𝙉𝙊𝙉𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙇𝘼𝙉𝙏 ➪ ᴛᴏᴍɪᴏᴋᴀ! ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

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     "ARE YOU REPLACING ME KEN - CHIN!?" Mikey yelled out once he made it to the place him and his second command were supposed to meet up- only to see you standing behind his best friend.

"Mikey... you dont remember the person who helped me?" Draken sighed, his dominant hand coming up to pinch the bridge of his nose. You could visibly see the cogs in mikeys head turning before his expression turned happy and a lopsided grin made his way to his face.

"Oh!! It you! Wanna be friends?!" He explained enthusiastically, bounding his way up to you, pushing draken to the side in the process.

The only response he got was silence as you told their as still as a statue. Friends? He wants to be friends? With you? No, he must be joking. Kocho - San does this all the time.

Mikeys smile slightly dimmed as a whine sounded from him. "Oh c'mon! At least tell me your name!"

"..."

Draken sighed once again before deciding to introduce you himself to save the both of you from Mikeys further whining. "They're Tomioka Y/n and is older than us, so treat them with respect." He stated despite already knowing that the short male only caught the part with your name. 

"So your name is Y/n - Chin! From today on, you're now my bitch!!"

His bitch? Is this a new way of greeting people?  Should I try with the others?

Draken, who saw the slight confusion that swirled in your eyes, grabbed mikey's arm and hoisted him over his shoulder. "Let's go grab somethin' to eat, I'm starving." He swiftly changed the topic, knowing the short male wouldn't be able to resist food.

"Yeah! Oh can we get some Dorayaki too? Hey what's your favorite food?!"

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"So... why do you carry a sword y/n - chin?" Mikey asked once the three of you ordered what you wanted. He stared at you with such a childish curiosity that made you wonder how old he actually was. "I use it for work." You answered vaguely, not really wanting to go into detail.

"Oh, What's your job then?" He smiled, waiting for your response. He wondered how you would use a sword for work? I mean, you couldn't be an murder or something.

"You can say I kill people." You jokingly replied. Mikey and draken stilled, shock being more shown on the formers face. You were confused by their reaction. Didn't they know it was a joke?

No, in fact they didn't know it was a joke. I mean you could blame them? You literally just said you killed people with a straight face- not that you knew that.

"Sorry, It was supposed to be a joke." You
Explained expressionlessly, mentally questioning if you really aren't funny. The two males continued to stare at you before mikey laughed. "Haha! You're weird one, y/n - chin!"

Once you all got your food, draken and mikey started to talk about gang stuff, while you just zoned out.

You wondered where this upper moon resided and what rank it was. Why would Oyakata - sama trust you with such a mission? Why not Rengoku or Sanemi, one of the more reliable Hashiras?

"Hey y/n - chin, you can fight right?" Mikey broke his conversation with draken and turned his head to you. You nodded your head, justifying his question. The male smiled before asking, "Do you wanna join Toman? We could really use your strength in the gang."

Draken chocked on a piece of his food. He was surprised that mikey would ask something like that here, but he already knew the male had something like that in mind. He was worried. He knew you could protect yourself- that's why he was actually worried for their enemies.

Would you start slicing them up or something?

"I am only here to watch over Ryuguji. Worrying about gangs is pointless to me." You answered, voice stern as you watched their reaction turn from shock to confusion and slight irritation. "Huh? Why do you think that?" Mikey asked, not even acknowledging the part about his friend. "I have no need nor want to explain my words. My opinion will not change, take it how you will."

A chilling silence took over the table as draken looked between the two of you, praying that his friend wouldn't start a fight with you. However, his internal conflict was stopped when Mikey laughed.

It wasn't an angry laugh or a mocking one, it was more like one of those laughs he did when he wanted to prove someone wrong. "Well y/n - chin, I'm gonna change your opinion." He stated with a big smile, though your expression stayed the same. "I hope to see you at the meeting. There, you'll really see how toman operates~!" He sang before get out of his chair and walking towards the exit of the restaurant. "C'mon ken -  chin. I wanna go visit Takemichi!"

Draken could only sigh before standing up, placing a bill on the table. "Sorry 'bout him Tomioka. Though, you did say that you were going to watch over me, right?" When he didn't get a response he just continued his statement. "You're gonna get involved sooner or later. I just hope it won't have to be on the occasion of another... you know." Draken refrained for saying the name for they were in a public place and anyone could hear anything. "I would like it if you would stay around the gang, just in case."

Right before Draken could open the door, he stoped at your words that were directed to him.

"Do not mistake that I am solely 'protecting you'. I am only making sure you won't die, therefore making my job more difficult. I am simply focusing on my job."

When the male turned around to face you, he found an empty seat in place of your body.

That's right. You have a job to do. Protecting the city from those retched Demons. You had no time for things like gangs or friends.