attakai | a. haruchiyo & k. nahoya

20 | reveal

italicized means flashback

Baji lets out a chuckle as he took the lead to get to Nari's apartment building, Mikey following him from behind.

"I can already imagine the look on Nari bo's face when she sees our matching jackets." Mikey snickers, hands shoved inside the pockets of his sheer bomber jacket that matched with Baji's.

"I know, right?" Baji agrees, turning his head to take a quick glance at Mikey. "I can already even imagine the pout on her face when she sees were twinning." He hums.

The two teenagers walked down the sidewalk, the afternoon sun setting before them in the vast horizon. Before they could turn right, Baji caught sight of Nari's back and another figure with her, standing in front of the bike parking. His sudden halt caused Mikey to bump on his back.

"What are you doing?" Mikey asks, eyes boring holes on Baji's back. "Get moving." He ordered him.

"Take a look" Was all Baji said before moving away, giving Mikey space to see what he just caught. As Mikey moved forward, he caught sight of Nari and a mysterious person hugging.

"Do you have any idea who he is?" Mikey asks, eyes never leaving the mysterious figure his representative is with.

"No clue." Baji hums. "Her father? Her brother? Her neighbor?" Baji shook his head.

"It's so embarrassing to go home with so many bruises." Nari complains, massaging her shoulder muscles. "I told my siblings that if ever they run into trouble, they should call me so I could beat them up."

"You don't need to brood about it." Baji consoles her, "Those guys from Yokohama are wild." He mutters

"Seriously, what's their problem messing with us." Nari huffs, her face still adorning with band aids. "Oh hey" Nari begins to say, "I've got a question for you"

"Go ahead" Baji responded

"Doesn't it sometimes make you wonder what do other gangs' leaders look like?" Nari asks, her question making Baji whip his head to face her.

"Now, why would I need to know what the hell do they look like?" He asks her. "They're aren't my family nor friend anyway!"

"It just made me a little curious." Nari defends herself, smiling a little while shrugging her shoulders. "The Black Dragons already passed on so many generations. I've seen Shin nii, that ugly Madarame and Taiju, but never the others."

"Not interested in getting to know them." The male hums, closing his eyes as he inhales the cool breeze. As soon as he opens his eyes, Nari was no longer besides him and is already walking to a different direction.

"Uh...their house is this way?" Baji points straight ahead.

"I know, I know" Nari spoke, moving her hand in the air in an up and down motion. "I'm just getting a peace offering!"

"For what?"

"For Mikey who will sulk because I don't spend time with him anymore!"

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"Nari!"

"Emma!" Nari greeted her, hands busy holding onto two paper bags filled with red bean flavored dorayaki's. "Is Mikey up already? Or should we come back later noon?"

"He's up!" Emma responds, waiting for the water inside the pot to brew. "Ah- Draken and Takemichi are there too!"

"That's noted!" Nari responded, both her and Baji going over to Mikey's room. As she and Baji were on there way to go over Mikey's room, hearing a certain name made her freeze and stop in her tracks.

"I see. Izana Kurokawa."

That name. The name that she made sure was long buried or erased inside her mind. Has re surfaced.

"You good?" Baji asks, noticing how Nari cleared her throat.

Nodding her head, she flashed him a smile. "I'm good!" she replied before heading in. Stopping in front of Mikey as she hands him both paper bags. Mikey's stern look was replaced with a bright, beaming smile. Arms stretched out as he reaches to take the dorayaki bags from Nari.

"So he's Tenjiku's captain" Mikey says in between chews of dorayaki. Nari and Baji sitting on either side of Takemichi.

"He was Black Dragons eighth captain, and now Tenjiku" Draken spoke. "Maybe he has connections with Shinichiro kun"

"That's possible" Baji hums

"Whatever we discuss here, stays only here." Mikey announced

"So the person who corrupted the Black Dragons was the eighth captain, Izana Kurokawa" Draken concludes

Despite Nari being quiet throughout the whole discussion, one person kept checking on her as he too noticed her sudden quiet demeanor. Baji mentally took a note that he would barricade her with multiple questions after they leave the Sano residence.

Suddenly, the door to Mikey's room opens and Emma's figure suddenly emerges, holding a tray of cups filled with tea. "Alright you guys, I've brought tea." She spoke, closing the door behind her before going to the middle, placing down the tray.

"Izana Kurokawa" Takemichi mentions his name again, unconsciously making Nari uneasy. "Just who the hell is he?"

"My brother" Emma suddenly chimes in. Her answer not only catching them off guard, but mostly Nari as well.

"Who?" Mikey questions, eyes squinting down on his younger sister.

"Like I said, he's my brother" Emma said. Mikey furrowed his eyebrows while pointing at himself.

Unable to handle and comprehend everything, Nari suddenly stood up and cleared her throat. "I'll go outside and...clear my head." She announces, turning around to leave the room without looking back. As she closed the door behind her, Nari kept walking.

And walking

And walking

And walking

And walking

And walking

And walking

And walking

And walking until she no longer had a clue on where exactly she's going.

Her feet didn't exactly felt tired but she found a park with unoccupied benches in the neighborhood. Letting out a deep breath, Nari ended the park all by herself and sat down on the wooden bench, leaning her back on the seat. 

Questions such as 'Should I tell them what I know?' and 'Would I be branded as a traitor?' suddenly came flooding through her mind. A part of her wanted to scold her younger self for even getting acquainted with the enemy. At the very least, she wouldn't blame anyone but herself.

If asked to step down and leave the gang, Nari would oblige. After all, the blame was hers to carry.

"Didn't expect to find you here." She heard a voice speak to her from behind, turning around to see who it was, she wondered how did he even find her here.