𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙃𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙤 (𝙏𝙤𝙠𝙮𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙁𝙁)

•𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝑯𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒔 𝑻𝒐 𝑫𝒐

[The Things He Has To Do]

Everyone has a reason to live. Everyone has that one person or people whom they will do anything for, even if it means risking their own life, and Hanagaki Takemichi is one of those people.

Takemichi holds many people close to his heart, old friends, family, new friends, and his lovers. It scares him to have so many and yet he basks in the warmth they provide. But it's as if fate hates him, his friend who he just got close to died, his father who he could've mended relationships with died, and now his lovers, his last string, might die.

When did it all start? Why did it even start?

Takemichi was a time leaper who did his best to save everyone and yet still somehow end up being the reason they might die.

Lose.

Takemichi hates that word. He lost people and he doesn't want to lose them again.

'But you're going to again.'

Is he? No, he'll do anything to protect them.

'Your miles away from them, can you even protect them or get there in time?'

...

'Let me out Takemitchy... I can help you.'

Let you out? Help me?

'Yes, yes. I can help you. You look pretty helpless right now, don't you? You have to get to them fast, right?'

Yea... I need to save them...

'Don't be scared and let me take it from here.'

You promise?

'I'll protect them right now... Let me out, and in the future, you'll be able to protect them more.'

Will I be able to? Protect them properly?

'Yes, this way, they won't die. They will never die, not again'

Promise? Will they be safe?

'Why of course... Now let go and let me handle it... For them.'

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Rain started falling.

"Yea... For them." Takemichi mumbled.

"What Hanagaki?! Lost your spirit?! Your will?!" Hanma yelled like a deranged man as he threw a fist to Takemichi's face and yet the raven head didn't even react.

Takemichi just kept mumbling words that no one could hear.

"Hah?! Speak louder idiot!" Hanma shouted.

"I said shut up..." Takemichi said coldly as he looked up to the taller man with dull eyes.

"You and Kisaki... Both of you have done nothing but take and take and take away those who are important to me." Takemichi mumbled audibly.

Hanma just stared at Takemichi and then kicked the smaller man in the stomach. Takemichi still not reacting to any of the blows.

"Shut up with the useless yapping." Hanma said.

Takemichi who fell stood up again as if nothing happened and stared at his hand. Then looked at Hanma with cold, hollow eyes that sent chills to the taller man's spine.

What...? I can't move. Hanma thought as he watched Takemichi approach him slowly.

"You know, it makes me wonder... how much can you take exactly." Takemichi said before throwing a punch towards the male, making Hanma tumble back.