a circle of revenge; TOKREV/GENDER APATHETIC READER

CHAPTER 16

16 ─ THIS WAS SUPPOSED 2 BE FUN. :(

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DREAD. 

That's what he was feeling. 

Takemichi had dreams of the world ending, and as he sat next to Draken in Y/N's limo, he wondered if anyone else had tried imagining of what it would be like. 

In his dreams, the sky was always wholly black, and the stars were mimicking fire, flickering in the dark. 

He dreamt of feeling something in his heart; something emptied in his chest, a feeling he hoped would fade away. 

This was the perfect timeline.

The perfect life his friends and himself could live. 

If the world were to end... what then?

"Hey, Hana," Y/N's gentle touch shook him awake. "What're you thinking about?"

"Just... thinking."

"About?"

He chuckled nervously. "'s nothin'. Uh, hey, could you pass me the juice?" He said to Chifuyu in a desperate attempt to change the subject. 

Y/N sighed and let it go. Thank god. 

Chifuyu handed him a can of a can that read "Royal," and it was orange, so he assumed it was orange flavored.

As soon as he took a sip, his throat nearly died.

"Jesus," he coughed, and everyone burst into laughter, excluding Y/N.

"Takemitchy!" Mikey laughed, leaning in closer to him. He sat next to Draken. "You can't handle even a soda?!"

"BAAAHAHAHAAA!!" Baji laughed. "Imagine him drinking actual hard beer!"

And everyone erupted in another round of laughing.

"Hey!" He called. "I wasn't expecting it! I thought it was just juice!"

"Young Master Y/N," the driver suddenly spoke.

"Yes?"

"We've arrived."

"Ah. Thank you, Ken," she hummed and the door opened, but no one left. 

Instead, they laughed again. 

"What?!"

"Draken's name is 'Ken'!" Mikey cried. 

"Shut up!!"

The laughing went past Takemichi's ears as he drifted back off into wonderland. He should forget about these dreams; they're just nightmares. They don't mean anything. 

"C'mon, Takemitchy!" Mikey cried. 

"U─ uh, I'm comin'! Wait up!"

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"Tora? Ya don't wanna swim?"

"Nah," he waved his hand. "I don't swim."

"Me neither."

"You'll get sunburned if you don't put on any sunblock!" Mitsuya cried from afar. "At least put some on! You'll be as red as a fuckin' tomato!"

"Okay, okay, mom!" 

"Just shut up 'n get over here! I'm almost done with Draken. Y/N," he called. "You too?"

"You know what, yeah. See ya, Tora."

Kazutora hummed in response, resting his head on his hands.

As you left, you saw Baji approach the dual-color haired young man and it seemed like he agreed to him putting on the sunscreen for him. Chifuyu, as usual, went and helped wherever Baji did, Takemichi stuck with Chifuyu, and Mikey was racing with quite the worn-out Pah.

"Y/N?"

"Huh?"

"Come sit, it's your turn."

As he said that, Draken ran out to the shore and picked Mikey up as he did, jumping in the water with him, making the shorter one whine.

"Look at these idiots," Mitsuya chuckled and sighed. You perched yourself in front of him, taking off your thin white veil jacket that partially concealed your swimsuit. It wasn't a two-piece, that's for sure.

On whatever bare parts of your skin he could touch, he meticulously covered your skin in lotion, and to make things less tense as they already were, you did your arms while he did your legs... maybe you should've done your legs instead...

He cleared his throat, and it was clear he felt awkward, too. "Thanks for taking us here," he said.

You smiled in response. "It's nothing. There's a vending machine there," you pointed to your right, and his gaze followed. "Want anything?"

"I'll have whatever you get," he answered smoothly. "If there's only one in stock, then I don't mind not getting any. You treated me to milk tea that one day already, so I can't ask for more."

"Ask for more."

"Wh─ what?"

"Ask for more, and I'll give it to you."

"I could never─"

"Hey, lovebirds!"

Mikey yelled. Takemichi was held in his chokehold, and Draken made it worse by suffocating the two of them with a single arm.

"We're gonna play volleyball!" Draken yelled.

"Join us!"

"Ca─ can't breathe!!"

"Let's go, Y/N!" Mitsuya tapped on your shoulder and ran to them, waving his hand in the air, saying he'd side with Draken.

You stood and walked there, enjoying the warmth of the sand on your feet, ignoring the hassle it would be to get rid of it. You didn't have that many friends, and this was your first time being so surrounded by attention and what looked like people who were excited to play with you.

It reminded you of your siblings.

The police still haven't found them.

You're getting frustrated.

You promised you wouldn't use your bastard mother's resources any more than you already did, but if the police aren't gonna step up their game, you'll have to fall into your mother's world.

That world of guns, drugs, money, and men and women.

You shook your thoughts away as Takemichi passed you a concerned smile.

"I'm with Draken 'n Tashi," you declared, since Baji, Takemichi, and Mikey were on the other side.

"Let's go, boys. Don't cry once you've lost!"

This is supposed to be fun.

Don't ruin it, Y/N.

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