Who says you can't change everything with your dreams?

4 chapter

-July 6, 2005-

- Come on, Mikey! Give it to me, because you've pretty much eaten all the dorayaki as it is! Share it!

- Nope," said Manjdiro, and put another dorayaki in his mouth.

Now Ken, Mikey and Dima were walking along the streets. Dima was dressed as usual.

- What a greedy bastard! Kenchik, carry me!

- All right, get in.

- Yay! Thank you, Kenchik! - said Dima and climbed on Doracen's back.

- I told you not to call me that.

- Sorry, Kenchik.

Ken just sighed unhappily.

- Red! That's not fair!

- All's fair, Mikey! You get the Dorayaki, I get Kenchick's back. So chew!

***

- Why is it so noisy in there? - Dima asked the boys.

- I don't know. Let's check it out, shall we? - Mikey said and walked towards the noise, still chewing dorayaki. There's supposed to be an arena where they have money fights. Red got off Ken's back and walked along with Mikey.

When they entered the arena, Doracen walked in front and Dima and Mikey in the back.

- Hey, Kiyomasa! You've got company!

Everyone turned toward the new arrivals. Dima adjusted his mask.

- Red, is everything okay? - Leaning toward him, Mikey asked in a whisper.

- Yeah, you know I don't like attention," Red also whispered.

- Oh, yeah.

They all started whispering and some of them even shouted something.

- Hey, Kenchik," Mikey called out to Ken with the nickname he and Dima had given him.

- Huh? Don't call me that stupid name, Mikey.

- Then you're Dorayaki.

- Huh? Food again?

- All you think about is food," Mikey said to Dima.

- You're one to talk!

Everyone started bowing and shouting "hello. Red came up behind Mikey and leaned on his shoulders.

- Red? What is it? - Mikey asked in a whisper.

- It's boring here. Whoa!" Dima turned his attention to Hanagaki.

"I knew he'd be here."

- Opa? Do you know him?

- That's not what you were thinking. Just helped him out a couple days ago, that's all. What, are you interested in him or something?

- I am.

- I get it," Dima said and pulled away from Micah.

"The head of the Swastons is Sano Manjdiro, and the killer next to him is Red. They seem to know each other well."

- Ma... Re... Sano! Я... in the biker squad of the third school. Akashi!

Dima and Mikey ignored him and started to approach Hanagaki.

- Stay out of the way, Mikey and Red don't talk to uninterested people," Ken said, not looking up.

- А... Sorry.

- Hello," Matasaka said, tilting his head slightly, as Mikey walked past. But the next moment he was bent in half by a blow to the stomach from Doraken.

- Since when did you become so important, Kiyomasa. You should bow, as befits the head and his friend.

- Д... yes!

After walking a bit, Red stopped, and Mikey came close to Takemichi, but he couldn't keep his balance and fell to the ground.

- What's your name?

- Huh? Hanagaki Takemichi!

- That's right... Takemuchi," Mikey said.

- Э?

- Whatever Mikey says, that's the way it's going to be," Ken explained.

- Taque... Muchi, that sounds good, the perfect nickname.

Mikey leaned over to Hanagaki and grabbed the back of his head.

- Are you sure you're from high school? Takemuchi, from now on you're my friend!

- Э?

Mikey stood up and looked at Dima, who just nodded and walked over to Kiyomasa.

- Are you the fight organizer?

- Y-yes!

Red just looked at the big guy with a blank stare and kicked him in the chin. His punch was stronger than Mikey's, and it knocked everyone unconscious.

- All right, come on, Kenchick, Mikey. Mikey, by the way, you owe me dorayaki!

- Hehe, I know! - Mikey said and walked over to Dima. - We're closing the betting battles!

- That's tarnishing the Swastons name! - Ken added.

Red turned to Hanagaki and said:

- See you later, Takemuchi!

Then he turned and walked away. Mikey and Ken followed him.

- That's it, let's go! - Doracen repeated to get everyone to leave quickly. Mikey was the first to speak when he got a fair distance away.

- Did you like him? Didn't you, Red?

- Yeah. He's an interesting guy. Kind of like Shinichiro.

- Yeah! You got that right.

- Okay, let's take a walk and go home and tell Shinichiro about the meeting.

- You're right.

- Of course I am. I'm always right! And you doubted me?

- Of course not, Redi! You're my friend.

- I already know that.

That's how the second meeting with Hanagaki Takemichi went.

To be continued...