Strictly business (MikeyxSenju)

Walking With a 'Friend'

A few days after the meeting took place, Mikey looked lifeless. After he woke up from his nightmare about Shinichiro, he didn't sleep a wink. Which was going to be detrimental to him, especially on that day, because he was starting school again.

Monday had officially rolled around, and it was time to get ready at an ungodly early hour, then spend hours confined in a school. Or at least that's how other people viewed the day.

Mikey viewed school as a place to nap where he gets free lunch. He didn't even have to get to school until lunch time, but Emma was making sure he got up early today. Usually Draken, who was the one that told Mikey to just get to school before lunch, didn't care, but today, he agreed with her.

The day Mikey was hospitalized, he accidentally insulted and disrespected his teacher. In his defense, he didn't even know his teacher was the one talking. He was half asleep, and had just spoken to one of his classmates, so he laid his head down and spoke. He thought it was that same person, but it wasn't.

So, even though Mikey was still experiencing pain, and hadn't slept in a few days, he agreed to get up and go to school early on Monday and apologize to his homeroom teacher.

He sighed as he sat up, then took his covers off, and swung his legs over the side of his bed. I'm too tired for this shit. He thought, scratching his side, then wincing at the pain.

Right. He'd been stabbed there. He sighed once more. How the hell did I gain the title 'Invincible Mikey', and end up like this? He'd been questioning his titles as of late.

He was known as a literal deity among delinquents, but he'd been crushed by some no name gang. Which worried him. Now gangs would take his fall from grace and use it as motivation to try and beat Toman, wouldn't they?

Ugh! Why couldn't I have just fucking paid attention?! He yelled at himself, in his mind, rubbing his eyes with his hands vigorously.

Then a certain line invaded his thoughts. 'You're the reason we're dead. How can you live life without an issue?'

His eyes shot open, revealing a disheveled look on his face. He really was the reason, wasn't he? Shinichiro was killed by Kazutora because he wanted to steal a bike for his birthday, and Baji had killed himself so Kazutora wouldn't blame himself for Baji's death, because Mikey hadn't been keeping his eye on Kazutora and Baji as he should have. He wasn't looking out for his members, which lead one to die. It really was his fault.

After a second, Mikey shook his head. No, I had nothing to do with their deaths. I could've prevented them, but I wasn't the reason. Even though he was correct, there was still a seed of doubt in his mind.

A knock on the door startled Mikey, but what startled Draken even more as he walked in were those horrible eyebags Mikey had gained.

His widened eyes fell into a glare, but a worried one. "Have you slept?" Draken asked, feeling as though that was impossible for Mikey. He was always sleeping. How could he not have?

Mikey looked at him for a second, then shook his head, sighing through his nose. "No, not since the meeting."

Draken's stoic expression shattered, showing his eyes wide as can be. "You haven't slept in four days?!" He asked, unbelieving, and worried.

This was nothing like how Mikey usually was, I mean, we're talking about the fun, dumbass, usually happy, always ready to nap, Manjiro Sano. So someone like him staying awake for four consecutive days did not seem right, nor did it seem okay.