𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥. - 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐫𝐨 {✓}

𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝.

this is bad!

never in takemichi's life did he expect himself to be fighting the 'leader' of the group that had been tormenting him and his friends- the tokyo manji gang or toman in short.

why he did this? it was because takuya was supposed to be the one to be in the ring today, but wanting to overcome his fear of his past, he decided to take the bait for his friend and challenge the leader.

"heh. not so tough now eh?" kiyomasa taunted, cigarette hanging from his mouth as he punched takemichi on the temple, causing him to fall down.

takemichi felt useless- he wanted to disappear from the world as kiyomasa kicked him on his side. he doesn't want to be here anymore- he wanted to go back.

as he was loathing on how cowardly he is, the thought of hina flashed in his mind. her smile as she looked at him with eyes that showed her feelings for him within.

that's right. the reason he was even here in the first place was that he wanted to save hinata.

god, he felt like he wanted to kick himself even harder than what kiyomasa did to him. he didn't care if it hurts, what was important is to prevent sano and tetta from ever meeting and to save hina from her demise.

"heh..."

takemichi dryly laughed, slowly getting up as blood dripped down his nose. he was swaying side to side as he took both of his arms into fighting position.

"i was just warming up."

kiyomasa felt his blood boil as he clenched his fists. never in his life as part of the toman did someone ever disrespect him like that- in front of his men nonetheless.

he looked at one of them as he glared at them for no reason.

"get me my bat." he demanded, earning murmurs of hesitation and nervousness throughout the crowd.

'he's gonna kill that shrimp!'

'damn that shit's gonna get it.'

"well?!" he shouted, looking at his men to get him his bat.

however, they were looking behind him- eyes holding fear as they bowed down.

kiyomasa was confused, and so was takemichi.

it was until kiyomasa turned around and saw who they were bowing at.

he bowed down on an angle, hands stiffly placed on his back as he looked at the ground with irritated yet scared eyes.

takemichi also looked at who the person was, or people at that.

a tall, blond boy was walking toward kiyomasa, his aura giving off an authoritative vibe as he walked calmly and confidently toward them.

behind him was another blond boy- but short. he had the front of his hair tied as he munched on his dorayaki.

"oi, what's going on here?" the tall blond asked, stopping from a distance as he observed kiyomasa who was currently praying in his spot.

"are you the one in charge, kiyomasa?" he asked again. this time, kiyomasa nodded.

"yes sir."

the tall boy hummed, before walking closer. before he can, he was interrupted by his short companion.

"ken-chin." he said, causing the guy to look at him irritatedly.

"what? and don't call me that!"

the short boy smiled at him, crumbs on his cheeks as he placed his hands behind him.

"i'm out of dorayaki!"

his statement caused takemichi and his friends who were watching from the bleachers to grimace.

'does he even know where he is?!'

the pair continued to walk towards kiyomasa, who was still bowing.

it wasn't until the tall guy landed a kick on kiyomasa, causing him to double over in pain.

the short one, however, was walking directly towards takemichi.

kazushi took a bit to recognize who the two was.

"they're toman's captain!" he told atsushi who was beside him.

takemichi was scared as to why one of them is approaching him.

the short blond stopped in front of him, calculating eyes studying takemichi's battered face.

"you. what's your name?" he asked, causing takemichi to sweatdrop at his straightforwardness.

"t-takemichi hanagaki!" he replied, hands shaking beside him in fear.

the blond smiled at him.

"nice to meet you takemitchy."

the guy's mispronunciation of his name made him look at the blond in confusion.

"takemitchy...?"

"that's what he said, takemitchy." the tall one said

"i like you, let's be friends." the short one smiled, before walking off towards kiyomasa.

the male still hasn't recovered from the kick the tall one gave him, as he was hunched over holding his stomach in pain.

the short male stopped in front of him as he gave him an empty smile, before being kicked in the chin.

"who died and made you king?"

the statement and the way the male said it made takemichi shiver. how can someone that short be so terrifying?

the blond pair was now walking away from kiyomasa who was on the ground, in pain.

as they were about to leave, the short one looked at takemichi with a smile.

"see you again." and left with his companion.

"a-again?"

just a couple of distances away from where the fight took place, sharp e/c eyes were looking at them. a grin on her face as she leaped down from the tree that she was formerly at.

"what's with that stupid grin of yours?" her friend asked, eyeing her confusedly.

"nothing. now let's go meet mikey and draken."