Chapter 45

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XENO'S POV

The fight continued for a while, with Taiju having never ending stamina. Kokonoi and Inui were beaten up but were still standing. On the other hand I was barely functioning, still reeling from Taiju's punch. Takemichi, Hakkai, Mitsuya and Chifuyu were also beaten bloody but determination shone in their eyes as they faced the Black Dragon trio. Doubt began to seep into my mind when I realised that we probably won't be able to defeat Taiju with his loyal guard dogs at his beck and call.

That was until I heard the distant sounds of a motorbike, more specifically . . . . "It' Mikey's CB250T". *VAVOOOOM!*. "Mikey?!". "What's the Invincible Mikey doing here?". Is that fear or excitement that I see on Taiju's face? Then Takemichi was talking about how they can defeat Taiju with Mikey's help but Mitsuya said he might not because they did break their promise not to engage in conflict with the Black Dragons.

"Merry Christmas. What are you guys doing... on a day like this?". He looked around, his gaze stopping at me for a moment and I could see his face darken for a moment before he went back to smiling. "What are the Black Dragons doing here?". The genuine confusion could be seen on his face as he glanced at the trio.

They all talked before Taiju started to speak with Mikey. "If Mitsuya dies . . . then Baji will be so sad!". I could feel my throat close up because of his words and a heart wrenching pain started up in my chest. Baji . . . I can still remember the times we would blow up cars back in the day. Even when he was still young, he still had quite the temper.

'Mikey's weak right now. Mikey might already be too far gone'. Those were Kisaki's words, and I pray that they are not true. I don't want him of all people to be consumed by the darkness. My attention was brought back when I heard a loud thud and a gasp escaped me when I saw that Taiju punched Mikey's face into the ground.

"Huh? Mikey-kun!?". "MIKEY!!", I screamed just shortly after Takemichi's confused response. Tears started to well up in my eyes when I saw blood pooling. My hands trembled as I had flashes of Baji's death . . . no . . . I can't . . . let anyone die anymore! Taking deep breaths, I tried to calm myself before doing anything irrational.

"Even the bell chimes to bless my victory on this holy night!!", cackled Taiju in glee, a huge vein bulging across his forehead. "I've defeated the invincible Mikey!!". "Taiju, you fucker!! You're dead!!", Mitsuya roared in anger and started to rush at Taiju only to pause just as Mikey stood up. Letting out a sigh of relief, I was calmed down when I realised he was just acting. "Prayer time's over".

"Just give it up, Manjiro Sano". That came from Inui who was staring with a blank look at the newly arrived person. "The boss is on a whole different level than you. You're just a pebble in the face of his military rule". I think Inui is being delusional just a ti~ny bit.

"I just hit you with the best punch I've thrown today. Guess it'll take more than 1 hit to shut you up", grinned Taiju as the others started to grow concerned. I trust Mikey. And unless things start going the wrong way, I'll back him up. "Is this all the invincible Mikey is made off?! How disappointing".

"That hit I took from you was me punishing myself". "Huh?". I was also confused like Taiju. What does Manjiro mean, punishing hims- *WHAM*. There was silence as everyone looked at Taiju who wad kicked into the ground by Mikey's famous kick. "BOSS!!". "You had me going for a minute there". Seeing Mitsuya smiling, even though he was bleeding from multiple cuts showed me the faith he had in Manjiro as a leader. If they trusted him with everything they had, then maybe I should stop doubting them too? Yes, I see them as kids but maybe it's time to let go of the past and my fears. They are my family after all.

"I decided . . . to go riding with Baji every Christmas". Manjiro took out his charm, the one that Baji kept safe all these years for us before continuing. "I ride my bike wearing the memento Baji left behind. When I ride my bike out in the snow, it's like they're still with me. My brother, Baji, and you guys . . . you're all in here", he laid a hand on his heart, "that's what makes me strong".

I bit my lip to keep myself from bursting into tears in front of these kids. Since when did I turn into a cry baby? Ugh, Takemichi is rubbing off on me it seems. How do you stop these tear ducts!? "All right, guys! Christmas might be over . . . But let's ride!". "THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!! This isn't over yet, Toman!", Taiju let out as he was being supported by Inui. "Koko! Call our 100 soldiers inside! We'll pit 100 of our best men against them. I won't let any of you leave!". After Taju's shock when he saw Draken had defeated the 100 members with Kazutora's help, we all started to head downstairs.

"TOMAN WINS!!!". Before going after them, I stayed back and pet Taiju on the head in comfort, thankful when he didn't shrug me off. "Taiju, you may not forgive me for the past and I understand that. But don't harbour any anger for your siblings, channel it all onto me, I can handle that. Please, don't make any mistakes like you already did. Love them, care for them, because some don't even have any family to speak of".

After finishing, I started to head down the stairs, only to let out a girlish squeak when Manjiro lifted me up into a bridle carry and carried me to his bike. "I'm sorry". "Huh? For what?"? "For not being able to protect you. You got hurt because of us. When I was saying that I was punishing myself by letting Taiju hit me, I was punishing myself for not being able to get you back and letting you get hit by him".

I looked at him with round eyes before letting out a small alugh and pinched his cheeks. "There's nothing to be sorry for. I mostly willingly stayed with Taiju, call it a punishment like yours, for something that happened long ago. But you, nor Toman had anything to do with me getting hurt. So don't think about it too much".

After our small exchange, he set me on his bike, sitting in front of me and drove off, as Takemichi went with Draken. We got to witness a happy reunion, Takemichi apologised to Hina and now they were back together, which Emma was so happy for to the point she started bawling her eyes out. But that quickly stopped when she saw Draken helping me dress my wounds and shot me a nasty glare. We all decided to head to the New Years Festival and got changed at home before leaving to meet up with everyone.

I was of course dressed in a black ensemble with sparks of gold and red. I drove my bike, the love of my life to the place. "Looks like you're all dressed up for Shichi-go-san", grinned Mitsuya upon my arrival. "Sure am, and these cuties must be be your little sisters right?". I asked as I knelt down in front of the two adorable girls. "Yup. The older one's Luna and the other is Mana". "Nice to meet you ladies, I'm Xeno", I grinned as they looked awestruck before snapping out of their daze.

"Wow, pretty boy!". "Is this our new brother!?". "What!? No! Xeno's just a friend!", yelped Mitsuya as he turned a stark shade of red and I swear I could see steam coming out of his ears. "Awww. Mr! Can you please be our new brother?". "Mana please stop", whimpered Mitsuya as he was dying on the spot, hands covering his red face. "No problem little one! I'll gladly be your new brother!". "HAH!? Xeno belongs to me!", screamed Manjiro as he came over, starting a fight with Takashi.

After witnessing Luna and Mana openly insult Takemichi, we all decided to write some Ema's. For some reason everyone really wanted to see Takemichi's one, but I took no notice of it and finished writing my one. 'I hope to have a peaceful future with everyone'. "Wait for me! My Emmaaa!". "What do you mean your Emma?", scowled Emma. I expected Draken to say something but he was just looking at everyone with a smile.

"Ten seconds til the new year!", someone shouted from the crowd. "Let's jump together guys". "Three!". I came over and got my arms slung over Hakkai and Smiley. Hakkai had turned a slight shade of red, the reason being unknown to me, but others sent him a dirty glare as they saw from the corner of their eye. "Two!". "One!".

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!".

"I never expected Takemitchy to pull that off". "But it won't end here. Call Xeno. Time for a change of plans".

Sorry everyone for the huge gap since my last update I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Don't forget to leave a comment!

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