BAREFACED

Chapter 110

You stand in the center of the burnt bakery. Hikari is talking to a guy. Your grandma used your grandpa's savings to fix the bakery. Though your grandma kept asking Hikari if she really wants to stay. No matter how many times she asks, Hikari tells her this is what she wanted. You cross your arms as you stare at the back door. Now thinking about it... who even was that and why did someone blow up the bakery? You question. You furrow your eyebrows as you try and think about all the possibilities and reasons to why someone could have done it. Did someone want you dead? You turn away and walk out the bakery. 

You knock on Baji's door in hopes he would answer. When you don't get an answer you slowly turn away but then his door opens causing you to pause and look back at it.

"Yuki...?" Baji softly says.

"Hi-"

You sit in Baji's room. He comes back into the room and hands you a drink then sits beside you on the bed.

"Aren't you supposed to be getting ready to leave?" Baji asks. "You leave in a couple of days."

"Yeah I know... but there was something I wanted to ask." You slowly say.

"Okay... ask." He says. He leans back a bit and you turn towards him, staring him in the eyes. As you do his eyes widen a bit. "W-what?" He asks in a confused tone.

"How did you know where Kisaki and I were going to be...?" You softly ask. Baji's eyes relax and he takes a deep breath.

"Draken called me..." Baji slowly answers.

"He called you?"

"He said that Izana mentioned something... serious- and that's why he told me to go check up on you. When I went to the bakery it was on fire... but there was like a small blood trail leading away from the bakery."

"So, you followed it?" You ask. He nods.

"Truthfully- I was scared... I thought it was your blood... and that you were dead somewhere... and that I didn't make it to you on time..." He looks down when he says that. You furrow your eyebrows and look down to. "But-" He lifts his head and shakes it. "You're alive... so none of that matters."

"Right." You nod. 

"... I have a question actually."

"Mm?"

"Did Kisaki do that to the bakery?" Baji questions. You stare at him and then you look down.

"I don't think so." You reply. Baji stares at you and then off into the distance. 

"So, someone either wanted the bakery destroyed... or wanted you dead."

"... maybe." You slowly nod. Baji looks back at you and then takes a loud and clear deep breath. You look up at him when he does.

"You know Mikey disbanded toman yesterday."

"HUH?" You look at Baji in shock. "Why!?" 

"He said he felt like it was the right thing to do..." Baji adds.

"... oh." You look back down, furrowing your eyebrows then you softly smile, looking back up at Baji. Baji raises an eyebrow when you do. "You're friends with Mikey again?" You smile. Baji stares at you before answering.

"... I wouldn't exactly say that. I'm still mad at him."

"Well, its improvement at least." You chuckle. Baji narrows his eyes at you then sighs. 

"Oh... yeah- by the way-"

"Hm?" 

"We are throwing a goodbye party for you tomorrow..." Baji softly says.