For The Right Future

Ch.8 Not What He Seems

"Oi!"

"Who the hell are you?"

"You can't just barge into a school however you like!"

"What school are you from?!"

The 'delinquents' of this school were not happy to see Mikey or Draken. But being the idiots they were, they got their a*ses handed to them once they tried to pick a fight. The two left a bunch of bodies in their wake as we search.

Coming to another classroom, Mikey opens the door and pops his head inside. "Oh~. Here he is. Come on, Takemitchy, let's hang out~." He walks into the room with me in toll as Draken stood by the door. The look on Takemichi's face was priceless.

We drag him out of class and the face he made upon seeing the bodies was even more astonishing. He looks at Draken. "W-What's all this?"

"Hm? Oh, you mean the trash? They pissed me off. So, I knocked them down a peg."

"...I wouldn't call what you both did 'knocked them down a peg', Draken." I sweat.

"It's not that bad. Yo, trash, line up. Lay face down. Don't leave too much space in between either."

The guys do what they're told, confusing both Takemichi and I.

"Uppies, Mare~."

"Wha- Hey!"

Mikey lifts me up onto his back. He holds my legs as I wrap my arms around his shoulders to keep steady. A second later both him and Draken were walking on the line of dudes.

What the hell?!

Mikey and Draken hold a conversation like everything was normal here.

"Oh, Mikey. I heard there's someone influencing the USG at Shinsen."

"Alright. Let's go knock em out."

Shortly, we reach the entrance of the school. Draken puts an arm around the nervous Takemichi. "You feeling okay? You don't look so hot."

"W-Well, it's so soon after yesterday so." He meekly replies.

"You're free today, aren't you?" Mikey looks his way.

"Er...n-not really..."

"Excuse me, you didn't ask me that before kidnapping me." I point out to Mikey.

"Well, you're my girlfriend. You don't have a say."

"Excuse you?!"

Mikey just laughs as I get annoyed. "Anyways, let's just hang out for a little while, you two."

"D...Did you hear me or...?" Takemichi tries to reason with the two. "I-I really can't-"

"Hold it right there!"

We all face down the hall to see some girl walking towards us. It takes me a second to recognize her face. Naoto showed me a picture of her. That's Hinata Tachibana, the girl we're trying to save.

"Ha? Who are you?" Draken inquires.

"Oh, hey, Hina." Takemichi scratches the back of his head. "I'm sorry about this but today is actually busy for me so..."

Hinata walks right pass him...and up to Mikey. With no explanation, she slapped him in his face! Still on Mikey's back, I looked at her in complete shock, as well as Takemichi. Draken, however, didn't seem so happy.

Hinata simply grabs Takemichi's arm and starts to walk away. "Let's go, you shouldn't let these types of people bully you into doing things, Takemichi."

"Hina..."

"I'll protect you."

"..."

Draken grabs a hold of Hinata's arm. "What the hell do you think you're doing? You just gonna slap someone and then peace out? You trying to make me laugh or what?"