the bags. I open and close my fists as the bags were hurting my hands. Mitsuya places his hands on his hips, looking at the fabrics. "These are samples of course." He says. "Of course" I repeat. Mitsuya smiles as our eyes meet. "This doesn't have to be awkward you know" he says. "It feels awkward" I say dryly. Mitsuya laughs. "No it doesn't" he says. He's right. It doesn't.. I smile slightly as he's right but I'm not quite ready to admit that yet, though through this smile, Mitsuya knows. I sigh deeply and shrug. "Well" I say before tying my hair into a messy bun. Before either of us can say anything again, we hear a gasp and boxes being dropped. I look up to see Sakura in the doorway, with some small boxes at her feet. "Are you alright?" I ask, walking over and crouching down to help her with the boxes. "Handsome fella, this guy. Isn't he?" Mitsuya asks teasingly as I get up with the boxes in my hands. "I said no such thing!" Sakura says, though she's blushing. "You don't have to" Mitsuya says amused. "Stop teasing the girl, Takashi-kun" I say amused as I put the boxes on the table. "I tried so hard on my samples" Sakura says pouting. "I'm sure they're fine.." I say reassuring. "They're probably broken" Sakura scoffs. "They'll be fine" Mitsuya says as he walks over. "Isn't Aoi here yet?" Sakura says. "Haven't seen her" I say, looking at my watch. "But we're early" I add. "She's always here before us" Mitsuya says. "Maybe a class ran late" I say shrugging. I grab the bags and start unpacking the canvases and materials I brought. "Oh you're already here" Aoi says, as she walks in. "And you all brought samples" she adds. "Yeah.. we should've coördinated this better" I say, scratching the back of my head. "No it's alright, we all need get started. So I guess today is decision making day" she says. "I guess" Mitsuya says, as he looks at me.

I feel a wave of panic coming over me, as I feel the pain. "It's just a school project!" I say. "The groups were assigned. I tried to switch but I wasn't allowed" I say. I look up at Ran, and the angry glimmer in his eyes. "You know I wouldn't cheat on you" I say, as I bring my trembling hand to his face. "I sure hope so" Ran says as he slaps my hand away. "Please baby, you have to believe me" I whisper, as I pull at his sweater. "Oh I have to?" Ran asks, his eye glimmering evilly and he finally lets go of my arm. He grabs my jaw instead. Calm. Stay calm. I place my hands on his waist. "You're all I need. Why would I betray that?" I ask. "Why indeed" Ran says, letting go of my jaw and stroking my cheek before he slaps it hard, hard enough to make my head turn and my skin break. "If it's just a school project, why didn't you tell me sooner?" Ran asks, angrily again. "I was afraid you'd get angry.." I say softly as I turn my head back to look at him. "And you didn't think I would be angry if I would found out like this?" Ran growls. I don't respond for a minute. "I didn't think of that" I mumble. "You didn't think at all" Ran says, pushing me off. "I'm sorry" I say, grabbing his hand. "I'm sorry" I say, brining it to my face and press a soft kiss on it. "I was stupid, I'm sorry" I say, pulling Ran toward me. "Get out" Ran says softly. "Don't do this..." I say, and again I feel that panic. "Get out" Ran says, again in that scary calm manner. "Please.., I'm sorry" I say, pulling Ran toward me again and placing my forehead against his chest. "You're all I need" I mumble. "I said get out" Ran says, shoving me hard. I stumble back, fall and hit my head hard against the floor. Ran crouches down beside me. "I'm not breaking up with you. You're not getting rid of me that easily" he says, stroking my hair behind my ear as I touch the back of my head. "I just need some space. So go home" Ran says standing up and turning his back toward me.

I stand up from my chair and carefully grab the canvas and walk over to the table where I laid out other samples. I made a stencil for Sakura with different motives she can use for the cookies/sweets. And different drawings/paintings using different materials for the bags and shirts as well as a couple of paintings for the art. I rub the back of my neck as I look at them. "Yo" Mitsuya says as he walks in. "Yo" I say, looking up.  I can see the wheels turning in his head as he frowns, so I look away, not giving him the chance to make a comment. "Listen Kohaku..." Mitsuya says softly. "Please don't" I say, looking at him sharply. Mitsuya sighs softly. "How can I not, when I see you like this?" He mumbles, reaching over to stroke an escaped strand of hair behind my ear. "It's nothing" I say, pulling my head back. "Kohaku you've got a cut on your cheek, and bruises on your jaw. I'm sure that if I took off your shirt I could find even more. Someone did this to you, and I can guess who" Mitsuya says, crossing his arms. "You're jumping to conclusions" I scoff. "Am I?" Mitsuya says, raising an eyebrow. "Just leave it alone. It's the best you can do" I say. "I can thing of some other things" Mitsuya scoffs. "He already put you in the hospital once, Takashi-kun. Leave it alone, please. For me" I say, slowly getting annoyed. Mitsuya sighs deeply and put his hands up, signaling that he's giving up. "Thank you" I say. At that moment Aoi and Sakura walk in. "What happened to your face?" Aoi asks, with her eyebrows raised. Sakura only seems worried. "Nothing" I say, scratching my jawline. "I made some samples, please pick your favorites" I say. "You made this much, in such a short amount of time?" Aoi asks impressed. "I had some time on my hands" I say shrugging. "This is amazing!" Sakura says as she grabs the sheet I made for her. I smile proudly. "So what do we think?" Mitsuya asks. "I vote for that one for the art piece" he says, pointing to the most elaborate and beautiful painting I made. "I second that" Sakura says. "It's beautiful yes, but are you sure you can make the same one, that many times?" Aoi asks. "I can" I say. "Alright, then the art piece is chosen. Which do we choose for the shirts?" Aoi asks.