Strictly business (MikeyxSenju)

Off Guard

Emma was sitting in the chair beside Mikey's bed as she place her hand over his. "Don't mind grandpa, Mikey. He was really worried about you when we found out you were in the hospital. He's just stressed." She tried to be comforting.

After a second, Mikey held Emma's hand, looking up at her and smiling. "It's okay, Emma. You don't have to worry. This won't happen again." He said, catching her attention.

"What do you mean by that?" Emma asked, a bit confused.

Mikey let go of her hand, stretching his arms out. "Toman might have an ally." He said, smiling.
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Takeomi slammed his fist down on the table. "What the hell?! You can't just decide this shit without telling anyone!" He yelled at his sister, who rolled her eyes.

"It's going to help us, what do you not understand about that?!" She yelled back, annoying her older borther.

He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "You have an immense fear of him, Senju. What are you going to do if he snaps? Stand there paralyzed, not doing shit, waiting for him to kill you?" He spoke as if he was saying the most obvious thing in the world.

Senju rested her head on the back of her chair, putting her feet on the table. "If this alliance actually goes through, I'm dead if Brahman makes one mistake, or if there's a misunderstanding. You think I brought it up on a whim?" She asked, glaring at Takeomi.

He paused and lit his cigarette. "We don't even know how the alliance will work yet, and you're thinking about dying." He said, turning his back to her.

Senju felt a vein pop out of her forehead. She stuck up her middle finger at Takeomi as he walked away, silently mouthing her anger.

"What are you doing?" Takeomi asked, but when he turned around, she was just sitting in her chair.

Senju crossed her arms. "Nothing. Now get out, I gotta change. I'm gonna be late for school." She said, shooing him away.

Takeomi sighed and walked out, closing Senju's door.

Why is he so against the alliance? He was thinking about a fucking prostitution ring not long ago, too. Senju thought, closing her eyes.

She had hoped that the alliance would change Takeomi's mind about the ring, but she couldn't be sure. She couldn't do anything about it either, just try and be persuasive for now.

A few seconds later, Senju sighed, getting out of her chair.

"Fuck it."
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Emma left the hospital about an hour after school started. Mikey told her to go, even though she would be late.

The issue he had at the moment, however, was his grandfather, who seemed to be a bit angry, maybe? Or was he sad? Possibly worried? Mikey couldn't tell.

"How are you?" Grandpa Sano asked, trying to clear the odd atmosphere.

Mikey turned his head towards him, "Hm? How am I?" He asked, to which Grandpa Sano nodded.

He smiled slightly. "I'm okay. How's work?" Mikey lied.

Deep down, he knew the reason he was off guard yesterday. It was because of how messed up his mind was at the moment.

Grandpa Sano started a light conversation with Mikey, lasting about an hour.

Eventually, he had to go to work, leaving Mikey alone. He didn't figure out what mood his grandfather was in.

He sighed, laying down on the hospital bed.

Since yesterday, when he got to the hospital, all he could think about was Baji. If this is how it would have been for him if he was able to be saved.