The Dark Warrior | H&L

2 - Sannoh & Rascals

They stared at us. Yamato had a pissed look on his face as he stared at Bunko who stared him down. Akumu seemed to be fascinated with the design of the place as she talked with Naomi. Cobra however was staring me down, I could feel his eyes burning holes in the back of my head.

"Are you going to keep staring at me or are you going to talk Hino." I spoke up, turning around to face him. His expression seemed to dwindle a bit, probably confused on how I knew his name before regaining his death stare. 

"Why are you here and who are you?" Cobra spoke up, sitting in his booth spot. I took in his features, the bleach blonde hair that seemed to compliment him perfectly, and the red flannel. 

"You seriously don't recognize the person who beat the shit out of Mugen for a year?" Bunko snickered, breaking her stare from Yamato who quickly looked at me before shooting a look at Cobra. "Then again, I guess she looked different back then."

Cobra didn't break his stare, instead his face relaxed a bit and he sunk back in the booth. "Takeshi."

I slightly smiled. "Surprised that I'm a girl?"

"Mugen used to think you were a boy. Some kid just fighting us for no reason. But to find out the fearful Takeshi is a girl is a whole new experience." Cobra clicked his tongue on the roof of his mouth before looking at a boy with dreads. "How do you know our names?"

"It is surprisingly easy to find stuff about you all." Her finger lands on each of them, "The one who looks like he is about to bolt is Chiharu, the dread boy is Tettsu, that one who is about to say something every two minutes is Dan, and you two are Yamato Asahina and Hino Junpei. Need I say more?"

Chiharu's jaw drops, Tettsu closing it for him. This scene made Akumu chuckle a bit, Naomi holding her face to not laugh. I turn around, grabbing my cup and taking a sip from it. 

"That still doesn't understand why you are here." Yamato speaks up, trying to make his voice sound powerful.

"I'm here because my brother might be here. Kazuya Takeshi." I purse my lips after speaking.

"Why does that name sound familiar?"

"Because he was in Mugen." Cobra finally breaks the code, "You thought Mugen had something to do with the disappearance of him?" 

I stare at him before opening my mouth, "I did. But now I'm not so sure. I visited a friend earlier who made me realize something. I simply come here to ask for information about the SWORD area and nothing more. I'll find my brother on my own."

Yamato's eyes wander over to Cobra who is sitting back up, he seems weary about me, and he rightfully should. The blonde male leans forward, everybody has gone quiet, awaiting an answer.

Bunko is quick to break the silence. "We just want to know about who we should avoid. For instance, Daruma Ikka."

Cobra's expression softens at hearing that. 

"You should avoid Oya High and Nameless City." Tettsu says, looking me directly in the eye. "Oya High is unpredictable and sometimes so is Nameless City."

"Ooh, I love unpredictable, so mysterious!" Akumu looks at everyone, smiling. Naomi who is behind her is stifling her laughter. Everybody else just stares at her except for Cobra and I who are still staring at each other. 

"I don't get why you would think that Mugen had something to do with your brothers disappearance, much less why you would think Amamiya was in on it too." He looks away before looking back at her, he breathes out. 

"Because of what was going on in Mugen, under your leaders nose."

"Ex-leader. He disappeared."

"And the other two morons who were with him?"