The older brother of Sakura who ran a gang in a town outside the one ran by Bofurin, after being betrayed by your gang and saved by Umemiya of Furin- you decided to join them but needed to gain people's trust as you were once an opposing gang leader...
Author's note quickly before we start, Wind breaker doesn't have a lot of episodes on the site I use and releases are obviously happening on scheduled days so to fill the story out and not rush straight to the end and have to wait, I decided to do little side stories to lean more into Mess and Motako's backstories- hope you enjoy Side Story 1))
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The sun, an unfortunately bright pain in the ass- this is what some thought of it but the dazzling bright star brought Mess joy as he looked out his window and threw on his jacket, this was before the forming of Gorgon when he still was a grunt in another gang and hadn't been appointed leader yet, he rushed out his small apartment as only a teen and headed into the street
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Mess dyed his hair a lot back then since he thought pink would make him memorable- he was a runner for the gang, in short terms since he was athletic as fuck; he would get the cops to chase him and some other runners and allow the rest to escape- he was the only one of the group of 5 runners that hadn't been caught yet and so he was often the one they called first for small jobs.
He was called by the gang boss to rob a small store of beer and alcohol for them since he could get away fast if they called the cops, he didn't mind helping the boss since the higher ups of the gang were nicer to him since he's never screwed up. He headed towards the small shop, it was indeed well uh... small and he headed inside pretty quickly after getting looks from people walking by and some asked if they should call the cops- he quickly shuffled inside and headed to the alcohol section.
He was looking for a window to run but soon became worried as he heard the cashier being yelled at and horribly insulted by a man- he rushed over since he was still human afterall and saw a small emo looking goth girl behind the counter nearly about to cry as a greasy looking bastard was over her yelling at her for accidentally dropping a bottle- he was calling her all sorts of names and when he dared to say she was only good for her body; he smashed the man's head in with a bottle, blood and glass flew everywhere as he panted and stood on the counter.
The girl looked shocked but she didn't scream, she simply kicked the unconscious man and laughed lightly to herself before looking up a Mess; she bowed slightly as she looked up at him with wonderous eyes. He grabbed her hand and took her and the alcohol away and out of the store; she asked where they were going but he noticed a co-worker recording the whole thing from the storage room so he had to get out of there before his face was shown.
Mess: " Sorry about that, I needed to leave there unless they caught my face, Names Mess by the way "
Motako: " Uh, I'm Motako.. thanks for saving me and all but I need to head back in case police need a statement "
Mess: " Oh shit yeah, probably should huh? take my number though in case they need me to prove your innocence, a jail sentence can't be too bad? "
Motako: " Oh uh.. sure "
Motako blushed at his willingness to go to jail to make sure she didn't, she took his number and headed back- he left to deliver the alcohol he stole and the case was apparently solved pretty quickly and the disgusting pig man was replaced as the video went viral on the internet- Mess was both condemned for attacking a man but also praised enough to start arguements in comment sections.
Mess began to show up to the store more and more, going to see Motako and steal with her help since she pretended not to notice and couldn't be fired for it since it wasn't technically her fault if she didn't see. Soon they became closer but the spring break ended and Motako had to quit her part time job and go back to school.
Motako had friends at school waiting to see her, she was in a mixed school so there were both boys and girls in her friend group which unknowingly would make a certain pink haired thug jealous- she was the school year above Mess surpisingly but he didn't go to school and was held back so they were actually the same age. It was her first day back, she got a call from Mess on her way to school where he wished her luck on a new school year and she joked saying she could wish him one too if he went to school.
She made it to her class room just after hanging up her call, she headed into class where she chatted with a few friends happily until class started- first break eventually rolled around and they had 15 minutes before the next class started; one of Motako's male friends were staring out a window which caught her attention.
Motako: " Ko~Kun, you ok there bud? "
Ko: " Oh uh yeah, do you know that guy Motako? "
He pointed out a window and soon her friend group saw a boy their age stood on top of the pillar for the school gate, waving and holding a sign saying 'good luck Motako!'- she noticed who it was pretty quickly from the jacket as someone mentioned it aswell. Her friends turned to her and looked at her with a wierd expression.
Girl 1: " You know a guy from A.Q.U.A? "
Motako: " uhhh, maybe... his names Mess "
Ko: " Yeah he looks like one... oh he's fighting the teachers... he threw the gym teacher... and he's been tackled.. "
She looked out the window as a teacher dragged him inside by his ear, they noticed a crashed motorbike behind the pillar he was stood on which they assumed was his- the next class started not long after as a teacher came in sighing and tapping his bald head.
Teacher: " so apparently we have a transfer student, we didn't get information about this before since we didn't think he'd actually show up but please say hi to... Mess?? Is that really your name? "
Mess: " Nickname but I prefer it "
Mess walked in, not wearing a school uniform but the gang jacket and his usual streetwear inspired outfit- he smiled at Motako and waved before having his hand pushed down by the teacher, he was made to introduce himself as he smiled and made a specticle of himself at the front; girls blushed at his personality since he seemed outgoing and friendly- boys thought we was cool since he had tattoos, piercings and a gang jacket.
Motako burried her head in her hands as her friends nudged her when Mess sat next to her and moved his table directly next to her's; smiling at her when she blushed and gave him an angry glare... she now had to deal with him for the last year of middle school...
