The Song of Windchimes

Sunflower

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Chapter 12

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'Sakura...' Toma thinks, loud cheers coming from behind him in waves. 'I realized you're not half bad... After watching you fight the last two days. But...'
On stage, the bi-haired freshmen grins "Weren't you the one who said you wanted to take things slow?" He asks "Who would've thought you'd be so fast?"

'Togame... to be able to keep the devotees of power, Shishitoren, in his control... to be able to suppress the group in that way...' The memory of Togame holding the injured, used to be, Shishitoren member and how he took off the jacket that represented them right after.
"Hmmm? THAT'S fast?" Togame asks, his voice having a teasing tone to it as he spreads his legs a little farther away from each other.
'Means that... he has the power to back it up.'
"Well, I'll keep to this speed... while I toy with you slowly." Togame smirked evilly as he spoke.

"Bring it," Sakura says, matching the taller teens' smirk "I'll play along with your little game."
Togame stomps on the ground, pushing himself to quickly run towards Sakura with a manic grin on his face. They tussle slightly, Sakura avoiding his grasps by pushing away the fast moving hands, but Togame takes Sakura's focus on his hands to his advantage, going in to push him to the ground by wrapping his arms around him again. Sakura notices this and quickly acts by moving his body down to the ground and breaking free from the possible death grasp Togame would have had on him if he were to succeed with that movement.

Due to Sakura becoming free from that, he moves away from Togame to be behind him. Togame jumps back slightly and so does Sakura, going back to their respective places on the stage. Togame takes a few steps forwards before going low and rushing again towards Sakura's middle, which Sakura avoids by spinning to the side and behind Togame with a grunt. Togame turns just as quick, takes two steps, before, again, running towards Sakura and attempting to tackle him to the ground again. Sakura jumps athletically, avoiding Togame completely.

Togame slides, geta sandals skidding as he uses that moment of pause to turn and run back to Sakura who just landed and is facing away from him. Sakura predicts his movements instantly, as just when Togame gets close enough, he jumps and flips over Togame's tackle.
Sakura growls while he's in the air and Togame turns his head and scoffs with a grin.
"WHAT ARE YOU, A WILD BOAR?!" Sakura yells out.
"And you're quite the monkey," Togame responds.

Sakura lands on the ground with a TMHP while Togame stops running and turns towards Sakura. The Furin member is quick to move and try to kick Togame, but he uses that attack to his advantage and makes Sakura fall to the ground, only for Sakura to get up just as quick and goes to uppercut Togame, only for Togame to squat and attempt to tackle him again, which Sakura avoids again.
Sakura jumps away from Togames kick, before jumping over him again when Togame goes to tackle him.
Togame turns and goes to kick Sakura, but it gets dodged again.
"Crap," Nirei's voice trembles, "Sakura's got his hands full just trying to dodge!"
The crowd behind them cheers, loud 'get him', 'go Togame!' and 'kill him!' going out and about as they watch the fight.
"Well, In terms of Shishitoren's top guys," Umemiya speaks, making Nirei turn to him "Togame and Tomiyama have always stood out."
"Then you're telling me..."

"He's on a whole different level from those other four that were fighting before..."
Suo and Sugishita look at Umemiya from the corner of their eyes, staying quiet. Ryuu's right eye twitches under his bangs as he crosses his arms, having wrapped his fingers with bandaids to avoid picking at them when the fight started, first aid kit still on his lap.
"Shit..." He curses under his breath "I need to buy more bandages and gauze..." he didn't want to hear what Umemiya was saying, already stressed enough with the loud and crowded environment he was in.
"But... I imagine his opponent would understand that best."