That's what we did the next day after the meeting, I went to Baji with Chifuyu and we asked what he was up to (if he was up to anything at all).....But Baji didn't say anything, only after a couple of disdainful glances, Baji left me and Chifuyu at the bottom of the Musashi Shrine memorial........
C:.Well, that didn't work out Akina.....
Ma:.Yeah..... I know....
C:.So what do we do now?
Me:.We follow....
C: what?
Me: we follow him.....
C: why?
Me:.Because if he meet someone from that gang......
C:.It's not stupid, I think it's a good idea but.....
Me: hm?
C:.Is it okay if we just start following Baji-san?
Me:.It's better to be yelled at than to do nothing and end up with something bad......
C:. You know what Akina.....let's follow!
Me:.This is it Chifuyu! I knew that eventually I would be able to get you into trouble with something....(I smiled with desire for a fight in my eyes at Chifuyu, who returned the same fire in his eyes)
C:.And when are we going to follow Baji-san?
Me:.Hmmm......Since tomorrow is Saturday, I don't think they will meet anyone from that other gang, or if they do, it won't be at a meeting.......So we will follow him from Monday next week.....In any case, let's discuss a time and a place where we can meet during the weekend to discuss things better.......
C: okay.....
Me:.Tell me a location, a day and an exact time when you will meet.....
C:.Okay.....uhm......Let's say the small shop near our school.......
Me:.See you there..... ok......
C:.And let's say it's Sunday at noon, and then we'll buy Yakisoba at the store......After all, they make it there too....
Me:. Yeah.....okay..... it's good for me.....
C:.okay.......Then on Sunday at noon at the convenience store near the school......
Me:.okay.....See ya tomorrow......
C:.See Ya......
When I went home and had been in my room for a long time and was bored, I suddenly heard someone knocking on my door......I opened the door and Ken-chin was standing there with downcast eyes........
Me: huh? Ken-chin what do you want...?
K:.A-Akina......look......I.....I'm..... I'm sorry.....
Me: huh? For what?
K:.even because it's a story in August.....I'm sorry for what happened then and also that I'm only now apologizing for it.......
Me: oh....okay......do you want anything else?
K: n-no.......just.....
Me: hm?
K:.I just want to know if you forgive me......
Me: look....... You're my brother untli the end of times even after that.......
K:.(with teary eyes he hugs me)
Me: jeez Ken-chin........ let me go....
K:.so you're not mad at me anymore? (he asked this, still looking at me with tearful and hopeful eyes)
Me:.I never said that.......
K: huh...?
Me:.I just stated the facts first......
K: but-
That's when I slammed the door on Ken-chin.....Just like he did to me......I couldn't decide if I was still angry with him or if I just wanted him to believe that.....After all, he was also angry with me for a very long time.......And I didn't think it was fair for me to let him know so soon that I was no longer angry with him.......After that I didn't do anything worth mentioning, I just waited for tomorrow......
Sunday the 20 of August.........
At 11:50 I went to the convenience store near my school..
I got there in 5 minutes and waited for another three minutes until Chifuyu arrived.....So we didn't go to Baji's house at 12:00 but at 11:58 when we turned the corner to the street where Baji lives (and Chifuyu too) .Then we noticed a figure who was wearing a hood and went to Baji who had just come out of the block of flats and they shook hands.......
Me:(whispering) hey Chifuyu.......
C: (whispering) Yeah?
Me:(whispering) Let's follow him...
C:(whispering) okay.....
We started following them while I tried to understand what they were up to from their conversation.......
A guy about the same height as me and Chifuyu was talking to Baji.........
They talked and walked for a while and we followed them, they suddenly turned a corner, then I whispered to Chifuyu that we should not turn the corner now...But let's stop and listen a little to see if they keep walking or stop......Luckily for us, they stopped and we didn't have to follow them any further.....After a while, they would have noticed that a girl and a boy had been following them for quite some time......
I was listening because I was closer to the corner and I could make out the following from the few sentences you said differently on the other side of the corner on the other street.......
Xy:.Well.....in order to join the gang next week on Tuesday you have to bring your best friend to the meeting place and beat them pretty much until they pass out.......But this is not a joke, Hanma usually used to say "that's enough" when the person's best friend has already passed out or is on the verge of passing out........so if Hanma gets tired of watching the person being beaten, then he speak .......
B:.I understood......Then I'll bring him on Tuesday next week.......But if you don't mind, I would go home......
Xy:.All right......
Me:(whispering).come Chifuyu..... they're coming.....!
C:(whispering) okay.....okay.....
Chifuyu and I crossed the road to the other side of the street......Then, when Baji started heading home, we waited until he got closer to the block of houses from which he came.......
Me:.hey Chifuyu I guess don't contact Baji next week tuesday ok?
