The Song of Windchimes

Gerbera Daisy

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Chapter 16

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"Shut Uuuuuup." Tomiyama's voice is bland and filled with annoyance, no longer the whiny and energetic one that was wanting to fight , "You already lost, now stay quiet."
Sakura grabs Tomiyama's shirt, bringing him close with his fist up to punch the smaller teen. Tomiyama has a cat-like grin, ready to take the hit.

Umemiya is quick to get on stage and stop the possible beat down that Tomiyama would have done with Sakura if the two toned haired teen were to get that hit in.
Sakura breathes heavily. "Sakura...I'm switching in!" Sakura's arm trembles, pushing against Umemiya's hold.
"You did good," Umemiya compliments, Sakura's teeth grinding harder against each other every second he's being held back "It looks like you were able to have your talk with him."
Sakura turns around towards Umemiya, still enraged at what Tomiyama just did to Togame.
"And what you're doing right now... is most definitely, the Proof of that."

Sakura looks at him weirdly, Umemiya ignoring the stare. The white haired teen looks over to the recovering Togame.
"Togame, you too! You can leave the rest to me, okay?" Umemiya smiles brightly, "Please and Thanks!"

"Ha ha..." Togame chuckles as he gets up "You sure like poking your nose in our business." He walks by Umemiya.
"Don't die on us now..." He tells Umemiya, who is still holding Sakura back. Sakura watches as Togame walks away, fist still clenched before he forcefully lets go of Tomiyama's shirt with a "TCH!" and yank to get out of Umemiya's hold.
"Lose to this punk... and we'll have a conversation of our own." He tells Umemiya, who looks back at him with an amused 'Oh?~'

Ryuu stands up watching as Sakura walks forwards.
'Why...does this piss me off so much?'
'I've seen more than enough people... get thrashed right in front of my eyes. So why...?'
'I don't get it... I didn't hear no damn words coming from our fists.'

Sakura jumps down from the stage, landing on his left leg only for it to suddenly throb in pain, and making him tumble into both Nirei's and Ryuu's arms.
"Sakura-san!" A teary Nirei calls out "Welcome back." He smiles, teary eyes glowing in the light that was coming from the stage.
"Nirei-kun, you're crying again?" Suo asks, Ryuu chuckling lightly at the teary smile Nirei sported.
"It was an amazing fight! I was so moved!!" Sakura stays quiet before Hiragi starts speaking, catching the group's attention.
"Sakura, I know you're probably not happy with how that turned out, but that was Togame's way of settling his debts." Sakura stays silent, looking down at his feet as he hangs off of Nirei and Ryuu. "Plus, even if he pulled out... You still...did really good out there." Hiragi compliments, making Sakura stiffen with a blush on his cheeks and a pout, before turning away and almost hitting Ryuu's face.
Ryuu and Sakura's faces were quite close, a little too close. Sakura could feel Ryuu's chin with the tip of his nose, making him almost faint with the closeness that they were in. The smaller of the two quickly looks away, face becoming more pink than when Hiragi complimented him. Ryuu chuckles at the reaction he got out of the teen.

"C'mon, Ume-chan!" Tomiyama sings, making Umemiya, who was watching the interaction that his juniors were having, turn to face him. "We can finally... Have Our Fight!" Tomiyama blushes in excitement, energy flowing through every vein.
"I've got something to ask you first," Umemiya says, "When you saw that fight, did you feel anything?" the white haired male asks.
"Huh? Feel what?" Tomiyama tilts his head, a kitty-like smile still on his face, eyes wide with power.
Umemiya moves his hands through his hair. "I see... That's too bad," he says, a serious tone in his voice, no longer smiling like he usually does.

Outside of the Ori, rain starts falling, quickly becoming a rainstorm, the two leaders standing in front of each other, the air becoming more and more tense.
"Too Bad?" Tomiyama asks "why's that?" Thunder crashes and rumbles outside, the lightning making the ori become black and white for a menacing second.
The two leaders glare at each other for a hot minute before Tomiyama breaks the tension with a smile.
"Oh well... Whatever!"

"Forget about that last fight!" Tomiyama bounces around Umemiya "Ume-Chan, You're so unfair! What a cheater!" He whines before pointing over to where the Furin members sat, watching in seriousness. "Bofurin... Has so many strong guys there!"
"We're nothing like you guys," Tomiyama shrugs and shakes his head side to side "Everyone on my team is weak, and because of that, I can't be free."
Ryuu grinds his teeth together, hating the teen for speaking in such a way to his own team. He stands up from the floor and pulls down a blushing Sakura's shirt down, having finished patching him up.
He sighs, and walks towards Togame, who is looking down, silent. He places his first aid-kit on the seat that Tomiyama was using.
"But if I can win... Then Ume-chan and Furin..."
"All of this... Will become MINE!!"

"His voice is annoying me..." Ryuu mumbles to himself as he grabs Togame's face and starts cleaning off the blood on his face, Togame's green eyes looking up at him like he's crazy before looking away.

"You're the top of Furin. You're STRONGER and FREER than anyone else there. That's why you're always having so much fun, right?"
"If I can prove that I'm stronger than you... If I can have Furin, then..."
Ryuu bites his cheek as he tries to block Tomiyama's voice and focus on Togame's injuries, but each word Tomiyama spoke broke through every wall he put up.
"This time, for real... I'll be free. I'll be happier than anyone else. Finally...
FINALLY...
This boring life of mine... will end"

Ryuu's eye twitches from under his hair, making him shake his head, grabbing some ointment, pushing back the thick but luscious black hair, and putting it against every cut, scratch, and bruise he has on his face and hands.
"C'mon, Ume-chan," Tomiyama turns towards Umemiya "Give me... EVERYTHING!
YOU!
OOOWN!!"

The yelling makes Ryuu turn around, and almost drops the roll of bandages in his hand, Togame being quick to catch it as he continues watching the fight. Ryuu sits down beside Togame, grabbing his hand and watching as Tomiyama swerves around and sits himself on Umemiya's shoulders, the main gang watches in shock at the quick movements of Shishitoren's number one fighter.
Ryuu looks back down and starts quickly bandaging Togame's busted knuckles, hearing each smack and bash given to Umemiya.

Umemiya grabs Tomiyama's arm and throws him to the floor. Tomiyama slaps his hands down onto the theater floor, saving himself from a mouth full of tile and using it to kick Umemiya and flip back onto his feet.

The crowd is silent, sweating as they watch their leader and Furin's leader fight expertly.
"His movements are insane," Suo compliments "I've never seen anything like it..."
"He's a natural monster."

"Well..." HIragi starts "He IS the youngest to take command in Shishitoren history."

Ryuu finishes bandaging Togame's hands, and watches as Tomiyama and Umemiya clash.
'If only...' Sakura thinks 'he didn't stop me...' Sakura leans forwards, whimpering and imagining the scene if he were to have fought Tomiyama in the state he is in. 'And...I...'

'I still have a bone to pick with him...

GODDAMNIT!!'

Sakura grits his teeth, the bandages Ryuu put on him pull against his face.

'I'll become stronger! Stronger...

EVEN STRONGER!!'