My Hero // Baji Keisuke

~57~

It was now the weekend and you had plans with Ryoko. She thought it would be good if the two of you spent time together. She also thought of this as an opportunity to talk more about your relationship with Baji. Baji decided to hang out with the guys since he didn't want to be alone.

"So, how are things going with you and Keisuke? You guys never tell me anything."

"It's great. We would sometimes go out and have fun together."

"I'm happy for you guys. I can tell the two of you have been real happy."

"Yeah, I'm always happy being with him."

Keisuke found a really good girl. I'm proud of him.

"If you ever need any advice, you can always ask me. I want to make sure things stay good between the two of you."

"You'll be the first one I'll talk to if I ever need advice."

The two of you went to this trendy cafe. The cafe was of character designed desserts. You remembered seeing the cafe from a magazine you were reading. It caught your attention and you asked Ryoko if you guys can go there.

"The desserts here look really good. Do you know what you're getting?" Ryoko asked.

"I don't know, too many to choose from."

You kept looking at all the desserts they had. It was hard to choose just one, so you thought carefully of what to get. Once you decided which one to get, the waitress made her way to you guys to get your order.

"I would like a matcha swiss roll and green tea please."

"I want this f/c (favorite character) waffle with (your favorite toppings) and f/d."

You were excited to try out the waffle. Seeing how they made the waffle with the shape of the character you chose and adding toppings to it made you want to try it. You knew you had to bring Emma and Hina someday.

"Here you guys go, enjoy your food."

This looks cute!

"Wow, it actually looks really good." Ryoko said.

You took took a piece and tried it . "It's so good! You should try it."

She took a piece and also tried it. "It's so sweet, but it's good."

"I know right, it's really sweet, just how I like it."

The two of you finished. Ryoko told you if you wanted any of the merch they were selling and you said yes. You got a t-shirt and a keychain of your favorite character. The two of you were now heading back home. You had a great time hanging out with Ryoko. It was nice talking to her and telling her about the things going on with you. Since she worked so much, you guys didn't get to talk or hang out much.

Meanwhile, Baji was with the guys. They all went to the shrine they always go to. They just talked about the gang and other things.

Takemichi was zoned out. All he was thinking about was the future. He didn't want to time leap yet since he thought it would be better to stay and get to know you more. He wondered how things have changed now that Baji didn't end up dying.

He also thought that you could also affect the future if something were to happen to you. Seeing how you were close with the guys, he knew you were a part of them. Not only that, but he found out you and Draken were siblings. He thought you guys were actually related, but found out that wasn't the case. Takemichi finally stopped thinking about all this and focused back on the conversation the guys were having.

"Why don't we race? It's been awhile since we've done that." Baji said.

"Oh you're on." Draken said.

"Sure, why not." Mitsuya said.

"Let's do this!" Mikey said.

Since Chifuyu and Takemichi didn't have a bike, they had to go with someone. Chifuyu joined Baji and Takemichi went with Mikey. The boys were getting ready. They were at a red stoplight waiting for it to turn green. Once it turned green, they sped off.

"We got this Baji-san!"

"You guys are gonna lose!" Draken said. He was on the right side of Baji.

"We all know I'm gonna win!" Mikey said as he was on Baji's left side.

The three of them were neck on neck. None of them wanted to lose. They gave it their all to win. They were a few miles away from where the finish line is stopped to be at. Draken was falling a bit behind while Mikey and Baji were neck to neck. They were getting close to where the finish line was.

"I'm gonna win this!" Baji said.

"No, it's gonna be me!" Mikey said.

The boys tried passing each other. Suddenly, Mitsuya appeared out of nowhere taking the lead. The boys looked in shock as they saw Mitsuya take the lead..

"Mitsuya?!" Mikey said.

"Shit, he's gonna win!" Baji said.

Mitsuya got first place. Baji ended in second, Mikey in third, and Draken last.

"What the fuck?! How the fuck did you win?!" Baji said.

"Yeah, what the fuck?! You appeared out of nowhere!" Mikey said.

"I just took a shortcut." Mitsuya said.

"Damn Mitsuya, you beat us." Draken said.

"Thanks to the shortcut I took."

Baji didn't care that he didn't end up in first, he was just happy he beat Mikey.

"At least I got second place and not third."

"Shut up! It's because Takemitchy slowed me down!"

"Me?! How is it my fault?!" Takemichi said.

"I had Chifuyu with me and I still beat you. Just admit you're a loser."

"You're also a loser too since you came in second."

"So, at least I beat you."

"Shut up! Next time let's race just the two of us to see who's the winner!"

"Oh I'll take you on anytime."

"Why not do it right now?"

"Alright, let's do it."

"Seriously? Are you guys gonna just leave us here?" Draken asked.

"Ken-chin, you can go ahead to where the finish line will be."

"And where the fuck is the finish line gonna be?"

Mikey smirked. "Baji's place."