𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 | 𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢

[25]

Inui

My eyes wandered the abandoned place, and I couldn't help but recall what this place looked like back then—this used to be Shinichiro-kun's and [first name]-san's bike shop. Koko and I made this place our hideout.

Koko..

That moron sacrificed himself..

Takemichi sat down beside me as my eyes remained fixed on the ceiling. I could feel myself slowly staring deep into space as we sat. Then I decided to finally break the silence by saying, "You know..this used to be Shinichiro-kun's bike shop.."

Takemichi flinched and looked at me, "You mean, Mikey's older brother?" he asked. "Yeah.." I sighed as my eyes landed on an old shelf filled with crappy things. "For punks like us, this was our gathering spot.."

I sensed Takemichi flinch a little, and I could see him looking around the place from the corner of my eyes. "You mean here??" he said in disbelief. I looked at him and followed his gaze, and I saw that he was looking at where the couch was.

"It sure doesn't look like it.." I said, imagining what this place looked like back then. "There used to be a bunch of cool bikes standing in a row at the sides.." I said, motioning my hand to where Shinichiro used to display the bikes. Then I pointed at the area where Shinichiro usually did his work, "And Shinichiro-kun would always be there, tinkering.." Then I looked at the other side of the room and suddenly thought of [first name]. "And of course, [first name]-san was always there to clean up the mess that Shinichiro-kun made.." I said.

Takemichi's eyes widened a little, "[first name]-san used to work with him?? W-wait...you know [first name]-san??" he said in shock. I looked at him and nodded, "Yeah, she and Shinichiro-kun used to own this place.." I said as my attention went back to where the couch and the TV were. "I remembered all the seniors who came here just to see Shinichiro-kun and [first name]-san...they all looked so cool, as if they were shining.." I said.

I can feel myself letting out a small smile as I continue to recall those memories, "Those cool seniors were also polite with Shinichiro-kun, and especially to [first name]-san..." then an image of my younger self appeared inside my head, then an image of [first name]-san and Shinichiro-kun smiling at me. I let out a soft hum as I continued to smile at the thought of them,

"Those two were my heroes.."

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third person

[first name] yawned as she drove through the dark, empty streets. She took a quick glance at the night sky, with her one hand staying on the wheel while her other arm was resting on the window. "I wonder if Grandpa is still awake.." she said to herself as her eyes went back to the road, then she sped up.

She was at Yokohama earlier—she participated in a race, and of course, she won, and she wanted to drop by her grandfather's to give him and her siblings some of her prize money.

Her grandfather is aware of her being a street racer, and he's a little against it because he knows that street racing is illegal, but even though he's against it, he's not going to force his granddaughter to stop what she loves doing.

As [first name] drove fast like the speed of light, she suddenly thought of her older brother, Shinichiro. A weak smile formed on her lips, "Well, I guess there's nothing wrong with visiting you at a time like this.." she said to herself, then stomped on the gas pedal, causing her to speed up more. The sound of her car echoed through the empty streets of Shibuya.