Chihiro Hanagaki

Chapter 11 Part 2

"I'll make you regret opening your mouth bitch!" Osanai hissed, looking like he wanted to ring Hibiki's neck. She wasn't surprised to see Hibiki was unaffected by the threat. "Your fight's with me, ass face!" Pah roars as he charges him. Osanai easily dodges his attack and hits him in the same spot Chihiro had done earlier. More blood spurted from her nose as he slammed into the ground. "Thanks for proving you're just middle school punks. The Tokyo Manji Gang, change your stupid name. Maybe to the playground kiddies." Osanai taunts. He then looks at Chihiro and Hibiki, "And once we're done kicking all your asses those girls are ours. I have something special planned for you Pinky."

Hibiki flips him off while Chihiro huffs, "Do your parents even realize they're living proof that two wrongs don't make a right?" Osanai looked even more enraged by Chihiro's jab than he was with Hibiki's earlier jab. He bites down on his cigarette, "Both you bitches have mouths on you!" Chihiro shot back, "Don't dish out what you can't take in return." A dark smirk appeared on his face when he heard the revving engines behind him. "I heard you punks were trying to pick a fight with us." He snapped his fingers, and his men joined him inside the warehouse.

"I thought I'd bring the fight to you. So, Mikey, this is war!" he declared. Chihiro wasn't at all phased by what he had to say. She just wanted this whole thing to be over. Mikey didn't seem at all phased either by Osanai's continued comments. He had been uncharacteristically quiet the entire time they'd had their back-and-forth with Osanai. Mikey silently stands up and walks up to Osanai with his hands in his pockets. Chihiro didn't have much time to react when Takemichi moved in closer as Mikey approached Osanai.

She could already feel her rage bubbling up knowing what would happen next. Osanai was going to start beating Takemichi for 'eyeballing' him. She wasn't sure if she could just stand there as it happened. But she needed to let certain events occur for Takemichi to grow into the brave person he became at the end of the story. When it happened before her she nearly lost it. Osanai's flurry of punches was ended by Pah grappling his arm. "You're gonna have to deal with me first, you horses' ass." Pah spat.

Takemichi weakly pleaded for him not to fight him when Pah pushed him out of the way telling him to stay out of it. Chihiro went over to Takemichi, pressing her handkerchief to his gushing nose. Peh also stood beside them, "Have a little in 'em Hanagaki. Pah is one of the best pure fighters we have here in Toman. He doesn't care who he's up against he'll go at them fist ablaze and take down a whole crew on his own. He'd never lose to a clown like Osanai." Even after his explanation that wasn't what worried Takemichi and Chihiro knew it. If the battle isn't stopped then Pah will end up stabbing Osanai.

No matter what Chihiro could think to do there wasn't any avoiding it. Takemichi wanted to stop them but he was too disoriented to do anything. "Takemichi, just sit back and watch. This is Pah's fight alone." Mikey told him. The fight between them was very one-sided, but Pah refused to give up. Hibiki glanced away, not being able to watch. Even Peh tried to get involved, but Mikey once again stopped him. "Chi please do something," Takemichi begged her quietly. Chihiro bit her lip knowing now she had to act.

Chihiro got up and was making her way over to intervene when Mikey grabbed her wrist. "Chihiro, I thought I told you guys to sit back and watch," he repeated himself. A chill went down her spine hearing the tone in his voice. She felt something off about how Mikey was acting. "Just sit back and watch. Ngh ugh, that's way too cruel Mikey! Look at his nose! It's broken to bits and he's barely even conscious. Pah's done for Mikey, he's gonna die. Just tell him to stop." Takemichi says, trying to reason with Mikey. Chihiro could sense a shift in Mikey as he simply said, "Why should I? He hasn't given up yet." Maybe that shift was the dark impulse Mikey talked about later in the series.

Pah's face was battered and his eyes were barely focused as he swung his fist without coordination. "This is sadistic Mikey. It's just torture now." Takemichi stood firm. Just when Pah was backhanded, smearing blood on Osanai's arm and Moebius uniform. "Ugh, well that was just gross," Osanai muttered in disgust. Chihiro glanced at Mikey who was still holding her wrist in a tight grip. "Mikey, sometimes we need to know the limits of others. Because they might not want to stop even when they've worn themselves thin." Chihiro told him. She could see his eyes twitch with some reaction to her and her brother's words.