BAREFACED

Chapter 75

"Kisaki threatened Yuki to work with him?" Baji calmly asks as he plays on a small game system. 

"Yeah." Chifuyu sighs as he begins to unbutton his shirt. You lean back against the wall and sigh.

"I figured that would happen..." Baji sighs as he places his game down and slowly tries to stand up. Chifuyu quickly moves towards Baji trying to help him. Baji smacks Chifuyu's hand away which makes Chifuyu stand stiffly, staring at Baji.

"What do you mean you figured that would happen?" You ask, slowly raising an eyebrow. Baji slowly looks at you and sighs as he stretches.

"Kisaki didn't help you for no reason. All the shit I've seen him do- I'm sure it's not coincidental-" Baji says in a subtle confident tone.

"Eh?" Chifuyu looks at Baji confused.

"You sound like one of those stereotypical detectives..." You say sighing a bit. Baji groans and relaxes his body.

"My mother makes me watch those detective comedy shows with her... along with those stupid reality shows that are supposed to be funny- I really want to go outside... I'm starting to lose my mind." Baji sighs and quickly looks at you and then smiles. "So, I'm going to come with you." He bubbles.

"HUH?" Both you and Chifuyu say in shock.

"Wait wait- Isn't that a bad idea?" Chifuyu quickly says. "You haven't recovered fully- and Kisaki tried to get you killed... You-"

"You talk a lot..." Baji bluntly says, interrupting Chifuyu. Chifuyu goes quiet. Baji smiles at him and rests his hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry- I'll be fine."

"Baji-" You softly say. Baji slowly looks at you causing you to take a deep breath. "I agree with Chifuyu... it would be a bad idea if you went out and tried anything... you can barely stand long and you struggle to walk up and down stairs... you struggle to walk in general... what makes you think it will be smart for you to fight or get yourself involved in anything?" You imply. 

"Exactly..." Chifuyu calmly says, nodding. Baji stares at both you and Chifuyu before relaxing his eyes. He sits back down on his bed and takes a deep breath. He ties his hair back and adjusts his shirt.

"You know- Draken lost contact with me not long ago..." Baji calmly says.

"Huh? Was it because of what we did?" Chifuyu asked.

"Yeah... Mikey and Draken were both upset that I defied them... so Draken cut me off..." He takes a deep breath and leans back a bit. "You both will be getting yourself involved in something that's not only going against Toman... but you both are considered traitors... Hear how bad that sounds?" 

"Yeah." Chifuyu softly says, slowly nodding.

"But still... Hakkai-" You start.

"I get it... but it's not worth it..." He sighs. "Deep down I feel like it's just another set up..."

"Maybe it is... but we should still try." Chifuyu suggests.

"Mhm... Hakkai admitted to wanting to kill his brother- we have to do something at least... right?" You softly say. Baji slowly looks at you and then sighs, smiling a bit. He slowly stands up and slowly makes his way to his closet. He opens it and goes through something in his box. He pulls out a bracelet, handing it to you. You tilt your head in confusion.

"What is that?" You ask feeling confused.

"Happy birthday." 

"Huh!" You look at him confused.

"AH ITS HER BIRTHDAY!?" Chifuyu shouts in a panicked tone. "But... I thought her birthday was on the twentieth..."

"It is..." You slowly say.